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What I'm running
on my laptop:
Windows XP with Xubuntu in a virtual machine. I find that
using a lightweight Linux distribution in a virtual machine lets
you connect remotely to Linux machines at roughly the same speed
as if you were to use a remote GUI package such as Cygwin or X-32. Mac OSX
Useful programs that you can download for free:
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Firefox |
Great web browser. The ad-block
extension alone is worth the switch from IE. |
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MS Virtual Desktop Manager |
From windows power toys, gives
you the multi-desktop workspace that Linux and Unix users
like. |
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ActivePerl |
PERL interpreter for windows. |
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Notepad++ |
Nice, lightweight code editor.
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Free Download Manager |
Great download manager. Get
this, then get FlashGot extension for Firefox, you'll have a
powerful combination. |
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ObjectDock |
A windows version of the Mac
toolbar that most people like. |
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vmware player |
A virtual machine for windows
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Good links:
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sourceforge |
sourceforge.net -- free/open
software projects site |
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Freshmeat |
freshmeat.net -- another free
software site |
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lxrlinux |
lxr.linux.no -- browse the Linux
kernel source |
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I'll put up links,
and some more stuff
later. Until then, you can search for these programs on download.com
Humor:
There's a great
comic series online called "PhD Comics." It's pretty funny, especially if
you're an engineering or computer science major. It's a satirical
look at the "dark side" of grad school.
Here are some of my
favorite strips:
I recommend visiting
their website, they have hundreds of these strips online.
This is an inside joke
for machine learning people who are also internet geeks. It is
outrageously funny to the very small group of people who get it.
This picture of Dr.
Vapnik was taken by Prof. Yann
LeCun and can be found on his website. I had thought it was
photoshopped until I met Prof. LeCun at a conference and he told
me that it was a real photograph.
Interesting
links:
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