I am just amazed at how everything just seems to work.

[Schrute Farms]

For Windows being the #1 OS, there sure seems to be more hassles getting things to work, IMO.

My brother made videos of some old home movies a few years ago, and he let me copy them recently. I had just finished playing some games in Windows at the time, so the first time I tried to view them in that OS, they didn't work. The codecs in XP just weren't right. But when I booted into Ubuntu, they played flawlessly. And I know these vids were made using XP.

Ubuntu also played back the videos made on my phone without having to DL anything. Can't say that about Windows.

My old laptop has a built in card reader. In Windows, it will only read up to 2GB SD cards. It won't read the SDHC cards, or standard micro SD cards in the adapter. It probably could if they updated the driver. Ubuntu reads them all, out of the box, with no driver updates.

I could go on and on. Thanx to all the folks over the years who helped make Linux (& Ubuntu) what it is today.

[mrhhug]

welcome to your new life! make sure you tell your friends

[lancest]

For Windows being the #1 OS, there sure seems to be more hassles getting things to work, IMO.


Amen to that.

Anything i throw at Ubuntu works including Bluetooth devices.

Latest example:

HP printer / scanner
Driver auto installed
Simple Scan for documents
done. (2-3 minute job)

Ubuntu saves time.

[aisajib]

Linux, particularly Ubuntu, can change the way the world computes.

[aisajib]

Ubuntu saves time.

True.

[mastablasta]

The codecs in XP just weren't right. But when I booted into Ubuntu, they played flawlessly. And I know these vids were made using XP.

Ubuntu also played back the videos made on my phone without having to DL anything. Can't say that about Windows.


you didn't download and install codecs pack in winxp. you also need to do the same in Ubuntu if you want to play movies and such (for example mp3 doens't work out of the box) - unless you use Mint where this is done for you. WinXP on my computer i can play everyhting i throw at them. or rather the programme i use can play it as OS doesn't realyl do the playing by itself...


It probably could if they updated the driver.

I hope this is not ment for Windows as the drivers in Windows are updated by manufacturers not Microsoft.


Enjoy the Ubuntu experience and try to contribute to the comunuity and the OS.