Re: [BLUG] Presentation idea [Was: Where is everybody?]

Is it a VT105 terminal hooked to a slack box?  Running lynx and pine?  Or maybe even links -g?

I kid!

On 6/18/07, Mark Krenz < mark@slugbug.org> wrote:

  Well it would be more than just "Here is my desktop in all its glory,
bow before it" kinda thing.  It would be more of showing you how I use
computers to get things done.  What programs I use that make processing
easier, what mail program I use and why, etc.  Perhaps calling it a
presentation on my desktop is inaccurate, it should have been called a
presentation on how I use computers in my daily life.

On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 02:33:03PM GMT, David Ernst [ david.ernst@davidernst.net] said the following:
> Mark, if you think there's something interesting about your desktop, I
> strongly suspect I would be interested in seeing it.  :)  "Tips and
> Tricks" are one of the most valuable things about this kind of
> meeting, imho...
>
> David
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 01:40:53AM +0000, Mark Krenz wrote:
> >
> >  That's too bad.  There always seemed to be a different crowd during
> >the summer months than the rest of the year.  Makes sense.  Maybe those
> >people didn't get the word this year about the group.
> >
> >  Actually, I was thinking lately that I'd like to do a presentation,
> >maybe next month, on my own personal desktop.  It may sound boring but I
> >wanted to share with everyone how I use my computer.  Not that I'm
> >specifically interesting, but it would be a good presentation for
> >picking up lots of tips and tricks.  I was thinking that I could get my
> >hands on two LCD projectors and show how I utilize two screens.  I think
> >I could do it in July or August.
> >
> > Does this interest anyone?
> >
> >
> >On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 11:22:12PM GMT, Black,  Steven Wayne [blacks@indiana.edu] said the following:
> >> I left the meeting room (1C) after 15 minutes of waiting for the first
> >> person to show up.
> >>
> >> It is the second Tuesday. It was 7pm. It was the room next door to the
> >> room we usually use.
> >>
> >> What happened?
> >>
> >> -- Steven
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >
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Re: [BLUG] Presentation idea [Was: Where is everybody?]

Well it would be more than just "Here is my desktop in all its glory,
bow before it" kinda thing. It would be more of showing you how I use
computers to get things done. What programs I use that make processing
easier, what mail program I use and why, etc. Perhaps calling it a
presentation on my desktop is inaccurate, it should have been called a
presentation on how I use computers in my daily life.

On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 02:33:03PM GMT, David Ernst [david.ernst@davidernst.net] said the following:
> Mark, if you think there's something interesting about your desktop, I
> strongly suspect I would be interested in seeing it. :) "Tips and
> Tricks" are one of the most valuable things about this kind of
> meeting, imho...
>
> David
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 01:40:53AM +0000, Mark Krenz wrote:
> >
> > That's too bad. There always seemed to be a different crowd during
> >the summer months than the rest of the year. Makes sense. Maybe those
> >people didn't get the word this year about the group.
> >
> > Actually, I was thinking lately that I'd like to do a presentation,
> >maybe next month, on my own personal desktop. It may sound boring but I
> >wanted to share with everyone how I use my computer. Not that I'm
> >specifically interesting, but it would be a good presentation for
> >picking up lots of tips and tricks. I was thinking that I could get my
> >hands on two LCD projectors and show how I utilize two screens. I think
> >I could do it in July or August.
> >
> > Does this interest anyone?
> >
> >
> >On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 11:22:12PM GMT, Black, Steven Wayne [blacks@indiana.edu] said the following:
> >> I left the meeting room (1C) after 15 minutes of waiting for the first
> >> person to show up.
> >>
> >> It is the second Tuesday. It was 7pm. It was the room next door to the
> >> room we usually use.
> >>
> >> What happened?
> >>
> >> -- Steven
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> BLUG mailing list
> >> BLUG@linuxfan.com
> >> http://mailman.cs.indiana.edu/mailman/listinfo/blug
> >>
> >
>
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Re: [BLUG] Presentation idea [Was: Where is everybody?]

Mark, if you think there's something interesting about your desktop, I
strongly suspect I would be interested in seeing it. :) "Tips and
Tricks" are one of the most valuable things about this kind of
meeting, imho...

David

On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 01:40:53AM +0000, Mark Krenz wrote:
>
> That's too bad. There always seemed to be a different crowd during
>the summer months than the rest of the year. Makes sense. Maybe those
>people didn't get the word this year about the group.
>
> Actually, I was thinking lately that I'd like to do a presentation,
>maybe next month, on my own personal desktop. It may sound boring but I
>wanted to share with everyone how I use my computer. Not that I'm
>specifically interesting, but it would be a good presentation for
>picking up lots of tips and tricks. I was thinking that I could get my
>hands on two LCD projectors and show how I utilize two screens. I think
>I could do it in July or August.
>
> Does this interest anyone?
>
>
>On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 11:22:12PM GMT, Black, Steven Wayne [blacks@indiana.edu] said the following:
>> I left the meeting room (1C) after 15 minutes of waiting for the first
>> person to show up.
>>
>> It is the second Tuesday. It was 7pm. It was the room next door to the
>> room we usually use.
>>
>> What happened?
>>
>> -- Steven
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> BLUG mailing list
>> BLUG@linuxfan.com
>> http://mailman.cs.indiana.edu/mailman/listinfo/blug
>>
>

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[BLUG] Playing BZFlag in 2 hours

Just a reminder that we'll be playing our weekly game starting at 9pm
tonight. This week we're playing BZFlag. Here are instructions:

http://www.bloomingtonlinux.org/wiki/BZFlag_instructions

See you in the field.

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[BLUG] Room reserved for July

Still pending final approval, but I expect no trouble.

The room reservation request is complete for:
Contact: Steven Black
Room: Meeting Room 1B
Date(s): 7/10/2007
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Cheers,
Steven Black

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Re: [BLUG] Presentation idea [Was: Where is everybody?]

I must agree, from afar.

I might mention that up here we have two meetings a month; one get
together with a presentation (usually at the high school where I
work's computer lab, except that room has some concrete saws and
drills working on it right now), and one "business" meeting at a local
restaurant/brewery.

The first order of business is usually "What beer would you like?",
then sometimes "Who's eating, and do you want to go in on a pizza?",
and then general chatting with a natural bent towards the geeky.
Actual "LUG business" does often get discussed, though after the
chattiness dies down a little, rather than the other way around.

I must say I would have definitely attended and enjoyed such
get-togethers if the BLUG had had them. I enjoyed eating dinner after
the meetings a few times with people (Scott and Steven off the top of
my head), but that's not the same, really, since most people had to
leave by that point.

If there's any place in Bloomington that's like Mad Anthony's it's the
Upland on 11th Street.

Just a thought.

Simón

On 6/14/07, Black, Steven Wayne <blacks@indiana.edu> wrote:
> This reminds me too much of my niece describing what she thought the
> group may be like... a bunch of geeky folks sitting around a circle
> clutching their laptops. Which is to say, more like a support group for
> people addicted to their computers (which happen to run Linux) than a
> social group for people who like Linux.
>
> My interest in the BLUG is primarily social. Sitting around at home
> watching something recording previously doesn't sound that social.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven Black

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Re: [BLUG] Presentation idea [Was: Where is everybody?]

This reminds me too much of my niece describing what she thought the
group may be like... a bunch of geeky folks sitting around a circle
clutching their laptops. Which is to say, more like a support group for
people addicted to their computers (which happen to run Linux) than a
social group for people who like Linux.

My interest in the BLUG is primarily social. Sitting around at home
watching something recording previously doesn't sound that social.

Cheers,
Steven Black

Quoting Weldon Sams <wsams@indiana.edu>:

> Hey Mark, I just had an idea. Since we're all puter-people, how hard would
> it be to set up a video conferencing session for a meeting or even to video
> a session and post it on you tube or something with plenty of bandwidth.
>
> On 6/12/07, Mark Krenz <mark@slugbug.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> That's too bad. There always seemed to be a different crowd during
>> the summer months than the rest of the year. Makes sense. Maybe those
>> people didn't get the word this year about the group.
>>
>> Actually, I was thinking lately that I'd like to do a presentation,
>> maybe next month, on my own personal desktop. It may sound boring but I
>> wanted to share with everyone how I use my computer. Not that I'm
>> specifically interesting, but it would be a good presentation for
>> picking up lots of tips and tricks. I was thinking that I could get my
>> hands on two LCD projectors and show how I utilize two screens. I think
>> I could do it in July or August.
>>
>> Does this interest anyone?
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 11:22:12PM GMT, Black, Steven Wayne [
>> blacks@indiana.edu] said the following:
>> > I left the meeting room (1C) after 15 minutes of waiting for the first
>> > person to show up.
>> >
>> > It is the second Tuesday. It was 7pm. It was the room next door to the
>> > room we usually use.
>> >
>> > What happened?
>> >
>> > -- Steven
>> >
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > BLUG mailing list
>> > BLUG@linuxfan.com
>> > http://mailman.cs.indiana.edu/mailman/listinfo/blug
>> >
>>
>> --
>> Mark Krenz
>> Bloomington Linux Users Group
>> http://www.bloomingtonlinux.org/
>> _______________________________________________
>> BLUG mailing list
>> BLUG@linuxfan.com
>> http://mailman.cs.indiana.edu/mailman/listinfo/blug
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Weldon Sams
> wsams@indiana.edu
>

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