CambridgeLUG

This is a topic suggestion. you can volunteer to present this topic at a future meeting.

MythTV is a collection of Linux programs that create a media center. It allows you collect all of your important media (movies, TV, music, family photos, CambridgeLUG presentations) and makes them available to all of the media devices on your network.

This introduction to MythTV will demonstrate the features of a media center and several common uses. A discussion will include Planning, Hardware selection, Installation, Configuration, and Lessons Learned.

How does the Linux system start? We switch the box on, and in a few seconds, everything is working. What is going on behind the scenes?

This presentation will demystify the boot process for beginners and provide some great tips for intermediate Linux users.

Topics for discussion:

A) bootloader
1) Grub, Lilo
2) others ?
3) boot from other devices ?

B) init, upstart

C) the rest ...

This is a presentation suggestion. You can volunteer to present this topic at a future meeting.

IPCop is a specialized Linux distribution for firewalls. We'll learn how to acquire and install IPCop and how to use its web-based administration interface.

Addon packages can extend IPCop's capabilities. We'll look at selected addons if time permits.

This will be the Founders Meeting for Cambridge LUG. We will discuss our plans for future Cambridge LUG meetings. We'll outline the presentation schedule for the next few months.

You should attend this meeting if:
- you are interested in Linux and in having a Linux User Group in Cambridge.
- you are a Linux professional.
- you are a Linux beginner.
- anywhere in between.

At this meeting well take suggestions (and volunteers) for topics and presentations at future Cambridge LUG meetings. Come and join the fun. There is no fee to attend.

This will be an organizational meeting for CambridgeLUG. We'll discuss our plans for the LUG meetings in the future. You will be the members of CambridgeLUG and here you can determine how the LUG operates.

Our meeting location is 907 King Street East, in Cambridge (Preston).

You should attend this meeting if:
- you are interested in Linux and in having a Linux User Group in Cambridge.
- you would like to hear our plans for the first few meetings.
- you would like to offer your suggestions for the LUG.
- to suggest meeting agendas, presentation topics, etc...

We will discuss and demonstrate F/OSS tools that improve inter-office communication. Tools included within the presentation will include but not limited to.

Tools discussed will include
- Phone Systems
- Group Calibration Platform
- Email
- Calenders Free/Busy
- Information Logs
- Address Book
- Syncing information between devices such as cell phones and PDA's

This meeting will be a Show and Tell roundtable. Each member will have the opportunity to describe and demonstrate something interesting in Linux. "Interesting" will be stretched to its limit as we cover things that we find entertaining, helpful, useful, quirky, and or bizarre.