Welcome!
WMLUG's goal is to provide a friendly atmosphere to learn about using GNU/Linux and free (libre) and open-source software for the home and enterprise user.
We meet the last Thursday of the month at the New Horizons Computer Learning Center located at 630 Kenmoor Ave SE, Suite 201, Grand Rapids MI 49546. The meeting starts at 6:00 pm and typically runs for 2 hours. In addition to group discussions, a presentation is usually given to demonstrate a utility or a "How-To". Pizza, pop and snacks are provided. Donations are welcome to help with the cost. An is appreciated to help determine the amount of food to get.
Please send me an to get on the mailing list. For the most part, only WMLUG meeting and other event announcements from related techical groups are sent to the mailing list.
In case you can't make a meeting, please check out the meeting notes from previous meetings where you'll find PDFs of the presentations.
Patrick TenHoopen
President & Founder
Meetings
Note: Physical meetings are indefinitely suspended due to the pandemic.
February 2021 Meeting - February 25
- Virtual Meeting - Patrick TenHoopen
Open discussion.
April 2020 Meeting - April 30
- Virtual Meeting - Patrick TenHoopen
Open discussion.
March 2020 Meeting - Canceled
- No meeting will be held due to COVID-19 concerns.
February 2020 Meeting - February 27
- Recovery/Diagnostic Distros - Patrick TenHoopen
A look at some distros for repairing and diagnosing computers.
January 2020 Meeting - January 30
- Intro to Programming with Python - Patrick TenHoopen
Learn the basics of programming in Python.
December 2019 Meeting
- No meeting held
November 2019 Meeting
- Meeting canceled
October 2019 Meeting - October 24
- Open Discussion - Everyone
Open discussion on technology topics.
September 2019 Meeting - September 19
- Web-Based Linux Server Management Software - Patrick TenHoopen
Demo and discussion of some web-based software for managing Linux servers.
August 2019 Meeting
- Meeting canceled
July 2019 Meeting
- Meeting canceled
June 2019 Meeting - June 27
- Intro to Bash Scripting - Part 2 - Patrick TenHoopen
Learn the basics of bash shell scripting.
May 2019 Meeting - May 30
- Intro to Bash Scripting - Part 1 - Patrick TenHoopen
Learn the basics of bash shell scripting.
April 2019 Meeting
- Meeting canceled
March 2019 Meeting - March 28
- Tabletop Game Map Drawing Software - Patrick TenHoopen
A look at software for drawing maps for tabletop games.
February 2019 Meeting - February 28
- Photo Management Software - Patrick TenHoopen
Using software to manage photo collections.
Have old computer equipment? Recycle it for free at CompRenew
Have any training needs? Contact New Horizons
