2. The Best of Both Worlds – Better Security
Posted By Mimenta on June 26, 2010
When Microsoft started to hide spyware in their software, I switched my operating system to SuSe and linux for Internet and everything except web design. I had become conversant with Dreamweaver and have never found anything to replace it. They say it runs on Linux (by using the Wine emulator) but it’s not 100% functional in my opinion, I keep an old copy of XP (with the Windows Genuine Advantage spyware disabled) for running Dreamweaver. Because I don’t use it for the Internet, I don’t need to update it either, so there’s no annoying nag messages.
The result is a massive improvement in security. Virus writers target the common operating systems – Windows is their prime target. Those viruses can’t work in Linux and in order to get a virus into my Windows system it has to go through Linux. I design the site in Windows, save the site and then use an FTP program from SuSe Linux to load the program to my web hosting account.
There’s a few other advantages too.
- My computer runs much smoother in Linux, than Windows. Linux uses less processor power to do the same tasks as Windows.
- My software is free. I saved over $400.00 just on my operating system and it’s more slick, secure, faster and customiseable than Windows 7!
- If I need help, I can get it in technical Geekspeak that is still not as baffling as Microsoft’s help messages but I can also get help from real people at my level of skill (or ignorance) in language I can understand.
- I have as many desktops as I want in Linux and using SuSe, with the KDE desktop, each one has a different wallpaper – no confusion.
One of four SuSe 11.2 Desktops
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