Desktop Linux SIG Events

• Older SIGs Older presentations about where free software comes from, mail clients, browsers, sound, even crude shell scripting.
• Announcement at the CCCC Monthly Meeting (Christian Life), February 3, 2005.
• Kick Off, Monday, February 21st, 6PM at the CCCC. This meeting was be a kick off to get user feedback and answer frequently asked questions. About twenty people made it and lots of good information was exchanged.
• CCCC Open House! The CCCC gave us a great spot next to the "Ask the Experts" table for the Open House. Hundreds of people got to see Xandros and Debian doing their things on four desktop computers and three laptops. One twelve year old visitor showed us how to play Unreal Trounament and we were impressed. Others were impressed by Crossover Office and Win4Lin running Microsoft applications seamlessly under Linux and Linux's ability to do more with hardware.
• Capitol Area Recycling Center, CARC, LA teacher instruction. Debian, Xandros and Mepis were shown and given to thirty IT instructors from around the state. The most amusing comment was, "Why have I been spending all this money on Microsoft software? I could have bought a new car."
• Install Fest, Monday March 21st, 6PM at the CCCC. A whole crowd brought their computers to the install fest to get Xandros working with tricky devices.
• April Workshop. The focus of the April workshop was comfort in your new free home. We showed the essentials of desktop navigation and how to get your bookmarks and email into the best of the free browsers and email clients. Must know configurations, such as pop up blocking and script control were also shown and all participants pressed the buttons themselves. Slides from the workshop are posted.