Aun’s Blog

Migrating from Windows to Ubuntu

I was primarily a Windows user, before I started to play around with Ubuntu. First off, I installed it on my home laptop, to see how well it would work… I was thoroughly impressed. Of course, on this laptop, I didn’t need anything but a browser, pidgin, and the basic Office suite. The real test was going to be switching to Ubuntu at work. Migrating away from the beast, Outlook, to Thunderbird / Lightning. Surprisingly, it was very easy:

• Install Thunderbird on your Windows box (the one with Outlook)
• Fire it up, and you’ll get the option to Import - follow the steps to import from Outlook
• After the mail is imported, browse to the C:\Documents and Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\(username)\. Copy the folder with the random letters.

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Tags: linux, outlook, thunderbird, ubuntu, Windows

Kaspersky Internet Security

Get the latest version for free (after rebate) till the 13th of September ‘07 at Fry’s! I’ve been using the anti-virus on Vista for the past two weeks and so far its been great!

Update: It seems Fry’s has this sale most of the year.

Anti-virus Software for Windows

After much googling, the top three contenders are Kaspersky, NOD32 and BitDefender. A one-year subscription for Kaspersky equals two years for BitDefender, with NOD32 somewhere in the middle. NOD32 is supposed to have the smallest footprint, and is supposedly the fastest, but doesn’t offer e-mail and web protection like the others. Which AV solution has worked well for you?