Bleh… I’m annoyed. I have a USB-to-serial port adapter that I use for programming Cisco devices. However, I need a terminal emulator program in order to use it. Up until recently I had been using minicom, which is a *nix terminal emulator program. However, it appears that the stable version of minicom in Fink (which is a repository of UNIX programs for Mac OS X) hangs if command-line parameters are used. So, right now I’m trying to get my hands on the unstable version of minicom and see if that will work.
I did have a bit of a shock earlier… I did a search on Google for “fink minicom tiger”, and an entry I made on here (here being the darquecathedral.org pages) was on the first page of listings. Weird.
Right now my main project here at the office has been to try and make my desk somewhat neater. As has been said before, I tend to be Chaos Incarnate, so my work space tends to be somewhat on the messy side. I’ve gotten one of the three work areas on my desk cleared off. The one on my right still needs to be organized and cleaned… and then I can do the middle one, which is where I do most of my work. (It’s where my Powerbook and my PC’s monitor sit.) Hopefully once I get it cleaned off I can keep it neat and tidy. However, I know I probably won’t in the long run… heh.
I have no idea what I’m doing this weekend. I’ve emailed Louie to see when he wants me to get those copies of his party video over to him, but he hasn’t called me back yet. At the very worst, I’ll probably spend it sorting out paperwork and straightening up the wiring behind my computer desk (which is a shambles right now). Both the network switch (which I have my PC and my PS2 hooked up to) and one of my USB hubs have fallen behind the desk. Once I can get that straightened out and maybe even get the desk itself organized, I’ll be a happy camper. Of course, after that, it’ll be time to straighten out the bookshelves, and I’m afraid I’m not going to have room for the new books I have…
Anyway, I should get back to straightening up this work area. Fun fun…