I am early 60 and thought I should learn something new. Being an avid "night
schooler" I saw a course of evening class tuition in Ubuntu and enrolled.
It was a good start to my transition but by the end of the course, had more
questions than answers. This is because I want to configure things my way and
also use ham radio and other software, written for Windows.
The course showed me the basics which would have taken a lot of magazine
reading to become familiar with and probably saved endless frustration.
Learning anything new requires transition through the pain barrier to get
there. Now a year later, I feel I have done it and come out the other side.
Studying with the OU was just the same.
I use only Ubuntu in the radio shack and XP in the study. Mainly because my
wife would rather use software she is familiar with, however she now uses
Firefox and Open Office so that is a start.
You have to want the challenge to learn anything.
Have a Good Christmas
John Davis
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