{"id":1721,"date":"2010-12-14T05:00:13","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.georgetoon.com\/blog\/?p=1721"},"modified":"2010-12-14T14:38:11","modified_gmt":"2010-12-14T19:38:11","slug":"shoveling-out-do-this-when-youre-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.georgetoon.com\/blog\/shoveling-out-do-this-when-youre-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoveling Out? Do This When You’re Done."},"content":{"rendered":"

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After you're done digging out, download Linux!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Note:\u00a0 I’m filing this blog post on Sunday, December 12, 2010…before the storm hits.<\/em><\/p>\n

Double Note: I recommend installing Linux to an older system in order to try it out.\u00a0 Find a system that you no longer use.\u00a0 If you install Linux to your main system you’ll be overwriting Windows’ files and directories. In short, you will lose data!\u00a0 Install Linux to a secondary system and keep your current Windows system. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Midwest is getting blasted with its first big snowstorm of the season.<\/p>\n

In Minneapolis, the roof of the Metrodome collapsed<\/a> under the weight of all the snow that dumped on the area.<\/p>\n

As of this writing, we’re still bracing to see if the storm makes its way into our neck of the woods.\u00a0 I’m guessing that by the time this blog post runs, we’ll also be digging out from all the snow that has fallen.<\/p>\n

The weather forecasters will probably recommend that we all stay\u00a0 off the roads. Auto travel will be hazardous.\u00a0 Roads will be snow covered and icy.\u00a0 We’ll simply just have to shovel, sit, and wait it out.<\/p>\n

So, after you’re done shoveling, plowing and snow throwing, you’ll have plenty of time on your hands.\u00a0 The internet will beckon.\u00a0 If you still have power, you’ll be surfing the internet, getting news updates, emailing friends, etc.<\/p>\n

Now is the perfect time to try Linux!<\/a> Get over to distrowatch.com <\/a>and download an ISO<\/a> of any Linux distribution.\u00a0 I recommend PCLinuxOS or Linux Mint.\u00a0 Once you have the ISO downloaded, it’s a simple matter of burning it to a CD or DVD disc.\u00a0 You can get directions on how to do this from YouTube<\/a>.\u00a0 One youtuber has a pretty good video on how to do this including instructions on getting a free Windows software application to help burn the iso image.<\/a><\/p>\n

The quick instructions to do this are as follows:<\/p>\n

Download a Linux ISO
\nBurn it to a blank CD or DVD
\nReboot your Windows system with the burned Linux disk in the drive
\nRun Linux (from the Disk)<\/p>\n

You’ll be running Linux right off the disk!\u00a0 This way, you can test your system’s hardware to make sure that it’s compatible with Linux.<\/p>\n

Once you’re happy with the way things work, you can install directly to your hard drive.\u00a0 Most Linux distributions have this option right on the desktop.<\/p>\n

Again, as I emphasized above, tryout Linux on an older system.\u00a0 Nowadays, everyone has an older system sitting idle in the corner and gathering dust.\u00a0 Fire it up and give Linux a try on that unused computer. Linux will breathe new life into it!\u00a0 Plus, you can then compare Linux and Windows side by side.<\/p>\n

You might as well.\u00a0 Like the rest of us, you’re snowed in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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