It's amusing to watch an otherwise intelligent person (virtually of course only - I'm grateful that I probably don't have to witness the personal breakdowns that are taking place), desperately trying to get Linux to work and blaming Linux, throwing snide comments about Linux vs. Windows. I mean, the guy writes books, he's a co-author of the Cluetrain Manifesto, has an academic degree, but he's not able to buy and read a beginner's book about Linux before installing a completely new operating system. Classic case of overqualification - too smart to learn.
At Joho the Blog there's the original article.