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SLLUG meeting December 8, 2010: Hands on intro to Git

site admin — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:28:48 +0000

December’s Salt Lake Linux Users Group meeting will be held one week earlier than usual on the 8th of December (the second Wednesday) to avoid conflict with many holiday plans later in the month. Amjith Ramanujam will be presenting on: Hands on intro to Git Getting Started with Git Basic operations (Some comparison to SVN) [...]

SLLUG meeting: Research, Writing, Typography, and Design using Linux: Wed. Aug 18, 2010

marc — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:36:26 +0000

The August 2010 Salt Lake Linux Users Group meeting will be on Research, Writing, Typography, and Design using Linux and presented by Rob Oaks. Topic: A big picture introduction to research, writing, typography, and design using Linux. Why open source options are the best available and you really should be using them. Technologies Covered: Zotero, [...]

Most popular Technology related posts

marc — Wed, 05 May 2010 16:45:34 +0000

Looking over the stats for the last few years, it’s interesting to see what the most popular posts have been. Here’s the top 5: GMRS J-Pole Antenna Bash Scripting Tip: Running a script as root Bash Scripting Tip: processing filenames with spaces Bash scripting tip: Convert IP address to HEX 4×8 plywood sheet 1″ and [...]

PL576Ws goes back, WRT54G comes home

marc — Sun, 10 Apr 2005 03:39:34 +0000

Unfortunately the ProView PL576Ws LCD monitor, as nice as it is, had to go back. There was no way that it would do 1280×720 (720p) and the purpose of buying it was to be a second monitor in my home theater. So, I took it back to Staples this afternoon. I did, however, stop by [...]

GMRS J-Pole Antenna

marc — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:13:40 +0000

A j-pole antenna for GMRS/FRS frequencies (462.550MHz – 467.725MHz) This article will outline how to build a j-pole antenna for the GMRS/FRS radios. These radios are the type you can buy at sporting goods stores such as REI, Cabelas, etc. There are several radio manufacturers who make GMRS/FRS radios with removable antennas. This antenna can [...]

The search begins

marc — Sat, 06 Nov 2004 16:12:03 +0000

Thomas, my roommate moved out this week – he bought a house in a nearby city. While I wish him the best, the search for a new roommate has begun – not in earnist though. Im pretty picky about the roommates I get so the search may take a while. I’m probably going to get [...]