June 2007 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

WLUG Fixit Meeting tomorrow
by Meeting Reminder bot 07 Jun '07

07 Jun '07

A reminder; the WLUG Fixit Meeting is tomorrow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- After much procrastination we've finally restarted the http://www.wlug.org.nz/SaturdayWorkshops. The first one for 2007 is on June 9th. Future workshops will be on the first Saturday of the month. Time: 10am to 2pm Location: IT Training building, 17 Devon Road. (http://zoomin.co.nz/?search/address/17+devon+road%2C+hamilton) The room has plenty of benches, power and network sockets. We'll also provide tea and coffee. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rod (http://www.wlug.org.nz/RodAldridge) or Bruce (http://zcat.geek.nz/)

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linux.conf.au 2008 calling for presentations
by Brenda Wallace 07 Jun '07

07 Jun '07

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- == linux.conf.au 2008 Call For Presentations == linux.conf.au isn't just a Linux conference. It is a technical conference about Free Software, held annually in Australasia. We invite submissions on any Free Software related subject; from Linux and the BSDs to OpenOffice.org, from networking to audio-visual magic, from deep hacks to Creative Commons. ** Please feel free to forward this email to any group ** ** or individual who you feel might be interested. ** == Important dates == * Submissions open: Friday, June 1 2007 * Submission deadline: Friday, July 20, 2007 * Email notifications from review committee: early September * Conference begins: Monday, January 28 2008 == Presentations being accepted == You can submit a 50 minute talk proposal, or a 2 or 4 hour tutorial proposal: tutorials are interactive and involve more audience participation. All presentations must be related to Free and Open Source Software. == How to submit == Please see http://linux.conf.au/presentations for more information on the types of presentations we're looking for and full details of how to submit a proposal. You can even submit a video pitch! == About linux.conf.au == linux.conf.au (http://linux.conf.au/) is Australia's annual technical conference about Free Software. Fun, informal and seriously technical, linux.conf.au draws together Free and Open Source Software developers from across the world. It will be held from January 28th to February 2nd, 2008 at The University of Melbourne. == About Linux Australia == Linux Australia (http://www.linux.org.au/) is the peak body for Linux User Groups (LUGs) around Australia, and as such represents approximately 5000 Australian Linux users and developers. Linux Australia facilitates the organisation of this international Free Software conference in a different Australasian city each year. -- Donna Benjamin Conference Director linux.conf.au 2008 donna(a)mel8ourne.org ph/fax +61 3 9235 5454 http://lca2008.linux.org.au/ -------------------------------------------------------

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Asterisk article
by Michael McDonald 06 Jun '07

06 Jun '07

Following the recent meeting, was interesting to note an article in Stuff http://www.stuff.co.nz/4080632a28.html Michael

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Uploading photos to Flickr
by Ian McDonald 06 Jun '07

06 Jun '07

Folks, Here is an article about doing this in KDE. I installed it just fine in Debian and it set itself up easily with my Flickr account. http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/05/29/1556207&from=rss (For those that don't know Flickr is a service of Yahoo that allows online photo storage. Google has a similar service in Picasa). Ian -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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Mythbuntu
by Ian McDonald 05 Jun '07

05 Jun '07

For MythTV users of Ubuntu. This looks quite interesting: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NTgxOA -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4/ Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group

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New Zealand Government decides in favour of NeoOffice for Apple Computers within education.
by Chris O'Halloran 02 Jun '07

02 Jun '07

http://digitaltippingpoint.com/?q=node/81 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10442388 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10442422 NeoOffice is a derivative of OpenOffice designed to work on Apple computers. This articles is discussed on slashdot but often becomes side tracked. Perhaps Nandor Tanczos and Steve Maharey have been talking.

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Upcoming Fixit Meeting (1 week today)
by Meeting Reminder bot 01 Jun '07

01 Jun '07

The WLUG Fixit Meeting is 1 week away. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- After much procrastination we've finally restarted the http://www.wlug.org.nz/SaturdayWorkshops. The first one for 2007 is on June 9th. Future workshops will be on the first Saturday of the month. Time: 10am to 2pm Location: IT Training building, 17 Devon Road. (http://zoomin.co.nz/?search/address/17+devon+road%2C+hamilton) The room has plenty of benches, power and network sockets. We'll also provide tea and coffee. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rod (http://www.wlug.org.nz/RodAldridge) or Bruce (http://zcat.geek.nz/)

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