Need some help for a special Installfest

[Dazed_75]

Stephen, I really need you. Please come for as long as you are able.

Eric, I will have a CD for everyone who wants one though most will never use
it again.

On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Eric Shubert <ejs at shubes.net> wrote:

> Sounds good to me. Hopefully we can wrap half or better of the installs
> with enough time left to do the ad hoc "getting started" presentation.
> That could be challenging, but we might pull it off if we keep the
> objective in mind.
>
> You'll have a disk for each participant, right?
>
> Dazed_75 wrote:
> > I like it too.  Though I wish we had thought of this earlier in the
> > week.  I had intended to make a form tomorrow afternoon which was part
> > data collection from the applicants to provide us with some information
> > and part as a checklist for the volunteers for the actual install.  I
> > will put some thought into amending it as you guys suggested.
> >
> > With less than 36 hours before we start, I can't see preparing a
> > presentation / class but I can see making some notes to drive an ad hoc
> > one.  I also don't know what our constraints might be without talking to
> > Yvvone who asked us to do this.  I am sure she is open to suggestion but
> > we are still limited by room schedules and how many people are willing
> > to hang around for a class/demo at the end of the session.
> >
> > Here is my proposal for this one:
> >
> >     * give people (applicants) a handout and a form when they come in
> >     * applicants need to set up their system, read the handout and fill
> >       out what they can of the form
> >     * While they are doing that, we circulate among the folks and help
> >       them.  Perhaps one of us might give an intro and answer questions
> >       while the others circulate, but since people will probably not all
> >       be there for the start that might not work well.
> >     * We start doing the installs when we have adequate information for
> >       each one and answer user questions as we go and move on when
> >       neither the system nor the applicant needs us.  We leave the form
> >       with the system to help the same or another volunteer pick up the
> >       install when needed.  (I am not confident about this part).
> >     * IF there is time and IF people are willing to stay, one of us can
> >       do an ad hoc class/lab about getting started.  Alternatively we
> >       could offer to hold a separate class specifically for that purpose
> >       on some other day.  I could do that one.  Yvvone will have to
> >       schedule it.
> >
> > I would not be comfortable trying to talk the group through doing their
> > own installs because I know from the interviews we did at the Mesa Regal
> > Expo that some installs will be problematical and many of the applicants
> > would not be willing to attempt it.
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Eric Shubert <ejs at shubes.net
> > <mailto:ejs at shubes.net>> wrote:
> >
> >     I like this idea. A better learning environment.
> >
> >     Stephen wrote:
> >      > This i think might be a good idea... create a small form for them
> to
> >      > fill out for username computer name all the non-secure stuff, so
> we
> >      > can give them an idea of what they might want to think about and
> then
> >      > with them all up and running make it a class/install-fest even
> with
> >      > them installing it themselves and having 3-5 people moving about
> >      > helping with issues. and in the future this will let them
> >     reinstall or
> >      > pass on to others.
> >      >
> >      > even set up the form to record information they might need in the
> >     future...
> >      >
> >      > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Eric Shubert <ejs at shubes.net
> >     <mailto:ejs at shubes.net>> wrote:
> >      >> Should we try to do a little presentation after the installs are
> >      >> (mostly) done that people can follow along on their new systems?
> >      >>
> >      >> Dazed_75 wrote:
> >      >
> >      >
> >
> >
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> >     -Eric 'shubes'
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The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions,
that I wish it always to be kept alive.
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