[kwlug-disc] [kwlug-announce] Meeting Monday: LXD, SSH Tricks (Dec 2018)
Andrew Sullivan Cant
acant at alumni.uwaterloo.ca
Thu Dec 6 16:40:40 EST 2018
The Pyle system has an XLR and and aux connection.
I was think of getting an XLR-to-USB cable, and a 1/4" to 3.5mm cable to
be able to plug it into a variety of laptops.
Andrew
On 2018-12-03 11:25 p.m., Chamunks wrote:
> The problem that the Insignia and the Pyle devices share is they have
> analog connections which often carry line noise/emi. Which is part of
> why I liked the condenser mic we use I wonder if the Pyle will connect
> easily to the KWLUG laptop.
>
> On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 2:56 PM Andrew Sullivan Cant
> <acant at alumni.uwaterloo.ca <mailto:acant at alumni.uwaterloo.ca>> wrote:
>
> I have being doing a little bit of research on this, and I am willing to
> spend some money on something that could be used by KWLUG and KWRuby.
>
> The Pyle mic that has been using right now has worked pretty well, so I
> found a Pyle 2-channel wireless system. Which has a lapel and hand-held
> mic system:
>
> >
> https://www.pyleusa.com/uhf-wireless-microphone-system-kit-includes-handheld-mic-headset-mic-lavalier-mic-beltpack.html
>
> I was planning to order one of these from ebay after the Christmas
> holidays.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Andrew
>
>
> On 2018-12-03 12:48 p.m., Chamunks wrote:
> > Yeah this would just be this at half
> >
> price https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-omnidirectional-lapel-microphone/4779600.p?skuId=4779600
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 12:45 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com
> <mailto:kb at 2bits.com>
> > <mailto:kb at 2bits.com <mailto:kb at 2bits.com>>> wrote:
> >
> > I have a USB mic that works fine connected to the laptop, and
> a tiny
> > shell script starts the recording. But it is bulky and I aim is to
> > replace it.
> >
> > So, I ordered this $1.32 lapel microphone just because it is so
> > cheap, and has a 3.5mm which should fit an Android phone as
> well as
> > a laptop.
> >
> > Don't know how it will perform, but for that price ...
> >
> >
> https://www.ebay.ca/itm/New-Clip-On-Lapel-Microphone-Hands-Free-Wired-Condenser-Mini-Lavalier-Mic-3-5mm/322648429680
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 12:38 PM Chamunks <chamunks at gmail.com
> <mailto:chamunks at gmail.com>
> > <mailto:chamunks at gmail.com <mailto:chamunks at gmail.com>>> wrote:
> >
> > We nearly always have a decent recording, I may have the
> ability
> > to get some $25 lapel microphones that could be attached to an
> > old android device for recording audio from presenters as
> well.
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 8:48 AM Ronald Barnes
> > <ron at ronaldbarnes.ca <mailto:ron at ronaldbarnes.ca>
> <mailto:ron at ronaldbarnes.ca <mailto:ron at ronaldbarnes.ca>>> wrote:
> >
> > /me raises hand
> >
> > Not as stenographer, but transcript reader.
> >
> > If there's a decent recording, I'd consider typing it up,
> > time permitting.
> >
> > On Dec 2, 2018 11:05 PM, Chamunks <chamunks at gmail.com
> <mailto:chamunks at gmail.com>
> > <mailto:chamunks at gmail.com
> <mailto:chamunks at gmail.com>>> wrote:
> >
> > Do we have any stenographers in the group? I feel like
> > there's people who would love transcriptions.
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 2, 2018 at 10:03 AM CrankyOldBugger
> > <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com
> <mailto:crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
> > <mailto:crankyoldbugger at gmail.com
> <mailto:crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>>> wrote:
> >
> > I can't make it (it's Wifeski's birthday), but
> > please let me know if anyone has any
> transcripts or
> > videos of the talk.
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 2 Dec 2018 at 03:31, Paul Nijjar via
> > kwlug-announce <kwlug-announce at kwlug.org
> <mailto:kwlug-announce at kwlug.org>
> > <mailto:kwlug-announce at kwlug.org
> <mailto:kwlug-announce at kwlug.org>>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Here we are again. December. To
> commemorate the
> > last meeting of the
> > year we will box ourselves in and
> communicate in
> > tricky ways.
> >
> > LXD offers sysadmins and enthusiasts
> lightweight
> > containerization that
> > is easy to experiment with, and which attempts
> > to be secure out of the
> > box. LXD exposes a REST API and some tools to
> > set up containers and
> > control them. In his first KWLUG presentation,
> > Mikalai Burukou will
> > show us what LXD is and how it works. He says
> > this will be a good talk
> > for beginning systems adminsitrators or those
> > who would like to dabble
> > on the commandline.
> >
> > Many of us are familiar with SSH. We often use
> > it to communicate with
> > remote computers interactively. Some of us use
> > it as a transport for
> > other commands, such as rsync or git. But
> SSH is
> > a flexible, powerful
> > tool. Jason Eckert will demonstrate some
> of that
> > power by showing us
> > some SSH tricks.
> >
> > In other news, tickets for the grassroots
> > conference StarCon are now
> > available. You can purchase yours at
> starcon.io <http://starcon.io>
> > <http://starcon.io> .
> >
> > This month's meeting will be held at the KW
> > Innovation Centre:
> >
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> >
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> >
> > Maps and photos of the location are here:
> > https://kwlug.org/283-duke .
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> > starts at 7pm.
> >
> > - Paul
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