Okay, Ubuntu Linux, I’ve been running you at home for more than six months, and I like you a lot.

But the one little gotcha?

You aren’t as accommodating as Windows when it comes to editing video. Everything else I do — and I mean everything, you do as well or better. As a result of your one downfall, my posting of cute home videos has been severely curtailed.

On Thursday night I booted into Windows just to update it because there was a new threat infecting millions of computers. Kind of funny, huh, that the one reason I booted into the OS that’s vulnerable to this attack was so that I could download the protection against the attack?

Anyway, Ubuntu, while I was in Windows, I noticed that there were lots of Adobe Premiere Elements (video editor) project files that I never had polished into finished videos. Some were more than two years old, and as a result scored very high on the smile scale when my wife and I watched them.

A couple of very interesting things happened.

First, I found myself missing the simple (but time-consuming) process of turning these videos from excruciating to tolerable. Second, Windows Explorer crashed and the taskbar disappeared for a moment, leaving Adobe open. Then, while I watched more footage of my son playing in his room, the taskbar reappeared. I run Windows XP every day at work, with lots of applications open simultaneously, and NEVER have a problem with it. I’m blaming my home computer glitch on Adobe.

None of the preceding paragraph happened in Ubuntu in the six months I have been running it. While crashes or freeze-ups can occur in Ubuntu, it’s very rare. Ease in video editing, I fear, could be a long time coming.

So, Ubuntu, pardon me if I spend some time with my old friend, Windows XP. Yes, the moment I turned my back on you and ran into XP’s arms, it burped in my face. I feel the need to get back to preserving those memories, however, so as long as XP doesn’t eat onions, I’ll suffer through. You and I will be spending some time apart. Forgive but don’t forget. I shall return.