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== About Me == '''IRC:''' garyjmellor on irc.freenode.net '''Email:''' mellor.gary@yahoo.co.uk '''Keys:''' D''''''1C81890, 9238B4C0 '''Background:''' I'm 32 years old and living in England. I am a professional software tester with around 8 years' experience in the industry. I have worked for [[http://www.surfcontrol.com|SurfControl Plc]] (Test Engineer, Senior Test Engineer) (now operating under [[http://www.websense.com|WebSense Inc]]), [[http://www.appsense.com|AppSense Ltd]] (Test Engineer) and currently [[http://www.jumar-solutions.com|Jumar Solutions Ltd]] (Test Coordinator). I have been using Ubuntu for around 8 months and really like it - so much so that I'm now going to start testing it in my free time. I love the whole idea of FOSS and want to help shape Ubuntu for the community. === Why Do I Use Ubuntu? === Having been exposed to Windows 'features' for as long as I can remember in both personal and professional realms, I was on the look out for alternatives. I'd used Unix and Mac at university and had heard of Linux. After some Googling, I plumped for Ubuntu and haven't looked back. After just one week of having a dual boot system I decided that Ubuntu (Karmic) was infinitely better than any Windows OS and got rid of the Windows partition completely.: === My Machines === I have two physical systems: a HP 'junker' (with Lucid Beta 1) and a Lenovo 'stable' system (with Karmic). Both systems are laptops. Here are the specs: ||'''Hardware'''||'''Hewlett-Packard HP 510'''||'''Hewlett-Packard HP 510'''|| ||Processor||Intel® Pentium® M (780 - 2.26GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB Cache)||Intel® Core™ 2 Duo (T6600 - 2.20GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB Cache)|| ||Chipset||Mobile Intel® 915GM Express||Mobile Intel® GM45 Express|| ||Wireless||Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 BG [Calexico2]||Intel® PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh]|| ||Graphics||Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900||NVIDIA® Ge''''''Force® G105M|| ||RAM||2GB SODIMM DDR2 (667Mhz)||8GB SODIMM DDR3 (800MHz)|| ||Hard drive||Hitachi Travelstar SATA 60GB @ 7200rpm||Western Digital Black SATA-II 320GB @ 7200rpm|| === Hobbies & Interests === I weight train in my spare time and also enjoy bike riding. When I was fitter than I currently am I have previously cycled to the coast for charitable causes. The most I have cycled in a day is 120 miles. I enjoy watching films and lying in bed - often enjoyed simultaneously. I also like anything to do with technology and spend may hours performing what I have termed 'geekery'. Lastly, I find theoretical subjects, philosophy and reasoned debate very engaging. I am currently reading The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. When I have the time I hope to read The God Dilemma and The Blind Watchmaker. |
About Me
IRC: garyjmellor on irc.freenode.net
Email: mellor.gary@yahoo.co.uk
Keys: D1C81890, 9238B4C0
Background: I'm 32 years old and living in England. I am a professional software tester with around 8 years' experience in the industry. I have worked for SurfControl Plc (Test Engineer, Senior Test Engineer) (now operating under WebSense Inc), AppSense Ltd (Test Engineer) and currently Jumar Solutions Ltd (Test Coordinator). I have been using Ubuntu for around 8 months and really like it - so much so that I'm now going to start testing it in my free time. I love the whole idea of FOSS and want to help shape Ubuntu for the community.
Why Do I Use Ubuntu?
Having been exposed to Windows 'features' for as long as I can remember in both personal and professional realms, I was on the look out for alternatives. I'd used Unix and Mac at university and had heard of Linux. After some Googling, I plumped for Ubuntu and haven't looked back. After just one week of having a dual boot system I decided that Ubuntu (Karmic) was infinitely better than any Windows OS and got rid of the Windows partition completely.:
My Machines
I have two physical systems: a HP 'junker' (with Lucid Beta 1) and a Lenovo 'stable' system (with Karmic). Both systems are laptops. Here are the specs:
Hardware |
Hewlett-Packard HP 510 |
Hewlett-Packard HP 510 |
Processor |
Intel® Pentium® M (780 - 2.26GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB Cache) |
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo (T6600 - 2.20GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB Cache) |
Chipset |
Mobile Intel® 915GM Express |
Mobile Intel® GM45 Express |
Wireless |
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 BG [Calexico2] |
Intel® PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] |
Graphics |
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900 |
NVIDIA® GeForce® G105M |
RAM |
2GB SODIMM DDR2 (667Mhz) |
8GB SODIMM DDR3 (800MHz) |
Hard drive |
Hitachi Travelstar SATA 60GB @ 7200rpm |
Western Digital Black SATA-II 320GB @ 7200rpm |
Hobbies & Interests
I weight train in my spare time and also enjoy bike riding. When I was fitter than I currently am I have previously cycled to the coast for charitable causes. The most I have cycled in a day is 120 miles. I enjoy watching films and lying in bed - often enjoyed simultaneously. I also like anything to do with technology and spend may hours performing what I have termed 'geekery'. Lastly, I find theoretical subjects, philosophy and reasoned debate very engaging. I am currently reading The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. When I have the time I hope to read The God Dilemma and The Blind Watchmaker.
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