[olug] Hello all!

[Daniel J Griffiths]

Craig Wolf wrote:
> I am not currently in Omaha and won't be until Sep 27th BUT...I would offer more help if I was in town but not the case right now.
> What do you know, what did you do, what part of town are you in?  Basic questions but there are many good people that will try to help you here if they know more about you.
>
> Find a church to assist you through this short term problem.  
>
>
> Craig Wolf
> Linux Server Support
> Backups Administrator
> Desktop/Network Specialist
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> Cell: (402)510-0301
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>>>> Daniel J Griffiths <ghost1227 at archlinux.us> 09/17/09 3:01 PM >>>
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> I know this isn't the most orthodox way of introducing myself, but I've 
> kind of run out of options. My wife, seven month old son and I recently 
> moved to Omaha. During the course of our move (1300 miles) our car died. 
> As a result of losing the car, I lost the job opportunity that we moved 
> here for. As of now, we have two weeks left before the rent is due, 
> almost no food, and the baby is almost out of food and diapers. I've 
> been walking an average of eight miles a day looking for work, but have 
> had no luck. The veterans' service center won't help because we haven't 
> been in Omaha six months yet, and no other agency seems willing to help 
> because we can't provide proof of address (no bills).
>
> If anyone has or knows of someone who's hiring for just about anything, 
> even if it's just to do a day's work and make a few extra bucks, it 
> would be greatly appreciated. Either way, hopefully I manage to stay 
> around long enough to participate a bit more in the community.
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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!