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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 ==


[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=cXBkMGRtOGtndmFibm9yajJhcTRlM2s2OGtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ K-LUG Google calendar]
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].


[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ODkyNDg3ZWZpbWh2OWduMHFyMTNtdG9qamtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ K-LUG unofficial activities Google calendar]






=== Apress eBook Bundles for User Groups ===


To kick off the new year, Apress has bundled up some of their hottest new eBooks. Through 16 January, purchase any of these bundles, and you’ll save an additional $15 off the regular eBook prices.


Simply visit http://www.apress.com/promotion/bundle to explore these options:


Option A:
Beginning Ubuntu LTS Server Administration: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition and Pro Ubuntu Server Administration for $45


Option B:
=== Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th ===
Expert Oracle Database 11g Administration and Linux Recipes for Oracle DBAs for $60
6:15 - 7:30 pm


Option C:
Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.
Beginning CakePHP: From Novice to Professional and Practical CakePHP Projects for $45


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


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday February 12th ===
As usual we are teaming up with the [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCAMJX2 geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.
Dennis DeLorme will present on [http://www.arduino.cc/ Arduino].  The usual place: RCTC's [http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html Heintz Center] , [http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html Room HA107] , and time (6 pm).




=== Lunch:  Thursday February 19th ===
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N.  Look for a gaggle of gregarious geeks.




=== Planned Social:  February TBD ===
=== Geocaching in-person social (outside), Friday May 3rd ===
Make DVD episodes 1-4 will be shown at Tim M's house.  Also available for viewing will be the Hackers R Peeps 2 video Kevin A brought us back from DefCon.  Date and time to be determined.
6 pm


Park and walk in a neighborhood in NE Rochester.


=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 12th ===
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].
Mo Holahan will present on the programming language [http://www.processing.org Processing].  This is a good compliment to our February presentation on Arduino.  Some kaleidoscope examples written in Processing:  [http://skymeadowmedia.com/GenerativeArt/Kaleidoscope2/ kaleidoscope] and [http://skymeadowmedia.com/GenerativeArt/Radials1/ radicals].  The usual place: RCTC's [http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html Heintz Center] , [http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html Room HA107] , and time (6 pm).




=== Lunch: Thursday March 19th ===
=== Virtual Social: Thursday May 9th ===
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N.  Look for a convocation of geeks.
6 pm


Meeting link will be added here.


=== Planned Social:  March TBD ===
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do? Tell Tina.


We've had a request for Rube Goldberg device device construction (outside to allow for big messes with things like diet Coke and Mentos).  If this works out, a day, time, and location will be posted.




=== Planned Technical Meeting: Thursday April 9th ===
=== Pending potential presentations ===
Speaker needed.  Ideas for presentations can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings here] if you're willing to speak but need a source of inspiration.


Jon Gullixson:  gnucash or www :: Mechanize


=== Lunch:  Thursday April 16th ===
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N.  Look for a convocation of geeks.




=== Planned Social: April TBD ===
=== Socials brainstorming: Fall or winter ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tina.
-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.


=== Upcoming Meeting Crisis! ===
Well, not really a crisis, but we do need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2009. We'd like to know what you want to see and hear about. Please email Tina or Tim with suggestions for topics. Should we run some previous sessions again (maybe something you really wanted to see but missed out on)? What type of topics are good, what type are bad? Also don't forget, Speakers earn up to $40 as an incentive for their presentation! Also see this page for a list of suggested topics http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings




=== Old News Items ===
=== Old News Items ===
See the [[OldNews]] page.
See the [[OldNews]] page.
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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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