The end of an era...

[Derek L]

I suppose Memorial Day weekend is a good time to write a couple of obituaries.
The first is for Slugo.org.
The second is for the pro board associated with Slugo.org.
Both of these online presences are very near and dear to me.
I registered Slugo.org on July 27th 2002, almost 14 years ago.
A few months later, in February 2003, I activated the pro board.
They both have served us well, but I gather it's time for them to go.
As Aristotle said, "That which is used, develops and that which is not used, wastes away
Over the years, I have made over 2,300 posts to the pro board.
it was a fun experience.
I started with zero knowledge of both web design and maintenance, and tried to gain enough knowledge to stay ahead of the game.
As Greg said, Slugo.org has already been deep-sixed. I will take down the pro board shortly.
I wish to say "thank you" to those who visited the website over the years, and to those who posted to the message board.
I did my best for you.
Good Luck on the new undertaking

Derek

[grega]

Than you Derek . . . I've always appreciated and enjoyed your presentations, both the variety and the detail which you provided. I learned more about this amazing world of computing and technology. Presentations like the FM Transmitter for streaming is just one example.

I also know from personal experience you've worked hard on both the Proboard and Website. Up until a couple years ago, the vast majority of posts were yours (including tech and non-tech (like the crazy biker videos, etc.).

So, it's with mixed feelings that we had to keep progressing by using more current technology. Too much of the work-load was on a single system-admin, and we're trying to change that in the future so inputs and changes can be handled faster and without the hand-offs (which I know you didn't care for either).

The club still has a lot of work and changes to review with all members. I think the consensus goal of all is to continue promoting the longer-term success of the club by doing what we can to increase member participation and skillsets. Whether we can attract a younger group of techie "enthusiasts" remains to be seen. I hope so. An "intermediate" skill level of windows, linux, droid, chomeOS enthusiasts is the optimal condition - - as casual tech users often will not make the trade off's to participate in a "live venue". Sadly, the trend is towards "virtual memberships" these days (traditional club memberships are declining across the board).

So, the best to you and yours also . . . when back in town, you're always welcome to visit with us at board or club meetings.


Greg