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Latest News: Ch-ch-ch-changes
Look for several updates and changes around here over the course of the next few days. Nothing earth-shattering, mind you, but a few tweaks here and there. After months of neglect because I was stumbling around blindly without any thought for time management, I figured it was actually time to start managing my time well and getting things done; surprise of all surprises, it's working!
Shocking, I know.
Posted on April 9th, 2012, 8:14 AM | View the full News Archive
Latest Article: The iPad Experiment
My working conditions here at the studios have undergone a curious evolution. I started on Windows, and quickly ditched it because I hate Windows. I switched over to Ubuntu, and used it for years. Eventually, however, I decided that I wanted to be able to use a newer version of Photoshop, and upgraded to an iMac, which I loved, but ultimately sold to someone else to downsize to an iPad when my use for Photoshop dwindled. And today, I've come full circle, and I'm in the process of installing Ubuntu on an old computer again to use as my primary workstation.
Why am I abandoning the iPad as my main editing platform? The reason is simple: efficiency. The iPad has proven to be absolutely, 100% fully functional as a code editor and uploader. Functionality, however, hasn't translated to speed, which normally, I wouldn't mind; the office atmosphere around here has always been kind of laid back. Things are getting busier and busier for me in many streams of life, however, and I've got to maximize my efficiency of time, so I'm going back to the desktop as my primary workstation.
So what was the big difference, you ask? The lack of true multitasking on the iPad. Yes, I can flip back and forth between applications on the iPad, but there's something about being able to look at information on one application while working in another that works well with my thought processes. Again, the iPad's fully functional; there's nothing I can do on the desktop that I can't do on the iPad in the realm of editing code. The difference is simply the speed at which I can do it.
I will keep the iPad around as a secondary, portable workstation, as it works perfectly in that role. It's also the only thing I'll use for recreation and my ministerial work, as the desktop can't compete in those respects. For straight-out coding, however, it turns out that there's just nothing that beats a good, old-fashioned Linux box.
Posted on April 18th, 2012, 11:34 AM | View the full Article Archive
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