ALE-NW Meeting organization.

We generally meet in J-202 on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:30p. Sign up for the http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale ALE email list to stay in contact with any late changes to meeting dates, times, or topics.

Upcoming Events

• 1/9/2014 - ALE-NW Organizational - Questions from the Crowd Panel Discussion
• 2/13/2014 - TBD
• 3/13/2014 - TBD
• 4/10/2014 - TBD
• 5/8/2014 - TBD
• 6/12/2014 - TBD
• Future Talk - state of FOSS graphics creation programs - at SPSU @ 7:30p (Jason van Gumster)

Previous Events

• 12/12/2013 - GPG key-signing party and merged Winter Solstice Social with ALE. (Jeremy B)
• 11/14/2013 - Securing a Linux Server (Jonathan Meek) - RM J202
• 10/10/2013 - Linux Server Installation (Andy)
• 9/15/2013 - Fall InstallFest - brind your PC, get Linux installed! - Learn more about AleNwInstallFest2013 rm: J266
• 9/12/2013 - Sexy Side of Linux Files, Directories and Hierarchy (JD P)
• 8/29/2013 - Fall Organization Mtg - Tell Us What You Want - standing room only crowd told us!
• 8/8/2013 - Linux Desktop Security (JD P)
• 7/11/2013 - ??? (Orlando and Rich)
• 6/13/2013 - UN-Meeting - Topics/Questions from the crowd (XBMC show-n-tell)
• 5/9/2013 - sudo: Beginner to Expert in 1 hour - at SPSU @ 7:30p (Michael Porter)
• 4/11/2013 - Bashing Linux- Introduction to the shell - at SPSU @ 7:30p (Dennis Ruzeski)
• 3/14/2013 - Ruby on Rails for the Uninformed - at SPSU @ 7:30p (Alan Hecht)
• * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1nyy5WH9Oo&feature=plcp ScreenCast | https://github.com/EmeraldCityProgrammingGroup/presentations/raw/master/RubyOnRailsALE.pptx Presentation
• * https://github.com/aghecht Alan's github
• * https://github.com/EmeraldCityProgrammingGroup/presentations Alan's Ruby Presentations
• * http://www.meetup.com/atlantaruby/ Atlanta Ruby UG
• 2/12/2013 - Programming Languages Swamp Tour - a Programmer's Toolbox (Allan Davis)
• 1/10/2013 - How-To Setup Virtual Machines for Best Performance and Linux Desktop Security Techniques (JD Pflugrath)
• 12/13/2012 - GPG Key Signing Solstice Social - (Michael Warfield and Jeremy T. Bouse)
• 11/8/2012 - Getting Started with Linux On the Amazon Cloud - (Orlando Karam)
• 10/11/2012 - Securing a Debian Box to NISPOM Standard - (Jonathan Meek)
• 9/13/2012 - Installfest at SPSU @ 4:30p - 9:30p - Learn more about AleNwInstallFest2012
• 8/30/2012 - Linux on ARM and the Raspberry Pi (Orlando Karam)
• 6/14/2012 - No meeting - Summer Vacation
• 5/10/2012 - 7:30p - Go: Google's Language
• 4/12/2012 - 7:30p - Solving Big Data Problems with the Opensource HPCC Systems™ Platform (Flavio Villanustre)
• 3/8/2012 - 7:30p - The Cloud and Openstack (Is timesharing back in)? (Ron Baker)
• 2/9/2012 - 7:30p - Seat Belts and Airbags for bash (Michael Porter)
• 1/12/2012 - 7:30p - Monthly Meeting @ SPSU - Topic - Network and Systems Management with OpenNMS
• No Meeting in December 2011
• 11/10/2011 7:30p - Monthly Meeting @ SPSU - Topic - Backing Up Your Linux Desktop (David Tomaschik, JD Pflugrath)
• 10/13/2011 7:30p - Monthly Meeting @ SPSU - Topic - "Leveraging the Linux Community" (JD Pflugrath)
• 9/8/2011 7:30p - Monthly Meeting SPSU
• 8/25/2011 6:00p - ALE-NW InstallFest at SPSU - Learn more about the AleNwInstallFest2011

Contact jdp (at) algoloma (.) c o m for more information or to join the planning team.

Meetings

• 2011 - This is where information for prior meetings is located. Topics, presentations and links.
• 2012

Presentation Links

• http://jeffg.org/~jeffg/presentations/lug/ OpenNMS
• http://systemoverlord.com/presentations/keys-ssh The Keys to Using SSH
• http://blog.jdpfu.com/ale-getting_linux_help Leveraging the Linux Community
• http://blog.jdpfu.com/ale-rtfm RTFM Already - Beginning Man Pages
• Backup Religion - Get Saved Before Your Data Apocalypse
• * Back-In-Time - Nice GUI and Backup Automation
• * Rsync
• * rdiff-backup
• * Duplicity
• * Amanda
• http://hpccsystems.com/community/training-events/events/ale-meetup-04122012 Solving Big Data Problems with the Opensource HPCC Systems™ Platform

Usual Meeting Location

• SPSU Campus
• Building J (also shown on maps as the Atrium Building
• Room: Usually J-202

Usually the ALE-NW meetings are on the SPSU campus about a mile south, south, south west of the Big Chicken in Marietta, GA.

Parking

Free parking is available in the campus parking garage on the west side of the campus. The "J" building is east from the parking garage about 500 meters. Do not park in the garage before 7pm. Booting and towing are possible. After 7pm is fine.

Directions from I-75

• http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=South+Marietta+Pkwy+SE&daddr=N+Hornet+Dr&hl=en&sll=33.938197,-84.513788&sspn=0.023107,0.042658&geocode=FZXkBQId6ov2-g%3BFc3ZBQIdKkb2-g&mra=me&mrsp=0&sz=15&z=15 Google Map with route from I-75

1. On I-75, take exit 263 towards Southern Polytechnic University in Marietta
2. Head southwest on South Marietta Pkwy SE toward Franklin Rd SE 1.0 mi
3. Turn left onto West Main Entrance SE 459 ft
4. Take the 1st right onto N Hornet Dr 0.3 mi
5. Follow Hornet Dr around to the west side of campus. Turn left into the parking garage.
6. Park.
7. Walk directly east from the parking garage between 2 buildings to the Atrium building. It has full length glass doors. It is about 200 meters directly east from the garage.

Contacts

• jdp [ at ] algoloma