Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK Team meeting this evening at 9PM UK Time

2010-08-20 Thread Alan Bell
On 19/08/10 19:12, Alan Lord (News) wrote: Be there or be somewhere else: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeamMeetingAgenda In #ubuntu-uk-meeting on Freenode. Cheers Al minutes are now in the traditional place https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/LastMeeting Next regular meeting is on the 1st

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Joggler as a File server

2010-08-20 Thread Cornelius Mostert
Hi all I have my Joggler up and running for some time now, but looks like it freeze at lease once a day and sometimes does not reboot very well (when the O2 logo comes up before Ubuntu then this O2 logo look a bit fuzzy and this is usually a sign it will not go further with the boot.)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Joggler as a File server

2010-08-20 Thread Cornelius Mostert
Hello Comelius, I would not have thought that a joggler was reliable enough for a file server, unless you are doing it just for the challenge. My joggler often needs a reboot or just crashes All I can add is that if you want a quiet file server, you could get an Acer Revo 3610 - still

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Joggler as a File server

2010-08-20 Thread Andy Partington
Right I am running Ubuntu off my USB stick. Yes my joggler is also not stable crash and burn etc, but I like try. As I stated I have installed Samba and Swat BUT on trying to start smbd it state: un known command, I tried to locate smbd but could not locate it... --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK Team meeting this evening at 9PM UK Time

2010-08-20 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 20 August 2010 08:25, Alan Bell alan.b...@theopenlearningcentre.com wrote: minutes are now in the traditional place https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/LastMeeting Next regular meeting is on the 1st at 9PM, but we have an additional meeting on the 26th of August specifically for the project to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK Team meeting this evening at 9PM UK Time

2010-08-20 Thread Matthew Daubney
On Fri, 2010-08-20 at 09:31 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote: On 20 August 2010 08:25, Alan Bell alan.b...@theopenlearningcentre.com wrote: minutes are now in the traditional place https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/LastMeeting Next regular meeting is on the 1st at 9PM, but we have an additional

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 10/10/10 installfests

2010-08-20 Thread John Stevenson
On 5 August 2010 18:32, Alan Bell alan.b...@theopenlearningcentre.comwrote: Hi all, So we talked a while back about doing some installfest type activities on 10/10/10 I have been drafting a little poster idea together, you can see it here:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 10/10/10 installfests

2010-08-20 Thread pmgazz
On 20/08/10 12:31, John Stevenson wrote: On 5 August 2010 18:32, Alan Bellalan.b...@theopenlearningcentre.comwrote: Could I be cheeky and ask you for the source file so I can create a tailored poster? Otherwise I will have a go from scratch. Thank you. I'm not sure yet whether I'll

[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [ubuntu-marketing] Maverick Movies!

2010-08-20 Thread Alan Pope
See the mail below from Mark Shuttlworth. Might be interesting to some people here who are into video stuff and advocacy. Cheers, Al. -- Forwarded message -- From: Mark Shuttleworth m...@ubuntu.com Date: 20 August 2010 11:01 Subject: [ubuntu-marketing] Maverick Movies! To: Ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [ubuntu-marketing] Maverick Movies!

2010-08-20 Thread Les Pounder
Hi all I can certainly vouch for these videos, I contacted Arthur (ubuntuads on YouTube) about using his videos at events, and he was more than happy for me to do so. They play really well on a joggler ;) Les Pounder On 20 Aug 2010 13:22, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: See the mail below from

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Real Ale Train

2010-08-20 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
See you there tomorrow, folks! http://fossevents.org/2010/02/02/ubuntu-uk-real-ale-train/ Tyler -- The belief in immortality has always seemed cowardly to me. When very young I learned that all things die, and all that we wish of good must be won on this earth or not at all. -- Anne Smedley

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [ubuntu-marketing] Maverick Movies!

2010-08-20 Thread michael
...and here is the video clip that Les put together for barcamp blackpool and played on his joggler. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N43STURN6E Michael (Heeed) On 20/08/10 13:44, Les Pounder wrote: Hi all I can certainly vouch for these videos, I contacted Arthur (ubuntuads on YouTube)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [ubuntu-marketing] Maverick Movies!

2010-08-20 Thread michael
sorry, forgot to add the link for the video file: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5653064/ubuntu.avi Michael (heeed) On 20/08/10 14:00, michael wrote: ...and here is the video clip that Les put together for barcamp blackpool and played on his joggler. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N43STURN6E

[ubuntu-uk] Irritating balloon notifiers

2010-08-20 Thread Rowan Berkeley
Hi, Does anybody know a way to switch of the semi-transparent balloon notifier that appears to say all downloads complete and sits there for ten seconds or so at the top right corner of the screen after a pdf, for instance, is downloaded from within the Firefox browser? I am not talking about the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Irritating balloon notifiers

2010-08-20 Thread Matt Sturdy
Hi, These instructions should work for you: http://www.killertechtips.com/2009/04/26/disable-notifications-in-ubuntu-904-jaunty-jackalope/ http://www.killertechtips.com/2009/04/26/disable-notifications-in-ubuntu-904-jaunty-jackalope/ Cheers, Matt On 20 August 2010 18:44, Rowan Berkeley

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [ubuntu-marketing] Maverick Movies!

2010-08-20 Thread Craig Peden
These videos are a very good start, but if they were to be used they need to be edited to have a uniform style, slow everything down a bit so it can be read and using the same logo/logo sequence in each video IMO. An excellent start however. - Craig On 20 Aug 2010, at 14:00, michael