[Ubuntu-US-CA] In search of 56k serial modem

2011-09-27 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
Hello all. I am helping a senior citizen who has recently visited the Ubuntu Hour down in Pasadena. His old modem has finally bit the dust and Im in search of another one for him as he no longer has access to the internet. He is on a very strict budget and I am having problems locating a 56k modem

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] In search of 56k serial modem

2011-09-27 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
Thank you to all who replied. Right now he is paying only $7 a month with lafn.org, and to save money on dial up there is also socalfree.net which is free dial up, but I have not tested this service out yet. I did also recommend getting DSL but the $15/month looks out of this persons budget. I'd

[Ubuntu-US-CA] July 14th Pasadena Ubuntu Hour

2011-07-12 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
*July 14th Pasadena Ubuntu Hour * Come on by and meet up for the Pasadena Ubuntu Hour location! This is an informal gathering. Chat about linux, Ubuntu, the weather... it doesnt matter. Lets just get together! We hold this Ubuntu Hour at Peet's Coffee on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 6pm to

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-24 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
It sure doesnt hurt to experiment with different times and see what works. If more than one sole person shows up, Id say its a success! And many times there will be far more people at a place to eat during lunch time then say 6pm when everyone is out driving. Ive been to Subway, Starbucks, etc at

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-24 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
and find out what doesnt work too. Dave On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Nathan Haines nhai...@ubuntu.com wrote: On Tue, 2011-05-24 at 15:33 -0700, Mr. Andrzejak wrote: In my thought, theres no point meeting up if the place is going to be empty. You could just have a conversation online. Ive

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-24 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Philip Ballew philipbal...@gmail.comwrote: its what the people coming want in a lot of ways. This sounds like the best way to go about it. Find out what everyone wants and go for it. This is an Ubuntu Hour... you dont really have to do research and plan it out

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Slow printing to Laser Printer with Ubuntu

2011-05-18 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
Hi Bob! Ive had the same problem at work. We have blueprints in PDF that are large files, or manuals that need to be printed and it almost feels like the print job gets bottlenecked somewhere. Documents either take forever to print, or never print at all. Ive found a couple of solutions that have

[Ubuntu-US-CA] Pasadena, CA Ubuntu Hour TODAY 5/12 @ 6pm

2011-05-12 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
*Pasadena, CA Ubuntu Hour TODAY 5/12 @ 6pm* Come on by and meet up for the first Ubuntu Hour location in Pasadena, CA! We hold this Ubuntu Hour at Peet's Coffee on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 6pm to 7pm. Peets is located on the SW corner of Lake Ave California Blvd (next to Fresh

[Ubuntu-US-CA] Pasadena, CA Ubuntu Hour TODAY 4/14 @ 6pm

2011-04-14 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
*Pasadena, CA Ubuntu Hour TODAY 4/14 @ 6pm* Come on by and meet up for the first Ubuntu Hour location in Pasadena, CA! We will hold this Ubuntu Hour at Peet's Coffee on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 6pm to 7pm. Peets is located on the SW corner of Lake Ave California Blvd (next to Fresh

[Ubuntu-US-CA] Pasadena, CA Ubuntu Hour (first one!)

2011-03-16 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
(this is an early alert for next month) Come on by and meet up for the first Ubuntu Hour location in Pasadena, CA! We will hold this Ubuntu Hour at Peet's Coffee on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 6pm to 7pm. Peets is located on the SW corner of Lake Ave California Blvd (next to Fresh

[Ubuntu-US-CA] Ordering From Ubuntu Store March 17

2011-03-15 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
Ive been so busy I never made the time to place the order to the Ubuntu Store today. If anyone is still interested I will place the order this Thursday, on March 17th. Details for ordering here: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-ca/2011-March/001589.html My email should be part of this

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Ubuntu hour vallejo

2011-03-08 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
Hi Jamie! Just curious how the Ubuntu Hour went in Vallejo? Regards, Dave On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 10:17 AM, jamie mattingly jamiedmattin...@gmail.comwrote: Don't forget. Monday march 7th first ever Ubuntu in vallejo.7pm Starbucks in vallejo corners shopping center off admiral calaghan blvd.

[Ubuntu-US-CA] Lets Order From the Ubuntu Shop!

2011-03-01 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
Hello Cali Members! I am planning to place an order from the Ubuntu shop if anyone is interested. http://shop.canonical.com/ Purchasing a couple items yourself from the store can be *REALLY* pricey because of the shipping. From a little research, here is how the shipping prices tend to go. 1

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Updated CD Sleeves for California Team

2011-02-14 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
Ive created some updated sleeve ideas. Let me know your thoughts... http://iheartubuntu.com/ubuntu-us-ca/sleeve-alt-version.png http://iheartubuntu.com/ubuntu-us-ca/sleeve-alt-version.svg http://iheartubuntu.com/ubuntu-us-ca/sleeve-alt-version.pdf --- California Pictogram...

[Ubuntu-US-CA] Updated CD Sleeves for California Team

2011-02-13 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
Posted below are the updated CD sleeves in three formats: SVG, PDF and PNG. Let me know if anything needs to be changed. http://iheartubuntu.com/ubuntu-us-ca/sleeve-02-13-2011.svg goog_2042503327 http://iheartubuntu.com/ubuntu-us-ca/sleeve-02-13-2011.pdf goog_2042503327

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Team Leadership Election Announcement!

2010-10-04 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
I also like the 3 person setup. If I recall correctly, Switzerland has a council instead of just one single leader or advisor and it seems to work out well for them. Nice country anyways :) What are the roles of the elected leadership for Ubuntu California? Thanks, Dave On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at

Re: [ubuntu-art] How fast does your PC boot? - promotional video ad for Ubuntu

2010-07-16 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
Nathan, Have you done a completely new fresh install of Lucid? My boot times were pretty decent after an upgrade, but I noticed big improvements after I had backed up my data and did a clean fresh install of 10.04. I dont know if Im at a 10 second boot time, but I think Im in the 15-20 seconds

Re: [ubuntu-art] Just to be clear

2010-06-23 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
If you mark it as spam in gmail, wont it consider the list as spam then, or are you going after their particular email address. / Dave On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Chris Tooley euxn...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Sam shadow.h...@gmail.com wrote: The Mail List

Re: [ubuntu-art] Gwibber icon

2010-03-24 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
Sergei's purple icon design would blend very well with the other new purple lucid icons. I could do a mock up of the lucid indicator applet pulled down showing the purple gwibber icon. Best Regards, Dave On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 11:04 PM, Vishnoo drkv...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi Serge, In

Re: [ubuntu-art] Countdown banner for 10.04

2010-03-22 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
Hi all! Ubuntu user for 3+ years and looking for more ways to contribute to the community. Ive uploaded a few ideas, hope I made it in time. Best Regards, Dave On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Matthew Nuzum matthew.nu...@canonical.com wrote: Hi, there's only about 16 more hours (or so) to

Re: [ubuntu-art] Gwibber icon

2010-03-22 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
Sergei, I really like your design for Gwibber. Even a purple icon would be nice too. Regards, Dave On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Сергей shnat...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everybody, I'm new to this list and I'm not sure if it's the right thing to post such ideas, but creating a separate page

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] First Linux Experience

2010-03-19 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
An excellent read! Thanks so much. I am new here to Ubuntu California and glad to be part of everything. Please allow me introduce myself. My name is Dave and my IRC nick is MrAndrzejak. I have been using Ubuntu since April of 2007... the 7.04 release. It was a gigantic leap of faith on my part