Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell
Talking of mp3 libraries, I might mention that by far the best file-sharing community for non-commercial, experimental, and avant-garde music that I have found is Soulseek: http://www.slsknet.org However, this is a Windows client only. There is a version for Linux users, called Nicotine, which accesses the Soulseek community's shared files: http://nicotine.thegraveyard.org It looks as if it needs a certain amount of compiling savvy to install and run, and I would be very interested to know whether anyone has attempted this. I should emphasise that each file-sharing community has its own distinct profile in terms of the type of music that its members like and share, and this is what makes the Soulseek community so special and valuable to me, so this is not just a question of file-sharing technology in general; it is a question of accessing that specific community's shared files. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell
2009/4/6 Rowan Berkeley rowan.berke...@googlemail.com: http://nicotine.thegraveyard.org It looks as if it needs a certain amount of compiling savvy to install and run, and I would be very interested to know whether anyone has Nope. Just download the bz2 file, double click it and unpack it somewhere. Navigate to where you unpacked it and double click the nicotine file. Job done. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell
Well, the mp3 player (Rhythmbox Music Player) really is a bit of a pig. It has no re-tagging facility, it catalogues your mp3 files from their existing tags only, and it is case-sensitive, so woe betide you if you have carelessly used capital letters inconsistently in the tags you do have. On Sun, 2009-04-05 at 09:54 +0100, ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: Message: 1 Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:36:40 +0100 From: alan c aecl...@candt.waitrose.com Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell To: British Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Message-ID: 49d7a8b8.2020...@candt.waitrose.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed http://www.be-heard.co.uk/volunteering.html The charity Be Heard has about three dozen members and most use the internet enabled computers in their club rooms fairly regularly. One of the four desktops has a touch screen, with an accessible-friendly mouse and keyboard. All four PCs run Ubuntu and over the two or more years the facility has been running, there have been no problems, and interestingly, no instruction nor training for the members, who just sat down and used it all. Occasionally there is question about mp3 player etc. (I am expecting to arrange Software Freedom Day this year in the town centre http://www.bracknelltowncouncil.gov.uk/bandstand.htm in conjunction with a donations collection for this particular charity. Any help will be appreciated ) If anyone in the bracknell area would like to get involved in a some (ubuntu) volunteer work, please get in touch with me? -- alan cocks Ubuntu user #10391 Linux user #360648 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell
2009/4/5 Rowan Berkeley rowan.berke...@googlemail.com: Well, the mp3 player (Rhythmbox Music Player) really is a bit of a pig. It has no re-tagging facility, it catalogues your mp3 files from their existing tags only, and it is case-sensitive, so woe betide you if you have carelessly used capital letters inconsistently in the tags you do have. Try Banshee as an alternative. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell
On Sun, 2009-04-05 at 14:44 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: 2009/4/5 Rowan Berkeley rowan.berke...@googlemail.com: Well, the mp3 player (Rhythmbox Music Player) really is a bit of a pig. It has no re-tagging facility, it catalogues your mp3 files from their existing tags only, and it is case-sensitive, so woe betide you if you have carelessly used capital letters inconsistently in the tags you do have. Try Banshee as an alternative. Cheers, Al. oh, does Banshee tag properly now? I know pre-v1, it only changed its internal database and didn't affect the actual files... and does anyone know when rhythmbox will be able to tag aac/m4a? It gets really annoying having to edit all the badly tagged files in easytag rather than where I'm playing the music from :S === Farran Lee I'm only 16 :P -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell
2009/4/5 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com: oh, does Banshee tag properly now? I know pre-v1, it only changed its internal database and didn't affect the actual files... It does if you tick the box that says to save meta data to the files in the preferences dialog :) I found this out the hard way. I retagged loads of music, then moved the music to another machine only to discover my changes were lost. I asked in the #banshee channel on irc and was told to do the following on the first machine, the one that has the up to date banshee database. 0) In banshee, edit - preferences - general - write metadata to files (tick that!) 1) Select all files in the library 2) Right click and edit track information 3) Change something minor like the comment field 4) Press the little icon to ripple that change to that field to all tracks (this takes a while) 5) Hit save. What it will then do is flush out _all_ the meta data in the database to the files. That way you can then move the collection to another location and the meta data will go with it. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell
http://www.be-heard.co.uk/volunteering.html The charity Be Heard has about three dozen members and most use the internet enabled computers in their club rooms fairly regularly. One of the four desktops has a touch screen, with an accessible-friendly mouse and keyboard. All four PCs run Ubuntu and over the two or more years the facility has been running, there have been no problems, and interestingly, no instruction nor training for the members, who just sat down and used it all. Occasionally there is question about mp3 player etc. (I am expecting to arrange Software Freedom Day this year in the town centre http://www.bracknelltowncouncil.gov.uk/bandstand.htm in conjunction with a donations collection for this particular charity. Any help will be appreciated ) If anyone in the bracknell area would like to get involved in a some (ubuntu) volunteer work, please get in touch with me? -- alan cocks Ubuntu user #10391 Linux user #360648 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell
I had no idea this kind of thing went on in Bracknell. Living in Bracknell myself I had always thought of the area as pretty technologically inept! Am glad there are people here showing others that there is another choice, and one doesn't have to use windows!.. Bobbin alan c wrote: http://www.be-heard.co.uk/volunteering.html The charity Be Heard has about three dozen members and most use the internet enabled computers in their club rooms fairly regularly. One of the four desktops has a touch screen, with an accessible-friendly mouse and keyboard. All four PCs run Ubuntu and over the two or more years the facility has been running, there have been no problems, and interestingly, no instruction nor training for the members, who just sat down and used it all. Occasionally there is question about mp3 player etc. (I am expecting to arrange Software Freedom Day this year in the town centre http://www.bracknelltowncouncil.gov.uk/bandstand.htm in conjunction with a donations collection for this particular charity. Any help will be appreciated ) If anyone in the bracknell area would like to get involved in a some (ubuntu) volunteer work, please get in touch with me? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell
Robin Cardrick wrote: I had no idea this kind of thing went on in Bracknell. Living in Bracknell myself I had always thought of the area as pretty technologically inept! Am glad there are people here showing others that there is another choice, and one doesn't have to use windows!. yey! The computer fair at the sports centre (2nd sunday of month) usually has an Infopoint display for foss information and including Ubuntu (yours truly). The Internet cafe next to the hairdressers (bottom of 3M tower) has two PCs - they have been ubuntu for about 6 months. You did hear about the thieves and vagabonds in Princess Square last summer nicking an (Ubuntu) netbook? see http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/08/26/desperate-demand-for-the-elonex-webbook/ Even *today*, a first: I was in Princess Square mid morning in my Ubuntu baseball cap, and passed someone wearing a Ubuntu fleece. I just had time to say how much I liked it as we rushed past each other. I heard about the French Gendarmerie saying they saved 50 million Euros by using Ubuntu, so I contacted my local councilors suggesting they consider similar. I received a reply: 'Thank you for your e-mail, and this interesting information. I am happy to raise this matter with the Council. We are always looking for efficiencies, particularly in these times.' I live in hope :-) There is a local contact group bracklux - sorry it is a yahoogroup, but if anyone wanted to arrange local meets in town this would help http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/bracklux/?tab=s Also there is an entry for Bracknell in the Ubuntu user world map http://www.flippinsweetdude.com/maps/index.php Waterstones in Bracknell has a number of ubuntu books. They are all arranged neatly at comfortable eye level. :-) Bracknell does have things going on. -- alan cocks Ubuntu user #10391 Linux user #360648 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell
alan c wrote: Robin Cardrick wrote: I had no idea this kind of thing went on in Bracknell. Living in Bracknell myself I had always thought of the area as pretty technologically inept! Am glad there are people here showing others that there is another choice, and one doesn't have to use windows!. yey! The computer fair at the sports centre (2nd sunday of month) usually has an Infopoint display for foss information and including Ubuntu (yours truly). The Internet cafe next to the hairdressers (bottom of 3M tower) has two PCs - they have been ubuntu for about 6 months. You did hear about the thieves and vagabonds in Princess Square last summer nicking an (Ubuntu) netbook? see http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/08/26/desperate-demand-for-the-elonex-webbook/ Even *today*, a first: I was in Princess Square mid morning in my Ubuntu baseball cap, and passed someone wearing a Ubuntu fleece. I just had time to say how much I liked it as we rushed past each other. I heard about the French Gendarmerie saying they saved 50 million Euros by using Ubuntu, so I contacted my local councilors suggesting they consider similar. I received a reply: 'Thank you for your e-mail, and this interesting information. I am happy to raise this matter with the Council. We are always looking for efficiencies, particularly in these times.' I live in hope :-) There is a local contact group bracklux - sorry it is a yahoogroup, but if anyone wanted to arrange local meets in town this would help http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/bracklux/?tab=s Also there is an entry for Bracknell in the Ubuntu user world map http://www.flippinsweetdude.com/maps/index.php Waterstones in Bracknell has a number of ubuntu books. They are all arranged neatly at comfortable eye level. :-) Bracknell does have things going on. Clearly it does! Never realised how much before. Will have to keep my eyes open in the future. And saying about the hairdressers near 3M That's where I get my hair cut... No idea the computers ran ubuntu... Learn something new everyday (or in this case, 10 new things). Bobbin. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu spotting in Bracknell
2009/4/4 Robin Cardrick bobb...@gmail.com alan c wrote: I heard about the French Gendarmerie saying they saved 50 million Euros by using Ubuntu, so I contacted my local councilors suggesting they consider similar. I received a reply: 'Thank you for your e-mail, and this interesting information. I am happy to raise this matter with the Council. We are always looking for efficiencies, particularly in these times.' slightly OFT The Dundee Council has been running linux server since 1995 and so far i believe its the only council in the UK although they have had a few other councils interested in the idea. The main IT guy did a presentation last year on what they are using. although they still running win xp clients. they may be moving open office in on client side in near future. more details probably available on request azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
