Have you ever heard about the Linux Operating system?
Yes, a computer can operate with other operating systems (OS), windows is not the only option!
well, now a days everyone is looking more and more for a really slick User Interface, I guess the Mac OS X is what got everyone going, if you've never used a Mac you don't know what you're missing, that OS has nice glossy interface, really cool imagery to deliver what probably is the best user experience yet. But I'm not going to talk about Mac's, let's leave that for another time.
The best part of the Linux system is that it's an Open Source project, this basically means that the owner of the code is "EVERYONE" anyone can modify the code and come out with their own version (Anyone who knows programming that is). Most of the flavors (different versions) are free, but there are some that are sold at a low price, the Novel Enterprise for example, they just came out with a new Beta version 10, and this will probably cost between $50.00 and $100.00.
Check out just a few of the very cool features it comes with:
Really nice huh...? Well, if you have a spare computer box that you did not find use for, you can load Linux and start playing around with the thing. You can get a distribution (Version/Flavor) from here: www.distrowatch.com, the internet is filled with instructions, knowledge bases and HOW TO's for setup instructions, just Google It!
Yeah, really nice features, but the one thing you need to have for the 3D desktop swap feature, is a really good Graphics card, because this feature will work just like videogames on a PC.
Thx.