In the last few months, I've been trying out Ubuntu 10.10. It stemmed from wanting to buy a MacBook, but not wanting to cough up the money for Apple hardware. In addition, I keep hearing about Apple hardware breaking down. Knowing my luck it'd break within a couple of months after the warranty has expires.
Back to the original post... Being a simple sole, I'd like to stick to one platform - either Windows 7 or Ubuntu. I've tried my best to switch, but have come to the conclusions...
Windows 7 runs the software I like - Sony Vegas, extensive DVD backup software, Keepass (with KeepassSync), iTunes.
Ubuntu beats Windows 7 hands down for surfing the net on my netbook. Almost everything that I do these days is through a web browser, so missing out on the Windows 7 applications isn't a major issue. I've tried switching to LastPass instead of Keypass, but LastPass gives me (unnecessary?) concerns about my security on the web.
I thought if I switched to Ubuntu, I wouldn't need to download as many software updates as Windows 7. Surprisingly, my Ubuntu system requires more updates. Which includes clogging up my grub loader with loads of dead kernels (which can be removed, but I shouldn't need to manually remove them).
So I'm going to stick to Ubuntu on my netbook. My desktop PC will keep Windows 7, hosting my video and music collection.
