The OS itch
With the exception of XP I’ve never been one to stick with a single operating system for long. Sometimes I dual- or even triple-boot to mix things up, other times I experiment with a Linux distro or a beta version of Windows (as I am currently).
I’m feeling the itch again, this time because the various little beta bugs and incompatibilities of Windows 7 are starting to get to me; while most software seems to function well under this operating system, a small amount of them that I use on a regular basis (ex: TightVNC) don’t seem to run as well as they did on XP. As a result I’m seriously considering switching things up again (and the fact that Windows 7 isn’t due until late 2009 doesn’t help), but for some reason find myself being drawn to a Linux install once more.
I like the nerd-factor of running Linux, and I’m definitely more comfortable with it now than I ever was in the past. Most likely the fascination will last all of a week at which point I will probably drag myself back to XP once more… We’ll see how things develop.
April 3rd, 2009 at 11:45 am
OSX! OSX!
I think XP works really well, and I’m sad that the PCs at my school were so quick to upgrade to Vista. The macs are duel-booted with Leopard and Vista, and it’s such a waste.
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
I’ve never had the desire to switch away from OS X on my Macs. The desire to switch has only ever existed with the PC :-)