Hey everyone,
I have been using a Nokia 3220 since around late 2004. Recently I've
been doing so over the free Blyk network but as that's now shutting
down (in 2 and 1/2 weeks) I'm in need of a new phone network. My
phone's battery dies very quickly (although I just ordered a
replacement one to
Hey,
I'd just like to correct the misconception about audio format support
in Windows XP. Windows XP only comes with WMA playback support! MP3
codecs cost money to the user and,although most machines bought with
Windows on have had the MP3 codecs installed, it doesn't make MP3
support a part of
Hey everyone,
I'm in the process of trying to select a new phone and figured that
what would be really cool is one that I can use to login and out of my
machine. Basically something that communicates through bluetooth to
the machine to log in. Then when I go away it should lock it and when
I come
.
Definitely a step up on no password but still pretty insecure.
I was hoping on some form of encrypted authentication between the
phone and the PC over bluetooth. That's why I asked for a phone that I
might need in specific.
2009/7/14 Matthew Macdonald-Wallace matt...@truthisfreedom.org.uk:
Quoting Jai
Hey everyone,
I've been experiencing some issues with Firefox lately (freezing
during general use, lagging during Flash video playback, etc.). So I
looked into it and it appears that the binary provided in Ubuntu for
Firefox doesn't use some special compiler/compile method that is used
on the
Hey,
I'm interested in talking with a friend who uses Windows over the
internet. I'm going to have to buy a headset and use a service that's
available on Windows and GNU/Linux (I'm thinking Skype). I also need a
headset that works with GNU/Linux fine so that I can talk to and hear
the person on
Hey,
I've been using the Private directory inside my home folder.
Unfortunately when I changed my password (using passwd) it prevented
my directory from mounting again. Can anyone tell me how can I go
about fixing it so it mounts with my new password?
Jai
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Thanks for this. I hadn't even realised my Add/Remove was messed up as
I tend to install via the terminal or Synaptic Package Manager but
it's always good to have a fully working system.
2009/2/5 Michael G Fletcher mich...@ilovemylinux.com:
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Rik
Hey,
I have an external 1 terabyte HDD and would like to back up my Ubuntu
system onto it for easy restoration later if I accidentally wipe the
internal drive or it fails. Unfortunately my external HDD is using
NTFS format (because I would like to be able to allow Windows users to
access the
it?
2009/1/7 Alan Pope a...@popey.com:
2009/1/7 Jai Harrison j...@jaiharrison.com:
I have an external 1 terabyte HDD and would like to back up my Ubuntu
system onto it for easy restoration later if I accidentally wipe the
internal drive or it fails. Unfortunately my external HDD is using
NTFS
Thanks. I'll do just that.
2009/1/7 Alan Pope a...@popey.com:
2009/1/7 Jai Harrison j...@jaiharrison.com:
There's a small problem with that. Namely that my external HDD is
often not connected to my laptop so automated (as oppose to manual)
backups will most likely fail. Is there something
I have an Inspiron 1525 and have had no problems with it in terms of
graphics. Just some problems using the second earphone slot in
Intrepid due to a bug with something in Ubuntu (don't know if it's
been reported or how to do so as I'm not sure which program has a
problem).
Anyhow, I could test
good. If you feel the configurations of
eclipse are cumbersome, try Netbeans (http://www.netbeans.org/index.html)
which has got php,Java support and much easier to configure.
hope this helps
Regards,
renjith
2008/12/24 Jai Harrison j...@jaiharrison.com
Hey fellow Ubuntu users,
I have
Hey fellow Ubuntu users,
I have recently been trying to work out how to do a number of things
involved in programming on my machine. What I would like is version
control along with different revision comparisons and possibly (not
essential but nice to have) auto completion. I tend to develop in
Hey,
Is anyone here in the vicinity of Leicester or can they put me in
touch with anyone in the vicinity of Leicester that will have access
to a copy of the Intrepid ISO in 2 or so days time at launch? I'm
currently living in student accommodation and they would pelt rocks at
me if I downloaded
Hey Dave,
I applied, of course and a 7PM sounds decent as it'd only take around
an hour and a half to get them from Leicester so I'd leave early
(before 4PM) to be safe if I got a ticket for any of the Fridays.
On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Dave Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jai Harrison
Hey,
Until recently I used a pair of Sony MDR-ED21LP Groove Shaped Earpiece
headphones (in-ear earphones) but they recently broke. I took a look
on Amazon where I bought them from 2 years ago and found that some of
the reviews mentioned how fragile they are. So I'm now after a
replacement pair of
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Javad Ayaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ive found the skullcandy and creative earphones work nicely for something
under £12
Any specific models?
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On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Javad Ayaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
not at the top of my head sorry. I think the skull candy was the cheapest of
the rangethey sound good as well. and come in different colours...if
thats your thing!
I'm again looking at reviews on Amazon for these things
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 (one suggests a
constant
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 9:21 AM, Philip Wyett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This article also does similar misrepresentation. Paragraph 5 of the
'Text based' section.
It's probably worth mentioning one other important point about Linux
here. It's a text-based operating system, which means that a
I cannot buy a laptop without a warranty. That would be careless
because in my experience laptops do break in the 2nd and 3rd years of
owning them. The Dell extended warranty is quite expensive but I
intend to have the laptop for the duration of University and so not
having the lifeline is most
Hey guys,
I'm quite a computer loving person and would like to be able to try
and use FOSS applications that come out during the time I am at
University. I'd also like to be able to emulate consoles up to, and
including, PS1 so that I can play the older games I love and no longer
have functional
in a virtual machine
with that if I need to, right? I haven't bought anything just yet
though as I'm giving myself a bit of time to think about it.
On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 6:55 PM, Matthew Daubney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, 2008-09-03 at 10:35 +0100, Jai Harrison wrote:
What I really want
to hear that the keyboards have
Windows logos on the Super button but I figure that's to be expected
really. Anyhow, major thanks to anyone who will help me with the
hardware choices for the Inspiron 1525.
Jai
On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 4:40 PM, Jai Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I originally
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Rob Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jai Harrison wrote:
Hey,
I'm trying to create a list of vendors who sell Ubuntu on machines
(whether desktops, notebooks or netbooks) in the UK so as to make it
easier for us to help people who want to buy Ubuntu pre
Hey all,
University starts in about a month and I'm *still* without a new
laptop. I figure I ought to buy one that's bundled with Ubuntu so
that:
1) I don't pay Windows tax
2) I don't falsisfy statistics by making it look like I use/support Windows
I have looked at what Dell has to offer in the
I just looked that up and assume you mean the Inspiron 910. Thanks for
the suggestion but there's a few major problems with it in my eyes
though.
1) The screen resolution is 1024x600 - My current laptop has a
1024x768 resolution and everything fits on it OK but AFAIK 1024x768 is
the bear minimum
When I originally looked I completely missed the Inspiron 1525. I
could have sworn there were 2 desktops
I'll take a look at the Inspiron 1525 now and, no, my dad isn't paying :( lol.
On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Mac
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jai Harrison wrote:
I have looked at what Dell
I have been thinking about this for a long time and contacted the FSF
a while ago concerning how the GPL doesn't ensure my freedoms anymore.
They directed me to the Affero General Public License and I have
decided to license any of my work that I release under it to ensure it
remains free.
This
On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Jason Liquorish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Apologies, I seemed to have pasted the address wrong in my last reply.
The correct address for Radio 2 is
mms://wmlive-acl.bbc.co.uk/wms/radio2/radio2_nb_e1s1
Thank you so much, Jason.
I now have Radio 2 in Rhythmbox
On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 7:21 PM, Rob Stent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In the last couple of days the BBC iPlayer website has been revamped,
including the availability of most radio programmes in flash format, the
same as the TV shows.
I'm sure I'm not alone in having had various problems in
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Kris Marsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://luiscosio.com/ubuntu-lettuce
That's pretty funny. Lol.
But isn't it a trademark infringement on Canonical? Perhaps this is an
authorised use of the Ubuntu logo though I cannot see why Canonical
would authorise the use
84 minutes for a 158 meg file? That can't be right.
I often transfer files around machines on my network using WiFi and
SSH - something which should be considerably slower than a wired
network - and achieve much better speeds.
I don't use cables to connect any machines on my network as, despite
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.
On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 10:35 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Quoting Jai Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I'm having trouble identifying if this is free
Mmm,
I use SSH to administrate a machine locally. I figure I should spare
no steps for the machine's security.
However I haven't the faintest how I'm meant to generate a new key now
once the update has been applied. Anyone able to help?
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I guess Sourceforge keys have to be regenerated now too?
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Hey All,
The time is approaching, the time when I buy a new laptop.
My current one is an Acer TravelMate 4150. It's the most awful laptop
ever. I have currently sent it in for repair twice and now something
else has gone wrong with it so it looks like I'm going to have to send
it in again.
On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 10:14 PM, James Hooker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Jai -
Hey Jim
Had a look about:
I know the Dell XPS laptops have been pretty good with Ubuntu... the
13.3 screens start at £599 and the 15.4 inch screens start at £539
I'm not sure about this particular range of
Just to clarify, the reason I'm so paranoid about purchase of a new
laptop is the hell that this Acer laptop has given me in terms of
constant problems and having to continually send it off for repair.
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On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 10:53 PM, colum phillips
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all
Hey Colum,
in reply to Jai Harrison`s question
I have just bought a dell inspiration 1525 loaded with 7.10. It works
fine my wife is very happy using it,she was a Windows user and seems to
have settled down
On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 9:40 PM, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Cheers
Al.
Al, should we trust the key attached to this e-mail though? How are we
to know you really sent this? ;)
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On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Ciaran Mooney
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I don't think it would be too difficult to set up a temporary set of
Ubuntu machines in a local library, and ask the public to do a series
of tests for us.
Usually helps if you offer a chocolate bar... done
Thanks Tim
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Tim Dobson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
==
RMS Video:
==
The video of last week's Manchester Free Software, (in collaboration
with the BCS and IET) talk by Richard Stallman has been released, thanks
to Andrew John Hughes.
You
I don't suppose anyone has a solution to sound in Zatto? The video
works perfectly in Hardy but there's absolutely no sound.
I've tried running it through padsp and killing pulse-audio in case it
was a problem with that but no success.
Anyone have any ideas what might be the cause and how to
It seems to be a problem on your end. Everything works fine for me.
Jai
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:12 AM, norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have noticed that the waste bin icon shows as empty even when it has
items in it, in Ubuntu 8.04. Is it me or is it a bug?
Norman
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Hey Dianne,
Firstly the problem with back and forward buttons. Navigate to View
- Toolbars - Customise. There is a single item which includes the
forward and back buttons which you can drag and drop from there.
Secondly, extensions. I think you'll find that a lot of the extensions
(a lot, not
Hey Colin,
I imagine they'll release a 8.04.1 release once Firefox 3 goes final
(an updated release like they have done in the past).
Jai
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Colin McCarthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Dianne Reuby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Finally
Thanks guys, that was another great podcast :)
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 8:02 AM, Colin McCarthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 7:56 AM, Sean Anderson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 23:10 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
It's out!
Hey guys and girls,
I'm interested in setting easygui up so that I can produce graphical
applications with Python. It seems to be the easiest/best method I've
found for producing the such but I can't work out how, exactly, to
install it. It says I have to place it in my PYTHONPATH.
I also took a
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Stephen O'Neill
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jai Harrison wrote:
| Thanks guys, that was another great podcast :)
Agreed... I'm going to be a lot more cautious installing new software
now - a good wake up call.
Ooops, I knew I never should have installed
Hey Eddie,
I'll try out wxPython (just installing it now). As for the PYTHONPATH
thing I'll look at their docs only if wxPython doesn't meet my
requirements.
Thanks :)
Jai
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Eddie Armstrong
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jai Harrison wrote:
Hey guys and girls
On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 1:47 AM, Sean Anderson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Josh, I thought that they were probably referring to the Windows
preview, but I would not consider booting from a CD in any way a major
change to my system :)
Sean.
Then I guess your name isn't Darren Waters (the
Signed :)
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sorry - left out the URL!
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/ODFinNA/
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Hey,
I expect some disagreement on the location, and therefore suggest
multiple parties - one up north, and one in the south. I travelled
around 4 hours to attend the London one, and consider that as far as I
can reasonably travel without a /planned/ overnight stay.
May I suggest
On 2/22/08, Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ps. Jai's Windows-using friends ought to be targeted by the Ubuntu
evangelists... think of all the time they'd have on their hands if they were
no longer capable of doing all his photo/image manipulation for him, lol!!
As good a reason to change
Hey Garry,
As I said above it turned out the problem wasn't with Ubuntu Satanic
Edition but with the Power Management in Ubuntu. Blank Screen on
When laptop is closed is definitely the cause of this (although it
may only apply to the intel driver as I haven't tried it with vesa).
I'd like to
On 2/20/08, Matt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jai Harrison wrote:
Is this is what the effects of a difficult user interface in the GIMP are?
Different is not the same as difficult, it is just a different way of
working. It does not take a long time to get used to really, the same as
it take
setting.
Jai
On 2/17/08, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sun, 2008-02-17 at 20:00 +, Jai Harrison wrote:
Well it happened again and I just lost loads of stuff .
I'm probably going to backup my home folder and reinstall Ubuntu.
After doing so I'll make sure NOT to copy over
it with the original Ubuntu files. It's a shame though as this
stuff looks fantastic.
On 2/17/08, Matthew Wild [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
If it is not a power saving problem, it sounds like X (the graphical
display manager) is crashing.
On Feb 16, 2008 11:29 PM, Jai Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey
Ubuntu Satanic Edition?
Sean
http://ubuntusatanic.org/news/about
It's a set of themes to make Ubuntu look more like Windows Vista.
-Gav
No, it's a set of themes to convert Ubuntu and Ubuntu Christian
Edition into a Linux installation for the damned ;)
Regardless there's nothing
an easier solution?
On 2/17/08, Jai Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ubuntu Satanic Edition?
Sean
http://ubuntusatanic.org/news/about
It's a set of themes to make Ubuntu look more like Windows Vista.
-Gav
No, it's a set of themes to convert Ubuntu and Ubuntu Christian
Hey,
I use an Acer TravelMate 4151LMi (Notebook) and I have recently been
having some issues with Gutsy - namely being automagically logged out
and presented with the GDM sometimes when the notebook lid is closed.
The other is a bizarre black screen state in which the monitor simply
turns off and
peculiar.
Jai
On 2/17/08, Andrew Oakley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jai Harrison wrote:
having some issues with Gutsy - namely being automagically logged out
and presented with the GDM sometimes when the notebook lid is closed.
The other is a bizarre black screen state in which the monitor
My grandmother uses Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon and has done so since sometime in
August. The reason is simple, really. I provide her with all the technical
support she needs and I decided that I shouldn't have to provide her with
support for an OS that I no longer used.
The transition was very smooth
Hey Guys + Girls,
I recently gave up on trying to get my laptop's internal SD reader
working. Now I would like to purchase a USB SD-reader for my laptop
(running Gutsy Gibbon).
My shop of choice is Amazon.co.uk. Can someone with a working USB SD
reader select it from there so I can purchase one
. It looks like there's little hope of getting this one to
work without the fix being applied to the generic kernel by
Ubuntu/kernel staff (whoever is responsible for it).
Jai
On 11/5/07, Neil Greenwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Jai,
On 05/11/2007, Jai Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey Neil
Hey Neil,
I forgot to say thanks :)
Thank you so much for helping.
Jai
On 11/5/07, Jai Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey Neil,
I tried that process and not only did the WiFi still not work but the
SD reader didn't work with the revised custom kernel either (I used
menuconfig
Hey Neil,
I managed to patch it manually and it compiled. My SD reader seems to
work in the new kernel but it isn't auto-mounted and, so far, I've
failed to mount it. When I put the SD card into the reader the system
definitely does something now, which it doesn't on the generic kernel.
However,
Hey guys (and girls),
I've been looking into FreeView today and the switch for my area isn't
until 2011 (a LONG, unbearable way away). Freeview.co.uk reports my
area is without any FreeView whatsoever while DigitalUK says that I
can receive some channels now.
It also says I'll suffer from a poor
Hey guys,
Will all FreeView boxes work in the same way? If so then all I need to
do is borrow one from a friend and see if it works, right? Either way
I'll need the aerial because I don't have one on my roof.
Is the aerial I linked to a good one? Will one of those be suitable or
do I need to
I forgot to ask in the previous e-mail. Is a card required for
Freeview like with Sky?
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Guys,
Where is the best place to start with C/C++ development from a Linux
(or GTK) perspective? Note that I haven't differentiated between C and
C++. This is because I do not mind which I use. I've been looking on
GNU's website and they feature a manual on glibc (which is a definite
advantage if
imagine it would
be too hard provided I used a good back-end for music playback).
Jai
P.S: Seeker` from the IRC channel linked me to this:
http://www.physics.drexel.edu/courses/Comp_Phys/General/C_basics/c_tutorial.html
On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 18:11 +, Jai Harrison wrote:
Guys,
Where
Hey Vivacity Users,
I'm considering switching from BT Total Broadband to the MAX Home
Allowance 30 GB (300 GB Off Peak) package but I'd like to know how the
service has been, exactly.
How do you rate the service in comparison with BT Total Broadband?
How smooth was the transition from BT?
Did
Hey Sean,
I'm happy I managed to solve your problem. I've finally started to
learn enough through my own Ubuntu experience to be able to help
others.
Do you live anywhere around Essex? If so I'll take you up on the offer ;)
Jai
On 10/29/07, Sean Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Forget that
Chris Rowson said the following on 29/10/07 23:13:
On the location, my feeling is that if you run it in London people in
the far north of the country may miss out because of the travelling
time, so somewhere in the middle, I think would be better.
Regards,
Tony.
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Agreed,
I've just had an argument with my guardian about doing A levels next
year instead of going to a third-rate University that will lead to my
eventual curricular failure. It seems all of the good universities
won't accept me without a maths qualification (only the bad ones
require just a C in maths)
Essex University (my local Uni) doesn't require A Level Maths, only
GCSE level maths. As a result it doesn't sound like it can compare
with the other Universities value-wise. It's #43 on the Computer
Science list and #36 overall (Times Good University Guide). This seems
to be a University that I
Hey,
I'm eighteen years old and I am on the second year of a BTEC National
Diploma for IT Practitioners. I'm looking at achieving either a DDM
(320 UCAS points) or DMM (280 UCAS points) at the end of the course. I
want to do Computer Science at University but I all of the good ones
want A level
On 10/11/07, norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
Yes there is a cache in /var/cache/apt/archives/ so it might have
still
been there, but if it wasn't and was a dependency of the plugin you
installed apt would have downloaded the package from the repository
server on the internet.
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