Hi,
Call me boring and predictable if you will, but most of my computer time
is spent listening to music in Rhythmbox, and IMing on Pidgin. Thus,
when I leave my computer, I need to pause the music, set Pidgin to away,
and then lock my screen.
Is there any way I can combine these 3 actions into a
On Thu, 2007-12-06 at 16:56 +, Michael Rimicans wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Anyone else seen this:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7104011.stm
Whenever anyone mentions this company, I can't get Google's TiSP out of
my head...
http://www.google.com/tisp/
Freddie :)
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On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 14:08 +0100, Kirrus wrote:
> - "Philip Newborough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Just a bit of Friday fun:
> >
> > http://www.commoncraft.com/zombies
> >
> > Enjoy :D
>
> Is this SFW (audio)?
Yes, SFW. It has audio, but no swearing or orgasmic moaning... :)
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Hiya,
I've been using 7.10 since the beta, and have obviously installed every
update that it offered. At the moment, Update checker reports no
updates. Just to check, I won't gain anything if I reinstall from the
final CD, will I?
Last time I rebooted (which was before the final release) a GRUB m
On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 22:02 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote:
> You might enjoy "The Book of General Ignorance" by John Lloyd and
> someone else. It's got a foreword by Stephen Fry and it's got the QI
> logo on the front. Full of corrections for things that "everyone
> knows".
Don't forget that it's g
On Mon, 2007-10-08 at 00:04 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/MeetingNotes?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=meeting.ical
Yes! That's perfect, thanks a lot. :) As long as you either replace that
file with one with the new date/time each month, or have
evolution/whatever update
On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 19:22 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> If the one I have attached works then yes, we can. Let me know.
That's great Alan, thanks a lot. The big question is, is there anyone
who's in every meeting, who can have their
Evolution/Sunbird/OTHERCALENDAR publish the details of the next me
On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 20:53 +0100, Alec Wright wrote:
> Title says it all really.
> I just ordered one three minutes ago xD
Nope, not yet. I've got a pile of cash waiting to be spent on a latop,
but a 15.4" is too big for me, I need the Inspiron 1420. Which,
annoyingly, although available statesid
Would it be possible to publish the dates and times of the ubuntu-uk
meetings in a webcalendar that we can subscribe to? Just makes it easier
to keep track of things (for me at least!). If its too much hassle,
forget it :)
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> Some people voted and by a nose I seem to have "won" the post of "Point
> of Contact for the Ubuntu-UK LoCo Team".
Many congratulations, as has already been said.
Freddie :)
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On Sat, 2007-09-29 at 09:25 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> Nothing came of it because he asked for the media at very short notice
> before the leaflets had really been designed.
Ah, OK, cheers Popey.
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On Fri, 2007-08-17 at 15:17 +0100, Rob Beard wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I have e-mailed a company in Bristol for a quote on leaflet printing
> (I found them on Google).
Does anyone else remember a chap mentioning on IRC/list a few months ago
that he owned a printing company, and was willing to do
On Monday 10 September 2007 09:49:12 Pete Stean wrote:
> I've noticed that - finding the Inspirons with Ubuntu installed is a
> tortuous journey if you start off at www.dell.co.uk... mind you, at
> least it's there if you look hard enough :)
OK, its not immediately obvious, but I wouldn't go so fa
On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 14:16 +0100, James Grabham wrote:
> Is there an Ubuntu UK forum anywhere?
No. I believe the reason for this is that many members prefer IRC and
the Mailing List. There is talk of a forum, linked into the mailing
list.
HTH (and welcome to Ubuntu-UK!)
Freddie :)
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On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 12:32 +0100, Dave Murphy wrote:
> Canonical announced today that DELL machines are available in the UK,
> France and Germany.
>
> http://www.ubuntu.com/news/dell-available-in-europe
It's great news, but WHY OH WHY aren't they selling the Inspiron 1420N
in Europe? They'll get
On Sun, 2007-06-03 at 21:16 +0100, Ian Pascoe wrote:
> I have to presume that either I'm not looking in the right place using
> Nautlis or it's just not mounting.
If it's mounting, it should appear on your desktop (it might be half-off
the edge of the screen with only a small part of the icon visi
On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 14:51 +0100, Tony Arnold wrote:
> A bit of a hijack, but in F-spot when uploading to Flickr, there is an
> option to set the resolution/size of the image, but it's a single figure
> with units of pixels. Any idea what this means?
Tony,
As I understand it, F-Spot will retain
Nothing particularly new, but I notice the BBC have covered it. [0].
Freddie :)
[0]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6506027.stm
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On 29/03/07, Pete Ryland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>This is a free (IIRC) event with a great mix of fun and energetic
talks, social time, and stall
> information.
Nope, not free. It costs, but you can email them and ask for a
concession and if your reason is funny/odd enough, you get one.
http://
On 19/03/07, Dean Sas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> the whole Applications -> System Tools menu got dropped around
> Breezy/Dapper time. The menu items were dropped or moved into the system
> menu. gconf-editor was one that was dropped.
>
> Dean
Now that is odd! This is an edgy box, full install (n
On 19/03/07, Robin Menneer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tried to use the gconf.editor but got a 'comnand not fournd' response.
The command is gconf-editor, not gconf.editor. The easiest way to open
it is to go Applications Menu -> System Tools -> Configuration Editor
HTH
Freddie :)
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On 17/03/07, Andrew Black (delete obvious bit)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can anyone give me some on screen reading on Ubuntu (edgy)
System Menu/Preferences/Assistive Technology Preferences.
Then Enable Assistive Technologies, then the start button for
magnifier/screen reader, then the close an
IMO, it would be much better to abolish road tax, and increase the tax
on fuel. That way, someone in an efficient car who gets over 50mpg,
needs less fuel, so pays less per mile than someone in a "Chelsea
Tractor"
On 08/02/07, Daniel Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No matter how 'environmenta
> ...Vista is bloated eye
> candy of little use.
I know that, you know that, most people on here know that. But the
general public don't. Every piece on the problems of Vista in the
mainstream media is a step in the right direction as far as I'm
concerned.
Freddie :)
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Has everyone seen this? Posted on BBC Technology News a few days ago.
Basically highlighting the whole "Microsoft has control, you don't,
deal with it" system.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6319845.stm
:)
Freddie
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On 18/01/07, Benjamin Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello there,
Hello!
> I thought I'd contribute to the discussion here, because I am in my
> last year at secondary school, and the talk about OSS in schools is
> quite relevant for me.
Me too!
> I'd be interested in joining any capaign to
On 18/01/07, Colin_The_Technician <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well bugger me, the worm is turning.
> Never knew Smartboard had a Linux version.
I'll admit; I wasn't expecting them to. I googled ubuntu interactive
whiteboard, expecting to get an amatuer "This is how I set one up to
act like a waco
On 17/01/07, Toby Smithe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Using free software? Ubuntu, in particular?
In my experience, the most common whiteboards in use are
"Smartboards", made by SMART Technologies<1>. Their international
support website<2> offers downloads for Linux, and according to one of
their
I have to admit, when I was a new user, I much preferred the Forums
over mailing lists/IRC, mainly (I think) because of the pretty
colours. As time goes on however, I find myself on the forums less and
less, and taking part in mailing list discussions more and more. (I
also seem to end up on IRC mo
On 10/01/07, Dean Sas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Alan Pope wrote:
> > At this evenings Community Council [0] meeting, Ubuntu-UK LoCo Team
> > member Dean Sas was approved as an Ubuntu member [1].
> >
> > Members of the Ubuntu-UK LoCo turned up t
On 02/01/07, Toby Smithe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-01-02 at 23:12 +, Chris Oattes wrote:
> > I agree with 2100 on the 10th January
>
> Thirded
>
Fourthded (sp?)
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On 01/01/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How can I save the target file of the screencast such as
> http://ubuntuvideo.com/installing_updates_on_ubuntu
Click the google video button (bottom right of the video window),
click go to google video, then use the download button of the page
that
On 03/12/06, tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> well ... now you got me wondering ...
>
> which Freeview USB DVB-T or dvd-t tv cards are known to work well on
> ubuntu dapper/edgy?
I've got a Twinhan MagicBox, and it works perfectly. Running it in Xine.
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Yes, it worked :PI know the feeling, I'm in yr10 at a school in Warrington, NW, and I'm trying to convert people too. Giving out the free CDs is always good, I take it they're the 5.10 (Breezy Badger) version. Make sure you get some Dapper ones ordered.
I can't quite remember, but isn't Edubuntu ai
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