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Dec. 28th, 2009 07:45 pmIt's hard for me to remember what I did on the internet before Wolfieboy turned me on to Livejournal. I think I got kind of lazy all those years when LJ was the first site I'd log into. Dreamwidth isn't going to be a replacement for LJ, it's just part of something different.
In a similar way, I'm learning new habits with operating systems. I just installed Linux for probably the fourth or fifth time on my main system.... but this is the first time that I was able to get an internet connection going from the base install, with no troubleshooting required. That part is pretty important, because I have to be able to do it again, on my own, if I'm ever going to help others get on board to Linux.
And sure, the interface is still different from what I'm used to (windows 98, and windows XP) but Ubuntu is less jarring to switch to from windows XP, than windows 7 has been to switch from XP. So I'm actually picking up Ubuntu faster than I'm picking up 7.
I suppose I'll have this curve to do all over again once the Google OS is stable and ready for prime time.
Microsoft lost what little credibility it had, when I upgraded to the home edition of 7, only to learn that in order to run XP software I have to pay them still more money for an 'upgrade' that licenses me to run an XP emulator. Puleeezz! For the old stuff i want to run, I'm better off running WINE under linux.
There's more to do, there's stuff I need to say that matters more than the kind of navel-gazing that personal blogs are known for. But figuring it out isn't going to happen quickly.
In a similar way, I'm learning new habits with operating systems. I just installed Linux for probably the fourth or fifth time on my main system.... but this is the first time that I was able to get an internet connection going from the base install, with no troubleshooting required. That part is pretty important, because I have to be able to do it again, on my own, if I'm ever going to help others get on board to Linux.
And sure, the interface is still different from what I'm used to (windows 98, and windows XP) but Ubuntu is less jarring to switch to from windows XP, than windows 7 has been to switch from XP. So I'm actually picking up Ubuntu faster than I'm picking up 7.
I suppose I'll have this curve to do all over again once the Google OS is stable and ready for prime time.
Microsoft lost what little credibility it had, when I upgraded to the home edition of 7, only to learn that in order to run XP software I have to pay them still more money for an 'upgrade' that licenses me to run an XP emulator. Puleeezz! For the old stuff i want to run, I'm better off running WINE under linux.
There's more to do, there's stuff I need to say that matters more than the kind of navel-gazing that personal blogs are known for. But figuring it out isn't going to happen quickly.
