Open Computing Facility

Come Join and learn about the OCF! First meeting TODAY in MLK at the OCF Lab 8:10-9:00PM!
Ocf.io/join
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Hello users! We hope you’re having a wonderful summer break 🙂 For those of
you celebrating July 4th we wanted to remind you about important safety rules like staying hydrated, practicing proper firework safety, and not drinking and driving!
-OCF Staff

HAPPY LAST DAY OF FINALS! We hope you had a wonderful semester and may your final grades be ever in your favor :) Today is the last day the OCF will be open before the fall semester so if you have any last minute computing needs, come on down! Have a fun and safe summer

🚨ATTENTION🚨 The OCF Operations Staff Job Application has been extended to May 8th! Get those applications in!

🚨ATTENTION🚨 Swipe through to see our updated hours for RRR Week & Finals Week! We look forward to seeing you :)

🚨ATTENTION🚨The OCF is urgently hiring for the fall semester! Come work in a chill and welcoming environment where you can interact with all types of students, staff, and faculty! APPLICATIONS ARE DUE THIS SUNDAY!!! The positions are open to everyone with any type of skillset so we urge you to apply! Our current staff cites the OCF as an “awesome place with awesome people,” “an uplifting place to work that fosters community,” and “the best place on campus to get free printing with no limit” that’s right, staff get UNLIMITED PRINTING! Have any questions? Check out our IG STORY () to ask and we'll answer! We hope you consider the OCF in your job search and we look forward to seeing you :) -OCF Staff

Welcome back to our meet the staff series! Our staffer of the week is Ethan Wu! Ethan is a Site Manager who focuses on maintaining the lab through upgrades and tech stuff (so cool)! Ethan uses the he series pronouns and has been a part of the OCF since Fall 2021. He’s majoring in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS). You can usually find him at the lab for staff hours on Mondays from 5-6pm. He decided to join the OCF because “[He’s] always been a Linux geek and enjoyed playing around with computers, and there's a lot of computers here to mess around with :)” His favorite spots on campus are the OCF server room (when he’s not getting hearing damage) and the Woz lounge in Soda Hall!

Welcome back to Waddles’ Tech Tips! For WTT #3 We wanted to highlight the find function! You can find specific words in your browser by using CTRL+F (Windows) or COMMAND+F (Mac)! This serves as an easy way of reducing the time spent searching for specific information in your document!

Do you like free stuff? DO you wish you had more Berkeley swag, or even just tech swag? If you answered yes to these questions and even if you answered no, come down to the OCF to get FREE stickers! You can ask the front desk or any of the op staff to claim some (we have a GIANT box full). We also have FREE printing (20 pages a day, and 200 a semester) in the OCF so come on down!

Open Computing Facility at UC Berkeley The Open Computing Facility is an all-volunteer student organization dedicated to free and open-source computing for all UC Berkeley students.

🚨ATTENTION🚨The OCF will be closing early tomorrow (4/22) at 5pm! However, we'll be back in business on Saturday with our regular hours! Also, good luck with finals preparations, we got this

Welcome back to our meet the staff series! Our staffer of the week is Rameesha Muhammad! Rameesha is an Operations Assistant who not only mans the front desk but also helps in managing the social media of the OCF! Rameesha uses the she series pronouns and has been a part of the OCF since spring 2022. She’s majoring in Microbial Biology and minoring in Conservation Resource Studies. Rameesha decided to join the OCF because she likes that its open to everyone so there’s a lot of interaction with so many different types of people (and Waddles). Her number one food recommendation in Berkeley is Imm’s Thai Street Food and her favorite drink is the mango matcha slushie from Happy Lemon! Some advice she wants users to always keep in mind is “trust the process.”

(Kinda funny to write about myself in the third person😂)

Welcome back to the OCF feed! Today we wanted to highlight the app: Stroll! Stroll is an app that provides you with safe walking routes both on campus and in the city (great for nights you're out late). It's central aim is to keep you safe as you try to get to your destination. A little fun fact is that it was created by students in the EECS, HAAS and DS departments!

Welcome back to our meet the staff series! Our staffer of the week is Andrei Dones! Andrei is the External Head who works to coordinate activities with other clubs/orgs, users, companies, and alumni! Andrei uses the he series pronouns and has been a part of the OCF since Fall 2020. He’s majoring in Chemical Engineering and plans to graduate spring 2024. Andrei joined the OCF because he loves helping others and loves working/learning about our systems in the OCF and making them more accessible and enjoyable for our users. His favorite place on campus is Etcheverry because he does Dark Matter research in the nuclear lab there! (pretty awesome stuff!) and any green areas around campus. His favorite genre of music is Jazz and his favorite artist is Frank Sinatra!

Welcome back to Waddles' Tech Tips! For WTT #2 we wanted to share a really easy hack for when you're browsing! If you ever unexpectedly close a tab/window press CTRL+SHIFT+T (Windows) or COMMAND+SHIFT+T (Mac) and your tab/window will magically appear again! 🪄✨

Welcome back to our meet the staff series! Our staffer of the week is Isabelle Nurzahanov! Isabelle is an Operations Assistant who mans the front desk to check your IDs and help you with whatever inquiries you may have in the lab. Isabelle uses the she series pronouns and has been a part of the OCF since spring 2022. She’s majoring in microbial biology and plants to graduate spring of 2025. Isabelle decided to join the OCF because she loves using its resources like printing! Her number one food recommendation is bagels from Cafe Milano and some advice she wants users to know is “eat more apples (they’re good)!”

🚨ATTENTION🚨 We have extended our hours of operation to the following times! We look forward to having you join us at the OCF!

Welcome back to our meet the staff series! Our staffer of the week is Justin Zhang! Justin is a General Manager who oversees the OCF as a whole. Justin uses the he series pronouns and has been apart of the OCF since spring 2021. He’s majoring in EECS and plans to graduate spring of 2024. Justin decided to join the OCF because he wanted to join a more laid back Computer Science based organization on campus. His favorite food is Bag O’ Crab based in Maryland. His advice to all users is to sleep more!

SURPRISE! This week we're highlighting not one, but TWO of our staff!!! Our second staffer of the week is Jeda Dionisio! Jeda is an Operations Assistant who not only mans the front desk but also helps in managing the social media of the OCF! She creates the wonderful graphics you see and love on our socials! Jeda uses the she series pronouns and is majoring in Cognitive Science and minoring in Compsci AND Music. She’s been a part of the OCF since Spring 2021 because she loves that the OCF is a chill place to study and meet new people! Her favorite place in Berkeley for cheap boba is Sheng Kee and for food it's Freshroll. When it comes to music you will always find her getting hype to anything by Frank Ocean!

Welcome back to our meet the staff series! Today we’re highlighting Nikhil Jha who is a Deputy Site Manager who uses the he/him series pronouns. He is an EECS major who hopes to graduate spring of 2024. He’s been a part of the OCF since Spring 2020. His staff hours are Mondays from 5-6pm and Wednesdays from 6-10 pm. His favorite place on campus is “the OCF. Duh.” and some advice he wants users to know is: always be kind to yourself!

🚨ATTENTION🚨The OCF will be closed throughout spring break but we will reopen on the 28th! We can't wait to see you back in the lab, but until then enjoy a restful break!
-OCF team

Introducing our newest series: Waddles' Tech Tips! Every week we'll be sharing some tips about tech and info about services offered at the OCF. This week we wanted to highlight our most popular service which is FREE printing!!! Users are allowed to print up to 20 free pages a day and 200 throughout the semester. Come to OCF to fulfill all your printing needs!

Welcome back to our meet the staff series! Our staffer of the week is Rachel Min! Rachel is an Operations Assistant who mans the front desk to check your IDs and help you with whatever inquiries you may have in the lab. Rachel uses the she series pronouns and is majoring in comp sci and minoring in Scandinavian studies (talk about being awesome)! She’s been a part of the OCF since Fall 2019 and decided to join the OCF because a friend recommended to her to check it out and join the wonderful team we have here!

Here’s some cool behind the scenes moments of everyone who makes running the lab possible! The OCF team is large & diverse and we know that teamwork must be our central focus so we can run the lab efficiently!

Last Saturday our staff volunteers took to the Berkeley hills for a Big C hike ⛰🥾 💪social. They enjoyed wonderful views of the bay and spent quality time together in nature! Our very own waddles joined them on their endeavor to help keep the spirit of teamwork alive!

Earlier today our operations staff enjoyed a delicious Sunday morning brunch 🥞🍽✨ at the Berkeley Social Club! They, too, enjoyed spending quality time together and bonded over their favorite memories at the OCF so far. Waddles joined the brunch as well to remind the staff that relaxation is an important part of creating a wonderful work environment!

🚨ATTENTION🚨 The OCF will be closing early tomorrow (1pm) for a Hackathon event! If you're interested in joining us, come thru!!!

Today is the Big Give! We hope you consider supporting us!

Introducing our new series: Meet the Staff! The OCF team consists of both operations staff (front desk) and operations volunteers (the tech homies) and we have a very diverse and extensive team we want the users to get to know!

Our staffer of the week is Ben Cuan! Ben is a General Manager who oversees the OCF as a whole. Ben uses the he series pronouns and has been apart of the OCF since Fall of 2019 so he has a lot of experience to help you with any issues you may run into! You can find him at the OCF on Mondays 4-5pm for staff hours, Tuesdays & Thursdays 8-10pm for the OCF-hosted decal, Wednesdays 5-10 pm for staff events and study sessions, and Saturdays 3-6pm for group meetings and playing games!

🚨The annual Big Give is right around the corner🚨 The Big Give is an all-day fundraising event that allows the Cal community, alumni, friends, family, and faculty to support their favorite organizations on campus!

The OCF will utilize your support by working to improve our current services like free printing, scanning, and overall computer software as well as expand our resources through increased outreach, better tech, and offer many more resources to the Cal community!

We hope you consider donating to your favorite Open Computing Facility on campus ;)

givingday.berkeley.edu

Last call to join the OCF team!! Apply by tonight, Nov 29th, at 11:59pm PST --> ocf.io/hiring

Happy Thanksgiving! The lab will be closed from Tuesday to Sunday (11/23 - 11/28). Have a restful break 🦃