Since you elected me last time around I have done a few things for LOPSA. I have served as Secretary Treasurer for the past 2 years. In that role I have managed the bank account and paid the bills. I have been involved in getting the Mentorship Program off the ground by briefly organizing the…
I am really excited that I am going to go to PICC (http://picconf.org). The organizers have put together some great short videos of some of the speakers. I like this one: http://www.youtube.com/user/lopsavideo#p/u/12/oK4cg7R3_88 Tom Limoncelli interviews Eben Haber, PICC keynote speaker, about his research, his keynote topic, and why he is excited to come to the…
Many, many, many thanks to our awesome volunteers who helped David Parter and I with the LOPSA booth: Scott Schmitz, DJ Gregor, Stephen Potter and Charles Johnson. I am very happy with the number of people we connected with. We have a list of 25 people who are interested in A Columbus local LOPSA group….
The Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) returns returns to the Ohio LinuxFest. There will be two deployments of the Linux Terminal Server Project at the Ohio LinuxFest. Linux Terminal Server Project Administration tutorial. Free public Internet kiosks at the the DisklessWorkstations.com table, Friday September 25 only. More LTSP Administration Tutorial info: Within the Ohio LinuxFest…
This is a fun foray into a wonderful geeky world. I am listening to a netcast here http://www.tllts.org/ They are talking about OLF. It seems that a couple, Randy Noseworthy and Janet Edmonson, are going to “merge their lives into a single source” (get married) at the event. The officiants for this service will be…
This press release has not made the rounds so I thought I would share it. Besides the content below which might convince your boss to send you or something – one of the LOPSA sponsored OLFU classes has an angel offering a $50 discount. Register for Shawn’s class Linux Terminal Server Project Administration to get…
Wow! I just looked at the speaker list for the Ohio Linux Festival and I am really excited I will be there. (I am embarrassed that I had not looked closely at the program before.) LOPSA will be there offering some great training. We will also have a booth and we could use some help…
So I have this idea to make a quilt out of my old SAGE and LISA Tee Shirts and Raffle it at the next LISA as a benefit for LOPSA. I have a bunch of shirts and some ideas on how to approach this. My Shirts don’t go back too far though. My first LISA…