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Linux Training Week: Software Availability

One of the biggest issues when moving away from Windows is software availability; what we do on a computer isn’t defined by the operating system, but the third party software we use on that operating system. Because most of the software written for Linux operating systems is open source, it may be difficult to find a replacement for the everyday software that you use on Windows or Mac OS X.

Web Browsers and Email

Everybody has their favourite browser, and you’ll find many available for Linux. I chose to use Firefox (which is installed on Ubuntu by default), Google Chrome (my browser of preference on Windows and OS X) and Opera 10 Browser in addition to this.

When testing each browser, I found them to be on par with each other, although Opera was definitely slower than Firefox and Chrome. I found Chrome to be extremely fast and lightweight in comparison to Firefox, and it remains my browser of choice on Linux. If you make the switch, or already use Ubuntu, I definitely recommend checking Chrome out. Enabling Flash was also an easy process – I simply downloaded the plugin on first use and everything worked great.

Iron Grip: Warlord – Review (PC)

Iron Grip: Warlord is a game done by a small games company called Isotx and is up for the award of best Indie Game of the Year. The general gist of the game is that you’re a soldier trying to protect your stronghold from incoming invaders, and there’s no shortage of enemies to kill, believe me!

I have to admit, when I first started playing the game I didn’t think much to it, but I plugged away and built up my power and unlocked bigger guns and then the fun started!