Quantum Forest logs are written by Luis A. Apiolaza in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Yesterday I changed from an old, clunky Dell laptop to a plain, business-like Acer TravelMate 290. I received the computer with a barebones installation: Windows 2000, Office 97, Groupwise and Java Virtual Machine. This is equivalent to getting a new car with only a chassis and engine, and puts on me the burden of installing a large number of programs and trying to get the machine to my standards. Incidentally, the computer comes with old Microsoft software because IT services at work can’t see the advantage of switching to XP and spending a couple of millions in the process. I tend to agree, although I wouldn’t mind ditching Groupwise for MS Outlook.
This will involve immediately installing:
This will be followed by a plethora of other programs. In addition, programs with the symbol † require some sort of product activation, which I always find a hassle. Thus, a few projects will be delayed, including updating a couple of web sites.
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