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So looking at the version of firefox that I had I realized that it’s OLD. I uninstalled the old version (I think) and installed the more up-to-date one. And while I did that I noticed that Songbird got uninstalled. WHOOPS! No biggy, reinstalled perfectly.

Now I have the latest version of Firefox.

I also removed the little desktop folder off the desktop and kept icons… I have to think of using a dock. Going to look for a decent one under KDE. SO that is about all I did for today.

Another day of nothing much. I ripped a couple DVD’s and one of them seemed to not quite be right but I think it’s the track I chose to rip. There was like 90 tracks in the table of contents and a bunch of them seemed it could be the right one. *sigh*

However the other one was correct and things went fine. More movie backups made. Go me.

I updated to a new version of Firefox that the name escapes me as I write this, but it’s a ubuntu based fork of 3.5 that seems to work fine. I also imported all my old bookmarks that I exported when I was under windows.

Also I found the Ubuntu Vidcast site. But the thing doesn’t play on my iPod because it’s in Ogg Vorbis. Dernit! And the video link for the ipod is a iTunes link. GAH!

Ok let’s begin a by saying I am using an Acer Aspire 5720Z for this whole experiment. It has a built in webcam and microphone as a little extra on the unit.

I completely backed up all my important Windows based things (in case I return to windows) and all my important documents (podcasts, itunes settings, pictures, and other stuff) onto my external harddrive.

Took a DEEP breath and put the installation CD into my CD drive and rebooted the machine.

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I have been a user of Windows since version 3.0 came out and in my opinion it’s become a crutch for my computer needs. It’s also been increasingly bloated and bothersome to say the least.

I have dabbled with Linux. But now I have decided to attempt a completely Windows Free system.

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