Moving forward

// January 23rd, 2007 // Tools, Web Development

Wow, two posts in one night!

Okay so I was thinking about this whole moving everything to my server and hosting my own domain thing and realized that it has been a goal of mine that has been simply that for too long.  Now I am not promising anything, but I really should make some sort of progress soon.  I am currently using Windows Server 2003 and it has done the job as a file server thus far.  Well, except for the fact that it’s not a “Genuine” copy and every time I lose power or I have to restart the server I can’t log into it.  I have set it up a few times a couple different ways and it happens each time.  This really don’t bother me since all I do use it for is a file server and I am still able to access and move files to and from the file share via my XP desktop no problem.  I now have a couple of 180 trial keys that I could use if needed.  I just have to do the old wipe the partition and reinstall windows crap again.  The thing is, is that I would really rather use Unix/Linux instead.  As I have read many times over it’s a much better platform for running a web server on.  Also, it is really free as opposed to free if you steal it.  (I feel so ashamed :p)  And I am really taking an interest in IT security and to really learn that I would really need to know how to use Unix/Linux system.  So recently I downloaded Ubuntu and I even installed it on my desktop so I dual boot Windows XP and Ubuntu.  I have to say that I like it and it is pretty friendly for a n00b like myself.  I was able to install the greatest browser ever, Opera.  I had problems with this in the past using Ubuntu, but that was many versions ago.  Also, Opera now offers specific install packages for Ubuntu and it did not in the past, just those general Linux installs and that is the stuff I have problems with.  However, I was able to install the Flash Player plug-in and I had to use the sh command in the terminal.  Woot, progress. (I think)

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