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We can use presentations for upcoming meetings, please see [http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings a list of ideas] if you're willing but lacking a topic.
We can use presentations for upcoming meetings, please see [http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings a list of ideas] if you're willing but lacking a topic.


== LUG News ==
== LUG News ==
We generally meet monthly for technical presentations (2nd Thursday of the month, 6 pm, virtual), and monthly for socializing (varies).  We no longer meet monthly for lunches, if you are interested in reviving this tradition please [http://k-lug.org/About contact an officer].




=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday September 11th ===
Tim Massaro will give us a demo of Flock.  Stolen from the PCIG newsletter:  "Flock is a Firefox based webbrowser, customized specifically for social networking users. Flock makes it easy to share videos and URLS. Tim Massaro will show you how to keep up with your Facebook friends and more using Flock."


Also, Steve Fox will talk about a new hardware project for a future meeting or social activity.  The project turns a normal keyboard into an illuminated keyboard. For video preview, see Illuminate Your Keyboard Hack on the Reddit website http://www.reddit.com/r/KLUG/


The usual place and time:  RCTC's [http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html Heintz Center] , [http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html Room HA107] , 6 pm.




=== Planned Lunch:  Thursday September 18th ===
=== Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall Food Court, near B&N.
6:15 - 7:30 pm


Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.


=== Planned Social: September TBD ===
Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty.  There is shoreline.
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tina.


As usual we are teaming up with the [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCAMJX2 geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.


=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday October 9th ===
==== Note switch to regular 2nd Thursday nights ====
Brent Vrieze on the Asterisk phone system.


The usual place and time:  RCTC's [http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html Heintz Center] , [http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html Room HA107] , 6 pm.




=== Planned Annual Swap/Sale:  Thursday November 13th ===
=== Geocaching in-person social (outside), Friday May 3rd ===
Set up at 6 pm<br>
6 pm
Sale/swap starts at 7 pm<br>
Location TBD <br>
We will need volunteers for many jobs, including advertising, putting up signs, helping others carry in their goods, obtaining food and beverages, running the recycling station, bringing the recycling goods to the Olmsted County Recycling Center, and of course everyone should bring their stuff to sell/swap.


Park and walk in a neighborhood in NE Rochester.


=== Planned December "Technical Meeting" aka game night:  Thursday December 11th ===
Park near [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC3WQ84 1 - Odin] on Whiting Lane NE's cul de sac. We'll walk from there to a couple of other geocaches ([https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC57FGC 2], [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4RPZ2 3]), then back to #1, and then decide if we're walking or driving to [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8M3FP 4].
Our annual December gaming night in/out. Probably will occur at p0wned. More details later.




=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday January 8th ===
=== Virtual Social: Thursday May 9th ===
Speaker needed.  Volunteers?
6 pm
 
Meeting link will be added here.
 
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
 
 
 
=== Pending potential presentations  ===
 
Jon Gullixson:  gnucash or www :: Mechanize
 
 
 
=== Socials brainstorming: Fall or winter ===
-Murder mystery.  The host needs to buy a kit at a gaming store to get the event started.
 
-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary
 
-Bowlocity laser tag.  5-6 people minimum needed.
 
-Liquid nitrogen ice cream.  This needs a non-Tina organizer.  Dennis DeLorme has 2 recipes.  We need safety equipment and someone trained enough to keep us from freezing ourselves.




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We can use presentations for upcoming meetings, please see a list of ideas if you're willing but lacking a topic.


LUG News

We generally meet monthly for technical presentations (2nd Thursday of the month, 6 pm, virtual), and monthly for socializing (varies). We no longer meet monthly for lunches, if you are interested in reviving this tradition please contact an officer.





Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th

6:15 - 7:30 pm

Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.

Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. There is shoreline.

As usual we are teaming up with the geocachers to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.



Geocaching in-person social (outside), Friday May 3rd

6 pm

Park and walk in a neighborhood in NE Rochester.

Park near 1 - Odin on Whiting Lane NE's cul de sac. We'll walk from there to a couple of other geocaches (2, 3), then back to #1, and then decide if we're walking or driving to 4.


Virtual Social: Thursday May 9th

6 pm

Meeting link will be added here.

Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.


Pending potential presentations

Jon Gullixson: gnucash or www :: Mechanize


Socials brainstorming: Fall or winter

-Murder mystery. The host needs to buy a kit at a gaming store to get the event started.

-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary

-Bowlocity laser tag. 5-6 people minimum needed.

-Liquid nitrogen ice cream. This needs a non-Tina organizer. Dennis DeLorme has 2 recipes. We need safety equipment and someone trained enough to keep us from freezing ourselves.


Old News Items

See the OldNews page.



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