Thanks Craig ... our closest is in Canberra ... 400 klms round trip ... not to mention the weather this time of year ... snow and ice on roads .....<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/12/07, <b class="gmail_sendername"> Craig Ross</b> <<a href="mailto:craig@ventexwebdesigns.com.au">craig@ventexwebdesigns.com.au</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><br>One of the best things you can do as a newbie is get to your local Linux User Group</div> <div>At these groups you will actualy meet other people that will be happy to help you out</div> <div>see <a href="http://www.linux.org.au/usergroups/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.linux.org.au/usergroups/</a> for local user groups.</div> <div> </div> <div>else </div> <div> </div> <div>you can get on the freenode irc channel and join #ubuntu this IRC channel is great for quick accurate support.</div> <div> </div> <div>stick to this mailing list and you will be looked after<br>-- <br>Craig Ross<br>0407283367<br>Ventex Web Designs<br><a href="http://www.ventexwebdesigns.com.au" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> http://www.ventexwebdesigns.com.au</a> </div> <br>--<br>ubuntu-au mailing list<br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au" target="_blank"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au</a><br><br></blockquote></div><br>