Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open office & python as an Ms office alternative.

2012-08-07 Thread Dave Hanson
Thanks guys, Lots of things to take in there. I'll check all of that out and post back if I find anything else. Thanks Dave On Aug 7, 2012 9:14 PM, "Nigel Verity" wrote: > Hi > > I used to be a fairly serious Access developer and faced much the same > issue when I made the move to Linux. > >

[ubuntu-uk] Open office & python as an Ms office alternative.

2012-08-07 Thread Dave Hanson
Hi everyone, Lots of people are forced to use vba and Ms office at work for various reasons. (I am at least) Can we use python and open office? Does anyone use any other ’all in one’ package that can achieve the same results as the boss expects in excel or access? Thanks Dave -- ubuntu-uk@lis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Android

2012-07-06 Thread Dave Hanson
On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Alan Pope wrote: > On 06/07/12 10:15, Dave Hanson wrote: > >> Does anyone know what's happening with Ubuntu for Android? >> >> > It's still under heavy active development. > > Cheers, > -- > Alan Pope > Engine

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Android

2012-07-06 Thread Dave Hanson
Morning, Does anyone know what's happening with Ubuntu for Android? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Multiple soundcards

2012-05-21 Thread Dave Hanson
> > >> On 19/05/12 08:02, Dave Hanson wrote: >> >>> Is it possible to trick Ubuntu into thinking it has two sound cards >>> so I can use one for the main channel and one for the monitor >>> channel but both would really be output on my USB headphone

[ubuntu-uk] Multiple soundcards

2012-05-19 Thread Dave Hanson
Morning all, Bit of an odd probably daft question... I use a program called mixxx as a DJ tool. The thing is I currently use USB headphones to listen to the music but would really like to use the same pair of headphones to monitor the 'other' track. Is it possible to trick Ubuntu into thinki

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Certification [Free]

2011-10-04 Thread Dave Hanson
odified > by a third party :) > > Cheers, > > Juan > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > Okay, Okay. I give in. It could be clearer as to what I mean. I'll re-write it. Best Regards, Dave Hanson <http://hansonforensics.co.uk/> -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Certification [Free]

2011-10-04 Thread Dave Hanson
On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Avi Greenbury wrote: > Dave Hanson wrote: > > > Does anyone know of a reputable *free* certification I can acquire to > > say I'm a proficient Ubuntu user, ideally server administration? > > Running your own servers is a reaso

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu .....

2011-10-04 Thread Dave Hanson
t;? > > -- > Colin Watson [cjwat...@ubuntu.com] > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > TV show I think? Best Regards, Dave Hanson <http://hansonfore

[ubuntu-uk] Certification [Free]

2011-10-04 Thread Dave Hanson
Does anyone know of a reputable *free* certification I can acquire to say I'm a proficient Ubuntu user, ideally server administration? I'm trying to build up some qualifications and I'm not prepared to pay the £1000+ for the one from the Ubuntu shop. Best Regards, Dav

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Python Question

2011-09-23 Thread Dave Hanson
so that shouldn't be platform specific from then on I wouldn't have thought as I would use the sqlite3 python module? Thanks again for the fast responses. I should have just posted here instead of searching for two hours - Doh! Best Regards, Dave Hanson <http://hansonforensics.co.uk>

[ubuntu-uk] Python Question

2011-09-23 Thread Dave Hanson
#x27;m calling the unix version of find and also my path is /, obviously this would be c: in windows. I want to search the entire disk of any OS to find the Firefox cache directory. Is it even possible to do this? I don't particularly need the code to do it (I don't mind if you want to s

[ubuntu-uk] Adwords Vouchers

2011-09-23 Thread Dave Hanson
Morning All, I have three adwords voucher codes for £50 each if anyone wants one? I can't use them as you can only use one voucher per account - Over any period of time. I don't think it breaks any sort of rules doing this, does anyone know? Best Regards, Dave Han

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2011-09-22 Thread Dave Hanson
I really am sorry. The worst thing for me is that I checked it twice to make sure! Apologies everyone Dave On Sep 22, 2011 2:04 PM, "Alan Pope" wrote: > On 22 September 2011 13:22, Dave Hanson via LinkedIn > wrote: >> Dave Hanson requested to add you as a connection o

[ubuntu-uk] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2011-09-22 Thread Dave Hanson via LinkedIn
LinkedIn Dave Hanson requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: -- Liam, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Dave Accept invitation from Dave Hanson http://www.linkedin.com/e/uotj7b-gsvppt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Buying a computer suitable for Ubuntu

2011-08-23 Thread Dave Hanson
t;https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/> > +1 for pcspecialist.co.uk. I got mine from them last year - No trouble what so ever, cheap too. Best Regards, Dave Hanson -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Most used version of Ubuntu

2011-08-18 Thread Dave Hanson
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > On 18/08/11 14:07, Dave Hanson wrote: > >> I thought if I has a list of who uses what I could then write "Ubuntu >> 10.04 has been chosen as it is the most popular version in use at the time >> of writin

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Most used version of Ubuntu

2011-08-18 Thread Dave Hanson
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Tony Pursell wrote: > > > On 18 August 2011 12:27, Dave Hanson wrote: > >> Hello Everyone, >> >> Is there somewhere that contains data to accurately determine which >> version of Ubuntu is mostly used? A league table or s

[ubuntu-uk] Most used version of Ubuntu

2011-08-18 Thread Dave Hanson
Hello Everyone, Is there somewhere that contains data to accurately determine which version of Ubuntu is mostly used? A league table or something? Best Regards, Dave Hanson -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Two questions: 64bit live USB problem and dual boot with recovery partition

2011-08-16 Thread Dave Hanson
/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > Hello James, Perhaps not the most useful response you'll receive but... I had the same issue with the live cd on 64 bit, the only way I could get it on was to start with a 10.04 disk and upgrade. It did go without issue and if you really need to get it on your machine asap perhaps this is the best route? Best Regards, Dave Hanson -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Oracle 11g Trouble

2011-07-19 Thread Dave Hanson
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Simon Redmond wrote: > On Fri, 2011-07-15 at 12:14 +0100, Dave Hanson wrote: > > I will pay one million pounds if someone can help me with this please! > > (well, maybe just a thank you). > > > > > > I'm trying to install O

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Oracle 11g Trouble

2011-07-17 Thread Dave Hanson
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Steve Flynn wrote: > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Dave Hanson > wrote: > > >> I am running it straight from the server edition command line, should I >> look at adding another shell type do you think then? I'm assuming that'

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Oracle 11g Trouble

2011-07-16 Thread Dave Hanson
nk then? I'm assuming that's what ksh is? Is there any way of checking what the "runInstaller" is expecting? Best Regards, Dave Hanson -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Oracle 11g Trouble

2011-07-15 Thread Dave Hanson
else tried to do this and found a work around? [The guide I'm following: http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2223719&tstart=0] Best Regards, Dave Hanson -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-07 Thread Dave Hanson
I'm keen to get on this if anyone could invite me please? Best Regards, Dave Hanson On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Dino T. wrote: > yeah closed already :( backlog of registrations. > > > *Dino Tassigiannis BA (Hons)* > > > <http://www.ubuntu.com/>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Temperature

2011-06-29 Thread Dave Hanson
Hi Everyone, Sorry, I've been busy. I just want to say thanks for your input with this, a couple of excellent starting points. I'll post back If I get something useful up and running. I haven't had chance to test any of this yet. Best Regards, Dave Hanson On Mon, Jun 27,

[ubuntu-uk] Temperature

2011-06-27 Thread Dave Hanson
So know I guess is a good time to be thinking about home server temperatures (after the heat of course) Does anyone have a recommendation for a program which could send an email when the machines temp reaches a certain degree. Obviously without a GUI? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dad's Computer - for want of a better subject

2011-06-22 Thread Dave Hanson
here may be a load of computers in your area all running the same Vista install - they won't be able to get licences for free will they? -- Best Regards, Dave Hanson -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] webmin

2011-06-21 Thread Dave Hanson
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Dave Hanson wrote: > On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Dave Morley wrote: > >> On Tue, 2011-06-21 at 13:59 +0100, Dave Hanson wrote: >> > Hello Everyone, >> > >> > >> > It's me again! >> > >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] webmin

2011-06-21 Thread Dave Hanson
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Dave Morley wrote: > On Tue, 2011-06-21 at 13:59 +0100, Dave Hanson wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > > > > > It's me again! > > > > > > I have just installed webmin on 11.04 server, but I'm having trouble &g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] webmin

2011-06-21 Thread Dave Hanson
Well, it would be connected to the outside world, maybe If I add myself to the webmin group? I'll check. On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Alan Pope wrote: > On 21 June 2011 13:59, Dave Hanson wrote: > > I have just installed webmin on 11.04 server, but I'm having troub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Reapproval

2011-06-21 Thread Dave Hanson
nnels=#ubuntu-meeting&** > prompt=1&uio=MTE9MzE28<http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#ubuntu-meeting&prompt=1&uio=MTE9MzE28> > > Thanks, > > Alan. > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/**mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk<h

[ubuntu-uk] webmin

2011-06-21 Thread Dave Hanson
g that, I would have thought so? I only want to try it out really as I'm sure most things can be done with a terminal, but if I like it I may keep it, that's why i'm concerned. -- Best Regards, Dave Hanson -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinf

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dropbox type solutions....

2011-06-20 Thread Dave Hanson
+1 for OwnCloud - perfect, 2 min install. >From the wiki it also has an auto sync facility in progress. Thanks for all your help guys. Dave On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Jon Spriggs wrote: > On 20 June 2011 12:31, Dave Hanson wrote: > > Good Afternoon All, > > I'm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dropbox type solutions....

2011-06-20 Thread Dave Hanson
Thanks - I've been trying to get my head around the horde3 installation, not recommended - It's an absolute nightmare, I've given up I'm afraid. I'll have a look at OwnCloud Dave On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Jon Spriggs wrote: > On 20 June 2011 12:31,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dropbox type solutions....

2011-06-20 Thread Dave Hanson
n the server itself. I have always meant to learn python or similar so I suppose now would be a good time to start, it can't be any worse than doing this lot: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEC/CDInstall :) Dave On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Avi Greenbury wrote: > Dave Hanson w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dropbox type solutions....

2011-06-20 Thread Dave Hanson
Oh I see, Thanks Simon. Nothings ever easy though is it to be fair, I'll have to spend some serious time to see what will work for me I think. Dave On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > On 20 June 2011 12:38, Dave Hanson wrote: > >> That looks p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dropbox type solutions....

2011-06-20 Thread Dave Hanson
2011/06/stable-sparkleshare-02-released-with.html > > Steve > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- Best Regards, Dave Hanson -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ub

[ubuntu-uk] Dropbox type solutions....

2011-06-20 Thread Dave Hanson
speed restrictions, the transfers must be as quick as the network allows. I wondered if anyone has done anything similar, the 2GB on Dropbox doesn't take long to fill and I don't really fancy having multiple accounts with different companies etc. -- Best Regards, Dave Hanson --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] On giving people Ubuntu to try.

2011-06-13 Thread Dave Hanson
Martin, I like you enthusiasm. I am planning to distribute a usb based Ubuntu distro to Leeds Met University with an Oracle XE installation on as the admin there don't trust the students to have full admin rights themselves. I shall mention your speed thoughts and report back, it is obviously not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.

2011-06-10 Thread Dave Hanson
r people that I'd rather do it through eBay (and > also that I probably should have offered them on this list, but didn't think > to). I think they'll be a bargain and there's only five days to go on them > so it might be worth a punt. > > s/ > > > On 10 Jun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.

2011-06-10 Thread Dave Hanson
you are willing to do it, but, can you take items off of eBay once you've added them? What price were you looking for if so? Alternatively - Do you want to swap for a Joggler? Still boxed as new, it runs Joli OS from a USB stick at the minute hosting my website, but can run pretty much any Li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.

2011-06-10 Thread Dave Hanson
Thanks again Simon. Al - thanks to you too, btw are you storing the entire internet in your little black box!? (think i.t crowd) :-) On Jun 10, 2011 10:00 AM, "Simon Greenwood" wrote: > On 10 June 2011 09:49, Dave Hanson wrote: > >> Thanks Simon - very interested! >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.

2011-06-10 Thread Dave Hanson
Thanks Simon - very interested! Exactly what speed/core processor do they have in? Dave On Jun 10, 2011 9:40 AM, "Simon Greenwood" wrote: > On 10 June 2011 09:30, Dave Hanson wrote: > >> Morning all, >> >> I'm toying with the idea of buying a barebones

[ubuntu-uk] Barebones pc.

2011-06-10 Thread Dave Hanson
Morning all, I'm toying with the idea of buying a barebones pc from maplins to run web server on. (potentially more) I would quite like a dual core processor and a gig or so of ram < £120, the rest i can beg borrow and steal. It should obviously be compatible with Ubuntu & so does anyone have any

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on android.

2011-06-06 Thread Dave Hanson
Thanks Tyler. On Jun 6, 2011 2:16 PM, "Tyler J. Wagner" wrote: > On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 14:12 +0100, Dave Hanson wrote: >> Does anyone know of an emulator type application which could run >> native Ubuntu programs on my Samsung galaxy s2, running android? >> Perhap

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on android.

2011-06-06 Thread Dave Hanson
Does anyone know of an emulator type application which could run native Ubuntu programs on my Samsung galaxy s2, running android? Perhaps even a way to dual boot it to run the desktop edition or maybe meego? Dave -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk ht

Re: [ubuntu-uk] new business

2011-05-27 Thread Dave Hanson
On 27/05/11 13:00, ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: Message: 6 Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 07:47:04 +0100 From: Sean Miller To: UK Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] New business Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" If you don't consider you are going to have a huge turnov

[ubuntu-uk] New business

2011-05-26 Thread Dave Hanson
Hello Everyone, Those of you who follow this list closely may remember I posted asking for advice on how to deal with customers data for my data recovery start up. I'm now up and running (well I've had some quotation requests) - I have a concern about getting locked up for not paying taxes or

[ubuntu-uk] Help required! (off topic)

2011-05-24 Thread Dave Hanson
On 23/05/11 21:05, ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: Help required! (off topic) I'm not sure if lightbox is that customisable? But it may help? Dave -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [LEEDS] Release Party Next Weekend (Alan Bell)

2011-04-30 Thread Dave Hanson
n please feel > free, also let me know if you can > come so I know approx numbers (although anyone can drop in on the day!) :) > > Daniel > Hi Daniel, I can't help with the venue but may attend, what time are you thinking? I work weekends but will try my best :) Best Rega

[ubuntu-uk] GMailfs on Lucid - Any joy?

2011-04-27 Thread Dave Hanson
Hi Everyone, I've been playing with gmailfs all morning and I've managed to get it to mount my gmail space as a drive on Lucid, but the files do not seem to remain intact for some reason after I unmount/reboot. The file size stays the same and all the rest of it but the data inside the files d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Very Off Topic - Apologies in advance.

2011-04-14 Thread Dave Hanson
Thanks for the tips everyone. I think I need to have a serious sit down and plan exactly how I'm going to go about it. Best Regards Dave Hanson > From: ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 72, Issue 20 > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com >

[ubuntu-uk] Very Off Topic - Apologies in advance.

2011-04-14 Thread Dave Hanson
Hiya Everyone, I was wondering if might ask an off topic question please as I assume that there are many people on this list who may do something similar? I'm planning on doing some data recovery work from home when I finish my degree (Computer Forensics Bsc), My plan is to promote myself thr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 72, Issue 11

2011-04-07 Thread Dave Hanson
On 07/04/11 14:04, ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: On 7 April 2011 13:54, Lee Williams wrote: > It's not a problem installing 32bit on a machine with> ~3.5GB ram... rather > the memory after the ~3.5GB or so is not "dedicated to system resources"; > rather, system resources have u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preferred online storage solution?

2011-02-16 Thread Dave Hanson
On 16/02/11 12:29, ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: On 16/02/11 12:23, Dave Hanson wrote: > Just to let you know, I'm already up and running, already uploaded 50% > (just under 2gb of stuff) and already loving it. > > -- DOUBLE THUMBS UP -- > > Thanks

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preferred online storage solution?

2011-02-16 Thread Dave Hanson
Just to let you know, I'm already up and running, already uploaded 50% (just under 2gb of stuff) and already loving it. -- DOUBLE THUMBS UP -- Thanks Again Everyone, It's a brilliant recommendation. P.S - Doesn't it integrate well with Ubuntu, I wasn't expecting that! smime.p7s Description:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preferred online storage solution?

2011-02-16 Thread Dave Hanson
ndly hello... (Hassan "Haz" Williamson) 5. Preferred online storage solution? (Dave Hanson) 6. Re: Preferred online storage solution? (Alan Lord (News)) 7. Re: Network traffic monitor that only monitors extra-LANtraffic? (Jon Spriggs) 8. Re: Preferred online stor

[ubuntu-uk] Preferred online storage solution?

2011-02-16 Thread Dave Hanson
I sure you can tell from the subject where this is going :) I'm particularly keen to find out what everyones preferred online storage solution is and why, I ask because I am struggling to find one suitable for Ubuntu, here's what I have tried; - Ubuntu One (obviously) The main issue with thi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] buying a laptop?

2011-01-17 Thread Dave Hanson
I got a very good laptop from pcspecialist.co.uk, i7 processor 8GB RAM, It came with Windows 7 pre-loaded but everything 'just works' when i installed Lucid onto it. I'm only writing this as when i was trying to find one that had high specs, there isn't a great deal of documentation out there

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk (diaspora)

2011-01-08 Thread Dave Hanson
Hi Dave, I was wondering if you could spare another Diaspora invite? Best Regards Dave Hanson > From: ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 69, Issue 25 > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 20:20:50 + > > Send ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [old topic i know, apologies] O2 Joggler - My success and a quick question please!

2010-06-04 Thread Dave Hanson
charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On 4 June 2010 15:42, Dave Hanson wrote: > > > > For those of you trying without any luck to get the O2 Joggler running > > Ubuntu, I have had success with a Black HP 4GB USB (from PC World, Leeds > > ?9.99) and by using the image linked b

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [old topic i know, apologies] O2 Joggler - My success and a quick question please!

2010-06-04 Thread Dave Hanson
For those of you trying without any luck to get the O2 Joggler running Ubuntu, I have had success with a Black HP 4GB USB (from PC World, Leeds £9.99) and by using the image linked below, it works a lot smoother than the Netbook Remix image that is floating around, and leaves enough space on the di