Last month I decided to switch from Windows to Linux full-time. My reasons were many, but it really gets down to two things: Windows wasn't working for me the way I wanted it to, and after testing out Mandrake 10 on my server box, I decided that if any distro was ready for the desktop, it was Mandrake 10.

So, here I am. Almost a month after deciding to take the plunge (how many of these articles have
started with the phrase 'take the plunge'?), and I can not say I'm entirely satisfied, but I can truly say I'm happier with this than I was with Windows.