http://theappslab.disqus.com/enWed, 02 Jul 2008 14:34:54 -0000http://theappslab.com/2008/07/01/taking-the-plunge-part-2/#comment-799979Choice is really nice. Couple that with VMs being so easy and cheap h/w, and you have a great situation as a user. You don't have to pick just one O/S anymore.<br><br>Still for most users, reimaging is an alien concept. How many OS X users ever open a terminal? I just realized today that root is disabled by default on OS X.<br><br>We're a geeky bunch, and no, I won't fix your computer. OK, maybe if you ask nicely and give me beer.jkuramotWed, 02 Jul 2008 14:34:54 -0000http://theappslab.com/2008/07/01/taking-the-plunge-part-2/#comment-799760I recently converted an old laptop to Ubuntu. I'm not a command-line kind of guy, which has complicated earlier excursions into Linux. But I've found Ubuntu to be very easy to use. I haven't had any of the problems I used to have with XP on that same machine. And let's face it, there's a lot of appeal to what amounts to flipping the bird at Windows.brhubartWed, 02 Jul 2008 14:11:21 -0000http://theappslab.com/2008/07/01/taking-the-plunge-part-2/#comment-795931Ubuntu is your friend.manalangWed, 02 Jul 2008 01:46:33 -0000