Greenbrier Valley Computer Enthusiasts is an open group for people interested in exploring computer topics. We meet on the first Wednesday of each month from 7:30 to 8:30pm at the Greenbrier County Public Library in Lewisburg, WV. Meetings are free and everyone is invited. Each meeting includes a 1/2 hour presentation on a topic of interest, and choosing the topic and presenter for the next meeting.
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This is the second in a series of meetings featuring basic introductions to four popular database servers: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and PostgreSQL. We will discuss the relative merits of each and cover some concrete examples of how each database works.
This month's database will be Oracle's MySQL. We will be focusing on installing MySQL Community Edition under Linux (Ubuntu live CD's will be available) and building a simple database. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop so they can follow along.
This will kick off a series of meetings featuring basic introductions to four popular database servers: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and PostgreSQL. We will discuss the relative merits of each and cover some concrete examples of how each database works.
This month's database will be Microsoft's SQL Server. We will be focusing on installing SQL Server 2008 R2 Express and building a simple database. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop with a Windows operating system so they can follow along.
Combines the content of the previous three meetings to produce a couple of sample web services to query and update a mySQL database.
An introduction to writing stored procedures in mySQL 5.0.
An introduction to the wild world of web services in XML. Structure, theory, implementation, and discovery.
Perl is a mysteriously powerful language with unusual syntax. This month's meeting features an introduction to creating Perl objects using blessed references.
Ubuntu just released the latest version of their operating system. How to upgrade and what to expect.
A round table on antivirus solutions. What works for you?
Open discussion forum. No planned presentation.
Create a Google Maps account and learn the basics of creating mapping applications using the Google Maps API.
Learn the basics for working with the Linux filesystem. Learn to use a Linux Live CD to rescue a Windows computer (or at least recover files) or migrate a Windows installation to a new hard drive. Copies of Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope and Puppy 4.2.1 Linux will be available for attendees to take home.
Learn what it takes to have your website show up on Google's first page of results. Tricks that don't help, and techniques that do. Understand the basics of SEO, and why you should start thinking about it from day one of any website project. Presentation will include : Target Audience, Content, Keyword Phrases, Website Navigation, Domain Names, Linking, Evaluation Tools.
Presented by Tenley Shewmake, Altaweb Resource
How to extract audio and video samples, remix audio with video, and apply filters with VirtualDub, add tracks and apply filters with Audacity, then very briefly how to embed an avi file into an OpenOffice.org Impress document. The three programs covered are all free and open source.
If you are using Windows or Mac OS X, Audacity can be downloaded for free from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/. This program also has a native Linux version which should be available through your distribution's package manager. If your distribution does not have an Audacity package, the source can be downloaded and compiled from the website.
VirtualDub is only available for the Windows platform, although it also runs quite nicely under Linux (and hopefully OS X) using Wine (http://www.winehq.org - check your distribution's package manager). It can be downloaded from http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/.
Impress is part of the Java based OpenOffice.org office suite, which is available as a free download at http://www.openoffice.org/. There are native versions for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (check your package manager).
Presented by Aaron Chantrill, Computer Revival, LLC.
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