Re: [ubuntu-uk] Surprised in PC World......

2011-07-30 Thread scoundrel50a
On 30/07/11 22:15, Colin Law wrote: On 30 July 2011 22:04, scoundrel50a wrote: needed a new lit up keyboard, abd the only one they had was a Sandstrom, which I hadnt heard of before, so I asked the guy if it worked with Linux, and he said, come with me, I'll take a look. He pulls out this memor

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Surprised in PC World......

2011-07-30 Thread Colin Law
On 30 July 2011 22:04, scoundrel50a wrote: > needed a new lit up keyboard, abd the only one they had was a Sandstrom, > which I hadnt heard of before, so I asked the guy if it worked with Linux, > and he said, come with me, I'll take a look. He pulls out this memory stick, > and asked which distro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Surprised in PC World......

2011-07-30 Thread scralion...@gmail.com
Cool :), -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. scoundrel50a wrote: needed a new lit up keyboard, abd the only one they had was a Sandstrom, which I hadnt heard of before, so I asked the guy if it worked with Linux, and he said, come with me, I'll take a look.

[ubuntu-uk] Surprised in PC World......

2011-07-30 Thread scoundrel50a
needed a new lit up keyboard, abd the only one they had was a Sandstrom, which I hadnt heard of before, so I asked the guy if it worked with Linux, and he said, come with me, I'll take a look. He pulls out this memory stick, and asked which distro I was using, and started Ubuntu 10.10...was

[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [admin] [Feedback] Announcing the launch of SFD Registration

2011-07-30 Thread Alan Pope
More SFD details... -- Forwarded message -- From: Date: 30 July 2011 13:48 Subject: [admin] [Feedback] Announcing the launch of SFD Registration To: ad...@lug.org.uk Pockey Lam sent a message using the contact form at http://lug.org.uk/contact. Hi UK Lugs, This is Pockey fro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] HLUG Open Source Schools Project

2011-07-30 Thread Sarah Chard
O n Fri, 2011-07-29 at 18:13 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > I'm > currently working on a project here in Torbay to provide a couple of > old > laptops to a local Sure Start Centre as a sort of mobile computer > suite > (well 2 laptops and a printer) and maybe something like this would > work > well

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network support

2011-07-30 Thread Barry Drake
On Sat, 2011-07-30 at 10:16 +0100, Mike Carter wrote: > > *I am looking at a Bespoke CRM system at present but again those who > are talking to me are trying to get me to use SAGE and add in the > modules. Sage only works with Windows so for me it is no good. Some years ago I ran a business and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network support

2011-07-30 Thread Mike Carter
On 30 July 2011 09:48, Alan Pope wrote: > Hi Mike, > > Welcome to the community! > > To clarify things I've asked a bunch of questions below. > > On 30 July 2011 09:31, Mike Carter wrote: > > I am setting up an educational training company and I > > have been trying to get some help on setting u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network support

2011-07-30 Thread Mark White
On 30 Jul 2011, at 09:31, Mike Carter wrote: > Hi Everyone > I have just started to use Ubuntu recently on a stand alone computer and I > think it is amazing. I am setting up an educational training company and I > have been trying to get some help on setting up the network. The local people >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network support

2011-07-30 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Mike, Welcome to the community! To clarify things I've asked a bunch of questions below. On 30 July 2011 09:31, Mike Carter wrote: > I am setting up an educational training company and I > have been trying to get some help on setting up the network. Is this computer based training? What are

[ubuntu-uk] Network support

2011-07-30 Thread Mike Carter
Hi Everyone I have just started to use Ubuntu recently on a stand alone computer and I think it is amazing. I am setting up an educational training company and I have been trying to get some help on setting up the network. The local people I have asked for help have said I am crazy to want to base