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Future Meeting Topics/Ideas

 

Here are ideas/suggestions/topics for future TTCS tech meetings. Add/Submit your own!

Also, let us know if you can present a topic.

• demo of Xbox 360
• demo of Playstation 3
• demo local games eg. cricket.tt
• demo Nintendo Wii (suggested by Dev T who owns one  )

• introduction to AJAX
• installing and using MS Steadystate v2.0 for Windows XP computers in shared environments (suggested by DevT)
• using the TTCS Wiki
• preparing for TTCS OSSWIN CD v2.0 - current thinking is to create two CDs and perhaps redo the interface
• how to use bit torrent technology,  for example, to download the osswin ISO or a linux distro
• power protection for computers and related equipment e.g. differences between surge surpressors, line conditioners and UPSes

• demonstration of the All Purpose Windows troubleshooting and upgrading CD
• demonstration of the All Purpose Windows troubleshooting and upgrading flash drive
• dual boot windows and ubuntu OR dual boot windows and any other linux distro  - done on Software Freedom Day 2007
• using opensource apps/utilities to fix windows machines e.g.  specialised  live  linux cds,  apps/utilities that work in windows, command line utils, etc. Inspired by these messages on the ttcs discussion list: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ttcs/message/14756  and http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ttcs/message/14763
• multimedia authoring in linux e.g. audio cds, video cds, video dvds, etc
• opensource multimedia tools for windows e.g. for content creation and playback
• basic linux box to do content filtering, firewalling, etc on a small or medium sized LAN or home network
• use linux to create a basic internet "appliance"/kiosk for simple web surfing, file downloading and web based email
• use Wubi to install Ubuntu on an existing Windows machine (suggested by richjob)
• Standalone education box (live education box, running off of CD, with no hard drive)  Save to CD (suggested by richjob)
• Bolivarian computing? (might make more sense for a pizza lime discussion, though - rj)
• Troubleshooting Vista
• Protecting oneself against social engineering, phishing, scams (yes, I'm suggesting it again.  There are some computer-related twists to these old cons)
• using a PC to help secure the home using off the shelf-equipment or cheap equipment (suggested by richjob)
• Using the Drupal Content Management System (install set up, explain some use cases maybe). Depending on the level of IT knowledge of the audience, I can go really in depth of just stay on the surface. Open to ideas. (Suggested by Shivan Jaikaran)