Re: [ubuntu-uk] Grauniad tech section

2008-08-30 Thread Andrew Ball
Hello Alan, AP> "Ubuntu - it doesn't smell of death" I'd buy a (4XLT) tee shirt with that on it! :-) - Andy Ball. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Radio Software

2008-08-21 Thread Andrew Ball
Hello Chris, CW> Our legal logger - this is simply a application that > records an mp3 file from a live input creating a new > file every 24 hours. Currently we use > http://www.cooolsoft.com/mp3rec.htm but searching the > linux-audio pages I'm unable to find a similar > app

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fiddling with System

2008-08-18 Thread Andrew Ball
Hello Rob, RB> I also tried this and I could get as far as getting > things like mplayer working by specifying which > desktop to use but I wasn't able to get independent > mouse/keyboard control on that desktop using a USB > mouse & keyboard. If you have a VNC server insta

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu CAD Alternative

2008-08-14 Thread Andrew Ball
Hello, PS> This term often refers to 2D technical drawing > programs such as AutoCAD etc. It can also refer to > electronics design programs or 3D mechanical design > programs. It's years since I touched CAD stuff, but istr that AutoSketch was AutoDesk's 2D drafting program and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server OS Suggestion

2008-08-12 Thread Andrew Ball
Hello Matthew, ASB> Or X11?! ;-) MMW> That one's easy, some of the PHP libraries that use > GD and similar rely on the underlying X11 > functionality. I use php, but what is "GD"? - Andy Ball. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server OS Suggestion

2008-08-12 Thread Andrew Ball
Hello Dave, DW> Why have ANY window manager on a server!? Or X11?! ;-) - Andy Ball -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Network Cables

2008-08-07 Thread Andrew Ball
Hello Ian, I was thinking of this... http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?upl+4+NetBSD-current ...which makes me wonder what chipset(s) are in the non-Prolific cables. Whether or not similar support is included in Ubuntu I can't say because I have neither the cable nor an Ubuntu bo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Network Cables

2008-08-07 Thread Andrew Ball
Hello Gav, GF> A pair of USB wireless dongles or a USB to Ethernet > adaptor for the Windows machine maybe? I was going to suggest a PLIP cable, but then I remembered that Microsoft Windows doesn't support PLIP. There are USB PC-to-PC cables with open source drivers, but I don't know w