I've been systematically knocking off projects on weekends with the goal of erasing each reason to boot into Windows. This past weekend, I finally got to the point where I have NO personal reason whatsoever to boot windows, and I'm psyched. I can burn all the data or audio CDs I need, my USB Zip 100 works great, My palm pilot is all set, I've got the house IP masqueraded, I FINALLY got my sound card to work so now I have all my mp3s (heh, probably the most important issue), I have a CD Ripper, I have Gnapster, I have both Star Office and Applixware Office, I have Gimp for any graphics I might need (which is infrequent but necessary), I have Java2 and Forte for Java running, etc., and life is just swell. I have a loooooong list of more stuff to do, but none of it involves any need for Windows. I need to play with nfs stuff and get samba running. My printer works, but rather pathetically (Depending on the app, sometimes it refuses to stop printing, even if I abort the job and delete the queue and unplug the printer for less than 15 minutes. Right now it's working okay from Star Office and Netscape but the quality suffers a lot. The postscript test page always looks very nice.), etc. I currently MUST use windows for my classes, but that's it. Next semester, I have Senior Seminar, which I don't need windows for at all, and Linux Security (obviously no Win there and yay! A compenent adjunct!), and hopefully a 6 credit internship if I can find something where I will get hands on linux experience and not have to drive more than an hour. So, I don't see any reason why I will need Windows after December. That is just too cool. -A Happy Mjo -- Martha Jo McCarthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] (alternate: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ********************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the *body* (*not* the subject line) of the letter: unsubscribe gnhlug **********************************************************
