IRC – May 13th, 2003

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Main presentation: IRC – Internet Relay Chat
2nd presentation: OpenOffice.org

NEW MEETING LOCATION

This will be the first meeting in our new location, the Farmington Community Library.

6:00pm Doors open, registration
6:30pm Mug business
6:45pm Main presentation – IRC by Jim McQuillan

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) has become incredibly popular as a method for offering online support. It’s been around since way before AOL chat rooms. We’ll go through getting connected to IRC, and chosing an IRC client program.

7:45pm Current events
8:00pm 2nd presentation – OpenOffice by Richard Williams

OpenOffice is the free Open source version of Sun’s StarOffice. It has grown over the past few years to be incredibly powerful and full of features. It’s a serious contender for the business desktop .

8:30pm Coders corner / Curious Ron / QuickTip
8:45pm Meeting adjourns