Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Alphabetise" != en_GB

2014-07-30 Thread YaManicKill
My father calls it "verbification". Quite an amusing and ironic explanation really. On 30 Jul 2014 18:11, "Alan Lord (News)" wrote: > On 30/07/14 17:49, Dave Morley wrote: > >> On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:41:21 +0100 >> Alan Pope wrote: >> >>> "Alphabetise Desktop Icons"... >>> OED say

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shutting down Ubuntu One file services

2014-04-02 Thread YaManicKill
On 2 April 2014 15:36, Simon Greenwood wrote: > Having said that, I found Bitcasa just before Google Drive announced their > $10 for a terabyte deal and use that as my offsite backup. No sync system > but a supported FUSE based filesystem (in beta). If anyone fancies trying > them out (and giving

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Shutting down Ubuntu One file services

2014-04-02 Thread YaManicKill
Spideroak allows you to sync any file of folder anywhere on your computer. It is also encrypted with your password. Very nice. I'd recommend that, the rest of them just sync a folder, which is a bit annoying. Alistair On 2 Apr 2014 15:22, "Mike Hingley" wrote: > > From: boo...@gmail.com > > To:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Saucy Salamander - [Name]

2013-09-21 Thread YaManicKill
Wait...we are all missing out the obvious one (that it won't be) Terrific tux -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS

2013-09-12 Thread YaManicKill
On 12 Sep 2013 08:24, "Alan Pope" wrote: > > On 12 September 2013 08:02, John MM wrote: > > Yeh but the question was do you know anything about the OS > > > > Oh, sorry, I answered "what Linux system they might be working with?" > > Tizen has been under development by Intel and others for a while

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Viglen MPC-L, what now?

2012-04-16 Thread YaManicKill
Oh yeah, I forgot about mine. Its sitting in my room just sitting as a glorified NAS device. Works great, so well that I forgot it existed. Should probably update it... On 13 April 2012 15:21, Alan Pope wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 13/04/12 14:34, Liam Proven wr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tomboy alternative

2012-01-09 Thread YaManicKill
On 9 January 2012 08:55, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > On 07/01/2012 14:35, YaManicKill wrote: > > I know this is web based (and similar to a previously mentioned solution), > but still, I use springpad > > Not sure I like this (from the Springpad website): > > We

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [marketing] Tipping Point conditions analysed

2012-01-09 Thread YaManicKill
, when it gets above 10% it increases possibly exponentially. However the article does in itself seem a bit far fetched about it always happening. I understand what they are trying to get at, and it makes a wee bit of sense...but not ALWAYS. That's a stupid term that scientists should never use.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tomboy alternative

2012-01-07 Thread YaManicKill
inventory incase I need to claim on home insurance, and have web clips from all my high cost items. It really is such a great system that just works, and word on the vine is that they are finally going to get decent sharing in the next month or so. YaManicKill -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] webcam for ubuntu

2011-12-03 Thread YaManicKill
Yeah I'll recommend logitech ones as well. I just bought this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002PJMCGO and it works fantastically. On 2 December 2011 00:06, Ivan Wright wrote: > I had one like that a couple of years ago, it was cheap Chinese junk > that broke within a few uses. The mic

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphics cards..

2010-06-04 Thread YaManicKill
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 In terms of linux support...both ati and nvidia are fully supported now, I believe. But, if you want totally cool open-source 3d drivers for your card then get an ATI, or get an nvidia and wait 6 months (yes, they are coming...). So, in essence, what

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Meego and Ubuntu

2010-05-27 Thread YaManicKill
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tried it in Vbox also, but it doesn't seem to work. So, I'm currently popping it on a usb stick to run on my netbook. Yam On 05/27/2010 02:22 PM, Philip Stubbs wrote: > On 27 May 2010 10:58, YaManicKill wrote: >> -BEGIN

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Meego and Ubuntu

2010-05-27 Thread YaManicKill
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Am just trying it in a VM, and if I like it, I'll install it on my lenovo ideapad s10e. It looks really good. YaM On 05/26/2010 09:00 PM, Liam Wilson wrote: > Hey all; > > As some of you may know, Meego for Netbooks was released today > (http://meeg

[ubuntu-uk] Scottish Lucid Release Party

2010-05-03 Thread YaManicKill
Hey guys, Just a wee mail to remind everyone that the Scottish Lucid Release Party is on Thursday at 18:00-22:00 in Strathclyde University's Union. Come along for laughs, laptops and lucid. (Ha, see what I did there?) YaManicKill -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/ma

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Science Museum visit, Easter.

2010-01-18 Thread YaManicKill
Can I suggest http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/4/15/103358/720 if you need more hours in the day? ymk On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 11:07 PM, Rob Beard wrote: > I would but there's not enough hours in the day, I'm thinking of putting > up a petition to have days extended to 40 hours :-) > > Rob > -

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Hour in the UK

2010-01-18 Thread YaManicKill
Sounds fantastic. I love the idea. With such large loco areas, lots of people would feel like they don't feel really as "included" as others. Such as in UK, a lot of stuff is London central, which is fine, but this sort of thing would allow a lot more "local" stuff to happen. Sounds great. Ymk On

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tweeta into thunderbirds?

2010-01-18 Thread YaManicKill
If in doubt, you can get an RSS feed of your followers tweets, and add that. Wouldn't allow you to reply to it, but I'm sure there are addons that let you tweet. > On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Alan Bell < > alan.b...@theopenlearningcentre.com> wrote: > >> red wrote: >> > Hi all >> > >> > Is t