Ordered Grandma a Dell Ubuntu PC

My mother, (my children's grandmother) is sorely in need of a new computer. Her old one is running Windows ME and is in need of either (1) reformatting or (2) dropped into Lake Lanier. She doesn't have Office and I can't get OpenOffice to install on the damn thing. I also can't get Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. Yes, a wipe is needed but supporting the Dell Linux initiative and getting a modern machine is nice too. After all,I'm not supporting Windows anymore. Or so I think! HA! I can't sink 6 hours to diagnose all of the viruses problems, spyware problems, plus the anti-virus problems, plus the anti-spyware problems.

So I went to http://dell.com/linux and configured a PC for my mother's birthday. $479 later (plus $33 in tax) , I have the system ordered. Before you think that I'm pretty generous, I'm splitting it with my brother, sister and my father as a gift.  It's nothing special of a computer except that I added 2G of RAM. That should do the trick for the next 7 years or so.

I'll let you know when it arrives and how things work out.

No, I'm not worried one bit that Linux will be difficult for her to operate ... because it's not. :D