Facebook RSVP at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160218550681305">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160218550681305</a><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 4:13 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bill@wards.net">bill@wards.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">PENINSULA LINUX USERS' GROUP (PenLUG) PRESENTS:<br>
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|Date: |Wednesday, November 10, 2010|<br>
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|Time: |6:00 - 8:00 PM |<br>
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| |Bayshore Technology Park |<br>
|Location:|1300 Island Drive |<br>
| |Redwood City, CA 94065 |<br>
| |Suite 106 - Training Room |<br>
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|RSVP: |Facebook: (coming soon) |<br>
| |or mail <a href="mailto:rsvp@penlug.org">rsvp@penlug.org</a> |<br>
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Note we are now meeting on Wednesdays! Since March 2010, we moved to the<br>
fourth Wednesday of each month (except in November and December, when we<br>
meet on the second Wednesday to avoid holiday conflicts). The meeting is<br>
hosted by NewlineNoosh. There is no sponsor for food/drinks, so please<br>
bring a potluck item to share.<br>
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Agenda:<br>
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* 6:00 PM Potluck snacks<br>
* 6:15 PM Free book giveaways or other prizes<br>
* 6:30 PM Presentation begins<br>
* 8:00 PM Meeting ends<br>
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Cathy Malmrose, ZaReason<br>
<br>
When Cathy Malmrose and her husband, Earl had finally had enough of blue<br>
screens and Saturdays lost on tech support, they turned to LinuxLand^? for<br>
answers. They found there weren't many companies building computers<br>
optimized for Linux. Since Cathy had grown up in Redmond, WA and since<br>
both Earl and Cathy had lived in Austin, TX amongst the Dellionaires, they<br>
found that it would be quite interesting and fun to create their own<br>
computer company. In early 2007 they founded ZaReason, Inc. Cathy's<br>
background includes forming a successful non-profit, Partimus.org that<br>
supplies educational institutions internationally with Linux-only desktops<br>
and laptops for school's computer labs, run by Christian Einfeldt.<br>
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Cathy's presentation is titled, "Is Ubuntu Easy Enough for a Six-Year<br>
Old?" where she will tell the stories that surrounded her family's<br>
decision to devote their time and careers to building ZaReason. There were<br>
many funny circumstances involving their entry into Linux. Come enjoy<br>
hearing about one family's introduction into easier computing. She will<br>
also be seeking your input, so if you have goodness to share, you are<br>
warmly invited.<br>
<br>
As one of Cathy's signature presentation "extras", she will be doing a Pop<br>
Quiz at the end, testing your general knowledge of the History of<br>
Computing, during which she will offer several prizes.<br>
<br>
RSVP<br>
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Although it is not required, we like to have an idea of how many<br>
people to expect, so if possible please email <a href="mailto:rsvp@penlug.org">rsvp@penlug.org</a> if you<br>
are planning to attend.<br>
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GETTING THERE<br>
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For information on getting to the meeting, please see:<br>
<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1300+Island+Drive,+Redwood+City,+CA" target="_blank">http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1300+Island+Drive,+Redwood+City,+CA</a><br>
<a href="http://www.penlug.org/twiki/bin/view/Home/DrivingDirectionsQualys" target="_blank">http://www.penlug.org/twiki/bin/view/Home/DrivingDirectionsQualys</a><br>
<a href="http://www.penlug.org/twiki/bin/view/Home/TransitDirectionsQualys" target="_blank">http://www.penlug.org/twiki/bin/view/Home/TransitDirectionsQualys</a><br>
<br>
Traffic on 101 can be pretty bad in the evening, so we encourage you<br>
to check traffic conditions before driving by dialing 5-1-1 on your<br>
phone or visiting <a href="http://www.511.org" target="_blank">www.511.org</a>, and if possible to take public transit<br>
(best bet: bicycle via Caltrain) or carpool to this meeting.<br>
<br>
MORE INFORMATION<br>
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See <a href="http://www.penlug.org" target="_blank">www.penlug.org</a> for more information.<br>
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