Thanks for the help guys, I was looking at jolicloud also, even before ubuntu. Ubuntu does seem overwhelming, but so does editing all the fields for rainmeter(even finding the damn weather code). Right now I have the enigma theme running. Think i'll get the ropes of RM then try ubuntu, only booted it twice but I liked the look of it a lot.
Was ubuntu a hassle with dealing with photos? I edit a few raw photos(just for myself, no clients)