2Bits

This week's mission techies sessions were interesting. Starting off on monday where me, Mercy and Karen went to Mission Girls to pick up their laptops in order to diagnose them and provide any repairs that needed to be done. Then came in tuesday where we did some coding with Mark on importing somethings in java. My brother was able to assist me in a couple of things and such, and he is younger than me. Then came in thursday where we attended the job fair at Valencia Gardens and had many employers there giving out information on what kind of jobs they had available. I was able to see many people and manage to speak to them about the job opportunities and connections through linked in as well. Overall I had a great time with the Techies and I can see there will be great things that arise from this program. For now, have a great weekend guys!

BiosHazard

This week felt short, but we got to work on some laptops from the mission girls. I was the assigned to work on Repairshopr. It was easy to learn i had to put everything that was done to each laptop and print the receipts as well. We also went to a job fair and i got really interested in SF airlines and USPS. The last thing we did was a guest speaker came and talked to us about what she did. She made it seem that HTML is easy. Made me feel like i want to practice on some websites she gave us as a project.

Questions to the cohort from karen

Just wanted to ask each of you to send me your full name and email address in order to keep in touch in the future.
Send to karen.choury@gmail.com

thanks!
-Karen

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LinkedIn was awesome, when I was on my way there I didn't know what to expect. People there was really nice, when I got there I got to sit with an ex alumni from the techies program he told me what he did in the last program and what he did after the program... the persons who got to sit with us were asking about the techies program what was it about, when me and the ex  techies told them what do we do in the program they were amazed that we also do java and python. The lady who helped me create my LinkedIn profile share with me her story about how she studied laws and ended up doing sales and how much she enjoys doing what she does. I also got to talk to this one guy who is a web developer and app designer he share with me a little bit of his story and gave me a few tips, it was a pretty nice experience.

LinkedIn tour

    I have to say the LinkedIn tour was amazing! My brother was really in to it as well, we got to meet a lot of the people who worked behind scenes. The snacks were really great! Not to mention the people who helped us get set up. I had a great time with the folks at LinkedIn. I hope we can meet them again! I have to thank Leah for setting this all up for us. I was glad to see everyone was enjoying there time there!

RAM Mastah E 3/23

I had a great time at LinkedIn. We all met up MEDA at 1pm then we took the bus over to LinkedIn. When we first arrived, we had to fill out a few consent forms and find our name tags. the entrance was very inviting. walls were covered in green leaves and the ceiling was pretty high up. After getting situated, we took the elevator to the second floor where we the cafeteria was and we were settled in. They had a bunch of refreshments for us while we were waiting for everyone. We also took our professional head shots. After all the head shots, we finally had our meeting. I was paired up with my mentor Ian. it was really cool just learning a few things from him. We had a mock interview. I was a little nervous but at the same time I felt good from the feedback I got. Aside from that, we also got a chance to mingle with some of the workers at LinkedIn and just pick their brains on what they do. I really enjoyed it and I hope I get to go there again.

What a week - 4th Week it's in the books for the Winter 2015 Session

4th Week is in the Books!

From Tera Byte Sensei! What a week!

2Bytes on FinCap

         Today's FinCap brought many things to light. Mathias who works here in MEDA showed us many things that we ignore and do not notice in our everyday lives. How society is not geared towards helping the community to greater aspirations. I believe that, especially when it was announced that they brought a family to the mayor's office to see if they can help with their eviction problem. I understood that, clearly as a Mission Techie, I need to keep moving on to greater things and be able to help the community. I hope the other Mission Techies were able to see Mathias preach on what must change in order for us to bring up a movement that will help the people of SF stand strong and thriving throughout these housing evictions.

2 bytes speaking on this week's highlights

    What's going on mission techies! This week was awesome! We had many things going on, starting off with PC computer disassembling and assembling. Then came in Tuesday where we disassembled laptops and assembled them as much as possible. I have to say it was challenge in doing the latter. I felt very focused too. Coding was also done and Mark was helping us understand JAVA specifically strings and integers. Finally, Thursday was a great day; I mean today was a good day. We had pizza and soda. and got to set up a network for the printer and the multiple computers. My team did great! But in the end I think both of our teams did what was possible and that is all that matters.

-2Bytes

Fin Cap was an awesome presentation, it just blew me off. I already knew some of the information, but seeing that there is people who want to make a change really inspired me. Also as a young adult I want to start looking at my financial budget to be able to set a plan. I also want to pass this information to my mother and community.Lastly I don't have any credit so meeting with one of the coaches here at Meda is my next step so I can open my credit.

RAM Mastah E Fin-Cap

Fin-Cap was really great and a big eye opener. I am thankful to MEDA and everyone there for the help and support I have received and will receive. I believe keeping track of your financial status and being aware of it, is something that is a must for everyone.

This week was my first week at Meda. I came looking for help for my DACA renewal and ended up as an intern. As an intern I am helping out with paper work and filing. I'm here three days a week. This week I have been interacting with the techies. Like today I got to do a project with them and eat pizza :) It was a really fun day. Overall I really like the vibe here and I look forward to continue to work with everyone.

RAM Mastah E 3/12

This week was really great. We got in to a lot more hands on training. We disassembled computers and laptops and got more familiar with each component that makes up a PC or desktop. After that, we had to put em all back together. On Thursday we had pizza party, it was really cool to get to know everyone a little more and kind of get closer as a unit. At the end, we split in to two teams and created a server rack and a network. I feel really good and even more excited as we go along. This is a really big opportunity for me so I'm going to take full advantage of it.  

LAN-Borghini-MERCY 3/12/2015

Mission Techies this week was great as we got to be more hands-on with the hardware component of the program. We were able to disassemble a Computer System Unit and a Computer Laptop. The experience was overwhelming because there are so many parts to keep track of, however, it was fun to take it all apart and it was definitely interesting going from lecture-to-lab to see what the components of a modern computer look like in real life.

Also, the presentation Split-Screen Mattias gave on Financial Capability was eye-opening. Being financially capable important to consider when developing future career goals, and for this component to be a part of the Mission Techie Program makes the program richer for young adults and others.

I am very grateful to be a part of this program and I am excited to continue this path.

BiosHazard

This week was very busy but exciting we finally disassembled a computer and a laptop. The computer was easy to take it apart and put it back to its original way. The laptop was more of a challenge to take out and put back it has more smaller parts and you have to be careful when you take them out. It was interesting how they make small parts and still have so much power to make it do what a pc does. On Java it keeps getting more challenging but once you get the hang of it, it gets easier. Today we learn how to connect a network it was easier then I thought. Hope to learn more about building a server.

From the TeraBite Sensei!

Hi Techies,

I wanted to take this moment to let you know how excited I am to be your program coordinator. I hope that you are excited as I am to get ready to the real work that starts next week playing with actual computers.

When I came to MEDA I wanted to have a program like this and you guys are helping me achieve that goal.

Keep up the good work and we are looking forward to have 9 more weeks of Hardware, Software, Tech Support, Coding and Financial Capability training.

Leo

2bytes

     The class today was off the hook! Starting off with the lecture on how CPUs work and other functions that we did not know. Then we learned new things from Karen on how middleware functions in our everyday lives. It was surprising how our lives are made easier with people who are in the background improving our experience with technology. Alicia who works as a release manager with Wells Fargo and got to deal with technology and people so that the two connected as best as possible. She showed that not everyone in technology had a background in technology. They come from all walks of life. Then to finish it off Leo showed us some videos of what his mission and vision was for us. His works are very inspirational to us all and I hope that as a team we all work together to achieve many great things!

2B out

Giga Buster

This week was Fun we keep getting closer to the hands on for the computer repair, I learn many things about computer parts that I didn't know what they did. In java class with Mark, I'm learning different types of coding that make it easier to do the codes like shortcuts.  Every week just keeps getting better and the team we have makes every week more fun.

RAM Mastah-E 3/5/15

This week was really fun! We completed a lot of handouts regarding hardware. We also learned some new terms regarding hardware and how to deal with different items. We went over networking, what it is, consists of, as well as some more advanced coding and practice. On Thursday, we had a guest speaker, Alicia from Wells Fargo. She shared things about her occupation and the various nuances of it. I felt her presentation was very inspiring and it really helped me look at things from a different perspective. I'm really enjoying my time as a mission techie and am really looking forward to everything in store for me.

Android

I like to thank you for helping me repeat the words. it's very helpful. and keeping up the work. It's fun and relax.