I have come to find that it really depends on the type of data being stored. The file system was really not designed to hold media files but I have found noting better.

I have been using Ubuntu server and Playstation Media Server (Don't let the name fool you. As for storage use XFS because it's tailor made to server large files. For storage these racks have colling fans and are allummium http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816111045 and I just add hard rives as needed. The laundry room worked best for me.

I just did an upgrade about five months ago so now the oldest is a one terabyte. But before that I was running off of some 160 and 80 gigabytes which I did for about six years. Thanks WD.

Really? I switched to KDE 4 when it hit 4.2 or in my opinion a stable release. Prior to that I was very happy with Gnome 2. To me Gnome 3 and Windows 8 look like they will be at more at home on a tablet or a cell phone but not on my desktop.

I stopped using Ubuntu myself after trying Unity and Gnome 3 but I did put Unity on my wife's computer and she loves it. I was already using openSUSE with KDE4 so I really didn't migrate just stopped using it.

I run Windows for two reasons. First I have to be knowledgeable about the OS because as a technician my customers will more than likely be using it. Second I use it for games. Let's face it Wine is really not that stable and I hate it simply for the reason that it discourages native Linux gaming development. I use openSUSE and Ubuntu as my primary OS though and dual boot only when I absolutly have to.

To me it seems that the new interfaces do not give you as much control. Tweaking Gnome 3, Unity, or KDE4 seems harder than their predecessors and that lack of customization is what is alien to me. Linux is billed as a custom OS I guess that is why their are so many different flavors. When that is taken away you have basically you have something that resembles a Windows environment although I think it's actually easier to customize Windows that any of the desktops mentioned earlier. Perhaps I am jaded or maybe I am just not used to giving up control of my desktop.

It was an app that did not have an icon or put it'self into the menu. So it was a custom launcher. Here is the page. http://askubuntu.com/questions/13758/how-can-i-edit-create-new-launcher-items-in-unity-by-hand . No on Windows i could just drag and drop. So what the hell. Glad I went to openSuse and KDE4.

My reason for hating Unity is lack of personalization options. To add a shortcut to the bar there was a page explanation of how to do it. Is that your idea of easy shuttleworth?

Two desktops, an Ipad, a PS3, and one Laptop. Not all active at the same time though.

Is that the sound of big brother I hear approaching?

Given the amount of sleep I get and the fact that my wife uses me as a pack animal most of the time I think I will just join them. mmmmmmmm brains.

Nothing like building a new system, so every five years I completely rebuild mine from the ground up along with new accessories and monitor. I miss the day's when I was a system builder plus it's alot of fun.

Oh that is sad. Looks like Yahoo will soon exists only as a memory of Internet culture.