Hey everyone,
I need to give up the Tech Support job at the end of this year's awards, so we are looking
for someone to take my place. You would be working with Tanaqui to maintain, upgrade
and troubleshoot the MEFA web site. If anyone out there (or maybe a spouse, friend or SO)
would like to work in Tech Support, please email
techsupport@mefawards.net and we'll fill
you in on the specifics of the job. We'd like to get you started ASAP, so you're up to speed
for the 2009 site.
The basics of what is required--
Most importantly, you have to be comfortable with computers and have a basic knowledge
of programming (such as how IF-ELSE statements work or using functions) and how
servers/web sites work.
Ideally, you should have at least a basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP and/or
MySQL, but as long as you have some programming experience, those will all be pretty
easy to learn. If you have experience with Object Oriented Programming, that is a big
bonus. You will need to be comfortable using a command line, since we use CVS to
manage the site.
If you don't have programming experience but would still like to give it a shot, it will take
some effort but can be done. There's a couple books I can recommend for learning HTML,
Javascript, PHP & MySQL that will get you up to speed very quickly, but it's going to require
some time and motivation.
On the technical side--
You will need to have Apache, PHP, MySQL and CVS installed on your own computer. You
will also need a text editor to work on the code itself. Your platform doesn't matter --
Linux, Mac OS X and Windows users can all do this. Mac and Windows have some free
software that makes setting this up very easy.
Any questions, just reply here or you can email
techsupport@mefawards.net.
Thanks,
Aranel