Technology – Page 25 – Why Would I Write

Living with Linux: one month report

November 12, 2015 by goodnewsgeorge

It’s been over a month since I first installed Linux on my sister’s old laptop and I haven’t regretted it yet. In fact, I think it’s probably one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I always had an interest in the operating system. Back in highschool, I even bought ‘The complete idiot’s guide to Linux’ (which I’m sure is completely outdated today) which came with a free Linux installation CD.

However, back then I wasn’t brave enough to completely wipe out my family’s computer operating system just to give it a shot (I didn’t have a spare computer lying around back then and I wasn’t extremely well versed in formatting computers). Fortunately this also meant I saved myself the trouble of teaching my family how to relearn using the computer.

Eye Have Got My I On You

November 5, 2015 by goodnewsgeorge

Yesterday, I welcomed my second nephew into the world. While my sister didn’t start flooding her social media feed with pictures of the kid, she did share some photos with us on WhatsApp. She did the same thing when she had her first child. Trust me when I say she’s not the only one who does this. I’m at the age where people around my age are having kids of their own and it’s something I would have been oblivious to if it wasn’t for my Facebook feed filling up with pictures of babies.

I’m not complaining and it’s not a bad thing. I have no qualms with what kind of photos people want to post up. If I don’t like it, I just ignore it or block it, no biggie. It’s just interesting to know that in today’s day and age, kids are digitally imprinted the day they are born.

Online data and me

October 30, 2015 by goodnewsgeorge

As you can already tell, I’m a huge proponent of the internet because of the convenience it brings me. I love the fact that I can sign in to Chrome on a new computer, and all my favorite sites, bookmarks, logins are synced and ready to be used. I love the fact that when I’m searching for something, the search results are tailored for me based on my past searches. I enjoy having reminders for any upcoming events automatically appearing on my phone even though I didn’t add them to my calendar manually. I love that Google tells me how long it’s going to take for me to get to work based on the usual route I drive everyday. It’s great. This convenience is awesome.