On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Don Delp <nesma...@gmail.com> wrote: > So there have been some changes at work, something along the lines of > a merger, and I've been told that I need to run Windows (7) on my work > machine. I've been running Kubuntu 7.04 for a few years and I've > gotten used to all of the niceties built in. >
Ok, now in all seriousness, has anyone got tips on making Windows feel more like Linux? I found a AutoHotKey script that should handle alt+drag: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/get-the-linux-altwindow-drag-functionality-in-windows/ XP had a powertoy for Virtual Desktops that might work: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx This might be my best option for 7: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/cc817881.aspx I found that VirtualBox can virtualize my Linux partition without having to convert it to an image, but I'm not happy with the performance. This might improve as I start running fewer programs in the vm and run them in the host. I'm thinking of either running a vm fullscreen on a second monitor, running in "seamless mode" or installing andLinux for seamless mode with a smaller footprint. On the plus side, multiple monitor support finally seems to work nicely in Windows. How have you tweaked your Windows machines to make them useful? -- Don Delp 618.616.2993 http://nesman.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
