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This is our main meeting.  This meeting usually takes the form of 1 or usually more presentations.  We try to keep a good balance of novice and advanced subjects so that nobody will be overwhelmed of bored.  Just show up, and we hope you learn something.

If you would like some examples of what to expect at this meeting, check out some of the videos that have been made of our presentations.

Topics: Various topics ranging form beginner's to advanced, user to administrator.
When: Second Thursday of each month at 7:00PM
Where: Currently we are only meeting online at https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/plu-yuk-7xx , please check if there is an announcement with an alternative address.  We hope to start meetings in person again soon.

What to expect(For in person meeting):

  • 6:30 - mingling/networking and last minute setup
  • 7:00 - Formal meeting starts with announcements and other PLUG business
  • 7:15 - Presentation(s)
  • 9:00 - Clean up and CAT (Chat About Technology) at a local restaurant. (We sit around and talk about Linux and other geeky stuff over food) We usually meet up at BJ;s in the Chandler fashion center mall located at:
    3155 W.Chandler Blvd.
    Chandler, AZ  85226 (Map to BJ's)

This month we will have 3 presentations.

Aaron Jones will give a presentation on VIM

The bare bones bottom of the barrel basics of VIM. People who reset their computer because
they accidently opened VIM and don’t know how to get out of it will enjoy this. We will discuss
the three modes, how to insert, edit, and save data. I will also demonstrate what a .vimrc file can
be used for when customizing VIM.

I am a VIM user who currently uses VIM for all aspects of both my job as well as my personal
life. I really love VIM and it currently doubles as my coding environment as well as my Word
Processor.

Phil Waclawski will give us 2 presentations:
The basics of Subsurface (He'll even demonstrate unloading his dives from his dive computer), some of the more advanced features as well.

Color correction and other basic photo editing using Gimp, focusing on SCUBA photos that have a bad blue "washout" effect.

Phil Waclawski is a Computer Information Systems Faculty at Mesa Community College. He teaches large portions of the LAMP stack (Linux OS, Internet Server Set up (apache, nginx etc), MySQL, PHP, Javascript) and hopes to have a Python and Blender 3D class in the coming year. He plays World of Warcraft on Wine, and has real world hobbies of black smithing, metal work, leather work, archery and SCUBA to name a few.

We have 2 topics this month:

Topic: An IRC bot written in Elixir
Speaker: Darrin

Description: A walkthrough (and maybe demo) of a simple but non-trivial IRC bot written in Elixir (a new, fun, functional language that runs on the Erlang VM).

Bio: Darrin has been developing software since the 80's, currently for Limelight Networks, and previously in areas ranging from a NASA space mission to finance to 3D modelling. Darrin has been developing for Linux and/or BSD since the 90's, and exclusively since 2008.


Topic: Hugin: Panoramic Image Stitcher
Speaker: Brian Cluff

Descrition: Hugin is a powerful program to combining images into panoramas. It is easy to use, but needs quality input to work correctly. This presentation will give an into to using Hugin as well as advice on how to take high quality input images so that your panoramas will always turn out perfect. There are also many other things that can be done with Hugin and a few notables items will be shown.

See you there...


We have two talks scheduled for May, "MySQL for system administrators" and "Mesh networks and the Internet of Things"

Topic: MySQL for system administrators
Speaker: der.hans

Description: MySQL is ubiquitous. It will be for many years. A little knowledge will go a long way to having a good MySQL setup. A little knowledge will also leverage your command line knowledge when working with MySQL.

Restorals are paramount, but you can't just backup the files. Databases
have special requirements for proper backups. MySQL has mechanisms for controlling access, but general system administration tools can be used in addition to the MySQL grants.

MySQL has several database engines available, choose wisely and configure it properly before starting.

The slow query log can be useful for finding long-running queries, but
it's not the only place to find useful log information.

The presentation will also cover OS changes and good practices that will
help the system administrator use and administer MySQL without having to
become a DBA.

Topic: Mesh networks and the Internet of Things
Speaker: TJ

Description: An roundup of common mesh networks and an introduction to the Internet of Things

First Topic (Held over from last month due to laryngitis):
Brian Cluff - Hidden features of the Kdenlive video editor

Brian will cover a number of very useful features he has found while editing the videos he shots of the Phoenix Linux Users Group.

Second Topic:
Discussion about SCaLE 13x by those who attended.

Topics for this months meeting:

[note] Brian lost his voice the day of the meeting so his presentation will be bumped to April when he has his voice back.  Our apologies to anyone that came out to see his presentation.

First speaker:
Brian Cluff - Hidden features of the Kdenlive video editor

Brian will cover a number of very useful features he has found while editing the videos he shots of the Phoenix Linux Users Group.

Second Speaker:
Aaron Lokote Jones - Virtual Private Servers: A short overview
Topic Level: Beginner

A VPS or Virtual Private Server is an affordable tool that can be used to help you learn how to administer a web facing Linux installation, augment your day to day activities, or simply become a source of fun. During the talk we will explore a VPS, learn what kind of software is available for a VPS and how that can be used to enhance your day to day computer use, and how much it could potentially cost.

Bio:
Aaron L. Jones is a former member of the Texas State Guard who now works as a computer programmer for a law enforcement agency. He has an Associates Degree in Information Technology, a Bachelors in Information Technology, and a Masters Degree in Cyber Security from the American Military University. He is a strong proponent of open source software, Linux, and believes firmly in freedom. He dabbles in FreeBSD but much prefers a minimal Centos or Xubuntu install. He has been using Linux for 16 years after starting with Red Hat while still in Middle School.

His hobbies and interests include table top RPGs, writing, modern military intelligence studies, and auto racing. When he isn't coding, he can be found watching auto racing or anime, hanging out in IRC, or surfing telnet available Bulletin Board Systems. (Shout outs to Mac Citadel, Ward Christensen, and Infocom[Zork!])

  1. Special movie showing - The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
  2. Meeting topics for 2/12
  3. Meeting topic for 1/8
  4. PLUG meeting on 12/11
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