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There's Way More to Linux than Ubuntu: 8 Distros Compared

Posted 05/16/2009 at 06:34:48am

The reason Ubuntu doesn't have a separate root password is because it is very dangerous to login as a superuser, especially in a GUI. It's much safer to use your own account and give access to commands one at a time, but you can change this later if you're dumb enough.

FeaturesI can't decide which of on
Mac Users Are Whiny Losers. Love, Maximum PC

Posted 08/22/2008 at 12:45:14am

I can't decide which of these two articles suck more.

News"We can all agree that the on
Choose Your Poison: Justin Long or Jerry Seinfeld as OS Pitchman

Posted 08/22/2008 at 12:35:42am

"We can all agree that the Mac commercials blasting all things PC (most of which revolve around Microsoft's Vista OS) aren't always accurate"

 No, we can't agree on that.

hmm on
Hotfixes by Email - Just What the Windows Doctor Ordered

Posted 08/02/2007 at 09:18:06am

Wouldn't it be easier to drop Windows altogether?

heh on
Windows Vista, Now with SP1

Posted 07/16/2007 at 10:49:57pm

Paul wrote: > * Corrupt Windows image fixes > * Better language support > * Setup and login fixes > * Help topic updates There're a lot more problems than *that* in the OS. Have fun with it, guys! :D

Songbird & iTunes? bleh. on
ITunes Alternatives

Posted 05/22/2007 at 12:27:04pm

Why all this talk about Songbird and iTunes? Amarok and Magnatune for me (Brad Sucks is awesome!).

FeaturesErrors on
You Can Switch to Linux!

Posted 05/11/2007 at 10:44:46pm

If you guys run into problems, it'd probably be better to post in the forum. It really is a lot more suited to troubleshooting messages. Check out alt.os.abode.

FeaturesPDF please? on
You Can Switch to Linux!

Posted 05/11/2007 at 05:13:53pm

Could you please post a PDF version of this (or better yet, ODT/DOC)? Thanks, Josh

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Welcome to MaximumPC.com 6.0!

Posted 03/29/2007 at 09:15:06am

I've been waiting a year for this signature to show up.. believe me, I'm in no rush for them to be removed! :P Are we gonna be able to access the my account page when this is all done?
- Josh
"In a world without walls or fences, who needs Windows and Gates?"

The site looks spectacular! on
Welcome to MaximumPC.com 6.0!

Posted 03/28/2007 at 07:03:34pm

The site looks spectacular! Great job! I was surprised to see my signature finally show up somewhere. Quite fantastic! :D - Josh "In a world without walls or fences, who needs Windows and Gates?"

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