in and what we
> intend to do along the way is yet to be decided.
Seems like a Jono Bacon type character is needed here!
Are you any good at impersonations, Popey?
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g to load!
4/ Acer Aspire One net book [ZC5] now running Lubuntu - specs? The specs
on it are so low it's easier say it has no spec :D
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ollowed by app name. A bit
long winded though. Using Lubuntu on an old Acer netbook A-105 btw.
[& re the 2 finger scrollng - it's fun when the mouse pad thinks you're
using fingers and you start manically switching between 2 desktops] ;)
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> I'd be tempted to use diff. Try either man diff or info diff to learn
> how
> best to use it.
> DaveG
Or Meld perhaps? [Meld = graphical diff viewer] if you're that way
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this closure of what was [to me] a free service.
Hurumph
[is that better?] ;)
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not been thought through
> > properly? Sure, it was nice [& gratefully received] while it existed...
> > but to discontinue and offer [con?] at the same time time is wrong &
> > gives a bad impression imho.
> >
> > However, I *do* thank Ubuntu
. For now though, it's my safe store. ;)
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internet disabling in April anyway].
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Whoops - forgot to mention -
using !2.04.03 ;)
Dell Dimension E520
Samsung SyncMaster monitor
and, importantly...
graphics card is nVidia GeForce 210 (GPU 0)
On Wed, 2014-01-29 at 20:51 +, SuperEngineer wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> following an update that also downloaded [& inst
ould post a bug yet or not, or if I do,
where/what against... nvidia, steam, graphics, drivers etc etc.
Apologies for the long winded explanation here & screen shots but me
confused!
Thanks in advance to anybody who takes the time to look into this.
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> Laura
LAura, thanks.
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reshing"]" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1237032
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hing found re API having changed.
Only a week ago I saw a post stating convergence wasn't letting desktop
fall behind. h That means fail to me.
Sad.
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> > >
> > >
> > > Trusty Trilobite ;)
> > >
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> > Terrific Terrapin!
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> For the star trek fans among us
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or Tremendous Tarantula even? ;)
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rson etc he didn't baulk at the
word "Linux" or "Ubuntu" - he simply proved his knowledge and answered
my questions perfectly.
Well done PC World Cheltenham.
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the training costs. This is
still a win over repeated MS contracts & licenses.
[and the "this isn't what we were taught in school" syndrome]
So who out there can convince them the two things they keep missing are
common senses and real budgetary skills.
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On Sun, 2013-06-23 at 12:25 +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
>
> Don't jump to conclusions:
> http://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/about_waitrose/web_access_broadband.html
>
point taken - was just a "hoping" of less hoops to jump through ;)
On Sat, 2013-06-22 at 18:17 +0100, Bill B. wrote:
> ... and now I have got my twitter back - whoopee!
.desktop file done - added to launcher - task complete :)
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fference but well done &
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On Fri, 2013-06-14 at 20:18 +0100, alan c wrote:
> On 13/06/13 20:39, SuperEngineer wrote:
> > Am I the only one who's noticed a complete twitter fail on 12.04 apps
> > recently? It is a is a possibility it is a fail on my behalf but...
>
> I use 12.04 and for some ti
teltool' (universe)"
Do I need that or am I missing something in my configs... & am I being a
pain asking! Help! ;)
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On Thu, 2013-06-13 at 22:44 +0100, SuperEngineer wrote:
> So I createe d a TweetDeck account having downloaded & installed the
> app
> via Wine. I tried to add a twitter account and guess what... "Error!
> Please return to your TweetDeck client and try again." [all de
having downloaded & installed the app
via Wine. I tried to add a twitter account and guess what... "Error!
Please return to your TweetDeck client and try again." [all details
checked, rechecked and.... h no joy.
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peek a TweetDeck then ;)
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On Thu, 2013-06-13 at 21:10 +0100, Phill Whiteside wrote:
> It has to be fixed upstream (pidgin devs), get added into debian and
> then
> can be pulled into ubuntu repos.
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probably won't see any love.
>
Mathew - thanks [thanks a lot actually] - I can at least "stand down"
and stop wasting my time now. Again - thank you.
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e 2 = check your restore strategy!!
My next step - to buy that external disk I kept putting off buying!! ;)
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ht
until all three purchased tracks had downloaded did a confirmation
of payment arrive. This is how it should be. This is worthy of praise
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On Sat, 2013-05-18 at 21:02 +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 18 May 2013 20:58, SuperEngineer wrote:
> > What had gone missing (& still is] though is the bongos on arrival
> at the login screen.
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/24946/how-do-i-disable-the-drum-beat-sound-on-the
ic" at desktop arrival long before.
I followed the info on your link and wow!
That *was* a pleasant surprise to hear the desktop sound again, thank you.
What had gone missing (& still is] though is the bongos on arrival at the login
screen.
So still nowt to wiggle me bum at ;(
Cheers,
Am I the only one who lost the Ubuntu bongos at the logon screen with
the latest kernel update [3.2.0-43-x86_64]?
What am I supposed to wiggle my bum at now?
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ouncils / education authorities nah [says me of little faith in
councillors & education committees].
Main trouble - the kids don't care - perhaps if it were called Ubuntu
for Facebook or Ubuntu for Twitter, or Ubuntu for Impatient Kids ;)
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just one final word (sentence)- my word "educate" was deliberate... get
the kids using Linux, let them think it's 'normal'.
Not a strategy - just a bit of common sense ;)
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On 09/05/13 22:18, Sean Miller wrote:
If you extended this to the open market as a whole, then every washing
machine should have alternative operating systems.
No, it's not something I subscribe to.
If a "manufacturer" wishes to go with Windows, then that's fine.
If Ubuntu wants to become "th
On 09/05/13 22:18, Sean Miller wrote:
let's PERSUADE rather than force
Sean - an excerpt from another post related to this sent my moi...
> I occasionally go back to same store - not a Linux machine in sight.
> Those in the know at the store share my disappointment - but the average
> comment i
enses?
A can of worms, I know. At store level that would get nowhere... but at
HQ level?
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... the only problem being the wording:
Dear purchaser, please choose:
- paying extra on your purchase for Windows
- using a free, legal & simple system that is better
Hmmm
Well - that's my sensible thinking done for this year ;)
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ily!
I occasionally go back to same store - not a Linux machine in sight.
Those in the know at the store share my disappointment - but the average
comment is "..but we have to sell what the customers expect."
Therein lies the weakness - we must educate to expect better.
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le - and now they
have entirely lost my trust in anything they do.
..and people are expected to trust search lenses!
Not me - Canonical has just lost SuperEngineer's trust: zero trust left.
Not me - Canonical has just lost SuperEngineer's confidence in them.
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w corrected
I can try it with: 1 monitor via VGA port & TV acting as monitor 2 via
HDMI [the two being my current & normal set up] if this helps. The bug
talks about 4 monitors however.
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Anyone thought of just snipping and replying to the relevant part
only... this thread is cheaper than alcohol for confusing the reader ;)
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your system, Beware updating to latest experimental
nvidia driver just because Steam asks you to! Go to 304 - no higher.
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file with 1 line [e.g. compiz_session id=...]
1,578 files seems to be a lot for any app [even compiz] but...
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so it appears... it's in constant conflict when
used with Unity if loaded at start up [rather than after start up].
I'd report a bug but I suspect it's just a case that I was pushing
boundaries too far for this ol' pooter.
Again, thank you.
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op to fully load.
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On Wed, 2013-02-06 at 21:53 +, Alan Pope wrote:
> Bootchart probably. Click this to install it..
>
> apt://bootchart
Thanks Alan.
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searches - doh!
Thanks in anticipation.
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I have updated Gwibber
using backports. I might as well have done nothing as still no posts
received anymore [although all my posts to facebook arrive on facebook
ok].
All suggestions [apart from "use a web browser and go the long way
round"] welcome.
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> http://www.ubuntu.com/
>
>
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the lists but the ones at the top did *not* want to acknowledge
the existence of Linux.
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ook no action whatsoever.
It nay be genuine, but I advise caution, especially in view of your
experience to date. Maybe somebody else knows what's going on but I
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s -> Ubuntu/Linux
equivalents ready to show as well and for the really stuck in a
block of Windows concrete types I'd have Wine installed as well - or
least a readiness to explain if needed.
I'd also be carrying a netbook with me wherever I go - just to prove to
them how much fast
SIGNATURE-
>
I'd have a [verified/praised] list of Windows apps -> Ubuntu/Linux
equivalents ready to show as well and for the really stuck in a
block of Windows concrete types I'd have Wine installed as well - or
least a readiness to explain if needed.
I'd also be ca
On Sun, 2011-12-25 at 19:47 +, Gary Cordery wrote:
> Very cool. My son has a pet Venus fly trap he named Mozilla, I'm one
> very proud geeky dad too. :0)
>
I wonder if he calls the way it traps its food "Googling"? ;)
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10 neither,
worryingly, offer OCRFeeder. Which repository should should Barry [&
I] be looking at for OCRFeeder?]
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now of] seem to be missing from repositories.
...or am I upsetting the 'please send to Ubuntu1 your unencrypted files
only' applecart? ;)
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n Asus M4A78LT-M
> motherboard. Absolutely no problems at all.
>
> Regards,Barry.
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>
Exactly the same as Barry above,no probs - installed on Compaq Mini 110.
On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 15:10 +0100, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
> On 30/09/2011 16:31, Alan Pope wrote:
> > http://www.thisisthecountdown.com/
> >
> > :D
> >
>
> Now that I like!
>
Me no downloadee pdf's from unknown sites... what's the flier like?
> Thanks to all who appeared for this picture!
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattdaubney/6041112753/
>
> -Matt Daubney
>
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Hmmm... do we know if Gwibber [et al] plan to include Google+ - or is it
just just a bit too experimental as yet?
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we can make it work.
> Please note that the event was set up with a time of 10:00 and I just
> updated it to 11:00 because the library opens at 11 on Sunday.
>
>
> Alan.
>
>
>
Alan,
Can you please arrange for me to be "off cover" for out of hours calls
On Sun, 2011-07-10 at 14:01 +0100, J Fernyhough wrote:
> On 10 July 2011 13:59, SuperEngineer wrote:
> > Anyone fancy chucking a G+ invite in this direction [pretty please].
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Bill B. [suprengr]
> >
>
> Sent.
>
Thanks a mil... now o
Thanks JF
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Anyone fancy chucking a G+ invite in this direction [pretty please].
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nstalled 10.04 & haven't stopped thanking myself since.
Sorry to be negative, especially where a lot of people obviously did a
lot a lot of work to get 11.04 ready [perhaps I'm just a stick in the
mud but when it comes to usability - oh dear! Looking forward to next
release to see
verdict... 11.04 is
good on netbooks and not [yet] so good as 10.04 on desktops... but i
'keep the [desktop] faith brother' ;)
good luck whichever method you choose.
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Just got back from long days work and thinking what was so good about
the weekend... instantly answewr came back... the quiz night [much fun
had by all].
Thankyou Mr. Alan Bell
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o not know anything about Mint10 however.
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o not know anything about Mint10 however.
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A suggestion use your feet to vote & move bank to one that does
support Ubuntu / Linux... there are plenty.
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