Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing lightning strike & surges

2007-05-28 Thread luxxius
luxxius wrote: > How about phoning Belkin: 0193 335 2000 (e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Just came across Belkin's tech support number: 0845 607 7787 Cheaper than the 0193 number. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing lightning strike & surges

2007-05-28 Thread Chris Wright
Robin Menneer wrote: > > Ta. You don't happen to know if the extension lead sockets are > one-shot or resetting , (phone-wise and/or power) ? Robin > I 'believe' them to be one shot devices. (At least the proper ones). There are two basic types used for strike protection, gas discharge t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing lightning strike & surges

2007-05-28 Thread luxxius
Neil Greenwood wrote: > On 28/05/07, Robin Menneer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Ta. You don't happen to know if the extension lead sockets are one-shot or >> resetting , (phone-wise and/or power) ? Robin > > I don't sorry. And I don't know where the box/instructions are anymore either. > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shutting down Windows

2007-05-28 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 28/05/07, LeeUKHA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "User Account Control". Quoting MS - "The main goal of User Account > Control is to reduce the exposure and attack surface of the operating > system by requiring that all users run in standard user mode. This > limitation minimizes the ability for u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing lightning strike & surges

2007-05-28 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 28/05/07, Robin Menneer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ta. You don't happen to know if the extension lead sockets are one-shot or > resetting , (phone-wise and/or power) ? Robin I don't sorry. And I don't know where the box/instructions are anymore either. If you've got a hardware shop near

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shutting down Windows

2007-05-28 Thread Matthew Larsen
> Welcome to the world of Ubuntu! It's a great place to be as is the > University of Manchester! > > Regards, > Tony. Wow hello there! I whole-heartedly agree, but as a southerner I find it a bit nippy up here. Beer is cheap though... > > It's basically SUDO... (but without having to type the pas

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shutting down Windows

2007-05-28 Thread LeeUKHA
Tony Arnold wrote: > Matthew, > > Matthew Larsen wrote: > > >>> Control Panel > Power Options > select 'Change Power Settings' for the >>> selected Power Plan > select 'Change advanced power settings' > Expand >>> the 'Power Buttons and Sleep' option > Expand 'Start Menu power >>> button' opti

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shutting down Windows

2007-05-28 Thread Tony Arnold
Matthew, Matthew Larsen wrote: >> Control Panel > Power Options > select 'Change Power Settings' for the >> selected Power Plan > select 'Change advanced power settings' > Expand >> the 'Power Buttons and Sleep' option > Expand 'Start Menu power >> button' option and then choose 'Shutdown from th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shutting down Windows

2007-05-28 Thread Matthew Larsen
> There is... > > Control Panel > Power Options > select 'Change Power Settings' for the > selected Power Plan > select 'Change advanced power settings' > Expand > the 'Power Buttons and Sleep' option > Expand 'Start Menu power > button' option and then choose 'Shutdown from the drop-down menu that

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shutting down Windows

2007-05-28 Thread Tony Arnold
I love this community, it's so friendly. We even get Windows questions answered! Brilliant:-) Regards, Tony. P.S., Excuse the top post! Sebastian Kinnaird wrote: > On 5/28/07, Dean Sas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Maybe there's a way to make shut down the default. >> >> Dean > > There is... >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preventing lightning strike & surges

2007-05-28 Thread Robin Menneer
On 5/27/07, Neil Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 26/05/07, Robin Menneer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for advices. On the mains side we have the necessary earth and > voltage trips, and the earth trip works well in thunder storms, plunging us > into darkness safely. But is this

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shutting down Windows

2007-05-28 Thread Sebastian Kinnaird
On 5/28/07, Dean Sas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe there's a way to make shut down the default. > > Dean There is... Control Panel > Power Options > select 'Change Power Settings' for the selected Power Plan > select 'Change advanced power settings' > Expand the 'Power Buttons and Sleep' opt

[ubuntu-uk] Shutting down Windows

2007-05-28 Thread Dean Sas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Sean Miller wrote: > ...my friend Diana can't even shut the thing down... it says it's doing > it, but it then proceeds to simply go into a "sleep" mode and when > rebooted resumes where she left it... that is not what she wants, yet > Vista doesn't