I have always been interested in computers, and would find myself hanging out with the Computer Science students instead of the Aviation Management or Business Management students I was a part of. At home and at work I have been largely self-teaching myself using computers starting with Excel and Access with VBA through ASP and SQL at work. Thankfully my current employer values education, and so I have been taking classes and not only learning the technology, but un-learning what I have been doing wrong over the years. At home, though, I have been teaching myself Linux, system administration, networking and the overall method of migrating our system from Windows to Linux. I am involved in the Danbury Area Computer Society (DACS.org) I have the opportunity to take what I've learned the hard way and hopefully help others.. I have been enjoying Open Source for a while now, and I am hoping to get a better understanding of the entire model and application.
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Linux has gotten a lot better as a desktop replacement for Windows and OS X in the past few years. One handy aspect with Appimage, Flatpak and Snap is that if you must, you can have all 3 and I haven't seen any performance hit. I am using Pop! OS which comes with Flatpak but there is one application available in Snaps-only that I install Snap for only.
There are GUIs to cover just about everything so I don't have to use the command line, but I do out of preference and sometime the GUI is more cumbersome.
When I installed Windows 10 (years ago) my overall thought was "Windows is getting more Linux-like"; the installation worked, the generic drivers were at least usable (with a few gotchas) and they were looking to have rapid update releases (1-2 per year).
Cloud-based apps that use the browser have been growing and likely to continue with the current Work From Home situation. The popularity of Chromebooks, especially in school, hasn't hurt things either.
Cloud solutions has been my great equalizer. So long as I have a browser I can manage my base level of productivity regardless of the system. And then more apps are going (true) cross-platform (not just Windows, OS X and Android "cross-platform").
It all depends on what you use the computer for. I keep Windows around for games. My wife has an application that is Windows-only. Right now I am in work using my Linux desktop. YMMV. :)
Handy list.
I'm installing and giving Pomodoro a try right now. I know there are a few out there but I like trying something recommended or that somebody else uses to help vet out the half-baked ones.
The problem I find with Jitsi is that in order for it to work, the people you need to communicate with has to also use it (or be open to use it). This goes professionally and personally, which is one reason why Zoom continues to be popular. At least it has a cross-platform client.