Re: [ubuntu-uk] Router reccomendations
Linksys has never failed me yet (using one for 2 years now, and before that, another Linksys that is still going strong after 4 years). Belkin and Netgear have always failed on me after a year or so. I have the Linksys WRT54GL. Use WEP encryption. ~Liz Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 28 Feb 2009, at 09:03, Rob Beard wrote: On 27/02/2009 22:13, London School of Puppetry wrote: Hi there, When I am working at a colleague's house, I use my laptop and her wireless connection- it was BT and the connection was unreliable for her desk-top and I could not get a connection at all. I now have a new lap-top and coincidentally she has switched to Tiscali and they sent her a new router or is it a modem? You would think all would be well? All was well for a few months and now once again her connection is on and off although it says there is excellent strength, and I never get a connection- Any ideas? One thing I have found is if you use a WPA key with less than 8 characters it will appear to connect and not work. At first I just thought it was my Dad's router that did this but I've also seen it on a Belkin router too. Are you able to connect if you plug a cable into the router? Rob -- 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] Scanner recommendation?
I use a CanonScan Lide 25 and same, it works perfectly in Ubuntu 8.10 and Linux Mint 6 (basically, Ubuntu). It's super cheap too (about £30 when I bought it 2 years ago. They might not have the same model out, but I'm guessing the newer models will be the same. Liz Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 7 Feb 2009, at 14:52, taufanlubis wrote: On Sat, 2009-02-07 at 10:18 +, Tony Arnold wrote: Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced, readily available flat-bed scanner (A4) that just works with Xsane on Intrepid? Thanks. Regards, Tony. I use CanonScan Lide20 with Gutsy, but I'm sure it will work with Intrepid. See at http://taufanlubis.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/using-canon-scanner-in-ubuntu-gutsy/ It's flat-bed, A4 size and recognized directly with xsane. Cheers, Taufan Lubis Registered Ubuntu User #16660 Registered Linux User # 462798 The more you give to others, the more respect you get in return. My Articles@ www.taufanlubis.wordpress.com -- 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] Unsuscrib
Coming from a bird and a Yank myself... John said it best. However I know that Sean meant bird in a playful sense, not really sexist in the context. But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally getting the British humor after living here over a year! Yes...it's humor no u. :) Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 20:27, John Levin wrote: Sean Miller wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk wrote: I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as the bird like that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post to the list. Oh dear, I just did... Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense. Better than the dumbest blonde in the world or whatever the poor lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad Yank I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today. Let's try to avoid getting too PC. bird, gal, fella, geezer, other 'alf, trouble and strife etc. are all colloqiualisms which aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to make them so. 'bird' and 'trouble strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are sexist. There is no relation between gender and having difficulty with mailing lists. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- 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] Unsuscrib
To my credit, I'm starting to pronounce the H in herbs. :| I've betrayed my New Yawk roots! BinaryDigit on UbuntuForums.org Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 21:28, Simon Wears wrote: There should ALWAYS be a U! =P Even in words that don't require one. Like.. foloffle. 2009/1/15 Lizzeh Rodriguez liz...@gmail.com Coming from a bird and a Yank myself... John said it best. However I know that Sean meant bird in a playful sense, not really sexist in the context. But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally getting the British humor after living here over a year! Yes...it's humor no u. :) Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 20:27, John Levin wrote: Sean Miller wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk wrote: I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as the bird like that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post to the list. Oh dear, I just did... Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense. Better than the dumbest blonde in the world or whatever the poor lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad Yank I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today. Let's try to avoid getting too PC. bird, gal, fella, geezer, other 'alf, trouble and strife etc. are all colloqiualisms which aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to make them so. 'bird' and 'trouble strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are sexist. There is no relation between gender and having difficulty with mailing lists. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- 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/ -- Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com | http://MunkyJunky.com Manchester Metropolitan University Computing Student -- 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] Unsuscrib
I'm in Reading, sort of close to 'Ampshire Anyone else from here? Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 22:13, piskie wrote: I am s glad, I thought I was alone Dr James Stevens-Turner wrote: I resemble that remark, coming from Ampshire! I am a Ampshire Hogg!! - Original Message - From: piskie ubu...@talktalk.net To: British Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 9:49 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Unsuscrib Move to Hampshire - there are very few H's making an appearance Lizzeh Rodriguez wrote: To my credit, I'm starting to pronounce the H in herbs. :| I've betrayed my New Yawk roots! BinaryDigit on UbuntuForums.org Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 21:28, Simon Wears wrote: There should ALWAYS be a U! =P Even in words that don't require one. Like.. foloffle. 2009/1/15 Lizzeh Rodriguez liz...@gmail.com mailto:liz...@gmail.com Coming from a bird and a Yank myself... John said it best. However I know that Sean meant bird in a playful sense, not really sexist in the context. But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally getting the British humor after living here over a year! Yes...it's humor no u. :) Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 15 Jan 2009, at 20:27, John Levin wrote: Sean Miller wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk mailto:i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk wrote: I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as the bird like that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post to the list. Oh dear, I just did... Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense. Better than the dumbest blonde in the world or whatever the poor lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad Yank I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today. Let's try to avoid getting too PC. bird, gal, fella, geezer, other 'alf, trouble and strife etc. are all colloqiualisms which aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to make them so. 'bird' and 'trouble strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are sexist. There is no relation between gender and having difficulty with mailing lists. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com mailto:munkyju...@gmail.com | http://MunkyJunky.com Manchester Metropolitan University Computing Student -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com mailto: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@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] WTB: Ubuntu Laptop
Hey Jai, I'm not sure what you are looking for in terms of specs, but you don't really need to purchase the laptop with Ubuntu...Ubuntu is very easy to install, and there's a huge chance that everything will be recognized. I've installed Ubuntu on 5 different machines and so far no worries. I wouldn't really tack on a warranty per say, but then again, I guess it's not a bad idea for laptops when it comes to hardware. Will you be taking it everywhere you go? Or is this just for a replacement desktop? Or perhaps look into the Asus 901/1000? I'm late into the email thread about your laptop so sorry if this has all been brought up already! ~Liz BinaryDigit on UbuntuForums.org Lizzeh.com Support Open Source! On 2 Sep 2008, at 22:52, Jai Harrison wrote: Hey, I've been looking at the Inspiron 1525 specs and sadly I'm not too good with hardware. I'm under the assumption that I at least need to pick the Intel Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5550 (an extra £90.01) to make it into a decent machine. The Intel(R) Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.10 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 cache) isn't so much better than the Intel Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5550 (1.83 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache) as to justify an additional £70 on top, is it? I'm really not very good at reading hardware specs :x Then I figure I need the 3 year warranty and might as well add a fourth year as it's only another £18 on top of the 3 years (total for 4 years warranty: £83.40). Doubling the RAM to 2GB is a decent idea (at just £20) and then I was wondering if it's worth paying an extra £30 for a 1440x900 resolution instead of the standard 1280x800. I contacted a sales rep and was sad to hear that the keyboards have Windows logos on the Super button but I figure that's to be expected really. Anyhow, major thanks to anyone who will help me with the hardware choices for the Inspiron 1525. Jai On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 4:40 PM, Jai Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I originally looked I completely missed the Inspiron 1525. I could have sworn there were 2 desktops I'll take a look at the Inspiron 1525 now and, no, my dad isn't paying :( lol. On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jai Harrison wrote: I have looked at what Dell has to offer in the UK but they currently offer only 1 laptop in the UK (the XPS M1330 (UBUNTU)). They offer the 1525, too: http://tinyurl.com/39m5sr Mac -- 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] Google Chrome
Well said Robert! On 1 Sep 2008, at 22:46, Robert McWilliam wrote: On Mon, Sep 01, 2008 at 09:12:48PM +0100, Philip Wyett wrote: What is really beginning to worry me is that there is too much choice of applications in the Open Source world. Instead of working to make what we have better and bite into bug #1 and give users a base set of applications they can get comfortable with and trust, we are going to leave maybe switchers to Linux with the mass confusion of which application is best and sticking with Windows. That's kind of missing the whole point of open source. The advantage of distributed and uncontrolled development is that everybody goes in whichever direction they want and explores the possibilities for solving a problem to their own satisfaction. The fact there are a multitude of solutions is an advantage as we can each select from them to get something we are happy with. Dictating the right way of doing something and getting everybody to work on it is highly unlikely to actually get the best solution as there is no perfect person to be the dictator. It also precludes the possibility that there are a range of options because different people want different things. If you want someone else to do the choosing then you can go for your distro's default and not worry about it. It really annoys me when people preset choice as a problem. It might be intimidating to a new user if they are presented with a huge number of options but that is an argument for how we should be presenting things to the new user not an argument for limiting the choices available. OK, I'll stop ranting now :) Robert Robert McWilliam [EMAIL PROTECTED]www.ormiret.com I am in shape. Round is a shape. -- 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] Question: where do you find apps?
Trial and error! I've used lots of Linux distributions and apps just by installing, testing, then removing. You'll find what suits you eventually I think. :) Just take time! Also I check on forums and google reviews of software. BinaryDigit on UbuntuForums.org Lizzeh.com Support open source! John Levin wrote: Hi all, A question for you all, one that's been exercising me: where do you find out about applications? Do you read about them on the net or in mags, think it sounds interesting, then look it up in synaptic? If you have a particular need (say, cataloguing pdfs), how would you go about finding a suitable app? How would you google, where would you ask? If after searching, you have a large choice of apps, how would you choose between them? Would you test them all? To what sort of depth? TIA John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
