Is ArchLinux Too Good?

I have been using Arch for a number of years but there is a problem ... everything always works perfectly and hence it is boring!
So I was using KDE for many months and nothing ever crashed and always worked perfectly. So to spice things up, I started using other window managers / desktop managers. They all work perfectly as well.
Hmm .. so I try out other distributions (like Ubuntu, Fedora, Puppy, Slax etc etc .. I have tried them all) .. and they seem to crash and have endless problems. So I go back to Arch.
I have tried moving to Testing & Unstable Arch repositories but they would eventually trip me up and I would be stuck
This cycle has now been occurring for 3 years.
What should I do?

dhave has touched on some of the Real-Life possibilities, so I won't go there. From a strictly Arch perspective, how about these:
Allan wrote:Surely your are affected by one of the greater than 500 bug reports (http://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?project=1). If not, install the relevant package and have problems!
... and then solve the problem, and post the fix in the bug report.
Contribute to the wiki - new articles, amendments/corrections to existing articles, etc.
Work on an Arch project - take your pick from projects.archlinux.org, checkout the code, do stuff to it.
Try [testing] again, but with more thorough preparation i.e. inform yourself why packages are in testing, read about the testing version, get an idea of what to expect. If it "trips you up" again, try to work out why. If you find a bug, report it, preferably with a fix.
More generally, I know that there are numerous aspects of open source development that I would like to know about, but I just can't get around to them all. If you feel that too, pick one, or a few, and make yourself an expert.

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It's one of the older Yonah iMacs and as it's "Out of Stock" it's probably not really available just sat there to score well on the price checker websites that will trawl for the lowest priced iMacs and hence list PCWorld at the top. (Call me cynical! )
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"Cheap OEM Software" If it sounds too good to be true.

here is some info on the subject.
http://photoshopnews.com/2005/05/16/if-it-sounds-too-good-to-be-true-it-isnt/

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Jennifer
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It will switch for an entirely different file. But it remembers the name of even a duplicated and renamed file.
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Abysmal upload speed? download is not too good eit...

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Pages '08 is too good for me. Please reduce quality!

I'm finally posting here about it, because I can't keep it in anymore.
Pages '08, dear Apple reps and forum-goers, is too sleek and functions way too much as I'd expect it to do, so that it's actually unexpectedly capable. This is a real problem as I cannot concentrate on the matter at hand, the work, the stuff that I need to get done. The elegant, even sophisticatedly laid out interface and logically arranged, yet easily customizable areas and objects of it are so stunningly efficient and surprisingly, no... amazingly crisp to use, I feel guilty of owning the sexiness of this app. Well, I sure would if I hadn't paid the (very practical) price of seventy-something Euros.
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I urge anyone in the position to influence the production and design of the (oh so beautifully crafted) Pages application to seize the immeasurable amount of quality that is iWork '08. At least make Pages more windozey, microsoftie wordey -like, with fugly icons and and the necessary crash-factor!
No, seriously, Pages '08 is a dream of a word processing application and just wanted to make sure that my gratefulness would reach out to Apple, however small that chance may be!
Thank you, Apple, for Pages '08, just one more reason to get a Mac!
And a big hug and kisses goes out to all you guys and ladies here on this board, who help others for free, and of which have helped me with quite a number of things in the past. There are the kind and the unkind, the sympathetic and not so sympathetic who've posted in my topics, but all in all they've only had helpful intentions and I'm thankful for that. I'll try to return the favor here myself some day, but until then, have a nice day and hope you enjoyed the appreciativeness, if a little drippy , "complaint" above!
--temhawk
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Avid offer to FCP7 users .... too good to refuse?

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Why should I wait til then to pay top dollar ($2500) or probably more by then for Avid when I have the opportunity to jump on board for about $1000 now(til September 30th) with their deal for FCP7 users?
Avid may just sit there in my Applications folder doing nothing for a while but it seems to make sense to max out my credit card for much less now than waiting to do it later at more than double the price !
Not looking forward to going through another steep learning curve when the time comes but all things considered, does it make sense for me to jump in here?
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Peter L

Ask yourself these questions....
Does Avid Media Composer do what you need to do to make videos?
Is Avid Media Composer used by people in your specific area of production or post?
Are employers that you might work for using Avid Media Composer? Will you find yourself sitting in front of it soon?
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Sound is too good.

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Sharepoint 2013 delivers documents through IIS too good! Need to restrict by logged in user

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HT1414 Can anyone shed some light on my problem with iPhone 5 please? I am 'stuck' in recovery mode and do EVERYTHING that's been suggested online. (Even Apple at Bondi said 'Oh...um...oh that' doesn't sound too good.') when I called them for help.

To say that I am livid would be the greatest understatement EVER made in the ENTIRE history of the planet. Last night my iPhone 5 decided it would go into Recovery Mode. (That is.....a Black screen showing the iTunes logo, a white 'up' arrow and with the white cable/plug at the bottom of the screen).
(Hold onto your Samsung Galaxys people - do NOT throw/give them away when you 'update (yeh right) to an iPhone).
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I fear that my 'Apple' is not an apple but that it is actually a 'Lemon.'
Hey 'Apple' - don't let me get a hold of you!!
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HELP: New Search feature in 3.0 is TOO good

Upon using the SEARCH feature I have discovered my emails are still available for the past 7 months!!! I thought I erased them off the Ipod....so my question is how do I remove them from being searched?
The Calendar and Contacts list is great..... but I don't want/need access to all my old emails and certainly don't want precious space on my Ipod Touch (2G) to be storing old emails.
Thanks for any answers!!!
Stan

Thanks for the reply.
Well, after perusing the forum for similar requests---it seems that the Ipod Touch is storing the emails, calendar info, etc,...in the FREE SPACE on the Touch memory. The ONLY way to kill/erase it is to:
1) Overwrite it by adding more content (i.e. load a couple movies)
2) Delete your email account and then re-add it,
3) Purchase an app called IErase which promises to erase the FREE SPACE...but it is $7......that's ridiculously priced.
Not sure whether to do (1) or (2).........but thats what I have uncovered thus far.
Sincerely,
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Is this a scam? too good to be true?

Saw a ad in kijiji selling a brand new 440s for $1250 cash.
specs
i7 intel
Win7 pro
no touchscreen
fullHD IPS
8 GB RAM
256 SSD
3 year warranty
He says its brand new sealed in box. He wont open box until i am 100% sure to buy it. If I buy similar laptop directly from Lenovo canada it goes for $2,052.
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There's no guarantee you will get the price on eBay you expect.
Your original iPhone may sell for a decent price since there are still people out there who wish to use iPhone illegally on non authorised networks.
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hahahaha!
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lol
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I love apple "upgrades"

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Is there an alternative app? Or is there some way to import e-books for the Kindle into iBook or some other e-reader app?

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