Early in my career I took the CompTIA (Computer Trade Industry Association) Technical Support Certification (otherwise known as the A+ Certification). I then went on to get the CompTIA Network+ Certification, followed by the Security+ Certification, which focus on networking fundamentals and security fundamentals accordingly. Eventually I took the Google IT Technical Support Certificate which was a lot of fun and highly educational. I am currently working on the CompTIA Linux+ Certification which will give me credentials that I can use to prove the technical know-how to administer and repair GNU/Linux based computers, and I have used GNU/Linux for two decades. To learn Linux I have enrolled in a Coursera brief on GNU/Linux around ten to twelve hours of online video training. I currently use Ubuntu Linux as a daily driver as my work computer. I prefer the long-term edition of Ubuntu as they have extended support for a platform that makes for stability in the operating system. I have a subscription to the Proton group’s Lumo Artificial Intelligence which allows me to be able to program (“script”) very useful software applications. I’ve been able to code an MBTI “game” which reveals a person’s “Personality” profile, as well as a tool which converts retro ANSI graphics into the PNG image format with “massive upscaling,” which means the conversion of text into very high-resolution images. I’m currently working on a book on and called “Echomail Networking,” which is very much needed in the retro-communication scene. There is a great lack of text on modern day echomail networking; it continues to be perplexing and mysterious. We will produce a guide on this type of messaging forum and sell the e-book for around $13-15 USD and the hard copy in a very small run, costing around $40 USD for those who want a collectable from a Scene publisher. My first real job was at a computer company in my home town. It wasn’t located in a good spot and there weren’t many customers. Now, over two and a half decades since then I can offer people quality services based both online and in person. I don’t need to pay for a brick and mortar building. I can invite people to bring their equipment to my place, stop off at a coffee shop, or work remotely at places such as a library or book store with seating. Computers can be repaired remotely over the Internet and customers can feel good in having such services offered to them at inexpensive pricing. The business was formed in such as way that it is what I would want if I were a customer, doing things that would make me well pleased as a buyer of services.
