it's because Firefox has eaten up a lot of RAM/Swap so I think that it
(or the kernel) is freeing up that memory before the Firefox process
actually exits. This is quite hard disk intensive so my hard drive
indicator flashes continuously whilst this happens. Sometimes I get
bored and
ut Ubuntu support for a GPS sports watch I use
but didn't really get much encouragement - it would be nice to think
that my request went further than customer services, but I doubt it.
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the upgrade.
No solution I'm afraid, but a show of solidarity: I'm in the same boat -
I had assumed it was because I'd also switched to using KDE.
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+1
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preferences to 'digest' as the message volume seems to be increasing and
I don't seem to have much input on any of the topics.
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Good luck with the hunt!
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I did wonder, then assumed you were using a 'Handset' and I'd missed
this new abbreviation.
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Social networking for the win.
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aren't happy without something to ignore, And that's what
> parents were created for." - Ogden Nash
Inspirational words indeed with Mother's Day looming large.
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Tony Travis wrote:
| Stephen O'Neill wrote:
|> Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
|> | [0] saves having to wait for another 200 posts and a flamewar on this
|> | subject before someone uses the N word... :oP
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|>
|> Novell?
|
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| [0] saves having to wait for another 200 posts and a flamewar on this
| subject before someone uses the N word... :oP
Novell?
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mac wrote:
| Oh, dear. Does this mean we're going to have to vote Tory???
The Tories are so 1980s.
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omething like a couple of years ago they introduced a 'Hands on Linux'
column and the guy that writes that seems to have use cases that are
Ubuntu oriented more than any other distro.
So things are definitely moving in the right direction in the media in
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know all things. The teacher in
question couldn't be assumed to know and understand what 'free software'
is - I think that was a part of the problem.
The follow-up blog post was useful and interesting.
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uy the machine with the license, but if you
don't inform the retailer of your thoughts then you're still wasting money.
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pressing his 'point'.
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with managing incompatibilities with backported software.
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Javad Ayaz wrote:
> Does anyone know if there are any "data only" sim cards available in the UK?
Sorry Javad but I think that there are better places to ask this question.
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Colin McCarthy wrote:
> Is there a nerdy dress code for these events? Do we have to wear a
> computer T-shirt from thinkgeek.com <http://thinkgeek.com>?
How else do you propose to get through security?
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rfluous hardware like drives
and cards.
That said, if memtest is always crashing at exactly the same point then
it perhaps isn't that.
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Tony Travis wrote:
> Ciao, Michael.
>
> È la versione Italiana ;-)
DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
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Stephen O'Neill wrote:
> I did empathise with his line about knowledge being a barrier to entry,
> hopefully that will be addressed naturally over time as the product matures.
Obviously, before I'm jumped on, I forgot the whol
on-intuitive
to use - certainly not the experience which the hype and his comments
would have had me believe.
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Stephen O'Neill wrote:
> I should have included contentious excerpts for those with things to do.
Sorry for the spam, I should contemplate before clicking 'send'.
A point that I agree with the author on is:
"But I'
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I should have included contentious excerpts for those with things to do.
"Ubuntu's own website is
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the machine.
Erm, ok ... I could continue to argue the toss, but shalln't.
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that RAM is more important than processor for your purposes -
get a modest amount now and then upgrade it in a couple of years when
the RAM's cheaper and you'll feel like you got a new machine. (I didn't
notice what RAM the machine you're talking about came with).
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Philip Wyett wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-09-03 at 09:32 +0100, Stephen O'Neill wrote:
>> None of these were through abuse, more design flaws (or revenue
>> generating features).
>>
[snip]
>Design flaws or revenue generating fe
ed to
take into account the value of the machine you are buying.
Plus, as noted, I'm not speaking for Dell and Mac rates them as being
far more reliable :)
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ed in have had those things, and wireless mice
... however whenever I needed to use them the batteries were running out
and everything seemed a bit haywire as a result.
Not my greatest anecdote, but there you go.
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Alan Pope wrote:
> http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-09-01-n47.html
That link seems to have been ubuntu-uk-dotted, you can find the original
comic here:
http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/
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would indicate playback rate.
Has it ever worked? Maybe try completely uninstalling transcriber,
trashing /etc/transcriber and reinstall...
I could have understood the problem if it were with the mp3, but not the
ogg. Have you tried the low res ogg, and the mp3s?
Stephen
you using and I will give it a
bash ... we ought to be scientific about this :D
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not the last time I checked.
Are you using the ogg files? Do they playback fine in other apps?
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to a LUG meeting with us once but only
because we were watching a video and it was in a pub that served good beer.
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Feisty->Gutsy->Hardy ... I had
problems after Hardy unfortunately but not a massive one like that which
you describe. I keep my machine patched so will have been at the tip of
each release at upgrade time.
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John Levin wrote:
> Got to say, that was a really good listen. Open street map, *two* low
> cost computers (and animals in the background) - what more could I want?
Cuddly toy? Chocolate-by-mail?
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Alan Pope wrote:
> It'll happen in the #ubuntu-uk channel on IRC, during which time other
> conversations and support questions will be directed elsewhere.
Is it ok to sign on and eavesdrop so to speak?
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> Humm probably not a link to click on at work :-)
No it's fine. Alicia (17) from Russia is just processing my card payment
as we speak, no problems so far. And she's fit.
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11-blowin-in-the-wind/
This whole thread was just a setup.
I am not amused.
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Are you eagerly awaiting the outcome of the last competition?
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be an added safeguard.
> Just thinking - this is going a bit off-topic now (oops)
No probs - I've changed the subject heading so that everyone knows we've
gone off on a tangent :D
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you in that realm, but starting with your local
http://lug.org.uk/ may be a good start?
Welcome to Ubuntu :)
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PC. Easy!
Congratulations on securing such a fantastic prize - hope that it brings
in a lot of new listeners!
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these - I have FF2 and FF3 side by
side. I can't see anything 'crazy' in what you're doing though if that
helps.
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Should be good fun :D
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o I'm
happy to use it but not sure if it would be a barrier to others. That
said we're only talking about a couple of commands here. Wikis do store
revision history so perhaps that will suffice... depends what extra
formats we want to store etc - guess that's a qu
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XML will obviously be easier to reformat for different media.
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Lucy wrote:
> Would it be worth splitting each podcast into 10 minute chunks?
I did wonder about this too - I would definitely be able to pitch in if
it was one or two 10 minute chunks to transcribe each week.
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n! (on the assumption nobody else has already started) :)
Ok, I'm not 'bagsying' an episode but I will work out whether it's
feasible for me to join the team and let you know :D
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many words there are in the podcast? I will try
transcribing a bit at the weekend and see how long it takes and then
give you an answer!
The thing I would find hardest is working out the names of the speakers.
Out of interest, what's your specific purpose? - accessibility, text
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Thanks for this Tony - I was just trying to get the BBC realplayer stuff
working and had no sound, this worked for me.
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Com
ceeding.
It will be interesting to see what happens over the next 6-12 months. If
you notice any updates please let us know.
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James Dalley wrote:
| PSS. Just thought of a way to end this, "Hitler!" :)
Excellent. I, for one, welcome the end to this thread.
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Alan Pope wrote:
| http://blog.dave.org.uk/2008/05/pointless-battles-for-geeks.html
I saw that from a LUG planet blog the other day... have to say that
sadly I'm very much inclined to agree.
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Sorry if you've said this already, but do you have a 3rd machine to test
with (preferably one which you know has no network issues) - it may help
with eliminating which link in the chain is broken.
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the router.
b) Using your crossover to connect the XP and ubuntu directly.
Good luck!
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Sean Miller wrote:
| bad as the German ("QWERTZ") or French ("AZERTY")
Bloody hell, I never knew this... where have I been? (well I guess that
it's pretty obvious where I haven't been).
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al circumstances you may be covered by your parents' TV
Licence, but this is very rare."
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/students.jsp#link2
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ow how you made the
conclusion which you did.
I'm pleased you've taken the comments on here constructively rather than
personally, it is often hard to pick up the tone of people's words when
you can't hear their voice.
Good luck with your 'buntu!
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ritise that way.
Otherwise support questions get immediately pointed to a relevant Ubuntu
forum so that they get a wider range of technical readers internationally.
I don't envy anybody how has to moderate lists and reconcile people with
huge ranges of views whilst trying not to alienate anyb
'problem' too... I think I found I didn't need the package
and removed it ... or something like that. I only have libgtk2.0
installed now, that's for sure.
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Javad Ayaz wrote:
| So any ideas then...to make it work?
... re-read the rest of the thread? :P
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ther month or two
before they're updated by their respective writers and even then a few
lurk that you have to hack yourself.
The issue of extension compatibility is therefore not really an issue
which can be considered in deciding whether to include a beta or final
browser in Ubuntu.
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't be supported
by Mozilla for the lifetime of 8.04, thus it was better for Ubuntu to
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disabling visual effects in system->preferences->appearance.
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mpiz. Is there any correlation between my setup and yours?
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Hardy through the
various hacks/workarounds that I've done along the way.
What do others think? - am I being needlessly paranoid, will I do the
'fresh install' and end up being disappointed given that everything
currently seems to 'work'? Maybe 'if it ain
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| I *think* that I just have broken sound now ... nearly there :)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/213206
... led me to ...
$ sudo /etc/init.d/alsa-utils reset
... which seems to have made my
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I *think* that I just have broken sound now ... nearly there :)
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glxgears don't run etc.
This isn't a plea for help, I shall sort the problems out and log bugs
if I manage to glean any information which would help a poor developer.
It may be that I have a 3rd party repository enabled that I shouldn't have.
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few days.
How's it gone for those of you who got in there first - any hitches,
unsung amazing new features etc?
The new kernel advertises that it will support my wireless card without
ndiswrapper so fingers crossed for that.
Bon courage!
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ng out my
8mbps ADSL line every time) and obviously apt installs fast too.
Just out of interest what do people with more networking knowledge think
to 14GiB - will that have a lot of spare as the ubuntu user base grows?
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http://releases.ubuntu.com/hardy/
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Jai Harrison wrote:
| Thanks guys, that was another great podcast :)
Agreed... I'm going to be a lot more cautious installing new software
now - a good wake up call.
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nt to ignore it.
Please let us know whether you find a solution!
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rs - they aren't open source so Ubuntu disables them
by default.
I'm not an expert so I'm sure you'll get better advice but hopefully
this will get you started.
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inded me to the instructions.
Thanks to Alan too for introducing me to the locale command, I am indeed
using LANG=en_GB.UTF-8. And I can now get ê ě. Marvellous stuff. A four
year itch thoroughly scratched.
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or the
more common accents but "Compose" is clearly more robust.
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'guest'?
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sort it out there
and then. Outsourced support options may not always be able to provide
this - particularly if you need onsite assistance in a remote area. I
think that most schools would be wanting someone who could fix it very
close by.
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ry 20 minutes or
so) the machine would freeze for a few seconds - unresponsive, gkrellm
not updating etc. Then it would come back and carry on until the next
time. When I disabled compositing I found this issue went away.
I will probably have another go when Hardy is released.
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that have budgets to staff the role full time, and I
haven't personal experience of how they go about filling their positions.
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only MS experience are there courses in the UK that bridge the knowledge
gap?
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ide help, they scratched their heads
and ripped it out and stuck MS in.
So manuals/training etc are very important if the installations are to
become permanent and not a pet project of the current manager.
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ux on
the desktops without needing to change the network infrastructure which
will almost certainly comprise of ISA server and Active Directory.
Good luck! The company I work for sells into schools and I am very
frustrated that we sell more and more MS into them all the time.
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the same machine for the same price at their
sister company next door - Currys - who informed me that installing
Linux would not invalidate the warranty.
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this, but as far as I am aware it isn't that open source
offerings are being sidelined, rather that no bidders are coming to the
table offering as such.
Good luck gathering momentum Josh - sorry I have no insightful comments
to add which will aid you.
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