KWLUG - The Kitchener-Waterloo Linux User Group is a monthly meeting of GNU/Linux, Free Software, Open Source and technology enthusiasts. We meet in Kitchener, Ontario, usually on the first (non-holiday) Monday of the month. (Directions) Our meetings are free and open to those with an interest in Linux. Find out more about our meetings and browse the meeting minutes. Join our mailing lists.

KWLUG Meeting: Monday, 07 July 2008

Long time KWLUGer John Van Ostrand will shed some light on the Linux Boot process for us this month.

Presentation Topic

What does this button do? The Linux boot process.

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Presentation request / proposal

This presentation covers the boot process. What happens after you press the power button to start your computer? We'll look very briefly at POST and BIOS, then concentrate on what happens once Linux is in control.

  • POST
  • BIOS
  • MBR
  • LILO / Grub
  • kernel
  • initrd
  • runlevels
  • login managers
    if we are lucky we'll hear about some new stuff in development for faster booting

  • Coreboot
  • initng
  • upstart
Topic Status: 
Topic suggestion or request
Presented
Date: 
Monday, 7 July 2008
Location: 
The Working Centre

KWLUG Meeting: Monday, 11 August 2008

Boy, is it hot in here or is it just the eight core server?

Presentation Topic

Search Engine Optimization & Search Engine Marketing

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A slide show and talk about white hat Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing - how to bring more traffic to your site via online marketing through the search engines.

This will be a relatively non-technical presentation demonstrating techniques that will get you higher rankings and bring in more traffic. Suitable for technical folks, as well as site owners with less technical knowledge looking to bring in more traffic to their site.

Presenting on two areas:

Presented
Date: 
Monday, 11 August 2008
Location: 
The Working Centre

KWLUG Meeting: Monday, 08 September 2008

Shouldn't Labour Day be the beginning of the New Year? The kids are back to school. There is finally a break in the humidity. The leaves are about to turn.

Date: 
Monday, 8 September 2008
Location: 
The Working Centre