intro to the desktop

[Mike Schwartz]

On 3/25/07, der.hans <PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:
>
> moin moin,
>
> a couple of years ago I did a desktop class once a month for PLUG. The
> class ran for a year.
>
> Recently I've gotten requests to start that class again.
>
> This is the type of thing we've been wanting to do with the new magazine
> format for the general meetings. It would be awesome to have 10 to 20 30
> minute presentations we could do as part of a series.
>
> I'm going to start something along those lines at the west side meeting
> this week.
>
> Since I mostly need desktop for multiple xterms and web browsers I'm not
> the best situated to decide what should be in the class.
>
> I figure I'll start with the Ubuntu Desktop Guide.
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/6.10/ubuntu/desktopguide/C/index.html
>
> I will follow a different order, though. For instance, I will likely skip
> the file systems part for now. I got a specific request for that from
> someone from the west side today, so maybe I won't...
>
> Maybe there are resources at LinuxQuestions or LinuxNewbie we can use.
>
> PLUG needs someone besides me to help us figure out what should be in the
> desktop class. We also need people to help us find and/or create content
> to be used for the presentations.
>
> The content could be a little document for the instructor on what to walk
> through for the presentation. Some things certainly don't lend themselves
> to slideshow presentations, plus we have computers to use, so hands on
> would be much better in most cases.
>
> We definitely need help from people new to GNU/Linux as you'll have the
> freshest perspectives.
>
> ciao,
>
> der.hans
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I might be interested.
Any info as to the place & time[s]?
-- 
Mike Schwartz
Glendale  AZ
schwartz at acm.org
Mike.L.Schwartz at gmail.com
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