Re: [ubuntu-uk] Should I be worried by these strange 'trace routes'?

2015-03-27 Thread mac
e only tried out the Tor Browser Bundle and Tails. So I'm not sure how come tor performance measurement is checking my router. Any thoughts? Anyway, thanks very much for the lead: I didn't think to check the individual hosts. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Should I be worried by these strange 'trace routes'?

2015-03-27 Thread mac
On 27 Mar 2015, at 21:24, J Fernyhough wrote: > You're not running Tor are you? I've tried out the Tor Browser Bundle and had a look at Tails out of interest. Why do you ask? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Should I be worried by these strange 'trace routes'?

2015-03-27 Thread mac
I need to pursue this issue; and - if this is too off-topic here - where would be a good place to check this out further. Many thanks in advance for any advice/suggestions. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 14.04.1 to 14.04.2?

2015-02-20 Thread mac
On 20 Feb 2015, at 09:02, Colin Law wrote: >> On 20 February 2015 at 08:13, mac wrote: >> Forgive my ignorance, but my 14.04.1 installation is humming along nicely... >> Is there any need for me to upgrade to 14.04.2? > > There is no need to re-install. Provided yo

[ubuntu-uk] 14.04.1 to 14.04.2?

2015-02-20 Thread mac
media?) (I've read around, including the release notes, but as I'm not a software expert, I can't actually get a clear view on this question, and I'd be very grateful for your advice.) As always, TIA, mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] old toshiba

2014-09-06 Thread mac
(page 15) about creating a minimal Ubuntu desktop. Might be worth a look: http://fullcirclemagazine.org mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 14.04.1 missing "Open With Decrypt File" in Nautilus?

2014-08-17 Thread mac
tension. Many thanks for this idea! Hope this issue is solved for you soon! Thank you, and thank you, too, for your thoughtful and detailed reply - most helpful! mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] ubuntu 14.04.1 missing "Open With Decrypt File" in Nautilus?

2014-08-16 Thread mac
which is, of course, not helpful. I do have the context menu item to 'Encrypt' when I right-click an ordinary file, and that does work OK. I have the latest seahorse-nautilus installed. Google is not my friend on this one. I'd be grateful for any advice about how to resto

Re: [ubuntu-uk] GCHQ: "Can you find it?" competition 2013

2013-09-12 Thread mac
w remaining bits of the internet security systems that they haven't got round to cracking yet. Perhaps you just passed the first test? ;) Alternatively, you could always go and help the IETF to defeat GCHQ and NSA nefariousness: http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-hallambaker-prismproof-re

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Inline posting

2013-07-20 Thread mac
ld-school here - brought up on plain-text RFCs, punched tape and consoles, line printers, and audio-modems! ;) mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Inline posting

2013-07-20 Thread mac
mail replies is tedious and time-consuming; and the continual repetition of the whole tale in every single reply is a profligate waste of server capacity! mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Inline posting

2013-07-19 Thread mac
We sometimes have to remind people to do it. There is, of course, no right answer - these are the conventions and traditions of different cultures. Anyway, when in France, be polite and speak French! ;) mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk ht

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DSL provider

2013-05-07 Thread mac
k solid service with good performance.) mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] No decrypt progress bar

2013-03-14 Thread mac
On 13/03/13 08:04, mac wrote: I recently upgraded my systems to 12.04.2, and use gnome classic. I use the seahorse-nautilus 'decrypt' to open big .pgp files. This used to display a progress bar, but no longer does so. I've spent a few days searching for information / fixes to

[ubuntu-uk] No decrypt progress bar

2013-03-13 Thread mac
ve a suggestion about how to get the decrypt progress bar in gnome classic on 12.04? TIA mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Malware targeting Linux.......

2012-07-11 Thread mac
On 11/07/12 16:55, Phill Whiteside wrote: You can get noscript from its site http://noscript.net/ What do folk use for Chrome? (NoScript doesn't have a Chrome version.) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu's Plans To Implement UEFI SecureBoot: No GRUB2

2012-06-22 Thread mac
Just saw this... http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTEyNDY -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] HP, Dell, et al - come to Linux!

2012-06-20 Thread mac
supporting Linux? #BusinessModels :) mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Heads up: Fedora pays Microsoft

2012-06-01 Thread mac
On 1 Jun 2012, at 07:48, alan c wrote: > From the Bad News department: > > Lockdown: free/open OS maker pays Microsoft ransom for the right to boot on > users' computers > By Cory Doctorow May 31 > http://boingboing.net/2012/05/31/lockdown-freeopen-os-maker-p.html This is the sort of anti-comp

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mounting NFS shares permanently

2012-05-13 Thread mac
On 12/05/12 14:03, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: On 2012-05-12 10:52, mac wrote: Because portmap is deprecated now, my hosts.deny file simple has rpcbind : ALL Doh! That was the mistake! In fact, portmap is included in the rpcbind package that apt-get substitutes when you do sudo apt-get

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mounting NFS shares permanently

2012-05-12 Thread mac
(and - because there are real engineers here who know acres more than me - solved it). Again, many thanks for your suggestions about this. Much appreciated! mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mounting NFS shares permanently

2012-05-11 Thread mac
ly plagued it before, and caused me to move to NFS in the first place.) Thanks for taking the trouble to search out the bug report, and for your suggestion. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mounting NFS shares permanently

2012-05-11 Thread mac
On 10/05/12 16:10, mac wrote: [NFS] shares on the 12.04 machine don't mount at start up. And when I do 'sudo mount -a' I get, for each of the shares, mount.nfs: rpc.statd is not running but is required for remote locking... Of course, when I do 'sudo start statd' I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Simple EXIF tag editor

2012-05-10 Thread mac
need, I think, because I have been asked to 'add subtitles' to photographs an dI heard that Title text can be added via exif - is this correct I wonder? Couldn't you use exiftool (in the repos) to do this? mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/

[ubuntu-uk] Mounting NFS shares permanently

2012-05-10 Thread mac
(I should say that while I know enough to be able to follow a HowTo, that's about as far as my skills go - so troubleshooting this for myself is a bit of a nightmare!) Any help will be most gratefully received! mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-25 Thread mac
On 25/04/2012 12:02, k...@sohcahtoa.org.uk wrote: I have made the modifications suggested here (at least to the extent I can fit on the poster!) This is really good. Very well done! mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 Unity intro poster

2012-04-21 Thread mac
't been keeping up! Many thanks! mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 12.04 CD pre-orders

2012-04-17 Thread mac
p - of 100 lines of 'House that Jack Built' exchanges is just lazy and inconsiderate. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What does this remind you of

2012-03-03 Thread mac
suaded me to go for the simple upgrade, and to think about installing a 'traditional' desktop from the repos if I don't get on with Unity. Many thanks mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What does this remind you of

2012-03-03 Thread mac
7;ll be able to choose a different UI, I withdraw my objections. mac-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] What does this remind you of

2012-03-03 Thread mac
Why did this make me think of Unity? Windows 8 UI is little gain for lots of pain: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/03/andrew_does_windows8/ ;-) -- mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Microsoft starts abusing UEFI on ARM

2012-01-13 Thread mac
You may have seen this. http://www.softwarefreedom.org/blog/2012/jan/12/microsoft-confirms-UEFI-fears-locks-down-ARM/ How surprising! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

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

2011-12-23 Thread mac
On 23/12/11 11:36, Mark Fraser wrote: On Friday 23 Dec 2011 11:30:42 mac wrote: On 22/12/11 23:55, Alan Pope wrote: > So in my opinion we should be where people are. People most definitely > are on G+, whether you are or not. I don't use G+, so I can't check: Is Debian o

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

2011-12-23 Thread mac
On 22/12/11 23:55, Alan Pope wrote: So in my opinion we should be where people are. People most definitely are on G+, whether you are or not. I don't use G+, so I can't check: Is Debian on G+? mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubunt

[ubuntu-uk] No, You Won't See Me on Facebook, Google Plus, nor Skype - Bradley M. Kuhn ( Brad ) ( bkuhn )

2011-12-12 Thread mac
What do you reckon to Brad's argument?... http://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2011/11/24/google-plus.html mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Are we missing the point with an OS ?

2011-12-03 Thread mac
On 03/12/2011 17:51, Liam Proven wrote: It is not that Linux has great apps - TBH the choice is better on Windows or Mac and often the quality is a lot higher, too. It is that: [1] these days, Linux does all the stuff that most people really *need* [2] you get all these tools for nothing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Are we missing the point with an OS ?

2011-12-03 Thread mac
he OS are a bit like Hi-fi enthusiasts of old, whose idea of a perfect system was one where you put an unrecorded disc on the turntable, turn the gain up full, and hear... silence! Most of us just want the music. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubun

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Top Posting

2011-11-24 Thread mac
On 24/11/11 19:29, Andres wrote: I know there is a setup somewhere in evolution to enable bottom posting but i have not found it in thunderbird. In Account Settings > Composition & Addressing. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Top Posting

2011-11-23 Thread mac
es where I have to scroll down 2000 lines to get to a bottom-posted, single-sentence comment. It's not considerate, and if you can't be bothered to edit, at least save your readers a lot of trouble by top-posting! mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/li

Re: [ubuntu-uk] sony camers files

2011-11-10 Thread mac
e can do this, too) so that you can do the first-pass culling very easily. If your camera can do this, try it for a bit to see what works best for you. And join a local camera club or photographic society. It'll help your photography a lot (even though you may be the only Linu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] sony camers files

2011-11-09 Thread mac
ure re-editing. So archive the 'unspoilt' originals. (But do be ruthless about deleting rubbish!) Of course, if you don't ever want to be bothered editing your images, rely on your camera's software to do it for you, and just shoot JPGs. ( But you do then rely on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] sony camers files

2011-10-26 Thread mac
On 26/10/2011 12:06, Philip Stubbs wrote: On 26 October 2011 11:27, mac wrote: Not sure the Sony A55 is supported by UFRaw: http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/Cameras.html If by A55 they mean Sony SLT-A55V, then it is supported by UFRaw, according to that page. Well spotted! I missed that in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] sony camers files

2011-10-26 Thread mac
version of dcraw, which UFRaw uses. See last comment here: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1037&message=37616086&changemode=1 mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] From Evolution to Thunderbird ....

2011-08-12 Thread mac
On 12/08/2011 22:06, Barry Drake wrote: On 12/08/11 21:57, mac wrote: gmx does not allow you to use a From field that's different from the account e-mail address you're using to authenticate the SMTP server. The gmail SMTP server, on the other hand, does allow you to do this with T

Re: [ubuntu-uk] From Evolution to Thunderbird ....

2011-08-12 Thread mac
u're using to authenticate the SMTP server. The gmail SMTP server, on the other hand, does allow you to do this with Thunderbird, IIRC. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-09 Thread mac
On 7 Jul 2011, at 10:32, Dave Hanson wrote: > I'm keen to get on this if anyone could invite me please? Google has opened Google plus to all account holders. See http://plus.google.com mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-

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

2011-07-05 Thread mac
mgramm [at] gmail [dott] com Thanks! mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

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

2011-07-01 Thread mac
On 01/07/2011 14:35, Dino T. wrote: I can send google+ invites to anyone, just need a gmail address or hotmail/yahoo that has a google account associated. That would be good. I am ammgramm followed by the [at] gmail [dott] com domain Ta very much! mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wacom bamboo MTE450

2011-06-30 Thread mac
ess him; that man deserves a medal - is still toiling to repair Ubuntu's Wacom software, this time after the breakages caused by the 11.04 upgrade. He's a great bloke, and will reply to your posts on that thread most helpfully. But do read and apply the relevant advice on the threa

[ubuntu-uk] The Leading Cause Of The Recent Linux Kernel Power Problems [Phoronix]

2011-06-28 Thread mac
Power usage has been an issue with 11.04. This article may mean more to some of you folks than it does to me. (Apologies if this is old news!) http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_2638_aspm&num=1 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] School websites

2011-06-24 Thread mac
lem here seems to be substituting a playground brawl for a decision process: "I want this, so do it!" versus "You didn't ask me, so shan't!" What a catastrophic way for a business to work! mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] School websites

2011-06-17 Thread mac
all > Java on your machine, just so you can use the navigation links??... I see from th top of their page that they're recognised for ICT! mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wacom bamboo tablets...

2011-05-15 Thread mac
ctional for use with, say, GIMP. So I'd say read the resources above and give it a go. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mail hosting

2011-03-17 Thread mac
le domain, the UKFSN e-mail hosting costs are much higher than I wanted to pay. Thanks for the suggestion, though. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mail hosting

2011-03-13 Thread mac
ur various suggestions, and looking into the options, and I've decided simply to use mail forwarding from an existing account. Thanks again for all your help. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mail hosting

2011-03-13 Thread mac
rnet/ But I don't want to engage in a polemic about this. We have to decide for ourselves what we're OK with. Personally, I have as little to do with Google as possible (and yes, I do block google-analytics on web sites I visit; and I search with Scroogle or Ixquick. Pass me a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mail hosting

2011-03-13 Thread mac
On 13/03/2011 11:10, Colin Law wrote: I have found virtualnames.co.uk very reliable and inexpensive. Also very responsive and helpful if there are any problems. Thanks, Colin, I'll take a look. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mail hosting

2011-03-13 Thread mac
On 13/03/11 09:13, Sean Miller wrote: On 13 March 2011 08:06, mac wrote: Ah, sorry — and not Google! :-( I would have suggested Google too... what sort of mail server are you after? And how much do you want to spend? I just want basic mail hosting for my own domain. I just need IMAP

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mail hosting

2011-03-13 Thread mac
On 13 Mar 2011, at 07:38, Simon Greenwood wrote: > Google Apps for Domains. > Ah, sorry — and not Google! :-( -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Mail hosting

2011-03-12 Thread mac
I'm looking for a cheap, reliable mail hosting service (and, no, I don't want to run my own server!). Any recommendations? mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LibreOffice vs OpenOffice

2011-02-19 Thread mac
ice, which Oracle will want to find ways of making money out of. And one guesses they will do that by introducing proprietary 'enhancements'. So if you want 'free' in both senses, looks like Libre Office is the only show in town. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] LibreOffice vs OpenOffice

2011-02-18 Thread mac
On 19/02/2011 06:05, Hassan "Haz" Williamson wrote: @Mac, Thanks for that. Interesting read. Personally I'm going where the developers are, I have a feeling that Oracle might try to swing things to their favour and might close down some aspects of OOo - either that or try to in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Preferred online storage solution?

2011-02-17 Thread mac
ld seem to be relatively unknown (I had never heard of it for example), unless it has very rock-steady investors, may of course just "disappear" - in which case what happens to your data? You might also want to read their Terms of Service and Privacy policy. I just did. mac -- ubuntu-uk

[ubuntu-uk] LibreOffice vs OpenOffice

2011-02-16 Thread mac
Just to follow up the recent thread - I guess some but not all of us may have come across this: http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/open-office-dilemma-openofficeorg-vs-libreoffice-716 mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Office suite choice?

2011-02-08 Thread mac
but it seems to be working fine - at least as good as OpenOffice ever did. And it seems to handle changing the default template on the iMac better than OOo did. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Icon-sized front pages of pdfs

2011-01-27 Thread mac
pdfs, but not for other types of file? mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Camera ?

2010-11-25 Thread mac
cards directly to computers; and Ubuntu will mount cards even if a particular camera uses an idiosyncratic or proprietary protocol for direct connection. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Camera ?

2010-11-25 Thread mac
, where it will mount as an external mass storage device. AFAIK, the TZ8 uses JPEG for image files (and MPEG? for video). No problem with those formats. (It doesn't shoot RAW files). Should be fine. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/lis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu/Linux is still not an OS for the masses - discuss

2010-10-13 Thread mac
thing that leads to the kind of frustration that upset the OP, and one has to sympathise, even though there may be 'good' reasons for the hassle. It certainly confirms the old adage that FOSS is only free if your time has no value. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Logo Vote

2010-08-25 Thread mac
Alan Lord (News) wrote: > Please check your spam filters. > There were quite a few peeps last night on IRC saying the mail went into > their gmail junk folder. > > It worked for me. Not in the junk mail, I fear. Clearly, I'm just not good enough to be allowed to vote. ;

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Logo Vote

2010-08-25 Thread mac
an email with a link in it, so I may not have met an eligibility criterion. I wonder which, and how the voting system knows. ;-) mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox not getting focus

2010-07-26 Thread mac
for the hint. You don't do it so easily in Gnome/Compiz, but here's how for anyone who's interested: Go to System > Preferences > Advanced Desktop Effects Setting (or CompizConfig Settings Manager) > General Options > Focus & Raise Behaviour and set Focus Prevent

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox not getting focus

2010-07-26 Thread mac
Or learn how to program, to change FF myself. (I don't think so!) ;-) mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox not getting focus

2010-07-25 Thread mac
the space bar, say, to open a Liferea item? (I can't believe that Mark and me are the only people plagued by this change.) And if you've also found a fix to restore the previous behaviour of FF, it would be really good to hear it. :-) mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://list

[ubuntu-uk] Firefox not getting focus

2010-07-24 Thread mac
as a bug. Can anyone suggest how I might restore the former behaviour? mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] How does standard Ubuntu install compare to this?

2010-06-18 Thread mac
t they don't know, don't know how to fix it, and don't know how to find out. Hope someone from SafeOnLine reads your post! :-) mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] no wired network after Lucid upgrade

2010-05-24 Thread mac
our of selecting just the wired connection if present: rather, the ethernet and the wireless NICs both connect now. (I don't know whether that's a problem?) Anyway, I can just disconnect the wireless if I need to (e.g. for upgrading). Thanks very much for your helpful ad

Re: [ubuntu-uk] no wired network after Lucid upgrade

2010-05-24 Thread mac
mac wrote: > I've just upgraded my Dell 6400 laptop from Karmic to Lucid... > Since the upgrade, there is no wired connection at all. Still only have wireless, despite trying a couple of poorly-understood fixes I came across. Various bug reports mention this problem, but don

[ubuntu-uk] no wired network after Lucid upgrade

2010-05-22 Thread mac
'd be grateful for advice. TIA mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] TrueCrypt + Dropbox/UbuntuOne

2010-05-02 Thread mac
Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: > Could I suggest using something like cryptkeeper to create > encfs-encrypted files? This way only changed files are uploaded, > rather than the monolithic TrueCrypt volumes. Thanks for the suggestion. Am I right in thinking you'd need cryptkeeper installed and runnin

[ubuntu-uk] TrueCrypt + Dropbox/UbuntuOne

2010-05-02 Thread mac
I'm running Karmic. I want to use TrueCrypt 6.3a in portable mode for volumes in Dropbox and Ubuntu One, but I cannot see Tools/Traveller Disk Setup on the TrueCrypt interface to create the files. Any advice/suggestions, please? TIA mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wacom bamboo

2010-04-26 Thread mac
x27;s broken again in 10.04, and so near the release date. Looks like I shan't be upgrading soon, then. Do you happen to know the references for relevant bug reports? mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Backup strategies: [Was Hard drive- Bad sectors]

2010-04-19 Thread mac
ith a lot of data, having hourly, daily, weekly, etc., snapshots is much more important. Thanks for the clarification. (I can relax. Phew!) mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Backup strategies: [Was Hard drive- Bad sectors]

2010-04-19 Thread mac
ecover from a more serious data loss. And how is rsnapshot better? TIA mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Digital economy bill

2010-04-09 Thread mac
Andy wrote: > 189 MPs voted Yes (Aye), 47 voted No (Noe). > There are 646 MPs so most of them couldn't even be bothered to vote. Worse yet, according to press reports many of those who voted did not attend the preceding debate. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Digital economy bill

2010-04-08 Thread mac
Martin Topping wrote: > So does anyone know where/when we can find out what actually happened > wrt the Bill? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8608478.stm mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Digital economy bill

2010-04-08 Thread mac
jim.came...@buhlersortex.com wrote: > "L'economie, c'est moi." Blimey, are you really Peter Mandelson? mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] My Desktop's disappeared

2010-02-26 Thread mac
Dianne Reuby wrote: > Somehow I've deleted that folder, but I don't know how! Forgive me if I'm being stupid, but is it, by any chance, in your waste bin? mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mailing list delays?

2010-01-24 Thread mac
Dianne Reuby wrote: > Anyone else had delays in the list?... > Anyone else getting this? I've had so many email problems lately (with > all my email accounts!) I'm getting paranoid. It's been OK here, I'm afraid. :-( mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com htt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Possible Training Events

2010-01-17 Thread mac
t may be the main problem. I wondered if an option to deal with this might be to offer a short series of evening class at the local high school (many of which run 'recreational' evening classes), or approach the University of the Third Age or the Workers Educational Association to offe

[ubuntu-uk] Petition re European software patenting

2010-01-07 Thread mac
You may already have seen this, but, if not, you may be interested: http://petition.stopsoftwarepatents.eu/741002697334/ mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] web / e-mail hosting

2009-11-27 Thread mac
7;m not going to post anything else about this. But I am grateful to folk who - in the main topic of this thread - gave me good information about mail hosting services. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] web / e-mail hosting

2009-11-26 Thread mac
Rowan Berkeley wrote: > I think you have to assume The Man knows what kind of spud U like, etc. Mmm... a comfortable abdication only if the innocent never come to harm. But, even so, you don't have to hand over your wallet to The Man *before* he holds you up at knife point, do y

Re: [ubuntu-uk] web / e-mail hosting

2009-11-26 Thread mac
ome bloke in the local council suspected they might have done something REALLY dangerous, like applying for a school place when living outside its catchment. ;-) mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] web / e-mail hosting

2009-11-26 Thread mac
blem. But for me, I'll survive without the 'convenience'. Call me paranoid... mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] web / e-mail hosting

2009-11-25 Thread mac
mac wrote: > ...Does anyone have any experience / comments about Heart Internet or > 5 Quid Host?.. Thanks to everyone for taking the trouble to reply and for the very useful comments. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

[ubuntu-uk] web / e-mail hosting

2009-11-25 Thread mac
ct, really, more the e-mail service. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Audio Streams

2009-11-20 Thread mac
mac wrote: > BBC: (I haven't tried all of these, but the ones I have tried do work; > you need gstreamer-plugins-ugly): Forgot to say that these URLs seem to work with Rhythmbox (though I normally play radio streams through Slimdevices/Logitech SqueezeCentre + Squeezeb

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Audio Streams

2009-11-20 Thread mac
rnational: http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/live/l...sextra_int.asx BBC 6Music: http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/ram/6music_hi.asx BBC7: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/realplayer/bbc7_hi.asx mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Liferea: transfer settings from 1.4 to 1.6?

2009-11-18 Thread mac
So I'm grateful, as always, for the generous help of folk on this list. mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

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