Re: [ubuntu-uk] Proposed Manchester Ubuntu 10.04 Jam

Hi, I'd be interested in this. Sounds like fun, Tommy Pyatt Ubuntu user 2010/1/18 Simon Wears > Hello everyone! > > This is an announcement of plans for an Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" Jam in > Manchester. > > As the Ubuntu Wiki puts it, *"an Ubuntu Jam is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Proposed Manchester Ubuntu 10.04 Jam

I've done a bit of looking around myself and found the Manchester Linux Users Group . It seems they were holding meetings every month through 2008 have had none since last January due to construction works at the Kilburn building. They had an installfest planned for October

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless nas box maybe

Looks pretty good. I've been looking for a NAS lately actually so that I can stop leaving my computer constantly turned on to act as the multimedia server for my Squeezebox. I think the price is a bit much though since it has wireless capability that isn't *really* necessary considering that if yo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help.I've lost my partitions

You're more likely to get help if you post in the Ubuntu support forums. This is a mailing list. 2010/1/24 javadayaz > im sorry to copy and paste here...fdisk gives me this > > Disk /dev/sda: 400.0 GB, 400088457216 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 48641 cylinders >

[ubuntu-uk] USB NAS adapter samba connection

Hello everyone, I've been trying to use my old Eee PC 701 as a server on my home network for data on a 1TB external USB hard drive, however for some reason files are being transferred painfully slow to my desktop via samba. I am considering giving NFS a go to see if I can achieve faster transfers,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB NAS adapter samba connection

more functionality. I have heard of > people using them for print servers. > > They seem to be very cheap now, so go for one that has enough USB ports > and can be configured via a web interface. > > David King > > > > Tommy Pyatt wrote: > > Hello everyone, > &g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Python Books

'A byte of Python' is good too http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/Python On 11 March 2010 19:01, Colin McCarthy wrote: > On 11 March 2010 18:56, Neil Perry wrote: > > Hello Guys, > > Not to sure of how many programmers we've got here, but I've got some > free > > time over the next couple of weeks

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Python Books

and free, that is On 11 March 2010 19:10, Tommy Pyatt wrote: > 'A byte of Python' is good too > > http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/Python > > > On 11 March 2010 19:01, Colin McCarthy wrote: > >> On 11 March 2010 18:56, Neil Perry wrote: >> > Hello

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Blue tooth remte control

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 presumably requires a java enabled phone to run the client app --, remoteJ and anyremote which both require a HID compliant handset. https://help.ubuntu.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Looking for a Speccy

My first experience with programming was on a Spectrum +2 using BASIC, I was about 8 years old with no real friends. It's a shame though, my programming skills haven't progressed much since then. Tommy On 26 March 2010 18:53, Philip Stubbs wrote: > On 26 March 2010 18:06, Liam Proven wrote: >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Looking for a Speccy

This sounds like an awesome project. I had some amazing games for the +2. Target Renegade, Chuckie Egg, Skool Daze, Bruce Lee, Advanced Pinball Simulator. More old systems need to be brought back to life. - Tommy On 26 March 2010 22:41, Rob Beard wrote: > Dianne Reuby wrote: > > On Fri, 2010-03

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DEB again

this type of discussion here as it may be of interest to the list members. Tommy Pyatt Ubuntu user On 12 April 2010 13:14, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > On 12/04/10 13:10, pa...@fossbox.org.uk wrote: > > Yes, I know - I shouldn't rant either cos I'm an NGO and not supposed to >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DEB again

Apologies Alan, I did not mean any hostility in my response to your email, which was a fair and reasonable comment. I just wanted to point out that I have no problems with Paula's original email, as I'm sure I'm not the only one. Since I see you are using gmail, assuming that you are accessing you

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Gmail mute thread was: DEB again

You can do it, tick the box to the left of the message in the inbox and select the 'Mute' option from the 'More Actions' drop-down. Tommy On 12 April 2010 16:21, Thomas Ibbotson wrote: > On 12 April 2010 16:06, Tommy Pyatt wrote: > > Since I see you are using

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Gmail mute thread was: DEB again

Yes, you're right I didn't realise. I noticed the mute option doesn't appear in the list when I've opened the email, and I have to go back to the inbox to mute the conversation which is a bit of a pain. The fact that you can't mute messages after you've applied a filter seems to restrict functional

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Audio Conversion: WAV to WMA

Personally, for portable players I'd recommend using MP3 at at least 192kbps, I have never been able to tell the difference between WMA and MP3 and they're both lossy formats. MP3 tends to be supported on more players than WMA does. You could always keep compressed and uncompressed copies, or you

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Audio Conversion: WAV to WMA

FLAC does little to resolve the OP's problem though, he already owns a player, which I assume supports only MP3 and WMA. Tommy On 14 April 2010 13:17, Alan Pope wrote: > On 14 April 2010 12:39, Nigel Verity wrote: > > I'm a bit of an audiophile, and have a large collection of music stored > in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Audio Conversion: WAV to WMA

Apologies, just trying to help. #1, I can't choose how the googlemail interface formats my reply. Tommy On 14 April 2010 13:30, Liam Proven wrote: > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Tommy Pyatt > wrote: > > FLAC does little to resolve the OP's problem though, he alr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Audio Conversion: WAV to WMA

> > You can. I am using Gmail and just removed the crap and typed below your > reply. > > Cheers, > Al. > > Oh, I see. Thanks Alan. Tommy -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester release party?

On 20 April 2010 12:32, Lucy wrote: > I agreed with Jon, most people are likely to be over in Liverpool for > the OggCamp weekend. Perhaps a group could arrange to meet up in a pub > on the Saturday evening (probably best sorted out on the day itself > though)? > I plan to go down from Mancheste

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reclaiming Ubuntu partition

On 22 April 2010 11:21, Keith wrote: > I have just bought a new machine to replace the one I am typing this on. > > This one is a dual boot Ubuntu/Windows computer which I have sold to a > relative who, regrettably, wants to use it purely as a Windows PC. > > Perhaps someone could help me my expl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wacom bamboo

On 25 April 2010 21:23, Norman Silverstone wrote: > report that the buttons on my Wacom Bamboo no longer work. Has anyone > else tried a Wacom tablet on 10.04 and, if so, with what result? > > Norman > > Hi Norman, Just plugged my Wacom Bamboo into my machine to try it out. I don't use the butto

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Gparted

On 18 May 2010 18:50, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > I've downloaded this from the repository and installed it, but I don't > know where it has been installed, since it doesn't appear on any of my > menus. Nor of course do I know how to use it. Is there a tutorial > anywhere? System -> Administration

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell with Ubuntu?

I had exactly the same problem. The website says it but there are no links to actual machines, it's strange. I phoned them up and asked about the phantom Ubuntu machines and after a bit of discussion they gave me a quote on a netbook that I saw that was listed as running Windows. The lad I talked

Re: [ubuntu-uk] scanning old photographs

scans up to 2400x4800dpi with 48-bit colour. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-2923B010AA-CanoScan-LiDE-Scanner/dp/B001EO6Z9G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1283169537&sr=8-1 If I was looking to buy a scanner, this is probably the one I would go for. Regards, Tommy Pyatt - -- Pl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Wubi on a dual partition machine

bed. I've never actually done it though so you may want to wait for someone with experience in this matter to comment before you install. Regards, Tommy Pyatt - -- Please consider the environment before printing this email. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) C

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Wubi on a dual partition machine

talled. >> >> Some *manufacturers* install a system or recovery partition but it is >> *not* a standard Win7 feature. I have installed Win7 a number of times, the installation of the system partition seemed pretty default to me. I would have had to go out of my way to tell it not to do it.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Wubi on a dual partition machine

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/09/10 09:11, Liam Proven wrote: > On 9 September 2010 13:35, Tommy Pyatt wrote: >> I have installed Win7 a number of times, the installation of the system >> partition seemed pretty default to me. I would have had to go out of my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Wubi on a dual partition machine

an't boot > from USB, and > would be surprised if it was otherwise. > > -Matt Daubney Have you tried holding down the F12 key and turning on the power, then releasing F12 once the Toshiba logo appears? Tommy Pyatt - -- Please consider the environment before print

Re: [ubuntu-uk] backup home folder

; > Or do I have to use a traditional Linux filesystem like ext3? > > David D Lowe > > You may be able to compress it first into a .tar.gz or other compressed archive of some sort, then you could store it anywhere. I think I've done that before, but i'm not cer