Hello, my name is Ronnie and I am a recovering Microsoft developer.
I have been clean and Microsoft free for:
19 years 10 months 13 days 22 hours 35 minutes 49 seconds.
This domain is
of Microsoft software.
For about
42 years, I have been the Computer Expert wherever I reside.
For a very long time, I thought I was a computer expert.
I know now, I was the Microsoft Expert. I am a card carrying,
multi-certified Microsoft Certified Professional as well as Microsoft Certified Database Administrator,
Systems Engineer, and a few other certifications.
Now when I see someone's Microsoft Windows desktop, I see it as a toy;
something made of cheap plastic with holes in it, and the wheels falling off.
Windows Vista/ Windows 7 appears to have a little shinier, albeit slower cheaper plastic.
I don't think the wheels were ever attached...
I can't even talk about Windows 8 without peeing a little, so I'll just say it's one of the worst things they have ever done, and leave it at that.
It's been a long process, and some of what's been learned will be put on this site as time allows.
If you are the typical Windows power user, I suggest giving Ubuntu Linux a try.
I must warn you though; if you spend a month really learning Ubuntu and/or Debian Linux, or any one of the Debian Based Linux Distributions you won't stop...