On my previous post I talked about my first encounter with Linux and why I decided to stick with Windows. That's not to say that I completely abandoned the idea of using Linux. Over the years I installed virtual box and played around with certain distributions whenever I had some free time. But at the end of the day, I could not justify using Linux as my productivity OS. Truth be told, switching to Linux would have been counter productive for me at that time. On top of that, I just couldn't seem to strike gold and get that stable and blazing fast experience that many Linux blogs talk about. And yes yes, I did use the guest additions tools and gave my virtual machine enough cushion for the pushin (hardware power).
“So why now? Why make Linux your main OS if it's given you nothing but trouble?”, you're probably asking. Well, there are various reasons for my choice and I hope that you will allow me a few seconds to voice my frustrations. I'll start with the least important reasons since I can get them out of the way fairly quick. For starters, I got bored with Windows. Yes, I want my main OS to get out of the way and let me get work done when I have to, but damn I'd like to have the ability to customize my OS so that I can change things up a bit from time to time; I know windows can be customized but it normally means paying third party companies or slowing down your computer. I tried utilities like Rainmeter, but it just wasn't working for me. Reason number two, Microsoft already owns me as there is no way in hell that I can completely abandon Windows and I hate that feeling. So, I figure moving to Linux would be like giving the finger to the big bully on the play yard.
The third reason is really what made me make the choice. I started having an odd problem with Windows 8.1, a problem that even clean installs could not fix. From time to time the desktop looked like it was being refreshed and all of my folders (and sometimes even apps) would close. This behavior took place within a span of a second or two. Even the task bar would vanish during those seconds. I know that the whole issue doesn't sound that annoying, but it is if you're working and all of a sudden everything disappears before your eyes. Then you have to reopen all of the apps and folders (the proper directories) that you were working on just to have the same thing happen to you within a matter of minutes or hours. Believe me, it can get really annoying. I contacted Microsoft and they were of no help. No surprise there. I searched and searched and found that other people had the same problem with no apparent fix. To top it off, my windows home server 2011 had just died and upgrading to windows server essentials 2012 was going to cost me around $400 US. Yea, I was quite annoyed with Microsoft. So I said, f-it, I'm making Linux my main OS. I rather donate some cash to open source projects than to give it to Microsoft.
And finally, which I'm a bit embarrassed to admit, my wife thinks I'm smarter when she sees me writing on the terminal. She kept saying, “Wow honey, what are you doing? What is that? That looks neat.” I said, “It's Linux honey,” and I winked. The rest is history. That's how I ended back here in the world of Linux. Stay tuned to read about how my new encounter with Linux has been rocky, but delightful. Suffice it to say that the chameleon ate some mint while he played with a mouse and got indigestion. If you don't know what that means, don't worry, I'll explain it later. Until next time.
“So why now? Why make Linux your main OS if it's given you nothing but trouble?”, you're probably asking. Well, there are various reasons for my choice and I hope that you will allow me a few seconds to voice my frustrations. I'll start with the least important reasons since I can get them out of the way fairly quick. For starters, I got bored with Windows. Yes, I want my main OS to get out of the way and let me get work done when I have to, but damn I'd like to have the ability to customize my OS so that I can change things up a bit from time to time; I know windows can be customized but it normally means paying third party companies or slowing down your computer. I tried utilities like Rainmeter, but it just wasn't working for me. Reason number two, Microsoft already owns me as there is no way in hell that I can completely abandon Windows and I hate that feeling. So, I figure moving to Linux would be like giving the finger to the big bully on the play yard.
The third reason is really what made me make the choice. I started having an odd problem with Windows 8.1, a problem that even clean installs could not fix. From time to time the desktop looked like it was being refreshed and all of my folders (and sometimes even apps) would close. This behavior took place within a span of a second or two. Even the task bar would vanish during those seconds. I know that the whole issue doesn't sound that annoying, but it is if you're working and all of a sudden everything disappears before your eyes. Then you have to reopen all of the apps and folders (the proper directories) that you were working on just to have the same thing happen to you within a matter of minutes or hours. Believe me, it can get really annoying. I contacted Microsoft and they were of no help. No surprise there. I searched and searched and found that other people had the same problem with no apparent fix. To top it off, my windows home server 2011 had just died and upgrading to windows server essentials 2012 was going to cost me around $400 US. Yea, I was quite annoyed with Microsoft. So I said, f-it, I'm making Linux my main OS. I rather donate some cash to open source projects than to give it to Microsoft.
And finally, which I'm a bit embarrassed to admit, my wife thinks I'm smarter when she sees me writing on the terminal. She kept saying, “Wow honey, what are you doing? What is that? That looks neat.” I said, “It's Linux honey,” and I winked. The rest is history. That's how I ended back here in the world of Linux. Stay tuned to read about how my new encounter with Linux has been rocky, but delightful. Suffice it to say that the chameleon ate some mint while he played with a mouse and got indigestion. If you don't know what that means, don't worry, I'll explain it later. Until next time.
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