[olug] Hello all!

[T. J. Brumfield]

> Thank you all for the replies/support! In answer to some of th posted
> questions, my wife is from Delaware, I've lived in half a dozen states
> in as many years, but I'm originally from Virginia. I got out of the
> Marines in 2007 where I was a Data Systems Specialist. Right now we're
> near Leavenworth/24th, but if we don't make rent (or at least some of
> it) that might not last long. As for experience:
>
> * I have experience maintaining a large network of computers.
> * I have experience working in a helpdesk.
> * I have experience building and maintaining both workstations and
> servers for use in tactical and base operations, as well as in the
> civilian sector.
> * I am capable of working with computer systems running Microsoft
> Windows, Mac OSX, and various UNIX/Linux systems.
> * I have experience working with network technology including Cisco
> routers/switches and VoIP systems.
> * I have experience maintaining web servers running both IIS and Apache,
> as well as various mail and ftp servers.
> * I have experience with network troubleshooting, systems diagnostics,
> and helpdesk management involving both hardware and software issues.
>
> Currently I am a Trusted User and packager for Arch Linux, and have been
> for quite some time. I am also the founder and editor of the Arch Linux
> Magazine. Throughout the years I have also worked with RedHat/Fedora,
> SuSE, Gentoo, Debian, Slackware, and several other less popular distros.
> If only working with an open-source distro brought in money. :P
>
> Thanks again for all the input!
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I do know there are buses you can grab right at 24th and Leavenworth.
That being said, it isn't a great neighborhood to live long-term. I'm
not horribly far from you myself (24th and Woolworth area), but those
two miles seem to make a world of difference. When I was in high
school, my parents kicked me out and I was on my own. I had an
apartment off of 24th and Leavenworth. Crime there is pretty high.

You can also try putting an ad on Craigslist to do random computer side-jobs.

We have three people in IT here at the Omaha World-Herald who put in
notice within the past week. In theory, we're going to be hiring
people to fill those positions. One was a Help Desk Supervisor, one
was a Systems Administrator II, and another a Systems Administrator I.
We should have another guy leaving soon, who just got a job offer from
somewhere else.

The World-Herald is hurting financially because the newspaper industry
is dying. I had two pay cuts this year. It isn't the best place to
work, but it sure beats being out of a job. You can email me your
resume off-list, and I can forward it to the IT manages here.

The two sys-admins who already left only did Windows work. The one I
expect to put in notice real soon does Windows and Linux
(RedHat/Ubuntu).

Off topic, but I tried Arch briefly and really dug it. However, I run
openSUSE most of the time.

-- T. J. Brumfield