Re: [ubuntu-uk] windows 7 features comparison

2009-09-20 Thread Vinothan Shankar
Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: 2009/9/19 Vinothan Shankar neversaymon...@googlemail.com: Maximum CPU chips: probably 64 (standard in Linux kernel, I believe) I thought it could scale to 4096 now? (Or was that just an xkcd comic? I forget...) I'm pretty sure that's just XKCD. And it's certainly

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Global Jam

2009-09-20 Thread linux
Have already asked on loco-contacts Hello all, I am a bit new to this list so still finding my feet. The Southend on Sea Linux User Group is running a Ubuntu Global Jam on both the 3rd and 4th of October, however I have no developers or specialists within my group although we will demonstrate

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing clean Ubuntu in VM.....

2009-09-20 Thread John Matthews
Matt Jones wrote: On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 7:17 PM, John Matthews jake...@sky.com wrote: Hi, I was wondering, I would like to have a clean install of Ubuntu in a VM, which I have installed on my machine which is using Ubuntu. Trouble is, I cant get it to install. Does somebody have a url to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing clean Ubuntu in VM.....

2009-09-20 Thread John Matthews
Rob Beard wrote: John Matthews wrote: Hi, I was wondering, I would like to have a clean install of Ubuntu in a VM, which I have installed on my machine which is using Ubuntu. Trouble is, I cant get it to install. Does somebody have a url to a site, where it gives instructions on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing clean Ubuntu in VM.....

2009-09-20 Thread John Matthews
Alan Pope wrote: 2009/9/19 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk: This may give you some pointers, it covers VirtualBox on Windows XP (and Ubuntu 7.10 I believe) but the principal is the same... http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/virtualbox The Ubuntu doc site has some good pages about it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Global Jam

2009-09-20 Thread James Milligan
I'm not a developer myself (not even a full Ubuntu user) but there is bound to be someone on this list that can assist you, so expect a response shortly! James linux wrote: Have already asked on loco-contacts Hello all, I am a bit new to this list so still finding my feet. The Southend

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Global Jam

2009-09-20 Thread linux
Thanks James with less than two weeks to go I am a little apprehensive perhaps. cheers Derek Shaw James Milligan wrote: I'm not a developer myself (not even a full Ubuntu user) but there is bound to be someone on this list that can assist you, so expect a response shortly! James linux

[ubuntu-uk] Synching calendars, contacts and tasks with mobile phone

2009-09-20 Thread Gordon
Does anyone know if it's possible to do this in Ubuntu, with any particular PIM? (Currently synching a Nokia 6500 with Outlook using Nokia PC suite) Ta! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Synching calendars, contacts and tasks with mobile phone

2009-09-20 Thread John Matthews
I use Thunderbird and Google Calendar and my Nokia E71 and synch it all with Goosynch. It works really well. John Gordon wrote: Does anyone know if it's possible to do this in Ubuntu, with any particular PIM? (Currently synching a Nokia 6500 with Outlook using Nokia PC suite) Ta!

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Synching calendars, contacts and tasks with mobile phone

2009-09-20 Thread Colin McCarthy
2009/9/20 John Matthews jake...@sky.com I use Thunderbird and Google Calendar and my Nokia E71 and synch it all with Goosynch. It works really well. John I use http://www.goosync.com/ too and it is a great product. Well worth yearly or lifetime fee for contact and tasks syncing. The free

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hackingtosh

2009-09-20 Thread Kris Douglas
2009/9/19 Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk: Rik Boland wrote: When installing hackingtosh do i need to change my bios? Can I use it as a vm? Shalom Do you mean running MacOS X on a standard PC? If so, you're probably best going and having a look at InsanelyMac at http://www.insanelymac.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Synching calendars, contacts and tasks with mobile phone

2009-09-20 Thread Rob Beard
Gordon wrote: Does anyone know if it's possible to do this in Ubuntu, with any particular PIM? (Currently synching a Nokia 6500 with Outlook using Nokia PC suite) Ta! Nearest I've got so far is to use the Calendar and Contacts on Google Mail. I'm able to sync these with my Nokia e63

[ubuntu-uk] Podcast on Google Listen

2009-09-20 Thread Stephen Garton
Afternoon all, I've just installed Google Listen on my Android phone, and I can't find the ubuntu-uk podcast on it :-( Does anyone know if it (Listen) is like itunes, and feeds have to be 'submitted'? I've found a couple of the BBC podcasts I listen to on there, but not sure how the search

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Podcast on Google Listen

2009-09-20 Thread javadayaz
submit a request to the listen team.they'll add it for you. On 20 Sep 2009 16:50, Stephen Garton sheepeating...@gmail.com wrote: Afternoon all, I've just installed Google Listen on my Android phone, and I can't find the ubuntu-uk podcast on it :-( Does anyone know if it (Listen) is like

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Podcast on Google Listen

2009-09-20 Thread Rob Beard
Stephen Garton wrote: Afternoon all, I've just installed Google Listen on my Android phone, and I can't find the ubuntu-uk podcast on it :-( Does anyone know if it (Listen) is like itunes, and feeds have to be 'submitted'? I've found a couple of the BBC podcasts I listen to on there,

[ubuntu-uk] Firefox 3.5 on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-09-20 Thread Gordon
Is there a relatively easy way to do this? I find it surprising that I can add a repo and get OO 3.1.1, but I can't seem to get FF 3.5! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox 3.5 on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-09-20 Thread David Jones
Gordon wrote: Is there a relatively easy way to do this? I find it surprising that I can add a repo and get OO 3.1.1, but I can't seem to get FF 3.5! Firefox 3.5 is in the Ubuntu repositories. Try sudo apt-get install firefox-3.5 or search for firefox-3.5 in synaptic. The only thing to

[ubuntu-uk] networking Ubuntu 9.04 and Windows 7

2009-09-20 Thread Gordon
Anyone managed to do this? I have shared folders in Win 7 but my Ubuntu machine won't connect. It just reverts to the log-in screen all the time. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox 3.5 on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-09-20 Thread Steve
On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:18:05 +0100, David Jones djones.dan...@googlemail.com wrote: Gordon wrote: Is there a relatively easy way to do this? I find it surprising that I can add a repo and get OO 3.1.1, but I can't seem to get FF 3.5! Firefox 3.5 is in the Ubuntu repositories. Try sudo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Podcast on Google Listen

2009-09-20 Thread Dave Walker
javadayaz wrote: submit a request to the listen team.they'll add it for you. On 20 Sep 2009 16:50, Stephen Garton sheepeating...@gmail.com mailto:sheepeating...@gmail.com wrote: Afternoon all, I've just installed Google Listen on my Android phone, and I can't find the ubuntu-uk podcast

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Podcast on Google Listen

2009-09-20 Thread linux
Dave sorry to but in but are you any closer to calling me about the Ubuntu Global Jam I am running in southend on sea derek Dave Walker wrote: javadayaz wrote: submit a request to the listen team.they'll add it for you. On 20 Sep 2009 16:50, Stephen Garton sheepeating...@gmail.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] networking Ubuntu 9.04 and Windows 7

2009-09-20 Thread Rob Beard
Gordon wrote: Anyone managed to do this? I have shared folders in Win 7 but my Ubuntu machine won't connect. It just reverts to the log-in screen all the time. Not tried it myself (tried it Ubuntu to XP/Vista and vice versa with no problems). This may help: