GPS/Cartography slides now available
Posted 2006-08-22 15:05:00
The cartography presentation slides [http://www.lugod.org/presentations/cartography.pdf] are now online (a 7MB PDF file). Links for additional material are also available [http://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/drupal/node/95]. Enjoy!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-08-22+15:05
GPS/Cartography talk this Monday!
Posted 2006-08-19 23:40:00
LUGOD meets at 6:30pm at the Library [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/library/] this Monday for a presentation on GPS & Cartography software for Linux [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/]!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-08-19+23:40
"Stupid Net Tricks with AJAX" at SacLUG next month
Posted 2006-08-19 01:40:00
The Sacramento Linux Users' Group [http://www.saclug.org/] meets on September 14th. Linus Sphinx will present part 3 of his continuing XML series, "Lethal Codin' III: This time it's portable," in which he will walk through the conversion of a web-based video game "into a completely table/frame/flash free interactive graphical wonder, demonstrating the awesome power of AJAX, CSS2, XHTML, XML and XSLT." This talk "may just alter your perception of web design completely, as you witness his fledgling MMORPG staggering to it's feet."Also, Brian Lavender will present a short slide show and tales from his visit with the Linux User Group of Havana, Cuba.
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LinuxWorld Expo, Ubucon & Picn*x XV this week
Posted 2006-08-15 14:25:00
LinuxWorld Expo is taking place this week (through Thursday) at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.LinuxWorld is immediately followed by Ubucon [LinuxWorld Expo is taking place this week (through Thursday) at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
LinuxWorld is immediately followed by http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/events/12SFO06A//CC985653" >LinuxWorld Expo is taking place this week (through Thursday) at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
LinuxWorld is immediately followed by Ubuntu Linux [http://www.ubuntu.org/] conference in Mountain View (on Friday & Saturday), and Picn*x XV [http://www.linuxpicnic.org/], the Linux [http://www.kernel.org/] 15th anniversary picnic & BBQ in Sunnyvale on Saturday. (The picnic is free, just RSVP [http://linuxpicnic.org/guests/rsvp.pl]!)
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Flyer for August's GPS/Cartography talk
Posted 2006-08-10 15:30:00
Please consider taking a moment to print out the flyer for the next meeting [http://www.lugod.org/documents/flyers/autoflyer.php] and posting it somewhere nice [http://www.lugod.org/documents/flyers/where.php], so we get a good turn out for Dylan's GPS/Cartography presentation [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/]. Thanks!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-08-10+15:30
Events calendar updated
Posted 2006-08-10 15:20:00
Our calendar of local user group events [http://www.lugod.org/calendar/] has been updated through September. If you know of any events we should add, contact the webmaster [mailto:webmaster@lugod.org].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-08-10+15:20
SacAUG needs a meeting organizer
Posted 2006-08-10 15:10:00
The Sacramento Asterisk Users Group [http://www.sacaug.org/] is in need of a new organizer [http://www.sacaug.org/node/62] for their meetings. Contact them [http://www.sacaug.org/Contact] if you'd like to help out.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-08-10+15:10
Social Gathering Tonight @ Delta of Venus
Posted 2006-08-01 10:55:00
LUGOD members meet tonight [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/] at the Delta of Venus [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/deltaofvenus/] café in downtown Davis for a social gathering. (Free. No RSVP required.)(This event coindices with this week's Davis Hacking Society [http://www.daviswiki.org/Davis%20Hacking%20Society] meeting, so there's another reason to go!)
Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-08-01+10:55
Picn*x Accepting RSVPs
Posted 2006-07-30 17:45:00
Picn*x XV [http://www.linuxpicnic.org/], the Linux 15th Anniversary Picnic & BBQ in Sunnyvale, is now accepting RSVPs [http://www.linuxpicnic.org/guests/rsvp.pl]! (If you'd like to help out, check out the Volunteer page [http://linuxpicnic.org/twiki/bin/view/Picnix15/VolunteerInfo].)The event is free, and put together by various local user groups (including LUGOD), and sponsored by numerous companies and organizations. It once again takes place on the Saturday following LinuxWorld Expo [http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/] (this year, August 19th) at Sunnyvale Baylands Park.
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Davis Wiki fundraiser this Saturday evening
Posted 2006-07-27 11:45:00
Davis Wiki [http://www.daviswiki.org/] is holding their first annual fundraiser [http://www.daviswiki.org/Davis_Wiki_fundraiser] at the Turtle House [http://www.daviswiki.org/Turtle_House] at 7pm on Saturday.Philip Neustrom from Davis Wiki writes: "Of particular relevance to LUGOD is our commitment to free software and free conten: in our day to day operations we use only free software, and the wiki engine we maintain, Sycamore, is also free software!" (For more, see his post on vox-outreach [http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/archives/vox-outreach/2006-07/msg00004.html].)
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Jobs in Brisbane, Fremont and SF
Posted 2006-07-22 14:25:00
Are you a Java developer, sysadmin, netadmin or high-performace junkie looking for work? Check out the latest jobs postings [http://www.lugod.org/jobs/]!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-07-22+14:25
Software Freedom Day in September
Posted 2006-07-18 14:05:00
LUGOD is planning to once again participate in Software Freedom Day [http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/], which takes place this year on Saturday, Sept. 16th. If you're interested in helping out, post a note to our 'vox-outreach [http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/#vox-outreach]' mailing list.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-07-18+14:05
iptables talk on Monday
Posted 2006-07-14 17:05:00
Ryan Castellucci will be covering the basic operation of iptables, as well as patch-o-matic, at Monday's LUGOD meeting [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-07-14+17:05
Photos from July 4th
Posted 2006-07-08 10:45:00
Some photos from LUGOD's July 4th Social Gathering [http://www.lugod.org/photos/2006.07.04/] in Benicia are now online. Enjoy!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-07-08+10:45
LUGOD members invited to Benicia
Posted 2006-07-04 13:55:00
Adam Yergovich has invited LUGOD members to watch fireworks and enjoy food and video games in Benicia. See his post to 'vox' [http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/archives/vox/2006-07/msg00000.html].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-07-04+13:55
More new jobs posted
Posted 2006-06-30 13:55:00
Five more jobs have been posted to our jobs page [http://www.lugod.org/jobs/].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-06-30+13:55
LUGOD's FAQ lives again!
Posted 2006-06-20 11:20:00
We're once again able to generate the LUGOD Frequently Asked Questions [http://www.lugod.org/documents/faq/lugod-faq.html] document, based on its SGML source [http://www.lugod.org/documents/faq/]. Now is a great time to give suggestions for additions and improvements. Send them to the webmaster [mailto:webmaster@lugod.org]!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-06-20+11:20
Xen virtual server give-aways
Posted 2006-06-19 16:05:00
Luke wrote in to let us know that the first 10 people that ask (in person, at tonight's meeting [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/]) will receive a Xen virtual server with 32MB of RAM, courtesy of Prgmr.com [http://prgmr.com/].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-06-19+16:05
Xen talk tonight
Posted 2006-06-19 10:10:00
LUGOD meets tonight [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/] at 6:30pm, at the Davis Public library [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/library/]. Xen virtual machines [http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/SRG/netos/xen/] will be discussed!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-06-19+10:10
Picn*x XV logo contest
Posted 2006-06-15 12:05:00
This August marks the 15th birthday of the Linux kernel, and the local Linux community is once again throwing a picnic and barbecue to celebrate! Picn*x XV [http://www.linuxpicnic.org/] will be held on Sunday, August 19th in Sunnyvale. The coordinators are holding a logo creation contest [http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/archives/vox/2006-06/msg00027.html] (and are looking for volunteers).Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-06-15+12:05
Linux Events Calendar updated
Posted 2006-06-08 13:40:00
Our calendar of local (Linux) user group meetings [http://www.lugod.org/calendar/] has been updated. If you know of any events that aren't listed, please contact the webmaster [mailto:webmaster@lugod.org]!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-06-08+13:40
Davis Hacking Society coincides with LUGOD Socials
Posted 2006-06-08 13:17:00
It appears that the Davis Hacking Society [http://www.daviswiki.org/Davis%20Hacking%20Society] meetings now coincide with LUGOD's social gatherings (first Tuesday of each month) and at the same location (the Delta of Venus cafe). So there's now twice as many reasons to hit Venus each month!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-06-08+13:17
ZUGOD now Davis Plone Meetup Group
Posted 2006-06-08 13:15:00
The Zope/Plone Users Group of Davis is now known as the Davis Plone Meetup Group [http://www.zugod.org/], and has a meetup.com site [http://plone.meetup.com/2/]. Their next meetup is scheduled for July 13th.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-06-08+13:15
LUGOD.org down time tomorrow
Posted 2006-06-02 12:30:00
LUGOD mailing lists and web site will experience a bit of downtime tomorrow (Saturday, June 3rd) as Rod attempts to upgrade the server from Ubuntu Hoary to the shiny new Ubuntu Dapper Drake.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-06-02+12:30
Picnix XV is being planned
Posted 2006-05-18 12:00:00
Planning is under way for this year's Linux Anniversary Picnic & BBQ [http://www.linuxpicnic.org/] (Picn*x XV), celebrating Linux's 15th birthday! The event takes place at the Sunnyale Baylands Park on Saturday, August 19th. (Folks from Davis and Sacramento will no doubt be carpooling!) If you can help out, sign up as a volunteer [http://www.linuxpicnic.org/twiki/bin/view/Picnix15/VolunteerInfo]!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-05-18+12:00
Whole Earth Festival this weekend
Posted 2006-05-10 14:30:00
Whole Earth Festival [http://wef.ucdavis.edu/] takes place at UC Davis [http://www.ucdavis.edu/] this weekend (Friday thru Sunday). LUGOD has exhibited at WEF [http://www.lugod.org/projects/wef/] the previous 4 years, but is taking a break this year.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-05-10+14:30
Social gathering at Delta of Venus
Posted 2006-05-01 23:25:00
LUGOD members will meet this Tuesday [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/] at the Delta of Venus cafe [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/deltaofvenus/] in downtown Davis.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-05-01+23:25
gtkmm slides now online
Posted 2006-04-25 13:50:00
Meeting minutes [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/past/2006.04.17.php] and presentation slides [http://www.lugod.org/presentations/gtkmm/] from Doug Barbieri's presentation on "gtkmm" are now online!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-04-25+13:50
gtkmm talk tonight
Posted 2006-04-17 09:30:00
Doug Barbieri will be discussing "gtkmm" ("GTK minus minus"), the official C++ interface to the open source GTK+ GUI library, at tonight's LUGOD meeting [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/]. 6:30pm at the Davis Public Library [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/library/].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-04-17+09:30
Installfest this Saturday
Posted 2006-04-12 13:50:00
LUGOD is holding a free Linux Installfest Workshop [http://www.lugod.org/if/] this Saturday. Please RSVP [http://www.lugod.org/if/rsvp/] if you would like bring your computer in to get Linux installed. If you'd like to help, or just come watch how it works, that's fine too! Contact the installfest coordinators [mailto:if@lugod.org] if you'd like to help at the event!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-04-12+13:50
Installfest flyer
Posted 2006-04-03 22:25:00
Chris McKenzie has created a great tax-day-themed flyer [http://www.lugod.org/documents/flyers/] for this month's Installfest [http://www.lugod.org/if/]. Please print and post it!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-04-03+22:25
March 20th meeting minutes
Posted 2006-03-28 23:45:00
Meeting minutes [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/past/2006.03.20.php] from March 20th's meeting are now available.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-03-28+23:45
Slides from DVD Authoring talk
Posted 2006-03-28 00:55:00
Presentation slides [http://www.lugod.org/presentations/dvd_authoring.html] from last week's DVD authoring presentation are now online. Enjoy!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-03-28+00:55
DVD Authoring presentation tonight
Posted 2006-03-20 00:25:00
Kyle Rankin, author of a number of O'Reilly & Assoc. books, including Linux Multimedia Hacks, will be speaking at tonight's LUGOD meeting [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/] at the Davis Public Library [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/library/].Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-03-20+00:25
Installfest canceled
Posted 2006-03-17 13:50:00
Tomorrow's Installfest [http://www.lugod.org/if/] has been canceled due to low registration.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-03-17+13:50
Flyers posted!
Posted 2006-03-12 16:10:00
Thanks to Ryan Castellucci, Nick Schmalenberger and Greg Thrasher for posting flyers around UC Davis today!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-03-12+16:10
Flyer posting campaign today!
Posted 2006-03-12 00:35:00
LUGOD members will be meeting at the bus depot near the UC Davis Memorial Union [http://www.daviswiki.org/Memorial_Union] at 1:00pm to post flyers [http://www.lugod.org/documents/flyers/] for our upcoming meeting around UCD campus and downtown Davis.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-03-12+00:35
Flyer for DVD talk
Posted 2006-03-10 19:00:00
A flyer for March 20th's DVD authoring talk is now available on the Flyers [http://www.lugod.org/documents/flyers/] page.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-03-10+19:00
Team Aggie Spirit seeking Linux & C experts
Posted 2006-03-09 11:55:00
UC Davis' Team Aggie Spirit [http://www.teamaggiespirit.com/] (working to create an autonomous ground vehicle to race in the DARPA Grand Challenge [http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/]) are looking for C programmers and Linux experts. (You do not need to be a student.) See Gregory Thrasher's post [http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/archives/vox/2006-03/msg00015.html] to our 'vox' mailing list [http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/#vox] for details.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-03-09+11:55
Numerous job posts
Posted 2006-03-08 11:25:00
A number of new jobs have been posted to our Jobs page [http://www.lugod.org/jobs/] (as well as to vox-jobs [http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/#vox-jobs]) over the past few weeks. If you're looking for work, check them out!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-03-08+11:25
Social gathering tonight at Delta of Venus
Posted 2006-03-07 10:50:00
LUGOD members will meet tonight [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/] at the Delta of Venus cafe [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/deltaofvenus/] in downtown Davis.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-03-07+10:50
Officer's Meeting Minutes
Posted 2006-03-03 12:15:00
Minutes from yesterday's officer's meeting [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/past/2006.03.02.php] are now available. Enjoy!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-03-03+12:15
Officer's Meeting
Posted 2006-02-27 15:50:00
LUGOD's officers are meeting on Thursday, March 2nd. If you would like to make arrangements to attend, or have any issues that you would like discussed, please contact Henry House (root@lugod.org [mailto:root@lugod.org]) before the meeting.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-02-27+15:50
XML/RSS Newsfeed
Posted 2006-02-26 13:05:00
An RSS newsfeed [http://www.lugod.org/news/rss.xml] of recent LUGOD news and announcements is now available, along with a separate news page [http://www.lugod.org/news/] where older news will now be archived.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-02-26+13:05
Drupal notes
Posted 2006-02-25 18:00:00
Minutes [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/past/2006.02.20.php] and a list of Drupal links [http://www.lugod.org/presentations/drupal.html] from this week's Drupal presentation by Steven Peck are now online. Enjoy!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-02-25+18:00
Next meeting at Delta of Venus
Posted 2006-02-24 18:00:00
Our next meeting [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/] (a social gathering) will likely be held at Delta of Venus [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/deltaofvenus/] café (on B Street in downtown Davis, near the east side of UC Davis campus.)Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-02-24+18:00
January Installfest results
Posted 2006-01-22 18:00:00
About 20 people RSVPed for yesterday's installfest, and lots of people volunteered their time to come help, under the coordination of both Seth Nagao and Chris McKenzie. Nick Schmalenberger's employer donated pizza, as well. Some photos of the Installfest [http://www.lugod.org/photos/2006.01.21/] are online.Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-01-22+18:00
Linux Microcontroller notes
Posted 2006-01-18 18:00:00
Minutes [http://www.lugod.org/meeting/past/2006.01.16.php], photos [http://www.lugod.org/photos/2006.01.16/] and example code [http://www.lugod.org/presentations/microcontrollers/] from this week's presentation on Linux microcontrollers are now available!Permalink: http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2006-01-18+18:00
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