Some ideas that might appeal to people and be easy to find presenters for
that have to deal with basic user functions on Linux...

1. Creating a presentation with Open Office Presenter
2. Managing a music collection w/ something like Rhythmbox,Helix,etc.
3. Transfering/Editing Video Camera movies to VCD/DVD.
4. Good/Easy photo gallery program (f-spot,gallery, gthumb, etc).
5. Something on groupware/calendar options for small groups.
6. A quick GNUCash introduction.
7. A very quick GNU PGP overview and how to make it work with Thunderbird,
Evolution and the likes...
8. Overview of an HTML editor (I use emacs so am clueless to what is out
there, but something like Bluefish or even more WYSWYG would be good)
9. IRC tutorial to get people started down path of self sufficiency. :)
10. Remote control (VNC, rdesktop, etc)
11. Book/Music/Movie collection management (Kmusicdb, Alexandria, etc)
12. GRAMPS genealogy software intro
13. SWORD bible study application (maintainer is local)

I am sure there are other everyday applications out there that could be
"introduced" by people who use them everyday.  I find that after 10 years
of using Linux I still am amazed that I can find completely feature rich
applications that do exactly what I want that have existed for sometime
that somehow escaped my scope of vision.  The only way to find these
things often is through word of mouth. :)

-Derek


> The PLUG East Side Meeting will be held Thursday, May 12th.  (That's
> tomorrow!)
>
> What: PLUG East Side Meeting
> When: May 12, 2005 @ 7:00pm (Doors open @ 6:30pm)
> Where: Sequoia Charter School in Mesa
> (See web site FAQ for directions)
> http://plug.phoenix.az.us/modules.php?op=modload&name=FAQ&file=index&myfaq=yes&id_cat=3&categories=PLUG+Meetings&parent_id=0#25
>
> Topic: Mini-presentations!
> - Blender a cool 3D graphics tool
> - Favorite Firefox Plugins: Flashblock, SessionSaver and Prefbar
> - OpenOffice.org feature demos
> - Possibly others too
>
> Michael is leading the push to open the doors early, which will happen at
> this meeting.  The plan is to use that time with productive socializing
> with food as a "mini-potluck."  Food and beverages are encouraged so bring
> something to share or help defray the cost, if you can.  (Something with
> minimal grease and minimal sugar is much preferred.)
>
> The main door prize is a Quad-Xeon loaded computer from SGI!  Even I want
> this one!
>
> Alan
>
>
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