Re: emails open as attachments?
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:45:33 +1100 "The Wassermans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please forgive me for I obviously do not understand the protocols and > conventions of this learned group. Indeed, I am a new recruit who is anxious > to dispense with MS. I sincerely sought some help and am surprised at the > snide comments from Linux gods. Email is a dangerous medium... I don't think the remarks were intended to offend ( I certainly didn't intend to be offensive, and I apologise if my reply had that effect.) The protocols are not written in stone, and most people will not be upset by html mail etc. A few might have problems with it - for instance quite a few Linux users use mail clients that are "text only", by choice. ( mutt, alpine etc.) For example, it's quite common for some people to use email on Linux remotely from, say, an ssh log-in to a server or shell account, without graphics ( "secure telnet", sort of). That probably seems odd from your perspective, but it is true, strange as it may sound :-) Peter -- "INX Is Not X" Live CD based on Ubuntu 7.04 : http://inx.maincontent.net Screenshots slideshow: http://inx.maincontent.net/album/1.png.html pgpFMNheA1XMF.pgp Description: PGP signature -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: emails open as attachments?
Hi Dave On Jan 25, 2008 3:45 PM, The Wassermans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Seems I have offended you Karl - and others . . . ? > > Please forgive me for I obviously do not understand the protocols and > conventions of this learned group. Indeed, I am a new recruit who is > anxious to dispense with MS. I sincerely sought some help and am surprised > at the snide comments from Linux gods > I'm not too sure what happened above. Essentially, it is preferred if you do not send email in HTML form since many people prefer to use email clients that are unable to display it - meaning that one has to wade through the HTML to read your message. In the Windows world, most email clients are Outlook (Express) / Thunderbird and a couple of others that can all read HTML, so this is less of an issue. (Purists will also argue that HTML does not belong in email from a philosophical point of view ;)). Maybe someone just took what you said in the wrong way? The other point raised was that Comic Sans MS is a Microsoft font - hence many people on this list won't be able to see it anyway. Comic Sans MS is available on Ubuntu, but not installed by default. > . > > So I would respectfully request a little education or pointers as to where > I can improve my email manners. Quite clearly I am ignorant of the HTML > repercussions and could do with some help in this regard . . . > > I, personally, think your email manners are fine :). > > Dave W > With regards to your original question, could it be that the people whose email opens as an attachment are those with an attached signature? Usually this is seen as an attachment with the filename signature.asc. It is also possible (but unlikely, I would think) that outlook express doesn't recognise the character encoding of these emails. Were these problems fixed in Thunderbird? For your thunderbird question, did you set the text option via the HTML section of settings in the Composition tab? Not having a windows version handy I can't describe the exact method of getting there, but I think thats where it's set. Cheers, Matt -- Matthew Vermeulen http://www.matthewv.id.au/ MatthewV @ irc.freenode.net -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: emails open as attachments?
Seems I have offended you Karl - and others . . . ? Please forgive me for I obviously do not understand the protocols and conventions of this learned group. Indeed, I am a new recruit who is anxious to dispense with MS. I sincerely sought some help and am surprised at the snide comments from Linux gods. So I would respectfully request a little education or pointers as to where I can improve my email manners. Quite clearly I am ignorant of the HTML repercussions and could do with some help in this regard . . . Dave W - Original Message - From: Karl Goetz To: The Wassermans Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 4:22 PM Subject: Re: emails open as attachments? -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Ooops! Re: emails open as attachments?
On Fri, 2008-01-25 at 16:59 +1100, Peter Garrett wrote: > On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:56:10 +1100 > Peter Garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:52:20 +1030 > > Karl Goetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I am trying to emulate some preferences I had in Outlook Express. > > Aargh! Sorry Karl - you didn't write that, of course Nor would you > ever use Outlook Express i was starting to worry what happened to me :p kk > -- Karl Goetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Ooops! Re: emails open as attachments?
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:56:10 +1100 Peter Garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:52:20 +1030 > Karl Goetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I am trying to emulate some preferences I had in Outlook Express. Aargh! Sorry Karl - you didn't write that, of course Nor would you ever use Outlook Express -- "INX Is Not X" Live CD based on Ubuntu 7.04 : http://inx.maincontent.net Screenshots slideshow: http://inx.maincontent.net/album/1.png.html pgpmaJ6I5QufH.pgp Description: PGP signature -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: emails open as attachments?
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:52:20 +1030 Karl Goetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am trying to emulate some preferences I had in Outlook Express. ie, > > I want to have my outgoing mails in the font you see here - Comic Sans > > MS but I want to receive incoming mails in the format they were sent. It's generally considered bad form to send html mail to mailing lists :-) Also, most of use won't even see the font you are setting, since our email clients are not configured to do so. I certainly don't see the font. All my mail is seen in the font I have configured, which is legible and just fine as far as I am concerned... Email is text. I think perhaps the best strategy is to simply send all your mail as plain text. That way, everyone can read it, and you won't get complaints from people who dislike receiving html email etc. Peter -- "INX Is Not X" Live CD based on Ubuntu 7.04 : http://inx.maincontent.net Screenshots slideshow: http://inx.maincontent.net/album/1.png.html pgpLrafGys6Xu.pgp Description: PGP signature -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: emails open as attachments?
> Okay, so now I have downloaded Thunderbird as recommended. > > I am trying to emulate some preferences I had in Outlook Express. ie, I > want to have my outgoing mails in the font you see here - Comic Sans MS > but I want to receive incoming mails in the format they were sent. I go > into tools>options> etc but the font changes I make effect the display of > incoming as well. I've been round and round the mulberry bush but can't > seem to configure my preferences suitably. I have returned to OE to send > this - to illustrate what I want. There are two tabs in Preferences for fonts. "Display" (for how you want incoming fonts to appear) and "Composition" (fonts to use in outgoing messages). Make sure you're using setting the Composition fonts only. By the way, the Comic Sans font is only installed by default on Windows, so in general only Windows users will see your choice of font. cheers, Dan M -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: emails open as attachments?
On Fri, 2008-01-25 at 16:13 +1100, The Wassermans wrote: > Okay, so now I have downloaded Thunderbird as recommended. > > I am trying to emulate some preferences I had in Outlook Express. ie, > I want to have my outgoing mails in the font you see here - Comic Sans > MS but I want to receive incoming mails in the format they were sent. > I go into tools>options> etc but the font changes I make effect the > display of incoming as well. I've been round and round the mulberry > bush but can't seem to configure my preferences suitably. I have > returned to OE to send this - to illustrate what I want. > amusingly (ironicaly?), i dont see Comic Sans MS at all. > Seems simple but . . . . . . seems slightly obnoxious too, tbh... kk > > Dave W > > -- Karl Goetz, Debian user / Ubuntu contributor / gNewSense contributor http://www.kgoetz.id.au signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: emails open as attachments?
Okay, so now I have downloaded Thunderbird as recommended. I am trying to emulate some preferences I had in Outlook Express. ie, I want to have my outgoing mails in the font you see here - Comic Sans MS but I want to receive incoming mails in the format they were sent. I go into tools>options> etc but the font changes I make effect the display of incoming as well. I've been round and round the mulberry bush but can't seem to configure my preferences suitably. I have returned to OE to send this - to illustrate what I want. Seems simple but . . . . . . Dave W - Original Message - From: Sridhar Dhanapalan To: The Wassermans Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 10:38 AM Subject: Re: emails open as attachments? I would strongly suggest that you use a better mail client. Outlook Express has many flaws, and it isn't even being developed by Microsoft any more. Mozilla Thunderbird is a good pick, as it's open source (built on the same foundations as Firefox), follows standards better and is far more secure. It has a migration wizard to easily move over from Outlook Express, and it's very cross-platform (works on Linux as well). Get it at http://www.getthunderbird.com On 25/01/2008, The Wassermans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There are a few contributors whose emails open as text attachments in my > Outlook Express. Why does this happen? Do I need to configure something? > > Dave W > > > - Original Message - > From: Sridhar Dhanapalan > To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 11:06 PM > Subject: Re: eeePC > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au >-- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: eeePC
Am Freitag, den 25.01.2008, 13:44 +1100 schrieb Blindraven: > What about the Ipod touch? Now that really is too small, plus I think you'd have too much of a hard time getting other OSes onto it, assuming that's even possible. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: eeePC
What about it? -- On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:44:41 +1000, Blindraven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What about the Ipod touch? -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: eeePC
What about the Ipod touch? On Jan 25, 2008 1:27 PM, martin fricke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:06:13 +1000, Sridhar Dhanapalan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thu, 24 Jan 2008, Les Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The eeePC screen res is 800x480, on a 7" screen. It's small, but that's > >> the nature of this device - a portable computer that's even more > >> portable than a laptop. > >> > >> Not long ago I heard a rumour (can't remember where) that there was > >> going to be a model with a 10" screen, but that the idea was scrapped > >> due to the extra power requirements which would reduce the battery life > >> to an unacceptably low level. > > > > A 10 inch version has been announced by Asus. I would assume that being > > larger, it can hold a bigger battery. > > The larger 10" version may not be that much larger in dimensions than the > 7" version if they move the speakers and make better use of the > potentially available screen space. > > Interestingly ASUS already have a 11" notebook in their product range > although way more pricey. > > 4GB of flash disk space is just too small. I'll wait for the 10" version > that should have at least double the disk space, even if it costs a couple > hundred dollars more it'll be worth it. > > Are there any specs released on the new 10" version? > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > -- When one burns ones bridges, what a very nice fire it makes. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: eeePC
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:06:13 +1000, Sridhar Dhanapalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 24 Jan 2008, Les Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The eeePC screen res is 800x480, on a 7" screen. It's small, but that's >> the nature of this device - a portable computer that's even more >> portable than a laptop. >> >> Not long ago I heard a rumour (can't remember where) that there was >> going to be a model with a 10" screen, but that the idea was scrapped >> due to the extra power requirements which would reduce the battery life >> to an unacceptably low level. > > A 10 inch version has been announced by Asus. I would assume that being > larger, it can hold a bigger battery. The larger 10" version may not be that much larger in dimensions than the 7" version if they move the speakers and make better use of the potentially available screen space. Interestingly ASUS already have a 11" notebook in their product range although way more pricey. 4GB of flash disk space is just too small. I'll wait for the 10" version that should have at least double the disk space, even if it costs a couple hundred dollars more it'll be worth it. Are there any specs released on the new 10" version? -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
RE: EeePC
Am Freitag, den 25.01.2008, 09:54 +1000 schrieb Chris Jones: > IMO, the Asus EeePC is simply too small for the price. Considering for less > than $200 extra, you can get a full featured Windows notebook with much > better hardware and more importantly, more screen real estate. > > Obviously, it serves its purpose well being such a small device and all. But > I simply don't think it's worth its $500 for the hardware that's inside. I look at it like this - for $50-100 LESS than the cost of the Nokia N800 (not to mention most PDAs), you get a fully fledged computer. Remember, despite its appearance, the eeePC is NOT a notebook - it's a new type of device that sits between PDAs/tablets and laptops/notebooks. It's therefore more useful to evaluate it against other smaller devices than the bulkier, 'full featured' ones further up the price scale. I was disappointed with the lack of features on internet tablets, and I always found laptops too big, usually requiring an extra bag to carry around. The eeePC addresses both of those problems exceptionally well IMHO. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: EeePC
On 25/01/2008, Chris Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > IMO, the Asus EeePC is simply too small for the price. Considering for > less > than $200 extra, you can get a full featured Windows notebook with much > better hardware and more importantly, more screen real estate. > > Obviously, it serves its purpose well being such a small device and all. > But > I simply don't think it's worth its $500 for the hardware that's inside. Why compare apples to oranges? The EeePC is great for what it is. No-one has claimed that it is a substitute for a main laptop or desktop. The advantage of its small size is that it is light, readily portable, easily fits into a ladies handbag, is about the same size as a Harry Potter book and introduces its owners to Linux. As to pricing, it is cheap enough but looks even cheaper in American dollars. Cheers > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: eeePC
>>I read an article in the paper on wed that quoted the eeepc's price as >>$400. is this correct? I think the RRP is $499. I guess its up to the retailer you purchase from as the what price they sell it for. I checked them out at Officeworks last week and they were $499 at that time. Chris Jones -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: eeePC
>>I read an article in the paper on wed that quoted the eeepc's price as >>$400. is this correct? I think the RRP is $499. I guess it's up to the retailer you purchase from as the what price they sell it for. I checked them out at Officeworks last week and they were $499 at that time. Chris Jones -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: EeePC
I read an article in the paper on wed that quoted the eeepc's price as $400. is this correct? On 1/25/08, Chris Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > IMO, the Asus EeePC is simply too small for the price. Considering for > less > than $200 extra, you can get a full featured Windows notebook with much > better hardware and more importantly, more screen real estate. > > Obviously, it serves its purpose well being such a small device and all. > But > I simply don't think it's worth its $500 for the hardware that's inside. > > -- > Chris Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > -- www.peterbaker.id.au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
RE: EeePC
IMO, the Asus EeePC is simply too small for the price. Considering for less than $200 extra, you can get a full featured Windows notebook with much better hardware and more importantly, more screen real estate. Obviously, it serves its purpose well being such a small device and all. But I simply don't think it's worth its $500 for the hardware that's inside. -- Chris Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: emails open as attachments?
I would strongly suggest that you use a better mail client. Outlook Express has many flaws, and it isn't even being developed by Microsoft any more. Mozilla Thunderbird is a good pick, as it's open source (built on the same foundations as Firefox), follows standards better and is far more secure. It has a migration wizard to easily move over from Outlook Express, and it's very cross-platform (works on Linux as well). Get it at http://www.getthunderbird.com On 25/01/2008, The Wassermans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There are a few contributors whose emails open as text attachments in my > Outlook Express. Why does this happen? Do I need to configure something? > > Dave W > > > - Original Message - > From: Sridhar Dhanapalan > To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 11:06 PM > Subject: Re: eeePC > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
emails open as attachments?
There are a few contributors whose emails open as text attachments in my Outlook Express. Why does this happen? Do I need to configure something? Dave W - Original Message - From: Sridhar Dhanapalan To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 11:06 PM Subject: Re: eeePC -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Ipod support in Gutsy.
Forgot to mention, I was wrong about the version of my iPod. It's a 5th generation (30g black) rather than 6th. Just to keep things accurate for those interested. -- Sam Jackson / Nandemonai / Junin Toiro Rendai Media - http://rendai.homeunix.net -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Ipod support in Gutsy.
On Jan 24, 2008 12:47 PM, Trisha Cupra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Try Floola at http://www.floola.com/modules/wiwimod/ > Nice app by the looks of things. I managed to get it working ok but was having trouble with converting video. I did a little searching and came up with this post at ubuntuforums: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=567695 which lead to http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=114946. I followed the '*With x264' *method of installing ffmpeg properly and didn't encounter any errors getting it installed. However, after retrying encoding with Floola it seemed to try and do it but just ended up maxing out my cpu and not really achieving much. I tested with a short 20 min divx avi and left it go for upwards of an hour (encodes on windows usually take around 8-10 mins for the same sized file) before I decided it wasn't working and killed it. Interestingly when I try and manually encode with ffmpeg following the suggestions in the above threads I get an error about codec aac not being available though I do seem to have everything needed installed. It was late when I tried it so I'll have another go when have time this evening. Why must this be such a chore? :/ -- Sam Jackson / Nandemonai / Junin Toiro Rendai Media - http://rendai.homeunix.net -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Local support
Tony Addis wrote: > I am a wannabe new user based on the Gold Coast. I have been using > Open Office, Firefox and Thunderbird on MS for some years and have > decided to migrate to Ubuntu. I have loaded 7.10 (which looks > great) on my computer but need help on getting Internet access with my > D-Link ADSL router; also the bluetooth mouse and keyboard on my Dell > Inspiron 530n don't work. > > I am sure other issues will arise and it would be great to have some > local support rather than trawl through all the forums. I am also > hoping to introduce Ubuntu to the computer club in the retirement > village where I live. > > What is available out there? > > Cheers, > > Tony Tony speaking for much bad experience with D-link routers i may just have the solution. For some odd reason D-links dislike *nix (anything of than MS). The common problem i found is they do not pass on DNS information. The quick solution is to set a static IP for your machine and use your ISP specified DNS servers in the network setup. Its anoying in the extreme but its a problem ive run into helping others many times and the only way around it seems to be buying anything other than D-Link or doing the manual setup i recommended. If you need more help with this yell. Leslie -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Driver for printer Canon PIXMA MP520
Mark M Lambert wrote: > > - Original message - > From: "Anthony Brow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Andre Mangan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "ubuntu" > > Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:22:26 +1000 > Subject: re: Driver for printer Canon PIXMA MP520 > > Hi Fellow Ubuntuans, > > After checking for the existance of a driver for above printer (linux > driver), I finally got my printer installed. > > It works well in WinXp. But in Dapper no go. When I give the printer > something print in dapper, it will spool a sheet > paper through, but without printing anything. > > The driver I got from Canon does not work: > cnijfilter-mp520series-2.80-1.i386.deb > > Gdebi says there either a fault in the driver or I need some permission. > (where do you get it ?) > > Can anyone enlighten me with this problem. please ? > > Greetings > tony > > > Hi Tony, > > We need more specific information to be able to help you. What is the > exact text of the error you are receving? > I had a peek at the Cannon page for the drivers, there is 2 packages you > should download and install: > [1] cnijfilter-common_2.80-1_i386.deb > [2] cnijfilter-mp520series_2.80-1_i386.deb > Did you install both packages with no problems? > > Cheers > Mark > > > > I haven't used the exact model you are speaking of but i have a Pixma sitting in my garage due to the issues i had with it. I went out and brought a HP in the end and its works out of the box. Sorry to say it but the cannon drivers are absolute rubbish. I got mine working but it took over 5 minutes to print each page on minimum quality so its wasn't any use. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but unless things have changed dramatically in the last year your in for an uphill battle sadly. Doom and gloom aside their are third party drivers out there for some Cannons that do work well so its just luck if yours will be usable. Good Luck Leslie -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: eeePC
On Thu, 24 Jan 2008, Les Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The eeePC screen res is 800x480, on a 7" screen. It's small, but that's > the nature of this device - a portable computer that's even more > portable than a laptop. > > Not long ago I heard a rumour (can't remember where) that there was > going to be a model with a 10" screen, but that the idea was scrapped > due to the extra power requirements which would reduce the battery life > to an unacceptably low level. A 10 inch version has been announced by Asus. I would assume that being larger, it can hold a bigger battery. -- "If you don't share your concepts and ideas, they end up being worthless. Sharing is what makes them powerful." - Linus Torvalds signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
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This was meant to land here, but lets just say my ubuntu lists aiming is a little off today. Please be nice to the marketing list and take them out of any reply-all if they are in it. Original Message Subject: [Osia-discuss] A plea to those attending the SLUG Microsoft q&a Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:39:04 +1100 From: Melissa Draper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ubuntu Marketing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Linux Australia Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, SLUG Chat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greetings, I just want to plea to those who are attending the SLUG q&a tomorrow night... Please Behave. Yes, Microsoft do some petty and counterproductive things, but this does not mean that our wonderful community has to. You don't do us any justice by being petty back. Now, I'm usually not one for promoting my own blog posts, but rather than rewrite my opinion on the matter of slinging insults at Microsoft, please read a post I made last week - it's a rant at the behaviour some people displayed in the questions thread: http://www.geekosophical.net/?p=173 -- Sincerely Melissa Draper http://www.meldraweb.com Phone: 0404 595 395 (intl): +61 404 595 395 P.O Box 1412 Lavington, NSW 2641 ___ Osia-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.osia.net.au/mailman/listinfo/osia-discuss wiki http://wiki.osia.net.au/ -- Sincerely Melissa Draper http://www.meldraweb.com Phone: 0404 595 395 (intl): +61 404 595 395 P.O Box 1412 Lavington, NSW 2641 -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Linux In Federal government
- Original message - From: "Alex Makin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:08:40 +1100 Subject: Re: Linux In Federal government Could someone bring me up to speed as to the ongoing efforts to penetrate the government sector? Has there been much consideration or focus on local government? Alex Hi Alex, I'm not sure what any representative bodies have been up to, but you may be interested in what one arm of government thinks. Report from November 2007 http://www.agimo.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/65010/Open_Source_Software_Overview_November_2007__2_.pdf ... taken from this page: http://www.agimo.gov.au/infrastructure/oss Cheers Mark -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Linux In Federal government
Could someone bring me up to speed as to the ongoing efforts to penetrate the government sector? Has there been much consideration or focus on local government? Alex Alex Makin Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.alexmakin.com.au On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:39:15 am Jeff Waugh wrote: > > > > In my opinion now would be a good time to start lobbying the federal > > government to use Linux to cut costs. > > There is already a long-term effort happening. Note that "cutting costs" is > NOT a good short-term or first-position argument for using Open Source (and > in particular, Open Source desktop software). It is more important to show > value than argue on cost. > > - Jeff > > -- > GNOME.conf.au 2008: Melbourne, Australia > http://live.gnome.org/Melbourne2008 > > "Elmo loves wasabi. That's why Elmo has no eyelids." - Elmo on Rove Live -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
re: Driver for printer Canon PIXMA MP520
- Original message - From: "Anthony Brow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Andre Mangan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "ubuntu" Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:22:26 +1000 Subject: re: Driver for printer Canon PIXMA MP520 Hi Fellow Ubuntuans, After checking for the existance of a driver for above printer (linux driver), I finally got my printer installed. It works well in WinXp. But in Dapper no go. When I give the printer something print in dapper, it will spool a sheet paper through, but without printing anything. The driver I got from Canon does not work: cnijfilter-mp520series-2.80-1.i386.deb Gdebi says there either a fault in the driver or I need some permission. (where do you get it ?) Can anyone enlighten me with this problem. please ? Greetings tony Hi Tony, We need more specific information to be able to help you. What is the exact text of the error you are receving? I had a peek at the Cannon page for the drivers, there is 2 packages you should download and install: [1] cnijfilter-common_2.80-1_i386.deb [2] cnijfilter-mp520series_2.80-1_i386.deb Did you install both packages with no problems? Cheers Mark -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: eeePC
Hi, The eeePC screen res is 800x480, on a 7" screen. It's small, but that's the nature of this device - a portable computer that's even more portable than a laptop. Not long ago I heard a rumour (can't remember where) that there was going to be a model with a 10" screen, but that the idea was scrapped due to the extra power requirements which would reduce the battery life to an unacceptably low level. But I find the 7" screen to be quite usable, although you need to remember your keyboard shortcuts to maximise screen real estate eg. F11 in Firefox. My uni-related use will mainly be for web access, reading .pdfs in class and checking over assignments. I might use the eeePC as a 'notebook' but I'm likely to just stick with good old pen and paper for that because I'm such a crappy typist :) I've just got eeeXubuntu installed on my machine and it's working great. I've got / on the SSD with /home and 550MB swap (for hibernation) on a 4GB SDHC card for some extra space. There's a great deal of configuration tips over at www.eeeuser.com if you didn't know already. Am Mittwoch, den 23.01.2008, 16:48 -0800 schrieb Andrew G: > Hi there. > > I have a close friend thinking about getting one. She is concerned > that the screen resolution will be too low (like 640x800). She likes > to view heaps of items simultaneously on her desktop... what is the > resolution like on the eeePC? I haven't seen one yet... may get into > Good Guys today.. I guess I'm wondering what it is like to work on a > PC with a small screen? Especially for things like typing up > assignments.. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: eeePC
- Original message - From: "Andrew G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:48:28 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: eeePC Hi there. I have a close friend thinking about getting one. She is concerned that the screen resolution will be too low (like 640x800). She likes to view heaps of items simultaneously on her desktop... what is the resolution like on the eeePC? I haven't seen one yet... may get into Good Guys today.. I guess I'm wondering what it is like to work on a PC with a small screen? Especially for things like typing up assignments.. thanks, Andrew Hi Andrew The eeePC has a very small screen, it is fine for doing things on the run or for short periods in the library or whatever, but can be too small if you need lots of screen real estate. One of the handy features is the monitor out socket .. this last week I have been away from home and had my eeePC hooked up to a CRT monitor at the house I am staying in. It is comfortably running at 1024x768 on the big(ger) screen. Cheers Mark -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: eeePC
Hi there. I have a close friend thinking about getting one. She is concerned that the screen resolution will be too low (like 640x800). She likes to view heaps of items simultaneously on her desktop... what is the resolution like on the eeePC? I haven't seen one yet... may get into Good Guys today.. I guess I'm wondering what it is like to work on a PC with a small screen? Especially for things like typing up assignments.. thanks, Andrew On 22 Jan, 10:31, Les Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the info, Mark. I've got just a couple more questions. > > Am Dienstag, den 22.01.2008, 09:17 +1100 schrieb Mark M Lambert: > > > You still have to fill out the access form and hand it in at Library > > level 2. Best to do it before session one starts and things get busy. > > As I understand it, when you hand in that form you also make an > appointment with Uniwide, so that they can install a VPN client on your > machine. Obviously, I won't be doing that if I'm running Linux. But do > they need to be told that? What other contact with Uniwide is necessary > besides handing in the form and (presumably) not making a configuration > appointment? I'd want to avoid a situation where Uniwide says 'Oh, he > didn't come back for his appointment. We won't set up his access, then.' > > > I have attached a config file for the > > UNSW VPN, from the network-manager VPN config GUI you can import this > > file. Make sure you override the username with your username > > (student/staff number). > > Thanks, but unfortunately I didn't get the attachment. > > Also, how do you find the bootup time and the battery life on > eeeXubuntu? Basically, I'm looking to get the fastest booting OS with > the longest battery life on the eeePC, but which is still a > fully-fledged desktop. > > Cheers, > Les > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED]://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
re: Driver for printer Canon PIXMA MP520
Hi Fellow Ubuntuans, After checking for the existance of a driver for above printer (linux driver), I finally got my printer installed. It works well in WinXp. But in Dapper no go. When I give the printer something print in dapper, it will spool a sheet paper through, but without printing anything. The driver I got from Canon does not work: cnijfilter-mp520series-2.80-1.i386.deb Gdebi says there either a fault in the driver or I need some permission. (where do you get it ?) Can anyone enlighten me with this problem. please ? Greetings tony -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
