From craig at decafbad.net Sun Apr 5 18:42:37 2020 From: craig at decafbad.net (craig at decafbad.net) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 18:42:37 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Announce] April 14th 2020 - MUG Meeting Message-ID: <20200405224237.1D84C1804A4@lister.decafbad.net> We meet at 6:30pm on the second Tuesday of each month. This month our meeting will be online. Topics Include: Remote Technologies and COVID-19 We've been informed that the Farmington Community Library will be closed due to COVID-19 for the April and May meetings. But fear not. We're tech-savvy folks! We'll figure out how to make this work. The April 14th MUG meeting will still take place. ?We're going virtual during this time of crisis using Jitsi, an encrypted and open source video conferencing system. The link for the meeting will be forthcoming. We'll post the link both in this meeting notice as well as on our announce and discuss mailing lists, Meetup, and GetTogether.community groups. We'll be talking about online technologies. Craig Maloney will demonstrate how to set up a Jitsi server from scratch. We'll also have open discussion about the various ways we're keeping in contact with work, our families, and friends. We'll talk about the challenges we're facing, both as support staff, and developers.? We'll be both using Jitsi and Youtube for streaming so there are many ways you may participate. If you would like to be part of the conversation and have a webcam (and wish to be recorded) you may participate on the Jitsi link. If you would rather participate without a webcam you may view the stream on Youtube. We'll be monitoring the chat on IRC, Youtube, and Gitter.im. Hope to see you there! Plus we'll have our regular features: Jobs Looking for People, People Looking for Jobs, and much more!? From craig at decafbad.net Tue Apr 14 17:00:20 2020 From: craig at decafbad.net (Craig Maloney) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 17:00:20 -0400 Subject: [Announce] Meeting Link for Tonight's Meeting Message-ID: <14d1159e-0821-0651-9ee4-ef47c071859a@decafbad.net> The meeting tonight is available here at: https://meet.jit.si/MichiganUsrGroupMeeting20200414 If you prefer to stream visit our Youtube Page for the latest details. Hope to see you there! -- -- Craig Maloney (craig at decafbad.net) http://decafbad.net From craig at decafbad.net Wed Apr 15 19:26:58 2020 From: craig at decafbad.net (Craig Maloney) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:26:58 -0400 Subject: [Announce] Feedback form for the April MUG Meeting Message-ID: <47c6b62e-a622-145f-478e-73a89dbfbae5@decafbad.net> Hi all, If you haven't already filled out hte meeting evaluation form for the April 2020 meeting. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_kEeAzn9zftX-b4ZCXPiN_ZCwIsHbS0yT-qh_3KnKvzqlFg/viewform Thanks! -- -- Craig Maloney (craig at decafbad.net) http://decafbad.net From craig at decafbad.net Tue Apr 28 07:00:03 2020 From: craig at decafbad.net (craig at decafbad.net) Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 07:00:03 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Announce] May 12, 2020 - MUG Meeting Message-ID: <20200428110003.3C252180D77@lister.decafbad.net> We meet at 6:30pm on the second Tuesday of each month.? This month our meeting will be online. Link is forthcoming. Topics Include: Mozilla Hubs and Virtual Reality In these times, with social isolation being a new reality for many of us, Zoom and its ilk may seem like the way to meet with other humans, face to face, as it were, but it's not the only way. In fact, video- conferencing is, if you'll pardon the expression, 'so last century". Virtual reality is where it's at, so get ready to enter the OASIS. VR even has an open source champion with Mozilla and Mozilla Hubs. Marcel will talk virtual worlds, teaching and presenting in a virtual environment, how to create, access, and work in virtual reality in a way that works even if you don't have a Virtual Reality headset, like an Oculus Quest or HTC Vive. We'll cover world editors, avatar creation, sharing your desktop in VR, and all sorts of other virtual goodies. So, on the evening of May 12th, polish up those avatars and let's get virtual.? Marcel Gagn? is probably best known as the "Cooking With Linux" guy, aka, Writer and Free Thinker at Large. Science, Linux, and technology geek. Long time columnist for Linux Journal, LinuxPro Magazine, Ubuntu User Magazine, SysAdmin, and others. Author of six books including "Linux System Administration: A User's Guide" and the "Moving to Linux" series of books. Promoter, advocate, and evangelist for Free and Open Source Software on radio, television, and YouTube. Occasionally opinionated. Always confused. Loves wine, food, music, and the occasional single malt Scotch.? Plus we'll have our regular features: Jobs Looking for People, People Looking for Jobs, and much more! We'll also be meeting for dinner at the Buddy's Pizza in Novi (44225 W 12 Mile Road, Novi, MI 48377)?after the meeting.? From craig at decafbad.net Tue Apr 28 09:42:31 2020 From: craig at decafbad.net (Craig Maloney) Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:42:31 -0400 Subject: [Announce] Update: We will NOT be meeting at Buddy's for dinner Message-ID: <20200428134231.GA8489@decafbad.net> Hi all, Just a clarification that we will NOT be meeting at Buddy's for dinner after the meeting, though we look forward to the day where we can. -- Craig Maloney (craig at decafbad.net) http://decafbad.net