Re: [ubuntu-uk] DVD & Xvid playback with zoom/crop facility?

2008-09-16 Thread Colin Wylie
Andrew Oakley wrote: > I'm looking for DVD & Xvid playback software with a zoom function, under > Ubuntu 8.04. At minimum, the ability to zoom in to a 16:9 video which > has been recorded as a 4:3 aspect ratio with black bars at the top & > bottom ("letterbox"). Ideally, the ability to zoom smoo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Earphones

2008-09-11 Thread Colin Wylie
Jai Harrison wrote: > Hey DarkOtter, > > I had a look at Amazon for the pmx but they're not in-ear type of > earphones that I'm after. (Did you mean to say that they have a > neckband?) I had a look at their earphones range and they seem to > have reviews that suggest the sound quality is awful

[ubuntu-uk] AAC Encoder

2008-08-12 Thread Colin Wylie
Hi guys, This is not strictly Ubuntu related, but I thought some of you might be able to help. A colleague at work has managed to set up Clipshare (Kinda like a youtube clone - http://www.clip-share.com/) on our Flash Media server at work, but is needing a scriptable AAC encoder that will run o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Need a new job - Glasgow area

2008-06-12 Thread Colin Wylie
Ronnie Tucker wrote: > Hi all, > > Place I work for are making people redundant and are 'financially > unstable' (to be politically correct about it), so I'm on the hunt for a > new job, somewhere in Glasgow. > > Anything computer related would be nice, Linux (preferably) but even > Microsoft (n

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux to appear on every Asus motherboard

2008-05-19 Thread Colin Wylie
Jai Harrison wrote: > What if I did not have an e-mail address available to me? It seems in > that case my right to access the source would have been withdrawn from > me. > > Surely thats just splitting hairs? I'm pretty sure anyone can get access to AN email account whether it be yours or othe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rules

2008-05-18 Thread Colin Wylie
James Dalley wrote: Hiya, I know there was talk about a monthly info email of how to post, so here is my bug bear: Top Posting, I know it's sad about arguing how to argue or the like, but when people top post it's like saying hear me first   then see whats gone on before. May

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OFF TOPIC] MS Explorer crash

2007-11-25 Thread Colin Wylie
Albert Vilella wrote: > Evacuee describes Antarctic rescue > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7111080.stm > > Got it? No? "MS Explorer"? ... :-) > > *groans* :p -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] PC Freezing on updates with Gutsy

2007-10-26 Thread Colin Wylie
Kirrus wrote: > Hi, > > Can you submit a new bug ticket on launchpad.net, and then post a bug number > here :) > > > > Submitted - #157564 Colin. --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 071025-1, 25/10/2007 Tested on: 26/10/2007 22:20:04 avast! - copyright (c) 198

Re: [ubuntu-uk] PC Freezing on updates with Gutsy

2007-10-26 Thread Colin Wylie
Ah - I should have said  that I had tried that - to no avail :( Matthew Wild wrote: On 10/26/07, Colin Wylie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: OK, so I have re-downloaded the iso - and the MD5sum checks out fine. I reinstalled it OK and everything looked fine - UNTIL i enabl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Interesting BBC Poll Choices

2007-10-26 Thread Colin Wylie
Alec Wright wrote: On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 15:32 +0100, Daniel Lamb wrote: Think their polls work on ip addresses? Or think you could sit there and continually click linux? Daniel You can vote more than once - I accidentally voted 3 times when i was resfreshing the page t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] PC Freezing on updates with Gutsy

2007-10-26 Thread Colin Wylie
envy to install them ( www.ablertomilone.com) and the problem returned. A friend has suggested it might be an Open GL conflict somewhere along the lines, but I am at a loss on how to proceed now. Any help would be awesome :) Colin. Colin Wylie wrote: Kirrus wrote: Hi - "

Re: [ubuntu-uk] PC Freezing on updates with Gutsy

2007-10-19 Thread Colin Wylie
Kirrus wrote: Hi - "Colin Wylie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, to the PC - the installer froze up at about 82% on the configuring apt system freezing and locking up again. Finally (after a few google searches) I found a list of repositories, and t

[ubuntu-uk] PC Freezing on updates with Gutsy

2007-10-19 Thread Colin Wylie
Hi, I'm fairly new to Linux in general, and tried out a few distros - settling on Ubuntu - which seems to me anyway - the most user friendly and visually appealing one I have come across thus far. Any ways - I was using Feisty off and on for a couple of months, and waited with baited breath fo