| by Todd | Leave a Comment on Tucson Installfest arranged for April 2, 2011

Tucson Installfest arranged for April 2, 2011

We are glad to announce the UofA / AZ LoCo / PLUG Installfest at the U of A Computer Science Dept.
in the atrium of a building and floor to be announced shortly. We will be doing full installs and answering Open Source software questions from 10 am to 4 pm. Please RSVP if you are able to attend or need help with anything. This is an excellent opportunity to get involved with us and to have fun meeting other open sourcer’s.
Keep checking back for more details as they become available.

I have attached a final draft of the Installfest flyer that everyone can and print and distribute.

RSVP to toddc@azloco.com

| by Quietstorm | Leave a Comment on Seeing through windows

Seeing through windows

It has been forever in getting back here but sometimes life moves a little quicker than your ability to step.

My system is presently on overhaul and will have the needed parts in about 3 weeks.

I have been keep up with Windows 7. I was a bit bit taken back about Ubuntu’s switch to Unity on it’s future versions of Ubuntu. I am not opposed to the move entirely but it does place some concern in canonical’s relationship with the GNOME project. I tried the 10.10 netbook edition on a HP Mini 210 and had a great deal of issue with the touchpad. A USB mouse would have corrected it but my expectations are that the touchpad should work out of the box.

Moving forward, Unity has a very simple interface but on this occasion, very labored. There will have to be some work. I look forward to 11.04. I don’t think this should be something to jump ship on. I give Ununtu their props for moving forward with their own GUI. It’s a brazen move but I look forward to the results.

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| by Todd | Leave a Comment on Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #121

Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #121

Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #121 for the week March 8, march 14, 2010.

* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Twenty First Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-March 17, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam

* Next meeting: Sunday March 21, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

In This Issue

* Announcements: he new Ubuntu Branding – https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Brand . Ubuntu 10.04 beta 1 freeze now in effect – https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidReleaseSchedule . Alan Pope: Why (I think) Ubuntu is Better Than Windows – http://popey.com/blog/2010/03/11/why-ubuntu-is-better-than-windows/ . The Linux Desktop Will Have Its Day: Q&A With Canonical Founder Mark Shuttleworth – http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/69444.html . Redesigning Ubuntu – behind the scenes on 10.04 – http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/redesigning-ubuntu-behind-the-scenes-on-10-04/ . Ubuntu, The Ultimate Linux Distribution – http://www.daniweb.com/news/story265826.html# . Ubuntu goin’ gray, like the Mac OS way? – http://www.junauza.com/2010/02/ubuntu-goin-gray-like-mac-os-way.html . There will be an Installfest this coming Sat. the 20th at the Tempe Escalante Center. (http://tinyurl.com/yzdv42e) Like the installfests at UAT, this one will be from 10 – 4. So the schedule for installfests will be as follows for the next few months:
* Feb 27th – UAT
* Mar 20 – Escalante
* Mar 27 – UAT
* April 10 Escalante
* April 24 – UAT,
* April 24 – Licid Release Party – Boulders
* May 8 – Escalante
* May 22 – UAT
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1399585
http://www.azloco.com/node/128

* There will be a 10.04 Lucid Lynx release party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe (http://www.bouldersonbroadway.net/) on the 24th of April. http://azloco.com/node/120

* PLUG and class announcements: Both Valley Stammtische this week: Tempe on Tue – http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/422 , Avondale/Goodyear on Wed – http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/590 . New Installfest@Escallante this Saturday – http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1399585 and http://www.azloco.com/node/128 . Next PLUG planning IRC meeting is one week from tonight. It’s the hour before the LoCo meeting and in #PLUGaz – http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2276 . PLUG west side meeting a week from Wednesday. Topic: Dave Walker will do a basic demo on the history of Asterisk, demo install of FreePBX and setup a couple of extensions. http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/345 . Installfest@UAT a week from Saturday – http://plug.phoenix.az.us/node/169

Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10March17