I am dual booting XP and Ubuntu on my system. I've seen Ubuntu download at 21k but the best XP has done is 16k.

I use Firefox with AdBlock Plus. I recently found out that Only 25% of internet users use Firefox and only 5% of those use Adblock. That means I am in the 1% of internet users that never ever see ads on my screen. I can't believe that 99% of users are content to put up with that crap. Come on people. Maximizing your computer experience requires study. You can't just accept whatever the computer industry and the internet give you. Work at it.