This month Matthew Smith will give us a follow up presentation to
Dustin's talk on the WRT54G; the commercial Linksys router that can
run Linux.
Description:
"Matthew Smith will be giving a talk about advanced usage of Linux
on the WRT54G.
Short description of talk:
Topic 1: Using the WRT54G to make a cheap network bridge.
Topic 2: Using the WRT54G to monitor and control the physical world.
I'll talk about how you can monitor input pins and turn on/off
output pins. With a simple circuit (which I'll show) you can control
anything you want."
Start: 2005/11/08 - 7:30pm
End: 2005/11/08 - 9:00pm
Location:
O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA
http://nblug.org/genloc
We are always looking for speakers, so if you or anyone you know
would like to give a presentation to a group of friendly nerds
please send an email to speakers(a)nblug.org . Thank you, and I
look forward to seeing you all there at the next meeting.
Augie.
--
Augie Schwer (augiei(a)nblug.org) : NBLUG - Vice President
GPG Public Key: http://www.schwer.us/schwer.asc
Key fingerprint = 9815 AE19 AFD1 1FE7 5DEE 2AC3 CB99 2784 27B0 C072
This month Matthew Smith will give us a follow up presentation to
Dustin's talk on the WRT54G; the commercial Linksys router that can
run Linux.
Description:
"Matthew Smith will be giving a talk about advanced usage of Linux
on the WRT54G.
Short description of talk:
Topic 1: Using the WRT54G to make a cheap network bridge.
Topic 2: Using the WRT54G to monitor and control the physical world.
I'll talk about how you can monitor input pins and turn on/off
output pins. With a simple circuit (which I'll show) you can control
anything you want."
Start: 2005/11/08 - 7:30pm
End: 2005/11/08 - 9:00pm
Location:
O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA
http://nblug.org/genloc
We are always looking for speakers, so if you or anyone you know
would like to give a presentation to a group of friendly nerds
please send an email to speakers at nblug.org . Thank you, and I
look forward to seeing you all there at the next meeting.
Augie.
--
Augie Schwer (augiei(a)nblug.org) : NBLUG - Vice President
GPG Public Key: http://www.schwer.us/schwer.asc
Key fingerprint = 9815 AE19 AFD1 1FE7 5DEE 2AC3 CB99 2784 27B0 C072
This month Aaron Grattafiori will give a presentation on Tor, the
anonymous Internet communication system.
Description:
"Tor is a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people that want
to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Using Tor can help
you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH,
and other applications that use the TCP protocol. I will discuss how it
works (the onion router and Tor), how to install and run it(its easy!),
and how it's a very secure system. I'll also look at the common
criticisms, who needs this kind of technology and why, compare the Tor
network to other anonymous systems, such as anonymizer, and contrast Tor
with traditional proxies. I'll finish up with talking about hidden
services Tor can provide, and allow for questions and comments of course."
Start: 2005/10/11 - 7:30pm
End: 2005/10/11 - 9:00pm
Location:
O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA
http://nblug.org/genloc
We are always looking for speakers, so if you or anyone you know
would like to give a presentation to a group of friendly nerds please
send an email to speakers at nblug.org . Thank you, and I look forward
to seeing you all there at the next meeting.
Augie.
--
Augie Schwer (augiei(a)nblug.org) : NBLUG - Vice President
GPG Public Key: http://www.schwer.us/schwer.asc
Key fingerprint = 9815 AE19 AFD1 1FE7 5DEE 2AC3 CB99 2784 27B0 C072
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This month Aaron Grattafiori will give a presentation on Tor, the
anonymous Internet communication system.
Description:
"Tor is a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people that want
to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Using Tor can help
you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH,
and other applications that use the TCP protocol. I will discuss how it
works (the onion router and Tor), how to install and run it(its easy!),
and how it's a very secure system. I'll also look at the common
criticisms, who needs this kind of technology and why, compare the Tor
network to other anonymous systems, such as anonymizer, and contrast Tor
with traditional proxies. I'll finish up with talking about hidden
services Tor can provide, and allow for questions and comments of course."
Start: 2005/10/11 - 7:30pm
End: 2005/10/11 - 9:00pm
Location:
O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA
http://nblug.org/genloc
We are always looking for speakers, so if you or anyone you know
would like to give a presentation to a group of friendly nerds please
send an email to speakers(a)nblug.org . Thank you, and I look forward
to seeing you all there at the next meeting.
Augie.
- --
Augie Schwer (augie(a)nblug.org) : NBLUG - Vice President
GPG Public Key: http://www.schwer.us/schwer.asc
Key fingerprint = 9815 AE19 AFD1 1FE7 5DEE 2AC3 CB99 2784 27B0 C072
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When: Tue, 2005/09/13 - 7:30pm
What: General Meeting
Topic: OpenWRT
Speakers: Dustin Mollo
Where: O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol, CA.
(http://nblug.org/genloc )
Description:
NBLUG's own Dustin Mollo will be covering the highlights of moding a
Linksys WRT54G. He'll cover OpenWRT and some of the other options out
there including some of other hackable routers that run linux.
We are always looking for speakers, so if you or anyone you know
would like to give a presentation to a group of friendly nerds please
send an email to speakers(a)nblug.org.
--
Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
Please note that this InstallFest is at O'Reilly. Please see below for
information on the exact location and directions. All future InstallFests
will be held at O'Reilly, the same place as general meetings.
WHEN: Saturday, September 17th - 10:30AM - 4:30PM PDT
WHERE: O'Reilly in Sebastopol; http://nblug.org/genloc
WHO: Anyone wanting help in installing Linux onto their computer URL:
http://nblug.org/installfest/
WHAT DO I DO: Go to http://www.nblug.org/installfest/ to signup!!!!
What is an InstallFest and who can come?
Instead of putting all of the usual "what is an InstallFest" info in this
and future announcements, we have a link up on our website as to what a
NBLUG InstallFest entails and how to participate. If you point your browser
of choice to http://www.nblug.org/installfest/ , you'll be presented with
all the info you ever wanted to know about what goes on at an InstallFest,
and how you can get the most out of attending one.
Anyone is more than welcome to attend. If you need help or just want to
hang out and talk, you are more than welcome to show up. They are
always totally free; you might want to bring a few dollars for pizza,
however.
How do I sign up?
We will again be taking signups for this InstallFest, so please be sure
to visit that URL if you plan on attending. Those who signup and reserve a
time slot, are first in line. We've found that by taking signups, we can
help more people in a timely fashion. We can also make sure that enough
helpers are available for those wanting help. If you need help at the last
minute, you can still just show up and we'll probably be able to help you,
but it really helps us if you register first, preferably more than 48 hours
in advance so we have a chance to beg for more helpers if we need them.
What if I want to offer help?
If you're interested in helping out, please contact installfest at
nblug.org; if you've successfully installed Fedora (or RedHat or Mandrake
or SuSE or Debian or FreeBSD or OpenBSD or YellowDog or ...) before, you
can probably help out. We can even use a bit of help from somebody
helping people bring their heavy equipment in. Besides, it's fun to come
hang out with all the geeks. ;)
For helpers, the schedule is a little different:
8:00AM - Breakfast (optional) at an undecided location.
10:00AM - Setup tables, network, etc.
10:30AM - Installs begin (event start)
4:00PM - Installs should be done by now.
4:30PM - Installs must be done by now.
5:00PM - Room closed; alarms go off, doors lock, police show up.
We always need helpers, and we can usually use more helpers than we get.
It's a good way to "give back" to NBLUG and it's a geeky good time. (If
you're interested in helping out but can't do an InstallFest, please
consider giving a presentation, contact speakers at nblug.org )
--greg
Hi NBLUG,
So for our next general meeting we will be doing something a bit different.
Our regular meeting room is already book with another event, so we will be
meeting in the kitchen next door. The plan is for those who are interested
to come early (6:30-7:00) and order some pizza, so if you want to join in,
bring some pizza money.
We won't have a formal speaker this time, however we will have a projector
so I might do a more informal demonstration of some of the Linux multimedia
applications I've been using lately, either that or depending on the level
of interest I might give a short talk on what's new in Knoppix land.
So bring your appetite and some pizza money and join us in the O'Reilly
kitchen. Knowing how our group is, it promises to be a good time.
--
Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
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Just a reminder: we have an InstallFest coming up this Saturday. If you
want to come and get linux installed on your computer, please sign up right
away.
Note: it's at O'Reilly.
WHEN: Saturday, July 23rd - 10:30AM - 4:30PM
WHERE: O'Reilly in Sebastopol; http://nblug.org/genloc
WHO: Anyone wanting help in installing Linux onto their computer
URL: http://nblug.org/installfest/
WHAT DO I DO: Go to http://www.nblug.org/installfest/ to signup!!!!
If you have any questions, email if(a)nblug.org
- --
Eric Eisenhart
NBLUG Co-Founder, Scribe and InstallFest Coordinator
The North Bay Linux Users Group -- http://nblug.org/
eric(a)nblug.org, IRC: Freiheit@fn AIM: falschfreiheit
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When: Tue, 2005/07/12 - 7:30pm
What: General Meeting
Topic: Gumstix
Speakers: Craig and Gordon of gumstix.org
Where: O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol, CA.
(http://nblug.org/genloc )
Description:
gumstix, Inc. creates the world's smallest commercially available Linux boards
+and computers. Their devices are based on Intel's PXA255 processor with Xscale
+technology (also used in high-end PDAs and smartphones), measure only 20mm x
+80mm x 8mm -- the size of a stick of gum -- and cost as low as $109. gumstix
+boards provide GPIO pins, serial ports, USB 1.1 client, an MMC flash memory
+card slot, and an I2C bus.
Their's are among the first single board computers (SBCs) shipping with the new
+Linux 2.6 kernel, with its fully pre-emptible, multi-threading capabilties.
Gordon Kruberg, Founder & CEO, founded, financed, and played operating and
+strategic executive roles in over 30 startups and venture-capital backed
+companies. He holds an A.B. degree in Human Biology, a M.S. degree in
+Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and an M.D. degree from
+Northwestern University.
We are always looking for speakers, so if you or anyone you know
would like to give a presentation to a group of friendly nerds please
send an email to speakers(a)nblug.org.
--
Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
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Please note that this InstallFest is at O'Reilly. Please see below for
information on the exact location and directions. All future InstallFests
will be held at O'Reilly, the same place as general meetings.
WHEN: Saturday, July 23rd - 10:30AM - 4:30PM PDT
WHERE: O'Reilly in Sebastopol; http://nblug.org/genloc
WHO: Anyone wanting help in installing Linux onto their computer
URL: http://nblug.org/installfest/
WHAT DO I DO: Go to http://www.nblug.org/installfest/ to signup!!!!
What is an InstallFest and who can come?
Instead of putting all of the usual "what is an InstallFest" info in
this and future announcements, we have a link up on our website as to
what a NBLUG InstallFest entails and how to participate. If you point
your browser of choice to http://www.nblug.org/installfest/ ,
you'll be presented with all the info you ever wanted to know about
what goes on at an InstallFest, and how you can get the most out of
attending one.
Anyone is more than welcome to attend. If you need help or just want
to hang out and talk, you are more than welcome to show up. They are
always totally free; you might want to bring a few dollars for pizza,
however.
How do I sign up?
We will again be taking signups for this InstallFest, so please be sure
to visit that URL if you plan on attending. Those who signup and reserve
a time slot, are first in line. We've found that by taking signups, we
can help more people in a timely fashion. We can also make sure that
enough helpers are available for those wanting help. If you need help at
the last minute, you can still just show up and we'll probably be able to
help you, but it really helps us if you register first, preferably more
than 48 hours in advance so we have a chance to beg for more helpers if
we need them.
What if I want to offer help?
If you're interested in helping out, please contact
installfest(a)nblug.org; if you've successfully installed Fedora (or RedHat
or Mandrake or SuSE or Debian or FreeBSD or OpenBSD or YellowDog or ...)
before, you can probably help out. We can even use a bit of help from
somebody helping people bring their heavy equipment in. Besides, it's fun
to come hang out with all the geeks. ;)
For helpers, the schedule is a little different:
8:00AM - Breakfast (optional) at an undecided location.
10:00AM - Setup tables, network, etc.
10:30AM - Installs begin (event start)
4:00PM - Installs should be done by now.
4:30PM - Installs must be done by now.
5:00PM - Room closed; alarms go off, doors lock, police show up.
We always need helpers, and we can usually use more helpers than we
get. It's a good way to "give back" to NBLUG and it's a geeky good
time. (If you're interested in helping out but can't do an
InstallFest, please consider giving a presentation, contact
speakers(a)nblug.org )
- --
Eric Eisenhart
NBLUG Co-Founder, Scribe and InstallFest Coordinator
The North Bay Linux Users Group -- http://nblug.org/
eric(a)nblug.org, IRC: Freiheit@fn AIM: falschfreiheit
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