General Meetings
Presentations
are given at the meetings on a variety of topics from
speakers within the group as well as from outside
sources.
An open forum portion of the meeting allows members to
find solutions to problems. Visitors are always welcome
to attend the general meetings and meet our members.
Our
meeting schedule:
To
subscribe to our automatic announcements and meetings
list, follow these instructions.
Our
general meetings are usually held on the second
Wednesday of each month.
NOTE: There are no meetings in the
months of July and August.
We
encourage our members to submit suggestions for future topics or speakers and to
consider making presentations to the Group. Please send
your suggestions or offers by email to our .
The following topics have been suggested:
•
IBM big iron and lines (HW and services)
• Software deployment and tools (eclipse, git, make,
build, …)
• IBM development lab
• ISP operations
• Retro computing – collector
• 3D scanning and movies (http://www.xyzgrb.com)
• Photography (digital photo editing, how to buy a
digital camera)
• Skype, VOIP
• New Web favourites (Facebook, Twitter)/Social
networking
• Using data bases (ie address lists)
• Virtualization
• Linux 101 – Alan
• Cloud Computing
Check out our
list of past presenters with links to their WEB
sites.
GENERAL MEETINGS
(details if
available)
September 8, 2010
Speaker:
Paul Godin
Topic: Linux 101 - What Every Windows'
User Should Know
Linux has come a long way since the days of complex
command line instructions that were only understood by
geeks. Today's distros have live-CD's that let you try
Linux without installing anything on your hard drive.
And, if you do decide to install Linux, the process is
really easy. The operating system sports a Windows-like
graphical user interface, and a huge number of
applications programs are built right in. Best of all,
the entire package is absolutely free. So, come to our
"Linux 101" introductory session and find out
what you might be missing with the new Linux software
systems!
Paul Godin is an Ottawa-based IT professional and a
co-founder of Club Linux Gatineau (http://www.linux-gatineau.org/). Paul was the author of
the LINUXstuff column for Monitor magazine, and of the
Linux News column in the successor M2 magazine.
September
Raffle
Thanks to the generosity of Corel, we have a copy of Corel
WordPerfect Standard x4 for the September
raffle.
This suite features the venerable, flagship word
processor Corel WordPerfect in addition to programs for
spreadsheets, presentations and email.
Complete routine tasks faster and with better results.
Create high-quality documents, spreadsheets and
presentations, manage email, and share work seamlessly
with enhanced Microsoft Office compatibility and built-in
PDF tools. Extend your office suite even more with new
data analysis software and online services.
As always, tickets are $1 for one, $2 for three or $5 for
ten.
SPECIAL
INTEREST GROUPS (SIGs) AND FORUMS
Some SIGs meet
on the night of the regular meeting, with rooms assigned
during the general meeting, as well as holding additional
meetings on other dates. Please visit each of the SIGs'
Web sites to find out details on
their guest speaker and meeting locations.
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Meeting Location:
General
meetings are held at the Canada
Science and Technology Museum located at 1867 St. Laurent
Blvd., Ottawa, Ontario. The museum is located about 10
minutes to the east and south of downtown Ottawa. Exit
the Queensway at "St. Laurent South" and drive
2.6 km to Lancaster Road.
Typical
meeting schedule:
- Auditorium
opens at 7:00 p.m.
- Vendor/member
presentation - 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
- Special
Interest Groups (SIGs) - 9:00 to 10:00 p.m.
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