Flashpoint

I bitch to my family members too much about my frustrations with Microsoft operating systems and Microsoft's recent release of the troubled Vista operating system. One of them finally suggested that I blog about it. Blogging sounded like a great way to blow off this steam. Maybe it will help to put me in touch with more like-minded souls, as well.

What I plan to do in this blog is to describe some of my frustrations and experiences with Microsoft Vista (Don't buy it!!!), but, more importantly, I plan to describe my explorations into the world of the *free* Linux operating system. I have discovered some great resources on the Web and will share them as well.

I do owe Microsoft a big debt of thanks... for pushing me into learning about the wonderful world of Linux. Linux has been around since the early 1990's thanks to a man named Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman, and a cast of thousands. With the World Wide Web, Linux is out there for anybody to try... for free.

--bbneo