Re: [ubuntu-uk] Java app (FreeMind) installed through Synaptic -- where is it?
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 direct from the freemind website - http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7118package_id=161831release_id=574421 Pick the top file from the list. The version in the repository is quite old and has lots of bugs (only one of which you have found!) that have been fixed. Regards, Tim -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Java app (FreeMind) installed through Synaptic -- where is it?
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 direct from the freemind website - http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7118package_id=161831release_id=574421 Pick the top file from the list. The version in the repository is quite old and has lots of bugs (only one of which you have found!) that have been fixed. Regards, Tim -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Orange wireless dongle on Ubuntu 8.10
Hi everybody, sorry I havent been around much, I havent been very well, and had to leave this. I have managed to work out this page http://www.pharscape.org/networkmanager-0.7.0-and-3g-wwan-modems.html till I get to where it says 'Disabling ZeroCD. I have uploaded the ozerocdoff file, but it asks you to install it, but I've tried using the Deb installer, but it doesnt recognise it. How can I install it. I think once I've installed this, then I am almost there, with what I need to get this to work. Anybody have any ideas? I would be really grateful for the help. John. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Terminal Command on Secondary Monitor
Thanks, I'll try it later as I'm currently on a public computer. I was planning to use xfce4-terminal, not gnome-terminal though, does anyone know if xfce4-terminal works with the -geometry option. Quoting Paul Sladen ubu...@paul.sladen.org: On Sun, 22 Feb 2009, Harry Rickards wrote: command to be opened on a secondary monitor from a terminal X applications (all of them) historically supported the -display and -geometry options on the command line: xterm -geometry 80x25+1024+0 Which if you secondary monitor is 1024 pixels to the right should place it on that monitor. A '-' instead of the '+' causes right-alignment instead. Originally you used to have to run a separate X server for each monitor, and that is what '-display :1' is for (you might also come across it for X forwarding, or ssh and other special cases), but now there is Xinerama. Sadly, I tested -geometry with gnome-terminal and it doesn't understand the traditionally-understood options. These is probably some way to put this options in a Window Manager configuration file too; but my memory blurs back to fvwm2 and that's maybe not relevant any more... Hope that helps, -Paul -- Why do one side of a triangle when you can do all three. Somewhere, GB. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound unlistenably quiet on Macbook 3, 1 with Intrepid
At the moment there is no fix. By the way, this only affects the sound 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, or headset volume, or master volume etc. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Chris Weaver Production Manager Resonance104.4FM resonancefm.com +44 (0)207 407 1210 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound unlistenably quiet on Macbook 3, 1 with Intrepid
Cool -- I've signed up to the bug, so I'll wait for that to be sorted. Meantime, Ubuntu still rocks, and I'm dual booting OSX for media stuff, anyway. Thanks a lot, Doug. 2009/2/23 Chris Weaver ch...@resonancefm.com At the moment there is no fix. By the way, this only affects the sound 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, or headset volume, or master volume etc. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Chris Weaver Production Manager Resonance104.4FM resonancefm.com +44 (0)207 407 1210 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] is list working?
I haven't had any emails from this list since last Thursday. Have I done something stupid? Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] is list working?
On Mon, 2009-02-23 at 12:02 +, Mark White wrote: I haven’t had any emails from this list since last Thursday. Have I done something stupid? Mark Yes :) -- Seek That Thy Might Know http://www.davmor2.co.uk signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] is list working?
On Mon, 2009-02-23 at 12:02 +, Mark White wrote: I haven’t had any emails from this list since last Thursday. Have I done something stupid? Only you know the answer to that question. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] is list working?
Mark White wrote: I haven’t had any emails from this list since last Thursday. Have I done something stupid? Mark The list is working fine. There have been two other replies to your original message. I've cc'ed you on this one, so you should definitely get this. If you haven't also received the other messages then something's wrong, whether you've done something stupid or not is hard to tell... Tom -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting JDK 6 as default Java alternative on Ubuntu
doug livesey wrote: 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 installed through Synaptic to this list of alternatives. I'll also need the JDK to install the latest version of Freemind other Java apps from source. Can anyone advise me on how this is done? Cheers, Doug. Hi Doug, I usually follow the guide on the Ubuntu wiki here:https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java to get java installed on any new installs. I also use the jdk to develop java for college and I just follow the steps on the wiki page above then install the sun-java6-sdk package. Doing that works fine for me and I think the runtime and development packages are just separate for ease of use. Thanks -- Jason Liquorish - ja...@dropshock.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Setting JDK 6 as default Java alternative on Ubuntu
Jason Liquorish wrote: doug livesey wrote: 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 installed through Synaptic to this list of alternatives. I'll also need the JDK to install the latest version of Freemind other Java apps from source. Can anyone advise me on how this is done? Cheers, Doug. Hi Doug, I usually follow the guide on the Ubuntu wiki here:https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java to get java installed on any new installs. I also use the jdk to develop java for college and I just follow the steps on the wiki page above then install the sun-java6-sdk package. Doing that works fine for me and I think the runtime and development packages are just separate for ease of use. Thanks Sorry just realised a silly mistake. The package is sun-java6-jdk not sdk. Thanks -- Jason Liquorish - ja...@dropshock.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] network monitor
another option is http://crunchbang.org/wiki/vnstat-network-traffic-monitor/ vnstat is a console app but can add a web interface to it. [google] azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Terminal Command on Secondary Monitor
try Install either wmctrl or devilspie. http://burtonini.com/blog/computers/devilspie http://www.sweb.cz/tripie/utils/wmctrl/ azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] network monitor
basically i want to see what the kind of traffic other pc's on the network are getting. I just wana be big brother and make sure no ones downloading anything ! :) 2009/2/23 azmodie azmo...@gmail.com another option is http://crunchbang.org/wiki/vnstat-network-traffic-monitor/ vnstat is a console app but can add a web interface to it. [google] azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Terminal Command on Secondary Monitor
On Sun, 22 Feb 2009, Paul Sladen wrote: On Sun, 22 Feb 2009, Harry Rickards wrote: command to be opened on a secondary monitor from a terminal Sadly, I tested -geometry with gnome-terminal and it doesn't understand However; formatting it as: gnome-terminal --geometry=80x25+1024+0 *does* work! -Paul -- Why do one side of a triangle when you can do all three. Somewhere, GB. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Orange wireless dongle on Ubuntu 8.10
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 11:24 AM, John jake...@sky.com wrote: Hi everybody, sorry I havent been around much, I havent been very well, and had to leave this. I have managed to work out this page http://www.pharscape.org/networkmanager-0.7.0-and-3g-wwan-modems.html till I get to where it says 'Disabling ZeroCD. I have uploaded the ozerocdoff file, but it asks you to install it, but I've tried using the Deb installer, but it doesnt recognise it. How can I install it. I think once I've installed this, then I am almost there, with what I need to get this to work. Anybody have any ideas? I would be really grateful for the help. John. -- John I think you need to compile the source code. you will have downloaded the file udev.tar.gz (i think) Open a terminal and cd into the folder that has the file, eg if it is on your desktop, you would go cd /home/username/Desktop(replace username with your username) then you need to unpack the contents, tar zxf udev.tar.gz go to the new folder cd udev then you need to compile the source, sudo make sudo make install that should do it :-) -Michael -- _ Michael Fletcher Visit my website here - http://www.mgfletcher.com/blog Interested in Linux? Then visit - http://www.ilovemylinux.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Orange wireless dongle on Ubuntu 8.10
Michael G Fletcher wrote: On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 11:24 AM, John jake...@sky.com wrote: Hi everybody, sorry I havent been around much, I havent been very well, and had to leave this. I have managed to work out this page http://www.pharscape.org/networkmanager-0.7.0-and-3g-wwan-modems.html till I get to where it says 'Disabling ZeroCD. I have uploaded the ozerocdoff file, but it asks you to install it, but I've tried using the Deb installer, but it doesnt recognise it. How can I install it. I think once I've installed this, then I am almost there, with what I need to get this to work. Anybody have any ideas? I would be really grateful for the help. John. -- John I think you need to compile the source code. you will have downloaded the file udev.tar.gz (i think) Open a terminal and cd into the folder that has the file, eg if it is on your desktop, you would go cd /home/username/Desktop(replace username with your username) then you need to unpack the contents, tar zxf udev.tar.gz go to the new folder cd udev then you need to compile the source, sudo make sudo make install that should do it :-) -Michael -- _ Michael Fletcher Visit my website here - http://www.mgfletcher.com/blog Interested in Linux? Then visit - http://www.ilovemylinux.com Hi Mike, thank you for the message. This is what is confusing me, the when you say go to the folder and use cd udev How do I do that. I have unpacked the contents of tar zxf udev.tar.gz but the nest step I dont know how to do. Do I enter that into a Terminal, or do somethign else. I tried entering it into a terminal, but got bash: cd udev: No such file or directory Sorry to be so thick. John. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] new arm notebooks
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 01:53:19PM +, Liam Proven wrote: The form-factor the ARM netbooks should be aiming for is that of the Psion 5 and 5mx, or a host of broadly-similar Windows-CE powered Handheld PCs, such as the HP Jornada 720, the LG Phenom, the NEC MobilePro and so on. Pocketable computer power. There are some linux devices along those lines. The one I'm currently waiting for: http://openpandora.org/ ATM I've got a Nokia N810 which isn't a clamshell but is aimed at the same kind of use pattern (and you can get a clamshell case for them). Robert Robert McWilliam r...@allmail.netwww.ormiret.com 31 Octal == 25 Decimal, thus 31 Oct == 25 Dec, thus Halloween == Christmas -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] LUG
Hi I was wondering if there is a LUG in the North Hampshire area, Farnborough for instance. I found the Ubuntu UK Community support site via Ubuntu and would like to get more involved, somehow, although not an expert at all. I have been using Ubuntu for a few years (accidentally wiped Win XP off wife's worked laptop whilst playing with Live CD) and am now playing around with gOS. I saw the IRC link and when I'm not goofing off at work and can access sites that they don't deem to be subversive, I will visit the chat room. Thanks Hamish Hamish Walker -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] LUG
2009/2/23 hami...@talktalk.net: Hi I was wondering if there is a LUG in the North Hampshire area, Farnborough for instance. There is a Hampshire LUG. We meet in/near Farnborough sometimes. We also frequently meet up in Southampton. You can find out lots more about the LUG here:- http://hants.lug.org.uk/ Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] desktop 1 and 2
I have two desk tops on my system can I have a wall paper on one page and a differant on the other if so, how Shalom Rik Alan Pope wrote: 2009/2/23 hami...@talktalk.net: Hi I was wondering if there is a LUG in the North Hampshire area, Farnborough for instance. There is a Hampshire LUG. We meet in/near Farnborough sometimes. We also frequently meet up in Southampton. You can find out lots more about the LUG here:- http://hants.lug.org.uk/ Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Advice on backing up Ubuntu machine
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 (which I haven't managed to get working, yet), but thought a quick straw poll on what other ubuntu geeks are using could be helpful. Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Advice on backing up Ubuntu machine
There's one called TimeVault which (I think) is supposed to be pretty similar to TimeMachine that I've been meaning to try out. I don't know how easy to use it is, or what stage it's at, but I thought I'd point it out. You could also open up add/remove programs and search the word 'backup' and see what it comes up with. Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com | http://munkyju...@gmail.com MunkyJunky on irc.freenode.net On 24 Feb 2009, at 00:34, doug livesey biot...@gmail.com wrote: 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 (which I haven't managed to get working, yet), but thought a quick straw poll on what other ubuntu geeks are using could be helpful. Cheers, Doug. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] new arm notebooks
2009/2/23 Robert McWilliam r...@allmail.net: On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 01:53:19PM +, Liam Proven wrote: The form-factor the ARM netbooks should be aiming for is that of the Psion 5 and 5mx, or a host of broadly-similar Windows-CE powered Handheld PCs, such as the HP Jornada 720, the LG Phenom, the NEC MobilePro and so on. Pocketable computer power. There are some linux devices along those lines. The one I'm currently waiting for: http://openpandora.org/ I've read of it. Tiny pocket Gameboy thing with an appalling-looking keyboard. Doesn't look interesting to me at all. ATM I've got a Nokia N810 which isn't a clamshell but is aimed at the same kind of use pattern (and you can get a clamshell case for them). I have looked at them - interesting gadget, but no PDA functionality and a bit small for the Web, I reckoned. But for me, the big selling point of the Psions was an excellent keyboard. Amongst other things, I write for a living, and I wrote many thousands of words on my Psions. They paid for themselves many times over. Even the Eee doesn't match up. A mini-notebook with a decent-res transreflective screen - even the old 7 Eee 800*480 would do, but 1024x480 would be fine; the OLPC's 1200x900 would be fantastic, or a scaled-down version thereof - and a good keyboard and I'd be delighted. But no keyboard, or a keypad one can't can't type properly on - no deal! -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat, Yahoo Skype: liamproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • ICQ: 73187508 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Orange wireless dongle on Ubuntu 8.10
Hi Mike, have finally got the Dongle working, but its not stable, it crashes now and again. It seems it doesnt like automatically reconnecting, if the connection has been lost. On one crash, something changed, and I'm not sure what it was. I just wondered, can you tell me how I can find out what version I'm using again, if you write it down, I wont forget it. thank you for the help. John. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Advice on backing up Ubuntu machine
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 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 (which I haven't managed to get working, yet), but thought a quick straw poll on what other ubuntu geeks are using could be helpful. Cheers, Doug. Hi, I thought Time Machine rang a bell so checked my browser bookmarks and found two links of interest. One is for FlyBack which you seem to have already tried and the other is a more manual, and thus more confusing, way of implementing pretty much the same as what Time Machine does. The site for the manual method can be found at [0] although I would recommend having a good read of the FlyBack documentation just to make sure you fully understand how it works [1] and maybe take a look at the FAQs [2]. If however you do not necessarily want a direct replacement for Time Machine, just a solid backup solution, then I have heard some ubuntu-uk members mention rdiff-backup [3] and backup-manager [4]. Hope that helps you out and let us know how you get on and if you encounter any more problems, documentation is your friend and it is always advisable to read so that you get a good understanding of how the program functions and what the options do, especially with something as important as backups! [0] http://blog.interlinked.org/tutorials/rsync_time_machine.html [1] http://code.google.com/p/flyback/wiki/HowItWorks [2] http://code.google.com/p/flyback/wiki/FAQ [3] http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/ [4] http://www2.backup-manager.org/ -- Jason Liquorish - ja...@dropshock.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] new arm notebooks
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 1:09 AM, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/2/23 Robert McWilliam r...@allmail.net: On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 01:53:19PM +, Liam Proven wrote: The form-factor the ARM netbooks should be aiming for is that of the Psion 5 and 5mx, or a host of broadly-similar Windows-CE powered Handheld PCs, such as the HP Jornada 720, the LG Phenom, the NEC MobilePro and so on. Pocketable computer power. There are some linux devices along those lines. The one I'm currently waiting for: http://openpandora.org/ I've read of it. Tiny pocket Gameboy thing with an appalling-looking keyboard. Doesn't look interesting to me at all. ATM I've got a Nokia N810 which isn't a clamshell but is aimed at the same kind of use pattern (and you can get a clamshell case for them). I have looked at them - interesting gadget, but no PDA functionality and a bit small for the Web, I reckoned. But for me, the big selling point of the Psions was an excellent keyboard. Amongst other things, I write for a living, and I wrote many thousands of words on my Psions. They paid for themselves many times over. Even the Eee doesn't match up. Aahh, Psions. Brings back memories. I used them for coding, likewise churning out many, many lines of code. But, now just a distant memory. I'm keeping a keen eye on the Pandora. I'm not sure the keyboard will be so bad, but I'm waiting to hear what people who receive them say about that. Calling it a Gameboy thing is fairly misleading. It's simply an ARM machine running an embedded Linux distro (with desktop), with a touchscreen. The only specific game things about it are the 2 control pads above the keyboard, but I'm quite sure they'll come in handy for scrolling :) Only time will tell. It sounds like we're both looking for something similar, and I have never managed to replace my old Psion. Can't justify the cost vs. size/weight/battery of the netbooks which are catching on now, which is why I'm hesitant to jump for one of those. I prefer something I can fit in my pocket, yet still type on. Matthew. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Advice on backing up Ubuntu machine
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 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 (which I haven't managed to get working, yet), but thought a quick straw poll on what other ubuntu geeks are using could be helpful. Cheers, Doug. Hi, I thought Time Machine rang a bell so checked my browser bookmarks and found two links of interest. One is for FlyBack which you seem to have already tried and the other is a more manual, and thus more confusing, way of implementing pretty much the same as what Time Machine does. The site for the manual method can be found at [0] although I would recommend having a good read of the FlyBack documentation just to make sure you fully understand how it works [1] and maybe take a look at the FAQs [2]. If however you do not necessarily want a direct replacement for Time Machine, just a solid backup solution, then I have heard some ubuntu-uk members mention rdiff-backup [3] and backup-manager [4]. Hope that helps you out and let us know how you get on and if you encounter any more problems, documentation is your friend and it is always advisable to read so that you get a good understanding of how the program functions and what the options do, especially with something as important as backups! [0] http://blog.interlinked.org/tutorials/rsync_time_machine.html [1] http://code.google.com/p/flyback/wiki/HowItWorks [2] http://code.google.com/p/flyback/wiki/FAQ [3] http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/ [4] http://www2.backup-manager.org/ -- Jason Liquorish - ja...@dropshock.com - Show quoted text - -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] new arm notebooks
2009/2/24 Matthew Wild mwi...@gmail.com: On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 1:09 AM, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/2/23 Robert McWilliam r...@allmail.net: On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 01:53:19PM +, Liam Proven wrote: The form-factor the ARM netbooks should be aiming for is that of the Psion 5 and 5mx, or a host of broadly-similar Windows-CE powered Handheld PCs, such as the HP Jornada 720, the LG Phenom, the NEC MobilePro and so on. Pocketable computer power. There are some linux devices along those lines. The one I'm currently waiting for: http://openpandora.org/ I've read of it. Tiny pocket Gameboy thing with an appalling-looking keyboard. Doesn't look interesting to me at all. ATM I've got a Nokia N810 which isn't a clamshell but is aimed at the same kind of use pattern (and you can get a clamshell case for them). I have looked at them - interesting gadget, but no PDA functionality and a bit small for the Web, I reckoned. But for me, the big selling point of the Psions was an excellent keyboard. Amongst other things, I write for a living, and I wrote many thousands of words on my Psions. They paid for themselves many times over. Even the Eee doesn't match up. Aahh, Psions. Brings back memories. I used them for coding, likewise churning out many, many lines of code. But, now just a distant memory. I'm keeping a keen eye on the Pandora. I'm not sure the keyboard will be so bad, but I'm waiting to hear what people who receive them say about that. Calling it a Gameboy thing is fairly misleading. It's simply an ARM machine running an embedded Linux distro (with desktop), with a touchscreen. The only specific game things about it are the 2 control pads above the keyboard, but I'm quite sure they'll come in handy for scrolling :) Only time will tell. It sounds like we're both looking for something similar, and I have never managed to replace my old Psion. Can't justify the cost vs. size/weight/battery of the netbooks which are catching on now, which is why I'm hesitant to jump for one of those. I prefer something I can fit in my pocket, yet still type on. Perhaps I'm doing the Pandora an injustice, but it looked to me like a pocket console. Small, relatively low-res screen, not much storage, not much expansion, token keyboard, but built-in game controllers: not so much a Gameboy, to be fair, as an improved GamePark GP2X or something. Nice toy, but of no interest to me. But it sounds to me like you and I, like tens - maybe hundreds - of thousands of other people, really just badly want a modern Psion 5. Same case keyboard, fast modern ARM chip, OLPC XO-1 type screen, USB instead of a serial link, and say a couple of SD slots instead of the single CF slot and I'd be over the moon. With SDIO one could add Bluetooth or Wifi or both if one needed it. Ideally, it would have B/T, Wifi and a UMTS SIM slot onboard, but I fear that these would all bloat the price and murder the battery life... But hey, the Qtek 9000 (AKA HTC Universal AKA O2 xda Exec, Orange SPV M5000, Dopod 900, T-Mobile MDA Pro, I-mate JasJar, Vodafone v1640, Vodafone VPA IV, E-Plus PDA IV, etc.) managed all those and with an extended battery it still had a battery life of 2-3 days or more. Also, to be honest, I preferred EPOC to Linux, but I am not so taken with Symbian, so Linux now would make more sense... -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat, Yahoo Skype: liamproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • ICQ: 73187508 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
