[olug] Penguin Lunch

[Jon H. Larsen]

I remember seeing the satellite tracking program running on an Apple IIe 
back in the pre-SCOLA-org days at Creighton Univ.  Pretty cool...



On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, Joe Gulizia wrote:

> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 05:00:31 -0800 (PST)
> From: Joe Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> Subject: Re: [olug] Penguin Lunch
> 
> I basically do Video Production, webdesign and
> administration, project management, and basic office
> type functions --  using Windows XP Home and Studio
> Pinnacle 8 for  video editing...would love to move to
> a Linux desktop and apps besides OpenOffice IF I could
> seamlessly do it without a lot of troubleshooting time
> and hassle.
> 
> I dabble a little into database design and I also
> assist other staff with computer dilemmas--
> from live video streaming a video clip function
> questions to Email, and even the staff that try to
> open everything on MS Word or can't remember how to
> get that line to appear under the text like it did
> yesterday. 
> 
> Charles Bird, aka Birdman, does video engineering work
> and handles networking and some other computer related
> issues when possible.
> 
> Everything is still pretty much Windows based BUT
> Charles and I are trying to change that.
> 
> I've gotten a couple people using OpenOffice,
> Thunderbird and Firefox all on Windows.
> 
> I'd love to see someone with a MythTV setup come out
> and show us how it could help us move from SVHS tapes
> to recording/playback via hard drives and other linux
> functionality.  This could include a way to move
> programming logs and schedules to a paperless format.
> (DB and/or spreadsheet)
> 
> Boss hates change -- hence we're moving slow BUT he
> loves saving money.
> 
> Joe Gulizia
> --- Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I would be interested to hear what kind of computer
> > work does SCOLA
> > have you doing?
> > 
> > 
> > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 06:57:20 -0800 (PST), Joe
> > Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > I and two others came to the Cali Tacos location.
> > > There were 13 of us total.  Two of us were from
> > SCOLA
> > > (Birdman and myself) plus Birdman's friend from
> > > Arizona (programmer seeking work in this area) --
> > A
> > > couple guys from Delasco I think as well as
> > ConAgra
> > > people.  Tim Larson was one of the only others I
> > know.
> > >  We came a little late and were at the west end of
> > the
> > > table.  Who else was there, from where, and what
> > Linux
> > > distro and what's your Linux speciality?
> > > 
> > > I'm basically a newbie who went to Linux at the
> > last
> > > installfest.  I've been using OpenOffice for the
> > last
> > > few years (2000-2001) and I'm trying to learn more
> > > basic stuff.
> > > 
> > > Joe Gulizia
> > > aka CB_Joe
> > > 
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