Trump administration using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more ICE detention beds

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8. In my early career, I did a tech thing that got me the job I wanted...

the first was in Austin in the early 80's. I worked for a major Publisher on Pre-K text (I was hired on as an editor), but when I saw everyone trying to work their computers with just two floppy drives, I created a "boot disk" that incorporated the necessary files for WordPerfect basic functions. That way, they didn't have to switch out disks so often. I was made the unofficial guru of the office! (LOL)

The next was a network job I really wanted at a large public library. I was observant enough to see they were having major problems with virus on their public computers (of course). After my interview with them, I went back home and created a boot disk that automatically used my most trusted anti-vir program on my BBS, and had it set to scan and remove virus, then reboot and run a 2nd scan, just to be sure. I also showed them how they could make their computers run more efficiently and faster if they simply changed the order in which they were loading drivers in with the main .bat file.

I mean, come on... even then, these things were simple, easy things to do. But it was at a time when knowledge of what to do and how to do it was fun and even more fun when you shared it others. Man, do I miss those days!!!

But I said often and loudly back then... and still do today... I HATE printers! I remember all the damned dip switches on the back of those dot matrix printers. They drove me absolutely bonkers! (LOL)