mwight Posted February 20, 2008 I don't know if there are any other geeks out there. Everyone knows how insecure windows is, viruses, spyware, government back doors (yes its true). It is a cess pit, and I don't trust it to do online banking etc. Â So I switched to linux a long time ago. Ubuntu has been my favorite brand, until now. Mint is based off of ubuntu, but has all the nifty things which ubuntu cannot include do to ethical/legal reasons. All the things like Flash, adobe PDF, Java, Mp3/divx/Quicktime/Real support, etc... etc.. etc.. Â it is gorgeous, and quicker than XP, also it runs tons of windows software using an emulator: Â ElderScolls4 Oblivion, Diablo2, Everquest, World Of Warcraft, Lots of FPS too. Â Â Each year it keeps getting better. Â Give it a shot sometime if your bored! Message me for support if you need it!!! Â Â Â http://www.linuxmint.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sean Posted February 20, 2008 When I read recently that Google was putting development hours into Wine, and that Photoshop under Linux would run more smoothly, my ears perked up a little. I typically have a Linux box in the house but could never make the full switch because, as a web designer I absolutely need Photoshop and Dreamweaver to work without a hitch. And Evernote. And MediaMonkey. And I'd need to find a replacement for Launchy. Â Sean Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mwight Posted February 21, 2008 (edited) When I read recently that Google was putting development hours into Wine, and that Photoshop under Linux would run more smoothly, my ears perked up a little. I typically have a Linux box in the house but could never make the full switch because, as a web designer I absolutely need Photoshop and Dreamweaver to work without a hitch. And Evernote. And MediaMonkey. And I'd need to find a replacement for Launchy.  Sean  Yes in 2-3 years all windows programs will work in wine I think. They have made tremendous leaps in the past year. I only keep a windows drive for some games.  Wine 0.9.55 should do photoshop and dreamweaver cs3 out of the box.  I am not sure about mediamonkey, but the rest should work, according to winehq appdb  Give mint a spin, install the new wine, and amarok and see if you still need media monkey Edited February 21, 2008 by mwight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smile Posted March 19, 2008 Same problem here. I would go full Linux if I didn't have all the graphics/music programs that run on Windows. My Windows set up is pretty good with Threatfire, Antivir, a software firewall and a router, so haven't had any problems in ages. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
