Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-06-13 Thread Matthew Larsen
Ello all It could be like a 3 step leaflet: Download, Burn, Install. Put another page full of 'myth-busters' (ie no it wont wreck your windows install, you wont lose data if you partition right, etc. Couple of screenshots and performance comparisons, quick explanation of the FOSS movement and ban

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless Cracking was setting up bt home hub in ubuntu

2007-06-13 Thread baza
>> >> > > There was a recent Security Now podcast that explains this topic quite > well. It think it has been linked to before on this list, but here you > go anyway. http://media.grc.com/sn/SN-089.mp3 > > Happy listening, > > Steve > > What you have to remember is not to trust any security

[ubuntu-uk] Interview with Mark Shuttleworth in the Economist

2007-06-13 Thread Josh Blacker
Hi, Thought you might be interested in this: an interview with Mark Shuttleworth in this week's (9th-15th July, sorry I'm a bit late to bring this up!) Economist, which features the Technology Quarterly. You might be able to see it here: http://www.economist.com/printedition/displaystory.cfm?story

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-06-13 Thread Darren Jones
Hi, I am new to linux. I have just built my first system and decided to give linux a go. I installed the latest version of ubuntu and was really impressed; I already prefer it to windows. Your idea sounds really good and if people become more aware of what it is really about more people will swit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless Cracking was setting up bt home hub in ubuntu

2007-06-13 Thread Steve
On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 20:09 +0100, Dave Walker wrote: > On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 19:50 +0100, Ian Pascoe wrote: > > Hi Folks > > > > Some clarity on these times to break please! > > > > Is this done by snooping the traffic that is going between the computer and > > router or by bombarding the router

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSS Feed Scraper

2007-06-13 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 13/06/07, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Matthew, > > On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 19:40 +0100, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Does anyone know of a command-line based Feed Scraper I could hack to > > download podcasts from the RSS feeds? I'm working on a script that

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 2 questions

2007-06-13 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 11/06/07, John Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How can I ensure my .bash_profile file is "sourced" on every login? When > I was using KDE before, I changed /usr/bin/startkde so it started a > login shell. Hi John, Andy answered your other question, maybe I can help with this. You could tr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSS Feed Scraper

2007-06-13 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Matthew, On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 19:40 +0100, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anyone know of a command-line based Feed Scraper I could hack to > download podcasts from the RSS feeds? I'm working on a script that downloads > the latest episodes, works out when I walk throug

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless Cracking was setting up bt home hub in ubuntu

2007-06-13 Thread Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:50:49 +0100, "Ian Pascoe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Folks > > Some clarity on these times to break please! > > Is this done by snooping the traffic that is going between the computer > and > router or by bombarding the router with various keys until it responds? > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless Cracking was setting up bt home hub in ubuntu

2007-06-13 Thread Dave Walker
On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 19:50 +0100, Ian Pascoe wrote: > Hi Folks > > Some clarity on these times to break please! > > Is this done by snooping the traffic that is going between the computer and > router or by bombarding the router with various keys until it responds? > > Anyone know for sure? I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets

2007-06-13 Thread Ian Pascoe
Wasn't someone somewhere meant to be designing a mock up for viewing? E -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James Tait Sent: 12 June 2007 15:41 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Leaflets Andy wrote: > On 12/06/07, James Tait <[EM

[ubuntu-uk] Wireless Cracking was setting up bt home hub in ubuntu

2007-06-13 Thread Ian Pascoe
Hi Folks Some clarity on these times to break please! Is this done by snooping the traffic that is going between the computer and router or by bombarding the router with various keys until it responds? Anyone know for sure? I know a couple of guys who work on computer crypotography and they quo

[ubuntu-uk] RSS Feed Scraper

2007-06-13 Thread Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
Hi all, Does anyone know of a command-line based Feed Scraper I could hack to download podcasts from the RSS feeds? I'm working on a script that downloads the latest episodes, works out when I walk through the door which files are currently on my phone and then does a file sync via bluetooth

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Eyecandy in Ubuntu Feisty Vs. Vista Aero

2007-06-13 Thread Matthew Larsen
I really dont get the deal with all the fancy effects. Yeah they are awesome from time-to-time (like showing off to mates) but I find them so irritating a lot more of the time. I just couldnt wrap my mind around windows vista when running the beta, the interface just made things 90X harder for me.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Multi Platform Development

2007-06-13 Thread Matthew Larsen
Yeah I would recommend sharp-develop. Used it many times, good replacement. check it out here http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/ Regards On 31/05/07, Dean Sas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Ian Pascoe wrote: > > Hi Folks > > > > Since le