Category: past meetings
Linux User Group Meeting Notes Date:January 6, 2025 Format: Online Meeting Attendees Tim Cash Brad B Dave D Bob Leroy Discussion Topics 1. Streaming Services We discussed Kanopy.com, a free streaming service available through public libraries and universities[2]. Kanopy offers ad-free access to a wide range of movies, documentaries, and educational content[1]. 2. Wireless Devices […]
Linux User Group Meeting Notes Date: December 2, 2024 Location: Barnes & Noble Bookstore Starbucks Attendees: In-person: Jimmy, Bob, Dave D, Dave C, Ben, Ted Remote (from Wisconsin): Brad, Tim, Dave Welcome and Introductions Jimmy introduced as a new member from Columbia LUG Discussion Topics Programming Languages Ben and Bob discussed Fortran. Jimmy shared his […]
Attendees Dave D. Bob Leroy Brad B. Theodore K. (host) Discussion Topics SSD Questions Leroy inquired about SSDs. It appears some people recommended: To leave 20% of a SSD void of formatting for performance reasons. It appears this was a legacy recommendation which may not apply with modern day SSD driuves. Meeting Notes Brad B. […]
Linux User Group Meeting Notes Topics Discussed: 1. Dual Boot Systems Discussed considerations for setting up dual boot configurations 2. SSD Drives Talked about historical recommendations for leaving extra space at the end of SSDs Unclear if this practice is still necessary with modern SSDs 3. Open Source Software in Government Brief discussion on the […]
Date: Past meeting notes 09/09/24 Attendees: TC, LeeRoy, Dave, Bob Topics Discussed Correction from Previous Meeting Bob acknowledged he misspoke previously Confirmed Minh was correct about oxidizing issues Hardware Issue: Copper Conductor Oxidation Affecting Raptor Lake Intel processors Possible manufacturing or quality control problem Impact on many PC machines Boot Partition Issue Bob mentioned a […]