So I just downloaded and started testing Flock . Its supposedly a "social" browser. Let me first of all say, I'm such a web 2.0 loser thats its unbelievable. I love this stuff but no one around me does so I feel like I'm blogging and jaikuing (is that a word?!) to myself. Anyway, this thing so far seems pretty nice. This blog is actually written from within flock. It also has flickr & delicious integration which is nice. Not to mention this thing has a GORGEOUS UI. Anyway, I'm gonna continue testing and give a full review later. Hope it works better than shirra....
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
My Grandma Uses Linux
The subject says it all. My grandma finally signed up for DSL last week and as a result wanted me to clean up her computer. She has an old HP desktop, slow as can be and its been running Windows ME for a while now and because she barely used it, I never tried to make any improvements on it(I know, I’m a horrible geeky grandson and a traitor to my species). Anyway, when she asked me I immediately replied that we should just go ahead and put Linux on it and let her learn that. She has very simple needs, basically she needs a web browser, a word processor(VERY rarely), solitaire and something to mess around with pictures on occasion. Linux fit perfectly so I picked up my trusty t cd and went to town. Unfortunately due to the fact that I’m in the process of moving back from college, I had to leave early and barely finished the installation. This was a true test of its ease of use. My dad has been using ubuntu for maybe a month now and is very satisfied however he hasn’t truly explored it much, just using it for general purposes. I left him to set up her dsl and lead her around. IT WORKED PERFECTLY. After enabling the networking in the preferences, the dsl worked immediately and he showed her the general programs to start using. He also installed F-Spot using synaptic. She loves it. She’s thrilled that there are no more hang ups, no reboots, no spyware. Its wonderful. Anyway shes only had it for 3 days now so we’ll give it a little longer then see! For now, I’m off to study American Lit...
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