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Pages of Note:
* My [[User:IainDavidson/Notes|notes]] on XO discovery and experiences.
* Example [[User:IainDavidson/Error_log|Error Log]] from various crashes
* Some Templates I've added: <code>{{</code>:[[Template:RightTOC|RightTOC]]<code>}}</code>


==== Bellingham ====
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** [[LinuxFest Northwest 2008]]
Details
** [[OLPC Bellingham]] : [[OLPC_Bellingham/Repair_center|Repair Center]] ([[OLPC Bellingham/Repair center proposal|original proposal]]), [[OLPC_Bellingham/Repair_center/inventory|inventory notes]]
* Name: '''Iain Davidson'''

==== Top wiki pages ====
* [[Weekly zine]], [[OLPC:Wiki News]], [[OLPC:News]], [[Repair_centers]], [[Peripherals]]
* [[Hardware_specification|Hardware Specs]], [[Keyboard_Shortcuts|Keyboard shortcuts]], [http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&user=ixo|User Logs]
* [http://dev.laptop.org dev], [http://wiki.laptop.org/teamwiki teamwiki]

==== Volunteers start here: ====
* [[OLPC_volunteers_portal]], [[Curators_and_coordinators]], [[Support_meetings]], [[XO Troubleshooting Guide]]

==== XO addons: ====
* Top activities: [[elements]], [[xo-get]], [[XoIRC]], [[Speak]], [[DrGeo]], [[Clock]], [[Doom]], [[Colors!]]
* Top Linux commands: [[Firefox]], [[Opera]], [[rsync]] , [[Midnight Commander|mc]], [[thunar]], [[xeyes]], [[xawtv]]
* My own projects: [[/Project|Activities]] , [[/Script|Linux Scripts]] , [[/Template|Templates]],

===== Wiki clean up: =====
* [[Wiki cleanup]], [[Wiki Page Restructuring Common Room]], [[Table of Contents]], [[:Category:drafts]]
* [[Glossary]], [[Site map]], [[Content stamping]], [[OLPC:Wiki News]], [[Sugar_Control_Panel]], [[User boxes]]
* [[Special:Newpages]],

==== Top offsite ====
* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&gl=us&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=114558805698125207804.000001132ad0d5f3d14f8&ll=40.111689,-97.470703&spn=30.004645,54.580078&z=4&om=0&iwloc=000001132ad22c56b15d4 XO Map] , [http://dev.laptop.org/roadmap Roadmap], [http://olpc.osuosl.org/ OSUOSL.org], [http://www.olenepal.org/activities_download.html Nepal, Learning Org], [http://xs-dev.laptop.org/~cscott/olpc/streams/joyride/build-number current build#], [http://www.sodis.ch/Text2002/T-Howdoesitwork.htm Solar drinking water], [http://iain-davidson.stumbleupon.com Stumbleupon]

==== My notes ====
* [[/Notes|XO laptop]], [[/TODO|/TODO]], [[/Triage]], [[/Script|scripts]], [[/Presentation|Presentation]], [[/Builds|Builds]], [[/Seven Challenges|7]]

===== Other =====
* Some wiki Templates I've added: <code>{{</code>:[[Template:RightTOC|RightTOC]]<code>}}</code>
* G1G1: [http://www.un.org/special-rep/ohrlls/ldc/list.htm Seeding] '''Mongolia (10K), Haiti (1K), Rwanda (1K), Ethiopia (1K), Cambodia (1K), and Afghanistan (1K)'''.

= My Background =
[[Image:User-IainDavidson-sl.jpg|thumb|150px|Right|(Picture from Second Life)]]
[[Image:User-IainDavidson-lego.jpg|thumb|150px|Right|(Picture from Lego World)]]
[[Image:User-IainDavidson.png|thumb|150px|Right|(Real-Life #1)]]
[[Image:User-IainDavidson-glow.png|thumb|150px|Right|(Real-Life #2)]]

Summary Details
* Name: '''ixo''' or '''iainD''' or '''iain''' or ''guy with funny hat''
* Location: '''Bellingham, WA, USA'''
* Location: '''Bellingham, WA, USA'''
** (Pacific Northwest: between Vancouver, BC, Canada and Seattle, Washington State)
** (Pacific Northwest: between Vancouver, BC, Canada and Seattle, Washington State)
* Owner of OLPC - XO Laptop (C1, Dec 20th 2007) (also purchased another one for local relative)
* Proud owner of a Nov 12th, G1G1 OLPC - XO-1 Laptop (MP) - arrived Dec 20th 2007.
** (also purchased another one for local relative, 2 laptops were donated via G1G1 program)
** Regional XO Repair center (4+ XOs in various stages of repair)


Experience

* Recycler and eWaste Manager: 30+ years
Background
* Volunteer with local non-profits organizations, since 1997.
* IT Manager and Consultant: 20+ years
* IT Manager and Consultant: 20+ years
* Server/Services Management: 15+ years
* Server/Services Management: 15+ years
* Web 2.0 / Website development: 10+ years
* Volunteer with local non-profit organizations: 10+ years.
* Web 2.0 / Website development: 8+ years
* Wiki management / user: 7+ years
* Wiki management / user: 7+ years
* Linux 'sysAdmin' experience: Debian, RedHat, Ubuntu/Kubuntu, OpenSuSE
* Linux 'sysAdmin'/User experience: Debian, RedHat, Ubuntu/Kubuntu, OpenSuSE



Odd factoid about me.
Odd factoid
* '''Museum of Technology''': 3 rooms filled with historical and unique technology.
* Has '''Museum of Technology''': 3 rooms filled with historical and unique technology.
** ''Examples:'' IBM PC (286/386), Tandy 1000, Apple IIe/MacPlus/MacSE/MacIIcs/IIe,
** ''Examples:'' IBM PC (286/386), Tandy 1000, Apple IIe/MacPlus/MacSE/MacIIcs/IIe,
** Commodore C64/Amiga/Pet, Atari 2600/7800, iPortal, Vectrex, etc .
** Commodore C64/Amiga/Pet, Atari 2600/7800, iPortal, Vectrex, etc .
** Mac Plus, SE, SE/30, IIci, IIgs, Performas, iMac 350/500, etc.
** i386/i586: PI 166, PII 400, PIII 800/1G, P4 1.8/2.4/2.6, AMD, and others....

= Further details =
* More available: http://notes.homelinux.org/index.php/User:IainDavidson
* Full Resume: http://resume.homelinux.org

= Offsite linkages =
* Assoc of Bellingham Neighborhoods: http://aobn.org
* RE Sources : http://RESources.org
* Womencare Shelter : http://WomencareShelter.org
* One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) XO Laptop: http://laptop.org
* Free Geek : http://freegeek.org
* 10 Dollar e Reader : http://wikibox.googlepages.com/home
* Stumbleupon image-blog: http://Iain-Davidson.stumbleupon.com
* [http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingtime.html?p1=234&p2=179&p3=136&p4=0|Global time zone array]


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Equipment working, available for testing
* i386/i586: PI 166, PII 400, PIII 800/1G, P4 1.8/2.4/2.6
* Mac Plus, iMac 350/500


= XO Sightings =
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2008 Travels By ixo, Jan 21-27th, 2008. Costa Rica, July 29-Aug 3rd : Glacier Bay Alaska
* Other information available: http://notes.homelinux.org/index.php/User:IainDavidson
<gallery>
Image:XO-Sightings-Glacier-Bay-Alaska-USA.jpg|Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States<br/>By ixo, August 1st, 2008
Image:XO-Sightings-Monteverde-Costa-Rica.jpg|Monteverde, Costa-Rica (contential divide, 1,500 m altitude) 40 mph winds<br/>By ixo, Jan 25, 2008
Image:Weekly-zine-0-Greetings.jpg|300px|2008 Jan, ixo with XO on vacation- Samara, Costa Rica
Image:XO-Sightings-Arenal_Volcano-Costa-Rica.jpg|Arenal Volcano, from Arenal Hotel, Costa-Rica<br/>By ixo, Jan 21, 2008
Image:XO-Sightings-Lake_Arenal-Costa-Rica.jpg|Lake Arenal (with windmills on montain edge), Costa-Rica<br/>By ixo, Jan 22, 2008
</gallery>


= Approach =
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Very open minded, and always interested in hearing ideas or feedback. Please leave a message on my talk page or just start up a conversation.
Very open minded, and always interested in hearing ideas, suggestions, or feedback. Please leave a message on my talk page or just start up a conversation. Preferred sharing license: {{OBX license cc|by-nc-sa|3.0}}

Latest revision as of 06:08, 26 January 2009

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Born Nov 26 2007
(C2/MP) Build 650 (rev latest)
See Uruguay
Nuvola apps kworldclock.png This user's time zone is UTC-8 (PST).
en This user is a native speaker of English.
@ Mail me... (wiki mail)
Volunteer in
help@ This user volunteers in OLPC Support.
IRC Nick: ixo
irc.freenode.net
Nuvola apps edu miscellaneous.png This user is a spare parts hound.
Olpc-tshirt-green.jpeg


Bellingham

Top wiki pages

Volunteers start here:

XO addons:

Wiki clean up:

Top offsite

My notes

Other
  • Some wiki Templates I've added: {{:RightTOC}}
  • G1G1: Seeding Mongolia (10K), Haiti (1K), Rwanda (1K), Ethiopia (1K), Cambodia (1K), and Afghanistan (1K).

My Background

(Picture from Second Life)
(Picture from Lego World)
(Real-Life #1)
(Real-Life #2)

Summary Details

  • Name: ixo or iainD or iain or guy with funny hat
  • Location: Bellingham, WA, USA
    • (Pacific Northwest: between Vancouver, BC, Canada and Seattle, Washington State)
  • Proud owner of a Nov 12th, G1G1 OLPC - XO-1 Laptop (MP) - arrived Dec 20th 2007.
    • (also purchased another one for local relative, 2 laptops were donated via G1G1 program)
    • Regional XO Repair center (4+ XOs in various stages of repair)

Experience

  • Recycler and eWaste Manager: 30+ years
  • IT Manager and Consultant: 20+ years
  • Server/Services Management: 15+ years
  • Volunteer with local non-profit organizations: 10+ years.
  • Web 2.0 / Website development: 8+ years
  • Wiki management / user: 7+ years
  • Linux 'sysAdmin'/User experience: Debian, RedHat, Ubuntu/Kubuntu, OpenSuSE


Odd factoid

  • Has Museum of Technology: 3 rooms filled with historical and unique technology.
    • Examples: IBM PC (286/386), Tandy 1000, Apple IIe/MacPlus/MacSE/MacIIcs/IIe,
    • Commodore C64/Amiga/Pet, Atari 2600/7800, iPortal, Vectrex, etc .
    • Mac Plus, SE, SE/30, IIci, IIgs, Performas, iMac 350/500, etc.
    • i386/i586: PI 166, PII 400, PIII 800/1G, P4 1.8/2.4/2.6, AMD, and others....

Further details

Offsite linkages

XO Sightings

2008 Travels By ixo, Jan 21-27th, 2008. Costa Rica, July 29-Aug 3rd : Glacier Bay Alaska

  • Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States By ixo, August 1st, 2008

    Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States
    By ixo, August 1st, 2008

  • Monteverde, Costa-Rica (contential divide, 1,500 m altitude) 40 mph winds By ixo, Jan 25, 2008

    Monteverde, Costa-Rica (contential divide, 1,500 m altitude) 40 mph winds
    By ixo, Jan 25, 2008

  • 2008 Jan, ixo with XO on vacation- Samara, Costa Rica

    2008 Jan, ixo with XO on vacation- Samara, Costa Rica

  • Arenal Volcano, from Arenal Hotel, Costa-Rica By ixo, Jan 21, 2008

    Arenal Volcano, from Arenal Hotel, Costa-Rica
    By ixo, Jan 21, 2008

  • Lake Arenal (with windmills on montain edge), Costa-Rica By ixo, Jan 22, 2008

    Lake Arenal (with windmills on montain edge), Costa-Rica
    By ixo, Jan 22, 2008

Approach

Very open minded, and always interested in hearing ideas, suggestions, or feedback. Please leave a message on my talk page or just start up a conversation. Preferred sharing license:

Cc.logo.circle.svg Creative Commons Cc-by-nc-sa-80x15.png license 3.0
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