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Redbrick CV Advice

2016-04-27T10:49:45Z

Redgiant:

[[Category:Jobs]]
There was a lengthy CV advice [https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~art_wolf/rb/FUDforum2/index.php?t=tree&th=22&start=0 thread in redbrick.jobs] in June 2005. As the thread contained many useful tips for those sprucing up their CVs, the main points and arguments from the thread are reproduced here.

Back to [[Jobs]]

==Presentation==

It gives a better impression if your CV is nice and neat, and aesthetically pleasing. If it's a jumble of text, it makes it harder to read.

Design is content. Design means presenting the information in the most efficient way for a prospective employer. If you can't present well, people will find it hard to bother reading.

For headings, don't use underline. It impeeds legibility, and looks ugly. Use a san-serif font, such as Arial, and have 3 or 4 different types. For example, large heading, section heading and subsection. Keep it consistant and clear, and leave spacing around the headings.

While you shouldn't rely on colours to aid in the layout and understanding of your CV, colour, like other kinds of formatting, can greatly aid and help the design of your information. Many CVs will be printed in black and white, but there is no need to reduce the clarity on-screen because the printer may not be able to handle it. You can properly
use colour so that neither medium is losing out, and both are presented effectively and professionally.

==Date of Birth==

It was broadly agreed that the date of birth has no bearing on your emplyability, and as such, should not be included in a CV. Not knowing your date of birth also insulates employers from discrimination claims.

It was suggested that age may have a loose correlation with maturity and experience, which in turn can affect your relationship with coworkers. However, the general feeling was that age should be irrlevant, with references sufficing for these purposes.

==Projects==

Include a projects section listing projects you have worked on, including any interesting projects you have worked on independently and on your own time. Mention ones from which you have learnt things, which you could possibly talk about in an interview if asked.

==Technologies==
Do have a succint list of the technologies and programming languages, operating systems, etc. you have used in the past.

'''Don't''' have a list of every single computer program you've used in the past.

For example, you might want to mention that you've worked with CVS. You don't however want to list every single CVS client and
server version that you've used ( unless you're going for a job that large involves working directly with CVS ).

==References==

While there were arguments put forward that including references saves the potential employer from having to contact you again, it was generally agreed that it is not neccesary to include them.

Furthermore, most people felt that including "References available on request" was also un-neccessary, as this is assumed. If you pass the interviews, they will ask you for the references.

==General==

Have a brief summary at the top of the CV.

Ensure there is more of a focus on work experience than personal experience and hobbies & interests.

Look at the CV as a whole for five seconds. How much information do you get from it? Ideally, you should get a name, and an idea of which two lines hold an executive summary.

Give someone 10 seconds to look at your CV ( the average time an employer will view it for), what information was the person able to get in those 10 seconds? Did they get your main selling points (after all your CV is an advertisment selling YOU)

==External Links==

* [http://www.lifeclever.com/give-your-resume-a-face-lift/ Give your résumé a face lift]
* [http://qz.com/201088/google-just-revealed-the-incredibly-simple-formula-for-killer-resumes/ Google just revealed the incredibly simple formula for killer résumés]

Redbrick CV Advice

2016-04-27T10:48:42Z

Redgiant: add additional link

[[Category:Jobs]]
There was a lengthy CV advice [https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~art_wolf/rb/FUDforum2/index.php?t=tree&th=22&start=0 thread in redbrick.jobs] in June 2005. As the thread contained many useful tips for those sprucing up their CVs, the main points and arguments from the thread are reproduced here.

Back to [[Jobs]]

==Presentation==

It gives a better impression if your CV is nice and neat, and aesthetically pleasing. If it's a jumble of text, it makes it harder to read.

Design is content. Design means presenting the information in the most efficient way for a prospective employer. If you can't present well, people will find it hard to bother reading.

For headings, don't use underline. It impeeds legibility, and looks ugly. Use a san-serif font, such as Arial, and have 3 or 4 different types. For example, large heading, section heading and subsection. Keep it consistant and clear, and leave spacing around the headings.

While you shouldn't rely on colours to aid in the layout and understanding of your CV, colour, like other kinds of formatting, can greatly aid and help the design of your information. Many CVs will be printed in black and white, but there is no need to reduce the clarity on-screen because the printer may not be able to handle it. You can properly
use colour so that neither medium is losing out, and both are presented effectively and professionally.

==Date of Birth==

It was broadly agreed that the date of birth has no bearing on your emplyability, and as such, should not be included in a CV. Not knowing your date of birth also insulates employers from discrimination claims.

It was suggested that age may have a loose correlation with maturity and experience, which in turn can affect your relationship with coworkers. However, the general feeling was that age should be irrlevant, with references sufficing for these purposes.

==Projects==

Include a projects section listing projects you have worked on, including any interesting projects you have worked on independently and on your own time. Mention ones from which you have learnt things, which you could possibly talk about in an interview if asked.

==Technologies==
Do have a succint list of the technologies and programming languages, operating systems, etc. you have used in the past.

'''Don't''' have a list of every single computer program you've used in the past.

For example, you might want to mention that you've worked with CVS. You don't however want to list every single CVS client and
server version that you've used ( unless you're going for a job that large involves working directly with CVS ).

==References==

While there were arguments put forward that including references saves the potential employer from having to contact you again, it was generally agreed that it is not neccesary to include them.

Furthermore, most people felt that including "References available on request" was also un-neccessary, as this is assumed. If you pass the interviews, they will ask you for the references.

==General==

Have a brief summary at the top of the CV.

Ensure there is more of a focus on work experience than personal experience and hobbies & interests.

Look at the CV as a whole for five seconds. How much information do you get from it? Ideally, you should get a name, and an idea of which two lines hold an executive summary.

Give someone 10 seconds to look at your CV ( the average time an employer will view it for), what information was the person able to get in those 10 seconds? Did they get your main selling points (after all your CV is an advertisment selling YOU)

==External Links==

[http://www.lifeclever.com/give-your-resume-a-face-lift/ Give your résumé a face lift]
[http://qz.com/201088/google-just-revealed-the-incredibly-simple-formula-for-killer-resumes/ Google just revealed the incredibly simple formula for killer résumés]

Redbrick CV Advice

2016-04-27T10:47:02Z

Redgiant:

[[Category:Jobs]]
There was a lengthy CV advice [https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~art_wolf/rb/FUDforum2/index.php?t=tree&th=22&start=0 thread in redbrick.jobs] in June 2005. As the thread contained many useful tips for those sprucing up their CVs, the main points and arguments from the thread are reproduced here.

Back to [[Jobs]]

==Presentation==

It gives a better impression if your CV is nice and neat, and aesthetically pleasing. If it's a jumble of text, it makes it harder to read.

Design is content. Design means presenting the information in the most efficient way for a prospective employer. If you can't present well, people will find it hard to bother reading.

For headings, don't use underline. It impeeds legibility, and looks ugly. Use a san-serif font, such as Arial, and have 3 or 4 different types. For example, large heading, section heading and subsection. Keep it consistant and clear, and leave spacing around the headings.

While you shouldn't rely on colours to aid in the layout and understanding of your CV, colour, like other kinds of formatting, can greatly aid and help the design of your information. Many CVs will be printed in black and white, but there is no need to reduce the clarity on-screen because the printer may not be able to handle it. You can properly
use colour so that neither medium is losing out, and both are presented effectively and professionally.

==Date of Birth==

It was broadly agreed that the date of birth has no bearing on your emplyability, and as such, should not be included in a CV. Not knowing your date of birth also insulates employers from discrimination claims.

It was suggested that age may have a loose correlation with maturity and experience, which in turn can affect your relationship with coworkers. However, the general feeling was that age should be irrlevant, with references sufficing for these purposes.

==Projects==

Include a projects section listing projects you have worked on, including any interesting projects you have worked on independently and on your own time. Mention ones from which you have learnt things, which you could possibly talk about in an interview if asked.

==Technologies==
Do have a succint list of the technologies and programming languages, operating systems, etc. you have used in the past.

'''Don't''' have a list of every single computer program you've used in the past.

For example, you might want to mention that you've worked with CVS. You don't however want to list every single CVS client and
server version that you've used ( unless you're going for a job that large involves working directly with CVS ).

==References==

While there were arguments put forward that including references saves the potential employer from having to contact you again, it was generally agreed that it is not neccesary to include them.

Furthermore, most people felt that including "References available on request" was also un-neccessary, as this is assumed. If you pass the interviews, they will ask you for the references.

==General==

Have a brief summary at the top of the CV.

Ensure there is more of a focus on work experience than personal experience and hobbies & interests.

Look at the CV as a whole for five seconds. How much information do you get from it? Ideally, you should get a name, and an idea of which two lines hold an executive summary.

Give someone 10 seconds to look at your CV ( the average time an employer will view it for), what information was the person able to get in those 10 seconds? Did they get your main selling points (after all your CV is an advertisment selling YOU)

==External Links==

[http://www.lifeclever.com/give-your-resume-a-face-lift/ Give your résumé a face lift]

OSs used by Redbrickers

2016-04-27T10:45:20Z

Redgiant: /* redgiant */

Below is a list of users and what Operating Systems they are competent with.

Feel free to add an an entry about yourself below.



==[[User:redgiant|redgiant]]==

Linux (redhat, debian, ubuntu), Solaris, Tru64

==[[User:cammy|cammy]]==

Windows (95, 98, NT, XP), Linux (redhat), VxWork, Solaris, OS20, OS21

==[[User:drag0n|drag0n]]==

Linux: Redhat 8,9, Fedora 3,4. Current: Ubuntu breezy. 
Windows: 3.1 and 95. Current: 98se and XP home.

==[[User:noelfitz|noelfitz]]==

FreeBSD, Windows.

==[[User:lil_cain|lil_cain]]==
Linux(Ubuntu & debian) Windows (<3) and a bit of free-bsd. I also love solaris. It's the best OS ever.

==[[User:svan|svan]]==

DragonFlyBSD, FreeBSD, Linux, Windows.

==[[User:gavin|gavin]]==

PalmOS 5.

==[[User:kyper|kyper]]==
Mac OS X, Linux (Debian & Slackware), BeOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Windows

==[[User:pushpop|pushpop]]==

Linux (SuSe), Windows, Mac OS X

==[[User:werdz|werdz]]==

Ubuntu 8.04 and OpenSuSE 11, and Windows XP.

==[[User:receive|receive]]==

Currently using Fedora 8. That is all.

==[[User:d_fens|d_fens]]==

Micrsoft Vista/XP/2k/ME/98SE, Ubuntu Fesity/Edgy/Dapper, DSLinux, FreeBSD

==[[User:exzantia|exzantia]]==
[[image:apple_logo.jpg]] [[image:ubuntu_logo.jpg]] [[image:windows_logo.jpg]]

==[[User:revenant|revenant]]==
Current: Windows Vista, XP Pro, Kubuntu, OSX Tiger

Past: Windows 3.1, 95, 98SE

==[[User:eondev|eondev]]==
Ubuntu 8.04, OS J Alpha

Past OSes: Windows XP, Windows Vista (/shudder), Windows 98, Sabayon, Fedora

==[[User:ru|ru]]==
Current: Windows Vista Home Premium, Vista Ultimate, XP MCE Edition

Past: Ubuntu 7.10, Windows XP Pro, Windows XP Home, Windows 98, Windows 95, DOS 6, Some other early dos

==[[User:undone|undone]]==
Vista and nothing but!

==[[User:gmblitis|gmblitis]]==
OS X, Linux: Ubuntu, Windows XP

==[[User:haus|haus]]==
Linux: ubuntu 8.10. Windows: Vista.

==[[User:creadak|creadak]]==
Linux: Arch Linux, Linux from Scratch (still working on it)

Windows: Windows 7
[[Category:Community]]

Intersocs

2016-04-27T10:44:51Z

Redgiant: move to the Community category.

[[Category:Community]]
== #Intersocs ==

#Intersocs is an irc channel, where you can go and talk to people from other netsocs around the country, if you're into that sorta thing.

'''To Join #intersocs:'''
type: ''/j #intersocs'' - into irssi (chat)

'''To leave #Intersocs:'''
type: ''/part Redrick FTW!!!'' - into irssi

other acceptable /part messages:

/part damn the man!

/part continuation is for this connection a dream - goodbye!

/part to all comes death - this connection must die

Bertie Ahern Visit

2016-04-27T10:35:12Z

Redgiant: minor formatting fixes.

An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, visited Redbrick on the 21st May 2001. He came as a guest to a press conference to launch Redbrick's new Sun Enterprise 450 server (prodigy.redbrick.dcu.ie), donated to the society by Sun Microsystems. He also congratulated the society on it's recent achievements (winning the [[Best Society]] in DCU, working with both the Access Office and Community Office in DCU to promote computing through "open labs"), and was presented with honrorary membership of the society! (username: [[User:Berties|bertie]]. Please don't send him too much email...).

==Bertie gets honorary membership==

[[Image:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_karlbertie.jpg]]

==Schedule for the day==

[[Media:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_press-fax.doc|Press Release (Schedule)]]

==Bertie Ahern's Speech==

[[Media:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_DcuBertieSpeech.doc|An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's speech]]

Speech by the Taoiseach, 
Mr. Bertie Ahern T.D., at the Launch of 
DCU's Networking Society's new server 
at Dublin City University, 
Thursday 21 May 2001 at 3.00pm 

Acknowledgements

Professor Ferdinand Von Prondzynski, President DCU; 
Dr. Patricia Barber, Registrar; 
Donal Mulligan, Chairman, Redbrick Student Society. 

I'm delighted to be here in DCU today, next door to my old school St. Aidan's, to celebrate the introduction of your new server. I've been told that the new server has roughly thirty times the memory capacity and forty-five times the storage capacity of the original redbrick server, which you launched only five years ago. It just goes to show the massive improvements that continue to take place in technology.

I want to congratulate you, Karl , on winning the 'Best Society Individual' award at the Clubs and Societies Awards here in DCU. Congratulations also to Redbrick for achieving the 'Best Society' from the Board of Irish College Societies. This is an excellent achievement for a relatively new society.

I noticed from the news reports section of the Redbrick website that the question you ask freshers when you want to get them to join is "do you like beer", because, according to the report, beer is what Redbrick is all about!

Looking at the work that your society is involved in, I don't know where you get time for beer. You are involved in a range of projects that goes beyond the university and out into the local community.

One of the aims of the Redbrick society is to help educate people in the usage of Internet utilities and resources. Your courses provide opportunities for students, including learning about a new operating system or becoming familiar with the Internet. You also provide courses for children in the local area and beyond. Your assistance provides a valuable resource to ensure that the coming generation can participate more fully in the information society.

We in Government recognise the Net as a huge opportunity for Ireland. We are already taking advantage of it in many ways. Over the last few weeks, two major public service projects have taken important steps forward. The OASIS and BASIS websites, which provide unified points of access to the citizen and to business respectively, now provide detailed information for users. You can also download application forms for a huge range of public services from these sites.

Job seekers can use the FÁS site to view a range of employment opportunities. By the end of next year we are aiming to have birth certificates, passports and driving licences available online.

The Government has taken a number of key initiatives in the area of connecting people to the Information Society, ranging from international connectivity through the Global Crossing link, to the CAIT Initiative which will help to connect local communities to the Net, an initiative which has generated huge interest.

Because we, as a Government, recognise the importance of looking to the future, we are investing heavily in our people, in skills development, and, to an unprecedented degree, in R&D - with an allocation of nearly two BILLION pounds, to move our IT sector up the value chain in the competitive global economy.

You picked some interesting names for previous servers used by the society, including 'nurse', 'nanny' and 'mother'. These words are usually associated with caring and nurturing, and I must say they seem particularly appropriate for the work that you do with the North Dublin
Access Programme and the Centre for Talented Youth. You are nurturing a new generation of children who will become Internet aware and computer literate because of your work. I'm sure many of these children will soon be coming here as students, with a keen interest in computer applications and networks, thanks in large measure to the tutoring that you provide.

Already, the current generation is witnessing a communications revolution - one that is changing forever the way we live - giving us more information and empowering us in all kinds of ways.

We're familiar with the figures, that 4 out of every 10 Irish people have access to the Net - and that figure is growing all the time, as the internet becomes increasingly relevant to our lives. Students all over the country have Internet access in their schools and colleges.

It is very encouraging to see the partnership between Sun Microsystems and the society. The new server is not just your average PC. It is a state-of-the-art network server with massive storage and memory capacity. It will provide a platform not just for the society but also for student projects and of course for the children involved in the Access Programme and the Centre for Talented Youth courses. I know that the society is very grateful for this generous sponsorship.

Keeping Ireland at the forefront of the Information age will not be easy. It will require massive investment in infrastructure, training and education.

The Government is determined to see the benefits of the Information Society made widely available to maximise the opportunities available for all citizens. That's why we're focusing on developing the Information Society in Ireland. We know how important it is to make the new technologies relevant to everyday life - for everyone. That's why my Department is currently working with other Government Departments to identify how they can best deliver their services electronically.

The internet is central to the delivery of online Government services - and becoming more so. There will come a time - and the sooner the better - when internet access will be "always on", ready to use speedily on whatever device people want to access it, to get information, for entertainment, or of course, to advertise a society outing.

I wish you every success with this new server, which should assist you in your excellent work for many years to come.

ENDS

[[Category:Redbrick History]]

Bertie Ahern Visit

2016-04-27T10:34:27Z

Redgiant: more formatting fixes

An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, visited Redbrick on the 21st May 2001. He came as a guest to a press conference to launch Redbrick's new Sun Enterprise 450 server (prodigy.redbrick.dcu.ie), donated to the society by Sun Microsystems. He also congratulated the society on it's recent achievements (winning the [[Best Society]] in DCU, working with both the Access Office and Community Office in DCU to promote computing through "open labs"), and was presented with honrorary membership of the society! (username: [[User:Berties|bertie]]. Please don't send him too much email...).

==Bertie gets honorary membership==

[[Image:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_karlbertie.jpg]]

==Schedule for the day==

[[Media:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_press-fax.doc|Press Release (Schedule)]]

==Bertie Ahern's Speech==

[[Media:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_DcuBertieSpeech.doc|An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's speech]]

Speech by the Taoiseach, 
Mr. Bertie Ahern T.D., at the Launch of 
DCU's Networking Society's new server 
at Dublin City University, 
Thursday 21 May 2001 at 3.00pm 

Acknowledgements

Professor Ferdinand Von Prondzynski, President DCU; 
Dr. Patricia Barber, Registrar; 
Donal Mulligan, Chairman, Redbrick Student Society. 

I'm delighted to be here in DCU today, next door to my old school St. Aidan's, to celebrate the introduction of your new server. I've been told that the new server has roughly thirty times the memory capacity and forty-five times the storage capacity of the original redbrick server, which you launched only five years ago. It just goes to show the massive improvements that continue to take place in technology.

I want to congratulate you, Karl , on winning the 'Best Society Individual' award at the Clubs and Societies Awards here in DCU. Congratulations also to Redbrick for achieving the 'Best Society' from the Board of Irish College Societies. This is an excellent achievement for a relatively new society.

I noticed from the news reports section of the Redbrick website that the question you ask freshers when you want to get them to join is "do you like beer", because, according to the report, beer is what Redbrick is all about!

Looking at the work that your society is involved in, I don't know where you get time for beer. You are involved in a range of projects that goes beyond the university and out into the local community.

One of the aims of the Redbrick society is to help educate people in the usage of Internet utilities and resources. Your courses provide opportunities for students, including learning about a new operating system or becoming familiar with the Internet. You also provide courses for children in the local area and beyond. Your assistance provides a valuable resource to ensure that the coming generation can participate more fully in the information society.

We in Government recognise the Net as a huge opportunity for Ireland. We are already taking advantage of it in many ways. Over the last few weeks, two major public service projects have taken important steps forward. The OASIS and BASIS websites, which provide unified points of access to the citizen and to business respectively, now provide detailed information for users. You can also download application forms for a huge range of public services from these sites.

Job seekers can use the Fï¿½S site to view a range of employment opportunities. By the end of next year we are aiming to have birth certificates, passports and driving licences available online.

The Government has taken a number of key initiatives in the area of connecting people to the Information Society, ranging from international connectivity through the Global Crossing link, to the CAIT Initiative which will help to connect local communities to the Net, an initiative which has generated huge interest.

Because we, as a Government, recognise the importance of looking to the future, we are investing heavily in our people, in skills development, and, to an unprecedented degree, in R&D - with an allocation of nearly two BILLION pounds, to move our IT sector up the value chain in the competitive global economy.

You picked some interesting names for previous servers used by the society, including 'nurse', 'nanny' and 'mother'. These words are usually associated with caring and nurturing, and I must say they seem particularly appropriate for the work that you do with the North Dublin
Access Programme and the Centre for Talented Youth. You are nurturing a new generation of children who will become Internet aware and computer literate because of your work. I'm sure many of these children will soon be coming here as students, with a keen interest in computer applications and networks, thanks in large measure to the tutoring that you provide.

Already, the current generation is witnessing a communications revolution - one that is changing forever the way we live - giving us more information and empowering us in all kinds of ways.

We're familiar with the figures, that 4 out of every 10 Irish people have access to the Net - and that figure is growing all the time, as the internet becomes increasingly relevant to our lives. Students all over the country have Internet access in their schools and colleges.

It is very encouraging to see the partnership between Sun Microsystems and the society. The new server is not just your average PC. It is a state-of-the-art network server with massive storage and memory capacity. It will provide a platform not just for the society but also for student projects and of course for the children involved in the Access Programme and the Centre for Talented Youth courses. I know that the society is very grateful for this generous sponsorship.

Keeping Ireland at the forefront of the Information age will not be easy. It will require massive investment in infrastructure, training and education.

The Government is determined to see the benefits of the Information Society made widely available to maximise the opportunities available for all citizens. That's why we're focusing on developing the Information Society in Ireland. We know how important it is to make the new technologies relevant to everyday life - for everyone. That's why my Department is currently working with other Government Departments to identify how they can best deliver their services electronically.

The internet is central to the delivery of online Government services - and becoming more so. There will come a time - and the sooner the better - when internet access will be "always on", ready to use speedily on whatever device people want to access it, to get information, for entertainment, or of course, to advertise a society outing.

I wish you every success with this new server, which should assist you in your excellent work for many years to come.

ENDS

[[Category:Redbrick History]]

Bertie Ahern Visit

2016-04-27T10:33:54Z

Redgiant: fix minor formatting issues.

An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, visited Redbrick on the 21st May 2001. He came as a guest to a press conference to launch Redbrick's new Sun Enterprise 450 server (prodigy.redbrick.dcu.ie), donated to the society by Sun Microsystems. He also congratulated the society on it's recent achievements (winning the [[Best Society]] in DCU, working with both the Access Office and Community Office in DCU to promote computing through "open labs"), and was presented with honrorary membership of the society! (username: [[User:Berties|bertie]]. Please don't send him too much email...).

==Bertie gets honorary membership==

[[Image:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_karlbertie.jpg]]

==Schedule for the day==

[[Media:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_press-fax.doc|Press Release (Schedule)]]

==Bertie Ahern's Speech==

[[Media:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_DcuBertieSpeech.doc|An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's speech]]

Speech by the Taoiseach, 
Mr. Bertie Ahern T.D., at the Launch of 
DCU's Networking Society's new server 
at Dublin City University, 
Thursday 21 May 2001 at 3.00pm 

Acknowledgements

Professor Ferdinand Von Prondzynski, President DCU; 
Dr. Patricia Barber, Registrar; 
Donal Mulligan, Chairman, Redbrick Student Society. 

I'm delighted to be here in DCU today, next door to my old school St. Aidan's, to celebrate the introduction of your new server. I've been told that the new server has roughly thirty times the memory capacity and forty-five times the storage capacity of the original redbrick server, which you launched only five years ago. It just goes to show the massive improvements that continue to take place in technology.

I want to congratulate you, Karl , on winning the 'Best Society Individual' award at the Clubs and Societies Awards here in DCU. Congratulations also to Redbrick for achieving the 'Best Society' from the Board of Irish College Societies. This is an excellent achievement for a relatively new society.

I noticed from the news reports section of the Redbrick website that the question you ask freshers when you want to get them to join is "do you like beer", because, according to the report, beer is what Redbrick is all about!

Looking at the work that your society is involved in, I don't know where you get time for beer. You are involved in a range of projects that goes beyond the university and out into the local community.

One of the aims of the Redbrick society is to help educate people in the usage of Internet utilities and resources. Your courses provide opportunities for students, including learning about a new operating system or becoming familiar with the Internet. You also provide courses for children in the local area and beyond. Your assistance provides a valuable resource to ensure that the coming generation can participate more fully in the information society.

We in Government recognise the Net as a huge opportunity for Ireland. We are already taking advantage of it in many ways. Over the last few weeks, two major public service projects have taken important steps forward. The OASIS and BASIS websites, which provide unified points of access to the citizen and to business respectively, now provide detailed information for users. You can also download application forms for a huge range of public services from these sites.

Job seekers can use the Fï¿½S site to view a range of employment opportunities. By the end of next year we are aiming to have birth certificates, passports and driving licences available online.

The Government has taken a number of key initiatives in the area of connecting people to the Information Society, ranging from international connectivity through the Global Crossing link, to the CAIT Initiative which will help to connect local communities to the Net, an initiative which has generated huge interest.

Because we, as a Government, recognise the importance of looking to the future, we are investing heavily in our people, in skills development, and, to an unprecedented degree, in R&D - with an allocation of nearly two BILLION pounds, to move our IT sector up the value chain in the competitive global economy.

You picked some interesting names for previous servers used by the society, including ï¿½nurse', ï¿½nanny' and ï¿½mother'. These words are usually associated with caring and nurturing, and I must say they seem particularly appropriate for the work that you do with the North Dublin
Access Programme and the Centre for Talented Youth. You are nurturing a new generation of children who will become Internet aware and computer literate because of your work. I'm sure many of these children will soon be coming here as students, with a keen interest in computer applications and networks, thanks in large measure to the tutoring that you provide.

Already, the current generation is witnessing a communications revolution - one that is changing forever the way we live - giving us more information and empowering us in all kinds of ways.

We're familiar with the figures, that 4 out of every 10 Irish people have access to the Net - and that figure is growing all the time, as the internet becomes increasingly relevant to our lives. Students all over the country have Internet access in their schools and colleges.

It is very encouraging to see the partnership between Sun Microsystems and the society. The new server is not just your average PC. It is a state-of-the-art network server with massive storage and memory capacity. It will provide a platform not just for the society but also for student projects and of course for the children involved in the Access Programme and the Centre for Talented Youth courses. I know that the society is very grateful for this generous sponsorship.

Keeping Ireland at the forefront of the Information age will not be easy. It will require massive investment in infrastructure, training and education.

The Government is determined to see the benefits of the Information Society made widely available to maximise the opportunities available for all citizens. That's why we're focusing on developing the Information Society in Ireland. We know how important it is to make the new technologies relevant to everyday life - for everyone. That's why my Department is currently working with other Government Departments to identify how they can best deliver their services electronically.

The internet is central to the delivery of online Government services - and becoming more so. There will come a time - and the sooner the better - when internet access will be "always on", ready to use speedily on whatever device people want to access it, to get information, for entertainment, or of course, to advertise a society outing.

I wish you every success with this new server, which should assist you in your excellent work for many years to come.

ENDS

[[Category:Redbrick History]]

Intersocs

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Redgiant: remove potentially offensive language. add more appropriate quit messages.

[[Category:Humour]]
== #Intersocs ==

#Intersocs is an irc channel, where you can go and talk to people from other netsocs around the country, if you're into that sorta thing.

'''To Join #intersocs:'''
type: ''/j #intersocs'' - into irssi (chat)

'''To leave #Intersocs:'''
type: ''/part Redrick FTW!!!'' - into irssi

other acceptable /part messages:

/part damn the man!

/part continuation is for this connection a dream - goodbye!

/part to all comes death - this connection must die

Automatic Forwarding

2009-11-13T20:18:37Z

Redgiant:

When you first sign up to Redbrick and your account is created, all mail sent to your Redbrick email address is forwarded to your DCU email address.

While this is in place, there won't be a Mailbox for you on Redbrick's servers. Your mail will not be stored on Redbrick so you will be unable to use Redbrick webmail to access your messages.

== Disabling the default forward ==

If you want to disable email forwarding for your account, there are 2 ways to do this:

* Run the following command at a shell:
noforward

* Delete the '.forward' file in your home directory:
rm ~/.forward

Once this is done, the next piece of mail to arrive should create your Mailbox on redbrick, and you will be able to access your mails using [[mutt]] or via the webmail interface.

== Setting a new forward ==

Setting your redbrick email to forward to another address is quite simple.

Create a file in your home directory called '.forward' and put the email address you want your mail to forward to on the first line. If you want to keep a copy in your redbrick mailbox too, you can add \username on the next line (where username is your redbrick username.

Save the file, and email forwarding should now be active.

To quickly set up forwarding you can also type:
echo "mynewaddress@somewhere.com" > ~/.forward
at your shell and it'll all be done in one step.

[[Category:Helpdesk]]

Interviews

2006-04-03T16:39:34Z

Redgiant: /* Interviews */

== Interviews ==

Redbrick is so old now that some of its members have grown up and graduated and got jobs (even thayl). Here are
some tips people have used in interviews to successfully get these jobs. Also, some users are so old
and clever, that they have actually reached the stage where they interview people for jobs. Here are
some samples of questions they might ask for various types of jobs. If you're looking for a job, and
no one else can help, and if you can find this page, then something something A-Team.

Back to [[Jobs]]

*[[Interview tips]]
*[[Interview questions]]

Coders on Redbrick

2006-02-01T01:51:20Z

Redgiant: /* redgiant */

Below is a list of users and their relevant language competencies. Feel free to add an an entry about yourself.



==[[User:jasper|jasper]]==

VB6, VB.NET, Java, C++, C#, PHP, ASP, JSP, JS, XSLT

==[[User:redgiant|redgiant]]==

C, C++, perl, php, python, ASP

==[[User:cammy|cammy]]==

Java, C, Perl, C++, Javascript, PHP (and a sprinkling of Visual Basic, Visual C++ and Python)

==[[User:drag0n|drag0n]]==

Java, PHP, Prolog, Haskell and bits of C, C++ and JavaScript.

==[[User:noelfitz|noelfitz]]==

Java, C++.

==[[User:bilco|bilco]]==

Java, PL/SQL, JSP

==[[User:halenger|halenger]]==

Python, Java, some PHP/C/C++
==[[User:kyper|kyper]]==
BASIC (QBasic, FreeBASIC, VB6 VB .NET), Java, C/C++/Obj-C, PHP and ASP