mgb360
mgb360 t1_iw3i9vr wrote
Reply to comment by A_number-1234 in My 17 year old IBM Thinkpad T43 connecting to the internet at 800+Mbit/s by edwardianpug
See, that's exactly the kind of thing I mean. There's no reason you should need command knowledge just to update. Really, needing command knowledge to do any basic functions is pretty user unfriendly
mgb360 t1_ivpunht wrote
Reply to comment by sugarmonkeywife in I'm having a hard time sifting through all the brands and types of winter jackets to pick one that'll last. by kingofallnorway
Inexpensive
mgb360 t1_ivpugwu wrote
Reply to comment by wowsomuchempty in My 17 year old IBM Thinkpad T43 connecting to the internet at 800+Mbit/s by edwardianpug
I've installed half a dozen different distributions, and spent multiple afternoons on forums trying to find the solutions to the problems I've had.
mgb360 t1_ivnugvp wrote
Reply to comment by edwardianpug in My 17 year old IBM Thinkpad T43 connecting to the internet at 800+Mbit/s by edwardianpug
Oh I've tried it, I recognized it immediately. Still end up bashing my head against a wall trying to solve some minor issue that pops up.
mgb360 t1_ivnrek9 wrote
Reply to comment by TwistedBlister in I'm having a hard time sifting through all the brands and types of winter jackets to pick one that'll last. by kingofallnorway
Ever tried their jeans? They're surprisingly cheap if they really are BIFL.
mgb360 t1_ivnq877 wrote
Ah yes, Linux, the thing that would make my old laptops usable if only I could figure out how anything works on it
mgb360 t1_iw4vn10 wrote
Reply to comment by A_number-1234 in My 17 year old IBM Thinkpad T43 connecting to the internet at 800+Mbit/s by edwardianpug
Privacy concerns are a big one. I've been holding on to windows 7 for as long as possible but it's getting to the point that a lot just won't work with it. I'd like to switch to Linux, it's just not easy