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John Kennedy “Easy Transition from Windows to Linux” MEETING DATE: 6:45PM - 8:45PM in The Middletown Library Large Meeting Room 55 New Monmouth Road, Middletown, NJ 07748 |
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John Kennedy “Easy Transition from Windows to Linux” MEETING DATE: 6:45PM - 8:45PM in The Middletown Library Large Meeting Room 55 New Monmouth Road, Middletown, NJ 07748 |
With the deadline for Microsoft dropping support for Windows 7 (and following that Windows 8.1) coming in a couple of months, many Windows users are wondering what options they have. They can buy a new computer which comes with Windows 10. They can hope that their older computer can upgrade to Windows 10.
Or they can consider switching over to the Linux operating system which is both free and works great on older computers. Learn how easy it is to transition over to Linux with some cross-platform programs that you might already be using. John will be sharing the programs he used while a Windows user that he still uses as a Linux user. Using these programs will make the transition to Linux a breeze.
John got his feet wet with computers in the early ‘80s with his Atari personal computer. From that he continued with different mainline PCs until he built his first computer when he retired. John taught elementary school for 25 years and finished his teaching career by teaching computer skills to middle schoolers for 10 years. During those years, he was introduced to the Linux operating system. Since retiring, he has spent his time teaching senior citizen computer classes in a joint venture between the East Central Ohio Technology User’s Club [ECOTUC] and the Licking County Aging Program.
Known around his area as “Free John”, he does just about everything on the computer with free and open-source software; that even includes his preferred operating system, Linux. John also spends many hours helping both Windows users and Linux users with their computer problems. In addition to heading the Senior Teaching Program, he co-hosts ECOTUC’s “Linux Help-Desk/SIG” that meets twice a month, and has helped start the “Windows Help Me/Show Me” Help Desk/SIG that meets monthly.
He recently started ECOTUC’s FF-F&F [Fifth Friday - Focus & Fun] meeting, which thoroughly explores one topic on each fifth Friday. He also runs the “Zoom Meetings’ for both the ECOTUC Executive Board meetings and, whenever possible for the monthly club presentations for those that aren’t able to physically attend.
John is a member of APCUG’s Speakers Bureau; he has done a number of interactive webinar presentations for computer groups around the country and has often presented at regional conferences in Ohio.
