Just converted a Dell Inspiron 11 3000 series “hand me down” from windows 8 to Linux mint!!!!
Love it!!!!

Installed Ubuntu on a 2011 Macbook Pro. This computer was useless, running extremely slow and unable to update to the latest OSX versions. The installation from USB stick created on a PC went flawlesly, all function keys work fine. I'm amazed how fast the machine is now going!

My son-in-law built me a fabulous computer for Christmas and it is Linux Mint! I'm using it now. It's quite different from Microsoft, Windows, etc. So much to learn. I never thought I would actually get to do this! I'll be following ever single 101 class!

Silly question. I haven’t started switching over to Linux, just read this channel. My iPhone 11 is two years old and of course things are starting to not work because I haven’t updated the software. Any reason why I shouldn’t update to 15.2?

I have to say this group has opened me up to more techie stuff than what I would otherwise be doing or learning. I am so glad to be a witness to my growth as well as others sharing what they are doing. I am in the process of deleting apps off of the iPhone which is a tricky 5 step process!!

Honestly I have a laptop that I want to convert. I think today is the day to start trying. Thank you!!

Right now, there's only two Mobile Operating Systems, Apple iOS and Android. Almost everyone with a phone is running on one of those two. That means, Apple and Google have absolute control--the ability to monitor, track and cancel whoever and whatever they want, 'at the system level', through every mobile device in our country and the world. How did we get here? By trusting them too much.

Some groups have tried to build, or re-build alternate tech Operating Systems with limited success. The way I see it, they were lackiing willpower and tenacity, more than resources. It's time for a change. Friends, it's really important for all of us, and our future, in so many ways.

This group is full of brave, bold American Patriots. We will see what we can do to make a difference to start levelling things out in the technology world, in the new year! 🥳

@Jeffrey_Peterson

Good afternoon, Patriots! For those of you who are new to the Jeff.pro community, your host on this Telegram channel is Jeffrey Peterson, a former founder/CEO of a top-20 online Social Network in the U.S., QP/MeetMe Corp., previously traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market for 10 years, (QPSA, MEET) sold to Venture Capitalist (now Florida Senator) Richard L. Scott and later acquired by the parent company of eHarmony in March of 2020.

A good amount of the content you will read on this channel will be conversations from other Patriots learning about the world of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and the Linux Operating System. Learning Linux will allow you to take control of your technology, escape 'big tech', and put you on the right path for your digital future! 🥳

@Jeffrey_Peterson

I was introduced to jeff.pro and Linux in September. My route was to resurrect a couple of dead windows laptops sitting in the closet and started diving in. I started with Ubuntu, checked out a couple other distros (Zorin & Mint) but reinstalled Ubuntu and I am happy there for my "initial learning" phase of this adventure — fewer distractions for me, just a good solid distro, with LOTS of Ubuntu users and LOTS of Ubuntu specific sources of info. I kept my 2020 MacBookPro until I was satisfied that my HP-Laptop-with-Ubuntu was doing all of my tasks. (Sold my Mac on Swappa two weeks ago!). I knew I wanted to replace my iPhone ASAP, so early on I chose to get a pre-degoogled Pixel from Rob Braxman (degoogling a phone is more technically challenging). I bought a Pixel 4 with LineageOS, and decided to try Patriot Mobile, and opted to get a new phone number. I kept my AT&T iphone, to take my time saving all my iphone data. I am 100% satisfied with these choices along the way, and have not felt rushed in the process. I will likely have a couple iphones and at least one ipad ready to sell on Swappa in a few weeks, and my household will be "switched to Linux and FOSS"! I think that 5 months to make the switch from Windows/Mac phones, tablets and computers for my husband and me was an admirable accomplishment. (We had begun our divorce from google, YT, FB, etc., January2021 and have completed this in 2021 also.) Just thought it might help to hear my journey. I don't think any two of us newbies have done it quite the same, but we learn from each other! Blessings @Katus on your journey!

Admins note Make us a New Year's Greeting video and send it to @jeffpro2022 on Telegram!

In your New Year's video, tell us what you think about the Jeff.pro channel, if you learned anything in 2021, your Linux and Digital Freedom plans for the new year! (Memes, pets, fun videos encouraged!)

We will be posting New Years videos the next few days! 😍Happy New Year Everyone! 🥳

I got it!!! I just got it up and running tonight! Thank you so much for the encouragement — I was really close to giving up. So glad I kept trying! 👍😀

Tomorrow is the last day of 2021. The new year holds so many exciting and new things for us all as we all work together in saving this great Republic we call the USA and restoring Freedom around the world. Let us make it a new year in which we all tell big tech enough by abandoning their products and services. Many of us have started doing this already and some of us have yet to make the move. The first real step in this journey though is recognizing we have been abused by big tech and that there are alternitives to big tech in the world of Linux and FOSS. Help spread the word of this movement through out the coming year.

Have switched over to Linux...thank you Jeff for putting this open-source information out there!

In my almost 30 years in the IT world, I've used Linux, Mac OS, and Windows professionally for extended periods of time. I've built and supported all kinds of applications, networks, and servers. For almost 3 decades I have maintained Linux servers, but at some point, I switched to Mac OS for workstations because it was basically Linux with a nice user interface and hardware that just works. I trusted Apple until 2018 and will admit that convenience became complacency. Although I have the skills and experience to switch entirely to open source, I depend upon technology for my business and it is no small undertaking.

However, in 2022, I want to offer "the switch" to small businesses like mine, and as this is a case of the "mote and the beam" (Matt 7:3), I have been planning out a strategy to first rid my business of big tech. Implementation started this month with the purchase of a de-googled phone from Braxman, and a laptop and desktop from System 76. I will use these to leap frog my existing Apple hardware. The laptop and desktop were roughly 30% more powerful than equivalent units from Apple at about 30% to 40% less cost.

You may have heard "be the change you want to see in the world". I believe change starts with one. We must be the change we want to see in our families, our businesses, our communities, and in our country.

I would like to thank JP for helping me find the motivation and resolve to get this done.