Caution! This message was sent from outside the University of Manitoba.

A reminder that the MUUG meeting will be this evening, both in person and online...

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting IN PERSON, on Tuesday, January 7th, at 7:30pm. Yes, that's the FIRST Tuesday of the month...

January 7, 2025: My Favourite Browser Plugin(s), and Open Source Apps

This month we return our focus to the desktop by discussing and demonstrating a couple of Trevor Cordes' favourite browser plugins. Yes, there are a million of these things, and everyone has their own set of "indispensables". The choice often comes down to what itch you have to scratch, and what cool ones you've been introduced to by friends - or MUUG.

Trevor personally hates clutter in web pages he frequents. So he'll show you how to clean things up with ABP and uBlock Origin. But we're not just talking ads: nope, you can remove basically any piece of nonsense on any site with a bit of extra work. You'll see the easy "anyone can do it" way plus the "completely insane" complex way - including when sites purposely try to sabotage your blockers. Winning!

Trevor may also discuss/demo NoScript, Dark Reader and Video Background Play Fix: all things he cannot possibly live without. If you don't leave wanting to install a few of these then you must be from outer space!

Kevin McGregor will also present an overview of a variety of user-focused, open-source applications, from typical office applications to media editing, games, utilities and more.

Where to find the Meeting: Fortress Software Inc., 350 Keewatin St -- Unit #2

We have a new in-person meeting location now! Brad Vokey has graciously let us use his work office for our next in-person meeting. The meeting room will be open by 7:00 pm, with the actual meeting starting at 7:30 pm. If driving, enter the lot using the most north east entrance and drive around to the south west corner of the building (see route in map detail on poster linked below). You can use any of the free, ample, and safe parking spots that say "reserved" in front of units #1 through #4 before entering unit #2. Bus stops #30814 and #30880 (route 77) are only 150 meters away. The last bus leaves for Polo Park at 10:15 pm and for Garden City at 10:31 pm. Logan Ave. bus routes #19, #26, and #27 are a 600 meter (8 minute) walk to the south.

For those unable or preferring not to attend in person, the meeting will also be available online, using BBB as usual. Stay tuned to our muug.ca home page for the official URL, which will be made available about a half hour before the meeting starts. (Reload the page if you don't see the link, or if there are issues with connecting.)

The group now holds its meetings at 7:30pm on the *first* 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.

For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their web server:

https://muug.ca/

Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or linking to it on social media:

https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf

-- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: gedetil@muug.ca Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/ _______________________________________________ Muug-announce mailing list -- muug-announce@muug.ca To unsubscribe send an email to muug-announce-leave@muug.ca