[ubuntu-uk] Macro-style functionality
Hi, Call me boring and predictable if you will, but most of my computer time is spent listening to music in Rhythmbox, and IMing on Pidgin. Thus, when I leave my computer, I need to pause the music, set Pidgin to away, and then lock my screen. Is there any way I can combine these 3 actions into a macro or somesuch, so that I can whack a keyboard shortcut, or click one launcher to do all 3? I'm not immune to a bit of CLI/bash coding if necessary (and I reckon it will be...), but I'd rather not have to change the apps I use. Thanks a lot, Freddie :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Smelly Broadband......
On Thu, 2007-12-06 at 16:56 +, Michael Rimicans wrote: Greetings, Anyone else seen this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7104011.stm Whenever anyone mentions this company, I can't get Google's TiSP out of my head... http://www.google.com/tisp/ Freddie :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Video: Zombies in Plain English
On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 14:08 +0100, Kirrus wrote: - Philip Newborough [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a bit of Friday fun: http://www.commoncraft.com/zombies Enjoy :D Is this SFW (audio)? Yes, SFW. It has audio, but no swearing or orgasmic moaning... :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Upgrading?
Hiya, I've been using 7.10 since the beta, and have obviously installed every update that it offered. At the moment, Update checker reports no updates. Just to check, I won't gain anything if I reinstall from the final CD, will I? Last time I rebooted (which was before the final release) a GRUB menu came up offering me a choice of several gutsy gibbon development edition kernels, instead of the usual press esc for menu, will this now have changed? Ta, Freddie :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Which do you use?
On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 22:02 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote: You might enjoy The Book of General Ignorance by John Lloyd and someone else. It's got a foreword by Stephen Fry and it's got the QI logo on the front. Full of corrections for things that everyone knows. Don't forget that it's got 4 words by Alan Davis too! There's also The Pedant's Revolt - Why everything you thought was right, is wrong! in the same style; and its sequel The Pedant's Return - Why Everything you thought it wrong, is right! - Which is kind of the opposite, and points out things were the Conventional wisdom is right, and the Right Answer is wrong. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] [IDEA] ICS calendar of meetings
Would it be possible to publish the dates and times of the ubuntu-uk meetings in a webcalendar that we can subscribe to? Just makes it easier to keep track of things (for me at least!). If its too much hassle, forget it :) Freddie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Who's got/ordered Dell Ubuntu Laptops?
On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 20:53 +0100, Alec Wright wrote: Title says it all really. I just ordered one three minutes ago xD Nope, not yet. I've got a pile of cash waiting to be spent on a latop, but a 15.4 is too big for me, I need the Inspiron 1420. Which, annoyingly, although available stateside in both Ubuntu and Windows variants, isn't available AT ALL here. :( Freddie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [IDEA] ICS calendar of meetings
On Sun, 2007-10-07 at 19:22 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: If the one I have attached works then yes, we can. Let me know. That's great Alan, thanks a lot. The big question is, is there anyone who's in every meeting, who can have their Evolution/Sunbird/OTHERCALENDAR publish the details of the next meeting to an ics on a webserver somewhere, so everyone who subscribes to this calendar gets it added? (If that makes sense) What I'm trying to say is this: I can't always make every meeting, and the dates of the next one aren't always posted to the list. If someone who's always present at the meetings, created a calendar in their calendar programme; and, during each meeting, added the date/time of the next meeting to it; and set it to publish the calendar to the internet, as an ICS file, those of us who CAN'T always make the meeting, can subscribe to the feed and have it automatically add to our calendar. In fact, thinking about it, it would probably be easy enough for a bot to do... Thanks a lot Freddie :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [IDEA] ICS calendar of meetings
On Mon, 2007-10-08 at 00:04 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/MeetingNotes?action=AttachFiledo=gettarget=meeting.ical Yes! That's perfect, thanks a lot. :) As long as you either replace that file with one with the new date/time each month, or have evolution/whatever update for you, all will be hunkydory. I've just subscribed to it, and it added next week's meeting fine (In a very fetching shade of pink, I must say.) Freddie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.
Some people voted and by a nose I seem to have won the post of Point of Contact for the Ubuntu-UK LoCo Team. Many congratulations, as has already been said. Freddie :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Professionally printed leaflets
On Sat, 2007-09-29 at 09:25 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: Nothing came of it because he asked for the media at very short notice before the leaflets had really been designed. Ah, OK, cheers Popey. -- Freddie :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Professionally printed leaflets
On Fri, 2007-08-17 at 15:17 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: Hi folks, I have e-mailed a company in Bristol for a quote on leaflet printing (I found them on Google). Does anyone else remember a chap mentioning on IRC/list a few months ago that he owned a printing company, and was willing to do leaflets either cheap, free, or at cost (I can't remember which!) Did anything ever come of that? I'll have a look through some logs now... Freddie :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mark Shuttleworth on Dell
On Monday 10 September 2007 09:49:12 Pete Stean wrote: I've noticed that - finding the Inspirons with Ubuntu installed is a tortuous journey if you start off at www.dell.co.uk... mind you, at least it's there if you look hard enough :) OK, its not immediately obvious, but I wouldn't go so far as calling it tortuous! Dell.co.uk Notebooks Home Open Source PCs (sidebar) or Dell.co.uk Desktops Home Open Source PCs (sidebar) I think its got easier, I've never noticed that sidebar link before... Freddie :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] DELL w/Ubuntu available in the UK
On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 12:32 +0100, Dave Murphy wrote: Canonical announced today that DELL machines are available in the UK, France and Germany. http://www.ubuntu.com/news/dell-available-in-europe It's great news, but WHY OH WHY aren't they selling the Inspiron 1420N in Europe? They'll get my money when they will sell me a 14 laptop with Ubuntu on. If they won't, I may have to get a Lenovo with SuSE, and hope that it works with ubuntu. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Drives
On Sun, 2007-06-03 at 21:16 +0100, Ian Pascoe wrote: I have to presume that either I'm not looking in the right place using Nautlis or it's just not mounting. If it's mounting, it should appear on your desktop (it might be half-off the edge of the screen with only a small part of the icon visible, in which case you need to move the icon), and in PlacesComputer. It would most likely be mounted in /media, and should show up in the Nautilus sidebar (press F9 while in nautilus if the bar isn't visible). Can you post the output of the dmesg command, straight after you plug the drive in? Freddie :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Flickr
On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 14:51 +0100, Tony Arnold wrote: A bit of a hijack, but in F-spot when uploading to Flickr, there is an option to set the resolution/size of the image, but it's a single figure with units of pixels. Any idea what this means? Tony, As I understand it, F-Spot will retain the orientation of the photo, then scale it down so that the longest edge of the image is [whatever you put in the box] pixels long. So if you have an image 1000*1200, and you enter 120 in the box, it will scale it to 100*120. Or if your original image is 1200*1000, it will take it to 120*100 I hope that made some kind of sense! Freddie :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell Linux Survey (until 23rd March)
Nothing particularly new, but I notice the BBC have covered it. [0]. Freddie :) [0]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6506027.stm -- Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] LUGs
On 29/03/07, Pete Ryland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a free (IIRC) event with a great mix of fun and energetic talks, social time, and stall information. Nope, not free. It costs, but you can email them and ask for a concession and if your reason is funny/odd enough, you get one. http://www.lugradio.org/live/2007/index.php/Register -- Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screen reading
On 17/03/07, Andrew Black (delete obvious bit) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone give me some on screen reading on Ubuntu (edgy) System Menu/Preferences/Assistive Technology Preferences. Then Enable Assistive Technologies, then the start button for magnifier/screen reader, then the close and log out button. I've had a quick look, and its a very mechanical voice, but its better than nothing. HTH Freddie :) -- Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Completely off topic
IMO, it would be much better to abolish road tax, and increase the tax on fuel. That way, someone in an efficient car who gets over 50mpg, needs less fuel, so pays less per mile than someone in a Chelsea Tractor On 08/02/07, Daniel Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No matter how 'environmentally friendly' your car is, it still pumps a load of crap into the atmosphere. But some cars pump out more crap than others. -- Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] More Vista Criticism from Aunty Beeb
Has everyone seen this? Posted on BBC Technology News a few days ago. Basically highlighting the whole Microsoft has control, you don't, deal with it system. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6319845.stm :) Freddie -- Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] More Vista Criticism from Aunty Beeb
...Vista is bloated eye candy of little use. I know that, you know that, most people on here know that. But the general public don't. Every piece on the problems of Vista in the mainstream media is a step in the right direction as far as I'm concerned. Freddie :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hi there!
On 18/01/07, Benjamin Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello there, Hello! I thought I'd contribute to the discussion here, because I am in my last year at secondary school, and the talk about OSS in schools is quite relevant for me. Me too! I'd be interested in joining any capaign to support Ubuntu or OSS in general in UK schools. (Haven't got round to testing Edubuntu yet though). Have you had a look at schoolforge? 1 Aimed at staff more than pupils, but still quite interesting. Also, I spotted yet another metnion of OSS by the BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6080048.stm - although it is about PCs for third world countries, there is a mention of Ubuntu! Yes, we seem to be hearing more and more about it on the beeb; maybe its the start of something. (or not) Drop in on IRC sometime: channel #ubuntu-uk on the FreeNode Network (You might need to install xchat) 1http://www.schoolforge.org.uk Freddie :) -- Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show
On 17/01/07, Toby Smithe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Using free software? Ubuntu, in particular? In my experience, the most common whiteboards in use are Smartboards, made by SMART Technologies1. Their international support website2 offers downloads for Linux, and according to one of their spec sheets3, the software is suitable for Dapper. 1 http://www.smartboard.co.uk/ 2 http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/Support/Downloads/default.htm 3 http://www2.smarttech.com/NR/rdonlyres/72902F54-DF58-4DD1-A753-4D017AD09B84/0/SpecSheetSB690v04Jan07.pdf -- Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Another Ubuntu-UK Ubuntu Member
On 10/01/07, Dean Sas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alan Pope wrote: At this evenings Community Council [0] meeting, Ubuntu-UK LoCo Team member Dean Sas was approved as an Ubuntu member [1]. Members of the Ubuntu-UK LoCo turned up to support Deans application and after a brief conversation with the Community Council, Deans application was approved. Congratulations Dean, welcome to the club! :) :) Thank you Popey, Nik, mdke, Seeker and everyone else who supported my application. I was quite surprised with the cheerleaders I got. Well done Dean; Even if you did miss me off the cheerleader list - I stayed up past my bedtime for you! ;o) -- Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Meeting clash
On 02/01/07, Toby Smithe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 2007-01-02 at 23:12 +, Chris Oattes wrote: I agree with 2100 on the 10th January Thirded Fourthded (sp?) -- Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Save screencast target file - play offline??
On 01/01/07, alan c [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I save the target file of the screencast such as http://ubuntuvideo.com/installing_updates_on_ubuntu Click the google video button (bottom right of the video window), click go to google video, then use the download button of the page that opens. That particular video is also available, along with (I think!) the rest of Alan's on www.quickones.org, which offers a variety of download choices: http://quickones.org/Installing_Updates_on_Ubuntu -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Freeview TV USB stick
On 03/12/06, tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: well ... now you got me wondering ... which Freeview USB DVB-T or dvd-t tv cards are known to work well on ubuntu dapper/edgy? I've got a Twinhan MagicBox, and it works perfectly. Running it in Xine. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
