andygates

I think it's more than a toy, but only because I haven't used Windows in so long that I can't get anything done on it. So, having a Linux system on my keyring (I mean, when are you ever at a house where nobody has a computer you can borrow?) could be handy in case, say, work calls and needs me to get on the mailing list server and figure out why the Student Life Newsletter is suddenly busted. On a Windows box, I'd have to find the local SSH app and, if there wasn't one (does it come as part of a standard install? I wouldn't even know), figure out where to get one and how to install it. Much quicker to plug in the drive, reboot the box, and be in an environment I already understand and which has all the tools I need.