[ubuntu-uk] Mindmapping (was Loading Fiesty into Mac mini)

2007-04-28 Thread I C McNab
TheVeech wrote: >> On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 22:16 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: [SNIP] >> Nowadays (IIRC like Alan Pope) I'm sticking to GNOME programs, >> avoiding KDE. I use laptops as a rule, so this prevents resource >> waste seeing as though there's only one task I rely on - >> mindmapping - that

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Fiesty into Mac mini

2007-04-28 Thread TheVeech
On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 23:12 +0100, TheVeech wrote: > > Currently I using Daffy, not Edgy. do you want me to put basero > on > > my compact laptop or on Tiger in the mac mini when it comes? I'm > not > > sure of the worth of the CD drive on the laptop, it's about 5 or 6 > > years old. I have an

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Fiesty into Mac mini

2007-04-28 Thread TheVeech
On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 22:16 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: > I hasten to reply today that as far as I know, there are 2 models of > mac mini and and I am supposed to be getting the one with 80Gb hard > disc, ie the model with the higher specification, plus keyboard and > screen all from Applestore. O

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Fiesty into Mac mini

2007-04-28 Thread TheVeech
On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 22:16 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: > I hasten to reply today that as far as I know, there are 2 models of > mac mini and and I am supposed to be getting the one with 80Gb hard > disc, ie the model with the higher specification, plus keyboard and > screen all from Applestore. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Fiesty into Mac mini

2007-04-28 Thread Robin Menneer
On 4/28/07, TheVeech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 16:37 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: > Thank you severally for your long mails. I've loaded Picasa easily > using the file name you gave me, and now think that f-spot may be > better, but I do need the straighten facility, hence

Re: [ubuntu-uk] GIMPshop

2007-04-28 Thread Roberto Sarrionandia
Very interesting, I will have to test it out. The one thing that came to mind though, is GIMP gives good reasons for not using the Photoshop menu structure: efficiency of code and use. Chris Rowson wrote: > I've just come across this. I thought I'd share it in case anyone > hadn't seen it before.

[ubuntu-uk] GIMPshop

2007-04-28 Thread Chris Rowson
I've just come across this. I thought I'd share it in case anyone hadn't seen it before. There's a .deb available on the site. http://plasticbugs.com/?page_id=294 It's a hack that makes GIMP work like photoshop... From the website: "If you've never used Photoshop before, you may not appreciate m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Newbie Question: best quick backup method - please!!

2007-04-28 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 23/04/07, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [snip] > 2: "sudo cp -r * ~mark/backup" > > - this copies (including subdirectories because of the "-r" option) all the > files into the "backup" subdirectory of my home directory "~mark" - you'll > need to replace mark with your own username

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Loading Fiesty into Mac mini

2007-04-28 Thread TheVeech
On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 16:37 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: > Thank you severally for your long mails. I've loaded Picasa easily > using the file name you gave me, and now think that f-spot may be > better, but I do need the straighten facility, hence going for Fiesty > (apart from its other improveme

[ubuntu-uk] Loading Fiesty into Mac mini

2007-04-28 Thread Robin Menneer
Thank you severally for your long mails. I've loaded Picasa easily using the file name you gave me, and now think that f-spot may be better, but I do need the straighten facility, hence going for Fiesty (apart from its other improvements unknown to me). I'm happy with the suggestion that you use

Re: [ubuntu-uk] f-spot vs. iphoto

2007-04-28 Thread TheVeech
On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 10:50 +0100, Kris Marsh wrote: > On 4/28/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-04-27 at 23:10 +0100, TheVeech wrote: > > > If you wanted Picasa, an easy way to install it may be to use Automatix > > > http://www.getautomatix.com/ > > > (Link for Feisty i38

[ubuntu-uk] Linux on a USB pendrive

2007-04-28 Thread TheVeech
Just got myself a 160gb WD Passport USB HDD for my laptop, so I've freed up my 2gb pendrive and I'm looking around for what to do to run a fully functioning distro (doesn't have to be Ubuntu) with a home partition on it. Anyone had a go at this? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] video

2007-04-28 Thread norman
< Snip > > > I have taken some scenes using a digital camcorder and want to look and > > listen to the results on my desktop and put a file on my website so that > > other members of my family can also see them. The suggestion I had was > > to use Kino to import from the camcorder to the computer

Re: [ubuntu-uk] f-spot vs. iphoto

2007-04-28 Thread TheVeech
On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 09:23 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > On Fri, 2007-04-27 at 23:10 +0100, TheVeech wrote: > > If you wanted Picasa, an easy way to install it may be to use Automatix > > http://www.getautomatix.com/ > > (Link for Feisty i386 download: > > http://www.getautomatix.com/apt/dists/feisty/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] video

2007-04-28 Thread Alan Pope
On Sat, Apr 28, 2007 at 10:15:48AM +0100, norman wrote: > Is there something else I ought to do, perhaps different software or > something I could be missing in Kino? I am using Ubuntu 6.10 with which > I am generally satisfied. Please, please help. > We (Hampshire Linux User Group) video our tal

Re: [ubuntu-uk] f-spot vs. iphoto

2007-04-28 Thread Kris Marsh
For Picasa, you could download it for Linux from http://picasa.google.com/linux/download.html - the deb package will work for Ubuntu, and it's a great way to ensure that you have the right dependencies (wine version etc.) Download to your desktop, and then double click to install the deb :-) I a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] video

2007-04-28 Thread Stephen Garton
norman wrote: > I am fairly new to this sort of thing and would very much appreciate > some advice. I am trying to sort out a difficulty and seem to going > round in ever decreasing circles. Yes, I do have the feeling that I may > disappear. > > I have taken some scenes using a digital camcorder

[ubuntu-uk] video

2007-04-28 Thread norman
I am fairly new to this sort of thing and would very much appreciate some advice. I am trying to sort out a difficulty and seem to going round in ever decreasing circles. Yes, I do have the feeling that I may disappear. I have taken some scenes using a digital camcorder and want to look and liste

Re: [ubuntu-uk] f-spot vs. iphoto

2007-04-28 Thread Alan Pope
On Fri, 2007-04-27 at 23:10 +0100, TheVeech wrote: > If you wanted Picasa, an easy way to install it may be to use Automatix > http://www.getautomatix.com/ > (Link for Feisty i386 download: > http://www.getautomatix.com/apt/dists/feisty/main/binary-i386/automatix2_1.1-3.12-7.04feisty_i386.deb) > wh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-desktop mistake for Edubuntu-desktop! (7.04)

2007-04-28 Thread alan c
alan c wrote: > I started with an install of Kubuntu 7.04 (iirc, using the upgrade > tool, not sure) and have just used adept package manager to install > ubuntu-desktop > > The gnome session which is produced is Edubuntu, NOT Ubuntu. > Edubuntu-desktop (!) > As much as I like Edubuntu being ava

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-desktop mistake for Edubuntu-desktop! (7.04)

2007-04-28 Thread alan c
I started with an install of Kubuntu 7.04 (iirc, using the upgrade tool, not sure) and have just used adept package manager to install ubuntu-desktop The gnome session which is produced is Edubuntu, NOT Ubuntu. Edubuntu-desktop (!) As much as I like Edubuntu being available generally I only want