I’ve been off in the never never, playing around with technology while running around in rings. Once again, too obsessed to sit still long enough to collect my thoughts and process some prose to wile away the time with constructive criticisms of myself and the world at large. As I write this you can be rest assured that the whole time away hasn’t been in vain, I’m using a new operating system as I ditched Windows Vista Business that came with my laptop, disgusted with its grandiose version in superfluity that ultimately gave me the shits. The endless waiting for it to boot up and shut down. Annoying little pops ups asking me every time I want to run a program if I really want to run it, if the damn operating system was secure I wouldn’t have to click. click. click. to run a program that is designed for security. Anyway I can’t say the that Kubuntu 7.04 hasn’t its own little quirks but I can certainly run a program when I damn well please without an operating system defining my wishes. At least when I’ve set something up it will do what I want it to rather than Micro$oft telling me how unsecure its operating system is every five minutes.

The big plan in some not too distant future is to banish the Microsoft monopoly from this lifestyle. Linux for the win It will take some getting used to and a learning curve to accomplish the same things I can do on Windows but the idea of having a piece of bloatware dictating how I wish to enjoy my computing experience was weighing heavy on my conscience. Hopefully I’ll be able to get into the swing of things, the Linux way, at least then, if only one of computers is totally free from the windows experience my fury will be abated to a more manageable level. I guess there is a certain amount of apprehension in ridding myself of an acclimatised system that has been like a unhealthy love interest. Although I’ve invested money in the Microsoft empire it may not be so dire if I count my losses and get rid of it completely, but then again if there is a suitable application in Linux then will I really be losing out on anything except more money when I am required to upgrade the applications along with the OS. Its a vicious cycle that perpetuates itself for little return except more waiting around for the pretty colours to load an unload.

Time will only tell if I have the patience to learn all that is required to proficiently get a handle on the full power of a windows free existence. However I can safely say that “it worked, straight out of the box” when I installed Kubuntu on this machine, albeit a screen resolution problem that was fairly easy to fix. I’m still sussing out my webcam problem and I was toying around with a spare tv tuner I have lying around but with no solution to getting it to work either; everything else has been a breeze I’m pleased to say.

Anyways, the philosophy in Ubuntu attempts to establish freedom in the computing experience and I have an appreciation for this philanthropic approach. The testimony to the open source community is in the shared experience of having access to software without the chains and shackles that enterprise has dished out to us. I am indebted to the hard work and commitment of the open source community for some fantastic experiences I’ve indulged myself in. Thanks