[ubuntu-uk] Non-proprietary EPUB (or even MOBI) bookstore?

2012-11-27 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- so I have a Kindle, which I love, and I purchase books for it on Amazon, which I don't love quite so much, once I've realised how locked-in the platform seems to be. (Well, I still love AWS, but that's another story ...) If you can buy EPUB books, and then have access to the actual file,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the Vaio S series

2012-07-02 Thread doug livesey
-- although if there were any recommendations, here, I'd be grateful to hear 'em. Cheers, Doug. On 1 July 2012 23:50, Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com wrote: On 1 July 2012 23:17, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi -- has anyone got Ubuntu up running on a Sony Vaio S series

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the Vaio S series

2012-07-01 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- has anyone got Ubuntu up running on a Sony Vaio S series? I've read a little bit that suggests there may be difficulties with the graphics drivers, which switch between two modes. Just wondered, is all -- I was fantasising about a new machine playing with the online configurers, and the

[ubuntu-uk] Recommendations for a small, cheap, ubuntu staging computer/server?

2011-09-16 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- what box would people recommend for setting up a small, cheap staging Ubuntu web server? It would pretty much only be needed to test deploys before we push them live. Thanks for any all advice, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommendations for a small, cheap, ubuntu staging computer/server?

2011-09-16 Thread doug livesey
11:40, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi -- what box would people recommend for setting up a small, cheap staging Ubuntu web server? This:- http://www.ebuyer.com/253305-hp-proliant-athlon-ii-neo-n36l-microserver-100-cashback-633724-421 That's a great server. I've got one

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Woke up this morning in low-res mode

2011-07-19 Thread doug livesey
Woke up this morning, In low-res mode Couldn't render vi, Even good enough to code. Whoa! I got the blues! ... I'll get my coat. On 19 July 2011 09:18, Yorvyk yorvik.ubu...@googlemail.com wrote: On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 06:48:09 +0100 Rowan Berkeley rowan.berke...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, It

Re: [ubuntu-uk] new laptop

2011-05-13 Thread doug livesey
Nice. Just played what if? with the specs on that -- got it to a cool £1,600 easy! :) On 13 May 2011 12:16, Trevor Hyde trevorh...@gmail.com wrote: On 13/05/11 10:57, Richard Smith wrote: I am thinking of buying a xenon 14 laptop from pcspecialist, can anyone see any major problems with

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Booting to ubuntu with VM, for now -- advice needed

2011-05-12 Thread doug livesey
You're sort-of right -- I've got it working, now, by booting my Mac into the 64 bit Kernel. Cheers, Doug. On 12 May 2011 17:15, Paul Morgan-Roach roa...@roachy.net wrote: On 11 May at 1:15, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi -- so this is being typed from an Ubuntu VM under Mac

[ubuntu-uk] Booting to ubuntu with VM, for now -- advice needed

2011-05-10 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- so this is being typed from an Ubuntu VM under Mac OSX. I've given up the hope of dual-booting for now -- maybe I'll try again sometime later with 10.04. However, I have 8 gig RAM on my MBP, yet seem only to be able to assign less than 4 gig to my ubuntu image in VirtualBox -- I'm guessing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Borked my Mac installing Ubuntu 11.04, now blackscreens beeps on restart then takes exactly 4 attempts to boot

2011-05-03 Thread doug livesey
. Unfortunately, there are firmware updates available for all *but* my model (MBP 5,4), so it looks like I'm going to have to talk to someone at Apple to find out what firmware package I can use. On 30 April 2011 15:58, Matthew Daubney m...@daubers.co.uk wrote: On 30 April 2011 01:55, doug livesey biot

[ubuntu-uk] Borked my Mac installing Ubuntu 11.04, now blackscreens beeps on restart then takes exactly 4 attempts to boot

2011-04-29 Thread doug livesey
So guess who broke his Mac trying to install the latest Ubuntu? Every now then, I think I'm more of a geek than I really am, and try to do something to make myself feel hardcore, but that ends up just being plain humbling! There follows a cut paste from a post I left on the Ubuntu forums, but

[ubuntu-uk] Installing Ubuntu 64 on basic laptop

2010-07-24 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- a local shop got sold a Dell with 1gig RAM running a 64 bit version of Windows a couple of weeks ago, and they are saying that it is running really slowly. As it's an independent shop I use lots want to support (support your local bookshop!), I've offered to set it up as dual-boot with

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Ubuntu 64 on basic laptop

2010-07-24 Thread doug livesey
resistance. Thanks a lot for all your advice -- from me my favourite book shop! :) Doug. On 24 July 2010 13:40, John Stevenson j...@jr0cket.com wrote: On 24 July 2010 12:34, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi -- a local shop got sold a Dell with 1gig RAM running a 64 bit version of Windows

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Digital economy bill

2010-04-06 Thread doug livesey
And if you're as appalled as other people, this may come in handy: http://www.38degrees.org.uk/page/speakout/extremeinternetl You never know -- democracy might actually work. I know, I know ... On 6 April 2010 22:32, Thomas Ibbotson thomas.ibbot...@gmail.com wrote: I'm surprised no-one's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tutorial on PC to PC support?

2009-11-11 Thread doug livesey
I don't know about tuts, but if you look up Gitso, that does what you need -- there'll be instructions on its page. 2009/11/11 Gordon gbpli...@gmail.com Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine not in the same location and not on the same network? Ta! --

[ubuntu-uk] Updating an Ubuntu machine to Ruby 1.8.7

2009-11-11 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I've rather gracelessly let one of my Ubuntu machines stay at Ruby 1.8.6, and the official release has moved on to 1.9 For the apps that are currently on that box, I need it to be running 1.8.7, now. I found an instruction that details how to do it here:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Backdoors into computer systems was Ubuntu on the BBC!!!

2009-10-23 Thread doug livesey
Is this like what was reported with the Delphi compiler recently? 2009/10/23 jim.came...@buhlersortex.com Daniel Drummond: This reminds me of a story I heard a few years ago, [snip ken's evil compiler story] I had a paper related to that (On Trusting Trust) somewhere ... rummage rummage

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the BBC!!!

2009-10-22 Thread doug livesey
Although I have no hard evidence ... the truth is out there. No offense, but by speculating like they do on government's spying in on us through our computers whilst offering no hard evidence, they rather run the risk of coming across a little tin-foil hat. I don't know the Enquirer -- how

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Throw a release party to get free software.

2009-09-06 Thread doug livesey
How do you see apple as a threat? I can see them as a challenge, and something to raise the game for free OS developers, but a threat? Do you mean that they are practicing seriously monopolistic practices? (Serious question, btw, not trying to start a flame war.) Cheers, Doug. On 05/09/2009,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Judge bans Microsoft Word sales

2009-08-16 Thread doug livesey
I disagree that everyone should use Plain English, however; if you're not sure what a word means, look it up and extend your vocabulary :) +1 -- every day's a school day. 2009/8/16 William Anderson ne...@well.com Paul Sutton wrote: Alan Lord (News) wrote: I disagree. Making *everything*

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choosing a new phone

2009-08-05 Thread doug livesey
Ugh. I *hate* my HTC Touch Diamond2 -- tries to be an iPhone, but fails miser- and epic- ally.Really wish I had a real iPhone. Or a G1. Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] install just the command-line

2009-07-23 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I have a laptop that is really struggling to display anything, as something that handles display in both windows the Ubuntu loader is very gone. (Trying to install Xubuntu, I get as far as clicking next on the keyboard layout chooser, then weird stripes begin to follow the mouse around, and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] install just the command-line

2009-07-23 Thread doug livesey
Cheers for those -- downloading the 32 bit ubuntu server version now! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Where Ubuntu falls short

2009-07-16 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- just sharing a couple of thoughts, really, as an Ubuntu user of 6 months or so. The first is, for myself, I *love* using linux, and am very happy I made the switch to Ubuntu. That said, I am a programmer, and a geek, and so am getting the most benefit from the tools that linux users have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Where Ubuntu falls short

2009-07-16 Thread doug livesey
You've had issues with keyboards? Never heard of that one before... what type of keyboard? And what was the issue? The machine I set up for someone else, I set up using my preferred layout (Dvorák), and then set it to normal ASCII, but it keeps reverting. No big deal, but annoying, especially

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Flame Wars mailing list

2009-07-03 Thread doug livesey
Alan was referring to the Monty Python Arguement Sketch No he wasn't. I'll get my coat. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Can I run my OSX partition in VirtualBox (or something like it)?

2009-06-16 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I run Ubuntu dual-boot with OSX on a Mac, and I love it, and hate having to duck out to use OSX for things like iTunes, etc. So would it be possible for me to run the OSX partition from inside VirtualBox, or something like that? I've had a bit of a google, and not come up with much, so I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Can I run my OSX partition in VirtualBox (or something like it)?

2009-06-16 Thread doug livesey
Ah, well -- rebooting every now then isn't exactly the worst fate that could befall one! I was sure that I'd read that exactly what I propose could be done with Windows partitions -- I shall have to see if I can find where, again. Cheers for all the replies, Doug. --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] No IE in Windows 7

2009-06-12 Thread doug livesey
A better model would be to let the customer customise their install. So they can see the price rocketing up as they select Windows IE the like. Like the way the Dell customise app works. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] No IE in Windows 7

2009-06-12 Thread doug livesey
Well, no, because Ubuntu comes bundled with FF. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] reminder tool

2009-06-11 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- can anyone recommend a handy little reminder tool for Ubuntu? Just something I can quickly easily set reminders in that will pop up annoy me until I deal with them. Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] reminder tool

2009-06-11 Thread doug livesey
Cheers for that -- yeah, I think it would be overkill in my case, as I'm happy using GMail. I was hoping there would be something like there is in OSX that would run on its own. 2009/6/11 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk doug livesey wrote: Hi -- can anyone recommend a handy little reminder tool

[ubuntu-uk] copying 34gig to a FAT32 external hard drive -- 3 hours?

2009-06-11 Thread doug livesey
Surely that can't be right? I'm running Jaunty on a Macbook 3,1 w/ 2gig RAM -- hardly the most recent machine, but still! This isn't a one-off, though -- copying to this drive is always slow (currently 3.2 MB/Sec). Is there something I'm not doing right? Something I should set or unset? Should I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] copying 34gig to a FAT32 external hard drive -- 3 hours?

2009-06-11 Thread doug livesey
Cheers for the reply, but I'm not sure what you mean, sorry -- is it that any copy operations over 2gig would do this? Is this only for linux, as OSX seems to handle it fine. thanks again, Doug. 2009/6/11 Jim Kissel j...@osml.eu doug livesey wrote: Surely that can't be right? I'm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] copying 34gig to a FAT32 external hard drive -- 3 hours?

2009-06-11 Thread doug livesey
2.0 on a Mac 3,1 (I'm pretty sure). I reckon I'll reformat the drive when I get a slow moment in the schedule. Thanks again for all advice! Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Set up an internal email server to launch processes

2009-06-03 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I want to setup an internal web server on an Ubuntu machine that I will use to trigger scripts when emails arrive with certain addresses. The emails will be parsed for args to send the scripts, and the scripts will be written in Ruby. I've worked on projects before where this has been done,

[ubuntu-uk] upgrade to 9.04, skip blacklist for desktop effects, system freeze on startup

2009-05-30 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- so I finally bit the bullet upgraded to 9.04 on my Macbook 3,1.When will I learn? If it ain't broke ... When I did, it all seemed to go well, but I couldn't enable the desktop effects I had in Ibex, so I googled the problem, found lots of instructions on how to skip the blacklisting of the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] upgrade to 9.04, skip blacklist for desktop effects, system freeze on startup

2009-05-30 Thread doug livesey
Cheers for that -- I went in to recovery mode (didn't even know it existed!) and saw an option to automatically fix graphics problems there, so selected it, and here I am, back in Ubuntu! There are a few other teething problems I'm having that I shall probably be posting here once I've failed to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Business with Ubuntu

2009-05-26 Thread doug livesey
Is this a publicly viewable list? If so, we're all starting to look (as Ubuntu users) a bit partisan shifty. Or am I being soft? Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] What to buy as an Ubuntu web server?

2009-05-23 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I may be looking to buy a web server for a number of web apps (RoR served with Passenger Apache) quite soon. Could anyone advise me on what hardware to be looking for? I would want decent speed, so good processors RAM, and I would like, if possible, for it to be quite clever about power

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What to buy as an Ubuntu web server?

2009-05-23 Thread doug livesey
I appreciate the advice there, and that is definitely the route I take with external, client-facing websites (although I use Mampi -- just get a recommendation in there!). This, however, is for a suite of inter-operating internal apps, so the requirement is to have them hosted internally. Cheers,

[ubuntu-uk] Upgrade vs Reinstall

2009-05-12 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I was just wondering, why it is that the community-at-large seems to think that it is better to reinstall to a newer version of Ubuntu rather than to run the upgrade? Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrade vs Reinstall

2009-05-12 Thread doug livesey
Well, then I stand corrected! ;) When I installed Ibex on my Macbook, there was loads of buggering around in the config files to get things like the touchpad scrolling working, and loads of sound issues, and other things which I don't recall just to hand. Which is fair enough, as there's a hell of

[ubuntu-uk] to upgrade or not (Macbook 3,1 on Ibex)

2009-04-28 Thread doug livesey
My discipline says leave it, as there was a bunch of stuff to do before I got my system working (mostly) as I like it, and I really don't have time to be mucking about configuring a new system that I use for *everything*, personal stuff, work, everything. But I'm hearing all over the place that

[ubuntu-uk] Using rsync (or something) to remotely backup a windows drive

2009-04-24 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I have a drive that gets a weekly backup of a Windows network stored to it, and I would like to have that backed up in turn remotely. To that end, I have an IP address that I wish to sync it to, and can setup any machine/OS behind it that I want to. What I was hoping to do was to have the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using rsync (or something) to remotely backup a windows drive

2009-04-24 Thread doug livesey
Also, do check out rdiff-backup (It's in the repos). I love it! I'm going to have to rethink my original idea, due to the incremental vs BackupExec files thing, but for a personal backup strategy, rdiff-backup seems to be the ticket. Nice simple, like me! (Okay, I'm not that nice.) 2009/4/24

[ubuntu-uk] what directories to backup?

2009-04-24 Thread doug livesey
Following on from an earlier thread, I now am about to (this weekend, anyway) set up a backup policy for my machine using rdiff-backup. So what files dirs do people backup on an Ubuntu machine? I guess everything in my home directory -- should I try for anything else? Cheers, Doug. --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] open/forward port 5500 (for gitso)

2009-04-18 Thread doug livesey
Brilliant -- cheers for all those replies, I reckon I know what to do next time my brother comes online needs help. (Although I might be back, yet!) Cheers again, Doug. 2009/4/17 Michael G Fletcher mich...@ilovemylinux.com On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:29 PM, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com

[ubuntu-uk] recommended pod/screencast client

2009-04-17 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I use iTunes on my OSX partition for most of my podcasts, but there are some technical ones I'd like to start collecting on my Ubuntu partition -- usually screencasts. So what does the wider, great british ubuntu community recommend as a podcast collector? Cheers, Doug. --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] recommended pod/screencast client

2009-04-17 Thread doug livesey
Looking at Miro, now -- seems pretty cool, cheers. 2009/4/17 Alan Pope a...@popey.com 2009/4/17 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com: Hi -- I use iTunes on my OSX partition for most of my podcasts, but there are some technical ones I'd like to start collecting on my Ubuntu partition -- usually

Re: [ubuntu-uk] recommended pod/screencast client

2009-04-17 Thread doug livesey
Dumb question :) No such thing :) Whilst I question the first comment (although I suppose if I was asking the dumb question, then I would), I take the second as a challenge! ;) 2009/4/17 Alan Pope a...@popey.com 2009/4/17 Dianne Reuby pramc...@yahoo.co.uk: Dumb question :) No such thing

[ubuntu-uk] open/forward port 5500 (for gitso)

2009-04-17 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- there was a thread recently during the course of which someone recommended gitso, and several people appeared to be converted on the spot! I'm after following the advice there, now, but am stuck on the bit where I'm supposed to open/forward port 5500. Basically, I haven't a clue how to.

[ubuntu-uk] Plugging ubuntu machine into a TV (on Mac on PC)

2009-04-10 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I have a couple of machines that are used often to view avi files the like. One is a Macbook (mine) running Ubuntu. Currently, when I want to watch a file on TV, I boot to my OSX partition, and plugin to the TV with a miniDVI cable. The other is an Acer laptop (my brother's), and is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] downloading slow torrents energy consumption

2009-04-09 Thread doug livesey
So these Viglen machines are recommended as low consumption options? 2009/4/9 Alan Lord (News) alansli...@gmail.com Alan Pope wrote: 2009/4/9 javadayaz javada...@gmail.com: i raised this topic of torrents and low powered green machines a while ago if anyone remembers! Indeed, and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] downloading slow torrents energy consumption

2009-04-09 Thread doug livesey
Cool -- and these are laptops? They could be perfert servers, with their battery as a UPS. Is there any particular model people recommend? Doug. 2009/4/9 Alan Pope a...@popey.com 2009/4/9 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com: So these Viglen machines are recommended as low consumption options

Re: [ubuntu-uk] downloading slow torrents energy consumption

2009-04-09 Thread doug livesey
Wow. If you could spec up the RAM, would that run as a decent web server? 2009/4/9 Alan Pope a...@popey.com 2009/4/9 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com: Cool -- and these are laptops? They could be perfert servers, with their battery as a UPS. Is there any particular model people recommend

Re: [ubuntu-uk] downloading slow torrents energy consumption

2009-04-09 Thread doug livesey
a...@popey.com wrote: 2009/4/9 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com: Wow. If you could spec up the RAM, would that run as a decent web server? 512MiB is the maximum RAM it will take. It runs just fine as a webserver with that much :) Cheers, Al. +1 I have a server (a VPS with FSCKVPS

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Running a .run file -- Permission denied command not found

2009-04-08 Thread doug livesey
Try:- $chmod +x shoes2.run then see if it will run. Like a charm! Thanks very much! Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Running a .run file -- Permission denied command not found

2009-04-08 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I'm trying to install Shoes (http://shoooes.net/) on Ubuntu Ibex, and am running into a few problems. The way to install Shoes on a Linux system is with a .run file, and the instructions there say little more than double-click it. When I try that, I get gedit complaining that it can't read

[ubuntu-uk] downloading slow torrents energy consumption

2009-04-08 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I (sort of) noticed a while back some marketing gumph that suggested that Ubuntu servers can be configured to reduce power consumption when they are not under heavy load, and was wondering if something similar was available (generally, I mean, not *just* for Ubuntu) for domestic use. The

[ubuntu-uk] remote accessing an ubuntu machine (vnc or similar)

2009-03-31 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I already remotely administrate a PC for my Mum one for my Dad, and both are Windows machines. So LogMeIn.com is perfect for those. However, I am setting up an Ubuntu machine for my brother that will also require remote administration, and was wondering about the best way to set that up.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] remote accessing an ubuntu machine (vnc or similar)

2009-03-31 Thread doug livesey
secure connection with no mysterious third parties involved. You will definately have to forward some ports on routers and firewalls. Good luck. Ciarán On 3/31/09, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi -- I already remotely administrate a PC for my Mum one for my Dad, and both

Re: [ubuntu-uk] remote accessing an ubuntu machine (vnc or similar)

2009-03-31 Thread doug livesey
general.moo...@googlemail.com Well that's lucky! I'm not sure how related OpenSSL and OpenSSH are though. To be honest don't get frustrated if you can't figure out what to do. I find it very confusing, but I've just about got my head around it. Ciarán On 3/31/09, doug livesey biot

Re: [ubuntu-uk] remote accessing an ubuntu machine (vnc or similar)

2009-03-31 Thread doug livesey
of OpenSSH and VNC on the remote machine was easy. It's connecting to the damn things though firewalls and stuff! Ciarán On 3/31/09, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Apparently OpenSSH uses OpenSSL extensively -- that's what me book says, anyway. Probably not on any level that I'll ever

Re: [ubuntu-uk] remote accessing an ubuntu machine (vnc or similar)

2009-03-31 Thread doug livesey
Gitso looks perfect, cheers! I don't want access any time -- I could get blamed for things, then! 2009/3/31 Stephen Garton sheepeating...@sheepeatingtaz.co.uk 2009/3/31 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com Hi -- I already remotely administrate a PC for my Mum one for my Dad, and both

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Test

2009-03-20 Thread doug livesey
To be honest, I hadn't even noticed it. 2009/3/20 Stephen Garton sheepeating...@sheepeatingtaz.co.uk 2009/3/20 Dave Morley davm...@davmor2.co.uk On Fri, 2009-03-20 at 10:24 +, Toby Satchell wrote: Test, please ignore. Duly ignored -- Fail ;-) Steve Garton sheepeatingtaz.co.uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Test

2009-03-20 Thread doug livesey
Wow. Were you a scriptwriter on Yes, Minister? ;) 2009/3/20 Alan Pope a...@popey.com 2009/3/20 Rowan Berkeley rowan.berke...@googlemail.com: Many servers think that gmail and googlemail are two different things, so if your emailer sends out your return address as googlemail and you

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Launch Party Manchester

2009-03-20 Thread doug livesey
I'd attend anywhere, if I'm around, but a pub would be extra-specially nice. :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Introduction

2009-03-19 Thread doug livesey
I'm terrible at actually making it to meetups, but nonetheless would be interested in such a group. I'm loving Ubuntu, but work pressure being what it is, I'm just not getting the time to explore it properly on my own, so a group could be perfect. I'm based just down the road near Blackburn.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Introduction

2009-03-19 Thread doug livesey
Yeah -- sadly they filled them in with pound shops! 2009/3/19 Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net 2009/3/19 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com: I'm terrible at actually making it to meetups, but nonetheless would be interested in such a group. I'm loving Ubuntu, but work pressure being what

[ubuntu-uk] PDA running linux?

2009-03-05 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- does anyone have any experience with PDAs running linux? I need to write an on-site data-gathering app, and such a machine would be perfect. I'd also need a clue about the best way to rapid-dev for a linux PDA. I've got about 2 weeks, typically! Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

[ubuntu-uk] unmap f11 f12 keys from mouseclicks

2009-03-03 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I'm on a Macbook running Ubuntu, and by default the install maps the left right clicks to the f11 f12 keys. I want to unmap this -- could someone advise me on how this is done? Thanks very much, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] unmap f11 f12 keys from mouseclicks

2009-03-03 Thread doug livesey
Cheers for that, Colin. I removed the line that referenced f11 from the file you suggested rebooted, but that did nothing. Is this perhaps set somewhere else, too? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free PDF of latest Linux Format magazine

2009-03-03 Thread doug livesey
Cheers for that, Tom! Doug. 2009/3/3 Thomas Ibbotson thomas.ibbot...@gmail.com This just came up on my local LUG mailing list. Thought I would spread the word: http://www.tuxradar.com/content/linux-format-free-download-24-hours-only Tom -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

[ubuntu-uk] Setting JDK 6 as default Java alternative on Ubuntu

2009-02-24 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- as part of trying to get OpenLaszlo to work on my Ubuntu machine, I need to set it up so that the default version of Java it is running is a JDK (preferably 6). I've found tuts that tell me how to select from the java alternatives on my machine, but I've no idea how to add the JDKs I've

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting JDK 6 as default Java alternative on Ubuntu

2009-02-24 Thread doug livesey
Sorry -- don't know why this just appeared -- wasn't me, honest! This was posted sorted a day or two ago! Doug. 2009/2/24 doug livesey kaless.arten...@googlemail.com Hi -- as part of trying to get OpenLaszlo to work on my Ubuntu machine, I need to set it up so that the default version

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Java app (FreeMind) installed through Synaptic -- where is it?

2009-02-23 Thread doug livesey
I've just this moment taken your sage advice -- cheers! 2009/2/23 Timothy Rittman tim.ritt...@doctors.org.uk Hi, Freemind is a great mindmapping programme, and is the only programme I use regularly that works on linux, mac and windows! I would strongly recommend installing the .deb file

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound unlistenably quiet on Macbook 3, 1 with Intrepid

2009-02-23 Thread doug livesey
coming through the internal speakers if you plug something into the headphone socket it sounds fine (I have the same issue) - CW 2009/2/22 Andrew Oakley and...@aoakley.com doug livesey wrote: sound is incredibly quiet Make sure all the volume controls are up, and not just the speaker volume

[ubuntu-uk] Advice on backing up Ubuntu machine

2009-02-23 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I've recently switched my main dev machine from OSX to Ubuntu Ibex, and would like to start implementing a regular backup regimen. In OSX I used TimeMachine, an excellent app that has saved my arse on more than one occasion. I've seen that there are supposed to be equivalents, like FlyBack

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Advice on backing up Ubuntu machine

2009-02-23 Thread doug livesey
Thanks for that brilliant comprehensive list! I'll get cracking on those. 2009/2/24 Jason Liquorish ja...@dropshock.com - Show quoted text - doug livesey wrote: Hi -- I've recently switched my main dev machine from OSX to Ubuntu Ibex, and would like to start implementing a regular backup

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound unlistenably quiet on Macbook 3, 1 with Intrepid

2009-02-22 Thread doug livesey
been filed. Chris Weaver 2009/2/21 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com Hi -- I'm running Ubuntu on my Macbook (3,1), and the sound is incredibly quiet. I've read that this is a known issue, but was wondering if anyone knows of a fix for it. I've not managed to find anything that suggests

[ubuntu-uk] Setting JDK 6 as default Java alternative on Ubuntu

2009-02-22 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- as part of trying to get OpenLaszlo to work on my Ubuntu machine, I need to set it up so that the default version of Java it is running is a JDK (preferably 6). I've found tuts that tell me how to select from the java alternatives on my machine, but I've no idea how to add the JDKs I've

[ubuntu-uk] Remove mouse-click mapping from f11 f12 on a mac

2009-02-21 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- my google-fu is apparently weak! I've been trying to find out how to handle mouse mapping in Ubuntu, as I want to remove the mouse middle right clicks from the f11 and f12 keys. For some reason, this happens as standard on a mac with ubuntu, but obviously gets in the way of fullscreen

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Java app (FreeMind) installed through Synaptic -- where is it?

2009-02-19 Thread doug livesey
/freemind and fill the other sections as you please :) As far as I know, GNOME-Do gets its list of programs from the applications menu; maybe someone else can correct me if not. On 19 Feb 2009, 11:23 AM, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Cheers, that found it. Can anyone advise me on how

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Java app (FreeMind) installed through Synaptic -- where is it?

2009-02-19 Thread doug livesey
Jacob -- that fixed it, cheers -- and you were right about Gnome-go. Thanks, Doug. 2009/2/19 Jacob Williams jacobw...@googlemail.com On 19 Feb 2009, 11:23 AM, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: Cheers, that found it. Can anyone advise me on how to get it into applications Gnome-do

[ubuntu-uk] Java app (FreeMind) installed through Synaptic -- where is it?

2009-02-18 Thread doug livesey
Hi, I've installed the app FreeMind through Synaptic, so that should be all good canonical. However, I can't seem to find it in either the Applications tab or with Gnome-go. (I even tried a restart -- hang up from my M$ days!) Can anyone advise me on where it might be how maybe I should get the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dual boot on Macbook problems

2009-02-12 Thread doug livesey
external drive to the internal, and all was well. Grief! I'm going to do the Ubuntu install again some time when the adrenaline has worn off! Cheers, Doug. 2009/2/10 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com Cheers for that -- I'm thinking the same way, after seeing how hot the ext drive is getting

[ubuntu-uk] Dual boot on Macbook problems

2009-02-10 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- I tried last night to install Ubuntu on an external FW drive on my Macbook.It wouldn't reboot from the external drive, and managed to kill the install on my main HD -- hopefully the drive itself is ok, but I'm not sure (I can see it in the restore list). I tried restoring from TimeMachine to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dual boot on Macbook problems

2009-02-10 Thread doug livesey
+, doug livesey wrote: Hi -- I tried last night to install Ubuntu on an external FW drive on my Macbook. It wouldn't reboot from the external drive, and managed to kill the install on my main HD -- hopefully the drive itself is ok, but I'm not sure (I can see it in the restore list). I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Help get Windows out of schools

2009-02-09 Thread doug livesey
Signed -- cheers for setting that up. Doug. 2009/2/9 David King linux...@avoura.com The other way to get windows out of schools is to remove the glass and replace with bricks :-) David King Vinothan Shankar wrote: I've created a petition to the Prime Minister to make the primary OS in

[ubuntu-uk] Google blocking the Ubuntu home page

2009-01-31 Thread doug livesey
Hi -- is there a good reason for Google warning me away from the Ubuntu site?It's telling me that the site may harm my computer, then throwing me a 502 when I look for details. Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google blocking the Ubuntu home page

2009-01-31 Thread doug livesey
it was something on my PC. Sean On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Alec Wright ale...@gmail.com wrote: Its doing that for every single website. Its a bug, they should have it fixed soon. 2009/1/31 doug livesey biot...@gmail.com Hi -- is there a good reason for Google warning me away from

Re: [ubuntu-uk] So, would you vote for them? (see The Reg)

2009-01-28 Thread doug livesey
Really, it's a no-lose proposition.If they embrace OS, they gain potentially loads of geek goodwill, and if they don't, they won't lose any ... unless to the other side if they embrace OS. So any sensible politician ... Oh, right. And also, I imagine M$ lobby *very* hard against that kind of