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=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 14th ===
 
 
=== CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER!!  <strike>Technical Meeting:  Thursday February 7th <- Note date change! </strike> ===
 
Due to weather, RCTC is closed, so there will be no technical meeting tonight.  Rescheduled for the usual 2nd Thursday, but in March.
 
 
 
<strike> This meeting has been moved to avoid Valentines Day!  I don't want to be in trouble with anyone's spouse or significant other.
 
Arhelger, on Wifi and Home Networking.
Arhelger, on Wifi and Home Networking.


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This presentation will be recorded, FYI if that bothers you.  For those of you who don't make it, look for the recording afterwards.
This presentation will be recorded, FYI if that bothers you.  For those of you who don't make it, look for the recording afterwards.


We may also have a mini-presentation by someone new to town, on wifiphisher, we'll let you know when we have more details ironed out.
We will also have a mini-presentation by George Chatzisofroniou, he's the lead author of [https://github.com/wifiphisher Wifiphisher], a free and open source tool that is available on GNU / Linux.
 


Immediately afterwards, at whatever time the meeting wraps up, those interested will go to Social Ice downtown on the Peace Plaza for our February social, led by Arhelger.  So if you want to attend this social, make sure you attend the meeting, or have coordinated communication with Arhelger in advance.  See the separate Social Ice posting below too.


More presentation details expected to be posted on Friday February 1st.
Happy Pi Day!  The plan is to consume pie.




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[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]


Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Tina know - but Tina won't be running this meeting, I'll let you know when I know who will be.
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Tina know.


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=== Social:  March ===
What might you want to do?  Tell Tina.


=== CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER!  <strike>  Social Ice:  Thursday February 7th, right after the Technical Presentation </strike> ===
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Looking for a host to choose a time and location, and preferably at least one other person to commit to meeting up then/there, for this to happen yet tonight.  Please email the list.




=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday April 11th ===
TBD.  If you are willing to speak, or can suggest a speaker, please let us know.


We're headed to Social Ice (aka SocialICE), an [https://www.downtownrochestermn.com/events/socialice outdoor ice bar on the downtown Peace Plaza], which if the -25 degree windchills as I'm writing this is any indication, will have no issues with melting or crowding this year (it's Minnesota, that may change).
6 pm, in or near what used to be RCTC Heintz Center's HA108.  We aren't moving, but the building numbering scheme is being re-done, so as of March 20th this room will now be known as H1411.  If anyone finds updated maps, please let us know.


For those of you who also love photography, note that SocialIce 2019 is holding a photo contest, each of 6 winners will receive a $50 gift card, details on the SocialICE Page.
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1926+Collegeview+Rd+E,+Rochester,+MN+55904/@44.021027,-92.4379617,17z/ Directions to Campus]


When and where?  The group attending the technical meeting will head there whenever it's a good time to have wrapped up the presentation, and they'll have their own meet up location chosen. So plan to attend the technical meeting first.
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/ Campus layout]
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[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 14th ===
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Tina know.
Arhelger, on Wifi and Home Networking.
 
Everyone asks Kevin what he recommends for Wifi routers, so he's going to put all of his thoughts into slide form to document it for posterity. He'll cover the explosion of options over the past few years to help you figure out what the best option for your situation. If you're looking to upgrade, have complaints about Netflix constantly buffering, or want to make sure your network is secure, this ones for you.
 
 
This presentation will be recorded, FYI if that bothers you. For those of you who don't make it, look for the recording afterwards.
 
We may also have a mini-presentation by someone new to town, on wifiphisher, we'll let you know when we have more details ironed out.






=== Social:  April ===
What might you want to do?  Tell Tina.




6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA108.


[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1926+Collegeview+Rd+E,+Rochester,+MN+55904/@44.021027,-92.4379617,17z/ Directions to Campus]
=== Social:  Thursday May 2nd ===
Our annual clean up a corner of the world event, helping de-litter a local park as a part of Litter Bit Better. As usual we're teaming up with the [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC84AAK_11th-annual-cito-and-rochesters-litter-bit-better geocachers who get CITO credit].  


[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/ Campus layout]
Parking is [https://www.google.com/maps/place/44%C2%B001'25.3%22N+92%C2%B029'52.8%22W/@44.0237038,-92.500194,17z here] or [https://www.google.com/maps/place/44%C2%B001'24.7%22N+92%C2%B029'36.1%22W/@44.0235278,-92.4955498,17z here], in the SE or SW corners of the park. The official group gathering location is on the SE corner of the park.


[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]
6 pm start time.  


Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Tina know.
Bags and trash are provided, you need to provide your own gloves and a sense of civic duty. If anyone has some waterproof boots and/or grabbers for cleaning the marshy stream edge, that'd be great too.  




 
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday May 9th ===
=== Social:  March ===
What might you want to do?  Tell Tina.
 
 
 
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday April 11th ===
TBD.  If you are willing to speak, or can suggest a speaker, please let us know.
TBD.  If you are willing to speak, or can suggest a speaker, please let us know.


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


=== Social:  April ===
What might you want to do?  Tell Tina.





Revision as of 22:31, 8 March 2019


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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.


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





Technical Meeting: Thursday March 14th

Arhelger, on Wifi and Home Networking.

Everyone asks Kevin what he recommends for Wifi routers, so he's going to put all of his thoughts into slide form to document it for posterity. He'll cover the explosion of options over the past few years to help you figure out what the best option for your situation. If you're looking to upgrade, have complaints about Netflix constantly buffering, or want to make sure your network is secure, this ones for you.


This presentation will be recorded, FYI if that bothers you. For those of you who don't make it, look for the recording afterwards.

We will also have a mini-presentation by George Chatzisofroniou, he's the lead author of Wifiphisher, a free and open source tool that is available on GNU / Linux.


Happy Pi Day! The plan is to consume pie.


6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA108.

Directions to Campus

Campus layout

Heintz Center Building Map

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


Social: March

What might you want to do? Tell Tina.


Technical Meeting: Thursday April 11th

TBD. If you are willing to speak, or can suggest a speaker, please let us know.

6 pm, in or near what used to be RCTC Heintz Center's HA108. We aren't moving, but the building numbering scheme is being re-done, so as of March 20th this room will now be known as H1411. If anyone finds updated maps, please let us know.

Directions to Campus

Campus layout

Heintz Center Building Map

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


Social: April

What might you want to do? Tell Tina.


Social: Thursday May 2nd

Our annual clean up a corner of the world event, helping de-litter a local park as a part of Litter Bit Better. As usual we're teaming up with the geocachers who get CITO credit.

Parking is here or here, in the SE or SW corners of the park. The official group gathering location is on the SE corner of the park.

6 pm start time.

Bags and trash are provided, you need to provide your own gloves and a sense of civic duty. If anyone has some waterproof boots and/or grabbers for cleaning the marshy stream edge, that'd be great too.


Technical Meeting: Thursday May 9th

TBD. If you are willing to speak, or can suggest a speaker, please let us know.

6 pm, in or near what used to be RCTC Heintz Center's HA108. We aren't moving, but the building numbering scheme is being re-done, so as of March 20th this room will now be known as H1411. If anyone finds updated maps, please let us know.

Directions to Campus

Campus layout

Heintz Center Building Map

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




Pending potential presentations

[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game

Oculus Rift], "the first truly immersive virtual reality headset for video games" .  Peter Shabino

Jon Gullixson: gnucash or www :: Mechanize


Planned Socials: 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

-Rock climbing at Prairie Walls

-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.

-MAME/foosball/ping pong at ... can't be Tim Massaro's anymore...

-February or July armchair mapping aka road rally event, http://home.earthlink.net/~oldmaltese/



Upcoming Meeting Crisis!

We need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2019. We'd like to know what you want to see and hear about. Please email Tina 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 see this page for a list of suggested topics http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings


Old News Items

See the OldNews page.



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