OldNews: Difference between revisions

From K-LUG Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
(26 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 3: Line 3:




=== SocialThursday August 8th ===
=== Virtual Board Game NightFriday December 3rd ===
We do not have a speaker scheduled for the technical meeting that would be this Thursday.  So let's take advantage of the weather forecast and try a Pokemon Go walk.  We'll meet at the [https://goo.gl/maps/LzCEL3FyaVwbMsxB9 Silver Lake Park east shelter], which is on the north side of the lake. 
6 pm


6 pm, Thursday August 8th
Board games!  Time to play.  We're going to use the same option we used in 2020: [https://en.boardgamearena.com/ Board Game Arena] - it is known, many of us already have accounts, and it is free.  If you didn't play with us last year, you can save a little time on Friday night by creating your account ahead of time.


No smart phone?  Don't like Pokemon?  Want to tote your camera instead?  Just want to join us for the walk&talk?  That's all fine. As usual, family, friends, and children all welcome. This one should be dog-friendly too if yours likes to walk, just beware all of the goose poop.
And because it's more fun to video chat while we game together, don't forget to also log into our [https://meet.jit.si/klugpcig video chat room].






=== Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot:  Thursday November 11th ===
6 pm


[https://meet.jit.si/klugpcig Meeting link here.]


=== Social:  Thursday July 25th, 6 pm ===
There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.


Disc golf! Just up the road outside the RCTC field house. Meet at the parking lot edge / field house doors, 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].
Agenda - what would you like to do for our virtual board game night in December?  Do we want a typical 1 hour slot on our usual 2nd Thursday schedule, since there's only so long we can stare at screens? Or do we want to move to a Friday night and have a longer window, as we would often have historically done in-person?


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




=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday July 11th ===


Tim Anderson will present on his customized keyboard, a Dactyl WIP. Attendees with their own customized input hardware to show off are welcome to bring theirs for "show and tell" that will occur after the presentation.
=== Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot: Thursday October 14th ===
6 pm


About the presentation:
[https://meet.jit.si/klugpcig Meeting link here.]


Some if the benefits of, and my reasoning for, using an ergonomic keyboard. I'll cover some other open source keyboard projects that are available that I've discovered during my research into the topic, and finally a reasonably detailed overview of the process in which I took to build my Dactyl keyboard.
There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.


Agenda - what would you like to do for our virtual board game night in December?  Do we want a typical 1 hour slot on our usual 2nd Thursday schedule, since there's only so long we can stare at screens?  Or do we want to move to a Friday night and have a longer window, as we would often have historically done in-person?


6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's H1411 (note: For those of you that have been coming for a long time, we are still in the same place, the rooms in the Heintz Center were renumbered. Prior to March 20th this room had been known as HA108.  If anyone finds updated maps, please let us know.)
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Tim or Tina know.


[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1926+Collegeview+Rd+E,+Rochester,+MN+55904/@44.021027,-92.4379617,17z/ Directions to Campus]


[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/ Campus layout]


[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]
=== Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot: Thursday September 9th ===
 
6 pm
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Tina know.


[https://meet.jit.si/klugpcig Meeting link here.]


There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.


=== RochesterFest lunch: Monday June 24th ===
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Tim or Tina know.
June downtown lunch at RochesterFest (Soldier's Field track oval), Monday June 24th, 11:30 am, weather permitting.


For those of you downtown who aren't up to walking that far (or your schedule doesn't permit the extra time), they are doing free trolley rides again 11-2 from in front of the Marriott Hotel; and revised this year they're adding a trolley run from Bethel as a park&ride lot:  "Park in the Augsburg University lot at Bethel Lutheran Church (810 3rd Avenue SE) and take the free trolley shuttle to Soldiers Field Park and back over the midday. Look for the signs in the south part of the lot along 9th Street."


[http://www.rochesterfest.com/food.php Map of the vendors], [http://cms.cws.net/content/rochesterfest.com/files/2019%20Food%20Vendor%20Items.pdf listing of the items for sale] and [http://cms.cws.net/content/rochesterfest.com/files/2019%20Food%20Vendor%20Coupons.pdf coupons] are available.
=== Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot: Thursday August 12th ===
6 pm


As our goal is conversation, we'll try to find a spot away from both stage and speakers, on the south/far end of the Main Tent. If the weather is good we might look for a table in the sun in that same vicinity.
[https://meet.jit.si/klugpcig Meeting link here.]


There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.


Agenda:  Zoom in-app games, starting at 6:20 pm, for those who wish.  Link in your email.


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday June 13th ===
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Tim or Tina know.
We do not have a speaker for the June technical meeting, so we will make our first attempt at disc golf for the year!  The weather report looks good, so keep your fingers crossed!  We will use the RCTC course.  Gather in front of the RCTC Regional Sports Center (aka the Field House, see the campus layout link below if you're not familiar with that location). Don't worry if you're not familiar with disc golf, we have all skill ranges and some discs to loan out if you don't have your own.


6 pm, in front of the RCTC Regional Sports Center.




=== Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot:  Thursday July 8th ===
6 pm


=== <strike>Technical Meeting</strike> PIZZA!  Thursday May 9th ===
[https://meet.jit.si/klugpcig Meeting link here.]
No speaker, too wet for disc golf, sounds like a great night for pizza and socializing.  The usual meeting date and time (6 pm, Thursday May 9th), but we'll relocate to the [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pizza+Ranch/@43.867592,-92.4914597,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87f7564533a8f601:0x84f740738bc6192c!8m2!3d43.867592!4d-92.489271  Stewartville Pizza Ranch] pizza and chicken buffet.


We had a dozen people turn out, it was great!
There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.


Agenda:  Tell us about your holiday weekend.  Maybe we can get an LED wall update.  Hopefully we're all enjoying cooler, damper weather.


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


=== Social:  Thursday May 2nd ===
Our annual clean up a corner of the world event, helping de-litter a local park as a part of Litter Bit Better. As usual we're teaming up with the [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC84AAK_11th-annual-cito-and-rochesters-litter-bit-better geocachers who get CITO credit].


Parking is [https://www.google.com/maps/place/44%C2%B001'25.3%22N+92%C2%B029'52.8%22W/@44.0237038,-92.500194,17z here] or [https://www.google.com/maps/place/44%C2%B001'24.7%22N+92%C2%B029'36.1%22W/@44.0235278,-92.4955498,17z here], in the SE or SW corners of the park. The official group gathering location is on the SE corner of the park.


6 pm start time.
=== Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot:  Thursday June 10th ===
6 pm


Bags and trash are provided, you need to provide your own gloves and a sense of civic duty. If anyone has some waterproof boots and/or grabbers for cleaning the marshy stream edge, that'd be great too.  
[https://meet.jit.si/klugpcig Meeting link here.]


There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.


Agenda:  Nothing in particular.


=== <strike>Technical Meeting</strike> <strike>PIZZA!</strike>  CANCELLED:  Thursday April 11th ===
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Tim or Tina know.
The bad weather, courtesy of power outages, wins for tonight.


<strike>No speaker, bad weather, sounds like a great night for pizza and socializing.  The usual meeting date and time (6 pm, Thursday April 11th), but we'll relocate to the [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pizza+Ranch/@43.867592,-92.4914597,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87f7564533a8f601:0x84f740738bc6192c!8m2!3d43.867592!4d-92.489271  Stewartville Pizza Ranch] pizza and chicken buffet.  </strike>




=== Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot:  Thursday May 13th ===
6 pm


[https://meet.jit.si/klugpcig Meeting link here.]


=== Social:  March ===
There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.
<strike>What might you want to do?  Tell Tina. </strike>


Agenda:  Nothing in particular.


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




=== Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot:  Thursday April 8th ===
6 pm


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 14th ===
[https://meet.jit.si/klugpcig Meeting link here.]
Arhelger, on Wifi and Home Networking.


Everyone asks Kevin what he recommends for Wifi routers, so he's going to put all of his thoughts into slide form to document it for posterity. He'll cover the explosion of options over the past few years to help you figure out what the best option for your situation. If you're looking to upgrade, have complaints about Netflix constantly buffering, or want to make sure your network is secure, this ones for you.
There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.


Agenda:  Nothing in particular.


This presentation will be recorded, FYI if that bothers you. For those of you who don't make it, look for the recording afterwards.
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Tim or Tina know.






We will also have a shorter presentation by George Chatzisofroniou, he's the lead author of [https://github.com/wifiphisher Wifiphisher], a free and open source tool that is available on GNU / Linux.
=== Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot: Thursday March 11th ===
6 pm


Wi-Fi Security Testing with Open Source Tools
[https://meet.jit.si/klugpcig Meeting link here.]


In this presentation, audiences will learn about the open source tools available to penetration testers and the situations in which they apply. The presentation will demonstrate how to conduct attacks with the help of open source tools.
There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.


Agenda includes:


PCIG officer nominations and elections


Happy Pi Day!  The plan is to consume pie.
Discussions of your plans for Pi day on Sunday, how you plan to compensate for the lost hour of sleep, possibly Texas infrastructure outage stories, anything else you care to share.




6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA108.
=== Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot:  Thursday February 11th ===


[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1926+Collegeview+Rd+E,+Rochester,+MN+55904/@44.021027,-92.4379617,17z/ Directions to Campus]
6 pm


[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/ Campus layout]
[https://meet.jit.si/klugpcig Meeting link here.]


[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]
There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.


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




Line 127: Line 140:




=== CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER!  <strike>  Social Ice:  Thursday February 7th, right after the Technical Presentation </strike> ===
=== Virtual Social during our Technical Meeting timeslot:  Thursday January 14th ===
<strike>
Looking for a host to choose a time and location, and preferably at least one other person to commit to meeting up then/there, for this to happen yet tonight.  Please email the list.


6 pm


[https://meet.jit.si/klugpcig Meeting link here.]


We're headed to Social Ice (aka SocialICE), an [https://www.downtownrochestermn.com/events/socialice outdoor ice bar on the downtown Peace Plaza], which if the -25 degree windchills as I'm writing this is any indication, will have no issues with melting or crowding this year (it's Minnesota, that may change).
There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.
 
For those of you who also love photography, note that SocialIce 2019 is holding a photo contest, each of 6 winners will receive a $50 gift card, details on the SocialICE Page.
 
When and where?  The group attending the technical meeting will head there whenever it's a good time to have wrapped up the presentation, and they'll have their own meet up location chosen.  So plan to attend the technical meeting first.
</strike>
 
 
 
=== CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER!!  <strike>Technical Meeting:  Thursday February 7th <- Note date change! </strike> ===
 
Due to weather, RCTC is closed, so there will be no technical meeting tonight.  Rescheduled for the usual 2nd Thursday, but in March.
 
 
 
<strike> This meeting has been moved to avoid Valentines Day!  I don't want to be in trouble with anyone's spouse or significant other.
 
Arhelger, on Wifi and Home Networking.
 
Everyone asks Kevin what he recommends for Wifi routers, so he's going to put all of his thoughts into slide form to document it for posterity. He'll cover the explosion of options over the past few years to help you figure out what the best option for your situation. If you're looking to upgrade, have complaints about Netflix constantly buffering, or want to make sure your network is secure, this ones for you.
 
 
This presentation will be recorded, FYI if that bothers you.  For those of you who don't make it, look for the recording afterwards.
 
We may also have a mini-presentation by someone new to town, on wifiphisher, we'll let you know when we have more details ironed out.
 
 
Immediately afterwards, at whatever time the meeting wraps up, those interested will go to Social Ice downtown on the Peace Plaza for our February social, led by Arhelger.  So if you want to attend this social, make sure you attend the meeting, or have coordinated communication with Arhelger in advance.  See the separate Social Ice posting below too.
 
More presentation details expected to be posted on Friday February 1st.
 
 
6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA108.
 
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1926+Collegeview+Rd+E,+Rochester,+MN+55904/@44.021027,-92.4379617,17z/ Directions to Campus]
 
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/ Campus layout]
 
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]
 
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Tina know - but Tina won't be running this meeting, I'll let you know when I know who will be.
 
</strike>


KLUG officer elections, PCIG officer nominations.


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




=== "January" Social:  Saturday February 2nd ===
Sleigh rides!  We will go for a [https://www.rochesterwinterfest.com/events/sleighrides sleigh ride at WinterFest] for our "January" social.  This is an annual favorite with the smaller geekazoids.  In fact I think we've even made the advertising photo for this public event, I suspect that mini-Schmidt is in pink on the top of the snowpile and my own blaze orange snowpants can be seen behind the horses to the right of mini-Schmidt.


Saturday, February 2nd, at 10 am.


Park along the road on Salem Road, the sleigh rides are north of the road behind the History Center.
Plan to gather around the Schmidt family.  Sorry, no easily identifiable blaze orange to gather around this year.
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday January 10th, 2019 ===
Dennis DeLorme on his Garagenator (that's garage doing the work of a refrigerator), involving WiFi/Web based temperature sensor/logger:
<blockquote style="
color: black;
background-color: #eaecf0;
border: solid thin gray;
padding-top: 10px;
padding-right: 10px;
padding-bottom: 10px;
padding-left: 10px;
">
Did you have the family gathering at your place for Thanksgiving? Did you run out of space in the refrigerator? Did you wonder if the garage temperature was safe for overflow food storage? If so you needed the GARAGERATOR - the WiFi/Web solution to garage temperature monitoring.
In this presentation I'll describe how to use an under $10 WiFi module as a web server to monitor and log temperature. The "user interface" is via a web browser on a laptop, tablet, or cell phone. No special hardware or software is needed on the user side.
I will demonstrate the web server as an Access Point (a stand alone
network) to collect and download data. This requires no additional networking, so it is not dependent on a local network.
It can also be connected as a station on a local network and accessible to any device on the local network. I will describe how to do this (it is only a few lines of code difference). I don't know that I will be able to demonstrate this on the RCTC network - as I recall they had some additional interactions to sign on to their open network.
I will cover the hardware and software used in the project. For those that want to get a head start - the hardware is an ESP8266 module, a
DS3231 rtc, and a DS18B20 temperature sensor. The software is developed using the Arduino IDE with extensions for the ESP8266 (https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino).
NOTE: This is not an "Internet Of Things" (IOT) presentation. It could be connected directly to the Internet, but I lack the security knowledge (or, alternately, the level of stupidity) required to do that. It can, of course, access the internet via a local network - like other devices on a local network.
</blockquote>
KLUG officer nominations and elections (president, vice president, treasurer).
PCIG officer nominations.
6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA108.
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1926+Collegeview+Rd+E,+Rochester,+MN+55904/@44.021027,-92.4379617,17z/ Directions to Campus]
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/ Campus layout]
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Tina know.




Line 239: Line 160:


=== Older News ===
=== Older News ===
 
* [[OldNews2020]]
* [[OldNews2019]]
* [[OldNews2018]]
* [[OldNews2018]]
* [[OldNews2017]]
* [[OldNews2017]]

Revision as of 20:21, 7 January 2022



Virtual Board Game Night: Friday December 3rd

6 pm

Board games! Time to play. We're going to use the same option we used in 2020: Board Game Arena - it is known, many of us already have accounts, and it is free. If you didn't play with us last year, you can save a little time on Friday night by creating your account ahead of time.

And because it's more fun to video chat while we game together, don't forget to also log into our video chat room.


Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot: Thursday November 11th

6 pm

Meeting link here.

There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.

Agenda - what would you like to do for our virtual board game night in December? Do we want a typical 1 hour slot on our usual 2nd Thursday schedule, since there's only so long we can stare at screens? Or do we want to move to a Friday night and have a longer window, as we would often have historically done in-person?

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


Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot: Thursday October 14th

6 pm

Meeting link here.

There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.

Agenda - what would you like to do for our virtual board game night in December? Do we want a typical 1 hour slot on our usual 2nd Thursday schedule, since there's only so long we can stare at screens? Or do we want to move to a Friday night and have a longer window, as we would often have historically done in-person?

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


Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot: Thursday September 9th

6 pm

Meeting link here.

There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.

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


Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot: Thursday August 12th

6 pm

Meeting link here.

There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.

Agenda: Zoom in-app games, starting at 6:20 pm, for those who wish. Link in your email.

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


Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot: Thursday July 8th

6 pm

Meeting link here.

There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.

Agenda: Tell us about your holiday weekend. Maybe we can get an LED wall update. Hopefully we're all enjoying cooler, damper weather.

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


Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot: Thursday June 10th

6 pm

Meeting link here.

There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.

Agenda: Nothing in particular.

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


Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot: Thursday May 13th

6 pm

Meeting link here.

There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.

Agenda: Nothing in particular.

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


Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot: Thursday April 8th

6 pm

Meeting link here.

There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.

Agenda: Nothing in particular.

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


Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot: Thursday March 11th

6 pm

Meeting link here.

There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.

Agenda includes:

PCIG officer nominations and elections

Discussions of your plans for Pi day on Sunday, how you plan to compensate for the lost hour of sleep, possibly Texas infrastructure outage stories, anything else you care to share.


Virtual pandemic social during our technical meeting timeslot: Thursday February 11th

6 pm

Meeting link here.

There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.

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



Virtual Social during our Technical Meeting timeslot: Thursday January 14th

6 pm

Meeting link here.

There is no moderator when using this software, so if we get invaded we will have to bail and figure out a different session ID and then also definitely use a password, that'd go out by email and/or wiki update ASAP.

KLUG officer elections, PCIG officer nominations.

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





Older News

OLD SITE

Content from our old website can be accessed here.