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| − | I'm Will Irace. I first volunteered | + | I'm Will Irace, AKA volunteer number #57415. I first volunteered here in October 2007: I'm a reasonably advanced and well rounded geek, but a total FG newbie. |
==Life outside Free Geek== | ==Life outside Free Geek== | ||
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* A web forum I run: [http://differhonestly.com www.differhonestly.com] | * A web forum I run: [http://differhonestly.com www.differhonestly.com] | ||
* A wiki I launched: [http://jfwiki.org www.jfwiki.org] | * A wiki I launched: [http://jfwiki.org www.jfwiki.org] | ||
| + | * [http://irace.net/tz My MAME box] | ||
| + | * My day job is at IBM: I'm a pre-sales engineer in the IT security profession. | ||
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| + | ==Stuff I know how to do that might be useful== | ||
| + | * Teach | ||
| + | * Write | ||
| + | * Learn | ||
| + | * Take apart stuff and put it back together: Macs, PC's, servers, laptops, whatever. | ||
| + | * Build and run blogs, wikis, forums | ||
| + | * Set up and run linux servers and desktops (Windows too but who cares?) | ||
| + | * Build, run and secure networks | ||
| + | * Hardware and software troubleshooting | ||
==Contact me== | ==Contact me== | ||
| − | * If you have a wiki account here at Free Geek, use my [[User_talk:spblat|discussion page]]. | + | * If you have a wiki account here at Free Geek, use my [[User_talk:spblat|discussion page]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Spblat|send me an e-mail]]. |
| − | * | + | * Otherwise, my e-mail address is available from my blog's [http://irace.net/about about page]. |
==My goals as a Free Geek volunteer== | ==My goals as a Free Geek volunteer== | ||
# First things first | # First things first | ||
#* Learn the culture | #* Learn the culture | ||
| − | #* Learn the processes | + | #* Learn the processes by volunteering all over |
| − | # See which of my [[User:spblat/Wacky ideas|wacky ideas]] have merit | + | #* Contribute to the wiki |
| + | # See which of my [[User:spblat/Wacky ideas|wacky ideas]] have merit; help implement the good ones | ||
# Teach | # Teach | ||
| + | #* [[Office Hours]]! | ||
#* Linux | #* Linux | ||
#* Welcome to Free Geek | #* Welcome to Free Geek | ||
| + | #* Wiki editing basics and advanced tricks | ||
#* Whatever else | #* Whatever else | ||
| − | # | + | # Conduct tours, make things better, attend meetings &c. |
| − | ==My Free Geek | + | ==My Free Geek experience so far== |
| − | * Receiving | + | * [[Basic Intake Documentation|Receiving]] |
* [[Motherboard Recycling]] | * [[Motherboard Recycling]] | ||
| − | * [[System Evaluation]] 1 | + | * [[System Evaluation]] 1 and 2 |
| + | * "Tested out" of Linux CLI | ||
Latest revision as of 23:19, 13 March 2008
Hi!
I'm Will Irace, AKA volunteer number #57415. I first volunteered here in October 2007: I'm a reasonably advanced and well rounded geek, but a total FG newbie.
Life outside Free Geek
- My blog: www.irace.net
- A web forum I run: www.differhonestly.com
- A wiki I launched: www.jfwiki.org
- My MAME box
- My day job is at IBM: I'm a pre-sales engineer in the IT security profession.
Stuff I know how to do that might be useful
- Teach
- Write
- Learn
- Take apart stuff and put it back together: Macs, PC's, servers, laptops, whatever.
- Build and run blogs, wikis, forums
- Set up and run linux servers and desktops (Windows too but who cares?)
- Build, run and secure networks
- Hardware and software troubleshooting
Contact me
- If you have a wiki account here at Free Geek, use my discussion page or send me an e-mail.
- Otherwise, my e-mail address is available from my blog's about page.
My goals as a Free Geek volunteer
- First things first
- Learn the culture
- Learn the processes by volunteering all over
- Contribute to the wiki
- See which of my wacky ideas have merit; help implement the good ones
- Teach
- Office Hours!
- Linux
- Welcome to Free Geek
- Wiki editing basics and advanced tricks
- Whatever else
- Conduct tours, make things better, attend meetings &c.
My Free Geek experience so far
- Receiving
- Motherboard Recycling
- System Evaluation 1 and 2
- "Tested out" of Linux CLI