Following the regular meeting at noon, the CLUG Board convened at Molly's for food and discussion. The Board is planning towards having an install fest somewhere locally. The exact location and timing remain to be determined; ideas/suggestions regarding where to convene the event are appreciated.

Eleven CLUG members were in attendance for our Open Meeting on 7/24/10.

Steve opened the meeting at ~ 10:30 am with the following question:

“If you had $250.00 to spend, what would you buy?” There were a variety of answers to that question, however, Koblish brought with him an ACER Aspire R1600 which costs ~$200.00. He plans to use the very compact unit as the front end for his MYTH front end. It is a very compact unit that makes very little noise.

There were, as usual, multiple discussions. The one your erstwhile secretary immersed in was a discussion of the theories discussing the possibility of generating gravitophotons (a directed gravity field). If the theories prove to be correct, Star Trek and the Enterprise might go the way of Dick Tracy's wrist-radio (everyone can have one). If you're interested in the background, google Heim theory , Droscher and Hauser and gravity.

When: Saturday, June 26th. 10:30 - Dark
Where: Cummins Shelter, Rentschler Forest (Follow Signs)
Who: Members (and family) are invited, others may join at the picnic!!!
Now, the important issues, what do we want to eat?

The CLUG picnic this year was a great success for the dozen or so folks attending. Food fare was excellent including broiled hot dogs and hamburgers prepared by Master Chef Steve Jones, delicious salads, diet killing desserts and, of course, cold water and sodas.

The shelter provided a safe haven from the sun with a cooling breeze accentuating the ambience of a relaxed summer day. Despite the sultry combination of sun and humidity outside the shelter the dining facility was comfortable.

Steve Jones called the meeting to order at approximately 10:35. Approximately 15 people were present. While Steve was setting up his presentation, Mark Harris reminded the CLUG group that Oreilly offers a 35% discount on online orders of its books if we used the code : DSUG He also mentioned a special offer of $9.99 for any digital download of a book. The code for the price break for a digital download is: FABFA. Thank you Mark for informing us all about the excellent savings on good tech books. Steve packed a ton of information in his approximately 1 hour presentation. Fortunately, he provided us all with a handout with many of the important howtos associated with rescuing a system.

Bob surveyed the technology and miscellaneous issues that accompanied his development of a personal MythTV system. His attached presentation provides a starting point for "diving into" the construction of your own MythTV system.