Linux Needs a Kim Komando
Before discovering the capabilities of Linux I was a devoted Kim Komando listener. I still listen to Kim, her tips on cameras, mp3 players and other gadgets are quite helpful, but gosh can she can give an incredibly bad or biased answer on OS related questions. Today a caller lamented that he might have to drop Vista and return to XP to run his older Adobe products. Did Kim mention that these softwares run nicely under Linux with Wine? No, Linux is a bad word in Kim's Windows biased world. I haver heard her use the word except in one reference to a budget laptop with the comment "I don't want to go there." So what was her final answer to this fellow? "Well, return to XP if you must, but pay attention to Vista updates that might resolve your problems." If you continue to listen ro her comments you will undoubtedly hear recommendations on security software, and commercials for products like Registry Mechanic. Gawd, what a mess. The problem here is that this i