Lecture Topics

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Add your topics here - both what you would like to learn about and what you would be willing to share in a presentation format. Please include a name with your request if you could.

[edit] Topics Wanted

  • NoCatAuth and/or similar "captive portal" technologies --Fostermarkd
  • TrueCrypt or any other means of creating hidden partitions -- Vernon
  • I too am interested in learning about TrueCrypt and integrity checking (see item listed below) and some topics in home networking! ---Kai 12:34, 21 January 2008 (PST)
  • Installing MEPIS 7.0 from live CD (or Debian) plus SUSE 10.0 from install disk on desktop in dual boot configuration with Grub bootloader ---Kai 12:34, 21 January 2008 (PST)
  • Installing and setting up MediaWiki ---Kai 08:26, 23 January 2008 (PST)
  • Rolling your own distro using Morphix or another live CD distro (see Knoppix Hacks by Kyle Rankin) ---Kai 13:24, 21 January 2008 (PST)

These need verification, we have no idea whether these were desired or offered by who or when.

  • MRTG (The Multi Router Traffic Grapher)
  • Zebra (Linux Routing Software)
  • LARTC (Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control)
  • File Integrity Checking (Tripwire, AIDE, strategies and comparisons)
  • WPA and securing wireless networks w/ Linux
  • Sound card setup separate of on board audio
  • CUPS introduction
  • TeX / LaTeX introduction
  • OpenOffice.org Tricks
  • Finding Hardware that is compatible with Linux drivers
  • Changing language / demographic settings
  • Changing Keyboard mappings (layout)

[edit] Topics Offered

  • Amateur Radio and Linux (Ian Gallagher and Morgan Davis are preparing a presentation on this)
  • I'd be willing to do a talk on all things wiki...JitterBird
  • Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) ...--Fostermarkd 08:54, 3 September 2007 (PDT)
  • Security Brian Hatch
  • Example FUSE Module - audiofs, converts flac (lossless) files to ogg/mp3 on demand. Brian Hatch
  • The Gimp: getting consistent results in spite of inconsistent source image exposure. Milton
  • I am familiar with Latex (possibly requested above) ---Kai 12:25, 21 January 2008 (PST)
  • Bastiaan is a Gnash developer and was planning to give a talk about it during the March meeting, but now that it has been rescheduled, he can't make it. He will most likely consider giving it for the next meeting.
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