[kwlug-disc] Presentation needed for April

[Paul Nijjar]

William won't be able to make the April meeting, so we need a new
beginner-friendly presentation for that month. 


>From my archives, here is a list of topics suggestions that have come
up. If you want I can clean this up and put it online. 

- Paul


- What are volumes
- What are mount/umount
- What filesystem should I use? What are the tradeoffs?
- Blockchain mining

How the Internet Works
- DNS
- IP routing
- Server ports
- Search Engines
- Email
- Facebook
- CDNs
- Web caching
- Web browsers: Javascript, CSS, HTML
Bob: Password Managers
- Tim: Keeppass multi host per database? Integrating Windows and Open
  Source

> Other potential topics...
> 1. Scripting in the BASH shell.
> 2. Pros/Cons of using various open-source, free/libre operating
> systems
> 3. Managing/maintaining your family photo collection.
> 4. SELinux
> 5. Systemd (pros and cons, how about an honest discussion)
> 6. Licensing types (https://www.fsf.org/licensing)
> 7. Avoiding vendor lockin
> (ex. http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/79417.html)
> 8. Email vs. texting vs. twitter vs. FB vs. good old fashioned phone
> cal
> l
> 9. Open firmware / open hardware
> 10. Encrypted  backup to your home network
> 11. Web browser vulnerability and how GNU/Linux distributions
> compare
> to OpenBSD,OSX,etc.
> 12. I've never used Arduino, would it be useful for me? Could it
> replace my old computers?
> 13. Energy savings. Would it be less expensive to run a newer
> computer
> that hibernates vs. my old computer. Does it cost more per year to
> run
> my old computer than a modern computer?
>


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