My new desktop pick ...

this is my favourite

Dam ... now I'll need another Desktop.

Haha, now those are good

Honestly, you Windows haters

HEY!
I don't hate Windows ... I just don't use it ... and I can visit ALL those "sites" and not be bothered.

im not a huge fan of windows but linux is to damn complicated (for me anyway) so im stuck with it

I'm getting used to simple Linux stuff now, some things seem much easier - whereas many things seem so much harder to "just work" than windows.

Ah well, nothings perfect

Linux is NOT Windows.

I will admit it ain't easy ... but then, nor was DOS, Win3.1, 95, 98 or ME ... though one got a little more familiar with every encarnation of Windows ... Linux? Google has the answers.

I never ever thought I would be using Linux ... hehe, and not for this length of time either.

Even Floppy is "getting there" and we Old Codgers ain't getting any younger ... It gets easier everytime, just as Windows did. You have to "learn" something new ... I must admit there are only a few "basics" to learn with SuSE 10 and there is no stopping me now. Get the basics in your head and it is very easy, well Suse makes it so.

OK, I am only scratching the surface, and my particular needs are simple, but it's fun to be different.

One of the worst aspects are 'manufatures' that just ignor you ...

You're absolutely right there and it's really quite annoying.

I was looking at printers and very few came with a Linux driver. It wasn't manufacturer specific either, all makes had some printers with a Linux driver, some without. Neither was it price specific.

From looking at lots and lots of printers, it would appear Brother offer the best support.

I haven't looked at Scanners yet but this whole issue made me realise there's something else I have to consider when buying hardware or peripherals.

And when it comes to video cards, no contest, Nvidia offer the best support and win hands down.

Suse 10 really does make things quite easy, once you get used to Yast. In fact, within Suse 10, it's easier to update the system than it is with Windows, and everything, from Kernel updates to video card drivers, is done automatically, just with a couple of clicks.

So far, only konsole commands I've had to make were to get get UT2004 installed and patched.

As for desktops, I have two, the standard green gecko (which I really like) and the UT2004 logo. I'm using the 'Storm' graphics/windows/fonts setting within KDE, it's purple and light grey