A Different Vista

With all the talk of Vista lately, I feel as though I'm almost caving into the hype. To remedy this, I have taken up a challenge for myself.

For three (3) day time periods, I will live my computing life on three different operating systems. First will be XP, which has been my mainstay for five years or so. Second will be Vista, which is obviously still Windows, yet still a testbed of sorts. Finally Ubuntu Linux, installed on my Inspiron 5150 laptop, will be my final test.

The rules are simple: during each three day trial, I must use each OS wholly, without switching to another to accomplish any task that I normally might. This should pose interesting application compatibility issues, although it is worth noting the switch to Ubuntu won't be too hard, since I'm already used to using open source apps like Firefox and Open Office on a daily basis.

I will update at the end of each trial to report my experience. This will be a three week project, starting next week.

Out.