Computer Driver License
Epesi Academy Course I - lessons for beginners
- Curriculum
- Communication skills
- PC Lube - Computer maintenance
- Keyboard & Shortcuts Using
- Environment set
- Data organization and directory constructs
- Backup
- Security
- Open Source, Intellectual Property and Licensing
- Business Applications
Curriculum
- Communication skills
- PC Lube, maintaining the computer
- Keyboard & Shortcuts Using
- Developer environment set
- Data organization and directory constructs
- Backup
- Security
- Types of software
- Open Source
- Epesi
Communication skills
“How To Ask Questions The Smart Way” by Eric Steven Raymond
http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Remember about the disclaimer !
“The Elements of Style” by William Strunk, Jr.
https://daoyuan14.github.io/elos.pdf
"How to speak" by Patrick Henry Winston, MIT OpenCourseWare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unzc731iCUY
The elements of business style by Jasiek
https://kb.epesi.cloud/books/epesi-academy/page/business-writing
+ several proposals from Teknaspan and Telaxus LLC !
+ WIIIFM, peak your audience to determine your language, Betty Edwards’s book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain https://www.drawright.com/ , Etyka, qui tacet concentire videtur, KISS, less is more
“Running an Effective Help Desk” by Barbara Czegel
https://www.wiley.com/en-au/Running+an+Effective+Help+Desk,+2nd+Edition-p-9780471248163
PC Lube - Computer maintenance
Required software tools:
CCleaner https://www.ccleaner.com/
FreeFileSync https://freefilesync.org/
Malware bytes https://www.malwarebytes.com/
WIN optimizer
Basic steps to clean up your PC:
Make screenshots before cleaning from CPU and disks usage
Create JUNK folder for items you want to remove from the computer
Sort data and empty Downloads folder
FreeFileSync: compare and synchronize folders and files
CCleaner: Scan and remove clutter, Uninstall not used apps, Manage apps automatically open while computer starts, Clean browsers cache
Check for system or apps updates
Make screenshots after cleaning and compare
Keyboard & Shortcuts Using
Touch Typing Study
https://www.typingstudy.com/
Os: Linux, Win, OS X shortcuts
Epesi shortcuts
https://www.omglinux.com/merge-pdf-files-on-linux/
Environment set
Professional visibility accounts
Github
Gmail
LinkedIn
Student / Apprentice / Developer / Mentor accounts
Epesi Cloud
Epesi
Data organization and directory constructs
Topics:
customer data disarray
file manager
in Epesi
EPESI makes data sharing (calendar events, client data, internal information) very easy and fast. All company employees can access data from anywhere, it requires only an Internet connection and a web browser. EPESI also records a full history of changes and other user activities and allows to control the data access down to individual fields.
Documents in PDF
From the article linked below: "If there’s a credible open-source equivalent to either of these options, we’d love to hear it."
Probably only Epesi (17 years old FOSS project) has this built-in out of the box function where you send a link to a file (e.g. PDF) that has its token and you know if a person downloads the file and from where, plus file version and access history… The process is as follow:
1. Task - e.g. report
2. All files used to generate the report must be included as attachments
3. Editable file like Word, Excel, Open Office, Pages - to be able to edit or recreate the document
4. Final PDF file to be distributed
5. If sent via e-mail then the link/token combination is used for security and access control. We don't send files directly as attachments. This way there is a reduced risk of attachments being too large, network traffic is reduced, files are not sent unnecessary to people who will never open them, smaller chance of email being classified as SPAM, reduced risk of virus infection etc.
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/15/the-simplest-social-engineering-hack-of-them-all/
Backup
Cloud and hardware
BackBlaze https://www.backblaze.com/get-started
MPS 360 https://www.msp360.com/backup/
RasPiEsi hardware backup https://epe.si/tldr/raspiesi
Security
Malware bytes
Email phishing
Sending files
Social hacking
Password manager
Documents in PDF
"If there’s a credible open-source equivalent to either of these options, we’d love to hear it."
Probably only Epesi (17 years old FOSS project) has this built-in out of the box function where you send a link to a file (e.g. PDF) that has its token and you know if a person downloads the file and from where, plus file version and access history… The process is as follow:
1. Task - e.g. report
2. All files used to generate the report must be included as attachments
3. Editable file like Word, Excel, Open Office, Pages - to be able to edit or recreate the document
4. Final PDF file to be distributed
5. If sent via e-mail then the link/token combination is used for security and access control. We don't send files directly as attachments. This way there is a reduced risk of attachments being too large, network traffic is reduced, files are not sent unnecessary to people who will never open them, smaller chance of email being classified as SPAM, reduced risk of virus infection etc.
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/15/the-simplest-social-engineering-hack-of-them-all/
The article suggests a few alternatives to mitigate this issue. One option is to use PDF documents instead of Word files, as PDFs are more difficult to edit and are widely accepted as a standard electronic format. Another suggestion is to utilize secure online delivery platforms that require authenticated logins to access sensitive documents. The author also invites readers to share any credible open-source alternatives to PDF or secure delivery platforms.
Overall, the article serves as a reminder that even seemingly innocuous practices can have unintended security consequences, and organizations should be more vigilant in protecting their assets, including letterheads, to prevent potential misuse and exploitation.
Open Source, Intellectual Property and Licensing
Types of software
Commercial and Open source, API,
From a software cancer to Disruptive Technology
"Microsoft: we were wrong about open source. [...] Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer famously branded Linux “a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches” back in 2001."
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/18/21262103/microsoft-open-source-linux-history-wrong-statement
"Economics of Open Source" by Mirko Böhm
https://academic.oup.com/book/44727/chapter/378967711
"Technology must be not only adopted, but also maintained"
"Why Did Human History Unfold Differently On Different Continents For The Last 13,000 Years?" by Jared Diamond
https://www.edge.org/conversation/why-did-human-history-unfold-differently-on-different-continents-for-the-last-13000-years
“The Cathedral and the Bazaar” by Eric Steven Raymond
http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/
Business Applications
Basic technology stack for SMB
CRM - Epesi
ERP - Epesi
RAD - Epesi
CMS - Grav
eCommerce - LiteCart, OpenCart
Accounting - QB, wFirma
Basic Infrastructure for SMB
Alternative Clouds
Domain
Email
Basic Know How for SMB
technology must be adopted and maintained
Topics
Digital transformation
ENS - the rise of SaaS - Focus on SMB, startups, single owners DIY