July 29, 2009
Ubuntu 9 on thumb drive
Currently if I work from home I have two options: remote desktop into my work machine and code from there, or work locally at home after syncing up my code. The problem with remoting into work is it's extremely slow and I can't use your full screen. The problem with working locally is when I'm going back to the office and my code isn't finished, it's difficult to sync the half finished code.
So I have installed Ubuntu Linux onto a thumb drive and will use that as my 'work' machine, and tote it back and forth to work. Now I can have my half finished work on the drive and either work from home or in the office.
Here are the steps I took:
- Partitioned my thumb drive with GParted following Choice 1 of these directions (I had to download the vb6stkit.dll). I put this install onto a SD card instead of the thumbdrive as you can't partition the drive you are running GParted from. So the SD card has GParted and that partitions the thumbdrive.
- Downloaded the Ubuntu ISO (install) and used these directions to install it onto my thumbdrive. I upgraded to the 4GB persistence file. You have to use the peristence if you want to save your customizations or installs from within Ubuntu
July 26, 2009
Went to coast to avoid the heat
We went down to the beach to try and beat the heat. On Saturday Ingrid and I went down to Oswald West. Sunday we took my mom for a horse ride.
July 23, 2009
Keevin & Sylvia
Keevin and Sylvia are leaving for Kentucky for medical school. They will be missed, and they will be back.
July 19, 2009
Porch III
More deck work this weekend. We have the framing in for the deck, now it's time to put in joists. Someday in the far future we will get the decking itself put on.
July 18, 2009
Moto ride in Gorge
Ingrid and I went for a ride to the Gorge with my new saddle bags - no more backpack. I rode her moto from Larch Mountain back down to Crown Point. It's about the fastest thing I've ever driven, maybe not the van, but very fast.
July 12, 2009
Front Porch II
The deck work has continued. Last weekend we got all of the old porch out and this weekend we staked out the new posts and put them in. 40 bags of concrete later we are now ready for the joists.
July 4, 2009
4th July
For the 4th of July we all went down to Gearhart to play with the dogs and snag candy in the parade. I rode down on the moto for my first freeway drive, which was on the scary side. Ingrid and her mom came down on Friday with the dogs. They got along with Simone's dog Hazel after a break in period. We all went to sleep before the fireworks started as we are old.
