President's Message 3.02
April 2009
Rob Limbaugh - President

The April General Meeting was chock full of information. Drew Kwashnak and Jim Ritterbush gave a spectacular presentation about where Linux is today. The entire presentation was done on Linux machines. Never did they need to drop to the Linux command line to show how to do any of the tasks we come to expect as point-and-click simple from Windows and Mac OS. Great job guys!

Sandra Rankin gave us a synopsis of what the Greater Danbury Non Profit Resource Center (GDNRC) has been up to. By the time you read this, their pilot project should be underway. The GDNRC is helping non-profits with technology solutions so they can focus on their mission goals. Many of these non-profits do not have IT budgets, resources, or skills to give appropriate attention to their IT needs. The GDNRC pilot program provides an end-to-end solution—from client desktop to server resources—in a package that is easy to manage, deploy, and budget. They are currently the ONLY group piloting the program they have created. Please contact me or Howard Berger to find out how you can participate in this excellent and groundbreaking community endeavor!

We also had a surprise visit from Dave Bonan, Director of Interactive Programming of the Connecticut Film Festival. DACS has become a nonprofit cosponsor of the event and will have a table at the event. The CT Film Festival takes place June 2-7 and will include over 130 films, 100 workshops, 50 bands and industry events, networking and after work parties. The interactive portion (where we will have our table) will be from June 4-6. DACS members who would like to volunteer should contact me ASAP. Those who participate will receive free passes to the entire film festival. We have limited spots available.

We need some members to assist with posting flyers related to these and other DACS sponsored events. Please contact any Board member to let us know you can help!

Thanks, and see you at the next meeting!

ROB LIMBAUGH
relimbaugh@dacs.org