I managed to install NetBeans and get it working on the Linux box today. Rather an adventure trying to figure out the directory and file permissions, but it is accomplished. If I thought it would help, I’d consider spending the money for the NB certification. But I don’t foresee that particular piece of wallpaper as a vital element of the employment acquisition strategy.

I’ve also downloaded pfSense personal firewall. Tami told me yesterday that she heard that a fresh install of Windows XP can become compromised in less than one second after connection to the internet for software updates. Ugh. Going to have to download in install antivirus and firewall stuff prior to connecting the next system build.