Monday, August 13, 2007

Future network setup

Once we get jobs and find a place to settle down, I'll finally get to set up our network. It'll take a while to get "everyone" together, but I'll have to think of how I'll assign everything.
  1. PowerMac G4 w/ 10.3? - I dunno if I'll even be able to take this one back. Mom-folks have been using it for sometime now and they might be reluctant to letting it go, but I could persuade Dad to getting them a new iMac of their very own. Unfortunately I don't really remember what it's got under-the-hood. I'd like to incorporate it into a file server with a bunch of HD's in it. It'd be nice to get over a tetrabyte of storage finally.
  2. PowerBook G4 w/ 10.4 Server - I'll probably keep this one running as the main server until I can figure out what to do with the PowerMac G4. Eventually this might just function as a backup mail server.
  3. iMac w/ 10.4 & Windows XP - We haven't even bought this computer yet. It'll be Hyunjoo's main computer, running both OS's. We'll probably use it for watching videos directly and hopefully I'll be able to load up some cool games on it.
  4. MacBook w/ 10.4 & Windows XP - something that I'll probably use as my main computer and something to play movies for Movie Night.
  5. Compaq Armada M300 w/ Windows XP - I'll probably turn this in to a guest computer or an emailing station.
  6. Linksys - I'll keep this router to handle our Ethernet and wireless networking.

What to pack and what to bring?

I gotta start thinking about how I'm going to separate my stuff for our move. I have stuff I'll need to bring with me and other things I can pack away until Yamato brings them to us in Las Vegas.

Stuff to bring:
  1. Computer backpack
  2. MacBook, AC charger, audio and video cables
  3. i70, AC adapter, USB cable
  4. digital camera, extra battery, USB cable, AC charger
  5. iPod, Firewire cable, case, Belkin car adapter w/ Tape deck adapter
  6. Palm TX, USB cable, USB-AC adapter, 5V-USB cable
  7. Bose QuietComfort headphones, AAA batteries
  8. External Portable HD
    1. iPhoto Library
    2. Vault files
    3. video files
Stuff I'll need to buy once I arrive in Las Vegas
  1. Belkin 7-port USB hub