Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Click includes Ubuntu

2007-06-10 Thread Alex Latchford
alan c wrote: > I can manage to get it to play using Real player, but I cannot think > of how to capture the stream to view it later. Open it using the Windows Media Player.. You will get a .asx file, go to the source, copy the URL, download that file.. (Using 'File -> Save Page As..').. Then o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FLOSS links for my MP

2007-06-10 Thread Kris Marsh
On 6/11/07, Skeg Fast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a website/doc on the interwebs from which I can grab useful > links to include in an email my MP to ask him about his use/make him > aware of FLOSS? If not, does anybody have suggestions for links that I > can point him to? > > Cheers, > S

[ubuntu-uk] FLOSS links for my MP

2007-06-10 Thread Skeg Fast
Is there a website/doc on the interwebs from which I can grab useful links to include in an email my MP to ask him about his use/make him aware of FLOSS? If not, does anybody have suggestions for links that I can point him to? Cheers, Skeg -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Click includes Ubuntu

2007-06-10 Thread Andy
On 10/06/07, Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Then you find the address of the actual feed and check it plays in mplayer > If it does (it should do) then add -dumpstream on the command line. Forgot to mention: There is an "open in standalone player" link. Right click that and chose "copy link lo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Click includes Ubuntu

2007-06-10 Thread Andy
On 10/06/07, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can manage to get it to play using Real player, but I cannot think > of how to capture the stream to view it later. Ah there's a simple trick to that. You need mplayer. Then you find the address of the actual feed and check it plays in mplayer If

[ubuntu-uk] BBC Click includes Ubuntu

2007-06-10 Thread alan c
The recent weekend TV program of BBC Click was devoted to Open source, Ubuntu, an an interview with Mark Shuttleworth. I can manage to get it to play using Real player, but I cannot think of how to capture the stream to view it later. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/ ('watch

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wep key and ubuntu

2007-06-10 Thread Ian Pascoe
Hi Tony Although not quite on topic, at work we moved to using HP Pavillions about a year ago, unfortunately we are a MS house but this I don't think is OS specific. When connecting to ADSL through a router using a cabled connection, the HP gradually drops the connection more and more often, the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wep key and ubuntu

2007-06-10 Thread Tony Travis
Steve wrote: > [...] > I'm using a bcm4306 card (F5D7010uk rev3) with the bcm43xx driver on > Dapper. I have a old Toshiba laptop running as a squid proxy and > apt-cache server. It uses the PCMCIA card to link to the AP downstairs > over WPA-PSK w/ CCMP. > > I don't use Network Manager as it's ju

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wep key and ubuntu

2007-06-10 Thread Steve
On Sun, 2007-06-10 at 11:51 +0100, Tony Travis wrote: > Michael Weaver wrote: > > I think it could well be. > > Thanks for your suggestion about looking on the Router itself. > > Might have to get dad to re-install the wireless part, he has done it > > for his and mum's setup at home because I thin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Format of mails on this list.

2007-06-10 Thread baza
Tony Arnold wrote: > Peter, > > Peter Lewis wrote: > >> This isn't in any way intended to be a gripe, but I was wondering what it is >> with the mails that come through on this list - very often the formatting is >> completely messed up. I've never experienced this on any other mailing list >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wep key and ubuntu

2007-06-10 Thread Tony Travis
Michael Weaver wrote: > I think it could well be. > Thanks for your suggestion about looking on the Router itself. > Might have to get dad to re-install the wireless part, he has done it > for his and mum's setup at home because I think they are probably > same. Hello, Michael. You might find thi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Format of mails on this list.

2007-06-10 Thread peter
On Sun, 2007-06-10 at 10:30 +0100, Peter Lewis wrote: > Hi all, > > This isn't in any way intended to be a gripe, but I was wondering what it is > with the mails that come through on this list - very often the formatting is > completely messed up. I've never experienced this on any other mailing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Format of mails on this list.

2007-06-10 Thread Peter Lewis
On Sunday 10 June 2007 10:33:01 Tony Arnold wrote: > Peter Lewis wrote: > > This isn't in any way intended to be a gripe, but I was wondering what it > > is with the mails that come through on this list - very often the > > formatting is completely messed up. I've never experienced this on any > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Format of mails on this list.

2007-06-10 Thread Tony Arnold
Peter, Peter Lewis wrote: > This isn't in any way intended to be a gripe, but I was wondering what it is > with the mails that come through on this list - very often the formatting is > completely messed up. I've never experienced this on any other mailing list > (I use quite a few), but this

[ubuntu-uk] Format of mails on this list.

2007-06-10 Thread Peter Lewis
Hi all, This isn't in any way intended to be a gripe, but I was wondering what it is with the mails that come through on this list - very often the formatting is completely messed up. I've never experienced this on any other mailing list (I use quite a few), but this kind of thing is what I'm t