Hi everyone, this is my Computer Recycling idea and new features of Ubuntu focused website post Linux Computer Recyclers (OSGUI division - upgrade from been just a community site to serve dual roles)
The idea is to obtain free obsolete computers and breath new life into them by fixing them up hardware wise and loading Linux onto them for the software. Then they can be sold very cheaply to people who don't have computers or want to buy a cheap computer with Linux on it to learn Linux for example... Also for this site to promote this idea that every Linux guru around the would should also do to help bring Linux into the mainstream wile also providing a community service and helping better the world we live in. Read much more: The following is a list of my idea's, they may not all be possible or a good idea; * Obtain free or extremely cheap desktop, laptop, server computers and parts. 1. Drive the car around to places where I might find old computers thrown out on the street or in bins and pick them up. 2. Drive to other Computer Recyclers to see if there is free stuff. 3. Ask friends & family for their unused computers. 4. Advertise free computer recycling pick-up service to consumers in Melbourne Australia. * Collect the best parts only - ATX minimum Standard cases - may need to take rubbish from people as good will and dispose of for them as long as there is something which is useful. * Minimum specs to keep - Pentium 3/Athlon/Sampron/Duron - 128B RAM - 5GB HDD or better - hardware only needs to be able to run Ubuntu or other light-weight Linux Distro like Xubuntu. * Cleanup and upgrade computers with available free parts - strip parts and collect them to build up decent computers. * Format hard drives and install a user-friendly Linux OS, like: Linux Mint with Wine or Xubuntu... Always fine tune the OS to be more user- friendly, and include things like Links to this site in the browser. Make an offical list of apps and settings to change in a SOE document. * Create website to adversities the services. [make it part of OSGUI.com ] (make facebook group/pages to promote it too) * Could Sell the computers on eBay and/or Trading Post and link that into OSGUI site. (Keep them cheap, low profits) * Offer general PC repair Services with fixed rates comparable to those of CPL to consumers in Melbourne Victoria. * Offer Trade-in's of old PC's to consumers in Melbourne Victoria. * Offer Free old PC pickup service to consumers in Melbourne Victoria. * Offer Linux installation and Training services to consumers in Melbourne Victoria. * Sell CD's/DVD's with Linux OS's & Software both Online (probably through a 3rd Party) and directly in person/shop. * Keep costs to a minimum - initially do not spend any money at all so all old hardware has to be free.. * Obtain business partnerships with other Computer Recyclers and Linux companies and organisations. * Create and Print Business Cards and Flyers to advertise OSGUI site and these services * Create and print stickers to go on the items that may be sold which says support can be found on OSGUI.com and has the logo. When Business grows to have own office can offer more products and services, like; * New computers pre-loaded with Linux and always running AMD CPU's * No Intel or Microsoft inside any products or used in the company. * In-house Linux Training * Demonstration computers running versions of Linux supported. Website Idea's: * OSGUI.com will be upgraded and expanded to focus on everything to do with promoting Linux * The site will service as Customer Service to the Customers who buy computers from me. * The site will allow all users to trade their Linux computers and services, so as well as advertising my own Linux related services, like PC recycling with Linux as the only OS, registered users will also be able to sell their Linux stuff. * OSGUI to have expended tutorials on Linux/Ubuntu. * OSGUI to focus on the OS's that are supported by the business side of advertising services. * Perhaps junk/unrelated/ripped/unoriginal content should be removed or made less visible and altered to be original and of more usefulness. * Extra features must be added to the site: o Downloads - Ubuntu apps & OS's section o Classified Advertisements / Store / Marketplace - to allow me to advertise my products and services and also allowing other registered users to do the same. (There would have to be some rules for the users that should be put into a document on the site for them to agree to when using this feature of the site o Jam-pack the site with useful things to enhance the Linux experience like nice Desktop Wallpapers. o Re-design site look to be much more unique, attractive, effective, optiomised for speed. o Make more use of Module Blocks for each component put its good modules o the front page and maybe other places too. Scale back other unused website projects that are costing money due to domain names, like PanicIndustry.com might be dropped. Question to self: How will OSGUI.com have both Google Advertising and provide advertising for it's own services? I will have to either not have any Google Ads on the pages related to advertising the services/ products or edit the Adsence account so that it does not show ads related to the same services on any part of the site.... Needs investigation... Anyhow. please provide feedback if you can think of any ideas or want to help...? A very exciting New Section is in Development on OSGUI.com. I have not come up with a final name for it yet. But I discribe it as the OS GUI File Reposetory Directory Database Listing system. It can be used currently under the button at the top called Files. It is a customisable Database which will be filled up with listings of everything to do with Open Source, Operating Systems's & Software, plus much more. It has an awesome search function which will make it so easy fo users to find the Open Source project or anything else they are looking for. It includes drop-down options for things like Minimum RAM Required to run and much more. It has features like its own Image Gallery, Uploads & Downloads ability, and a Comments & Ratings system. Users can submit their own entries to promote their projects or just to help out in the development of this exciting new feature. Please register to contribute. Here are some steps you can take to help me out: 1 register 2 confirm your registration 3 login 4 read a article then post a comment and give it a rating... repeat this process until you have read all the interesting pages and left comments and ratings 5 take screenshots of your desktops and upload them into your gallery in your account 6 think of your fav software and post something about it on the site 7 post stuff in the forums 8 check out all sections and find ways to interact and leave comments and ratings 9 promote the site by posting the best stuff on sites like facebook and digg 10get your other geek friends to join the site too 11 post ads for any computers you wanna sell on the site 12 post adds for any tech service u wanna offer 13 provide any feedback to me on how to improve the site orif you find any bugs 14 look on your hdd's for any files you could upload to the site that would be in line with it 15 try out Linux again yourself and take screenshots of it when you do then put them on the site. you could also write a review of what you liked and didn't like about using this linux i'm new to this user-group, i hope it was ok to post this like this here thanks, tim __________________ www.OSGUI.com The name has a double meaning: the OS stands for both ‘Operating Systems’ and ‘Open Source’, and the GUI stands for ‘Graphical User Interface’. http://www.osgui.com/content/linux/ubuntu.html -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
