Yes, Mike I did and they are not available at this point. But they have been extremely helpful in various ways so I was not expecting them for this. On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Mike Schwartz wrote: > 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. 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