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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.
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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].


[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=cXBkMGRtOGtndmFibm9yajJhcTRlM2s2OGtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ K-LUG Google calendar]


[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ODkyNDg3ZWZpbWh2OWduMHFyMTNtdG9qamtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ K-LUG unofficial activities Google calendar]


[http://www.facebook.com/pages/K-Lug-Linux-User-Group/48319644279?sk=wall K-lug Facebook page]


[http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1814625 LinkedIn group]


[http://www.reddit.com/r/KLUG/ Reddit]






=== Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th ===
6:15 - 7:30 pm


Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.


=== Lunch: Thursday September 20th  ===
Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty.  There is shoreline.
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.


As usual we are teaming up with the [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCAMJX2 geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.


=== Planned Social:  September TBD ===
Due to scheduling, we're the counting post-technical meeting disk golf as our September social.  There will be many socials in October, please join us for one.




=== Planned Technical Meeting:  October TBD ===
Mike Fallenstein has arranged with BestBuy for a BestBuy rep to come talk to us.  They will talk and demo about mobile items (phone and tablets), including the newest Android and Apple phones.


6 pm, RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
=== Geocaching in-person social (outside), Friday May 3rd ===
6 pm


[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus]
Park and walk in a neighborhood in NE Rochester.


[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]
Park near [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC3WQ84 1 - Odin] on Whiting Lane NE's cul de sac.  We'll walk from there to a couple of other geocaches ([https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC57FGC 2], [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4RPZ2 3]), then back to #1, and then decide if we're walking or driving to [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8M3FP 4].




=== Planned Social: Saturday October 13th ===
=== Virtual Social: Thursday May 9th ===
Photowalk at Oxbow/Zollman Zoo, led by Jon T.  Possibly followed by lunch aftewards.  Details are still in flux, webpage is here:
6 pm
http://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/kalmar-mn-united-states-oxbow-park-and-zollman-zoo/


Meeting link will be added here.


=== Planned Lunch:  Thursday October 18th  ===
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.




=== Planned Social:  Saturday October 27th ===
Pumpking Tossing at Gamehaven Scout Camp.  Based on last year's experience, I suggest a 10 am start time (full schedule is in one of the links below).  If we don't get the timing right, we'll take a walk before/after along the nice trail there (some geocaches there, if you don't already have them).


Details are here:
=== Pending potential presentations  ===


http://www.gamehavenbsa.org/news.php
Jon Gullixson: gnucash or www :: Mechanize


http://www.gamehavenbsa.org/documents/2012PumpkinChuckinRulesReg.pdf


http://www.gamehavenbsa.org/documents/2012PumpkinChuckinHandbill.pdf


=== Socials brainstorming: Fall or winter ===
-Murder mystery.  The host needs to buy a kit at a gaming store to get the event started.


=== Planned Social:  October TBD ===
-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary
Corn maze at Northwoods Orchard, near Douglas.  Prices and other details are [http://www.northwoodsorchard.com/visitus.html here], generally $5/adult but there are other kids pricing for the kiddie maze.  They have the following other things available:


Wagon Ride around the Farm (15-20 min.), $ 1.50, weather permitting.
-Bowlocity laser tag. 5-6 people minimum needed.


Backwoods Golf ($1).
-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.


Apples, Gourds, Pumpkins and other ornamentals are available.


Back Forty Animal Area (free).
Directions are [http://www.northwoodsorchard.com/directions.html here], in general coming from Rochester that's
Valleyhigh Dr. NW (County Road 4) toward Byron;
North on County Road 3 to Douglas;
West 1/2 mile
North on 75th Ave. NW


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


Date and time TBD.  Be prepared for an ~1 hour hike over uneven ground.




=== Planned Technical Meeting:  November TBD ===
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 November 15th  ===
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11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
 
 
=== Planned Social:  November 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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  January 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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
=== Free:  Open Source Stickers for your Systems ===
 
[http://www.openstickers.com Openstickers.com] - download these images, print on sticker paper, cut and apply.
 
[[Image:Openstickers.png]]
 
 
=== Upcoming Meeting Crisis! ===
Well, not really a crisis, but we do need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2012. 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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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.





Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th

6:15 - 7:30 pm

Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.

Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. There is shoreline.

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



Geocaching in-person social (outside), Friday May 3rd

6 pm

Park and walk in a neighborhood in NE Rochester.

Park near 1 - Odin on Whiting Lane NE's cul de sac. We'll walk from there to a couple of other geocaches (2, 3), then back to #1, and then decide if we're walking or driving to 4.


Virtual Social: Thursday May 9th

6 pm

Meeting link will be added here.

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


Pending potential presentations

Jon Gullixson: gnucash or www :: Mechanize


Socials brainstorming: Fall or winter

-Murder mystery. The host needs to buy a kit at a gaming store to get the event started.

-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary

-Bowlocity laser tag. 5-6 people minimum needed.

-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.


Old News Items

See the OldNews page.



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