Monthly Archives: April 2008

Zattoo Player for Ubuntu

By | Published: April 28, 2008
How come I didn't know about Zattoo?! It's a program (Linux version available here), which lets you watch TV programmes online. Nice. Dead handy for people (like me) who have a good internet connection but no TV aerial at their computer. They carry the basic channels I need.
BBC1 for example
Now I can watch Carrie and Davids Pop Shop anywhere!
Sweet!
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Its released

By | Published: April 23, 2008
What!? Why Episode 4 of the Ubuntu UK Podcast of course! What else would you be thinking of? Ciemon Dunville, Alan Pope, Dave Walker and Tony Whitmore present the fourth episode of the Ubuntu UK Podcast. In this episode:- Comments and suggestions are welcomed to: podcast@ubuntu-uk.org Up to 30 seconds of voicemail can be left at +44 (0) 845 508 1986
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Things Not To Say

By | Published: April 23, 2008
.. in the #ubuntu-release-party irc channel on freenode.
  1. "Are we there yet?"
  2. "When is <insert_release_code_name> out?"
  3. "How many hours until it's out?"
  4. "What's the _exact_ time of the release?"
  5. "Has anything changed between the RC and release?"
  6. "Where is the best place to find out exactly when it's released!?"
  7. "Give me the link!"
  8. "Canonical is in the Isle of Man, what timezone are they on!?"
  9. "Is the release time in GMT, UTC or BST!?"
  10. "The countdown thing says it's out, but I can't find it!"
  11. "(url) of mirror - they have it!"
  12. "Will KDE4 be in the release?"
  13. "But in my timezone, it will be Friday 25th!"
  14. "Why isn't Mark Shuttleworth here?"
  15. "Is the version on the mirror, the real version?"
  16. "Can I upgrade to Intrepid Ibex now?"
  17. "C'mon guys, I've been waiting here all day to start the download!"
  18. "How long until Zany Zebra?"
  19. "Ubuntu sucks!"
Did I miss any? Update: Seems I did:- 
12:42:59 < Amaranth> Last minute update guys: We've delayed the release 6 weeks
12:43:11 < Amaranth> Please come back in 6 weeks for Ubuntu 8.06 LTS
For those that don't know, there is a new release of Ubuntu out on the 24th April. The #ubuntu-release-party is a virtual place to hang out and chat in the lead up to that event.
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I Love My Ogio Ubuntu Laptop Bag

By | Published: April 21, 2008
A parcel arrived today. In it was the Ubuntu laptop bag I ordered from the Canonical store. It's lovely! See..
(click for more pics)
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Fresh Ubuntu Podcast appearance

By | Published: April 18, 2008
Harlem and Peter from Fresh Ubuntu Podcast interviewed me last night, and released it today. Go and listen and subscribe to their podcast. It was great to talk to the guys, and despite my reservations about using Skype, and us being split over 3 timezones, the audio came out really well. Well done guys, and thanks for having me on!
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