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 *IRC: h00k on irc.freenode.net  *MSN: <<MailTo(anthony.hook3 AT SPAMFREE gmail DOT com)>>
 *XMPP: <<MailTo(anthony.hook3 AT SPAMFREE gmail DOT com)>>
 *IRC: h00k on irc.freenode.net, #ubuntu-offtopic, #wilug, #ubuntu-wisconsin
 *Twitter: anthonyrhook
 *Identi.ca: anthonyrhook
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== About Me == == Personal History ==
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I am a Senior at the University of Wisconsin - Superior studying Computer Science. I found Open Source in High School when my Intro to Programming teacher brought in a few Ubuntu CD's. It opened my eyes to free/open source software. Through some discussions at a company I worked for, a friend of mine convinced me to jump into FreeBSD from Windows XP. That day, I was compiling my own kernel (I needed SMP) and reading wiki's like we were running out of bandwidth. After falling in love with the Ports system, I decided to try something new and experiment with a few other distros over the years, but I find my loyalty with Ubuntu and always return. I am a Senior at the University of Wisconsin - Superior studying Computer Science. I found Open Source in High School when my Intro to Programming teacher brought in a few Ubuntu CD's. I have tried various Linux distros, OpenSolaris, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD, but I find my loyalty with Ubuntu and always return.
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 *Planned and executed a Release Party for the Wisconsin LoCo in Superior, WI.  *Planned and executed a Release Party for the Wisconsin LoCo in Superior, WI
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 *Support on #ubuntu a few hours each week.
 *Successful in talking to friends and family about Ubuntu.
 *Support their installs and educate them on its diverse nature, especially in an educational environment.
 *Invited to sit on the Universities Student Technologies Board by out Student Body President and will represent Open Source technologies.		  *Support on #ubuntu a few hours each week
 *Invited to sit on the Universities Student Technologies Board by out Student Body President and will represent Open Source technologies
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In addition to hosting the Release Party, I will try to foster the Wisconsin and Minnesota LoCos to can keep an open channel to collaborate events between us. I would also like to set up more get-togethers and perhaps monthly presentations or talks on various subjects such as email clients, virtual machines, VoIP, etc.  *Grow the Wisconsin LoCo and foster more activity
 *I am very interested in experiences of new users and in the ways to make it more positive
 *Plan and collaborate with the Minnesota LoCo
 *I would like to set up regularly scheduled meetings online as well as presentations on various subjects aimed at both new users and experienced users alike.

Anthony Hook

Greetings, welcome to my Wiki. Here is a few ways you can get a hold of me.

  • Email: <anthony.hook3 AT SPAMFREE gmail DOT com>

  • MSN: <anthony.hook3 AT SPAMFREE gmail DOT com>

  • XMPP: <anthony.hook3 AT SPAMFREE gmail DOT com>

  • IRC: h00k on irc.freenode.net, #ubuntu-offtopic, #wilug, #ubuntu-wisconsin
  • Twitter: anthonyrhook
  • Identi.ca: anthonyrhook

  • Personal site: http://anthonyrhook.com/

  • Launchpad site: https://launchpad.net/~anthonyhook

Personal History

I am a Senior at the University of Wisconsin - Superior studying Computer Science. I found Open Source in High School when my Intro to Programming teacher brought in a few Ubuntu CD's. I have tried various Linux distros, OpenSolaris, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD, but I find my loyalty with Ubuntu and always return.

Current Memberships

Contributions

  • Planned and executed a Release Party for the Wisconsin LoCo in Superior, WI

  • voicecheck application http://launchpad.net/voicecheck

  • Donated and am a member of The Linux Foundation
  • Support on #ubuntu a few hours each week
  • Invited to sit on the Universities Student Technologies Board by out Student Body President and will represent Open Source technologies

Plans

  • Grow the Wisconsin LoCo and foster more activity

  • I am very interested in experiences of new users and in the ways to make it more positive

  • Plan and collaborate with the Minnesota LoCo

  • I would like to set up regularly scheduled meetings online as well as presentations on various subjects aimed at both new users and experienced users alike.

Activities

November 6th, 2009 Release Party: http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthonyrhook/sets/72157622754857202/

Laptop

  • Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
  • Dell XPS M1530
  • Intel Dual Core T7250 2.0Ghz
  • 3gb Ram
  • nVidia 8600M GT 512MB

Netbook

  • Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Netbook Remix
  • Asus EEE 1000HC
  • 1.6 GHz Intel Atom CPU
  • 2gb Ram