Norma's willow tree is back on it's feet! Norma's lawn guy, Beau, came over and between him and I we lifted the tree back up and tied it to the fence. Staking it would have been better except it is almost on the property line and the stakes would have to be in the neighbor's yard. I will design a brace for the fence post to keep the fence from being pulled over and then we just hope the roots take hold.
It is another cold, rainy day here and we are just vegetating. My Linux computer is working great but I think I will take the cover off and see if I can add some RAM to it, up the 512MB to 1GB. Then it might even handle Mint 15! If I could replace my Quicken that only works on Windows, I could move right into Linux.
If you have an old computer laying around you should think about trying out Linux. Setting it up keeps your brain working and you end up with a very nice system that is easily update-able. A win - win situation.
Well, off to watch something on TV. Did I mention it is raining?
Keeping expenses down
12 hours ago
Good jib with the tree, lets hope it takes hold.
ReplyDeleteThat Linux sound like a fun project.
I wish they made it easier to download Linux. I guess I could take my old laptop to a computer guy and have him do it. Enjoy the rain while it lasts.
ReplyDeleteI can help you download it. what Windows version do you have? Do you know how to find out what processor and amount of memory? Don't worry, if you don't We can find it.
DeleteI do have a desktop with Windows XP on it, so I think I'm going to give this a try. Quite a few websites say it's time to ditch XP for Linux, because of security reasons, no more support.
ReplyDeleteHow do you know which version to download? Seems like there's quite a few out there.
It depends... What processor and how much memory do you have? HD size?
DeleteI have a couple of disks here that you are welcome to try. You boot to them and run them right off the disk. It runs slow but lets you see what you will end up with.
Have you looked ad distrowatch.com?
This is so cool! Two weeks ago I couldn't spell Linux, now I am giving advice!
ReplyDeleteYou are just a very cool guy Croft. Glad the tress is back upright.
ReplyDeleteHey Contessa, ask Colin if he has ever used Gimp, the Linux substitute for PhotoShop.
DeleteCroft, have you considered trying your Quicken out in a Windows emulator for Linux? WINE comes immediately to mind. More info at the official site which address the myths that abound regarding Windows emulation on Linux {http://wiki.winehq.org/Debunking_Wine_Myths}. There are others (VMWare, softonic) I hope this helps you out as you transition to Linux on Norma's old machine.
ReplyDeleteThanks Will, I will look into this.
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