SIG-Computing News from 14-Feb-2016 meeting

SEMCO Members:  you should have received your www.semco.org account information via email.  If not, please see an officer.  Thank you!

APCUG Virtual Technology Conference is next weekend! http://apcug2.org/category/virtual-tech-conference/

Debian 6 LTS maintenance ends 29-Feb-2016!  If you are using a Linux distribution based on it, please check their web site for updates.  No more security patches as of the end of the month!

Penguicon is coming up April 29-May 1, 2016.  Registration ends April 1, 2016!  http://www.penguicon.org/

Interested in learning more about BSD / Unix?  Semibug meets at Altair Tuesday 16-Feb-2016 at 7PM (recommend arriving around 6:30PM).  http://www.semibug.org/

Visit The Internet Archive to re-live the Windows 3.1 days 🙂 https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_win3_showcase&tab=collection

Linux Mint 17.3 Long Term Support released thru 2019! http://www.linuxmint.com/

Microsoft releases new Windows 10 ring “Release Preview” – previews production branch of Windows 10, not the development releases.  Good choice if you need high stability but want to test upcoming general builds a few days before they go to everyone

AT&T and Verizon have both announced “5G” wireless testing is underway.  New devices may appear in 2017, 10-100X faster than current LTE!  Battery life?  Dunno yet!  http://recode.net/2016/02/11/att-like-verizon-to-begin-testing-5g-wireless-this-year-as-u-s-aims-to-stay-ahead-of-the-pack/

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