[exDM69]

A modern desktop linux distro like Ubuntu should be easy enough to pick up without any additional learning. You should get up to speed in no time and be able to do your day-to-day surfing, email, etc right away. Just install it and start using it. Have a dual boot to Windows/OSX as a fallback if you need.

[momzpie]

Thanks for the tip. Can the Ubuntu Windows Installer (see: http://bit.ly/cep6Zl) be installed in the same directory as Windows itself? C:\ drive?