Ubuntu Linux

The other day I wrote a blog entitled "The Firewall is Dead" a quote from Google's security specialist Niels Provos. I stated that many viruses are attacking computers from supposedly safe websites and how that anti-virus companies seem to be losing. If you are looking for any alternative OS (Operating System) that will work with your current computer then I recommend Ubuntu Linux. I have it and it's great. I boot into either Windows or Ubuntu upon startup. The only reason I still have Windows is because there are still a few applications that I need. However there are applications that come with Ubuntu that can easily take the place of many Windows applications that we pay for. Ubuntu comes with Firefox web browser, E-mail client, a free advanced office client called Open Office which I believe is just as good as Microsoft Office. Everything a normal computer user needs is there. The Desktop and the user interface is very user friendly. I recommend anyone and everyone to give it a try. Just select a server that is closest to you then burn it to a CD. You can just run it as a live CD without even installing it to your hard drive. Just be sure to go into your BIOS (by pressing f1 or delete when turning your computer on) and select your CD drive as your first boot device. I have some pictures of my desktop with some Beryl effects running: Desktop: pic 1, pic 2, and pic 3. Dell is even starting to sell it as an option as an OS along with Windows Vista. There are only 30 known viruses that have affected Linux computers so it's a very secure OS. Windows on the other hand has over 140,000 known viruses and more and more everyday. (source) Be sure to check it out.