digital end

Well, it’s been far too long since I posted and much has happened. But at least I’ve got a good excuse… nobody reads this anyway, right?

I’ve got my last exam ever today! My last year of University is almost over and I can’t say I’m sad to see it go. I wish I had chosen a degree more finely-suited to what I wanted to do when I leave, but unfortunately I didn’t and so much of the material was simply not of interest to me. Computer Science is clearly a very broad subject! So now it’s all about job applications and earning some money for a change, which will make a large change to accruing more student debt.

Dell has been in the news a lot too recently. Firstly they had to resurrect Windows XP, as it seems far too many people didn’t want to leave it in search of the ‘wonders’ of Windows Vista. I can’t say I blame them. Vista is hugely expensive for what is (for the end user) an almost featureless upgrade. Sure, there’s some tweaks under the hood and some better security, but those are features that should have really been in Windows to begin with!
Secondly, Dell have adopted Ubuntu as alternative to Windows when buying their new PCs. It’s nice to see Linux finally gaining some good ground from a major supplier, but I’ll be surprised if Dell push these PCs as much as their Windows counterparts. Technically it should give consumers much cheaper PCs but then I also wouldn’t be surprised if Dell pocket the extra cash, rather than pass on the saving to the consumer.

Ubuntu Feisty (7.04) has also been released! The upgrade went very smoothly for me on two PCs, with no problems except for the new version of Amarok refusing to start with my old configuration. I’m still amazed that upgrades and the addition of new features can occur so smoothly. Well done Ubuntu!

When I have some time, I might post about getting Ubuntu to work on my media PC. It’s been a challenge to say the least!

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