May 2009 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

End of an Era in CHC
by James Pluck 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hi All. I was reading through Stuff and came across this article about the disbanding of the PCUG. The article blames the rise of the internet for the fall in membership numbers of user groups and computer clubs. (between the lines) You no longer need to go to a club to find people to help with issues or to swap stories, etc with. This is now done in various fora online. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/2422588/End-of-a-PC-era-in-Christ… Interesting reading methinks. Any comments? J

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Vim made easy: how to get your favorite IDE features in Vim
by Peter Reutemann 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hi there I still remember the days of my Unix admin training (on IBM's AIX) and the editor of choice was "vi". Though vim ("vi improved") is definitely easier to use than vi, its two modes (command and insert) still throw off newbies. But after you get to know vim a bit better (or its graphical counterpart gvim), there is a lot more to it than just editing the odd text file once in a while. The following ars article is quite a good read: http://arstechnica.com/open-source/guides/2009/05/vim-made-easy-how-to-get-… Being a programmer, I really enjoy the "Tag List plugin" also mentioned in the article. Makes browsing of source code easy. If you ever have to work with LaTeX documents, then "VIM-LaTeX" will be your friend (unless you use kile or lyx): http://vim-latex.sourceforge.net/ Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 17 May '09

17 May '09

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JohnBillings, BruceKingsbury and ChrisOhalloran will talk about the past, present and future of the WlugBladeServer, 'hoiho'. The server hosts this wiki, as well as some other services you possibly didn't know about. * Chris will talk about our membership database and talk about how you can get a shell account, and why you would even want that. * Bruce will demonstrate some of the remote management features (integrated Lights Out or iLO) using WLUG's identical spare server 'kororaa', which was donated to us a year or two ago by Canterbury DHB. * John will talk about some of the history, current status and future maintenance required on the server. If you care about the WLUG server infrastructure, are, or would like to be one of the WlugSysadmins, or just interested in how the server is configured and what services are available, you should attend this meeting.

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Re: [wlug] convert and rename audio files...
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 17 May '09

17 May '09

SOLVED,,,, many thanks John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > Thanks Ronnie, > I will see what I can do with the info you sent. > Regards John > > > Most media players read the meta data (IDv3 tags) , > > here<http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/153034>is some > > more info and a summary of a couple of GUI based > > examples. I used to have a python script that would > > rename them, but I no longer remember the name of the > > script. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > > Unsubscribe: > > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > _______________________________________________ > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [wlug] convert and rename audio files...
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 17 May '09

17 May '09

Thanks Ronnie, I will see what I can do with the info you sent. Regards John > Most media players read the meta data (IDv3 tags) , > here<http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/153034>is some > more info and a summary of a couple of GUI based examples. > I used to have a python script that would rename them, but > I no longer remember the name of the script. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

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convert and rename audio files...
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 17 May '09

17 May '09

Hi All, I have just burned some c/d's with Serpentine for a friend from some itunes he owns. More than half are correctly titled but the rest are not. I have re-named a lot of the tracks from e.g. <01 track 01.M4A> to <songname .M4A> However when I open the files in any media player or burner it reverts to its initial filename or nearest whole number e.g. <unknown track 1 .ogg> or <track 1 .wav> is there some way I can force a rename that will remain? Regards John

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Web-Host advice
by Ronnie Collinson 16 May '09

16 May '09

Hi, guys Im looking at putting a personal web page online, in the next few months. I have chosen the domain name I am after and plan to purchase this soon. I would perfer to use the .net suffix, but a .co.nz could be used as a fallback option. Once the website is in a state worth uploading I will go for a web-hosting company solution (depending on price)(Linux host must, wordpress support, and preference for freedom to run personal python scripts are the only real requirments) . Any one got recommendations on a company to go with.

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Linux Foundation Unveils New Linux.com
by Bruce Kingsbury 15 May '09

15 May '09

http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2009/05/linux-found… It looks like a potentially useful resource, so I went ahead and created a WLUG group; http://linux.com/community/groups/viewgroup/440-Waikato+Linux+Users+Group -- This email is for the intended recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient you must burn your computer, while standing on one foot and chanting the entire jabberwocky. The opinions expressed here are not necessarily the opinions of the person who expressed them.

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My wireless Internet works on my laptop but not my wired broadband.
by Ron Dean 13 May '09

13 May '09

I've been down to the library and my wireless works just fine, Also if the laptop is booted off the live cd Jaunty it works correctly with the wired broadband. I ran software updates and after that the wired internet wouldn't work. On googling for solutions I have found a number of people are having similar problems but I haven't found a solution that I can get to work . Thanks to those people who replied to my original post. -- Ron Dean 2 Shannon Place Nawton Hamilton Ph 8493904

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Re: [wlug] free linux ebooks
by jaytee＠clear.net.nz 11 May '09

11 May '09

Great link, many thanks, Regards John ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Some handy ebooks: > http://www.linuxhaxor.net/2009/05/10/10-free-linux-ebooks-for-beginners/ > > To be honest, not just for beginners. I'll definitely have > to try bash's debugging mode... :-) > > Cheers, Peter > -- > Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of > Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ > Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174 > _______________________________________________ wlug > mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: > http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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