Herefordshire Linux and Open Source User Group

This is the new venue for our June meeting. Cookies is a wide ranging shop, Intenet cafe, and Art Gallery - something for everyone. Cookey's main focus is now being an all-round computer centre with a shop, Internet cafe, Training facilities and technical support services. They are there for both before and after you purchase just like a true local retailer should be! They sell, various computer accessories, upto netbooks, laptops and desktops.
They even sell Linux net books too. Matthew the owner also provides computer training and help with Windows or Linux pc's.

Just a quick mention to let anyone know, that we will be having a Social get together for May's meeting at the Black Lion pub in Hereford. Dates are being finalised, but will occurred next week, probably on the Tuesday 19th May.

If you are interested, please join our group, and/or check out our mailing list for details.#

I will post more details, when we confirm the exact date.

I managed to upgrade to a T-Mobile G1 phone in the weekend, I say phone but really its the closest I've seen a phone come to a computer with a phone stuck on it. Convergence is a reality, not a dream any more.

Why do I mention it on here ? Because it runs the Android operating system, using Linux kernel 2.6.27. The operating system is very polished, and I would think gives a very positive impression on using an Android Google phone.

I've attached the Open Office Presentation (in ODP and PDF formats) to this post that has a breakdown of the results.

The last page is probably the most interesting from my point of view - what people want from the LUG. Apart from the obvious "Free Beer", there are some good suggestions about advocacy and the survey as a whole raised the issue that there are a large number of people who have come across to Linux via Ubuntu and now want to learn more complex things such as setting up webservers and even compiling from source.

Well, I thought I'd venture further into Ubuntu ....

By default I have always tended to use Firefox - initially this was for the (at the time) unique tabbed browsing functionality.

Although I've had Linux installed for a few months now, I haven't really experimented with it much. However, I'm determined to 'get stuck in'...........

We ahve one of those O2 3G broadband dongles which usually works well. A colleague of mine who is setting up his own buisness and is currently sans internet as BT are yet to connect us the premises was very keen to try out 3G broadband for the time being so he can access emails and continue working.

Oddly, or perhaps not so, the usual plug it in and watch it work just didnt work in Linux. No ideav why, starting installing but didnt have the drivers to install ... oh dear.

Our next meeting will be held again on the third Weds of the month, ie 18th Feb 2009 as below :-

Where : Burghill Community Access Point
Simpson Hall, Burghill, Hereford, HR4 7RW

Time :- 7.30pm - 9.30pm