Re: [ubuntu-uk] FireFox and SQLite

2011-03-05 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 27 November 2010 15:25, Ian Pascoe wrote: > Morning All > > I'm in the process of installing GNUCash on both my Windows and Ubuntu > boxes, both of which currently have FF as the browser. > > I seem to remember that FF uses SQLite as it's own back end, but have a > nagging memory that Mozilla h

[ubuntu-uk] torbay volunteering

2011-03-05 Thread Paul Sutton
Hi just found out that one of the local organisations that help young people volunteer is ending, so i have commented on their website and tried to point people in the direction of helping with ubuntu etc http://www.vteamdevontorbay.org/v-is-coming-to-an-end/#comment-15 i am not an expert so

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange file sharing problem

2011-03-05 Thread Colin Law
On 5 March 2011 18:43, John MM wrote: > Well, I have to say this, since upgraqding to 10.04 from 9.04, I have not > been able to use my file share on my computers. I have tried looking, tried > asking, more times than I want, and I have to say, after spending most of > the day today, almost demadi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange file sharing problem

2011-03-05 Thread John MM
On 05/03/11 18:35, Matthew Daubney wrote: If you've not changed it (based on reading I doubt you have) the domain is probably "WORKGROUP". You username/password for your Ubuntu shares will be whatever user you assigned to the shares in the smb.conf file (the "valid users = timmy johnny" line), I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange file sharing problem

2011-03-05 Thread John MM
On 05/03/11 18:35, Matthew Daubney wrote: If you've not changed it (based on reading I doubt you have) the domain is probably "WORKGROUP". You username/password for your Ubuntu shares will be whatever user you assigned to the shares in the smb.conf file (the "valid users = timmy johnny" line), I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange file sharing problem

2011-03-05 Thread John MM
Well, I have to say this, since upgraqding to 10.04 from 9.04, I have not been able to use my file share on my computers. I have tried looking, tried asking, more times than I want, and I have to say, after spending most of the day today, almost demading questions answered, I got my answer. Wit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange file sharing problem

2011-03-05 Thread Matthew Daubney
On Sat, 2011-03-05 at 10:33 +, John MM wrote: > On 05/03/11 08:14, Matthew Daubney wrote: > > Not sure if this will help, but I've never got nautilus to work happily > > in that manner with SMB, however, if you hit ctrl+l in a nautilus window > > it will drop you into the address bar. Now just

[ubuntu-uk] FireFox and SQLite

2011-03-05 Thread Ian Pascoe
Morning All I'm in the process of installing GNUCash on both my Windows and Ubuntu boxes, both of which currently have FF as the browser. I seem to remember that FF uses SQLite as it's own back end, but have a nagging memory that Mozilla have optimised it for FF's use and this makes it unusable f

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Right Mouse Click

2011-03-05 Thread John MM
On 05/03/11 10:53, bod...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi John, Let me explain how the redirect works. When you use> somefile.log after a command, that means send any output from the command to somefile.log Because we didn't specify an exact location for the file, it gets created in the current wor

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Right Mouse Click

2011-03-05 Thread bodsda
Hi John, Let me explain how the redirect works. When you use > somefile.log after a command, that means send any output from the command to somefile.log Because we didn't specify an exact location for the file, it gets created in the current working directory. If we had run this xev > /tmp/som

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Right Mouse Click

2011-03-05 Thread John MM
On 05/03/11 07:13, bod...@googlemail.com wrote: Look in the directory that you ran the xev command from - I don't know why he was expecting it to be in /tmp Bodsda Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Bruce Beardall Sender: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange file sharing problem

2011-03-05 Thread John MM
On 05/03/11 08:14, Matthew Daubney wrote: Not sure if this will help, but I've never got nautilus to work happily in that manner with SMB, however, if you hit ctrl+l in a nautilus window it will drop you into the address bar. Now just type smb://192.168.x.x/ and hit enter. It should now show you

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange file sharing problem

2011-03-05 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 5 Mar 2011, at 08:14, Matthew Daubney wrote: On Fri, 2011-03-04 at 19:58 +, John MM wrote: Ok, I just wondered, can I ask the question again, I have managed to get the computers to see each other, but I cannot get Nautilus to show the directories, from either the Ubuntu partition or

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Local Council Meeting

2011-03-05 Thread Alan Bell
I spent 13 years as a Lotus Notes programmer, there is zero business benefit switching email to Exchange, and they will still be using Notes for their business applications for at least the next 5 years. Alan. On 05/03/11 03:54, Jacob Mansfield wrote: apparently, it's lotus notes they're upgr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange file sharing problem

2011-03-05 Thread Matthew Daubney
On Fri, 2011-03-04 at 19:58 +, John MM wrote: > Ok, I just wondered, can I ask the question again, I have managed to get > the computers to see each other, but I cannot get Nautilus to show the > directories, from either the Ubuntu partition or the Windows Partition. > When I go into Places>