Maco6
Basic Stuff
Name: Mackenzie Morgan
Location: Washington, DC
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Email:
IRC:
- maco on irc.linuxchix.org #linuxchix
- macogw on irc.freenode.net #ubuntuforums #ubuntu-us-ne #nuubuntuteam #cnerdc #ubuntu-bugs #ubuntu+1 #ubuntu-offtopic
AIM: inshdosgrownwngs
Jabber: [email protected]
Linux User #: 432169
Ubuntu User #: 8495
Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/people/mac-gwu
Current OS: Feisty (or is that Grumpy Groundhog since I'm not running stable?)
Blog: http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com
My handle for pretty much the entire internet is maco. Variations are macoafi or macogw if the site requires 6 letters, but maco usually means me.
Other Stuff
Programming
I've been doing Java for a couple of years now, and started studying C last year. I want to be able to write to device drivers so I don't have to wonder if something's Linux-supported before I buy it (or get it as a gift). There's a few things I want to do to GNOME to "prettify" things. One of them is a "glassy" option on gnome-panel. My mockups for that are [http://ubuntuforums.org/g/images/137631/large/1_panelproperties.png here] and [http://ubuntuforums.org/g/images/137631/large/1_panelexample.png here]. The other is a [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/gnome-configurator configuration utility for GNOME themes].
School
I'm a freshman at GWU in Washington, DC. I'm double-majoring in International Affairs and Computer Science with a minor in Japanese. If anyone who happens to be reading this is from GW or somewhere in DC, say hi.
Ubuntu Stuff
I jumped on the Ubuntu boat just after Dapper came out. It's my main OS now both at school and at home. I now have a blog (link at top) where I post about developments in Feisty, new things I come across, and howtos/hints for problems I encounter.
Help
I can usually be found in the Absolute Beginner Section of the ubuntuforums.org answering questions, chatting in Community Cafe, or modding the NU Ubuntu Team section of the forums. I sometimes answer questions on IRC, but I think I ask more there than I answer. Forum members have IM'ed me before too. My screen name is at the top of the page. Feel free.
Spreading
Well, so far my mom and my siblings use Ubuntu at home. A former RH-user in my Japanese class switched after he saw my computer, and another girl in the class (his girlfriend) soon followed suit. I've started giving out Ubuntu Live CDs, and a few of my friends from high school have requested that I set it up for them over Winter Break. A few of my cousins are now looking at Ubuntu too. I've started making and labeling copies of the Open CD to give out to Windows users whose computers I repair, since while some people may not be willing to switch OS's (but I need AutoCAD), they probably don't mind freebies. I also installed Edubuntu on a dozen older computers which were then donated to the School Without Walls in Washington, DC for a computer lab.
Community Involvement
I'm a member of DCLUG, LinuxChix DC chapter, and the Ubuntu DC, Pittsburgh (home), and Pennsylvania LoCo Teams. I'm a moderator on the NU (Northeast US) Ubuntu part of ubuntuforums and an admin for the NU team on Launchpad. Assist NicholasWheeler with evangelizing Edubuntu at cons.
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