New in Town and Sinking Fast...

Tue Jun 15 13:18:15 MST 2010

Hi Tim;

Well it is bad, very bad your situation, i share your pain, i got my-self on
the same situation but at list i got a part time as VoIP installer for now
and looking for more work, please go to Workforce connections, they have
multiple locations with computer and printers, they do not ask for nothing
unless that  you use your services, here are some of the address that you
can get help plus computer use.

Gilbert Career Center
735 N. Gilbert Rd, Suite 134
Gilbert, AZ 85234
Phone: (602) 372-9700

Arizona Department of Economic Security
163 N. Dobson Rd
Mesa, AZ 85201
Phone: (480) 962-7678

Vista Del Camino Center
7700 E. Roosevelt
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Phone: (480) 312-2323
Workforce connection web site
http://www.arizonaworkforceconnection.com/default.asp

Virtual one stop (for arizona jobs)job searching tool, if you register here
will be all that you need to access WC help and seminars
https://www.arizonavirtualonestop.com/default.asp

also take a look on craiglist.org there are a bunch of job oportunities, of
course like every job portal, you may get a response, but at list is other
place to look, my VoIP job i got it from craiglist.

the last, the key in this state is NETWORKING, MORE PEOPLE YOU KNOW MORE
OPPORTUNITIES YOU WILL GET.

Arizona is one of those places that the fast route to get a job is having a
friend working on the same company that you apply.

in my case, i do not have to many friend here,.....do not give up hope, you
will make it,

there is going to be a computer swap-meet this weekend june 20 from 6 am to
11am, you may have something to sale, or you may get a hd there for few
bucks.
here is the address

9062 East Indian Bend Road ( of 101 loop)
Scottsdale, Arizona
(next to the 5 & Diner)

http://www.scoutscomputerswapmeet.com/

best regard and good luck

On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:34 PM, keith smith <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Tim,
>
> Sorry to hear about your situation.  What I can offer is that Godaddy is
> always looking for tech support.  Worked there a while back for about a
> year.  Was interesting and they did not treat their tech support folks very
> good back then.  I have a developer friend that works at Godaddy and he says
> they treat the developers good.
>
> So the bottom line is it is a job and it pays well enough.  If you can
> learn to sell you can make a few extra bucks.  And Bob Parsons likes to give
> away a lot of stuff.
>
> That would be my suggestion for anyone down on their luck or trying to kick
> start their tech career.
>
> I see you have a yahoo email address.  Did you know you can use the
> computers in the library while you are waiting for a replacement or upgrade?
>
> ------------------------
> Keith Smith
>
> --- On *Tue, 6/15/10, Tim Bogart <timbogart at yahoo.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Tim Bogart <timbogart at yahoo.com>
> Subject: New in Town and Sinking Fast...
> To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 12:22 PM
>
>
> Hello Fellow Penguins,
>
> My name is Tim Bogart.  And I'm in need of some friends right now.  I am a
> long time Linux supporter and I need some help.
>
> I have been in Phoenix off and on now for the last 14 months.  I have been
> out of work for 7 of them.  I have a toshiba laptop that has just bit the
> dust.  The hard drive seems to have gone south on me, and the cd drive
> hasn't worked since I bought the machine used in South Carolina a year and a
> half ago.
>
> I need a machine to stay connected to the web and get a job.  I work Dice,
> Careerbuilder, Monster, Indeed Jobing.com and jobfox, but can't do anything
> without a computer.
>
> I have very limited funds.  I have a good samaritain who is letting me
> sleep on her couch right now and keeping a roof over my head.  Food is my
> own responsibility.  So, my life functions are okay, and I am in good
> health, and don't need money.  But, without a computer, I'm screwed.
>
> I need somebody to donate a hard drive or a cd-rom to me to get things
> working here so I can get on the job boards and find work.  I just don't
> have the money to go and get a new hard drive.  Maybe I could do a network
> install somehow?  I don't know.  I'm open to suggestions.  Another thing I
> just found out is that I can't use the computers at the library without a
> local library card, and I can't get one of those without an electric bill or
> something else to prove to the library that I am a local person.  Apparently
> they don't trust the DMV because while I've been here I have gotten my
> vehicle registered in Arizona and have turned my WV drivers license in for
> an AZ license.  Oh well.
>
> Anyway, if anybody has any ideas or is in a position to help me, please
> call me on my cell phone at 281 450 2763.  Any and all suggestions are
> welcome.  Oh, and BTW... the lady who is letting me sleep on her couch has
> made it clear that using her computer is definately not a permanent option,
> so if you have a suggestion, or can help...call.  Sending me an email will
> result in the suggestion sitting there until I can somehow get on a computer
> again.  Maybe somebody out there has enough parts laying around to cobble
> something together or help me do it.
>
> Thanks ever so much, everybody.
>
> Tim Bogart
>
> Want to read about a couple of my contributions?
>
> (Yes, I'm the guy who started the OS presence at FOSE in DC.)
>
> http://linux.slashdot.org/story/00/04/21/1044236/Linux-And-The-G-Men-FOSE-2000?art_pos=7
>
> I'm also published ...
> http://www.informit.com/library/content.aspx?b=red_hat_linux7&seqNum=4
>
>
>
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