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Philadelphia OS/2 Mtg: Wed, Feb 27th
The Philadelphia OS/2 User Group invites all interested computer users to
attend the February monthly meeting:
. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2002 7:00 - 10:00 PM
. The Episcopal Academy, 376 N. Latches Lane, Merion, PA
. *** FEBRUARY 27th MEETING AGENDA ***
. -- SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN REDUCING RISK --
I'm very pleased to announce that MKS has accepted an invitation to
conduct a presentation at our February 27th meeting: "Software Development
Trends in Reducing Risk." This promises to be a most interesting
presentation of very latest cutting-edge technology. Please plan to attend
the February 27th meeting. Don't miss it!
MKS is a recognized leader in this field. Since 1984, MKS software
solutions have been enabling development teams to analyze, build and
deploy software systems quickly and reliably for many leading corporate
clients throughout the world. Today, more than 10,000 companies world-wide
use MKS's tools.
MKS representatives David McMullin (an Episcopal Academy alum) and Steve
Knapp will highlight several case studies of pitfalls to be avoided in
management of software development projects. It will include an analysis
of what went wrong and why, as well as the business impact, and will
relate to development on all platforms including OS/2. The analysis will
also discuss evolving trends in software development.
Lastly, examples will be presented of ways in which software
development can be managed in the most effective and efficient manner,
using current best practices in people, process and technology. These will
reflect evolving industry best practices which may be applicable to all
platforms, including OS/2.
Other agenda items include U/G business items, OS/2 news, new releases,
Q&A session and raffles. The usual free refreshments will also be
available.
Mark the date and time: Wednesday, February 27th, at 7:00pm.
OS/2 meetings are open and free for OS/2 users, their guests
and others interested in learning about OS/2 and associated
technologies. We have a very full agenda, so also please try
to be on time promptly by 7:00pm.
Further information, directions to Episcopal Academy, and other useful
information about the OS/2 U/G activities may be found on our web site at http://www.phillyos2.org/, or contact U/G Leader Larry Lavins: llavins@worldnet.att.net, or phone (215) 878-9609. - -
Atlanta OS/2 User Group Meeting Tomorrow Night (2/19)
This months Atlanta OS/2 User Group Meeting will be talking about an
oldie, but goodie... IBM's NetView DM/2 product. We'll walk through the
many incantations of the product, from NetView DM to Tivoli Distribution
Server
If you're a large enterprise, and want to be able to deploy software to a
wide area of systems, NetView will help.
Please make sure to check our web site for directions to the meeting
location.
Regards,
Roger Borrello
Atlanta OS/2 User's Group Secretary
mailto:rfb@GoldenCode.com
http://www.GoldenCode.com/atlos2/atlos2.html
VOICE Meeting on Monday, Feb 18, 8PM EST/01:00GMT
There will be a VOICE IRC meeting tonight, Monday February 18th, 8PM
EST/01:00GMT, in the #hvoice channel on the WEBBnet IRC network. VOICE IRC
meetings are held on the first and third Monday of the month and as always
everyone is welcome. For more on VOICE meetings see - http://www.os2voice.org/meetinginfo.html where there is information on IRC
clients and their use, as well as a link to a time converion page.
The agenda for tonights meeting is as follows.
1) Treasurer's Report
2) Old Business
a. Status of Power-fail implementation on VOICE1.
2) Suggestions on reduce/eliminate viruses from VOICE mail and news
servers.
a. Moderate all lists
b. Block attachments
c. Implement virus checker/scanner
Products suggested:
i. Norman Virus Checker
ii. Panda Anti-Virus
3) Report on the VOICE e-Commerce site development.
4) WarpDoctor status.
a. Mtg time changed to Sunday 3:00p
b. Updated Phase I schedule
c. New Web site design
Meeting Sunday February 17 at 4:00pm ET (21:00 GMT)
As a reminder the WarpDoctor group meets
Every Sunday at 4:00pm EST (21:00 GMT)
visit http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc for timezone help.
WarpDoctor IRC Discussions take place in the
#WarpDoctor channel on the webbnet irc network.
If you are unfamiliar with the procedure of visiting a chatroom, there is
a new set of very basic instructions at http://www.warpdoctor.org/IRC_ChatProc.html.
You may view the agenda for this meeting at http://www.warpdoctor.org/agendas/warpdoc_02172002.html.
Walter Metcalf
WarpDoctor Co-ordinator
BayWarp user group meeting
BayWarp News
BayWarp is the OS/2 Bay Area User Group, which is dedicated to OS/2 and
eComStation users in the San Francisco, California area
The next meeting of BayWarp is February 26th at 7pm at Help Desk Computers
(WTW Group's new retail fling). Things might be a little primitive, but
we promise heat and water! See http://www.baywarp.org/ for details and
directions.
BayWarp is on a membership drive. There are no annual dues, but a small
fee is charged at user group meetings to cover the cost of refreshments.
If you would like to join BayWarp, please send an e-mail message to Neil
Waldhauer neil@blondeguy.com with your name, address, zip code and
e-mail address.
If you join, you will be notified of OS/2 and eComStation events in the
Bay Area.
SCOUG meeting Feb. 16: Guiffy
Contact: Tony Butka tony@scoug.com
The next meeting of the Southern California OS/2 User Group (SCOUG) will
be this Saturday, February 16, 2002 at 9:15 AM PST, at Regal Lanes in
Orange, 1485 N. Tustin Ave.
Guiffy
What's in a name (pronounced Goofy)? In this case, a lot! Guiffy stands
for GUI diFF & suremerge 2-or-3-waY tool, and this month, the tool's
author, Bill Ritcher, will be on hand to show us all that it can do. In
simple terms, Guiffy is a compare and merge utility for source files,
folders, and file trees. It's Java based, which handily makes it cross-
platform. It's fast, too.
Not a programmer? Think you don't need it? Come take a look anyway. Ever
wonder what you changed in CONFIG.SYS? Guiffy can find the differences
and display them, even for those really long PATH/DPATH/ LIBPATH lines.
Better yet, it can help you remove some of the differences while keeping
the rest. To make this even better, Bill will be offering a club discount
for copies purchased at the meeting. Still not sure? Well, members might
even win a copy at the award- winning SCOUG raffle.
We begin at 9:15 AM after some socializing with announcements, the
presentation, and then a break for more socializing. Follow that with a
SIG presentation or two and we're done around 12:30 PM. Don't forget that
we'll also have Q&A when folks share their tribulations and solutions, and
the aforementioned raffle. The donuts and coffee are free.
OS/2 Help Desk and Networking SIG, March 3rd, 2002, 2 PM PST, Chapman
University in Orange:
Should you be in need of technical assistance, take your problem - and
your system - to the in-person OS/2 Help Desk that's held once a month at
Chapman University. SCOUG volunteers will help you work it all out.
While you're at the in-person Help Desk, find out what the Networking SIG
is doing. If networking isn't part of your current strategy, it will be
eventually. The SIG meets at the same time and place, and pursues issues
related to network configurations and problem solutions.
How to get to Regal Lanes:
From the 55 freeway, exit Katella Ave. heading west. Turn right (north)
at the first major intersection onto Tustin Ave. At the next signal
you'll find Regal Lanes on your right. It's across from the Toyota of
Orange dealership.
There's lots of parking on the south side of the building. Enter from the
east entrance of the building (farthest from Tustin Ave.), not the main
(front) entrance to the facility. Take the stairs to the 2nd floor;
meeting rooms (and restrooms) will be on your left.
Handicapped access is via an elevator by the front door.
OR: Go to http://www.scoug.com/directions.html; there is a map to Regal
Lanes, plus a more detailed map & driving directions from Yahoo!
How to get to Chapman University: Come to Hashinger Hall Science Building, room 203. It's on the second
floor and there's an elevator for you to bring up your equipment. Come and join us! POSSI Meeting Feb 12 !!!! ANNOUNCEMENT: POSSI MEETING FEBRUARY 12. At the February meeting of the Phoenix OS/2 Society, we'll celebrate OS/2
and demonstrate how the operating system is successfully running a small
business. LUMATURE, in Scottsdale, will open its doors -- including the
door to the computer room! See firsthand every aspect of this business
runs on networked computers using OS/2. Lumature, a lighting and furniture store, has been using OS/2 as its only
operating system since 1994. Every business function is performed by OS/2
Warp 4 workstations on a network powered by WSeB servers. When and where: The store is located at 15620 North Scottsdale Rd, north
of Greenway, on the west side of the street. Although the LUMATURE
showroom closes to the public at 6:00pm, the doors will be open to members
of the user group (and operating-system curious visitors!); staff will
demonstrate and answer questions. Want more detail? Hardware and OS/2 software used by Lumature include: Experience how every light fixture, table lamp, and wall light in the
showroom is controlled from 'virtual' switches created on showroom
workstation screens. Using the HOUSE/2, every display fixture can be
turned ON, OFF, or DIMMED from the showroom computers. Every light can be
addressed individually or as a member of a group. Using an ELO-TOUCH
touchscreen monitor in the showroom (with OS/2 drivers) it is very easy to
control the hundreds of light fixtures in the store. Meeting Sunday February 10 at 4:00pm ET (21:00 GMT) As a reminder the WarpDoctor group meets
Every Sunday at 4:00pm EST (21:00 GMT)
visit http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc for timezone help. WarpDoctor IRC Discussions take place in the
#WarpDoctor channel on the webbnet irc network. If you are unfamiliar with the procedure of visiting a chatroom, there is
a new set of very basic instructions at http://www.warpdoctor.org/IRC_ChatProc.html. You may view the agenda for this meeting at http://www.warpdoctor.org/agendas/warpdoc_02102002.html. Meeting Sunday February 3 at 4:00pm ET (21:00 GMT) As a reminder the WarpDoctor group meets
Every Sunday at 4:00pm EST (21:00 GMT)
visit http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc for timezone help. WarpDoctor IRC Discussions take place in the
#WarpDoctor channel on the webbnet irc network. If you are unfamiliar with the procedure of visiting a chatroom, there is
a new set of very basic instructions at http://www.warpdoctor.org/IRC_ChatProc.html. You may view the agenda for this meeting at http://www.warpdoctor.org/agendas/warpdoc_02032002.html.
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There are two ways to get directions:
1) Go to http://www.scoug.com/warpexpowest/sitemap.html
2) Go to http://www.mapquest.com/ and enter the address 400 N. Center
Street, Orange, CA.
February 08
* WISEMANAGER from Serenity Systems, used to remote boot the diskless IBM
NetStations from a WSeB RIPL server.
* SMACK! is used to print custom
showroom price tags and labels.
* CLEARLOOK word processing.
* PMFAX
(network version) has been in daily use for many years.
* INJOY FIREWALL
for Internet access.
* PMMAIL E-mail client.
* INETMAIL E-mail server.
* DOMINO GOwebSERVER run http://www.lumature.com/
* SMARTSUITE and STAROFFICE are used to open documents received in almost
any format.
* Accounting software is 16-bit DOS, run in a VDM. * HOUSE/2
home automation software.
Mark Kerzner, Scottsdale Az
tech@lumature.com
< a Microsoft-free Zone >
February 08
Walter Metcalf
WarpDoctor Co-ordinator
February 01
Walter Metcalf
WarpDoctor Co-ordinator
editor@os2voice.org
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