February 2009 Meeting

In a talk called "Mapping Wireless Access Points," Peter J. Sprenger will talk about making a small toughbook into a Linux car navigation system. He also
enabled GPS integration to enhance wireless access point findings by combining GPS information with a Google map overlay and Kismet data dumps to map out
existing wireless access points.

Sprenger has used Linux for the past 13 years. Currently running LFS as main
desktop system, with a FreeBSD shell server and Slackware Media PC. He is
leads a Cal Poly team for CCDC (Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition),
concentrating in network defense. Special attention to security research and
Information Warfare studies with experience in several different continents
performing missions occasionally oriented in that direction.

Date: Thursday February 12, 2009 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Downs 107


December 2008 Meeting

In a talk called "How to Crack WEP and WPA Using Debian GNU/Linux," Jeff
Henbest, the president of Cal Poly SWIFT of California State Polytechnic
University, Pomona, will explain the easy of cracking WEP and WPA using tools
available on linux. Information: http://cppswift.ath.cx/meetings/wepwpa.html .

Date: Thursday December 11, 2008 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Downs 107


November 2008 Meeting

"Shakin' It up at Caltech" Rae Yip and Shang-Lin will give an overview of the
open-source software in use at the Caltech Seismology Lab.

Date: Thursday November 13, 2008 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Downs 107


October 2008 Meeting

Eric Hammond will be leading an Amazon EC2 Beginners Workshop. EC2 is Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud that provides virtual Linux computers rented by the hour. (https://aws.amazon.com/ec2)

This workshop will provide a brief overview/intro to EC2 followed by a step-by-step walkthrough to creating an Amazon EC2 account and starting your first EC2 instance (server) running Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, or CentOS (others may also be available).

Bring a laptop and a credit card with the ability to charge up to $0.25 in EC2 service fees.

Eric is a veteran EC2 user, maintains a popular series of Ubuntu and Debian machine images for EC2 at https://alestic.com and fosters a global EC2 Ubuntu community at https://groups.google.com/group/ec2ubuntu.

Date: Thursday October 9, 2008 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Location: Downs 107


September 2008 Meeting

Michael Proctor-Smith will give an update on MythTV (the Mythical Convergence
Box), the open-source alternative to TiVo or Windows Media Center. More than
just a digital VCR, which provides basic "time shifting" capability, Digital
Video Recorders change the way people watch television by providing the
ability to pause live TV, instantly replay interesting scenes, and skip
commercials. With an up-to-date TV schedule, the DVR can automatically record
shows based on user preferences.

Michael will talk about his strange MythTV setup and a small portion of
MythTV's features including Recording HDTV, streaming to a Cell Phone and
using an AppleTV as a MythTV Front-end.

Michael Runs The San Gabriel Valley Linux(R) Users Group (At least he has been told that by others). He spends an unhealthy amount of his time watching
MythTV and plotting how he can never be without access to MythTV.

Date: Thursday September 11, 2008 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Downs 107


August 2008 Meeting

Ubuntu is the said to be the biggest thing in desktop Linux at the moment, but Neal and Nathan are here to cut through the hype and show you how Ubuntu can
simplify your life and make your computer more fun and simple to use for
everyday tasks. They will discuss various aspects of Ubuntu, from the basics
of everyday system maintenance to how to customize your system. They will also cover the differences that make Ubuntu unique from Debian and other distros;
and the differences and benefits of the various flavors that make up the
Ubuntu family.

Nathan Haines is a computer consultant and instructor who enjoys programming
in Python and is a member of the California Ubuntu LoCo team. Neal Bussett is
an Electrical Engineer and leader of the California Ubuntu LoCo team. Both are Ubuntu Members and advocates of Free software.

Date: Thursday August 14, 2008 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Downs 107