linux

So, taking advantage of my new-ish PC, I decided to go completely nerdy and install Ubuntu Linux. I have to admit that I liked it quite a bit, but it is still not ready for prime time. Installing programs was easy enough with Symbian Package Manager, but I frequently found myself having to go to the Terminal to enter in some command-line mojo to get the thing to work. I experimented with Wine to install some Windows programs, but it was hit-or-miss at best. One thing that was pretty awesome was Beryl, which is a UI theme…ing software thing. Basically it made my desktop look really pretty with Vista-esque effects. In the end, though I went back to windows for three reasons: 1. It just works without much configuration (although I am having issues with my sound card driver again). 2. iTunes 3. Quicken (GNUCash? Um, no).

Pretty nerdy, huh?

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  1. sarah

    Most of that was just blah blah blah to me. And yes nerdy. But Quicken is super cool!

    Posted May 9, 2007 at 9:14 pm | Permalink
  2. Kim

    You remember who I’m married to right?

    Posted May 9, 2007 at 10:02 pm | Permalink
  3. Way nerdy.

    Posted May 9, 2007 at 11:19 pm | Permalink
  4. Internet hero

    If you were really nerdy you’d be operating at run level 3.

    Posted May 15, 2007 at 10:58 pm | Permalink