My hard disc is dying which is a large part of the problems of the last few days - an attempt at reinstalling XP made this definite. So I won't be around that much until tomorrow evening after I get my new kit. So it goes.
This is wise and good advice. But lord, it makes me glad as hell to run Ubuntu, I tell you what. I mean, it is kind of like running apt-get upgrade after a fresh install and having to futz with the sound settings, but I kind of like to customize my box, call me wacky. It feels like a clean start.
The more I hear about Vista, the more certain I get that sooner or later I will be running Linux. But so far my XP boxes are holding up reasonably well, and I have too much invested in Windows software - stuff I need to work - to change over lightly.
No, as I know many people who have tried to go Linux-only but have been screwed by, for example, their need for Adobe Creative, I get it, but there is a significant security time advantage for Ubuntu these days, so it makes me happy as a home user, though I'm hoping there's finally video editing software that isn't Shake and thus 5000 dollars for Linux soon.
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