*************************************************************************** DISCLAIMER: Check Web Sites for Cancellations, Changes, Fees and Updates *************************************************************************** STL Computer Events Calendar - http://www.sluug.org/resources/calendar/ Send Corrections, new additions, etc by mailto:editor@sluug.org =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= ** *Sign up for our SLUUG DISCUSS mailing list* ** Review our archives with the login and password on this page: http://www.sluug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ----------------------------------------------- ** *SLUUG YouTube videos now linked from our resources menu* ** https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFKdr39d_BIqBsLryaGd_vw/videos =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Sun Feb 1 1959 Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit) 1972 1st scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced ($395) 1982 Intel 80286 introduced 1991 Sun starts JAVA 1998 AOL ends supports for Netscape 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia destroyed in re-entry 2004 DoS attack on SCO by MyDoom 2004 Facebook launched ----------------------------------------------- 1:00pm ~ 4:00pm CWElug Central West End Linux Users Grp http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug/ 39 Summit Place Webster Groves, MO 63119 ----------------------------------------------- 2:00pm ~ 3:00pm MC ~ Virus and Malware Troubleshooting http://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/instore-clinics.aspx VENUE Micro Center Computers & Electronics 87 Brentwood Promenade Ct., Brentwood, MO 63144 ----------------------------------------------- 5:30pm ~ ** *Super Bowl Sunday* ** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIX ** *Kick Off Time Scheduled for 5:30 PM CST* ** ----------------------------------------------- 7:00pm ~ 10:00pm ARCH - Hack Something! http://www.archreactor.org/ 2400 South Jefferson Ave., St Louis, MO 63104 *************************************************************************** Mon Feb 2 1935 Lie detector 1st used in court (Portage Wisc) 1977 TRS-80 computer product officially started by Radio Shack 1996 Apple searches for CEO ----------------------------------------------- 11:00am ~ 11:05am STL County Outdoor Warning Sirens (Only if skies are clear) ----------------------------------------------- 5:30pm ~ 6:30pm Ladue Cyber Security Small Business http://www.meetup.com/Ladue-Cyber-Security-Small-Business-Meetup/ VENUE St. Louis County Library Headquarters TOPIC Kali Linux Tools 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63131-3598 ** *CALL 314-994-3300 TO VERIFY* ** ----------------------------------------------- 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm STL ember.js http://www.meetup.com/STLEmber/ VENUE Second Street 1017 Olive Street, Saint Louis, MO ----------------------------------------------- 6:30pm ~ 8:00pm Tech Talks @ SLCL Headquarters http://www.slcl.org/ VENUE St. Louis County Library Headquarters TOPIC OverDrive: eBooks and eAudiobooks 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63131-3598 ** *CALL 314-994-3300 TO VERIFY* ** ----------------------------------------------- 6:30pm ~ 8:00pm Byte Works Presents: Earn-A-Computer http://bworks.org/ VENUE St. Louis County Library Florissant Valley Br 195 New Florissant Rd., S. Florissant, MO 63031-6796 ** *Registration at the library is NOT allowed* ** ** *Registration required at Customer Connect 314-994-3300* ** ----------------------------------------------- 6:30pm ~ 8:30pm SteerCom - St. Louis Unix Users' Grp http://www.sluug.org/ Steering Committee, Planning, Reports and Review VENUE St. Louis Bread Company 10550 Old Olive Street Rd Saint Louis, MO 63141 ----------------------------------------------- 6:30pm ~ 8:30pm STL Wordpress Users Group http://www.meetup.com/stlwordpress/ VENUE Integrity Corporation 6358 Delmar Boulevard #444, St. Louis, MO *************************************************************************** Tue Feb 3 1986 "vaporware" coined 2011 All available blocks of IPv4 Internet addresses officially distributed ----------------------------------------------- 10:00am ~ 3:30pm WCORCC ~ West County Older Residents Computer Club http://wcorcc.tripod.com/ STL County Library Daniel Boone Br, 300 Clarkson Rd., Ellisville, MO 63011-2222 ----------------------------------------------- 2:00pm ~ 4:00pm Tech Talks @ Sachs http://www.slcl.org/ VENUE St. Louis County Library Sachs Br TOPIC iPad and iPhone Basics II 16400 Burkhardt Pl. Chesterfield, MO 63017-4660 ** *CALL 314-994-3300 TO VERIFY* ** ----------------------------------------------- 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm FileMaker STL http://www.meetup.com/FileMaker-STL/ VENUE Skeleton Key 3260 Hampton Ave # 200, Saint Louis, MO ----------------------------------------------- 7:00pm ~ 8:30pm StL Python Users Grp http://www.meetup.com/STL-Python/ VENUE The T-Rex - Downtown Tech Incubator 911 Washington Ave, Saint Louis, MO USA ----------------------------------------------- 7:00pm ~ 9:00pm Byteworks Volunteer Orientation http://bworks.org/ 2414 Menard St. Saint Louis, MO 63104 ----------------------------------------------- 8:00pm ~ 10:00pm ARCH Reactor ~ General Meeting http://www.archreactor.org/ 2400 South Jefferson Avenue, St. Louis, MO *************************************************************************** Wed Feb 4 1847 1st US telegraph company established in Maryland 2000 "The Sims" game released. best-selling PC game in history. 2004 Facebook launches. Originally "Thefacebook", later becomes "Facebook". ----------------------------------------------- 2:00pm ~ 4:00pm Tech Talks @ Tesson Ferry http://www.slcl.org/ TOPIC Hoopla VENUE St. Louis County Library Tesson Ferry Br 9920 Lin-Ferry Dr. St. Louis, MO 63123-6914 ** *CALL 314-994-3300 TO VERIFY* ** ----------------------------------------------- 6:00pm STL Azure User Group http://www.meetup.com/St-Louis-Azure-Meetup/ TOPIC Azure Mobile Services VENUE Piquant Software, Suite 220 16020 Swingley Ridge Rd, Chesterfield, MO ----------------------------------------------- 6:00pm ~ 7:00pm STL C/C++ http://www.meetup.com/Saint-Louis-C-C-Meetup/ TOPIC DD Part 2 - Lambdas VENUE Object Computing Inc, Ste 250 12140 Woodcrest Executive Dr Ste 250, Saint Louis, MO ----------------------------------------------- 6:00pm ~ 8:30pm STL MySQL Users Group http://www.meetup.com/St-Louis-MySQL-Users-Group/ ----------------------------------------------- 7:00pm ~ 8:30pm St Louis Metro Technology Referral Network http://www.meetup.com/St-Louis-Metro-Technology-Referral-Network/ VENUE St. Louis County Library Sachs Br 16400 Burkhardt Pl. Chesterfield, MO 63017-4660 ** *CALL 314-994-3300 TO VERIFY* ** ----------------------------------------------- 7:00pm ~ 9:00pm SILUG-ME Southern Illinois Linux Users Group http://www.silug.org/ VENUE Computer Room, 3720 Green Mount Crossing Dr., Shiloh, IL 62269 *************************************************************************** Thu Feb 5 1958 patent app on IC 1996 Seagate merges Conner ----------------------------------------------- 1:00pm ~ 3:00pm SCORCC- South County Older Residents Computer Club http://www.scorcc.org/ VENUE St. Louis County Library Tesson Ferry Br 9920 Lin-Ferry Dr., St. Louis, MO 63123-6914 ----------------------------------------------- 2:00pm ~ 4:00pm SLCL ~ Optimal Resume Database http://www.slcl.org/ TOPIC SLCL Optimal Resume Database VENUE St. Louis County Library Oak Bend Br 842 S. Holmes Ave. St. Louis, MO 63122-6507 ** *CALL 314-994-3300 TO VERIFY* ** ----------------------------------------------- 3:00pm ~ 4:00pm STL Identity Access Management Users Grp http://www.meetup.com/St-Louis-Identity-Access-Management-User-Group/ ** *Kickoff Meeting* ** VENUE Dave and Buster's 13857 Riverport Dr. , Saint Louis, MO ----------------------------------------------- 5:00pm ~ 6:00pm Application Developers Alliance http://www.meetup.com/Application-Developers-Alliance-St-Louis/ VENUE CiC/Venture Cafe 4240 Duncan Ave, 2nd Floor, Saint Louis, MO ----------------------------------------------- 5:30pm ~ 7:30pm MS-Win App Dev Grp http://www.meetup.com/St-Louis-Metro-Modern-App-Dev-Group/ VENUE Microsoft Store 2417 Saint Louis Galleria, Richmond Heights, MO ----------------------------------------------- 6:00pm ~ 8:30pm stlLL - StL Lambda Lounge http://lambdalounge.org/ TOPIC Avoiding Perfomance Mistakes and Complexity Outside the Code VENUE: Revelytix offices, 1st floor meeting room. 680 Craig Road, Creve Coeur, MO 63141 ----------------------------------------------- 6:30pm ~ 8:00pm Byte Works Presents: Earn-A-Computer http://bworks.org/ VENUE St. Louis County Library Oak Bend Br 842 S. Holmes Ave. St. Louis, MO 63122-6507 Registration at the library is NOT allowed ** *Registration required at Customer Connect 314-994-3300* ** ----------------------------------------------- 6:30pm ~ 9:00pm SLACC - StL Area Computer Club http://slacc.sluug.org/ TOPIC Linux Configuration Workshop VENUE St. Louis County Library Thornhill Br 12863 Willowyk Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146-3771 ----------------------------------------------- 7:00pm ~ 8:30pm ASEMO - Beginner Astronomy http://www.asemonline.org/ VENUE: Weldon Spring Interpretive Center Broemmelsiek Park, Schwede Road, Wentzville, MO 63385 ----------------------------------------------- 7:00pm ~ 8:30pm STL Bitcoin Users Group, County Edition http://www.meetup.com/St-Louis-Bitcoin-Users-Group/ VENUE Syberg's 2340 Old Dorset Rd, St. louis, MO ----------------------------------------------- 7:30pm ~ 9:00pm ACM WUSTL Tech Talks https://acm.wustl.edu/ VENUE Gregg Technology Classroom Gregg House Washington University South 40, Clayton, MO 63105 *************************************************************************** Fri Feb 6 1948 1st radio-controlled airplane flown 1959 Kilby of TI files patent on IC 1987 Wozniak quits Apple. 1998 V.90 modem standard announced ----------------------------------------------- 6:00pm ~ 9:00pm First Friday at Science Center http://www.slsc.org/first-fridays VENUE StL Science Center, Forest Park, 5050 Oakland Ave, St Louis, MO ----------------------------------------------- 6:00pm ~ 11:00pm STL 2600 hackers Mtng http://www.meetup.com/St-Louis-2600/ 2400 South Jefferson Ave. St Louis, MO 63104 ----------------------------------------------- 7:00pm ~ STL Space Frontier Meetup http://www.meetup.com/Saint-Louis-Space-Frontier-Meetup/ Broemmelsiek Park Astronomy Viewing Area Schwede Road at Wilson Road, Saint Charles, MO ----------------------------------------------- 7:00pm ~ 10:00pm ASEMO Broemmelsiek Public Viewing http://www.asemonline.org/ VENUE: Weldon Spring Interpretive Center Broemmelsiek Park, Schwede Road, Wentzville, MO 63385 *************************************************************************** Sat Feb 7 1915 1st wireless message sent from a moving train to a station received 1956 Gestalt Programming presented ----------------------------------------------- 10:00am ~ 1:00pm ROBOMO - StL Area Robotics Grp http://www.robomo.com/ VENUE: St. Louis Science Center 5050 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 ----------------------------------------------- 10:00am ~ 4:00pm Great Train Show DAY ONE OF TWO VENUE Saint Charles Convention Center Purchase Discount $8 Ticket at GiantShow.com/stcharles.html One Convention Center Dr., St. Charles, MO 63303 ----------------------------------------------- 1:00pm ~ 4:00pm ARCH ~ Make an Insect Hotel http://www.archreactor.org/ 2400 South Jefferson Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63104 ----------------------------------------------- 2:00pm ~ 3:00pm MC ~ Troubleshooting Windows® 8.1 http://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/instore-clinics.aspx VENUE Micro Center Computers & Electronics 87 Brentwood Promenade Ct., Brentwood, MO 63144 ----------------------------------------------- 2:00pm ~ 4:00pm Big Data Cloud Architects User Group http://www.meetup.com/BigData-Cloud-Meetup/ VENUE IDEAL Office Suites 10 Strecker Road, Ballwin, MO 63011 *************************************************************************** Sun Feb 8 1920 Bob Bemer was born. Bemer worked for Unicon Group Ltd near Manchester and 141 in the 1990s. He had worked at GE & Honeywell on GCOS (the grandfather OS of UNIX) & Multics & particularly on the editors ...much of his works becoming accepted practices leading to the editors in UNIX today. 1948 patent filed on computer, Harvard's Mark 1 1996 Massive Internet collaboration "24 Hours in Cyberspace" 1998 XML 1.0 recommended by W3C 2005 Google Maps launched ----------------------------------------------- 10:00am ~ 4:00pm Great Train Show DAY TWO OF TWO VENUE Saint Charles Convention Center Purchase Discount $8 Ticket at GiantShow.com/stcharles.html One Convention Center Dr., St. Charles, MO 63303 ----------------------------------------------- 2:00pm ~ 3:00pm MC ~ Troubleshooting Windows® 8.1 http://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/instore-clinics.aspx VENUE Micro Center Computers & Electronics 87 Brentwood Promenade Ct., Brentwood, MO 63144 ----------------------------------------------- 7:00pm ~ 10:00pm ARCH - Hack Something! http://www.archreactor.org/ 2400 South Jefferson Ave., St Louis, MO 63104 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And looking forward to the headlines for NEXT week... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Explore Raising Skinny Elephants http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ** *VOLUNTEER HELP NEEDED* ** A SLUUG Member To Create And Maintain A Meetup Presence Contact the SLUUG Steering Committee mailto:info@sluug.org =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: All Public www.sluug.org Mailing Lists http://www.sluug.org/mailman/listinfo/ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: SLUUG Online Chat at freenode.net channel #sluug :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: See SLUUG Internet Relay Chat ~ http://www.sluug.org/resources/irc/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Always check for last minute changes & updates by checking our calendar at http://www.sluug.org/resources/calendar and each individual website. 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