The pipe (|) metacharacter connects the output from one command to the input of another command. This let's you have one command work on some data, and then have the next command deal with the results.

I have bought my friend a netbook so he could learn Linux and I chose to get one from System76. I got their Starling Netbook and then gave him some pdf copies of books so he could begin learning about Linux. Now when he worked at the NSA (ex-military) he had begun learning UNIX but had forgotten a great deal. Seeing him get back into the swing of things and learning to hack his G1 to act as a wifi-hotspot for his netbook has been just awesome.

More later I have reading to do :)

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Hey got my desktop set up for 9.04 Ubuntu

Take a look:








Dude I love that background!

Ok more to come later as I keep plugging away at this

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Wow! Today the calls don't stop and it is never ending stuff. The only one interesting was troubleshooting a 3rd party domain for email. I was over at Fear Computer Solutions and looking at their guide for installing a Zimbra Mail server. Sexy cool :-)

More later

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You read things and say to yourself, "Hey a second way to do stuff, NEAT!" Then your try out keyboard shortcuts to move around through BASH and nothing! Grrrr! I love learning new ways to do things but it frustrates me when I find a source that is suppose to be distro neutral and there is something not letting the keystrokes work. Heck moving on!!

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$ echo $PWD
/home/tech-slave

:-)

I do like my job helping people but there are days I want to refer them to my favorite web comic Questionable Content and tell them there torture is to be devised by Faye and Pintsize with Dora keeping score for creativity. I have the coolest boss in the world right now and I am trying to help the team out while I learn more to take the test.

Going over BASH (Bourne Again SHell) commands right now before I go scope out what I need to keep moving forward. This makes me think of Indie Linux geeks whipping out with commands testing there coolness rather than with bands that no one's heard of. Oh well enough for now more tomorrow.

Welcome to the Linux Professional Institute testing with Prometric

The Linux Professional Institute is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Linux community to offer a vendor neutral approach to certification in the Linux operating system. It is a comprehensive series of exams which will test you in the various aspects of the system.

For general information about, please visit http://www.lpi.org/en/lpi/english

Exams are based on objectives clearly laid out at these Web pages;

• Level One Objectives LPI 101
• Level One Objectives LPI 102
• Level Two Objectives LPI 201
• Level Two Objectives LPI 202
• Level Three Objectives LPI 301
• Level Three Objectives LPI 302

US & Canada +1-800-294-3926 (Toll free)
Latin America: +1-443-751-4300
EMEA: +31-320-239-800
APAC: +61-2-9414-3663
Japan: +0120-387737

To become Linux Professional Institute Certified - Level 1, candidates must pass LPI exam- 101 and LPI exam -102.

To become a certified Level 2 graduate candidates must have their Level 1 certification, and also pass LPI exam-201 and LPI exam-202.

LPI also offers the Ubuntu Certified Professional Exam: 117-199. For additional information see: http://www.lpi.org/ubuntu

The LPIC-3 program consists of a single exam for LPIC-3 "Core" designation. A number of specialty" exams are proposed as additional designations on top of the LPIC-3 "Core" certification. Proposed specialties include the following: Mixed Environment, Security, High Availability and Virtualization, Web and Intranet, and Mail and Messaging. The first such "specialty" designation, "Mixed Environment" will be available in January 2007.

The LPI 301 Core and LPI 302 Mixed Environment are available now.

For details on training and participating in this program, please contact us; info@lpi.org

Please check the website for further information; http://www.lpi.org

Thank you for your support of LPI.

Available Test Sites
6 test sites are available in ARIZONA. To view other sites, choose a different location.
You may want to confirm directions with the Test Site prior to your exam date.
	Test Sites	Address
Schedule Appointment Site Directions View Test Site Web Site	Dr Geeks Inc Mesa, ARIZONA 85210 Phone: 480-545-5459 Site Code: az56	3050 S Country Club Drive Suite 25
Schedule Appointment Site Directions	PROMETRIC TESTING CENTER PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85015 Phone: 602-973-8945 Site Code: AZ000	1951 West Camelback Road SUITE 120 Camel West Plaza
Schedule Appointment Site Directions	INTERFACE TECHNICAL TRAINING Phoenix, ARIZONA 85012 Phone: 602-266-8500 Site Code: AZ6	3110 N Central Ave Suite 160
Schedule Appointment Site Directions	B and B Evaluation Services Phoenix, ARIZONA 85040 Phone: 6024386595 Site Code: az83	4022 E Broadway Rd, Ste114
Schedule Appointment Site Directions	New Horizons Computer Learning Center TUCSON, ARIZONA 85715 Phone: 520-290-5600 Site Code: AZ24	6377 E TANQUE VERDE ROAD 200
Schedule Appointment Site Directions	Clear Canyon Technologies, Inc Tucson, ARIZONA 85715 Phone: 733-3004 Site Code: AZ45	1350 N. Kolb Rd Suite 124

Test Center Locator

Linux Professional Institute Testing Test Centers in Arizona, United States
Test Centers - Sorted by City	Telephone	Address	Directions
Mohave Community College	928-704-7799	3400 Hwy 95 Bullhead City, Arizona 86442
Northern Arizona University	928-523-1070	NAU College of Business, Building 81 20 McConnell Drive, P.O. Box 15066 Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
Mohave Community College	928-692-3046	1971 Jagerson Avenue Kingman, Arizona 86409
Mohave Community College	928-855-7812	1977 Acoma Blvd. West Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86403
Dr. Geeks Inc.	480-545-5459	3050 S Country Club Drive Suite # 25 On The West Side Country Club Between Elliot Road & Guadalupe Road Mesa, Arizona 85210
Mesa Community College	480-461-6100	145 N. Centennial Way, 4th flr. Mesa, Arizona 85201
TechSkills LLC -	480-785-7900	1910 S. Stapley Drive Suite 101 Mesa, Arizona 85204
Anthem College	602-279-9700	1515 E. Indian School Road Phoenix, Arizona 85014
Interface Technical Training	602-266-8500	Interface Technical Training 3110 N Central Ave Suite 160 Phoenix, Arizona 85012
TechSkills LLC	602-955-5888	10835 N. 25 th Ave Suite 125 Phoenix, Arizona 85029
Yavapai College	928-717-7673	1100 E Sheldon St Building 19 Room 222 Prescott, Arizona 86301
New Horizons Computer Learning Center	480-736-9300	9200 E. Pima Center Parkway Ste. 160 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
University of Arizona South	520-458-8278	1140 North Colombo Ave. Sierra Vista, Arizona 85635
New Horizons Computer Learning Center	520-290-5600	6377 E Tanque Verde Rd Suite 200 Tucson, Arizona 85715
Arizona Western College	928-344-7641	College Community Center building 3C 2020 S. Avenue 8E P.O. BOX 929 Yuma, Arizona 85366

1st this certification kinda cost less

http://www.bsdcertification.org/certification/
http://www.bsdcertification.org/store/

The test is around $75 and the study guide is around $40 plus shipping and handling. However, they have not worked out a deal with testing centers so you currently have to go to a conference and take it there. Here is the calendar that is scheduled:

Site Events

BSDDay Argentina (Buenos Aires, Argentina, from May 29, 2009 06:00 PM to May 30, 2009 03:30 PM)

devGuide_London (London, UK, from Jun 12, 2009 03:00 PM to Jun 12, 2009 05:00 PM)

devGuide_Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands, from Jul 31, 2009 03:00 PM to Jul 31, 2009 05:00 PM)

I could dig the UK but I don't know if I will have the money in time to go there. Sad Padawan :( but I have not given up hope yet you never know if I can get a convention locally to have an exam room.

later,
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Hey feel free to bug me on twitter.

http://twitter.com/arizona_rune

Later,
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http://www.lpi.org/eng/certification/the_lpic_program = The main program
http://www.lpi.org/eng/certification/ubuntu_certified_professional

These are the first Linux certifications I am going for because of the online training I can do this at work and my boss is so mega cool that between calls (yes folks I do tech support) I can work on my notebook and the training courses.

Yes this mega cool blog is being written by a lowly employee of a call center wishing to pull himself from the dregs of the wage slave into a career where he actually gets to use his brain.

::Turns to the lady at the counter ::

"Why yes throw some bitter in my coffee," grins the blogger. In a few I will post the BSD certification I am going for as well.

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Does this work???