[ubuntu-uk] DSL provider

2013-05-07 Thread TT Mooney
Hi all - I've been a happy user of O2 broadband for years, but now that Murdoch has laid his hands on it, I want to change provider. Does anyone have a recommendation? I used to have BT, and they were mostly useless. There is a bit of bittorent going on, so I'm looking for an uncapped adsl2 se

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DSL provider

2013-05-07 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 7 May 2013 08:36, TT Mooney wrote: > Hi all - > > I've been a happy user of O2 broadband for years, but now that Murdoch has > laid his hands on it, I want to change provider. > > Does anyone have a recommendation? I used to have BT, and they were mostly > useless. There is a bit of bittorent

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DSL provider

2013-05-07 Thread James Tait
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 07/05/13 08:36, TT Mooney wrote: > I've been a happy user of O2 broadband for years, but now that > Murdoch has laid his hands on it, I want to change provider. > > Does anyone have a recommendation? I used to have BT, and they > were mostly useles

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Re: Lack of Linux support on Advent Touch printers

2013-05-07 Thread Barry Drake
On 07/05/13 10:45, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: Another reply from Kodak. Interesting to learn that Kodak is leaving the inkjet market. Excellent result! I got no reply at all from Kodak. Maybe you could forward Kodak's reply to the Ubuntu-UK list? It is interesting that Kodak were intending to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DSL provider

2013-05-07 Thread Matt Wheeler
If you are an EE (or T-Mobile or Orange) customer (either contract or payg) I would recommend EE's ADSL simply on price. I have been using them since February and have had no issues. Their cheapest package is £19/m including line rental (£24/m if you aren't an EE group customer). Speeds are pretty

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Re: Lack of Linux support on Advent Touch printers

2013-05-07 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On 2013-05-07 12:05, Barry Drake wrote: > On 07/05/13 10:45, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: >> Another reply from Kodak. Interesting to learn that Kodak is leaving the >> inkjet market. > > Excellent result! I got no reply at all from Kodak. Maybe you could > forward Kodak's reply to the Ubuntu-UK list?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DSL provider

2013-05-07 Thread J Fernyhough
On 7 May 2013 10:07, James Tait wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 07/05/13 08:36, TT Mooney wrote: > > I've been a happy user of O2 broadband for years, but now that > > Murdoch has laid his hands on it, I want to change provider. > > > > Does anyone have a recommend

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DSL Provider

2013-05-07 Thread Nigel Verity
Talk Talk get a a lot of stick but I still think they are worth considering. The customer service can be a bit frustrating but, from a technical standpoint, I've never had an issue of any kind with them since I first signed up some years ago. They admit to shaping peer-to-peer at peak hours bu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DSL provider

2013-05-07 Thread Toby Satchell
+1 AA On 7 May 2013 12:50, J Fernyhough wrote: > On 7 May 2013 10:07, James Tait wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> On 07/05/13 08:36, TT Mooney wrote: >> > I've been a happy user of O2 broadband for years, but now that >> > Murdoch has laid his hands on it, I w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DSL provider

2013-05-07 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 7 May 2013 08:44, "Simon Greenwood" wrote: > > > > > On 7 May 2013 08:36, TT Mooney wrote: >> >> Hi all - >> >> I've been a happy user of O2 broadband for years, but now that Murdoch has laid his hands on it, I want to change provider. >> >> Does anyone have a recommendation? I used to have BT

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DSL provider

2013-05-07 Thread mac
On 07/05/13 08:36, TT Mooney wrote: I've been a happy user of O2 broadband for years, but now that Murdoch has laid his hands on it, I want to change provider. Does anyone have a recommendation? +1 for PlusNet Fibre. Local firm (oop 'ere, any road - they're based in Sheffield) with local tech

[ubuntu-uk] Linux in space ....

2013-05-07 Thread Barry Drake
I really love this article: http://www.zdnet.com/to-the-space-station-and-beyond-with-linux-714958/?s_cid=e552&ttag=e552 A pity it isn't Ubuntu, but it is yet another minus one for Windows. -- Barry Drake is a member of the the Ubuntu Advertising team. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https:

[ubuntu-uk] ipod

2013-05-07 Thread Ted Wager
I paste an album from a usb stick onto my ipod I can then play the file from the ipod..I reboot and mount the ipod and the file is still there and will play...However when I look at the music files on the ipod itself the album does not show...Any help appreciated.. -- Regards Ted Wager Us

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux in space ....

2013-05-07 Thread Tony Scott
But it is Debian, which, of course, Ubuntu is built upon! -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://savetvc.co.uk On 7 May 2013 15:46, Barry Drake wrote: > I really love this article: > http://www.zdnet.com/to-the-space-station-and-beyond-with-linux-714958/?s_cid=e552&ttag=e552 > A pit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ipod

2013-05-07 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 7 May 2013 15:47, Ted Wager wrote: > I paste an album from a usb stick onto my ipod I can then play the file > from the ipod..I reboot and mount the ipod and the file is still there and > will play...However when I look at the music files on the ipod itself the > album does not show...Any help

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux in space ....

2013-05-07 Thread pete smout
On 07/05/13 15:51, Tony Scott wrote: But it is Debian, which, of course, Ubuntu is built upon! -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://savetvc.co.uk On 7 May 2013 15:46, Barry Drake wrote: I really love this article: http://www.zdnet.com/to-the-space-station-and-beyond-with-linux-7000

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ipod

2013-05-07 Thread James Morrissey
To get the ipod working as an ipod, not just as an external drive, try GTKPod or try transferring songs through Rhythmbox. Just a note, when you plug into GTKPod it sets up the device so that it reads as an iPod. I am not sure what will happen to your data which is already on it, so you might want

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux in space ....

2013-05-07 Thread Tony Scott
I definitely wouldn't want to be in a space station stuck with a robot running Windows! -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://savetvc.co.uk On 7 May 2013 16:15, pete smout wrote: > On 07/05/13 15:51, Tony Scott wrote: >> >> But it is Debian, which, of course, Ubuntu is built upon! >> >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DSL provider

2013-05-07 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 7 May 2013 15:12, "mac" wrote: > > On 07/05/13 08:36, TT Mooney wrote: >> >> I've been a happy user of O2 broadband for years, but now that >> Murdoch has laid his hands on it, I want to change provider. >> Does anyone have a recommendation? > > > +1 for PlusNet Fibre. > > Local firm (oop 'ere,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DSL provider

2013-05-07 Thread Bruno Girin
On 7 May 2013 08:36, TT Mooney wrote: > Hi all - > > I've been a happy user of O2 broadband for years, but now that Murdoch has > laid his hands on it, I want to change provider. > > Does anyone have a recommendation? I used to have BT, and they were mostly > useless. There is a bit of bittorent