Switches will be provided as will cables and electrical outlets. If you want battery backup please bring your own. A wireless access point will be up and running. One purpose of such a soiree is to bring your gaming machine and style with it. Monitors? Bring 'em. For those that volunteer to help with the setup on Friday afternoon, food and drink will be on the house. Yes, there will be a trial run that night. Kudzu Dragons will be available on party day to aid and abet and believe me much knowledge will be shared. Saturday during festivities food and beverage will be available until it runs out. No charge, just a tip jar in a prominent place.
FreeBSD and Linux PCs will be up and running for those interested in Windows alternatives. Want to bring an Apple? We promise no one will rag you too much. Most likely Linux SUSE and Mandriva will be the flavors online. No decision on that yet. Since my Mandriva machine is an older Mandrake version and the OpenOffice install is in Portuguese (don't ask because I have no idea how this happened) we may install Ubuntu. Hopefully the kewl Red Magnet people will help with that.
Tomorrow should see a return of regular posts concerning Windows help and an occasional adventure of Arnold, the Nazi Possum that hangs out in the big oak just outside this window. Yes Robin, Hamboni the Jinn is still alive and living in the big foot SCSI hard drive used as a door stop. He will make predictions soon. There will be occasional information about the geekfest over the next few weeks so please bear with me.
Have most satisfying Tuesday.
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."
-Patton
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