Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vodafone 3G card with T-Mobile uk SIM [Works]

Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > On Sat, 2007-06-30 at 17:58 +0100, alan c wrote: >> I am delighted to find that (with Kubuntu 7.04) a Vodafone 3G card >> (pcmcia) with T-Mobile SIM (payg) works easily in my Dell Inspiron >> 1100. (Note 7) >> :-) >> Delighted is an understatement. >> >> I bought

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Power management on the desktop

> Hi Chris, > > Try looking for powertop on Intel's site, and have a look for an > article about it on developerWorks (an IBM site, I think the base URL > is http://www.ibm.com/developerWorks). > > This is a utility that lets you tune all the power management features > of newer Intel processors. >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Eben Moglen Lecture Edinburgh June 2007

alan c wrote: > Jim Kissel wrote: >> >> > > Thanks for the link Jim. > I have just watched it. > An astounding and powerful talk, with many ideas and associations > which help me to understand why I strongl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Power management on the desktop

On 01/07/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm thinking of setting up a Intel P4 based desktop PC at home, which > will run Ubuntu and may spend long periods of time doing nothing or > very little. > > I'm aware that CPU frequency scaling can be implemented on certain > la

[ubuntu-uk] Power management on the desktop

Hi folks, I'm thinking of setting up a Intel P4 based desktop PC at home, which will run Ubuntu and may spend long periods of time doing nothing or very little. I'm aware that CPU frequency scaling can be implemented on certain laptop processors, but wondered what power management stuff is availa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vodafone 3G card with T-Mobile uk SIM [Works]

On Sat, 2007-06-30 at 17:58 +0100, alan c wrote: > I am delighted to find that (with Kubuntu 7.04) a Vodafone 3G card > (pcmcia) with T-Mobile SIM (payg) works easily in my Dell Inspiron > 1100. (Note 7) > :-) > Delighted is an understatement. > > I bought the (unlocked) 3g card from ebay (40 uk p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Studio

hey there none that I am aware of, I would imagine because of the memory and process requirements of the programs are very large so running off a LiveCD would be a mission! Can you use the laptop you loaded the software onto to demo it to them? Also thanks for letting us know that you are pushin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell & Ubuntu - gradually looking more hopeful

Rob Beard wrote: > Alec Wright wrote: > >> On Sat, 2007-06-30 at 20:21 +0100, Anders Jacobsen wrote: >> >> >>> Why not just buy the laptop, then refuse the license and get your >>> money back? >>> >> That way, you can't be assured of hardware compatibility, which would be >> the main

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell & Ubuntu - gradually looking more hopeful

Alec Wright wrote: > On Sat, 2007-06-30 at 20:21 +0100, Anders Jacobsen wrote: > >> Why not just buy the laptop, then refuse the license and get your >> money back? > That way, you can't be assured of hardware compatibility, which would be > the main reason why I want a laptop with ubuntu preinsta

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Windows makes PCs cheaper to buy! ... we need to respond [Dell crapware]

A few responses to the various comments: - It's no co-incidence that this message came at the same time that Macs are banging on about the same issue :-) - I'm not convinced that leaflets are the right place for this. - I agree with Matthew that this isn't the right "offensive message". I'd in