Re: [ubuntu-uk] Router reccomendations

2009-02-28 Thread gav
I'll second Linksys, I've got an old Wireless-B machine and it's served me well for many years. -- Gav Ford g...@revford.co.uk http://revford.co.uk I think we need to: Reverse the polarity of the radio field -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/lis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The "I'm Linux" Video Contest

2008-12-22 Thread gav
vel software? (other than the bsdgames package, but that only allows travel backwards about 30 years.) -- Gav Ford revf...@blueyonder.co.uk http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk I think we need to: Repair the secondary EPS capacitor signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Help improve the desktop experience! Send screenshots of your 1024x768 desktop

2008-12-17 Thread gav
ws, anything. I'm interested in seeing the diversity of > wallpapers, themes, panel configurations, window layouts in general > use. I'm using Fluxbox rather than Gnome, I never really got on with the Desktop Environments. Would my screenshots still be helpful? -- Gav Fo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT CPU Advice

2008-12-03 Thread gav
X ARM board to play with. Very tempted indeed. Debian has supported ARM for years, so most of Ubuntu is already there. It's just a case of porting over than special Ubuntu magic and hundreds of hours of testing. :) -- Gav Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT CPU Advice

2008-12-01 Thread gav
, 4W for the processor but 22W for the chipset seems backwards. However that chipset is well supported under Linux, especially the hassle free, open driver 3D support. -- Gav Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk I think we need to: Repair the kettle flow signature.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT CPU Advice

2008-12-01 Thread gav
ed over to an Atom processor on my desktop, this board: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/147222 Works beautifully under Ubuntu and Debian for me and the whole system runs with an 80W power supply, rather than the hundreds of Watts these big rig machines use. -- Gav Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lock empty CD/DVD drive from command line

2008-11-21 Thread gav
is: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143273 That way you don't have to buy a whole new unit and you can stash the thing away when it's not in use. -- Gav Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk I think we need to: Transform the plasma processor signature.asc Description: Digital s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows Free Laptops

2008-11-13 Thread gav
far as the supplier is concerned, a happy Windows customer. If we want suppliers to know we want Ubuntu ready installed, not Windows, then asking for Ubuntu, or OS Free, or at least Windows Free machines is the way to get the message across. -- Gav Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://revford.pwp.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] Intrepid 8.10 Kubuntu - disaster

2008-11-08 Thread gav
ke disc eject is not working > properly. The eject thing is really embarrassing. The drive on my machine can't close automagically so I've not seen it, but it's a shamefully silly fault. -- Gav Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk I think we need to:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Conversion from .oma to mp3

2008-11-08 Thread gav
r data in closed/DRM'ed formats. I don't know about the specifics of the .oma format but could you not burn the tracks to a CD using the Sony .oma playing software then rip them back in ogg/vorbis under Ubuntu? Similar to dealing with DRM'ed tracks from the iTunes music st

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] Intrepid 8.10 Kubuntu - disaster

2008-11-08 Thread gav
tures cut off coming too late? is it not being tested on a wide enough variety of hardware? Or is it something else? Everything seems to be patched quite quickly and a .1 release seems to follow shortly that solves most of the release day problems. Should we be advising people to wait a week, or

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell Mini 9

2008-09-29 Thread gav
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 12:55:44PM +0100, Dave Morley wrote: > Gav so have asus with the bigger eeepc's £270 and £330 IIRC I noticed that, they seem to be creeping up in price and spec. The 701 seems just right to me, 4GB internal storage, half a GB of RAM. All for somewhere aro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell Mini 9

2008-09-29 Thread gav
Cheap part of this Small-Cheap-Computers thing. -- Gav Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk I think we need to: Plug in the flux deflector signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Question: where do you find apps?

2008-08-31 Thread gav
an/Ubuntu are so comprehensive I now find everything I need using aptitude. -- Gav Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk I think we need to: Align the booster channel signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Network Cables

2008-08-07 Thread gav
A pair of USB wireless dongles or a USB to Ethernet adaptor for the Windows machine maybe? -- Gav Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk I think we need to: Kick the gyro grid signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Geeks and Nerds

2008-08-02 Thread gav
Nut via Nert. Geek comes from the old German Geck. Both mean a stupid or foolish person. A Google search of "etymology Geek" and "etymology Nerd" helps. -- Gav Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk I think we need to: Bypass the secondary EPS processor

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Spotting

2008-06-05 Thread gav
On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 02:22:55PM +0100, Chris Rowson wrote: > Slashdot has a story on the Webrap machine, it makes stuff in 3d out > of plastic, and can now make itself. > > Just noticed, it's running on Ubuntu. So it is, a Java app running on the Sun JRE under Ubuntu.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another tiny Linux laptop

2008-06-03 Thread gav
with a DVD writer. When the come down to £125 to £150 mark I'm in. At the current rate I'd guess that would be early next year. -- Gav Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk I think we need to: Attach the transformation flow signature.asc Description: Digita

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Re-installs - How do exp users do it?

2007-09-03 Thread Gav Ford
On Mon, 2007-09-03 at 14:05 +0100, Eddie Armstrong wrote: > Thanks Gav and Mathew > If I combine your ideas then I should be covered ? > Will this get things I have installed from debs or compiled? > Probably not apps I've downloaded directly (bin or whatever) > Do you think

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Re-installs - How do exp users do it?

2007-09-03 Thread Gav Ford
ou get a list of all the optional packages installed. If there was a simple way, you could save that list, then do something like: cat packagelist | sudo aptitude install I hope some of this is helpful and someone else can fill in the blanks. -Gav -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Couple of questions...

2007-09-02 Thread Gav Ford
cript to do the cd etc.. but > there's got to be a better solution...) I use shell scripts for this kinda thing, create one called something like bworks95.sh in the directory: /home/rick/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/BibleWorks 4.0/ With something simple like: #!/bin/sh cd ~/.wine/dri

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fiesty wont work!!!!

2007-08-30 Thread Gav Ford
> normally. I was under the impression that HDCP was integral and compulsory with HDMI hardware, if you can turn such nonsense off why would you ever turn it on? Cheers for the info, I'll go away with less bad feeling about HDMI. -Gav -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fiesty wont work!!!!

2007-08-30 Thread Gav Ford
The motherboard uses HDMI/HDCP copy protection on it's video hardware, could this be part of the problem? -Gav -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] eSys ePC basic

2007-08-27 Thread Gav Ford
Looks like a real bargain, does anyone have any more details on the system spec? What motherboard does it have? One of the reviews on ebuyer said the motherboard will support SATA drives even though the machine has a PATA one. This is good new for upgrades. -Gav -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Application to listen to online radio

2007-08-15 Thread Gav Ford
opy url. I use the same trick to listen to the radio on the BBC website. -Gav -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Application to listen to online radio

2007-08-15 Thread Gav Ford
mplayer Then play the station with: mplayer mms://mediasrv-the.musicradio.com/Chill I hope that helps, -Gav -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] some user losing internet access

2007-08-14 Thread Gav Ford
bout what just happened. Also you can try 'tail /var/log/messages' and 'tail /var/log/syslog' for more info. One of these may tell you what just failed and caused the network connection to drop out. -Gav -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] iPod management

2007-08-13 Thread Gav Ford
u can select which app starts when you connect your iPod. I hope that helps. -Gav -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] iPod management

2007-08-13 Thread Gav Ford
It's all locked up with DRM so you'll have to burn it to an audio CD then rip it back to mp3 or ogg using either iTunes or something like Sound Juicer under Ubuntu. -Gav -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] iMac G4

2007-08-13 Thread Gav Ford
S X default tools? -Gav -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] transfering files

2007-08-11 Thread Gav Ford
ected try: lcd /home/you/website Or even quicker, you could change to the directory where you store the files in your terminal before you type ftp. I hope that helps. -Gav -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/