So. 31 January to 6 February 2016.
I spent all week getting my new computer set up and copying my personal archive to a shiny new disk so that the old machine will have a snapshot of it. It’s about a terabyte and a half of stuff.
Then came getting the new computer going as my primary desktop and.. well.. let’s just say Windows 7 is having some severe issues settling in. Many failed updates. Many late nights, many swear words, many “reverting changes” boot/shutdown screens and many disappointed sighs when I discover I’m still stuck with Internet Explorer 8.
As much as I’d like to ditch Windows for Linux (currently Xubuntu) completely at this point, I’m stuck with Windows for audio work and of course gaming, among other things. Definitely not planning on making the jump to Linux-based audio any time soon either.
That said, it’s really awesome to see Linux distros getting more and more capable with respect to music and seeing more pro-standard audio tools become available for Linux – I’m really pleased that u-he is working on Linux versions of his flagship audio software, for instance. I’m open to the idea, but not as something to do this weekend. 🙂
I think I’ve finally cracked the missing story element of “A moment in the sun”. A certain piece of mid-19th century French music has been very helpful. So more on that front next week.
Bye for now!