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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nI worked at IBM for 21 years and, while working as a Course \nDevelopment Representative in Boca Raton, FL, in 1981, I wrote the \ntraining course for the first IBM PC. I have taught RHCE classes for Red\n Hat and also worked at MCI Worldcom, Cisco, and the State of North \nCarolina. In most of the places I have worked since leaving IBM in 1995,\n I have taught classes on Linux ranging from Lunch\u2019n\u2019Learns to full five\n day courses. Helping others learn about Linux and open source software \nis one of my great pleasures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I prefer to purchase the components and build my own computers from \nscratch to ensure that each new computer meets my exacting \nspecifications. My primary workstation is an ASUS TUF X299 motherboard \nand an Intel i9 CPU with 16 cores (32 CPUs) and 64GB of RAM in a \nThermalTake Core X9 case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have written articles for magazines including, Linux Magazine, \nLinux Journal. My article \u201cComplete Kickstart,\u201d co-authored with a \ncolleague at Cisco, was ranked 9th in the Linux Magazine Top Ten Best \nSystem Administration Articles list for 2008. I currently write \nprolifically for OpenSource.com<\/a> and Enable SysAdmin<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I currently have four books published, \u201cThe Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins<\/em><\/a>,\u201d and a three-book series, \u201cUsing and Administering Linux: Zero to SysAdmin<\/em><\/a>, a self-study training course in three volumes that was released in late 2019. All of my books are published by Apress<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you don\u2019t find what you need here, send me your questions to the email address below. I will respond with an answer if there is one and I can find it; I will also add that information to the DataBook web site so that others may use it as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I also have a web site dedicated to more personal things, such as my books and general technical blogging, http:\/\/www.both.org\/<\/a>. If you are looking for information about my books and other writings, you are much more likely to find them there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I can be reached at LinuxGeek46@both.org, on Twitter @LinuxGeek46, or my Mastodon<\/a>” target=”_blank”>Mastadon<\/a> account. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to my technical blog where I write mostly technical articles and posts about Linux and open source software. I have been in the IT industry for nearly 50 years. I am an Open Source Software and GNU\/Linux advocate, trainer,…<\/p>\n