Saturday, November 7, 2009

Linux fun

Keep using Linux.

I have found some more short cuts in terminal (Shell mode).

I just used Brasero to make a Music CD. It was one of the easiest that I have ever used.

I like Open Office. I like using Linux. There are a few things that I have not figured out how to fix yet. But as time goes by I will learn. There are plenty of things to learn. Shell scripts, programming, so many different languages. I like it because I got tired of DOS. I love the Shell Scripts. It is like Batch on steroids. So much fun learning scripts.

I just keep plugging along. One step at a time.

You know it takes a little longer for old folks to learn items. But I am learning.

Free college courses online. Learning things daily.

Ebooks on Linux. Read your favorite classics on the computer. I love it cause I can increase the font size so it is easy on my eyes. About three screens to one page of text. But it is fast.

The list of free software is extensive. There are many flavors of Linux and many programs for Linux. So if you are interested in TV you and download mythtv and if you have a computer with a TV card that Linux knows you now have a DVR. Sweet.

So is there fun with Linux? You bet.

Games is another fun stop at Linux. There still are some sites that will not allow you to run their sites They still require Windows with Internet Explorer. Those sites will not run on Firefox. Or under Linux. If these are Java programs then it is some kind of restrictions for non Internet Explorer Window users. Cause Java works on all computers. Most desktops no matter what Operating System they use are the same computer.

But Linux has plenty of programs that would cost a fortune to get the same programs in Windows. Why?