I wrote this piece 6 years ago, and I believe most of it is still relevant today.

[aeischeid@mastodon.social]

@killyourfm Firmware updates have gotten really good for a lot of popular hardware brands, a small nugget to include in the "updates aren't a headache" section

[aeischeid@mastodon.social]

@ernie @killyourfm Yes, this. Gaming is so good, and easy on Linux nowadays.

[killyourfm@layer8.space]

@aeischeid YES, thank you for the reminder about this! Also makes me about things like the Surface kernel project, the great work being done for ASUS laptops, etc. Appreciate it.

[killyourfm@layer8.space]

@aeischeid @ernie Truly amazing how much this has improved in 6 years.

[aeischeid@mastodon.social]

@killyourfm @ernie If you have a AMD or intel graphics card that you will basically never even have to think about graphic driver install or upgrades cause it is all built in is maybe worth touching on. overlaps with that upgrades not headache and gaming is easy stuff

[killyourfm@layer8.space]

@aeischeid @ernie In truth, actually easier than Windows! Gaming definitely needs its own section now -- probably its own series of new articles.

[reay@beige.party]

@killyourfm Timely. I just got a new (to me) laptop with Windows on it. No more excuses to not finally get a harddrive partitioned (that’s… that’s what one does, yes?) and get Linux set up with a dual boot option to dip a toe in.

[killyourfm@layer8.space]

@reay oooh, that's exciting! Will it be your first desktop Linux experience?

[reversemodule@mstdn.games]

@killyourfm My main reason for using Linux is that I can have my own personal workflow. Personalized and optimal for me. Whether it's TWMs or custom keyboard keybinds, immutable or classic distros Linux is so versatile and agile in its usage everyone can have their own personal workflow, so that using your PC is a joy and not a hassle.

That's what sold me Linux initially and it still does so today.

[killyourfm@layer8.space]

@ReverseModule "Linux: Make Your PC Personal Again"