[nlug] Exercise in massive overkill

2009-08-28 Thread Howard White
Members, My action item in advance of the LinuxFest September 19, 2009 is to set up a Customer Relationship Management system as a sign up sheet. Our event in June did not record members and visitors; by extension we did not follow up with those visitors. Given that NLUG is a _computer_

[nlug] Re: Nokia N900

2009-08-28 Thread Michael Schultheiss
JMJ wrote: Who's going to buy a Nokia N900 as soon as they come out? http://maemo.nokia.com/n900/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10319133-94.html Looks like an interesting device, but _I_ can't justify the projected 500 Euro price tag. My VZW contract is up at the end of November and

[nlug] Re: Nokia N900

2009-08-28 Thread Chris McQuistion
There are some more Android phones coming out in the next few months. If I weren't hopelessly in love with my iPhone, I'd get an Androd, just not the G1. It has terrible battery life. Chris On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Michael Schultheiss schul...@gmail.comwrote: JMJ wrote: Who's

[nlug] Re: Nokia N900

2009-08-28 Thread Michael Schultheiss
Chris McQuistion wrote: There are some more Android phones coming out in the next few months. �If I weren't hopelessly in love with my iPhone, I'd get an Androd, just not the G1. �It has terrible battery life. I'm pretty set on a hardware keyboard. My current phone (LG Voyager) has

[nlug] Re: Exercise in massive overkill

2009-08-28 Thread Jack
Back in a former life, I was active in a user group elsewhere. I considered putting in a 'bar swipe' on a 'checkin computer'. The first time you visit/join, put in name, address, email, etc, and choose some card, like Visa, Kroger, Drivers License, etc, and swipe it. The idea was to 'register'

[nlug] Re: Exercise in massive overkill

2009-08-28 Thread Jack
Some folks are skiddish about signing up for anything. If you could do a 'quick and easy' kind of a signup, not requiring anything if they insist, but requesting information. Also, give away businss cards whether they sign up or not with the logo, and how to sign up for the mailing list, and the

[nlug] Re: Exercise in massive overkill

2009-08-28 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Howard White hwh...@vcch.com wrote: Members, My action item in advance of the LinuxFest September 19, 2009 is to set up a Customer Relationship Management system as a sign up sheet. Our event in June did not record members and visitors; by extension we did

[nlug] Re: Exercise in massive overkill

2009-08-28 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 1:28 PM, JMJ roadr...@gmail.com wrote: Howard White wrote: My action item in advance of the LinuxFest September 19, 2009 is to set up a Customer Relationship Management system as a sign up sheet. Sounds like a good idea! Perhaps you could incorporate an RFID

[nlug] Re: Nokia N900

2009-08-28 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 11:21 AM, kwu...@comcast.net wrote: It looks really really nice but price tag I can't handle. Kevin W Give it 6 months and it will drop to 1/6 the price. ;-) Andy --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

[nlug] Re: Exercise in massive overkill

2009-08-28 Thread David R. Wilson
Are you saying the band members need RFID implants? Dave On Fri, 2009-08-28 at 13:28 -0400, JMJ wrote: Howard White wrote: My action item in advance of the LinuxFest September 19, 2009 is to set up a Customer Relationship Management system as a sign up sheet. Sounds like a good

[nlug] Re: Exercise in massive overkill

2009-08-28 Thread Jim Peterson
Sounds like a good idea, maybe even allow online signups? That way you could still reach those who intended to come but couldn't for whatever reason. And, I would offer that writing your name is even further back, like 18th-century! Jim Peterson Technology Coordinator Goodnight Memorial Library

[nlug] Re: Exercise in massive overkill

2009-08-28 Thread Evan Brown
I would suggest, although it really is overkill, to do a vtiger install as you can easily modify fields and set up user permissions that would work perfectly for this. On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Howard White hwh...@vcch.com wrote: Members, My action item in advance of the LinuxFest

[nlug] Re: Exercise in massive overkill

2009-08-28 Thread John F. Eldredge
A few people have already chosen to have this do e to them. Are you volunteering to be a test subject? -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all. -- Hypatia of Alexandria -Original Message-

[nlug] Re: Exercise in massive overkill

2009-08-28 Thread Ken Barber
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 28, 2009, at 4:50 PM, Jack j...@coats.org wrote: They chip pets and 'industrial animals'. So yes, they do chip musicians... especially drummers --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[nlug] Re: Exercise in massive overkill

2009-08-28 Thread John
NLUG has for years captured attendance information expressly for voting eligibility purposes.  My intent is to build on those efforts; not so much from a historical perspective but as a continuing project. It may not be a desirable option from the standpoint that it has a price tag attached

[nlug] Re: Exercise in massive overkill

2009-08-28 Thread Howard White
Evan Brown wrote: I would suggest, although it really is overkill, to do a vtiger install as you can easily modify fields and set up user permissions that would work perfectly for this. What you don't know is that my Asterisk/Elastix demo machine (which I bring to LinuxFest) has vTiger and