[tomster2300]

I added Ubuntu as a dual boot to my Vista desktop a couple of weeks ago just to see what all the talk was about. I have had mixed feelings while using it, and ultimately have decided that I enjoy my Mac the most overall.

Linux has a bit of a learning curve and takes about a day or so to begin figuring out (unless you have someone knowledgeable about it sitting beside you, which I didn't have). You definitely have to tinker with it to make everything act and appear normal. I had to install Microsoft fonts to make Firefox useable - otherwise it looks like something from the 80s and really hurts the eyes. I also had to figure out what repositories were and why I should be using them, had to mount and then figure out how to auto mount all my drives and shared folders (and how to auto-link my music folder on my storage drive to linux), and finally how to get my wifi card to auto-connect to the internet.

But, with all that said I've found some really cool things about Linux which has kept it installed on my pc. I hooked up my scanner and was able to do everything I ever wanted to with color photos and even text recognition, and I didn't even have to use a work-around like in Home Premium...

CompizFusion gives me all the effects and conveniences that I've come to utilize on my Mac. Spaces and expose were the two main reasons I left Windows to try out Linux. I do all my work on my Mac, and my poor desktop was sitting off in the corner because every time I put my mouse in the corner of the screen, nothing would happen...

All in all, I'm going to keep Windows around for awhile, but Linux is definitely staying for when I feel like tinkering.