Re: [ubuntu-uk] ideas for 12.04

2011-12-24 Thread Andres
3. Brassero (or any cd writing software) some sort of dynamic icon to display progress,  even if this is a small box that displays percent complete, i think i saw this on the ubuntu one icon on the unity menu: it had some sort of loading line over the U. Do normal users still burn

Re: [ubuntu-uk] shutdown during log in: is it a feature?

2011-12-22 Thread Andres
for recomendation on not doing hard power off. I thought it only mattered after login. I think i'll be able to file a bug by january some time. unless one of you kind people want to beat me to it. ;) Andres -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu one and google +

2011-12-22 Thread Andres
- Mensaje original - On 21/12/11 19:19, paul sutton wrote: Are there any plans to add a link to google + as part of the links on ubuntu one there is so far talk to us on facebook and twitter. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntuone-client-gnome/+bug/907729

Re: [ubuntu-uk] shutdown during log in: is it a feature?

2011-12-22 Thread Andres
-- Andrés Muñiz Piniella Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send microsoft office documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Mensaje original - On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 09:09:28AM +, Andrés Muñiz Piniella wrote: Hello, It used to be the case, at least I seem to remember,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Ogv batch conversion from mp4 and others

2011-12-19 Thread Andres
- Mensaje original - for i in $(ls *); do ffmpeg2vorbis ${i} done Well done for using the $(  ) method rather than the backticks, although the backticks work the structure is not intuitive and had for people to understand. Stuart thanks guys!--

[ubuntu-uk] Ogv batch conversion from mp4 and others

2011-12-18 Thread Andres
Hello all, i was using ffmpeg2vorbis but the command ffmpeg2vorbis *.mp4 in a folder does not seem to work fot batch conversion. It does the first one and it tells me it can only do one at a time. Then I got a bit excited when i saw ogg converter in the software centre but it seems like a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Triage a firefox and thunderbird bug?

2011-12-08 Thread Andres
I am not sure what you mean by test for the bug.  It seems that the bug has been confirmed.  What exactly do you want others to do? Colin my bad. I have to learn how to read. And be patient to have it fixed. Thanks, Andres -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB 5V DC power: power off?

2011-12-05 Thread Andres
Would this be where to start or am I taking it the wrong way and over complicating? Robert wrote: How is it that you want to control the light? If it doesn't have to be in response to some event on the computer I'd recommend getting a physical switch. It does have a physical switch my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] costume launcher on unity?

2011-12-03 Thread Andres
Neil: in, but it's easier to open a terminal and type the following: echo $PATH Thanks! That just made it very clear! i understand that if I get /usr/bin:/bin it will check /usr/bin first and later /bin I'll give it a go. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu - Wrong Direction? - posters

2011-12-02 Thread Andres
On -10/01/37 20:59, paul sutton wrote: Ok, this is what i created myself http://www.zleap.net/portfolio.html first item in the list, if someone has time and can help me by making improvements then that would be great. I under stand that people are busy. Paul Hi,thanks for the link

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu - Wrong Direction? - posters

2011-12-02 Thread Andres
On -10/01/37 20:59, Colin Law wrote: On 2 December 2011 21:40, Andresandre...@gmail.com wrote: On -10/01/37 20:59, paul sutton wrote: Ok, this is what i created myself http://www.zleap.net/portfolio.html first item in the list, if someone has time and can help me by making improvements

Re: [ubuntu-uk] costume launcher on unity?

2011-12-02 Thread Andres
I was unable to do the script, lack of knolwdge on how paths, and bash scripts work. For example if my bash is called skype how do i make it call that instead of the normal skype? I went through the desktop app option. But if I put it in laucher it looks like a general app and not like the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] costume launcher on unity?

2011-12-01 Thread Andres
Just copy the desktop file to the Desktop folder in your home folder. Each user will need a copy in their Desktop folder. Tony Matt, Tony: thanks! I will give them both a try and check which one is easier to explain remotely. I think Matt's script option is the best solution... But if

Re: [ubuntu-uk] workshop on office suite including mail and calender manager?

2011-11-26 Thread Andres
Alan said: Fossbox http://www.fossbox.org.uk/  do that kind of thing. Thanks! doing a great job and people feel more comfortable knowing they have support. I do too, did not mean to sound harsh. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Top Posting

2011-11-24 Thread Andres
If a mailing list can get away with having a rule against top-posting then that's great, but most venues can't. Hi, is snipping what i just did? I.e. Select the stuff that is redundant delete it and post beneth? Would setting the signature at the bottom be best practice? Is there a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Top Posting

2011-11-24 Thread Andres Muniz Piniella
On 24/11/11 19:36, Liam Proven wrote: On 24 November 2011 19:29, Andresandre...@gmail.com wrote: If a mailing list can get away with having a rule against top-posting then that's great, but most venues can't. Hi, is snipping what i just did? I.e. Select the stuff that is redundant delete it

[ubuntu-uk] workshop on office suite including mail and calender manager?

2011-11-24 Thread Andres Muniz Piniella
Hello, I recently had to sit through a 2hrs workshop on how to use windows office 2010 and outlook 2010. Frankly most of it was a waste of time and could have said: just like thunderbird or openoffice 3 years ago get up and leave. But I did learn some tricks that will probably come in handy.

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu in a networked workplace

2011-11-16 Thread Andres
Curiosity question: If ubuntu was installed in a company with around 1600 desktops and laptops that need to be networked with shared server drives and need to be backed up daily. I guess antivirus and normal security would also be needed. What would be the boot up time of a computer that

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu in a networked workplace

2011-11-16 Thread Andres
- Mensaje original - On 16/11/11 21:54, Andres wrote: Curiosity question: If ubuntu was installed in a company with around 1600 desktops and laptops that need to be networked with shared server drives and need to be backed up daily. I guess antivirus and normal security would

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Video editing etc ....

2011-11-06 Thread Andres
-- Andrés Muñiz Piniella Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send microsoft office documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Mensaje original - -- Andrés Muñiz Piniella Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send microsoft office documents plain txt or pdf are prefered.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Video editing etc ....

2011-11-05 Thread Andres
-- Andrés Muñiz Piniella Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send microsoft office documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Mensaje original - On 4 November 2011 21:46, Barry Drake ubuntu-advertis...@gmx.com wrote: Hi there .    I've been doing some work on video editing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xubuntu 11.10 Problems

2011-10-29 Thread Andres
-- Andrés Muñiz Piniella Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send microsoft office documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Mensaje original - On Mon, 2011-10-17 at 00:46 +0100, Nigel Verity wrote: Hi I'd be interested to learn the experiences of anybody

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Canonical White Paper on UEFI

2011-10-29 Thread Andres
-- i Andrés Muñiz Piniella Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send microsoft office documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Mensaje original - http://blog.canonical.com/2011/10/28/white-paper-secure-boot-impact-on-linux/ i really like the canonical white papers --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Application launcher vanished

2011-10-28 Thread Andres
Dear louise, I do not think i can help but i will give it a go. What version of ubuntu are you using? What happens when you press ad hold the meta or super ey (formally windows key) do you see the icons numered? If you re running an aplication can you see it's icon on the left? Can you then

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Xubuntu 11.10 Problems

2011-10-17 Thread Andres
I was thinking of upgrading myself. I'll let you know if i have any problems. -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Mensaje original - Hi, I'm not really au fait with Xubuntu, but I do know they tied them selves to

[ubuntu-uk] Gcompris: erase

2011-09-30 Thread Andres
Hello, I'm sure a lot of you have done this. I'm running gcompris on ubuntu LTS. For the moment i just want to use the simple bit: erase. How can i change the images that are revealed? The gcompris website says it can be changed in the folde ~/gcompris/erase I found the set of images in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Free Software Foundation re-launches its Free Software Directory, with over 6500 programs listed

2011-09-29 Thread Andres
In case it is of interest. Por si es de interés. -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Mensaje original - BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, September 29, 2011 -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What should be done for 12.04

2011-09-26 Thread Andres
-- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Mensaje original - On 26 September 2011 13:48, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: ... I wondered what you lot might desire for 12.04? A gui for configuring launcher items, including

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What should be done for 12.04

2011-09-26 Thread Andres
-- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Mensaje original - On 26 September 2011 14:00, paul sutton zl...@zleap.net wrote: On 26/09/11 13:48, Alan Pope wrote: Now we're perilously close to releasing 11.10 onto the world,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What should be done for 12.04

2011-09-26 Thread Andres
- Mensaje original - On 26/09/11 13:48, Alan Pope wrote: Now we're perilously close to releasing 11.10 onto the world, it's been asked [0] what things the developers would like to see the focus on for the 12.04 (Long Term Support) release. sorry I am not a developer will shut my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Schools Project - literacy

2011-09-24 Thread Andres
hi sorry if this is out of line but: These guys came over to do a lecture at work: http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/ they are set to break yet again the land speed record for britain. 1000 mph i seem to recall. Why i think it's related? -They work with schools to inspire the next generation -They

[ubuntu-uk] Wifi indicator: a praise

2011-09-20 Thread Andres
Just a note to whoever came up with implementing on the wifi indicator the message : wifi is off on hardware (or something similar). It is great to know what went wrong when you accidently turn it off. Great simple idea that helps a lot. -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me

Re: [ubuntu-uk] asus transformer

2011-09-13 Thread Andres
-- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Mensaje original - Oh so good. Do you still have w7 running on it? Sent from my Desire HD running CM7 On Sep 12, 2011 7:32 PM, Andres andre...@gmail.com wrote: -- Sent

[ubuntu-uk] asus transformer

2011-09-12 Thread Andres
-- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Mensaje original - Sent from my Asus Transformer on Android 3.2 On Sep 9, 2011 4:39 PM, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com wrote: On 02/09/2011 10:21, Kris Douglas wrote:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Happy Hour

2011-09-10 Thread Andres
Yes, OK. -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Mensaje original - On 7 September 2011 19:04, Andres andre...@gmail.com wrote: the white horse in richmond-upon-thames: http://www.thewhitehorserichmond.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Language spell check firefox

2011-09-07 Thread Andres Muniz Piniella
El -10/01/37 20:59, Mark escribió: Try the localepurge package in the repo, it will automate the removal of additional language packs. On 5 Sep 2011 23:09, Steve Fisher xirco...@gmail.com mailto:xirco...@gmail.com wrote: Search synaptic for locales and remove the ones you do not need.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Happy Hour

2011-09-07 Thread Andres
-- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Mensaje original - On 06/09/11 19:56, Kris Douglas wrote: http://www.blacklionpub.co.uk/ Not the easiest to get to, but a wicked (steam railway line) setting incredible food

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Taking notes with Ubuntu

2011-09-05 Thread Andres Muniz Piniella
notes with equations it might be worth learning a bit of LaTeX since it probably is quicker to type \frac{x^2}{y_2(c^3+v^{2x})} than looking up the menus and clicking with the mouse. -- Andres Muniz Piniella http://www.linkedin.com/in/andresmp mIOP http://www.iop.org/, COIIPA http

[ubuntu-uk] Language spell check firefox

2011-09-05 Thread Andres Muniz Piniella
then in english GB then english. Regional settings are set for Spanish. -- Andres Muniz Piniella http://www.linkedin.com/in/andresmp mIOP http://www.iop.org/, COIIPA http://www.coiipa.org/, NPL Scientist http://www.npl.co.uk/nanomaterials -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diaspora* invites?

2011-09-03 Thread Andres
Recieved! Thanks! -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Mensaje original - Sent. On 3 September 2011 23:41, Andres andre...@gmail.com wrote: ** After some time on google+ and even more time on facebook i have found

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Missing libraries

2011-07-26 Thread Andres
-- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Mensaje original - I think you may be able to fix this by creating a symbolic link to where the program is expecting to find the library. As for where it would be looking, I have no

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Books and Butties meeting information - TUBE DISRUPTION

2011-07-24 Thread Andres
for the next meet and it was nice to see you face to face. Regards, andres -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Original message - it seems that Transport for London didn't get the memo that we needed to get around London tomorrow

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Books and Butties meeting information - TUBE DISRUPTION

2011-07-24 Thread Andres
tweeting with #ubuntu-uk and/or #geeknic if you want to see some of todays pictures (@andresinmp). No cameras allowed in the library event, so only geekinc. Thank you for muffins, cake, tarts, and the amazing buiscuit butter from holland(?). Regards, Andres. -- Sent from my Nokia N900

[ubuntu-uk] Geeknic+sci-fi at the british library: reminder?

2011-07-22 Thread Andres
Hello all, I've been trying to catch up with emails. Can we have a reminder of some sort? Meeting at the benches in front of library? How would we recognize each other? Geeknic before event? -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. -

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Geeknic+sci-fi at the british library: reminder?

2011-07-22 Thread Andres
Thanks! Will try to make the irc! -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Original message - On 22 July 2011 16:25, Matthew Daubney m...@daubers.co.uk wrote: On 22 July 2011 16:10, Andres andre...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 14 sleeps to the geeknic and the British Library SciFi exhibition 11am 24th July

2011-07-12 Thread Andres
Going with a 1 year old so geekinc first and geekness later sounds good. There seems to be two gardens nearby. -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Original message - On 11/07/11 00:53, Andy Smith wrote: Would it not be

[ubuntu-uk] Mythubuntu: what harware?

2011-07-08 Thread Andres
I'm seeing virgin media tv ads about the tivo box. Is this stuff that mythubuntu can do? If so what is the hardware any of you would recomend? -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mythubuntu: what harware?

2011-07-08 Thread Andres
message - On 08/07/11 21:27, Andres wrote: I'm seeing virgin media tv ads about the tivo box. Is this stuff that mythubuntu can do? If so what is the hardware any of you would recomend? I understand the Tivo box has some sort of inteligence in it in that it can suggest TV programs

[ubuntu-uk] unity-2d-launcher xlsclients

2011-07-07 Thread andres
Hello all, thanks to some of you around the IRC (and LXF magazine) I learnt about this clever CLI command to add to my signature: xlsclients | tail -10 | awk '{print $2}' OK, it's a bit daft but I'm new to this stuff and find it fascinating. As you can see below

[ubuntu-uk] questions on evolution use

2011-07-06 Thread andres
Hello, I have several questions on how to use evolution on ubuntu. Maybe some of you could give me a hand? a) Do I need to open evolution window to actually send a mail? b) I sometimes have a file I simply want to email somebody how do I get it in the right click menu (context menu?) I could

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What aren't we doing? What should we be doing?

2011-07-06 Thread andres
Hello, I've been working on the lines as to how to help out in a local way. http://www.openclipart.org/detail/148519/ I did this clumsy flyer and was thinking of posting it on post office, bakers,tescos, etc. I deliberately did not mention operating system, ubuntu, windows or any other

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 30 test drive of Ubuntu: PC world

2011-07-04 Thread andres
gratuito, abierto y casi libre. ¡Pruebalo! http://www.ubuntu-es.org/ Por favor, no imprimas este correo. El Mon, 04-07-2011 a las 09:20 +0100, richard escribió: On Mon, 2011-07-04 at 00:19 +0100, Andres wrote: Also good point with the easy install. But as said here: the fact that it's 1 cd

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Facebook page - now with extra vanity

2011-07-03 Thread Andres
-- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Original message - On 03/07/11 10:30, Paul Sutton wrote: On 03/07/11 08:29, alan c wrote: On 02/07/11 22:36, Andres wrote: i registered my email with diaspora* almost a year ago

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 30 test drive of Ubuntu: PC world

2011-07-03 Thread Andres
-- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Original message - On 03/07/11 11:27, Paul Sutton wrote: I don't want ubuntu to end up like windows with endless boxes popping up but we can help people a little and be less intrusive

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Facebook page - now with extra vanity

2011-07-02 Thread Andres
Hi Alan, i registered my email with diaspora* almost a year ago. But i did not get any confirmation that it was working. Should I register to a local one of some sort? -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Original message -

Re: [ubuntu-uk] from win32 to python?

2011-06-14 Thread Andres
that familiar with Python).  Also, I don't know how easy it is for get Python code to call Fortran code. An alterative would be to use .Net for Windows and Mono for Linux.   -Original Message- Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:28:09 +0100 From: andres andre...@gmail.com To: ubuntu-uk

[ubuntu-uk] from win32 to python?

2011-06-13 Thread andres
Hello, This is a question mainly for developers. I think. It's really a curiosity of mine and I have little say in the result of the project. Someone I know is thinking of releasing his software. It's a program that at it's core is written in Fortran but has the gui written in win32. it has

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 30 test drive of Ubuntu: PC world

2011-06-11 Thread Andres
No I haven't that's a good one! i'll follow it up! -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Original message - On Wednesday 08 Jun 2011 09:46:40 Andrés Muñiz Piniella wrote: I've been following up 7 days of this guy fighting a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] School websites

2011-06-11 Thread Andres
This might be a bit out of subject or opening a completly new can of worms but can't libreoffice save in html format? It can definatly save in pdf. Without installing cutepdf or whatever the schools are using. -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf

[ubuntu-uk] keyring password

2011-06-11 Thread andres
someone from overseas. Never used it in the end and don't think I will. can I safely uninstall it and this will remove it from the start-up applications and will not let anybody shh to my computer? Don't know that the other two are. -- Mi ordenador es: Linux andres-laptop 2.6.38-8-generic #42

[ubuntu-uk] email list not working in evolution (emails missing)

2011-06-11 Thread andres
I'm using evolution to read ubuntu lists that I have set-up in a digest. This shows first the list of emails and then the emails in a sort of sub-email format. But some of my emails are missing and I cannot see a pattern. I was suggested it might be spam but I have looked at my personal spam box

Re: [ubuntu-uk] unity gimp

2011-06-09 Thread Andres
hi since we are on the subject i tried to add a bash script to the launcher with no luck googled for a bit and found something else: http://maketecheasier.com/easily-create-quicklist-for-ubuntu-unity-launcher/2011/06/06 haven't tried it but looks really neat to use the submenus of the launcher to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] asus ubuntu

2011-06-05 Thread Andres
Not that I like W7 but it is quite quick to boot up i timed 30-45 seconds on some laptops when it came out in john lewis. The problem (imho) is that you'll need antivirus. Even if it's the free windows essentials one it still slows down. -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word

Re: [ubuntu-uk] whatsapp

2011-05-29 Thread Andres
Thanks for the input. Ok for symbian but can't find it for maemo/n900. -- Sent from my Nokia N900 Please do not send me word documents plain txt or pdf are prefered. - Original message - On 28 May 2011 19:26, Andres andre...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Maybe not directly ubuntu

[ubuntu-uk] whatsapp

2011-05-28 Thread Andres
Hi, Maybe not directly ubuntu related but I guess most of you use smartphones and are aware of what is plain bad.. Some friends have been giving me some buzz with http://www.whatsapp.com/ seems like a mix of sms and IM. Do any of you use it? Is it worth installing? Andres. -- Sent from my

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu'ing a PC for a friend.

2011-05-22 Thread Andres
Bit late to the suggestions but I like gramps. 6 months ago it looked funny on the netbook unity but it probably looks better now. I've just installed 11.04 and i can see the search tool to be better than going throug menus for programs and files. I did expect typing in internet to show more

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Simple Unity guide for beginners

2011-05-22 Thread Andres
Yes please! I'm just starting with unity I'll try to add some suggestions. But once you are done and If you have a finished document with screenshots and all, could i have it to translate it to spanish? I normally like to use LaTeX with margin notes so if you could save the screenshots that

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ...

2011-04-16 Thread Andres
-14 at 23:23 +0100, Andres wrote: Good point. Tested one of my cds (32bit) on my 64bit dell at work and it went mental. i'm not a linux virgin but i think i should label the cds i give away as 32 bit or 64bit You need to report that as a bug.  The 32 bit version is expected to work on any

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ...

2011-04-14 Thread Andres
Good point. Tested one of my cds (32bit) on my 64bit dell at work and it went mental. i'm not a linux virgin but i think i should label the cds i give away as 32 bit or 64bit -- Sent from my Nokia N900 - Original message - On Thu, 2011-04-14 at 13:36 +0100, Andrés Muñiz Piniella

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

2011-04-14 Thread Andres
All I can say is if you ever need to do magnetic force microscopy on one of those hard drives i might be able to help put toguether some bits... -- Sent from my Nokia N900 - Original message - On 14 April 2011 15:28, Dave Hanson d.han...@hotmail.co.uk wrote: Hiya Everyone, I was

[ubuntu-uk] Is my MIME working?

2011-04-12 Thread andres
Hello all, I've subscribed to the list with a daily digest with MIME. My mobile phone uses some sort of evolution and it seems to work fine: I get an email with several attachments named as the subjects of the list. I click on them and get the email of interest. On the ubuntu netbook I would

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Old computers for charity

2011-04-06 Thread Andres
Thanks for all the suggestions! My collegue will probably go for something local like flossbox. -- Sent from my Nokia N900 - Original message - On 04/04/11 13:14, Alan Pope wrote: On 4 April 2011 13:07, Andrés Muñiz Piniella andre...@gmail.com wrote: I heard around here that

[ubuntu-uk] mp3 auto play mouse hover

2011-03-06 Thread andres
Hi half question half how cool is that? topic, I've just plugged in my mobile phone that has some mp3s on it. I simply hovered the mouse pointer over it and it started playing it. Fairly quickly. How does it do that? Is that taking up resources? I've noted pulse audio is in the start up

[ubuntu-uk] empathy-skype-evolution

2011-03-06 Thread andres
Hello me again; I've slightly looked into this but not with full intensity just wanted to know if any of you had done it: I got this new smartphone/minicomputer nokia n900 (just two days before the platform anouncement) and it's a pretty awesome piece of kit. One of the cool things of it is

[ubuntu-uk] keyboard not working at startup

2011-02-04 Thread andres
beginning to suspect it's not random. Andres PS: network problems still live but looking into trickle to see if that helps to patch the problem for the moment. -- Andrés envió esto desde su netbook con UBUNTU: systema operativo gratuito, abierto y casi libre. ¡Pruebalo! http://www.ubuntu-es.org/ Por

Re: [ubuntu-uk] netbook wifi traffic disconnects all

2011-01-21 Thread andres
, Andres -- Correo enviado desde mi ubuntu netbook On Wed, 2011-01-19 at 22:07 +, ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: You've just diagnosed the problem. It has nothing to do with the wireless, and has to do with the kernel parameters for maximum TCP and UDP ports

Re: [ubuntu-uk] netbook wifi traffic disconnects all

2011-01-19 Thread andres
Ok it was on it's side, but I put it vertical and I have the same problem. My model is WGR614v6 and the firmware is up to date. I only need one torrent (trisquelgnulinux.iso) for it to drop connection: my wife downloaded some tv series the other day with no problem (via wifi). I recall using the

[ubuntu-uk] buying a laptop?

2011-01-17 Thread andres
Sean all: New article came in today via twitter: might be of interest http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/395861:get-the-most-out-of-your-laptop-using-linux?utm_medium=twitterutm_source=twitterfeed guess nothing we didn't know but just in case. Quite like the fairtrade comparison. Thanks

[ubuntu-uk] netbook wifi traffic disconnects all

2011-01-17 Thread andres
). But if I continue downloading it will disconnect everything again. I've been able to see that this happens at when I reach a certain download speed. I use a netgear routher and my broadband is virgin. Any pointers are welcome! Andres -- Correo enviado desde mi ubuntu netbook

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