[olug] OT: Fwd: Re: CFA TECHNICAL Refurbishing Day May 31, 2008 still needs help.

[Joe Gulizia]

Computers for Africa still needs help.  Also I'd like
to know if anyone has any spare
Ubuntu/Xubuntu/Edubuntu disks that I can get thrown in
the packages.


--- J <jm.buresh at creighton.edu> wrote:

From: J <jm.buresh at creighton.edu>
Subject: Re: CFA TECHNICAL Refurbishing Day May 31,
2008
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 21:29:39 -0500

Hi everyone!

We could still use people to help out NEXT SATURDAY!

Please, don't let the word "Technical" scare you! 
If have ever loaded a windows program onto your
computer before (Example:  Office programs), you can
do this work.  (Ok, so if you can follow detailed
directions, you can do this work **grins**)

If you're still scared, we could use some help with
set-up (moving tables around, running power cords and
the like) on Friday, or you can provide 'hospitality'
(go around , see if people need water, give us
pep-talks, etc) on Saturday.

If you're name is among the following, I don't need
to hear from you again (unless you're changing your
status, from what you told me  
earlier this month):

David Schuetz
Joe Gulizia
Sue & Bill Selde
Aaron Reznicek
Kathi Smith
Rubayeth Kamal
 
Thanks so much!
~J. Buresh

 
Computers for Africa Technical Refurbishing Day

When:  Saturday, May 31, 2008
Time:  9:00 to 12:00 noon
Who:  About 20 volunteers to do technical work

Jobs: Teams of workers will install and configure
100 used computers for East African communities. Also
some deconstruction of dead computers. Expertise
required: Love to work on computer hardware. Some
familiarity/experience with installation,
configuration, and trouble shooting of PC hardware and
software (Pentium II - IV and MS Windows 2000).

Detailed procedures for refurbishing will be provided.
Software Images will be loaded from CDs and then
verified. Each  person to handle two installations
concurrently.

Bring: Gloves. This is a warehouse environment,
your hands will get dirty handling hardware. If you
have Packing peanuts, we will reuse them in the
shipment.  Water bottle. This will minimize waste. We 

will supply drinks and a snack.

Where: Target Logistics Warehouse (more info
below)

Directions to Target Logistics warehouse: 
526 Crown Point Avenue,  
Omaha, NE 68110

East on Storz to 16th Street.
North on 16th Street to J.J.Pershing Dr.
(this becomes Abbott Dr.)
East on J.J.Pershing/Abbott to Crown Point.

We'll put a big CFA banner out on Crown Point.
North on Crown Point

Contact info
Tim Leacock's cell phone: 402-541-6639
Tim and Ruth land line phone: 614-5742
Target Logistics: 402-457-7992