Has anyone heard back from those Ubuntu AriZona Loco folks? I sent them a copy of [a reply to] an early part of this thread (see: http://lists.plug.phoenix.az.us/lurker/message/20100208.191150.1e2ad3bf.en.html ) They might be able to help, -- EVEN if, it is (maybe) in some capacity "other than" showing up in person. -- Mike Schwartz Glendale AZ schwartz@acm.org On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Dazed_75 wrote: > 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 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 > > > 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 > > > 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: >> > >[...] >> > -- >> > -Eric 'shubes' >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [...] >> > -- >> > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry >> > [...] >> [...] >> -- >> -Eric 'shubes' >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [...] >> > -- > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry > [...] --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [...]