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Technical Meeting: Thursday February 11th

Robert Nix, on LVM.

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Using Logical Volume Manager can simplify your disk space management on both large and small Linux systems. This will be both an overview, and a look at specific commands and results. See how LVM can be used to streamline your Linux installation and maintenance.

-- Here are his slides from the meeting.

Also on the agenda for the technical meeting:

-PCIG second round of officer nominations (with elections in March)

6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.

Directions to Campus

Heintz Center Building Map

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

Downtown Lunch: Thursday February 11th

11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.

Social: Sunday, February 7th 2016

Winterfest cardboard sled race spectating for our February social, Sunday February 7th, 1 pm. There IS an indoor viewing area, per the description, so no trekking through the snow required.

http://www.rochesterwinterfest.com/2015/01/07/cardboard-sled-race/

Rochester Golf and Country Club 3100 Country Club Road SW

Lunch: Thursday January 21st

11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.

Technical Meeting: Thursday January 14th

Dennis DeLorme on a recent basement project - the $2 wireless link.

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Do you wish there was an easy, cheap way for your micro-controllers to talk to each other over a wireless link? If so, come and learn about the Nordic nrf24L01+ type modules. These allow short range wireless communication in the 2.4 GHz band. The nrf24L01+ is designed for PC keyboard/mouse, remote controls, home automation, toys etc.

There is available software to use the nrf24L01+ modules with common boards such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone Black. The nrf24L01+ module can be added to these boards for about $1 per node, if ordered directly from China. I'll talk a little about my experience ordering directly from China.

I will talk about the features of the nrf24L01+ and the software to use it. I will demo a sensor star network with a couple of them on Arduinos (what else?) sending data to an Arduino attached to a laptop as the base unit.

If you are ready to break your New Years Resolutions, I will be bringing German Chocolate cup cakes with coconut pecan frosting.

-- Post-meeting addition - here are the slides he has provided. Here is the code in Open Office format because upload of text or code files is not supported.

6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.

Directions to Campus

Heintz Center Building Map

Also on the agenda for the technical meeting:

-K-LUG’s annual officer elections – president, vice president, treasurer. Nominations or self-nominations for these positions please.

-Annual financial report from our treasurer.

-PCIG first round of officer nominations (with elections in March)

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

Downtown Lunch: Thursday January 14th

11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.

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