So you guys may be wondering why I have not posted in such a while...well, maybe not.
The truth is, I've been experimenting with the laptop. Not as much as opening up the case and messing about with the innards, but trying out alternatives to what has come to be the most used piece of software ever written. Microsoft Windows.
Yes, dear friends, there is an alternative to buying an operating system for (but not worth) $300.
I am speaking of LINUX, the free, independent, and public domain operating system based on the UNIX operating system.
Linux thrives on a vibrant community of developers who create their own versions, rather, distributions of linux, the most popular of which is undoubtedly ubuntu. Cast aside your fears, your apprehensions and your Microsoft dependency, and embrace the GNU/GPL domain.
There is an aura of mystery that clouds linux, something about being difficult to use, install, and maintain. Something inherently Nerdy or Geeky, something that needs expert control. And that is part of the charm. it was very easy to install, and set up, once I read about the system and understood its principles. It was wonderful to see it boot, and present me with its simple, yet highly customisable KDE/Gnome interface. It came with neat bundled applications. It was challenging to get the wireless networking going, and it was even more challenging to get my Windows file system into ubuntu. It compels you to explore, tinker, and learn. And it is bewilderingly fast.
of course, I was smart enough to install what is called a Boot Loader, and keep the ability to boot both ubuntu and Windows...it will be some time before I can wean myself off it completely, but Windows has its benefits.
But, damn, linux is so cool...
The truth is, I've been experimenting with the laptop. Not as much as opening up the case and messing about with the innards, but trying out alternatives to what has come to be the most used piece of software ever written. Microsoft Windows.
Yes, dear friends, there is an alternative to buying an operating system for (but not worth) $300.
I am speaking of LINUX, the free, independent, and public domain operating system based on the UNIX operating system.
Linux thrives on a vibrant community of developers who create their own versions, rather, distributions of linux, the most popular of which is undoubtedly ubuntu. Cast aside your fears, your apprehensions and your Microsoft dependency, and embrace the GNU/GPL domain.
There is an aura of mystery that clouds linux, something about being difficult to use, install, and maintain. Something inherently Nerdy or Geeky, something that needs expert control. And that is part of the charm. it was very easy to install, and set up, once I read about the system and understood its principles. It was wonderful to see it boot, and present me with its simple, yet highly customisable KDE/Gnome interface. It came with neat bundled applications. It was challenging to get the wireless networking going, and it was even more challenging to get my Windows file system into ubuntu. It compels you to explore, tinker, and learn. And it is bewilderingly fast.
of course, I was smart enough to install what is called a Boot Loader, and keep the ability to boot both ubuntu and Windows...it will be some time before I can wean myself off it completely, but Windows has its benefits.
But, damn, linux is so cool...
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