[RndTbl] MUUG Meeting, Sep 12,
7:30pm -- Surviving with a Non-UNIX Desktop
Gilbert E. Detillieux
gedetil at cs.umanitoba.ca
Tue Sep 5 17:28:06 CDT 2006
The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly
meeting on Tuesday, September 12. The meeting topic for this month is
as follows:
Surviving with a Non-UNIX Desktop
A few months ago, Gilbert Detillieux, a die-hard UNIX user since around
1980, did the unthinkable: he switched to using a Windows-based system
as his primary desktop at work! Has he lost his mind? Or were there
mitigating factors that affected his decision? How can a UNIX user
survive in a Windows environment? Are there tools available that can
ease the pain, and allow one to work effectively in a heterogeneous
environment, without going through UNIX withdrawal?
Come hear how this one person did it. This will be a fairly informal,
interactive presentation, which will hopefully lead to some lively
discussion on alternative desktop solutions, and the pros and cons of
each.
The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of
every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and
August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a
MUUG member to attend.
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Please note our meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice Ave.
(between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to
sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you
(in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15pm,
so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30pm. Don't be late, or you may
not get in. (But don't come too early either, since security may not
be there to let you in before 7:15 or so.)
Limited parking is available for free on the street, either on Ellice
Ave. or on some of the intersecting streets. Indoor parking is also
available nearby, at Portage Place, for $3.00 for the evening. Bicycle
parking is available in a bike rack under video surveillance located
behind the building on Webb Place.
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Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil at muug.mb.ca>
Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/
PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161
Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609
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