Hello and welcome! My name is Benito Alcala and this is the Vato Loco Productions website. For more information about me and Vato Loco Productions, please click on the "read more" link below:
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Welcome to the Vato Loco Productions website!Hello and welcome! My name is Benito Alcala and this is the Vato Loco Productions website. For more information about me and Vato Loco Productions, please click on the "read more" link below:
SOLD: 1987 GMC R-1500 Pickup Truck For SaleFor Sale: a 1987 GMC pickup truck. Runs good, needs a little TLC. Asking $2,000 or best offer.
Linux and the Gateway M280E Notebook /Tablet PC I recently have had access to a Gateway M280E notebook / tablet PC at work. It is a pretty nice machine but like most computers these days only comes with Microsoft Windows as the preloaded operating system. One of my tasks involved checking to see if I could install Linux on it, here is the write-up of my experiences doing so.
Javier Rios' Models at Realms ConI had a chance to go to Realms Con, a sci-fi / fantasy / anime convention held in Corpus Christi Texas. As a big sci-fi and anime fan I had a really good time there and I plan on writing a little more about the show later.For now I want to show you all the three large-scale models my good friend Javier Rios had on display there. To view the three models Javier displayed at Realms Con click on "read more" below.
Time for a much needed update...It has been a while since I updated this website but boy I have been busy. I have a new job and have moved to a new town -- basically have a whole new life!
Is There A Lack Of Diversity in Information Technology? -- Updated [ Note: I am moving this paper I wrote for a business psychology course up the page so that my fellow LULAC members can find it more easily. I think it is important that they read this article so they can see how THEIR Information Technology department stacks up to industry-wide statistics. -- Ben ]From my experience working in the information technology (IT) field the last 10 years, I feel that lack of diversity is still a big problem in IT. My anecdotal experience is that minorities, and to a lesser extent women, are under-represented in IT as a whole.The amount of under-representation varies depending on which area of IT you look at, and can range from near parity in some areas to a much higher level of under-representation in other areas. .
Cartoon Network's Adult Swim gets Cinco de Mayo!There are Cinco de Mayo beer commercials and there is Adult Swim's version of a Cinco de Mayo promo...
SOLD -- 97 Nissan Pickup for sale[ NOTE:The truck has been sold ] I am selling my 1997 Nissan Pickup, a short-bed XE model. It is in good condition and only needs a little minor mechanical/body work. It has 75,000 miles, runs great and has given me reliable service over the last three years. I am asking $3,500, the Kelley Blue Book value is $3,670. I really don't want to sell it but since I am unemployed I need to.
Houston's Museo Guadalupe Aztlan is now onlineI recently met Jesus Cantu Medel, M.Ed., the Director of a small cultural arts non-profit organization in Houston. Museo Guadalupe Aztlan was founded in March of 1994 and its mission is promote indigenous art to those in the Houston, Texas area, especially in traditionally underserved minority areas.
Chicano Artist Enrique Arciniega CamposEnrique is a good friend of mine who is a noted Houston artist He made it into the Arizona State University Hispanic Research Center's Chicano/a Artists book --> Enrique's page in the book.View some of Enrique's artwork |
Who's OnlineGuest Users: 1About Benito AlcalaI currently split my time between Alice Texas and San Antonio Texas. Before that I lived in Houston, Texas for over twenty-five years.I currently work as a Linux System Administrator for Rackspace IT Hosting. Prior to that I was the WebCT Network/Systems Adminstrator for Texas A&M University - Kingsville. I have over 350 college hours from Rice University, the University of Houston, Houston Community College, the University ot St. Thomas and Texas A&M University - Kingsville. I occasionally undertake some performance art and am a supporter of Houston's Museo Guadalupe Aztlan and LULAC Chapter 60. I am also a veteran of the U.S. Army, where I spent two years as an Infantryman. You can check out my online resume. I also have a short biography online. If you want to contact me via e-mail me you can do so at ben@vatoloco.us. Slashdot
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