Hi all,
I visited my parents yesterday and yet again my mother's computer is filled
with spyware. Everytime I go there it is slower and slower and odd things
keep happening (like icons disappearing ... I've witnessed this myself).
I've been considering trying to get her onto Kubuntu, but I have a few valid
concerns. I'm curious if anyone has any experience with the following under
Linux (any flavor):
* Citrix connectivity -- She currently, and very seldom, uses an ActiveX
control in IE to connect to her work. Are there alternatives besides using IE
and Wine or running a VM?
* iPod which is currently registered with her Windows box. I'm not too
familiar with this, because my mp3 is not an iPod.
* Printing - She currently has a very nice Canon i960 which can print photos.
I less concerned about drivers and more about functionality. Her current
Windows based software can print wallets, 8x10s, etc very easily. I wouldn't
want her to lose that ability.
I know some of these answers might be a Google away, but I'm curious on your
experiences with this and possibility any other gothcya's that I am not
thinking about.
If I could overcome these hurdles I think she would actually have a much
pleasant experience with her home pc. I've slowly been getting her to adopt
open source software, but this would be a big jump. I also think it would be
much easier for me help remotely too.
Cheers,
Mike
