Comments on: Ubuntu Linux Usability Testing with Girlfriend

By: Lxndr

Lxndr — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:31:36 +0000

I love Linux, works great.

@ grass:
1) I agree completely. Gaming is growing in Linux, but for the time being Windows dominates.
2) I personally prefer Gimp (mainly because I prefer open source), and Adobe, not Linux distro’s would be responsible for making a PS port for Linux. For the time being you can make it work using Wine.

By: grass

grass — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:43:03 +0000

Linux is getting better, no argument there. I actually love it to become a usable OS option.
However there are the following things I miss as a poweruser and a dev:
1) Full DirectX support, so my kids can play their games.
2) Photoshop (don’t give me the gimp link).
3) Normal IDE for C/C++, so I can work on it. There are plenty of tools that wannabe VS but they are light years behind. I write code for embedded Linux too and always end up using VIM+ctags (100 years behind VS+VAssist).

Until then I run linux in a virtual machine for the purpose of software testing.

By: devnet

devnet — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:43:34 +0000

Yawn.

I did the Desktop usability test on my blog almost 3 years ago.

http://tinyurl.com/4vehxe

Girlfriend Smirlfriend…the wrath of a wife holds much over that of a GF.