Phoenix Linux Users Grouphttps://www.phxlinux.org/2024-03-29T08:36:44-07:00Joomla! - Open Source Content ManagementMeeting topics for Feb 9th2023-02-08T14:12:54-07:002023-02-08T14:12:54-07:00https://www.phxlinux.org/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting/260-meeting-topics-for-feb-9th-2.htmlBrian Cluffbrian@snaptek.com<div class="feed-description">We have 2 presentations lined up for this month's meeting:<br /><strong>Fatima Taj</strong> will present: <strong>How to Navigate the Early Days at Your First Tech Job </strong>and <strong>Bob Murphy</strong> will present:<strong> A brief introduction to Mastodon and the Fediverse</strong><br /><br />This is a remote meeting. Please join by going to <a href="https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/plu-yuk-7xx">https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/plu-yuk-7xx</a> at 7pm on Thursday Feb 9th<br /><br /><strong>Fatima Taj: How to Navigate the Early Days at Your First Tech Job</strong><br /><br /><strong>Description</strong>:<br />Reflect on existing processes/documentation: Every team has its own processes/style of documentation and this offers you a great opportunity to make a meaningful contribution in! For example, if you feel that your onboarding was particularly difficult because of the lack of documentation/processes, this could be something that you could work on, especially since you have a fresh perspective as a new hire. Alternatively, you could also look into potential ways of improving existing processes/documentation.<br /> <br /> The Art of Asking Questions: As overwhelming as it can be to ask a question, especially when starting a job as a new graduate, there is an art to asking questions which can allow you to feel both empowered and unintimidated. This includes doing your research before, using the rubber duck technique before asking the question, and being respectful of people’s time. <br /> <br /> Deep Dive into your Projects: Even on teams with excellent documentation, getting started on your technical projects can be a very daunting task, since there’s multiple components involved. Overtime though, you will understand how these things are done on your team, but it can save you a lot of time and potential headaches to figure this out early on, by keeping a handy list to refer to including basic project setup, testing requirements, review and deployment processes, task tracking and documentation.<br /> <br /> Gaining Technical Context: Gaining a high level overview of your project at the very beginning is invaluable because it not only allows you to gain a deeper understanding of the work that you’ll be doing, but also allows you to feel more connected to your team and company in general. <br /> <br /> Establish Expectations: In order to set yourself up for long term success, it’s imperative that you establish a clear benchmark/criteria from the get go. If there isn’t a clear one available, work with your manager to establish one. This allows you to be strategic with your career growth in general and also removes any vagueness surrounding what is expected of you and how your performance will be evaluated moving forward. Additionally, it offers you a greater sense of clarity in terms of what you’re doing well and what could be improved upon.<br /> <br /> Working in Distributed Teams and Maintaining a Work-Life Balance: When starting out your career, it’s very easy to get caught up in your work, often leading to new employees working overtime. Initially, one might not be cognizant of this, but overtime, this can lead to extreme burn out and a myriad of other issues. It’s crucial to maintain a work-life balance, even more so now when a vast majority of people work from home and across a variety of time zones, and the separation between work and a life outside of work gets blurred. This includes turning off notifications, being diligent about not working on weekends, and using your paid time off.<br /><br /><strong>About Fatima</strong>:<br /> Fatima is a graduate of the University of Waterloo, Canada. Post graduation, she's worked full-time as a Software Developer at DRW, a trading firm, and currently works at Yelp as a Software Engineer. Fatima is passionate about supporting fellow tech enthusiasts and has spoken at over 70 hackathons across North America in 2022. In addition, she's also been a panelist at Harvard WeCode, presented at the Women Who Code Connect Event, Black is Tech Conference, Tapia Conference, and Women of Silicon Roundabout, London's biggest event for women in technology.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Bob Murphy: A brief introduction to Mastodon and the Fediverse.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Description</strong>:<br /> The Fediverse is a collection of communities that is a bit of a throwback to a smaller, more personal time on the internet. There are services for short messaging, audio and video sharing, and event organizing, among other things. Mastodon is a fully open source social media platform, with no advertising, monetizing, or venture capital. It is a part of the Fediverse, a social network that is truly a network, by incorporating ideas and protocols that allow users and information to freely spread throughout a wide diaspora of servers and services. Explore how you might wish to join into the rich, new world that has more of a resemblance of the internet as it was envisioned to be.<br /><br /><strong>About Bob</strong>:<br /> Bob is a Linux Systems Administrator who has been a user of GNU/Linux for own personal use since the late nineties. Bob has used many distributions over the years, starting with Slackware, up to the latest Red Hat and Ubuntu releases.<br /> murph.info</div><div class="feed-description">We have 2 presentations lined up for this month's meeting:<br /><strong>Fatima Taj</strong> will present: <strong>How to Navigate the Early Days at Your First Tech Job </strong>and <strong>Bob Murphy</strong> will present:<strong> A brief introduction to Mastodon and the Fediverse</strong><br /><br />This is a remote meeting. Please join by going to <a href="https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/plu-yuk-7xx">https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/plu-yuk-7xx</a> at 7pm on Thursday Feb 9th<br /><br /><strong>Fatima Taj: How to Navigate the Early Days at Your First Tech Job</strong><br /><br /><strong>Description</strong>:<br />Reflect on existing processes/documentation: Every team has its own processes/style of documentation and this offers you a great opportunity to make a meaningful contribution in! For example, if you feel that your onboarding was particularly difficult because of the lack of documentation/processes, this could be something that you could work on, especially since you have a fresh perspective as a new hire. Alternatively, you could also look into potential ways of improving existing processes/documentation.<br /> <br /> The Art of Asking Questions: As overwhelming as it can be to ask a question, especially when starting a job as a new graduate, there is an art to asking questions which can allow you to feel both empowered and unintimidated. This includes doing your research before, using the rubber duck technique before asking the question, and being respectful of people’s time. <br /> <br /> Deep Dive into your Projects: Even on teams with excellent documentation, getting started on your technical projects can be a very daunting task, since there’s multiple components involved. Overtime though, you will understand how these things are done on your team, but it can save you a lot of time and potential headaches to figure this out early on, by keeping a handy list to refer to including basic project setup, testing requirements, review and deployment processes, task tracking and documentation.<br /> <br /> Gaining Technical Context: Gaining a high level overview of your project at the very beginning is invaluable because it not only allows you to gain a deeper understanding of the work that you’ll be doing, but also allows you to feel more connected to your team and company in general. <br /> <br /> Establish Expectations: In order to set yourself up for long term success, it’s imperative that you establish a clear benchmark/criteria from the get go. If there isn’t a clear one available, work with your manager to establish one. This allows you to be strategic with your career growth in general and also removes any vagueness surrounding what is expected of you and how your performance will be evaluated moving forward. Additionally, it offers you a greater sense of clarity in terms of what you’re doing well and what could be improved upon.<br /> <br /> Working in Distributed Teams and Maintaining a Work-Life Balance: When starting out your career, it’s very easy to get caught up in your work, often leading to new employees working overtime. Initially, one might not be cognizant of this, but overtime, this can lead to extreme burn out and a myriad of other issues. It’s crucial to maintain a work-life balance, even more so now when a vast majority of people work from home and across a variety of time zones, and the separation between work and a life outside of work gets blurred. This includes turning off notifications, being diligent about not working on weekends, and using your paid time off.<br /><br /><strong>About Fatima</strong>:<br /> Fatima is a graduate of the University of Waterloo, Canada. Post graduation, she's worked full-time as a Software Developer at DRW, a trading firm, and currently works at Yelp as a Software Engineer. Fatima is passionate about supporting fellow tech enthusiasts and has spoken at over 70 hackathons across North America in 2022. In addition, she's also been a panelist at Harvard WeCode, presented at the Women Who Code Connect Event, Black is Tech Conference, Tapia Conference, and Women of Silicon Roundabout, London's biggest event for women in technology.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Bob Murphy: A brief introduction to Mastodon and the Fediverse.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Description</strong>:<br /> The Fediverse is a collection of communities that is a bit of a throwback to a smaller, more personal time on the internet. There are services for short messaging, audio and video sharing, and event organizing, among other things. Mastodon is a fully open source social media platform, with no advertising, monetizing, or venture capital. It is a part of the Fediverse, a social network that is truly a network, by incorporating ideas and protocols that allow users and information to freely spread throughout a wide diaspora of servers and services. Explore how you might wish to join into the rich, new world that has more of a resemblance of the internet as it was envisioned to be.<br /><br /><strong>About Bob</strong>:<br /> Bob is a Linux Systems Administrator who has been a user of GNU/Linux for own personal use since the late nineties. Bob has used many distributions over the years, starting with Slackware, up to the latest Red Hat and Ubuntu releases.<br /> murph.info</div>Topics for Meeting on Aug 11th2022-08-11T14:55:08-07:002022-08-11T14:55:08-07:00https://www.phxlinux.org/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting/259-topics-for-meeting-on-aug-11th.htmlBrian Cluffbrian@snaptek.com<div class="feed-description">This is a remote meeting. Please join by going to <a href="https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/plu-yuk-7xx">https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/plu-yuk-7xx</a> at 7pm on Thursday August 11th<br /><br />There are 2 topics this month. <strong>Firefox: Multi-Account Containers</strong> and <strong>Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) - Data Reduction for Block Storage</strong><br /><br /><strong>der.hans: Firefox: Multi-Account Containers</strong><br /><br /><strong>Description</strong>:<br /> Use Firefox Multi-Account Containers (FMAC) to isolate websites in your browser.<br /> Use Firefox Multi-Account Containers to use multiple web site accounts in the br owser.<br /> FMAC blocks containers from accessing cookies in other containers.<br /> Attendees will learn about:
<ul>
<li>Firefox add-ons</li>
<li>Firefox containers</li>
<li>browser privacy</li>
<li>browser security</li>
<li>walled garden containers</li>
</ul>
<br /><strong>About der.hans</strong>:<br /> der.hans works remotely in the US. In the FLOSS community he is active with conferences and local groups.<br /> <br /> He's chairman of PLUG, chair for SeaGL Finance committee, founder of SeaGL Career Expo, RaiseMe career counselor, BoF organizer for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and founder of the Free Software Stammtisch.<br /> <br /> He speaks regularly at community-led FLOSS conferences such as SeaGL, Tux-Tage, Penguicon, SCaLE, LCA, FOSSASIA, Tübix, CLT, Kieler Linux Tage, LFNW, OLF, SELF and GeekBeacon Fest.<br /> <br />Hans is available to speak remotely for local groups.<br /> Currently leads a support engineering team at Object Rocket. Public statements are not representative of $dayjob.<br /> Fediverse/Mastodon - https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate<br /><br /><br /><strong>Brian Peters: Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) - Data Reduction for Block Storage</strong><br /><br /><strong>Description</strong>:<br /> Introduction to Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO), an advanced storage technology for maximizing drive space. In this presentation we'll discuss use cases for VDO, advantages & disadvantages, and demo configuring & testing a drive using Virtual Data Optimizer.<br /><br /><strong>About Brian</strong>:<br /> Brian Peters, has been interested in technology since childhood. His first PC was a 486 clone that was upgraded many times over. His interest for Linux started with Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger), but has since found home with Debian. Brian is RHCSA certified and enjoys sharing his passion for FOSS with others.</div><div class="feed-description">This is a remote meeting. Please join by going to <a href="https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/plu-yuk-7xx">https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/plu-yuk-7xx</a> at 7pm on Thursday August 11th<br /><br />There are 2 topics this month. <strong>Firefox: Multi-Account Containers</strong> and <strong>Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) - Data Reduction for Block Storage</strong><br /><br /><strong>der.hans: Firefox: Multi-Account Containers</strong><br /><br /><strong>Description</strong>:<br /> Use Firefox Multi-Account Containers (FMAC) to isolate websites in your browser.<br /> Use Firefox Multi-Account Containers to use multiple web site accounts in the br owser.<br /> FMAC blocks containers from accessing cookies in other containers.<br /> Attendees will learn about:
<ul>
<li>Firefox add-ons</li>
<li>Firefox containers</li>
<li>browser privacy</li>
<li>browser security</li>
<li>walled garden containers</li>
</ul>
<br /><strong>About der.hans</strong>:<br /> der.hans works remotely in the US. In the FLOSS community he is active with conferences and local groups.<br /> <br /> He's chairman of PLUG, chair for SeaGL Finance committee, founder of SeaGL Career Expo, RaiseMe career counselor, BoF organizer for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and founder of the Free Software Stammtisch.<br /> <br /> He speaks regularly at community-led FLOSS conferences such as SeaGL, Tux-Tage, Penguicon, SCaLE, LCA, FOSSASIA, Tübix, CLT, Kieler Linux Tage, LFNW, OLF, SELF and GeekBeacon Fest.<br /> <br />Hans is available to speak remotely for local groups.<br /> Currently leads a support engineering team at Object Rocket. Public statements are not representative of $dayjob.<br /> Fediverse/Mastodon - https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate<br /><br /><br /><strong>Brian Peters: Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) - Data Reduction for Block Storage</strong><br /><br /><strong>Description</strong>:<br /> Introduction to Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO), an advanced storage technology for maximizing drive space. In this presentation we'll discuss use cases for VDO, advantages & disadvantages, and demo configuring & testing a drive using Virtual Data Optimizer.<br /><br /><strong>About Brian</strong>:<br /> Brian Peters, has been interested in technology since childhood. His first PC was a 486 clone that was upgraded many times over. His interest for Linux started with Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger), but has since found home with Debian. Brian is RHCSA certified and enjoys sharing his passion for FOSS with others.</div>Topic for June 9th2022-06-09T17:55:13-07:002022-06-09T17:55:13-07:00https://www.phxlinux.org/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting/256-topic-for-june-9th.htmlBrian Cluffbrian@snaptek.com<div class="feed-description"><p><strong>This is a remote meeting. Please join by going to https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx at 7pm on Thursday June 9th.</strong><br /><br />There are 2 topics this month <strong>Firefox: Multi-Account Containers</strong> and <strong>Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) - Data Reduction for Block Storage</strong><br /><br /><strong>der.hans: Firefox: Multi-Account Containers</strong><br /><br /><strong>Description</strong>:<br />Use Firefox Multi-Account Containers (FMAC) to isolate websites in your browser.<br /><br />Use Firefox Multi-Account Containers to use multiple web site accounts in the br owser.<br /><br />FMAC blocks containers from accessing cookies in other containers.<br /><br />Attendees will learn about:<br /><br />Firefox add-ons<br />Firefox containers<br />browser privacy<br />browser security<br />walled garden containers<br /><br /><strong>About der.hans</strong>:<br />der.hans works remotely in the US. In the FLOSS community he is active with conferences and local groups.<br /><br />He's chairman of PLUG, chair for SeaGL Finance committee, founder of SeaGL Career Expo, RaiseMe career counselor, BoF organizer for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and founder of the Free Software Stammtisch.<br /><br />He speaks regularly at community-led FLOSS conferences such as SeaGL, Tux-Tage, Penguicon, SCaLE, LCA, FOSSASIA, Tübix, CLT, Kieler Linux Tage, LFNW, OLF, SELF and GeekBeacon Fest.<br /><br />Hans is available to speak remotely for local groups.<br /><br />Currently leads a support engineering team at Object Rocket. Public statements are not representative of $dayjob.<br /><br />Fediverse/Mastodon - https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate<br /><br /><br /><strong>Brian Peters: Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) - Data Reduction for Block Storage</strong><br /><br /><strong>Description</strong>:<br />Introduction to Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO), an advanced storage technology for maximizing drive space. In this presentation we'll discuss use cases for VDO, advantages & disadvantages, and demo configuring & testing a drive using Virtual Data Optimizer.<br /><br /><strong>About Brian</strong>:<br />Brian Peters, has been interested in technology since childhood. His first PC was a 486 clone that was upgraded many times over. His interest for Linux started with Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger), but has since found home with Debian. Brian is RHCSA certified and enjoys sharing his passion for FOSS with others.</p></div><div class="feed-description"><p><strong>This is a remote meeting. Please join by going to https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx at 7pm on Thursday June 9th.</strong><br /><br />There are 2 topics this month <strong>Firefox: Multi-Account Containers</strong> and <strong>Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) - Data Reduction for Block Storage</strong><br /><br /><strong>der.hans: Firefox: Multi-Account Containers</strong><br /><br /><strong>Description</strong>:<br />Use Firefox Multi-Account Containers (FMAC) to isolate websites in your browser.<br /><br />Use Firefox Multi-Account Containers to use multiple web site accounts in the br owser.<br /><br />FMAC blocks containers from accessing cookies in other containers.<br /><br />Attendees will learn about:<br /><br />Firefox add-ons<br />Firefox containers<br />browser privacy<br />browser security<br />walled garden containers<br /><br /><strong>About der.hans</strong>:<br />der.hans works remotely in the US. In the FLOSS community he is active with conferences and local groups.<br /><br />He's chairman of PLUG, chair for SeaGL Finance committee, founder of SeaGL Career Expo, RaiseMe career counselor, BoF organizer for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and founder of the Free Software Stammtisch.<br /><br />He speaks regularly at community-led FLOSS conferences such as SeaGL, Tux-Tage, Penguicon, SCaLE, LCA, FOSSASIA, Tübix, CLT, Kieler Linux Tage, LFNW, OLF, SELF and GeekBeacon Fest.<br /><br />Hans is available to speak remotely for local groups.<br /><br />Currently leads a support engineering team at Object Rocket. Public statements are not representative of $dayjob.<br /><br />Fediverse/Mastodon - https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate<br /><br /><br /><strong>Brian Peters: Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) - Data Reduction for Block Storage</strong><br /><br /><strong>Description</strong>:<br />Introduction to Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO), an advanced storage technology for maximizing drive space. In this presentation we'll discuss use cases for VDO, advantages & disadvantages, and demo configuring & testing a drive using Virtual Data Optimizer.<br /><br /><strong>About Brian</strong>:<br />Brian Peters, has been interested in technology since childhood. His first PC was a 486 clone that was upgraded many times over. His interest for Linux started with Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger), but has since found home with Debian. Brian is RHCSA certified and enjoys sharing his passion for FOSS with others.</p></div>Virtual Presentation for April 14th2022-04-14T13:33:53-07:002022-04-14T13:33:53-07:00https://www.phxlinux.org/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting/255-virtual-presentation-for-april-14th.htmlBrian Cluffbrian@snaptek.com<div class="feed-description"><p><strong>This is a remote meeting. Please join by going to https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx at 7pm on Thursday April 14th<br /><br />der.hans: Jekyll static site generator</strong></p>
<p><strong>Description:</strong><br /> Jekyll is a simple to use static site generator.<br /> <br /> For easy, low maintenance, low resources like a blog, a static site generator (SSG) avoids complexity.<br /> An SSG allows low effort content creation and easy deployment.<br /> SSG can be hosted by a simple web server.<br /> No need to setup programming languages or lots of modules.<br /> <br /> https://jekyllrb.com/<br /> </p>
<p><strong>About der.hans:</strong><br /> der.hans is a Free Software, technology and entrepreneurial veteran.<br /> <br /> Hans is chairman of the Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG); BoF organizer, jobs board maintainer, and jobs night organizer for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE); and founder of the Free Software Stammtisch along with the Stammtisch Job Nights.<br /> <br /> Currently leads a database support engineering team at ObjectRocket, most likely anything Hans says publicly was not approved by $dayjob.<br /> <br /> https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate</p></div><div class="feed-description"><p><strong>This is a remote meeting. Please join by going to https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx at 7pm on Thursday April 14th<br /><br />der.hans: Jekyll static site generator</strong></p>
<p><strong>Description:</strong><br /> Jekyll is a simple to use static site generator.<br /> <br /> For easy, low maintenance, low resources like a blog, a static site generator (SSG) avoids complexity.<br /> An SSG allows low effort content creation and easy deployment.<br /> SSG can be hosted by a simple web server.<br /> No need to setup programming languages or lots of modules.<br /> <br /> https://jekyllrb.com/<br /> </p>
<p><strong>About der.hans:</strong><br /> der.hans is a Free Software, technology and entrepreneurial veteran.<br /> <br /> Hans is chairman of the Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG); BoF organizer, jobs board maintainer, and jobs night organizer for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE); and founder of the Free Software Stammtisch along with the Stammtisch Job Nights.<br /> <br /> Currently leads a database support engineering team at ObjectRocket, most likely anything Hans says publicly was not approved by $dayjob.<br /> <br /> https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate</p></div>Topic for Mar 10th meeting2022-03-10T08:08:17-07:002022-03-10T08:08:17-07:00https://www.phxlinux.org/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting/254-topic-for-mar-10th-meeting.htmlBrian Cluffbrian@snaptek.com<div class="feed-description"><strong>This is a remote meeting. Please join by going to https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx at 7pm on Thursday Mar 10th</strong><br /><br /><strong>Robin: Ready Upon Ignition</strong> <br /> <br /><strong>Description</strong>: <br />Goes over a project I have been making, showing how one might automate configurations or validate them without ever running a command. <br />Then will be showing how the information can be used to automate system setup with Ignition files. <br /> <br /><strong>Biography</strong>: <br />Systems admin that automates deployments of services and make them easy enough for most people to use.</div><div class="feed-description"><strong>This is a remote meeting. Please join by going to https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx at 7pm on Thursday Mar 10th</strong><br /><br /><strong>Robin: Ready Upon Ignition</strong> <br /> <br /><strong>Description</strong>: <br />Goes over a project I have been making, showing how one might automate configurations or validate them without ever running a command. <br />Then will be showing how the information can be used to automate system setup with Ignition files. <br /> <br /><strong>Biography</strong>: <br />Systems admin that automates deployments of services and make them easy enough for most people to use.</div>Virtual Meeting Topic for 02/102022-02-09T11:27:42-07:002022-02-09T11:27:42-07:00https://www.phxlinux.org/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting/253-virtual-meeting-topic-for-02-10.htmlBrian Cluffbrian@snaptek.com<div class="feed-description"><p>der.hans: Privacy Discussion</p>
<p>Description:<br /> PLUG will host a privacy discussion. Join us in our private hosted Big Blue Button instance to participate.<br /> <br /> The meeting is Thursday, February 10th at 7PM Arizona time (UTC-7)<br /> <br /> https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx</p></div><div class="feed-description"><p>der.hans: Privacy Discussion</p>
<p>Description:<br /> PLUG will host a privacy discussion. Join us in our private hosted Big Blue Button instance to participate.<br /> <br /> The meeting is Thursday, February 10th at 7PM Arizona time (UTC-7)<br /> <br /> https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx</p></div>Virtual Meeting Topic for January 13th2022-01-11T22:52:10-07:002022-01-11T22:52:10-07:00https://www.phxlinux.org/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting/252-virtual-meeting-topic-for-january-13th.htmlBrian Cluffbrian@snaptek.com<div class="feed-description"><strong>Steve Litt: Beginning and Intermediate Inkscape</strong><br /><br />Online meeting at https://meet.jit.si/phoenixlug<br /> To stick to the 2 hour maximum, meeting will begin precisely at 7pm Mountain time, so please get there early to make sure your microphone works. This presentation will be fast paced. <br /><br />For most people in most situations, by far the best tools for creating graphics are vector graphics editors. In the world of Linux, the most widely used full-featured vector graphics editor is Inkscape. Inkscape has the additional benefit of creating files in the standardized and widely used SVG (Scaleable Vector Graphics) format, so your graphics can be used directly in websites and/or eBooks, or converted to other formats.
<p>In this presentation Steve will explain Inkscape fundamentals and then walk through the creation of a book cover graphic<br /><br />Steve will also briefly demonstrate creation of block diagrams.</p>
<p>Among the topics to be emphasized and quickly demonstrated will be:</p>
<ul>
<li>Templates</li>
<li>Node editing</li>
<li>Arrows</li>
<li>Text</li>
<li>Alignment and distribution</li>
<li>Colors</li>
<li>Block diagrams</li>
<li>Gradients</li>
</ul>
<strong>About Steve:</strong><br />Steve was a contributing author in Red Hat Linux 6 Unleashed and the main author of Samba Unleashed. He co-founded Linux Enthusiasts and Professionals in Orlando, and founded Greater Orlando Linux User Group. Steve has authored several pieces of Free Software, including the widely used VimOutliner. His troubleshooting courseware and books have been used in many Fortune 500 companies, and his Troubleshooters.Com is known worldwide for its Linux/FOSS content.</div><div class="feed-description"><strong>Steve Litt: Beginning and Intermediate Inkscape</strong><br /><br />Online meeting at https://meet.jit.si/phoenixlug<br /> To stick to the 2 hour maximum, meeting will begin precisely at 7pm Mountain time, so please get there early to make sure your microphone works. This presentation will be fast paced. <br /><br />For most people in most situations, by far the best tools for creating graphics are vector graphics editors. In the world of Linux, the most widely used full-featured vector graphics editor is Inkscape. Inkscape has the additional benefit of creating files in the standardized and widely used SVG (Scaleable Vector Graphics) format, so your graphics can be used directly in websites and/or eBooks, or converted to other formats.
<p>In this presentation Steve will explain Inkscape fundamentals and then walk through the creation of a book cover graphic<br /><br />Steve will also briefly demonstrate creation of block diagrams.</p>
<p>Among the topics to be emphasized and quickly demonstrated will be:</p>
<ul>
<li>Templates</li>
<li>Node editing</li>
<li>Arrows</li>
<li>Text</li>
<li>Alignment and distribution</li>
<li>Colors</li>
<li>Block diagrams</li>
<li>Gradients</li>
</ul>
<strong>About Steve:</strong><br />Steve was a contributing author in Red Hat Linux 6 Unleashed and the main author of Samba Unleashed. He co-founded Linux Enthusiasts and Professionals in Orlando, and founded Greater Orlando Linux User Group. Steve has authored several pieces of Free Software, including the widely used VimOutliner. His troubleshooting courseware and books have been used in many Fortune 500 companies, and his Troubleshooters.Com is known worldwide for its Linux/FOSS content.</div>Topics for PLUG's 11/11 remote meeting2021-11-11T16:25:42-07:002021-11-11T16:25:42-07:00https://www.phxlinux.org/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting/251-topics-for-plug-s-11-11-remote-meeting.htmlBrian Cluffbrian@snaptek.com<div class="feed-description"><p>der.hans has 2 topics for this Thursday's meeting<strong> "Intro to jq: grep for JSON" </strong>and<strong> "Command Line Quiz Time"<br />This is a remote meeting. Please join by going to <a href="https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx">https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx</a> at 7pm on Thursday November 11th<br /><br />der.hans: Intro to jq: grep for JSON</strong></p>
<p><strong>Description</strong>:<br /> Want to parse JSON on the command line?<br /> Want a pipeable inline tool for JSON manipulation?<br /> <br /> jq is a powerful tool that's easy to fit into your data pipeline.<br /> It can parse, search and manipulate JSON documents.<br /> <br /> This talk will cover an introduction to jq and using it to search JSON objects similar to how grep is used for plain text.<br /> <br /> Attendees will learn:<br /> <br /> * basic parts of JSON<br /> * key search<br /> * value matching<br /> * string match<br /> * using variables with jq<br /> * conditionals<br /> * regular expressions<br /> * prettified JSON output<br /><br /></p>
<p><strong>der.hans: Command Line Quiz Time</strong></p>
<p><strong>Description</strong>:<br /> Audience participative community building exercise sharing geekly knowledge in short question and exercise format.</p>
<p><strong>About der.hans</strong>:<br /> der.hans works remotely in the US.<br /> In the FLOSS community he is active with conferences and local groups.<br /> <br /> He's chairman of PLUG, chair for SeaGL Finance committee, founder of SeaGL Career Expo, RaiseMe career counselor, BoF organizer for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and founder of the Free Software Stammtisch.<br /> <br /> He speaks regularly at community-led FLOSS conferences such as SeaGL, Tux-Tage, Penguicon, SCaLE, LCA, FOSSASIA, Tübix, CLT, Kieler Linux Tage, LFNW, OLF, SELF and GeekBeacon Fest.<br /> <br /> Hans is available to speak remotely for local groups.<br /> <br /> Currently leads a support engineering team at Object Rocket. Public statements are not representative of $dayjob.<br /> <br /> Fediverse/Mastodon - https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate</p></div><div class="feed-description"><p>der.hans has 2 topics for this Thursday's meeting<strong> "Intro to jq: grep for JSON" </strong>and<strong> "Command Line Quiz Time"<br />This is a remote meeting. Please join by going to <a href="https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx">https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx</a> at 7pm on Thursday November 11th<br /><br />der.hans: Intro to jq: grep for JSON</strong></p>
<p><strong>Description</strong>:<br /> Want to parse JSON on the command line?<br /> Want a pipeable inline tool for JSON manipulation?<br /> <br /> jq is a powerful tool that's easy to fit into your data pipeline.<br /> It can parse, search and manipulate JSON documents.<br /> <br /> This talk will cover an introduction to jq and using it to search JSON objects similar to how grep is used for plain text.<br /> <br /> Attendees will learn:<br /> <br /> * basic parts of JSON<br /> * key search<br /> * value matching<br /> * string match<br /> * using variables with jq<br /> * conditionals<br /> * regular expressions<br /> * prettified JSON output<br /><br /></p>
<p><strong>der.hans: Command Line Quiz Time</strong></p>
<p><strong>Description</strong>:<br /> Audience participative community building exercise sharing geekly knowledge in short question and exercise format.</p>
<p><strong>About der.hans</strong>:<br /> der.hans works remotely in the US.<br /> In the FLOSS community he is active with conferences and local groups.<br /> <br /> He's chairman of PLUG, chair for SeaGL Finance committee, founder of SeaGL Career Expo, RaiseMe career counselor, BoF organizer for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and founder of the Free Software Stammtisch.<br /> <br /> He speaks regularly at community-led FLOSS conferences such as SeaGL, Tux-Tage, Penguicon, SCaLE, LCA, FOSSASIA, Tübix, CLT, Kieler Linux Tage, LFNW, OLF, SELF and GeekBeacon Fest.<br /> <br /> Hans is available to speak remotely for local groups.<br /> <br /> Currently leads a support engineering team at Object Rocket. Public statements are not representative of $dayjob.<br /> <br /> Fediverse/Mastodon - https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate</p></div>PLUG Topic for 10/142021-10-14T16:58:34-07:002021-10-14T16:58:34-07:00https://www.phxlinux.org/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting/250-plug-topic-for-10-14.htmlBrian Cluffbrian@snaptek.com<div class="feed-description"><p>Thursday's topic is Introduction to Nextcloud by der.hans<br />This is a remote meeting. Please join by going to <a href="https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx">https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx</a> at 7pm on Thursday October 14th</p>
<p>der.hans: Introduction to Nextcloud</p>
<p>Description:<br /> Nextcloud for private, secure cloud features such as collaboration tools, Enterprise File Sync and Share and phone syncing.<br /> <br /> Your data, your cloud.<br /> <br /> Nextcloud integrates with Collabora Online for collaborative office suite.<br /> <br /> In addition to the Nextcloud Talk for video calls it integrates with Big Blue Button for full classroom and meeting style video conferencing.<br /> <br /> Nextcloud also has options like phone contact and file sync, web forms, project management and password management.<br /> <br /> Nextcloud is used by large, enterprise organizations, but can also be self-hosted at home for personal use. There are commercial vendors that offer hosting and some Free Software organizations offer hosting as well.<br /> <br /> Nextcloud was created to be Free Software. Using the AGPL helps ensure it will remain Free in the future.<br /> <br /> Attendees will learn about:<br /> <br /> * Basic features of Nextcloud<br /> * Integrations with Collabora Online office suite and Big Blue Button<br /> * Nextcloud apps<br /> * Nextcloud history<br /> * Hosting options</p>
<p>About der.hans:<br /> der.hans works remotely in the US.<br /> In the FLOSS community he is active with conferences and local groups.<br /> <br /> He's chairman of PLUG, chair for SeaGL Finance committee, founder of SeaGL Career Expo, RaiseMe career counselor, BoF organizer for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and founder of the Free Software Stammtisch.<br /> <br /> He speaks regularly at community-led FLOSS conferences such as SeaGL, Penguicon, SCaLE, LCA, FOSSASIA, Tübix, CLT, Kieler Linux Tage, LFNW, OLF, SELF and GeekBeacon Fest.<br /> <br /> Hans is available to speak remotely for local groups.<br /> <br /> Currently a Customer Data Engineer at Object Rocket. Public statements are not representative of $dayjob.<br /> <br /> Fediverse/Mastodon - https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate</p></div><div class="feed-description"><p>Thursday's topic is Introduction to Nextcloud by der.hans<br />This is a remote meeting. Please join by going to <a href="https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx">https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx</a> at 7pm on Thursday October 14th</p>
<p>der.hans: Introduction to Nextcloud</p>
<p>Description:<br /> Nextcloud for private, secure cloud features such as collaboration tools, Enterprise File Sync and Share and phone syncing.<br /> <br /> Your data, your cloud.<br /> <br /> Nextcloud integrates with Collabora Online for collaborative office suite.<br /> <br /> In addition to the Nextcloud Talk for video calls it integrates with Big Blue Button for full classroom and meeting style video conferencing.<br /> <br /> Nextcloud also has options like phone contact and file sync, web forms, project management and password management.<br /> <br /> Nextcloud is used by large, enterprise organizations, but can also be self-hosted at home for personal use. There are commercial vendors that offer hosting and some Free Software organizations offer hosting as well.<br /> <br /> Nextcloud was created to be Free Software. Using the AGPL helps ensure it will remain Free in the future.<br /> <br /> Attendees will learn about:<br /> <br /> * Basic features of Nextcloud<br /> * Integrations with Collabora Online office suite and Big Blue Button<br /> * Nextcloud apps<br /> * Nextcloud history<br /> * Hosting options</p>
<p>About der.hans:<br /> der.hans works remotely in the US.<br /> In the FLOSS community he is active with conferences and local groups.<br /> <br /> He's chairman of PLUG, chair for SeaGL Finance committee, founder of SeaGL Career Expo, RaiseMe career counselor, BoF organizer for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and founder of the Free Software Stammtisch.<br /> <br /> He speaks regularly at community-led FLOSS conferences such as SeaGL, Penguicon, SCaLE, LCA, FOSSASIA, Tübix, CLT, Kieler Linux Tage, LFNW, OLF, SELF and GeekBeacon Fest.<br /> <br /> Hans is available to speak remotely for local groups.<br /> <br /> Currently a Customer Data Engineer at Object Rocket. Public statements are not representative of $dayjob.<br /> <br /> Fediverse/Mastodon - https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate</p></div>