Zeus: i think keyhotee will mine in the background while it's running. don't worry about additional hardware.

I believe so.
Looking at github.com you may see the 'miner' folder => https://github.com/InvictusInnovations/keyhotee/tree/master/miner

I am surprised the PTS is still in there after 7 hours 

Do you mind if I take it? 

You did not take it... yet => http://coinplorer.com/PTS/Addresses/Proto1NNW3J8uBuCom5ejiR4sFWnwJV18y
Wrong Private Key ?

I would suggest Ubuntu.
http://www.ubuntu.com/download

It would be helpful for new people working under linux to have the following instruction stated in first post:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install yasm -y git make g++ build-essential libminiupnpc-dev
sudo apt-get install -y libboost-all-dev libdb++-dev libgmp-dev libssl-dev dos2unix
git clone https://github.com/thbaumbach/ptsminer
cd ~/ptsminer/src
make -f makefile.unix
./ptsminer <your PTS address> <number of threads>

2. Windows (Linux users will figure out how to do it): cmd > vanitygen64.exe -X 56 P[insert chars here]

Linux users: use wine.

sudo apt-get install wine
wine vanitygen64.exe -X 56 P[insert chars here]

My PTS address : PkbJAm9uxuGgC9n2NVwWYs8bvX3Mj8uAg3

Looking for your donation.

Yes. I may re-send if needed.

The thread from your second link was a huge help. I successfully compiled it, it successfully connected, and it's now in the process of synchronizing (it's a few weeks behind). Thank you!

I am glad it worked for you too