Wow. I've thought that I knew what busy was until I took this job. There is just so much to do. I'm way too busy to write to this blog as much as I used to. I'm also really enjoying this job a whole lot and I haven't even started teaching yet! Anyways, here's some summary as to the past month of activity:
-Started working with Hershey Christian School on July 17th. Process began with taking inventory and evaluating the hardware situation. I'm still in the proccess of analysis, but things are improving.
-Tried out Ubuntu Linux on my compaq laptop for two weeks. I would have to say that it was quite an initial learning curve, but it ended up being very nice to work with. However, having lived in a windows environment for pretty much all of my post-college life, I could not find ways to avoid using Microsoft software. In fact, the issues with wireless networking, printer compatibility, and other things just led me to give it up. I'd have to say that if I had lots of time, I'd probably still be running Linux right now. I just don't have the time nor the energy to invest into it.
-I've acquired a new laptop computer through my job. Being the IT Director gives me some priveleges of having a laptop. The machine is really cool. Its an HP Compaq nx7400 15.4" widescreen with 1 GB of RAM, an 80GB HD, and an Intel 1.83 Core Duo processor. This laptop has made things so easy for me in terms of managing all the 1 billion tasks I now have to do.
-We're moving. We sold our house and settle on it at the end of August. We found an old fixer-upper in the city with more square footage, and some charm. We'll be moving into that sometime in September, if all goes well. Between the new job and the move, there's plenty to keep me busy...lol.
