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 wrote: ...

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/ Cheers, Matt On 20 August 2010 18:44, Rowan Berkeley wrot

[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] 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 Mich

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) abo

[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 Smedle

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" wrote: See the mail below from Mark Shuttlw

[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 Date: 20 August 2010 11:01 Subject: [ubuntu-marketing] Maverick Movies! To: Ubuntu Marketing , Aya

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 Bellwrote: 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 organise something for the VCS (I've

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

2010-08-20 Thread John Stevenson
On 5 August 2010 18:32, Alan Bell wrote: > 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: > > http://people.ubuntu.com/~alanbell/uuk/installfest2.pdf

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 > 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 o

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 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 improve > support processes cha

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] 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 -

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 wit

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