Switch to linux

During the past month I have successfully refurbished an older (2003) eMachines box. I removed Windows and installed “Gusty” Ubuntu Linux and assorted software to re-make the machine into a Linux powered media pc.

I am using Miro for television and video podcasts, Audacity for audio recording, Skype for phone calls, and Ubuntu’s native software for CD and Mp3 playback.

This is an easy, fun, project, and I have been enjoying the results so much that my next computer, someday, will be a linux box from the ground up (as in, I’ll build it myself). For anyone who is as sick and tired of Windows as I was, I highly recommend switching to Linux.

Next month, I may be inheriting an older Windows machine and I think I would like to set it up as a Linux media center.

I have been considering the various flavors of Linux and have yet to make a decision, but I have decided to go with a media-rich system. The only trouble is, I have very little experience playing with OSes. I have built websites and worked with a number of different kinds of programs, but this will be my first attempt at going into the guts of an OS to make it do exactly what I want.

I’m a bit nervous, but I’m also looking forward to it. Wish me luck.