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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:
=== Virtual Social: Thursday May 14th ===
Beginning Ubuntu LTS Server Administration: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition and Pro Ubuntu Server Administration for $45
6 pm


Option B:
Meeting link [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75947699669?pwd=1Spkxd5nqK6qiZb5VYvEV4602GJSmC.1 here.]
Expert Oracle Database 11g Administration and Linux Recipes for Oracle DBAs for $60


Option C:
Beginning CakePHP: From Novice to Professional and Practical CakePHP Projects for $45


=== Outside Social:  Geocaching, Thursday May 21st ===
6 pm


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday February 12th ===
Park and walk a park in NE Rochester, where [https://kroc.com/northern-heights-trail-new-hiking-trail-rochester-mn/ new trails went in] last year.
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).


Park east of [https://k-lug.org/images/3/32/Northern_Heights_geocaching_parking_202605.jpg Churchill Elementary School] on Northern Heights Drive NE, looks like it might just be a curbside instead of a lot.  We'll walk from there through the two stages of [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCANZKD_northern-heights-park-technetium GCANZKD] in Northern Heights Park, and decide on the fly if we're taking a path out of the NE side of the park to also grab [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC9W5MG_two-of-a-kind GC9W5MG].


=== 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 ===
=== Outside Social:  June TBD ===
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.


Disc golf! Meet outside the RCTC field house, 6 pm.  Here is [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=217033483939111930234.0004a3795f42da701ae0b&msa=0&ll=44.015742,-92.422206&spn=0.003541,0.006942&iwloc=0004a37962daae4746296 a map].


=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 12th ===
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 ===
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N.  Look for a convocation of geeks.


=== 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).


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


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






=== 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 ===
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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.




Virtual Social: Thursday May 14th

6 pm

Meeting link here.


Outside Social: Geocaching, Thursday May 21st

6 pm

Park and walk a park in NE Rochester, where new trails went in last year.

Park east of Churchill Elementary School on Northern Heights Drive NE, looks like it might just be a curbside instead of a lot. We'll walk from there through the two stages of GCANZKD in Northern Heights Park, and decide on the fly if we're taking a path out of the NE side of the park to also grab GC9W5MG.


Outside Social: June TBD

Disc golf! Meet outside the RCTC field house, 6 pm. Here is a map.



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.



MediaWiki help 1 2

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