Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Consultation

2007-02-01 Thread Oliver Maunder
> > The BBC are running a consultation about introducing on-demand services > (for example, replaying shows over the internet). Question 5 of the > consultation asks "How important is it that the proposed seven-day catch-up > service over the internet is available to consumers who are not using >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange thing after upgrading to edgy

2006-10-22 Thread Oliver Maunder
On 22/10/06, Michael Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm getting this strangeness on tty1-8 , I would file a bug, but i don'tknow what it is in the first place.A couple of days ago whenever I switched to a tty my monitor would day the frequency was out of range and refuse to display anything. That

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox no print

2006-10-16 Thread Oliver Maunder
> > Can anyone help with this. I cannot print from Firefox to my postscript > > printers. I always get a message saying that the printer will not print> > on that size of paper, or words to that effect.>Have you got KDE installed? If so, you can use the KDE print system which has helped me in the p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2006-10-04 Thread Oliver Maunder
On 04/10/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: will it automatically detect my tvcard? ive tried mplayer and thatdoesnt!!!and xawtv seems not very good...doesnt have automatic channelscanning for a start!My card was always automatically detected, but it is a very old, well supported Hauppauge c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject)

2006-10-04 Thread Oliver Maunder
On 04/10/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: But….a few problems im facing. I cant get my tv card working on it. Im usinga MSI TV anywhere plus card. I tried using a program XATV but that seemscomplicated and theres only manual tuning on that. Mplayer wont detect my card and Ive had no luck i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] verbose/debugging for firefox and an article on beeb

2006-10-03 Thread Oliver Maunder
On 02/10/06, Michael Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: When dapper isreleased we should really have a go at encouraging the coverage of it onthe bbc's website as an alternative to vista.What are you waiting for? It was released  four months ago ;-) Or do you mean Edgy...Olly -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Programs to manage podcasts

2006-10-03 Thread Oliver Maunder
HiI think  Amarok will do most of what you want. I've only just started playing with the podcast bits of it, but it seems good so far. (a) Automatically downloads the podcasts for the subscribed feedsIt does this. (b) Automatically removes/adds them on my mp3 player given a certainamount of reserv

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 6.10 beta released, anybody being brave?

2006-10-02 Thread Oliver Maunder
On 02/10/06, David M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I see the beta release of 6.10 is now available.http://www.ubuntu.com/news/EdgyBetaIs anybody being brave and giving it a go? ;-) Just finished putting together a new 64-bit system, so I've got the choice of putting Dapper on it and upgrading in a few

Re: [ubuntu-uk] This list name/description

2006-10-02 Thread Oliver Maunder
On 02/10/06, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Great Britain is England, Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom alsobrings in Northern Ireland and represents the territory governed bythose merry folks in Westminster.Here's my favourite clarification... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] right out of the box...

2006-09-19 Thread Oliver Maunder
> This lead me to wonder what we in the Ubuntu - Uk Team might describe as> things which in hindsight we have taken for granted but have proved a > positive boon for productivity.>A moth died inside my PC a couple of days ago, taking the graphics card, motherboard and power supply with it. After ro