I'm very happy to find a forum such as this with lots of knowledgeable Linux guys! I've visited a couples times now and have already seen a few very informative discussions going on concerning Linux and software (or apps) that run on Linux
I've been a PC user on "Bill's OS" since about 1999 when I got my first PC and I'm probably more knowledgeable using Bill's OS than the average person but not an expert by any means. Most of the things I've learned over the years were thru solving problems and thru doing a few upgrades to my box (and Lenovo laptops!) such as installing new hard drives, installing RAM and video cards, and fans, etc.
When version 8.0 of Bill's OS came out I was on a large help forum that is all about Bill's OS and there was a long thread by some computer nerd guys claiming that the new version 8 of Bill's OS had a back door built in to it that allows government, ISPs, etc to get in to your computer. Not sure if this is all true but it sounds like something that likely is true so I decided then that I needed to get away from Bill's OS at some point. I'm still using Bill's OS version 7 64 bit Pro currently.
My current PC is about 8 years old and still works fine but due to age I need to plan for my next computer. I work from home and rely on my computer a great deal. So much that I have a second system on standby since redundancy is always a good thing. In addition to lots of web surfing (don't we all...), I basically do general document handling using Bill's OS office, and I work a lot with PDF docs, I also use Photoscape for graphics and I also do a little web design. I'm also working with audio music files as I'm a vocalist (as a hobby, so not going on tour anytime soon!)
So, my last computer was made by Velocity Micro (which is over 8 years old, trouble free!) which is a company that builds computers and allows you to customize your build. Since I work a lot I'm not really wanting to build my own. I'd be perfectly happy getting one that has a powerful processor, lots of RAM, with SSD drives with Linux OS installed which they will do.
Velocity Micro installs and offer limited support for Ubuntu Linux 22.04 so that's probably the Linux version I'll be going with.
As I do more research concerning using Linux OS, I'll have lots of questions so thank you in advance for any help and advice you guys can provide. Over the years I've learned so much from others that are really in to computers and software and it's enabled me to in turn help others with what I know so the things I learn about Linux will be passed on to others once I can get up to speed and gain some working knowledge which I'm hoping won't take too many months.
My goal is to do some research about certain things I have to have such as hard drive imaging (I've been using Acronis True Image for like 15 plus years and hard drive imaging is a must have item), and then buy a new computer and still use my current computer until such a time as I'm able to get all my software loaded and functional as I need to be able to turn the new Linux computer in to my primary work computer and I'll be off and running.
So thank you again in advance for the valuable help, advice, and suggestions you guys can share.
I've been a PC user on "Bill's OS" since about 1999 when I got my first PC and I'm probably more knowledgeable using Bill's OS than the average person but not an expert by any means. Most of the things I've learned over the years were thru solving problems and thru doing a few upgrades to my box (and Lenovo laptops!) such as installing new hard drives, installing RAM and video cards, and fans, etc.
When version 8.0 of Bill's OS came out I was on a large help forum that is all about Bill's OS and there was a long thread by some computer nerd guys claiming that the new version 8 of Bill's OS had a back door built in to it that allows government, ISPs, etc to get in to your computer. Not sure if this is all true but it sounds like something that likely is true so I decided then that I needed to get away from Bill's OS at some point. I'm still using Bill's OS version 7 64 bit Pro currently.
My current PC is about 8 years old and still works fine but due to age I need to plan for my next computer. I work from home and rely on my computer a great deal. So much that I have a second system on standby since redundancy is always a good thing. In addition to lots of web surfing (don't we all...), I basically do general document handling using Bill's OS office, and I work a lot with PDF docs, I also use Photoscape for graphics and I also do a little web design. I'm also working with audio music files as I'm a vocalist (as a hobby, so not going on tour anytime soon!)
So, my last computer was made by Velocity Micro (which is over 8 years old, trouble free!) which is a company that builds computers and allows you to customize your build. Since I work a lot I'm not really wanting to build my own. I'd be perfectly happy getting one that has a powerful processor, lots of RAM, with SSD drives with Linux OS installed which they will do.
Velocity Micro installs and offer limited support for Ubuntu Linux 22.04 so that's probably the Linux version I'll be going with.
As I do more research concerning using Linux OS, I'll have lots of questions so thank you in advance for any help and advice you guys can provide. Over the years I've learned so much from others that are really in to computers and software and it's enabled me to in turn help others with what I know so the things I learn about Linux will be passed on to others once I can get up to speed and gain some working knowledge which I'm hoping won't take too many months.
My goal is to do some research about certain things I have to have such as hard drive imaging (I've been using Acronis True Image for like 15 plus years and hard drive imaging is a must have item), and then buy a new computer and still use my current computer until such a time as I'm able to get all my software loaded and functional as I need to be able to turn the new Linux computer in to my primary work computer and I'll be off and running.
So thank you again in advance for the valuable help, advice, and suggestions you guys can share.
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