02/11/2011

I learned how to test hard drives for bad sectors in a linux environment. I used the commands fdisk, mke2fs, iostat, and badblocks to test these drives which Jym and Joel send me. I heard from Joel that Cent Os was releasing a new verison here soon. Ernie showed me a hands on demonstration of leverage while savalaging a broken chair. While looking for a replacement drive for a ticket I gained some knowledge about some of the pricing on SSD and the compatibility with systems.

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What did you do that you are most proud of?

This week I added wiki pages to wiki.shodor.org and linked the pages. I am proud of testing hard drives and learning different commands while assisting Trey.

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What have you heard about that you are hoping to learn more of?

I wish to learn more about terminal commands, scripting and basics of programming. I borrowed Jyms book on Unix Shell and wish to read and learn more. I met with Neil and Trey and saw how the come up with plans on how they teach classes on the weekends.

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Who (among Shodor staff and your peers) helped you the most? How did they help you?

I watched Trey replace a mac fan that was squeaky Trey showed me where spare parts are kept in the sysadmin closet. I have been typing up a newsletter about weekend classes at Shodor, Hillary and Ernie have been helpful in providing me with information to use in the newsletter.

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Who did you help? How did you help them?

I helped test Hard Drives, tidy up apprentice lab, and clean up cables in the classroom with Trey. I burned a copy of the weekends session for Jym for future reference. With Joel I researched information on SSD drives. Helped Ernie with taking apart a chair that were broken and leaking fluid saved spare parts that we could and disposed of the others while disposing of the parts unusable I helped Trey recycle cardboard that was in the kitchen area.

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