[Ubuntu Oregon] Ubuntu Hour Friday

James Bradley jim.cognuity at gmail.com
Sat Jan 21 20:40:58 UTC 2017


It wasn't Jim; I'm not familiar with it.

JVLB


On 01/21/2017 11:29 AM, Che Dean wrote:
> Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it was Jim that I was talking to
> about the Nexdock? Anyway, here's a link for you to check out. I think
> it's a great device, the first gen shipped already and I'm hoping the
> second gen also ships. 
>
> http://nexdock.com/
>
> Che
>
> On Sat, 21 Jan 2017 at 10:17 THOMAS STANLEY
> <stanleyconstructionllc at gmail.com
> <mailto:stanleyconstructionllc at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Phil, This is Tom.  I found some documentation on your RS-232.
>      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Minicom and of course Termite
>     does this stock http://www.compuphase.com/software_termite.htm the
>     deb install is located
>     here https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/termit
>
>     On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 10:05 PM, Phil N <philn at delfinomicro.com
>     <mailto:philn at delfinomicro.com>> wrote:
>
>         Hi all,
>         We had a total of 6 members attend tonight's meeting, and had
>         a great time at Broadway Coffeehouse.
>         Big thanks to Cody for asking Che and Linda to attend, and for
>         creating our event page.  It was great to have met Che, Linda,
>         and Tom.
>
>         We covered a wide range of topics; Linode.com - A Virtual
>         Private Server (VPN) service, Powerline - A status line plugin
>         for Vim, Termite - An easy to use and configure RS232 terminal
>         program, Recalbox.com - A retro-gaming operating systems with
>         Kodi already included, and Recalbox runs on Raspberry Pi. 
>         Plus various ways to install Ubuntu in order to lock-it-down
>         making it more secure.
>          
>         During the meeting, I promised I'd include some links to retro
>         arcade buttons, for that true authentic arcade feel.
>
>         The i-PAC2 is a USB "keyboard encoder" with 32 inputs and
>         support for trackball and spinner. Is fully programmable key
>         code set.  The i-PAC2 looks to the host PC as a standard USB
>         keyboard, which I really like because there is no drivers to
>         install.  The Mini-PAC is similar to i-PAC2 except Mini
>         supports PS/2 via optional USB to PS/2 adapter.
>
>         The i-PAC2 and Mini-PAC can be found at ultimarc.com
>         <http://ultimarc.com>.
>
>         Here is where I've found some other arcade stuff, just do a
>         search for "arcade button", or "concave button" while at these
>         sites.
>
>         Mouser: www.mouser.com <http://www.mouser.com>
>         Concave Button - various colors, with Microswitch for $1.95/ea.
>         Note: Mouser purchases their buttons from Sparkfun, and sells
>         them for the same SRP.
>
>         Sparkfun: www.sparkfun.com <http://www.sparkfun.com>
>         Concave Button - various colors, with Microswitch for $1.95/ea.
>
>         Banggood.com: www.banggood.com <http://www.banggood.com>
>         Arcade button - various colors, with Microswitch for $1.69/ea.
>
>         Bob's parts: is the least expensive..
>         http://www.therealbobroberts.net/parts.html#buttons
>         Happ "Microswitch Pushbutton Complete" - various colors, with
>         Microswitch for $1.25/ea
>
>
>         Our next Salem Ubuntu Hour meetings will be February 3rd/17th,
>         same bat place, same bat time.
>          
>         Thanks everyone for supporting our community, great meeting.
>         Phil. N.
>
>
>
>         /*************************************
>         * Sent from a system running Ubuntu  *
>         *************************************/
>
>
>         On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 5:13 PM, Che Dean <dean.che at gmail.com
>         <mailto:dean.che at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>             Great to finally be in Salem, thanks to Phil N for the
>             awesome welcome. We're just heading to the Broadway
>             Coffeehouse now. If you see a guy that looks kind of like
>             a giant gnome you'll know we've arrived.
>
>             See you soon
>             Che
>
>
>             On Fri, Jan 20, 2017, 5:03 PM Phil N
>             <philn at delfinomicro.com <mailto:philn at delfinomicro.com>>
>             wrote:
>
>                 Hay everyone,
>                 Che and Linda have arrived in Salem, was able to meet
>                 up with them at the Garten Store, where Linda bought a
>                 nice Lenovo, for I'm guessing Ubuntu... ;-)  WTG Che
>                 and Linda.
>
>                 Come on down to Broadway Coffeehouse, located at 1300
>                 Broadway St NE, here in Salem, from 6:00pm to 7:00pm,
>                 and meet up with Che and his wife Linda.  This month
>                 we will be in the Dallas Room, 204. Located upstairs
>                 towards the back directly across from the elevators. 
>                 Please don't forget to mention your part of Ubuntu
>                 when you pick up a drink downstairs.
>
>                 Cody has created a LoCo event page, please use the
>                 following link (below) to his event page to register
>                 for this event, doing so will help get us counted by
>                 Canonical, and help with further sponsorship.  -
>                 Thanks Cody
>                 Event
>                 page: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-us-or/3498-salem-ubuntu-hour/
>
>
>                 Also we met a couple of people while at the Garten
>                 Store, who use Ubuntu, and invited them to attend.
>
>                 Thanks all,
>                 Phil. N
>
>
>
>                 /*************************************
>                 * Sent from a system running Ubuntu  *
>                 *************************************/
>
>
>                 On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 1:33 PM, Che Dean
>                 <dean.che at gmail.com <mailto:dean.che at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>                     Hi guys,
>
>                     Here's today's plan:
>
>                     Arrive in Salem between 1 PM and 2 PM (stopping
>                     off for lunch on our way)
>
>                     2 PM to 2:30 PM Head to Garten and hopefully meet
>                     up with Phil N
>
>                     Between 3 PM and 5 PM visit Heritage Center or
>                     just take a look around Salem
>
>                     Somewhere between 5 PM and 6 PM head to Broadway
>                     for some fine coffee and even better company.
>
>                     If at any point people want to meet us just drop
>                     us a note on here, G+, Twitter @CheDean or if you
>                     use Telegram I'm @Kereltis
>                     (https://telegram.me/Kereltis)
>
>                     See you later
>
>                     Che
>                     •••
>
>
>                     On Wed, Jan 18, 2017, 10:26 PM Cody Smith
>                     <cody.smith at ubuntu.com
>                     <mailto:cody.smith at ubuntu.com>> wrote:
>
>                         Come join us for talk about tech, Ubuntu,
>                         Linux, and whatever else comes up! But please,
>                         purchase something from the coffeehouse we'll
>                         be at as they have set that restriction on
>                         anyone using their space. The address is 1300
>                         Broadway (on the corner of Broadway and
>                         Gaines) in Salem, OR.
>
>                         Event
>                         page: http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-us-or/3498-salem-ubuntu-hour/
>                         Please RSVP so the paperwork that wxl has to
>                         do is easier.
>
>                         --c_smith
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