Windows Update

[frayadjacent]

Well, I thought I was going to become a Windows person for about 18 hours there, but the installation was so frustrating I gave up.  I could spend the weekend figuring out which drivers I needed to install and in what order.  Because without the drivers there was no way I could see to find out what kind of adapters my computer has and therefore what kind of drivers I need.  See how much sense it makes? 

Or I could just install Ubuntu, which I'd been debating doing anyway.  I harbor no illusions that this will be generally easier to learn or use than Windows, but I'm a lot more motivated to improve my knowledge and skills with Linux than with Microsoft products.  I already know some of the basics through work, though I've never had to deal with admin stuff before.  (Or been permitted to, for that matter.)

Still, within 5 minutes of inserting the Ubuntu install disk, I had functioning internet, and 2 hours later I've already installed VLC, Cinelerra (sorry, thirdblindmouse! I fear Blender), and some work-related apps. 

:D

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[quarter_to_five]

Mucking about with Linux at least feels like you're doing/learning/achieving something. Window's is just frustrating. I used Ubuntu for a while on my old laptop - can't say I ever got entirely, 100% comfortable, but I do plan to go back sometime. (Every time I started really settling in I'd need to switch back to windows for something or other and I'd get declimatized again.)

[frayadjacent]

Mucking about with Linux at least feels like you're doing/learning/achieving something.

EXACTLY.

Yeah, I'm pretty lazy about learning new computer stuff. I mean, my work requires me to write, edit, compile, and run FORTRAN code, so you think I'd be at least a little bit of a tech wiz, but I pretty much just learn what I absolutely have to. Also, we have the world's best System Administrator/Software Engineer. So I might never get 100% comfortable as well, though I do feel like I have the ability to learn what I need to. Though if vidding is involved, my interest in learning goes WAY up. :D