In the next few days I will be switching over to the Xandros Desktop Linux operating system due to the complete fubar that Windows will soon become when Vista infects the entire world (see Cory Doctorow's most excellent reading of Peter Gutman's Vista security assessment for an entire world of reasons why this is a good idea).

Xandros seems to be a most excellent GUI system that will do everything I do currently with XP, for about half the price... a price that also includes migration software (Versora) and an entire CD of applications. There is a free version if you are interested in giving it a try. Currently I am awaiting an answer back from Xandros tech support as to what I need to ensure my ITunes library doesn't get lost again. As it's on an external HD I want specific instructions on what to do to make that particular transition as seamless as possible. Xandros has its own music manager, and apparently you can't get ITunes for Linux. I assume Xandros won't have any problem recognizing an external HD, but I have had enough problems with trying to transfer my library. I don't know if I can get CopyPod for Linux systems, or anything similar.

For the moment just going to do Newton with the Xandros. Once I know what I'm doing and I'm certain the loan for Copernicus is paid off (any day now), I might put it on Copernicus too.

I'll let you know how it goes.