Paul, I just bought a new computer, low to mid range Lenovo and like
    everything else it has Windows 10 on it. OMG what a total piece of
    crap O/S, I cannot even start to imagine what the developers were
    thinking. What would you recommend for a Linux O/S, web browser and
    mail program ? It irks me to no end that I have to buy a piece of
    crap like 10 just to throw it away.

    John Rogi

   Linux comes with FireFox and ThunderBird. I like the "Mate" distribution but more
   programs will run on Ubuntu. I think there is something like 50,000 free programs
   for Linux. Open Shot is a good video editor and Gimp is like photo shop. For music there
   is Banshe and VLC. I have been running Linux for 20 years. Upgrades are free.


   I have all the stuff from the news letter for the past 19 years. It is about
   500 gig. When I die anybody taking over the newsletter better be familiar
   with Thunderbird. In the beginning  it was Netscape but all files are compatible
   with Thunderbird. All thousands of messages and photos. The command line search
   engine finds a key word in 3 terra-bytes in less than 2 seconds. The Gui search engine
   is a bit slower.


   Paul Lamar

   Thanks Paul,
   Why the preference for "Mate" ?
   I don't do any brainiac stuff like you, just simple emails, paying bills, surfing the Web and watching vids. Seems like MS just wants to sell aps and do social media.

   John Rogi

   I just like the look and feel of Mate. There are at least half
   a dozen gui's made for Linux and Apple and Mate are just two.
   People with Apples don't realize they are just using Linux.
   In many cases the aps are geared to the Gui. Especially Apple.

   Paul Lamar



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