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"January" Social: Saturday February 2nd

Sleigh rides! We will go for a sleigh ride at WinterFest for our "January" social. This is an annual favorite with the smaller geekazoids. In fact I think we've even made the advertising photo for this public event, I suspect that mini-Schmidt is in pink on the top of the snowpile and my own blaze orange snowpants can be seen behind the horses to the right of mini-Schmidt.

Saturday, February 2nd, at 10 am.

Park along the road on Salem Road, the sleigh rides are north of the road behind the History Center.

Plan to gather around the Schmidt family. Sorry, no easily identifiable blaze orange to gather around this year.

Technical Meeting: Thursday January 10th, 2019

Dennis DeLorme on his Garagenator (that's garage doing the work of a refrigerator), involving WiFi/Web based temperature sensor/logger:

Did you have the family gathering at your place for Thanksgiving? Did you run out of space in the refrigerator? Did you wonder if the garage temperature was safe for overflow food storage? If so you needed the GARAGERATOR - the WiFi/Web solution to garage temperature monitoring.
In this presentation I'll describe how to use an under $10 WiFi module as a web server to monitor and log temperature. The "user interface" is via a web browser on a laptop, tablet, or cell phone. No special hardware or software is needed on the user side.
I will demonstrate the web server as an Access Point (a stand alone network) to collect and download data. This requires no additional networking, so it is not dependent on a local network.
It can also be connected as a station on a local network and accessible to any device on the local network. I will describe how to do this (it is only a few lines of code difference). I don't know that I will be able to demonstrate this on the RCTC network - as I recall they had some additional interactions to sign on to their open network.
I will cover the hardware and software used in the project. For those that want to get a head start - the hardware is an ESP8266 module, a DS3231 rtc, and a DS18B20 temperature sensor. The software is developed using the Arduino IDE with extensions for the ESP8266 (https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino).
NOTE: This is not an "Internet Of Things" (IOT) presentation. It could be connected directly to the Internet, but I lack the security knowledge (or, alternately, the level of stupidity) required to do that. It can, of course, access the internet via a local network - like other devices on a local network.

KLUG officer nominations and elections (president, vice president, treasurer).

PCIG officer nominations.

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

Directions to Campus

Campus layout

Heintz Center Building Map

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-=== <strike> Technical Meeting</strike> Social : February 9th, 2017 ===
-We did not get any volunteers for speakers, so we'll go play instead.
-We're going to hang out at the Machine Shed.  Costs are:
+=== "January" Social:  Saturday February 2nd ===
+Sleigh rides!  We will go for a [https://www.rochesterwinterfest.com/events/sleighrides sleigh ride at WinterFest] for our "January" social.  This is an annual favorite with the smaller geekazoids.  In fact I think we've even made the advertising photo for this public event, I suspect that mini-Schmidt is in pink on the top of the snowpile and my own blaze orange snowpants can be seen behind the horses to the right of mini-Schmidt.
-$10 ages 13+
+Saturday, February 2nd, at 10 am.
-$5 ages 8-12
+Park along the road on Salem Road, the sleigh rides are north of the road behind the History Center.
-and under are free with paid adult
+Plan to gather around the Schmidt family.  Sorry, no easily identifiable blaze orange to gather around this year.
-The [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MachineShed/ Machine Shed website].
-They're open from 4-8 pm, and the cost is flat per session, so if you feel like arriving early for longer gaming that's certainly fine.  They also sell snacks, drinks, and pizza, so you can come straight after work.
-They are located at [https://www.google.com/maps/place/11+2nd+St+NE,+Rochester,+MN+55906/@44.0255146,-92.4643205,17z/ 11 2nd St NE], Rochester, MN 55906 in the east portion of the Wausau Homes building (look for the two large garage doors and the entry door).
+=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday January 10th, 2019 ===
+Dennis DeLorme on his Garagenator (that's garage doing the work of a refrigerator), involving WiFi/Web based temperature sensor/logger:
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+Did you have the family gathering at your place for Thanksgiving? Did you run out of space in the refrigerator? Did you wonder if the garage temperature was safe for overflow food storage? If so you needed the GARAGERATOR - the WiFi/Web solution to garage temperature monitoring.
-Note that the signage is almost non-existent, they have a plain text-only sign on the appropriate door, but no big sign on the building.  The parking lot there IS for customers, or you can park on the street.  I won't be attending, you'll have to gather around someone else.
+In this presentation I'll describe how to use an under $10 WiFi module as a web server to monitor and log temperature. The "user interface" is via a web browser on a laptop, tablet, or cell phone. No special hardware or software is needed on the user side.
+I will demonstrate the web server as an Access Point (a stand alone
+network) to collect and download data. This requires no additional networking, so it is not dependent on a local network.
+It can also be connected as a station on a local network and accessible to any device on the local network. I will describe how to do this (it is only a few lines of code difference). I don't know that I will be able to demonstrate this on the RCTC network - as I recall they had some additional interactions to sign on to their open network.
-=== Social:  Saturday February 4th ===
+I will cover the hardware and software used in the project. For those that want to get a head start - the hardware is an ESP8266 module, a
-We will go for a [http://www.rochesterwinterfest.com/2016/01/06/winterfest-sleigh-rides/ sleigh ride at WinterFest] for our February social.  That's Saturday, February 4th, at 10 am.
+DS3231 rtc, and a DS18B20 temperature sensor. The software is developed using the Arduino IDE with extensions for the ESP8266 (https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino).
-[https://www.google.com/maps/place/44%C2%B000'14.4%22N+92%C2%B030'46.4%22W/@44.0040188,-92.5150877,17z/ Park along the road on Salem Road], the sleigh rides are north of the road behind the History Center.
+NOTE: This is not an "Internet Of Things" (IOT) presentation. It could be connected directly to the Internet, but I lack the security knowledge (or, alternately, the level of stupidity) required to do that. It can, of course, access the internet via a local network - like other devices on a local network.
+</blockquote>
-=== Social:  Tuesday January 24th, 2017, 6 pm ===
+KLUG officer nominations and elections (president, vice president, treasurer).
-We're going to hang out at the Machine Shed, thanks go to Mark D for the idea.  Here is some [http://k-lug.org/images/2/2b/MachineShed201611.pdf recent advertising from the local newspapers].
-From [https://www.facebook.com/machineshedrochester/posts/ their Facebook page], it looks like costs are:
+PCIG officer nominations.
-$10 ages 13+
+pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA108.
-$5 ages 8-12
-and under are free with paid adult
+[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1926+Collegeview+Rd+E,+Rochester,+MN+55904/@44.021027,-92.4379617,17z/ Directions to Campus]
-The [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MachineShed/ Machine Shed website].
+[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/ Campus layout]
-They're open from 4-8 pm, and the cost is flat per session, so if you feel like arriving early for longer gaming that's certainly fine.  They also sell snacks, drinks, and pizza, so you can come straight after work.
+[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]
-They are located at [https://www.google.com/maps/place/11+2nd+St+NE,+Rochester,+MN+55906/@44.0255146,-92.4643205,17z/ 11 2nd St NE], Rochester, MN 55906 in the east portion of the Wausau Homes building (look for the two large garage doors and the entry door).
-Note that the signage is almost non-existent, they have a plain text-only sign on the appropriate door, but no big sign on the building.  The parking lot there IS for customers, or you can park on the street.  I won't be attending, you'll have to gather around someone else.
-=== Technical Meeting: January 12th, 2017 ===
-Paul Zellweger and Jason Thompson of ArborWay Labs, on their automatic database application Studio.  [http://k-lug.org/images/3/3f/ArborWayLabsJAN122017.pdf Handout / presentation outline]
-ArborWay Labs presents a demonstration of its automatic relational technology or ART Studio
-ArborWay Labs will present a live demonstration of its automated
-relational technology system called the ART Studio. It is a proof of concept that
-generates database applications automatically using context-sensitive interfaces that
-guide designers through our step-by-step process. In the first half of our presentation,
-we will explain how and why our technology breaks new ground with the RDBMS on the
-white board. Next, we will build a small database application from a 5-table database
-system that will be posted on our server. The audience will be encouraged to browse
-and explore the “100 Best TV Episodes database” on their own personal computing
-devices. This part of the demonstration will be limited to smart phones, tablets, and
-laptops. Stay tuned for the launch of our smart watch database applications in the
-Summer’17.
-ArborWay Labs is a Rochester, MN based start-up that aims to change the way today’s
-professionals build and distribute database applications. With ArborWay’s ART Studio,
-database applications are generated by a design activity that automates the production
-of SQL, object-relational mapping, and all code that was previously crafted by hand.
-It is rumored Dennis may be having a birthday (and providing cupcakes), and ArborWay is providing two pizzas.
-Also, K-LUG officer elections, and PCIG officer nominations.
-pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
-[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus]
-[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]
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