Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Free Software : RMS Video

2008-05-10 Thread Lucy
On 11/05/2008, Thomas Ibbotson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tim Dobson wrote: > > == > > RMS Video: > > == > > > > The video of last week's Manchester Free Software, (in collaboration > > with the BCS and IET) talk by Richard Stallman has been released, thanks > > to Andrew J

Re: [ubuntu-uk] a new laptop

2008-05-10 Thread Andrew Barber
2008/5/10 Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > London School of Puppetry wrote: > > Hi there I am about to buy a new laptop- I was told that Dell do one with > > Hardy Heron already installed. Is this ok, oe should I get one with > nothing > > then put HH onto it. I suppose this is just > > -- -basic advice

Re: [ubuntu-uk] miro? how to improve?

2008-05-10 Thread Javad Ayaz
ok i have now added loads of hd channels in there!!! try 720p ...thoughts? 2008/5/10 Gavin Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 01:57:34PM +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote: > > ok thank you.. > > > > anymore anyone? > > > Podcasts I subscribe to are: > > Alive in Baghdad > http://feeds.fee

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Free Software : RMS Video

2008-05-10 Thread Thomas Ibbotson
Tim Dobson wrote: > == > RMS Video: > == > > The video of last week's Manchester Free Software, (in collaboration > with the BCS and IET) talk by Richard Stallman has been released, thanks > to Andrew John Hughes. > > You can find a torrent and http mirrors for the video on the Ma

Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files

2008-05-10 Thread Javad Ayaz
ok im going to be stupid.. can someone give me a good line for conversionconsidering all scaling and audio bitrates my target filesize would be about 1gb. my video quality...well xvid or divx or avi is fine! help please? :) 2008/5/10 Matthew Wild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sat, May 1

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A Possible Experiment

2008-05-10 Thread Jai Harrison
On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Ciaran Mooney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I don't think it would be too difficult to set up a temporary set of > Ubuntu machines in a local library, and ask the public to do a series > of tests for us. > > Usually helps if you offer a chocolate bar... d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A Possible Experiment

2008-05-10 Thread Ciaran Mooney
Hi, I don't think it would be too difficult to set up a temporary set of Ubuntu machines in a local library, and ask the public to do a series of tests for us. Usually helps if you offer a chocolate bar... done quite a few product testings, always helps when they offer free chocolate. -- ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] a new laptop

2008-05-10 Thread Mac
London School of Puppetry wrote: > Hi there I am about to buy a new laptop- I was told that Dell do one with > Hardy Heron already installed. Is this ok, oe should I get one with nothing > then put HH onto it. I suppose this is just > -- -basic advice I need. Caroline I bought Dell's entry-level

[ubuntu-uk] Sharing a Scanner

2008-05-10 Thread Jai Harrison
Hey, I have two Ubuntu machines and between them I need to share a printer and scanner combo - the Canon PIXMA MP150. It is connected to one of the machines on my local network through a USB cable. With a little help from brobostigon I managed to get my printer shared and working for both of the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] a new laptop

2008-05-10 Thread Michael G Fletcher
London School of Puppetry wrote: > > Hi there I am about to buy a new laptop- I was told that Dell do one > with Hardy Heron already installed. Is this ok, oe should I get one with > nothing then put HH onto it. I suppose this is just > -- -basic advice I need. Caroline > > > > London School

[ubuntu-uk] a new laptop

2008-05-10 Thread London School of Puppetry
Hi there I am about to buy a new laptop- I was told that Dell do one with Hardy Heron already installed. Is this ok, oe should I get one with nothing then put HH onto it. I suppose this is just -- -basic advice I need. Caroline London School of Puppetry www.londonschoolofpuppetry.com -- ubuntu-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: Re: Re: Firefox 3 bookmarks

2008-05-10 Thread Mac
Michael G Fletcher wrote: > I have also reverted back to FF2 - but I am having troubles with the > totem video playerplugin... doesn't seem to be working at all... > > The VLC one works, but when I get to the page to watch the video i want > (Apples movie trailer site) VLC plugin just says "no v

Re: [ubuntu-uk] miro? how to improve?

2008-05-10 Thread Gavin Ford
On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 01:57:34PM +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote: > ok thank you.. > > anymore anyone? Podcasts I subscribe to are: Alive in Baghdad http://feeds.feedburner.com/AiBquicktime Channel Frederator http://www.channelfrederator.com/rss The Onion http://feeds.theonion.com/OnionNewsNetwork

Re: [ubuntu-uk] miro? how to improve?

2008-05-10 Thread Javad Ayaz
ok thank you.. anymore anyone? 2008/5/10 Paul Mellors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 12:28 +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote: > > ok how can i improve my miro experience? > > > > i mean like adding channels? what good channels can i add? changing > > its look? anything else? > > the channels

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IMAP Server

2008-05-10 Thread Daniel Lamb
I would use postfix, dovecot and fetchmail but dovecot is a very good imap server, look at webmin for administering it, ebox isnt quite there yet. Also for groupware look at egroupware, install is very easy and you can just use your imap server for connect and groupdav for contacts. Regards,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] miro? how to improve?

2008-05-10 Thread Paul Mellors
On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 12:28 +0100, Javad Ayaz wrote: > ok how can i improve my miro experience? > > i mean like adding channels? what good channels can i add? changing > its look? anything else? the channels i have are diggnation the revision3 gazette systm progbox there are loads of others, i

[ubuntu-uk] miro? how to improve?

2008-05-10 Thread Javad Ayaz
ok how can i improve my miro experience? i mean like adding channels? what good channels can i add? changing its look? anything else? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files

2008-05-10 Thread Javad Ayaz
cool...thank you i will check it out 2008/5/10 Matthew Wild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:10 AM, Javad Ayaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > leading on from my previous question, i want to give mencoder a go (i > > recently successfully joined files via command line. > > > > Just

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH through FIrewall

2008-05-10 Thread Chris Rowson
> >> ... > >> Is there a way to gain access to that machine through the firewall? is > >> there something she can do on her machine (like connect to my machine > >> via SSH and forword port 999 on my local machine to port 22 on her > >> machine) and then i can connect to my local machine:999 and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH through FIrewall

2008-05-10 Thread Rob Beard
Iain Lane wrote: > Adam Bagnall wrote: >> On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 09:37 +0100, Seif Attar wrote: >>> Hello, >>> ... >>> Is there a way to gain access to that machine through the firewall? is >>> there something she can do on her machine (like connect to my machine >>> via SSH and forword port 999 o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] {Spam?} Re: Re: Re: Firefox 3 bookmarks

2008-05-10 Thread Michael G Fletcher
Mac wrote: > LeeGroups wrote: > >> Ah, sorry, I manually removed firefox-3.0-gnome-support and >> firefox-gnome-support too. > >> Just - >> sudo apt-get remove firefox-3.0-gnome-support firefox-gnome-support >> and it'll be OK... >> Ubufox just tailor FF to Ubuntu, it works with FF2 just fi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH through FIrewall

2008-05-10 Thread Iain Lane
Adam Bagnall wrote: > On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 09:37 +0100, Seif Attar wrote: >> Hello, >> ... >> Is there a way to gain access to that machine through the firewall? is >> there something she can do on her machine (like connect to my machine >> via SSH and forword port 999 on my local machine to por

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SSH through FIrewall

2008-05-10 Thread Adam Bagnall
On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 09:37 +0100, Seif Attar wrote: > Hello, > > My mother's machine in Jordan running ubuntu feisty needs some > maintenance, she is behind a router firewall, which she cannot open a > port on. > > Is there a way to gain access to that machine through the firewall? is > there

Re: [ubuntu-uk] command line converting vid files

2008-05-10 Thread Matthew Wild
On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:10 AM, Javad Ayaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > leading on from my previous question, i want to give mencoder a go (i > recently successfully joined files via command line. > > Just wondering if someone can give me an example of this? > "man mencoder" in Terminal :) If yo

[ubuntu-uk] SSH through FIrewall

2008-05-10 Thread Seif Attar
Hello, My mother's machine in Jordan running ubuntu feisty needs some maintenance, she is behind a router firewall, which she cannot open a port on. Is there a way to gain access to that machine through the firewall? is there something she can do on her machine (like connect to my machine via S