http://www.lugod.org/ The latest news and announcements from LUGOD Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:49:08 +0000 en-us http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-03-17+09:45 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-03-17+09:45 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:45:00 +0000 CS Club at UC Davis, LUGOD will be holding an Installfest on Saturday, April 3rd. Please RSVP if you'd like us to help you. If you're interested in volunteering, please contact Alex Mandel, our IF coordinator and/or post a note to our 'vox-if' mailing list. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-03-16+00:10 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-03-16+00:10 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:10:00 +0000 tonight's meeting where we held a roundtable discussion and demo of revision control systems. Enjoy some photos! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-03-04+11:30 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-03-04+11:30 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:30:00 +0000 contacted LUGOD to let us know about a new group formating at UC Davis which is interested in sharing tools, building community and promoting "open science" on campus: the UC Davis Open Science group. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-02-22+12:40 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-02-22+12:40 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:40:00 +0000 minutes from last week's LUGOD meeting are now available. It included a lengthy discussion and votes on three motions to alter our constitution to include some that the California Franchise Tax Board suggests for 501(c)7 groups (though in no way affects the group's purpose). Also check out the photos, and the slides from the Nokia N900 mini-presentation and the Amazon Web Services talk (AWS slides hosted at Slideshare.net). Enjoy! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-02-11+12:50 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-02-11+12:50 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:50:00 +0000 meets next Monday at Explorit science center (5th Street). There'll be a presentation on Amazon Web Services, as well as a short demonstration of Nokia's N900 mobile internet device and smartphone. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-02-03+11:30 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-02-03+11:30 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:30:00 +0000 The Book of Xen, will be speaking at the ACCU meeting in Mountain View next Wednesday! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-01-19+12:40 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-01-19+12:40 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:40:00 +0000 Presentation slides and links from yesterday's Liferay Portal and Social Office talk are now available. Also, Liferay wanted to let us all know about a Liferay webinar taking place this Thursday morning. Enjoy! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-01-18+23:35 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-01-18+23:35 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:35:00 +0000 Meeting minutes and photos from tonight's meeting are now online! Thanks to our sponsors, volunteers, guest speaker, the Veterans' Memorial Center staff, and the ~45 people who showed up and made tonight's meeting and anniversary celebration a huge success! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-01-15+17:40 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-01-15+17:40 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:40:00 +0000 11th anniversary meeting next Monday will be sponsored in part by: O'Reilly Media, LifeRay, Inc., Gabriella Engelhard of Vevey Confections, and a donation from an anonymous LUGOD member. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-01-15+15:20 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-01-15+15:20 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:20:00 +0000 Insight from capradio.org's archives, and hear Bill Kendrick and Margo Schulter from LUGOD talking about Linux and plugging next Monday's 11th anniversary meeting! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-01-11+15:40 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-01-11+15:40 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:40:00 +0000 11th anniversary meeting next Monday. On Wednesday, some time between 5 and 6pm, Bill Kendrick will be on Dr. Andy's Poetry & Technology Hour on KDVS (90.3FM in Davis). And on Friday, some time between 10 and 11am, Bill Kendrick and Margo Schulter will be on Insight on Capital Public Radio's KXJZ (90.9FM in Sacramento). ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-01-05+22:05 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2010-01-05+22:05 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:05:00 +0000 11th anniversary meeting at the Veterans' Memorial Center. Join us for free food, give-aways, raffle prizes, and a presentation from LifeRay, Inc.! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-12-03+14:10 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-12-03+14:10 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:10:00 +0000 talk on JRuby, on December 21st. See you there! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-11-19+14:40 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-11-19+14:40 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:40:00 +0000 analysis of attendance and member signups between our first meeting (January 1999) and now (November 2009). PDF file, with a pair of graphs at the end. Enjoy! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-11-17+09:30 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-11-17+09:30 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:30:00 +0000 last night's meeting we called for any objections to the nominees being elected as officers. There were no objections, so officers take their positions immediately: root: Bill Kendrick, sys: Brian Lavender, typescript: Andrew Roach, /dev/null: Greg FitzGerald. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-11-17+00:05 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-11-17+00:05 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:05:00 +0000 photos and presentation slides (2.6MB PDF) from last night's "Introduction to REvolution R" talk. Enjoy! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-11-02+09:40 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-11-02+09:40 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:40:00 +0000 Crepeville. At month's general meeting (Monday, November 16th), REvolution Computing will be here to tell us about the R statistical programming language, and their optimized R product, "REvolution R". Also, officer elections take place. You have until then to e-mail your nomination to our secretary. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-10-16+16:40 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-10-16+16:40 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:40:00 +0000 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-10-08+10:50 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-10-08+10:50 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:50:00 +0000 the announcement on LUGOD's 'vox' mailing list, and let Daniel know if you're interested in participating. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-09-29+11:50 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-09-29+11:50 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:50:00 +0000 our December meeting. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-09-28+17:15 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-09-28+17:15 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:15:00 +0000 speak at our December 21st meeting? ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-09-09+22:30 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-09-09+22:30 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:30:00 +0000 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-09-08+16:20 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-09-08+16:20 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:20:00 +0000 flyer for LUGOD's September meeting is available. Please print and post! Thank you! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-08-23+22:15 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-08-23+22:15 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:15:00 +0000 Presentation slides from the GP2X talk and meeting minutes from our August meeting are now online. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-26+08:45 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-26+08:45 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:45:00 +0000 PDF of the presentation on 'click2try' from this month's meeting are now available. Enjoy! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-23+17:05 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-23+17:05 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:05:00 +0000 Unitrans single-decker busses (between Sept. and June) for $455. We got quotes from FedEx Office and Copyland in Davis, and the latter can produce them (color copies on card stock, trimmed, and laminated) for less than $100. We have less than a week to respond to Unitrans.

Shall we do it? Discuss on our 'vox' mailing list. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-23+11:30 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-23+11:30 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:30:00 +0000 Check out the photos of the multi-LUG booth (and more) from O'Reilly's Open Source Convention (OSCON). ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-21+13:15 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-21+13:15 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:15:00 +0000 photos from last night's meeting, where 'click2try' was presented, along with meeting minutes (we had a bit of club business to catch up with). ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-16+15:00 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-16+15:00 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:00:00 +0000 SF-LUG has offered to organize a multi-LUG booth at O'Reilly's OSCON in San Jose, next Wednesday and Thursday, July 22-23. Details about it will be updated on our OSCON project page. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-16+12:20 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-16+12:20 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:20:00 +0000 the multi-LUG booth for the expo part of OSCON, next Wed. and Thur. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-14+16:05 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-14+16:05 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:05:00 +0000 Explorit Science Center in Davis has agreed to let LUGOD meet at their 5th Street facility beginning in August. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-14+14:40 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-14+14:40 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:40:00 +0000 next meeting (July 20th) at UC Davis. We'll meet in Room 2124 of Wickson Hall. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-13+18:20 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-13+18:20 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:20:00 +0000 made a blog posting about the LUG flyer that will be at a number of booths at OSCON (in lieu of an actual LUG table, which didn't end up happening this year). Enjoy! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-10+11:50 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-10+11:50 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:50:00 +0000 A few snaps from this week's social gathering are online. Three first-time visitors to LUGOD showed up to find out more about the club. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-09+13:20 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-09+13:20 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:20:00 +0000 Get the PDF and source files (Scribus, GIMP, etc.) here. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-01+13:45 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-07-01+13:45 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:45:00 +0000 Explorit Science Center today, to talk about the possibility of using one of their locations (on 2nd and 5th Streets) for LUGOD meetings, while the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library is undergoing renovation. In the meantime, we still need a venue for our July meeting. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-06-16+11:20 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-06-16+11:20 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:20:00 +0000 Photos, meeting minutes and presentation slides (2.0MB PDF) from last night's presentation on the Cernio Technology Cooperative are now online. Enjoy! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-06-15+22:50 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-06-15+22:50 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:50:00 +0000 tonight's meeting. Greg FitzGerald takes over as our treasurer ("/dev/null"), and Brian Lavender fills the roll as vice president ("sys"). Welcome! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-06-08+22:00 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-06-08+22:00 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Davis Food Co-Op, LUGOD will be holding our next meeting (next Monday, June 15th) at the Co-Op's new Teaching Kitchen. (We're still looking into a regular venue for future meetings.) ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-06-05+14:05 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-06-05+14:05 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:05:00 +0000 OSCON 2009, O'Reilly's Open Source Convention, will take place in San Jose this July. Members from various local and Bay Area LUGs have shown interest in putting together a multi-LUG booth (a "dot org" booth), like we've done at LinuxWorld Expo in the past.

We've put up a page for organizing a LUG booth at OSCON. If you'd like to help, contact Bill Kendrick, or subscribe and post a note to LUGOD's 'vox-outreach' mailing list. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-05-26+17:35 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-05-26+17:35 Wed, 27 May 2009 00:35:00 +0000 Photos and presentation slides (1.9MB PDF) from last week's meeting with Todd Trichler from Oracle Technology Network, are now online. Enjoy! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-05-24+22:35 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-05-24+22:35 Mon, 25 May 2009 05:35:00 +0000 Davis branch of the Yolo County Library will be undergoing renovation for the next ~12 months. Therefore, LUGOD is in need of a new venue, beginning with our June 15th meeting. If you can provide one, or have any suggestions, please post a message to our 'vox' mailing list or contact Bill Kendrick. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-05-18+10:10 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-05-18+10:10 Mon, 18 May 2009 17:10:00 +0000 Linux Installfest Workshop on Saturday, May 30th (10am-4pm) in Room 1003 in the Kemper Hall building at UC Davis. Please RSVP ahead of time if you'd like to get help installing or configuring Linux on your system. Post a note to our 'vox-if' mailing list if you'd like to help volunteer. The topic of the IF will be "What version of Linux should I install?" ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-05-14+13:45 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-05-14+13:45 Thu, 14 May 2009 20:45:00 +0000 Berkeley Linux Users Group, meets for the first time this Sunday, May 17th from 12pm-3pm. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-05-08+13:50 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-05-08+13:50 Fri, 08 May 2009 20:50:00 +0000 attending Whole Earth Festival at UC Davis this weekend (today through Sunday). Volunteers are needed. Please post to LUGOD's vox-outreach mailing list if you can provide assistance. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-05-06+14:40 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-05-06+14:40 Wed, 06 May 2009 21:40:00 +0000 Oracle Technology Network returns to LUGOD this Month (May 18th), to tell us about what Oracle's Linux Engineering Team has been up to recently. (Flyer available; please help spread the word!) ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-04-20+20:00 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-04-20+20:00 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Meeting notes, presentation slides and video, and many photos from yesterday's talk on "Alice", the beginners programming environment, are now online. Enjoy! ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-04-17+13:10 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-04-17+13:10 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:10:00 +0000 Linux Professional Institute (LPI) exam. Printed vouchers will be available at our upcoming meetings, but if you can't make it, feel free to email Bill Kendrick to receive a code. (They're good at Pearson VUE training centers — there are three in Sacramento — thru July 2010.) ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-04-15+10:55 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-04-15+10:55 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:55:00 +0000 flyer (PDF) is now available for next week's meeting on the Alice programming environment. ]]> http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-04-13+15:10 http://www.lugod.org/news/item.php?show=2009-04-13+15:10 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:10:00 +0000 October 2008, LUGOD officer elections are now hold only once per year. So elections will not be held at this month's meeting. (See LUGOD's bylaws for how our club is run.) ]]>