I am sending a Cc of this message to the "PLUG-Discuss" mailing list -- 
since some of you might be readers of that, but not of "Ubuntu-us-az".

MatthewMPP (was quoted as having) said: 


> "[...] more active in the community lately.  
> Plug meetings, ASU install fest, and 
> Wednesday I will be going to 
> the West Side meeting. 

Great!  
What I do not know about Ubuntu would fill a book. 
(or, maybe a HD).

My laptop (bought used at Red 7) came with Ubuntu. 
(6.06 LTS).
Then, in mid 2008 I attended an AZ Loco install fest, and they helped me install Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (and update firmware on a wifi card). 

Now lately, I have had a problem booting -- I think it might be some issue with grub (or is it lilo?) 
When it comes up, it has a little picture of a padlock (like, if someone put some password protection on the bootup, and it expects me to unlock it?)  
I do not know what to do then. 

Maybe someone (perhaps MatthewMPP?) can give me some help and/or advice at the W. side meeting tonight (Wed. March 25, 2009); 
...bring along some knowledge (and maybe a rescue CD?) that could help.

THANK YOU, 
-- 
Mike Schwartz    
Glendale  AZ 
schwartz@acm.org

On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Craig A. Eddy <tyche@cox.net> wrote:
Welcome to the Ubuntu-Arizona Weekly Newsletter, Issue #86 for the week
March 16, March 22.

 * Arizona Loco Newsletter
 * Eighty Sixth Edition
 * Powered by Ubuntu
 * Wednesday-March 25, 2009
 * Arizona Loco Team Wiki:  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam

 * Next meeting: Sunday March 29, 2009  9:00 PM
 * Server: Freenode: IRC Channel #ubuntu-us-az

== Newsletter ==

=== Summary of the March 22, 2009 meeting ===

tyche called the meeting to order at 9:01 PM

Agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Meetings/09March22

tyche began the meeting with an announcement:

First of all, I have some bad news.  johnc4510 [...]

Next, tyche asked for any new members who had not had a chance to
introduce themselves.  MatthewMPP responded: "I have started to be more
active in the community lately.  Plug meetings, ASU install fest, and
Wednesday I will be going to the West Side meeting.  This is my AZloco
meeting."  MatthewMPP was welcomed to the team.

Next, tyche reported the announcements from the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter
 
[...]

 * PLUG West side this Wednesday, http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/357 .
The West side meeting will have a presentation on Free Software gaming.
The presentation is based on a presentation from SCaLE that got good
reviews from all I've talked to.  In fact, the presenter from SCaLE and
calimer are probably plotting on Free Software gaming stuff.

[...]
 
tyche then said, "Thanks, xHans.  We appreciate the information."

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:33 PM
and tyche thanked everyone for coming.

== Credits ==
 * Craig A Eddy
 * John Crawford
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