Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network Enlightenment

2015-11-17 Thread Matt Wheeler
On 17 Nov 2015 18:55, "Stuart Ward" wrote: > What you should do is turn off DHCP and NAT on router B and give that router a fixed IP address on Router A, Then all your devices will be on the same subnet. Except Nigel seems to *want* the subnets split, based on his mail, and was just asking questi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network Enlightenment

2015-11-17 Thread Matt Wheeler
2.168.0.1 *(assuming that's your router A's internal IP address) with each of wired and wireless interfaces connected on its own, that should show you the different routes taken, but it will probably look something like: (wired) $ traceroute 192.168.0.1 1 gateway (192.168.0.1) (wir

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Spare RAT ticket?

2015-08-22 Thread Matt Wheeler
Hi T, I have a spare ticket as I've double booked myself for that weekend, if you're still looking for one. Thanks On Fri, 21 Aug 2015 at 20:57 T T Mooney wrote: > So, I have a houseguest the weekend of the RAT. Anyone have a spare ticket > I can beg, borrow, or steal? I bought one for myself

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Enabling Wake on Lan on Ubuntu laptop

2015-06-25 Thread Matt Wheeler
g it will use more power than a full suspend, of course. -- Matt Wheeler http://funkyh.at -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Bizarre occurrence when attempting to install Ubuntu

2014-11-19 Thread Matt Wheeler
pressing an F key when you've just turned it on, maybe F2 or F10, and looking for settings to do with boot order or priority, or "legacy boot" > > > > > Can anyone shed any light as to what’s going on? Hopefully there's a clue in there somewhere... > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Virtualbox Advice

2014-03-04 Thread Matt Wheeler
64bit host OS. It's not possible to run a 64bit guest on a host system without VT-x or AMD-V (even if the host OS is 64bit) -- Matt Wheeler http://funkyh.at -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Problem with Mail set up in Ubuntu 13.10

2014-01-28 Thread Matt Wheeler
to their site, fruux releases some software as open source (looks like mostly libraries that they use for the service), but that doesn't mean the service itself is open source. -- Matt Wheeler http://funkyh.at -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk http

Re: [ubuntu-uk] DSL provider

2013-05-07 Thread Matt Wheeler
ards, > > Travis > -- > Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- ubun

[ubuntu-uk] Auto sudo authenticate on 12.10

2013-02-27 Thread Matt Keen
Hey, Was just wondering whether this is something that anybody else,has found. The update manager is installing updates without asking for root password? It isn 't really a feature I would like. Any ideas on how to stop it? Regards Matt Keen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] creating a wireless bridge

2012-11-24 Thread Matt Wheeler
net cards on the same computer and is both overly complicated and a bit > unreliable. What I have done 'just works'. That requires a wired connection to the second router, which seems like what javadayaz is trying to avoid. -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] creating a wireless bridge

2012-11-24 Thread Matt Wheeler
penwrt.org/toh/start is openwrt's list of supported devices. There are other options like Tomato (http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato) although I'm not sure whether they support bridging in any form... -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Libreoffice pdf import extension .....

2012-08-19 Thread Matt Wheeler
ng ~/.libreoffice (or even just the plugins directory) should have been enough to resolve the original issue. It's almost never necessary to re-install packages to reset their configuration if they are packages run by a normal user (and reinstalling the package just doesn't work in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] heads up - Secure Boot Problems for Linux Users Are Here Already

2012-06-01 Thread Matt Wheeler
an update to that article, the money actually goes to verisign, and anyone can get a signing key from them for $99. So actually (without having looked into it any further) this looks like quite a reasonable solution to securing system booting in general. Anyone have any further insight?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Tablet security!

2011-11-24 Thread Matt Jones
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Pete wrote: > Hi all, > > Probably a mute point, and I have no wish to feed a troll, but on TV earlier > they were advertising 'Norton Tablet Security' for Android tablets, given > the close similarity between Android and LINUX / UNIX based systems (I > believe And

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Look what I found in waitrose

2011-11-16 Thread Matt Wheeler
I tweeted an ubuntu cola picture over a year and a half ago (and it's still on the front page on my twitter profile... shows how much I use it) ;D -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dropbox type solutions....

2011-06-20 Thread Matt Wheeler
on (not with the intention of replacing git, though) as is a web interface. -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Empathy and 11.04

2011-05-17 Thread Matt Wheeler
cking is clipboardless copy & paste - > select text in one place, middle-click elsewhere and whatever is > selected is inserted where you click. Huge timesaver and again > something I really miss on both Windows and Mac OS X This is something I really miss on other operating systems t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Checking if a System restart is required

2011-05-03 Thread Matt Wheeler
ut some of them off, leaving security holes open for longer. Perhaps the "system reboot required" messages just need to be made more informative :) (sorry if this reply's a bit broken, I'm writing it on my phone) -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Bonding 3G connections.

2011-04-06 Thread Matt Sturdy
On 06/04/2011, Tim Dobson wrote: > On 03/04/11 21:10, Tim Dobson wrote: >> Just wondered, does anyone have any experience or has seen any blogs >> posts of anyone bonding two or more 3G connections so they can >> aggregate the bandwidth? >> >> If you've seen or heard of anyone doing this I'd be i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Programming in Python User Interface

2011-03-25 Thread Matt Sturdy
On 25 March 2011 10:02, wrote: > Pythonchallange is probably not the best place for a beginner to start, > unless they enjoy headaches, mysteries and extremely fast paced learning > > That totally depends on the person and how they learn... for me, pythonchallenge with hints and a little help fro

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Android Slates/Tablets......

2011-03-24 Thread Matt Sturdy
On 24 March 2011 11:10, James Thomas wrote: > Hi John, > > According to the review in Linux User and Developer, the best one to go for > it the Samsung Galaxy Tab at £390. A close runner up was the Dell Streak, > but that is also priced at £390... > > +1 for the galaxy, my colleague has one, and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Stuff appearing in Terminal, I dont know what it is......

2011-03-06 Thread Matt Sturdy
Hi john, You should also have a backup here: /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 so the command to move it would be: *sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 /var/lib/dpkg/status* on my system this is only 3 days old (ie before I updated today) Matt On 6 March 2011 12:06, John MM wrote: > On 06/03

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange high CPU usage problem

2011-02-24 Thread Matt Sturdy
Hi Simon - out of interest, can I ask what BIOS version you have on the M1330 at the moment? I'm using my 32bit M1330, and have frequent issues with overheating. I'm wondering if a BIOS update might go some way to resolving it. Cheers, Matt On 24 February 2011 06:46, Simon Greenw

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Strange high CPU usage problem

2011-02-24 Thread Matt Sturdy
flash plugin in Chromium. I switched to Google Chrome and haven't suffered nearly as much since. I have seen that video calls in Skype can be the culprit as well... not much i can do about that though Cheers, Matt On 24 February 2011 06:37, wrote: > Hi Rossen, > > I have had si

Re: [ubuntu-uk] buying a laptop?

2011-01-16 Thread Matt Sturdy
> > I've had very few problems with the entire Dell laptop line. My company > has bought ~30ish laptops from them in the last 5 years. Lessons > learned: > My Dell M1330 came with ubuntu preinstalled, and worked fine for a while. Although after 6 months it suffered from real problems due to the g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Windows live

2011-01-13 Thread Matt Sturdy
o.uk account in Empathy (with 1 yahoo, 1 SIP phone and 2 googletalk accounts) with few problems. Some of my MSN contacts have commented that I normally appear offline, but it doesn't prevent messages from getting through. Matt On 13 January 2011 14:07, Tony Pursell wrote: > On Thu, 20

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diaspora

2011-01-07 Thread Matt Wheeler
I feel like I should jump on the bandwagon and ask if anyone has another spare invite for me :-) -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diaspora

2011-01-02 Thread Matt Thompson
Hi Ronnie, On Sun, 2 Jan 2011, Ronnie Tucker wrote: I've got a couple of invites left if anyone still wants one? -- *Ronnie* I'd love one if you've got a spare! -Matt -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] help seting up alamin

2010-12-03 Thread Matt Sturdy
e I think that's all, and really should only take a few hours to get it done. matt -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] help seting up alamin

2010-11-30 Thread Matt Sturdy
hrough GSM modems. I have been on their mailing list a while, and it's an active product, with development ongoing and a good level of email support. matt -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommend a two hard drive dock

2010-11-24 Thread Matt Jones
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 2:07 PM, javadayaz wrote: > well this is what i want to do! > Buy a laptop. > reconnect my old hd's ( x2) to the laptop via the usb docks. Then using a > xbox360 downstairs stream my media downstairs through the docks! > If that makes sense. > > On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommend a two hard drive dock

2010-11-24 Thread Matt Jones
t;> > > > > -- > > Regards > Javad > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > A Dual drive enclosure maybe? http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/15957789/CiT-Dual-3-5-inch-SATA-USB-2-0-Hard-Drive-Enclosure/Product.html?_%24ja=kw:{keyword}|cgn:15957789|tsid:13315|cn:15957789|mt:{MatchType}|crid:{creative} I had something similar and it worked fine. Matt -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Recommend a two hard drive dock

2010-11-24 Thread Matt Sturdy
something like this? http://snurl.com/1ikix7 Matt On 24 November 2010 09:06, javadayaz wrote: > both are good products...but is there anything that would hide the actual > hds once they have been pushed into the dock? > some sort of enclosure perhaps... > > On Wed, Nov 24, 2

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell netbook webcam ....

2010-11-17 Thread Matt
On 17 November 2010 20:02, Barry Drake wrote: > On Wed, 2010-11-17 at 19:38 -0200, Matt wrote: >> In the end I gave up and bought a £10 USB webcam and plugged it in. > > I think that confirms my decision.  It's quite a hassle sending the > thing back, and I already have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dell netbook webcam ....

2010-11-17 Thread Matt
t to check for loose wires. Found nothing of use. In the end I gave up and bought a £10 USB webcam and plugged it in. ...and then I spent a day installing the microdia drivers and wishing I'd checked for compatibility first. Cheers, Matt On 17 November 2010 19:22, Barry Drake wrote: &g

[ubuntu-uk] Clever tricks using vsftpd virtual users to have seperate permissisons

2010-11-04 Thread Matt Darcy
list to see if any of you have come up with clever solutions. Thanks, Matt -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Mint 9 and Windows 2000 Server

2010-10-24 Thread Matt Darcy
On 23/10/2010 21:24, Ronnie Tucker wrote: > I have my EEE PC (with Mint 9) hooked up to a Windows 2000 server at > work. The server is set to force the user to change their password every > 30 days and the new password mustn't be the same as any of the previous > dozen or so passwords. > > When the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Support - Where are we in the real world

2010-10-15 Thread Matt Wheeler
ore I head off to university :-) -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Sound effects ....

2010-10-05 Thread Matt Wheeler
playlists to queue up your other sound effects. It can be configured to use either JACK or ALSA, and its ALSA driver works fine with pulseaudio. -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Cron Help

2010-09-23 Thread Matt Sturdy
Morning Jon, Cron is a tool for scheduling repetitive tasks. Do you think this is coming from your box? Where does the email come from? Cheers Matt On 23 September 2010 09:22, Jon Reynolds wrote: > Hi, > > Can anyone help me with this please. I get an email every day with the &g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Conky doesn't display on XFCE desktop

2010-09-17 Thread Matt Sturdy
On 17 September 2010 10:57, Philip Newborough wrote: > On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Matt Sturdy > wrote: > > Hi guys, > > I recently made the switch to XFCE, and mostly it's working well. Quick, > > clean interface etc. > > The one thing I can't

[ubuntu-uk] Conky doesn't display on XFCE desktop

2010-09-17 Thread Matt Sturdy
transparent yes # Alignment alignment top_right # Gap between borders of screen and text gap_x 10 gap_y 30 # load lua script(s) lua_load /home/matt/bin/conky/readfile.lua # stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen TEXT ${voffset -20}${alignc 80}${color orange}${font OpenLogos:size=

Re: [ubuntu-uk] (Marketing) Royal Society asks you - why IT is boring?

2010-08-26 Thread Matt Sturdy
project was "Create 4 linked webpages in Microsoft > Front Page blah blah blah" which would have been a nightmare for any > sane person to maintain, so I wrote it in PHP with a SQL backend and > none of the markers understood it :( > > IT should be more about computers

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Logo Vote

2010-08-25 Thread Matt Thompson
eligible to vote? > > I just voted, simply as a member of this list; but I did not get 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 My mail server rejected the mail as the se

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Irritating balloon notifiers

2010-08-20 Thread Matt Sturdy
Hi, These instructions should work for you: http://www.killertechtips.com/2009/04/26/disable-notifications-in-ubuntu-904-jaunty-jackalope/ <http://www.killertechtips.com/2009/04/26/disable-notifications-in-ubuntu-904-jaunty-jackalope/> Cheers, Matt On 20 August 2010 18:44, Rowan Be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Server Crashes

2010-08-04 Thread Matt Wheeler
On 4 August 2010 11:39, Daniel Case wrote: > Ahhh...Thank you Al, > how do I control how much RAM Apache&PHP can have? > Daniel http://hakre.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/wordpress-3-0-memory-requirements-256-mb/ may be of interest to you both. -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Firefox not getting focus

2010-07-26 Thread Matt Wheeler
ore the previous behaviour of FF, > it would be really good to hear it.  :-) I'm also experiencing the same behaviour, but I actually prefer it. I don't really like apps stealing focus (even if I did click on a link) -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] dual boot with 2 HDDs

2010-07-26 Thread Matt Wheeler
alled on it > and I therefore assumed that it would be easier to dual boot by adding > the extra drive. > > > > How does this affect your suggested method? Installing Windows on the second hard drive then following the instructions here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Recovering

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Quick Perl question...

2010-07-12 Thread Matt Wheeler
ded to the end of the first... You could remove both the start and end tags with something like $solar_info =~ s!(.*)!$1!; (note I'm also using ! instead of / so I don't have to escape the /) -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Running daemon at startup as another user

2010-06-23 Thread Matt Wheeler
me though. The only issue you might get with the crontab version is if it runs before the network is initialised and shoutcast expects an interface to be there. You shouldn't have this problem with rc.local because it won't run until after all the other init scripts, but it's probab

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Site Rebranding - Mockups

2010-06-04 Thread Matt Wheeler
On 4 June 2010 05:37, Sean Miller wrote: > On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:03 AM, Matt Wheeler wrote: >> This is mostly fixable these days using @font-face (supported by >> current versions of all the major browsers) -- the font can simply be >> embedded into the site and down

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu UK Site Rebranding - Mockups

2010-06-03 Thread Matt Wheeler
e font can simply be embedded into the site and downloaded by the browser ⢁). -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] web hosting recommendation

2010-05-09 Thread Matt Jones
I use 5quidhost for a couple of sites. I have been with them for a couple of years and the service has been very stable, I certainly haven't noticed any downtime. Any issues were sorted quickly over email(Admittedly most of the problems were a PEBKAC issues!). Matt. On Sun, May 9, 2010 at

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Just noticed something..not sure if its an error.....

2010-02-18 Thread Matt Wheeler
in as root > I'd get a "#" prompt rather than a "$" one - others can clarify > whether this is actually the case. It is the case, assuming you are using the standard bash $PS1. It might be different if you've customised your prompt or are using a different shell.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Monitor Resolution Question

2009-12-06 Thread Matt Jones
On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 10:20 PM, Nigel Verity wrote: > Hi > > I run a Compaq desktop which dual boots Xubuntu 9.10 and XP. For both > operating systems the maximum available monitor resolution is 1024 x 768. I > would like to replace the current monitor with something more up to date, > using a 16

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

2009-11-26 Thread Matt Wheeler
nment would have a much easier time simply asking google for your thoughts than attempting to steal them through radio waves ;) Yours Hypocritically, ;) Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

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

2009-11-25 Thread Matt Jones
with 5 quid, with several email accounts and it has been nice and reliable, in the two years I have not noticed any downtime. The webmail is a choice of Horde and squirrelmail, both are a bit clunky, but work fine. Hope this helps, Matt. -- 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?

2009-11-17 Thread Matt Wheeler
way. This is true for any package for a program that has user-specific settings, apt has nothing to do with them. > Thanks to Matt. No problem :-) -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- 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?

2009-11-17 Thread Matt Wheeler
, it should prompt you about the upgrade and let you know it's leaving your 1.4 settings in case of problems, and do the conversion for you. Hope this helps -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Audio Streams

2009-11-08 Thread Matt Jones
On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 9:20 AM, David Restall - System Administrator wrote: > Hi, > > Matt Jones  wrote :- > >> On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 7:11 PM, David Restall - System Administrator >> wrote: >> > >> > Also can somebody tell me why the BBC are so keen on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] BBC Audio Streams

2009-11-07 Thread Matt Jones
On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 7:11 PM, David Restall - System Administrator wrote: > > Also can somebody tell me why the BBC are so keen on 'Podcasts' which is > as proprietary as they come but not so keen on just putting good old > MP3's on the site to download ? > They do put MP3's for direct download

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Karmic networking broken

2009-10-27 Thread Matt Daubney
7;d definatley want to know! Make sure your backups are upto date, and use smartmon to find out what exactley is wrong with it. Just because something doesn't say there's a problem, doesn't mean it'll go away! -Matt Daubney -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Karmic networking broken

2009-10-27 Thread Matt Daubney
unusable on both machines > I > tested it on. :-( > > Chris I've been running Karmic since about Alpha 5 and had very few problems. The RC (on the 3 machines I'm running anyway) seems to be quite stable. The performance improvements are quite startling, especially the bo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Bizarre Firefox behaviour

2009-10-23 Thread Matt Wheeler
l one. -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org On Oct 23, 2009 12:23 PM, "Sean Miller" wrote: Hey, to return to my question -- how do I get Firefox to give me back my buttons? I could uninstall/reinstall from Synaptic and see if that did the trick, but just wondering if anybody knew of a less d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] linux & viruses

2009-10-21 Thread Matt Wheeler
ng your systems up to date with the latest versions of packages should keep you secure against most attacks that might come your way :-). -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IBM & Ubuntu - but what about Lotus?

2009-10-21 Thread Matt Jones
uite. The online demo was very nice(Although it appears to have stopped working now. I only found out about it yesterday and was surprised it hasn't received more attention. I am not sure how it compares to other web officey type things, such as Zimbra. I was about to install Zimbra to run email, but Opengoo looks like it might be worth a try. Matt. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] update-manager Not Displaying New Release for Karmic

2009-10-15 Thread Matt Wheeler
(Sorry for top-posting, awkward mobile client) update-manager seems to update all of the ppa distro names for you. Not sure about other third party repos though -- Matt Wheeler m...@funkyhat.org On Oct 15, 2009 9:36 AM, "Alan Pope" wrote: 2009/10/15 Neil Greenwood : > In the Sof

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Nokia phone running open source

2009-10-14 Thread Matt Jones
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Paul Roach wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Never mind - found it on mobilephonesdirect.co.uk on Vodafone and > T-Mobile, free on a 24 month contract :) > > > Matt Jones wrote: >> I have seen it for fr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Nokia phone running open source

2009-10-14 Thread Matt Jones
ps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > I have seen it for free on a £35/mo contract with a pretty decent usage allowance, and I suspect that an existing customer could get that down somewhat. I pay a fiver less a month for my N95 8GB. The Sim free price is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ide to sata

2009-09-30 Thread Matt Jones
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 6:17 PM, John Davis wrote: > This is not a linux question as such but I know someone will know the > answer! > > My computers hard drive is full. I have finally persuaded the Missus to have > a go at Ubuntu. I would like to buy a 500 gig SATA hard drive Partition it > half

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing clean Ubuntu in VM.....

2009-09-19 Thread Matt Jones
On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 7:17 PM, John Matthews wrote: > Hi, I was wondering, I would like to have a clean install of Ubuntu in a > VM, which I have installed on my machine which is using Ubuntu. Trouble > is, I cant get it to install. Does somebody have a url to a site, where > it gives instructio

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Having problems with making Firefox 3.5 default

2009-09-16 Thread Matt Daubney
t; John Check your preferred apps now and firefox should have reappeared. It might just be a simple case of reselcting this in your preferred apps. -Matt Daubney -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Having problems with making Firefox 3.5 default

2009-09-16 Thread Matt Daubney
Looks like you've deleted the symlink for firefox-3.0 now. >>>> >>>> >>>>> That is odd, no mention of shiretoko there, yet when I open it 3.5 it >>>>> has shiretoko at the top of the window. >>>>> >>>>> >>>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Opening CorelDraw CDR Files

2009-09-15 Thread Matt Jones
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 7:25 AM, James Kemp wrote: > I've got a couple of CDR files that I want to convert to SVG for use in > inkscape. Does anyone know how I might go about doing that without having > either CorelDraw or windows available? > > Thanks. > > -- > James Kemp > > Sent from my HTC Her

Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptops and broadband dongles

2009-09-03 Thread Matt Jones
aphone one though, as the field has developed so quickly, then the drivers aren't in Ubuntu yet for the most modern ones. Do you have a link to the laptop? Matt. On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Jon Taylor wrote: > Hi all, > > I’m looking for some information. My father in law is l

[ubuntu-uk] Throw a release party to get free software.

2009-09-02 Thread Matt Jones
I wonder where they got this idea from? http://houseparty.com/windows7 They do seem to look very excited at installing Windows 7. Then again, they may be wiping Vista... Matt. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] text to speech apps

2009-08-13 Thread Matt Jones
to read out a file, there may be an option to output to a file although it has been a while since I have used it. Hope this helps, Matt -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] Good SciFi was: What would Linus Pauling think about 'LinuxCertified'?

2009-08-05 Thread Matt Daubney
to on the small screen seems to be "Cowboys and > Indians" c1950 Hollywood. If you get a chance to watch Dollhouse, that _is_ good SciFi. Weird, and a little bit freaky, but good none the less. I keep meaning to go back through the whole of Farscape from my SciFi collection too. That was

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Android on iPhone

2009-08-05 Thread Matt Jones
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 10:10 PM, Daniel Drummond wrote: > >> I haven't watched this yet, but sounds interesting: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMmDQpfCcMs >> >> YouTube video of Window 95 on the iPhone. Sourced from Guardian Tech >> Twitter. >> >> James >> >> > I would take those claims with a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] recover deleted files in a window OS system

2009-07-14 Thread Matt Jones
Just fyi the N95 does come up as a mass storage device. It gives the option to use pc suite when you plug it in. Matt. On 7/14/09, javadayaz wrote: > ok update. recuva kep t on giving errors. undelete plus seems to have done > the trick though. > Thank you all for your help. :) > >

[ubuntu-uk] Film scanning

2009-07-13 Thread Matt Jones
ut of the box? It needs to deliver a reasonable quality and also cope with quite a lot of material! Cost isn't too important, but sub £100 would be nice, used is fine if they don't make the model anymore. Thanks in advance, Matt. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/m

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Matt Lopez-Dias
. Matt Lopez-Dias mattlopezd...@gmail.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Website Hacked..... (now showing online?)

2009-06-27 Thread Matt Jones
buntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > Looks like you just got away with it. Making a full site backup probably isn't a bad idea! Glad you got it sorted, Matt -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] wacom bamboo

2009-06-15 Thread Matt Jones
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Rob Beard wrote: > norman wrote: >> My tablet arrived today and it worked straight out of the box in Ubuntu >> 9.04. Now all I have to do is to learn how to use it. >> >> Norman >> >> > That's great, out of interest, how much was it? > > Rob > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Flyers

2009-06-13 Thread Matt Jones
on a plastic loop thing. Hope this help, I will experiment further when I get some time! Matt. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] reminder tool

2009-06-11 Thread Matt Jones
Sounds like something you would find in gdesklets, the osx style widget thing. On 6/11/09, Eddie Armstrong wrote: > doug livesey wrote: >> Hi -- can anyone recommend a handy little reminder tool for Ubuntu? >> Just something I can quickly & easily set reminders in that will pop >> up & annoy me u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre installed ubuntu laptops?

2009-06-10 Thread Matt Jones
I just wish that other computer manufacturers did this > so customers could see that the Windows licence costs a fair chuck (IIRC > a recent quote I did for some PCs with Windows XP Pro, the Windows > license was about a third of the cost of the PC, if they'd gone for > Ubuntu they could have eith

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre installed ubuntu laptops -> now MS refunds...

2009-06-09 Thread Matt Jones
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Alan Bell wrote: > LeeGroups wrote: >>> hmm, maybe I should start collecting photos of such anti-competitive >>> practices in a hall of shame on the nakedcomputers.org site. >>> >>> I don't suppose you have the box still do you? >>> >> Still, have the box, yes. But I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wacom Intuos4 - how to install?

2009-06-07 Thread Matt Jones
As an aside, what do you think of the intuos? I am severely tempted by the A4 one as an upgrade from my bamboo, which has more than paid for itself. Matt -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wacom Intuos4 - how to install?

2009-06-06 Thread Matt Jones
ulties with the intuos 4 is that it is a newer version of the hardware, so it should be fixed in the next release. Matt. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Flyers

2009-06-03 Thread Matt Jones
herwise booker cash and carry have them, although you do need to be a member, I don't think you need to be a business anymore though. Or just nip to the corner shop and see if you can blag a couple ;) Matt. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu stickers!

2009-06-01 Thread Matt Jones
it would be good to peel off the "Vista" sticker and replace with an > Ubuntu one! > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > http://shop.canonical.com You will have to get a mixed pac

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What to buy as an Ubuntu web server?

2009-05-23 Thread Matt Jones
On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Chris Rowson wrote: > On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 5:03 PM, doug livesey wrote: >> >> I appreciate the advice there, and that is definitely the route I take >> with external, client-facing websites (although I use Mampi -- just get a >> recommendation in there!). >> T

Re: [ubuntu-uk] how to set up a dial up connection

2009-05-17 Thread Matt Jones
I would really recommend a router, a wired one is cheap, and will give a better and more stable connection that the modem. There appears to be some info here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsbAdslModem/EciAdsl but it is quite old. I know my sagem one didn't work at all when I tried it.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Routers and printers

2009-05-09 Thread Matt Jones
;>> >>> Also is there a way to make my wired printer wireless? >>> >>> Shalom >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > Not for most ISPs, they give you a Username/password that you know. I don't know why Sky does that, do they try to upsell routers? Matt. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Routers and printers

2009-05-09 Thread Matt Jones
t in printer server, so one of these may be an option. Some printers can be a bit fussy about this, so it's probably best to have a google before buying anything to check that it will work. HTH, Matt. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Viglen 'Review' (Was: Re: downloading slow torrents & energy consumption)

2009-04-09 Thread Matt Jones
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Jamie Bennett wrote: > Steve Garton wrote: >> Would a Viglen have enough grunt to run something like boxee >> (www.boxee.tv)? Boxee has rtorrent integrated, but it is mainly a >> media centre (a fork of xmbc I believe). I currently have it running >> on an old (~5

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Italian ubuntian in Exeter

2009-04-08 Thread Matt Jones
No?? The US uses a narrower range of channel IIRC, but that's about it. On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Alec Wright wrote: > I think there could be a problem with WiFi standards... isnt european > wifi incompatible with UK WiFi > > 2009/4/8 Rob Beard : >> m.pal...@tiscali.it wrote: >>> Dear Folks

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu pre-installed computer prices

2009-03-25 Thread Matt Jones
In the past, that opinion was fairly valid. Now, the celerons are actually quite speedy little chips, espescially for an Ubuntu box that is going to run web/openoffice/music all day. As for recommending a Via over the current (Dual core) celerons, they are quite a long way behind in performance ter

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Joiku wireless connection......

2009-03-25 Thread Matt Jones
I use it on my N95, it just works from what I can tell, it asks to connect to the 3g connection, then sets up an unencrypted acess point. What phone are you using? On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 8:55 AM, John wrote: > Hi everybody, I have decided that using the orange dongle just isnt > working, so I am

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