windows with cygwin and the other freeware/open source tools is probably the best OS for software development. I tried MAC and I'm trying Linux but there are some things that I badly miss.

1) to be able to start a new program from the console(cmd.exe) in a new window.
2) to be able to open explorer window from within the console(cmd.exe) using start .
3) shortcuts
4) process explorer --- I have not seen anything close in linux/OS_X (don't tell me that you don't need those on either OS)
5) easy way to find binaries to install on your box.

hi there,

    thanks for slashdot. This was my first kinda forum and opened me up to what the new world in the west was like. I've been here for the last 13-14 years and although I don't come here multiple times a day every day, I still enjoy it.

  Good luck with your vacation and new job.

BR,
~A

hi there,

    why don't you get cygwin on both the systems and then do a rsync ?

    between your own network, you might want to use robocopy(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocopy).

BR,
~A