Title: April Meeting 2012
Location: Tim Horton’s, 660 Eagleson Rd, Kanata
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Location: 660 Eagleson Rd. in Kanata
Google Map: http://g.co/maps/kza6h (yes, that is a short link)

After a brief discussion with one of our members, I was considering a talk on OpenSSH. I’m not sure which specifics I’ll be getting into yet, but I’ll have a small talk prepared in my normal informal style. I’ll attempt to get a short set of slides in place as well, so you have a take-away for your efforts. One of the items that seems to confuse people is the proper use of keys, so that will be covered, as well as a short discussion on RSA vs. DSA keys, the use of passwords vs. no passwords and ssh-agent.

Title: March Meeting
Location: Tim Horton’s, 660 Eagleson Rd, Kanata
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Google Map: http://g.co/maps/kza6h (yes, that is a short link)

We will be having a short discussion on small PBX installations and software options for install. I’ll bring along a couple of VoIP phones with me this time, just as examples. If you are looking for some physical sets, I have extras from previous deployments that I can sell to recover my cost for them.

Title: February Meeting - VOIP talk
Location: Tim Horton’s, 660 Eagleson Rd, Kanata
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Description: I went and checked out the Tim Horton’s on Eagleson Rd. It certainly has the capacity and there are several tables that do not have fixed chairs, so we can “arrange” the seating a little to make things work.

Location: 660 Eagleson Rd. in Kanata
Google Map: http://g.co/maps/kza6h (yes, that is a short link)

I went over to The Second Cup yesterday, just to make sure it was still open and while I was there, asked what had happened last month. I was quite surprised to discover nothing had happened. In a new move by management, they have changed their hours so that they are only open until 18:00. As you can see, this puts a damper on our meeting location. The alternate location we used last month is a bit small (Tim Horton’s across the street), and I don’t know of any other venues in the near vicinity that we could bother with.

The first thing I’d like to do here is to apologize for those who arrived and discovered that the location was closed. I could have sent an email to the list or tweeted, but did not, thinking that anyone who came would think to try across the street at the Tim Horton’s  located there. One person did and I believe two did not. I’ll have to specify alternate locations for future meetings. This was unexpected and I still do not know why they were closed. I will find out if they will be open before  the next meeting of course and post an alternate location, just in case.