I'm assuming that you have an idea of what interests you and that you are shooting for a PhD or masters by research. Research your topic of interest on Google Scholar. Read widely to identify who are doing comparable…
I'd use it full-screen with pyGame and experiment with implementing the view part of MVC and alternative user interface (that requires no keyboard nor mouse) think gestures, taps, etc. Direct manipulation has a huge…
I prefer AWS/VPS. That way I have root access to a virtual machine and can pick and choose what I install. Personally I prefer Ubuntu environments, apt-get is so convenient. I do my development on a personal system and…
When you do what you really love, you don't count the money. Your pay-off is from the sense of accomplishment. Doing something for love and wishing that the money follows really depends on who else gains value from what…
I too was a SAP consultant! Yeah it sux big time. I saved my money, got a biz started in my spare time and jumped ship when I had a nest egg and the beginnings of a business. I'm not a millionaire ... yet. But Much…
I'm using two HP/Compaq Presarios, both with Ubuntu v8.10 and Mac4Lin. I was going to buy a Mac, but considering the price differential the Compaq's are a better deal. Ubuntu upgrades also come at the right price.
I'm assuming that you have an idea of what interests you and that you are shooting for a PhD or masters by research. Research your topic of interest on Google Scholar. Read widely to identify who are doing comparable…
I'd use it full-screen with pyGame and experiment with implementing the view part of MVC and alternative user interface (that requires no keyboard nor mouse) think gestures, taps, etc. Direct manipulation has a huge…
I prefer AWS/VPS. That way I have root access to a virtual machine and can pick and choose what I install. Personally I prefer Ubuntu environments, apt-get is so convenient. I do my development on a personal system and…
When you do what you really love, you don't count the money. Your pay-off is from the sense of accomplishment. Doing something for love and wishing that the money follows really depends on who else gains value from what…
I too was a SAP consultant! Yeah it sux big time. I saved my money, got a biz started in my spare time and jumped ship when I had a nest egg and the beginnings of a business. I'm not a millionaire ... yet. But Much…
I'm using two HP/Compaq Presarios, both with Ubuntu v8.10 and Mac4Lin. I was going to buy a Mac, but considering the price differential the Compaq's are a better deal. Ubuntu upgrades also come at the right price.