[Wylug-announce] Next Meeting: Hardy Heron on the EeePC (Monday 12 May 2008)

[John Leach]

Hi all,

Our next meeting will be on Monday 12 May 2008 in Leeds University's
Stoner Building.

The meeting room is sign-posted from the main Stoner Building entrance.

The meeting officially starts at 7.00 pm, but the room will be open for
coffee, tea, biscuits and chat from 6.30pm. 

Talk: Hardy Heron on the EeePC

Ubuntu's new LTS version Hardy Heron was released last month and James
Holden is going to give a talk on getting it working on the EeePC.

      * How to trial it on an SD card
      * Backing up the existing OS
      * Installation options (netboot, USB CD etc)
      * Wireless support
      * ACPI
      * Sound
      * External monitor
      * Improving boot speed
      * Fonts and cosmetic tweaks
      * Visual effects

http://www.wylug.org.uk/2008/05/wylug-monthly-meeting-monday-12th-may-2008/

Location:

Active Learning Lab., (Level 9, near staircase 2)
E.C. Stoner Building (aka Physics/Admin)
University of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds UK
LS2 9JT

Directions:

Getting to Leeds and Leeds University
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/visitors/getting_here.htm

Campus Map showing entrances and car parks
http://tldynamic.leeds.ac.uk/campusmap/index.asp

Location of E. C. Stoner Building on Campus
http://tldynamic.leeds.ac.uk/campusmap/detail.asp?ID=62


We usually go to the Victoria Hotel pub afterwards for chitter chatter
and drinks.

Victoria Hotel
Great George St, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 3BB
Tel: 0113 245 1386

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=LS1%203BB