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= Requestsed Screencasts =
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== Specification Under Development == = Reference Material =
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 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/WhatAreTheComponents
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/LinuxForWindowsUsers - "Where is my C drive!?" etc
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/VideoCardTroubleshooting
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/RunningWindowsPrograms - Using Wine / Cedega / Transgaming
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/FullSystemEmulation - Qemu / VMWare etc
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/WhereToGoForHelp - websites, wikis, forums etc
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/InstallingFromAlternateCD
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/UsingTheShell - basic Linux commands (ls, cd, mv, ./, chmod, chown)
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/InstallingEdgyFromLiveCDOnANewDisk
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/FileNavigation -
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/ConfiguringAdditionalRepositories
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/InstantMessaging
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/InstallingSoftware
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/InstallingNewSoftwareViaSynaptic
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/ConfiguringAPrinter - Setting up a printer which may be networked or locally attached.
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/PlayingMP3s - Configuring the system to be able to play MP3s, then actually playing them.
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/WatchingVideos
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/InstallingJava
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/BackupAndRestore - Using sbackup to do full backup and restore of individual files
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/EnablingNvidiaBinaryDriver
 * ["/Template"] - To be used when creating a specification for a new screencast.
 * ["ScreencastTeam/RecordingScreencasts"] - Current known-good procedure for actually creating the screencast.
 * ["ScreencastTeam/FAQ"] - Frequently Asked Questions about this project/team.
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Unsorted = Requested Screencasts =
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 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/AccessingWindowsFileShares
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/CreatingAndUploadingSimpleWebPages
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/UsingBitTorrent
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/ReconfiguringXorg - When you screw the video config, how to get it working again.
== Specifications ==
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Installation and upgrades - hard to video. || '''Status'''|| '''Description'''||
||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || An idea for a screencast has been suggested, a specification is now required||
||<#ed8832>To Allocate|| Waiting to be allocated to someone, or to be recorded||
||<#fdfa03>Preparing|| Allocated to someone who is getting ready to record it||
||<#0cb13e>Recorded|| The screencast itself has now been recorded. Further processing/editing may be required||
||<#0cff3e>Complete|| Screencast uploaded and is available for viewing||
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 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/UpgradingFromReleaseToRelease
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/InstallingUbuntuOnANewDisk
=== Introductions ===
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The real basics. || '''Specification''' || '''Brief Description''' || '''Status''' || '''Owner''' ||
||["/WhatAreTheComponents"]|| ||<#ed8832>To Allocate|| ||
||["/LinuxForWindowsUsers"] || "Where is my C drive!?" etc ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/InstallingUbuntuOnANewDisk"]|| ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/WhereToGoForHelp"]|| websites, wikis, forums etc ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/AnIntroductionToTheUbuntuDesktop"]|| ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/IntroductionToTheFilesystem"]|| where everything lives ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
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 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/AnIntroductionToTheUbuntuDesktop
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/IntroductionToTheFilesystem - where everything lives
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/KeepingTheSystemSecure
=== Typical Basic User Activites ===
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System admin tasks. || '''Specification''' || '''Brief Description''' || '''Status''' || '''Owner''' ||
||["/InstantMessaging"]|| ||<#ed8832>To Allocate || ||
||["/AccessingWindowsFileShares"]|| ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/CreatingAndUploadingSimpleWebPages"]|| ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/UsingBitTorrent"]|| ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/WritingAndPrintingALetter"]|| The basics of word processing and printing||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/BurningAndDuplicatingCDs"]|| Burning data, music and ISO images to CD.||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/ManagingDigitalPhotos"]||Getting photos off a digital camera, and using F-spot to manage them. ||<#ed8832>To Allocate || ||
||["/ManagingDigitalMusic"]|| Ripping CDs to various formats (MP3, OGG, WAV), managing collections. ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/InternetTelephony"]|| Using tools like Skype and Ekiga ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/FileNavigation"]|| ||<#ed8832>To Allocate || ||
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 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/MakingThingsHappenAtStartup - Configuring applications to start globally but also on a session by session basis.
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/MakingThingsHappenRegularly - Regularly scheduled jobs using cron.
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/FindingDriversForHardware - Non specific - cover video cards (open vs closed), wireless, LAN, sound etc
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/InstallingVideoDrivers - Cover video cards in more detail
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/InstallingWirelessLanDrivers - Cover options including madwifi, ndiswrapper and native support.
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/RemoteControl - SSH, VNC and Rdesktop.
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/UsingExternalDrives - USB and firewire drives for example, could be hard disks or flash memory card or digital camera.
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/UsingMultipleScreens - Dual headed displays
=== Typical Intermediate User Activities ===
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End user tasks. || '''Specification''' || '''Brief Description''' || '''Status''' || '''Owner''' ||
||["/WatchingDigitalTelevision"]|| Getting a DVB-T card to work, and then using an application to watch telly.||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/RunningDOSandWindowsPrograms"]|| Using DOSEMU / WINE / Cedega / Transgaming ||<#0cb13e>Recorded ||AlanPope ||
||["/WatchingDigitalTelevision"]|| ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec ||AlanPope||
||["/InstallingMythTV"]|| Installing MythTV on Ubuntu ||<#fdfa03>Preparing ||AlanPope ||
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 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/WatchingDigitalTelevision - Getting a DVB-T card to work, and then using an application to watch telly.
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/WritingAndPrintingALetter - The basics of word processing and printing
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/BurningAndDuplicatingCDs - Burning data, music and ISO images to CD.
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/ManagingDigitalPhotos - Getting photos off a digital camera, and using F-spot to manage them.
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/ManagingDigitalMusic - Ripping CDs to various formats (MP3, OGG, WAV), managing collections.
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/InternetTelephony - Using tools like Skype and Ekiga
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/ConfiguringSamba - from both a server and client point of view
=== Basic Admin Tasks ===

|| '''Specification''' || '''Brief Description''' || '''Status''' || '''Owner''' ||
||["/InstallingNewSoftwareViaSynaptic"]|| ||<#ed8832>To Allocate|| ||
||["/PlayingMP3s"]||Configuring the system to be able to play MP3s, then actually playing them.||<#ed8832>To Allocate || ||
||["/WatchingVideos"]|| ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/InstallingJava"] || ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/ConfiguringAPrinter"]||Setting up a printer which may be networked or locally attached.||<#ed8832>To Allocate || ||
||["/RemoteControl"]|| - SSH, VNC and Rdesktop ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||

=== Intermediate Admin Tasks ===

|| '''Specification''' || '''Brief Description''' || '''Status''' || '''Owner''' ||
||["/InstallingSoftware"]|| ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/UsingTheShell"]|| basic Linux commands (ls, cd, mv, ./, chmod, chown) ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/ConfiguringSamba"]|| from both a server and client point of view ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/KeepingTheSystemSecure"]|| ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/FindingDriversForHardware"]|| Non specific - cover video cards (open vs closed), wireless, LAN, sound etc ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/MakingThingsHappenRegularly"]||Regularly scheduled jobs using cron.||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||

=== Problem Solving ===

|| '''Specification''' || '''Brief Description''' || '''Status''' || '''Owner''' ||
||["/VideoCardTroubleshooting"]|| ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||

== Unsorted / Incomplete ==

|| '''Specification''' || '''Brief Description''' || '''Status''' || '''Owner''' ||
||["/FullSystemEmulation"]|| Qemu / VMWare etc ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/InstallingFromAlternateCD"]|| ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/InstallingEdgyFromLiveCDOnANewDisk"]|| ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/ConfiguringAdditionalRepositories"]|| ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/BackupAndRestore"]|| Using sbackup/hubackup to do full backup and restore of individual files ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/EnablingNvidiaBinaryDriver"]|| ||<#fdfa03>Preparing ||AlanPope||
||["/ReconfiguringXorg"]|| When you screw the video config, how to get it working again. ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/UpgradingFromReleaseToRelease"]|| ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/MakingThingsHappenAtStartup"]||Configuring applications to start globally but also on a session by session basis. ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/InstallingVideoDrivers"]|| - Cover video cards in more detail ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/InstallingWirelessLanDrivers"]|| Cover options including madwifi, ndiswrapper and native support.||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/UsingExternalDrives"]|| - USB and firewire drives for example, could be hard disks or flash memory card or digital camera.||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
||["/UsingMultipleScreens"]|| - Dual headed displays ||<#ed3232>Needs Spec || ||
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 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/ChangingTheLookOfYourDesktop
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/ConfiguringEmailInUbuntu - Configure evolution to get mail by pop3 and send mail by smtp
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/InstallingFlash
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/InternetRelayChat - What it is and how to use it effectively
 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/InstallingUbuntuDualBoot - Install ubuntu on an existing windows system

=== Reference Material ===

 * ScreencastTeam/Requests/Template
 * ScreencastTeam/RecordingScreencasts
 * ScreencastTeam/FAQ



|| '''Specification''' || '''Brief Description''' || '''Status''' || '''Owner''' || '''Watch''' ||
||["/ChangingTheLookOfYourDesktop"]|| ||<#0cff3e>Complete || AlanPope || [http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Customising_Ubuntu_Desktop https://wiki.ubuntu.com/htdocs/ubuntu/img/u-www.png]||
||["/ConfiguringEmailInUbuntu"]||Configure evolution to get mail by pop3 and send mail by smtp||<#0cff3e>Complete || AlanPope|| [http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Introduction_to_Evolution https://wiki.ubuntu.com/htdocs/ubuntu/img/u-www.png]||
||["/InstallingFlash"]|| Installing flash 7 and 9 beta||<#0cff3e>Complete || AlanPope || [http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Installing_Flash_on_Ubuntu_i386 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/htdocs/ubuntu/img/u-www.png]||
||["/InternetRelayChat"]||How to connecct||<#0cff3e>Complete|| AlanPope|| [http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Installing_and_Using_XChat-Gnome https://wiki.ubuntu.com/htdocs/ubuntu/img/u-www.png] [http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Connecting_to_IRC_Using_GAIM https://wiki.ubuntu.com/htdocs/ubuntu/img/u-www.png]||
||["/InstallingUbuntuDualBoot"]|| Install ubuntu on an existing windows system||<#0cff3e>Complete|| AlanPope|| [http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Downloading_and_Burning_an_Ubuntu_ISO https://wiki.ubuntu.com/htdocs/ubuntu/img/u-www.png] [http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Installing_Ubuntu_with_Windows_Dual-Boot https://wiki.ubuntu.com/htdocs/ubuntu/img/u-www.png] ||
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Reference Material

  • ["/Template"] - To be used when creating a specification for a new screencast.
  • ["ScreencastTeam/RecordingScreencasts"] - Current known-good procedure for actually creating the screencast.

  • ["ScreencastTeam/FAQ"] - Frequently Asked Questions about this project/team.

Requested Screencasts

Specifications

Status

Description

Needs Spec

An idea for a screencast has been suggested, a specification is now required

To Allocate

Waiting to be allocated to someone, or to be recorded

Preparing

Allocated to someone who is getting ready to record it

Recorded

The screencast itself has now been recorded. Further processing/editing may be required

Complete

Screencast uploaded and is available for viewing

Introductions

Specification

Brief Description

Status

Owner

["/WhatAreTheComponents"]

To Allocate

["/LinuxForWindowsUsers"]

"Where is my C drive!?" etc

Needs Spec

["/InstallingUbuntuOnANewDisk"]

Needs Spec

["/WhereToGoForHelp"]

websites, wikis, forums etc

Needs Spec

["/AnIntroductionToTheUbuntuDesktop"]

Needs Spec

["/IntroductionToTheFilesystem"]

where everything lives

Needs Spec

Typical Basic User Activites

Specification

Brief Description

Status

Owner

["/InstantMessaging"]

To Allocate

["/AccessingWindowsFileShares"]

Needs Spec

["/CreatingAndUploadingSimpleWebPages"]

Needs Spec

["/UsingBitTorrent"]

Needs Spec

["/WritingAndPrintingALetter"]

The basics of word processing and printing

Needs Spec

["/BurningAndDuplicatingCDs"]

Burning data, music and ISO images to CD.

Needs Spec

["/ManagingDigitalPhotos"]

Getting photos off a digital camera, and using F-spot to manage them.

To Allocate

["/ManagingDigitalMusic"]

Ripping CDs to various formats (MP3, OGG, WAV), managing collections.

Needs Spec

["/InternetTelephony"]

Using tools like Skype and Ekiga

Needs Spec

["/FileNavigation"]

To Allocate

Typical Intermediate User Activities

Specification

Brief Description

Status

Owner

["/WatchingDigitalTelevision"]

Getting a DVB-T card to work, and then using an application to watch telly.

Needs Spec

["/RunningDOSandWindowsPrograms"]

Using DOSEMU / WINE / Cedega / Transgaming

Recorded

AlanPope

["/WatchingDigitalTelevision"]

Needs Spec

AlanPope

["/InstallingMythTV"]

Installing MythTV on Ubuntu

Preparing

AlanPope

Basic Admin Tasks

Specification

Brief Description

Status

Owner

["/InstallingNewSoftwareViaSynaptic"]

To Allocate

["/PlayingMP3s"]

Configuring the system to be able to play MP3s, then actually playing them.

To Allocate

["/WatchingVideos"]

Needs Spec

["/InstallingJava"]

Needs Spec

["/ConfiguringAPrinter"]

Setting up a printer which may be networked or locally attached.

To Allocate

["/RemoteControl"]

- SSH, VNC and Rdesktop

Needs Spec

Intermediate Admin Tasks

Specification

Brief Description

Status

Owner

["/InstallingSoftware"]

Needs Spec

["/UsingTheShell"]

basic Linux commands (ls, cd, mv, ./, chmod, chown)

Needs Spec

["/ConfiguringSamba"]

from both a server and client point of view

Needs Spec

["/KeepingTheSystemSecure"]

Needs Spec

["/FindingDriversForHardware"]

Non specific - cover video cards (open vs closed), wireless, LAN, sound etc

Needs Spec

["/MakingThingsHappenRegularly"]

Regularly scheduled jobs using cron.

Needs Spec

Problem Solving

Specification

Brief Description

Status

Owner

["/VideoCardTroubleshooting"]

Needs Spec

Unsorted / Incomplete

Specification

Brief Description

Status

Owner

["/FullSystemEmulation"]

Qemu / VMWare etc

Needs Spec

["/InstallingFromAlternateCD"]

Needs Spec

["/InstallingEdgyFromLiveCDOnANewDisk"]

Needs Spec

["/ConfiguringAdditionalRepositories"]

Needs Spec

["/BackupAndRestore"]

Using sbackup/hubackup to do full backup and restore of individual files

Needs Spec

["/EnablingNvidiaBinaryDriver"]

Preparing

AlanPope

["/ReconfiguringXorg"]

When you screw the video config, how to get it working again.

Needs Spec

["/UpgradingFromReleaseToRelease"]

Needs Spec

["/MakingThingsHappenAtStartup"]

Configuring applications to start globally but also on a session by session basis.

Needs Spec

["/InstallingVideoDrivers"]

- Cover video cards in more detail

Needs Spec

["/InstallingWirelessLanDrivers"]

Cover options including madwifi, ndiswrapper and native support.

Needs Spec

["/UsingExternalDrives"]

- USB and firewire drives for example, could be hard disks or flash memory card or digital camera.

Needs Spec

["/UsingMultipleScreens"]

- Dual headed displays

Needs Spec

Completed Videos

Specification

Brief Description

Status

Owner

Watch

["/ChangingTheLookOfYourDesktop"]

Complete

AlanPope

[http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Customising_Ubuntu_Desktop https://wiki.ubuntu.com/htdocs/ubuntu/img/u-www.png]

["/ConfiguringEmailInUbuntu"]

Configure evolution to get mail by pop3 and send mail by smtp

Complete

AlanPope

[http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Introduction_to_Evolution https://wiki.ubuntu.com/htdocs/ubuntu/img/u-www.png]

["/InstallingFlash"]

Installing flash 7 and 9 beta

Complete

AlanPope

[http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Installing_Flash_on_Ubuntu_i386 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/htdocs/ubuntu/img/u-www.png]

["/InternetRelayChat"]

How to connecct

Complete

AlanPope

[http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Installing_and_Using_XChat-Gnome https://wiki.ubuntu.com/htdocs/ubuntu/img/u-www.png] [http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Connecting_to_IRC_Using_GAIM https://wiki.ubuntu.com/htdocs/ubuntu/img/u-www.png]

["/InstallingUbuntuDualBoot"]

Install ubuntu on an existing windows system

Complete

AlanPope

[http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Downloading_and_Burning_an_Ubuntu_ISO https://wiki.ubuntu.com/htdocs/ubuntu/img/u-www.png] [http://doc.ubuntu.com/screencasts/Installing_Ubuntu_with_Windows_Dual-Boot https://wiki.ubuntu.com/htdocs/ubuntu/img/u-www.png]


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