Everything has gone smooth. We started with an Ubuntu LiveCD to smooth over the Windows XP to Ubuntu transition. Everything works the same, mostly faster on the same hardware, so the obstacles are fairly minor. Biggest problem was having to buy a third-party printer driver (TurboPrint) to support my Canon Pixma printer. I don’t even miss Windows. Still stuck using Windows at work, but that’s out of my hands…
speedeep's Life List
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1. get my CISSP
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2. establish a college savings fund
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3. establish a will
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4. pay off my debts
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5. save more money
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6. invest more wisely
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7. lose weight
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8. move back to Colorado
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9. learn to master the gimp
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10. Complete RHCE Certification
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11. Go to Cedar Point and ride all the coasters
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12. Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA
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13. R/C Helicopter
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14. Visit Socotra Island
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15. Giant's Causeway, Ireland
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16. Antelope Slot Canyon, Arizona
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17. Ride Twister at Knoebels in Elysburg, PA
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18. Bungee Jump (NZ?)
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19. All American Home Center, Downey, CA
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20. Blinky's Antiques and Collectibles 1590 S. Broadway, Denver, CO
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21. The Monastary, Petra, Jordan
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22. Taj Mahal, India
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23. Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
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24. Machu Picchu, Peru
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25. Great Pyramids, Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt
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26. Ayn Rand Gravesite, Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York
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27. Journey Behind the Falls, Niagara Falls
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28. Oradour-sur-Glane, France
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29. Piedra El Peñol Columbia - staircase in the rock
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30. Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford in Somerset, UK
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31. Chand Baori is a famous stepwell situated in the village of Abhaneri near Jaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
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32. The Wave, northern Arizona
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33. Patriarch Bristlecone Pine Grove, Bishop, CA
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34. Chocolate Hills, Bohol, Philipines
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Recent entries
All Linux (NO WINDOWS!) at home
17 months ago
Woot!
22 months ago
Absolutely worth doing. Everything works, no admin headaches, no long, vulnerable periods waiting for vendor to patch their security holes. Wide variety of software. Heck, if you need to run Windows software, most of it will even run in Wine, even Windows Firefox binaries and Windows Flash plugin for Firefox binaries work fine so you can watch on-line videos that “require” Windows. I haven’t looked back and am very happy that I accomplished this goal.
