Posts Tagged ‘new computer’

So I’m thinking of switching to Open Source, and I’m wondering which of the following are reccomended:
Open Source OS (if Linux, what distro?)
OS Office Suite (currently liking Open Office)
OS Antivirus
OS Image manipulation (like photoshop)

etc.

I’m an experienced user who does lots of web developing/design/stuff.

Let me know your opinion.

like the question says i have Firefox with all my glorious addons and themes but really don’t want to go downloading them all again to my new pc is there any way to transfer Firefox and addons?

My brother just bought a new computer two months ago and now he’s having a lot of trouble with it. He thinks that most of the issue is Norton Antivirus.

I’ve suggested to him that he either invest in one like what I run (Kaspersky) or that he search for quality open-source options. Since the latter is free, he would prefer that.

(I’m asking this question for him since he can’t access the internet.)

Anyway, what is a good open source antivirus program?

I just bought a new computer and would like the same settings I have on my other computer. How do I go about doing this? The one thing I want to change in firefox on my new computer is when I type a website in the address bar I would like it to show my history instead of my bookmarks. I changed it before but I can’t remember what I did.

I’m getting a new computer but don’t want to lose my Firefox bookmarks. Is there an easy way to save a record of all the URLs in my Bookmarks and then quickly upload them to Firefox on my new computer?

So I’m building a new computer soon. I really want to start using it straight away. Which OS should I install (of XP and vista) if I plan on upgrading to windows 7 once it comes out? I’d really like the transfer to be quick and painless. Also I’ve heard of people running multiple OS how do you do this?

I bought a new computer and I’m trying to get all my saved email and my settings off the old computer and onto the new one? I was using Thunderbird on the old computer and I want to keep using it on the new computer. I can’t find an export button on the old computer’s Mozilla Thunderbird program. Please help me!