The Linux vs Mac Scorecards…

July 11th, 2008

I posted a new page: a set of Ubuntu vs Mac OS scorecards. This page contains an ever-evolving set of graphs illustrating my impressions of Ubuntu Linux as a replacement to the Mac OS.

As I experiment with Linux I will be updating the linux vs mac scorecards to reflect my experiences.

As always I appreciate comments and suggestions of tools available for Linux that can better handle any of the listed tasks. So when you get a chance check out the The Linux vs Mac Scorecards…

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3 Responses to “The Linux vs Mac Scorecards…”

  1. Vadim P. Says:
    July 11th, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    I’m interested in the rating behind FTP and network transfers one. Did you know that if you go to places - connect to server, connect, you’ll get a file browser window for that website? You can browse things there, delete, and move about as usual (although it’s a bit slower, I guess due to the network). You can also drag files in and out of the window and it will transfer them back and forth.

    And for easier repeat access, just bookmark it. Then connecting to it will be a one click deal.

  2. admin Says:
    July 12th, 2008 at 12:09 am

    Vadim,
    Thank you so much for that tip! That is exactly what I have been looking for :)

    On my Mac the Finder could only read from, never write to, ftp drives. But thankfully there were apps like Coda that allowed for direct browsing and editing via ftp .

    But this implementation in Ubuntu via Places→Connect to server→Connect is fantastic. I do believe this tips the scales in favor of Ubuntu!

    Thanks again!

  3. Vadim P. Says:
    July 14th, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    You’re welcome. I had a suspicion you missed out on that - I did too myself for quite a while.

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