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Mar
13
Thu
SPAUG Meeting @ Palo Alto Elks Lodge
Mar 13 @ 2:15 am – 2:30 am

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Brad Youngman, President, SPAUG

Brad will install Linux Mint 13 (long term release) onto a Windows 8.1 Acer V5 laptop using Virtual Box.
To avoid the slow installation by way of a CD/DVD drive and possible WiFi difficulties with an older machine, Brad has chosen to demonstrate the installation on new laptop. The steps of the installation are identical to those for an older machine. Discussion during the installation is encouraged
All members and guests are invited to attend a NO-host dinner prior to our general meeting. Dinner will be at 5:45 PM at The Bistro located on the ground floor of the Elks Lodge.
Jul
9
Wed
SPAUG Meeting @ Elks Lodge
Jul 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
SPAUG Meeting @ Elks Lodge | Palo Alto | California | United States

The Road to Windows 8.1

Jim Hurley

  • Evolution of the Windows OS from XP to 8.1. How we got from there to here.
  •  Major features of Windows 8 will be covered. Some hints about what may be in Windows 9.

Jim Hurley spent most of his career in telecommunications writing kernel drivers for hardware. Mostly, software was written in C and assembly for Unix-like kernels. One major project was to port the Berkeley Sockets library to a real-time OS, so he knows TCP and IP protocols pretty well.
Jim has been designing digital music instruments as a hobby. He volunteers as a Beta tester for several well-known music companies, and makes free sound libraries for software instruments.
Jim built most of his PCs and has made some for others. He’s been using Windows 8 since itvcame out.

All members and guests are invited to attend a NO-host dinner prior to our general meeting. Dinner will be at 5:45 PM at The Bistro located on the ground floor of the Elks Lodge.

Jan
14
Wed
SPAUG Meeting @ Elks Lodge
Jan 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
SPAUG Meeting @ Elks Lodge | Palo Alto | California | United States

Lock Up Your Passwords

Safe practices on the internet require that you use multiple long and strong passwords which are hard to break and also hard to remember. Password vaults allow you to generate strong passwords and store them in an encrypted file under a single master password. They also allow you to store other sensitive information.

We will introduce the topic with a description of some of the currently available password vaults and some of the significant differences between them. Then our featured speakers, Megan and Alex from Agilebits in Canada will do a Skype presentation about their product, 1Password. For a brief introduction to this product, check out the video below.

The meeting will be held at the Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Meeting registration starts at 7PM in the Lodge room on the second floor. The featured talk begins at 8PM.

All members and guests are invited to attend a NO-host dinner prior to our general meeting. Dinner will be at 5:45 PM at The Bistro located on the ground floor of the Elks Lodge.

Jan
28
Wed
Planning Committee Meeting @ Robert Mitchell
Jan 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Please NOTE:
Parking is either on the SOUTH side of Woodside Road or within the apartment complex in the driveway to Robert’s unit.
Carpooling is strongly recommended.
WiFi will be available.

Feb
11
Wed
SPAUG Meeting @ Elks Lodge
Feb 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Sound Engineering: From Vinyl to Digital Editing
Fred Catero, NARAS

Recording legend Fred Catero has worked with some of music’s greatest stars. Beginning his career at Columbia Records in New York during the early 1960’s. Many of the records he made are now considered classics. [Read more…]

The meeting will be held at the Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Meeting registration starts at 7PM in the Lodge room on the second floor. The featured talk begins at 7:15 PM.

All members and guests are invited to attend a NO-host dinner prior to our general meeting. Dinner will be at 5:45 PM at The Bistro located on the ground floor of the Elks Lodge.

Feb
25
Wed
Planning Committee Meeting @ Barron Square Clubhouse
Feb 25 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 am