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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].








=== In person, indoor social: Tuesday December 3rd ===
Mayo Planetarium, for a Community Education presentation on Cosmology.  Ages 12+.


6:30-8 pm, pre-registration required


$10


=== Lunch: Thursday February 20th  ===
https://rochester.ce.eleyo.com/course/22993/2024-fall-adult-catalog/mayo-planetarium-s-cosmology
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.






=== Planned Technical Meeting: Thursday March 13th, 2014 ===
=== Virtual Board Gaming Social: Friday December 6th ===
Mark Diez will be coordinating an audience-driven "Andriod devices, apps, and accesories".  The vision is thus:
6 pm


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Meeting link to socialize [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71720268402?pwd=4OgDhJavJVW4zVshAMBE2O8SaoOA7Y.1 here].  Play at [https://en.boardgamearena.com/ Board Game Arena].


Folks are invited to bring their Android smartphones, tablets, and accessories to the meeting for show and tell. We will try to have a webcam or other continuously powered videocam attached to a PC that would project hardware- and screen-images to the wall-screen.
People will demo their favorite devices, apps, and accessories. Apps might include browsers (Chrome, ...), productivity (spreadsheet, document editor, time management, list management, ...), input/output (text to speech, speech to text, handwriting), readers (Nook, Kindle, Google, PDF readers, ...), sports and recreation (GPS, stopwatch, biking/running, hiking, boating), photography, idle-time games (solitaire, tetris, ...), security/availability (backup, anti-virus, remote-wiping, ...), utilities (task management, network monitors, ...). Any apps (excluding serious games) would be suitable to show off at the meeting.
Accessories might include styluses, covers/cases, desktop accessories (keyboards, stands), connectivity/audio/video stuff (connection to TV, earphones, ...).
We are soliciting participants and demo's, and request that anyone interested in participating contact Mark in advance of the meeting.


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6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
=== Virtual Technical Meeting or Social: Thursday January 9th, 2025 ===
6 pm


[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus]
Meeting link to be here later.


[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]
KLUG officer elections.


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




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






=== Planned Lunch:  Thursday April 17th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.


 
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=== 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.

Latest revision as of 03:26, 18 November 2024


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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.



In person, indoor social: Tuesday December 3rd

Mayo Planetarium, for a Community Education presentation on Cosmology. Ages 12+.

6:30-8 pm, pre-registration required

$10

https://rochester.ce.eleyo.com/course/22993/2024-fall-adult-catalog/mayo-planetarium-s-cosmology


Virtual Board Gaming Social: Friday December 6th

6 pm

Meeting link to socialize here. Play at Board Game Arena.


Virtual Technical Meeting or Social: Thursday January 9th, 2025

6 pm

Meeting link to be here later.

KLUG officer elections.

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




Old News Items

See the OldNews page.



MediaWiki help 1 2

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