Re: 3g modem issue (MF668)

2011-06-10 Thread Andrew Swinn
the Telstra Elite Mifi modems and they are awesome. They are only $129 from Telstra shop at the moment and as they use wifi to connect locally they are easy to get working everywhere. Plud you can move them around the house for best signal strength. Andrew (lurking, lurking) On 11/06/2011 1:56 AM

Ubuntu laptops!

2011-04-15 Thread Andrew
to have a retailer selling them. Andrew -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNqREiAAoJEDgX0BtK8awAt1AH/238urK9S28/qy2UOEaX7ACZ WELNJNo5droiHOo/NE5Ma9w/OtQglTM2VZOJ5efjyln4velTtUVdLSgdwNXqK0KK

Just a small thing

2011-04-09 Thread Andrew
the file) get dealt with through launchpad? Andrew -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: Tech Support (Anthony Edmistone)

2010-09-20 Thread andrew clarke
On Tue 2010-09-14 02:06:21 UTC+1000, Anthony (i.lurve.li...@gmail.com) wrote: I'm not entirely sure what Ian Fleming is trying to do. However I do understand the issue with trying to wade through the mailing list submissions from Ubuntu-au and I'm wondering why this mail list subscription

Re: Metrocracy vs democracy

2010-06-09 Thread andrew
Colin, Yes an 'Elected' board/council could appoint people to roles based on 'Merit'. Andrew G. On Thu, 2010-06-10 at 09:28 +1000, colin mcdermott wrote: There are not many reasons why we cannot have a 'Team' elected to positions based on merit every 12 months. When people nominate

Re: Ubuntu AU LoCo Restructure Poll

2010-06-08 Thread andrew
about positions, then we can talk about an election/appointment process. This is just my opinion and I know that others will disagree. Regards, Andrew G. On Tue, 2010-06-08 at 22:21 +0930, Ryan Macnish wrote: Hey everyone, So, iv made a poll and iv made it so you can only select ONE

Re: Formal v Informal structure

2010-05-18 Thread andrew
The Georgia Team has a 'Team Council' https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GeorgiaUSTeam/People On Wed, 2010-05-19 at 09:26 +1000, Cary Bielenberg wrote: Question before we reinvent the wheel, does anyone know what other loco's are doing around the world? Cary bwright bwright...@gmail.com wrote

Re: Leadership Structure

2010-05-18 Thread andrew
Hi All, I have updated the wiki on a proposed Leadership structure. I have renamed the original document so it shows up on the main AustralianTeam wiki page. I have borrowed some work from Jared. See. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Proposed-Council-Structure Andrew G. On Mon, 2010

Re: LUGs

2010-05-17 Thread andrew
Group (SIG) ? If not then what constitutes a SIG ? If yes then coverage could be sought. (ref: http://www.linux.org.au/About/Procedures) Those of you who have intimate knowledge about how LCA operates can probably answer these questions. Regards, Andrew G. On Tue, 2010-05-18 at 10:55 +1000

Re: Leadership Structure

2010-05-17 Thread andrew
work on defining positions has already been done on the Wiki, but it needs further expansion with your input. These are just suggestions. Regards, Andrew G. On Tue, 2010-05-18 at 13:11 +1000, Peter Watts wrote: I too have been interested but quiet. I believe that Canonical require us

Re: Do you want to see an official Australian Ubuntu LoCo?

2010-05-13 Thread Andrew Gaydon
Yes +1 Vote. On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Lisa Milne l...@ltmnet.com wrote: Well, with comments such as you are flogging a dead horse floating around it appears there are some who don't want to see an official Australian Ubuntu LoCo. Which is fine, if you don't want one, you don't have

Re: Ongoing Ubuntu-AU debate.

2010-04-18 Thread Andrew Gaydon
the issues that people have. You are quite right about arguments becoming circular, this does not in any way make a positive contribution to the discussion. Lets be active on what we can change and make a positive contribution to the things that we think need changing. Regards, Andrew G. On Sun, Apr

Re: Ongoing Ubuntu-AU debate.

2010-04-18 Thread Andrew Gaydon
own needs. I guess it will be good to trot it out to stop folks challenging your authority. Cary, I've refrained from responding to much of the repetitions here. I expressed my view of the triple-tier council back when it was first brought up, and in private emails with Andrew. I refute

Re: Ongoing Ubuntu-AU debate.

2010-04-18 Thread Andrew Gaydon
on and 'GET OVER IT'. Andrew G. On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Dave Hall dave.h...@skwashd.com wrote: On Mon, 2010-04-19 at 08:20 +1000, Andrew Gaydon wrote: On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Melissa Draper meli...@meldraweb.com wrote: On Sun, 2010-04-18 at 20:18 +1000, Cary

Re: less talk more action

2010-04-13 Thread Andrew Gaydon
Umm Yes about 2 years ago. On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 11:15 PM, Ross Willman rwill...@gmail.com wrote: I challenge anyone who has a problem with the current situation to clearly define what non-bureaucratic action they would take for ubuntu-au under a new structure, then answer why they aren't

Re: LEADERSHIP and a ROADMAP

2010-04-12 Thread Andrew Powter
ideas for the restructuring of ubuntu-au and THEN have the winner go for the trial period. Second place can collect $50. $0.02, Andrew Powter aka nDR01d On 12 April 2010 12:43, AndrewG gande...@gmail.com wrote: LEADERSHIP and a ROADMAP Prologue: 25th March, Melissa Draper (our team contact

Re: LEADERSHIP and a ROADMAP

2010-04-12 Thread Andrew Gaydon
Hi Andrew P. 1. Thanks. 2. There is no 'Pres' of the ACC. I will not be nominating myself. 3. Representative positions on the ACC will only become available if the numbers of 'Local loco' warrant it. 'State and Territory councils' do not exist unless there are sufficient 'Local loco

Re: Reapproval date

2010-03-22 Thread Andrew Gaydon
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Re-Approval On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Melissa Draper meli...@meldraweb.comwrote: Greetings, The LoCo Council has spontaneously decided to shift the review deadline forward 3 full weeks to next Monday the 29th, rather than April 20th. This

Re: Funding question

2010-03-08 Thread Andrew Swinn
would jump into anytime soon. The paperwork is just horendous and as Melissa pointed out there appear to be some LUGS wanted to 'dissolve' this so they can avoid the paperwork and hoops. Regards, Andrew On 8/03/2010 7:58 PM, benchen70 wrote: Hi everyone, I am just wondering, if anyone has

Re: Governance New Thread!

2010-03-08 Thread Andrew Gaydon
an incorporated association is a hard path and should be avoided. (however it does preclude us from carrying out certain activities, like fundraising but this could be overcome buy utilising existing LUGS that have that capacity) Cheers. Andrew. On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Melissa Draper meli

Re: Governance Structure Proposal for Ubuntu-AU

2010-03-07 Thread Andrew Swinn
On 8/03/2010 1:25 PM, AndrewG wrote: On Mar 8, 12:05 pm, Paul Gearp...@libertysys.com.au wrote: Melissa Draper wrote: On Mon, 2010-03-08 at 11:25 +1100, Andrew Swinn wrote: Just a quick 2 cents worth on the whole committee thing. I would agree

Re: Governance New Thread!

2010-03-07 Thread Andrew Swinn
a community that can organise positive reinforement of Ubuntu and it's direction and place in computing. Andrew -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: Flash memory as a backup for the Home directory

2010-03-02 Thread andrew clarke
On Tue 2010-03-02 09:54:03 UTC+1000, Geoffrey (gcomb...@bigpond.com) wrote: Having installed grsync I am about to buy an external memory to back up my Ubuntu home directory. grsync looks good. I use rsync regularly but wasn't aware of a GUI frontend for it. However I have found a USB flash

Re: TV Tuners

2010-02-09 Thread andrew clarke
On Wed 2010-02-03 12:54:28 UTC+1100, andrew clarke (m...@ozzmosis.com) wrote: I just noticed MPEG Port (in the lspci output above) is probably a clue that my Winfast can do MPEG-2 hardware encoding. I should investigate In hindsight it seems this is just to communicate with the part

Re: Learn Ubuntu

2010-02-03 Thread andrew clarke
On Wed 2010-02-03 22:35:12 UTC+1030, Callan Jefferson Davies (cal...@cruzn.net.au) wrote: The biggest hurdle I found when first starting in '06 was trying to avoid the temptation to use Windows for common tasks. Eg burning a CD, just go use Nero in Windows rather than looking for which Ubuntu

Re: TV Tuners

2010-02-02 Thread andrew clarke
a showstopper. Regards Andrew -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: MP3 in RipperX

2009-12-29 Thread Andrew Swinn
the 'twolame' package which might enable MP3 encoding. Regards, Andrew Swinn On 30/12/09 12:34, David Bowskill wrote: Hi All In RipperX configuration file there is a tab for MP3 encoding, but this does not seem to work. Does a codec need to be downloaded and how is this done ? Thanks for any

Re: JB Hi-Fi website served malware (News Article)

2009-12-02 Thread Andrew Swinn
that theory out, bring it on! ;) Andrew -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Ubuntu-au website post

2009-11-18 Thread Andrew Swinn
There is a new post up on the website from Andrew G. and his report on the Brisbane release party. Thanks Andrew for the content and the picture. Apologies for my delay in getting it up there for world to see. I look forward to seeing a bigger and better release party for 10.04! Regards

Re: Topic Change: Does everyone like the Koala

2009-11-14 Thread Andrew Swinn
to work with. Heppy Ubuntu'ing! Andrew Swinn Andre Mangan wrote: 2009/11/15 bwright bwright...@gmail.com mailto:bwright...@gmail.com In light of recent events, I thought I would take the liberty of changing the topic! How is everyone finding the Koala? Soft and cuddly

Re: Google wave

2009-11-14 Thread Andrew Swinn
are doing with it. I need to have a read through Gina Trapani's online book, The Complete Guide to Google Wave - http://completewaveguide.com/ Regards, Andrew Swinn bwright wrote: I wish, I was meant to get an invite but it never happened. :( On 15 Nov, 13:38, mickpc mp...@bigpond.com wrote

Re: My experience with Ubuntu...not great

2009-11-07 Thread Andrew Swinn
) and never looked right on a widescreen. Loaded 9.10 on it yesterday and lo and behold it is displaying 1440x900 from the get go. A big box full of win for me. (Note: your experiences will vary greatly, as will be the same in the Windows world too). Regards, Andrew Swinn -- ubuntu-au mailing list

Re: Installing Picasa 3 on Karmic Koala

2009-10-26 Thread Andrew Swinn
Hi Stephen, I am curious about F-Spot not opening your camera images. What format are those files in? Assumption would have me guessing they are RAW files but I am curious to know for sure. Regards, Andrew Swinn Stephen wrote: Thanks Paul and Andre - Picasa loaded and working - HOORAY

Brisbane Karmic Release Party - Announcement

2009-10-08 Thread Andrew Gaydon
table) What: An afternoon of cheer with beer. RSVP. Please email me and let me know that you can come so I can finalise numbers. Cheers, Andrew Gaydon. -- -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: c-nile virus

2009-01-14 Thread andrew
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 07:43:39PM +, pew...@gmail.com wrote: I've shared a document with you called c-nile virus: H. is this supposed to be a joke or is it spam? Andrew -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

Re: AUS LoCo Status

2009-01-13 Thread Andrew Gaydon
they make an informed choice about which OS to use. (even more important given Windows 7 is just around the corner) Maybe the New year will mobilise some activity within the Australian Ubuntu community. Cheers, Andrew. PS. We all appreciate that people are busy and time is precious

Crazy permissions on mounted Samba Shares

2008-11-05 Thread Andrew Otte
Have 64bit intrepid running and am having crazy permission problems on mounted Samba shares from a network hard drive. Here is an example fstab line //mybookworld/dad /media/mybook/dad cifs user=reg,password=,iocharset=utf8,noperm,rw,gid=1000,uid=reg,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0 I have

Re: linksys help needed

2008-04-02 Thread Andrew Otte
even before we touch the wireless stuff. -- -- Andrew Otte Laidley, Queensland Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

(fwd) [first_tuesday] Next meeting - Tuesday 5th February, 2008 - Andrew Shugg on Linux Bare Metal Recovery (Mondo Rescue)

2008-01-31 Thread Andrew Shugg
Hello, Ubuntuers in Perth may be interested in a presentation I am giving next Tuesday on bare-metal system recovery with Mondo Rescue - details attached. It's not Ubuntu-specific but works just as well on Ubuntu systems as on Debian, Fedora, RHEL, SuSE, Gentoo, etc... =) Thanks, Andrew S

Re: Ubuntu on Dell laptops here in Aus?

2008-01-20 Thread Andrew G
! regards, Andrew On 18 Jan, 16:18, Dov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not sure if the market out this part of the world is considered big enough. Hey, Dells ship to here from Malaysia! Dell does offer great bang for your buck though and it has a good Dell-Linux section on the web. I got my Inspiron 1501