[dba-Tech] A pretty nice Windows 8 replacement

Hi All:

Mint 15, a Debian and Ubuntu refinement distro is now out and ready to go. 

If you are still wandering around with some old XP version and don't
necessarily want to go to Window 7 and definitely do not want to go to
Windows 8, as much from uncertainty as insufficient hardware capacity, well
there are some very good options available.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/26/mint_15_freshens_ubuntus_bad_bits/

Unless you are using some packages like Photoshop, AutoCAD, MS Office and
you have not heard of Linux application Wine, you may have some concerns.
(Under the standard Linux Wine package, all the applications, listed above,
run exactly the same, as they would on Windows, just a little faster.)

There are of course Linux alternatives like Gimp instead of Photoshop,
Draftsight instead of AutoCAD and Libra Office instead of MS Office; so pick
your method and pick your weapon.

Download your fresh Mint version here: http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

Jim