Re: [SLUG] Disabling HDMI sound

Hi all again. First, thanks Josh for your suggestion. Sridhar suggested checking dmesg, which I found: [4.054115] snd_hda_intel :01:00.1: Handle VGA-switcheroo audio client [4.054117] snd_hda_intel :01:00.1: Force to non-snoop mode Then looking in syslog I found: Nov 16

[SLUG] Disabling HDMI sound

Hi All, My new machine has an ASUS motherboard: H170M-E D3 and an AMD Radeon R7 360 video card. I'm running Kubuntu 14.04 I am getting no sound through the motherboard's onboard sound card. I get sound over HDMI and fortunately my monitor has an HDMI port AND built in speakers. However

Re: [SLUG] slug Digest, Vol 115, Issue 3

+1 From: Marghanita da Cruz > Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:16:31 +1000 > Subject: Re: [SLUG] Website > Hi All, > > How about a hackfest of the website at the SLUG meeting on Friday evening. > > Who has the passwords? Do we have to recover them? > > Marghanita -- SLUG -

Re: [SLUG] slug Digest, Vol 115, Issue 1

I'd say it needs a new sponsor/organiser. I was not able to make the last meeting so wasn't able to raise the issue at the meeting. 1. Did anyone raise the issue? 2. If so, was there a resolution to the issue? Any information appreciated :) Patrick > -- Forwarded message -- >

[SLUG] Reminder : September 2015 SLUG meeting

Friday 25 September 18:00–21:00 Google offices 48 Pirrama Road Pyrmont We still have room for other lightning talks so if you have something to talk about or start a discussion on or even a question to ask please call or email rob...@smitonline.net.au 0468 306 239 Food will be at 6pm and talks

Re: [SLUG] Photographs and Archive

Nice one, Richard. I like the layout and the text that appears on the images when you select one. :) Regards, Patrick Richard Ibbotson richard.ibbot...@gmail.com Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 18:36:35 + Subject: [SLUG] Photographs and Archive Hi

Re: [SLUG] Debian Linux Release

Brett wrote: Debian Linux Release. This sounds like a good talk for Friday Week ? Brett Coady Seconded. Patrick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] James Vasile Talks about Legal Aspects of Software Licences

From: Richard Ibbotson richard.ibbot...@googlemail.com Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:30:07 +0100 Subject: [SLUG] James Vasile Talks about Legal Aspects of Software Licences Hi https://soundcloud.com/richard-ibbotson/james-vasile-came-to-sheffield I did this so that everyone could listen to it.

Re: [SLUG] Weekly Reading material for Linux

From: David Lyon david.lyon.preissh...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 10:27:54 +1000 Subject: [SLUG] Weekly Reading material for Linux Hi all, This site has on some of the interesting posts on what Linux has been doing recently: - http://linuxgizmos.com/ Many things I didn't know

[SLUG] SLUG Meeting and AGM 26 April 2012 and request for talks

Dear All, 1. The regular SLUG meeting will be held concurrent with the AGM. 2. Could anyone who would like to present on the night please contact me directly. 3. We presently have no nominations for the SLUG committee. If you would like to nominate, please do so. Being on the committee is an

Re: [SLUG] Coffee Table Linux

Sounds great to me! :) On 9 April 2013 12:00, Marghanita da Cruz marghan...@ramin.com.au wrote: Hi Patrick and all, As it turns out, the Empire Hotel (corner of Johnston St and Parramatta Road Annandale) has been refurbished and has reasonably priced food. (They have LED candle lighting)

[SLUG] WAS: 20 years of using Linux at home NOW: Book - 20 years of Linux

From: Marghanita da Cruz marghan...@ramin.com.au Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:50:27 +1100 All, I am probably going to regret this...but do you think this is worth a book?

Re: [SLUG] 20 years of using Linux at home

From: Martin Visser martinvisse...@gmail.comDate: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 21:46:39 +1100 Subject: [SLUG] 20 years of using Linux at home Well today pretty much marks 20 years since I've used Linux at home. SNIP Happy anniversary, Martin :) Regards, Patrick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group

[SLUG] IMPORTANT: March SLUG meeting cancelled

Dear All, Due to a confluence of events - early Easter and regular SLUG meeting evening - the March meeting will be postponed until April. Unfortunately we were not able to secure a room for this Thursday, as opposed to our normal Friday. The April meeting will also comprise our AGM. Please

Re: [SLUG] SLUG AGM and Meeting 29th March

Per Marghanita's comment about the scheduled SLUG meeting being on 'Good Friday' my only excuse is that I don't 'attend' to such things :) Tim is checking if we can get the space on the Thursday preceding. Update soon. Patrick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List -

[SLUG] SLUG AGM and Meeting 29th March

Hi All, Thought I would write to remind people of the pending AGM and to encourage people to nominate for the SLUG committee. Remember that the committee members organise the meetings and talks and act as contacts for those who are interested in presenting, attending meetings and engaging with

[SLUG] March SLUG meeting will also include AGM

Dear All, This months SLUG meeting will also include an AGM. Tim Ansell will be stepping down as President and I am also considering not standing for the committee this year. We would like to encourage all SLUG members to consider standing for the committee or in supporting someone who may wish

[SLUG] SLUG Meeting Friday 22 February 2031

SummaryDate: Friday, 22 February 6 p.m. Start: Arrive at 6pm for a 6:30pm startDetails Main Talk David Lyon: Raspberry Pi Lightning talks to be determined on the night. LocationGoogle Sydney Level 5, Workplace 6 48 Pirrama Road Pyrmont, NSW Map: http://signup.slug.org.au/map Getting there The

[SLUG] SLUG meeting Friday 22 February - call for presentations/talks

Hi all, It's SLUG time! Can anyone who is interesting in giving a talk, long, short, lightening or otherwise or would like to raise something at the meeting, please contact me directly so we can arrange details. Many thanks, Patrick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List -

[SLUG] SLUG mail list

Hi all, My apologies for the current e-mail issues. During the break (Christmas/New Year) the mail server decided to have a holiday too! We're migrating the functions at the moment but according to the erstwhile Tim (Ansell), this will require some assistance to complete. Tim can provide more

[SLUG] REL On connecting a printer.

wbenn...@turing.une.edu.au Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:39:49 +1100 I have a printer, a Brother H5340 OD. In past editions of Ubuntu, I managed to connect it to the laptop via a USB port. However, not this time. I assume that when I installed the latest Ubuntu, the printer driver was saved

[SLUG] Talks for SLUG meeting this Friday

Can anyone who is intending to give a talk please contact me as soon as possible so I can ensure we have enough time arranged. Many thanks, Patrick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Re: Presentation at next meeting

Patrick Shirkey wrote: 1. Presentation at next meeting (Patrick Shirkey) Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:01:03 +1100 (EST) Subject: [SLUG] Presentation at next meeting Hi, I would like to give a presentation at the next slug meeting but the presentation form seems to be broken. Max

[SLUG] Talks for SLUG meeting this Friday 28 September

Hi all, Anyone who is thinking of a talk or has one ready for this Friday's meeting, please let me know if you haven't already. There are spots available :)) Regards, Patrick -- www.patrickological.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info

[SLUG] Meeting this Friday 29 July

Hi all, If you interested in giving a presentation or talk (short-shortish :)) then you may not be too late. Let me know as soon as you can and I'll let you know. Regards, Patrick -- www.patrickological.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription

Re: [SLUG] Bar Code scanners

Hi Jake, I'm going to use Tellico (in repos) which I've used for projects before. It's a bit fiddly to start with - but obvious in lots of ways. Check out the repos for it. I quite like it. Jake Anderson ya...@vapourforge.com Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:01:34 +1000 SNIPPITY SNIP I'm in the

Re: [SLUG] Bar Code scanners

First, thanks everyone for the responses. Thanks James et al regarding Android phone apps. The Android scanner app works REALLY WELL. I'm impressed. Goodreads is great. Though I'm impressed I want something for my desktop, say with Tellico, so I'm going to go with: Thanks John. I just

[SLUG] Bar Code scanners

Hi all, I've got to scan a whole collection of books (a couple of hundred at least) and was wondering if anyone has any experience with those that do/don't work with Linux or know of another way I can scan the books? A loan of one would be good, if possible. Regards, Patrick -- SLUG - Sydney

Re: [SLUG] FreeNAS share mount problem

, Patrick On 09/04/12 14:44, pe...@chubb.wattle.id.au wrote: elliott-brennan == elliott-brennanm...@elliott-brennan.id.au writes: elliott-brennan Hi all, Has anyone much experience with FreeNAS? Snip, snip, snippity That message may mean you haven't got the nfs-client installed on your system

[SLUG] Re: Linux video editors - any good ?

Rod wrote Cc: Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:44:44 +1100 Subject: [SLUG] Linux video editors - any good ? I need to edit and format videos for uploading to UTube, on Linux, preferably using a free program (no budget !). I last tried this on Linux a few years ago and encountered so many bugs and

[SLUG] Talks, talks, talks.

Hi all, It's that time of the month! Talks for the March SLUG meeting are being sorted. If you'd like to give a talk please book on the website or contact James Polley jamezpol...@gmail.com I'll be OS until the first week of April and so won't be able to make the meeting

[SLUG] Re: Australian distributor product page for Raspberry Pi

Thanks, Jeff. Patrick From: Jeff Waugh j...@bethesignal.org Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 04:40:03 Have at it: http://au.element14.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/sbc-raspberry-pi-model-b/dp/2081185 More information: http://www.rasberrypi.org/ -- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing

[SLUG] ANNOUNCEMENT: SLUG meeting Friday 24 February 2012 at 6PM

Dear All, For some reason it appears the group mail alert is not working :( So, a quick remind the February meeting is this Friday, 24 Feb. Start: Arrive at 6pm for a 6:30pm start Presentations: Tim's Tidbits James Explains Patrick Picks Babak's bits Main talk John August Part two

[SLUG] Issues and activities discussion for 2012

Dear All, First, on behalf of the committee I would like to thank everyone for their participation, involvement and assistance during 2011 both at meetings and on the mailing list. It's a bit clichéd (cliché 1) but without everyone's assistance we'd not have a LUG. After attending LCA

Re: [SLUG] Re: Android-based smartphones - any , drawbacks

Voytek Eymont Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:33:37 +1100 Patrick wrote: The friends who have iPhone 4's have complained about battery life but in many ways this is the consequence of these devices have such a large range of capabilities (web browsing, applications for games and sites, taking

[SLUG] Bundling OS with PC unfair commercial practice - France

Tre interesting: In short, a French court decided that such bundling was unfair and ordered a refund *and* court costs paid. Given this was based on existing Euro laws which were not apparently aimed at MS, this could be an interesting and significant turn of events.

[SLUG] Ethics (Was Re: Android phone etc)

James wrote: Patrick I absolutely and strongly disagree. BTW I'm older a wiser than yesterday: fetish has sexual connetations, fettish does not. feels like otto apologising in 'A Fish called Wanda If I choose to use windows then the only and remote moral issue is MS use the money I fed them

[SLUG] Re: Android-based smartphones - any drawbacks?

Wrote: David Lyon Sun, 5 Feb 2012 18:31:04 +1100 well, another viewpoint. I bought a new notebook and it came with windows 7. For years I've not felt so dissappointed with a computer. I just couldn't find anything fun to do with it. They've even removed 'debug'.. Shish-ka-bobs. Then After I

[SLUG] Re: Android-based smartphones - any drawbacks ?

FOSS vs proprietary software is not a fetish. It's an ethical issue. As much as making decisions as to what sort of school (or even whether you send your children to school), or whether you will become a vegetarian or NOT be a vegetarian is an ethical issue. Some people can be accused of

Re: [SLUG] Android-based smartphones - any drawbacks ?

Tom W wrote: ps: SLUGers will recall I demonstrated a Huawei Deuce U8520 Dual SIM Android smart phone at a meeting in 2011. I have now handed it back to Allphones and asked for my money back. This phone seems to be prone to locking up, judging by my experience and that of others. This is a shame

[SLUG] Re: That time of the year

Gerald gcsgcatl...@bigpond.com Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:43:23 +1000 A very Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all Sluggers Gerald Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too! :) Regards, Patrick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and

[SLUG] Re: Android for work

Is anyone on the list using Android for a significant amount of work? I've been considering the Asus Transformer for the ability to have a proper keyboard and touch pad and then use it as a tablet when that's all I want. However, I see it as a bigger version of my phone - with a bigger

Re: [SLUG] Re: Android for work

All of which is fair enough. I guess it depends on your definition of work. In general a text editor lets me do the work I'm interested in. Most of the rest (eg. video editing), for me, requires a lot more grunt. This is not a criticism of Android as it's not aimed at these areas of work.

Re: [SLUG] Cannot create static IP address for Ubuntu 10.4

Thanks to everyone who replied. It seems by way of consensus that a static ip assigned to the MAC is the simplest solution. :) Regards, Patrick On 11/12/11 07:51, Amos Shapira wrote: My favourite way to achieve this is to assign a static DHCP lease on the modem (I.e. set it by the MAC

Re: [SLUG] Seeking recommendation for music/video player

Just as an update on this request. Sony has a new Z model 'Sony Walkman Z' coming out which runs Android. Samsung has a new model out called the Galaxy Player (!) which is similar to the Galaxy SII in size/specs and while it has no phone capacity, it has WiFi and you can install a VOIP app

[SLUG] Cannot create static IP address for Ubuntu 10.4

Hi all, I know this comes under the 'Doh' list but... I have a fresh Ubuntu 10.04 install. On this particular machine I want a static address - I'm going to try out OpenSim (long story for later). This machine runs off a hub which is in turn connected to my modem/router. I've edited the

[SLUG] Seeking recommendation for music/video player

Hi all, One of my young ones has expressed an interest in an iPod like device (music, video, apps), preferably one that allows external speakers. I know, sound quality, blah blah, but they're young and it's for their room :) Other than the aforementioned device, what would people recommend?

[SLUG] Apologies - Belated announcement - SLUG meeting is on Tonight!

Dear All, My apologies. A house of sick people for a week, including myself, has distracted me from making the announcement that tonight's meeting is on as per usual. We have Samuel Marks speaking on the use of GPS/GNSS in precision applications such in time synchronisation. We also

[SLUG] Re: Alternatives to Gnome3

First to Erik. Thanks Erik. I was curious as to what you would finally settle on. In general terms regarding Gnome (I only install it on my children's machines) I'm curious as to the direction it's heading in. I'm curious enough to try out G3 purely to see what is going on (have yet to try Unity

Re: [SLUG] Re: Alternatives to Gnome3

I know, David. Though I like using my Galaxy SII, I don't want a general-use computer where I have to use a touchscreen. I love keyboards (fast typist) and I like having a screen AWAY from my face and resting my arms and shoulders. I've been having a look at the ASUS Transformer (present to

Re: [SLUG] Alternatives to Gnome3

I think you've skipped a bit there, Glen. Glen Turner g...@gdt.id.au Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:00:02 +1030 As a little thought experiment, here's the mouseclicks to launch a word processor: - MacOS - 3 - Applications | LibreOffice | TextDocument For my mother-in-law and others like her:

[SLUG] SLUG Meeting Friday 25 November.

Mark, 'Fraid I don't know your e-mail address so I'm sending this to the group. Can you please add you talk to the SLUG site so I can arrange the rest of the talks? Thanks, Patrick -- www.patrickological.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/

[SLUG] Christmas Party for SLUG in December

Hi all, Quick e-mail. Can anyone who is interested in helping to organise our Christmas event please contact me so we can get some planning underway. Thanks, Patrick -- www.patrickological.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and

[SLUG] Re: Alternatives to Gnome3

Keep looking, Erik, I'm curious as to what you finally settle on and why. Patrick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Friday SLUG Meeting

Hi all, Just a quick reminder about the Friday meeting. We may also have an update on OLPC from the venerable Sridhar D. Please let us know if you are thinking of giving a talk - short or long. We're more than happy to help out if you're interested. Drop us a line :) Remember, we can

Re: Unit - (was [SLUG] Ubuntu 11.10)

Ken Foskey Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:35:51 +1100 Wrote to Jeremy Visser Can someone run through Unity at Slug in detail as a talk. This new interface certainly needs a sales pitch for me. I switched without problems from KDE to Gnome, Windows XP to Windows 7 so why do I need help to work

[SLUG] OT - Anyone know of a company/business upgrading machines?

Hi all, OT post, but for a good cause. My children's (public) primary school Principal has asked me to teach a group of older 'gifted and talented' students (yes, that's what they call them). We'll be looking at a range of things such as basic web page design, image editing, some basic

[SLUG] Shared library not located

Hi all, I'm trying to run aweather in (K)Ubuntu 10.04. http://lug.rose-hulman.edu/proj/aweather/ As directed, I downloaded and installed Grits and RSL: http://lug.rose-hulman.edu/proj/aweather/download which compiled and installed fine. I then installed aweather, which also installed fine

Re: [SLUG] Shared library not located

Hi Michael, On 18/09/11 10:19, Michael Chesterton wrote: On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 10:10 AM, elliott-brennan $ aweather SNIP I'm assuming /usr/local/lib is in ld.so.conf{,.d/*} Just checked /etc/ld.so.conf The only thing it contains is the following: include /etc/ld.so.conf.d

Re: [SLUG] Shared library not located

On 18/09/11 11:55, Michael Chesterton wrote: Patrick wrote Just checked /etc/ld.so.conf The only thing it contains is the following: include /etc/ld.so.conf.d/*.conf Should I just add the text: /etc/ld.so.conf.d/*.conf to the file? Do I then need to

[SLUG] Talks, talks and more talks

Hi all, We have only two week before the next SLUG meeting so could any of those persons who have contacted me about speaking, please update me as to any progress made or assistance you require? Many thanks, Patrick -- www.patrickological.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing

[SLUG] Friday SLUG meeting and talks

Mea culpa, mea culpa. Unfortunately I've been rather busy of late and have not got around to this part of my responsibilities. Can those who are interested please sign up for a talk or contact me or another committee member to discuss. I know there are people who offered at the last

[SLUG] Talks, Talks and more talks

Hi all, I'm afraid I wasn't at the last meeting but enjoyed watching from the comfort of my own home :)) So, we're now in the 'offering to give a talk' phase of the cycle. I know there are people out there who haven't given a talk and there are also people who have something very

Re: [SLUG] KDE gui package manger in Debian

'tis a thing of beauty! :) - Subject: Re: [SLUG] KDE gui package manger in Debian David Lyon david.lyon.preissh...@gmail.com Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 12:57:35 +1000 To: slug@slug.org.au Patrick, When you say GUI ? do you mean something like this ? -http://lcdproc.org/:-) a bit of

Re: [SLUG] KDE gui package manger in Debian

Steven wrote: Maybe I am selling him short, but his younger brother (only 4) will be joining the ranks soon, and I think he will still need a nice gui with pictures, so the problem remains. Hi Steven, There's nothing wrong with a nice GUI to do things with. It's attractive, easy to

[SLUG] HDMI output Video Card recommendation

Hi all, I'm considering building myself another Myth/buntu/XBMC box to use as a media centre (not for recording TV). Is anyone on the list using a video card with HDMI output? If so, can you let me know the specs and how it performs for you? Thanks :) Regards, Patrick -- SLUG -

Re: [SLUG] The 'nanny state' and freedom of choice

On 29/06/11 14:09, Rachel Polanskis wrote: My definition of nanny state is that it is a phrase used by those who would let a dog bite you repeatedly while ensuring it is always your right for it to do so. LOL Couldn't have said it better. Except when it's the States dog doing the

Re: [SLUG] The 'nanny state' and freedom of choice

Re: [SLUG] The 'nanny state' and freedom of choice david da...@kenpro.com.au Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:05:32 +1000 example Some years ago in NSW, children of Jehovah's Witnesses were denied blood transfusions by their parents because of religious beliefs. The state introduced legislation and stepped

Re: [SLUG] The 'nanny state' and freedom of choice

There are multiple examples of these instances. As Nick said, the State has an obligation to all it's citizens. If parents are not acting responsibly and in the child's best interests then they are negating their responsibilities and thus the State needs to intervene. Unless, of course,

Re: [SLUG] Is Linux Dead a worthy Debate for a

Hi David, I don't think I could describe it any better :) Re: [SLUG] Is Linux Dead a worthy Debate for a David Lyon david.lyon.preissh...@gmail.com Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:13:28 +1000 Hi Patrick, You know if everybody brought their teenage children (with their android phones) they'd all be

[SLUG] Re: Article, Linux, APC.

Where to start?? I have to agree with Erik De here (thanks for clarifying the real ground on which the argument stands, Erik.) and will extend the argument too. This article reminds me that there are 'Alan Jones' types all around the world and in all kinds of media and it generally

Re: [SLUG] Is Linux Dead a worthy Debate for a SLUG meeting?

I'm not sure, Marghanita. It would be really interesting if it were by way of a debate with standing rules etc and people chosen to argue a position regardless of their personal view. If it were merely a 'discussion' then I just see it as feeding the trolls and looking silly for reacting

Re: [SLUG] Kogan Agora Laptop Better with Classic Interface and Flash Disk

Hi Tom, Interesting review and one worth reading. I had been looking at the Kogan books out of interest (I'm not in the market for a new machine but am always curious :)) It's a pity you're so far from Sydney otherwise we could have got you to bring it in :) Regards, Patrick -- SLUG -

[SLUG] Re: Subscription-based netfiltering (parentally speaking)

Great question KL. As I'm sure you're already away, any form of protection of one's children and teenagers requires a combination of approaches. Child protection research says the same thing - there is no *one* answer. It requires a number of elements to be implemented. Conroy's general

[SLUG] NZ'ers defeat MS in XML patent application

http://nzoss.org.nz/content/nzoss-wins-patent-opposition From the article: The NZOSS is pleased to announce that its opposition to New Zealand patent application 536149, filed by Microsoft in relation to XML word processing documents has been successful. Yesterday we were informed by IPONZ

[SLUG] Re: Email Client

I'd second Thunderbird :)) I know the 'reply list' function isn't great when, as Jam said, you have digest mail list to reply to. However (and this is strange but works well) in version 2 (something) and the current version 3, if you highlight the e-mail text you want to respond to and the

[SLUG] This months SLUG talks

Hi all, Okay, it's time for you to dust of your ideas and submit them for a lightning or longer, talk at this months meeting. Anyone with an idea is welcome. If you're not certain or just want to ask some questions, please contact me or anyone else on the c'tee. If you want to just add

Re: [SLUG] Choice of OS's

Andrew Hurley geoandrewhur...@gmail.com Thu, 9 Jun 2011 17:22:56 +1000 Hi, haven't used a linux box in many a years and am tossing up to run either OpenSUSE 11.4 or CentOS 5.6 due to specific software requirements. If you had to choice an OS which one would it be? Since I'm gonna be a hack for

Re: [SLUG] Experimental Live video streaming

Hi John and Hannah, Please let us know what it's like on the 'other end' of the process :)) We're hoping to create greater opportunities for people to participate through watching the video streams and commenting/asking questions via IRC or Twitter. We're also trying to increase general

[SLUG] Re: ubuntu 9.04 to 10.04 upgrade

I pretty much support the 'clean install' brigade :) I generally move from LTS (K/Ubuntu) to LTS and have not tried a dist-upgrade in ages, though I don't doubt some people have no trouble. James: PICNIC (Problem exists in chair, not computer) LOL I'm adding it to my other fav: PEBKAC

[SLUG] Re: Ubunchu magazine :)

Hi Jamie, How on earth did you come across that mag? Regards, Patrick On 20 May 2011 12:00, slug-requ...@slug.org.au wrote:   1. New ubuntu user documentation (Jamie Wilkinson) -- Forwarded message -- From: Jamie Wilkinson j...@spacepants.org To: SLUG slug@slug.org.au

[SLUG] Friday 27 SLUG talks

Hi All, A gentle reminder that there are spaces still for lightning talks and general talks. If you have any questions about giving a talk, please contact me or any of the other c'tee members. We're very approachable :) and giving a talk can be a great experience. Remember: We are all happy to

[SLUG] Speakers, speakers, Lightning speakers :) for 29 April SLUG meeting

Hi all, Apologies for the late notice - school holidays, holidays away and kids take up so much time :) There are some people who have expressed an interest in presenting a lightning talk, so can you please contact me with the details. If you are curious but not certain,

Re: [SLUG] Linux for seniors?

Ooopsie. I think my joke fell flat there, James. I meant 'installing Linux in my mother' as in Installing Linux in a Badger hence the 'won't sit still long enough' allusion. :)) Regards, Patrick http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040405/badger.shtml -- www.techfriend.com.au Home

Re: [SLUG] Capturing high school graduates for Linux?

Hi James, Re: [SLUG] Capturing high school graduates for Linux? James j...@tigger.ws Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:43:07 +0800 Patrick your response was kind and graceous I try! I was hazarding a guess that Mike was 15-16 as he said he was in year 10 and I didn't want his parents to think that

Re: Re: [SLUG] Linux for seniors?

Hey James, How did you manage this? My mother won't let me install GNU/Linux in her. I've tried a few times, but she won't sit still long enough for me to get either a Live CD or USB flash drive inserted. I've tried rebooting first to get to the BIOS but she gets rather upset about the

Re: [SLUG] Capturing high school graduates for Linux?

Hi Mike, Mike Lx eleventyn...@gmail.com Tue, 8 Mar 2011 19:28:12 +1100 Hi, I usually just lurk here, Thanks for 'de-cloaking' :)) Basically, these things are a dead end. For educational purposes, they fail miserably mostly because they are extremely slow, clumsy to use and generally

[SLUG] Re: Linux for seniors?

Hi Sonia, At first, I was wondering how you had aged so quickly, then I read the rest of the e-mail :)) The Ubuntu NBR is quite good. I had it on an Acer netbook I used to own. Big icons, easy to navigate. I thought I might mention something else too. My step-father was a manager for the

Re: [SLUG] [Offer] Python Tutorials

[SLUG] [Offer] Python Tutorials Samuel Marks samuelma...@gmail.com Thu, 3 Mar 2011 03:47:43 +1100 SNIPPETY SNIP I'm doing a Web Technology unit where we'll be learning Python. After many SNIP A Gentle Introduction to Programming Using Python on iTunes U How does one download iTunes stuff on

[SLUG] If we 'delete' SLUG as it stands:

...does this mean that we will keep the same mailing list or will we have to merge ours with LA? James? -- www.techfriend.com.au Home computer software training and hardware assistance www.mercuryvideos.com.au Stylishly edited DVDs of your photos and videos On 02/03/11 12:00,

[SLUG] Lightning talks for this Friday

Okay, okay. Roll up, roll up, for the great Lightning Talk Time for this Friday's SLUG meeting. Now I won't name anyone right now, but you know who I'm talking about (I took you name and talks subject last meeting). Please ensure you're preparing your talk. For those who I haven't yet

[SLUG] Doco

Bugger. It was too late when I noticed the time. Is there somewhere one can download it from? -- www.techfriend.com.au Home computer software training and hardware assistance www.mercuryvideos.com.au Stylishly edited DVDs of your photos and videos On 04/12/10 12:00, slug-requ...@slug.org.au

Re: [SLUG] So slow...

On 25/11/10 12:00, slug-requ...@slug.org.au wrote: mark adrian bell m487...@rocketmail.com Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:19:42 -0800 (PST) I just tried out Internet Explorer on my new Windows 7 netbook and it's slower than trying to make molasses flow up-hill, in the Siberian capital of Novosibirsk, on

[SLUG] Message for Roman (VERY OFF TOPIC)

Sorry all, but I can't find his e-mail address! :) Roman, can you e-mail me back? I thought I had your correct e-mail address but it would appear not. Regards, Patrick -- www.techfriend.com.au Home software and computer training www.mercuryvideos.com.au Stylishly edited DVDs of your

[SLUG] Re: An apt-get question

sudo apt-get install checkinstall I'm with Jeremy here. Checkinstall is a great application and makes working with non-repo packages easier to work with. Regards, Patrick From: Jeremy Visser jer...@visser.name Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:52:24 +1100 That said, you can do what I do and use a

Re: [SLUG] On buying a laptop.

Hi Matthew, It's a HP DV14AP - it's not in front of me at the moment but I'm pretty sure that's the correct model etc. I bought it a few years ago, but I'd be surprised if the newer HPs didn't have the same function and keys. My kids used to use it to watch DVDs until we got a TV from

Re:[SLUG] Flashplayer 10

Hi Malcolm, With little to know experience with Slackware :)) but with kids who want to see the latest Flash thingies: I tend towards the following: 1. run 'locate libflashplayer.so' in a terminal so you can find where the libflashplayer.so (file/s) are currently located. 2. Keep a

Re: [SLUG] On buying a laptop.

Matthew Hannigan m...@zip.com.au Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:56:36 +1100 Fun fact: it has a tiny embedded linux on it just for playing dvds so you don't have to boot into Windows to play dvds. Hi Matthew, My HP has exactly the same thing. The laptop even has buttons exclusively for this. Starts

[SLUG] Re: On buying a laptop

I have HP DV14A1p - works fine with Ubuntu since first install of 8.04. We also have two Lenovo X200s. With the top of the range WiFi cards it was a case of insert disk (Kubuntu 9.10), install...everything works (Fn keys etc). 'T'was easy :)) Like everyone else, I'm only speaking from personal

[SLUG] Re: Listing local wifi access points?

iwlist $interface scan and Kismet You know how sometimes you don't know you were interested in something until someone else tells you :)) Thanks Erik for asking and thanks to those who answered the call :) Regards, Patrick -- www.techfriend.com.au Home computer software training and

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