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LinuxMint–Macbook Pro 3,1

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So today I set out to run exclusively on LinuxMint for the day. Fridays are normally slower so it is the best option for testing this on a work day.  Couple of issues popped up right off the bat, but for the most part its been very easy.

Problems so far:

-Using Exchange 2010 (Solved with using OWA and OWA Companion for Chrome)
-Remote Desktop into server and workstations (Solved with grdesktop)
-Control Fan Speeds for MacBook Pro (Solved with Forum info)
-Figure out shortcut keys “Lock Screen” (Solved with Forum info “ctrl+alt+l”) More updates to come, seems to be going well so far.

*Update:

-Blogging (Solved with Chrome + ScribeFire = Best Option for Linux)
-Office (Solved with Google Docs, could also do openoffice but, eh) 

*Update2:

-So I made it, I cant do everything I would need on a normal day but for the most part it works nicely. 

Moving To Chrome

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So after a very long run with Firefox, I am moving to Chrome These past few weeks many people have seen all the new info about Chrome browser and Chrome OS.  Google has been announcing new things almost every day it seems, one of these things was the release of Chrome WebStore and Chrome OS.  Though I have never really been a big fan of Chrome I decided about 2 months ago to give it a decent shot, boy was I mistaken before.  Speed, Simplicity, extensions, and now web apps.  This past week I decided its time to make the move and use Chrome as my primary and use firefox for just testing. I am looking forward to seeing Chrome OS and how the market place feels about a thin netbook, that is really only for the net.