Wow, very informative! Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it.
I will use the Fedora Live CD, although I tried to make one for another distro, and I couldn't get it to work correctly. I'm using MagicISO - and I've never done this before. Hopefully I'll get it to work this time.
Again, I really appreciate the information and I'm hoping I can switch to Linux without there being too much disruption in the family. Is there anyway I can get games like The Sims and Roller Coaster Tycoon to work in Linux if their made for Windows. I came across something that I think said it supported The Sims. I have the big set with all the expansions, so I'm hoping I can get this to work.
EDIT: I'm really having trouble making a Live CD. I have got the .iso but I don't really know what to do with it. I tried using MagicISO but I don't really know what I'm doing...
How do you make this? :P Such a n00b.