On 7/31/10 8:13 AM, keith smith wrote:
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> Eric,
>
> These are tough times.  You seem to like Linux and the things that 
> surround it.  I am wondering about something not so main stream.
>
> Have you thought of ways to make money off the internet?  Would you be 
> able to support a LAMP server?  Programming?  Writing (building an 
> authority site on a specific theme) and affiliate marketing?
>
> It costs little in dollars to get these types of going.  The real cost 
> is in time.  It could take 6 months of full-time effort to get things 
> working and making some decent money, however after that you have 
> momentum.
>
>
>
I wouldn't mind hosting a server or 2 here. Hwever, I am on a 
residential service package and cox would terminate me quickly for any 
such activity (why do they give us a fat pipe if they aren't going to 
allow us to use it then?). I would seriously have to go back to school 
to relearn what i have lost over years of non-use (and lacking money, 
thats going to make things difficult). I can do some online learning.  I 
am in the midst of setting up for retraining at the Arizona Bridge to 
Independent Living. I've gone 20 years without learning braille and i 
find I must now use it frequently, soo. I am getting the training.

Now, I do make money from servicing computers ever now and then (word of 
mouth advertising) and my rates are not cheap (about $65.00 an hour) but 
I don't require payment (especially if you happen to be in the same 
straights I am). I use the computer service thing to keep up minimum 
skills on the hardware and software I use. I does get me over a hump in 
some months though.

as for linux, I can run it either on a stand alone machine or as part of 
a VM here. Since I do have a lot of uptime (unless the power drops or 
cox has problems with their net) I think I can handle some remote ops (I 
just can't advertise it much as cox would want a lot more $$$ to convert 
me to a business line).

I'll look into LAMP or perhaps a few others. I need to relearn a lot of 
stuff anyway.