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== Introduction ==
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== Introduction & Contact ==
Well Hello Everyone,
 
  
Looking forward to joining in with all of you here at Seneca College in the Open Source Development programs for either the degree or diploma programs.  The introductory talk from Chris and David was very inspiring and I'm very much looking forward to linking in with the world wide open source development community.  I grew up in sort of a small, but popular town, and really feel I have a connection with a community much larger in scale than that place.  The whole world community sounds good to me for now... at least until we as a race extend ourselves further. 
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'''Andrew Grimo'''
  
I look forward to developing, contributing and requesting help from all of you. 
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Professor at School of Computer Studies,
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Seneca College
  
Andrew Grimo
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Office Room# 2095
  
[[Thunderbird_Multi-touch_Gesture_Support_for_OS_X#Project_News]]  RELEASE 0.1 - Thunderbird Multi-touch for Mac
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Phone# 416-491-5050 ext.????
  
== Background ==
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Email:  [mailto:andrew.grimo@senecac.on.ca andrew.grimo@senecac.on.ca]
My first IT experience was at an MP3 dot.com company where a series of lay-offs in the IT department led me to the position of Jr. System Admin. Everything that was needed to learn was done on the job without any previous background. With this job I used Red Hat Linux version 7.1 for server administration, but also for my desktop computer at work. This was my second OS to learn second to the Mac, which I started using at v7.6 a number of years prior. Unfortunately after further layoffs, three quarters of a year later that job finished, my son was born in Kingston and I moved out of Toronto leaving my IT and music production worlds behind.  
 
  
Currently sharpening my IT skills back in Toronto and looking forward to completing OSD600 and Seneca's CPA program to eventually land a job in the Toronto downtown core. I've become a fan of the counter-intuitive nature of open-source development and gain satisfaction from the idea of making money from developing something that will eventually be given away for free.
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IRC: andrewgrimo [irc://irc.mozilla.org/%23Seneca #seneca]
  
== Current Project ==
 
  
[[Thunderbird Multi-touch Gesture Support for OS X]]
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For more official information about courses I am teaching, go to my Computer Studies Homepage: [https://cs.senecac.on.ca/~andrew.grimo/ cs/~andrew.grimo]
  
Bugzilla report for my project: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465257 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465257]
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== Background ==
  
== Contributions to Projects ==
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My first education was in music recording and production, including audio for video and film.  I worked in a few studios, earned a gold record for an album where I was a production assistant.  My specialization was in digital audio editing.  Simple put, I made a musicians performance in the studio perfect by removing errors and altering/tightening their timing.
  
Done
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My first IT experience was at an MP3 dot com company where a series of lay-offs in the IT department led me to the position of Jr. System Admin. Everything that was needed to learn was done on the job without any previous background. With this job I used Red Hat Linux version 7.1 for server administration across the company, but also for my desktop computer at work. This was my second OS to learn second to the Mac, which I started using at Mac OSv7.6 (prior to Apple's MacOSX freebsd unix system). Years later after supporting small offices in a Windows environment I acquired my A+ certification.
* Assisting on some test cases for Processing.js with [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/User:Asalga#Available_Contributions Asalga's subset() function]
 
* Updated the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Education/Learning/XpcomComponents XPCom lab] to better reflect changes to dynamically created directories
 
  
To do
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As a graduate of Seneca's Computer Programming and Analysis Co-op diploma, I am now teaching here and working a full-time job as a mainframe database administrator. Just like working at the MP3 dot com company, I learned everything needed while on the job as a DBA.  
* Fixing an old Firefox Mac [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=286304 Bug286304] to help [[User:Anna.sobiepanek | annasob's]] [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~asobiepa/Processing/noCursor.html noCursor function] in processing.js
 
  
* Develop a [http://textpattern.org/plugins Textpattern php plugin] to serve a directory listing of files as links for a Charitable group in Kingston.
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Your capacity to continuously learn as a result of this program will be your second most important asset. The first that should be emphasized, is your capacity to communicate and work with others, particularly during your co-op placements as these can be incredible opportunities for employers to get to know you.  Your soft skills will catch the attention of potential employers at co-op placements, and then your technical capacity can shine through.  Good luck toward you all with your initial jobs in this industry and your continuing success.
  
== Blog ==
 
http://andrewgrimo.wordpress.com/category/open-source/
 
  
== Labs ==
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== Blog (not currently updated) ==
Ok, we are now past midterm... and I'm making this area for posting my completed labs.  I did do some of the others, so hopefully this will help disclose what I'm up to.
 
  
Week 8 - Modifying tabbing in Firefox, [http://andrewgrimo.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/reversing-added-tabs-on-firefox/ My Blog of my adventure] and [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~agrimo/osd/reverseTabFF3.7.patch The link to the patch].
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http://andrewgrimo.wordpress.com/
  
Week 9 - Modifying tabbing in Firefox via Extensions!, [http://andrewgrimo.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/reversing-firefox-tabs-as-an-extension/ My hybrid Text/Video Blog] and [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~agrimo/osd/AddTabLeft.xpi The link to the Extension itself].  It works best in Firefox 3.5.5.
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http://andrewgrimo.wordpress.com/category/open-source/
 
 
week 10 - [http://andrewgrimo.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/mozilla-xpcom-learning-lab/ XPCom Lab blog] for working with interfaces and xpcom components in Mozilla via a build oriented extension.
 
 
 
== Contact ==
 
Main Email:  [mailto:agrimo@learn.senecac.on.ca agrimo@learn.senecac.on.ca]
 
 
 
Alternate Email:  [mailto:grimo@mac.com grimo@mac.com]
 
 
 
IRC: andrewgrimo [irc://irc.mozilla.org/%23Seneca #seneca]
 

Latest revision as of 13:16, 5 September 2011

Introduction & Contact

Andrew Grimo

Professor at School of Computer Studies, Seneca College

Office Room# 2095

Phone# 416-491-5050 ext.????

Email: andrew.grimo@senecac.on.ca

IRC: andrewgrimo #seneca


For more official information about courses I am teaching, go to my Computer Studies Homepage: cs/~andrew.grimo

Background

My first education was in music recording and production, including audio for video and film. I worked in a few studios, earned a gold record for an album where I was a production assistant. My specialization was in digital audio editing. Simple put, I made a musicians performance in the studio perfect by removing errors and altering/tightening their timing.

My first IT experience was at an MP3 dot com company where a series of lay-offs in the IT department led me to the position of Jr. System Admin. Everything that was needed to learn was done on the job without any previous background. With this job I used Red Hat Linux version 7.1 for server administration across the company, but also for my desktop computer at work. This was my second OS to learn second to the Mac, which I started using at Mac OSv7.6 (prior to Apple's MacOSX freebsd unix system). Years later after supporting small offices in a Windows environment I acquired my A+ certification.

As a graduate of Seneca's Computer Programming and Analysis Co-op diploma, I am now teaching here and working a full-time job as a mainframe database administrator. Just like working at the MP3 dot com company, I learned everything needed while on the job as a DBA.

Your capacity to continuously learn as a result of this program will be your second most important asset. The first that should be emphasized, is your capacity to communicate and work with others, particularly during your co-op placements as these can be incredible opportunities for employers to get to know you. Your soft skills will catch the attention of potential employers at co-op placements, and then your technical capacity can shine through. Good luck toward you all with your initial jobs in this industry and your continuing success.


Blog (not currently updated)

http://andrewgrimo.wordpress.com/

http://andrewgrimo.wordpress.com/category/open-source/