Web608

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Web608 is a collective of amateur and professional technology enthusiast who are helping grow the web community in Madison and the surrounding area. By bringing people together in the Southern Wisconsin, we can work and learn from each other to build a stronger understanding while enriching each others lives.
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Contact Organizer: 
abraham@web608.org
Membership Type: 
Open Meetings
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GOT LINUX MADNESS???

Join us at the Great Dane Fitchburg as we set our distro brackets. Will Ubuntu's fans in the stands be able to cheer them to victory? Will Fedora's fast paced development speed them past competitors? Will Slackware's senior leadership have what it takes to overcome their injury problems? With over 100 distros listed at DistroWatch, who will make the Final Four? The only way to find out is to join us for LINUX MADNESS at the Great Dane in Fitchburg where there will be TVs to catch the Badger game (should they be playing).
Date
March 21, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location
Great Dane FitchburgFitchburg, WI, 53703
See map: Google Maps
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Madison's First Ubuntu Hour

Setting in OpenOffice.org messed up? Scared you're going to mess up your partitions?Heard you could get a free operating system, but not sure where to start?

You've come to the right place!

Ubuntu Hours are a time when new users can come and ask questions without being afraid they will be made to feel stupid by experienced users. It's also a time when you won't feel crowded out by other discussions. It may not always be 1-on-1 support, but it will be close and might even be a better ratio!

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As for Ubuntu Hour instructors, in the words of Ubuntu Loco leader Anthony Hook:

'It’s a pretty laid-back event with little expectations. If nobody asks one week, maybe you’ll talk to 4 people the next week. It’s a good time to get some coffee, catch up on some work, or just browse the Internet. I’ll probably even take pictures of where I am each week.
Date
March 13, 2010 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location
Sundance Cinemas 608
430 N. Midvale Blvd Hilldale Mall
Madison, WI, 53705
See map: Google Maps
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VirtualBox – A Comprehensive Overview

VirtualBox is the exciting virtualization technology which lets you run multiple operating systems simultaneously on one computer. It's simple to use and allows you to avoid the hassles of partitioning and dual booting, or the quirks of compatibility layers like Wine. Now you can run a variety of operating systems (Linux, Windows, etc.) within you current Linux OS and seamlessly flip between them.

Brad Stone will give you a complete overview of VirtualBox and expose you to some of the advanced features.
Date
March 7, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location
Room 2310, UW-Madison Computer Science Building
1210 W. Dayton St.
Madison, WI
See map: Google Maps
douglasawh's picture

Dinner and a Movie...and Linux!

Monthly MadLUG Social Meeting! There's no planned movie and the event really has more to do with hanging out and eating than Linux. There will, of course, be plenty of people there to casually discuss technical topics. If you're a geek, you'll feel just at home as you do at the Web608 Geek Dinners. However, if you want to grab some friends to watch a movie and just hang out with MadLUGers for a bit beforehand, that will certainly work! We'll be hanging out in the lounge/lobby where the food is casual and the sofas as comfy.
Date
February 20, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location
Sundance 608 at Hilldale Mall
430 N. Midvale Blvd
Madison, WI, 53705
See map: Google Maps
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April MadLUG Presentation: Lightning Talks!

Please let us know if you'd like to give a lighting talk. This is not something in depth or something for which you need to plan extensively.

DATE: First weekend in April (3rd or 4th).
TIME: 13:00 to 15:00 Central
WHERE: TBD...likely UW Comp Sci or Verona PL.
WHAT: Lightning talks on a area of specialty in Linux, technical or otherwise.
WHO: You! Let us know. Can't stress enough that this is not a big time commitment in front of people or for planning.

WHO...SPECIFICALLY:
13:00 Chris W
#Clojure: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clojure

14:00 Doug W
Community participation (LaunchPad, Bugzilla, IRC, lists, microblogging, etc)


TIMES FOR SPECIFIC TALKS: These are currently subject to change as more entries come in.
Date
April 3, 2010 - 1:00pm