Can Linux replace Windows on the desktop?

My tests and trials, ideas, advice

Small improvements in version 2 of Open Office: In a few words, I would like to remind you of a few of the new advantages of version 2.0.1 of Open Office (the free desktop suite I prefer to replace advantageously the very famous Microsoft Office) :

• Saving files seems (to me) a little faster than before. It may be a consequence of the new file format, I'm not sure.
• An old internationalization problem left in the management of the decimal point (a coma in Frnehc, a point in English), that was really annoying, prevented an easy language choice and the smooth use of the numeric keypad, finally disappeared even when (like this writer) you mix a little too many of the national versions of software programs.
• National dictionaries is still not integrated to the normal install, but this is acceptable.
• Finally, the graphic icons are nicer and more modern than in the past (it was long overdue).

Many other advantages, but these ones are those I consider the best recent additions (liked to the newest version v2.0.x).

All kinds of boot diskettes: Some software applications and Operating Systems request to build a boot diskette. Sometimes, you don't know how to do this. A web site says it all: BootDisk.com.

Dynax 5D, Dynax 7D and Linux: This is a very workable combination for the digital photographer who wants to handle his images with open source software, even if this may come as a surprise for some. Here is how: "Dynax/Maxxum 5D and Linux".

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