Ubuntu really, really hates me.

By , on 24 September, 2008

Yes, I’m still struggling to make Ubuntu run properly on my work laptop. For awhile it seemed I had solved the crashing problem by installing, of all things, the BSOD screensaver. Of course that’s total nonsense, but for about four days I had no crashes to speak of and the only change I had made . . . → Read More: Ubuntu really, really hates me.

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Not happy with Ubuntu today.

By , on 29 July, 2008

One of the first things I do when I get to work is check my email, personal and work related, which are both web based. After logging into my laptop I was dismayed to find that I wasn’t able to access the Internet. It seems Ubuntu has decided it doesn’t want to hold onto an . . . → Read More: Not happy with Ubuntu today.

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With computers it’s the little things that make you pull your hair out.

By , on 4 December, 2007

Just the other day I mentioned how I might have to switch back to using Windows XP as the Vista audio drivers were causing my system to crash after an hour or so of use. Turns out it wasn’t the audio drivers at all, but — as is often the case — my own actions . . . → Read More: With computers it’s the little things that make you pull your hair out.

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When it rains it pours…

By , on 5 June, 2007

First the PC I recently built for my parents starts acting up and is in a state at the moment where it won’t boot. Not only is that frustrating seeing as I’m working for the next 11 days straight so I can’t go up and see what the problem is, but it’s downright embarrassing considering . . . → Read More: When it rains it pours…

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