I’ve been splitting most of my time between work and school, so haven’t had much time for my hobbies in the past few months. I’ve started picking up my radio again lately, however, so I should be back soon with some more interesting info.
I got Ubuntu 9.10 up and running this past weekend so I could start testing out some Linux software, and I was amazed how much was available. I assumed there would be a lot of obscure stuff out there that I would run across eventually, but there was a separate category for amateur radio right in the software manager!
I’ve used Linux a decent amount in the past, but it was usually for work, or just playing around with it at home on a spare machine for the heck of it. Since OS X is my primary OS, I didn’t see enough of an advantage to having a dedicated Linux machine (OS X is officially UNIX, so very similar to Linux under the hood). After seeing this, I’m going to have to start taking Linux a little more seriously.
It may be a little while before I can review any of the Linux software, but I’ll have some posted on my software page as soon as possible.
An unanticipated death in the family, a trip home, and a vacation out West–it’s been keeping me away. I’ll be back!