Re: [ubuntu-uk] Has anybody seen this and what do you think......

2013-07-31 Thread Les Pounder
package of software (Email, Office and Internet Explorer 6) are delivered as standard. Users can request more software, and this is approved via their line management chain, but the prices are fixed by HP, and are not open to outside bidders. Hope this helps. Les Pounder -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyone want to bring their expert knowledge of Ubuntu/Debian packaging to Manchester, UK on 21st April?

2013-03-25 Thread Les Pounder
The team will be updating the site for 2013 soon. They've only just took ownership of the event ;) Les Pounder On Mar 25, 2013 4:07 PM, Tony Scott to...@tonyscott.org.uk wrote: Yep - the site is out of date. How do you get tickets for the (2013) event? Cheers -- Tony Scott http

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How have I killed my system?

2012-04-30 Thread Les Pounder
Hi Gareth, all. Sorry for top post, I'm on my mobile. Try in a terminal sudo apt-get install -f Should fix the issue. Les Pounder Blackpool LUG On Apr 30, 2012 11:10 PM, Gareth France gareth.fra...@gmail.com wrote: On 30/04/12 23:01, Tony Pursell wrote: On 30 April 2012 22:49, Gareth

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Last / next meeting + Ubuntu jam

2012-02-22 Thread Les Pounder
. The website will be updated in the next few weeks for this years event. Thanks Les Pounder On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Bruno Girin brunogi...@gmail.com wrote: On 21/02/12 22:35, Daniel Drummond wrote: I'm in Manchester too, would be interested if anything is going on. Worst case

Re: [ubuntu-uk] USB Bluetooth dongle

2011-10-06 Thread Les Pounder
dongles. They work out of the box with Ubuntu (10.04 onwards) Les Pounder -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release party

2011-09-14 Thread Les Pounder
, I'm sure you can grab a free ticket for the event and come along. http://barcampblackpool.com Thanks Les Pounder http://about.me/lespounder On Sep 14, 2011 9:44 AM, Tim Dobson li...@tdobson.net wrote: On 14/09/11 07:42, Ted Wager wrote: Anything going on in the High Peak/Stockport area

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Release party

2011-09-14 Thread Les Pounder
I've added Barcamp Blackpool to the loco event directory, http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1286/detail/ with a link to our eventbrite page. Currently we have 190 attendees, I am hoping to sell out with only 10 tickets left. Thanks Les On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Alan Bell alan.b

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New network for women advocating, using or developing FLOSS

2011-07-19 Thread Les Pounder
Paula I'll mention it in next months Linux Format. Les On Jul 19, 2011 12:41 PM, Paula Graham pmg...@gmx.co.uk wrote: On 15/07/11 18:50, Rob Beard wrote: Sounds good, I'll pass this on to my local LUG list, there are a couple of girls on the list, as you say it's pretty male dominated

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu.com down?

2011-05-30 Thread Les Pounder
Working for me Les On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 9:30 AM, alan c aecl...@candt.waitrose.com wrote: Is it me or is www.ubuntu.com site down just now? -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam

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

2011-05-23 Thread Les Pounder
/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js/script I'd google Jquery galleries, and follow the instructions from there mate. All the best Les On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Sean Miller s...@seanmiller.net wrote: This is not strictly a Ubuntu question, but I know there are quite a few web people here so

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Joggler

2011-05-01 Thread Les Pounder
Hi Mark, how much are you looking for it? I know that there were a few people in the north west who were after one a couple of months ago, I can make some enquiries on your behalf. All the best Les Pounder On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Mark Fraser ubu...@mfraz.orangehome.co.ukwrote: I've

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IT IS OUT \o/ so come to the party

2011-04-29 Thread Les Pounder
. To quote Wayne's World If you build it, they will come All the best Les Quarter Pounder On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Laura Czajkowski la...@lczajkowski.comwrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ok folks time for me to hit repeat on the broken record, anyone can organise

[ubuntu-uk] UCubed - This Saturday in Manchester

2011-03-29 Thread Les Pounder
Whistlestop tour of Ubuntu, 30 minutes to learn cool features of Ubuntu Android app developement Current workshops are Debian Arcade Machines Debian Demo Area, provided by Blackpool LUG http://blackpoollug.blogspot.com/ So grab a ticket and come along. All the best Les Pounder @biglesp on identi.ca

[ubuntu-uk] UCubed - A Free Linux Event in Manchester

2011-03-08 Thread Les Pounder
to forward to any list or person you feel might be interested, and we'd love to see you there! Thanks Les Pounder @biglesp on identi.ca and twitter lespounder.wordpress.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Good morning and HELLO to all

2010-11-15 Thread Les Pounder
://www.manlug.mcc.ac.uk/ Les @biglesp on identi.ca / twitter -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Unity and Gnome Shell

2010-10-26 Thread Les Cunningham
of Ubuntu which includes Unity, unless it is possible to replace it easily with Gnome 2 or an improved Gnome Shell. I guess I will be sticking to 10.4 and 10.10 for a while, and then if Canonical are still touting Unity I will just have to switch to Debian. /rant Les

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 10.10 installation workshop in London

2010-09-29 Thread Les Pounder
Me too, I can't find out where it is on the eventbrite page. Les On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 1:44 PM, James Thomas selin...@googlemail.comwrote: Hi Paula, Trying to find where this event is happening... Am I missing something? (quite possible) :) Cheers JT On 29 September 2010 13:35

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Northern Installfest

2010-09-03 Thread Les Pounder
. Thanks Les Pounder On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Dave Rice d...@ricey.co.uk wrote: I agree, perhaps somewhere such as Leeds, York, Newcastle perhaps? I'm not sure if I would be able to attend, it depends on my return date from the desert! Cheers On 1 September 2010 22:16, Yorvyk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [ubuntu-marketing] Maverick Movies!

2010-08-20 Thread Les Pounder
Hi all I can certainly vouch for these videos, I contacted Arthur (ubuntuads on YouTube) about using his videos at events, and he was more than happy for me to do so. They play really well on a joggler ;) Les Pounder On 20 Aug 2010 13:22, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: See the mail below from

[ubuntu-uk] U^3 (U-Cubed) An Ubuntu / Debian event happening in Manchester on the 28th August 2010

2010-08-07 Thread Les
sure that you're invited when the flood gates open! I really hope you'll be able to make it on the day, and help to make the day great! -- Les Pounder One of the U^3 Organisers identi.ca / twitter @biglesp Blog lespounder.wordpress.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 101010 = 42 which is a good excuse for a party

2010-07-22 Thread Les Pounder
Jon I'm sure that I can provide some resources for a Manchester event. Laptops,banner cds ISOs. Maybe even a mirror / apt cache of the packages as they are near the time. (I took your hint from barcamp blackpool ;) ) Les On 22 Jul 2010 13:47, Jon Spriggs j...@spriggs.org.uk wrote: I'd

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 101010 = 42 which is a good excuse for a party

2010-07-22 Thread Les Pounder
Sounds like we have the beginnings of cracking plan. Yay! On 22 Jul 2010 16:16, Lucy lucybrid...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds like an excellent idea :) I think that MadLab (madlab.org.uk) would be a good location, if possible? On 22 July 2010 14:31, Les Pounder lespoun...@gmail.com wrote: Jon

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [SFD-announce] SFD 2010 registration is OPEN!!!

2010-07-19 Thread Les
along and enjoy the fun. Full details are here http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2010/Europe/United% 20Kingdom/Manchester Thanks Les -- Les Pounder identi.ca / twitter @biglesp Blog lespounder.wordpress.com -- Les Pounder identi.ca / twitter @biglesp Blog lespounder.wordpress.com -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] O2 Joggler: deal

2010-05-14 Thread Les Pounder
Sweet, I only got one last time, but I want a few more ;) Les Quarter Pounder On May 14, 2010 8:28 AM, David david.lut...@gmail.com wrote: The O2 Joggler is back onto its deal. Was £99.99. Now £49.99 until the end of May http://shop.o2.co.uk/joggler Some ideas of how it could be used : http

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Call for help - ISO testing

2010-05-13 Thread Les Pounder
Sign me up. Les On May 13, 2010 10:17 AM, Dave Etheridge d...@detheridge.co.uk wrote: I can help out with testing and have an assortment of desktops, laptops and servers to test the ISO’s on. I also run virtualisation platforms such as VMWare, VirtualBox and Virtuozzo. Cheers Dave *From

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Update from 9.10 to 10.4 problem

2010-05-03 Thread Les
Have you tried sudo do-release-upgrade at the terminal? Les On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 13:50 +, Michael Daniels wrote: My notebook is set for auto updates, LTR, but have not been offered the option to upgrade to 10.4 yet, am I doing something wrong ? Thanks, Michael

[ubuntu-uk] Oggcamp Ubuntu Booth

2010-04-25 Thread Les
Visit the Ubuntu booth We will copy the relase to your media Have a chat Make new friends Thanks Les Quarter Pounder Identi.ca Twitter @biglesp -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LPIC vs CompTIA Linux+

2010-04-23 Thread Les
the Novell qualifications? Les On Fri, 2010-04-23 at 18:16 +0100, James Thomas wrote: I received notifications that I had qualified. Had to log into Novell site and give my LPIC number and that was all. On Apr 23, 2010 2:39 PM, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: On 23/04/10 12:19

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Manchester release party?

2010-04-21 Thread Les Pounder
Ubuntu, troubleshooting and bug reporting. It would be great to meet you all. Thanks Les On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Lucy lucybrid...@gmail.com wrote: On 20 April 2010 12:06, simonben...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone know of plans for a Manchester meet up this year for the lucid

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-21 Thread Les
My joggler has finally arrived! Let the hacking commence LOL Twitter / Identi.ca @biglesp On Tue, 2010-04-13 at 12:06 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote: On 12 April 2010 18:30, Chris Rowson christopherrow...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Apr 12,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-21 Thread Les
Thanks for the tip Popey. I am enjoying the standard UI at the moment, I am sure that it will wear off over time though. Mainly due to me wanting a web browser on the joggler. On Wed, 2010-04-21 at 20:47 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: On 21 April 2010 20:40, Colin Law clan...@googlemail.com wrote: So

Re: [ubuntu-uk] CD Collector Swap Shop at OggCamp

2010-04-18 Thread Les Pounder
Hi Alan I'm happy to offer a section of the ubuntu installfest area for you to use. Thanks Les quarter Pounder Twitter identi.ca @biglesp On Apr 18, 2010 12:42 PM, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: I just saw on my CD shelf that I have a few extra Ubuntu CDs and thought OggCamp might be a good

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu/Linux meets?

2010-04-16 Thread Les Pounder
There's also barcamp blackpool on the 3rd july barcampblackpool.com On Apr 16, 2010 1:45 PM, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: On 16 April 2010 13:40, Dave Smith d...@p3computers.com wrote: Are there any similar meets for U... Not on that scale. There is oggcamp though :) 1st/2nd May in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-10 Thread Les
I've just bought one from the O2 website. I spoke to a member of staff in my local store and they said that they also had no stock (Blackpool). By the way loving the work that has gone here on this week,you guys are really up for a challenge. Les On Fri, 2010-04-09 at 15:51 +0100, John

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-08 Thread Les Pounder
Well done mate, apart from these emails, do you have a process flow / step by step guide on what you did? Thanks Les On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Daniel Case danielcas...@googlemail.comwrote: Just to let everyone know, i have UNR working, and i have backed up the current system, byte

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-07 Thread Les
I'll be getting one of these little beauties later in the week. Is it possible to backup the default OS, in case the Ubuntu install goes wrong? On Wed, 2010-04-07 at 21:10 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote: On 7 April 2010 10:06, Bruno Girin brunogi...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, 2010-04-07 at 08:15

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-07 Thread Les
Good thinking there mate, cheers. On Wed, 2010-04-07 at 22:04 +0100, Daniel Case wrote: Install Ubuntu Netbook onto a USB and boot from it, then go a clone of the current hard-drive into a network location, that should do it :) ~Daniel On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 9:13 PM, Les lespoun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] The tablet everyone is talking about..

2010-04-07 Thread Les
7, 2010 at 9:13 PM, Les lespoun...@googlemail.com wrote: I'll be getting one of these little beauties later in the week. Is it possible to backup the default OS, in case the Ubuntu install goes wrong? On Wed, 2010-04-07 at 21:10 +0100, Neil Greenwood wrote: On 7 April 2010 10:06

[ubuntu-uk] Oggcamp 10 Showcasing the latest Ubuntu release

2010-03-26 Thread Les
Hi everyone First post, so let me introduce myself. My name is Les Pounder, I live in Blackpool, and I have been using Ubuntu since 6.06 Dapper Drake. I have been using Linux since 2000 (Corel Linux), and I currently work as an IT Service Manager for the DWP. I will be part of the crew

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ANNOUNCEMENT - Ubuntu Manchester Global Jam: 27-28th March

2010-03-20 Thread Les
will run a live session from CD (I tested this out last night, and the improvements are remarkable) Thanks Les On Fri, 2010-03-19 at 21:06 +, Lucy wrote: Hi Les I really think it depends what people decide to do. Working on documentation, the wiki or triaging some bugs is unlikely

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ANNOUNCEMENT - Ubuntu Manchester Global Jam: 27-28th March

2010-03-19 Thread Les
Hi Gordon Quick question, will we be testing on Beta 1 of Lucid, so that we have a harmonised platform? Thanks Les On Thu, 2010-03-18 at 09:22 +, Gordon Allott wrote: Ubuntu Global Jam, Manchester Location: MadLab - in the Norther Quarter (36 Edge Street) - http://www.madlab.org.uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Karmic screen resolution problems

2009-10-29 Thread Les Cunningham
I have installed Karmic alongside Jaunty on a computer with an Intel graphics chipset, but in Karmic the screen resolution is limited to 800 x 600. Are there still problems with the Intel graphics driver? Is there an easy way to revert to an earlier version which will give the same screen

[ubuntu-uk] Hardy mines

2008-08-02 Thread les
changed very much for the worse, with cells being displayed with a transparency which makes them difficult to read. Does anyone know if this is this a bug or a feature? And if it is a feature, is it possible to revert to the version didtributed with Gutsy? Les. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

[ubuntu-uk] Broadband

2008-02-29 Thread les
claim that all the data will be anonymised, that they will not look at https pages and that numbers longer than 3 digits will be ignored, it seems obvious that there is a potential for identity theft, as well as a major breach of privacy. Les. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

[ubuntu-uk] Broadband

2008-02-23 Thread les
and Orange, but has anyone any comments on PlusNet? Les. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Memory problems with Gutsy and OpenOffice

2007-10-26 Thread les
had to uninstall it and download the latest version from the VMware website to get it working again. Les. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/