I don't know why I do this to myself...
I'm going to do it again. I don't know why. I really don't. Like I have nothing better to do with my life?
I'm going to install it. What you ask? It. The only thing over 200megs that I download that's actually legal....Linux.
Ubuntu just released a new version of their software, the Gutsy Gibbon, and it's supposedly the greatest thing since sliced bread. It looks better, works faster, supports lots of stuff and is just and overall better platform. Going to have to see how it handles Picassa and Photoshop, because while I have moved away from them in daily use, I plan on getting more involved.
Yes, I know that I just blew away my Linux and Vista dual boot machine and that I've finally gotten my computer to a point where I am enjoying using it and it's giving me zero hassle playtime...but if I didn't do stuff like this, then what kind of IT person could I be? A shitty one, that's what.
I figure that I will have to wait until I get back from vacation because there is nothing like coming home to the blue screen of death after a nice relaxing vacationa dn having to work on your computer so that you can check your gmail...that's a miserable time. I once actually missed the SuperBowl because I thought it would be a good idea to install windows XP. I was upgrading from a Windows 2000 version that I had and decided that it would be a good idea to use the new fangled (at the time) NTFS file format and well...I was using FAT32 and they didn't play nicely together. Anyway.... I spend a solid 10 hours getting my computer back up to snuff. I lost every piece of writing that I did all through high school and my first year at college. It sucked. I was less than pleased. Oh well, what can you do?
It's just about hit 5:00pm here and I am getting ready to head out. Our development environment finally came back online today, so that was good, we're actually able to start doing some construction. I am going to be working a half day tomorrow, so I don't think that I'll be doing all that much development, but I should be able to get a little something done. I just can't bear to think about actually doing any of it NOW....that wouldn't be fun....so I won't.
Anyway... just wanted to fill everyone in on my stupid decision to go and install Linux once again. Oh well.