Re: [ubuntu-uk] Advice on motherboard upgradw ...

On 17/10/10 20:54, Rob Beard wrote: > You can get boards with AMD/ATI chipsets but they're a bit more > expensive and I'm not entirely sure how well they work with Ubuntu (okay > they should be fine with the proprietary ATI drivers but I'm not sure > how well they work with the FLOSS drivers). I'

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 15:18 +0100, Isabell Long wrote: > On 18 October 2010 15:16, Alan Pope wrote: > > On 18 October 2010 15:15, Isabell Long > > wrote: > >> On 18 October 2010 15:09, Alan Bell wrote: > >>> The preview of the new website design is at http://beta.ubuntu-uk.org > >> > >> It just

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Christmas pis^H^H^H Party

On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 19:54 +0100, Alan Bell wrote: > Hi all, > > Last year we had a rather smashing time at the Christmas event with an > evening of sherry and mince pies at the Hub in Islington, London. I > propose we do something along the same lines, perhaps at a different > venue. There is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

On 18/10/10 22:20, Will Bickerstaff wrote: > > There is an open streetmap plugin for wordpess that can place multiple > markers using a flat file. > > http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/osm/ > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Wp-osm-plugin#adding_a_list_of_markers > > How manageable would s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wanted: Inverness - Support - Where are we in the real world

On 18/10/10 14:25, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: >On 17/10/2010 11:48, alan c wrote: >> On 16/10/10 22:52, Daniel Case wrote: >>> Would help if I could, I'm based near Doncaster though...I went to Ayr >>> once, >>> lovely place :) >>> Could you try to help them via remote assistance as well

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

There is an open streetmap plugin for wordpess that can place multiple markers using a flat file. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/osm/ http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Wp-osm-plugin#adding_a_list_of_markers How manageable would something like that be? Not looked at it too closely but I'd

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

On 18/10/10 19:34, Jacob Mansfield wrote: > what wiki software does the ubuntu site use, I know mediawiki has an > extension for google maps that can be implimented like the one on the > suse site. here's the link: > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Google_Maps > Jacob Mansfield > Progra

[ubuntu-uk] Christmas pis^H^H^H Party

Hi all, Last year we had a rather smashing time at the Christmas event with an evening of sherry and mince pies at the Hub in Islington, London. I propose we do something along the same lines, perhaps at a different venue. There is another Hub in Kings Cross which is rather nice, and I am su

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

what wiki software does the ubuntu site use, I know mediawiki has an extension for google maps that can be implimented like the one on the suse site. here's the link: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Google_Maps Jacob Mansfield Programmer On 18 October 2010 13:07, Dave Morley wrote: > O

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

I don't like the fact that because of the "explosion" graphic on the top left, I have to read "at Is Untu-UK ?" rather than "What Is Ubuntu-UK?" obscuring text with graphics is not something I'd ever do, and the black and white bits emitted from the explosion do this. The graphic top left is f

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

kind of, yes the API changed, but Canonical had a premium subscription allowing them to do Google maps over https this expired about a year ago and mysteriously kept on working. Apparently it is rather expensive to renew the https deal and as launchpad is always https and not http (for reason

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

On 18/10/10 16:51, Tony Scott wrote: > Alan > > Yes you're right - there are in fact Ubuntu/Canonical web design guidelines > in > the pdf linked from here > > http://design.canonical.com/the-toolkit/guides-for-websites/ > > I would use the page header top level nav detailed in the pdf - so it'

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

Alan Yes you're right - there are in fact Ubuntu/Canonical web design guidelines in the pdf linked from here http://design.canonical.com/the-toolkit/guides-for-websites/ I would use the page header top level nav detailed in the pdf - so it's similar to http://www.ubuntu.com/ http://design.c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange connection problem to Router

n 18 October 2010 16:17, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > On 18/10/2010 16:00, John Stevenson wrote: > > On 18 October 2010 15:25, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > >> I have a netgear wireless router which at the moment I am not able to >> use for wireless so I’m using a patch cable to the etherne

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

On 18/10/10 16:36, John Stevenson wrote: > > > I hope Chris is just being polite when he says a wee bit smaller. To > me the podcast logo completely dominates the whole page and I find it > hard to look anywhere else. The logo is even more intense on a netbook. OK, so it sucks. It was an idea

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange connection problem to Router

On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 16:17 +0100, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > Have to wait for the second (private) broadband to be activated on our > other phone line. Seems odd that the Windows machine was able to > automatically detect a static IP address No, it can't automatically detect a static IP.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

On 18 October 2010 16:11, Chris Rowson wrote: > >> I'd swap the ubuntu-uk logo to the left, and the podcast logo to the > right. > >> > >> When I first went to the beta site, it immediately gave the impression > of being > >> a site about the podcast. > >> > >> Most users, I suspect, expect the s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

On 18/10/10 16:11, Chris Rowson wrote: > It might be an idea to make the ubuntu-uk podcast logo a wee bit > smaller. At first glance I thought it was a site about the ubuntu-uk > podcast too ;-) In fact, what would it look like somewhere else? dunno really, hop on to http://pad.ubuntu-uk.org/webs

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Openfire

> Just for anyone interested. There are Windows clients out there > supporting Video over the Jingle protocol (well, none I found > anyway!). There are a few for *nix systems though. > > The only one I found that came close was Gajim which supports video in > version 0.14. Unfortunately it looks li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Openfire

Just for anyone interested. There are Windows clients out there supporting Video over the Jingle protocol (well, none I found anyway!). There are a few for *nix systems though. The only one I found that came close was Gajim which supports video in version 0.14. Unfortunately it looks like the resu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange connection problem to Router

On a bus on my phone. Check the contents of a file I think it is: /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state Should have 3 or 4 lines ending in the word true. If not edit, change and reboot. Usual cause of this is a failed suspend. Will confirm file name when I get home Sent from my iPhone

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange connection problem to Router

On 18/10/2010 16:00, John Stevenson wrote: On 18 October 2010 15:25, Gordon Burgess-Parker > wrote: I have a netgear wireless router which at the moment I am not able to use for wireless so I’m using a patch cable to the ethernet port. My Windows 7 laptop

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

>> I'd swap the ubuntu-uk logo to the left, and the podcast logo to the right. >> >> When I first went to the beta site, it immediately gave the impression of >> being >> a site about the podcast. >> >> Most users, I suspect, expect the site logo to be left aligned, as a >> convention >> built up

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

On 18/10/10 15:51, Tony Scott wrote: > I'd swap the ubuntu-uk logo to the left, and the podcast logo to the right. > > When I first went to the beta site, it immediately gave the impression of > being > a site about the podcast. > > Most users, I suspect, expect the site logo to be left aligned,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

On 18/10/10 15:56, Mark Fraser wrote: On Monday 18 Oct 2010 15:09:37 Alan Bell wrote: > > This would of course be an ideal vehicle for doing something fancy with > a map and all the where are we type information that has been discussed > recently. There was a frappr map, but their dotcom bu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

On 18/10/10 15:44, Liam Gallear wrote: > I agree, looks nice and clean. > > Is it just going to be the single page or will there be more added? > > Regards, > > Liam Gallear > Loads more to add, just trying to get the sidebar to display on pages at the moment, it does on posts. It can do a blog

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange connection problem to Router

On 18 October 2010 15:25, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > I have a netgear wireless router which at the moment I am not able to > use for wireless so I’m using a patch cable to the ethernet port. > My Windows 7 laptop just err connects to the router and I can plug in and > unplug at will, BUT, w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

On Monday 18 Oct 2010 15:09:37 Alan Bell wrote: > > This would of course be an ideal vehicle for doing something fancy with > a map and all the where are we type information that has been discussed > recently. There was a frappr map, but their dotcom bubble has burst and > frappr is no more, also

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

I'd swap the ubuntu-uk logo to the left, and the podcast logo to the right. When I first went to the beta site, it immediately gave the impression of being a site about the podcast. Most users, I suspect, expect the site logo to be left aligned, as a convention built up over a number of years.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

I agree, looks nice and clean. Is it just going to be the single page or will there be more added? Regards, Liam Gallear On 18 Oct 2010, at 15:35, Paul Sutton wrote: > On 18/10/10 15:09, Alan Bell wrote: >> I have been working with Dave Walker and Alan Pope on a new website >> for the team,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

On 18/10/10 15:09, Alan Bell wrote: > I have been working with Dave Walker and Alan Pope on a new website > for the team, based on the new Ubuntu branding and using Wordpress.org > as the platform. The idea is that this will be a hub linking to our > other resources including our area of the U

[ubuntu-uk] Strange connection problem to Router

I have a netgear wireless router which at the moment I am not able to use for wireless so I’m using a patch cable to the ethernet port. My Windows 7 laptop just err connects to the router and I can plug in and unplug at will, BUT, when I plug the cable into my Netbook running 10.04 it fails to c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

On 18/10/2010 15:16, Alan Pope wrote: > On 18 October 2010 15:15, Isabell Long > wrote: >> On 18 October 2010 15:09, Alan Bell wrote: >>> The preview of the new website design is at http://beta.ubuntu-uk.org >> >> It just spits out FATAL ERROR, now. Just in case you hadn't realised. :-) >> > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

On 18 October 2010 15:16, Alan Pope wrote: > On 18 October 2010 15:15, Isabell Long > wrote: >> On 18 October 2010 15:09, Alan Bell wrote: >>> The preview of the new website design is at http://beta.ubuntu-uk.org >> >> It just spits out FATAL ERROR, now. Just in case you hadn't realised. :-) >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

On 18 October 2010 15:15, Isabell Long wrote: > On 18 October 2010 15:09, Alan Bell wrote: >> The preview of the new website design is at http://beta.ubuntu-uk.org > > It just spits out FATAL ERROR, now. Just in case you hadn't realised. :-) > Doesn't here. Screenshot pls. Al. -- ubuntu-uk@li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrade woes

Hi Barry, You're not by any fortunate chance in London, are you? Can you give us an idea of your filesystem layout? i.e.: /dev/sda1 is /boot /dev/sda2 is /home /dev/sda3 is / or whatever? I am willing to bet you're not getting all the filesystems mounted properly/in their proper place. For ins

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

On 18 October 2010 15:09, Alan Bell wrote: > The preview of the new website design is at http://beta.ubuntu-uk.org It just spits out FATAL ERROR, now. Just in case you hadn't realised. :-) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/

[ubuntu-uk] The new Ubuntu-UK website

I have been working with Dave Walker and Alan Pope on a new website for the team, based on the new Ubuntu branding and using Wordpress.org as the platform. The idea is that this will be a hub linking to our other resources including our area of the Ubuntu wiki at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wanted: Inverness - Support - Where are we in the real world

On 17/10/2010 11:48, alan c wrote: > On 16/10/10 22:52, Daniel Case wrote: >> Would help if I could, I'm based near Doncaster though...I went to Ayr once, >> lovely place :) >> Could you try to help them via remote assistance as well as phone Al? > Unfortunately the current problem is display rel

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

On Mon, 2010-10-18 at 12:48 +0100, pmgazz wrote: > we could > > do worse than the odd meet-up and mini installathon, perhaps...? > > > > > I'm up for that - and can provide a central space with broadband and a > kitchen (unless people prefer pubs). > > Paula I'm in THE CITY OF DREAMS! Other

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

we could do worse than the odd meet-up and mini installathon, perhaps...? I'm up for that - and can provide a central space with broadband and a kitchen (unless people prefer pubs). Paula -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 17/10/10 17:26, Mary Mooney wrote: > Rather than have a long list of people and places, would it not be > better to have a wiki that everyone add their location. I was wondering if it might be possible to do something with wiki.ubuntu.com and the C

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 17/10/10 10:20, Barry Titterton wrote: > I live in Belper, Derbyshire, but am inexperienced so need help rather > than give it. Ah, you're just up the A6 from me then. I'm just off the outer ring road of Derby, in Normanton. > There is a LUG in M

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Openfire

> As for choice of server - if you get tired of Openfire I couldn't not > recommend the one I work on, Prosody. It's in the repos :) > > > Matthew can hardly be considered an impartial judge, as he works on > Prosody. > > I however do not work on Prosody, and can be considered impartial: Prosody >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu/Linux is still not an OS for the masses - discuss

You might be interested in following the progress of this blueprint https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/hardware-desktop-n-xorg-configuration-the-final-ten-percent which will be discussed at UDS, currently scheduled for 09:00 EST on Wednesday 27th. http://summit.ubuntu.com/uds-n