Ok, I got to see the Doctor Who Easter special "Planet of the Dead" last night. I really enjoyed it, but I have to admit my enjoyment was tempered with the knowledge that each new special brings us closer to David Tennants departure. The show was really good. I love Michelle Ryan (here in the states she was the Bionic Woman in the new but short lived series of the same name) who was the Doctors 'companion' for this outing. Her character was a Laura Croft clone. Smart, beautiful and always ready for an adventure. I thought she was a good companion for the Doctor. I don't want to ruin any of the plot so I won't say much else. I have no idea when or if it will be broadcast in the states.
Cheers!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Windows Free
Well, I am now Windows free. It was a really hard decision emotionally since I have been a die hard PC guy since the beginning. And I do mean the beginning. I guess I am dating myself when I say that I have been using and developing on PCs since they were invented. I had the first IBM PC and several clones. I always ran MS-DOS and later Windows. I was a beta tester for Windows 95 and the MSN! I have installed and loved the betas of every MS OS since. I even had Windows 7 installed until two weeks ago.
So what changed? Virii! I have always had PCs and have never used or needed anti-virus software. The few times I tried it it seemed to always make things worse. Slower running machines and overall poor user experience. Well, in the last few months my system has been brought to it's knees several times by nasty little bugs. And it's not my fault! I blame the kids these days. They have no idea how to be careful net citizens. Apparently they listen to warnings about computer viruses and trojans as well as they do our warnings about sex and drugs! So after three rebuilds in four months I had to make a change.
I am now running Ubuntu 9.04 on my work laptop as well as my home desktop. So far everything is working perfectly. I still have my Windows 2008 VMs for doing dev work locally, but I do most everything via RDP on real Windows Servers. I also bought a Mac Mini for the family to use for general computing tasks that are not handled elegantly on Linux (ie iPhone sync and games for the kids).
I will really miss you Windows. Maybe we can hook back up one of these days, you know, for old times sake?
So what changed? Virii! I have always had PCs and have never used or needed anti-virus software. The few times I tried it it seemed to always make things worse. Slower running machines and overall poor user experience. Well, in the last few months my system has been brought to it's knees several times by nasty little bugs. And it's not my fault! I blame the kids these days. They have no idea how to be careful net citizens. Apparently they listen to warnings about computer viruses and trojans as well as they do our warnings about sex and drugs! So after three rebuilds in four months I had to make a change.
I am now running Ubuntu 9.04 on my work laptop as well as my home desktop. So far everything is working perfectly. I still have my Windows 2008 VMs for doing dev work locally, but I do most everything via RDP on real Windows Servers. I also bought a Mac Mini for the family to use for general computing tasks that are not handled elegantly on Linux (ie iPhone sync and games for the kids).
I will really miss you Windows. Maybe we can hook back up one of these days, you know, for old times sake?
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