Back on the Linux bandwagon
Now that I've got a replacement laptop, I'm back to using Linux.
I've moved up to the latest Ubuntu release, 8.04 "Hardy Heron". The first installation did not go well as the CD I had burned in XP using a free utility and an ISO image did not burn correctly.
A key lesson? Never try an install if the disk fails an integrity check.
Once I overcame that hurdle, things have gone fairly smoothly, although installing my Mac OS X Dock-like application, Avant Window Navigator was a real pain last night.
During the setup process I tried two other dock-like programs - Cairo Dock and SimDock, neither of which particularly impressed me.
I'm now in the process of setting up Windows XP in a virtual machine using VirtualBox.
Edit: Thanks to some subtle sarcasm, I've fixed a minor typo. I'm now heading to the back of the short bus.
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