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  <title>Vista? No thanks.</title>
  <description><![CDATA[Microsoft is getting ready to roll out Vista and I really can't think of any good reason to upgrade.<br />
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There are 6 different versions to choose from, so it's not immediately clear to me which one is most suitable. Then there also seems to be a pretty draconian <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/420">license agreement</a> that should put most people off. <br />
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Perhaps if I bought a new machine (and actually I'd have to have the latest hardware to be able to run the beast considering its requirements) and had Vista pre-installed then I might just keep it. I think this reason, rather than anything positively attractive, is going to be why most future Vista owners will have this product. Incidentally, if you do buy a new machine but decide that you don't want Vista (or any previous incarnation of Windows) you can decline the User Agreement and get <a href="http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2006/110706-dell-windows.html">cash</a>. <br />
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<img src="/images/1106/ubuntu.gif" align="left" alt="Ubuntu" height="250" width="217"/>So, what's the alternative? Linux of course. I can recommend Ubuntu which I tried it out earlier this week. "Edgy Eft" is the name of their latest version and it's great! Have got it dual booting with XP so I can still run Windows if and when I need it. It connected to the internet and had a local version of <a href="http://www.nimisis.com">nimisis.com</a> running in no time at all. Ubuntu clearly deserves its <a href="http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2006/11/emw481227.htm">award</a> for the "Most user friendly distribution." It's stable, fast, secure (well, much more than Windows is) and free!<br /><br />Tags: <a href="http://www.nimisis.com/tags/Microsoft" rel="tag">Microsoft</a>, <a href="http://www.nimisis.com/tags/Vista" rel="tag">Vista</a>, <a href="http://www.nimisis.com/tags/linux" rel="tag">linux</a>, <a href="http://www.nimisis.com/tags/Ubuntu" rel="tag">Ubuntu</a>]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:26:32 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title>Entry 261</title>
  <description><![CDATA[Since transferring to SuSE linux as the host for nimisis it's come to my attention that the <a href="http://www.nimisis.com/contact">contact me page</a> was sending emails into thin air/the rubbish bin. So if you've sent me mail recently and didn't get a response, sorry! I do actually get the mail now if you want to try again...<br /><br />Tags: <a href="http://www.nimisis.com/tags/SuSE" rel="tag">SuSE</a>, <a href="http://www.nimisis.com/tags/linux" rel="tag">linux</a>]]></description>
  <link>http://www.nimisis.com/comments/comment_261</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:40:05 GMT</pubDate>
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