Re: [SLUG] SLUG Membership decline

[jon <jonjermey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm happy to give a talk on Inkscape or OpenOffice. There's a couple of 
other neat applications I'm happy to discuss too. But it would all be 
very much at an introductory level. That's the reason I suggested an 
Applications SIG, to try and bring in people who are just switching over 
from W*ndows and want to go on doing what they've been doing there.

Jon.

John Ferlito wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 02, 2010 at 12:10:38PM +1100, meryl wrote:
>   
> > > * New and upgraded applications demonstrated and discussed
> > > * Distros compared and evaluated
> > > * Using Linux with various peripherals -- scanners, printers,
> > > tablets, multiple screens
> > > * Bash programming techniques -- but keeping it simple
> > > * OpenOffice techniques and macros
> > > * GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus techniques
> > >       
> > In addition to the above, (a very good list Jon!) I'd also like to see
> > basic/beginning Python, basic/beginning Rails/Ruby, & troubleshooting
> > problems; i.e. using run levels, wireless setup etc...
> >     
>
> So this is a very good list of talks. But who is going to volunteer to
> give them?
>