Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Joe O'Dell
Ha :) £10 return aint bad at all :) Yeah, it's £2 return for me (u18), but you can only get them from tourist info :) (well, in my case, it was an excuse to go into town, buy the tickets and then buy chocolate digestives, but everyone to their own!) And yeah, feel free to leave out the copyrigh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread DaveGK
Joe O'Dell wrote: > LOL - So am I :) > £2 train ticket for me, woop-de-woop :) Oy! I was so happy with my ten quid return, until now that is! Are you sure it's not 'you're free to run behind the train' for £2? Here hoping ... LOL > Just a quick legal thing: > >>> "I'm getting on the train for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting up the web interface for VLC in ubuntu/Linuxmint?

2010-04-13 Thread Kris Douglas
On 13 April 2010 12:34, javadayaz wrote: > yep exactly that...lol its pretty awesome. :) > > On 13 April 2010 12:26, Jon Reynolds wrote: >> >> And so VLC is running on a computer somewhere...so the music or video >> comes out of that computer, not the client you are using to access the >> web int

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Isabell Long
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 05:49:44PM +0100, DaveGK wrote: > Joe O'Dell wrote: > > > why not just use both? > > i.e. > > > > "I'm getting on the train for the #uukouting - #geekout ! > > so which one is it then? > #uukout or #uukouting ? #uukout > > Oh, and I'm nicking the above twit in its enti

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Joe O'Dell
LOL - So am I :) £2 train ticket for me, woop-de-woop :) Just a quick legal thing: >> "I'm getting on the train for the #uukouting - #geekout ! The text mentioned above is released into the Public Domain by me, Joe O'Dell. I hereby take no responsibility for any action the user of the above text

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread DaveGK
Joe O'Dell wrote: > why not just use both? > i.e. > > "I'm getting on the train for the #uukouting - #geekout ! so which one is it then? #uukout or #uukouting ? Oh, and I'm nicking the above twit in its entirety, as I'm coming by train LOL -- Cheers, Dave >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Joe O'Dell
Ha, I just re read that and #geekout is, in some ways, like "over and out!" :) And yes, I am rather excited :) Lets hope that I don't get magnetically attracted to the MRI scanner! --- Joe O'Dell Fedora Ambassador & Contributor (FreeMedia) http

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Info on CompTIA?

2010-04-13 Thread Dave Morley
On Tue, 2010-04-13 at 17:39 +0100, Dianne Reuby wrote: > OT really, but where else would I find so many IT people in one place? > > Can anyone tell me anything about CompTIA? Someone on a (non-IT) forum > was asking before they pay for the course. This is from one of the sites > offering it: > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Isabell Long
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 05:38:21PM +0100, Joe O'Dell wrote: > why not just use both? > i.e. > > "I'm getting on the train for the #uukouting - #geekout ! Good one. #geekout is optional then. "I'm getting on the train for #uukout" Brilliant. Thanks, Isabell. -- Regards, Isabell Long [[User

[ubuntu-uk] Info on CompTIA?

2010-04-13 Thread Dianne Reuby
OT really, but where else would I find so many IT people in one place? Can anyone tell me anything about CompTIA? Someone on a (non-IT) forum was asking before they pay for the course. This is from one of the sites offering it: > CompTIA A+ is a universally accepted certification all around the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Joe O'Dell
why not just use both? i.e. "I'm getting on the train for the #uukouting - #geekout ! --- Joe O'Dell Fedora Ambassador & Contributor (FreeMedia) http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ascenseur bedsLUG Co-Ordinator beds.lug.org.uk DFEY Member (Sou

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 13/04/10 17:28, Isabell Long wrote: > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 04:34:06PM +0100, Alan Lord (News) wrote: >> On 13/04/10 16:28, Alan Lord (News) wrote: >>> On 13/04/10 16:24, Joe O'Dell wrote: not a bad idea! perhaps #ubuntu-uk-outing or #uuk-outing or #ubuntu-outing even?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Joe O'Dell
yup, liking #uukout :) --- Joe O'Dell Fedora Ambassador & Contributor (FreeMedia) http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ascenseur bedsLUG Co-Ordinator beds.lug.org.uk DFEY Member (SouthEast) dfey.org Ubuntu-UK Group Member (ascenseur) https://wik

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Isabell Long
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 04:34:06PM +0100, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > On 13/04/10 16:28, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > > On 13/04/10 16:24, Joe O'Dell wrote: > >> not a bad idea! > >> > >> perhaps #ubuntu-uk-outing > >> or #uuk-outing > >> or #ubuntu-outing even? > > > > As there is a finite character li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Isabell Long
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 04:28:49PM +0100, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > On 13/04/10 16:24, Joe O'Dell wrote: > > not a bad idea! > > > > perhaps #ubuntu-uk-outing > > or #uuk-outing > > or #ubuntu-outing even? > > As there is a finite character limit how about #uuk-out? I think there's something on t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Joe O'Dell
I like #geekout :) --- Joe O'Dell Fedora Ambassador & Contributor (FreeMedia) http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ascenseur bedsLUG Co-Ordinator beds.lug.org.uk DFEY Member (SouthEast) dfey.org Ubuntu-UK Group Member (ascenseur) https://wiki.ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 13/04/10 16:28, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > On 13/04/10 16:24, Joe O'Dell wrote: >> not a bad idea! >> >> perhaps #ubuntu-uk-outing >> or #uuk-outing >> or #ubuntu-outing even? > > As there is a finite character limit how about #uuk-out? Or even more generic how about a #geekout :-) > > Al > -

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 13/04/10 16:24, Joe O'Dell wrote: > not a bad idea! > > perhaps #ubuntu-uk-outing > or #uuk-outing > or #ubuntu-outing even? As there is a finite character limit how about #uuk-out? Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://l

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Joe O'Dell
not a bad idea! perhaps #ubuntu-uk-outing or #uuk-outing or #ubuntu-outing even? --- Joe O'Dell Fedora Ambassador & Contributor (FreeMedia) http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ascenseur bedsLUG Co-Ordinator beds.lug.org.uk DFEY Member (SouthEa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread James Thomas
Would think a more generic UUK-Outing would be better so we could reuse? On 13 April 2010 16:04, Joe O'Dell wrote: > It should be #u-uk-sci > or #uuk-scifi > --- > Joe O'Dell > > Fedora Ambassador & Contributor (FreeMedia) > http://fedoraproj

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Joe O'Dell
It should be #u-uk-sci or #uuk-scifi --- Joe O'Dell Fedora Ambassador & Contributor (FreeMedia) http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ascenseur bedsLUG Co-Ordinator beds.lug.org.uk DFEY Member (SouthEast) dfey.org Ubuntu-UK Group Member (ascenseu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Isabell Long
I was just thinking should there be a twitter hashtag, and if so what should it be? Thanks, Isabell. -- Regards, Isabell Long [[User:Issyl0]] on all public Wikimedia projects Freenode Community Co-Ordinator - issyl0 on irc.freenode.net PGP Key ID: 0xEB83C2BD signature.asc Description: Digit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Joe O'Dell
There's going to be lots of those not on IRC! Be great to see ya :) --- Joe O'Dell Fedora Ambassador & Contributor (FreeMedia) http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ascenseur bedsLUG Co-Ordinator beds.lug.org.uk DFEY Member (SouthEast) dfey.org

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Isabell Long
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 03:00:59PM +0100, DaveGK wrote: > Joe O'Dell wrote: > > >> It is this Saturday, looks like 20 people so far > >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ScienceMuseumVisit > >> Weather forecast is Sunny so a nice day to be up and about in London. > > > > Woop! :) It's going to be g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread DaveGK
Joe O'Dell wrote: >> It is this Saturday, looks like 20 people so far >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ScienceMuseumVisit >> Weather forecast is Sunny so a nice day to be up and about in London. > > Woop! :) It's going to be great putting IRC nicks to faces :) There's even going to be one that'

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting up the web interface for VLC in ubuntu/Linuxmint?

2010-04-13 Thread javadayaz
yep exactly that...lol its pretty awesome. :) On 13 April 2010 12:26, Jon Reynolds wrote: > And so VLC is running on a computer somewhere...so the music or video > comes out of that computer, not the client you are using to access the > web interface? That sounds good! > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting up the web interface for VLC in ubuntu/Linuxmint?

2010-04-13 Thread Jon Reynolds
And so VLC is running on a computer somewhere...so the music or video comes out of that computer, not the client you are using to access the web interface? That sounds good! On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 08:55:42AM +0100, javadayaz wrote: > bascially now using the wifi on my phone...i am able to control

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-13 Thread Chris Rowson
> On 12 April 2010 18:30, Chris Rowson wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Kris Douglas > wrote: > >> > >> On 12 April 2010 17:28, Daniel Case > wrote: > >> > Did you modify the boot files in partition 1 so it linked correctly to > >> > the > >> > new kernal? > >> > >> I'd say ye

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox wont open up since yesterdays nightly update

2010-04-13 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 13 April 2010 10:52, John Matthews wrote: > Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2.4pre) Gecko/20100410 > Ubuntu/9.10 (karmic) Namoroka/3.6.4pre GTB6 > > That is what I am using, and FF worked ok opened, fine. Then after that > Firefox window will now open, but it fails to completely

Re: [ubuntu-uk] NO_PUBKEY !!!

2010-04-13 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 13 April 2010 10:36, Cornelius Mostert wrote: >> sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com >> 9BDB3D89CE49EC21 > > This is not working... > > Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring > --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /etc/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [ubuntu-marketing] CD 10.04 artwork

2010-04-13 Thread Joe O'Dell
As far as I know, they have created UBNTCANOIL (for UBUNTU and CANONICAL) I also heard they now have an M and a few other letters. It's going to be a while, but they're going to look fantastic when they do get released :) Joe --- Joe O'Dell Fe

[ubuntu-uk] Radio 4 Click On

2010-04-13 Thread Alan Bell
I am going on a little adventure to Broadcasting house in London on Friday to be interviewed for the Click ON programme in relation to the general election and in particular the http://votegeek.org.uk website. At the moment it is suffering a bit of voter apathy and I don't have as many interesting

[ubuntu-uk] Been to any events? Remember how big they were?

2010-04-13 Thread Alan Bell
With all the best events, if you can remember it then you weren't really there. If you do happen to have attended any of the Ubuntu-UK events of the past few years it would be great if you could take a few seconds to edit the wiki page at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/czajkowski/locostats and fill in yo

[ubuntu-uk] Firefox wont open up since yesterdays nightly update

2010-04-13 Thread John Matthews
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2.4pre) Gecko/20100410 Ubuntu/9.10 (karmic) Namoroka/3.6.4pre GTB6 That is what I am using, and FF worked ok opened, fine. Then after that Firefox window will now open, but it fails to completely download the page. I use firefox to read the BBC new

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum Vist

2010-04-13 Thread Joe O'Dell
Hey > It is this Saturday, looks like 20 people so far > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ScienceMuseumVisit > Weather forecast is Sunny so a nice day to be up and about in London. Woop! :) It's going to be great putting IRC nicks to faces :) See ya there! Joe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] NO_PUBKEY !!!

2010-04-13 Thread Cornelius Mostert
> > I am getting this every time I do an Update from Update Manager >> W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net intrepid Release: The following >> signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: > > NO_PUBKEY 9BDB3D89CE49EC21 >> I have tried this:? sudo gpg --keyserver keyse

[ubuntu-uk] Science Museum visit

2010-04-13 Thread Alan Bell
It is this Saturday, looks like 20 people so far https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ScienceMuseumVisit Weather forecast is Sunny so a nice day to be up and about in London. Alan. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] NO_PUBKEY !!!

2010-04-13 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 12 April 2010 16:56, Cornelius Mostert wrote: > Hello all > I am getting this every time I do an Update from Update Manager > W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net intrepid Release: The following > signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: > NO_PUBKEY 9BDB3D89CE4

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting up the web interface for VLC in ubuntu/Linuxmint?

2010-04-13 Thread javadayaz
bascially now using the wifi on my phone...i am able to control vlc. I am now using my phone as a remote control for VLC. Stopping, pausing, playing, choosing to play a song or a film from my pcI can even adjust the volume. This is brilliant!! On 13 April 2010 08:52, Jon Reynolds wrote: >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting up the web interface for VLC in ubuntu/Linuxmint?

2010-04-13 Thread Jon Reynolds
Hi, This sounds interesting, but what do you do with a web interface for VLC? Cheers On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 03:48:38PM +0100, javadayaz wrote: > ok thats helpful...i will try this in the first instance. > > On 12 April 2010 15:37, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > On 12 April 2010 14:29, javadayaz