Start: 2012/10/09 7:30 pm
End: 2012/10/09 9:00 pm
Speaker: Kyle Rankin
Location: O'Reilly Media
Description:
In this talk Kyle will talk about DNS, the boogeyman in the network troubleshooting world, and explain not only how to tell when DNS isn't the cause of your problems, but also dive into DNS troubleshooting so you'll know for sure when it's to blame. Kyle will cover troubleshooting techniques aimed at the entire DevOps organization. DevOps-style collaboration is great for rapidly developing and deploying software, and when you apply those techniques to troubleshooting, problem solving gets the same benefits.
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Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
Start: 2012/08/14 7:30 pm
End: 2012/08/14 9:00 pm
Instead of a regular speaker, this month we are going to do a hackfest. Like
the previous hackfest we will take half of the meeting to conduct lightning
talks from the first four people who sign up for one. After that we will spend
the rest of the time in a more loosely-structured social setting where everyone
can show each other what they have been working on or ask for help. This would
be a good meeting to bring your computers.
Also this month we invite you to bring any computer hardware you think other
members might be interested in for a hardware swap.
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Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
Date: 2012-07-10 7:30 PM
Speaker: Glenn Kerbein
Location: O'Reilly Media
Topic:
"Have You Tried Turning It Off and Back On Again?: A Case Against Broader Patentability"
Description:
With ongoing court case battles, like with Oracle v. Google, it brings to mind: what is patentable? How did we get to this point? How can legitimate, well-intended inventors work within a legal minefield? This talk explores the breadth and history of patent law. Particularly, the talk focuses on software and software-related patents.
Start: 2012/06/12 7:30 pm
End: 2012/06/12 ~9:00 pm
Speaker: Allan Cecil
Location: O'Reilly Media
Description:
A Raspberry Pi is a low power $35 Linux PC the size of a deck of cards with powerful features including hardware-accelerated h.264 video playback at 1080p. In this talk, Allan will present an overview of the educational mission of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, available hardware variants and accessories, precompiled Linux distributions, and a live demo including a demonstration of XBMC playing back HD video.
Start: 2012/05/08 7:30 pm
End: 2012/05/08 9:00 pm
Speaker: E. Frank Ball III
Location: O'Reilly Media
Description:
I'll be covering IPv6 basics and using IPv6 on Linux. You can get a 6to4
tunnel and start using IPv6 now, you don't need to wait for your ISP. How
to set up IPv6 networking. How to make some common services work with IPv6.
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Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
Start: 2012/04/10 7:30 pm
End: 2012/04/10 9:00 pm
Speaker: Kyle Rankin
Location: O'Reilly Media
Description:
Kyle just got a 3d printer and loves show and tell. In this talk Kyle will
give an overview of 3d printers and then dive into how to get started with
3d printers on Linux. He'll cover some of the different software choices
for firmware, slicing, and overall printer control and also discuss printer
calibration, ABS vs. PLA plastic, and some of the 3d printer options out
there today. He might even risk a live demo.
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Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
Start: 2012/03/13 - 7:30pm
End: 2012/03/13 - 9:00pm
Location: O'Reilly Media
Speaker: Mike Higgins and Jezra
Description:
What is longer than a lightning talk but shorter than a normal talk? This
month you'll find out as we have two different speakers giving talks:
Mike Higgins:
Title: "Life without an Evil Cellphone Company"
Summary: Why Cellphone Companies are Evil. How I hacked a 'Droid phone
without realizing it. Using Skype and Wifi hotspots to make calls on my
Droid phone without a cellphone carrier. Trouble in paradise (things are
not working perfectly yet).
Jezra:
Title "Creating a media player that suits my needs"
Summary Jezra will discuss the *what, why, and how* of creating media
playing software that is (hopefully) suitable for a low end HTPC.
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Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
Hi,
In light of our February meeting falling on Valentine's Day, we have
decided to cancel the meeting this month. We will have our regular meeting
in March.
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Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
Start: 2012/01/10 - 7:30pm
End: 2012/01/10 - 9:00pm
Location: O'Reilly Media
Description:
Instead of a regular speaker, this month we are going to do a hackfest.
Like the previous hackfests we will take half of the meeting to conduct
lightning talks from the first four people who sign up for one. After
that we will spend the rest of the time in a more loosely-structured
social setting where everyone can show each other what they have been
working on or ask for help. This would be a good meeting to bring your
computers.
--
Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
Start: 2011/12/13 - 7:30pm
End: 2011/12/13 - 9:00pm
Location: O'Reilly Media
Speaker: Kyle Rankin
Description:
While it is fun to learn how to hack, sometimes it's tough to practice your
skills without breaking any laws. It turns out if you have any consumer
devices on your local network, you already have everything you need to
practice penetration testing. In this talk I will discuss my experience
with the Dlink DIR-685 Wireless N router and how with just a few basic
skills I was able to find multiple exploits, including one that gave me
root, all through the web interface. As I describe the attacks I'll
demonstrate the exploits with a live demo. If you've ever wanted to get
started with penetration testing of web services, this talk with introduce
you to some basic concepts you can apply to all sorts of poorly-coded PHP
sites. If you are interested in how to root consumer devices that don't
already have special firmware, this talk will give you some pointers on how
to break in via the web interface.
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Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users' Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org