Re: [ubuntu-uk] streaming content via wires!

2009-10-07 Thread Dan Fish
articularly water proof but should nevertheless work for 3-4 years OK. There is a CAT5 cable rated for outdoor use but it's 4-5x the price. Dan Fish -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] streaming content via wires!

2009-10-07 Thread Dan Fish
Careful - if I did that the missus would use it as an excuse to make me paint to outside of the house! > I will just paint over the wire with waterproof paint!!! HA > > 2009/10/7 Dan Fish mailto:d...@fishms.org>> > > Steve wrote: >> On Wed, 07 Oct 200

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Exchange 2007 Support in Karmic

2009-11-12 Thread Dan Fish
It's something I've been trying to acheive for a while with absolutely zero luck. I guess we have to wait for Evolution to catch up (resisted the temptation to write 'evolve' there!) Dan Paul Roach wrote: > Wondered whether anyone on the list has had any joy/luck with > Evolution and MS Exchange

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

2009-11-14 Thread Dan Fish
Colin Law wrote: > 2009/11/10 Andrew Oakley : > >> I'm moving out of The Sticks, slightly to the west of nowhere in the >> Cotswolds - which nevertheless already has 2.5Mbit ADSL - to the urban >> metropolis that is a satellite village near Tewkesbury. With this comes >> wonders of the modern ag

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using a 3G modem as a fallback

2009-11-19 Thread Dan Fish
Thanks for that. I think I may well go for a dedicated router. More cost, but much less hassle to configure overall! Dan > Dan Fish wrote: > >> Colin Law wrote: >> >> >>> 2009/11/10 Andrew Oakley : >>> >>> >>>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Web Collabaration

2009-12-15 Thread Dan Fish
dan attwood wrote: >> I have a feeling that Droople falls into this category, and certainly seems >> to have a multitude of modules, but is rather scary for someone like me >> starting out from scratch Are there other alternatives that would offer >> such a collabaration? >> >> >> >> >> >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mounting NAS using curlftpfs

2010-02-19 Thread Dan Fish
Jon, The drive is probably using Windows Networking ie samba/cifs compliant. Have you tried mounting it with cifs ie - "sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.3/ /media/fnd/ -o username=username,password=password,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777" It might be easier than using curlftpfs Regards Dan

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mounting NAS using curlftpfs

2010-02-20 Thread Dan Fish
Jon, Any luck with mounting the NAS from the desktop from 'Places -> connect to server' then choosing 'FTP (with login)'? Regards Dan On Sat, 2010-02-20 at 00:50 +, Jon Reynolds wrote: > Thanks for the link, but I think I can't solve my problem like that as > this is a NAS drive, not another

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Blue tooth remte control

2010-03-26 Thread Dan Fish
Hi, Which phone exactly are you wanting to use this from? If it's android there an app called remotedroid which is very useful. Regards Dan > Hello, > > I used to use one under Windoze but it wasn't very reliable. This link > might shed some light. Listed clients are bemused server -- which > p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Digital economy bill

2010-04-08 Thread Dan Fish
) mental image of MP's literally being dissolved in a large swimming pool of quicklime. I'm glad to see my home constituency MP (Paul Burstow Lib Dem) and my work consituency MP (Ed Davey Lib Dem) both voted no. I have removed them from the mental quicklime swimming pool! Dan Fish ***

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-08 Thread Dan Fish
I got UNR 9.10 working OK last night. http://www.ossmedicine.org/joggler1.jpg I'm going to reboot when I get home to make sure it wasn't a fluke and then I'm going to use the EFI mentioned here http://www.joggler.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=145&start=10 which allows booting without a keyb

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Media Centre Advice

2010-05-11 Thread Dan Fish
g/?s=boxee > > Steve Garton > http://blog.sheepeatingtaz.co.uk > I'd certainly vouch for XBMC on a revo. I'm using a 'generic' windows MCE remote from Maplin with it. Watching 1080p with no probs and the wife and kids are very happy with it. I experienced a few 'quirks' on setting it up but there's loads of info on the web - one tip that took me ages to find - you need to turn off compiz or you get vertical tearing on some videos. Have Fun Dan Fish -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Call for help - ISO testing

2010-05-13 Thread Dan Fish
On 13/05/2010 09:15, Alan Pope wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm sat here at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Brussels and wanted to > let people know about something and ask for volunteers to help. > > During the Lucid development cycle (ending with the Lucid release) the > Italian LoCo Team have been doing

[ubuntu-uk] Distributed Backup Proposal

2010-07-24 Thread Dan Fish
or come across. Cheers Dan Fish -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Distributed Backup Proposal

2010-07-24 Thread Dan Fish
On Sat, 2010-07-24 at 09:04 +0100, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > On Sat, 2010-07-24 at 08:40 +0100, Dan Fish wrote: > > Hi > > > > This is a call for help for a project that I've set up after a > > discussion on IRC. The general idea is this - we all have d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Distributed Backup Proposal

2010-07-24 Thread Dan Fish
On Sat, 2010-07-24 at 10:02 +0100, Jon Spriggs wrote: > I agree, and they aren't exactly fast. Remember that most of us have > an upstream speed of less than 1Mb/s, so uploading data, either > initially or at recovery time (because, let's face it, if this is a > backup, the moment you realise you n

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shredding HDD data

2010-08-11 Thread Dan Fish
On Wed, 2010-08-11 at 11:12 +0100, Bill Cumming wrote: > Best way is probavly just to use the "dd" command: > If you run off of a live CD then just point "dd" to the drive instead > of a file. > > Example: sudo dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sda > > That will overwrite the entire drive that's on /de

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source in the NHS.

2010-08-24 Thread Dan Fish
posting this - two events are listed on this site and both look worth attending if you have an interest in Open Source and Healthcare. I will certainly be attending. Cheers Dan Fish -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Little project

2010-10-16 Thread Dan Fish
On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 08:02 +0100, Dan Attwood wrote: > Speaking as someone who works in a college IT department you > really shouldn't be doing this as you'll break the Terms of Use and > you're 'free' period should be spent studying and not on facebook. > Also this list shouldn't really be helpin

[ubuntu-uk] IRC Meeting tonight 19th October

2010-10-19 Thread Dan Fish
Just a reminder that the next full team meeting is scheduled for this evening 19th October at 20:00 UTC (2100 BST) and will be held in #ubuntu-uk-meeting on irc.freenode.net Regards Dan -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UK

[ubuntu-uk] Minutes of ubuntu-uk loco meeting

2010-10-19 Thread Dan Fish
All, Please find the minutes of the loco meeting held on 19th October at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/LastMeeting Regards Dan -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] A Document 'Signing' solution required

2010-12-16 Thread Dan Fish
ning bit that I'm really after Regards Dan Fish -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's the best...

2010-12-17 Thread Dan Fish
On 17/12/10 17:16, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > On 17/12/10 17:01, Mark Fraser wrote: >> I'm thinking about building a server too and one of the things I wanted >> it for was a caching apt proxy. There seem to be a few ways of doing >> this though, which is the best of the lot? > http://askubuntu.com/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rugby Ubuntu meet up

2011-03-13 Thread Dan Fish
I'd second this - it should be a great day. Sadly I can't be there so I hope the pub wot I chose is OK! Cheers Dan Fish -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 As most people on here I love Ubuntu and promote it where I can, another thing I love however is RUGBY no not Ruby!

[ubuntu-uk] Preventing shutdown on a remote machine

2011-03-30 Thread Dan Fish
Hi, I've installed ubuntu on my dad's machine and he's very happy with it. I'm doing online backups from his computer to my machine with rsync initiated from my end. The only problem I'm having is that my dad has a habit of shutting down his machine before the (incremental) backup is complet

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Natty Narwhal Launch Party

2011-03-31 Thread Dan Fish
May I suggest the maple leaf - it's about 100th yards from the bcs. Canadian themed though Dan Alan Bell wrote: >Hi all, > >as we move into April the release of Ubuntu 11.04 the Natty Narwhal >swims into view. Because this will be a *huge* celebration we have >arranged a bank holiday on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Natty Narwhal Launch Party

2011-03-31 Thread Dan Fish
Not sure about food though. > >Another one I quite like is Bunken Bar on Earlham St: underground place >and quite large. Don't know about food either. > >Both of them are within walking distance of BCS and Covent Garden tube >station. > >On Thu, 2011-03-31 at 21:28

Re: [ubuntu-uk] School websites

2011-06-18 Thread Dan Fish
On 18/06/11 14:35, Rob Beard wrote: On 18/06/11 10:14, Sean Miller wrote: Yikes... !! "Recognised for ICT"? Perhaps that was due to being "pioneers" and setting up their website at a time most others didn't have one... alas, I think it's rather overdue for an upgrade. Sean My god what an a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The Next Happy Hour - Thursday 8th December, Surbiton (west London)

2011-11-15 Thread Dan Fish
Hi all, the next Happy Hour will be on the 8th of December in Surbiton. A well connected part of West London with good train access to everywhere. The exact venue is yet to be determined, but the intrepid explorer Dan Fish has volunteered to take one for the team and go on a research expediti

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The Next Happy Hour - Thursday 8th December, Surbiton (west London)

2011-11-23 Thread Dan Fish
Liam, Thanks for that. I'm doing a reconnaissance mission tomorrow evening. Regards Dan Liam Proven wrote: >On 15 November 2011 14:17, Dan Fish wrote: >> Thanks for that Liam. I've not had the pleasure(?) of drinking in most of >> those so very useful. Having talking

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Happy Hour Surbiton Tomorrow at the Victoria

2011-12-07 Thread Dan Fish
Thanks Alan, I've had the (dubious?) honour of organising this one! I''l be there from about 18.45 an wearing a natty t-shirt. All welcome as always. Regards Dan Hi all, the next Happy Hour is in Surbiton, from about 7pm ish onwards http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1412/detail/ eve

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Rugby Outing

2011-12-30 Thread Dan Fish
Thanks for starting this off, Laura. Ticket booked! Dan Alan Bell wrote: >great idea, I have never been to a game before but it sounds like a fun >day out. I have booked my tickets. > > >Alan. > >-- >Libertus Solutions http://libertus.co.uk > > >-- >ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com >https://lists.u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Viglen MPC-L, what now?

2012-04-13 Thread Dan Fish
Still running strong here on 10.04 as a headless home automation server. It just keeps on chugging away with minimal maintenance needed. Dan Sent from my ASUS Eee Pad Miia Ranta wrote: >On 13 April 2012 01:52, Matthew Revell wrote: >> I know a few other UK Ubuntu people bought the Viglen MPC-

[ubuntu-uk] Remote Ubuntu Users

2013-01-12 Thread Dan Fish
Dear All, A good friend of mine has taken up the offer of becoming a medical officer on the Falkland Islands for a 2 year contract. Having spent time on many remote locations I'm actually very jealous as the Falklands and surrounds are a stunning place to bring up a family. What's not so stun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Remote Ubuntu Users

2013-01-15 Thread Dan Fish
On 13/01/13 22:24, Tony Pursell wrote: On 13 January 2013 21:57, alan c <mailto:aecl...@candt.waitrose.com>> wrote: On 13/01/13 02:14, Alan Pope wrote: On 12/01/13 14:52, Dan Fish wrote: His broadband is damn expensive and sometimes "sudo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Building Ubuntu for the Raspberry Pi, on the Raspberry Pi

2013-11-06 Thread Dan Fish
I think another aspect that should not be ignored is the potential roadmap for such arm devices. Admittedly I'm not aware of the Raspberry Pi's future direction, but in general more and more such arm devices seem to be in the offing. The raspberry pi itself has captured a stunningly large marke