Re: [ubuntu-uk] Organising Local Meetings

2006-09-14 Thread Sean Miller
Steve Smith wrote: > Sounds cool :). Could I get a straw-poll: is there anyone else in > South Wales around here? > Somerset... so somewhere like Bristol might be a good compromise? Or even just across the bridge... Newport, maybe... Sean -- ubuntu-uk mailing list ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: UK Free Software Network broadband

2006-09-14 Thread Tony Arnold
Billy, On Thu, 2006-09-14 at 18:01 +0100, Billy wrote: > Horrific customer service I agree with this. I recently tried to order a service for my mothers phone line. There was a problme with my WEB based order and I had to phone them. It took me two days to get through! Replying to their e-mail g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help in setting up demo for LinuxWorld

2006-09-14 Thread Nik Butler
Paul Sladen wrote: > On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Nik Butler wrote: > >> Paul Sladen wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Alan Helmore-Simpson wrote: >>> So Paul, can you accept one and get it working for us then please ? >>> > > If you think you can arrange getting one of the HP tablets there

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help in setting up demo for LinuxWold

2006-09-14 Thread Paul Sladen
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Nik Butler wrote: > Paul Sladen wrote: > > On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Alan Helmore-Simpson wrote: > > > I have a couple of tablet PCs (Google for 'TC1100') > > They should work out-of-the box. The wifi is ipw2100 and the pen input > > is a wacom. > So Paul, can you accept one and ge

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help in setting up demo for LinuxWold

2006-09-14 Thread Nik Butler
Paul Sladen wrote: On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Alan Helmore-Simpson wrote: I have a couple of tablet PCs (Google for 'TC1100') they are sexy looking machines and I would like to bring them along to the show for demo machines They should work out-of-the box. The wifi is ipw21

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help in setting up demo for LinuxWold

2006-09-14 Thread Paul Sladen
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Alan Helmore-Simpson wrote: > I have a couple of tablet PCs (Google for 'TC1100') they are sexy looking > machines and I would like to bring them along to the show for demo machines They should work out-of-the box. The wifi is ipw2100 and the pen input is a wacom. The most

[ubuntu-uk] Help in setting up demo for LinuxWold

2006-09-14 Thread Alan Helmore-Simpson
Hi, I have a couple of tablet PCs (Google for 'TC1100') they are sexy looking machines and I would like to bring them along to the show for demo machines (Trust me, they will turn a few heads, despite their age) trouble is I have not had time to make Ubuntu work on them, would anyone like to gi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: UK Free Software Network broadband

2006-09-14 Thread Billy
On Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 05:04:51PM +0100, Tony Arnold wrote: > > I switched to them last week from Pipex. > > I'm curious to know why you moved away from Pipex? Horrific customer service and a download speed that went from 200k/sec down to 20 and for which I couldn't get an explanation other tha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: UK Free Software Network broadband

2006-09-14 Thread john levin
Sean Hammond wrote: > Anyone here getting broadband from the UK Free software network? > > http://www.ukfsn.org/ > > They are (very slightly) cheaper than the Phone Coop or Zen (6 month > period plus connection fee). Their cheapest broadband package gives > you a 3GB peak time cap, and 30GB off p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: UK Free Software Network broadband

2006-09-14 Thread William Anderson
Sean Hammond wrote: > Anyone here getting broadband from the UK Free software network? > > http://www.ukfsn.org/ > > They are (very slightly) cheaper than the Phone Coop or Zen (6 month > period plus connection fee). Their cheapest broadband package gives > you a 3GB peak time cap, and 30GB off p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: UK Free Software Network broadband

2006-09-14 Thread Tony Arnold
Billy, On Thu, 2006-09-14 at 16:44 +0100, Billy wrote: > On Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 04:42:13PM +0100, Sean Hammond wrote: > > Anyone here getting broadband from the UK Free software network? > > > > http://www.ukfsn.org/ > > > I switched to them last week from Pipex. I'm curious to know why you m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: UK Free Software Network broadband

2006-09-14 Thread Billy
On Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 04:42:13PM +0100, Sean Hammond wrote: > Anyone here getting broadband from the UK Free software network? > > http://www.ukfsn.org/ I switched to them last week from Pipex. Had a bit of a billing hitch - but it seemed to be to do with "entanet" who provide the actual dsl

[ubuntu-uk] OT: UK Free Software Network broadband

2006-09-14 Thread Sean Hammond
Anyone here getting broadband from the UK Free software network? http://www.ukfsn.org/ They are (very slightly) cheaper than the Phone Coop or Zen (6 month period plus connection fee). Their cheapest broadband package gives you a 3GB peak time cap, and 30GB off peak cap. Off peak is 10pm to 8am w

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-uk planet

2006-09-14 Thread Michael Wood
The ubuntu-uk planet is up and I've "themed" it. If you would like your blog added to it please email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) me with the feed address and your name. Currently the planet can be found here : http://www.ubuntu-uk.org/planet/ Michael Wood -- ubuntu-uk mailing list ubuntu-uk@lists

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LinuxWorld planning - Update 14th Sept.

2006-09-14 Thread Alan Helmore-Simpson
> I'll do some picture taking, but I dont have a website or blog to upload > them. Also I've got a big HP Laserjet printer although it's only b&w, > so if needed I can print out loads of handouts maybe? As for interviewing > visitors are we going to have some sort of short questionnaire I have a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LinuxWorld planning - Update 14th Sept.

2006-09-14 Thread ac
nik wrote: > Since I wont get a chance to post this over the weekend, here is your > end of week update, > > > > 1: Thank You to > > Adam Bagnall, Alan Pope, Alan Helmore-Simpson,Stuart Parkington and > Ashley Hooper whom have all volunteered to aid in Setup and Attendance. > We believe Jo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LinuxWorld planning - Update 14th Sept.

2006-09-14 Thread ajb35
I'll do some picture taking, but I dont have a website or blog to upload them. Also I've got a big HP Laserjet printer although it's only b&w, so if needed I can print out loads of handouts maybe? As for interviewing visitors are we going to have some sort of short questionnaire we could ask people

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LinuxWorld planning - Update 14th Sept.

2006-09-14 Thread nik
Since I wont get a chance to post this over the weekend, here is your end of week update, 1: Thank You to Adam Bagnall, Alan Pope, Alan Helmore-Simpson,Stuart Parkington and Ashley Hooper whom have all volunteered to aid in Setup and Attendance. We believe Jono Bacon may even make an appea