Michael Holloway wrote:
> 2. How many Linux users would buy a one? I'm not sure i can answer this, but
> i imagine not too many. Most linux users like to customise their machines,
> and put all the latest and greatest (or cheapest and oldest) compenents into
> it.
10 years ago, that would have
Hello,
The one definate reason I can think of for Dell doing is, is simply
the demand for PC's with Linux pre-installed on it / Windows not
pre-installed. Why bother otherwise?
Stretching that the other reason I can think of is to put pressure on
Microsoft. If Dell are successfull selling Linux P
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 16:33:56 +
STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ok i downloaded this. followed your instructions...tried to run the
> file.
>
> this is what it tells me "Could not open location
> 'file:///./BtRLDemoInstaller.run "The location or file could not be
> found'
That looks a l
> Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 21:53:08 +0100>
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Subject: Re:
[ubuntu-uk] For all you BSG fans out there!>> As promised - here's a link to
download the game: Nowt special, I just> quickly installed a webserv
mwuahahaha you poor ITIL slave. I am trying VERY hard to avoid that myself.
And where's my beer?
Regards,
On 07/09/2007, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I think you are correct in that companies (directors managers etc) are
> > looking for IT process. But IT departments are run by t
can this be used as both a media centre and a standalone computer?...mythbuntu
that is?
Which is the current version?
I can pimp my desktop in gutsy ..but not fiesty...dont know if this is
relevant...thought to mention it! :)
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Date: F
> I think you are correct in that companies (directors managers etc) are
> looking for IT process. But IT departments are run by those people. The
> heads of IT/IT Managers/IT Directors/CTOs (who are on 50k+) are responsible
> for such business. The IT department, or the team itself needs to be ma
On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 12:48 +, STONE COLD wrote:
> Does anyone have any experience of installing Elise media centre (or
> any other MC) on gutsy.?
>
> what did you find?
Hi Stone,
I am a big fan of MythTV; Mythbuntu[0] is a MythTV distribution
currently running on Gutsy. Obviously both sho
On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 01:53:37PM +0100, Dianne Reuby wrote:
> Have you thought of running an online version for those who can't make
> the location(s)? A virtual assistants group that I belonged to had a
> virtual office party every Christmas using our chatroom (MSN, Trillian,
> Gaim, etc). We al
On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 10:42:11AM +0100, Eddie Armstrong wrote:
> I often read users saying when a new or new stable version is released
> they do a fresh install and then re-install all their configs and
> programs and other goodies.
> So...
> If I want to do a fresh install as above to end up
On Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 10:31:18PM +0100, John Levin wrote:
> I'd like to suggest, for the late-waking Londoners, the Pembury Tavern
> in Hackney.
>
> http://www.individualpubs.co.uk/pembury/
>
> I know it's a bit out of the way, and I admit I've not been there since
> it reopened, but it has w
On Wed, Sep 05, 2007 at 06:45:15PM +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-09-04 at 22:00 +0100, Josh Blacker wrote:
> > What time is the final iso released?
>
> When they say so :)
>
> When feisty released the ISO was on the site for a couple of days and
> didn't change when the release announce
On Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 10:00:07PM +0100, Josh Blacker wrote:
> What time is the final iso released? Just thinking if you could
> install a new operating system on your laptop over breakfast it would
> make good press. A windows installation would take until at least
> brunch to finish, without all
[-| I just realized how long this is, sorry in advance :) |-]
I was just on Dell's site, I thought out of interest i'll go see what
they have. While you can find Ubuntu machines by browsing, its not
exactly advertised... so you will never come accross it unless you are
looking for it, and unless
Let me just firstly apologise to anyone who got offended by the
generalisation.
Although i do agree that the whole thing came out a bit bias, and a bit
prejudice... it wasn't my intention :)
Re: Matthew Larsens comments on business process:
I think you are correct in that companies (directors man
Does anyone have any experience of installing Elise media centre (or any other
MC) on gutsy.?
what did you find?--
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hey, not all us comp sci people are bad! :-(
I am very much a geek tyvm. I'm a business geek.
I do understand what you are saying though. A lot of comp-sci grads
just want to go away thinking they are the dogs bollocks in
programming and what-not. But that simply isnt important to companies.
Prog
It is weird...
I work with an IT department of say around a hundred people. Of which,
not one IT degree educated person knows how to administer a Linux
system. The only people who will do anything with Linux, Unix etc are
the fiddlers and hackers (mostly no degree or Uni drop-outs).
We run a Wind
Hi,
On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 10:51 +, STONE COLD wrote:
> I have a dual boot installed on an 80gb hd. I installed a 400gb for my
> media. I partitioned this 400gb hd into two 200gb partitions But after
> a gutsy install they are now showing 186gb of free space each!
> I don’t understand why this
STONE COLD wrote:
> I have a dual boot installed on an 80gb hd. I installed a 400gb for
> my media. I partitioned this 400gb hd into two 200gb partitions But
> after a gutsy install they are now showing 186gb of free space each!
> I don’t understand why this is? Any information will be appreciated
Hi Javad,
On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 10:51 +, STONE COLD wrote:
> I have a dual boot installed on an 80gb hd. I installed a 400gb for my
> media. I partitioned this 400gb hd into two 200gb partitions But after
> a gutsy install they are now showing 186gb of free space each!
> I don’t understand why
On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 10:51 +, STONE COLD wrote:
> I have a dual boot installed on an 80gb hd. I installed a 400gb for my
> media. I partitioned this 400gb hd into two 200gb partitions But after
> a gutsy install they are now showing 186gb of free space each!
> I don’t understand why this is?
I have a dual boot installed on an 80gb hd. I installed a 400gb for my media. I
partitioned this 400gb hd into two 200gb partitions But after a gutsy install
they are now showing 186gb of free space each!
I don’t understand why this is?
Any information will be appreciated
Regards
Javad--
ubuntu
well i guess ill go with the finger test thenThe heatsink was
cool...couldnt feel any heat whatsoeverso ill assume that my pc is running
nice and cool! at the stated 31c!
Sweet
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Date: Fri, 7 Sep
> 2007 11:33:58 +0100> Subject
On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 10:31 +, STONE COLD wrote:
> ok so ill try and update the bios! see if that brings any joy
Don't just do it for the sake of it though. Have a look on the
manufacturers site, see if they have published a later version of the
BIOS than you have then upgrade if it says abou
I see what you mean...
ok so ill try and update the bios! see if that brings any joy
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Date: Fri, 7 Sep
> 2007 11:23:43 +0100> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] CPU temps-Update> > > On Fri,
> 2007-09-07 at 09:59 +, STONE COLD wrote:> > How d
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> The way i see it, there are 2 types of compter poeple: "Geeks", and
> "Comptuter Experts". (and no offence to those who dont like the term geek)
>
> A Geek doesn't like to be told how/why things work - he/she like to
> figure things out... so probably no university degr
On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 09:59 +, STONE COLD wrote:
> How do you know my motherboard isnt new?lol
>
You said it was new. But motherboards aren't made and then shipped
directly to your house from the plant in Taiwan! They sit in a
warehouse, then get shipped to a distributor, then to the retail
Ive never flashed my motherboard before im scared il fry it lol
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Date: Fri, 7 Sep
> 2007 11:05:06 +0100> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] CPU temps-Update> > > On Fri,
> 2007-09-07 at 09:59 +, STONE COLD wrote:> > How do you know my
> mother
The way i see it, there are 2 types of compter poeple: "Geeks", and
"Comptuter Experts". (and no offence to those who dont like the term
geek)
A Geek doesn't like to be told how/why things work - he/she like to
figure things out... so probably no university degrees etc.
A Computer expert has done
On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 09:59 +, STONE COLD wrote:
> How do you know my motherboard isnt new?lol
>
> Actually it did come with a disc to update the bios from the
> supplier...but that was in windows!
All the problems get discovered with firmware/BIOS' when they are first
released. Generally a
How do you know my motherboard isnt new?lol
Actually it did come with a disc to update the bios from the supplier...but
that was in windows!
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Date: Fri, 7 Sep
> 2007 10:41:25 +0100> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] CPU temps-Update> > >
On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 08:20 +, STONE COLD wrote:
> didnt think i needed any..its a new motherboard so!!!
>
Hahaha, don't you believe it!
Example. My brand new Toshiba laptop run at around half the speed that
it _should_ under Linux. I benchmarked it and it was truly awful.
Looking on th
Apologies for the long post.
I've followed this debate with interest. I am a university lecturer and I used
to manage the Industrial Placements Unit at the School of Computing and IT at
the University of Wolverhampton.
One option that is often overlooked is that of university placement stude
Mark Harrison wrote:
>>> Money seems to do quite well in them.Oh, talk about a Freudian slip.
>>> That should have been "Einstein and Monet" :-)
>>>
>>> In my defence, I use a qwerty keyboard :-) :-
>>>
I thought that was the latest nickname for the CEO of M$ :-)
He does all right in them t
didnt think i needed any..its a new motherboard so!!!
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Date: Fri, 7 Sep
> 2007 09:01:24 +0100> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] CPU temps-Update> > > On Fri,
> 2007-09-07 at 07:33 +, STONE COLD wrote:> > > > Ok i did the hand test
> i.e
Matthew Larsen wrote:
>> However, realise that programming skill is only PART of what a typical
>> employer is looking for - ability to work as part of a team, rather than
>> adopt a "primadona" attitude. If everyone else in the organisation wears
>> suits, don't expect to show up in jeans a T-shir
On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 07:33 +, STONE COLD wrote:
>
> Ok i did the hand test i.e i touched the heatsink and it wasnt hot at
> all..i could barely feel any warmth coming from there!
>
> By the way for those talking bout sensors When i type it into
> terminal ..it gives me temps for both
Ok i did the hand test i.e i touched the heatsink and it wasnt hot at all..i
could barely feel any warmth coming from there!
By the way for those talking bout sensors When i type it into terminal
..it gives me temps for both cores...and sometimes they are showing as
different temps!
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