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Meetings Every 1st and 3rd Monday October to May

Meetings are 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Click here for 2011 - 2012 Schedule

Beginners Documents and Instruction

Trying Ubuntu	User Guide
	Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04 Second Edition
Unity Desktop Ubuntu 11.04	Unity "Simplify your life" (PDF manual for using Unity desktop)
	What is Ubuntu
	A newbie's introduction to Linux (download) 1.90mb
	Dual boot Ubuntu and Vista
FAQ's	Need Articles (contact the webmaster)
	Migrating from Windows to Linux (a gentle guide)
	Linux Glossary of Terms for Windows users
	New to Linux? FAQ's
Open Source Software	List of Open Source Software (for Windows too)
E-Mail	(Need Article: Web Mail vs. E-mail clients)
	(Need Articles: Thunderbird vs. Evolution)
Browsers	(Need Articles: Firefox vs. Opera, Chrome)
Music and Radio	(Need Article: Rhythm Box, Banshee, .....)
Video and Music	(Need Article: OpenShot, Kdenlive, ....)
Word Processing	(Need Articles: Open Office Writer, AbiWord)
	AbiWord (light weight, all purpose word processor for Linux, Windows or Mac)
Download a new version of Open Office known as LibreOffice	LibreOffice Available for Windows, Mac or Linux
LibreOffice	Libre Office Study (Libre Office Get Help) Self Study Assignment
Spreadsheets	Tutorials of Open Office Calc

Presentations	A Discussion of the BASH shell by James Crawford (pdf format)

References	File System by Larry Thiel
Unity Desktop	Start using the Unity Desktop

Gnome desktop defaults to having panels at the top and bottom of the screen. This article questions why it does, shows how to easily change it, and why you might want to:
http://www.learningubuntu.com/tips/minimalism-rocks-gain-back-space-removing-gnome-panel

Intermediate - Customizing, Web Publishing, Photo Editing, Etc.

	Introduction to Linux – A hands on guide – Download (1.52MB)
Customize Ubuntu	Personalize Ubuntu
	How to install KDE desktop
	How to create a desktop slide show in Ubuntu (pdf)
Mail Merge in Open Office	Open Office mail merge
	http://blog.worldlabel.com/mailmergeforWL.pdf
File System Basics
Finding Dulicate files	Install fdupes from synaptic manager
Photo Editing	Gimp tutorials
Desktop Publishing	Scribus Instruction
Data Base	(Need Articles)
	Tutorial for Open Office Base
Graphics	Gimp tutorials
	Need articles on Inkscape and Open Office Draw
	Tutorial for Inkscape
	Tutorial for Open Office Draw
Video Editing	(Need articles for OpenShot, Kdenlive)
	OpenShot for Ubuntu (download, repositories, install instructions
Software from other sources	Adding Repositories
	OpenShot for Ubuntu (download, repositories, install instructions
Reference Material

Ubuntu Tweaks - Just tweak it	Ubuntu Tweaks program for tweaking Ubuntu
My-Guides.net	Source for Guides, for all types of Linux and Linux applications

Lots of people don't want to care about partitioning. A lot of the reasons are that they do not understand it or WHY anyone would want to. The following site explains in plain English why people partition differently without discussing the "how":
http://maketecheasier.com/quick-guide-to-Linux-partition-schemes/2009/12/17

Advanced - Secure Communications, Remote Access, Trouble Shooting & Repair

	Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference (download free) 2.13mb
Terminal Usage	Introduction to command line in Linux
	GNU / Linux command line tools summary (down load) pdf
	Command Line pdf
	Pixelbeat Command Line Info
	SS64 Command Line Info
	Linux Guide Command Line Info
	Linux Command / Command Line Info
Trouble Shooting	Hardware Compatibility lists @ Linux Questions

Repair	Repair MBR
	Instructions to recover GRUB
Secure Communications	Setting up VNC, Samba, and SSH pdf

open SSH	Secure PuTTy and SSH
	PuTTY Download site
	Open SSH
Setting Up Wireless Connections	Using ndiswrapper pdf
Networking	Need articles How-to, Routers, Router setup

Building from Source	Directions for compiling in Linux pdf
Updating Lucid Lynx	What to install after installing Lucid Lynx
	Lucid Lynx 10.4 Manual pdf
	Move Window buttons back to right in Lucid Lynx pdf
	Use Ubuntu live to reset or change Windows password pdf

HDR Photography Reference Material	HDR Photography