Ubuntu update

[darkemeralds]

News from the Ubuntu front. Geekery ahoy:

1. Audacity for Linux not only works great, but is more updated and featured than Audacity for Windows.
2. I've got Chrome, with all extensions, working in Ubuntu just exactly like what I'm used to in Windows. No difference.
3. I tried GIMP photo-editing last night and it seems to do most of what I use Corel for.
4. My trackpad doesn't behave quite the same way I'm used to, but this doesn't seem insurmountable, and I hear I can make it do Multi-Touch like an Apple!
5. Will probably abandon Yahoo IM/Chat--not enough value there to replicate.
6. Ctrl+Z doesn't work to undo! This is A Problem!
7. My boss, who until a couple of years ago worked for Intel his whole career, thinks I'm becoming a Communist or something for going Open Source. Silly me--I thought he'd be impressed.

A few unresolved issues:

• Will my Wacom pen tablet work under Ubuntu? (ETA: A tentative yes) \o/
• What shall I do about Audible.com audiobooks (which WILL NOT download to a Linux machine because of DRM--grrr.)?
• Which of the half-dozen FREE mind-mapping applications shall I choose to replace the ridiculously overpriced proprietary one I use now?
• Virus protection...(ETA: Oh, look!)

So, I'm having fun.

Comments

Re: Audible workaround

[kis]

If there's a problem with playing anything, I'll ask the S&H if it can be fixed.

I can play any DVDs on my computer. (There are also fixes for region coding on DVD players, in case you didn't know that. In some cases as simple as typing in 7 zeroes).

Re: Audible workaround

[darkemeralds]

I've never had any luck with those codes, sadly. I never found the right one for my particular DVD player. I should explore that idea some more.

Still haven't tried a DVD in my laptop under Ubuntu, but I will over the weekend. Thank you for the proxy offer of help from the S&H.