All of you guys rock! ☀️Thank you Jeffrey for this channel and thank you allllll so much for your time and continued support and suggestions, it's very much appreciated 🙏❣️

I do not know of one that is completely safe to use. Would leave gmail in a heartbeat.

No clue...I appreciate you teaching on this subject...I want to evolve and learn 😉...thank you Jeffrey Peterson

Linux can be themed to look just like Mac OS. I have an old, slow Macbook Pro, wiped it and installed Ubuntu then set up the desktop to look like the Mac. People see my screen and think I'm a Mac user, but it's all Ubuntu, baby!

Ok ? I am not th most tech person, hearing so much about Linux, & computers is there a written & visual version step by step how to down load to my computer?

here's a page to show you how to make your Mint desktop look like Mac Os
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/07/linux-mint-cinnamon-mac-theme

As with all things new, be sure to research things you are uncertain about before doing it. Read up on Linux, and ask questions here, or in other linux community forums. I've been a Linux user since 2000 (21 years) and still haven't learned everything, but that's the beauty of it all. Take your time, easy does it - and enjoy it.

What Ubuntu looked like after I installed. I'm exited I now have control to customize it 🥰

Same been a user since 1994 because I wanted the C compiler. SCO was charging $800 for a computer at that time. Linux was an awesome alternative. Been using it for business purposes since 1998. It's almost indestructible 😀.

I‘m running Ubuntu Mate on an 2009 MacBookPro. Works flawless.
Just make sure you’re connected via Ethernet during install to get the lastetest updates during install. Otherwise you’ll have no WiFi after install.

Thank you! I know enough of linux to use it but install will be an experiment for me. Fortunately I still have an old Toshiba laptop I can futz around with...will have to learn more b4 tackling the macbook...

I was going to ask Jeff what's your thoughts on degoogling a pixel phone with GrapheneOS or CalyxOS.

If you want to understand the CHIP shortage please share & read this article! Important to understand.

The great computer chip shortage of 2021 will likely get worse before it gets better. This conclusion was reached following brief study and anecdotal review.

Moreover, while COVID lockdowns may have initially triggered the shortage, several decades of shortsighted decisions and simmering geopolitical tensions make it much more than a matter of fixing a few broken links in the supply chain.

The world’s top two leading chip companies are Taiwan’s TSMC and South Korea’s Samsung Electronics. These two Asian firms, combined, control more than 70 percent of the semiconductor manufacturing market.

The U.S., which was once a leader, lags behind in chip manufacturing after major and shortsighted shifts in the business models in the semiconductor industry over the last 15 years. But this could change…

@Qtah_17

Read more:
https://economicprism.com/the-great-computer-chip-shortage-of-2021-is-just-heating-up/

This is Negative Nate. He knows a lot about computers. But instead of helping Patriots get away from the "big tech" overlords, he uses his knowledge of computers to write complicated things that confuse and distract Patriots in our new technology community. He knows enough to know that learning about Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and the Linux Operating System empowers Patriots, but he hates our country, and he hates you. We don't know where Negative Nate comes from, bit we suspect it might be an ANTIFA camp in Portland. Negative Nate is not your friend. Watch out for, and don't be, a "Negative Nate!"

If you see a "Negative Nate" on our channel, report him to a chat administrator, so we can ban and delete him!!

it is a wonderful place to be exposed to all kinds of new information from people at all different experience levels!!!! ❤️ (J. Peterson says Rasberry Pi uses Linux)

People are definitely waking up.

This guy has 1.5 million followers on TikTok.

Glad to be a part of this group. My first computer system for Graphics were half million white elephants (Genigraphics Systems) back in the 80’s. I then switched to early Macs using Adobe, Aldus, etc… This is my first time using Linux on a MacBook Pro, so far I am very impressed

I am a SYSAdmin as well as a Web Developer. I run LinuxMint, as I know the team behind it and they are top notch and very protective over the code. As well I run Windows 11 in a Virtual Machine. So there you have it

This gives me hope.

I love Macs. Love them. Can’t stand Windows or Microsoft or Office (I also HATE that they control everything xbox).

I need a new computer - wondering if I shouldn’t buy a new Macbook and turn my old Macbook into my personal Linux computer.

Protection from spying, eavesdropping, data collection and much more… open source is the safest means of communication. You are in control with open source; not big tech.