January 2004 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Next meeting : Jan 15th 7:00 PM

by Andy Stewart

HI Everybody, Our next WLUG meeting will be held on Thurs. Jan 15th at 7:00 PM in the Access Grid room on the WPI campus. WLUG member Chuck Anderson will talk to us about using PGP. In his words: So, I guess I could whip up a summary of what I have learned to give a brief overview of what PGP is, how/why to use it... Click on this URL to get more information about PGP: http://web.mit.edu/network/pgp.html >From that website: PGP® or Pretty Good Privacy® is a powerful cryptographic product family that enables people to securely exchange messages, and to secure files, disk volumes and network connections with both privacy and strong authentication. For a similar piece of software, consult this URL: http://www.gnupg.org/ See ya there! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Jan. 8, 2004

Re: [Wlug] Jan 15 meeting - trolling for a topic

by Stephen C. Daukas

I'm not volunteering because my calendar is more than full, but I wonder if there is any interest regarding the Sun Java Desktop System and how it works with Linux. Maybe someone in-the-know could offer a talk/demo? From sun.com: /In August of 2003, Sun Microsystems announced the Sun Java Desktop System, a software package that consists of a fully integrated client environment based on open source components and industry standards, offered as an affordable, comprehensive, simple-to-use, secure enterprise-grade desktop solution. Key features include a well-defined, integrated look and feel, familiar desktop themes, as well as file, folder, and print interoperability with Microsoft Windows and Linux/UNIX environments. /"The Java Desktop System is a comprehensive and secure enterprise desktop environment that runs on Solaris and Linux. It provides the enterprise with the first viable alternative to Windows in 15 years, by offering a complete feature set at a fraction of the cost of a Windows upgrade." Might be interesting... Steve Andy Stewart wrote: >Hi Everybody, > >Unfortunately, I received no responses to my query about finding a speaker to >talk about digital signatures on e-mail. If you have expertise in this area >and would like to address WLUG at the January meeting, please contact me >ASAP. Thanks! > >Plan B: there is no plan B. > >Have you any thoughts ? Really, what we need is a volunteer. OK, I'll stoop >to bribery - if you speak at a WLUG meeting (especially the January meeting), >we'll buy you pizza/beer at the Boynton Restaurant after the meeting. How's >that sound ? :-) > >Thanks! > >Andy > > -- Stephen C. Daukas - stephen(a)daukas.com - http://daukas.com/

Jan. 7, 2004

Re: GnomeMeeting

by Bob George

Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > [...] > Does anybody out there have a webcam? For what do you use it ? I'd tell ya, but then I'd have to kill ya. Or rather, you'd probably kill yourself! :) Actually I do have a Creative webcam, but only used it briefly. I played around with the "motion" package to do frame grabs when motion was detected. It was fun getting caps of people stealing our partition walls and security guards rummaging through our stuff at my old job. I've futzed with it for other things, but having ONE isn't all that much fun. I'm considering bolting it down pointing out my office window and doing a time-lapse sequence of "weather in MA" shots. That, or capturing squirrels at play in the yard. I personally don't find it that useful as a productivity tool. I don't see much value in looking at a poor image of somebody I'm talking to. I'd rather be busy doing other stuff (surfing web etc.) while talking to folks. - Bob

Jan. 5, 2004

Re: [Wlug] GnomeMeeting

by Andy Stewart

On Saturday 03 January 2004 10:46 pm, Andy Stewart wrote: > HI Everybody, > > Are there any GnomeMeeting users out there ? > > I just bought a webcam and would like to try this out. If somebody wants > to do an experiment, let me know! I'd like to test both video and audio as > well as the text chat capability. > > Andy Does anybody out there have a webcam? For what do you use it ? -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Jan. 5, 2004

Jan 15 meeting - trolling for a topic

by Andy Stewart

Hi Everybody, Unfortunately, I received no responses to my query about finding a speaker to talk about digital signatures on e-mail. If you have expertise in this area and would like to address WLUG at the January meeting, please contact me ASAP. Thanks! Plan B: there is no plan B. Have you any thoughts ? Really, what we need is a volunteer. OK, I'll stoop to bribery - if you speak at a WLUG meeting (especially the January meeting), we'll buy you pizza/beer at the Boynton Restaurant after the meeting. How's that sound ? :-) Thanks! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Jan. 5, 2004

GnomeMeeting

by Andy Stewart

HI Everybody, Are there any GnomeMeeting users out there ? I just bought a webcam and would like to try this out. If somebody wants to do an experiment, let me know! I'd like to test both video and audio as well as the text chat capability. Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Jan. 4, 2004