Windows Update
5 July 2013 04:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
frayadjacentWell, 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
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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on 6/7/13 02:55 pm (UTC)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