Viruses & Linux

viruses

a frustrated ktu i have been for the last two weeks.

i got a virus on my laptop. a sneaky little guy which i am pretty sure ended up being an infected driver. in spending time trying different sources to remove it i may have finally done so, but have yet to plug the drive back into my laptop to verify this.

this prompted me to yet again think about getting a new computer. my current laptop has been degrading gracefully but it is now to the point where i just cannot take it anymore. from overheating issues to hardware buttons not working and having no battery, it is not a pleasant machine to deal with. i am moments away from finalizing my setup.

but this has caused massive delays on my projects. two weeks of frustration and anxiety about the money i will be spending have left me doing no work whatsoever.

linux

this brings me to the second part of the post. while trying to fix my drive, i plugged in an old 40gb drive that had ubuntu on it. i feel like sharing my experience with linux so far.

as a long time windoze user who has always wanted to switch to linux, my first impression is disappointing. i have never had so many difficulties. alt+tab is super slow, the unity dock is poorly designed, i cannot seem to get mail setup, and using two monitors was very difficult. i know i need more time with a new environment and i am certainly not giving up on linux. in fact the appeal of being able to fix the crap i do not like is certainly going to drive my understanding of computers, logic, and development.

so, adding another project to the list (learning linux) will definitely distract me from my other projects, but i am the kind of person that needs to flip back and forth to maintain interest and motivation.

i truly hope to be back on track very soon as i have a lot of goals i want to meet.