Direct MP3 Download: Podnutz Episode 12: Colleen from TWIT Talks Linux, Some Windows, and a Little Bit of Mac.
- Colleen from TWIT.tv joins us to
talk tech! - A general overview on Linux and Colleens recommendations
- 13 Ways to Make Life With Windows XP Better
- Thoughts on Vista, Mac hacks, and Windows Reinstalls
Show Notes:
– Intro of Colleen from TWIT.tv and TWITLive.tv
(Follow Colleen on Twitter here or visit her blog at www.thedigitalkitty.com)
– Colleen’s OS of choice is BOS, sold to Palm.
– Pendrive Linux– Boots from a Flash Drive, has OpenGL interface.
– Use virtual machines (like Parallels) to run an operating system from within another operating system
– GNOME and KDE: Graphical User Interfaces for LINUX
– Advanced users more likely to use the Linux command line interface. You can also pull up a command line interface from the GUI.
– LINUX was created by Linus Torvalds.
– Command line in LINUX allows you to more directly control the OS.
– UBUNTU – very popular distribution with great forum support. Recommended by Colleen for basic or advanced users. In between users may find Windows or OSX better suited.
– Ways for first time users to start using LINUX safely:
1. Use and boot from external hard drive. Colleen recommends OpenSUSE or Ubuntu.
2. Live CD – allows you to run LINUX from a CD without installing it on your system.
3. Use a pen drive and make it persistent.
– WUBI – Windows Ubuntu Installer – Installs LINUX on HD without repartitioning or altering Windows boot record.
– Colleen recommends Ubuntu for general/basic use. Demanding or specialized/power user tasks may be better with XP or Mac. Linux may be more trouble than it’s worth in these cases
– Colleen’s 13 Ways to Make Life With Windows XP Better
– Knoppix is a great distro for running from CD-ROM to repair or read files on corrupted Windows installations
– Colleen’s views on Vista
– Will Linux go mainstream?
– When to do a reinstall of Windows
