[ale] LOCAL: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts Meeting Jul 2001

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        Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - July meeting notice  

 								 
               Join your fellow Linux enthusiasts for
                   our regular monthly meeting!
 				
                     Thursday 12 July, 2001
                            7:30 PM				 
                 Home Depot Corporate Headquarters
                    2455 Paces Ferry Road, N.W.
                          Atlanta, GA
		      Building C Auditorium

 
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	        	    THIS MONTH:


          	    Topic: Linux Home Automation
         	    Speaker: Chris Ferris


This month's presentation will talk about how you can make Linux control
various things around your home. From home security to controlling appliances 
and lights, home automation is still a geek's hobby. Chris will discuss
hardware that is currently available, and what needs to be available to
make home automation mainstream. Chris will also discuss the various
software packages available to manage the hardware, including one he is
currently writing. He will also demonstrate whatever he has working at the
time.

This will be an open discussion, and all audience members are encouraged
to bring up cool things they have done around their home in the field of
home automation.

Chris Farris has been using and promoting Linux since 1993. The is a
founding member of the Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts, and an organizer of
the Annual Linux Showcase & Conference.  He currently works for
<a href=http://www.primeharbor.com>PrimeHarbor Technologies</a>, a
technology consulting and development firm based in
Atlanta, GA. In whatever free time he can find he works on
<a href=http://www.linuxhomeauto.com>Home Automation</a>
under Linux.


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