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ROALUG Social - Dinner at Famous Anthony's Salem

Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:22:49 -0400

Our semi-annual Social Meeting! Nothing technical, just getting together and enjoying a meal. Please RSVP so I can give the restaurant an accurate count for the room.

Where:
Famous Anthony's Salem
1716 W. Main Street
Salem, VA 24153

When:
6:30 - 8:30 pm

ROALUG is happy to have Apex Systems as our official sponsor for another year!

Tia W. Bracken, Sr. Professional Recruiter

Apex Systems

10 Franklin Rd Ste 520

Roanoke, VA 24011

(540) 427-7107

Talk Around the World with DMR

Mon, 11 Jun 2018 07:42:08 -0400

The slide deck from the presention made at the 2018 SouthEast LinuxFest - "Talk Around the World with DMR" is now available to download here.

Using a Raspberry Pi, DVMega board and Pi-Star software, you can build your own digital radio hotspot to get on the air with DMR.

June ROALUG Meeting

Mon, 11 Jun 2018 07:36:35 -0400

The next meeting of the Roanoke Linux Users Group will be Thursday, June 21st at 6:30 at the CoLab Roanoke. The topic will be a review of this year's SouthEast LinuxFest.

Hope to see you there!

May ROALUG Meeting: Cybersecurity

Wed, 16 May 2018 07:30:17 -0400

Continuing on the series about security, ROALUG member David will discuss cybersecurity in our daily life.

Where: CoLab Roanoke, 1327 Grandin Rd SW, Roanoke, VA

When: Thursday, May 17, 2018

Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

SELF 2018 Registration Open

Wed, 09 May 2018 00:58:00 -0400

Registration for the 2018 SouthEast LinuxFest is now open. Hope to see you there!

http://www.southeastlinuxfest.org/

SouthEast LinuxFest

Thu, 05 Apr 2018 09:17:13 -0400

Mark your calendars - the 2018 SouthEast LinuxFest (SELF) is June 8 - 10, 2018. Check the site after April 21st for details and registration. The hotel has a block of rooms available now for reservations.

ROALUG April Meeting

Thu, 05 Apr 2018 08:54:08 -0400

The next ROALUG meeting is Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 6:30 pm. Location will be at the CoLab Roanoke., 1327 Grandin Rd SW, Roanoke, VA. The topic will be on Linux security as part of a series.

Roanoke Raspberry Jam - March 3, 2018

Mon, 19 Feb 2018 13:17:42 -0500

Join in the digital making community for the world-wide-mega-Jam celebration of the Raspberry Pi's 6th birthday!

Where: Roanoke South County Library
6303 Merriman Rd
Roanoke, VA 24018

Retro gaming with the Raspberry Pi - RetroPie
Programming Minecraft with the Python language on the Raspberry Pi

plus lots more!

RSVP on Eventbrite.com

Activities being planned

10:00 - 11:30 am
Mini-workshop: Setup your own Raspberry Pi gaming rig with RetroPie
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Demo: Mass storage with the Western Digital PiDrive
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Mini-workshop: Programming Minecraft with Python on the Raspberry Pi
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Demo: Using the Raspberry Pi in the Classroom with pi-topCEED

February 2018 Meeting - RetroPie

Tue, 13 Feb 2018 02:41:32 -0500

Welcome to the first ROALUG meeting of 2018!

Following up on last year's meeting on Linux gaming, we'll take a first look at some different ways to configure a Raspberry Pi as a gaming device, including the Pimoroni Picade and Sparkfun PiRetrocade kits.

• What to bring

Did you get a Raspberry Pi for Christmas? Bring it along with your SD card if you need any assistance with setting things up!

• Important to know

Parking is available behind the CoLab building. Please walk around to the front entrance, and we will be watching the door to let folks in.

ROALUG is happy to announce that Apex Systems is our official sponsor again this year! Tia W. Bracken, Sr. Professional Recruiter
Apex Systems
10 Franklin Rd Ste 520
Roanoke, VA 24011
(540) 427-7107

December 2017 Meeting

Tue, 19 Dec 2017 01:28:31 -0500

December is full of office parties, family get togethers and holiday festivities. Let's have the final ROALUG meeting on Tuesday, December 19th. Everyone bring along their favorite holiday treat to share. If you've been working on a special DIY electronics project, bring that along too!

Hope to see you there!

This ROALUG meeting is sponsored by:

Apex Systems

Tia Bracken, Sr Professional Recruiter

540-427-7107