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I have been using Ubuntu since DapperDrake in 2007. I previously experimented with a different flavor of linux but was so impressed by the Ubuntu forum that I switched over and have remained a devoted fan ever since.

Contributions to the Ubuntu Community

Support

• Ubuntu Forums - drs305 I have been a frequent poster on the Ubuntu Forums, with my primary focus on helping others on the Absolute Beginners and General forums.

  Documentation. I come from a non-IT background and develop forum guides and pages on the Ubuntu wiki as I identify issues primarily affecting new users.

  • Forums :

    HowTo: Set Gnome Calendar First Day of Week

    GUI Fstab Editing with PySDM

    HowTo: Set Sessions Startup Order

    HowTo: Grub Menu Kernel Display Options/StartUp-Manager

    How To: Disk Full? - Check Your Trash

    Solving .dmrc and $HOME Permission Errors

    HowTo: Recover Lost Disk Space

    Grub 2 Basics

  • Wiki Creations:

    dmrcErrors

    RecoverLostDiskSpace

    StartUpManager

  • Wiki Major Edits: As a member of the Beginners Team Focus Group I have assisted in providing major improvements/additions to the graphics, expansion, and general clean up of the following pages:

    BootOptions

    gedit

    Grub2

    Metacity

    RealPlayerInstallationMethods

    Repositories/Ubuntu

Ubuntu Forums Beginners Team

• Beginners Team

  • I joined the Beginners Team in the fall of 2008 and am active in the Team's Wiki Focus Group. The Beginners Team assists new users as they transition to Ubuntu. The beginners team can be found at :

    • Ubuntu Forums ~ Beginners Team.

    • IRC ~ irc.freenode.net #ubuntuforums-beginners .

    • Launchpad ~ Beginner Team, Launchpad Edition

    • Ubuntu Wiki ~ Beginners Team Wiki Page

    Beginners Team Wiki Page