Re: [ubuntu-uk] Computer Related News

www.engadget.com www.slashdot.org www.digg.com www.arstechnica.com www.pcpro.co.uk www.reddit.com news.bbc.co.uk to name a few :o) Regards On 13/07/07, Ian Pascoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Folks > > Being a VIP I have the pleasure of getting audio tapes with current > publications read on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Petition against BBC iplayer

On 13/07/07, Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You may all be interested in this article: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6897050.stm > "BBC to hear open source concerns" > Oooh very good - 'tis a pity that someone has to threaten the BBC with litigation before they'll listen thoug

[ubuntu-uk] Computer Related News

Hi Folks Being a VIP I have the pleasure of getting audio tapes with current publications read on them. The problem is that the information I now get, as opposed to actually reading it, doesn't keep me up to date with what's going on within the Computer Industry - things like new hardware etc Do

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adopt a Penguin

On 13/07/07, Paul Tansom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How about avoiding the whole pros/cons of zoos issue and adopting a wild > penguin? Somthing like this: > > http://www.seabirds.org/ > > To me that is far more in keeping with the Ubuntu ideals than a captive > penguin, whatever anyone personal

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux World Expo

Nik Butler wrote: > I have completed the form http://www.linuxexpo.org.uk/ on our Behalf and > will await further information > > If no one has any qualms I would like to organise the Stand in the .ORG > village as I did before , however this is not a solo affair and all your > contributions, effo

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

> whats wrong with having a generic psu? Its wrong for the same reasons as getting generic RAM or generic Motherboards etc. A poor PSU will not provide enough power which means crashes and your components will not last as long. Things like the Fan and casing will be cheap so it rusts and/or gets

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Adopt a Penguin

** Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-07-11 19:28]: > 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 the begin was not 'you

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

decent brand of psu...like? whats wrong with having a generic psu? > Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:03:39 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] I want to buy a > pc..which one shall i go for?> > both sound good, but make sure you get a > decen

Re: [ubuntu-uk] HTML Mail

On Friday 13 July 2007 at 13:50:20 Kirrus wrote: > I use html emails all the time: Our customers request headers, and emails > that have a bit more style than just text on a page. If I want to eat, then > we provide what the customer wants, not what we'd prefer to do. There is > only so far, and on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] HTML Mail

- "Peter Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 13 July 2007 at 13:24:35 Kirrus wrote: > > - "Peter Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Josh's mail seemed to me to have been sent twice - once in HTML > > > and once in plain text. > > > > This is standard functionality of most ad

Re: [ubuntu-uk] HTML Mail

On Friday 13 July 2007 at 13:24:35 Kirrus wrote: > - "Peter Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Josh's mail seemed to me to have been sent twice - once in HTML and > > once in > > plain text. > This is standard functionality of most advanced e-mail clients: Well IMO it shouldn't be. I reall

Re: [ubuntu-uk] HTML Mail

Hi Paul Mellors wrote: > I don't know about everyone, but i've turned off HTML mail in my email > client so can't actually read your emails. Is there any reason people use > HMTL enabled email instead of plain text? Your client should still be taking reasonable steps to display the mails - str

Re: [ubuntu-uk] HTML Mail

- "Peter Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Josh's mail seemed to me to have been sent twice - once in HTML and > once in > plain text. My mailer is also set to not use HTML, so read the plain > text bit > fine. > > Obviously, someone should have a word with Google about wasting twice > as

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflet sheet (SHHIPT content) for CDs

On Fri, 2007-07-13 at 12:48 +0100, Matthew Larsen wrote: > > * Lack of links to Ubuntu-UK. We should be directing people to our > > community for support/advice etc. Stick our logo on there as well. > > Which leaflets are you referring to? Mainly the graphics ones. They link to the Ubuntu commun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflet sheet (SHHIPT content) for CDs

Hey Dave, I dont usually do these 'point by point' replys, but feel it is best in this case > * A couple of the leaflets had a Creative Commons license attached, > whilst others didn't. Those that did not not have a URL for the license > - this should be included. Personally I think anything we (

Re: [ubuntu-uk] HTML Mail

On Friday 13 July 2007 at 12:54:03 Josh Blacker wrote: > On 7/13/07, Paul Mellors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't know about everyone, but i've turned off HTML mail in my email > > client so can't actually read your emails. Is there any reason people > > use HMTL enabled email instead of pl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux World Expo

I MAY be able to attend, its just that it falls on a Tues/Wed which is rubbish for me. Put me on the shortlist though, I would be more than happy to help! Congratulations Paul :o) Regards, On 13/07/07, Paul Mellors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to get involved as much as i can, and would

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window XP on Ubuntu

It may be possible to switch between 2 hardware setups, windows does come with support for it (take for example when you use a laptop with a port replicator), although I have very little experience in setting up alternative hardware configs in windows so can't give you much more info. You shouldnt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] HTML Mail

On 7/13/07, Paul Mellors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know about everyone, but i've turned off HTML mail in my email > client so can't actually read your emails. Is there any reason people use > HMTL enabled email instead of plain text? Personally, it's gmail's default setting, and I do s

[ubuntu-uk] HTML Mail

I don't know about everyone, but i've turned off HTML mail in my email client so can't actually read your emails. Is there any reason people use HMTL enabled email instead of plain text? Cheers MooDoo -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Petition against BBC iplayer

You may all be interested in this article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6897050.stm "BBC to hear open source concerns" On 7/12/07, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jason Liquorish wrote: > After seeing a lot of posts about getting media from sites such as > bbc.co.uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux World Expo

I'd like to get involved as much as i can, and would like to man the stand, however i'm getting married Oct 6th so i'll need to arrange a pass :) Cheers Paul [MooDoo] - Original Message - From: "Dave Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "British Ubuntu Talk" Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 12:2

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux World Expo

On Fri, 2007-07-13 at 11:47 +0100, Nik Butler wrote: > If no one has any qualms I would like to organise the Stand in the .ORG > village as I did before , however this is not a solo affair and all your > contributions, effort and involvement will as last year be greatly > appreciated. If possible

[ubuntu-uk] Linux World Expo

I have completed the form http://www.linuxexpo.org.uk/ on our Behalf and will await further information If no one has any qualms I would like to organise the Stand in the .ORG village as I did before , however this is not a solo affair and all your contributions, effort and involvement will as las

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflet sheet (SHHIPT content) for CDs

> Nope, the image comes from stock.xchng - Image license information is > available here http://www.sxc.hu/info.phtml?f=help&s=8_2 > > Cheers > > Chris > > And are we sure the Green Grass/ Field is not a trademark'd asset for XP ? I ask only because I recently have been handling a Trademark/cop

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflet sheet (SHHIPT content) for CDs

> * The 'grass' image used on the leaflets - is that the actual Microsoft > image? If so we can't use it. > Nope, the image comes from stock.xchng - Image license information is available here http://www.sxc.hu/info.phtml?f=help&s=8_2 Cheers Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflet sheet (SHHIPT content) for CDs

On Sat, 2007-07-07 at 17:39 +0100, alan c wrote: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Leaflets I've just had a quick look through the leaflets on that page, and they're all very good, but I do have a few comments. * A couple of the leaflets had a Creative Commons license attached, whilst others didn

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window XP on Ubuntu

You might want to give some like Virtualbox or Qemu ago as well. The biggest problem you might have in terms of speed would related to the amount of ram you have. XP really wants 512mg to run at a good speed - which would leave ubuntu with nothing apart from a sore hard disk as it swaps everythin