Carla Schroder

John Day, OR USA
Website: http://carlaschroder.com
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Professional Experience

Linux and free software/open source expert, author of hundreds of howtos for various online publications, and three popular howto books: Linux Cookbook, Linux Networking Cookbook, and Book of Audacity. System and network administration, business apps, digital photography, audio recording and editing, and video recording and editing with Linux and open source software.

Expertise

Technical Writer
19 Years
Editor
3 Years
Web Developer
2 Years

Specialty

Technology
19 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
19 Years
Other
2 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

19 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Linux Foundation (10+), LXer.com (10+), Smallbusinesscomputing.com (10+)

Other Work History

Internet.com/Quinstreet, senior managing editor

Technical Skills

Editing and managing digital photographs, producing video tutorials with screen capture and video cams, high-end audio recording and editing, Web developer, high-end system and network administration, shell scripting, creating and producing Webinars, article and book production in multiple formats such as Kindle, ePub, and print.

Foreign Language Skills

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Unions

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Computer Skills

Linux, LibreOffice, Kdenlive, Audacity, Ardour, Digikam, gcc, Javascript, PHP, CSS, Krita, GIMP, ZoneMinder, ImageMagick, FFmpeg, Apache, BIND, MySQL, OpenStack, VirtualBox, KVM, Drupal, literally dozens more. If it's Linux I can do it.

Equipment

Laptop, Android tablet, test lab consisting of three workstations and two servers, professional digital camera gear, professional portable digital audio recorder, high-end multichannel audio recording interfaces, mics and stands

Work Permits & Visas

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References

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Awards

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Associations

Internet Press Guild

Showcase

General

Howto Use the Superfast i3 Tiling Window Manager on Linux
(Linux.com 3/12/2014)
I've been a fan of tiling window managers ever since Windows 3.1. I know, Windows 3.1 wasn't very good for much actual work, but it did stacking and tiling windows rather nicely. The i3 tiling window manager is a nice modern tiling window manager for GNU/Linux and BSD operating systems. It supports
Strong Wi-fi Encryption the Easy Way with hostapd
(IBM Developerworks 4/10/2012)
Keep wireless security simple. hostapd, the Host Access Point daemon provides solid WiFi encryption that meets enterprise standards without all the overhead of running FreeRADIUS. Learn more about this tool and how to incorporate it into your environment.
Ruggedized Android Tablets and Handhelds for SMBs
(Smallbusinesscomputing.com 3/17/2014)
The biggest money-pit for a small business is downtime. Every minute wasted coddling fragile hardware or waiting for a repair costs real money. When you're shopping for an Android tablet or phone, consider one of the options from this roundup of ruggedized Android mobile devices.
Unknown Bash Tips and Tricks For Linux
(Linux.com 1/3/2012)
Familiarity breeds ennui, and even though Bash is the default Linux command shell used daily by hordes of contented users, it contains a wealth of interesting and useful features that don't get much attention. Today we shall learn about Bash builtins and killing potential.
4 Strange Places to find Open Source
(IT World 11/7/2011)
Open source is about more than code: it's about unlocking all possibilities. Here are four unusual projects made possible by open source.