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Curriculum Vitae
Contact
C-6 Garnet Rock RR#1 Powell River BC Canada V8A 4Z2
Tel: 604-487-9746 E-mail: info@jslyster.com
Skill Set
Programming
Chief Technology Officer with Tugboat Enterprises Ltd. currently
developing data-rescue software. Make use of the C and C++ programming
languages daily. Familiar with Linux kernel-compilation techniques and the
development of embedded operating systems.
Writing
Author of The Opera 5.x Book (published in 2001 by No Starch Press),
a technical guide to the Opera Web browser.
Also authored numerous magazine and newspaper articles published in The
Saturday Review, the Vancouver Sun, Writers’
Journal, Arts Alive, and the Powell River Peak.
Fiction has appeared in On Spec and Storyteller magazine.
Short story, "The Hunter of the Guileless" (published by
Storyteller) was nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for
mystery fiction in 1999.
Desktop publishing
Operated a small business (Lyster Publications) specializing in advertising,
Web site design, and small-press publishing. Clients included J &
G Contracting, Compu-wood Manufacturing, and the Powell River Logger
Sports Association, all from Powell River, Canada.
Also published RIM - a magazine devoted to west coast writers
and artists - for three years. Performed all necessary tasks
including photography, scanning, layout, and design.
Web site design
Developed Web sites for business clients including J & G Contracting and
Compu-wood Manufacturing. Also assembled online tutorials and
help-support materials for Opera Software.
Relevant Employment/Freelance
2004 - present Tugboat Enterprises Ltd., Powell River, Canada
2002 - 2004 Harbour View Computers, Powell River, Canada
2000 - 2002 Opera Software ASA, Oslo, Norway
1996 - 1999 Lyster Publications (home-based desktop publishing
company), Powell River, Canada
1990 - present Freelance writing, including technical writing, ad copywriting,
and journalism
Additional Employment
1994 - 1996 Arbutus Bay Deer Farms, Mayne Island, Canada
1992 - 1994 Pacific Crest Advertising, Vancouver, Canada
1988 - 1992 Steele Security Services, Edmonton, Canada
Software and Tools
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Operating systems
- FreeBSD
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
Office applications
- Microsoft Office
- OpenOffice
- StarOffice
Web site/HTML editors
- Arachnophilia
- Notetab
- Quanta Plus
Application Development Tools
- DevC++ (Windows)
- Gambas (Linux)
- KDevelop (Linux)
- Lazarus (Linux, Windows)
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Programming & scripting languages
- BASIC
- Bash
- C,C++
- JavaScript
- Pascal
- Perl
- PHP
Internet tools
- Firefox
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Mozilla
- Netscape Communicator
- Opera
Miscellaneous
- Apache web server
- GIMP
- SAMBA file server
- SSH
- Webmin system administrator
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Certifications
A+ Certified Technician
Linux+ Certified Technician
Education
University of Alberta, Edmonton
Major: Physics
Minors: Mathematics & Computing Science
References
Available on request. |
| The Wonderful World of Linux |
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Mandriva Linux
Mandriva, my personal favorite in Linux distributions. Easy to install, easy to use. |
Linux.com
Useful stuff about the world of the Linux operating system. |
Linux.org
More useful stuff. This site includes links to documentation for everyone from the newbie to the experienced Linux user. |
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News Hounds
November 29, 2006
A critical look at what passes for journalism on Rupert Murdoch's flagship, Fox News. |
Defective by Design
November 2, 2006
A campaign against DRM - short for (if you're a proponent of it) Digital Rights Management, and (if opposed) Digital Restrictions Management. |
The Wayback Machine
August 5, 2006
A fascinating tool for seeing what a particular web site looked like in the past. Wind the Wayback Machine to CNN on September 11, 2001 to see what the news coverage of that fateful day looked like - minute by minute and hour by hour. |
Canadian Music Creators' Coalition
April 29, 2006
The CMCC is a new organization of Canadian musicians and songwriters whose members believe suing their fans (as the Recording Industry Association of America loves to do) is a colossally stupid idea. |
Robert J. Sawyer
March 23, 2006
Science fiction writer Robert Sawyer's well-crafted web site, with plenty of information for the fan and the aspiring writer. |
Locus Magazine
January 9, 2006
The source for information about the science fiction and fantasy publishing field. |
Atom Films
November 1, 2005
Devoted to to short film - the longest I've seen thus far runs about 30 minutes, and most are much shorter. These are professional-level films, often made by major directors or studios. Some of the flicks you'll find here border on brilliant. |
Query Letters I Love
October 24, 2005
Devoted to query letters received by a Hollywood agent. If you think the dreck coming out of Hollywood is the worst of the worst, check out this site and read what gets rejected. |
Critters.org
August 31, 2005
A web site for fantasy and science fiction writers, where you can get your story critiqued - in essence a distributed writers' group. |
We Are Not Afraid
July 16, 2005
A response to four suicide bombings in London, England, on July 7, which have thus far resulted in 54 deaths and hundreds injured. The name of the site says it all. |
Tugboat Enterprises
May 31, 2005
My company's site, where you can find the Lifeboat Data Rescue CD. When you face the Blue Screen of Death, Lifeboat can get your data back. |
Tangent Online
May 17, 2005
A useful site devoted to the short story, especially in the speculative fiction genre. |
Groklaw
March 7, 2005
Everything you ever wanted to know about the SCO vs. IBM case (SCO claims to own Linux; they don't, and they're busily losing their various court cases). |
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