Subj : Re: Old computer
To   : Bex
From : Nightfox
Date : Tue Jul 05 2022 13:50:11

  Re: Re: Old computer
  By: Bex to All on Mon Jul 04 2022 03:22 pm

 Be> I always tell my f&f not to upgrade to a new version of Windows for at
 Be> least six months to a year. Previous Windows versions seem to be able to
 Be> function well for quite a while, and 12 months gives Microsoft time to
 Be> iron out the worst issues in a new version.

That's good advice.  I'll admit I upgraded to Windows 11 soon after it was released, and I actually do like some of the UI improvements it has.  I largely haven't had any issues with it, although there's an old program I still use from 2007 (its last version) that seems to cause problems with Alt-Tab and sometimes causes Windows Explorer to freeze up - but it may be time to find a good alternative for that old program anyway.

 Du>> The best Linux desktop I've ever used was KDE 3.5.9 - it was
 Du>> probably the high water mark for the Linux desktop, and, well, I'd
 Du>> hoped that 

 Be> I think there might be a little bit of a nostalgia bias there. Or you
 Be> haven't tried very many different DEs since? There are some really good
 Be> DEs out there now - I'm partial to Cinnamon on Linux Mint, Patheon

I also like the Cinnamon interface in Linux Mint.  Currently I have my main desktop PC in a dual-boot setup with Windows and Linux Mint with Cinnamon.
I also run Linux Mint on my BBS PC, although for that I chose to use the Xfce environment as it's a bit lighter.

Nightfox
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