Re: MS Access from Ubuntu

2009-11-12 Thread Paul Gear
David Bowskill wrote: > Hello All > > I wish to run MS Access 2003 from within Ubuntu. > I own registered copies of the full MS Office 2003 suite and also XP Pro. > What is the best and easiest way to achieve this ? > Advice and experience greatly appreciated. Another option that you might find u

Re: Help with Graphics Problem on New Machine using Koala

2009-11-12 Thread Paul Gear
OPM595 wrote: > My problem precisely is that I can not get a screen resolution other then > 800 x 600. On a 19" monitor, this is a real headache. > In Preferences > Display there is nothing detected and the only display > size listed to choose from is 800 x 600. > > Anyway, I think this thing has c

Re: MS Access from Ubuntu

2009-11-12 Thread glenn
On Thu, 2009-11-12 at 18:14 +1000, Paul Gear wrote: > David Bowskill wrote: > > Hello All > > > > I wish to run MS Access 2003 from within Ubuntu. > > I own registered copies of the full MS Office 2003 suite and also XP Pro. > > What is the best and easiest way to achieve this ? > > Advice and exp

Re: MS Access from Ubuntu

2009-11-12 Thread Samuel Jackson
+1 for Virtualbox Best VM solution I've come across. -- Sam Jackson -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au

"What Is Ubuntu" Project -- New website and forums

2009-11-12 Thread Chris Jones
Some of you may remember, almost 3 years ago I set up a small website and project called "What Is Ubuntu Project". After 3 years, the project has changed direction and has moved from the old url of www.whatisubuntu.com > http://whatisubuntu.freehostia.com The site has changed a little, but in a g

Re: Basic Ubuntu 9.10 installation question

2009-11-12 Thread Daniel Sobey
On Thu, 2009-11-12 at 13:12 +1100, Russell Coker wrote: > > Mobile phones are NEVER designed for Linux, they are designed to run a > locked-down proprietary environment which may involve a Linux kernel and some > GPL user-space. > This was true a few years ago before the openmoko. Everything

Re: Basic Ubuntu 9.10 installation question

2009-11-12 Thread daniel sobey
Sorry, replied to the wrong mailing list --- On Fri, 13/11/09, Daniel Sobey wrote: > From: Daniel Sobey > Subject: Re: Basic Ubuntu 9.10 installation question > To: "ubuntu mailing list" > Received: Friday, 13 November, 2009, 9:13 AM > On Thu, 2009-11-12 at 13:12 +1100, > Russell Coker wrote:

Internet connection problem with 9.10

2009-11-12 Thread Geoffrey Combes
Last night I upgraded Ubuntu from 9.08 to 9.10. After re-establishing my Telstra MobileWireless connection (not straightforward as I discovered with 9.08) I opened and connected Firefox, Epiphany and Evolution in the usual way successfully. However after opening once subsequent openings were u

Re: Help with Graphics Problem on New Machine using Koala

2009-11-12 Thread OPM595
Many thanks for that kind offer, Phil. I'm actually on the other side of the Island (South Western Sydney). I'll most certainly check out those links though - thanks. To be honest, I bit the bullet and took the easy way out. Meaning I spent a couple of bucks and purchased a Gigabyte GeForce 8400 G