From randygrein at comcast.net  Tue Jan  5 20:59:46 2010
From: randygrein at comcast.net (Randy Grein)
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 20:59:46 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] PSNUG
In-Reply-To: <290043.90225.qm@web56308.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
References: <290043.90225.qm@web56308.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <17FD6841-1CD4-4374-B797-CAC84DE58B51@comcast.net>

Yes Victoria, there is a Santa Claus!

(sorry, couldn't resist) Seriously, PSNUG has gone through a number of  
changes over the years but we are still in business. Our host moved  
last month to Kent (more like Maple Valley), so our meetings will too.  
Meetings vary depending on month, vendor and marketing, expect between  
8 and about 20.

Officially we are multi-vendor, but the reality is that we don't  
concentrate on NOS issues these days. The organization grew out of the  
original Novell user groups and we retain our NUI membership, so we do  
retain a certain fondness for Netware and SUSE. But it's a multi  
vendor world these days. Virtually everyone has Windows and some AD.  
Many of us have at least exposure to Apple products (hard to ignore  
such a big chunk of the market). At any given time we might discuss  
portal software, protocol analysis, switches, routers, SAN technology,  
Wireless options - anything in networking including the non-technical  
side. C'mon out and meet the guys. This month IS coincidentally a  
Novell presentation, but check our calendar for the past year or so ( http://psnug.org/calendar/calendar.html 
  ) and you'll see what I mean.


Randy Grein

On Jan 5, 2010, at 4:51 PM, R. Erickson wrote:

> Is this still a current organization?
>
> I am confused about where the meetings are located.  (Belleuve or  
> Kent or Other)
>
> How many people attend the meetings?
>
> Is the club dominated by Novell/Suse systems or others as well?
>
> Thank you
>
> Ryan
>

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100105/027f2b28/attachment.html>

From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Wed Jan  6 13:55:15 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 13:55:15 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: New Books: Photoshop Elements 8,
	Digital Photomicrography, Concert Photography, Nikon D90,
	Nikon D5000, and more!
In-Reply-To: <1262801181.5189.0.866547@post.oreilly.com>
References: <1262801181.5189.0.866547@post.oreilly.com>
Message-ID: <609b18561001061355m56599554s2f8dcfc3c934bbd5@mail.gmail.com>

FYI -

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: O'Reilly Media <oreilly at post.oreilly.com>
Date: Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 10:06 AM
Subject: New Books: Photoshop Elements 8, Digital Photomicrography, Concert
Photography, Nikon D90, Nikon D5000, and more!
To: brando.fouts at gmail.com


 If you cannot read the information below, click
here<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zdd5pv9pmgn24larfa70rp6c9dlrbjfb8alkj7n8>
.
   Home<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z29tcpj3qah9mrs79ogaurmmhp0og8j3jnqci8o0>
Books
& Videos<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z2ma6t35ebf222k4jvrtg3qfajvsqgj6032tosi0>
Answers<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z970eplc7h4p1ck3blnkg0u82l01e1p42ee3v6q8>
News<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z0sdok59kk0nhlvsp3308c21omlk2q8ari4vu9t8>
Safari
Books Online<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zlnc48v6invbg7fu59i8usnibt0bge75oqg7ivdo>
Conferences<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z5mgs8e5voovh7i7605uib41qqiilbuajef89om0>
Training<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zf230mfnr5a8tke5as6djcip6dknov1n9e8fj4jo>
School
of Technology<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zror68f63gbdhl0oq85fimnsterhrrj5o2jg305g>
 [image:
O'Reilly Books and Videos]
 New<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zle79a1nlm676u86npc9ht9ri8k7ruls40b18bm0>
Upcoming<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zstvlv0aqmbf4j28bprkgitukpk4h1h9ccqff458>
Bestselling<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zhr8j0m930edb264k0ssf513lng5vvp90tbs1p7g>
Complete
List<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zeoag87pqda63pe3kbksklgm8r8sntrepopvkjjg> By
Publisher<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1ztnu81rsn1d872j2e5dhqj120psupem3hm70ntj8>
Rough
Cuts<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z3vpldpajvenrjv920cpaf0hml6mfqdicqcptvi0>
Ebooks<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zns7tlcdudpd4k1teppajqhlfp062c44m41qne80>
Order
Info<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z9lapoeac4f14j20arau20ds2rauob75hv1e9esg>
New Books on Digital Photography and Photoshop
 *Buy 2 books, get the 3rd FREE!*
*All orders over $29.95 qualify for free shipping within the US.*
Use discount code: *OPC10*
   [image: Photoshop Elements 8
One-on-One]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zpc75dcckp8qjplt0ivrvjomoh4803qd1ael8eo8>
Photoshop Elements 8
One-on-One<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z9dbq3bfpd3vpg7lct0jp6l5bc5musv90496r19g>
[image:
Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac: The Missing
Manual]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zbova9huqaldhgg71t75ri7eldm7qad5jsvsghl0>
Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac: The Missing
Manual<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zfu733vsmlp6n8sh81jd5pqq542s1rqevtpgsrv8>
[image:
Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows: The Missing
Manual]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zbbvkchc5f1jhr3c4k1e3qrqdfnvlhc9pivkmm68>
Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows: The Missing
Manual<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zqssp2hm1jrr3rq8h7ug9pojdvg5ol3qb5grsq8g>
[image:
Practical Digital
Photomicrography]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zga7bu922267uv381c008d30olr1mgtb85hmhclo>
Practical Digital
Photomicrography<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zebb4gk6gke9nfo90nov4929t1mbjak2jkruo9g8>
[image:
Three Songs, No
Flash!]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zvp9vgkukdm46ta14e278cav8v7urgbg6b4o59u0>
Three Songs, No
Flash!<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zlvkdo4vr7l2fo8nbjfh6vh4i6cmvqor97lhj680>
 [image:
Mastering the Nikon
D5000]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zf577h7od7487r33ss978qetn56mujtt4fdgfgr8>
Mastering the Nikon
D5000<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zf1g1n8othd87669gu1ia37f1ak503qrp4il7jqg>
[image:
Mastering the Nikon
D90]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1znvs5o8glj7b3nl823ovl07mi9sgni5a8ob2m8rg>
Mastering the Nikon
D90<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z7bha1agilatrbqaa14ldgjb9esri619i3036g2g>
[image:
The Portrait]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zl9o01958meul7evhmgfpshoavb33ugb5bijkug0>
The Portrait<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z13ndsj8tsgtevp2gc9co5c47bk9ki6k26j4p8e8>
[image:
>From Camera to Computer]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z76qdiatevrcai0pfco2ide85fo1k9o5err1aea0>
>From Camera to Computer<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z0odvn35psr3j39ds6lttfv3slu1a88si3fha5i8>
[image:
Mastering Digital Panoramic
Photography]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z5qujkv5ajek8fjp98s8shqe7oind354clro8kqg>
Mastering Digital Panoramic
Photography<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z4eufd6c997mqjihik49k8qp0uheined7tsb55eo>
     You
are receiving this email because you signed up to receive announcements
about O'Reilly products and promotions. To ensure delivery to your inbox
(not bulk or junk folders), please add
*oreilly at post.oreilly.com*<oreilly at post.oreilly.com>to your address
book. To change your newsletter subscription options, please
visit *elists.oreilly.com*<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z9f4hh1nhltjuqm3g1dn07eb0afrgra57m992iko>
.
*Forward this announcement to a
friend*<http://post.oreilly.com/f2f/9z1z2c3d6kp5aafql9hoajc45r1vhrircthhoabv1q0>.


To unsubscribe from all email announcements from O'Reilly, click
here<http://post.oreilly.com/prefs/9z1z9uht9oe337eic97l3i3tnsitsd8i2p814dar9ug>.


O'Reilly Media, Inc. 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707) 827-7000




-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100106/c064820c/attachment.html>

From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Wed Jan  6 17:33:37 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 17:33:37 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Novell CTO Jeff Jaffe
Message-ID: <609b18561001061733s4e2e2f1brc179915cb0abaf58@mail.gmail.com>

*
below is a hint at what we might learn at PSNUG next meeting - Jan 27.

Novell CTO, Jeff Jaffe writes;

Google Wave*
<p>As we developed Pulse, Google announced their Wave project. We were
stimulated by the possibilities. In the emerging real-time collaboration
market there is a need for multiple providers and they need to federate.
Google announced their Wave Federation Protocol (WFP) as an open approach to
addressing this need. We asked why not federate? Open is key to Novell s
value proposition! So we approached the Google team and they agreed! From
this began a rapid embrace and technology collaboration to show two
companies interoperating with different but related visions.</p>

*Mixing the New
 with Enterprise Needs*
<p>There are many exciting features in Pulse; focused on real-time
communications and social networking. That is where we find the greatest
amount of pure technical excitement.</p>

<p>The function will appeal to many stakeholders. Service providers will
provide Pulse s real-time communications to their customers. Enterprises
will leverage this as their new communications paradigm.</p>
<p>Additionally, Novell has a unique platform to introduce this. This is the
existing platform of enterprise communications. We have a large group of
customers with our GroupWise and OES products. Pulse adds value to this
customer base bringing them into new paradigms of collaboration. In fact,
we learn a great deal from our customer base in terms of enterprise
requirements for cloud-based real-time communications. </p>

<p>This is what is truly unique about Pulse. It is secure. It is managed.
Identity management. Provisioning. It is not only cool. And social.
Real-time. Chat speed. Easy-to-use. But it will be a product that appeals to
the enterprise.</p>


-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100106/5e104e23/attachment-0001.html>

From ssinghose at wccg.net  Wed Jan  6 18:07:20 2010
From: ssinghose at wccg.net (Steve Singhose)
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:07:20 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] PSNUG meeting reminder. Was - Re: Novell CTO	Jeff
	Jaffe
In-Reply-To: <609b18561001061733s4e2e2f1brc179915cb0abaf58@mail.gmail.com>
References: <609b18561001061733s4e2e2f1brc179915cb0abaf58@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4B44D158.0D8B.00D2.3@wccg.net>

Oh, we will hear about that an more.

Pulse is a very nifty piece of work.  It could develop into a number of different tools depending on how users/developers make it play.  Might actually be a piece of useful Web2.0 technology in the cloud.  Hey that sounds a bit like Novell Teaming without the cloud.

I asked the question about how Teaming & Pulse will play together of our speaker for our next meeting? "Pulse will offer real time collaboration in the cloud.  Later in 2010, or early 2011, we plan to Pulse enable Teaming (GW is planned as well) to allow Teaming collaboration to be realtime enabled and be done outside the organization if needed.  Teaming is on premise and for most people is becoming the knowledge repository for organizations."

Teaming can already have participants inside and outside the organization.  That's what it's supposed to do.  With this, you will be able of federate (for lack of a better term) a Pulse/Wave group into your Teaming project.  Won't matter what tool or where you are, your collaborating.

It will be a blending of local and cloud.  Oh and did you see that comment about the GroupWise integration?  Pulse (therefore Google Wave) integration in GroupWise....  That's almost exciting ;+)

Want to find out more?  Come to the meeting.  Find out what Novell has in mind and how they see the cloud and traditional apps merging.

January 27.  18:00 dinner.  18:30 presentation starts.  

New Year, New Technology, NEW LOCATION!!!! - http://www.psnug.org/directions.html  What more could you ask for?

Steve.

>>> Brandon Fouts <brando.fouts at gmail.com> 1/6/2010 17:33 >>>
*
below is a hint at what we might learn at PSNUG next meeting - Jan 27.

Novell CTO, Jeff Jaffe writes;

Google Wave*
<p>As we developed Pulse, Google announced their Wave project. We were
stimulated by the possibilities. In the emerging real-time collaboration
market there is a need for multiple providers and they need to federate.
Google announced their Wave Federation Protocol (WFP) as an open approach to
addressing this need. We asked why not federate? Open is key to Novell s
value proposition! So we approached the Google team and they agreed! From
this began a rapid embrace and technology collaboration to show two
companies interoperating with different but related visions.</p>

*Mixing the New with Enterprise Needs*
<p>There are many exciting features in Pulse; focused on real-time
communications and social networking. That is where we find the greatest
amount of pure technical excitement.</p>

<p>The function will appeal to many stakeholders. Service providers will
provide Pulse s real-time communications to their customers. Enterprises
will leverage this as their new communications paradigm.</p>
<p>Additionally, Novell has a unique platform to introduce this. This is the
existing platform of enterprise communications. We have a large group of
customers with our GroupWise and OES products. Pulse adds value to this
customer base bringing them into new paradigms of collaboration. In fact,
we learn a great deal from our customer base in terms of enterprise
requirements for cloud-based real-time communications. </p>

<p>This is what is truly unique about Pulse. It is secure. It is managed.
Identity management. Provisioning. It is not only cool. And social.
Real-time. Chat speed. Easy-to-use. But it will be a product that appeals to
the enterprise.</p>


-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org 
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==



From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Fri Jan 15 17:57:45 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:57:45 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] security
Message-ID: <609b18561001151757r357f6f04x1503d469b07b2456@mail.gmail.com>

IE (most any version)  continues to be one of the larger security risks.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/011510-microsoft-confirms-ie-zero-day-behind.html

another MAD problem
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/011510-conficker-worm-hasnt-gone-away.html

PS - https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB60909

Apple vs Google
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_04/b4164028483414.htm

opensource overview 2010
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Software/11123.html



PS- The Dark Side - Jane Mayer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D13TSc4nTCI

-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100115/982f41c4/attachment.html>

From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Mon Jan 18 15:58:43 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:58:43 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: Demand Real Net Neutrality: Don't Let
	Hollywood Hijack the Internet
In-Reply-To: <26633557.1263481691548.JavaMail.www@app222>
References: <26633557.1263481691548.JavaMail.www@app222>
Message-ID: <609b18561001181558w4b705071pf549b06fd06cbbaa@mail.gmail.com>

FYI -

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Electronic Frontier Foundation <action at eff.org>
Date: Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 7:00 AM
Subject: Demand Real Net Neutrality: Don't Let Hollywood Hijack the Internet
To: brando.fouts at gmail.com


Last fall, the Federal Communications Commission proposed rules for "Net
Neutrality" -- a set of regulations intended to help innovation and free
speech continue to thrive on the Internet.

But is the FCC's version of Net Neutrality the real deal? Or is it a fake?

Buried in the FCC's rules is a deeply problematic loophole. Open Internet
principles, the FCC writes, "do not...apply to activities such as the
unlawful distribution of copyrighted works."

For years, the entertainment industry has used that innocent-sounding phrase
-- "unlawful distribution of copyrighted works" -- to pressure Internet
service providers around the world to act as copyright cops -- to surveil
the Internet for supposed copyright violations, and then censor or punish
the accused users.

>From the beginning, a central goal of the Net Neutrality movement has been
to prevent corporations from interfering with the Internet in this way -- so
why does the FCC's version of Net Neutrality specifically allow them to do
so?

Go to the Real Net Neutrality petition to tell the FCC that if it wants to
police the Internet, it first needs to demonstrate that it can protect
Internet users and innovators by standing up to powerful industry lobbyists.
Sign your name to demand that the copyright enforcement loophole be removed:

http://realnetneutrality.org/

Sincerely,
Electronic Frontier Foundation

Follow the link to unsubscribe from future mailings or to change your email
preferences.
http://action.eff.org/site/CO?i=pwCXefhbimITQU3C8cyeMKOy2wZ5XAiI&cid=0



-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100118/dba18d52/attachment.html>

From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Mon Jan 18 16:57:50 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:57:50 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] security note from Taclug list, thanks to Will Hill
Message-ID: <609b18561001181657p2cf63d5cmcb31f4972128628d@mail.gmail.com>

 1. Good explaination of system security. (Will Hill)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:15:37 -0800
From: Will Hill <williamhill2 at cox.net>
Subject: [Taclug-General] Good explaination of system security.

Here is an old but still true explanation of the all too obvious differences
in GNU/Linux and Windows system security.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/22/security_report_windows_vs_linux/

It is interesting how in the intervening years Microsoft has tried to game
the
metrics and shout myths louder rather than try to fix the problems with
rational system changes.  Uptime numbers have been gamed by various fail
over
shemes and hiding Windows servers behind BSD and GNU/Linux.  Microsoft has
purchased large numbers of "parked domains" to inflate the apparent
installed
base of IIS both to promote their inefficient web server and to reduce an
obvious counter to their "Linux is secure because no one runs it" lie.  The
repetition of "security in small numbers" or popularity myth is so pervasive
that it even happens in places that should know better, like LUG lists. Yet
Vista and Windows 7 retain most of the historic Windows problems.  Barriers
between users and the system have largely been built for digital
restrictions
management, to protect the financial security of large publishers at the
cost
of user control.  In fact, Microsoft made some of the problems worse by
integrating their poorly designed database.

The article was written from an "open source" perspective and misses some
important security benefits of software freedom.  "free" and "freedom" are
not mentioned and the critically important GNU project is mentioned only to
differentiate Debian/GNU from the distribution's other branches.  Fresh
installs and ease of recovery are an important practical result of software
freedom, specifically the freedom to share.  Compare a net or custom image
install to the loops and hoops non free software forced user through.

------------------------------

-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100118/24649f2e/attachment.html>

From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Mon Jan 18 16:58:51 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:58:51 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Linux progress
Message-ID: <609b18561001181658i78b86c16nab48765a5562c6cb@mail.gmail.com>

Linux Desktop - looks like XP
http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7669/1.html

Chrome - seems great for netbooks - read why
http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7620/1.html

a little history - Five Distros that changed Linux
(interesting perspectives on Novell, as well)
http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7651/2/

Small Business Server - new alternative
http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7662/1.html
http://www.clearcenter.com/Partner-Near-Your/clearsdn-getting-started-1.html



-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100118/ad4a1890/attachment.html>

From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Wed Jan 20 18:41:33 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:41:33 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: Laura's Lab: High and Low Tech Rescue in Haiti
In-Reply-To: <cea5bb46a4b058b900821b58ced269bb@localhost.localdomain>
References: <cea5bb46a4b058b900821b58ced269bb@localhost.localdomain>
Message-ID: <609b18561001201841v1d1cd138v2218a027f33f9541@mail.gmail.com>

FYI -

( and just for fun http://ardrone2.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/en.html )

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Laura Chappell <laura at chappellseminars.com>
Date: Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:40 PM
Subject: Laura's Lab: High and Low Tech Rescue in Haiti
To: brando.fouts at gmail.com




 *In Laura's Lab - High and Low Tech Rescue in Haiti*
*January 19, 2010*

****
*VISIT THE NEW TRAINING
SCHEDULE<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fschedule.html>
!*
*
*
*IN THIS ISSUE
*

Submit Case Studies due Today <#12648503e415e835_casestudies>
BLOG: High and Low Tech Rescue <#12648503e415e835_blog>
Wireshark Weekly Tip #32: Compare Traffic in a Single Summary
Window<#12648503e415e835_tip>

 *
Case Studies: Deadline Today
 Submit a 500-word Case Study for Possible Inclusion in the New "Wireshark
Book"
*
I want to hear the gory details of how you ripped into network traffic to
locate the cause of those migraine headaches... how you spotted Fred
uploading corporate secrets to a secret (ha!) account... how you wowed a
vendor by sending a trace file that pointed to their product as the culprit
on the network. Send me your case
studies<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fwiresharkbook.html>by
January 19th for possible selection.
*
*
*High and Low Tech Rescue
*
 *Cellular Service, Satellite Imagery, SearchCam and Canine Rescue Units
*
Like many of you, I've been following the Haiti earthquake as many of you
have as well. It iss heartbreaking to see the loss of life, especially the
children.

One image from cnn.com haunts me - a 1 month old child held in the arms of a
rescuer (link on blog). Cellular communications has had a tremendous role in
this disaster - from victims text messaging for assistance to families
finding each other. This underscores the importance of shoring up cellular
networks in preparation for disaster.

Google also updated their satellite imagery to show amazing before and after
images of the devastation (link on blog).

SearchCam, a victim location device, was one of the high tech devices
featured in several photos of rescue efforts. The most low tech rescue
device is... a dog. The dogs of the canine rescue units react differently to
victims and surivors. When they find a survivor, they...  Read
more...<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com>

*Wireshark Weekly Tip #32*
*Compare Traffic in a Single Summary Window*
OUsing packet marking and filtering you can compare two separate
conversation summaries in one Summary window! This is a great tip! Read this
tip and sign up<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiresharktraining.com%2Ftips.html>to
receive Wireshark tips weekly.

 Enjoy life one bit at a time.
*Laura *


  **
*Upcoming Events*

 *All Access Pass Event: *New Wireshark Features
2/4/10
(Invites being sent)
* *
*Free Webinar:*
Wireshark 101 - Introduction to Network
Analysis<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-wireshark101.html>
2/9/10*
*
* *
*All Access Pass Event: *Introduction to VoIP Analysis
2/25/10
(Invites being sent)*   *
* *
*Free Webinar:*
Wireshark 201 - Filtering on the Good, Bad and
Ugly<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-wireshark201.html>
3/9/10
 * *
*All Access Pass Event: *Customizing Wireshark
3/11/10
(Invites being sent)*
*

View the Seminar Schedule
<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fschedule.html>

**
*Links *
MS SMB2 Project<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fprojects.html>
Twitter Twaffic Project
<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fprojects.html>
Follow Laura on Twitter
<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Flaurachappell>
 Laura's Blog<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com>
NetScanTools Demo<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netscantools.com%2Fnstprodemorequest.html>
Laura's Media Roll<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.screencast.com%2Fusers%2FLauraChappell>


 *Course List - All *
All Access Pass<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fchappellu>
Wireshark Core 1<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fchappellu.html>
Wireshark Core 2<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fchappellu>
 Analyze ARP/DHCP<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-trace-analysis1.html>
Analyze HTTP/Web<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-trace-http.html>
Analyze TCP In-Depth<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-trace-tcp.html>
Analyze Throughput<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-throughput.html>
Decoys: Honeypots<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-honeypot.html>
Hacked Host: Forensics<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-hackedhosts.html>
Investigate: Traceback<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-traceback.html>
NetScanTools 101<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-nst.html>
Nmap 101<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-nmap.html>
Social Media Sites<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-socmeds.html>
Top 10 Reasons/Slow<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-top10.html>
Wireshark Jumpstart<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-wireshark101.html>
Wireshark Cmd Line<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-commandlines.html>
WLAN Analysis 101<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fs-wlan1.html>


 *Special Events
*
View the schedule<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=12526960&msgid=246462&act=CZ8T&c=145306&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chappellseminars.com%2Fschedule.html>of
current and planned special events



  This message was sent from Laura Chappell to brando.fouts at gmail.com. It
was sent from: Protocol Analysis Institute, 5339 Prospect Road, Suite 343,
San Jose, CA 95129. You can modify/update your subscription via the link
below.

Email Marketing by <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186>
[image: iContact - Try It Free!] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186>

   Manage your subscription
<http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=12526960&l=3416&s=CZ8T&m=246462&c=145306>
<http://app.icontact.com/icp/sub/forward?m=246462&s=12526960&c=CZ8T&cid=145306>



-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100120/cdd6257a/attachment-0001.html>

From ssinghose at wccg.net  Sun Jan 24 15:57:53 2010
From: ssinghose at wccg.net (Steve Singhose)
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:57:53 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] January meeting reminder
Message-ID: <4B5C6E01.0D8B.00D2.3@wccg.net>

Happy New Year everyone.

It's meeting time once again.

This month should be a very exciting topic.  Tracy Smith, Product Manger for Novell Teaming will be telling us about what's new in Teaming 2.0 and what's coming in the forthcoming release of 2.1.  I've hearing some very interesting things here at GWAVACon 2010 about Teaming and where this is all going.  Teaming and it's offspring should be a game changer in how users interact with the data.  And Novell's new data sync engine will change how apps will talk to each other.  Very cool stuff.

http://www.psnug.org/calendar/calendar.html 

And remember NEW MEETING LOCATION!!! - http://www.psnug.org/directions.html 

This is a permanent change.

I hope to see you all there.

Steve Singhose
Vice-President Puget Sound Network Users Group (PSNUG)
http://www.psnug.org
206-419-0829




From ssinghose at wccg.net  Thu Jan 28 21:32:30 2010
From: ssinghose at wccg.net (Steve Singhose)
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:32:30 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] GroupWise at home
Message-ID: <4B62026E.0D8B.00D2.3@wccg.net>

Since it came up in conversation at last nights meeting I thought I would pass this along.

It's a custom Windows GroupWise client install that it tweaked so it doesn't need to talk to a GroupWise PO.  Now you can have all of the features of GroupWise to talk exclusively to your POP or IMAP server.  (You have looked at all of the really cool features of the GroupWise 8 client right?)

http://www.mygwmail.net/

Have fun with it.

Steve.



From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Tue Feb  2 14:10:06 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:10:06 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] warning politics -Fwd: Comcast + NBC = Disaster
Message-ID: <609b18561002021410i3a33e603h295bedf33feb599b@mail.gmail.com>

FYI -

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Josh Stearns, FreePress.net <info at freepress.net>
Date: Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:59 AM
Subject: Comcast + NBC = Disaster
To: brando at opensuse.org


  [image: Free Press Action
Fund]<http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=FU98XoOl6xe3VfJ2Nh2JQg..>
       <http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=2YEhUOavYSvyrU1i5Js9Pg..>

Tell Every Member of Congress: Stop the
Takeover!<http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=QJKghWagiNTNOWurIqUr8A..>

Dear Brandon,

Right now in the halls of Congress, Comcast lobbyists are schmoozing with
lawmakers and arguing for the company?s takeover of NBC.

But this merger doesn't add up: One of the worst companies in the country,
plus one of the world's biggest producers of TV shows and motion pictures,
equals higher prices and fewer choices for people like you.

*Do the Math: Stop the Comcast Takeover of
NBC*<http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=PKUaANRNylPTJNu0J4aA4Q..>

We've been up and down Capitol Hill, warning Congress that if they don't
stop this deal, they'll be handing over more of our media to one big, bad
company.

But Comcast's huge army of lobbyists is swarming the Beltway, and we're way
outnumbered. That's where you come in.

*Help Us Reach Every Lawmaker in D.C.: Write Yours
Now*<http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=wk8I7HCkxJgaveLutYW9oA..>

Here's what our own calculus reveals about Comcast:

   - *Obscene profits.* Comcast is already raking it in. The company made $3
   billion in profits in 2009.
   - *Overpaid CEO.* Comcast CEO Brian Roberts is one of America's most
   overpaid CEOs, taking home more than $40 million in compensation last year.
   - *Bad behavior.* Comcast has a long history of blocking union
   organizing, blocking Web traffic, and even blocking the public from hearings
   held to investigate its own Internet blocking.
   - *Tons of lobbying.* In the first nine months of 2009, Comcast spent a
   whopping $13.4 million on 98 lobbyists in Washington.

Thankfully, for every Comcast lobbyist, there are thousands of people like
you to set the record straight.

*Tell Congress: Stand with the Public and Stop
Comcast/NBC*<http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=GvvLEj-0tDVhtVtFEeOIUA..>

Right now, Congress is adding it all up and deciding how to respond. They?re
getting ready to hold hearings on Comcast-NBC next week. Please click on the
link above to add your voice and tell Congress to stop this takeover.

Thanks,

Josh Stearns
Program Manager
Free Press
www.freepress.net

P.S. Please spread the word of this fight on
Twitter<http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=fCmxyeu_7HngIDss3qXBlA..>and
Facebook <http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=kbh8_7RYUdOH4_Z5nL7cUg..>, and
forward this e-mail to everyone you know who doesn't want Comcast to swallow
up NBC. That should be pretty much everyone.

*Want to learn more? Join us on
Facebook<http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=P2zHnx7nH_tp2-Rdl85YYw..>and
follow us on
Twitter <http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=Cg2dm_Pkl9_i2zJApVwZuQ..>.*

*If you haven't already, you can also join our E-Activist
list<http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=SYn_hD1XabtW6DWUGcv1UA..>
.*

*You (brando at opensuse.org) are receiving this e-mail as an opt-in subscriber
to Free Press' E-Activist Network. You can
unsubscribe<http://free.convio.net/site/CO?i=YNxJaXiH27oT35f3TFtCEHTuXr4dOpOe&cid=1135>or
manage
your account <http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=GgfUhqoQKlsuGOFvt_Vi3A..> at
any time.*

     OUR SITES: [image:
StopBigMedia.com]<http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=xLqeFGOf2lndCjdlFXicqA..>
[image:
SavetheInternet.com]<http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=POkfu3loikCIcIsbFjOFDw..>
[image:
InternetforEveryone.org]<http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=z-bzfcG4BtKTzv4R46QGMQ..>
   [image: donate
now]<http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=9Dn_v3DPzIOpbhVPXoksPw..>
Free Press Action Fund is a national, nonpartisan organization working to
reform the media. Learn more at
*www.freepress.net<http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=DK2YqsDSOTEH7w0S_GrAJg..>
*

---- Content & Policy Scan by M+ Guardian ----
Millions of safe & clean messages delivered daily





-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100202/e73b6b01/attachment.html>

From brando at linux.com  Tue Feb  2 18:58:20 2010
From: brando at linux.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:58:20 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] IPv6 - read about Google project and thoughts
Message-ID: <609b18561002021858m62cd257dx5532d8e3e699dfa4@mail.gmail.com>

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/032509-google-ipv6-easy.html

-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100202/2cfd535b/attachment.html>

From ssinghose at wccg.net  Tue Feb  2 20:29:14 2010
From: ssinghose at wccg.net (Steve Singhose)
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:29:14 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] GWAVA RETAIN (Archiving) & RELOAD (Disaster
	Recovery) Seminar	for GroupWise
Message-ID: <4B688B1A.0D8B.00D2.3@wccg.net>

Hi all.

The folks from GWAVA are coming to the area an want everyone to come to lunch if you can:

We'd like you to invite you to join us for a Free Lunch and Learn Seminar on GWAVA's RETAIN and RELOAD solutions, the best archiving and disaster recovery solutions for Novell GroupWise.
 
Where: Renaissance Seattle Hotel, 515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA 98104
When: February 10, 2010
Time: 12:00 to 2:00 pm
Parking: $5.00 with hotel voucher
Speaker: Willem Bagchus, Master CNE & GWAVA Senior Engineer
 
Please confirm your presence by February 8 at the latest by responding to this e-mail. We would like to order the proper number of lunches.
 
We look forward to seeing you then.

Steve Singhose
Network Design Engineer
Western Computer Consulting Group
http://www.wccg.net 
206-419-0829



From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Sat Feb  6 16:49:04 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 16:49:04 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Linux code 75% now written by paid developers
Message-ID: <609b18561002061649v2b011cf3i89e9710ecd1d98cf@mail.gmail.com>

http://apcmag.com/linux-now-75-corporate.htm

-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100206/701db79c/attachment.html>

From kacoroski at gmail.com  Wed Feb 10 09:33:14 2010
From: kacoroski at gmail.com (Ski Kacoroski)
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:33:14 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Sasag meeting tomorrow: Introduction to Wireshark
	for network monitoring
Message-ID: <4B72EDDA.8050905@gmail.com>

Hi,

This may be of interest to your members....

cheers,

ski


Sasag, the Seattle Area Systems Administrator Guild is happy to present 
Scott McDermott talking on "Introduction to Wireshark for Network 
Monitoring".  There will be dinner sponsored by Silicon Mechanics. Check 
them out at  http://www.siliconmechanics.com.  As usual there will also 
be several CACert assurers present (http://www.cacert.org).

The meeting will be at the Electrical Engineering building on the
University of Washington Campus, aka EE1. Directions are linked to the
EE Department's web site below. Parking is $6 after 4pm.

Details are:

Date: 	February 11th, 2010
Time: 	7pm
Place: 	EE1 Building (Electrical Engineering) Room 403
         University of Washington Campus
Directions: 	http://www.ee.washington.edu/about/contact.html
Subject: 	An introduction to Wireshark for network monitoring
Presenter: 	Scott McDermott

Ever tried to figure out what the web server was really saying to the 
client? Maybe more importantly, what the client was really saying to one 
of your servers? Maybe you have a system that?s slow for no obvious 
reason or a network service that doesn?t seem to always work right. With 
a run of the mill laptop and Wireshark, you can gain insight into what?s 
actually happening on the ?wire? (or the ?wireless?). This talk will 
give you an introduction to Wireshark and the basics of how it can be 
used to investigate these problems that can otherwise be difficult to 
diagnose. The talk will also touch on some of the useful tools you can 
add to Wireshark to make it an even more useful tool.

????-

Scott McDermott has been practicing system administration for 16 years. 
He has managed networks and systems ranging from 10Base2 networks with a 
couple SparcStations and DGUX boxen to 10Gig networks with 200 mixed 
servers. He currently works as a Network & System Administrator for the 
King County Library System, with an emphasis on the Network? portion of 
his job title. Wireshark is his tool of choice for diagnosing the 
problems that aren?t obviously DNS or permissions.



From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Sat Feb 13 14:58:51 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:58:51 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: LinuxFest Northwest info
Message-ID: <609b18561002131458y7f42b1b0yde95b7866dae022a@mail.gmail.com>

YOU REALLY SHOULD CHECK THIS OUT.

I'm planning to go -
(also let me know if you are willing to help a the PSNUG table and I'll add
you to the Exhibitor List).

You can try doing a Presentation - good practice !! (and little risk as you
can always just answer questions if your presentation faulters)

A lot goes on - so check it out - you can bring your wife and kids too -
nice town and very nice people.
Best Open Source Event in Western Washington.

Usually an RV parking spot is found - I think Steve Singhose has done this.



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <fest-list-request at peakserv.com>
Date: Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Subject: Fest-list Digest, Vol 45, Issue 5
To: fest-list at peakserv.com


Send Fest-list mailing list submissions to
       fest-list at peakserv.com

To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
       https://www.peakserv.com/mailman/listinfo/fest-list
or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
       fest-list-request at peakserv.com

You can reach the person managing the list at
       fest-list-owner at peakserv.com

When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
than "Re: Contents of Fest-list digest..."


Today's Topics:

  1. LFNW 2010 Call for Presenters and Exhibitors (Bill Wright)


----------------------------------------------------------------------

Message: 1
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:19:08 -0800
From: Bill Wright <bill at blug.org>
Subject: [Fest-list] LFNW 2010 Call for Presenters and Exhibitors
To: BLUG-List <blug-list at peakserv.com>, Fest-List
       <fest-list at peakserv.com>
Message-ID: <1266020348.4b75effc71d94 at qmail.plands.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Presenters and Exhibitors:

Online registration is now open for our 11th Annual
LinuxFest Northwest 2010
April 24th and 25th
in Bellingham, Wash.
http://linuxfestnorthwest.org

Presenters, register and click "Submit Session Proposal" at:
http://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/

Exhibitors, register and click "Request Booth or Exhibit" at:
http://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/

See you there,

Bill

Bill Wright
bill at blug.org
http://blug.org
http://linuxfestnorthwest.org


------------------------------

_______________________________________________
Fest-list mailing list
Fest-list at peakserv.com
https://www.peakserv.com/mailman/listinfo/fest-list


End of Fest-list Digest, Vol 45, Issue 5
****************************************



-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100213/ddfc7ec5/attachment.html>

From brando at linux.com  Wed Feb 17 14:14:27 2010
From: brando at linux.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:14:27 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] LinuxFest Northwest
Message-ID: <609b18561002171414h3db3f452uc23562f67e723fc6@mail.gmail.com>

Hi PSNUG members -

Glad to see the Puget Sound Networking User Group will participate
in LinuxFest Northwest again this year.

I'm sure you know it's April 24th and 25th.

Now is the time to register, sign up, submit session proposals, and purchase
sponsorship opportunities at
http://linuxfestnorthwest.org

http://linuxfestnorthwest.org is now the home of our new Drupal
based web site, so pardon me ahead of time if you notice any bugs.
If you do experience any issues, could you please report
your experience to me as it would be helpful.

Hope to see you there,

Bill

Bill Wright
bill at blug.org
http://blug.org
http://linuxfestnorthwest.org


Brandon notes: you'll also find banner/link on the PSNUG home page - and
other NW events you should check into.
-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100217/65ff32af/attachment.html>

From ssinghose at wccg.net  Wed Feb 17 14:26:48 2010
From: ssinghose at wccg.net (Steve Singhose)
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:26:48 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] February meeting reminder
Message-ID: <4B7BFCA8.0D8B.00D2.3@wccg.net>

Hi everyone.

Only one week until the next PSNUG meeting.

18:00 at the usual place (well, the usual new place for those who didn't make it last month)

http://www.psnug.org/directions.html 

Our presenter the month will be Mo Lemieux.  Mo is the new Territory Manger for Novell in the area.  His market is the Datacenter and will be getting us up to date on Novell's Intelligent Workload Management initiative.

For more into on the Intelligent Workload Management take a look see here - http://www.novell.com/intelligent-workload-management/

I look forward to seeing everyone there.

Steve Singhose
Vice-President Puget Sound Network Users Group (PSNUG)
http://www.psnug.org
206-419-0829




From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Wed Feb 17 15:17:04 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:17:04 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] please read this FAQ
Message-ID: <609b18561002171517x21da815dq51c17e4a115f60e6@mail.gmail.com>

http://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/faq


-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100217/7fb1c7ef/attachment.html>

From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Wed Feb 17 16:27:31 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:27:31 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd:Linux Foundation Briefing Book: February 15,
	2010
In-Reply-To: <6bad71291002151014w20636223x10f348cb0d5556eb@mail.gmail.com>
References: <6bad71291002151014w20636223x10f348cb0d5556eb@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <609b18561002171627m542020belb134da931fb072ac@mail.gmail.com>

may I ask for a little feed back?
Should I continue to post from the below Linux Foundation list server?
OR, you'd rather I not -  if you found interesting, you'd go join the Linux
Foundation yourself?
    or just join the below mail list - hint: see at the very bottom



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Linux Foundation <jennifer at linuxfoundation.org>
Date: Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Subject: [Briefing-book] Linux Foundation Briefing Book: February 15, 2010
To: briefing-book at linuxfoundation.org


Dear Linux Foundation Members:

==> This Week's Original Content from the Linux Foundation <==

Bringing the Magic to Linux with MeeGo
Jim Zemlin
Today the Linux operating system market just got a lot more interesting with
the announcement of MeeGo.
http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/158-jim-zemlin/286723-bringing-the-magic-to-linux-with-meego-

<http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/158-jim-zemlin/286723-bringing-the-magic-to-linux-with-meego->Intel
and Nokia Merge Mobile Linux Initiatives to Introduce MeeGo
Linux.com Editorial Staff
Intel and Nokia, two of tech?s biggest titans, today announced the new
Linux-based software platform called MeeGo, which merges the popular Moblin
and Maemo projects and sets the companies? sights on a new generation of
computing devices, applications and services.
http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/286738-intel-and-nokia-merge-mobile-linux-initiatives-to-introduce-meego-

Taking Command of the Terminal with GNU Screen
Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier
Screen allows you to manage multiple shell sessions from one terminal window
or console, view multiple shell sessions at the same time, and even log into
the same session from more than one location at a time.
http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/285795:taking-command-of-the-terminal-with-gnu-screen-

Myth Busting: Is Linux Immune to Viruses?
Jack Wallen
In a word, "no." Any computer that is attached to a network is not immune to
viruses. But, as with everything else, it's relative.
http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/284124:myth-busting-is-linux-immune-to-viruses

Writing a Simple Bash Script
Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier
The first step is often the hardest, but don't let that stop you. If you've
ever wanted to learn how to write a shell script but didn't know where to
start, this is your lucky day.
http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/284789:writing-a-simple-bash-script-


==> From the Community <==

7 of the Best Free Linux Document Processors
Steve Emms
A document processor is a document preparation system. Unlike a word
processor, this type of application leads the author to concentrate on the
structure of the document rather than its appearance.
http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/286374:7-of-the-best-free-linux-document-processors

Slackware Linux Tip-of-the-Day: Hardware Information
mfillpot
Some people prefer using GUI tools for their needs, but when you want to
figure out what hardware you are using, the CLI is the best tool, and I will
prove it to you now.
http://www.linux.com/community/blogs/slackware-linux-tip-of-the-day-hardware-information.html

International Women's Day Camp: Get Your Entries In!
Jono Bacon
The Ubuntu Women Project announced an International Women?s Day Competition;
an awesome effort to gather wonderful stories of how women have discovered
Ubuntu
http://www.linux.com/distrocentral/distroblogs/285059-international-womens-day-comp-get-your-entries-in

==> Other News You Need to Know <==

10 Virtualization Companies to Watch in 2010
InternetNews
http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/systems-management/285461:10-virtualization-companies-to-watch-in-2010

Apple iPad Profit Model Gets a 'Teardown'
CNET
http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/netbooks/285570:apple-ipad-profit-model-gets-a-teardown

OpenOffice 3.2: More Stability, More Speed
The H
http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/285739:openoffice-32-more-stability-more-speed

==> Upcoming Events <==

Southern California Linux Expo 8x
February 19-21, 2010
Westin LAX
Los Angeles, CA
The premier Open Source conference in the U.S., now in its 8th year,
has content for everyone! If you're looking to learn, choose talks
from a developer's track, a beginner track, or one of the three
general interest tracks.
http://www.linux.com/community/events/details/106-southern-california-linux-expo-8x

4th Annual Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit
April 14-16, 2010
Hotel Kabuki
San Francisco, CA
The Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit is an exclusive,
invitation-only summit gathering core kernel developers, distribution
maintainers, ISVs, end users, system vendors and other community
organizations for plenary sessions and workgroup meetings to meet
face-to-face to tackle and solve the most pressing issues facing Linux
today.
http://www.linux.com/community/events/details/234-4th-annual-linux-foundation-collaboration-summit

----

To unsubscribe from this newsletter, please visit
https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/briefing-book.
Thank you

----

Briefing-book mailing list
Briefing-book at lists.linux-foundation.org
https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/briefing-book

_______________________________________________
Briefing-book mailing list
Briefing-book at lists.linux-foundation.org
https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/briefing-book




-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100217/87869fe0/attachment.html>

From brando at linux.com  Thu Feb 18 13:58:03 2010
From: brando at linux.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:58:03 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: [OSA-Announce] OSFA Business: Message from
	Steering Committee to All Members
In-Reply-To: <c4deea7f1002180806l1a3cc33ahb97e70bdc47a4a0@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c4deea7f1002180806l1a3cc33ahb97e70bdc47a4a0@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <609b18561002181358i2a4ff37cqf1304253cd54b25@mail.gmail.com>

FYI -

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: General announcement list (low traffic) <
osa-announce at opensourceforamerica.org>
Date: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 8:06 AM
Subject: [OSA-Announce] OSFA Business: Message from Steering Committee to
All Members
To: osa-announce at opensourceforamerica.org


OSFA Members,

On January 19, 2010, you received an email from the OSFA Steering
Committee with the first draft of the "Guidelines for Open Government
Plans." We received many comments and recommendations and thank you
for your participation.


The final version is available for viewing at
opensourceforamerica.org/guidelines. If you have a blog or issue a
newsletter, please assist us in promoting this effort.


Following publication of our guidelines, we will then begin work on a
set of metrics/questions that we would intend to use to grade the
agencies late this spring, following the April 7th launch of their
Open Government Plans. Stay tuned for more details about this effort.

Thank you again for your assistance,

OSFA Steering Committee


###

_______________________________________________
OSA-announce mailing list
OSA-announce at opensourceforamerica.org
http://opensourceforamerica.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/osa-announce




-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100218/4f1e9434/attachment.html>

From RANDYGREIN at COMCAST.NET  Sun Feb 21 13:01:12 2010
From: RANDYGREIN at COMCAST.NET (Randy Grein)
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:01:12 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: SUBSCRIPTION REFERRAL
References: <0.0.0.B33.1CAB1875F143D86.0@mail6.networkworldmedia.com>
Message-ID: <E38636EF-30E0-4FEC-9AA4-286B4A06AAD7@COMCAST.NET>

As this is network related I thought it would be of some interest. If  
you already receive the magazine, please disregard.

Randy Grein

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Network World Subscriptions "<nww at networkworldmedia.com>
> Date: February 19, 2010 9:17:10 AM PST
> To: <RANDYGREIN at COMCAST.NET>
> Subject: SUBSCRIPTION REFERRAL
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 	
> Dear RANDY GREIN,
>
> As a subscriber, you?re in a unique position to
> help us increase Network World?s readership.
> We?d like to give complimentary one-year
> subscriptions to qualified IT executives who design, deploy and  
> manage networked business solutions.
>
> Would you help us by forwarding this email to friends and colleagues  
> who can benefit from the networking news and analysis in Network  
> World? Thank you very much!
>
>         Sincerely,
>
>         John Dix
>         Editor in Chief
>
>
>
>
> DEADLINE: March 15, 2010
>
>
> RANDY GREIN has nominated you for a
> complimentary one-year subscription to Network World, including full  
> access to NetworkWorld.com.
>
> Over 170,000 fellow IT executives read Network World for updates on  
> business issues, news, analysis, and technology advice they need to  
> design, deploy, and manage business solutions.
>
> Applying just takes a moment. Why not do it right now?
>
> Applications accepted until March 15, 2010.
>
>
>
> IMPORTANT: If you miss the deadline, you may subscribe to
> Network World for $129/year. Write to:
>
> Network World Customer Service
> PO Box 3090
> Northbrook, IL 60065-3090
> Tel:     888.701.2228 (U.S.)
>    	    : 847.559.7322 (Int'l)
> Fax:    847.564.9453
> Email: nww at omeda.com
>
>
>
>
>
> SERVICE
> SUMMARY
>
> Publication:
> Network World
>
> Term:
> One Year
>
> Rate:
> COMPLIMENTARY
> Others pay $129
>
> Deadline:
> March 15, 2010
>
>
>
>
> This email was sent to: RANDYGREIN at COMCAST.NET
> From Network World, PO Box 3090, Northbrook, IL 60065-3090. We  
> respect your privacy.
> To opt-out of subscription offers from Network World please respond  
> here.
> Privacy Policy
>
>
>
>
>

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100221/97f5a3e3/attachment.html>

From ssinghose at wccg.net  Wed Feb 24 13:35:20 2010
From: ssinghose at wccg.net (Steve Singhose)
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:35:20 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Business Advice From Van Halen
Message-ID: <4B852B18.0D8B.00D2.3@wccg.net>

Alex Evens, GroupWise Product Manager at Novell recently tweeted this.  Too good to not pass along.

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/143/made-to-stick-the-telltale-brown-mampm.html 



Steve Singhose
Vice-President Puget Sound Network Users Group (PSNUG)
http://www.psnug.org
206-419-0829




From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Wed Feb 24 15:45:47 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:45:47 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Microsoft sue Google over Linux?
Message-ID: <609b18561002241545l546cc85fkaaf4ffa4a68dd89f@mail.gmail.com>

Matt Asay writes for CNET:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10458849-16.html

-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100224/22d53516/attachment.html>

From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Wed Feb 24 16:12:10 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:12:10 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Linux and FOSS in the market place
Message-ID: <609b18561002241612w52934a85hf5b39a83307ac598@mail.gmail.com>

http://www.foss-for-health.org/portal/

WebKit and RIM
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/RIM-switching-to-open-source-WebKit-932717.html

Twenty-four telecom operators, including AT&T, China Mobile, Orange, DoCoMo,
Sprint and Verizon Wireless, join forces to create the Wholesale
Applications Community.
http://www.internetnews.com/mobility/article.php/3865341

http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/286323:lemonpos-your-open-source-point-of-sale



-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100224/cd266b36/attachment.html>

From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Fri Feb 26 14:22:56 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:22:56 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] 2009 vulnerabilities IBM X-Force
Message-ID: <609b18561002261422r3af5ddfcs70b0b394ab218853@mail.gmail.com>

original source
http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/iss/xforce/trendreports/

Network World summary
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/022510-ibm-vulnerabilities-fell-in-2009.html

-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100226/91b67467/attachment.html>

From ssinghose at wccg.net  Wed Mar  3 15:47:14 2010
From: ssinghose at wccg.net (Steve Singhose)
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:47:14 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] The top 10 spam botnets
Message-ID: <4B8E8482.0D8B.00D2.3@wccg.net>

Hi:

Some amazing stats here.

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1373&tag=nl.e099.dl100303&tag=nl.e099

    *  80 percent of all spam is sent by these 10 botnets.
    * These 10 botnets send 135 billion spam messages a day.
    * Five million computers belong to the 10 botnets.

Wish he had broken down how many of these were Windows and how many were other OS's 


Steve Singhose
Vice-President Puget Sound Network Users Group (PSNUG)
http://www.psnug.org
206-419-0829




From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Thu Mar  4 17:19:34 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 17:19:34 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] buying Novell
Message-ID: <609b18561003041719q4825c747me570b9c4e7bdbae5@mail.gmail.com>

hedge fund wants to take over Novell

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/030310-novell.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2010-03-04

-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100304/68c6a71c/attachment.html>

From randygrein at comcast.net  Thu Mar  4 18:43:49 2010
From: randygrein at comcast.net (Randy Grein)
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 18:43:49 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] surveillance and ethics
Message-ID: <EE131FE2-E4FB-4EF6-AAD1-EE53DA7614F7@comcast.net>

You've probably heard about this, but I found this helping my son  
research a paper on wiretapping.

http://strydehax.blogspot.com/2010/02/spy-at-harrington-high.html

The scary thing is the IT manager has a number of videos posted on  
youtube demonstrating his spying. Someone needs an ethics transfusion!

Randy Grein



From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Fri Mar 12 16:14:13 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:14:13 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] UW meeting March 30
Message-ID: <609b18561003121614l3838fbd2hfae078c8bf5b0027@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks to Ski Kacoroski for inviting PSNUG members.

http://www.sasag.org/2010/03/12/special-meeting-march-30-2010-melanie-rieback-on-rfids/


Randy, you might read:
http://www.sasag.org/who-we-are/
and as I know, you once tried to keep up to date on such organizations and
may have some historical insights to offer.


-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100312/04251fc9/attachment.html>

From brando at linux.com  Fri Mar 12 16:25:01 2010
From: brando at linux.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:25:01 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: ODF Update: note MS support
Message-ID: <609b18561003121625w32878b4i719b5b1d219a63c@mail.gmail.com>

ODF continues to grow world wide, even in the USA.

near the bottom note:
-- Microsoft Support for ODF -- Microsoft Office 2010 is now in beta and is
likely to be released in the June time frame...

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David LeDuc <dleduc at odfalliance.org>
Date: Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 11:29 AM
Subject: ODF Alliance Update: State of ODF & Outlook for 2010
To: brando at linux.com


ODF ALLIANCE UPDATE:  State of ODF & Outlook for 2010
(You can view a PDF version of this at:  http://www.odfalliance.org)

The OpenDocument Format (ODF) has become widely recognized and increasingly
accepted by public sector authorities who increasingly understand and
appreciate the value and utility of open formats.

Thanks in large part to the members of the ODF Alliance, government
adoptions of ODF continued to grow steadily in 2009; even more governments
made open standards-based solutions an essential feature of their
eGovernment strategies.  As a result, ODF is today an integral part of the
global open movement.

Looking forward, 2010 is shaping up to be another strong year for ODF, with
 additional government adoptions already taking place and several other
major developments pending.  To help our members and supporters continue to
be engaged in the support of ODF and the efforts of the ODF Alliance, the
following is a brief summary of the state of ODF and the outlook for 2010.


----------------------------------------

ODF GOVERNMENT ADOPTION

Government adoption of ODF has continued at a steady pace.  To date,
Twenty-five governments ? seventeen national and 8 provincial ? have now
adopted pro-ODF policies.  These adoptions have occurred through laws,
executive decisions, interoperability frameworks, or policy initiatives
requiring or recommending the use of ODF between and among government
agencies and in their interactions with the public Recent highlights
include:

-- Denmark Affirms Support for ODF -- 2010 began on a high note. As of 1
April 2011, governmental authorities in Denmark will be required to send and
receive documents in formats designated in a list now including ODF. ODF is
unique as the only editable document format listed in the agreement of the
Danish Parliament.

-- United Kingdom Reiterates Support for Open Standards, ODF -- In a refresh
of the "Open Source, Open Standards and Software Re-Use: Government Action
Plan," part of the Government?s ICT Strategy, the UK reiterated its support
for open standards and ODF.

-- Slovakia Mandates Use of ODF -- Slovakia approved amendments to a decree
on the use of standards for information systems in the public
administration. Government bodies in Slovakia must now be able to receive
text documents in ODF, PDF 1.3, RTF and HTML.

-- U.S. Open Government Directive -- U.S. federal government agencies will
soon be required to make information available in open formats. According to
the Open Government Directive issued by the Obama Administration on 8
December 2009.  Under the Directive, each agency will be required to ?take
prompt steps to expand access to information by making it available online
in open formats ..... To the extent practicable and subject to valid
restrictions, agencies should publish information online in an open format
that can be retrieved, downloaded, indexed, and searched by commonly used
web search applications.?

-- Australian Task Force Endorses Open-Standards Approach -- Starting with
the premise that "public-sector information is a national resource, and that
releasing as much of it on as permissive terms as possible will maximize its
economic and social value and reinforce a healthy democracy," the Australian
Government 2.0 Task Force, in its report "Engage: Getting on with Government
2.0," has recommended that public-sector information should be free, based
on open standards, easily discoverable, machine-readable and freely
reusable.

-- Hungary to Make Open Standards Mandatory -- The use of open standards in
public-sector infrastructure will now be mandatory in Hungary.  According to
an amendment passed by the Hungarian Parliament on the law governing
electronic public services (Act LX of 2009), open standards are now required
in electronic communication conducted through the central governmental
system between public administrative bodies, public utility companies,
citizens, and private entities, who may comply on a voluntary basis.

-- Spain to Propose Government-wide Standards for Interoperability --
Spain's national interoperability framework for eGovernment ("Esquema
Nacional de Interoperabilidad en el ?mbito de la Administraci?n
Electr?nica"), published 29 January 2010 by decree in the country?s official
journal, encourages public administrations to use open standards and, where
appropriate, standards that are widely used by citizens to ensure freedom of
choice from competing technologies. It is recommended that documents and
other electronic administrative services be made available via open
standards under conditions satisfying the principle of technological
neutrality.

In summary through the beginning of 2010, "open formats" have become
commonly-accepted wisdom in the public sector and, with it, the demand for
and adoption of ODF continues to advance steadily.


----------------------------------------

ODF IMPLEMENTATION  / APPLICATION SUPPORT

ODF is widely implemented and available on all major platforms,including
traditional desktop editors, as well as web and mobile applications.  At
this time, leading office suites support ODF as do an increasing number of
mobile devices.  The rise of ODF and demand for open formats has
coincided--not coincidentally in our view--with a proliferation of new
word-processor applications not seen since the PC was first introduced in
the 1980s.  Further, the proliferation of mobile devices, applications and
platforms highlight the need for a standardized format for editable
documents.  Following is a list of recent highlights:

-- ODF Achieves Near Universal Support -- As documented in the the February
2010 ODF Alliance newsletter, the last three months alone saw no fewer than
20 releases of new or improved ODF-supporting applications.  They include a
dramatic improvement in both the quality of existing support and its
expansion into new areas with the emergence of ODF-supporting mobile device
and web conferencing applications, document management systems, wiki
editors, viewers, converters, accessibility tools (ODT-To-DAISY Digital
Talking Book), database software, and programming libraries for developers.

-- Beyond the Desktop ? ODF in the Cloud -- With the continued migration of
word processing to the web, 2009 saw continued expansion and improvement in
the quality of support in collaborative, web-based applications, including
Google Docs, Adobe's Buzzword, Zoho Office Suite and Oracle's expected
"Cloud Office" offering.

-- ODF Support on Mobile Devices -- ODF is now supported on the Symbian,
iPhone, Blackberry and Android mobile operating systems.  With the
proliferation of mobile devices, applications and platforms, the need for a
standardized format for editable documents has never been greater.  Despite
this proliferation of new applications and devices, office file format
lock-in remains the single strongest obstacle to real customer choice.  The
ODF-supporting community has, however, made enormous advances to address
this problem.

----------------------------------------

ODF INNOVATION

While ODF 1.1 resulted in a few minor changes to the specification itself to
ensure that the needs of persons with disabilities were addressed, the first
major update, ODF 1.2, offers a host of new performance-enhancing features.
 A further boost to innovation comes from the development of libraries now
available for manipulating ODF content via programming languages such as
Java, Python, C# and PHP.

-- Towards Meaningful Documents -- The new metadata support in ODF 1.2 and
the XForms support from ODF 1.0 make it simple to produce "smart" documents
with advanced searchability and application interaction that can be
integrated into electronic work-flows and web services. The metadata support
in ODF 1.2 is based on the W3C standards RDF/XML and OWL which dramatically
simplify and enable the reuse of ODF metadata by other applications. The RDF
standard is at the core of the W3C's ?Semantic Web? project and central to
initiatives in support of open government data.

-- Open Formula -- Although spreadsheet formula for ODF 1.0 and 1.1 were
implementation-defined, ODF implementations have nevertheless converged on
increasingly interoperable spreadsheet formula, allowing users to choose
from a range of ODF-supporting spreadsheet applications. ODF 1.2's proposed
OpenFormula specification, based on actual spreadsheet practice and
consensus from a large number of spreadsheet applications, promises to bring
about a new level of interoperable spreadsheet support.

-- Digital Signatures -- Up to now an application-specific feature,
digital-signature support in ODF 1.2 is based upon the W3C XMLDSIG
specification.

-- ODF Toolkit Union Provides a Repository for ODF Programming Languages:
The ODF Toolkit Union (http://odftoolkit.org) provides a home for libraries
that accelerate the development of ODF-supporting applications.


----------------------------------------

ODF INTEROPERABILITY

There are already many ODF implementations ? desktop and web-based, both
proprietary and open source ? with very good if not 100% perfect
interoperability. The "plugfest" initiative illustrates the strong
commitment on the part of leading vendors for continuous improvement with
regard to ODF interoperability ? not just in word but in actual deeds.

-- ODF "Plugfests" Iron Out Differences -- So-called "plugfests" bringing
together ODF implementers to fine-tune their interoperability capabilities
and develop test scenarios, recommendations and best practices     were held
in Orvieto, Italy, and The Hague. An initiative of the Dutch government
program Netherlands in Open Connection and the OpenDoc Society, the ultimate
aim of the ?plugfest? is to achieve full seamless interoperability for the
entire feature set of ODF across all suppliers, platforms and supported
technologies. An ODF plugfest series is planned for 2010, the first on April
15-17 in Granada, Spain.

-- OASIS ODF Interop Technical Committee Formed -- A new technical
committee, the OASIS ODF Interoperability and Conformance (OIC) Committee,
was formed to help improve interoperability and conformance to the ODF
specification. The OIC Committee will analyze the state of ODF
interoperability, make recommendations, compile a corpus of ODF
interoperability test documents, and host multi-vendor interoperability
demonstrations showcasing products that conform, among other activities.


----------------------------------------

ODF ALLIANCE:  DAVID LeDUC REPLACES MARINO MARCICH FOR COORDINATION OF
ALLIANCE ACTIVITIES

Effective 1 March 2010, David LeDuc has taken over coordination of Alliance
activities.  David is not new to ODF or the Alliance. As the Senior Director
of Public Policy for the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA),
David was instrumental in helping to launch the Alliance in 2006 and recruit
the initial group of 36 member organizations. David has been highly engaged
in the operations of the Alliance since its inception and is looking forward
to increasing his role in the ODF community and within the Alliance.

David will replace Marino Marcich, who stepped down from his position at the
end of February. During Marino?s four-year tenure, the Alliance became a
globally recognized community and leading voice in support of ODF and open
standards. Notably, during his tenure as the Managing Director, Marino
successfully oversaw the following major accomplishments of the Alliance:

-- ODFA growth into an entity of more than 550 members in 68 countries;
-- Development of eight national and two regional chapters that preside at
the forefront of global ODF advocacy efforts;
-- Support by 25 governments around the world in their adoption of pro-ODF
policies;
-- ODF implementation by myriad applications available on all major
platforms, including traditional desktop editors, as well as web and mobile
applications.

We sincerely thank Marino for his great work and dedication and look forward
to his continued involvement with ODF.


----------------------------------------

WHAT'S AHEAD IN 2010?

Looking ahead to the remainder of 2010 and beyond, there are many
significant opportunities for ODF.  Following is a list of some of the
highlights we'll be focused on here at the ODFA:

-- Approval of ODF 1.2 -- The approval of ODF 1.2 as an OASIS Standard and
subsequent submission to ISO/IEC JTC1 for approval is a key objective in
2010.  The Alliance will continue to work within OASIS towards this goal,
and we look forward to working with you and other supporters in the
following necessary steps:

1) Complete OASIS ODF Technical Committee review and approval;
2) Response to all public review comments
3) OASIS member implementation/certification of ODF;
4) OASIS approval ballot ratification;
5) OASIS Interoperability Demonstration of at least three implementations of
ODF interoperating; and
6) Successful ballot in ISO/IEC JTC1!

-- Continued ODF Adoption -- The 25 governments that have adopted ODF as
their exchange format is quite an achievement for the ODF-supporting
community, yet there is considerable room for growth. "Open formats" have
fast become conventional wisdom in the public sector; it is essential that
governments choose ODF as their exchange format for editable documents.  Not
only is this trend towards openness expected to continue in 2010, but the
ODF Alliance seeks to help more governments begin using ODF as their
exchange format by providing additional guidance on how to move to all-ODF.

-- Plugfests and Interoperability -- ODF is the file format that you can
open, write, and edit using any brand of software, anytime, on any
application, platform or device.  That was the vision when ODF 1.0 arrived
on the scene in May 2005 as an approved standard under the stewardship of
the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
(OASIS). With ODF's increased adoption and nearly universal support in a
growing variety of applications and tools, ?plugfests? and other
interoperability initiatives are essential to translating the vision into
reality.  We look forward to the next plugfest on 15-17 April 2010,  in
Granada, Spain.

-- Microsoft Support for ODF -- Microsoft Office 2010 is now in beta and is
likely to be released in the June time frame. Will Microsoft's ODF support
be better than the support it provided in ServicePack 2 for Office 2007,
especially in areas like spreadsheet formula? The hints we've received so
far suggest that Office 2010 will not be much better, but that Office 2010
SP1 might have some improvements. The so-called "ballot screen" prompting
users upon the first boot of Office 2010 to choose between OOXML and ODF
does signal Microsoft's general disposition to ODF.  As the ODF Alliance has
pointed out, not only does the ballot screen offer OOXML as the first
option, more significantly, it provides what is essentially a warning ?
OOXML is designated to support "all the features" of the software, while ODF
is explained to enable "many features," but "some content or edit-ability
may be lost."  MS Office is the dominate player in this market, with over 90
percent market share, so how they implement ODF is obviously critical.
Continued pressure on Microsoft from its customers, including the many
ODF-supporting governments, to implement support for ODF in a way that plays
well with the software of other vendors is essential.


----------------------------------------

CONCLUSION

In closing, the ODF Alliance thanks you for your support and looks forward
to your continued engagement in the months ahead.  If you have any questions
or would like to become more active in the Alliance, please contact David
LeDuc at dleduc at odfalliance.org.

To unsubscribe, send an email to: unsubscribe-243410 at elabs3.com with the
address: brando.fouts at gmail.com in the subject line.



-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100312/fd0a6e47/attachment-0001.html>

From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Fri Mar 12 16:26:57 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:26:57 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Chrome OS update
Message-ID: <609b18561003121626x1cbefffeocb1f49f898fb542d@mail.gmail.com>

http://gigaom.com/2010/03/12/more-reasons-why-chrome-os-will-be-your-extra-operating-system/



-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100312/dacd4965/attachment.html>

From brando at opensuse.org  Sat Mar 13 14:54:38 2010
From: brando at opensuse.org (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:54:38 -0800
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: Linux SIG meeting Tuesday March 16, 2010
Message-ID: <609b18561003131454i207180dfr17b6092eeb5bb@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <fox7777 at carlsonco.net>
Date: Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Subject: Remember to be at Linux SIG meeting Tuesday March 16, 2010
To: Joel Carlson <Fox7777 at carlsonco.net>


The March 16, 2010 Linux SIG meeting will be at at the Lakewood Fire
Station, 5000 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA 98499 (by the water tower &
on the West side of the complex) in Training Room #2. Doors open by 6:30 PM
for setup. Super fast T-1 internet connections available. In addition to the
usual discussions by attendees, we will review the latest Linux software
such as Mepis Linux 8.5 RC2, the many new ARM Linux smartbooks coming to
market, cross compiling to Linux ARM architecture, capabilities of
videoconferencing with Skype and Gizmo (soon to be incorporated into Google
Talk), Dimdim and Linux capabilities in accessing remote desktops including
Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Krdc, Kvpnc, TightVNC, OpenVPN, Putty, the
increasing market share of Linux and navigating, similar to TomTom or
Garmin, with a USB or built-in GPS on your netbook, smartbook or laptop
using software such as TangoGPS, GPSdrive, Viking, Roadnav, Navit, Google
Maps, GoogleEarth. There is also Linux software for the TomTom GPS such as
OpenTom. The standard proprietary, closed source software for the TomTom GPS
is TomTom Home.

TAPCUG Linux SIG and OLYMUG have been discussing bringing back a
Raincoast-like event in October but more financially modeled after LinuxFest
at Bellingham Technical College which is free to the public and happens
every year in April. For now we will call it ComputerFestNorthwest.
The key is finding a free or low cost venue. Since this is a volunteer
effort that benefits the public, finding this free or low cost venue should
not be difficult. For details, see http://Linux-Now.us



-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100313/09938686/attachment.html>

From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Wed Mar 17 16:10:47 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:10:47 -0700
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: The Great Internet Rip-Off
In-Reply-To: <20064391.1268851820536.JavaMail.www@app222>
References: <20064391.1268851820536.JavaMail.www@app222>
Message-ID: <609b18561003171610m610a39f4s4888902d6bc30ead@mail.gmail.com>

I hope you can find time to review AND sign the letter.

note: the French pay About 30 euros for internet, phone, cable TV per month.
)and there internet is about 10x faster).
US isn't even in the top 10 for most metrics measure internet performance -
usually around #25.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Timothy Karr, FreePress.net <info at freepress.net>
Date: Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 11:09 AM
Subject: The Great Internet Rip-Off
To: brando.fouts at gmail.com


SavetheInternet.com
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-



http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=svWdgZiC8k0Hn845pJAuzA..

Tell the FCC to Stop the Internet Rip-Off

http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=9TdZ59Pnyr4jWEmZx4REfA..

Dear Brandon,

The FCC just released its National Broadband Plan. Based on the
gushing media response, you'd think that America's Internet was
sailing smoothly into the future.

Think again.

There are some good things in the plan, but it punts on the thorniest
problems  that Internet users face in America: astronomical prices,
slow speeds and no real choices among providers.

Stop the Great Internet Rip-Off

http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=rRmmgq28aQ6GgG3j2liafQ..

The FCC plan is a promising start, but it's short on action. And
Comcast and Time Warner Cable are thumbing their noses at it -
having just announced plans to jack up their Internet prices
even higher.

That's why we're asking you to sign on to this letter telling FCC
Chairman Julius Genachowski that we need real choices, lower prices,
faster speeds and an open Internet in America. Nothing less.

http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=_Fa1-DGMDSs_c3uiclh7pg..

The only way to keep down prices, and get the Internet we need, is for
the FCC to follow through on our demands. We're facing:

*  High Prices: Cable and phone companies jack up Internet prices
simply because they can. People have too few options for
world-class Internet connections, resulting in costs that are
among the highest in the developed world.
*  Slow Speeds: Average U.S. broadband speeds are 20 times slower
than speeds available to users in Japan, France, Spain, the
Netherlands, Korea and Hong Kong.
*  Few Choices: Five percent of American households have no
wireline providers; 13 percent of households have just one; and
78 percent have just two. In other words, 96 percent of the
country has two or fewer choices for wired broadband.

The National Broadband Plan is our best chance to fix America's
Internet problem. But prices will not go down, and speeds will not
increase without concrete action from the FCC.

Tell the FCC: Stop the Great Internet Rip-Off

http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=Fq0FgPw3bHt-JHte_TAYBw..

It's time we took a stand against the narrow corporate interests that
have held America's Internet captive for too long.

Sign on to the letter and forward this e-mail to your friends and
colleagues.

http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=99FQhEhlTna8IS8HV1kSJw..

Thanks,

Timothy Karr
Campaign Director
www.SaveTheInternet.com
www.FreePress.net

P.S. America's Internet can't fall behind any further. Please
forward this e-mail to your friends and share the letter on Facebook
and post it on Twitter.
http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=kRiyRl5eyjoiTSMSsKzoQg..

http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=V3YmeDd-3v0m5qPLWvarqQ..

Want to learn more? Join us on Facebook and follow us on
http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=ZZyYK47YapCfQv40a4EySA..

Twitter.
http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=8wTk0_foLTydwkGiqHIoqg..

If you haven't already, you can also join our E-Activist list.
http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=HGc8dKuHZ66ZVN6QrB7nKg..

You (
brando.fouts at gmail.com) are receiving this e-mail as an opt-in subscriber to
Free Press' E-Activist Network. You can unsubscribe or
http://free.convio.net/site/CO?i=Ey3U8mBODCIvzhLQJShN0btLIC6tcLjz&cid=1521

manage your account at any time.
http://free.convio.net/site/R?i=rR8iOTvyEOyynrzn3KS7ZQ..



-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
The savetheinternet.com coalition is more than a million everyday people who
have banded together with thousands of non-profit organizations, businesses
and bloggers to protect Internet freedom.



-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100317/bb918c56/attachment.html>

From brando.fouts at gmail.com  Wed Mar 24 14:52:35 2010
From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:52:35 -0700
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Netbook OS - choices
Message-ID: <609b18561003241452l68ec8934v33a2b899299a8e4b@mail.gmail.com>

http://www.jolicloud.com/
http://www.novell.com/promo/lp/moblin.html
http://www.linux.com/directory/Distributions/Embedded-2FMobile/Moblin/details

http://www.nokia.com/NOKIA_COM_1/Technology/pdf/Nokia_software_strategy_white_paper.pdf
http://www.limofoundation.org/
http://www.arm.com/community/software-enablement/linux.php

and I'm sure google searching will come up with more options...

-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100324/2e7eeb29/attachment.html>

From brando at linux.com  Wed Mar 24 18:00:36 2010
From: brando at linux.com (Brandon Fouts)
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:00:36 -0700
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: Linux Foundation Newsletter: March 2010
In-Reply-To: <6bad71291003241054o2748083ej61dfd1c6b209af29@mail.gmail.com>
References: <6bad71291003241054o2748083ej61dfd1c6b209af29@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <609b18561003241800m108e1119t580045d591c61e84@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Linux Foundation <jennifer at linuxfoundation.org>
Date: Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 10:54 AM
Subject: [Lf-announce] Linux Foundation Newsletter: March 2010
To: lf-announce at linux-foundation.org


In this month's Linux Foundation newsletter:

* Linux.com Store Opens, Design Contest Launches
* 2010 Linux.com Gurus Announced
* New Program Additions for Collaboration Summit
* Call for Participation for LinuxCon Closes March 31
* Call for Participation Opens for LinuxCon Japan
* 2010 "We're Linux" Video Contest Enters Final Weeks
* Linux Foundation in the News
* Upcoming Training Course from Linux Foundation

==> Linux.com Store Opens, Design Contest Launches <==

The Linux Foundation announced the new Linux.com Store where people can
purchase a new line of exclusive and original T-shirts, hats, mugs and other
items that reflect "geek culture." The store is open now at
http://store.linux.com.

As part of the Linux.com Store opening, the Linux Foundation also announced
its T-shirt design contest. Submissions are due by April 11, 2010. The top
five designs will be available for community vote at Linux.com through June
6, 2010.

The winning design will be included on T-shirts available for purchase in
the Linux.com Store, and the designer will be awarded with travel to Boston,
Mass., to attend LinuxCon (http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon)
in August.

To submit a design, please visit: http://www.linux.com/tshirt-design-contest

==> 2010 Linux.com Gurus Announced <==

The first ever Linux.com Linux gurus have been announced, including the
Ultimate Linux Guru who received a laptop signed by Linus Torvalds. Guru
status is based on points accumulated for contributions to Linux.com (such
as writing articles, moderating groups, answering questions, and more) from
February 16 through February 15 of each year. The recognition helps further
market professional skills and attract recruiters, as well as build
reputation among the community.

The Top Five Linux Gurus are invited to attend the upcoming Linux Foundation
Collaboration Summit to participate in the Linux.com Planning meeting. Three
of the Top Five Linux Gurus are system administrators.

The Top 50 Linux.com Gurus can be seen at
http://www.linux.com/community/linux-gurus/top-gurus.

==> New Program Additions for Collaboration Summit <==

The Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit is less than a month away, taking
place April 14-16, 2010, and we've just made some important program
additions.

Day one includes the following keynotes and keynote panels:

* Nokia Vice President Ari Jaaksi will provide a complete overview of the
MeeGo project.

* Imad Sousou, Intel's director of Open Source Technology at Intel, will
share some of Intel's secret sauce for success with open source.

* Google's Chris DiBona will discuss Patches, Projects, Platforms, Kernels
and Forks during a keynote session.

* The Linux Kernel Roundtable Panel will feature James Bottomley, Jon
Corbet, Christoph Hellwig, Greg Kroah-Hartman and Andrew Morton.

* Does Open Source Mean Open Cloud? A panel moderated by John Mark Walker,
founder and chief community architect at Community Root, LLC. Panelists
include Matt Asay, chief operating officer at Canonical; David Lutterkort,
principal software engineer at Red Hat; Sam Ramji, vice president at Sonoa
Systems; and Doug Tidwell, senior software engineer at IBM.

* A tongue-in-cheek keynote about community dynamics from Josh Berkus, chief
operating officer, PostgreSQL Experts.

* Keynote from Linux Foundation Executive director Jim Zemlin, The State of
Linux.

* Why Your Life Might Depend on Your Code. A keynote by Alexander Shanz who
uses Linux in his post as Head of Data Center at DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung
GmbH, German Air traffic control.

* 10 years of Linux at IBM, a keynote from Dr. Daniel Frye, vice president,
Open Systems Development, IBM, and board member at The Linux Foundation.

Day two highlights include:
* A half-day session dedicated to the "The Year of Cloud Computing," which
will be moderated by cloud computing expert Bernard Golden.

* A full- day session focused on High Performance Computing (HPC) hosted by
executives from Bull and IBM.

* The Linux Foundation's Karen Copenhaver will lead a full-day session on
"Legal for Non-Lawyers."

Day three includes a variety of workgroup meetings, including Linux Standard
Base (LSB), FOSSBazaar, Driver Backport, Filesystems, Desktop, OpenPrinting,
Toolchain and Green Linux.

To review the complete schedule and request an invitation, please visit:
http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/collaboration-summit/.

==> Call for Participation for LinuxCon Closes March 31 <==

LinuxCon is taking place August 10-12, 2010 in Boston and the Call for
Participation (CFP) closes next week on March 31, 2010. Submissions are
being accepted for three tracks: Developer (kernel, core development,
software engineering); Operations (systems architecture, Linux migration and
deployment); and Business (open source governance, best practices).

 The following topics will be given priority for the 2010 program:
* Making Linux smarter
* Opportunities for Linux in the new global economy
* Linux in mobile devices
* Linux in the cloud
* Optimization of the data center
* Linux appliances
* Techniques for success adoption of Linux in business and/or government
* Keeping Linux "open"

To submit a proposal, please visit:
http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon/cfp.

==> Call for Participation Opens for LinuxCon Japan <==

Formerly known as the Japan Linux Symposium, LinuxCon Japan is taking place
on September 27-29, 2010. It will continue the tradition of educating
attendees with technical and informative presentations and will foster
collaboration between developers from Japan and Asian countries and their
International colleagues.

CFP submissions are due May 14, 2010. To submit a proposal, please visit:
http://events.linuxfoundation.org/cfp. To register for the event, please
visit:
http://events.linuxfoundation.org/component/registrationpro/?func=details&did=33
.

==> 2010 "We're Linux" Video Contest Enters Final Weeks <==

The Linux Foundation's ?We?re Linux? video contest is back for its second
year and aims to find the best user-generated videos that demonstrate what
Linux means to those who use it and inspire others to try it.

The contest is calling all community members and amateur filmmakers to share
with the public what a 30-60 second Linux-focused spot for the Super Bowl
might look like. This theme is not a requirement for entry; however, videos
that can demonstrate the benefits of Linux to the general public are likely
to receive more community votes.

Submissions are being accepted through midnight on April 4, 2010. The winner
will be awarded with a laptop loaded with Linux and a trip to LinuxCon in
Boston, Mass.

The winner will be determined by a combination of online community ranking
and a panel of judges that includes:

? Andrew Morton, lead Linux kernel maintainer;
? Stephen O?Grady, co-founder, Red Monk;
? Stormy Peters, executive director, GNOME Foundation;
? Brandon Phillips, Linux kernel developer, Novell;
? Bob Sutor, VP, Open Source and Linux, IBM Software Group; and
? Steven Vaughan-Nichols, journalist, ComputerWorld.

==> Linux Foundation in the News <==

TechCrunch: Embrace Your Inner Geek at New Linux Store
The Linux Foundation, the non-profit that supports the growth of the Linux
kernel, has launched a merchandise store where people can purchase a newly
launched line of original T-shirts, hats, mugs and other items that reflect
?geek culture.?
http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/09/embrace-your-inner-geek-at-the-new-linux-store/

Ostatic: The Linux Foundation Announces Free Webinar Series with Big Names
The webinars in The Linux Foundation's series are part of its overall Linux
Training program, which is aimed at providing free resources for the Linux
community. While the webinars are free, you do have to register.
http://ostatic.com/blog/the-linux-foundation-launches-free-webinar-series-with-big-names

LinuxDevices: Linux Summit Dissects MeeGo
This year the conference will feature the new Moblin/Maemo mobile
distribution merger, MeeGo, with a keynote from Nokia's Ari Jaaksi, as well
as a full-day workgroup session. The LF hosts the Intel- and Nokia- backed
MeeGo project, which spans the market from smartphones to netbooks.
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4646909047.html

eCommerce Junkie: Geeks Rejoice! Linux Opens Online Store
The Foundation is also sponsoring a t-shirt design contest to solicit public
input on new ?geeky? designs for Linux apparel to be sold through the site.
Submissions, which you can deliver here are due by April 11.  The top 5
designs will then be put to a public vote on Linux.com through June 6.
http://ecommercejunkie.com/2010/03/10/geeks-rejoice-linux-launches-online-merchandise-outlet/

Geek.com: Linux Store Launched by The Linux Foundation
"This new Linux store would do well to have a look at what a t-shirt store
like Threadless is doing. The community is always designing and submitting
new t-shirts, and they get fed on to the store meaning there?s always
something new to buy.
http://www.geek.com/articles/news/linux-store-launched-by-the-linux-foundation-20100310/

==> Upcoming Training Courses from Linux Foundation <==

Developing Apps for Linux
April 5-9, 2010
Washington, D.C.
For more information, please visit:
http://training.linuxfoundation.org/component/registrationpro/?func=details&did=31

Linux Performance Tuning
April 12 - 13, 2010
San Francisco, Calif
Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit
For more information, please visit:
http://training.linuxfoundation.org/component/registrationpro/?func=details&did=52

------------------------------
------------------------------
Lf-announce mailing list
Lf-announce at lists.linux-foundation.org
https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lf-announce


_______________________________________________
Lf-announce mailing list
Lf-announce at lists.linux-foundation.org
https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lf-announce




-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
www.psnug.org
Puget Sound Network Users Group

Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education.
Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source.
_____________________
PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -24th anniversary coffee mug
that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship.
pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG

PSNUG
c/o Brandon Fouts
9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA  98110-3446
==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20100324/d7f7aba4/attachment-0001.html>

From ssinghose at wccg.net  Wed Mar 31 13:56:36 2010
From: ssinghose at wccg.net (Steve Singhose)
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:56:36 -0700
Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Meeting reminder
Message-ID: <4BB35494.0D8B.00D2.3@wccg.net>

Hi everyone.  Maybe it's Spring fever, maybe it's lack of RAM, whatever the reason, I'm late getting out the meeting reminder.

That's right, the next PSNUG meeting is tonight.  March 31 at Kaleidoscope Consulting headquarters building in the education annex.

http://www.psnug.org/directions.html 

Planned speaker asked for a change so it's going to be a tech night and maybe post hole digging if time permits.

See you there.

Dinner at 18:00

Steve Singhose
Vice-President Puget Sound Network Users Group (PSNUG)
http://www.psnug.org
206-419-0829