I've heard of Linux but not the other stuff. I'm interested though.

Is it possible to start using (and learning) one of the other systems before completely walking away from Windows and IE.............without screwing anything up?

BTW, I had some clown from India call last week to inform me that I'd been infected, and needed to log onto my computer to cleaning it up. I strung him along for as long as I could, trying to waste the time he could be suckering someone else.

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
--Winston Churchill