[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 9.04: Wow

2009-04-28 Thread gizbun
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=565

I'm tempted to upgrade my old Via Chrome laptop now :)


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] great-grandma-takes-internet-shopping-by-storm-with-ubuntu

2009-03-31 Thread gizbun
On Tue, 2009-03-31 at 16:29 +0100, Gordon Allott wrote:
 On Tue, 2009-03-31 at 16:07 +0100, alan c wrote:
  Bruce Durling wrote:
   I tweeted about it on @otfrom, but I think digg, reddit or slashdot
   would be the place to go.
  
  thanks.
  How do I get it marked for digg, reddit and slashdot?
  
  alan
  
 
 stuck it on digg for you
 http://digg.com/linux_unix/Shopping_delivered_to_Great_Grandma_by_Ubuntu_Linux
  
 
 digg it up people :) 

I've just seeded to Newsvine!

http://djd.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/31/2622420-shopping-delivered-to-great-grandma-by-ubuntu-linux

David


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Novatech ubuntu laptop

2008-05-23 Thread gizbun

On Fri, 2008-05-23 at 09:14 +0100, Colin McCarthy wrote:
 On 5/23/08, LeeGroups [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
Novatech are advertising a laptop as Works with ubuntu on this week's
newsletter:
   
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/e-weekly.html
   
Tom
 
  Whoa! £50 extra for Windows... That's what we need to see more of!  :)
   That'd really start the general public thinking about whether Windows is
   worth the money
 
   Lee
 
 £249 is a great price for a laptop.
 Perfect for students
 
 Colin
 
I Just knocked up a quick article for Newsvine on the subject:

http://djd.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/23/1507430-works-with-ubuntu-laptop-cheaper-than-the-windows-version

David


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] watch tv on ubuntu!

2008-05-14 Thread gizbun

I'm wondering if I can get the French channels. It says it gives you
channels based on your IP address. Anybody got any idea how I can spoof
an IP address to achieve this?


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