Re: [ubuntu-uk] Utopic Release Party London

The Lion & Unicorn has a nice little theatre upstairs too - it's a lovely pub... Pete Stean On 15 Sep 2014 09:02, "Matthew Ames" wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I was thinking about the Utopic Release party for the 23rd of October and > I found a couple of pubs in north L

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: merlyn: confirming @jonobacon - Ubuntu Community Manager on FLOSS Weekly (twit.tv/floss) live taping at 2pm (2100Z) Wednesday (http://live.twit.tv)

That's 10pm in England right? If so, the stream will be available at http://twitlive.tv Pete -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Ubuntu Release Party

If the Beeb doesn't work out, I'm on first name terms with the director of the MDDA, so just drop me a line and I may be able to sort something for y'all Pete -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Headsets & VOIP

The Creative HS Fatal1ty "just works" as it plugs into the mic and audio out sockets on your soundcard - £30 though which may be more than you're willing to spend. You might just need to fiddle with the mic gain a bit in the audio panel but thats about it. I'd be careful with some of the USB solut

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK government backs open source

Oh and on the SOCITM thing, you might not know that in addition to what they're doing in Newham, Bristol City Council's entire desktop estate is SuSe-driven. And I'm familiar with the chap who 'made it so' - they know what they're doing down in Zomerzet ;) Pete 200

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK government backs open source

Those of you who have met me on this list know what I do for a living, so one must be careful what one says, but just bear in mind that a) many people who should be well-briefed are not (for example, I didn't know about this week's visit and given where I sit I should have known - unless of course

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Podcast crew on [EMAIL PROTECTED] this week

Btw for anyone who doesn't listen, the UbuntuUK podcast crew have been interviewd by Leo Laporte and Ambert MacArthur on the [EMAIL PROTECTED] podcast from the TWiT network this week - Popey hits the big time :) I wonder what that will do to the number of subscribers :D Well done guys Pete

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Thoughts on Songbird?

there's *still* no 'removable drive' device support under linux either - so if you have a bog-standard non-iPod mp3 player, forget it... I've been waiting for that since songbird appeared :| It is a resource hog too I've noticed - I keep trying out lots of other things and keep going back to Rhyt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] PCI Tv tuner cards

Got one of those - works with Mythbuntu and Kaffeine without a hitch :) Pete -- check out the blog @ http://thelondoneer.blogspot.com 2008/11/24 Kris Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 2008/11/24 piskie

Re: [ubuntu-uk] more issues with 8.10

having exactly the same problem here - requires fast fingers! either using the physical button on the drive or "ejecting" on the icon has the same effect - disk comes out and shoots straight back in again - comedy dvd drives! :\ Pete ==

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intrepid release party, Waxy O'Connors, London - who's coming?

Well I'll be blogging about it later but that was a great evening - there were easily a hundred people there at the peak, and Mr Shuttleworth himself was there for most of the evening, as was Popey from the UbuntuUK podcast and the master of power management, Matthew Garrett. Great fun :) Pete a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux Expo Live

I'd be happy to help - just discovered it in my Google Calendar and wondered if it was still going ahead :) Pete Check out the blog @ http://thelondoneer.blogspot.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Earphones

I use V-moda vibe in-ear headphones (I got a free review pair - lucky me) and there's a stupidly long review here. Can be had for about £30 if you shop around, and I really like mine:- they have a lovely warm sound which I've not got with in-ears before http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews

Re: [ubuntu-uk] SkypePhone S2

Rob, possibly not very helpful (in fact quite probably lol) but with network manager v.07 I no longer require the proprietary software for my vodafone 3g dongle. Just plug in, select it from the menu of options in network manager, supply the password and you're away Hopefully the 3 phone will

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux Expo London 23-25th Oct 2008

I'd certainly be willing to help out - it won't be LugRadio Live but it will be an opportunity to meet up again and spread the word about how wonderful Compiz Fusion is :D lol only joking Cheers Pete aka the Londoneer @ http://thelondoneer.blogspot.com On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 4:29 PM, Lucy <[

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu compatible laptops for under £4 00

Can I suggest the MSI Wind (or rebadged as the Advent 4211). Mine runs Hardy with no probs - pretty decent specs and I find it speedy, the real plus is that it is ultra-ultra portable Certainly worth considering if you're not looking for a desktop replacement per se, but something that you can use

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LugRadio Live

Lots of drinking on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night :) It's good - lots of talks, exhibitors, birds-of-a-feather sessions, quite a few freebies, really friendly community atmosphere and the Gong-A-Thong is not to be missed... :\The facilities are good too - and the venue is right in the cit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UDS Questions for the podcast

Popey, thanks for the opportunity to contribute. My question is this: "With Hardy being very solid now, and the kernel being very good in terms of hardware support, isn't it time that there was a focus on Ubuntu's look and feel, both in terms of theme and usability issues. Being mindful of the fac

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox 3 in Hardy

Well my bank won't accept FF3 as a valid browser, and support for the online part of Picasa, picasa web albums is virtually non-existent in FF3. It's also stupidly crashy :\ I bl**dy hate it tbh I've stripped it out of my install completely and I'm going back to FF2 Pete On Mon, Apr 28, 2008

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading to 8.04

No Steve, if it's not to much trouble to reconfigure your system the way you want it, I would do a fresh install. >From my experience last night, a fresh, newly-installed Hardy using the release CD is far and away faster and slimmer than the accreted mass I'd accumulated over a couple of months. H

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading to 8.04

I've started to observe behaviour over the last couple of weeks that definitely indicates that BT are throttling torrents at peak times, at least in my part of London - from early morning right through to early evening on weekdays, popular torrents will saturate my connection but will start slowing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Upgrading to 8.04

Just as a slight aside I've been on Hardy since Alpha and installed updates as I've gone along. I seem to have accumulated all sorts of niggly little problems but last night decided to bite the bullet and re-installed clean from the Hardy release ISO (having my personal files under /home in a separ

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Episode 4 of Ubuntu UK Podcast

Nice to hear Popey on the FreshUbuntu podcast this last week too - watch out, you're almost famous! Shame I can't go to the launch tonight - I shall blog about the release instead Have a good time all Pete aka MilesTeg on the LUGRadio forums aka http://thelondoneer.blogspot.com On 4/24/08, Ja

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester Digitial Development Agency

I have contacts at Manchester DDA given that they're one of the Digital Challenge runners up - I'll be seeing the director at the Digital Inclusion Conference next week if that helps? Pete -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/U

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Synch Nokia N73 with Gutsy using USB Cable

Actually I have that problem with the N95 too - it only works if you leave it plugged in and then power down the machine. Then, magically, the "USB cable is safe to remove"... It doesn't seem to cause data corruption if you unmount it and then wait for the message that it is safe to remove on the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Synch Nokia N73 with Gutsy using USB Cable

When you get up to the big Nokias (like my N95) that have memory identified as "mass storage", you just plug the thing in and it shows up as a removable drive. Not that that helps you out... sorry Pete On Feb 18, 2008 7:23 PM, Dave Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:43:09

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?

> Johnathon Tinsley said "I know someone who is serving time for downloading movies via torrent. 5 years to be exact, without chance of parole." That would definitely have made the news - care to share? Pete -- Check my blog @ http

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Re: [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?]

If you have valid licence keys, personally I don't see a problem. After all, the *licence* is what MS charge you for, *not the media*. In fact, I have a slip-streamed XP install disc that I made myself that incorporates service pack 2, and you'll even find tips on MS's own site on how to create one

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 'The One': new low-priced laptop with linux inside

I'm not sure that argument about games is going to be relevant for much longer. Developers seem to be prepared to push out buggy rubbish (Bioshock, Shadow of Chernobyl, LOTR to name a few) which they never fix (I'm still waiting on patches for all of the above months and months after release) and w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyway of downloading Iplayer?

In my view MythTV is still a bit of a dark art - I've never managed to get it to work to this day. I have a Nebula digital TV PCI card in my machine, and it works "out of the box" with Kaffeine (running under Gnome btw), as do many of the other popular cards. Pete

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyway of downloading Iplayer?

> > > > Don't hold your breath.. > > > > Cheers, > > Al. Yeah - you'd definitely go blue, because it's going to be a long time before the Beeb see sense on this issue... That said, with Flash9 installed the iPlayer gives a very smooth experience in Firefox. Of course you only have a 7 day window

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC news site

Hi Andy - I get decent performance by installing the appropriate codecs (ubuntu-restricted-extras) and then mplayer and it's firefox plugin (mozilla-mplayer *I think*). I can then watch BBC News 24 clips, stream BBC radio without the need to install RealPlayer :) There are several other methods

[ubuntu-uk] Opensource Event in Brizzol - 5 February

Is anyone from Ubuntu UK involved in this? Quite an opportunity for some blatant self-promotion of the Ubuntu brand if anyone is... http://www.bristolwireless.net/wiki/index.php/SocialSourceSouthWest Probably worth going along to anyway if you're in the area I would have thought (btw check out

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Chocolate Oranges WAS: By way of introduction

you could of course just go for instant gratification, and go out and buy one of the tubes of Cadbury's chocolate 'Snaps' :) Pete = check out my new blog @ http://peteste.blogspot.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinf

Re: [ubuntu-uk] More and more GNU/Linux

It's the "no moving parts" and the promised 10" screen for the Eee that are the draw for me - I don't want another laptop with a spinny thing in it, what's special about that?? Apparently the build quality is nowhere near as good as the Eee either - and I've handled an Eee and they're put together

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Cheap FON router offer

If you could send me an invite please Popey - I've been interested in trying this out for a while now :) Many thanks Pete check out my new blog @ http://peteste.blogspot.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ub

[ubuntu-uk] Logo rip-off perhaps?

Anyone else think that the logo has a striking resemblance to the one for a certain flavour of ubuntu?? http://www.govnet.co.uk/mobilegov/background.php Wonder if it was subliminal or deliberate... Pete Check out

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fw: Mp3 to Ogg Conversion

Grip is a good alternative to Soundjuicer, however it offers almost too many options as opposed to Soundjuicer's too few! Very good results though, and I find it to be considerably faster when ripping. Will probably take a bit of trial and error to set up correctly however... have a google for good

Re: [ubuntu-uk] FWD: [[Hampshire] Report on Tesco Ubuntu machine]

That original post did make for depressing reading, and there was I expecting it to be a success story. I would imagine that just about every non-tech savvy person would immediately return the box on seeing the "out of range" error when booting up the machine for the first time. Not having the use

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fw: Mp3 to Ogg Conversion

It also depends on the quality of the original MP3s - personally I can hear 'artifacts' in music ripped up to about 220kbps. If you ripped them at 160kbps then I wouldn't suggest getting decent speakers or headphones in teh future, because those converted files are going to start to sound really, r

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Case stickers

I got a nice sheet of stickers which came with the official Gutsy discs that I ordered by post recently through Shipit... I wonder if you can actually request them separately?? Pete On 12/13/07, Sean Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 12/12/07, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > M

Re: [ubuntu-uk] system colour scheme gone wrong

Blubuntu theme can be a boon as it helps ex-Windows users to feel more comfortable as they don't suddenly have to deal with an unfamiliar colour scheme as well as new applications -- 'In letters of gold, on a snow-white kite, I will write "I Love You!" And send it soaring high above you, for al

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IDE -> SATA

You're right about the connecting sequence - all things being equal "SATA1" (very probably printed next to the connector on the motherboard, but you might need a magnifying glass and a torch) will be master, however in the BIOS of my motherboard in addition to being able to change the sequence of d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] system colour scheme gone wrong

Is this some sophisticated sort of haiku? :) -- 'In letters of gold, on a snow-white kite, I will write "I Love You!" And send it soaring high above you, for all to read!' RIP Billy M 1957-1997 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cant run RealPLayer 10

Also, it might actually have installed - try to play some streaming video from BBC news, which uses RealPlayer, to test it. In fact, you don't need to install RealPlayer at all to get that functionality - the open source alternative, helix player, available in the official repository works perfect

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How to fix Gnome problem

I'd also add that laptop support is reported to be much better in Gutsy... maybe time for an upgrade? Pete On 11/28/07, Daniel Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just had problems after an update, so ran dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg, > after running throught the setup again it resolved it. > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus PC with Ubuntu pre-installed and 2GB ram

Soz, reading the news reports I thought that these things were retailing for $199, not $399... On the design, you'd have thought that they'd have 'widened' the screen a bit - theres lots of empty space in the clam shell if you look at the design. I think I'll probably wait for the next version befo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus PC with Ubuntu pre-installed and 2GB ram

The price is a bit silly though... $1 does not equal £1, especially not at the moment :| Pete -- 'In letters of gold, on a snow-white kite, I will write "I Love You!" And send it soaring high above you, for all to read!' RIP Billy M 1957-1997 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: [ORG-discuss] Manchester Free Software - tomorrow - November 13th - 7pm]

And they're good people - I deal with Dave Carter, the guy who runs Manchester DDA, all the time Pete On Nov 12, 2007 5:25 PM, John Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For those in Manchester & surounds, an event of interest. > > Original Message > > > Interested in free software

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RealMedia streams (rtsp:) in Gutsy

I have the firefox plugin for xine, and helix player, and the .ram stream is working fine for me - you really don't want to clutter up your system with realplayer if you can possibly avoid it. Maybe its a problem with the codecs that you have (or probably don't have) installed on the system? Pete

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just ordered an iPod.. Have I just made a big mistake?

I'm pretty sure that, at the present time, the iPod Touch and the iPhone *aren't* supported under linux but I guess given a few months that will appear. I was at the iPod launch last week and was *that* close to buying an iPod - god knows how I resisted but I did - they are *gorgeous* :) Pete -

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Im Back!

IMAP support for Gmail is imminent, although it seems entirely arbitrary when people's accounts are enabled - keep checking ;) Pete -- 'In letters of gold, on a snow-white kite, I will write "I Love You!" And send it soaring high above you, for all to read!' RIP Billy M 1957-1997 -- ubuntu-

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Freeview

Flippin heck Jai u been living under a stone? No, no card is required for freeview, it's 'free' Btw if you can get it I almost guarantee you will spend most of your time watching channels 'Dave' and 'Virgin1' - both recent additions and have decent programming :) 'Dave' has things like QI and Top

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Broadband speeds and prices!

And to add to that, quite possibly have certain important features made inaccessible - because people can't be trusted to configure their own routers now can they... I wouldn't touch a BT router with someone else's 10 foot pole Pete -- 'In letters of gold, on a snow-white kite, I will write "I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Hardy?

My experience with very early Gutsy builds is that you'd be best to back away slowly for the moment :) I don't see any issues with installing Hardy when its reached its first 'Herd' stage (if they don't call it something different this time) but, from time to time, you should still expect ***maj

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer!

That Slashdot article is certainly worth a read btw, although it doesn't help the OP. "Broken laptop hinge caused by linux!" :\ Pete -- 'In letters of gold, on a snow-white kite, I will write "I Love You!" And send it soaring high above you, for all to read!' RIP Billy M 1957-1997 -- ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IPv6 - are you using it?

> When I asked a colleague(who has been working in it for 20+ years) what it > was used for he explained, basically with nat it is pointless as was said > before we cant or are unlikely to run out of ip addresses using IPv4. Actually, that's not true... various world-renowned experts in the field

Re: [ubuntu-uk] UbuCon UK Ideas

I have *major* connections in Manchester, and may be able to sort out something with the City Council IT people if this gets a bit firmer (I'm not the Government liason with the Digital Challenge 10 group of local authorities for nothing...) I could also move some levers with Brum, but the facilit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Ubuntu-UK] Article on theregister.co.uk regarding gutsy

Well I wouldn't suggest OpenDNS - for one thing how can something that has to go more hops than using your ISP's DNS be faster? I've also found that with OpenDNS selected, I can no longer reach the Ubuntu package repos for one thing nice :\ Pete On 24/10/2007, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ubuntu-uk] VMWare on gutsy

yes I can report that Virtualbox is much improved, and faster than VMware (at least on my machine) - this product is maturing nicely, so it might be time for a switch. Why not check it out and see what you think... Pete -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy, first reports!

Well I've been using Gutsy for a while now so I will have to reinstall to take advantage of this - what's the performance hit (there must be one I would have thought) and do you know what kind of encryption it uses?? Pete -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wireless adapter, network-manager, and WPA

yeah I'm having probs with a Broadcom BCM4318, ndiswrapper and network manager at the mo... was fine in feisty - given that this is a bit of a black art it might well be my fault... still investigating... Neil, your problem couldn't be because you're trying to issue commands to it in Welsh could i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy release party: The Pembury Tavern

It's not in the middle of nowhere lol It's only 2 or 3 mins walk from Hackney Central railway station which is on the North London line, which the tube connects to at Richmond, Highbury and Islington, Stratford, (a few mins walk from) Camden Town, and other places... See you folks there :) Pete

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy release party: The Pembury Tavern

nd the start up and shut down sounds have returned - hooray! Pete On 11/10/2007, Pete Stean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sure I can make this - the pub is only 4 stops from me on the Norf > London line, so I'll be there - will go home and install Gutsy to > celebrate l

Re: [ubuntu-uk] apt-get distupgrade (to gutsy)

Can I suggest that you put your /home (where you have all your work and play files) on a separate physical partition or indeed on a separate disk from the main os I have my system set up like that and it doesn't matter what I do to bork the installation because all my personal files are safely els

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy release party: The Pembury Tavern

I'm sure I can make this - the pub is only 4 stops from me on the Norf London line, so I'll be there - will go home and install Gutsy to celebrate lol Pete aka Milesteg on the LUGRadio fora/IRC On 11/10/2007, Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's only four of us listed...could be chea

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Gutsy or Feisty for install party?

Gutsy is still breaking things from time to time for me - not something you want to put a new user through, and would hardly give a good impression. Get hold of some of the nice shiny pre-pressed Feisty live disks if you can... Pete On 10/10/2007, Philip Newborough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Who's got/ordered Dell Ubuntu Laptops?

Also, if you're considering a laptop as an addition or replacement to your desktop machine, it's good to know that there's a product out there that will "just work". Given the nightmares people have had trying to get linux distros to install reliably on various laptops, if I was considering a lapto

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tag Lines?

These are only good for t-shirts I guess.. "Ubuntu - kicks Chuck Norris's ass" "Ubuntu - sexier than the Hoff" "Ubuntu - goes down less often than the Pope" - no, not you Massster ;) Pete On 02/10/2007, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi David. > > On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 12:20 +0100, Da

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tag Lines?

Mat, your lolcat phrase was slightly off there... You said: Ubuntu - can I has cheesburger It should be: Ubuntu - haz cheesburger! *nom nom nom* :) Pete On 02/10/2007, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heheheh - I'm liking the idea of parodying other adverts :-D > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Printing in Ubuntu

Hmm, don't know where you're looking but the Pixma IP3000 is supported m8 - it was a real frig to get it to work this time last year but I have no probs with mine now (running Gutsy Beta here). ***Note to self, get a HP next time (I installed Ubuntu Feisty on my flatmate's PC recently and his HP a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

I love the bit where Derek Jacobi comes to his senses and whispers "I... am the MASTER!" like some sort of weird snake or something *shivers* Pete On 01/10/2007, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jim. > > On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 10:58 +0100, Jim Kissel wrote: > > Alan Pope wrote:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

Well done Popey :)I'm sure you're up to the task - you deserve it btw can I have the 100 quid backhander you promised to each and every person who voted for you now pls... ? Pete On 30/09/2007, Mark Jose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 30 September 2007 16:14, Alan Pope wrote: > > A

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Top Posting: a request.

You can send googlemail in plaintext if you want (it's under the options, and it's how I'm sending this message). However, you have to remember every time you reply to a thread to strip out the little *quoted text* line that often appears under your replies. The entire thread is actually sitting u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wondering about pic quality?

Well OK but just as long as the OP realises if they buy an xbox360 or PS3 or player they're not going to get full resolution HD-DVD or BluRay playback with that screen - it's worth pointing out because many people don't realise the difference... Pete On 25/09/2007, Darren Mansell <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wondering about pic quality?

Sorry, a follow-up. You know the screen you've selected ***isn't*** HD don't you? Ignore the marketing blurb they say about it, it's bull*** 1080i is 1920 x 1080 pixels, and that screen is only 1366 x 768. It will be able to display 720p correctly, but it will downsize any 1080i signals it gets...

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wondering about pic quality?

it's more to do with the resolution than the screen size. If the screen is proper HD - 1080p - then that's over 1900 pixels wide. Onboard graphics are going to have a very hard time pushing that many pixels I would imagine. Given that you have a PCI-E graphics card slot why not go for a 7900 series

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Podcasts WAS: Anyone buy Linux Format magazine?

isting batch Pete On 21/09/2007, Kirrus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What podcast was that? > > Also, what tech-news/linux podcasts would you recommend? > > (Not lug radio. I don't like the level/frequency of swearing I heard last > time I tried listening... not

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cool desktop

The cube is nice, bling-wise but isn't particularly useful, and I can see why you might want to disable wobbly windows - the expo and shift plugins for compiz fusion are very good however, and very useful - the first as a great way to see what you have open and move things around from one desktop t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyone buy Linux Format magazine?

Concerning file systems, one of the podcasts I was listening to recently talked about ext4. Does anyone know when that's going to appear? Pete -- 'In letters of gold, on a snow-white kite, I will write "I Love You!" And send it soaring high above you, for all to read!' RIP Billy M 1957-1997 --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] External hard disks and backup strategies

Lol Ian, for A you mean 7% less I'd feel really cheated if I bought a 250GB disc and it had 17.5GB of space on it :D Anyone else going to the GLLUG thing near the post office tower on Saturday afternoon? Some interesting speakers... Pete -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] External hard disks and backup strategies

Can I also add that a few of the NAS devices will also run linux - if memory serves there's a NAS-specific Debian build you can use on a couple of devices... have a google - that thing could be routing your email, acting as a music server, a firewall and store your files amongst other things - I d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Kubuntu vs Ubuntu for new users

It all comes down to personal preference I guess, but the nice thing about Gnome is that it hides the complexity of the system from the user unless they actively go searching for it - and to someone for whom a computer is effectively just a web-browser and a platform for email and IM clients that's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Screencast Team meeting

Alan, I know this is 'fluff' but perhaps something on compiz-fusion and demos on how to initiate the new plugins such as Expo and Shift (? if that's the name - the new iTunes album art type thing) . The problem with most screencasts is that they're of such low resolution and so badly encoded that y

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Vote for Ubuntu on Lenovo

Now at over 10K :) Pete On 10/09/2007, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Matthew Wild wrote: > > On 9/8/07, *Josh Blacker* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > wrote: > > > > Winning by quite a long way at the moment, leading over Debian by > > about 600 votes

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mark Shuttleworth on Dell

I've noticed that - finding the Inspirons with Ubuntu installed is a tortuous journey if you start off at www.dell.co.uk... mind you, at least it's there if you look hard enough :) Pete On 10/09/2007, Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For anyone who didn't see the Lifehacker article, here's Mar

Re: [ubuntu-uk] For all you BSG fans out there!

The torrents fine if a little slow - and the more people downloading the faster it will get... ;) Pete On 06/09/07, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How do i get to this server of yurs? i want a copy too :) > > > > -- > > Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:39:08 +0100

Re: [ubuntu-uk] CPU temps

hmm, I'm guessing here, but I would imagine one of those is *supposed* to be CPU temp, the other is case temp - very unsual for them to be the same, case temp is usually a couple degrees more. It looks like it's reading the same sensor twice?? For instance if I run 'sensors' I get 44c and 47c which

Re: [ubuntu-uk] CPU temps

you'll want to look for the 'lmsensors' package if memory serves - can be a b*tch to setup though, I gave up on my rig - unfortunately it doesn't recognise all the possible combinations of temp sensors out there... Pete On 05/09/07, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 2007-09-05 a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] For all you BSG fans out there!

Well I'll give it a go too - let's hope it's actually playable :| Pete On 05/09/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Tut tut, get back to work! > > ;-) > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] CPU temps

nothing like hands-on testing is there :) I would agree that I would trust to the BIOS rather than anything else - it may be that in windows the cpu is being throttled correctly, whereas under Ubuntu it's ignoring the BIOS settings and running at full-tilt all the time, which is going to make a si

Re: [ubuntu-uk] CPU temps

I would add that if the 60C is accurate then that is also rather high - what kind of cooling do you have in the case - fan sizes, positions etc? Are they in a push-pull configuration?? Pete On 05/09/07, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 10:16 +, STONE COLD wrot

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New Study from Oxford Internet Surveys - The Internet In Britain 2007

Oops, that's the one John :) An interesting, educational report for anyone into this aspect of the information age Pete On 04/09/07, John Levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Pete Stean wrote: > > Hi folks, not entirely relevant, but we had a meeting with these folk

[ubuntu-uk] New Study from Oxford Internet Surveys - The Internet In Britain 2007

Hi folks, not entirely relevant, but we had a meeting with these folks from Oxford Uni this afternoon, including Prof Dutton, and their work is very impressive. Their recent report is a very interesting read and highlights the different levels of take-up (or otherwise) of internet access etc by dif

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

*if* it's going ahead (the expo that is) it would be good to have it at the 2 day linux-fest at Olympia in October... Pete On 04/09/07, Mark Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tuesday 04 September 2007 07:54:52 Sean Miller wrote: > > Ian Pascoe wrote: > > > Yeah, after all Brum is the seco

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

location > with the minimum average distance for participants. It seems to be a fair > way of doing things. > > > Andy Loughran > blog.zrmt.com > m: 07921076319 > > - Original Message - > From: "Pete Stean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release Party for Gutsy?

As long as the launch isn't in the Hogshead in Wolves Jono :P (joke) Pete aka Milesteg On 02/09/07, Jono Bacon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Has anything been discussed about a release party for Gutsy in the UK? I > have been doing some work to grow the number of release parties for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Music playback in rhythmbox

yep Amarok has very nice (and highly configurable) cross-fading support etc - nicer UI etc than rhythmbox in my opinion (if you don't mind using KDE apps under Gnome that is - you do get a few KDE libs with it too...) Pete On 02/09/07, Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You might also wa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] help with water cooling

You'll probably get some assistance over at the Overclockers forums - lots of mad buggers over there prepared to put water next to delicate electronics :\ http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/ Pete On 31/08/2007, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > second time ive built a pc so not very conf

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How does update-manager -d decide whether to offer upgrade?

I've never had any luck with this command. What I did this last time was manually change the distribution in /etc/apt/sources.list and then run 'sudo apt-get update' and then 'sudo apt-get dist-upgrade' (I replaced all the references to 'feisty' to read 'gutsy' in my sources list. Note, however tha

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