This is gonna be the thread where we talk about stuff

Yeah, I've gone and done that, but it's pretty clear there's a lot more stuff going on under the hood that I'm really not willing to risk. It's just upsetting because for years I've been a champion (or at least a proponent) for OS X because of its better workflow (read: Spaces and Exposé/Mission Control) despite its trying really hard and failing to integrate with iOS, a coupling closely related to a jetliner trying to pull an iceberg with a rope comprised of duct tape and chewing gum. Options are getting a little limited, and I have no clue how to get started with Linux. Really got to build one of them boxes.

In a similar vein, I'm having a nightmare trying to install a copy of Windows 8.1 in 64-bit as opposed to the 32-bit it's currently in. The architecture supports a 64-bit system, but for some reason it simply refuses to recognize the Windows 8.1 DVD (purchased at considerable expense) for recovery, and attempting to boot the DVD from the BIOS results in an... orange-stripey crash.

I may be cursed