http://tonywhitmore.co.uk/blog Thoughts of little consequence Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:18:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am now on Identi.ca. http://identi.ca/tonywhitmore I am also on Twitter. http://twitter.com/tonywhitmore I have thus far failed to get Aq's reflector working so find me on which ever suits you most and take your chances. I am really interested to know if there are any people I know from outside the FLOSS/geek community who ... http://tonywhitmore.co.uk/blog/2008/07/24/identica-and-twitter/ Don't worry, I'll blog about LUG Radio Live as soon as I've recovered enough to do so. It was brilliant though. :D Now, on to business. One of the things we've been trying to do with the Ubuntu UK Podcast is make it a collaborative effort. Both in terms of where ... http://tonywhitmore.co.uk/blog/2008/07/22/mixing-a-podcast-in-ardour/ This day is call'd the last of LUG Radio. He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd, And rouse him at the name of Jono. He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours, And say 'To-morrow ... http://tonywhitmore.co.uk/blog/2008/07/19/the-advantage-of-sensible-copyright-terms/ The Ubuntu UK Podcast has actually gone and hit that watershed of reaching double figures! In one way it seems like we've been going much longer. Our presenting style is maturing and we're spreading the load of editing and mixing the show through screencasts. In fact, I edited very little ... http://tonywhitmore.co.uk/blog/2008/07/17/and-no-rollover-bugs-either/ That's right, the Ubuntu UK podcast episode count is almost in double figures! After a very late episode 8, due partly to me having a general anesthetic we've pulled out, well, a stop and got episode 9 out only very slightly late. Actually, this episode and the last one have ... http://tonywhitmore.co.uk/blog/2008/07/04/whod-a-thunk-it/ I was going to write a post about this, but I discovered that the brilliant Bruno had said it all already. All I can add is that I'll miss the show, it's been a big part of my spare time for the last four years, it's taken me to Wolverhampton ... http://tonywhitmore.co.uk/blog/2008/06/30/lug-radio-ga-ga/ I've been off work for a week having had two teeth removed under general anesthetic and popping pills which have left me somewhat dazed and confused. Yes, more than normal. I'm back to work tomorrow though, and one thing is clear - LUG Radio Live UK 2008 is going to ... http://tonywhitmore.co.uk/blog/2008/06/23/come-to-lug-radio-live-uk-2008/ Some of you, maybe, might have noticed that this site was AWOL for a few days earlier this week. Well, that you're reading this means that it's all OK again now. At least, I think it is. If you notice any problems with the site, please let me know. The site ... http://tonywhitmore.co.uk/blog/2008/06/12/but-did-anyone-mind/ Day two of UDS in Prague yields two new videos: Travis Watkins talks about how Ubuntu approaches the desktop effects provided by Compiz. A presentation on Jockey, a proposed driver management database. You can find these and other videos at the Ubuntu Developer channel. http://tonywhitmore.co.uk/blog/2008/05/20/uds-prague-day-two/ The first two videos from the conference are available on youtube. Jono Bacon, Ubuntu Community Manager, explains what UDS is all about. James Westby talks about his campaign to get Ubuntu using distributed version control for maintaining packages. More videos will be available over the rest of the week from the Ubuntu Developers ... http://tonywhitmore.co.uk/blog/2008/05/19/your-tube-has-been-deprecated/