Alternatives to popular software
My computer Dante is old and slowing down. But due to financial constrains, upgrading or buying a new one isn’t an option now or anytime in the near future. If it was, I won’t be writing this post.
I have a newish external HD where I back up all my data and leave unplugged until I need it. This is a precaution I decided to put in place some months ago because Dante is problematic. The other reason is because I want to be able to grab the HD and run in any event I have 2 minutes to evacuate the house. The only things running on the machine itself are applications and copies of files that I need.
I am prepared for the eventuality that my computer will roll over and die any time, but when the moment comes, it hurts anyway.
So Dante’s HD croaked during an attempt to upgrade his RAM a month ago, giving me something to blame if I can’t locate certain files. A new HD was procured, but since everything was wiped, my dad (one of the original computer geeks in town) simply reinstalled Windows XP and left me to figure everything else out.
Shortly before HD death, I was already looking out and replacing certain programs on my computer with something that guzzles less memory. This is a very interesting journey that led to me discovering good alternatives to popular software. I’ll be sharing my favourites in this post.
