Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.

2011-06-10 Thread Roger Lancefield
On 10 June 2011 09:30, Dave Hanson wrote: > Morning all, > > I'm toying with the idea of buying a barebones pc from maplins to run web > server on. (potentially more) I would quite like a dual core processor and a > gig or so of ram < £120, the rest i can beg borrow and steal. > > It should obviou

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSI

2011-03-25 Thread Roger Lancefield
On 25 March 2011 16:14, Jon Reynolds wrote: > Hello folks, > > Am sure as all of you are computer users, some probably quite prolific (as > coders etc), that some of you have had experience with RSI. > > I have had a bad wrist for a few years now on and off. It always seemed to > go away but recen

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Nvidia driver resolution support

2009-09-19 Thread Roger Lancefield
2009/9/19 Alan Lord (News) : > On 18/09/09 14:38, Gordon Allott wrote: >> Roger Lancefield wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm running a dual-head Nvidia 7600 GS on Jaunty with the proprietary Nvidia >>> driver. >>> >>> Does anyone kn

[ubuntu-uk] Nvidia driver resolution support

2009-09-17 Thread Roger Lancefield
Hi all, I'm running a dual-head Nvidia 7600 GS on Jaunty with the proprietary Nvidia driver. Does anyone know if the driver supports 2048x1152? In particular (probably not a common combination) does anyone happen to know if it will support this resolution together with an existing 1920x1200 panel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Scambled screen & Beginning Ubuntu

2009-05-31 Thread Roger Lancefield
2009/5/31 Greg Herdman > Hi Everyone, > I too can vouch for Keir Thomas & Jaime Sicam's book - although it > hasn't got me out of my scrambled scren 'hole' yet, it was a real > support while I was styarting out on the Linux road. Add to that the > Live user mode on the DVD which is still in use u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Test

2009-03-20 Thread Roger Lancefield
> > Notice what? Have I missed something? > :-) > -- > Philip Stubbs > Nice, polite ignore message. Would ignore again. Roger -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] So, would you vote for them? (see The Reg)

2009-01-28 Thread Roger Lancefield
> > Oh of course, absolutely agreed - I don't think that my being facetious > carried particularly well over email. > > Well, if it's any consolation, your 'Novell' quip caused me to have a "coffee, meet sinuses" moment :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] So, would you vote for them? (see The Reg)

2009-01-28 Thread Roger Lancefield
> > > Oh, dear. Does this mean we're going to have to vote Tory??? > > > > Mac > > > Can't be much worse than voting for NuLabour. > > Given their antediluvian view of Internet freedom, their conniving with Big Content to turn our digital devices into proprietary media players, their assumption th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] ATX power supply seems to have lost it's X-factor

2009-01-27 Thread Roger Lancefield
2009/1/28 Roger Lancefield > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Rob Beard wrote: >> >> >> I'm swinging towards an Xilence 480W PSU [1] from aria for £26, but >> >> not sure if it's (a) worth the extra money for a quieter PSU, and (b) >> >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] ATX power supply seems to have lost it's X-factor

2009-01-27 Thread Roger Lancefield
> > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Rob Beard wrote: > > >> I'm swinging towards an Xilence 480W PSU [1] from aria for £26, but > >> not sure if it's (a) worth the extra money for a quieter PSU, and (b) > >> if 480W will be sufficient for stability? > > 480W is way over-powered to keep that lot w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Audio recording advice

2008-12-01 Thread Roger Lancefield
2008/12/1 Robert McWilliam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 06:42:22PM +0000, Roger Lancefield wrote: > > I'd like to be able to capture the input from a mic connected to an > embedded > > motherboard audio chipset (Intel 82801G controller). Obviously,

[ubuntu-uk] Audio recording advice

2008-11-30 Thread Roger Lancefield
Hi all, I'm wondering if I could pick your brains regarding audio recording software? (In case it isn't obvious, I'm pretty clueless regarding audio matters, so go easy on me if I ask something daft ;) I'd like to be able to capture the input from a mic connected to an embedded motherboard audio

Re: [ubuntu-uk] more issues with 8.10

2008-11-02 Thread Roger Lancefield
2008/11/2 Ken Robson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Since I installed 8.10 64bit as a fresh install, when I eject a cd > (using right click eject) it immediately closed it again before I have > time to remove the cd. > > Due to the high number of issues I am going to be removing it and trying > a different

Re: [ubuntu-uk] intro

2008-11-01 Thread Roger Lancefield
2008/11/1 Roger Lancefield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 2008/11/1 Paul Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Hi >> >> I am paul, from Paignton, South Devon and decided to join the list so I >> could help promote Linux and other OSS better by being able to hopeful

Re: [ubuntu-uk] intro

2008-11-01 Thread Roger Lancefield
2008/11/1 Paul Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi > > I am paul, from Paignton, South Devon and decided to join the list so I > could help promote Linux and other OSS better by being able to hopefully > be part of a wider more co-ordinated efforts, rather than trying to do > this on my own. > > While

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intrepid release party, Waxy O'Connors, London - who's coming?

2008-10-28 Thread Roger Lancefield
Beer drinking eh? Well, if I must Roger 2008/10/28 Andrew Oakley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Prior to the Hardy release party, I kept up-to-speed over IRC. > Unfortunately my new employer blocks IRC so I've no idea what social > arrangements are being made. > > Who's coming to the Canonical-organ

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wikipedia migrates to Ubuntu

2008-10-10 Thread Roger Lancefield
2008/10/10 Andrew Oakley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "The Wikimedia Foundation, the organization behind the user-driven > Wikipedia project, is in the process of migrating its servers to the > Ubuntu Linux distribution. Wikimedia's move to Ubuntu is part of an > effort to simplify administration of the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Intrepid Release Parties]

2008-09-30 Thread Roger Lancefield
2008/9/30 Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Roger Lancefield wrote: > > > > 2008/9/29 Ellis Corbie Riley <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > > :/ > > > > 15 year olds allowed in? > > > > &

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Intrepid Release Parties]

2008-09-30 Thread Roger Lancefield
2008/9/29 Ellis Corbie Riley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > :/ > > 15 year olds allowed in? > Ellis, at that time in the evening 15 year olds shouldn't be allowed out ;) BUT seriously, I felt bad when I saw your message so I called De Hems to enquire about their policy. Sorry to report that they don't a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Intrepid Release Parties]

2008-09-29 Thread Roger Lancefield
2008/9/29 John Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > So, anyone up for a party? > +1 for De Hems. Central location. 12 million or so people within an hour's train ride (he wildly guestimates). Plenty of good, reasonably priced food within crawling distance from the pub. Reasonably spacious bar. Good atm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] heads up - UK schools frameworks accepted

2008-09-24 Thread Roger Lancefield
2008/9/22 alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Open Source makes historic UK breakthrough > > http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/22/open-source-makes-historic-uk > > to date: > Sirius, Novell > more to come I believe > -- This is truly important news. Great stuff! Most have probably se

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Japanese

2008-09-11 Thread Roger Lancefield
2008/9/11 Roger Lancefield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 2008/9/11 London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> I have a Japanese friend staying. I have been trying to sort out my laptop >> for her to se in her own language- we can get Japanese Kano, but the letters &

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Japanese

2008-09-11 Thread Roger Lancefield
2008/9/11 London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have a Japanese friend staying. I have been trying to sort out my laptop > for her to se in her own language- we can get Japanese Kano, but the letters > are in the wrong places- can anyone help? > > Hi Caroline, As you probably realise,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] keyboards

2008-09-05 Thread Roger Lancefield
2008/9/1 Farran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > hi all [image: :D] > has anyone got any suggestions for a new keyboard? I've got a horrendously > old one, and i'm looking to replace it. i know a lot of shortcut buttons, > for example, don't always work, and i don't know which keyboards are good > anyway, s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop Advice

2008-09-05 Thread Roger Lancefield
2008/9/5 John Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi all, > > I'm considering getting a new desktop. I'm considering one from Dell, > but can't find any reviews of their ubuntu-ized Inspiron (everyone seems > to be talking about the laptops). > > Does anyone on this list have one? Can they tell me > 1: if

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Age and gender

2008-08-27 Thread Roger Lancefield
2008/8/7 London School of Puppetry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In a conversation recently someone said to me that Ubuntu is only for > techies.and blokes at that- and young blokes at that! > Out of interest, as a middle-aged woman- I rarely see any other female > names on the forum- but I really like

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphics Card/Dual Monitor

2008-05-28 Thread Roger Lancefield
> James Hooker wrote: >> Hi Everyone - >> >> I was wondering if anyone had any successful experiences with dual >> monitors on Ubuntu, and maybe recommend a good graphics card that is >> well supported and up to the task? Just as an aside, for those who might be about to purchase a monitor with du

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphics Card/Dual Monitor

2008-05-28 Thread Roger Lancefield
James Hooker wrote: > Hi Everyone - > > I was wondering if anyone had any successful experiences with dual > monitors on Ubuntu, and maybe recommend a good graphics card that is > well supported and up to the task? For dual setups running with resolutions of up to 1680x1050, at least, I can hearti

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shuttleworth interview in today's Technology Guardian

2008-05-22 Thread Roger Lancefield
Alan Pope wrote: > No he doesn't. We just interviewed him Good interview Alan, it's exciting to hear about the plans. The collaboration with other distros, the work with Intel, the increasing levels of interest from established corporate players, the sheer numbers of people using Ubuntu, even grea

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Any Xubuntu users?

2008-05-21 Thread Roger Lancefield
Hi John, I had Xubuntu 7.04 and then 7.10 running on an old (circa 2001) 1.9GHz P4 (with 1GB RAM, 40GB HD). It ran very well indeed, and I was really impressed with the way it gave my ageing kit an Indian summer packed with Linux power and goodness. Inevitably, the elderly E-IDE drive (which must