Re: [ubuntu-uk] connect on LinkedIn - soz Alan L.

2011-08-14 Thread suprengr
Sorry Alan Lord - sincerely, that should of course read: Anyone know Alan Smith & can give a nudge? On Sun, 2011-08-14 at 19:05 +0100, suprengr wrote: > A bit suspicious / malicious huh? > Anyony know Alan Lord & can give a nudge? > > On Sun, 2011-08-14 at 17:48 +0100, Al

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2011-08-14 Thread suprengr
ional network on LinkedIn. > > What? Everyone on this list? > > Al > > > -- > The Open Learning Centre > http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com > > Cheers, Bill B. [suprengr] ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphics - sorry, boring

2011-07-24 Thread suprengr
On Sun, 2011-07-24 at 18:59 +0100, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > On 24 July 2011 17:33, suprengr wrote: > Hi all, > > Whilst I know this a boring [probably asked a 100 times > before] > question: here we go: > >

[ubuntu-uk] Graphics - sorry, boring

2011-07-24 Thread suprengr
etter for games - but not surprised anyway. So... time to get a graphics card me reckons... but which one is currently best per £ on an Ubuntu pooter? [as despite other partitions that's what my pooter really is] Pooter is a Dell Dimension E520 with slots to spare [for what it's worth]. Che

[ubuntu-uk] geeknik

2011-07-23 Thread suprengr
Y"? Cheers, Bill B. [suprengr] ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] influence in education

2011-06-21 Thread suprengr
rah, I like your thinking... try this one for size: Two identical laptops running side by side. One running MS only software, the other running Ubuntu and equivalent software. Stuck [prominently] to each laptop is a "price tag" ;) Cheers, Bill B. [suprengr] ubuntu-uk@lists.ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's in a name?

2011-06-12 Thread suprengr
On Sun, 2011-06-12 at 16:48 +0100, suprengr wrote: > On Sun, 2011-06-12 at 14:48 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: > > On 11 June 2011 22:32, Grant Sewell wrote: > > > On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:13:03 +0100 > > > Alan Bell wrote: > > > > > >> On 11/06/11 21:06

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's in a name?

2011-06-12 Thread suprengr
ons... > > -- > Liam Proven • Info & profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/lproven > Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com > Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 > AIM/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • MSN: lpro...@hot

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's in a name?

2011-06-11 Thread suprengr
e' on a > > networked Uni PC, and were amazed when they could gain access to files > > they shouldn't have been able to! This made what Ubuntu could do cool > > for these people, the name though was not popular. > > > > The Ubuntu OS is really cool, but

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Example of difficulty to Convert MS users

2011-06-08 Thread suprengr
l over the place when opened in OOO [Libre Office wasn't around at that time]. I followed advice and checked the legality stated on [I think] on the forums and copied the whole lot. A practical solution is to compress the whole system/fonts folder from windows, store it in your Ubuntu s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] asus ubuntu

2011-06-05 Thread suprengr
rus. Even if it's the free > > windows essentials one it still slows down. > > Even if W7 was faster than Ubuntu, I would still have a lot of reasons > to want to avoid it. > > -- > alan cocks > Ubuntu user > I love Windows... it gets me sooo many free pints at my loca

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Frankenstein Unity

2011-05-31 Thread suprengr
On Tue, 2011-05-31 at 21:37 +0100, Paul Sutton wrote: > On 31/05/11 21:23, Colin Law wrote: > > On 30 May 2011 22:09, suprengr wrote: > >> I am beginning to wonder if Unity is the Frankenstein character of > >> Ubuntu. "It's alive" they shouted - but d

[ubuntu-uk] Frankenstein Unity

2011-05-30 Thread suprengr
I am beginning to wonder if Unity is the Frankenstein character of Ubuntu. "It's alive" they shouted - but did 'they' consider the humanity of it all? ;) Cheers, SuprEngr. ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https