[sf-lug] SF Lug meeting Sunday May 1st, 2014

[Bobbie Sellers]

On 05/29/2014 08:33 AM, maestro wrote:
> You mean june 1st yes?...

    Yes I did mean to write June 1st.  But I find it painful to leave
May behind.
    At least I know you and John were reading the notice.

    bliss
>
>
> Message ends
> _______________
>
> On Wednesday, May 28, 2014, Bobbie Sellers
> <bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com <mailto:bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com>>
> wrote:
> >     SF-LUG meets every first Sunday of the month from
> > 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. at the Cafe Enchante, 26th and Geary Boulevard.
> >
> >     These meetings are usually lightly attended with a high for the
> > year so far of 12 members.   If you have a problem come along
> > and maybe we can help but if not we can usually find someone
> > who can.
> >     Last week I got the latest issue of Linux Pro magazine which I will
> >  bring along. This arrived on the news stand only about 3 weeks
> > late.
> >     It contains a double-sided DVD with open Suze 13.1 and
> > Mageia 4 which both are x86_64 versions.  Both are suitable for
> > installation on later model x86_64 machines.
> >      Many interesting articles.
> >
> >     Well have you heard of TAILS aka the amnesic incognito live system,
> > I downloaded an iso and made a bootable disk.   This operates online
> > only through TOR for maximum security.
> >      If you need more information check the URL below.
> >     <https://tails.boum.org/about/index.en.html#index1h1>
> >
> >     And then there is the Boot Repair Disk for fixing problems with
> > EFI/UEFI setups on more recent machines.
> >
> >     Now I belong to a general discussion list "Team *Amiga* and some
> > how the talk turned to the modern GUI which some referred to as
> > a "ribbon" interface and complained about how it takes away scant
> > usable space especially on the wide 1368 x768 display of consumer
> > model notebook devices.
> >      So using KDE I rearranged the interface to a columnar mode which
> > I am using now and hope to be able to show off at the next meeting.
> > The actual use may show problems but I am gradually refining the
> > disposition of icons and pagers on dual task bars set to either side of
> > the display area.   KDE was not really designed for this but it seems to
> > work and gives me a bit more vertical space to show programs. A few
> > more lines of textual display.
> >     I presume as well that this computer bought on the 14th of May will
> > still be up and running.  It was an emergency buy since the SATA
> interface
> > on my old Compaq notebook failed.  I was not able to afford a lot of the
> > features I wanted in my next 'book but I have a .hdmi output, and 2 of
> > 3 USB ports are USB 3 and it has an AMD A10 4 core cpu.  Seems to run
> > a lot cooler than the Compaq and it is a full pound lighter.
> >
> >        Meeting times are strictly nominal which means that I try
> > to show up on time or actually ahead of time, in case I have
> > to trouble shoot my set-up.  We leave if no other  interested
> > parties show up up by 7:30 Monday nights or 12:30  PM on
> >  Sundays.  On the other hand if you bring an interesting problem
> > or discussion we may hang out until long after the nominal time
> > to end the meeting.
> >
> >     Thanks for your attention!
> >
> >     Bobbie Sellers
> >
> >
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>
> -- 
>
> *~the quieter you become, the more you are able to hear...*
>
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