Need something to do.

[daacosta]

Being a linux newb has been fun - I've learned quite a bit.

I got my comp to dual boot Fedora C3 & XP Pro, configured everything from grub to yum, installed numerous fun programs like java and limewire from yum and rpms and all that, configured fstab to auto mount a new partition -- all of that fun basic stuff.

What now? Anyone got any ideas of some basic things I can do to learn a little more?

Playing with distros is very, very cool. However, I would suggest a different avenue of research like that of putting linux on a usb flash drive and being able to boot from it alone, embedded on top of Linux or on top of Windows. The idea is basically to be able to move work with you on a stick and perhaps buying an old laptop to make it operable just for fun... I have been toying with dsl (damn small linux) for quite a while and even purchased one of their memory sticks for the sake of contributing. Another similar distro would be puppy linux which fits in 64 MB...

Anyhow, I am still working with dsl to be able to install Open Office on it and other apps that I need. Eventually I would like to buy a 2 GB stick just to do the whole process again and maybe give some of my friends dsl on sticks... Also, I might buy an old laptop just to look cool [I think it will have character and lots of coolness... Opening this on an airplane, stickng a flash drive on it, then starting dsl, playing some games, working with open office... What's cooler than that?]

I am also considering a basic problem: How to set up a receptionist while I am on the Internet to take care of incoming telephone calls?

[ImNeat]

I've been messing with DSL and Knoppix for quite some time. I have an embedded DSL on my flashdrive, but I mainly use the LiveCDs. They work great on my computer - but the CDs don't boot on the majority of computers I try. They are definitely very useful tools, though, and they are def. worth a little research/practice.