Choosing Which OS is the Best? Read On...

If you're still thinking about what operating system to use in your PC or a laptop, here is an article that will help you consider some important factors before finally deciding.

Here is a small quote from the article "

Ubuntu 11.04 vs Windows 7 vs OS X 10.7 (Lion)

"The tests were run on a brand-new 2.5GHz Core i5-2400S iMac with 4GB RAM. We ran our benchmarks under each operating system, formatting the hard disk and performing a clean installation each time. The benchmarks record in seconds the time the computer takes to perform each task. These scores are then normalised against a PC with an Intel Core i5-2500K processor running Windows 7, which scores 100 in each test. We used the same versions of our three bits of key software - ImageMagick, Handbrake and Mplayer - on all three operating systems. Where possible we used the binary distributions, but ImageMagick 6.7.1 had to be installed from source on our Ubuntu PC."

Head on to this link and read the full article.

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CherryTree, Linux Ubuntu Alternative to Treepad

In my search for Treepad alternatives for my Ubuntu, I found CherryTree. It is even better with Treepad Lite running in Wine. See the screenshot below for more info:

Visit the official download page

Minitube: Youtube Player and Downloader for Linux Ubuntu 11.04

Hey guys! Just spent a half day search for a Youtube downloader for my Ubuntu Natty. Previously you can just copy the video from the temp folder to save it. But maybe due to copyright issue, that is not possible now.

What I found was MINITUBE. It is actually available in Ubuntu Software center. Just type minitube in the search box and install.

You can watch youtube videos even without flash support. And this is the greatest thing: YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE VIDEOS using MINITUBE. Just search for your favorite videos and hit the down load button and it will automatically save the video to your VIDEOS folder, that's it --no hassle at all. The installer is just 600KB or more in size.

Visit the official page at http://flavio.tordini.org/minitube

The Big Switch!

Recently, because of curiosity and maybe also because of boredom in Windows 7, I decided to move to Linux Ubuntu. And so far, I'm not regretting it.

Above:  My new desktop

The setup was easy. I just had to download the disk image file which is more than 600 MB in size. Make a bootable USB stick through Universal USB creator. Plugged it in my notebook, rebooted and then that's it-- the installation began with no hassle at all.

I completely wiped out my hard disk and install Ubuntu Natty using the entire disk-- besides I guess I won't be needing the use of my Windows 7 Starter.

The challenge is this-- after the fresh install I had to install additional software to suit my needs. I listed some of the applications which I previously used in my Windows 7 notebook below:

• Office Applications - from Microsoft Office 2003 to Libre Office 3
• Music Player - from iTunes to Banshee Media Player (that's because iTunes is not available in Linux OS variants.
• Video Player - no change since I use VLC media player previously
• Email Client - from Thunderbird to Evolution Mail
• Offline Blog-writing Tool - from Windows Live Essential to Blogilo
• Web Browser - from IE9 and Firefox to Chromium and Firefox
• Bittorrent Client - from Bittorrent to Transmission
• PDF Reader - from Adobe Reader to eVince PDF Reader

Basically, that's all the application I use frequently. And because other programs have no Linux counterpart (or they may have but I'm not yet aware), I also installed Windows Emulator (WINE)

so that I can still install Window-based software like Treepad Lite and other games like Plants vs. Zombies and Angry Birds.

I also encountered some minor problems after installing Ubuntu like the problem in which my notebook automatically hibernates whenever I unplugged it even when the battery is fully charged. But after some research in the internet, I found the right solutions.

For every problem that you will encounter in using Ubuntu, there are surely solutions to them-- thanks to Google and the Ubuntu community. Also thanks to Ubuntu and Linux dedicated websites like OMG! Ubuntu, Unix Men, and some others.

By using Ubuntu, I can tell that my notebook reflects my personality since it is fully customizable unlike Windows.

Please share your Linux experience.

Linux rocks!