The Dayton Hamvention is coming up very soon and several of our listeners have asked if we're ever going to have custom hats and T-shirts and such made up since we now have a spiffy new logo. The answer to that question is simple: Yes! Thanks to Printfection, we now have an online shop where you can purchase accessories, drinkware and apparel items of your very own. We would really appreciate it if everyone who was a fan of the show would stop by and grab a shirt or a coffee mug from the shop. When you purchase items from the Linux in the Ham Shack store, you will be donating between $0.99 and $1.99 per item, depending on which ones you select, to our hosting fees. You get a fun new item to show off to all your family and friends, and we get a little bit of promotion in the process. It's win-win! Printfection currently does not offer headwear, but we're looking into alternatives for that. If you happen to be coming to Dayton or to the Southeast Linux Fest, make sure to get your LHS promo items before you show up. We'll be looking out for you, and there may even be a prize in it if we see you wearing one of our shirts or drinking out of one of our mugs or can coolers. You can find the store at https://www.printfection.com/lhs. Why not check it out today?
Author: Russ Woodman
LHS Episode #038: XDX ‘n Stuff
LHS Episode #038: XDX ‘n Stuff
The season of Linux fests is now under way. The Texas Linux Fest took place a couple of weeks ago. By all accounts, the turnout was excellent, the educational opportunities were plentiful and fun was had by all.
Oggcamp in the UK is next on the list. Then there will be ham fests and Linux fests all over the country and the rest of the world for the rest of the spring, summer and early fall. Linux in the Ham Shack will be represented at the Dayton Hamvention in May and at the Southeast Linux Fest in June. I'm also trying to start a new Linux fest called the Mid-America Linux Fest which will be held in early November. It's possible that could be November of 2010, but it's more likely to be November 2011. If you want more information about the Mid-America Linux Fest or are willing to volunteer your time or services, please check out the Web site at https://midamericalinuxfest.org.
And yes, I know this episode of Linux in the Ham Shack is late. Life has been very busy of late and I think all of our listeners for your eternal patience. We hope to see you at the live recording of Episode #037 on April 27th at 8:00pm.
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LHS Show Notes #037
Announcements:
- Texas LinuxFest is Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the Marchesa Event Center in Austin, Texas.
- OGGCamp will take place at The Black-E in Liverpool on the 1st and 2nd of May.
- The 2010 Southeast LinuxFest is set for June 12-13 at the Marriott at Renaissance Park hotel in Spartanburg, SC.
- Due to problems with the existing service provider, the LHS website has moved to lhspodcast.info.
- iTunes will be okay, but all other RSS feeds will need to update as the content is moved.
- The new email address is info@lhspodcast.info. Messages will go to both Russ and Richard.
- The last four episodes are in the RSS feed, but older episodes are unavailable at the moment. They will be there eventually.
- Russ is working on making all the episodes available via BitTorrent.
- Look for Richard at Texas Linux Fest on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the Marchesa Event Center in Austin, Texas.
- Russ and Richard will be at the 2010 Dayton Hamvention, May 14-16, in booth 265 in the North Hall (NH0265). We hope to see you there!
- Russ will also be at the SouthEast LinuxFest, June 12-13, 2010, at the Marriott at Renaissance Park hotel in Spartanburg, SC. Richard may be there, too!
- Peter and Paul, who run hamtests.org, hamtests.net, and hamtests.co.uk are consolidating the websites. Please use hamtests.co.uk for everything. Tell them you heard it here, first.
- Wayne, aka Azimuth, KB7CFD, reminds us of the Idaho State Convention 2010, April 23rd through 25th, 2010 at the Holiday Inn at Boise Airport, 3300 S. Vista Avenue, Boise, ID.
- Resonant Frequency is on hiatus.
Feature:
- Our guest tonight is Stormy Peters, executive director of the GNOME Foundation.
- By the way, GNOME is pronounced "guh-nome".
- Stormy discusses the purpose of the foundation, her role in it, and the GNOME project.
- The Ubuntu 10.04 release will change the default location of the window controls in the "Light" theme.
- GNOME 3 is expected in September, 2010. New features include the GNOME Shell and the Activity Journal using the Zeitgeist engine. It should be available as a beta test option in Ubuntu 10.04.
- Stormy and our hosts discuss some of the new features in GNOME 3, scheduled for release in September, 2010.
- Check out Episode 011 of the Today in Tech Radio podcast for GNOME 3 installation tips.
- There will be, in GNOME 3, a "dock-like" area on the desktop to receive notifications without changing the focus of your active application.
- To become involved in the GNOME Project, visit the GNOME Project website. GNOME will also have a presence at the Texas LinuxFest.
Feedback:
- John, EI7IG, writes about the music in the show, and likes it. He also thinks the show has become too long. Russ responds.
- We received a donation from Carlie toward the noise gate for Richard. Thanks, Carlie.
- Gary, KE2YK, gives a glowing review of LHS in his blog KE2YK's Random Oscillations. Thanks, Gary!
- Gary also writes about CrunchBang Linux and S******x Air.
- Dave, M0DCM, writes he is a new Ubuntu user. He runs xastir, too. He recently found the podcast and has nearly caught up on all the episodes. He's introduced Linux and LHS to his father and his local radio club, Charlie Delta Amateur Radio Club. Thanks, Dave!
- Mark, KC4GIA, is a long-time Linux user and expresses his appreciation for the podcast. He recently found WebSDR.org, which is a Software-Defined Radio receiver connected to the Internet, allowing many listeners to listen and tune it simultaneously. He wants to know if there are any Linux programs to allow him to use his Zune. (Look for more on these subjects in the next episode.)
- MonsterB mentions LHS on monsterb.org. Thanks!
- Audio feedback from Travis, KD5UND. He's recently switched to S******x Linux. He's also promoted the LHS podcast on his local net, too. Thanks, Travis!
Contests:
- $100 for the winning Linux in the Ham Shack logo submission.
- $25 to a random audio introduction to the podcast recorded on one of the phone lines.
- See the website for more details.
Music:
- "When We're Old" by Beautifully Mad from "Moonlight Cactus"
- "In the Storm" by Big Softy from "Big Softy"