ubuntu

I'm really sick of Windows XP (it takes nearly half an hour for my computer to start up now) and I am unwilling to spend the money on a new computer. So Ubuntu it is! According to one of Mark's geek friends who does have Windows XP, the problem is that as you use XP over time, the resources get spread out and that's why it takes longer to boot. The only solution to this is to reformat the hard drive, which means I have to back everything up on another machine, which I can do since we have so many computers, but really, are you kidding me? So lately I've just been using Mark's computers, which has Fedora (I think) and works fine for me. I don't do anything hardcore like code. I've been using Google for almost everything anyway so I don't think I'll have a problem with transferring files or anything like that.

I'm also not shelling out for an Apple. I have a mini iPod that I loathe now and don't even use. Back when I first got it, I was really excited, because look! Apple! PRETTY! But the short battery life, and the fact that you have to dock your iPod into your laptop every so often, not just your wall, really pissed me off. I think that's a stupid battery design in the first place, and I'm really not going to lose any sleep over the fact that I won't be able to access iTunes on Linux. It does mean, though that I'm going to start shopping for an mp3 player that is compatible with Ubuntu. Anyone have any suggestions?