Hi John, Just as osme one has mentioned, no need of travelling so far away. Its just at your door step at Kisugi, say Namwongo to be precise Jet Internet (Ubuntu cafe). have been there several times though i normally use my Laptop. But i am sure they will be glad to help you out.
SAMUEL ALIONI *easysites.ug licensee* On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 9:36 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send LUG mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of LUG digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: OT: attracting traffic to your website (Mugarura Cavin) > 2. Internet Cafe promoting Ubuntu/FLOSS (Phillip Simbwa) > 3. Re: Internet Cafe promoting Ubuntu/FLOSS (Wilson Abigaba) > 4. Software Advice ([email protected]) > 5. Re: Internet Cafe promoting Ubuntu/FLOSS (Kyle Spencer) > 6. Re: Software Advice (Victor van R) > 7. Re: Internet Cafe promoting Ubuntu/FLOSS (Mugarura Cavin) > 8. Re: Internet Cafe promoting Ubuntu/FLOSS (John Kibuuka) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 19:31:55 -0500 > From: Mugarura Cavin <[email protected]> > To: lug <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] OT: attracting traffic to your website > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > no. 21 > > a potential pitfall (Website redevelopment) can hurt your seo profile > > 1. redesigning a website, is as simple as replacing your existing website > files, with the new ones > > Very good, however this can hurt your seo profile, and increase on your url > bounce rates, if you dont look at the existing structure > > you have to spider the old site for a url list report, and incorporate this > in your redesigned site > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://kym.net/pipermail/lug/attachments/20101226/1ebcba7d/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 17:35:53 +0300 > From: Phillip Simbwa <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LUG] Internet Cafe promoting Ubuntu/FLOSS > Message-ID: <20101207143553.ga6...@fujitsu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > >1. Timing Software: One that works on obuntu, easy to work with (i'll > >not use it myself but someone with not so much linux experience will) > > Mkahawa Internet Cafe Management Software would get you up and running > > > >2. Does Ubuntu give out free email addresses, kind like yahoo or > >Google (e.g. [email protected]) OR any other linux distro. Would be nice > >to mention it to the so many new people looking to have an email > >address. > > Thats not happening soon! Sorry :-) > Its one of the perks they give to Ubuntu contributors. This chap hooked up > with one recently and here are the details.. > http://chrisjohnston.org/2010/send-ubuntu-email-on-iphone > > >Any other ideas are greatly welcome too. > > If you're lazy or don't have time to plumb a ubuntu install to be cafe > ready; take a shot at the ZenWalk based distro called ZenCafe ( > http://www.zencafe.web.id/release-zencafe-22/). You will be done in under > 20 mins. > > Have you considered using power saving thin client technology(e.g > Ncomputing) + (invertor & batteries)? > This could save you real money. > Ncomputing works with Ubuntu 8.xx (forget the specifics, but checkout their > site: http://www.ncomputing.com) with the i386 arch. > If interested, you may want to go to Kamwokya and find Intelligent > Solutions (the official partners of Ncomputing in Uganda). > > ::Phillip:: > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 07:21:27 +0300 > From: Wilson Abigaba <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] Internet Cafe promoting Ubuntu/FLOSS > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 22:47, John Kibuuka <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi LuGgers, > > > > I would like to have an internet running ubuntu next year. I need your > > advise on the following: > > > > 1. Timing Software: One that works on obuntu, easy to work with (i'll > > not use it myself but someone with not so much linux experience will) > > > > Try Butterfly Universal, > http://www.dsmagic.com/products/butterfly/index.htm. Not open source > but free and entirely linux based. It's actively being used at Net > Heritage Internet Cafe in Ntinda, Kiwatule Road, Near Rhino Pub. They > also use Ubuntu 10.04 on ALL their workstations. Worth a visit if you > need to do the same as they also customised their user interface to > make it more 'internet customer oriented'. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 07:36:38 +0300 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LUG] Software Advice > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hi guys > > I am trying to get access to software that would work well for me on my > Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop OS. My current needs are: > > 1. A GUI based torrent client > 2. A finger print reading software that can enable logon onto Linux > > I am using a Lenovo Thinkpad T410 with a fingerprint scanner. > > Thanks in advance > > Wire > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:19:39 +0300 > From: Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> > To: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]>, Wilson Abigaba > <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LUG] Internet Cafe promoting Ubuntu/FLOSS > Message-ID: <1293427179.1923.4.ca...@darkstar> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Hey Wilson, > > Thanks for pointing out the Ubuntu-powered Internet cafe in Ntinda! Had no > idea it was there -- I'll definitely stop by soon to have a look. > > John, glad to hear the news! > > Aside from Wilson's recommendations, I suggest that you talk to the guys at > S7 School / Jet Internet Cafe in Kisugu (around the corner from IHK).? They > run an Ubuntu/Linux-based school + Internet cafe though I don't recall which > management software they use. > > http://www.s7project.com > > Regards, > Kyle Spencer > > > ----- Original message ----- > > On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 22:47, John Kibuuka <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi LuGgers, > > > > > > I would like to have an internet running ubuntu next year. I need your > > > advise on the following: > > > > > > 1. Timing Software: One that works on obuntu, easy to work with (i'll > > > not use it myself but someone with not so much linux experience will) > > > > > > > Try Butterfly Universal, > > http://www.dsmagic.com/products/butterfly/index.htm. Not open source > > but free and entirely linux based. It's actively being used at Net > > Heritage Internet Cafe in Ntinda, Kiwatule Road, Near Rhino Pub. They > > also use Ubuntu 10.04 on ALL their workstations.?? Worth a visit if you > > need to do the same as they also customised their user interface to > > make it more 'internet customer oriented'. > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > > [email protected] Mailing list archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: > > http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). 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A finger print reading software that can enable logon onto Linux > > > > I am using a Lenovo Thinkpad T410 with a fingerprint scanner. > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Wire > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:24:54 -0500 > From: Mugarura Cavin <[email protected]> > To: lug <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] Internet Cafe promoting Ubuntu/FLOSS > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > The N computing model (Thin client technology) is one of the technologies > that promised a lot but delivered little > with prices for flat screen monitors still high, i dont see how cost > effective it can be. > > of course you can get cheap flat screens from China, with a 15 day warranty > (or less, or none), and enjoy the consequences > > however for large institutions like banks, universities, (100+) units, > it can make economical sense, a typical cafe with less than 50 units, i > dont > for see any cost savings involved, > and i ll not mention the risk of having a central failure point > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://kym.net/pipermail/lug/attachments/20101227/a8e423af/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:36:14 +0300 > From: John Kibuuka <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], Linux Users Group Uganda <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LUG] Internet Cafe promoting Ubuntu/FLOSS > Message-ID: > > <[email protected]<vuq0kw53xj%[email protected]> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > thanks Phillip! > > Of coursing cutting umeme exobitant costs as much as possible is on the > agenda. Also Mr. Kasangaki (don't if he is on this list) has a great > solution, sunde thin clients.. am thinking this might be better than > Ncomputing clients. I have had people saying the Ncomputing clients break > down a lot :( > > Am very interested in using ubuntu since there is great local support. Not > only that Internet cafe is currently called Obuntu cafe.. with > inspirational > quotes from the ubuntu philosophy, such as "When I GIVE to you, I GIVE to > me" > > I will check out mkahawa. > > Thank you very much. > > John > > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Phillip Simbwa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >1. Timing Software: One that works on obuntu, easy to work with (i'll > > >not use it myself but someone with not so much linux experience will) > > > > Mkahawa Internet Cafe Management Software would get you up and running > > > > > > >2. Does Ubuntu give out free email addresses, kind like yahoo or > > >Google (e.g. [email protected]) OR any other linux distro. Would be nice > > >to mention it to the so many new people looking to have an email > > >address. > > > > Thats not happening soon! Sorry :-) > > Its one of the perks they give to Ubuntu contributors. This chap hooked > up > > with one recently and here are the details.. > > http://chrisjohnston.org/2010/send-ubuntu-email-on-iphone > > > > >Any other ideas are greatly welcome too. > > > > If you're lazy or don't have time to plumb a ubuntu install to be cafe > > ready; take a shot at the ZenWalk based distro called ZenCafe ( > > http://www.zencafe.web.id/release-zencafe-22/). You will be done in > under > > 20 mins. > > > > Have you considered using power saving thin client technology(e.g > > Ncomputing) + (invertor & batteries)? > > This could save you real money. > > Ncomputing works with Ubuntu 8.xx (forget the specifics, but checkout > their > > site: http://www.ncomputing.com) with the i386 arch. > > If interested, you may want to go to Kamwokya and find Intelligent > > Solutions (the official partners of Ncomputing in Uganda). > > > > ::Phillip:: > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://kym.net/pipermail/lug/attachments/20101227/479564cd/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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