Graduation is this morning so I guess this semester has come to an end. The new one begins on Monday. I was looking at what it costs to go to school and noticed something – Technology Fee.
That fee is $9.00 per hour. That means I spent $144.00 to buy “Technology” this past semester and will pay at least that much next semester. Being somewhat of a tightwad nerd caused me to look at possibilities of saving some of that money. I know I have to pay it but how could the University stretch that dollar as far as possible.
There are computer labs all over campus that get new machines on a rotating basis. What if there was a way to utilize those computers for a longer time and yet stay up with the current “technology”? There is possibly a way and my summer job for the Computer Science Department is to figure out how best to do that(well at least attempt it).
With the help of my Department Chair and one other Professor, I will be looking into LTSP – Linux Terminal Server Project. By using an available server and older desktops now on hand we will investigate different “flavors” of LTSP available and test which one is best “out of the box”. As soon as possible we plan to implement a test network with hopes of being able to deploy this implementation in a live lab before the Fall semester begins.
Bookmark this as I plan to post about my work and findings on a weekly basis. I might be posting more frequently when things go really right – or really wrong.
With that Info,
Safer Surfing!
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