Switching Back to Linux Fulltime

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a few months now. I’ve started it a few times but always get distracted. Gotta love ADHD. Well, that and the fact that I have yet to stop messing with my configs. Idk why I do it, it’s like as soon as I have it set up the way I like it… I don’t like it anymore. Whatever, it’s good to be back. It’s definitely taken me too long. The reason that I wanted to switch back was pretty simple. I like using Linux. I don’t like Windows, and up until a few years ago, gaming on Linux wasn’t really a thing. There were some games that would run out of the box. But most games required some janky Wine work around or just flat out didn’t work, and it wasn’t really worth the time too much. I’ve always liked to have Linux on my lap tops but not always on my main gaming PC. But with the success of Proton and the Steam Deck, gaming on Linux became a whole lot easier. ...

August 24, 2025 · updated September 17, 2025 · 8 min · Chance

My Laptop: The ThinkPad W520

I spent the better part of 4 years using MacBooks as my daily laptop. Starting in 2009 with a white MacBook that I was given by my parents as a graduation gift. I thought I was the coolest kid in the world. I loved that thing. I customized the heck out of it, and I used it all the time. I was a photographer and photographers used MacBooks. Fast forward a few years to 2012 and I upgraded to a late 2011 MacBook Pro. Again, I loved it. I loved the “power” it had – or rather I thought it had – I loved the look of it. It was sleek and sexy. The touch pad clicked in. It was awesome and I thought I needed a MacBook Pro because I was a photographer. ...

February 1, 2019 · updated September 17, 2025 · 4 min · Chance