<div>John, welcome to the community. We will all be excited to see the different systems people bring to install on. Certainly feel free to bring your laptop and accessories. I would urge you before doing a dual boot scenario, to just make sure you have backed up all your My Documents, Documents and Settings, and configuration files for your applications on your windows system. <br><br>I'll definitely look forward to seeing you at the Install Fest !<br><br>Josh<br>aka.   Master Chief<br> </div> <div> </div> <div><br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/6/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">John Kingsley</b> <<a href="mailto:johnekingsley@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">johnekingsley@gmail.com </a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div>Hello all, </div> <div> </div> <div>I am new to the Ga LoCo community because I recently moved up to Atlanta, I am excited to attend the event on Saturday and thought I ought to give some sort of RSVP and introduce myself so that I am not just showing up unannounced. I just graduated from college in may and now live and work in the norcross area. Now that the unexciting details are out of the way let me say that I am relatively new to Linux and Ubuntu in particular. I have been using linux off and on for 2 years now I only just recently took the plunge into Ubuntu and found that not only is the software easy to use and semi-intuitive, the user community is absolutely amazing. I have always considered myself relativly adept at windows and computers but when it came to Linux I was lost in a fog and that's how I stayed for quite sometime till I discovered Ubuntu and its user community. Now I feel that Linux is a viable desktop environment for everyday use and I plan on transitioning from windows to it. </div> <div> </div> <div>So.. that was long and I'm sorry. Now a few questions: </div> <div>A. I plan on bringing my laptop to install GG; Is there anything else I ought to bring? I have no real peripherals I use other than a mouse and an external HD.</div> <div>B. Will there be some tutorial or some way I can get help with virtualization within Ubuntu? I still need windows for some things and will be dual booting but would love to switch to a more unified system.</div> <div>C. What can I do to help? I am planning on being active in this community and would like to give back in some small way because everyone in the greater Ubuntu community has been so helpful to me.</div> <div> </div> <div>I think that is all for now. I hope I haven't thoroughly bored you all. Thank you in advance for all the help and sage advise I will be receiving come Saturday and in the future.<br> </div> <div>John E. Kingsley</div><br>--<br>Ubuntu-us-ga mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ubuntu-us-ga@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Ubuntu-us-ga@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ga" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ga</a><br><br></blockquote></div> <br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Joshua Chase<br>GMT - 4:00<br><a href="http://www.linuxcrypt.net" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.linuxcrypt.net</a><br><a href="http://www.cigarbros.net" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> http://www.cigarbros.net</a><br>gtalk: joshua.d.chase<br> skype: joshua.chase<br>msn: <a href="mailto:quad_damage778@hotmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">quad_damage778@hotmail.com</a><br>XBOX Live GamerTag: SweatyJpimp<br>Grand Central # (404) 461-9919