Be delighted to, next time we meet. (My next conventions are Baycon, ConChord, OVFF, and Conflikt). An alternative for playing around is to run Ubuntu off the live CD - programs take longer to start, but it doesn't touch your hard drive.
Dual-boot is always an option if there are Windows programs you need.
*sigh* My Dad was an OS2 user; never did persuade him to try Linux. He's the one who got me interested in folk music, science fiction, and computers back in the 1950's. Chemist turned hacker, in his case. He died in 1999.
(added: um... I see you're in Oregon. I'll be in Portland for OSCon July 22-5.)
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Dual-boot is always an option if there are Windows programs you need.
*sigh* My Dad was an OS2 user; never did persuade him to try Linux. He's the one who got me interested in folk music, science fiction, and computers back in the 1950's. Chemist turned hacker, in his case. He died in 1999.
(added: um... I see you're in Oregon. I'll be in Portland for OSCon July 22-5.)