I Will Never Buy Windows Again
When my current laptop is dead, bring on the Macintosh! Last week it the OS just up and died. There was very little warning and I have to take blame for not heeding it, but I was a bit more concerned with getting Comcast to provide a reliable Internet connection.
So, Windows died completely at one point and required a complete reinstall. As I expected, documents and files I created remained, but now it's like an installation and a half with thing strewn all over the hard drive. What I'm dreading is resynching my iPod with iTunes. All the songs are there -- and I bought a program to copy from the Pod to the HD just in case -- but my playlists, ratings, and frequency stats are gone.
If there's an upside, Windows is running a whole lot faster. Probably because it hasn't had a year or so of Patch Tuesday's to sort through. Not sure if I want to run the updater. Before I make that decision I'm going to finish moving files and making sure programs work.
And getting used to OpenOffice. I decided not to reinstall MS Office. It was getting very recalcitrant of late and I wouldn't be surprised if it contributed to the downfall of Windows. And pricing Macs is taking up some time, too. If I had $1500 I'd wave good-bye to Mr. Gates and hello to Mr. Jobs.
