Frequently Asked Questions

I have decided to update this section to more realistically reflect the site's spirit.

What is Dedoimedo?

Dedoimedo is a site dedicated to computer education on a broad range of subjects, including mostly computer software and security, but also games, highly useful and unique websites, 3D modeling, and more. Furthermore, Dedoimedo hosts a range of topics that reflect my personal life, with random life topics laced with dark humor, some art, physics, and other hobbies and delights.

Who are you?

I will not spill my entire life here, obviously. But here are a few snippets: I'm 30, married with no known offspring. I am a physicist by education and profession, working in the medical imaging industry. My work expertise focuses on problem solving and algorithm development. To this end, I use Matlab extensively, mainly for signal and image processing. Furthermore, I'm certified in several major engineering methodologies, including MEDIC Six Sigma Green Belt, Design of Experiment, and Statistical Engineering.

I have recently focused bits of my career on Linux; more about that in the next section. My major hobbies range from all kinds of sports via art (drawing and painting mostly) to writing books; I have already written several books plus hundreds of short stories - I hope to publish them one day. They will feature on the site one day... I also speak 3 languages, stammer another 2 and can read 5 alphabets.

You offer advice on computers; do you have any skills to back that up?

I most certainly do. I have begun my digital life with Commodore 64 and Spectrum ZX80 as a child gamer. Next came the XT and then a giant leap to 486. This is when I started taking interest in computers on a deeper level, with innocent hacking pranks in DOS. After that, I studied Pascal in high school for three years. My university put me through a semester course of C language. Since, I have delved deeply into a broad range of programming and numerical computation languages, both reflecting my professional needs and private passion. I dare say I'm quite proficient in Matlab, LabVIEW, BASIC, VB, HTML, CSS, RSS, BASH, and somewhat good in CVI and JavaScript. I'm always trying to learn new things.

I have been a "heavy" Windows user since about Windows 3.1, with most experience with post-NT releases. I am quite good at troubleshooting Windows problems, having helped many friends and acquaintances and even some IT profesionals improve their security, solve difficult problems, and recover from near-disasters, including loss of data, hard disk failures, infections etc.

My best achievement is saving someone's entire PhD thesis, worth four years of work - and no, no backup - from total ruin. To date, I have installed or recovered Windows on more than 100 machines; I have also gallantly saved critical data on at least 20 systems. While these numbers may not seem much, I am proud of each of my achievements, the same way a firefighter is proud of his rescues.

My Linux skills date to year 2004 with SUSE 9.2 (if I recall correctly). Since, I have tried dozens of distributions since, focusing on openSUSE and Ubuntu as my favorites. Today, I'm working on a book that will introduce Linux to the world in a way never seen before.

Recently, I have been qualified as Linux System Administrator, have successfully certified for LPIC-1 and am preparing for the second exam of the second international certification LPIC-2. After that, I'll gear up for RHCE, Novell CLP and probably even Ubuntu Certified Professional.

My cross-OS skills are interoperability between different systems, with emphasis on network-resources transparency, automation of tasks, scripting, virtualization, and LAN security.

Certifications

These are only the computer-related certificates:

LPIC-1 small LPIC-1 certificate Linux System Administrator

Does Dedoimedo charge price for the offered content?

Not one measured in money. My goal is to enlighten people and make their online experience more enjoyable. The only payment I will cash in are the credits when due and your satisfaction. If my hosting costs skyrocket or if Dedoimedo becomes tremendously popular, I might add Google Ads.

Anything else?

Well, I guess not. That's about it. If you have anything else to ask, feel free to contact me. Meanwhile, enjoy your stay.



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