I hope to ease the nerves of the CLI timid, by showing that the command line is not some obscure environment for hackers but a welcoming non-obtrusive comfortable haven to get the same things done that you would otherwise do in a GUI. Basically, how to do everything a desktop ...

If you want to build out a kit of commercial security tools, bring a big bank account to pay for it. Not only that, you'll find that there are still gaps in your setup that need to be filled. What do you do if you have a finite budget (who ...

In this presentation, I'll share some of my favorite things about FreeBSD and why I think it is a great Open Source Operating System, and I'll make a case for why Linux users should strongly consider it next time they're thinking about trying out a new distribution. Some of the ...

In an increasingly data-centric world personal data security can be a huge subject. This presentation will focus on simple and easy ways that one can improve the security using free and open source tools. Some of the methods covered will be password key-rings, encrypted hard drives and flash drives. This ...

---About the Presentation--- This will help introduce people to the pfSense routing and firewalling platform. When the presentation is finished, all participants should know how to do the following with pfsense: 1) Configure Interfaces 2) Configure Firewall rules 3) Enable Policy Based Routing 4) Enable Traffic Shaping 5) Configure Basic ...

[Same as last year, plus some additions for what I've picked up since then] In large IT environments with many servers running a variety of operating systems there are times when connection to a machine does not require the full graphical environment (VNC, RDP, NX, etc.). There are times when ...

This presentation will be an introduction to using Blender 3D for creating games. First I'll introduce Blender and show it's more general uses, then move on to using the Logic Bricks and Python Scripting. I'll also show a couple of games made in Blender. Blender is a 3D animation/rendering, video ...

FamilySearch is delivering Open Genealogical platform with: 1) APIs to world's largest repository of genealogical resources. 2) Open source projects for API wrappers and sample code for many environments. 3)Free Developers Services at DevNet.FamilySearch.org. I. Online Family Collaboration is taking off. II. What’s happening in the Genealogy and Family History ...

How/why to set up your own OpenVPN server for your home and office for easy remote access, and set up VNC for complete computer control from anywhere in the world. Don't pay to "go-to-your-pc" if you don't have to. Covers installation, configuration, generation of server and client certificates, and use ...

Lucene is an ultra high-performance, full-text search engine library written entirely in Java which contains many features. It is a technology suitable for nearly any application that requires full-text search, especially cross-platform applications. This discussion will provide an introduction to Lucene, what it can accompish, when and when not to ...

What started out as a means of competition among individual businesses which are geographically unable to compete is now a means of collaboration and business growth. In the past many Vantage dealers hired programmers to integrate 3rd party hardware with the Vantage home automation system. A small team of Vantage ...

After you've become accustomed to using GIMP, you'll find that it is a VERY powerful tool for making your photos picture perfect. If you've every tried to take a family photo with several children, I'm sure you've wished you could replace one child's face from one photo to another. This ...

This presentation outlines using the gconf-editor and underlying gconftool-2 for simplyfying UI customizations in GNOME. The amazing thing about the GNOME desktop is the ability to customize nearly every aspect of your UI. This presentation will outline how to customize "hidden" features of GNOME as well as automating bulk customizations.

OpenOffice.org is a full office productivity suite containing word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database applications. Join us for this session as we highlight and demonstrate the latest innovative features, collaborative capabilities, and interoperability opportunities that are available today and in the near future. Those who use OpenOffice will find ...

One of the latest trends in the market is appliances. Recently at Novell they have released a web based appliance builder, Suse Studio. Suse Studio makes it really easy to quickly create and share your software with the world using the latest openSUSE or SLE. It allows one to customize ...

I would like to introduce beginners to HDR photography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging using the digital cameras they already have, and open source software. We will touch on both how to take the source images, as well as how to create a final HDR image. Users will be encouraged to bring their cameras ...

Now that you're well skilled in GIMP, it's time to give yourself a Digital Diet. This session will cover techniques for making yourself look thinner, sleeker and maybe even a little taller. Covered in this session: Fuzzy Selection (Magic Wand), iWarp Tool, Clone Tool and Scale Tool If you have ...

This presentation will discuss the Open Source program mythtv, and will cover the following topics: *What is mythtv, and why should my wife care? *What parts do I need to build a functioning mythtv system? *I have the parts, now where do I get the software (and how do I ...