Re: [ubuntu-uk] Podcast - Audio submission guidelines

2008-04-11 Thread Alan Pope
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 11:32:10AM +0100, Colin McCarthy wrote: Do you have any guidelines for doing remote recordings, via Skype for instance? Instant reaction Ugh, Skype!. I'd recommend either trying Gizmo instead of Skype because it has a built in recording function, or

[ubuntu-uk] TV Nostalgia was: The BBC Launches Wiiplayer

2008-04-11 Thread Alan Pope
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 11:31:07AM +0100, Andrew Oakley wrote: (Spot the broadcasting geek. I have a lovely selection of Test Cards for my X-Screensaver, and am working on broadening my selection of widescreen test cards for my new widescreen laptop. Test Card W is, of course, my favourite,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

2008-04-11 Thread Andy Smith
Hi James, On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 03:46:39PM +0100, Jmaes Edward Grabham wrote: Andy Smith wrote: On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 06:52:55PM +0100, Jmaes Edward Grabham wrote: The BBC is a socialist corporation - you HAVE to pay them BY LAW. [...] With no financial incentives, they won't

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

2008-04-11 Thread Andrew Oakley
Steve Cook wrote: Channel4 recieve some funds from the licence fee. Hmm, that's not strictly true. When Channel 4 moved from regional advertising (originally managed by the ITV regions) to national advertising (managed in-house), it did have an insurance scheme set up by the government (under

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Podcast - Audio submission guidelines

2008-04-11 Thread Colin McCarthy
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 11:16 AM, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, We've had a lot of great feedback about the podcast, and many suggestions, offers of help and even offers of audio submissions which is fantastic! One question that has cropped up a couple of times is that of audio

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

2008-04-11 Thread Andy Smith
Hi Steve, On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 07:26:57PM +0100, Steve Cook wrote: Channel4 recieve some funds from the licence fee. so should be under they some obligations as the BBC. Not saying this is untrue but do you have a cite for it? The last I was aware on this issue was:

[ubuntu-uk] Podcast - Audio submission guidelines

2008-04-11 Thread Alan Pope
Hi all, We've had a lot of great feedback about the podcast, and many suggestions, offers of help and even offers of audio submissions which is fantastic! One question that has cropped up a couple of times is that of audio guidelines. So we have put together a braindump of some things we think

[ubuntu-uk] Sharing printer with Cups on Ubuntu server

2008-04-11 Thread Rob Beard
Hi folks, My other half has recently got herself a new printer which she wants to use with her laptop (running Windows XP) although she doesn't want to be sat right next to the printer to use it. Now being a bit of a cheap skate and having lots of old bits lying around I thought I'd build

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing printer with Cups on Ubuntu server

2008-04-11 Thread Lucy
On 11/04/2008, Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any web interface built into CUPS that I can install the printer and setup sharing with? The CUPS web interface is installed by default at http://localhost:631 There are options under the the Administration tab to share the printer,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing printer with Cups on Ubuntu server

2008-04-11 Thread andylockran
Lucy wrote: On 11/04/2008, Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any web interface built into CUPS that I can install the printer and setup sharing with? The CUPS web interface is installed by default at http://localhost:631 There are options under the the Administration

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing printer with Cups on Ubuntu server

2008-04-11 Thread Andrew Oakley
Rob Beard wrote: (possibly 7.10 to start with and then 8.04 when it's released in a 8.04 is as stable as damnit right now. I've been testing it since December, and as of about two weeks ago (Beta), I have had no instabilities. Is there any web interface built into CUPS that I can install

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

2008-04-11 Thread Sean Miller
Not sure Channel 5 get access to these transmitters... surely that's why so much of the country still can't get it, because it relies on their own hardware? Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

2008-04-11 Thread James Grabham
No linux users wont be catered for, but youre not paying c4/sky for something you cant use, you are with the beeb On 11/04/2008, Andy Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi James, On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 03:46:39PM +0100, Jmaes Edward Grabham wrote: Andy Smith wrote: On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing printer with Cups on Ubuntu server

2008-04-11 Thread Rob Beard
Andrew Oakley wrote: Rob Beard wrote: (possibly 7.10 to start with and then 8.04 when it's released in a 8.04 is as stable as damnit right now. I've been testing it since December, and as of about two weeks ago (Beta), I have had no instabilities. I guess, it seems fairly stable on my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

2008-04-11 Thread Steve Cook
On Fri, 2008-04-11 at 11:31 +0100, Andrew Oakley wrote: Steve Cook wrote: Channel4 receive some funds from the licence fee. Hmm, that's not strictly true. I've put 2 and 10 togetrher and got IV :-) I've obviously misunderstood the origin of this thanks for the enlightenment. Steve --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing printer with Cups on Ubuntu server

2008-04-11 Thread Mark Allison
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:F...indows_machinehttp://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty#How_to_print_on_remote_Ubuntu_machine_from_a_Windows_machine

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sharing printer with Cups on Ubuntu server

2008-04-11 Thread Daniel Lamb
On top of that if you want a nice little script i have attached one here I found and have used. Simply add a bat extension at the end and it will map the printer automatically to your windows pc. If you need any help with writing it let me know. Works very well. Regards, Daniel On Fri,