Use the Force, Luke - An Intro

Welcome all!

This is my blog, aimed towards the IT person who needs to deliver the world, but on a budget. We are hoping to give guidance when other regions of the Internet cannot help. We want to deal with the following categories mostly:

• Using Linux for Servers
• Using Legacy / End-of-Life Software
• Purchasing Assistance
• Dealing with the budget-choosers
• Random computer issues that come up
• Excellent scripts for all your needs
• Troubleshooting common issues
• Free / Open Source software details

Now, what makes me qualified to deal with this? Well, I deal with it 6 days a week! I work with a volunteer organization that does not have money to spend on IT. I have a day job where I am only typically allowed major IT purchases once every 5 years. I contract out to clients who do trust me, and those can sometimes be the greatest of all!

Most of my material will come directly from my life experience. All client names and server names will be changed/anonymized to protect all parties involved. Some posts will come from readers, either in the form of an article or a question. We will do our best to answer as many questions as possible, or at least direct you to the area of the Web that will help you most. Please use the comments section on this post to add any questions to be answered, or to suggest a post of an item.

I believe that as a free blog, I cannot ask for much, but I will run ads with AdSense, hoping to help migrate this to a custom domain. Donations will be welcome, but not required. This is my first blog of this type, so please go nice on me! I am hoping to post every Monday to Friday with tips or answers; if you like what I post, let me know! If not, let me know quicker!