Switched To Ubuntu 9.10 From Vista
I upgraded my machine at work from Vista to Windows 7 a few weeks ago and whilst it is a nice OS, it simply isn't worth the $180 or so when I spend most of my time in a web browser.
With that in mind; I just switched my home machine from Vista to Ubuntu 9.10, now I can easily use tools like rsync, ffmpeg, etc. I'll give this a few months and if things go well then I'll switch the work machine over too. Right now I use Dreamweaver a lot for work, so I can't really jump right into Ubuntu yet.
I've experienced a couple of problems with the GUI freezing when I had the visual effects set to full (even with the Nvidia driver installed), but turning the visual effects off seems to have resolved the problem.
Below is a screenshot of me experimenting with ffmpeg/x.264 on my Core2 Quad:
Dell PowerConnect 5424 Photos, PDF Manual
Our Dell PowerConnect 5424 switch arrived at the office today, we're going to be testing the throughput capabilities for possible data center use. Below are some photos of the switch.
You can download the PowerConnect 5424 user manual here: 54xx_ug-dell-switch.pdf
