Saturday, March 24, 2012
New Computer, Pt.II
Well, that didn't work! I was all set to install Ubuntu again, but am giving Mint one more try, following these instructions. If THIS doesn't work, I'll have to just install Ubuntu 10.04 instead. (I had 11.04 on Nellie but hated it and was sorry I'd upgraded.) Seriously do NOT want to be running windows....
New Computer, Pt.I
I had to do it. Didn't want to, couldn't really afford to, but had to. Usually a new computer is cause for celebration and excitement, this is the first time it isn't, although I'm not hating it or anything, just not ideal circumstances. It's a very basic machine, cheap from Walmart - far from my ideal situation when acquiring a new computer!
I have been using Nellie (my 10.1" Acer netbook) continually for 2 years, especially for my seasonal job, and she has performed admirably. But she's getting old - I guess one of our years is about 40 netbook years - and losing functions. First she lost the use of her lower left corner keys (Ctrl, Fn, Alt); the the W started acting up like rheumatism in a rainstorm. Then the display started blanking out on occasion...then on more occasions...then many times a day. Then the mic and speaker jacks - which were a thing of beauty, aurally speaking, with their lovely Dolby 5.1 sound - got as crackly as a 90-year-old with laryngitis.
To do my job I need to have a computer that is reliable and stable, that has a screen that stays on, and especially one with which I can use my headset! And Nellie couldn't do it any more. It was time to put her out to pasture.
So yesterday I picked up an Acer 11.6" netbook. I call her MintyFresh, since I will be using Linux Mint on her. (I haven't used Windows in a few years, have been running Ubuntu on Nellie and on the computer before that.) In fact, I'm downloading the ISO right now. Thing is, netbooks don't have visual drives. So I'm following some instructions that I found online. Right now I'm just waiting for the ISO (chose KDE 64-bit) to download, then I'll install the Universal USB Installer, then get on with things. I'll check back when that much is accomplished. Hopefully all will go smoothly and the next time I boot up MintyFresh she'll be running linux!
I have been using Nellie (my 10.1" Acer netbook) continually for 2 years, especially for my seasonal job, and she has performed admirably. But she's getting old - I guess one of our years is about 40 netbook years - and losing functions. First she lost the use of her lower left corner keys (Ctrl, Fn, Alt); the the W started acting up like rheumatism in a rainstorm. Then the display started blanking out on occasion...then on more occasions...then many times a day. Then the mic and speaker jacks - which were a thing of beauty, aurally speaking, with their lovely Dolby 5.1 sound - got as crackly as a 90-year-old with laryngitis.
To do my job I need to have a computer that is reliable and stable, that has a screen that stays on, and especially one with which I can use my headset! And Nellie couldn't do it any more. It was time to put her out to pasture.
So yesterday I picked up an Acer 11.6" netbook. I call her MintyFresh, since I will be using Linux Mint on her. (I haven't used Windows in a few years, have been running Ubuntu on Nellie and on the computer before that.) In fact, I'm downloading the ISO right now. Thing is, netbooks don't have visual drives. So I'm following some instructions that I found online. Right now I'm just waiting for the ISO (chose KDE 64-bit) to download, then I'll install the Universal USB Installer, then get on with things. I'll check back when that much is accomplished. Hopefully all will go smoothly and the next time I boot up MintyFresh she'll be running linux!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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