Re: [ubuntu-uk] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2011-08-14 Thread suprengr
on this list? Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com Cheers, Bill B. [suprengr] ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] connect on LinkedIn - soz Alan L.

2011-08-14 Thread suprengr
Sorry Alan Lord - sincerely, that should of course read: Anyone know Alan Smith can give a nudge? On Sun, 2011-08-14 at 19:05 +0100, suprengr wrote: A bit suspicious / malicious huh? Anyony know Alan Lord can give a nudge? On Sun, 2011-08-14 at 17:48 +0100, Alan Lord (News) wrote

[ubuntu-uk] Graphics - sorry, boring

2011-07-24 Thread suprengr
anyway. So... time to get a graphics card me reckons... but which one is currently best per £ on an Ubuntu pooter? [as despite other partitions that's what my pooter really is] Pooter is a Dell Dimension E520 with slots to spare [for what it's worth]. Cheers, Bill B. [suprengr] ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Graphics - sorry, boring

2011-07-24 Thread suprengr
On Sun, 2011-07-24 at 18:59 +0100, Simon Greenwood wrote: On 24 July 2011 17:33, suprengr supre...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Whilst I know this a boring [probably asked a 100 times before] question: here we go: Just had the final

[ubuntu-uk] geeknik

2011-07-23 Thread suprengr
. [suprengr] ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] influence in education

2011-06-21 Thread suprengr
running MS only software, the other running Ubuntu and equivalent software. Stuck [prominently] to each laptop is a price tag ;) Cheers, Bill B. [suprengr] ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's in a name?

2011-06-12 Thread suprengr
There used to be a best-in-breed mainframe sys called VMS... Microsoft's idea was to go one better and add to prove it they added one letter up [from VMS] to each of the intials... WNT! Cheers, SuprEngr. ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's in a name?

2011-06-12 Thread suprengr
On Sun, 2011-06-12 at 16:48 +0100, suprengr wrote: On Sun, 2011-06-12 at 14:48 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: On 11 June 2011 22:32, Grant Sewell dcg...@thymox.co.uk wrote: On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:13:03 +0100 Alan Bell wrote: On 11/06/11 21:06, (:techitone:) wrote: Windows

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What's in a name?

2011-06-11 Thread suprengr
/ if the users care more about the name than the system,; why bother building a system? 2/ whilst we in the minority: we are not the target [MacDefender refers] Cheers, SuprEngr. ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Example of difficulty to Convert MS users

2011-06-08 Thread suprengr
click 'install' [trust me - it's obvios when you do it]. You'll be surprised. I do not offer this as a panacea to all compatibility problems, merely as a soloution to some of them - learned and proved from own experience. Cheers, SuprEngr. ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] asus ubuntu

2011-06-05 Thread suprengr
essentials one it still slows down. Even if W7 was faster than Ubuntu, I would still have a lot of reasons to want to avoid it. -- alan cocks Ubuntu user I love Windows... it gets me sooo many free pints at my local sorting out users problems for them! ;D Cheers, SuprEngr. ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Frankenstein Unity

2011-05-31 Thread suprengr
On Tue, 2011-05-31 at 21:37 +0100, Paul Sutton wrote: On 31/05/11 21:23, Colin Law wrote: On 30 May 2011 22:09, suprengr boo...@gmail.com wrote: I am beginning to wonder if Unity is the Frankenstein character of Ubuntu. It's alive they shouted - but did 'they' consider the humanity

[ubuntu-uk] Frankenstein Unity

2011-05-30 Thread suprengr
I am beginning to wonder if Unity is the Frankenstein character of Ubuntu. It's alive they shouted - but did 'they' consider the humanity of it all? ;) Cheers, SuprEngr. ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu