Jan 10, 2021 – SIG-Computing: Free Software; SIG-Linux: ZorinOS

Sharan Kalwani, president of SEMCO, will start the meeting and make general announcements.

We will be using zoom for this meeting. This link will be active on day of meeting.

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Members will also receive an e mail on the day of the meeting, with the link and any further details and instructions about how to log on to the meeting.

Election of Officers and Board Members-at-Large. Based on the nominations in the Dec 2020 meeting, ballots were mailed to all members. All ballots must be mailed in. The closing date for receipt of completed ballots is Jan 17, 2021.

The open positions are President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and two Board Members‑at‑Large. You can also write in any member including yourself for any of the positions.

When: Sunday, Jan 10, 2021, at 1:15 P.M.
Where: Meetings will be on line until further notice.

SIG-Computing Topic:  Free Software

Presented by John Kennedy

Learn about many alternative programs that you can get for free to do your computing tasks. Many of these programs are cross-platformed (meaning they have versions for Windows, Macs, and Linux) so it’s easy to share files with just about anyone. 

John Kennedy is the APCUG Advisor, Regions 3 (includes Michigan) & 6 along with being the APCUG Zoom Host/Moderator, and Co-Chair of the Linux SIG/Help Desk for the East Central Ohio Technology User Club. 

Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation.

When: Sunday, Jan10, 2021 at 1:30 P.M.

Where: Meetings will be on line until further notice. Click on link shown above.

SIG-Linux Topic: ZorinOS.

Presented by Sharan Kalwani

Last month we did Linux Distros revisited. In each month (starting in 2021), we plan to discuss one of the distros mentioned in the December talk.

For January we will be checking out ZorinOS. Touted as an alternative to Windows with a similar look and feel, ZorinOS comes in 4 flavors: Lite, Core, Education and Ultimate (the latter qualifies for paid support).  I chose the Education version since I am a teacher-at-heart. This should be fun! Feel free to email any question beforehand so we can  tailor the talk to your tastes!

Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation.

Where: Meetings will be on line until further notice. Click on link shown above.

When: Sunday, Jan 10, 2021, at 3:00 P.M.

2 thoughts on “Jan 10, 2021 – SIG-Computing: Free Software; SIG-Linux: ZorinOS”

  1. The January SEMCO Meetings (except SIG-Programming) were recorded. Below are links to the video recordings:
    Board: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e35xgvnZfdp6qQ-eBN8MwhFGT90zf9yB/view?usp=sharing
    General & SIG-Computing: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16z9RFbuU-HB0K8vpCp7yYqZJ6NkVT0xn/view?usp=sharing
    SIG-Linux: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14dAbq6mFkSccINXKDxj865xDZXOX66h9/view?usp=sharing

    Slides were used in the January meetings. Below are links to PDF files of the slides:
    SIG-Computing slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xe9WXKx5VKq7hYuXrDL7UunGg4j_V9q2/view?usp=sharing
    SIG-Linux slides: I haven’t been able to get the file yet. If/when I get the file I will post another comment with the link.

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