From sulrich at botwerks.org Sun Sep 1 10:38:38 2002 From: sulrich at botwerks.org (steve ulrich) Date: Fri Jan 14 12:42:28 2005 Subject: [TCLUG-ANNOUNCE] meeting - twin cities wireless users group: 3-Sept-2002 Message-ID: <20020901103838.B3884@botwerks.org> hello all - it's time for the monthly meeting of the twin cities wireless group (TCWUG), same bat time, same bat channel. we're trying something a bit different this month with a brief technical presentation on a wireless technology of interest to the group before we digress into our network building discussions. we have some elements of interest to discuss, notably the moos tower survey and other potential locations. this promises to be an interesting meeting. agenda ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * introductions / misc. administravia * matthew hallacy (poptix) has graciously offered to give an overview of kismet and its operation. some information regarding the configuration and operation of kismet as well as some of more interesting mapping features that it provides will be presented. Q: what is kismet? A: kismet is a wireless network auditing tool which is capable of sniffing out wireless networks and logging their presence (and location when used with a GPS). this is a handy tool for auditing corporate networks and discovering rogue access points. as well as generating propagation maps for various wireless applications. though perhaps it's most famous for being the premier wardriving tool available. * discussion and planning for the moos tower survey to take place saturday, september 7, 2002. many from the group will be working to determine what the effective coverage of a moos tower node will be. courtesy of REI, kinkos and a little cash we have some maps we can use for our discussions and for planning the coverage survey. * further discussion regarding other potential backbone node locations and resources for hotspot providers. * open discussion * plans for the next meeting, review of any actionable items from this meeting. upcoming technology presentations (similar to matt's presentation but on different topics of interest to the group.) *LOGISTICS* ----------- time ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6:30 PM - tuesday, september 3, 2002 location ---------------------------------------------------------------------- cisco systems - bloomington office international plaza 7900 international drive suite 400 bloomington, mn 55425 directions ---------------------------------------------------------------------- from the north -------------- * take 35w south * take 494 east to the 34th avenue exit, turn right * immediately veer right and take the next right at the light onto 80th street. * take the next immediate right onto international drive. from the south -------------- just like coming from the north except you take 35w north to 494. from the (east|west) -------------------- reaching 35w and following the above directions is left as an exercise for the reader/attendee. after you make it onto international drive ... * international plaza is the large blue glass building to your left. * you may park in the ramp and take the ramp elevators to level 1. proceed through the glass doors to your right and down the lobby foyer the main bank of elevators. take the elevator to level 4 note: you will need to sign in at the guard desk and indicate that you are there for the wireless users group meeting in the cisco office in suite 400. -- steve ulrich sulrich@botwerks.org PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC From strothlo at redconcepts.net Tue Sep 3 12:32:07 2002 From: strothlo at redconcepts.net (Lorry Lee Strother) Date: Fri Jan 14 12:42:28 2005 Subject: [TCLUG-ANNOUNCE] Beermeeting on FRIDAY Message-ID: Yes, it's the first week of non-Thursday beermeetings. Thanks to everyone for their input about this! Mondays and Fridays were practically a tie and since Monday was a holiday that decided for me. This week, we're heading back to Pizza Luce downtown. (119 N 4th St) As always, everyone is welcome! We'll have Tuxes on the table so any new people can find us easily, and I'll be making a reservation later this week, so you could also just ask for TCLUG. Hope you can make it! Lorry From dmccreary at attbi.com Wed Sep 11 16:26:17 2002 From: dmccreary at attbi.com (Dan McCreary) Date: Fri Jan 14 12:42:29 2005 Subject: [TCLUG-ANNOUNCE] Looking for Speakers for Nov. 4th Open Source Conference at the University of Minnesota In-Reply-To: <20020910184958.GB10761@isis.visi.com> Message-ID: The University of Minnesota is trying to put together a seminar on Open Source software on November 4th at the Earl Brown Center in St. Paul. They are looking for local speakers to talk about various topics as well as present case studies. The audience will be CEOs, CIOs, CFOs and decision makers at most of the large companies in the Twin Cities. Although Nov. 4th is still a long way off, they would like to print description of the speakers presentations and to get in print they need the descriptions and bios by next Monday (Sept 16th), which is not a lot of notice. If you are willing to speak about a topic (Linux, Zope, Python, Community Wireless, Apache etc.) or a case study (like www.isd197.org or other successful local Open Source projects) please let Mike know. Anyone that can speak to the topic of reliability of Open Source software would be very much appreciated. If you would like to speak, just send Mike a reply with the following: 1) Your Name 2) Topic or Case Study Name 3) Short Description of Topic (1 paragraph) 4) A short bio (1 paragraph) Each session would be about 50 minutes with a few minutes at the end for questions. If we get a good turnout for this it will help encourage more Open Source classes at the U of M. Thanks for your help - Dan Dan McCreary e-Business Strategy Development home office: (651) 405-9034 cell: (612) 986-1552 e-mail: dmccreary@attbi.com -----Original Message----- From: Mike Amidon [mailto:mamidon@cce.umn.edu] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 4:08 PM To: 'dmccreary@attbi.com' Subject: Open Source Seminar Dan- Thanks very much for offering to help find presenters for us regard open source technology. If we can get the presenter list completed by Monday, I believe we can pull off the Nov. 4 date. The idea for the seminar came from Allie Micka, one of our Open Source discussion group members. She saw it as an opportunity to educate the public about what open source tools can offer and how far they've come. This seminar would be targeted to CIOs, CEOs, CFOs and other non-technical purse-string controllers. The U of M's position is not to be anti-Microsoft, but rather to serve as a forum for discussion about viable alternative solutions. As I mentioned, the group is also working on a 40-hour course to help emerging businesses utilize open source tools in the office (Linux, file and print sharing, email, desktop apps.), plus an 80-hour course on how to create a Web presence using open source tools. We would want to mention these courses at this seminar. I am thinking of starting with a breakfast, say 7:30 AM. We would have a keynote address that would set the tone for the rest of the morning. After the keynote, we would introduce the breakout sessions/speakers. Attendees would be able to attend 2 sessions during the morning. I am guessing they would run from 9:00 - 10:15, to be repeated from 10:30 - 11:45. These sessions would be "case studies" of organizations who had successfully implemented open source technology. I would want a variety of typical business "problems" to be addressed by these presenters (e.g., firewalls, databases, e-commerce, file sharing) so that attendees can see the value of open source in general. In a separate area, such as a lobby, we could invite vendors who have developed commercial open source tools. Perhaps some big names such as Red Hat, Sun or IBM would be willing to attend. We could also have a side-by-side demonstration of MS Office and Star Office, with an appropriate price list for each. Mike Amidon Program Director Dept. of Information Technology College of Continuing Education University of Minnesota (612) 627-1813 mamidon@cce.umn.edu From djb at tc.umn.edu Fri Sep 13 22:09:15 2002 From: djb at tc.umn.edu (Dave Bianchi) Date: Fri Jan 14 12:42:29 2005 Subject: [TCLUG-ANNOUNCE] TCSA meeting September 19 Message-ID: The Twin Cities System Administrators (TCSA) group meets monthly to discuss topics of interest to system and network administrators in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. The meetings are free and open to the public. Check out our web site at http://www.tcsa.org/ TCSA meetings are on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm. ----- Next Meeting: Topic: LVM2: The New Linux Logical Volume Manager Speaker: Matthew O'Keefe, Founder and CTO, Sistina Software, Inc. Date/Time: September 19, 2002 7:00 pm Location: University Park Plaza Office Building (Onvoy) Synopsis: LVM (Linux Logical Volume Manager) version 2.0, is a new version of the volume manager for Linux. This talk will highlight the new features of LVM, which include (1) atomic transactions, (2) faster, better snapshots, (3) device mapper kernel design, and more! We will meet at University Park Plaza Office Building (Onvoy office), 2829 University Ave. SE, in a conference room on the first floor of the building. Tentative Meeting Schedule October 17, 2002 November 21, 2002 Directions: Directions to University Park Plaza (Onvoy): The Onvoy office is at University Park Plaza Office Building, 2829 University Ave. SE. It is a white-concrete, 9-story, hexagonal building (previously occupied by Group Health). The windows are distinctive, shaped somewhat like TV screens. University Park Plaza is on the north side of University Ave. (across from the Octopus Car Wash), about 3 blocks east of the intersection of Washington Ave. and University Ave. or about 3 blocks west of KSTP-TV. - From the South (35W) Proceed north on 35W, exiting onto Interstate 94 East. Continue in the far left lane on Interstate 94 East to the Highway 280 exit. Remain on Highway 280 until University Ave. Turn left on University, proceed 7 blocks west to SE 29th Ave. The building is on your right. - From the North (35W) Proceed south on 35W, exiting onto Highway 280 South. Continue on Highway 280 until the University Ave. exit. Turn right on University. Continue 7 blocks west to SE 29th Ave. The building is on your right. - From the West (94/394) Proceed east on 94, cross the Mississippi river and continue in the far left lane on Interstate 94 East to the Highway 280 exit. Remain on Highway 280 until University Ave. Turn left on University, proceed 7 blocks west to SE 29th Ave. The building is on your right. - From the East (94) Proceed west on 94, continue in the far right lane to the Highway 280 exit. Remain on Highway 280 until University Ave. Turn left onto University, proceed 7 blocks to SE 29th St. The building is on your right. - Parking Free parking is available in the visitor lot off SE 29th Ave. and in front of the building along University Ave. - Web map is at: http://www.onvoy.com/frames/framebody/pages/about/upp.htm For more information on TCSA, check out our web site: http://www.tcsa.org/ To subscribe to the TCSA or TCSA-JOBS mailing lists, follow the TCSA or TCSA-JOBS link from: http://list.onvoy.com/ For any other information, please send email to: info@tcsa.org or contact: Dave Bianchi 651-260-1770 -- Dave Bianchi djb@tc.umn.edu 651-260-1770 From alcyone at slava.net Thu Sep 19 08:19:45 2002 From: alcyone at slava.net (Lorry) Date: Fri Jan 14 12:42:29 2005 Subject: [TCLUG-ANNOUNCE] BEERMEETING tomorrow Message-ID: <20020919131945.GA14779@sadalbari> Tomorrow's beermeeting is at McGovern's! Normal time: 6-8 Everyone welcome as per usual. Check http://beer.tclug.org for details. Go to Upstairs at McGovern's (a separate entrance from just "McGoverns") and look for Tux dolls and laptops. See you there! Lorry From clay at fandre.com Tue Sep 24 15:01:02 2002 From: clay at fandre.com (Clay Fandre) Date: Fri Jan 14 12:42:29 2005 Subject: [TCLUG-ANNOUNCE] October TCLUG Meeting Message-ID: <20020924200102.GL21850@fandre.com> October TCLUG Meeting When: Saturday, October 5th, 2002 Noon - 2pm Topic: Scripting Languages under the hood, presented by Raphael Mudge. Rachael is going to talk about implementation and design of a programming language. He will share his experience of coding a programming language in one weekend, and the problems he faced along the way. Raphael is a Computer Science Senior at Michigan Technological University. When he's not hacking on his homebrew scripting language, Sleep, you might catch him running somewhere along the Mississippi river. Raphael has delivered a number of technical presentations on topics ranging from: The rise and fall of NeXT to A practical seminar on perl programming. Raphael can be reached at raffi at hick dot org Where: University of Minnesota Electrical Engineering/Computer Science Building Room EE-CS 3-180 MAP here: http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/EECSci/index.html Parking: The Washington Ave. parking ramp is across the street from the EE/CS building. This is usually your best bet unless there is a sporting event going on. http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/WashRamp/ Also... There will be an InstallFest on October 12th, 2002. Check the TCLUG website for more information. http://www.mn-linux.org/installfest/