After being a loyal windows developer for several decades, with the abomination that Microsoft calls Windows10, I have decided to move to the Ubuntu operating system. All our PC’s and tablets now boot Ubuntu 16.04.

Ubuntu is a Linux based operating system that has many of the same features as Windows or Apple. It is free and open source software. Being open source people can check the code to see if back doors are installed. Ubuntu with it’s roots going all the way back to Unix is inherently a secure operating system and does not require anti-virus systems. We just install AdGuard in FireFox and that’s it.

Ubuntu comes with built applications like the FireFox browser, Thunderbird email client and the Libre office package that includes word processer, spreadsheet, database, drawing and presentation apps. There is an app store included with hundreds of free and open source apps similar to Android.

Setting up Ubuntu can be a bit trickier than Widows so our expert services may be needed in some instances. You don’t have to leave Windows behind either, with VirtualBox or VMWarePlayer your old Windows system can run in a window on your Ubuntu desk top with all the programs and settings intact and just as they were on your old system.

Hasta la vista Windows!