I'll be around on Wednesday. Let's decide on a venue and I'll be there. Ben
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stuart Bird Sent: 05 February 2007 07:43 To: 'Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts' Subject: RE: [Peterboro] Follow-up to 30th January PLUG meeting Stuart Thanks for the response - doesn't seem to be many other takers though! On the question of venue - it doesn't have to be a pub if someone else can suggest anywhere better. What about a hotel bar in the city that has a WiFi connection? We could potentially do some troubleshooting for people as well as the social side of things. Does the date/time not suit everyone - if not shout up with a new suggestion. Stu -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stuart Lonnen Sent: 03 February 2007 08:10 To: Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts Subject: Re: [Peterboro] Follow-up to 30th January PLUG meeting Hmm, Wednesday 7th February starting at 7-7:30 pm? I have just received confirmation from the boss (wife) that this would be ok. Actually any evening apart from Thursdays would be ok. :-) I think we should let other people decide if they can make it before - setting this in stone though. I can pick up people who don't have a car if necessary. As for location - you need to find someone more in-touch with current pub trends, as I haven't frequented any in the local area for some years. Regards Stuart On 02/02/07, Stuart Bird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All > > I did try to get a forum going some time ago but at that time there > was little or no interest in it by the members. The preference seemed > to be for > the mailing list although I think an RSS feed was discussed as another > preference at the time but never got off the ground.. > > I have some limited html skills and would be happy to be happy to at > least try and keep the current site up to date if that would help. I > seem to remember that there was a problem accessing the files for the > site last time > we discussed this - is this still the case? All we need is for a few > of us to have access and we can all keep it up to date. It doesn't > have to be too > demanding - we can work on a new design as we go along. > > Stuart has suggested some great idea's which I certainly feel are > worthy of > further discussion. May I suggest a social type meeting, perhaps in a couple > of weeks ( and at a suitable real ale establishment) :) so that we can chat > informally about the way forward an bring in idea's from all members > as to how they want to see things develop. Things have been stagnating > for a while > now so it is perhaps a good time to make this a more exciting year for > us all. > > In fact lets take the bull by the horns and make a date now - how does next > Wednesday (7th) 7 to 7.30 at a pub of someone else's suggestion sound? > > Anybody up for it? > > Stu > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stuart > Lonnen > Sent: 02 February 2007 21:01 > To: Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts > Subject: Re: [Peterboro] Follow-up to 30th January PLUG meeting > > Hi Al, > > I have zero knowledge about usb modems (or indeed pci modems in > general) so cannot help with getting them working... > > ...however I do have an old (still working) USRobotics serial modem > (gotta love hardware modems ;-) )that you can have if you want. It > maybe just the thing to get you onto the internet - although it will > restricted you to the speed of 56k modem. > > I can bring it with me to the next meeting if you want? > > Regards > > Stuart > > On 02/02/07, alan dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Stuart, > > i am a newbie Linux user who is backsliding. > > i have installed Ubuntu on an old machine but have no access to the > > net (USB MODEM) so am struggling. > > all your suggestions would be great, especially newbies to Linux, a > > Forum would be great news for myself. > > Anyway, good luck and hopefully we'll meet up at some point? > > Al > > > > Stuart Lonnen wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Just a quick email to follow up to some things said at the end of > > > the last meet. > > > > > > First off, I know that I left the meet having failed miserable to > > > set up WEP encryption on my wireless connection under Linux...but, > > > and I can't offer an explanation for this but the following > > > morning (around > > > 5:30am) I plugged everything back in and powered up the laptop and > > > everything is now working! :-) > > > > > > I was going to say that next month I would concentrate on getting > > > my scanner working and looking into the fine art of OCR, but I had > > > a little play about 1/2 an hour ago and it seems I'm on a roll, > > > the scanner (Mustek bearpaw 1200 CU Plus) is installed, configured > > > and OCR works reasonable well. :-) > > > > > > Enough about my happy thoughts, it was mentioned at the end of the > > > meeting that there is some room for improvement within PLUG, most > > > noticeable is the website. > > > > > > My thoughts on this are as follows: > > > > > > 1. The Peterborough lug website needs to be worked on; the next > > > meeting is currently set to read as 28 March 2006, if it's going > > > to be to time consuming to update the website monthly I feel that > > > it would be better to just change this to read that meetings occur > > > on the last Tuesday of the month. > > > > > > 2. Is it possible or even worthwhile adding a forum? > > > > > > 3. What does everyone think about posting the first names of > > > active members and which distro they use? This could give > > > prospective new members an idea of the likelihood of meeting a > > > Plug member who maybe able to offer them support with their distro of choice. > > > > > > 4. Could we list on the website somewhere topics that people want > > > to be discussed/attempted at specific meetings? > > > > > > I have some other ideas about things we could do as a group. > > > > > > How about running install days? We could encourage people to try > > > out a live version of Linux or even help with setting up dual-boot systems. > > > > > > Does anyone think it would be worthwhile contacting the Central > > > Library or even one or more of the local branch libraries of > > > Peterborough with regards to finding a new venue to hold monthly > > > meetings or to run install days at? > > > > > > Likewise would it be worth contacting the Peterborough Regional > > > College Dept. with respect to install days/introducing Linux to > > > the students? > > > > > > BTW how much space do we have on the website? If we did run > > > install days and events would there be enough space for write-ups > > > of events with/out pictures. > > > > > > Finally there are some things I am personally interested in with > > > regards to Linux. As a newbie/noob/numpty (delete as per your > > > preference) I would like some hand holding/advice with respect to > > > the following (and these are listed in no particular order): > > > > > > 1. Burning CD/DVD including ISOs > > > 2. Using Skype or other telephony software under Linux. > > > 3. How to compile from source code. > > > 4. Recording desktop activity including voice/audio with respect > > > to creating tutorials. > > > 5. Remote accessing of windows/Linux PCs under Linux. > > > 6. Recording TV to HDD possibly using MythTV. > > > 7. Emulation of 8bit computers from the 1980s (i.e., C64, Spectrum > > > 48k and Amstrad CPC range). > > > > > > > > > OK tirade over, what does everyone think? > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Stuart > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Peterboro mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Peterboro mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.19/663 - Release Date: 01/02/2007 > 14:28 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.19/663 - Release Date: 01/02/2007 > 14:28 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro -- No virus found in this incoming message. 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