Books have always been better than shows. Even at my high rate of memory failure, movies are best over 5 years after reading the book from which the movie was twisted.

Nothing I have tried makes a paragraph here. Sorry, I will keep looking for way to make separate paragraphs. All my 1.6GHz computers went dumpster diving last summer. My current computers, Thinkpad Z61 @ 1.7 GHz is slowest, Thinkpad T60 from 06 is oldest & Shuttle N68PTK is fastest, about 2.4(?) GHz. All must have drivers loaded from IBM & Shuttle to run Windiz. None need drivers for Fedora, Mandiva or Kubuntu. Just install from one CD, let it auto update once & it all works, all fully installed, including several peripherals. Samsung CLP315 color laser printer is good, Epson NX300 printer needs driver from avansys. I bought 2 WallyWorld computers in June, installed Kubuntu on both, no problems, all drivers done without my help or interference. That is not to say both were listed as having all drivers in any forum, people usually write about troubles, not automagic success. One of the two did have driver trouble but only for replacing Vista with XP. So which is it? You have no old computers, "because nobody wants them even for free" OR "I got customers using PCs I built a decade ago"? Instead of running Windiz with the necessary bandages to prevent more infections, it is Linux for me.

You must read fine print to know Walmart & Sam's Club cards are GE cards before clicking _apply_. GE has caused me to want to close both cards. On my list to do today.

Only took 3 trys to load search page. Maybe it got /.ed?

Al Gorilla says we will all be dead by then due to CO2, eating meat, SUVs, conservative thoughts or in his case eating cheese burgers. Anyway, Al is sure we can't survive till Africa splits! I wonder if Al knows how much CO2 that new volcano emits? Can Al get a volcano made illegal? Shut down a volcano?

I am happy to not need to spend countless hours each year chasing infections out of my computers. My attitude would be like yours if I had to suffer as I did when using Windiz, worse if I still did it for a living as you do. Your users should not have to know of or bother with malware solutions. The same lazy ignorant customers could use Unix or GNU with human nature & without exposing gaping holes to evil intentions. Users not paying protection money to partially close holes designed into all Windiz products is not the reason for malware success. Poor design & bad intentions in Redmond is the cause. After 3 new designs, Windiz in still bait for trouble, meanwhile Unix & GNU just get better, even with Apple topping. Open office does all I need on any OS I use and does not corrupt the registry like M$off. If start time of OO was an issue, I'd allow quick start to run. Yes, OO has wrecked some formatting of documents that had had repeated conversions to RTF, doc, html & odt formats. Same as in M$off, quick cure is saving as a text file then formatting in your favorite format. I do not prefer M$ format that supports malwares. My Thinkpad T60, 2 GHz 32 bit system boots XP in 80 seconds, uses 390 MB RAM plus 725 MB virtual memory just to run a stripped, minimal version of XP with no user programs running, not even email. Compare that to full Linux in 42 seconds using 170 MB without swap memory. My AMD & Nvidia, 2.4 GHz 64 bit system boots 64 bit xp in 50 seconds to desktop then continues to flog HDD for 10 to 20 more seconds and needs over 610 MB to run plus any programs I don't run on it. But that is just a curiosity as I have no need or desire to use any M$ programs. Picasa, OO, Firefox, Esword, Thunderbird, card games, all are available in Windiz & GNU versions, so why use Windiz? Maybe just to support the botnet? Same 64 bit computer loads Linux full versions, in 40 seconds with no swap memory used. Been watching my systems use 299 to 515MB with Linux and full desktop, Firefox, Thunderbird,laser & inkjet printers, OOWord, OOCalc, about 6 windows open. That with usually no swap memory. One time, after 300 MB of software install, one had 214 MB swap (virtual to you) memory in use. Curious how you find a current Linux that does not auto install all the hardware drivers you need for your hardware. My 4 computers all require getting drivers from maker, Redmond does not supply all drivers needed. Lacking any pre 2007 computer, Lacking any bottom end hardware like celeron, sempron or dell, I have no way to begin to test your claims of lacking drivers. I do use Knoppix or other Live Linux CDs to test Windiz computers. Live Linux always finds all the hardware in good order, so Windiz is the problem in every failure I isolate. Regardless, your claim that Linux only fully installs on hardware no longer supported by your chosen OS seems a poor arguement. Full screen flash for me is on Linux & 1920 X 1200 screen. And it does look bad as any compressed 400 X 300 video stretched to full HD size. After you wasted 25 minutes & >$100 installing Windiz 6.0, how much more time & $ for new M$off & new anti malware programs also? My less than 25 minute Linux installs include all the office software except Thunderbird. If you will try a current version of GNU, I suggest http://www2.mandriva.com/ for a download of Mandriva One in no arch version. That version has software for proprietary formats and does not require separate versions for or knowledge of 64 & 32 bit systems.

Vampires have several different sources. Vampires caused by inhabitation by demons. Vampires as a separate species native to Earth. Vampires an alien species visiting or marooned here. Vampires due to virus infection. Vampires due to extreme evil! Vampires due to re-election. Vampires due to passing bar exam. Some others I have forgotten due to loss of blood. And some do do daylight, see "daywalker" for a start. So which did you choose??

May I suggest you do 4 partitions & quad boot? Partitions: 1- 40 GB for XP, 2- 10 Gb for Linux stable, 3- 10 Gb for Linux bleeding edge, 4- linux of the moment. All 4 computers here are done that way. One final bit; never boot partition 1. Your M$ Office argument does not make sense when Open Office is free & better. My shuttle & my Thinkpads all require drivers from Shuttle, Nvidia & IBM for Windiz. Every Linux distro i"ve tried finds all drivers at first update. Hows is that for your Linux "lack of driver" argument from last millenium?

With perfect timing Apple renews my decision not to buy Apple.

Try thinking! We already are taxed per mile driven by fuel taxes. We are taxed extra per mile driven for vehicles that are heavy & less efficient. We are also taxed for miles not driven. And we are taxes for miles not driven on road. Do you not pay road tax on gas for your mower, weed eater, chain saw & boat engine? Maybe an exemption for gas burned off road & idle time gas? Obvious the issues are citizen control, data gathering for prosecution of people in wrecks & increasing corporate profits. Try this, "You were recorded @ 42 in a 40 zone, so you are responsible for her hitting you in your lane." Dealers must report miles on odo when cars are sold, so leave your GPS @ home while driving, then wait for prosecution after car is sold. Be sure to carry your GPS equiped phone so car mounted GPS can be verified.

Just the latest reason to not buy Apple. Scheduled obsolescence. DMCA legislation support. proprietary hardware & software. Concealed liability court cases. Intentional hardware incompatibility. Throw away hardware. What if M$ was small & Apple giant? Would you approve of Apple as giant company?

After >30 years of journalism students being taught not to report the facts but to shape society, there is no high quality journalism. As an oxymoron "high-quality journalism" will never be as popular as "common sense", nor as misunderstood.

We can simplify Internet taxes same as I have done for several years, complete no order with sales tax. Always I find same product without sales tax @ lower price thru other store.

What is your point? More energy to spin more data? More time to move across more tracks of more data per track? "Also, from a given unit of substrate material, you can make more small disks." or you can make disposable cola cans with same Al. Need I orange teeth to get a grip on your point?

Install a GNU distro that boots to web browser configured for secure banking and saving encrypted data on USB stick only without using HDD. Overlay a window with description of how & why this is more secure than using Windiz on HDD. Install a GNU distro that boots then offers to recover personal files from Windiz HDD or install GNU distro or copy Windiz HDD to external drive or checks HDD for infestations. Install boot menu that offers the 5 choices & explains a bit of each option. Also do some Christmas music & a normal Family picture that slowly morphs to something other.....