Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] ATX power supply seems to have lost it's X-factor

2009-01-27 Thread Roger Lancefield
2009/1/28 Roger Lancefield > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Rob Beard wrote: >> >> >> I'm swinging towards an Xilence 480W PSU [1] from aria for £26, but >> >> not sure if it's (a) worth the extra money for a quieter PSU, and (b) >> >> if 480W will be sufficient for stability? >> >> 480W is wa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] ATX power supply seems to have lost it's X-factor

2009-01-27 Thread Roger Lancefield
> > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Rob Beard wrote: > > >> I'm swinging towards an Xilence 480W PSU [1] from aria for £26, but > >> not sure if it's (a) worth the extra money for a quieter PSU, and (b) > >> if 480W will be sufficient for stability? > > 480W is way over-powered to keep that lot w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] ATX power supply seems to have lost it's X-factor

2009-01-27 Thread Steve Flynn
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Rob Beard wrote: >> I'm swinging towards an Xilence 480W PSU [1] from aria for £26, but >> not sure if it's (a) worth the extra money for a quieter PSU, and (b) >> if 480W will be sufficient for stability? 480W is way over-powered to keep that lot working to be h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] ATX power supply seems to have lost it's X-factor

2009-01-27 Thread Rob Beard
On 27/01/2009 20:56, Michael G Fletcher wrote: > Hello :-) > > The power supply on my desktop machine seems to have stopped > functioning as normal. It still works, but when I shut my machine > down it no longer stops. The power supply is either on or off. Even > after switching it off at the wa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Edubuntu 8.04.1 on Ubuntu 8.04.2

2009-01-27 Thread Rob Beard
On 27/01/2009 20:41, Ian Pascoe wrote: > Hi Rob > > As 8.04.2 is only a roll up of all the current patches and fixes that have > come in since 8.04.1, I shouldn't think there'd be much of a problem. > > If it's not a live server then there's no harm in trying it out and letting > us know what happ

[ubuntu-uk] [OT] ATX power supply seems to have lost it's X-factor

2009-01-27 Thread Michael G Fletcher
Hello :-) The power supply on my desktop machine seems to have stopped functioning as normal. It still works, but when I shut my machine down it no longer stops. The power supply is either on or off. Even after switching it off at the wall, when I turn the wall power on again, all the fans star

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing Edubuntu 8.04.1 on Ubuntu 8.04.2

2009-01-27 Thread Ian Pascoe
Hi Rob As 8.04.2 is only a roll up of all the current patches and fixes that have come in since 8.04.1, I shouldn't think there'd be much of a problem. If it's not a live server then there's no harm in trying it out and letting us know what happens! Ian -Original Message- From: ubuntu-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference -- now available]

2009-01-27 Thread mike daniels
John, sincere thanks for access to your PDF download, my Ubuntu Dell notebook arived today, what a nice feeling to feel released from the Microsoft "stranglehold" of the computer market. Dell just mention XP and Vista in their user manual, strange for a pre-loaded Ubuntu machine. I am sure that

[ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference -- now available]

2009-01-27 Thread John Levin
Free pdf download (also available in dead tree version for cold hard cash) that folk might be interested in. John Original Message Hi I'm pleased to announce that my new book, Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference, is now available. It's a compact yet comprehensive guide to all

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Im buying a new phone!! How compatible are android and Ubuntu?

2009-01-27 Thread Ian Betteridge
After a bit of fiddling, I managed to get Ubuntu talking to my iPhone 3G's music library last night - including getting it to show up as a device in Amarok 1.4 (it doesn't work in Amarok 2 - known bug in Amarok, apparently). It's four-step process: 1. Jailbreak the phone. 2. Edit one of the XML f

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Im buying a new phone!! How compatible are android and Ubuntu?

2009-01-27 Thread javadayaz
Im not too fond of the G1's physical keyboard. I think its been ditched in the G2 version. Im also leaning toward the Nokia 5800!!! 2009/1/27 Simon Wears : > The iPhone is great, but has it's drawbacks. > > It syncs easy with googlemail and google contacts. Calendars are a > little harder, I use