Mainly it comes down to setting aside some time to read (see: every morning) and at least one or two days a week to just sit down at my computer and hack away. Wether it be a long-term project or just some random script trying to achieve something it feels good to learn something new.
I also try to blog and write down my findings which helps me further understand everything especially when I get feedback.
This week I spent time getting dual monitors working on my Ubuntu partition. It was rough because my ATI card does not handle well on Linux so it took a lot of reading, trial and error, and understanding of how it all works. Now, I am writing this from Ubuntu and have my monitors working great.
It was essentially an assignment. I set a goal, worked on it, studied for it, and "finished" the assignment by getting it working and now I have all this new knowledge about xorg and ATI cards on Linux that I thought I would never care about
I also try to blog and write down my findings which helps me further understand everything especially when I get feedback.
This week I spent time getting dual monitors working on my Ubuntu partition. It was rough because my ATI card does not handle well on Linux so it took a lot of reading, trial and error, and understanding of how it all works. Now, I am writing this from Ubuntu and have my monitors working great.
It was essentially an assignment. I set a goal, worked on it, studied for it, and "finished" the assignment by getting it working and now I have all this new knowledge about xorg and ATI cards on Linux that I thought I would never care about