[sf-lug] SF-LUG meeting today August 5, 2012 -- Android SDK

[jim]

    Also, Ken suggested using the Android SDK 
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html 
which provides an emulator that effectively 
gives you an Android device for any internet 
services or software designed to see (or is 
restricted to) Android devices. 





On Sun, 2012-08-05 at 16:03 -0700, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
> Hi SF-LUGgers,
> 
>      Well again the next meeting is about two weeks from tomorrow
> so I am sending in an early report in case details get lost again.
>      I arrived via the #38 Geary and got to the Cafe Enchante about 1045 
> and had
> gotten my Presario set up and secured a decaf drink for myself then the 
> rest of
> the Sunday Group showed up.
> 
>      Ken Schaeffer and wife,  John Strazziano and wife (who was working 
> on a
> tablet or smart phone). Jim Stockford and myself.  Ken tried out a USB 
> flash drive
> with Ubuntu setup on a flash drive on my behemoth then we tested its 
> functions
> briefly but he had set it up with  the Broadcom wireless driver so we 
> had trouble
> getting it to go online.
> 
>      John brought his iPad II in a cool looking case from Ballistic 
> which provides hard
> protection for the screen and case.  Jim brought a tale of problems with 
> his tower
> installed with AVLinux which has several problems.  I think Ken and John 
> gave
> him some useful input.   I have my computer setup to notify me of Port Scans
> and one was attempted as I was rebooting from Ubuntu.
> 
>      I showed Ken and Jim a few  tricks I can do with the firewall thru the
> Mandriva (or Main) Control Center which lets the root user access the 
> hardware
>   and software and which let me set up with about 5 clicks a firewall 
> after that
> port scan had been executed on my machine.  And it was repeated.  Maybe
> someone had a virus that was trying to spread thru the local WiFi.
> 
>    I really like this feature of Mandriva i.e. MCC which is also 
> available on Mageia.
> 
>    Because Jim, Ken and John had a lot to talk about  we stayed until 
> about 1:30 PM.
> Jim gave me a ride  home.
> 
>      I thought despite the size it was an excellent meeting.
> 
>      later
>      Bobbie Sellers
> 
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