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I’ve switched from windows to Ubuntu and love it - it just doesn’t get much spam, viruses, etc. (I guess it’s below the radar screen for vandals) I can leave it on for weeks at a time without rebooting. Most updates don’t require rebooting. And it’s got solid free apps for just about everything.

EXACTLY!!!

After my wife's Vista machine started rebooting 12+ times per day (no exaggeration), she tried Ubuntu.
She tried it out using the liveCD version. That way she got to check it out without actually having to install it.
She loved the speed of the start up time, shutdown time, etc. It was just simply FAST.
She had to use a winXP machine today and hated it. Its one I use for remote support for the company I work for. She kept saying "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry you have to use this POS".
It works with all the apps we use. The HP wireless all-in-one works flawlessly. The next notebook we get will be Linux-capable and not have the crappy wireless network card found in the Dell laptop I have.

Anyway....Ubuntu/Linux is the easiest.

That’s funny that you should mention that. I finally got my hands on a mac mini and really got to explore it. Its nice. Very nice. Nice enough I want one.

But it looks and acts just like several versions of Linux I’ve used. Now it’s REAALLY hard to justify the Mac. Dang it. I might have to buy it on a whim, just to say I own one.