Hello everyone! I would like to introduce myself. My name is Roger Baran. I started working with computers while stationed aboard the USS Tattnall (DDG-19) in 1980. I had a friend that was a DS (Data Systems Specialist) who worked in the ships computer room. He introduced me to DBase 3 and my life was changed forever. The first computer, I remember vividly, that I worked with was a Kaypro luggable. It had two floppy disks and a 6" monochrome crt and the keyboard attached to the front over the monitor. That thing must have weighed in at about 20 pounds! Armed with my four DBase 3 floppies (and another two or three for Wordstar) I was on top of the world. From there I went on to learn how to program the Sinclair and a TRS-80! In January of 1984 I bought my first PC - a generic 'IBM' desktop with two floppy drives, 64K of RAM and a 9" monochrome monitor. Those were the days! lol Tiring of the Navy, I crossed over to the US Coast Guard in 1990 and went on to become a Radarman Chief Petty Officer (E7). Over the years I have continued to work in the computer world either full or part time. My history includes building desktops from scratch at NCR of Jacksonville, Fl, to running a computer store for the same company, to working at Microsoft, to now running my own consulting practice here in San Antonio, TX. I first got involved with Linux sometime around 2009. Since then, I have installed, re-installed, and attempted to fix -- or get working -- literally dozens of different distro's. I always seem to spend more time working on them than using them! Recently, I have been drawn into the world of Penetration Testing and have expended a lot of time and energy with Kali Linux and Network Security Toolkit (based on Fedora 20). Working with NST 20 is what brought me to the Fedora forums in search of answers for dealing with Microsoft's blatant disregard for co-existence with other operating systems. Now, I will be working with randomuser to hopefully bring some of my own head banging experience to bear on helping others avoid the same. I have been writing technical articles and classroom instruction materials, teaching those materials in military classrooms, providing private instruction, posting on blogs, etc. for many years now. My largest, and most successful project was to write the Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) for a newly installed HP-Mini based system used for coordinating real-time tactical data among various agencies (DEA, USCG, USN and Marine Corps, US Army and Air Force) aboard 378' cutters in the US Coast Guard. That documentation went on to be approved by the Secretary of Transportation and the Commandant of the Coast Guard as the official PQS for all 378' cutters with OTCIX (Office in Tactical Command Information Exchange) aboard. I look forward to contributing my skills and background to the group. As for the immediate future, I will be working on the multiboot guide under the watchful eye of randomuser. It will be a bit challenging as far as time is concerned; I have several somewhat needy clients! lol But, I am sure that I am not the Lone Ranger when it comes to needing a 30 hour day... Come what may, I will do what I can as often as I can. I also look forward to working with the group and getting to know you more as we interact online. BTW, having been in the military for so many years, my skin is pretty thick. Don't hesitate to jump in with constructive criticism where you feel you need to speak up about something I have written. *Constructive* is the operative word and with that, I am always grateful for another point of view. Feel free to shoot me an email directly for issues that don't need to be addressed with the entire group. My public key is attached. Please send signed/encrypted emails as much as possible: I am kind of a privacy nut -- increasingly so after getting involved with Penetration Testing! lol Have a great day everyone! -- Warm Regards, Roger Baran, Owner Rapid Recovery IT Services San Antonio, TX
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