Skip to the end…11th July 2010
Posted: July 11, 2010 Filed under: barcamp blackpool, linux, Operating Systems, Ubuntu, Uncategorized | Tags: blackpool, linux, LUG, skip to the end, ubuntu Leave a comment »Overall this week I have been really busy doing…
- Advertising / Promotion work for Barcamp Nottingham
- Literally looking into what can be done, whats right and whats wrong.
- Lessons learnt from previous Barcamps
- Drawing up plans for Software Freedom Day on the 18th September
- Working with Manchester Free Software to run an Ubuntu Demo Area at the event.
- Wrote a new CV, just because you never know what might happen.
- Posted some T-Shirts to my hardworking mates
- @gnudoc
- @stuartward
- To say thanks for helping me at Oggcamp!
- Fixed Inkscape issue
- When launching inkscape, I would click on a tool, then use it on the page. An error was presented “an internal error occurred, Inkscape will now close”. After some investigation it turns out that there was a DBUS error, more spcifically with DBUS and GTK. So I went to the Synaptic Package Manager and removed appmenu-gtk. Now everything seems ok.
- I also updated the kernel to the latest available for Ubuntu, and reinstalled appmenu-gtk. Everything is now back to normal.
- I wrote some emails to
- Linux Format, to say thank-you for their piece on Barcamp Blackpool.
- Ubuntu UK podcast, they asked their listeners to tell they what they do with their jogglers. I use mine as a video ad for Ubuntu at events.
- Attended Blackpool Linux User Group
- Investigated problems with a members laptop.
- Devised a new structure for weekly meetings, to focus the meetings and get as much as we can from the time that we have.
- See if we can have a few cross LUG meets in the next few weeks.
- Would allow anyone on a LAN to connect up and download the latest updates.
Wow what a busy week, and I’m sure next week will be even busier!
Bye for now.
What are the general IT requirements of a charity?
Posted: January 5, 2009 Filed under: Charity | Tags: Charity, linux, ubuntu Leave a comment »What are the general IT requirements of a charity?
I’m thinking about the general day to day tasks that a charity has.
- Communication (email, letters, phone calls)
- Managing budgets
- Searching the internet for information
- Designing documents
- Sharing information
Linux in general is more than capable for all of the above tasks, and the best thing is the freedom that it gives to those that use it.
Freedom of choice, freedom from costs and freedom to share with others without any consequences.
I’m thinking that I will define a common set of requirements and then design a document (of what format, I do not know) that I can use to promote Linux.
