[thechat] New Year's resolution

[spinhead]

You can get a simple serial switchbox and some extra cables (check for
end-gender) and just switch from one machine to the other. If you do this,
get a digital one, not a manual clunk-switch. I use Belkin Omniwhatevers.
Keyboard, mouse, monitor shared between two machines (or four or 16.) Switch
from one to the other with a few keystrokes.

If you can network 'em, consider VNC. Connect to your Linux box, and open a
remote control window to the Windoze machine. No hardware required, if, as I
said, they can be networked.

Fer books, I'm just getting a decent start on 'Linux for Windows NT/2000
Administrators' by Minasi/York/Hunt but it's been good so far for converting
from Win to Linux.

spinhead


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Stevens" <kjs at ratking.co.uk>
To: <thechat at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 9:57 AM
Subject: [thechat] New Year's resolution


> <DOH!>Sent this to the admin address by accident (sorry guys). Wondered
why
> it didn't show up</DOH!>
>
> Hi Gang
>            OK, I've had it with Microsoft! I took the time and trouble to
> learn ASP, a Microsoft language, but if I want to upgrade to XP I will
have
> to shell out £400 for the Professional version. So, my New Year's
resolution
> is to get into Linux and learn PHP. I have my old machine sitting around
> doing nothing so I'm going to install Linux on that, but I have a couple
of
> questions...
>
> 1. I only have room for 1 monitor, and during the (probably) lengthy
> transitional period I will still be using my Windows machine most of the
> time. Is it possible to run 2 computers using 1 monitor? My idea is to
have
> a Y lead connecting both machines to 1 monitor that I can flick a switch
on
> to view either one. Anyone know if this possible, and what such a lead
would
> be called?
>
> 2. I know a lot of people who are cosy with Linux and can offer me
> assistance, Garrett has kindly offered to come round and install it for me
> for the measly cost of beer & pizza (and heaven knows the poor boy needs
> fattening up), but I am more comfortable with a good reference book that I
> can go through in my spare time. What book recommendations do any of you
> have for a complete novice to use, preferably without the word "Dummies"
in
> the title?
>
> TIA
>
> Kevin Stevens
> kjs at ratking.co.uk
>
>
>