Justin, I forgot to mention that the ip Phones are a great addition. Craig
had got a working PBX system up and running that interfaces with google
voice. We can set up a google voice number for the space and then we can
send and receive phone calls from either the perkins room or the main space!

Craig, when is a good day that you an I can work on that?


On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Justin Herman <[email protected]> wrote:

> Oh I also left some TestOut education media including A+ and MSCE.
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Omar Rassi <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Alex, these PCs i'm trying to get together would be public workstations
>> for use in the space, applications include electronics design and
>> simulation, integrated devoloping environment for use with Arduino and
>> Rasberry Pi kits, research and communication, treasurer and secretary
>> official business, advancement of Bethany's Hacker Scouts program she's
>> putting together, practice PCs for hackers studying the A+ certification
>> book in our library... possibilities are endless, Torrie also had some
>> suggestions. If needed we can also give you a donation receipt for tax
>> purposes.
>>
>> Justin, thank you, I'll be able to triage these either tonight or
>> tomorrow. Hopefully I can poop out another workstation!
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Justin Herman <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> Omar,
>>>
>>> I dropped off some computer parts yesterday. A harddrive, motherboard w/
>>> CPU, Video cards and an LCD monitor that needs triage. Hopefully this will
>>> help with this project.
>>>
>>> Along with this I dropped off some Cisco IPPhones and some other misc
>>> stuff.
>>>
>>> Justin
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 10:21 AM, alex kot <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have a large amount of parts laying around and also extra computers.
>>>>  What is the intent for this/these PC?
>>>>
>>>>   ------------------------------
>>>>  *From:* Chris Egeland <[email protected]>
>>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, September 16, 2013 8:50 AM
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [SH-Discuss] Proposal for new computer workstations...
>>>>
>>>> On 9/16/2013 5:10 AM, Torrie Fischer wrote:
>>>> > On Saturday, September 14, 2013 08:55:58 AM Jeff Nielson wrote:
>>>> >> Is synhak a 501c3 now?
>>>> > Nope, not quite. Still waiting on the IRS to process us. I do not
>>>> know when
>>>> > that happens or how much longer it'll take. There is nobody we can
>>>> talk to to
>>>> > speed things up. That is exactly 100% of the information I know about
>>>> it.
>>>> To give the tiniest bit more of information on our 501c3 status:
>>>>
>>>> The IRS currently has a MASSIVE backlog of nonprofit applications, and
>>>> is currently processing applications received in April 2012. Ours was
>>>> submitted and confirmed to have been received by the IRS in September
>>>> of
>>>> 2012.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone is ever curious where we stand in line on the 501c3 status,
>>>> you can check the IRS's current backlog at this URL:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Where-Is-My-Exemption-Application
>>>>
>>>> You want to read the part that says "Currently, we are assigning
>>>> applications received in....." and compare that to September 2012 to
>>>> get
>>>> an idea.
>>>>
>>>> The optimist in me is hoping that we should be 501c3 approved by the
>>>> end
>>>> of this tax year, but given the glacial rate the IRS has been moving at
>>>> with these nonprofit applications, that may not be the case.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Chris Egeland
>>>> >
>>>> >> Jeff Nielson
>>>> >>
>>>> >> (Sent from mobile)
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Sep 13, 2013, at 12:46 AM, Torrie Fischer <
>>>> [email protected]>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >>> On Thursday, September 12, 2013 04:41:35 PM Byron Moran wrote:
>>>> >>>> I have an old desktop I would mind getting rid of. I'm not going
>>>> to use
>>>> >>>> it
>>>> >>>> in the foreseeable future. If I donate it, can I write it off? If
>>>> not,
>>>> >>>> I'd
>>>> >>>> be willing to sell it for relatively cheap.
>>>> >>> Yup. We've got a form for that. Bring in the computer and we'll
>>>> write you
>>>> >>> a
>>>> >>> donation reciept.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Omar Rassi <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >>>>> To add on to what Torrie is saying, these systems can also be
>>>> resold,
>>>> >>>>> spend $100 to make one, sell it back out at $150 on craigslist.
>>>> >>>>> Refurbishing old machines can be a source of income for the space,
>>>> >>>>> instead
>>>> >>>>> of just dues and cash donations, I'm more than happy to put in
>>>> the work.
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> As I asked in my original post, if anyone has any *working
>>>> *socket 775
>>>> >>>>> motherboards, power supplies, DDR2 or DDR3 RAM and working
>>>> monitors, or
>>>> >>>>> a
>>>> >>>>> reputable source of working parts at a cheaper price, please let
>>>> me know
>>>> >>>>> as
>>>> >>>>> Craig did (Craig we can go over the details in person and contact
>>>> your
>>>> >>>>> guy
>>>> >>>>> about stocks and price.) Justin, I chose these parts because they
>>>> come
>>>> >>>>> from
>>>> >>>>> reputable dealers where I know we'll get working components with a
>>>> >>>>> recourse
>>>> >>>>> if the turn out to be faulty vs buying on Craigslist or Goodwill
>>>> where
>>>> >>>>> quality can be suspect and no returns are possible.
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> I also support the idea of holding off on this as suggested by
>>>> Xander to
>>>> >>>>> find out what we are going to do about our location before
>>>> purchasing
>>>> >>>>> new
>>>> >>>>> assets. For now, I've already created one working computer using
>>>> what we
>>>> >>>>> have, I can set that up in the electronics lab as an electronics
>>>> design
>>>> >>>>> station like Torrie suggested which is a FANTASTIC idea that I
>>>> didn't
>>>> >>>>> think
>>>> >>>>> of. That I can do tonight.
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> Torrie, Xander, Justin, Craig, I really love and appreciate your
>>>> input,
>>>> >>>>> great ideas are coming from everyone on this, I look forward to
>>>> next
>>>> >>>>> meeting :)
>>>> >>>>>
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