Bill Sconce announces the upcoming meeting of the Python SIG of the Greater New Hampshire Linux User Group (but Windows and OS X users are welcomed!): Dave Rowell of Appropriate Solutions will do a presentation on Django, Kent’s Korner will talk about the Module of the Month, lots of time for announcements, questions and answers, beginner’s time before the main meeting, and milk and cookies.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft fixes 20 security holes“Windows users are being urged to install Microsofts February security update which contains 12 patches for 20 vulnerabilities… The bumper package includes fixes for loopholes that malicious hackers are known to be already exploiting.”
An astounding list of “Remote Code Exploit” bugs includes HTML Help’s ActiveX control (who ever thought making the browser an “integral part of the operating system” was a good idea?), Word, MDAC, the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (how’s that for irony?), and more. Security Bulletins MS07-06 through -016 detail the mess. (It’s the sixth week of 2007, for those keeping score.)
Windows users – get patching! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security is a good place to start for more information.
What : MP3 file handling under Linux
Who : Robert E. Anderson
Day : Mon 12 Feb 2007
Time : 7:00 PM
Where: Room 301, Morse Hall, UNH, Durham, NH
This month’s meeting of the Seacoast Linux User Group will feature Robert E. Anderson talking about MP3 file handling under Linux. Talk to include:
Further details can be found at http://slug.gnhlug.org/slug/Members/rea/SLUG/slug-meetings/mp3-file-handling-under-linux/
For directions and related web links visit the http://slug.gnhlug.org website
Sad news from the organizers of the spring and fall Hosstraders ham radio festival: they have chosen to end the event. No more Hosstraders. I very much enjoyed the last four or five I attended. The GNHLUG has manned a booth there for quite some time, and it was a great opportunity to do some outreach to like-minded technically adept folks. We gave away a lot of Linux distributions, sold off personal surplus equipment and picked up lots of neat gadgets. I’ll miss Hosstraders. USD 1.3 million was raised for Shriner’s Children Burn Centers. GNHLUG leader maddog expresses his appreciation here.