So good news, the computers are up and running!!!! And no data lost (that i can tell or noticed). The desktop still won't run Windows, but i did get some open-source programs to manage my iPod. And by programs and i mean at least two different ones to make it happen. One program to load the music, and other to fix the damage the first program did to my player. But it works for now, and thats all that matter. At some point i'll find something that does everything: loads songs and doesn't corrupt it.
The laptop is up and running again. Had to reinstall Ubuntu to make this happen. But thankfully you can run Ubuntu from the CD and access the hard drive to salvage any random bits of data. Which is a pain but since that random bits of data was all my vacation photos from the trip, i was motivated to learn how to do this. I got to learn about using "chown" command to access files (which has nothing to do with 'clowns') and i also learned that though Linux boxes can easily connect to a networked windows boxes they don't play as well with their own kind. I got to setup a 'FTP' server (which worked but couldn't get it to upload) then i learned to use SSH. Which is far easier to setup. actually almost stupidly easy. which means the geek will want me to try even harder and sillier things to do with Ubuntu. Sadly I am starting to get use to using the terminial to get things done.
No i still haven't posted the pictures from the trip, but i am using the excuse that the computers were broke, and i was busy, and possiblily lazy. :P
well thats all for now.......
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