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== LUG News ==
== LUG News ==


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=== Social:  Saturday September 27th ===
[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ODkyNDg3ZWZpbWh2OWduMHFyMTNtdG9qamtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ K-LUG unofficial activities Google calendar]
Canoeing/kayaking and geocaching event happening on the Cannon River, from Cannon Falls to the Miesville Ravine landing, approximately 6.5 miles of paddling and geocaching.  All of the details are on their [http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC1FK43 webpage].<br>


Anyone wishing to carpool should be at the Walmart North parking lot (near Gander Mountain, same place as for the Science Museum carpooling) at 8:45 am.  Friends and family are welcome.  If you have a geocaching.com account, please log your own attendance and dish to share.  If you don't, tell Tina and she'll post for you.




=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday October 9th ===
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday October 9th ===
==== Note switch to regular 2nd Thursday nights ====
==== Note switch to regular 2nd Thursday nights ====
Brent Vrieze on the Asterisk phone system.  Bring a laptop if you want to connect with a softphone to the Asterisk server.
Brent Vrieze on the Asterisk phone system.  Bring a laptop if you want to connect with a softphone to the Asterisk server (if wired, bring own cable).
 
Description:  Free telephone system for your home or office.  Asterisk is an open source PBX telephony solution.  The presentation will consist of some simple background into telephony explaining some terms.  From there I will show the set up files (.conf) and how to add users and program a simple dial plan also showing the Asterisk GUI.  Then I will crank up an Asterisk server and we will connect some soft and hard phones to it and see if we can make some phone calls so bring your laptop.  If time permits there is a ready to go ISO installer called Trixbox that makes setting up Asterisk extremely easy with a nice web based GUI.
 


The usual place and time:  RCTC's [http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html Heintz Center] , [http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html Room HA107] , 6 pm.
The usual place and time:  RCTC's [http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html Heintz Center] , [http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html Room HA107] , 6 pm.


Other agenda items will include:
-October socials:  Inside - election judges.  Outside - corn maze. <br>
-Possible mini-presentation by Robert Bleimeyer on the need for FIRST Robotics League mentors for the 2008-2009 school year.<br>
-Lunch<br>
-Google calendar<br>
-Hardware project update<br>
-November swap meet and vintage electronics show<br>
-December game night<br>
-January technical meeting - speaker, elections<br>
If there's something that you think should be on this month's agenda and you don't see it here, please email Tina.


=== Planned Social:  October TBD ===
 
Election judge experiences. Election judges neededWill be held at a date and time convenient to the election judge(s), probably at a place that serves dinner and adult beveragesHave a preference? Tell Tina.
=== Social:  Sunday October 12th, 1 pm ===
Wander the corn maze at [http://www.northwoodsorchard.com/ Northwoods Orchard], just outside of Douglas$5 for the adults and "older" kids for the larger corn maze, $3.25 for "younger" kids in the little corn maze (1 adult can follow the kid around for free), and coming back from the adult corn maze you can often grab a short tractor ride for free ($1 for the full farm tour)You can also purchase apples, gourds, pumpkins, etc, if you needed some fall supplies, and there's a small animal farm to entertain the kids with too.  Yes, bring your friends and family. The kids maze takes ~15 minutes, the adults maze ~1 hour.




=== Planned Social:  October TBD ===
=== Planned Social:  October TBD ===
Wander the corn maze at Northwoods Orchard, just outside of DouglasThis will be a Saturday, or a Sunday afternoonThe kids maze takes about 15 minutes, the adults maze about an hour.
Election judge experiences.  Election judges neededWill be held at a date and time convenient to the election judge(s), probably at a place that serves dinner and adult beveragesHave a preference?  Tell Tina.




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=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday January 8th ===
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday January 8th ===
Speaker needed.  Volunteers?
Speaker needed.  Volunteers?<br>
Also, '''elections'''





Revision as of 17:38, 3 October 2008


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Technical Meeting: Thursday October 9th

Note switch to regular 2nd Thursday nights

Brent Vrieze on the Asterisk phone system. Bring a laptop if you want to connect with a softphone to the Asterisk server (if wired, bring own cable).

Description: Free telephone system for your home or office. Asterisk is an open source PBX telephony solution. The presentation will consist of some simple background into telephony explaining some terms. From there I will show the set up files (.conf) and how to add users and program a simple dial plan also showing the Asterisk GUI. Then I will crank up an Asterisk server and we will connect some soft and hard phones to it and see if we can make some phone calls so bring your laptop. If time permits there is a ready to go ISO installer called Trixbox that makes setting up Asterisk extremely easy with a nice web based GUI.


The usual place and time: RCTC's Heintz Center , Room HA107 , 6 pm.

Other agenda items will include: -October socials: Inside - election judges. Outside - corn maze.
-Possible mini-presentation by Robert Bleimeyer on the need for FIRST Robotics League mentors for the 2008-2009 school year.
-Lunch
-Google calendar
-Hardware project update
-November swap meet and vintage electronics show
-December game night
-January technical meeting - speaker, elections

If there's something that you think should be on this month's agenda and you don't see it here, please email Tina.


Social: Sunday October 12th, 1 pm

Wander the corn maze at Northwoods Orchard, just outside of Douglas. $5 for the adults and "older" kids for the larger corn maze, $3.25 for "younger" kids in the little corn maze (1 adult can follow the kid around for free), and coming back from the adult corn maze you can often grab a short tractor ride for free ($1 for the full farm tour). You can also purchase apples, gourds, pumpkins, etc, if you needed some fall supplies, and there's a small animal farm to entertain the kids with too. Yes, bring your friends and family. The kids maze takes ~15 minutes, the adults maze ~1 hour.


Planned Social: October TBD

Election judge experiences. Election judges needed. Will be held at a date and time convenient to the election judge(s), probably at a place that serves dinner and adult beverages. Have a preference? Tell Tina.


Planned Annual Swap/Sale, Vintage Electronics Show: Thursday November 13th

Set up at 6 pm
Sale/swap starts at 7 pm
RCTC main campus, East Hall, room 244 (2nd floor)
We will need volunteers for many jobs, including advertising, putting up signs, helping others carry in their goods, obtaining food and beverages, running the recycling station, bringing the recycling goods to the Olmsted County Recycling Center, and of course everyone should bring their stuff to sell/swap. We'll make use of volunteer labor and/or elevators to help get everything up to the second floor, no worries.


Planned Social: November TBD

Ideas can be found here or invent your own. What would you like to do? Tell Tina.


Planned December "Technical Meeting" aka game night: Thursday December 11th

Our annual December gaming night in/out. Probably will occur at p0wned. More details later.


Planned Technical Meeting: Thursday January 8th

Speaker needed. Volunteers?
Also, elections


Old News Items

See the OldNews page.