Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #120 for the week March 1, march 7, 2010.

* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Twentieth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-March 10, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam

* Next meeting: Sunday March 14, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

In This Issue

* Announcements: Lucid Alpha 3 Released - http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid/alpha-3/ (Ubuntu), Can you hear the music? - Ubuntu One Store FAQ: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/MusicStore , New Ubuntu Members: Americas Board Meeting - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2010-February/000872.... , Ubuntu Brainstorm - http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/ , Dustin Kirkland: Attention Encrypted Home Users - http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2010/02/attention-encrypted-home-users.html , Laura Czajkowski: Ubuntu Women has a new IRC Channel - http://www.lczajkowski.com/2010/02/25/ubuntu-women-new-channel/ , A preview of Ubuntu 10.04 - http://thepcreport.net/2010/02/preview-of-ubuntu-10-04/ , An Update On The Boot & Power Performance In Ubuntu 10.04 - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_lucid_boot2&num=1 , Ubuntu goin' gray, like the Mac OS way? - http://www.junauza.com/2010/02/ubuntu-goin-gray-like-mac-os-way.html , Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 3 Released - What's new? - http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/02/ubuntu-1004-alpha-3-released-later.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+d0od+%28Omg!+Ubuntu!%29 , 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: PLUG security hackfest Tue - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2136 , PLUG East Side meeting Thur - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/168 , Both Valley Stammtische next week: Tempe on Tue - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/422 - Avondale/Goodyear on Wed - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/590 , Next PLUG planning IRC meeting is two weeks from tonight. It's the hour before the LoCo meeting and in #PLUGaz - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2276 , Free Software Stammtisch in Prescott Tue - http://www.lugy.net/

Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10March10

<>

Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #118 for the week February 15, February 21, 2010.

* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Eighteenth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-February 24, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam

* Next meeting: Sunday February 28, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

In This Issue

toddc began with some announcements:

* I will be sitting in for scott_ev and posting his meeting notes since many of our members (including scott_ev) are cruising back from California down I-10 at 90mph err 75 mph and might drop their Internet connection or laptop battery's run out.

* New member, dbman63, introduced himself and was welcomed to the Team:
"Hi I'm Dana. I'm a Database Administrator @ Intel, and have tinkered a little bit with Linux since Red Hat 7.1, but still consider myself a Newbie."

* There will be no Human Theme In Ubuntu 10.04 - http://anotherubuntu.blogspot.com/2010/02/no-human-theme-in-ubuntu-1004.... . Mark Shuttleworth: Meta-cycles: 2-3 year major cycles for free software - http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/288 . Interview With Jono by Joe Barker - http://blog.joeb454.com/2010/02/an-interview-with-jono/ . Interview with Dustin Kirkland, Ubuntu Core Developer about encryption in Ubuntu - https://slo-tech.com/clanki/10008en/# . Upcoming Ubuntu Global Jam and your Loco Team - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Jams , https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam/Stories and http://chrisjohnston.org/2010/ubuntu-global-jam-march-2010 . Dell dropping its Ubuntu offerings? - http://www.infoworld.com/d/adventures-in-it/dell-dropping-its-ubuntu-off... . Univ. of Arizona student builds Ubuntu-Atom powered spider-bot - http://www.neoseeker.com/news/13107-u-of-arizona-student-builds-ubuntu-a... . Canonical’s Latest Ubuntu Developer Pitch - http://tinyurl.com/yh8s4l6 .

* Schedule for installfests:
* 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

We have posted some flyers already and will be posting more this week - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1399585 and 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:

* West Side meeting this Wednesday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/346 . PLUG and AZLoCo Installfest at UAT this Saturday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/160 . PLUG Devel meeting a week from Thursday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/552 . Next PLUG IRC meeting is in two weeks as next Sunday is still in Feb

Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10February24

Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #114 for the week January 18, January 24, 2010.

* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Fourteenth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-January 27, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam

* Next meeting: Sunday January 31, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

In This Issue

scott_ev began the meeting by reminding everyone that he is only filling in temporarily until johnc4510 can get back.

scott_ev then gave some announcements: Dustin Kirkland: 35,000-Core Ubuntu Farm Renders Avatar. http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2010/01/39000-core-ubuntu-cluster-renders... . Analysis: Will Ubuntu Take Windows 7 In Speed War? http://www.crn.com/software/222301154;jsessionid=SFZTST5CSBMQFQE1GHPCKHW... . Canonical to bundle CodeWeavers CrossOver? http://www.wine-reviews.net/wine-reviews/news/canonical-to-bundle-CodeWe... . Linux Mint 8 vs Ubuntu 9.10 - http://linuxbsdos.com/2010/01/16/linux-mint-8-vs-ubuntu-9-10/ . Introducing Ubuntu Electronics Remix 9.10 - http://news.softpedia.com/news/Introducing-Ubuntu-Electronics-Remix-9-10... . Ubuntu Bug Day https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBugDay/20100128 . Ubuntu Brainstorm Top 5 this week http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/ . There will be a 10.04 Lucid Lynx release party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe http://azloco.com/node/120 . I'm proud to announce an Ubucon at SCaLE8X on Friday, February 19th, 2010 http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/ .

PLUG and class announcements: Community college classes started last week. Classes for GNU/Linux, javascript and C/C++ are among the classes this semester. http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes . West Side meeting Wednesday night http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/347 . Monthly PLUG/LoCo Installfest Saturday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/158 . PLUG devel a week from Thursday - http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/553 . PLUG has started new IRC meetings, they are the first and third Sundays of the month just before the AZLoCo meetings. Next meeting is two weeks from tonight. http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/2273

Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #112 for the week January 4, January 10, 2010.

* Arizona Loco Newsletter
* One Hundred Twelfth Edition
* Powered by Ubuntu
* Wednesday-January 13, 2010
* Arizona Loco Team Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam

* Next meeting: Sunday January 17, 2010 9:00 PM
* Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

In This Issue

scott_ev gave some announcements, including: Lucid Lynx release party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe (http://www.bouldersonbroadway.net/) on the 24th of April; Further information on an event for Tucson; The coolest thing at CES? http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3715 ; The Ubuntu Manual Project could use your help. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-manual ; An Ubucon at SCaLE8X on Friday, February 19th, 2010. The Expo is heald at the Westin LAX. http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/ ; For those interested in the current status of Kubuntu Documentation, visit the TODO page on the wiki: https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu/Documentation/Lucid ; If any of you were having problems joining the new deviantArt group, the issues have been fixed now. Go here to join: http://ubuntu-artists.deviantart.com/ ; 15 game-changing Linux moments of the decade - http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/15-game-changin... ; For those of you who have read the recent Slashdot article announcing Ubuntu’s new membership programme, this is clearly a mistake. Ubuntu has had the concept of membership for many years, helping us to identify those who have made a significant and sustained contribution. This is nothing new and nothing is changing. More information on Ubuntu Membership can be found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership ; Netbook Speculation http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/01/06/netbook-speculation-lenovo-dell-hp-a... ; Ubuntu Netbook Remix vs Moblin http://www.tuxradar.com/content/ubuntu-netbook-remix-vs-moblin ; J.A. Watson, ZDNet UK, reviews with screen shots some of the most popular Netbook-centric Linux distributions. http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10014719o-2000498448b,00.htm

scott_ev then asked xHans for any PLUG and class announcements: PLUG Security Hackfest Tuesday night. http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/security ; PLUG East Side meeting Thursday night. Probably a presentation on remind, which is a really cool calendaring command line app. http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/157

Read the whole thing at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Newsletters/10January13

We have scheduled a Lucid Lynx 10.04 Release Party!

# Location: Boulders on Broadway (530 W Broadway Road - Tempe, AZ 85282)
# Map: http://www.bouldersonbroadway.net/
# Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010
# Time: 5:00 PM -

Note: This release party is in conjunction with PLUG. There is an Installfest from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at UAT, with the release party immediately afterwards at Boulders on Broadway.

* University of Advancing Technology(UAT)
* Map: http://tinyurl.com/yemru26
* www.uat.edu
* 2625 W Baseline Rd, Tempe