I spent the last week in Austin, Texas for SXSW, where I was surrounded by a wonderful concentration of folks who are excited about using technology to push society forward. Now back in Chicago, I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things and learning some new technologies as I go.
I recently completed my first Linux install on my Asus EEE netbook that was previously running Windows Starter 7 (blech). I've been wanting to use Ubuntu on this machine for awhile, but the limitations of my super sweet vintage iBook G4 finally prompted me to take action and make it happen. Now working on a Linux machine and without access to Textmate, I decided that this would be a good opportunity to learn Vim. Learning Vim has slowed my Artisan story progress, but it's worth it.
I don't have a whole lot to report on my progress, but I will say that it was very cool to go to SXSW and feel like I can have better conversations with other Ruby developers. Four months ago, I would have felt lost in conversation. I'm looking forward to seeing how my understanding progresses another four months down the road.
That sounds like an awesome experience Trina! I'd like to go to SXSW at some point. Regarding you netbook -- have you heard about Jupiter Applet? I am using it on my Ubuntu notebook and it improved my battery life quite a bit. It is a pain to install but may be worth the time to get it going. I believe these are the directions I used: http://www.webupd8.org/2011/09/jupiter-applet-finally-available-for.html
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