Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window XP on Ubuntu

2007-07-12 Thread Kris Marsh
On 7/13/07, Skippy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://efficientpc.co.uk/videos/vmware/ > > if I was to install windows XP in VMware, what would the processing power > hit be like? Would it be possible to run outlook in it, without it becoming > painful, It's actually quite usable, providing you i

[ubuntu-uk] Window XP on Ubuntu

2007-07-12 Thread Skippy
http://efficientpc.co.uk/videos/vmware/ if I was to install windows XP in VMware, what would the processing power hit be like? Would it be possible to run outlook in it, without it becoming painful, The reason I want to use outlook is because it is the only way I am aware of that allows me to us

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adopt a Penguin

2007-07-12 Thread Alan Pope
On Thu, 2007-07-12 at 23:43 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote: > TBH I'm starting to go off the naming idea, I just feel its 'wrong' to > name a penguin like that. Imagine if microsoft adopted a giraffe say > and called it Vista. I really don't think the Giraffe would know or care. :) Cheers, Al. s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adopt a Penguin

2007-07-12 Thread Matthew Larsen
TBH I'm starting to go off the naming idea, I just feel its 'wrong' to name a penguin like that. Imagine if microsoft adopted a giraffe say and called it Vista. Regards -- Matthew G Larsen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +44(0)7739 785 249 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mai

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adopt a Penguin

2007-07-12 Thread James Dalley
Dudley Zoo does penguins for £30:http://www.dudleyzoo.org.uk/youAndTheZoo2.htmor a corporate sponsorship:http://www.dudleyzoo.org.uk/youAndTheZoo3.htmThey seem to be open to naming aswell, aslong as there's some money involvedJay __

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK repositories slow

2007-07-12 Thread Tony Arnold
Ian, Ian Pascoe wrote: > One of the UK international gateways fell over on Monday night. That would explain it! Thanks. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. T: +44 (0)161 275 6

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK repositories slow

2007-07-12 Thread Ian Pascoe
Tony One of the UK international gateways fell over on Monday night. E -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tony Arnold Sent: 11 July 2007 10:14 To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: [ubuntu-uk] UK repositories slow Downloading this morning's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Petition against BBC iplayer

2007-07-12 Thread Rob Beard
Jason Liquorish wrote: > After seeing a lot of posts about getting media from sites such as > bbc.co.uk working I saw this on the Nottingham LUGs > mailing list: > > Hi all, > The BBC iPlayer - which provides access to BBC programming for up to > > 30 days after it's aired

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adopt a Penguin

2007-07-12 Thread Nik Butler
> Marwell Zoo have Gibbons that are adoptable. They have a summer > > Put me down for £50 if this particular idea gets moved forward. Nik -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adopt a Penguin

2007-07-12 Thread Dave Walker
On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 18:14 +0100, Dave Murphy wrote: > > We've got three months to find a Gibbon... > -- Done. Marwell Zoo have Gibbons that are adoptable. They have a summer 'promotion' on of being able to adopt the family of 4 Gibbons for £250 - or £50 individually. This would get a name

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adopt a Penguin

2007-07-12 Thread Andy Loughran
Who's going to volunteer to become a penguin keeper? I'd do it part-time? Andy Loughran www.zrmt.com m: 07921076319 - Original Message - From: "Dave Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "British Ubuntu Talk" Sent: 12 July 2007 16:48:38 o'clock (GMT) Europe/London Subject: Re: [ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adopt a Penguin

2007-07-12 Thread Dave Walker
On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 19:22 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > Hi Matthew, > > On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 18:05 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote: > > > > > > I contacted my local zoo (http://www.marwell.org.uk/) last summer > > > regarding adopting a penguin. Sadly they do not allow naming and it > > > seemed that

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I want to buy a pc..which one shall i go for?

2007-07-12 Thread Matthew Larsen
both sound good, but make sure you get a decent PSU! 450W will probably not be enough and you want to get a good brand, not a generic one Regards, On 12/07/07, Lee Tambiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/12/07, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > After extensive lo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] I want to buy a pc..which one shall i go for?

2007-07-12 Thread Lee Tambiah
On 7/12/07, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, After extensive looking into ive decided to get one of the following two specificationy pc's: CPU: AMD64 Athlon X2 6000+ AM2 CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Golden Orb II / Thermaltake Sonic Tower R2 Motherboard: Asus M2N4-SLI Memory: 2.0GB Kingst

[ubuntu-uk] I want to buy a pc..which one shall i go for?

2007-07-12 Thread STONE COLD
Hi, After extensive looking into ive decided to get one of the following two specificationy pc's: CPU: AMD64 Athlon X2 6000+ AM2 CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Golden Orb II / Thermaltake Sonic Tower R2 Motherboard: Asus M2N4-SLI Memory: 2.0GB Kingston DDR2 667mhz (2x 1GB) Hard Drive: 80GB S-ATA2 3.