bringing tutorials to IRC....Introducing IRC classes

Hello all,
starting soon in irc.antionline.com, we will have classes that are interactive and educational. I am forming a new channel that will allow people from antionline to come in and teach a subject that they feel they are experienced enough in, to teach effectively to others. Topics can range from simple hardware installations, to programming, to web development, to security and all things related. Any possible 'classes' will be reviewed and approved by me.

Outline information of the class you intend to teach is required. A simple outline is all I would like. I am open to ideas right now, so send me anything that you think may be worthwhile for people to know(except hacking(sub7 trojan etc.)).

This is not meant to compete with the tutorials forum in any way, it is an merely an alternative to bring real time tutorials to people and to share our information.

If you wish to send me your outline, send it to me through PM here at AO, or in irc.antionline.com #antionline.

again, NO HACKING CLASSES. Only constructive ideas will be approved.

Thanks, hope to see you there soon.

-hogfly

This is a really good thing to do. CA/UN used to do this a lot, and had a whole group set aside for it, but I've not heard of any being offered recently. This is one of the best ways to really get people to understand hand-in-hand what's going on. :)

i think this is a great idea it will be very educational

Good idea. A bit like BSRF's idea perhaps? I'm sure they're not the only people who do it though....

That is a pretty cool idea. Though it will be tough to organize I hope to attend a few. And I hope that this idea keeps going, I could really use some person to person help with some things. Cool idea though. :)

good idea hoggie... got any guesses as to what you are gonna teach first?

Lord: perhaps you misread, I am not necessarily the one teaching the subjects..... I am accepting outlines for people that want to teach ;)

hogfly> You the new "dean" of students, and looking for a few good teachers. Next thing you know, we will have AO university.... "Earn your Degree, in our IRC"

We should get JP to add a feture to the calander to show when these classes are to take place. Click on the calander date indicating a class and see the outline for it. Make a lil icon of a paper or a scroll type thing indicating a class is going to take place on that day. Also add a title to the calander saying "Upcoming IRC Classes" or something. This way people will see the classes on the front page. If you like the idea and get this rolling, I'll leave it to you to take the idea to JP.
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hrm, that does sound like a good idea, or we could have subscribers to this thread receive email notification of upcoming classes. I will run it by JP and see what he think...I don't want to put any more of a load on him than he already has with the site though.

******The sooner I get outlines, the sooner classes can begin.******** hint hint

That sounds like a great idea, i know a few people who do that on IRC and it is very cool because everyone can ask questions, and not have to wonder about it

good idea ummm i could teach very little about networking and tcp/ip



hey at least im trying! :p

Wow! Really awesome idea...I'm gonna start working on an outline to a couple of classes I have in mind...

thats an excellant idea. will those attending need to register before hand to get a pwd for this channel and are the logs going to be available to view for those unable to attend?

it's really good to see this type of notes

/me pimps his idea for Beer Drinking 101....

tedob1: once the classes are announced I am going to post here or somewhere that everyone can view, the notice that there is an upcoming class. Registration and password will not be required at the moment, as I am trying to get people to give me outlines so we can see how it goes. the channel will be free for anyone to join and leave until 15 minutes into the class. then the channel will become invite only. The classes will me made available after there is time to clean up logs from the class, and make them orderly, so its best if people are there during the class.

If we want this to take off and be a good resource I need some outlines. get writing :-)

/me waits with baited breath.
Good Idea Hogfly!
;)
J.

Hogfly----->too complicate to discuss with heterogen user`s idea, especially in a room. you better make a schedule sach as class as your channel`s topic.

good idea, i think that if peeps didn't have to write an outline, it might have some more teachers, but then it wouldn't be as organised, a small trade off i belive..........

I Think that is a great idea to teach classes , it will be very educational.But will it be like regular classes where there is times for it , or will it be an all nighter thing?

Good ideal hogfly

ok people.

I have received the first outline for AntiOnline IRC classes.

Our first class will be on the topic of: Introduction to PHP. taught by chsh.
The class will begin at 7 pm EST on July 10th.
join irc.antionline.com through the java chat or through your favorite IRC client. join the #class channel and enjoy.
People will be able to join the channel until 7:30 pm, the channel will then become private and people will just have to wait for the logs to come through.

entry time is 7-7:30 EST, be there if you want to learn some cool PHP.
hope to see a good turn out for our first class!!!!

hey hogfly,
I think you should earn a degree for this in AO! probabely as a Bachelor aor as a Doctor!


it's me V-I-R-U-S

That sounds great, it's so much easier to learn with input from others instead of on your own initiative, thanks for organising this hogfly! But...7-7.30pm EST = Midnight GMT! I will be sleepy, how long are you planning on having them last? Or is it just freeform? ^^

XXX

Unfortunately I am going to be on holidays in England that day, so I'll miss it :(
Sounds cool though, good look chsh. Maybe MsMittens can give you some pointers on controlling a class :D. Don't take no ****!

this is just to remind people about tonights class. 7 pm in irc.antionline.com #class.

Is there gonna be another class?

I have noticed alot of people asking questions about overclocking and figured I would do a beginners class on it. This class is open to all members and guests. The class will be held Friday August 2 at 6pm EST. The class will be held in the IRC servers here at AO. You can enter by clicking here. The class will be held in the room #class. Once you join the chat you will enter the room #antionline. Simply type

Quote:

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/join #class

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to join the classroom.


I will be discussing the basics of how to overclock your computer, temperature issues, stability issues, the dangers of it, and answer questions the best I can. At 6pm the room will be locked and you will be unable to join, so show up and join the classroom 5 minutes early.



Overview
Overclocking is where you push your CPU past what the manufacturer has said the cpu's clock speed. (Mgz - Ghz). This can be done using two basic methods. Adjusting your Front Side Bus (FSB) speed, and by adjusting your multiplier (will be explained in class).

CPU Manufacturers test their chips at many different speeds before marking their speeds on them. The usual benchmark they try to hit is a failure rate of less than 0.5% at that speed. Manufacturers know that the best way to test a chip is to take a 1Ghz chip, and test it at 1.1 or 1.2Ghz. Then if it works okay at that speed, they slap the 1 Ghz rating on it. This is done to make their lawyers happy. So what does this mean? That means that we can push that speed a bit.

Now, There are some requirements that you will need in order to succesfully Overclock (OC) a chip.

• A good motherboard that has the ability to adjust the multiplier and FSB. I reccomend an ASUS.
• Good memory, not cheap memory.
• A good power supply and a well ventilated case.
• A good heat sink and fan.. very important.
• Balls... OC'ing is not for the meak or scared.

Understand that most OEM computers, ie.. Dell, Compaq, HP, or any other store bought computer, is most likly not going to be able to be OC'ed. Sorry.

Now, I am only going to give a beginners course here. I am not going to go into cutting or modifing the chips L1 L2, etc.. bridges. If you don't know what L1, or L2 means, don't worry about it, its not for you.

A last note: Overclocking improperly can cause damage and is only for experienced users. Although I do encourage any one that wants to learn abit to come to the class.

Hope to see you all there.

Ohhh, hogfly, you are so innovative. Ohhhhhhh.....hogfly hogfly

hey thats seem to be an intresting as a newbie like me can learn a lot coolllllll

Well, the class went well. Here is the log from the Overclocking class.

Great Class Xmaddness, at least when you could get a word in edgewise ;)

Hope you get the advanced OC class registration going soon.

Well Done, Xmadness.

I am making arrangments to teach a class next weekend. Saturday afternoon probably around 12pm or 2 pm( I will fill you all in soon).

I will be teaching how to Install and build an Openbsd firewall using PF and openbsd 3.1( as it is the newest)
I will go over installation, kernel optimization and compilation, to configuration and simple lockdown adjustments as well as patching the OS.

I will keep you all informed about the time. But get an old box with 2 nics in it, and come learn.

well i must say that this is one of the best ideas i have ever heard of on any bbs. :)

Are there still classes? Or did i miss them? I would like to attend some of them, they sound good.

Keith

Really a very constructive idea.It would be a great help to the people who missed the classes if u can keep the texts of the completed classes in the forum.
keep the good work going....

Really a very constructive idea.It would be a great help to the people who missed the classes if u can keep the texts of the completed classes in the forum.
keep the good work going....

hmmm, classess at irc sounds good ,so why don't we start now(hogfly).
at the first session maybe we can set the topic first , and set date/time the classes will be held
let's do discussion , and sharing our exp .

i'm waiting for your anouncement (hogfly) , when the classes begin ?

Hey, the CyberArmy also has some IRC classes, if you are interested, go to http://cauniversity.org/ and check em out. Heh, I'm suprised\glad that so many groups are now offering IRC classes on about every subject :)