ubuntu-us-nj Newb here

[Evan Koblentz]

  Hello world --

Installed Ubuntu 10.04 on my primary PC last week.  I miss some of XP's 
bells and whistles, but mostly I'm happy with this alternative.  At 
first I was impressed with how quickly it boots -- then I was MORE 
impressed with how quickly it shuts down!

Other than some Solaris in college (mid-1990s) and even less Red Hat at 
work (late 1990s), I have no *nix experience at all.

Non-commercial plug: I think old-fashioned user groups are awesome.  I'm 
founder and president of a group called MARCH (Mid-Atlantic Retro 
Computing Hobbyists) ..... we're a motley crew of retrotech fans, mostly 
focusing on computers from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.  We have a 
bricks-and-mortar computer museum in Wall Township, and we host the 
annual Vintage Computer Festival East.  Ya'll may have met us at TCF, 
HOPE, etc.

Anyway, I'd like to meet locals who can help me learn Ubuntu.

First big question: in XP, I was fanatical about updating my A/V, 
anti-spyware, firewall, etc. ...... are these non-issues in Linux?  Or 
what should I be using for security?

And when is the next meeting?

- Evan