Re: [Hampshire] Clock / Weather Applet Ubuntu 8.04.1

Top Page
Author: Hugo Mills
Date:  
To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Clock / Weather Applet Ubuntu 8.04.1

Reply to this message
gpg: failed to create temporary file '/var/lib/lurker/.#lk0x581b8100.hantslug.org.uk.8133': Permission denied
gpg: keyblock resource '/var/lib/lurker/pubring.gpg': Permission denied
gpg: Signature made Thu Feb 5 10:47:33 2009 GMT
gpg: using DSA key 20ACB3BE515C238D
gpg: Can't check signature: No public key
On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 09:16:26AM +0000, Phillip Chandler wrote:
> Hi Everyone.
>
> In Gnome you have the date/time applet, which now has the
> location/weather feature.
>
> Im in Newbury, but the only place nearest to me seems to be Farnborough
> (I think) and Id like to add newbury but its not in the list.
>
> You have the option of adding places if you know the Lat / Long
> Newbury
> 51°24'N
> 01°20'W
>
> But Im not sure how to add the details correctly. Farnbough's details
> for Lat & Long are :
>
> Latitude 51.283333 North
> Longitude 0.766667 West
>
> So Im going to be thick and ask the question. How would I input
> Newbury's details correctly ?


Get out your calculator...

A minute is 1/60 of a degree, and a second is 1/60 of a minute. So
51 degrees, 24 minutes North is 51 + 24/60 degrees, or 51.4 degrees.

Hugo.

-- 
=== Hugo Mills: hugo@... carfax.org.uk | darksatanic.net | lug.org.uk ===
  PGP key: 515C238D from wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net or http://www.carfax.org.uk
      --- Try everything once,  except incest and folk-dancing. ---