Project update. I have been thinking about computers. There's the idea of care and maintenance, safety and security, external storage and computer operating systems. I have a laptop that was retired from school use but functional. I decided quite awhile ago to install a new operating system. I installed Ubuntu Studio but never got it working. So it sits collecting dust. I have decided to return to this project and start all over again. I have been researching operating systems for computers. I am particularly interested in open source systems and software. As I have been browsing through websites and wikipedia entries I am beginning to compile questions. Here's what I have to this point: Questions for project: What is an operating system? What do operating systems do? Can I install Ubuntu successfully on old IBM laptop? Can I make it work with my music player and photographs? Can I work with out MS software? Can I use it with my Iphone? How do I delete old OS? How do I access the BIOS? How do I install new OS?
So while I have contemplated my project, I have tried some new tricks. I was able to reformat a thumbdrive that had been rendered inaccessible and use it to download Ubuntu desktop. I was able to transfer an assignment done in Word for my Information Inquiry course to Google Docs and read it from my iPhone. I learned that docs read from the iPhone can't be edited from the iPhone. I was able to add blogs of classmates to my iGoogle page and access them from my iPhone. (I can read them discretely in staff meetings when I am bored.)
I have found some information about the applications included in Ubuntu Studio so I will not be completely as lost as I have been with the first attempt to install a new operating system. Besides, I would like to see if life can be survived without Microsoft. Well, we will see. Keep ya posted. Stay tuned.
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