| As a business consultant, web designer
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| | fine, but required some Linux ninja
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| and photographer my technical know-how
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| | system administration every 6-9 months.
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| around doing system administration on my
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| | Administration items applied during these
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| Microsoft desktop is limited and
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| | visits included upgrades to Open Office
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| sometimes I do require the assistant of
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| | (the open source version of Star Office),
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| my computer engineering son to get it
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| | Linux OS fixes and new peripheral
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| right. In a Microsoft Environment,
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| | drivers. This, again, turned out to be a
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| keeping updated with respect to potential
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| | drain on my scarce time for doing real
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| security breaches and patches is a
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| | business.
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| constant vigil. The rigor of keeping
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| | Now the Linux called Ubuntu is installed
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| current with OS updates, Norton updates
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| | on my notebook. Ubuntu by Canonical is a
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| and Spyware updates is time consuming.
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| | full Open Source Linux based on Debian
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| Valuable business hours each week are
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| | Linux. Ubuntu is now available on Dell
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| spend and lost on this task of
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| | systems and Federal Governments are
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| self-administration dictated by the
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| | adding this Linux operating environment
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| Microsoft Operating Environment.
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| | to their list of standard available OS's
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| So with the purchase of an IBM T40 (a
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| | for all desktop and notebook computers.
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| tough notebook), increasing system
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| | Right out of the gate, Ubuntu was simple
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| administration time was not an option.
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| | to install. You could even bring down a
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| This alone forced an serious
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| | trial copy to experience exactly how it
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| consideration of Linux as an alternative
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| | would behave on your notebook before
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| operating environment. That was five
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| | downloading and committing the Ubuntu OS
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| years ago. Now an established Linux user,
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| | environment to your machine. But the best
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| I can clearly profess the capabilities
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| | part is that Ubuntu continuously keeps on
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| and benefits of Linux for small and large
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| | top of OS and all related application
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| businesses, especially, when it comes to
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| | software updates. Ubuntu has an Update
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| notebook deployment.
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| | Manager that magically appears in
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| What Linux variant is best for small
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| | desktop tool bar. And with a simple click
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| business and notebook deployment in your
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| | (and password) you are kept current on
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| company?
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| | the latest versions of Ubuntu patches,
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| As a small and medium business
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| | any Linux application software you have
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| development manager with Sun
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| | installed from Canonical and Open Office
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| Microsystems, exposure to Linux and the
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| | upgrades.
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| debate around its viability was a daily
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| | With Linux rebooting your machine after
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| event. Questioning and challenging the
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| | an update is nearly non-existent.
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| virtues of Open Source (FREE) Linux
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| | Oh, as an added treat with Ubuntu, Ubuntu
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| versus Licensed Linux versions like Red
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| | boots up on your machine in less than a
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| Hat and Novell SuSE continues to this day
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| | minute. I still go get a coffee when my
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| . After years of personal use of Open
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| | Microsoft desktop is booting up. An
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| Source (Free) Linux, I can never go back
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| | additional benefit of Ubuntu: there is no
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| to running the Microsoft Operating
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| | requirement for installing ant-virus and
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| Environment on my notebook. And once you
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| | anti-spyware software. Ubuntu inherently
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| can get Linux versions of Quick books,
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| | repels these vial scourges of the
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| Quick Tax and Picasa (now available on
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| | internet.
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| Linux), there is no reason to stay in
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| | With Ubuntu your system administration
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| that perpetual administrative nightmare
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| | life will become simple and painless.
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| world of Microsoft.
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| | You can spend more quality business hours
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| Having successfully deployed two Open
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| | selling and marketing.
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| Source Linux variants on my IBM T40
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| | Want to cut hidden costs in your
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| notebook over the last 5 years, a
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| | organization that manifest themselves as
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| compelling comparison can be made between
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| | Microsoft self-administration by your end
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| Fedora and Ubuntu. Fedora, the Open
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| | users?
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| Source version of Red Hat, required the
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| | Ubuntu is a must for you or your IT folks
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| installation expertise of some Linux
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| | to consider. Seriously consider, test and
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| gurus from Belleville Ontario. It worked
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| | deploy.
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