One of my current Linux systems has earned the title of beautiful. Why? How about the fact that I have a calendar on my 13 desktops? Yep, BEAUTIFUL!

Beautiful Screenshot

Beautiful Screenshot

Specs

Computer: (Doesn’t matter. It’s not old, but it’s untraceable (including its much needed replacement parts *ugh*))  ZT Affinity PC

Linux Distro: Crunchbang Linux 8.10 (8.10 will always be a classic!)

Background: Art is Resistance – Found here

Pager: BBPager (My config file – bbpager.rc)

System Monitor: Conky (My config file - conkyrc1 and conkyrc2 – See the tutorial!)

Window Manager: Fluxbox (My config file – theme.cfg)

So today something very awesome happened, I was told that I lost my ‘Windows pass’ For the Linux nerds out there, then you know how I’m feeling. Here are the events that took place.

I was down stairs on the kitchen computer (basic Dell running Windows XP: 6 users, 1 administrator). Next to the computer is an all-in-one fax/scanner/copier. I  had a check I wanted to scan in, so I plugged in the scanner and pressed ’scan’. At first nothing happened and I thought nothing of it. I couldn’t get it to scan (which was weird because my sister uses it all the time – same computer, same scanner). I checked all the connections (it was USB) and made sure everything was ready. I just couldn’t get it to scan. It should have just been a matter of pressing a button and having Windows pop a window up asking what actions to take, but this didn’t happen. So my Dad sat down and he got it to work. Yep, just like that. Now, he was logged-in on his admin account, which is what I thought solved it, but then he said something very interesting:

Dad: It  probably doesn’t recognize you any more, I guess you have lost you Windows pass.

Me: That’s fine, Linux is better.

Dad: *Laughs* It’s probably saying, ‘Ha, try doing that in Linux’*

Now, I was fine with losing my ‘Windows pass’ (I have not had a Windows machine for almost a year) but the last part was just a mockery. So I added my two cents:

Me: You mean hooking up to a scanner, like what I’m currently doing right now, on my Crunchbang Linux machine upstairs?

Me *a thought*: Because if that’s what you meant, then just let it be known, Linux can do anything Windows can do! (if not better!)*

So I guess it’s official, I’m a Linux Man

* Why wouldn’t any Linux distribution be able to handle a simple scanner?!

** For those of you who don’t believe that statement, let me just leave you with this comment: Windows users, is there any command (or free, built-in program) that allows you to back-up (*.iso) your harddrive (or any drive) from command-line, in  2 character or less? (Linux users you already know what I’m talking about.) I’ve been in the Windows world long enough to know that no such built-in command or program exist. So ha!