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== 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 March 13th, 2014 ===
Mark Diez will be coordinating an audience-driven "Andriod devices, apps, and accesories".


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ALL THINGS ANDROID – BYO – SHOW ‘N’ TELL
=== Outdoor Social:  Saturday April 25  ===
In celebration of [https://nationalkitemonth.org/ National Kite Month], bring your kites and come join us as we try to fly them.


Saturday April 25th
K-LUG/PCIG members and guests will demo favorite and interesting Android stuff – including devices (phones, tablets, other?), apps, accessories, and tips/techniques. Attendees are invited to bring their own or just come to see what others have brought in a wide-ranging demo and discussion of EVERYTHING ANDROID.


BRING YOUR FAVORITE ANDROID DEVICES, APPS, and ACCESSORIES.
2 pm


• Devices: Android phones and tablets, direct-attached hardware, Bluetooth-attached hardware, …
Location: [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Redwood+Ln+SW,+Rochester,+MN+55902/@43.989365,-92.4843012,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x87f758cbe6ddd805:0xcbd56f452d52bbef That park by Steve Fox's house], officially known as Pine Ridge Estates Park, on Redwood Lane SW.


• Apps: backup, anti-virus/firewall, VPN, productivity, utilities, development, fun stuff, …
This park has a nice playground for the littles, picnic tables, and room to fly kites, as well as usually being unpopulated.  The lack of trees and being on top of a hill mean it's pretty bug free (not that we should hopefully have to worry about that in April) even when there's not enough breeze to fly the kites.


• Accessories: covers, stands, …
Please bring your family and friends who might want to hang out.  Bring your own kites.  If you don't want to sit at the picnic tables or on the playground equipment, bring your own folding chair.  And bring your own beverage.  Since it's April, we're skipping the traditional ice cream.


• Tips/techniques


Here are some items that are likely to arrive. Mark Diez and Mo Holahan will be hosting the show’n’tell.


• Devices discussion: Nook HD+, Nook HD, Samsung cricket SCH-R720
=== Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 28th ===
6:00 - 7:30 pm


• Android For Nook (AFN): putting Cyanogenmod Android on your Nook HD and HD+ device via commercial microSD card.
Summit Pointe Park, in NW Rochester. [https://k-lug.org/images/3/38/Summit_Pointe_Park_parking_and_trash_cleanup_boundaries.jpg Park on Shetland Drive NW, and observe the north/south boundaries in the linked map].


• Non-traditional keyboard input apps:  Dasher, Dvorak, GKOS, Hacker's, Messagease
Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. Some pond shoreline.  Unlike our fall CITOs, in the spring we've got plenty of daylight.


• Handwritten text input app: MyScript Stylus
As usual we are [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCBM2PG teaming up with the geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.


• Editor: Jota+


• Office apps: Kingsoft Office, OfficeSuite Pro 7.2


• File and task managers: ES File Manager, ES Task Manager
=== Virtual Social: Thursday May 14th ===
6 pm


• Cloud file management: Dropbox (including offline access of files)
Meeting link here eventually.


• Chromecast – YouTube


• Skype – audio only, video and audio


• E-book readers: Moon+ Pro (paid), EBookDroid (free), FBReader(free)
=== Upcoming Outdoor Socials TBD ===
We're planning pickleball, and a geocaching hike on a new trail at Northern Heights Park (start on the WSW side and walk clockwise).


• Miscellaneous favorites: Stopwatch, Yukon Gold Solitaire


• Other interesting apps:  Google My Tracks (GPS/mapping),  Physics Toolbox (sensor, accelerometer readers), Autodesk Force Effect, Force Effect Motion, simulation of mechanical linkages
=== Old News Items ===
See the [[OldNews]] page.
 
Contact Mark Diez for further info or if you have questions or suggestions.
 
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6 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]
 
Other items on the agenda include pie to celebrate Pi day, PCIG elections and potentially a PCIG future discussion, and a request for March/April/May social ideas.
 
 
=== Planned Lunch:  Thursday March 20th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.




=== Planned Social:  March 2014 TBD ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tim or Tina.  We've got lots of potential indoor activities at the bottom of this page, speak up if you have preferences.




=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday April 10th ===
Dennis DeLorme, on Beaglebone Black.  He'll be looking for input on what's most of interest to the group so he knows where to focus his presentation, feel free to drop him an email.


6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
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[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]
 
 
 
=== Planned Lunch:  Thursday April 17th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
 
 
=== Planned Social:  April TBD ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tim or Tina.  We've got lots of potential indoor activities at the bottom of this page, speak up if you have preferences.
 
 
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  May - FIELD TRIP ===
Field trip to Lake City for to see the shop, meet the team, and check out their robot that just completed a season of FIRST robotics league.  Tim Massaro and Mo Holahan were involved in coaching this FIRST team.
 
Time and location details TBA.
 
 
=== Planned Lunch:  Thursday May 15th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
 
 
=== Planned Social:  May TBD ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tim or Tina.  We've got lots of potential indoor activities at the bottom of this page, speak up if you have preferences.
 
 
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  June ===
Speaker needed, please let Tim or Tina know if you're willing to volunteer.  Willing to present but want to know what people have expressed interest in? Check out our [http://www.k-lug.org/index.php?title=Meetings&action=submit#Requested_topics_list requested topics] page.
 
 
=== Planned Lunch:  Thursday June 19th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
 
 
=== Planned Social:  June TBD ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tim or Tina.  We've got lots of potential indoor activities at the bottom of this page, speak up if you have preferences.
 
 
 
 
 
 
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  March or later, 2013 ===
Oculus Rift, "the first truly immersive virtual reality headset for video games"
 
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game
 
Peter Shabino
 
 
 
 
=== Planned Socials: Fall or winter ===
-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary
 
-Rock climbing at Prairie Walls
 
-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 Tim Massaro's.
 
 
 
 
=== Upcoming Meeting Crisis! ===
Well, not really a crisis, but we do need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2014. 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 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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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.




Outdoor Social: Saturday April 25

In celebration of National Kite Month, bring your kites and come join us as we try to fly them.

Saturday April 25th

2 pm

Location: That park by Steve Fox's house, officially known as Pine Ridge Estates Park, on Redwood Lane SW.

This park has a nice playground for the littles, picnic tables, and room to fly kites, as well as usually being unpopulated. The lack of trees and being on top of a hill mean it's pretty bug free (not that we should hopefully have to worry about that in April) even when there's not enough breeze to fly the kites.

Please bring your family and friends who might want to hang out. Bring your own kites. If you don't want to sit at the picnic tables or on the playground equipment, bring your own folding chair. And bring your own beverage. Since it's April, we're skipping the traditional ice cream.


Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 28th

6:00 - 7:30 pm

Summit Pointe Park, in NW Rochester. Park on Shetland Drive NW, and observe the north/south boundaries in the linked map.

Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. Some pond shoreline. Unlike our fall CITOs, in the spring we've got plenty of daylight.

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


Virtual Social: Thursday May 14th

6 pm

Meeting link here eventually.


Upcoming Outdoor Socials TBD

We're planning pickleball, and a geocaching hike on a new trail at Northern Heights Park (start on the WSW side and walk clockwise).


Old News Items

See the OldNews page.



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