Irssi has a fairly nice proxy feature. It's probably the best proxy I've ever used. Unfortunately, it has a few flaws and is very under documented.

I gave up on ever having a decent proxy and switched to the screen option but I still want to explain this feature so it's decently documented somewhere.

To setup the server you need to first install irssi and screen. Edit your configuration the same as you normally would to connect to any other server.

You want to proxy to load my default so edit ~/.irssi/startup and add the line "/LOAD PROXY".

I was first introduced to Linux by Kelly Schuerman. He was the network administrator of my high school at the time. He has since moved on to managing large campus networks.

I was using a lot of illegitimate version of Windows software. I told him that if there was something free that I could use, I would use it. Well, he happened to have an ISO of Ubuntu 5.04 Hoary Hedgehog. This version was just coming out at the time. I said I didn't want to lose what i do have in case it didn't work.

I've been trying to get maximum battery life out of my computer. Right now I only get about 3 hours under light use plus IRC and Pidgin.

Honestly, one of the best ways to save battery power is just to use different programs that do the same thing. I switched to using OpenBox.

I previously made a post about the desktop environment taking a lot of power. Linux Power Saving This change has saved me a LOT of battery life.

What an interesting question... Why not use all the RAM and HD space you have as long as it doesn't affect performance? It's one that's been nagging at me a lot lately.

I've seen an 8.10 64bit Live CD running on a dual monitor setup and I've seen it do so VERY beautifully. Everything except sound worked right out of the box. If I had a desktop system like that, I'd be running it that same way. It was fast, responsive, pretty, everything.