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Fun at Scale10x

A little more than a week ago, the Southern California Linux Expo took place and it was a great experience. I started off Thursday as I was picked up by the KDE wonder himself David Wonderly, and we...

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We are Ubuntu: My interview with Mike Holstein

In this post I interview Mike Holstein, a man who has helped me with many questions I have asked of him. A great person to get support from in IRC, and an awesome individual as well. What do you do as...

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Help run a Ubuntu Open Week Session!!!

I am looking for people who would be willing to give a session lasting one hour during Ubuntu Open Week. What is Ubuntu Open Week you ask? It is is a weeklong (sort of) IRC event where we have...

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OpenStack Cloud Computing Cookbook Review

I recently picked up a copy of the OpenStack Cloud Computing Cookbook and must say that as a new user to OpenStack, I feel I have the ability now to get my feet wet with this software and deploy to a...

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My review of A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell...

I have read this book and can say that it contains a detailed and thorough explanation of the Linux shell. It starts out with a history lesson of the GNU/Linux operating system and features a detailed...

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My review of The Official Ubuntu Book (7th Edition)

After reading this book I can say that I have a better understanding on how this Ubuntu operating works. The nice thing about this book compared to other books on Ubuntu that cover how to use Ubuntu,...

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Come speak at SCALE The Next Generation and have a really good time!

The Southern California Linux Expo will be running a conference called SCALE The Next Generation, and we  are looking for a few more speakers! Just what is SCALE you ask, well it is a great Linux...

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Confessions of a community member.

I am concerned with the current status of Ubuntu, not because of the tension on the community or the new software being put out. I am concerned because I feel my time and contributions might go to...

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Showcase the diversity of the Ubuntu community!

I am looking to make a blog post about all the diverse areas of the world we have people in the Ubuntu community and want to highlight this with postcards I can show in a blog post and possibly beyond....

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Represent your LoCo and send a Postcard to show that Ubuntu is used all over...

It has been a good day as I have been attempting to convince people to mail me post cards or any personal letters so I can show people what I receive and say  that Ubuntu is used all over the world. If...

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CLS and OSCON

I am currently sitting in the Sacramento airport awaiting my flight to Portland to attend the Community Leadership Summit and OSCON. Looking forward to an exciting week ahead for both the people I will...

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CLS WRAP-UP!

CLS has been a great success. It is clear that the people such as myself who were able to attend have all been able to grow our community knowledge together in a way that will be evident to the greater...

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OSCON day one re-cap

Yesterday was the first day of OSCON and it was one of the best first days I have seen in a whole for a conference. Not only did registration go smoothly, but there was plenty of time to meet and...

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OSCON DAY TWO THREE AND FOUR

This i the part of OSCON where I had the hard part of the week where I worked a booth for the entire week. I was able to meet many different people from all over the world through this experience....

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Christmas Cards!

This year, I will continue my tradition of sending out Christmas cards to anyone I have worked with in the Open Source world this past year. If you would like to receive one feel free to comment below...

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Scale and Ubucon

Just a little over a week ago I had the privilege of both attending and helping out at the Southern California Linux Expo. As someone who simi-frequently travels to other far away lands for Linux...

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Attending the February Tijuana Tech Meetup.

This last weekend, I had the chance to go and promote Ubuntu, just south of my home in San Diego at the Tijuana Intercomunidades meetup. The Linux Users group was able to present about Linux to the...

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Speaking at San Diego Linux users group

Earlier this month, I had the honor and privilege of speaking at the San Diego Linux users group. I spoke about ways to customize your Ubuntu desktop, the talk finished a little earlier than the group...

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