Dr. Chauncey |
Last Activity: 08-May-2008 10:55 PM
About Me
- About Dr. Chauncey
- About Me
- I'm a Navy vet trying to do something useful for a change. I left the service in July 2007 and now I'm trying to get into the computer technical support field. I started working on A+ certification and will be going to school for software development in the spring of 2008. I am constantly trying to learn more about computers.
When I was a kid people would give me old computers that were broken and I'd revive them just enough to play games. Some of you might remember Wolfenstein 3D, I got that running on a laptop that wouldn't boot using a DOS boot disk (not very impressive, I know, but I had a lot of fun with it.) Other than that, I've taken apart and reassembled every electronic device I've ever owned, and they still work! (even if I did have a few screws left over sometimes)
I'm better known now for my work with computers. Every where I go, I develop a reputation for being the guy to ask about computers, which many of you probably know is not hard to do in most crowds. Once you learn one cool trick, everyone starts bringing you broken PCs, and then Google becomes your closest friend. But after a while, you begin to live up to their expectations.
I never had a problem fixing people's computers for free, as these things inevitably have problems and repairing them is a service everyone needs but can't necessarily afford. I find the current prices of a good tech to be on the ridiculous side, most of them don't even have a passion for computers like many of us, geeks. One of my elderly neighbors was charged $60 to have someone come change an internet setting! I told her she can call me anytime she has a problem, and all I ask in return is a cup of tea (though even this is not a condition of my assistence.)
I'd say my strength is Windows XP (all service packs and editions) but I am almost equally proficient in every other Microsoft operating system. My experience with hardware is limited but I know a great deal, I only wish I knew more. - Location
- New Hampshire
- Interests
- Reading, games, helping people, target shooting with my M92, searching the net for new and interesting material.
- Occupation
- Will work for computer parts!
- Experience
- The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know
- Computer Specs
- Gateway 5404 - Windows Vista Home Premium
Gateway 3520GZ - Windows XP Professional SP2, Windows 3.11, MS-DOS 6.22
Compaq Presario 2190 - Windows XP Home SP1
VMWare - Ubuntu 7.10, BackTrack2
Virtual Box - Windows XP Professional SP2, Windows 2000 Professional
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- He who knows nothing is wiser than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. - Thomas Jefferson
