linux at work

[Matt Alexander]

Sweet!  Keep it up!  Your next task, should you choose to accept it, is to
convert your coworker's desktops to Linux.  I'll expect a monthly report
on your progress.  ;-)
~M

On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, charlie bullen wrote:

> This is more of a report that either a question or an answer. Fairly long.
>
> I got my employer to let me bring a linux box to work to use  (Suse 7.3 Kde
> 2.2,  950 AMD 128 megs ram) . I have been using linux at home for 1.5 years
> off and on, but this is new for me as at home I can do what ever I want and
> at work, I have tasks assigned to me that must get done in a timley manner in
> the way the "boss" wants. I am pleased to report that linux has met the
> challange and in fact in some ways is easier and more versitile than the
> other OS I've been forced to use.
>
> I have to have word processing and spread sheet available, for which I am
> using open office 1.0. I am using Opera for a browser, but I think I will
> change to Mozilla. Konquerer doesn't seem to work on one of out internal
> sites.
>
> One problem with opera though is that I have several groups of tasks. Each
> group requires several programs, including at times 3 or 4 browser windows. I
> can use virtual desktops to segregate the task groupings, which has worked
> out well, but opera presents a problem as all the opera windows are opening
> in the same window. If I used Mozilla, could I open a Mozilla session in a
> virtual window and then keeping that session there, open 1 or more sessions
> in another window?
>
> Enough rambling for now. If there is any interest I'll keep up the reports of
> using linux as a desktop in the workplace.
>
> Charlie
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