Category: Technology
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Subscription
Is this future of everything tech related? Probably but hopefully not.
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Refurbishment Skill Building
Recently I have been to build my hardware testing skills using only a Linux/GNU live boot USB of popular distributions like Ubuntu or Linux Mint. While I know there are specialized tools I could purchase or download, I’m trying to see how much can be done without having to buy anything or have a huge…
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Markdown
The last time I spent a decent amount of time learning code was in a high school computer studies class. I learned HTML and it was the 90’s. In the twenty years since, I’ve basically learned enough to update a WordPress site but that’s about it. It didn’t seem like my professional career was going…
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Do It with Others
The longer I work, the more I realize that “do-it-yourself” should be replaced with “do-it-with-others” or “do-it-together” because collaboration is better than competition (and collaboration can foster community). Haven’t applied completely to my work but I’m starting to see how it can work around the edges. This short post is more of a way for…
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Learning about Linux
Really brief – learn everything you need to about Linux / GNU operation system and privacy tools. Not everything, but something to start. Introduction to Linux Privacy Tools
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Take It to the Streets
This is what I spent my summer doing. From there website: University of Toronto Scarborough, in partnership with community partners, hosted two-day digital story workshops for resident-led initiatives identified by community partners. Participants scripted, narrated, designed, and directed short stories that serve as a window into their lives and experiences and tell stories of Scarborough…
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Operating Systems
For years, I just continuously upgraded my Windows operating system, avoiding the poorly developed one. At work, we install and use a Linux distribution (Mint) on most the computers we sell. I’ve dabbled with Ubuntu in the past. For a month or so I was using a Chromebook as my travel machine and now I…
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Refurbishing
I’ve recent had slight career switch, moving from instruction into social enterprise full-time. I’m now working with Free Geek Toronto, a non-profit social enterprise that recycles and refurbished computers with open source software and give employment opportunities to those facing barriers to entering the work force. There’s a large managerial component to this position, but…
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e-learning
One of the advantages of hosting my own website is being able to experiment with a variety of tools, specifically those available for free (or low-cost). Without an upfront cost, I tried Drupal. It was incredibly difficult to use without any training so I deleted it (also didn’t need content management system YET). After taking…
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Analytics
So, if you found this by searching “Ryan Fukunaga” then simple SEO plug-in I’m using has worked! Now let’s see if I can do anything with this traffic…