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Your organization is now the proud new owner of refurbished hardware from Free Geek! Here is some information we think would be vital for you to know.
 
Your organization is now the proud new owner of refurbished hardware from Free Geek! Here is some information we think would be vital for you to know.
  
username: oem
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;Login
password: freegeek
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:username: oem
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:password: freegeek
  
Please read this entire "New User FAQ". It serves as a mini-manual and should answer some basic questions about your new computers. Instructions for changing the username and password are here!
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;The operating system website - an excellent repository of information!
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:General: http://www.ubuntu.com/
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:Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
  
http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Ubuntu_new_user_FAQ
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;New User FAQ
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:http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Ubuntu_new_user_FAQ
  
A bigger manual can be found on the computer itself. Move the cursor up to the upper left hand corner of the screen and click on "Applications." Now scroll down to "Other" and select "Ubuntu Pocket Guide."
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;A bigger manual can be found on the computer itself.
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: Move the cursor up to the upper left hand corner of the screen and click on "Applications." Now scroll down to "Other" and select "Ubuntu Pocket Guide."
  
If you keep Ubuntu on your system, you can call our techs with software and hardware questions. Sometimes they will ask you to bring your organization's computer to our location.
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;If you keep Ubuntu on your system, you can call our techs with software and hardware questions. Sometimes they will ask you to bring your organization's computer to our location.
  
Tech Support Hours
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:Tech Support Hours
Tuesday-Saturday: 12-6 PM
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:Tuesday-Saturday: 12-6 PM
(503) 232-9350 option 5
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:(503) 232-9350 option 5
1731 SE 10th Ave.
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:1731 SE 10th Ave.
Portland, OR 97214
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:Portland, OR 97214
 
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:''Feel free to leave a message on the tech support voicemail if you are calling outside tech support hours.''
Feel free to leave a message on the tech support voicemail if you are calling outside tech support hours.
 
 
 
Another useful website is that of the operating system itself: http://www.ubuntu.com/
 
  
 
[[Category:Hardware Grants]]
 
[[Category:Hardware Grants]]

Revision as of 15:31, 5 March 2010

Your organization is now the proud new owner of refurbished hardware from Free Geek! Here is some information we think would be vital for you to know.

Login
username: oem
password: freegeek
The operating system website - an excellent repository of information!
General: http://www.ubuntu.com/
Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
New User FAQ
http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Ubuntu_new_user_FAQ
A bigger manual can be found on the computer itself.
Move the cursor up to the upper left hand corner of the screen and click on "Applications." Now scroll down to "Other" and select "Ubuntu Pocket Guide."
If you keep Ubuntu on your system, you can call our techs with software and hardware questions. Sometimes they will ask you to bring your organization's computer to our location.
Tech Support Hours
Tuesday-Saturday: 12-6 PM
(503) 232-9350 option 5
1731 SE 10th Ave.
Portland, OR 97214
Feel free to leave a message on the tech support voicemail if you are calling outside tech support hours.