05-10-2017, 01:30 AM
Hi!
I'm a little bit technophobic when it comes to computers. Kinda like, push the wrong button and BOOM! Permanent, irreversible, catastrophic disaster.
Even though I dare to tinker a little bit with Linux distros when I'm feeling brave, at least on my main home desktop computer that I use for most of my college coursework, I'm using and really loving my Linux Lite! I need simplicity more than anything, and stability is just about equally important for me. Linux Lite fits the bill! I wrote about treating technophobia with Linux Lite here in my "technophobe's blog."
I'm not on Facebook or Google where you're kinda like a "commodity" for sale to advertisers, but I've been playing around on Diaspora for a few months... It gets off to a very slow start but if you stick with it it kinda develops into a wonderful place to learn and grow.
One of the coolest things about Linux - and Linux Lite in particular - is how infinitely customizable it is, not just cosmetically, but system-wide. I've got Midori on in place of Firefox, Evolution in place of Thunderbird, and I added a supercool point-and-click USB stick formatter (called Mintstick) that I heard about from a Linux Mint user. It's standard in Mint and LXLE, and I dare say, it ought to be in LL too (easier and quicker than using GParted just to format a USB thumb drive, which I do a lot between school stuff and external backups.
Looking forward to learning and maybe even contributing a little here and there.
I'm a little bit technophobic when it comes to computers. Kinda like, push the wrong button and BOOM! Permanent, irreversible, catastrophic disaster.
Even though I dare to tinker a little bit with Linux distros when I'm feeling brave, at least on my main home desktop computer that I use for most of my college coursework, I'm using and really loving my Linux Lite! I need simplicity more than anything, and stability is just about equally important for me. Linux Lite fits the bill! I wrote about treating technophobia with Linux Lite here in my "technophobe's blog."
I'm not on Facebook or Google where you're kinda like a "commodity" for sale to advertisers, but I've been playing around on Diaspora for a few months... It gets off to a very slow start but if you stick with it it kinda develops into a wonderful place to learn and grow.
One of the coolest things about Linux - and Linux Lite in particular - is how infinitely customizable it is, not just cosmetically, but system-wide. I've got Midori on in place of Firefox, Evolution in place of Thunderbird, and I added a supercool point-and-click USB stick formatter (called Mintstick) that I heard about from a Linux Mint user. It's standard in Mint and LXLE, and I dare say, it ought to be in LL too (easier and quicker than using GParted just to format a USB thumb drive, which I do a lot between school stuff and external backups.
Looking forward to learning and maybe even contributing a little here and there.
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