I think it’s been more than eight months since I first used Linux Mint. Not surprisingly, everything has been working very well here. I am no rocket scientist but I can safely say that I am the least whiner when it comes to internet or viruses situations. Some people with new laptops in the office *yawn* complained about not being able to connect to the server printer AND internet.
The first time I brought Linux Mint in this office, I just sled in the installer disk and simply follow all the instructions and in less than what it took to brace yourself for a fart, I could print my docs. For the internet connection, I simply use the wi-fi that’s not password-protected. I use Pidgin for the messenger, Firefox for browser and Picasa and Gimp for playing with my photos. Of course I use OpenOffice for my day-job. You know, the one that I actually get paid to do 
As for virus… what virus? I update my system periodically and so far have no deadly-blank-blue-screen meltdown (I might have worms or dinosaurs in my system, mind you. I expect I can learn more about this system once I am back around the Real Geeks in Jakarta. You know who you are. Hehehe). In short, I can function properly in my works with Mint.
Anyway, I’ll be returning home soon, but I don’t think I’ll ever go back to the old OS. As one used to say: In a world without borders, why do we need windows and gates? 
Posted by Vaishnavi Rajendran on May 29, 2009 at 12:26 am
I am a mac girl myself
Got very vexed with windows vista. Don’t have much of an experience with Linux though. Except in the university labs 
As for my book binging, I am right now in the “popular fiction rocks mood”, so might probably pick up lots of Nora Roberts. Maybe a volume of Keats 