It was a really good meeting. Excellent speech. [I'm pretty sure it will be
one of the "top speeches" I list in next year's survey.] Dinner remains at
the Palace Diner afterwards, which was also really good.
On Thursday, January 05, 2012 12:14:20 PM, Rich Loveland wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> Couldn't make last night's meeting. I read the synopsis on the LUG
> website. Just wondering if there were any particular technologies
> mentioned that folks found interesting?
Yes -- the technology of 'people'. :-)
> I'm sure there was some talk about the finer points of etiquette when
> digging into old projects, dealing with the maintainers, and so on. Any
> interesting discussions come out of that?
Sean delved into a short list of stories of what I'll call "the good, the bad,
and the ugly" concerning dealings he's had with developers. [The worst
possible response is none at all.]
> Also, how did people like the space at Vassar?
IMHO the space is quite good, with a few very minor exceptions.
>From the point of view of a listener:
- Bathrooms are behind a door that locks and can't be opened on
the bathroom side [this is being addressed]
- Wifi router was situated in another building, so the signal was
slightly weak, but mostly worked fine [this is being addressed]
(BTW I noted that there were many access points in the area, most
of which appeared weak, so the weak signal to the MHVLUG access
point I suspect had more to do with RF noise from these other APs
rather than distance to the MHVLUG AP.)
- Power outlets are only at the walls, so my suggestion is if you
need power, bring an extension cord.
>From the point of view of a speaker:
- At some point we might want to try to get some kind of podium
- Getting projector working (on laptop side) seemed slightly tricky
- VGA cord to the projector is a bit short
Suggestion:
I'm thinking about presentations in which the speaker would like to give a
"live demo" of one kind or another; for that it would be nice to have a longer
VGA cable and a place to put a laptop such that it can be used while the
speaker is sitting or standing. [At least one potential topic I'd like to
speak about falls in this category.]
Parking in the suggested North Gate parking lot made finding the meeting room
easier. Thanks to all for trying to keep this as simple as possible. :-)
For once I managed not to get lost. Heh.
-- Chris
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Chris Knadle
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