When: 7pm - 9pm, Wed. 9th May (Doors open 6.45pm.)
Where: Spinning Planet, Level 5, 93 Rangitikei Street.  PN.
Cost: $2 charge to cover venue costs and coffee

Agenda

Chairman's Welcome

7pm - 7:15pm
Chairman: Brynn Neilson (from Spinning Planet)

1. Welcome
2. What we'll be doing tonight
3. Ask guests to introduce themselves

Session 1 - Linux Basics: Linux Desktop Environments

7:15pm - 7:45pm

Speaker: Brynn Neilson

Windows and Mac users are used to having one graphical user interface (Desktop) to access their programs but Linux has many that you can use based on your needs.  If you like "eye candy" then the KDE desktop could be for you.  If you have a slow computer but would like a super fast Desktop then LXDE is a favourite.  Or if you like the "bleeding edge" then Gnome 3 might be your choice.  Brynn will demonstrate a number of desktops for your entertainment.

7:45 - 8pm

Coffee Break & Helpdesk

8pm - 8:20pm
People needing help can get together with experts to get answers. Otherwise grab a cuppa and spin yarns :)

Session 2 - Advanced Linux: How to install Myth TV

8:25pm - 8:55pm
Speaker: Nick Scarrow

Nick is the high priest of Linux multimedia and will show us how to install Myth TV (Open Source digital video recorder)

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Resources from Meeting

• Brynn's Linux Desktop Environments presentation

When: 7pm - 9pm, Wed. 11th April (Doors open 6.45pm.)
Where: The meeting will be at the Hokowhitu Village Centre Reading Room in the Hokowhitu Village shopping centre on Albert Street, just south of Te Awe Awe Street.
Cost: $2 charge to cover venue costs and coffee

• Basic: Jim's intro to Linux
• Advanced: Nick will show Media Portal

When: 7pm - 9pm, Wed. 14th March (Doors open 6.45pm.)
Where: Spinning Planet, Level 5, 93 Rangitikei Street.  PN.
Cost: $2 charge to cover venue costs and coffee

Agenda

Chairman's Welcome

7pm - 7:15pm
Chairman: Brynn Neilson (from Spinning Planet)
Introduce guests and match people needing help with experts.

Session 1: 2012 Plan

7:15pm - 7:45pm

Speaker: All of us

1. Work out what workshops we'll run for 2012 and who will teach them.
2. Discuss PLUG rules prepared by Don Esslemont
3. Discuss minutes of Plug Exec meeting
4. Discuss Jim Wilkinson's role as Plug Liaison

7:45 - 8pm

Coffee Break & Helpdesk

8pm - 8:20pm
People needing help can get together with experts to get answers. Otherwise grab a cuppa and spin yarns :)

Session 2: Open Forum

8:25pm - 8:55pm
Speaker: Brynn Neilson

Brynn will hold an open forum to answer any technical questions the group might have such as how to setup a web server, what ISPs to use, how to install software.

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Resources from Meeting

• Coming soon

When: 7pm - 9pm, Wed. 8th February (Doors open 6.45pm.)
Where: Spinning Planet, Level 5, 93 Rangitikei Street.  PN.
Cost: $2 charge to cover venue costs and coffee

Agenda

Chairman's Welcome

7pm - 7:15pm
Chairman: Brynn Neilson (from Spinning Planet)
Introduce guests and match people needing help with experts.

Session 1: Tasker for Android

7:15pm - 7:45pm

Speaker: Robin Murray

Robin Murray will demostrate the Tasker Android Ap that automates tasks on your phone.

7:45 - 8pm

Coffee Break & Helpdesk

8pm - 8:20pm
People needing help can get together with experts to get answers. Otherwise grab a cuppa and spin yarns :)

Session 2: To infinity and beyond

8:25pm - 8:55pm
Speaker: Andrew Esler

Andrew Esler will demonstate Android application development.

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Resources from Meeting

• Coming soon

When: 7pm - 9pm, Wed. 14th December (Doors open 6.45pm.)
Where: Spinning Planet, Level 5, 93 Rangitikei Street.  PN.
Cost: $2 charge to cover venue costs and coffee

Agenda

Chairman's Welcome

7pm - 7:15pm
Chairman: Brynn Neilson (from Spinning Planet)
Introduce guests and match people needing help with experts.

Session 1: Beer O'Clock

7:15pm - 7:45pm

Speaker: everyone

It's our end of year catch up.  Bring some beers and toys to show everyone.

7:45 - 8pm

Coffee Break & Helpdesk

8pm - 8:20pm
People needing help can get together with experts to get answers. Otherwise grab a cuppa and spin yarns :)

Session 2: To infinity and beyond

8:25pm - 8:55pm
Speaker: Brynn

We make our plans for 2012 starting with setting up the Manawatu Open Source Society (MOSS).

Regards,

The PLUG Executive

Resources from Meeting

• Coming soon

When: 7pm - 9pm, Wed. 9th November (Doors open 6.45pm.)
Where: Spinning Planet, Level 5, 93 Rangitikei Street.  PN.
Cost: $2 charge to cover venue costs and coffee

Agenda

Chairman's Welcome

7pm - 7:15pm
Chairman: Brynn Neilson (from Spinning Planet)
Introduce guests and match people needing help with experts.

Session 1: Fixing fest

7:15pm - 7:45pm

Speaker: everyone

Bring in stuff you need help with such as creating a xorg.conf to run 3 monitors, booting off usb on old pc, getting usb floppy drives to work, adding an apache web server to your home pc.

7:45 - 8pm

Coffee Break & Helpdesk

8pm - 8:20pm
People needing help can get together with experts to get answers. Otherwise grab a cuppa and spin yarns :)

Session 2: OAuth

8:25pm - 8:55pm
Speaker: James

James is showing us how to use OAuth: http://oauth.net/2/

Regards,

The PLUG Executive

Resources from Meeting

• Coming soon

When: 7pm - 9pm, Wed. 12th October (Doors open 6.45pm.)
Where: Spinning Planet, Level 5, 93 Rangitikei Street.  PN.
Cost: $2 charge to cover venue costs and coffee

Agenda

Chairman's Welcome

7pm - 7:15pm
Chairman: Brynn Neilson (from Spinning Planet)
Introduce guests and match people needing help with experts.

Session 1: Playing at Big Brother with Google Earth

7:15pm - 7:45pm

Speaker: Jim

Jim will take us for a tour of Google Earth and point out some features you may not know about.

7:45 - 8pm
Coffee Break & Helpdesk

8pm - 8:20pm
People needing help can get together with experts to get answers. Otherwise grab a cuppa and spin yarns :)

Session 2: Expose Internal Servers to the Wider Community - DNS/Firewall

8:25pm - 8:55pm
Speaker: Stephen

Stephen will show us how to create pinholes that allow you to access your home network from the Internet.

Regards,

The PLUG Executive

Resources from Meeting

• James mentioned Livestation where you can view live channels like BBC for free: livestation.com

When: 7pm - 9pm, Wed. 14th September (Doors open 6.45pm.)
Where: Spinning Planet, Level 5, 93 Rangitikei Street.  PN.
Cost: $2 charge to cover venue costs and coffee

Agenda

Chairman's Welcome

7pm - 7:15pm
Chairman: Brynn Neilson (from Spinning Planet)
Introduce guests and match people needing help with experts.

Session 1: Hardware that works well with Linux

7:15pm - 7:45pm

Speaker: Nick

Nick is our local Linux harware guru and will discuss some computers that work well with Linux.  No doubt many of our other members will have input as well.

7:45 - 8pm
Coffee Break & Helpdesk

8pm - 8:20pm
People needing help can get together with experts to get answers. Otherwise grab a cuppa and spin yarns :)

Session 2: Webmin

8:25pm - 8:55pm
Speaker: Brynn

Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix. Using any modern web browser, you can setup user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more.  Brynn will show you how Spinning Planet use it to install websites and email accounts.

Regards,

The PLUG Executive

Resources from Meeting

• Coming soon

When: 7pm - 9pm, Wed. 10th August (Doors open 6.45pm.)
Where: Spinning Planet, Level 5, 93 Rangitikei Street.  PN.
Cost: $2 charge to cover venue costs and coffee

Agenda

Chairman's Welcome

7pm - 7:15pm
Chairman: Brynn Neilson (from Spinning Planet)
Introduce guests and match people needing help with experts.

Session 1: OpenShot

7:15pm - 7:45pm

Speaker: Trevor

A simple, powerful, and free open-source video editor for Linux with a focus on usability, flexibility, and style.

7:45 - 8pm
Coffee Break & Helpdesk

8pm - 8:20pm
People needing help can get together with experts to get answers. Otherwise grab a cuppa and spin yarns :)

Session 2: Video for mobile devices

8:25pm - 8:55pm
Speaker: Nick

Nick will show us a bunch of tools to use for video on mobiles.

Regards,

The PLUG Executive

Resources from Meeting

• Coming soon