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==Who Am I?==
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==Sean Ellefson==
  
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I am a Reuse Program Coordinator for Laptops and Desktops, a Technocrat, and a Half ASS.  Before being hired on at Free Geek, I was a volunteer Desktop & Server Build Instructor and Advanced Tester.  I completed my BS in Mathematics at PSU (more or less) as of Spring 2011.  I like short walks to work, burritos, C, Bash, Minecraft, Nethack, Neal Stephenson, John Steinbeck, Robert Heinlein (guiltily), Feminism, and kitties.  My kitty's name is Finch, and he has acquired a taste for my blood.
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I am a Reuse Program Coordinator for Laptops and Desktops, a Technocrat, and a Half ASS.  Before being hired on at Free Geek, I was a volunteer Desktop & Server Build Instructor and Advanced Tester.
  
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I can currently be found running frantically between the Wine Cellar, Laptops, Desktops, Tech Support, and everywhere in between.
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I am also a volunteer Junior System Administrator for the Computer Action Team at Portland State University's Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science.  If you're a PSU student and have the slightest interest in systems or network administration, IT, CS, or IRC, you should look into the [http://cat.pdx.edu/bd.html Braindump].
  
 
==Plan==
 
==Plan==
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===As of 13 July 2011===
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# Produce technical documentation corresponding to skills useful in Desktops, Laptops and Servers,
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#* How to Read System Logs,
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#* The Art of Google-fu,
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#* RAID and LVM in Debian,
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#* Troubleshooting from the CLI (with examples!),
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#* Productivity from the CLI (when, task, & mutt)
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#* Updating BIOS,
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#* IRC, irssi, and screen,
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#* Phone Administration
  
 
===As of 14 June 2011===
 
===As of 14 June 2011===
  
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# Familiarize myself Laptops' procedures, methods, and layout,
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# <s>Familiarize myself Laptops' procedures, methods, and layout,</s>
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#* Learn Gateway, HP, and IBM/Lenovo models, hardware, and nuances,
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#* <s>Learn Gateway, HP, and IBM/Lenovo models, hardware, and nuances,</s>
 
#* Research and regularly document price ranges and Linux compatibility with the above brands,
 
#* Research and regularly document price ranges and Linux compatibility with the above brands,
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#* Review Laptops documentation, and form strategies for streamlining the integration of Laptop production into Desktop Build.
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#* <s>Review Laptops documentation, and form strategies for streamlining the integration of Laptop production into Desktop Build.</s>
 
# Research and analyze production in Desktops and Laptops,
 
# Research and analyze production in Desktops and Laptops,
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#* Consider potential volunteer Build Instructors,
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#* <s>Devise strategies for recruiting quality Laptop builders and Build Instructors.</s>
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#* Devise strategies for recruiting quality Laptop builders.
 
 
# Review and revise Desktop troubleshooting documentation,
 
# Review and revise Desktop troubleshooting documentation,
 
# Learn and implement maildrop rules so I won't have to wrestle with Thunderbird's lackluster filters anymore.
 
# Learn and implement maildrop rules so I won't have to wrestle with Thunderbird's lackluster filters anymore.
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* Optimizing Laptop production,
 
* Optimizing Laptop production,
 
** Integrating Laptop production into Desktops,
 
** Integrating Laptop production into Desktops,
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** Updating Laptop documentation and organization (specifically IBM/Lenovo shelves).
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** Updating Laptop documentation and organization.
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* Draft policies corresponding to Desktops, Laptops and Servers,
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* Update Laptop specs to correspond with processor models rather than clockspeed,
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* Draft agenda for Build Instructor training on 28 July 2011,
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* Reorganize Server RAM stock,
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* Extinguish printe Builder sheets (oof).
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===Phones===
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* Study documentation,
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* Remap phone paths:
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** Greeting mailbox,
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** Holiday mailbox,
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** Menu mailbox,
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* Document web-based administration/programming.
  
 
===Personal===
 
===Personal===
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* Extol the virtues of IRC to anyone and everything that will listen,
 
* Extol the virtues of IRC to anyone and everything that will listen,
 
** Devise strategies for integrating IRC more into Free Geek infrastructure,
 
** Devise strategies for integrating IRC more into Free Geek infrastructure,
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** Develop irssi + screen tutorials/training courses.
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* Learn SQL, abuse zhora,
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* Invoke spontaneous dance parties.
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* Write a script to ease searching through mailman archives.
  
 
==Timeline==
 
==Timeline==
  
 
These tentative objectives and time frames will surely keep me ON TOP OF EVERYTHING EVER.
 
These tentative objectives and time frames will surely keep me ON TOP OF EVERYTHING EVER.
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===By 25 June 2011===
 
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I plan on being suitably comfortable and trained in my areas, and to begin spending more of my time and energy on Reuse Projects and Collective responsibilities.
 
  
 
===By 25 July 2011===
 
===By 25 July 2011===
  
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I hope to have all of the items in my 14 June 2011 plan knocked out, and to have some tangible elements of the Reuse Projects in place.
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I hope to have all of the items in my 14 June 2011 plan knocked out, and to have some tangible elements of my Reuse projects in place.
  
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===By 25 August 2011===
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==Documentation==
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[[Port Forwarding]]<br>
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[[Laptop QC Checklist for Builders]]
  
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I intend to have fought a land war in Asia, stolen the crown jewels, and faced a Sicilian while death was on the line.
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==Useful Links==
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[[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Help MediaWiki Help Pages]]<br>
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[[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting MediaWiki Formatting]]
  
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=Documentation=
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==Personal Archive==
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[[Port Forwarding]]<br>
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[[/2011 Archive]]
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[[Laptop QC Checklist for Builders]]
 

Revision as of 23:11, 13 July 2011


Sean Ellefson

I am a Reuse Program Coordinator for Laptops and Desktops, a Technocrat, and a Half ASS. Before being hired on at Free Geek, I was a volunteer Desktop & Server Build Instructor and Advanced Tester.

I am also a volunteer Junior System Administrator for the Computer Action Team at Portland State University's Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science. If you're a PSU student and have the slightest interest in systems or network administration, IT, CS, or IRC, you should look into the Braindump.

Plan

As of 13 July 2011

  1. Produce technical documentation corresponding to skills useful in Desktops, Laptops and Servers,
    • How to Read System Logs,
    • The Art of Google-fu,
    • RAID and LVM in Debian,
    • Troubleshooting from the CLI (with examples!),
    • Productivity from the CLI (when, task, & mutt)
    • Updating BIOS,
    • IRC, irssi, and screen,
    • Phone Administration

As of 14 June 2011

  1. Familiarize myself Laptops' procedures, methods, and layout,
    • Learn Gateway, HP, and IBM/Lenovo models, hardware, and nuances,
    • Research and regularly document price ranges and Linux compatibility with the above brands,
    • Review Laptops documentation, and form strategies for streamlining the integration of Laptop production into Desktop Build.
  2. Research and analyze production in Desktops and Laptops,
    • Devise strategies for recruiting quality Laptop builders and Build Instructors.
  3. Review and revise Desktop troubleshooting documentation,
  4. Learn and implement maildrop rules so I won't have to wrestle with Thunderbird's lackluster filters anymore.

Projects

Reuse

  • Optimizing Laptop production,
    • Integrating Laptop production into Desktops,
    • Updating Laptop documentation and organization.
  • Draft policies corresponding to Desktops, Laptops and Servers,
  • Update Laptop specs to correspond with processor models rather than clockspeed,
  • Draft agenda for Build Instructor training on 28 July 2011,
  • Reorganize Server RAM stock,
  • Extinguish printe Builder sheets (oof).

Phones

  • Study documentation,
  • Remap phone paths:
    • Greeting mailbox,
    • Holiday mailbox,
    • Menu mailbox,
  • Document web-based administration/programming.

Personal

  • Continue SysAdmin self-education,
    • Develop System Administrator's Curriculæ,
    • Document forays into concepts, utilities, and languages.
  • Acquire a Mighty Server,
    • Configure and maintain a(n):
      1. IRC server,
      2. Mailserver,
      3. LDAP server,
      4. Incremental backup server,
  • Extol the virtues of IRC to anyone and everything that will listen,
    • Devise strategies for integrating IRC more into Free Geek infrastructure,
  • Learn SQL, abuse zhora,
  • Write a script to ease searching through mailman archives.

Timeline

These tentative objectives and time frames will surely keep me ON TOP OF EVERYTHING EVER.

By 25 July 2011

I hope to have all of the items in my 14 June 2011 plan knocked out, and to have some tangible elements of my Reuse projects in place.

Documentation

Port Forwarding
Laptop QC Checklist for Builders

Useful Links

[MediaWiki Help Pages]
[MediaWiki Formatting]

Personal Archive

/2011 Archive

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