That could make a change from the linux-for-relics project (For otherego and other older machines humph).

Time to coax the CD burner into action, then. Ubuntu 9.04 is pretty quick, too, although I haven't timed it. For some reason I prefer Mint. Looking forward to Mint 8...

I see I didn't bookmark the Karmic Koala vs W7 articles I browsed yesterday - worth googling. With its army of highly paid developers and clever marketing, M$ will always be hard to beat. There did seem to be indications that the gap might be narrowing. Question is, does increasing Linux use pose a threat so far as malware is concerned? I suspect that the inherently more resistant design will continue to help here. (And mustn't be selfish.)

But compare the monetary cost of OpenOffice with that of Office 2007, compared with any real benefits to the average user of the latter. I don't know either particularly well, but the argument that one has to provide one's own support for open source software must be starting to wear a little thin in the face of all the excellent forums out there.