2025-12: Party Planning, Cycling Guide

Spencer Hughes describes the software tools he uses to plan his Christmas parties. Mark Connolly discusses the OpenStreetMap-based navigation app Cycling Guide. See https://kwlug.org/node/1447 for additional information, slides and other auxiliary materials. Note that this audio has had silences clipped.

2025-11: AppDaemon for Home Assistant, Using Ceph and Proxmox as a Distributed NAS

Khalid Baheyeldin describes how to get weather alerts and how to control his humidifier using AppDaemon on Home Assistant. Spencer Hughes discusses setting up a NAS on Proxmox using Ceph for distributed storage. See https://kwlug.org/node/1422 for additional information, slides and other auxiliary materials. Note that this audio has had silences clipped.

2025-10: Hugo, PrivacySafe

Jason Eckert demonstrates the static site generator Hugo. Mikalai Birukou asks for feedback about system maps for PrivacySafe apps. See https://kwlug.org/node/1444 for additional information, slides and other auxiliary materials. Note that this audio has had silences clipped.

KWLUG Meeting: Monday, January 5, 2026, 7pm

Fedora Atomic Linux, Incus

Meeting Date

2026-01-05T19:00:00

Update: Unfortunately Megan will not be able to present this month. We will reschedule her Marp presentation. 

Doug Moen will tell us about Fedora Atomic distros such as  Fedora Kinoite. He writes:

Fedora Atomic Linux is a family of distros that combine the ease of maintenance and the worry free automatic system updates of Android and ChromeOS, with the hackability, configurability and privacy of traditional desktop Linux.

2025-09: Drupal, GrapheneOS

Megan McDermott and Martin Anderson-Clutz introduce the Drupal content management system. Doug Moen offers a Luddite Perspective on GrapheneOS. See https://kwlug.org/node/1445 for additional information, slides and other auxiliary materials. Note that this audio has had silences clipped.

In-Person Social: Wednesday, December 17 2025, 7pm

Dinner at J&B Family Restaurant, Downtown Kitchener

Meeting Date

2025-12-17T19:00:00

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, November 17, 2025, 7pm

Dinner at Crabby Joe's, Downtown Kitchener

Meeting Date

2025-11-17T19:00:00

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

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

Dinner at J&B Family Restaurant, Downtown Kitchener

Meeting Date

2025-10-22T19:00:00

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, September 22, 2025, 7pm

Dinner at Crabby Joe's, Downtown Kitchener

Meeting Date

2025-09-22T19:00:00

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

KWLUG Meeting: Monday, December 1 2025, 7pm

Party Planning, Cycling Guide

Meeting Date

2025-12-01T19:00:00

Spencer Hughes will show us how he plans his annual Christmas party using FLOSS. He writes: 

This talk describes the technology I use to organize and operate my annual Christmas party using open‑source software and other tech services. Topics include RSVP handling, inventory and food scheduling, network and media, sharing useful links, and some fun party favours we’ve setup.