Re: [ubuntu-uk] Yahoo login page hang and VirginMobile internet usb dongle

2009-08-06 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 06/08/09 20:00, alan c wrote: > I have a friend who is just beginning to use ubuntu (9.04), and she is > using VirginMobile internet from a usb dongle. > The webmail she uses is yahoo. However, just the last few days there > have been considerable problems. The yahoo login page has not been > co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Good SciFi was: What would Linus Pauling think about 'LinuxCertified'?

2009-08-06 Thread Andy Smith
Hi, On Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 06:49:27AM +, Matt Daubney wrote: > On Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:22:50 +0100, Jim Kissel wrote: > > There is some good SF available? I must live a sheltered life. The SF > > I've been exposed to on the small screen seems to be "Cowboys and > > Indians" c1950 Hollywood.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unison and .prf files

2009-08-06 Thread Tony Arnold
JOn, Jon Taylor wrote: > thanks for replying to my problem on the Ubuntu forum and I hope you > don't mind me contacting you directly. No problem, although you stand a better chance of getting help if we keep this on the mailing list as you get more than just me looking at your problem. > I thi

[ubuntu-uk] Yahoo login page hang and VirginMobile internet usb dongle

2009-08-06 Thread alan c
I have a friend who is just beginning to use ubuntu (9.04), and she is using VirginMobile internet from a usb dongle. The webmail she uses is yahoo. However, just the last few days there have been considerable problems. The yahoo login page has not been completing, but hangs when only half complete

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 7 in a Virtual Machine?

2009-08-06 Thread John Matthews
Alan Lord (News) wrote: > On 06/08/09 08:53, Sean Miller wrote: > >> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Alan Lord (News) >> wrote: >> >>> Anyway - it looked quite pretty; if you like the child-friendly blue >>> hues and very shiny buttons, but £219.99 for a locked down, proprietary >>> OS wi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 7 in a Virtual Machine?

2009-08-06 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 06/08/09 08:53, Sean Miller wrote: > On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Alan Lord (News) wrote: >> Anyway - it looked quite pretty; if you like the child-friendly blue >> hues and very shiny buttons, but £219.99 for a locked down, proprietary >> OS with virtually no applications doesn't float my b

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 7 in a Virtual Machine?

2009-08-06 Thread Sean Miller
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > Anyway - it looked quite pretty; if you like the child-friendly blue > hues and very shiny buttons, but £219.99 for a locked down, proprietary > OS with virtually no applications doesn't float my boat. If you pay £219.99 you've been conned.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 7 in a Virtual Machine?

2009-08-06 Thread Dave Morley
On Thu, 2009-08-06 at 08:34 +0100, Gordon wrote: > "Alan Lord (News)" > wrote in message news:h5dvv8$ra...@ger.gmane.org... > > > > Anyway - it looked quite pretty; if you like the child-friendly blue > > hues and very shiny buttons, but £219.99 > Surely that a description of Kubuntu? -- Seek

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 7 in a Virtual Machine?

2009-08-06 Thread Gordon
"Alan Lord (News)" wrote in message news:h5dvv8$ra...@ger.gmane.org... > > Anyway - it looked quite pretty; if you like the child-friendly blue > hues and very shiny buttons, but £219.99 :-) Getting mine for £44 Still thinking of using it in a VM. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows 7 in a Virtual Machine?

2009-08-06 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 06/08/09 00:51, Sean Miller wrote: > On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Gordon wrote: >> Interesting. I'm running RC at the moment and am NOT seeing it "chock full >> of those really annoying popups " at all. > > a. I ran it for several months under Virtualbox with 512mb allocated > and it was fi