I considered picking up a mini as well. My entire family uses OS X so I've had a chance to play with it. In my case there's just a ton of minor annoyances that, in the end, just drive me nuts. I ended up going to SUSE and then Ubuntu Linux. Despite the disturbing bald shirtless guy on the Ubuntu page I'm happy.
The bottom line is that these things are just tools. Use whatever works for you.
I suggested Linux to a moderately tech-savy friend this weekend and he brought his desktop and laptop over for a linux install. I was a little worried when I found out that they were both craptastic eMachines units but Ubuntu installed in minutes on both with zero issues. It was absolutely painless even with the ATI powered widescreen on the laptop.
I have to admit I was stunned. It's just more evidence that most of the Linux myths (no games, no drivers, etc) are just that.
My box is running SUSE 9.2 and I've thrown lots of new hardware at it (DVD burner, HP printer/scanner/copier, external USB devices, wireless keyboard and mouse) and I've had zero issues with those as well.
I picked it up at Deviant Art. I tried to find a direct link for you but there is just too much to wade through. I'm pretty sure I found it in the minimalistic section.
Florian Frendt also makes some amazing wallpaper.
AC's comments are pretty accurate. However, the Linux gaming market has improved significantly in the past couple of years with offerings from companies like TransGaming and more native Linux titles popping up. Granted it isn't perfect but A LOT more gamers could make the switch than people realize.
I haven't tried services like TransGaming's Cedega but I am finding that games like Enemy Territory and UT2004 are running significantly better on my formerly Win2k hardware. Is it Linux or the Nvidia Linux drivers or both? I dunno but it's just another reason that I'm glad I switched back to Linux.
I'm posting a few details on my experiences with games and the switch in general at http://www.johnlittle.org/ in an effort to sway friends and family and lure them into the open source light.
And that concludes my first/. post after too many years of lurking.
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I considered picking up a mini as well. My entire family uses OS X so I've had a chance to play with it. In my case there's just a ton of minor annoyances that, in the end, just drive me nuts. I ended up going to SUSE and then Ubuntu Linux. Despite the disturbing bald shirtless guy on the Ubuntu page I'm happy.
The bottom line is that these things are just tools. Use whatever works for you.
I suggested Linux to a moderately tech-savy friend this weekend and he brought his desktop and laptop over for a linux install. I was a little worried when I found out that they were both craptastic eMachines units but Ubuntu installed in minutes on both with zero issues. It was absolutely painless even with the ATI powered widescreen on the laptop. I have to admit I was stunned. It's just more evidence that most of the Linux myths (no games, no drivers, etc) are just that. My box is running SUSE 9.2 and I've thrown lots of new hardware at it (DVD burner, HP printer/scanner/copier, external USB devices, wireless keyboard and mouse) and I've had zero issues with those as well.
If the headline read "Monkey uses brain controlled robotic arm to bitchslap researcher" then I'd have to agree.
I emailed the file to you since it may be tough to find at Deviant. They have a ton of wallpaper to sort through.
I picked it up at Deviant Art. I tried to find a direct link for you but there is just too much to wade through. I'm pretty sure I found it in the minimalistic section. Florian Frendt also makes some amazing wallpaper.
AC's comments are pretty accurate. However, the Linux gaming market has improved significantly in the past couple of years with offerings from companies like TransGaming and more native Linux titles popping up. Granted it isn't perfect but A LOT more gamers could make the switch than people realize.
/. post after too many years of lurking.
I haven't tried services like TransGaming's Cedega but I am finding that games like Enemy Territory and UT2004 are running significantly better on my formerly Win2k hardware. Is it Linux or the Nvidia Linux drivers or both? I dunno but it's just another reason that I'm glad I switched back to Linux.
I'm posting a few details on my experiences with games and the switch in general at http://www.johnlittle.org/ in an effort to sway friends and family and lure them into the open source light.
And that concludes my first