btw, on the games front

you may be interested in this
http://www.linux-gamers.net

You probably know this already, but I'll say it anyway
there's a linux program called Wine
that lets you run win32 programs under linux
(it's a windows emulator, in a nutshell)

works well most of the time
with no problems
some programs (games in particular) may need tinkering with

link above has a good forum for all things gamey on linux

and, just thought I'd mention
no-one is on a mission to convert people, here
contrary to popular belief, most linux people really don't care if you use / like / bad-mouth / whatever linux or windows

use whatever you like
just be aware there are alternatives
each has pro's & con's

infact, I find it quite funny on this forum
mentioning no names
but there are 2 windows fan-boys that like to chirp in every now and then with useless comments
you know who you are