[Shop-talk] computer virus question

[shop-talk2 at mcfetridge.org (Ian McFetridge)]

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Wayne <wmc_st at xxiii.com> wrote:

> If you want to play with Linux without committing to installing it, google
> around for "live CDs". These let you boot entirely from CD, and run Linux
> from memory with access to your files on a windoze box but not actually
> installing it permanently.  I like Puppy Linux, it's also a great repair
> tool for windoze.
>

That's a good point.  Since my Win7 machine started having problems, I've
been doing all of my banking on LUBUNTU (Light Ubuntu Linux).  I initially
used a Live CD, but now I boot it from a USB flash drive and it's quite a
bit faster.

- Ian