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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: Melvang on Mon, 11 February 2013, 00:28:39
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Hey guys. New guy here from Iowa. Here is a little bit about me (will post questions in the proper section).
Spent 5 years in the US Navy as an Aviation Structural Mechanic on H-60 Sea Hawks. Which was where I really started getting into computers. Started with a pre-built E-machines system purchased from Best Buy. It was a decent computer but when I upgraded the video card it started having massive random restarts and shut downs. Turns out it was a combination of 2 things. I am not sure which was the bigger cuprit on this as both issues were feeding each other. Lack of decent air flow and way to small of a power supply. Had a local shop upgrade the PSU and move everything to a clear acyrlic case and from there on i did everything myself.
Currently out of the service and working as a Union Millwright for a local contractor installing a new mold line at the John Deere Foundry a couple minutes from my house.
Hobbies include: computer, loud rock music when the wife and kids aren't home, mountain biking, and catapults.
And not sure if I am the only one but when I first tried to create my account here I actually got the security question wrong. Was under the premise that the port that the question was refering to was specific to mice and keyboards.
Melvang
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Welcome to geekhack!
A few people have commented on the security question - perhaps the admins are preparing a new one.
Hope you enjoy your stay :)
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This is a good forum.
There are a multitude of projects going on at any given time. If you have access to a good shop, there may be people hitting on you to make stuff for them.
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Sorry guys but if you saw the one shop i have available to me you wouldn't want anyone to work on electronics in there let alone any board of this caliber.
Melvang