Posts by Mark-AM

GIMP is not in the same league as PS CS3.

The other problem with Linux is that major software makers (eg Adobe) do not support it or support it minimally. Not Linux's fault,, but there it is.

Zuluhammer, you put it perfectly.

Good news. But even having the webcam not work is a deal breaker for me, since I use it daily to talk to relatives around the world.

Can't speak for everyone, but I've tried several distro on this lappy (SUSE, Mandrake, Ubuntu) and none have recognized all the hardware, despite me trying everything I could. But as I said, XP itself, after a clean install from a retail...

Quicker in what way? I don't notice any lags with XP.

RAM FOR SALE FS: 2x 512MB DDR2-400 200-Pin SO-DIMM (PC2-3200) Just upgraded my Sony Vaio VGN-A600 to 2GB and now I have the original 2 modules of 512MB each to sell (made by Micron). Each one would be ideal for anyone upgrading from...

In late 2006, Ubuntu did not run properly on my Vaio vgn-a60, despite lots of tweaking (no sound, etc). OTOH, XP also cannot run anything on this lappy unless you download customized drivers for most of the hardware from Sony. Needless...

Quote: Originally Posted by moidock A. Get Linux. Unfortunately, I found that Linux does not play nice with my Sony Vaio (nor does XP until a whole lot of proprietary drivers from Sony have been...

More Vista woes, as far as I'm concerned: http://www.techworld.com/opsys<wbr>/news/index.cfm?newsid=7675 http://blogs.pcworld.com<wbr>/tipsandtweaks/archives/003385<wbr>.html