It's been a while since I posted. Unix / Linux - like systems are everywhere!
One of my new "linices" is a MacBook. It didn't take long to see it was much quieter than my Ubuntu desktop (or even the netbook I'd loaded Ubuntu on). At first, I use VNC to connect to my Ubuntu box, but later VirtualBox on the laptop.
I'll look at some of the smaller tools I used to accomodate "unix" usage of my macbook in a later post. It's been 6 months, and I would not have thought I'd be this satisfied. Perhaps the biggest stumbling block is understanding what Windows license to get for a virtual box (so as to be able to make test within a windows environment). I was spoiled by having a pre-release version of Windows 7 (which expired). I do not currently have a pressing need to investigate windows - so I let it go, and remain mostly, increasingly unfamiliar with it.
There are a few mac-specific tools (scripts) I've found to accomodate my unix habits. I'll share those in the future.
In the meantime, welcome to the new unix-ish machine!
