From Robert@RM-Jones.com Mon May 4 17:47:45 2009 From: Robert@RM-Jones.com (Robert Jones) Date: Mon, 04 May 2009 11:47:45 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] Wireless card for my laptop Message-ID: <49FF1C31.4020408@RM-Jones.com> My HP Pavilion dv7 wireless adapter doesn't like Ubuntu 9.04. It finds it and works fine except that about every minute or two it will disconnect (or go down to about 25%) and then it will reconnect automatically. Bummer. I thought it might be my router so I replaced it with a new "N" dual band router but that doesn't help. Do any of you know a wireless card for a "Express" slot that will work with Linux? I would prefer a "N" card not a "G" if possible. Thanks for the help. Bob Jones From QCAdmin@gmail.com Mon May 4 19:01:10 2009 From: QCAdmin@gmail.com (Chris Cooper) Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 13:01:10 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] Wireless card for my laptop In-Reply-To: <49FF1C31.4020408@RM-Jones.com> References: <49FF1C31.4020408@RM-Jones.com> Message-ID: Which dv 7 is it? Specifically, do you know what wireless card is installed? It could very well be an issue with the driver. If it is atheros-based, Ubuntu 9.04 defaults to using the ath5k driver, which has some known compatibility problems. They include the madwifi drivers, but don't use them as default do to the licensing. Somewhere in the settings (I can't recall at this second and am away from my laptop), there is an icon for "Alternate Drivers" or something of the like. That should show you if there are any alternate drivers for your wireless card you can use. Cooper On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Robert Jones wrote: > My HP Pavilion dv7 wireless adapter doesn't like Ubuntu 9.04. It finds it > and works fine except that about every minute or two it will disconnect (or > go down to about 25%) and then it will reconnect automatically. Bummer. > > I thought it might be my router so I replaced it with a new "N" dual band > router but that doesn't help. > > Do any of you know a wireless card for a "Express" slot that will work with > Linux? I would prefer a "N" card not a "G" if possible. > > Thanks for the help. > Bob Jones > _______________________________________________ > QCLUG mailing list > QCLUG@qclug.org > http://qclug.org/mailman/listinfo/qclug > From QCAdmin@gmail.com Mon May 4 20:16:41 2009 From: QCAdmin@gmail.com (Chris Cooper) Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 14:16:41 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] May 12th meeting. Message-ID: With a week to go, where would we like to have the May 12th meeting? If CIPA would be kind enough to have us back again, I would suggest there, otherwise Augustana. The last meeting we had a CIPA was by far the most productive one I have been to. Their new conference table definitely set the mood to get something done. So what do we think? From mriedesel@gmail.com Mon May 4 20:30:03 2009 From: mriedesel@gmail.com (Mark Riedesel) Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 14:30:03 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] May 12th meeting. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1c9537490905041230r175e45a0vf8c65f14e62be008@mail.gmail.com> Jim already reserved a room at the Bettendorf Public Library for this month's meeting. Just making the rounds and shopping for places :) On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 2:16 PM, Chris Cooper wrote: > With a week to go, where would we like to have the May 12th meeting? > If CIPA would be kind enough to have us back again, I would suggest > there, otherwise Augustana. > > The last meeting we had a CIPA was by far the most productive one I > have been to. =C2=A0Their new conference table definitely set the mood to > get something done. > > > So what do we think? > _______________________________________________ > QCLUG mailing list > QCLUG@qclug.org > http://qclug.org/mailman/listinfo/qclug > From Robert@RM-Jones.com Mon May 4 23:38:53 2009 From: Robert@RM-Jones.com (Robert Jones) Date: Mon, 04 May 2009 17:38:53 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] Wireless card for my laptop In-Reply-To: References: <49FF1C31.4020408@RM-Jones.com> Message-ID: <49FF6E7D.1030005@RM-Jones.com> Hi Chris, It is a Pavilion dv7-1245dx Entertainment PC. It has an Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter. I have tried both the default drivers and the madwifi driver, that in Ubuntu is in the "Hardware Drivers", but they both do the same thing. In Ubuntu 8.10 I uses NDISWrapper and the linux-backports-modules-intrepid-generic and didn't have any problems. I tried to load these into 9.04 but it wouldn't do it. I don't think it could find it. I thought if I could buy a plug in wifi card that would solve the problem and I wouldn't have to fight with it :-) Thanks for getting back to me. Bob Jones Chris Cooper wrote: > Which dv 7 is it? Specifically, do you know what wireless card is > installed? It could very well be an issue with the driver. If it is > atheros-based, Ubuntu 9.04 defaults to using the ath5k driver, which > has some known compatibility problems. They include the madwifi > drivers, but don't use them as default do to the licensing. > > Somewhere in the settings (I can't recall at this second and am away > from my laptop), there is an icon for "Alternate Drivers" or something > of the like. That should show you if there are any alternate drivers > for your wireless card you can use. > > Cooper > > On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Robert Jones wrote: > >> My HP Pavilion dv7 wireless adapter doesn't like Ubuntu 9.04. It finds it >> and works fine except that about every minute or two it will disconnect (or >> go down to about 25%) and then it will reconnect automatically. Bummer. >> >> I thought it might be my router so I replaced it with a new "N" dual band >> router but that doesn't help. >> >> Do any of you know a wireless card for a "Express" slot that will work with >> Linux? I would prefer a "N" card not a "G" if possible. >> >> Thanks for the help. >> Bob Jones >> _______________________________________________ >> QCLUG mailing list >> QCLUG@qclug.org >> http://qclug.org/mailman/listinfo/qclug >> >> > _______________________________________________ > QCLUG mailing list > QCLUG@qclug.org > http://qclug.org/mailman/listinfo/qclug > > From vorlon@dodds.net Tue May 5 01:44:24 2009 From: vorlon@dodds.net (Steve Langasek) Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 17:44:24 -0700 Subject: [QCLUG] Wireless card for my laptop In-Reply-To: References: <49FF1C31.4020408@RM-Jones.com> Message-ID: <20090505004423.GA4904@dario.dodds.net> On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 01:01:10PM -0500, Chris Cooper wrote: > Which dv 7 is it? Specifically, do you know what wireless card is > installed? It could very well be an issue with the driver. If it is > atheros-based, Ubuntu 9.04 defaults to using the ath5k driver, which > has some known compatibility problems. They include the madwifi > drivers, but don't use them as default do to the licensing. If it is an Atheros-based card, then I would suggest installing the linux-backports-modules-jaunty package which includes an updated version of the ath5k and ath9k drivers. Many users report improvement with this version, which could not be used by default in Ubuntu 9.04 because it requires intrusive changes to the wireless stack common to other wireless drivers. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org From Robert@RM-Jones.com Tue May 5 13:33:46 2009 From: Robert@RM-Jones.com (Robert Jones) Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 07:33:46 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] Wireless card for my laptop In-Reply-To: <20090505004423.GA4904@dario.dodds.net> References: <49FF1C31.4020408@RM-Jones.com> <20090505004423.GA4904@dario.dodds.net> Message-ID: <4A00322A.6070809@RM-Jones.com> Thank You Steve, I wasn't smart enough to change the name of the backports from intrepid to jaunty :-( . I installed it again yesterday, the forth time, and it seems to be better. I'll watch it close and if it fails again I'll give the jaunty backport a try. I assume that I'll have to install the NDISWrapper to get that to work. Thanks Again. Bob Jones Steve Langasek wrote: > On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 01:01:10PM -0500, Chris Cooper wrote: > >> Which dv 7 is it? Specifically, do you know what wireless card is >> installed? It could very well be an issue with the driver. If it is >> atheros-based, Ubuntu 9.04 defaults to using the ath5k driver, which >> has some known compatibility problems. They include the madwifi >> drivers, but don't use them as default do to the licensing. >> > > If it is an Atheros-based card, then I would suggest installing the > linux-backports-modules-jaunty package which includes an updated version of > the ath5k and ath9k drivers. Many users report improvement with this > version, which could not be used by default in Ubuntu 9.04 because it > requires intrusive changes to the wireless stack common to other wireless > drivers. > > From vorlon@dodds.net Wed May 6 01:41:41 2009 From: vorlon@dodds.net (Steve Langasek) Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 17:41:41 -0700 Subject: [QCLUG] Wireless card for my laptop In-Reply-To: <4A00322A.6070809@RM-Jones.com> References: <49FF1C31.4020408@RM-Jones.com> <20090505004423.GA4904@dario.dodds.net> <4A00322A.6070809@RM-Jones.com> Message-ID: <20090506004140.GB18524@dario.dodds.net> On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 07:33:46AM -0500, Robert Jones wrote: > Thank You Steve, I wasn't smart enough to change the name of the > backports from intrepid to jaunty :-( . It's not obvious, but it's necessary to ensure that users don't get a whole *different* set of backports when they upgrade between releases. > I installed it again yesterday, the forth time, and it seems to be better. > I'll watch it close and if it fails again I'll give the jaunty backport a > try. I assume that I'll have to install the NDISWrapper to get that to > work. ndiswrapper is unrelated to the backports package. Good luck, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org From Robert@RM-Jones.com Fri May 8 12:44:59 2009 From: Robert@RM-Jones.com (Robert Jones) Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 06:44:59 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] Wireless card for my laptop In-Reply-To: <20090506004140.GB18524@dario.dodds.net> References: <49FF1C31.4020408@RM-Jones.com> <20090505004423.GA4904@dario.dodds.net> <4A00322A.6070809@RM-Jones.com> <20090506004140.GB18524@dario.dodds.net> Message-ID: <4A041B3B.9070305@RM-Jones.com> I figured it out. It wasn't a Linux or computer problem. It was a bad router. I had the same problem with my old Linksys router so I bought a new "N" router. Since I had the same problem with it I figured it had to be Linux or the computer. Later I figured out the same problem existed with Windows so it wasn't Linux. I took it to the Library and tried it on their 3 networks and didn't have a problem. I replaced the router with a Netgear "N" router and it seems to work fine. I did notice that once in a while the connection strength will drop from 100% down to about 15% and then right back up. Don't know what causes that. Had a big drop from time to time at the library also. If I have problems again I will try a new external card in my laptop. Bob Jones Steve Langasek wrote: > On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 07:33:46AM -0500, Robert Jones wrote: > >> Thank You Steve, I wasn't smart enough to change the name of the >> backports from intrepid to jaunty :-( . >> > > It's not obvious, but it's necessary to ensure that users don't get a whole > *different* set of backports when they upgrade between releases. > > >> I installed it again yesterday, the forth time, and it seems to be better. >> I'll watch it close and if it fails again I'll give the jaunty backport a >> try. I assume that I'll have to install the NDISWrapper to get that to >> work. >> > > ndiswrapper is unrelated to the backports package. > > Good luck, > > From preludelinux@gmail.com Fri May 8 13:57:54 2009 From: preludelinux@gmail.com (Noah Norris) Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 07:57:54 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] Wireless card for my laptop In-Reply-To: <4A041B3B.9070305@RM-Jones.com> References: <49FF1C31.4020408@RM-Jones.com> <20090505004423.GA4904@dario.dodds.net> <4A00322A.6070809@RM-Jones.com> <20090506004140.GB18524@dario.dodds.net> <4A041B3B.9070305@RM-Jones.com> Message-ID: <65dc1580905080557i14fd8da2y9313c9d4a9028bf4@mail.gmail.com> ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment on ebay you can find a cheap usb wireless card with external ant for about $18 ( come with 5DB ant but you can hook other things into them ) Sometime wireless access points need to be rebooted / reset often ( seems the more options enabled the worse they can get ) i tend to have weird problems for example on some linux connects every time but after awhile windows boxes would drop or the ps3 would not connect and sometimes nothing would . unpluging it for a bit would let everything connect (my access point only have wireless enabled and is used only as a pass through to my home network) On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 6:44 AM, Robert Jones wrote: > I figured it out. It wasn't a Linux or computer problem. It was a bad > router. I had the same problem with my old Linksys router so I bought a new > "N" router. Since I had the same problem with it I figured it had to be > Linux or the computer. Later I figured out the same problem existed with > Windows so it wasn't Linux. I took it to the Library and tried it on their 3 > networks and didn't have a problem. I replaced the router with a Netgear "N" > router and it seems to work fine. I did notice that once in a while the > connection strength will drop from 100% down to about 15% and then right > back up. Don't know what causes that. Had a big drop from time to time at > the library also. If I have problems again I will try a new external card in > my laptop. > > Bob Jones > > Steve Langasek wrote: > >> On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 07:33:46AM -0500, Robert Jones wrote: >> >> >>> Thank You Steve, I wasn't smart enough to change the name of the >>> backports from intrepid to jaunty :-( . >>> >>> >> >> It's not obvious, but it's necessary to ensure that users don't get a >> whole >> *different* set of backports when they upgrade between releases. >> >> >> >>> I installed it again yesterday, the forth time, and it seems to be >>> better. >>> I'll watch it close and if it fails again I'll give the jaunty backport a >>> try. I assume that I'll have to install the NDISWrapper to get that to >>> work. >>> >>> >> >> ndiswrapper is unrelated to the backports package. >> >> Good luck, >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > QCLUG mailing list > QCLUG@qclug.org > http://qclug.org/mailman/listinfo/qclug > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://qclug.org/pipermail/qclug/attachments/445c1788/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment-- From Robert@RM-Jones.com Mon May 11 08:02:11 2009 From: Robert@RM-Jones.com (Robert Jones) Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 02:02:11 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] Please Remove Me From The Mailing List Message-ID: <4A07CD73.9060300@RM-Jones.com> I will be doing very little computing for a while. It will probably be a pretty long stretch before I start doing much on them. I would rather not have tons of email to download when I start up again so please remove me from the mailing list. Thanks to everyone for the help. Bob Jones Robert@RM-Jones.com From dbergert@gmail.com Mon May 11 11:17:09 2009 From: dbergert@gmail.com (Dave Bergert) Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 05:17:09 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] Please Remove Me From The Mailing List In-Reply-To: <4A07CD73.9060300@RM-Jones.com> References: <4A07CD73.9060300@RM-Jones.com> Message-ID: <7BF1E90B-749E-4937-8ED8-F283E6AD12BD@gmail.com> ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment You can remove yourself via: http://qclug.org/mailman/listinfo/qclug On May 11, 2009, at 2:02 AM, Robert Jones wrote: > http://qclug.org/mailman/listinfo/qclug Dave Bergert dbergert@gmail.com ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://qclug.org/pipermail/qclug/attachments/c2de99e2/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment-- From QCAdmin@gmail.com Mon May 11 13:41:41 2009 From: QCAdmin@gmail.com (Chris Cooper) Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 07:41:41 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] Linux Ebooks Message-ID: I know how much we all love ebooks. I just found an article on Digg detailing 10 free Linux ebooks for beginners. I figured someone may find them helpfull. http://www.linuxhaxor.net/2009/05/10/10-free-linux-ebooks-for-beginners/ Some of the ebook links are getting a little hammered, so be patient. Cooper From jmkris@gmail.com Sun May 17 23:25:00 2009 From: jmkris@gmail.com (Jim Kristan) Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 17:25:00 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] Meeting Place Message-ID: Choosing a meeting place may take some time, so maybe it's time to continue the discussion. Here are some random thoughts to get the ball rolling, my thoughts may be worth what you are paying for them. The May meeting was held at the Bettendorf Library. There was a small charge that Jim Hall covered, thanks Jim. I thought the meeting room served our purpose very well, I hope other people that attend will add their thoughts. I really liked the CPIA Filter setup, and the the way we were treated, but considering that David and Tim are working unpaid overtime to host us, I really don't know if the CIPA Filter location can be a permanent solution. I enjoyed meeting the guys at Augie, but parking was not good, and there may be a problem with an outside group meeting there long term. At the last meeting, I brought up the idea of rotating the meeting sites. Jim Hall expressed his opinion that it was very important to be constant as to where we meet. I admit Jim Hall has a valid point, I will let Jim speak for himself and elaborate more on this point. Before we vote perhaps we should give it a few days for every one to read their e-mail, and to give everyone a chance to add their thoughts. The more input the better! And after all that, we may only have one option any way. Jim Kristan From QCAdmin@gmail.com Mon May 18 04:44:52 2009 From: QCAdmin@gmail.com (Chris Cooper) Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 22:44:52 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] Meeting Place In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I like the idea of rotating the meetings, although for sanity's sake, i would like to see it narrowed down to 2, possible 3 places at the most, and with a fairly fixed schedule (or at least locations confirmed 4-6 weeks in advance). I have really enjoyed the meetings we have had at CIPA Filter. While East Moline may be a little far for some of us, the meeting room is nice, and CIPA really fits with the ideals of the LUG. CIPA has built an entire business (actually, 2 businesses) around a custom-built Linux distro. I feel the meetings we have had there have been productive, and it would make an excellent spot in the future. While making it the permanent home would probably be overstaying our welcome, I think they may be more open to a longer term hosting if the commitment were something like every other month or every third month. While parking at Augustana isn't ideal, I do like the fact that we got fresh faces in. Hosting at Augie (or potentially any other local college) gives us an excellent way to reach out to students and let them experience Linux. From my understanding, the LUG was well received at the St. Ambrose technology fairs. While I know colleges tend to be resistant to outside groups hosting regular meetings, perhaps we could speak with someone from the Comp Sci department. If we push to get the faculty and students involved, perhaps they would be more open to it. The big downside to any college, however, is they are pretty much closed down over breaks and holidays. Augustana students have finals this week, then start their summer break. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend this month's meeting at the Bettendorf library, so I can't really provide any opinion on it. What does everyone else think? Cooper On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Jim Kristan wrote: > Choosing a meeting place may take some time, so maybe it's time to > continue the discussion. > > Here are some random thoughts to get the ball rolling, my thoughts may > be worth what you are paying for them. > > The May meeting was held at the Bettendorf Library. There was a small > charge that Jim Hall covered, thanks Jim. =A0I thought the meeting room > served our purpose very well, I hope other people that attend =A0will > add their thoughts. > > I really liked the CPIA Filter setup, and the the way we were treated, > but considering that David and Tim are working unpaid overtime to host > us, I really don't know if the CIPA Filter location can be a permanent > solution. > > I enjoyed meeting the guys at Augie, but parking was not good, and > there may be a problem with an outside group meeting there long term. > > =A0At the last meeting, I brought up the idea of rotating the meeting > sites. Jim Hall expressed his opinion that it was very important to be > constant as to where we meet. I admit Jim Hall has a valid point, I > will let Jim speak for himself and elaborate more on this point. > > Before we vote perhaps we should give it a few days for every one to > read their e-mail, and to give everyone a chance to add their > thoughts. The more input the better! =A0And after all that, we may only > have one option any way. > > Jim Kristan > _______________________________________________ > QCLUG mailing list > QCLUG@qclug.org > http://qclug.org/mailman/listinfo/qclug > From hinkle@cipafilter.com Mon May 18 05:56:05 2009 From: hinkle@cipafilter.com (David Hinkle) Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 23:56:05 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] Meeting Place References: Message-ID: <41CAB934FDE0DA4392781E79BDF1894701C6A88B@cipapdc.cipafilter.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I enjoy meeting with the lug, I think it would be great if the lug = rotated between CIPAFilter and the college. It's good to be at the = college to bring in new blood and it's good to be at CIPAFilter to teach = people about open source businesses. It should be pretty easy for = everybody to understand if the LUG switches back and fourth between two = locals, and if the college or CIPAFilter isn't available on a particular = month for whatever reason the alternative location can be selected. David -----Original Message----- From: qclug-bounces@qclug.org on behalf of Chris Cooper Sent: Sun 5/17/2009 10:44 PM To: qclug@qclug.org Subject: Re: [QCLUG] Meeting Place =20 I like the idea of rotating the meetings, although for sanity's sake, i would like to see it narrowed down to 2, possible 3 places at the most, and with a fairly fixed schedule (or at least locations confirmed 4-6 weeks in advance). I have really enjoyed the meetings we have had at CIPA Filter. While East Moline may be a little far for some of us, the meeting room is nice, and CIPA really fits with the ideals of the LUG. CIPA has built an entire business (actually, 2 businesses) around a custom-built Linux distro. I feel the meetings we have had there have been productive, and it would make an excellent spot in the future. While making it the permanent home would probably be overstaying our welcome, I think they may be more open to a longer term hosting if the commitment were something like every other month or every third month. While parking at Augustana isn't ideal, I do like the fact that we got fresh faces in. Hosting at Augie (or potentially any other local college) gives us an excellent way to reach out to students and let them experience Linux. From my understanding, the LUG was well received at the St. Ambrose technology fairs. While I know colleges tend to be resistant to outside groups hosting regular meetings, perhaps we could speak with someone from the Comp Sci department. If we push to get the faculty and students involved, perhaps they would be more open to it. The big downside to any college, however, is they are pretty much closed down over breaks and holidays. Augustana students have finals this week, then start their summer break. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend this month's meeting at the Bettendorf library, so I can't really provide any opinion on it. What does everyone else think? Cooper On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Jim Kristan wrote: > Choosing a meeting place may take some time, so maybe it's time to > continue the discussion. > > Here are some random thoughts to get the ball rolling, my thoughts may > be worth what you are paying for them. > > The May meeting was held at the Bettendorf Library. There was a small > charge that Jim Hall covered, thanks Jim. =A0I thought the meeting = room > served our purpose very well, I hope other people that attend =A0will > add their thoughts. > > I really liked the CPIA Filter setup, and the the way we were treated, > but considering that David and Tim are working unpaid overtime to host > us, I really don't know if the CIPA Filter location can be a permanent > solution. > > I enjoyed meeting the guys at Augie, but parking was not good, and > there may be a problem with an outside group meeting there long term. > > =A0At the last meeting, I brought up the idea of rotating the meeting > sites. Jim Hall expressed his opinion that it was very important to be > constant as to where we meet. I admit Jim Hall has a valid point, I > will let Jim speak for himself and elaborate more on this point. > > Before we vote perhaps we should give it a few days for every one to > read their e-mail, and to give everyone a chance to add their > thoughts. The more input the better! =A0And after all that, we may = only > have one option any way. > > Jim Kristan > _______________________________________________ > QCLUG mailing list > QCLUG@qclug.org > http://qclug.org/mailman/listinfo/qclug > _______________________________________________ QCLUG mailing list QCLUG@qclug.org http://qclug.org/mailman/listinfo/qclug ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://qclug.org/pipermail/qclug/attachments/eb40ebe2/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment-- From t.shearouse@gmail.com Mon May 18 14:21:45 2009 From: t.shearouse@gmail.com (Tim Shearouse) Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 08:21:45 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] Meeting Place In-Reply-To: <41CAB934FDE0DA4392781E79BDF1894701C6A88B@cipapdc.cipafilter.com> References: <41CAB934FDE0DA4392781E79BDF1894701C6A88B@cipapdc.cipafilter.com> Message-ID: ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Chris is correct that the Olin building at Augie will be unavailable during the summer and breaks (well, technically, unavailable after 4:30pm). If people need a spot to meet before school's in, I could arrange to open Sorensen Hall. -Tim On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 11:56 PM, David Hinkle wrote: > I enjoy meeting with the lug, I think it would be great if the lug > rotated between CIPAFilter and the college. It's good to be at the college > to bring in new blood and it's good to be at CIPAFilter to teach people > about open source businesses. It should be pretty easy for everybody to > understand if the LUG switches back and fourth between two locals, and if > the college or CIPAFilter isn't available on a particular month for whatever > reason the alternative location can be selected. > > David > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: qclug-bounces@qclug.org on behalf of Chris Cooper > Sent: Sun 5/17/2009 10:44 PM > To: qclug@qclug.org > Subject: Re: [QCLUG] Meeting Place > > I like the idea of rotating the meetings, although for sanity's sake, > i would like to see it narrowed down to 2, possible 3 places at the > most, and with a fairly fixed schedule (or at least locations > confirmed 4-6 weeks in advance). > > I have really enjoyed the meetings we have had at CIPA Filter. While > East Moline may be a little far for some of us, the meeting room is > nice, and CIPA really fits with the ideals of the LUG. CIPA has built > an entire business (actually, 2 businesses) around a custom-built > Linux distro. I feel the meetings we have had there have been > productive, and it would make an excellent spot in the future. While > making it the permanent home would probably be overstaying our > welcome, I think they may be more open to a longer term hosting if the > commitment were something like every other month or every third month. > > While parking at Augustana isn't ideal, I do like the fact that we got > fresh faces in. Hosting at Augie (or potentially any other local > college) gives us an excellent way to reach out to students and let > them experience Linux. From my understanding, the LUG was well > received at the St. Ambrose technology fairs. While I know colleges > tend to be resistant to outside groups hosting regular meetings, > perhaps we could speak with someone from the Comp Sci department. If > we push to get the faculty and students involved, perhaps they would > be more open to it. The big downside to any college, however, is they > are pretty much closed down over breaks and holidays. Augustana > students have finals this week, then start their summer break. > > Unfortunately, I was unable to attend this month's meeting at the > Bettendorf library, so I can't really provide any opinion on it. > > What does everyone else think? > > > > Cooper > > > On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Jim Kristan wrote: > > Choosing a meeting place may take some time, so maybe it's time to > > continue the discussion. > > > > Here are some random thoughts to get the ball rolling, my thoughts may > > be worth what you are paying for them. > > > > The May meeting was held at the Bettendorf Library. There was a small > > charge that Jim Hall covered, thanks Jim. I thought the meeting room > > served our purpose very well, I hope other people that attend will > > add their thoughts. > > > > I really liked the CPIA Filter setup, and the the way we were treated, > > but considering that David and Tim are working unpaid overtime to host > > us, I really don't know if the CIPA Filter location can be a permanent > > solution. > > > > I enjoyed meeting the guys at Augie, but parking was not good, and > > there may be a problem with an outside group meeting there long term. > > > > At the last meeting, I brought up the idea of rotating the meeting > > sites. Jim Hall expressed his opinion that it was very important to be > > constant as to where we meet. I admit Jim Hall has a valid point, I > > will let Jim speak for himself and elaborate more on this point. > > > > Before we vote perhaps we should give it a few days for every one to > > read their e-mail, and to give everyone a chance to add their > > thoughts. The more input the better! And after all that, we may only > > have one option any way. > > > > Jim Kristan > > _______________________________________________ > > QCLUG mailing list > > QCLUG@qclug.org > > http://qclug.org/mailman/listinfo/qclug > > > _______________________________________________ > QCLUG mailing list > QCLUG@qclug.org > http://qclug.org/mailman/listinfo/qclug > > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://qclug.org/pipermail/qclug/attachments/233b24f4/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment-- From hinkle@cipafilter.com Wed May 27 23:14:39 2009 From: hinkle@cipafilter.com (David Hinkle) Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 17:14:39 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] Meeting Place References: Message-ID: <41CAB934FDE0DA4392781E79BDF1894701C6A8C9@cipapdc.cipafilter.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I like CIPAFilter, it's close to where I work. David -----Original Message----- From: qclug-bounces@qclug.org on behalf of Jim Kristan Sent: Wed 5/27/2009 5:08 PM To: QCLUG Subject: [QCLUG] Meeting Place =20 Can we get more input about the meeting place. I like or don't like X or = Y is good enough. Jim Kristan ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://qclug.org/pipermail/qclug/attachments/1ddb0f2d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment-- From fatpuppystew@gmail.com Thu May 28 22:48:44 2009 From: fatpuppystew@gmail.com (Mike Robinson) Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 16:48:44 -0500 Subject: [QCLUG] Meeting Place In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1243547324.2986.0.camel@localhost.localdomain> I like Bettendorf library, its close to where I live :) -----Original Message----- Can we get more input about the meeting place. I like or don't like X or Y is good enough. Jim Kristan