User:Jay4rest

Jay Forrest (jay4rest)

About me

Hello, my name is Jay Forrest. I was the host of the Linux User Podcast (2009). I have been a tech guy since I built my first 486 in the 90’s. I used to work tech support for America Online and Earthlink (I am a Pharmacy Technician currently). I have done web design for a number of businesses and non-profit organizations. (For the more technical, I know HTML, Javascript, CSS, Php, and just beginning Python. I am also working on my A+ Certification).

My conversion to Linux came as a result of a virus I got on my Windows XP system. I got this even though I was running with the Windows firewall on, auto updates on, and with McAfee anti-virus. I was just so frustrated that I installed Ubuntu, wiping out my Windows XP system. I have never regretted it. That was in 2008.

Since that time I have played with a number of other Linux distributions and have Fedora 11 on one of my computers. I even managed to replace my Mom and Dad’s Windows with Linux. I think that Linux has finally come of age. It is with this conviction that I want to get the word out. It is not just that Linux is free, it is that Linus is better. It is better because it is more secure and stable. But even beyond that, Linux is better because it is free and open. By free I mean that Linux doesn’t cost you any money. And by saying it is open I mean that you can actually look at the source code. This is important because it allows others to improve it. It also eliminates a program from spying on you.

I record and produce my podcast using Linux. It is called the Gnostic Podcast and deals with a different kind of Christianity.

Contact me

http://www.gnosticpodcast.com/contact/

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico