Tom’s Hardware, has a good (IMHO) 2 part how-to article on converting to Linux.
Part 1 http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20040329/index.html
Part 2 http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20040412/index.html
Yes those are very good article. 
A very nice easy to follow guide to “switching”. I think I will bookmark those so if anyone ever ask me how, they won’t have to listen to my drone on-and-on. 
Of course, everyone knows that helping attractive women convert to linux is a daily chore 
