01-26-2017, 02:52 PM
Hey people!
I have been on hiatus from in-depth computering since, well, having 512MB memory was a top of the line, flight-sim wrecking, super computer.
I know, I know, there are people from before then but that's beside the point. I recently had to use a small, under powered net-book while my main computer was out of commission. It would literally take me Thirty minutes just to activate G-mail. I tried everything in my limited repertoire of OS knowledge to streamline Windows, but it was no use. Then I started browsing YouTube for hints and stumbled upon Linux.
Now i've been messing with computers since about '95 and had heard of Linux or Unix all through the years and I even dabbled in IRC chat. All I knew about Linux was that it was buggy and you had to memorize a literal index of commands to use it. Needless to say, I wasn't interested. That is until just Two weeks ago actually.
Found LL on Distro Watch and it was a god send. Easy to install, plenty of options for a computer to just browse the web and listen to music and best of all, my little 1GB memory computer ran butter smooth!
I then found this forum and started reading and was blown away by the willingness to help and the community aspect of it. I don't do social media or any types of online interactions for that matter except for corresponding with humans from the 'real' world, hehe.
Anyways, I am glad to have found this resource and I hope to contribute to the community!
I have been on hiatus from in-depth computering since, well, having 512MB memory was a top of the line, flight-sim wrecking, super computer.
I know, I know, there are people from before then but that's beside the point. I recently had to use a small, under powered net-book while my main computer was out of commission. It would literally take me Thirty minutes just to activate G-mail. I tried everything in my limited repertoire of OS knowledge to streamline Windows, but it was no use. Then I started browsing YouTube for hints and stumbled upon Linux.
Now i've been messing with computers since about '95 and had heard of Linux or Unix all through the years and I even dabbled in IRC chat. All I knew about Linux was that it was buggy and you had to memorize a literal index of commands to use it. Needless to say, I wasn't interested. That is until just Two weeks ago actually.
Found LL on Distro Watch and it was a god send. Easy to install, plenty of options for a computer to just browse the web and listen to music and best of all, my little 1GB memory computer ran butter smooth!
I then found this forum and started reading and was blown away by the willingness to help and the community aspect of it. I don't do social media or any types of online interactions for that matter except for corresponding with humans from the 'real' world, hehe.
Anyways, I am glad to have found this resource and I hope to contribute to the community!