30 Apr 2004
Fri, 30 Apr 2004
PC World Covers Cobind
One month after we released Cobind Desktop, PC World Columnist Matthew Newton is taking a look at Cobind in his Free Agent Column:
But as I've said before, while a geek like myself can navigate labyrinthine dialog boxes to tweak settings, typical users get lost. And while I used to be turned on by eye candy, now I'm more partial to a desktop that is simple, straightforward, and speedy. I want to be creative when I'm using my PC; I want to get work done; I don't want to spend my days tinkering with the way my windows look and behave. And I'm thinking that Grandma--who, having never used a PC before, doesn't yet know what a window is and certainly won't care very much whether it is blue or grey or metallic-looking--will appreciate Gnome's simplicity, too. After all, she's got a learning curve ahead. I'm just trying to keep it manageable. That's why I've chosen Gnome for her.
But wait: Stop the presses! Two readers suggested a distribution I hadn't heard of before: Cobind. Is it Gnome-based? Well ... yes and no. The folks at Cobind use a mix of Gnome's Nautilus file manager and the XFCE Desktop Environment, an alternative desktop that doesn't get very much attention. Perhaps it should. I'll be taking a look at XFCE and Cobind over the next few weeks, and should have something to report in my next column.
Now we're playing in the big leagues grandma!
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