Discussion about Buddy Press, an extension for Wordpress MU that is essentially a social network in a box. Cool stuff, come learn more.

PLUG will meet on a Linux related topic for 1 hour.

We'll be gathering with FreeSWITCH (and Asterisk, OpenSIPS, YATE, CallWeaver, etc.) users and those who are interested in learning more about Open Source Telephony. We'll do some group discussion, Q. & A. and generally mingle. If there is time and sufficient interest, we can share some of the things we've ...

We'll have a simple session covering various shells on Unix and Linux systems. BASH, ZSH, CSH, KSH, etc. We can meet and talk about RC files, prompts, basic scripting or tips and tricks.

We will discuss implementing and configuring a Linux server as a home server for file and print services as well as network services and share experiences in using Linux as a home server. A short demo Slampp 2.0.1 will be used to get the conversation started as it is featured ...

Using Apache + mod_php is a common and flexible way to host your WordPress blog, but it might not always be the best way. In this presentation I'll cover setting up the nginx HTTP server and PHP-FPM to process PHP scripts, what options are available to tune them and techniques ...

Using the open source tools and platform provided by Android to write mobile applications. This will be targeted at developers of all skill sets who are not yet familiar with mobile applications and their value. It will also be valuable to business leaders who are unfamiliar with the breadth and ...

As I have worked with computer languages over the years, I have been exposed to my share so-called Imperative Languages--C/C++, Java, Ada, Pascal, Python, Perl, PHP, Forth, Assembler, and so on. Because my first experience beyond BASIC had been to study C++, as I encountered more languages, I've always compared ...

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 ...

What metrics are useful for code? How does code coverage fit in? How does this relate to testing? Code coverage tends to get a bad rap among programmers. Come learn all about it (and other metrics) and maybe change your mind. Examples will be done in Python but the information ...

Scaling is a real issue for many websites. However, many developers try to implement solutions used by the giants of the internet: Google, Facebook, Twitter, WordPress, etc. However, many of these techniques are designed for very unique and high demand situations. Implementing these techniques prematurely to smaller websites can lead ...

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.

If you're looking for data on or for your business you can likely find sources online that will blow your mind. How can you effectively tap into the wellspring of data flowing through the tubes into your business or home? In this presentation we'll take a quick look at the ...

Digium's Switchvox is an advanced PBX based on the open source Asterisk project. This presentation will cover the deployment of a Switchvox PBX at a local Utah business with over 150 phones. You will find out the reasons why they were looking for a new PBX, and the features that ...

Often people have come to me with kids and wanted me to build a family computer. This presentation will focus around ideas and software in the Free and Open Source world which are centered around children and education. This presentation will include Linux distributions, games and educational software geared specifically ...

It seems that more and more geeks are discovering a fascination with cooking. Whether you're a geek that lives to cook or just cooks to live, Object Oriented Cooking is for you! Geek chef Joseph Hall will show you how smaller recipes can become objects, ready to be included on ...

There are many aspects to managing an RDBMS. Some of these are handled by an experienced DBA, but there are a good many things that any sys admin should be able to take care of if they know what to look for. This presentation will cover basics of managing Postgres, ...