Bill Yanaire wrote:
> What can be done with Ubuntu:
>
> Email
>
> Yea you can do email
>
> Surf the web
>
> Yea you can surf the web
>
> Burn CDs.
>
> You probably can burn CD's - Maybe

No maybe about it and it does a quicker and better job than Windows ever
will.

>
> Rip CDs.
>
> You might be able to rip CD's - Maybe

No maybe about it and it does a quicker and better job than Windows ever
will.

>
> Listen to music.
>
> You don't need a computer to listen to music

True but you can use one for that purpose. I much prefer using a
computer for music as I have my collection in MP3s and can listen to
playlists, etc.

>
> Watch vidoes/DVDs.
>
> You don't need a computer to watch videos and DVD's

True but you can use one for that purpose.

>
> Scan and print.
>
> Maybe.

Definitely and the set up is far easier than with Windows.

>
>
> Spreadsheets.
>
> Only for adding 10-20 numbers.

LOL! Not true.

>
>
> Presentations
>
> Best left to Microsoft Powerpoint

False.

>
> Newsgroups.
>
> Where Alias lives to preach Ubuntu

This from someone that posts inanities all day long in newsgroups. You
post *hundreds* more posts than I do a week. Hundreds.

>
> HTML editing.
>
> Basic editing you can do

*Any* kind of editing.

> Games like Chess, Tetris, all kinds of solitaire, etc.
>
> Ubuntu is great at playing games. Ubuntu is designed as a TOY and
> not
> a
> real OS.

Actually, Windows is better for video games.

>
> Make videos.
>
> Better leave this to the big boys. Can you say MAC or PC?

Can you say "Hollywood" that uses Linux to make movies?

>
>
> Download photos from a camera and organize them.
>
> Yea you can download photos and organize them. But just a few.

More lies.

>
>
> Translations.
>
> Yes, you need someone to help translate Ubuntu into English

Of course not. You missed the point (again).

>
> Use a dictionary
>
> Sure - Surf to the WEB and find the dictionary.

No, there's a dictionary program that comes with Ubuntu.

>
> Learn how to touch type.
>
> Wow - I didn't know you can type using Ubuntu! The designers must
> have
> spent years on this one!!!!

I guess you don't know what touch typing is but that's to be expected
from someone like you.

>
>
> Edit images.
>
> Yea, very basic editing. For power work use Photoshop on a PC or
> MAC.

GIMP has had two new versions since you last posted this lie and I
showed it to someone that uses Photoshop to make a living. He's now
using GIMP.

>
>
> Send and receive a fax.
>
> You don't need a Ubuntu for this. Your printer can do this task
> alone!

Buy a printer with a fax then and pay for ink up your ass. If you have a
printer without a fax or if you don't like paying for ink and paper,
both Windows and Ubuntu can receive faxes except for the crippled
versions of Vista.

>
>
> Take screenshots.
>
> Wow - Ubuntu can take screenshots? I better write my Mama.

Your flippancy is stupid, just like your "jokes".

>
>
> Create .PDF files.
>
> BFD

Creating a .PDF file is not important? I wonder why so many businesses
and individuals use them.
>
>
> Create and use a data base.
>
> Oh boy, create a simple database with maybe 100 entries.

Try thousands.

>
>
> Instant messaging with over 10 different programs in one
> including
>
> Again. BFD.

I know no one wants to IM with you but that's your problem. There are
millions of people who do IM for both business and pleasure.

>
> Windows Live Messenger.
> IRC.
> Bluetooth.
>
> and much more!
>
> What you can't do with Ubuntu:

Worry about:
WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
DRM,
Viruses,
Root kits,
Spyware,
and
Malware.

Alias