Microsoft Windows and Linux

My thoughts on Windows and Linux

I am fairly new to Linux, but in my experience I will say that it is a 90% alternative to Windows.
Linux has everything you need if your just doing basic computing.
For an office suite there is Open Office. I've used it numerous times and can say that it is even better than Microsoft Office.
I have never had an open office application crash on me, while Microsoft office has crashed on my many times.
Internet browser, the web standard is Firefox, which Linux comes with pre-installed on startup. Firefox is probably the best browser out right now, it is very secure, very stable, and is very fast. Internet explorer is bloated, slow, veryun-secure.
I haven't used it too much but instead of photoshop it has The Gimp. To me I would still use Adobe's products only because I haven't used Gimp too much.

Linux, by the way, is an all open source project, meaning that someone anyone, who knows how, could use Linux and make there own, make it better, etc... While as Microsoft, it is a commercial, closed-source project. It is strictly in the hands of Windows. Linux pretty much has any alternative to anything Windows has, and even a Mac.

Now Windows on the other hand is also a good operating system. I will not say that it sucks because it doesn't suck. We all grew up on windows, we know how it works, and it is the standard.
But because windows has over 90% of the market, it has made it a target for adware, viruses, trojans, spyware, etc... Windows is the least secure operating system out there. Linux and Macs do not have this problem.
The big thing Windows has that Linux does not have is gaming compatibility. Basically all PC games are made for windows, but even then Linux has Wine, (Wine is a Windows emulator that allows your Linux OS to use Windows programs and install .exe files). But games on Linux doesn't go as smoothly as it does on Windows.

Things to consider if you switch to Linux:

* It isn't Windows, expect to learn new things, while Linux nowadays isn't hard to figure out, don't expect it to run like Windows.
* Linux has an open source alternative to anything Windows has.
* Find your community. I use Ubuntu, and on their website they have a forum board where you can post any topic you want, and most likely someone Will help you on your problem.
It is a great way of learning how to use Linux if your new.
* Anything Windows does, Linux could do it better (most of the time)


But here are some gripes on Linux. Some things don't work as smoothly as Windows, such as Quick time, it tends to be buggy sometimes, but it does work. The media players are notiTunes or Windows Media Player. If you want to use an iPod with Linux, expect to ask someone because it is pretty hard setting it up at first. A good media player for Linux in my opinion is Songbird. It is an application made from Mozilla, who also doFirefox.
But there it is, Windows is the industry standard, Linux is rising.
If you don't want to only use Linux or Windows, you can install Linux using a DUAL-BOOT method. My next video will show you how to installUbuntu in a dual boot.
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College

College

Why is college so important?
It is the best way to learn what you need to know about what you are interested in (Besides first hand experience).
It gets you prepared for what to expect in the subject your learning.
In high school, that doesn't happen, sure you can take some elective classes, but it will be no where near the kind of experience you would get if you went to college to learn it.
The purpose of college is higher education, that is why they are given these names that establishes themselves from other types of schools...Institute, University, Ivy League...
I just finished going to my Orientation for college at The Art Institute. The instructors that gave speeches preached about how college in general is the ultimate step in pursuing that dream job you want.
"I've always wanted to make movies."
"I've always wanted make video games."
"I've always wanted to do advertising."
"I've always wanted to act."
"I've always wanted to design web pages."
etc...etc...
With college, these statements are given a push into existence. Sure someone could have no college experience what so all and end up doing what your doing, but that is what makes you a step ahead of them, you learn that step he had to learn on his own, now all you have to do is work on improving that skill and thinking up new ways of doing it.

With high school, they give you enough knowledge to hold your own in life. And even then it may not cut it. College is that step that puts you from poverty to middle class, and even into the rich. But nothing comes without hard work, and unless you are totally anal about school, with a 4.0 gpa in high school, most students didn't care about school because they were'nt interested. When it comes to work that you can have fun with, something you can work on for 5 hours at once, and think you only worked for 1 hour, and you realize this, that is when you know you made the right decision.

I entered AI (Art Institute) because i wanted to learn something I was interested in. My major is Web Design/Interactive Media. And I know that college will be the best experience I will have for a long time.