Date: Fri, 04 May 2012 18:26:45 +0200 From: VOICE News Service Subject: [VOICENWS] Event: WARPSTOCK 2012 ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: abwillis1DESPAM at DESPAMgmail.com The Board of Directors of Warpstock Corporation is pleased to announce that Warpstock 2012 will be held Thursday through Sunday, August 17 – 19 at the Embassy Suites Airport in Portland, Oregon, http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_US/es/hotel/PDXESES-Embassy-Suites-Portland-Airport-Oregon/index.do . This venue is a short $2.40,10 minute ride on the MAX light rail from downtown Portland. You can check out Portland on their web site: http://www.travelportland.com/things-to-see-and-do . We would very much like to make this Warpstock helpful and rewarding for you as an eCS-OS/2 user and provide you and your family with ample recreational activities. WE NEED YOUR INPUT AND HELP Below are some of the topics we are considering. Please take a look and let us know if any of these interest you or if you have any other topics in mind. Also, we need presenters, so if you would like to volunteer to present one of these or any other topic please let us know. C++ WORKSHOP In order to get more people programming, we will provide an overview of which compilers are best for which missions and demonstrate the installation and setup of those programs and environments that interest the class. NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING WORKSHOP In this workshop, we will familiarize you with the tools available for network troubleshooting and demonstrate how to use them. DOCUMENTATION ROUNDTABLE We propose a roundtable discussion of where deficiencies exist in software documentation and of possible ways to correct them. INSTALLING GIMP WORKSHOP We will demonstrate the installation and setup of the required GIMP components. OPENJDK INSTALLATION WORKSHOP We will demonstrate the installation of OpenJDK and how to set OOo up to use it. INSTALLING A SCSI SCANNER WITH SOFTWARE SUPPORT Installing SCSI scanner, Tame, Sane, or whatever. CUPS, NETDRIVE AND SAMBA Overview, installation and troubleshooting of Cups, NetDrive and Samba WARPSTOCK SCHEDULE Arrival is planned for the afternoon of Thursday, August 16, with the opening session on Friday, August 17 at 8:00 am. Friday will be tailored to provide the maximum help for individuals or small groups who are experiencing problems with their systems. There will be a Welcome Dinner Friday night. The sessions on Saturday and Sunday morning will consist of more formal presentations and end with lunch on Sunday at 1:00 pm. Warpstock, Corp., is a Virginia corporation. The Warpstock annual conference is a gathering of OS/2 users, developers, and vendors from around the world for the purpose of education and advocacy. More information is available at the Warpstock web site: http://www.warpstock.org Links: * http://www.warpstock.com -- For a choice in the future of personal computing, Join VOICE - http://www.os2voice.org [Moderator's note: All posts are sent without guarantee to the accuracy of the content. We try to verify details and URLs but this is an entirely volunteer run list, so 100% fact checking and the quality/useability of products announced here is impossible. If you respond to this post please remove the DESPAM from the poster's email addresses. Please do not send requests for information about a specific post to the moderator unless it is an update or I sent it. To submit news to this list please use the submission form at http://www.os2voice.org/SubmitNews.html or send an email to "submit at os2voice.org" To unsubscribe yourself from this list, send the following message to majormajor at os2voice.org unsubscribe news end ]