http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2008/12/31/new-years-resolution/ After all, it could only cost you your life, and you got that for free. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:09:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2008/12/31/new-years-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-2826 Paul Kuliniewicz Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:53:18 +0000 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/?p=1104#comment-2826 The short answer is that I bought a laptop with Windows installed and replaced it with Ubuntu as the earliest opportunity. Part of my research in picking which model to go by was searching for reports from other Linux users on how well the models I was considering were supported on Linux. Linux compatibility also drove some of the customization options I made (such as going with an Intel wireless adapter instead of a Dell-branded Broadcom one, and avoiding ATI graphics cards like the plague). The short answer is that I bought a laptop with Windows installed and replaced it with Ubuntu as the earliest opportunity. Part of my research in picking which model to go by was searching for reports from other Linux users on how well the models I was considering were supported on Linux. Linux compatibility also drove some of the customization options I made (such as going with an Intel wireless adapter instead of a Dell-branded Broadcom one, and avoiding ATI graphics cards like the plague).

]]> http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2008/12/31/new-years-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-2825 Benji Milanowski Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:59:25 +0000 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/?p=1104#comment-2825 Out of curiosity, do you buy a laptop with Linux installed on it or do you purchase a laptop and replace the OS with Linux? If you do the former where do you purchase the laptop and if you do the latter what do you look for so you have an easy transition from OS to OS? I imagine you being the CMG will have no problem switching from OS to OS, but I was curious. Out of curiosity, do you buy a laptop with Linux installed on it or do you purchase a laptop and replace the OS with Linux? If you do the former where do you purchase the laptop and if you do the latter what do you look for so you have an easy transition from OS to OS? I imagine you being the CMG will have no problem switching from OS to OS, but I was curious.

]]> http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2008/12/31/new-years-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-2822 Paul Kuliniewicz Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:46:14 +0000 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/?p=1104#comment-2822 At least I'm consistent? At least I’m consistent?

]]> http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2008/12/31/new-years-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-2821 fluffy Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:35:15 +0000 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/?p=1104#comment-2821 <a href="http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/e/2005/12/31-my_new_years_re.php">man welcome to three years ago</a> man welcome to three years ago

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