Adventures in Technology
Last night was fun. I'm sure I'm probably the last person on this blog to set up a wireless network, but on the off chance that there's still someone here who hasn't done it--”PEER PRESSURE!!!” Wireless networking is awesome!. I've got my new laptop running Windows XP Pro, and I relegated my desktop PC to a file and print server. I stole my KVM setup for my laptop, and use rdp services to get into my file/print server now. Sweet!
I also installed Suse Linux 9.1 on my spare PC last night. I've never been really impressed with Linux before (I had to work in it for a year and a half, so I do have user experience), but Suse 9.1 looks good so far. Of course, this is only the first night. I'll report back on what I find later. My first major task will be to set up some kind of rdp or vnc connection to the linux station as well. That way I can work with any of my three systems from anywhere in the house. If someone knows how to do that--well, my comments section is enabled <grin />.
Tonight I'll be coding from the trenches. By day I do ASP .NET development, but by night, I do contract work as a C programmer in Linux writing drivers for a drive-through order confirmation system. Tonight I'll be in a live, running restaurant, writing a driver for a system I've never seen. :) Who said there's no excitement being a geek?
Well, work is calling... Best wishes to all.
Chris