Tech Talk Tuesday - Love Your Laptop... to pieces... -- Intro to Laptop components and maintaining them

[Kara]

This week we'll be hosting two free events:

1. Tuesday, July 15 7:00PM - 8:30PM : Tech Talk Tuesday
Topic: Loving Your Laptop ... to Pieces -- Intro to Laptop
components and maintenance
Cost: FREE
Skill Level: All
Platform: All
Presented By: Kara Pritchard, Computer Room
Age: 10+ please (adult supervision required for under 14)
Details: Whether you're shopping for a new laptop, want to learn
how to take care of the one you have, or just want to learn what makes
those things run so hot, you should attend this week's Tech Talk
Tuesday chat. I'll be giving a tour of internal laptop components and
show you how they differ from the hardware found in desktop
computers. I'll explain what determines the differences in laptop
prices and show you how to maintain your laptop to help prevent
premature death. See you there!

This presentation is great for all ages (10+) looking for a better
understanding of what you're carrying around in your laptop bag.

2. Saturday, July 19 4:00PM - 6:00PM : Southern Illinois Linux Users
Group (http://www.silug.org)
Topic: Gotta Get Git - Discussion of "Git" a software control
system
Cost: FREE
Skill Level: Programmers/Developers
Platform: Linux
Presented By: Steven Pritchard (Computer Room),
Details: Different from a standard LUG meeting, we'll first be
watching a couple of Google Talk videos on Git. The first is Linus
Torvalds talking about the design goals of Git. The second is Randal
Schwartz talking
about using Git.

Next week's Tech Talk Tuesday topic will be : Chatting on the Internet
-- Chat Tools & Safety

If you'd like to use our facility for your own meeting, event, or
training session, please email sa...@computerroom.us.

If you'd like to request a topic or host a presentation for Tech Talk
Tuesday please email t...@computerroom.us .

Computer Room News: If you've been in the store lately or are waiting
for a part, our warehouse vacation schedules are almost over and
regular stock should be restored over the next two weeks. We
apologize for the bare shelves!

See our calendar for future events at:
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=0ruufd2vnp5oqftat9oqk719nc%4...

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