PLUG

When: 7pm - 9pm, Wed. 9th 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:  Panel FAQs (Basic)

This month we'll be asking members to volunteer to be on a panel to answer basic questions about linux such as:

1. What distro should I use?
2. What is the best Linux software?
3. How do I use linux on a Windows network?

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: Panel FAQs (Advanced)

8:25pm - 8:55pm

In this session you can ask the harder questions like:

1. What's the best hardware to use for DD-WRT?
2. What do I need to run my own web server from home?
3. How can I make my own version of Linux?

Regards,

The PLUG Executive

 

Notes from meeting:

• Linux Chooser page: http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/
• Brynn's Fedora LXDE install cheat sheet: click here
• Good article about latest linux stuff: http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/
• 10MB version of Linux: http://www.tinycorelinux.com/welcome.html
• Spin-off from Open Office that is truly Open Source: http://www.libreoffice.org/
• Linux tech info: http://arstechnica.com/
• Virtual Machine software for Linux: http://www.virtualbox.org/
• Good Linux Docs: http://www.linuxdocs.com/
• QEMU - The father of all virtualisation says Brynn: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QEMU#VirtualBox
• See how CSS can be used to change websites: [link]
• Making SVG available to web browsers: http://code.google.com/p/svgweb/
• The place to find cheap hardware: http://pricespy.co.nz/
• $100 Welland NAS 1000M W/eSATA,USB here: http://www.einfo.co.nz/shop/welland-1000m-wesatausb-p-17835.html
• $200 Nas with 2 drive bays that runs Linux: http://www.netgear.com/upload/product/ms2110/stora_ms2110_ds_11feb10.pdf
• This is the 24" LED monitor I was showing in the office tonight.  PLUG members can buy them through me at wholesale for $295 (includes shipping to my office and GST)    - http://www.cmv.co.nz/chimei_led_backlit_monitor_-_24sh-l_specification.pdf
• Spinning Planet's fast tools page which makes a good home page for your browser: http://www.spinningplanet.co.nz/tools.php
• SUHOSIN to secure your PHP on your web server: http://www.hardened-php.net/suhosin/