The day of the presentation

Ive got everything ready but im sat here wondering if i should have brought a vga cable with me because if Roy doesnt bring one im goosed. Its not really the presenting that bothers me when im giving a presentation im usually pretty well up on what im talking about, its equipment failure and because i have to set up in front of the group and not before hand it is a concern.

practice went well now i had better get on with my report.

So practiced in front of my wife a couple of times she said it was good and she is super critical because she is a teacher and give presentations everyday. I'm choosing not to use the script i prepared because it makes me sound a bit wooden, i prefer to add lib bits and go with the flow. I'm looking forward to getting this over and done with to be honest then i can really concentrate on my networking class, because i have several exams and although i'm good at recalling info from the night before i'm not so good when it has been a few weeks. Maybe an almighty cramming session. I think although i found some of the content in the lectures for this subject a bit dry and they are generally things i have done before, i wouldn't have ever started blogging nor would i have had any experience of interacting with opensource world, i think overall it has certainly been worthwhile. i haven't finished completely yet and i don't want to stop blogging although the subject matter may change slightly.

got my presentation done just need to practice

progress on other blog

after a night on the town last night i have a couple of suitably funny stories to add to my other blog, i just need to remember and document some more. A glass or 2 of wine may grease the wheels of my memory. Assignment is going reasonable well i don't think i will have the artwork project specifics before my presentation but i am quite excited to get involved, also it is a good way to keep a bit of a focus over summer on my degree.

I had I reply and may have a job soon

I had responses on Linkedin a couple of people commending my efforts to help and a direction to the marketing mailing list. I'm enjoying this interacting online lark. I have also featured an open office t-shirt at cost price on www.badwoppers.com my t-shirt printing website. Im thinking this could be a way to generate some donations for the open source world if I put the prices up and donated the money directly to the projects featured. Im doing a similar thing for unsigned bands as well at www.klinkhaus.com.   


My Message to the apache openoffice marketing, mailing list 
Title; Looking for a Job.
Hi,

I'm Currently studying a degree in networking and security and one of my first assignments is to interact with the opensource world. I have looked at a lot of projects and I don't really have any programming skills and I don't want to make a pointless contribution, I do however have some design and marketing skills you may be able to use. I really like openoffice and I want to get rid of my MS office and start using it for everything.

I have already printed a few t-shirts and I am featuring an open office t-shirt at cost price on our website WWW.badwoppers.com, but it only includes postage to the UK, I'm doing a presentation at university in 2 weeks and my goal is to get a whole group of computing students downloading and using openoffice.  

So I'm looking for any tasks I can help out with.

Kind Regards

Martyn Headley

Director

John Hunt Photography Ltd   

I await a Job!

Busy Bee

Just posted a forum request about converting MS word docs to Open office writer documents, I am not checking Google as i would normally i am doing it the interactive way, this could lead to a bug find or development suggestion.
I plan on completing my presentation next Saturday, but yet again the obligation to drink alcohol socially may leave me at a disadvantage.I could choose not to drink but if i'm going out the general public irritate me and i am best presented to the masses intoxicated. I am much more friendly with wine inside me.

requested a project

I joined the linkedin group for open office and i requested an artwork project. i will stick it on the artwork mailing list soon as well.

Open office- the perfect selection for this assignment

I have been really looking into the open office suite and i am impressed, although i don't really have the skills to contribute to the bugs and bug fixing I do however have the skills to contribute to the artwork and marketing sections of the project. I am going to be including a bit of open office marketing in my presentation and report.
I have signed up to the marketing mailing list, This is a project that is actually really usable and something that I can bring to the office and cut cost on our office software.
I have started working on my presentation and i will be producing both the presentation and the report on open office. At work we can also produce t-shirts so i will be giving the presentation in an open office t-shirt, and making part of the presentation "why everyone should use open office" which will get out the word to a class full of computing students. I have sent an email to the mailing list for any suggestions on artwork they need and i will see if i can knock something together for the project.
I have a solid plan now....  

Getting on with it.

Posted on several forums today, reported a couple of bugs in different games but I'm not confident about responses as there hasn't been much activity on those projects. Mailed the MAME mailing list asking about a problem with the installer, I don't think it's a software bug I think it's an id10t problem. Struggling to find problems with OpenOffice. I will keep on with it.

Jobs Done Today

• Signed up to the Apache OOo Bugzilla mailing list and forum
• Chose to interact with the project open office