When I began my career, the only hope and help I had was primarily from folks all over the country via dialup BBSes, FiDO Net, and a few strategically located senseis.  As I joined the working world, my experience was broadened by having access to think I did not as a high-school student in 1994 - AIX on giant IBM mainframes, WindowsNT, SGIs, etc.  Oh, and "Unix Power Tools" and about a 100 more top-notch mentors.  But I've longed to write my own roadmap to help folks learn the things I have - to give them the modern tools and tricks that I've spent nearly 20 years honing (sometimes badly and inefficiently).  It's also a tool I wish to use to broaden and enrich my own deep understanding of the field I work in.  My experience is so broad, that at times I feel as if I am missing significant depth in understanding - someone once said if you cannot explain something to a 6 year old, you truly do not understand that something.  My hope with this project is that I will be able to address that shortcoming.