Seems like a long time ago I said I would return to Windows, Jan 2010 to be closer.
Well, it didn't last long back then but I have gone back to Windows again.
This time it looks like I'm staying with Windows after over 10 years of only Linux. I was a huge advocate for Linux and spouted the message a'high. I initially learned a lot here at LXQ to get over the hurdles that are placed on everything Linux.

Here are my reasons:

My graphics pad would never...

The never ending config continues...

Tried to get surround sound going on Buntu 10.04. After about TEN hours I give up. It is so complicated with workings from here to Xmas and beyond. It really is a joke to keep it so messed up. I tried two sound cards.
Pulse is a complete mystery. If you install some pulse tools you have multiple entries in the menu all for the same peice, PulseAudio.
There's Alsa, Pulse and a host of other sound servers configs and things to keep...

what might go down well for linux in general is a killer application that, pulls together and can play medias, read/write email, with messaging, tv and video phone, has some games. But uses a new base of codecs that will run on anything and be cross platform. It would have to be fantastic and 'must have' software even for windows users.
But would have a special licence that it be given away and/or included free to any linux distro, but for windows it would not be free and have to be purchased...

Web editing has just become a lot easier now that I´ve opened Nvu the Linux web editor. Now at Version 1.0.

On first glance it seems nice and up to date. A site manager on the left side allowed me to add a couple of existing sites, setting the http address and the local site storage or test server.

The first page I opened was one I had difficulty in Dreamweaver with. The header table was shifting an image down and I could not find what was doing it. But one look at...

Hmmm, a blog.
Ten years on the net and this will be a first.
If anyone else actually reads this, good luck, I hope you gain from your time.

As a first entry; I am right this minute doing an online update to a brand new WinXP install.
This has gone all too well i.e. XP install @ 40mins then SP2 install @ 1hr20mins. Then antivirus and firewall and now the online update. I started at 3pm, it's now 5:51pm.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE...

This is...