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Thanks for visiting my blog. I&#8217;m sure you probably have other websites that you&#8217;re aching to visit at this very moment, which is why I appreciate you stopping by for a quick peek to see who the heck this fellow, MaxTheITpro, is. You can learn more about me here.
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<p><a href="http://maxtheitpro.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/12/gaia.jpg" rel="lightbox[347]"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-578" title="Gaia (Mother Earth) is under attack by mankind's unlimited wants" src="http://maxtheitpro.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/12/gaia-224x300.jpg" alt="Gaia (Mother Earth) is under attack by mankind's unlimited wants" width="178" height="238" /></a>Thanks for visiting my blog. I&#8217;m sure you probably have other websites that you&#8217;re aching to visit at this very moment, which is why I appreciate you stopping by for a quick peek to see who the heck this fellow, <strong>MaxTheITpro</strong>, is. You can learn more <a title="learn more about MaxTheITpro" href="http://maxtheitpro.com/about" target="_self">about me</a> here.</p>
<p><strong>Getting started</strong><br />
Well, I&#8217;ve always been an IT (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology">Information Technology</a>) buff after my COOP high school work term at Computing Devices Corporation (now part of <a href="http://www.gdcanada.com/">General Dynamics Canada</a> &#8211; aka the military industrial complex) along with a <a href="http://www.csd.uwo.ca/UnderGrad/intern.shtml">16 month Industrial Internship</a> at the <a href="http://www.bmo.com/">Bank of Montreal</a> in <a href="http://www.toronto.com/">Toronto</a>. In addition, I&#8217;ve always had a keen interest in <a href="http://www.ostg.com/">new technologies</a> on the horizon that would improve our daily lives (or bring in the big bucks as an IT professional). <img src='http://maxtheitpro.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </div>
<p>Suffice to say that &#8220;it&#8217;s a jungle out there&#8221; &#8211; with <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/">tons of interesting things to learn and try out</a>. The sad part about this business is that you can quickly fall behind if you take too long a break.</p>
<p><strong>Why blog?</strong><br />
That&#8217;s why I created this blog so that I can share my knowledge, experience and opinions on a wide array of issues and technologies (Open Source Software, mobile technologies like <a href="http://www.pocketpc.com/">PocketPCs</a>, <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/databases/">databases</a>, <a href="http://www.linux.org/">Linux</a>, <a href="http://www.bsd.org/">BSD Unix</a>, Windows, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=open+source+erp+crm">Open Source ERP/CRM products</a>, <a href="http://www.opensourcecms.com/">Content Management Systems</a>, programming languages like <a href="http://www.python.org/">Python</a>, and much more) in the IT field.</p>
<p><strong>New interests</strong><br />
But now that I&#8217;ve been here in East Africa, I have a new passion for <em><strong>green alternative solutions</strong></em> such as biodiesel, biomass, hemp, miscanthus, pongamia, etc. that promote  self sufficiency and a cleaner environment. Let&#8217;s face it, we&#8217;re at the <a title="11th Hour documentary staring Leonardo DiCaprio" href="http://www.amazon.com/11th-Hour-Leonardo-DiCaprio/dp/B00005JPXA" target="_blank">11th Hour</a> as well as living in <a title="The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It’s Too Late" href="http://www.amazon.com/Last-Hours-Ancient-Sunlight-Revised/dp/1400051576">The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight</a>.</p>
<p>If you like any of my articles or topics, please feel free to leave a comment in the appropriate section of said page. Enjoy the ride!</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br />
<strong>Related links:</strong></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/fsp/2000/05/16/chapter_2_part_one/index.html">BSD Unix: Power to the people, from the code</a> (How a group of hackers from the <a href="http://www.berkeley.edu/">University of California, Berkeley</a> changed the world by creating the software that is the foundation of the Internet.)</li>
<li><a href="http://technorati.com/">Technorati.com</a> (search over 28 million web blogs)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.opensource.org/">Open Source Initiative (OSI)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ostg.com/">Open Source Technology Group</a> (the leading network of technology sites for today&#8217;s IT managers and development professionals)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theopencd.org/">The OpenCD</a> (A collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software. The programs run in Windows and cover the most common tasks such as word processing, presentations, e-mail, web browsing, web design, and image manipulation.)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.justbajan.com/">JustBajan.com</a> (see Barbados fully exposed)</li>
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