2025-01: Local DNS, Cool Tools

Thomas Busch discusses reliable local DNS using AdGuard Home. Jeff Smith demonstrates mkvmerge and mkvextract. Shravan Dwarka discusses bash scripting. Tim Laurence demonstrates nmap. See https://kwlug.org/node/1406 for additional information, slides and other auxiliary materials. Note that this audio has had silences clipped.

In-Person Social: Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, 7pm

Dinner at J&B Family Restaurant, Downtown Kitchener

Meeting Date

2025-01-22T19:00:00

We are continuing the dinner meetup tradition at J&B Family Restaurant in downtown Kitchener, starting at 7pm. Note that this restaurant meeting is on a Wednesday.

This is a supplementary informal meeting; we will still hold hybrid meetings for technical topics.

The restaurant is located at 79 Victoria St N in Kitchener, near the corner of Victoria and Duke Here is a map

In-Person Social: Monday, December 16, 2024, 7pm

Dinner at Crabby Joe's, Downtown Kitchener

Meeting Date

2024-12-16T19:00:00

We are continuing the dinner meetup tradition at Crabby Joe's in downtown Kitchener, starting at 7pm. Note that this restaurant meeting is on a Monday.

This is a supplementary informal meeting; we will still hold hybrid meetings for technical topics.

The restaurant is located at 70 King St E in Kitchener, at the corner of King and Frederick St. Here is a map

2024-12: WATGPU, Open WebUI

Lori Paniak and Indy Ng discuss the University of Waterloo WATGPU project. Sam Zhang introduces the Open WebUI AI interface. See https://kwlug.org/node/1403 for additional information, slides and other auxiliary materials. Note that this audio has had silences clipped.

2024-11: Home Assistant for Internal Monitoring, PrivacySafe

Khalid Baheyeldin discusses how he uses Home Assistant to monitor indoor air quality. Mikalai Birukou explains the concepts behind PrivacySafe. See https://kwlug.org/node/1399 for additional information, slides and other auxiliary materials. Note that this audio has had silences clipped.

KWLUG Meeting: Monday, Jan 6, 2025, 7pm

Local DNS, Cool Tools

Meeting Date

2025-01-06T19:00:00

Thomas Busch will show us how to set up a local DNS server. He writes: 

Learn how to build and manage a reliable local DNS infrastructure using synchronized AdGuard Home instances. This session will cover practical deployment methods, configuration examples, and best practices for maintaining a private, secure DNS environment.

A number of KWLUG members will show off some cool tools:

In-Person Social: Wednesday, Nov 20, 2024, 7pm

Dinner at Ethel's Lounge, Uptown Waterloo

Meeting Date

2024-11-20T19:00:00

We are continuing the dinner meetup tradition at Ethel's Lounge in Uptown Waterloo, starting at 7pm. Note that this restaurant meeting is on a Wednesday.

This is a supplementary informal meeting; we will still hold hybrid meetings for technical topics.

The restaurant is located at 114 King Street North in Waterloo, at the corner of King and Young St East. Here is a map

KWLUG Meeting: Monday, February 3, 2025, 7pm

Home Assistant for Weather Monitoring, Custom Live CDs

Meeting Date

2025-02-03T19:00:00

Khalid Baheyeldin will follow up on his November 2024 presentation on internal climate monitoring with a presentation on using Home Assistant to monitor weather conditions outside his house, such as lightning strikes and thunderstorm distances.

KWLUG Meeting: Monday, December 2, 2024, 7pm

WatGPU, Open WebUI

Meeting Date

2024-12-02T19:00:00

Lori Paniak will discuss the WatGPU project, which clusters GPUs together for research computation purposes.

Sam Zhang will discuss Open WebUI, a user-friendly AI interface, focusing on using the API for online use, and its unique functionalities.

 

In-Person Social: Monday, Oct 21, 2024, 7pm

Dinner at Kentucky BBQ, Uptown Waterloo

Meeting Date

2024-10-21T19:00:00

We are continuing the dinner meetup tradition at Kentucky BBQ in uptown Waterloo, starting at 7pm. Note that this restaurant meeting is on a Monday.

This is a supplementary informal meeting; we will still hold hybrid meetings for technical topics.

The restaurant is located at 103 King Street North in Waterloo, at the corner of King and Young St East. Here is a map