[NBLUG/talk] Request for assistance for August Meeting

troy fryman at sonic.net
Sun Jun 8 23:12:00 PDT 2003


On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 07:26:50PM -0700, ME wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> The topic for August was going to be setting up home networks and how they
> can be used, but the original plans fell-through.
> 
> A month ago, I asked you all to send me information on what you thought
> were "kewl" Linux applications that were not part of a basic Linux system.
> Many people responded. The feedback was excellent! All votes have been
> counted.
> 
> I had an idea for August; ask people to offer really short or "mini"
> presentations on useful Linux applications.
> 
> Here is a list of apps that were claimed as the most useful
> (beyond the standard apps) in order of rank (top=most votes)
> 
> 1  GIMP
> 2  mplayer
> 3  Xchat
> 4  Gaim
> 5  xv
> 6  xmms
> 7  kismet
> 8  xine
> 9  OpenOffice
> 10 gpg

I'm a terrible public speaker but could do xmms and if no one else
volunteers, maybe gaim or show off the basics of openoffice.

I use mplayer for most of video playback stuff but would love to see
someone "push the envelope" with it's capabilities.

-troy




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