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User talk:Spencer Moran

2013-07-02T17:13:04Z

Tari: Welcome!

'''Welcome to ''MTU LUG wiki''!'''
We hope you will contribute much and well.
You will probably want to read the [[Help:Contents|help pages]].
Again, welcome and have fun! [[User:Tari|Tari]] 17:13, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

User:Spencer Moran

2013-07-02T17:13:03Z

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I am a second year student at Michigan Tech, from Mount Pleasant MI

User talk:Jfledvin

2012-01-26T23:47:46Z

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User:Jfledvin

2012-01-26T23:47:45Z

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geekatcomputers
techsmix.net
A geek by dan and a geek by night.
Bring it out!

File:Server-report.pdf

2012-01-17T18:27:00Z

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User talk:Nick Trierweiler

2011-10-14T00:52:34Z

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User:Nick Trierweiler

2011-10-14T00:52:33Z

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This is my bio. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

Installathon Presentations Fall 2011

2011-10-12T19:50:52Z

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===Installathon Time Slots===
<table border=1>
<tr><td>'''Time'''</td><td>'''Name''' </td><td>'''Title''' </td><td>'''Brief Description'''
</td></tr>
<tr><td> 12:00 </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr>
<tr><td> 12:30 </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr>
<tr><td> 13:00 </td><td>Andrew Meyer </td><td>Making Debian boot *fast* </td><td>Ever wonder why your computer takes so long to boot? This presentation discusses ways to make nearly any Linux distribution boot in at most half the time, shown using Debian sid but not specific to that.
</td></tr>
<tr><td> 13:30 </td><td>Peter Marheine </td><td>Stupid btrfs tricks </td><td>Use (and abuse) of the next-generation Linux filesystem and its special features.
</td></tr>
<tr><td> 14:00 </td><td>Dan Williams </td><td>Linux Rock Star </td><td>It isn't just Macs that are good for multimedia. An interactive look at the real time and post processing effects, editing, and synthesis available for Linux audio.
</td></tr>
<tr><td> 14:30 </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
<tr><td> 15:00 </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr>
<tr><td> 15:30 </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr>
</table>

== [Attempted] topics/suggestions from previous Installathons (for your inspiration) ==

* How to choose a Distro (panel)
* Intro to Linux Command Line
* Digital Rights Management
* Linux on tablet computers
* Desktop effects
* PFsense
* Basic linux
* Intro to Ubuntu
* Photoshop running with Wine
* Open Source Games
* Schemeing on the command line (scsh)
* Installing from a flash drive (debootstrap)
* Bash and Fortran
* Installing Linux on Playstation 3
* Installing Linux on Nintendo Wii
* History of Linux
* Homebrew PVR (MythTV)
* Linux Applications/Productivity Apps
* Firewall - Basic iptables (commandline)
* Internet Security
* Vim
* IPSEC
* Linux on the Desktop (Project Utopia)
* Perl
* LaTeX
* Webservers, PHP and mySQL
* Basic Samba Administration
* Ubuntu vs. Windows 7 : A comparison
* Computer Games in Wine
* NUXI's Security Theatre
* SSH Tips and Tricks
* Computer/Network Security(including wireless)
* Web applications/Scripting
* ''[http://lug.mtu.edu/mediawiki/index.php?title=Presentation_sign-up&action=edit Your brilliant suggestion]''

==Possible Event Ideas==
* Bring in professors to talk about how they use Linux in research or in industry
* Bring in other orgs like AITP and PSG or Enterprises that can talk/show off how they've used Linux
* Offer things like programming help

==Advertising==
* Flyers in each building/labs where allowed
* Table tents in each cafeteria
* Email out to lug-l, pfrc-l, various classes of cs, cnsa, cpe, ee, other computer-related majors
* Visit classes and give a brief overview. Use it as an event to gain members
* EDS is free
* Film board advertising is cheap
[[Category:Installathon]]

Show and Tell

2011-10-09T19:44:07Z

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Show and Tell will be sort of like our Installathon Presentations, but less formal. Think of it as more like a 10-15 min of "Look what I can do/did!"

Archive:
[[Show_and_Tell_2010_Spring|2010 Spring Presentations]]

Sign up Sheet for Fall Semester 2011:

* September 22, 2011
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* September 29, 2011
* Josh Knight - Simplifying Lighttpd Configuration using mod_simple_vhost
* Jay Vana - Physical and logical structure of my network

* October 6, 2011
* Andrew Meyer - Making Debian boot *fast*
* Jake Wiltse - Netboot with diskless root

* October 13, 2011
* Peter Marheine - PGP for fun and profit
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* October 20, 2011
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* October 27, 2011
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* November 3, 2011
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* November 10, 2011
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* November 17, 2011
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* November 24, 2011
* NO MEETING - THANKSGIVING BREAK

* December 1, 2011
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* December 8, 2011
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2011-10-09T19:33:59Z

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Minutes 2011-09-29

2011-09-29T23:44:31Z

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Officer Reports
Mirrors are fine, kernel.org is still down.
Discuss Installathon
Defaulting to Oct 22, haven't heard back from student activities about conflicts
Need presentations! Sign up on the wiki.
Discuss Nanocon LAN Party
HARO haven't set a date yet.
AITP Shameless Plug
Organization for IT Professionals
Good networking opportunities
Meetings every other week from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Next meeting on October 6th , ChemSci 108
Show and Tell
Jay Vana – Physical and logical structure of my network
It's overkill.
Josh Knight – Simplifying Lighttpd configuration using mod_simple_vhost
Easy to configure, but some limitations
Sign up on the wiki for next week! http://lug.mtu.edu/wiki/Show_and_Tell
Open Floor/Closing
Linux news, coding, random, etc
Gnome 3.2 released
Firefox 7 released
Tiny Core Linux 4.0 released
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[[Category:11-12 School year]]

Members

2011-04-02T18:56:32Z

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== Officers ==
'''President''': [[User:Mjgardes|Matthew Gardeski]] MSE Major (2011 With some luck)

'''Vice President''': Nick Trierweiler CS Major (2013)

'''Secretary''': [[User:Kelwing|Jacob Wiltse]] CSS Major (2013)

'''Treasurer''': [[User:Thirtysixway|Josh Knight]] CNSA Major (2014)

'''Public Relations''': Dan Williams CS Major (2013)

'''Server''': [[User:Agmeyer|Andrew Meyer]] CpE/EE Major (2012)

'''Assistant Server''': [[User:Tari|Peter Marheine]] CpE Major (2013)

'''Faculty Advisor''': Phil Merkey Math (1977)

== Current Members ==

Jeff Tyson CS (2008)

Lenore Towne CS (????)

John Pastore Math (1901)

[[User: Tokyo-18|A'Lisa Krawciw]] CpE/EE Major (2010)

[[User:blcrowle|Brandon Crowley]] CS Major (2011)

Alex Klinkhamer

Beth Russart

Steven Vormwald

Jesse Wisniewski EE Major (2011?)(fall 2000->spring2002, fall2009+)

Alicia Gervais

Nate Scowcroft

William Cody Laeder

Nick Trierweiler

[[User:PikaSonic | Gabe Delgado]] CS 2013

Peter Marheine (CpE 2013)

Dan Williams

Adam Ahlquist (CpE/EE 2013)

Casey Timm (CpE 2013)

Doug Freed (CpE 2014 1/2)

[[User:Thirtysixway | Josh Knight]] (CNSA Major, EE Minor 2014?)

Kaleb Elwert (CS Major 2014)

== Alumni ==
[[User:rsmudge|Raphael Mudge]] CS Major (2004)

[http://www.dingostick.com Adam Shirey] CS Major (2004)

[[User:gzphreak|Dan Clark]] CS Major (2005)

[http://khanbo.com Mary Farmer] EE Major (2005)

[[User:spi|Steven Isaacson]] CS Major (2005)

[[User:base16|Justin TerAvest]] CS Major (2005)

[http://xobes.com Andy Zobro] ME Undergrad, Engineering Masters (2005)

[[User:Jon787|Jon DeVree]] CS Major (2006)

[[User:Sgowtham|S Gowtham]] Eng. Physics (Sometime in 2006)

[[User:Chong|Timothy Carmean]] CSY Major (2007)

[[User: Techieb0y|Peter Corbett]] CSY Major (2007)

[[User:Physcofish|Jon Klimowicz]] CS Major (December 2007)

[[User:Freshmen|Andrew Swartzendruber]] CpE Major (2008)

[[User:MrVoids|Andrew Miller]] CpE/EE Major (2008)

[[User:Adamjaskie|Adam Jaskie]] CS (2008)

== Past Members ==
[[User:Rachel|Rachel Pierce]] (2004-2005) transfered to [http://www.stolaf.edu/ St. Olaf]

Minutes 2010-11-11

2010-11-12T00:19:36Z

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0. Officers Reports
- Nobody's here, servers haven't blown up.
1. Open Floor
- Andrew's old printer has been put to use with a pretty painless application of CUPS.

Attendance:
Peter Marheine
Jay Vana
Josh Knight
Dylan Steinmetz (honorary member for tonight)
Alicia Gervais
Beth Russart
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Minutes 2010-11-11

2010-11-12T00:19:18Z

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<pre>
0. Officers Reports
- Nobody's here, servers haven't blown up.
1. Open Floor
- Andrew's old printer has been put to use with a pretty painless application of CUPS.

Attendance:
Jay Vana
Josh Knight
Dylan Steinmetz (honorary member for tonight)
Alicia Gervais
Beth Russart
</pre>
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[[Category:10-11 School year]]

Minutes 2010-10-07

2010-10-07T23:39:04Z

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<pre>0. Officer's Reports
Servers haven't melted yet, but Ubuntu 10.10 releases on Sunday, at which time they might do so.
1. Installathon
It's Saturday, Dan's table tents lie. Sign up for presentations.
2. Sekhmet
Andrew ordered more RAM (2GB) for Sekhmet.
3. Other Topics
dwfreed is working on LFS
Someone's hard drive died, Toshiba is fail except when the hardware doesn't break.
4. exit(0)

Attendance:
Andrew Meyer
Doug Freed
Peter Marheine
Chris Hastreiter
Stephan Ebert
Beth Russart
Alicia Gervais
Jon Nielsen
Dan Williams
Josh Knight
Stephen Radachy
Jacob Wiltse [good sir late]
</pre>

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Minutes 2010-10-07

2010-10-07T23:33:32Z

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Minutes 2010-09-30

2010-10-04T01:46:47Z

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<pre>
0. Officers Reports
Servers are running fine.
Dan needs to do table tents.
1. Installathon
People need to sign up for events.
We should get rovernet turned on in the peninsula room.
Dan fails at advertising.
2. Nanocon
Need to make Ubuntu image to boot in labs with games on them.
Everyone needs to advertise for their own nanocon event.
Dan can make nanocon a logo.
3. Penguicon
3 people are interesting in going
(Jake, Dan, Andrew)
Price right now is $35
April 29th.
Everyone will sign themselves up.
4. Notacon
It is in cleveland.
Weekend before the weekend before exams.
PM or email agmlego if you want to go.
5. Open Floor
Open Office broke off from Oracle.
Do we want to buy new RAM for Sekhmet?

Attendance:
Matt Gardeski
Jacob Wiltse
Nick Trierweiler
Douglas Freed
Jacob Davis
Christian Jacobsen
Peter Marheine
Justin Shananaquet
Dan WIlliams
Ryan Hamilton
Andrew Meyer
Katie May
Beth Russart
Alicia Gervais
Jon Nielsen
Jay Vana
Josh Knight
Stephan Ebert
</pre>

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[[Category:Meeting Minutes]]

Installathon Presentations Spring 2011

2010-09-23T23:33:10Z

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Installathon Presentations Spring 2011

2010-03-26T20:56:53Z

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Installathon Presentations Spring 2011

2010-03-26T20:56:26Z

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Show and Tell

2009-11-06T00:29:05Z

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Show and Tell will be sort of like our Installathon Presentations, but less formal. Think of it as more like a 10-15 min of "Look what I can do/did!"

This Week (10/22/2009)
* [[Nor's Desktop Extravaganza]]
* [[CustomBashPrompt|Lego BASH]]

Sign up Sheet for Fall Semester 2009:

*October 29, 2009
* Gabe - FlashFire OS Introduction and Demo (20-30 minutes possibly)
* Cody - The Wiki (if time)

* November 5, 2009
* Dan - Compiz desktop (compare to Gnome Shell?)

* November 12, 2009
* [[IRCGuide|Guidelines to IRC]] in three major clients

* November 19, 2009
* Jake - Fluxbox and minimal desktop.
* Dan - The Linux audio world. (The artist side, I know almost nothing about Pulse Audio)

* November 26, 2009
* Gabe - FlashFire OS Tips and Tricks (v1.0 should be out by then)
* open

* December 3, 2009
* Peter - The joy of tiling window managers
* open

*December 10, 2009
* open
* open