I tried using Chromium and it’s just too slow…

The pain of using CrossOver Chromium doesn’t make me feel attracted towards it. Maybe we should all just wait for the versions of Linux. At least experiencing it recently makes me hope that the worth should be worth it.

I couldn’t even take screenshots for this post Chromium was crashing. Has anyone been able to try Code Weavers’ Chromium with success?

As much as there are ways to use the built-in wifi on my laptop. There’s fwcutter and ndiswrapper. Actually, my dilemma with it is the firmware. I still have to get it from the internet and I can’t because I have problems with my LAN port. I’d probably try that tomorrow though, when I get to the office where the cable is longer.

In any case, it’s a pain to get things working from time to time. Especially after our sys ad changed the Wifi network’s security protocol to WPA. It seems that my built-in Broadcom wifi card really has difficulty connecting. I get dropped easily. When dual-booting to Windows, I seem to have no troubles. It’s either I work using Windows or I work when there’s not so many people competing for wifi connection.

There are other models with their wifi cards supported without hassles or issues. I envy them in a lot of ways. This is why the next time I agree to buy a laptop I’d check out the wifi card immediately. The only thing I am thankful for at the moment is that at least there’s fwcutter.

So there’s the lesson for the day: Don’t be like me when it comes to buying laptops. Buy something well-supported.