Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google fu - like kung-fu, but with search :)

2014-04-29 Thread Bruno Girin
The syntax to ask Google to find pages that link to a particular place is link:destination and to find pages on a particular site is site:site. So I believe that to find all links to ubuntuone.com on ubuntu.com, you'd put this into Google: link:ubuntuone.com site:ubuntu.com More details here:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google fu - like kung-fu, but with search :)

2014-04-29 Thread Mike Hingley
on the event (when the Ubuntu logo disapears from the screen). Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 09:31:30 +0100 From: brunogi...@gmail.com To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google fu - like kung-fu, but with search :) The syntax to ask Google to find pages that link to a particular place

[ubuntu-uk] Google fu - like kung-fu, but with search :)

2014-04-28 Thread Mike Hingley
Alas my google fu is not so great here, but I was wondering if anyone on the list had any ideas. I was thinking about the U1 close down, and I got to thinking about Iain Farrell's post on design.canonical.com :

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google fu - like kung-fu, but with search :)

2014-04-28 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Mike, On 29 April 2014 01:21, Mike Hingley computa_m...@hotmail.com wrote: I was thinking about the U1 close down, and I got to thinking about Iain Farrell's post on design.canonical.com : http://design.canonical.com/2011/10/so-youve-decided-to-make-an-ubuntu-promotional-video/ in this

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome

2013-12-18 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 18/12/13 07:36, Paul Mellors wrote: Hello Norman Are you having problems with the site, as using a default chrome should just work fine [after looking at that link], chrome browser is the same as it would be in windows there really isn't anything to disimilar. As would be firefox. Both

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome

2013-12-18 Thread Norman Silverstone
On 18/12/13 08:39, Alan Lord (News) wrote: On 18/12/13 07:36, Paul Mellors wrote: Hello Norman Are you having problems with the site, as using a default chrome should just work fine [after looking at that link], chrome browser is the same as it would be in windows there really isn't anything

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome

2013-12-18 Thread Dianne
Hi Norman, I'm on 12.04, and having tons of trouble with Chrome, but not on Ancestry. But I do see that the post you're directed to was published in 2010, so I should think the info was out of date anyway. I don't have the problems in Firefox, so I think the problem is Chrome rather than

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome

2013-12-18 Thread Simon Greenwood
Chrome does occasionally have trouble with ancestry.co.uk (as it does with other forms to varying degrees in my experience) but you shouldn't have to do anything to fix it, and if the instructions are from 2010 then they are very out of date so just ignore them. These things eventually either come

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome

2013-12-18 Thread Norman Silverstone
I'm on 12.04, and having tons of trouble with Chrome, but not on Ancestry. But I do see that the post you're directed to was published in 2010, so I should think the info was out of date anyway. I don't have the problems in Firefox, so I think the problem is Chrome rather than Ancestry or my OS.

[ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome

2013-12-17 Thread Norman Silverstone
I am using a web site which requires me to carry out some optimising procedures non of which cover Linux OS. Is this the place to ask for advice or would it be best if I contacted Google? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome

2013-12-17 Thread Paul Sladen
On Tue, 17 Dec 2013, Norman Silverstone wrote: I am using a web site which requires What is the website? -Paul -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome

2013-12-17 Thread Norman Silverstone
On 17/12/13 21:34, Paul Sladen wrote: On Tue, 17 Dec 2013, Norman Silverstone wrote: I am using a web site which requires What is the website? Ancestry.co.uk and here are the instructions http://help.ancestry.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5253 Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome

2013-12-17 Thread Paul Mellors
Hello Norman Are you having problems with the site, as using a default chrome should just work fine [after looking at that link], chrome browser is the same as it would be in windows there really isn't anything to disimilar. MooDoo On 18 December 2013 07:28, Norman Silverstone

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Code sharing

2013-07-05 Thread Muñiz Piniella , Andrés
El 04/07/2013 10:27, Tyler J. Wagner ty...@tolaris.com escribió: On 2013-07-03 23:43, Tony Pursell wrote: I think you are misunderstanding what it says. It talks about encryption software, that is software that encrypts data, and an obligation to tell the US government about it. I suppose

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Code sharing

2013-07-04 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On 2013-07-03 23:43, Tony Pursell wrote: I think you are misunderstanding what it says. It talks about encryption software, that is software that encrypts data, and an obligation to tell the US government about it. I suppose that is because such software can be used for all sorts of illegal

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Code sharing

2013-07-03 Thread Tony Pursell
On 3 July 2013 22:55, Andrés Muñiz Piniella andre...@gmail.com wrote: Hi a policy question, I just read this (1). It seems that some countries can not use the code from google code if it is encrypted software? If someone puts some GPL code, will this not be against it? Do others like

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Nexus 7

2012-10-21 Thread Andres Muniz
- Mensaje original - On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:02:58 +0100 Alan Pope alan.p...@canonical.com wrote: [snip] Can it run Jack Audio and puredata? I'll find out next week. Excellent http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4677528 and

[ubuntu-uk] Google Nexus 7

2012-10-20 Thread keith
Hello All http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_itempx=MTIxMTA Has anyone seen one of these? Can it run Jack Audio and puredata? And if anyone on this well connected e-mail list has any playtime, can it cope with din http://dinisnoise.org/ If so, for a ton and two thirds, there could be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Nexus 7

2012-10-20 Thread Alan Pope
On 20/10/12 18:45, keith wrote: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_itempx=MTIxMTA Has anyone seen one of these? I have two which I'm taking to UDS, one will get flashed with Ubuntu. Can it run Jack Audio and puredata? I'll find out next week. Cheers, -- Alan Pope Engineering

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Nexus 7

2012-10-20 Thread keith
On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:02:58 +0100 Alan Pope alan.p...@canonical.com wrote: [snip] Can it run Jack Audio and puredata? I'll find out next week. Excellent http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4677528 and http://www.chizang.net/alex/blog/2012/10/20/3440/ 'core' Ubuntu to me would

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome wont load......

2012-04-07 Thread John
On 05/04/12 11:39, Colin Law wrote: On 5 April 2012 11:10, scoundrel50ascoundrel...@gmail.com wrote: I am running in a partition Ubuntu 11.10, and today I got a rather large update. and after rebooting, Google chrome stopped loading. The window appeared for about 2 seconds after you click on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome wont load......

2012-04-07 Thread Colin Law
On 7 April 2012 13:28, John scoundrel...@gmail.com wrote: On 05/04/12 11:39, Colin Law wrote: On 5 April 2012 11:10, scoundrel50ascoundrel...@gmail.com  wrote: I am running in a partition Ubuntu 11.10, and today I got a rather large update. and after rebooting, Google chrome stopped loading.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome wont load......

2012-04-07 Thread scoundrel50a
On 07/04/12 13:35, Colin Law wrote: On 7 April 2012 13:28, Johnscoundrel...@gmail.com wrote: On 05/04/12 11:39, Colin Law wrote: On 5 April 2012 11:10, scoundrel50ascoundrel...@gmail.comwrote: I am running in a partition Ubuntu 11.10, and today I got a rather large update. and after

[ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome wont load......

2012-04-05 Thread scoundrel50a
I am running in a partition Ubuntu 11.10, and today I got a rather large update. and after rebooting, Google chrome stopped loading. The window appeared for about 2 seconds after you click on the GC logo, and it then closes.anybody have any ideas why that should be happening? John --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome wont load......

2012-04-05 Thread Colin Law
On 5 April 2012 11:10, scoundrel50a scoundrel...@gmail.com wrote: I am running in a partition Ubuntu 11.10, and today I got a rather large update. and after rebooting, Google chrome stopped loading. The window appeared for about 2 seconds after you click on the GC logo, and it then

[ubuntu-uk] Google Plus Page

2011-11-10 Thread Alan Bell
You will be glad to know we are up there with the cool kids and have our very own G+ page for you to encircle and reshare stuff from https://plus.google.com/110834053865602900585 I will be posting announcements of interesting stuff there, along with all the other places where interesting

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Plus Page

2011-11-10 Thread Rob Beard
On 10/11/11 23:23, Alan Bell wrote: You will be glad to know we are up there with the cool kids and have our very own G+ page for you to encircle and reshare stuff from https://plus.google.com/110834053865602900585 I will be posting announcements of interesting stuff there, along with all the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Plus Page

2011-11-10 Thread Josh Holland
Hi Rob, On 11 November 2011 00:14, Rob Beard r...@esdelle.co.uk wrote: While I think about it, does anyone have any good guides to the new G+ pages?  I've set one up for an organization I'm involved with but I can't for the life of me figure out how to add extra page admins. I don't think you

[ubuntu-uk] Google+ Gwibber [Pidgin Empathy even]

2011-07-11 Thread SuperEngineer
Hmmm... do we know if Gwibber [et al] plan to include Google+ - or is it just just a bit too experimental as yet? 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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+ Gwibber [Pidgin Empathy even]

2011-07-11 Thread Jon Farmer
On Jul 11, 2011 7:15 PM, SuperEngineer boo...@gmail.com wrote: Hmmm... do we know if Gwibber [et al] plan to include Google+ - or is it just just a bit too experimental as yet? It would help if it did twitter properly before it tried anything else. It is without question the most awful client

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+ Gwibber [Pidgin Empathy even]

2011-07-11 Thread Paul Tansom
** Jon Farmer j...@bctech.co.uk [2011-07-11 23:44]: On Jul 11, 2011 7:15 PM, SuperEngineer boo...@gmail.com wrote: Hmmm... do we know if Gwibber [et al] plan to include Google+ - or is it just just a bit too experimental as yet? It would help if it did twitter properly before it tried

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread Jacob Mansfield
On 9 July 2011 20:16, mac ammonius.grammati...@gmx.co.uk wrote: Google has opened Google plus to all account holders. See http://plus.google.com no they haven't Jacob Mansfield Programmer CyberKing Solutions™ Air conditioned environment - do not open windows! Please avoid sending me Word or

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread Steve Flynn
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Jacob Mansfield cyberja...@gmail.comwrote: On 9 July 2011 20:16, mac ammonius.grammati...@gmx.co.uk wrote: Google has opened Google plus to all account holders. See http://plus.google.com no they haven't Strange, I was invited on Friday evening -

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread Jacob Mansfield
would you be able to send me one? Jacob Mansfield Programmer CyberKing Solutions™ Air conditioned environment - do not open windows! Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread J Fernyhough
On 10 July 2011 11:20, Steve Flynn anothermindb...@gmail.com wrote: Strange, I was invited on Friday evening - straight in. Since then I've invited 4 others - they are all straight in too, as they are all now signed up. Sent you an invite anyway Jason - ignore it if you already have one.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread Steve Flynn
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Jacob Mansfield cyberja...@gmail.comwrote: would you be able to send me one? I already have - to this address: cyberjacob -- Steve When one person suffers from a delusion it is insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion. --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread Steve Flynn
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 11:27 AM, J Fernyhough j.fernyho...@gmail.comwrote: On 10 July 2011 11:20, Steve Flynn anothermindb...@gmail.com wrote: Strange, I was invited on Friday evening - straight in. Since then I've invited 4 others - they are all straight in too, as they are all now

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread Andrew Savin
On 10/07/11 11:32, Steve Flynn wrote: On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 11:27 AM, J Fernyhough j.fernyho...@gmail.com mailto:j.fernyho...@gmail.com wrote: On 10 July 2011 11:20, Steve Flynn anothermindb...@gmail.com mailto:anothermindb...@gmail.com wrote: Strange, I was invited on

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread J Fernyhough
On 10 July 2011 11:32, Steve Flynn anothermindb...@gmail.com wrote: You're going to get a flood of people asking for invites now. ;) (me included! :D ) Done. Email inbound Apparently the method of starting a circle and adding people via email works when inviting doesn't. I suspect

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread Steve Fisher
So have I (deluge of invites) :) On 10 July 2011 11:51, J Fernyhough j.fernyho...@gmail.com wrote: On 10 July 2011 11:32, Steve Flynn anothermindb...@gmail.com wrote: You're going to get a flood of people asking for invites now. ;) (me included! :D ) Done. Email

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread Steve Fisher
So the important question is how can we use Google+ in a constructive way to improve the Group/Our Lives/whatever. Diaspora contunues to be a bit of a damp squib :( Google+ is very underwhelming at the moment, all I have managed to do so far is spam people in my address book (only one mail, but

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread scoundrel50a
On 10/07/11 11:20, Steve Flynn wrote: Strange, I was invited on Friday evening - straight in. Since then I've invited 4 others - they are all straight in too, as they are all now signed up. Sent you an invite anyway Jason - ignore it if you already have one. -- Steve Hi can you

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread Bill Cumming
Nope, Not when their decency filter is giving false positives on the profiles names (like mine), so I'm effectively banned from g+ till the reactivate my account. People have been waiting over a week to get their profile back online!! It's a total pain!! On Jul 10, 2011 11:58 AM, Steve Fisher

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread Steve Flynn
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 12:19 PM, scoundrel50a scoundrel...@gmail.comwrote: ** On 10/07/11 11:20, Steve Flynn wrote: Hi can you send me an invite as well, it would be nice to see what it looks like. jake...@gmail.com Looks like I was beaten to it. That'll teach me to do the ironing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread scoundrel50a
On 10/07/11 12:41, Steve Flynn wrote: On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 12:19 PM, scoundrel50a scoundrel...@gmail.com mailto:scoundrel...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/07/11 11:20, Steve Flynn wrote: Hi can you send me an invite as well, it would be nice to see what it looks like.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread Steve Flynn
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 12:46 PM, scoundrel50a scoundrel...@gmail.comwrote: Have you seen what Google are doing, they are going to ban people from Google+ that dont have a valid name and public profile, so all private profiles from July 31st, will be banned. Seems fair enough to me. All

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread Avi
scoundrel50a wrote: Have you seen what Google are doing, they are going to ban people from Google+ that dont have a valid name and public profile, so all private profiles from July 31st, will be banned. That sounds reasonable for a social networking site. What constitutes a 'public profile'?

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread Steve Flynn
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Avi li...@avi.co wrote: scoundrel50a wrote: Have you seen what Google are doing, they are going to ban people from Google+ that dont have a valid name and public profile, so all private profiles from July 31st, will be banned. That sounds reasonable for

[ubuntu-uk] Google+?

2011-07-10 Thread SuperEngineer
Anyone fancy chucking a G+ invite in this direction [pretty please]. Cheers, Bill B. [suprengr] ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Regards, Bill B. [SuperEngineer] Registered Linux User 523667 Registered Ubuntu User

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+?

2011-07-10 Thread J Fernyhough
On 10 July 2011 13:59, SuperEngineer boo...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone fancy chucking a G+ invite in this direction [pretty please]. Cheers, Bill B. [suprengr] Sent. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Google+?

2011-07-10 Thread SuperEngineer
Thanks JF Forwarded Message From: SuperEngineer boo...@gmail.com Reply-to: boo...@gmail.com To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Google+? Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:59:36 +0100 Anyone fancy chucking a G+ invite in this direction [pretty please]. Cheers, Bill B. [suprengr]

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+?

2011-07-10 Thread SuperEngineer
On Sun, 2011-07-10 at 14:01 +0100, J Fernyhough wrote: On 10 July 2011 13:59, SuperEngineer boo...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone fancy chucking a G+ invite in this direction [pretty please]. Cheers, Bill B. [suprengr] Sent. Thanks a mil... now onboard ;) Regards, Bill B.

[ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread Ken Adams
I too am looking for a kind person to pass an invite over to me please. Rgds Ken -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+?

2011-07-10 Thread Bob Giles
Hi guys, I have yet to convince anybody to send an invite to Google+! Please can somebody put me out of my misery! TIA. Bob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread J Fernyhough
On 10 July 2011 14:24, Ken Adams adams.ke...@gmail.com wrote: I too am looking for a kind person to pass an invite over to me please. Rgds Ken Done. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread Alan Pope
On 10 July 2011 14:24, Ken Adams adams.ke...@gmail.com wrote: I too am looking for a kind person to pass an invite over to me please. Done. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+?

2011-07-10 Thread J Fernyhough
On 10 July 2011 14:26, Bob Giles thecorf...@gmail.com wrote: Hi guys, I have yet to convince anybody to send an invite to Google+! Please can somebody put me out of my misery! TIA. Bob Sent. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+?

2011-07-10 Thread Ken Adams
On Sun, 2011-07-10 at 14:05 +0100, SuperEngineer wrote: Thanks for all the invites guys Rgds Ken -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+?

2011-07-10 Thread Steve
Please would someone be kind enough to send Mr a Google + invite. Thanks in advance Steve -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. J Fernyhough j.fernyho...@gmail.com wrote: On 10 July 2011 14:26, Bob Giles thecorf...@gmail.com wrote: Hi guys, I have yet to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread scoundrel50a
On 10/07/11 14:24, Ken Adams wrote: I too am looking for a kind person to pass an invite over to me please. Rgds Ken One sent... -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+?

2011-07-10 Thread scoundrel50a
Sent On 10/07/11 14:31, Steve wrote: Please would someone be kind enough to send Mr a Google + invite. Thanks in advance Steve -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. J Fernyhough j.fernyho...@gmail.com wrote: On 10 July 2011 14:26, Bob

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+?

2011-07-10 Thread Bob Giles
Thanks for the invites. Appreciated. Bob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+?

2011-07-10 Thread Bea Groves
Hi! If I smile sweetly and flutter my eyelashes d'you think I could have one too? On 10/07/11 14:34, scoundrel50a wrote: Sent On 10/07/11 14:31, Steve wrote: Please would someone be kind enough to send Mr a Google + invite. Thanks in advance Steve -- Sent from my Android phone with

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+?

2011-07-10 Thread J Fernyhough
On 10 July 2011 15:03, Bea Groves beagro...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! If I smile sweetly and flutter my eyelashes d'you think I could have one too? I suppose so. :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+?

2011-07-10 Thread Liam Gallear
Any chance I can get one too so I can jump on the bandwagon? Thanks and Regards, Liam Gallear On 10 Jul 2011, at 15:06, J Fernyhough j.fernyho...@gmail.com wrote: On 10 July 2011 15:03, Bea Groves beagro...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! If I smile sweetly and flutter my eyelashes d'you think I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+?

2011-07-10 Thread Alan Pope
On 10 July 2011 23:11, Liam Gallear liam.gall...@gmail.com wrote: Any chance I can get one too so I can jump on the bandwagon? Done. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread James Thomas
Hey Alan, Could you send me an invite. Cheers On Jul 10, 2011 2:27 PM, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: On 10 July 2011 14:24, Ken Adams adams.ke...@gmail.com wrote: I too am looking for a kind person to pass an invite over to me please. Done. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-10 Thread scoundrel50a
Sent On 11/07/11 06:39, James Thomas wrote: Hey Alan, Could you send me an invite. Cheers On Jul 10, 2011 2:27 PM, Alan Pope a...@popey.com mailto:a...@popey.com wrote: On 10 July 2011 14:24, Ken Adams adams.ke...@gmail.com mailto:adams.ke...@gmail.com wrote: I too am looking for a kind

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+?

2011-07-10 Thread Liam Gallear
Cheers Popey Thanks and Regards, Liam Gallear On 10 Jul 2011, at 23:11, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote: On 10 July 2011 23:11, Liam Gallear liam.gall...@gmail.com wrote: Any chance I can get one too so I can jump on the bandwagon? Done. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-09 Thread mac
On 7 Jul 2011, at 10:32, Dave Hanson d...@hansonforensics.co.uk 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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-07 Thread J Fernyhough
On 7 July 2011 09:33, Dino T. d...@dinot.co.uk wrote: Registration is open again. Dino Tassigiannis BA (Hons) Closed again (unless there's a trick to it). :( If anyone already on would like to add me to a circle I would be forever grateful. :) Jonathon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-07 Thread Dino T.
yeah closed already :( backlog of registrations. *Dino Tassigiannis BA (Hons)* http://www.ubuntu.com/ On 7 July 2011 10:01, J Fernyhough j.fernyho...@gmail.com wrote: On 7 July 2011 09:33, Dino T. d...@dinot.co.uk wrote: Registration is open again. Dino Tassigiannis BA (Hons)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google+

2011-07-07 Thread Dave Hanson
I'm keen to get on this if anyone could invite me please? Best Regards, Dave Hanson On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Dino T. d...@dinot.co.uk wrote: yeah closed already :( backlog of registrations. *Dino Tassigiannis BA (Hons)* http://www.ubuntu.com/ On 7 July 2011 10:01, J

[ubuntu-uk] Google account cracked

2011-03-25 Thread Paul Mellors
Hi All It appears that last night my google account got cracked and some pillock from Mexico has sent an email from it. If you've received an email from me within the last 12 hours, please delete it.. Sorry Paul -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Earth .....

2011-02-21 Thread Mark Fraser
On Monday 21 Feb 2011 07:21:39 Dan Attwood wrote: Google earth used to be part of the medibuntu report. Is that not still the case? No, it is no longer in the Medibuntu repository. http://packages.medibuntu.org/maverick/index.html -- Registered Linux User #466407 http://counter.li.org --

[ubuntu-uk] Google Earth .....

2011-02-20 Thread Barry Drake
Hi there My sister asked me to pop over there this morning because she really wanted to use Google Earth. It is not difficult to make it work, but I had to get and install stuff by the commandline. Not something I could have talked her through over the phone. I wonder if Google Earth has

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Earth .....

2011-02-20 Thread J Fernyhough
On 20 February 2011 17:04, Barry Drake bdr...@crosswire.org wrote: Hi there  My sister asked me to pop over there this morning because she really wanted to use Google Earth.  It is not difficult to make it work, but I had to get and install stuff by the commandline.  Not something I could

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Earth .....

2011-02-20 Thread Dianne Reuby
On Sun, 2011-02-20 at 17:04 +, Barry Drake wrote: Hi there My sister asked me to pop over there this morning because she really wanted to use Google Earth. It is not difficult to make it work, but I had to get and install stuff by the commandline. Not something I could have talked

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Earth .....

2011-02-20 Thread Barry Drake
On Sun, 2011-02-20 at 17:08 +, J Fernyhough wrote: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GoogleEarth Thanks. I missed that one. It would have worked for my sister 'as is' if I'd given her the link and told her to download then click on the file. They only seem to offer it as 32bit and I'd

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Earth .....

2011-02-20 Thread Dan Attwood
Google earth used to be part of the medibuntu report. Is that not still the case? On Feb 20, 2011 5:31 PM, Barry Drake bdr...@crosswire.org wrote: On Sun, 2011-02-20 at 17:08 +, J Fernyhough wrote: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GoogleEarth Thanks. I missed that one. It would have

[ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread James Milligan
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html Based on Linux kernel etc. ...or you could just get Ubuntu :-) -- James Milligan lak...@lake54.com www.lake54.com www.killermentality.com www.twitter.com/lake54 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Bruce Beardall
Just saw this myself. How soon until we get Goobuntu or Uchromtu? My take? Overall this will be a good thing as, increasingly, the OS will be irrelevent therefore the OS will increasingly be Linux. Even Microsloth will find a way to make money out of it. Everyone's a winner! Cheers Bruce

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread James Milligan
Haha. A blow to Linux - it IS Linux! James -- James Milligan lak...@lake54.com www.lake54.com www.killermentality.com www.twitter.com/lake54 On 8 Jul 2009, at 09:24, Steve Cook yorvik.ubu...@googlemail.com wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 James Milligan wrote:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Alan Pope
2009/7/8 James Milligan lak...@lake54.com: Haha. A blow to Linux - it IS Linux! A blow to linux distros.. How many OEMs ship Ubuntu as an easily available option on netbooks/laptops/desktops/ right now, and how many will in 2010 when Google OS releases? How many will Google have? Will this

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Dale Clarke
The telegraph have also made the same mistake as the Beeb, even worse though is some of the so called non-linux tech news sites have made the same presumptions. For me is the HTML 5 standard, does that mean Google might go the opensourced route with their media playing etc. Dale On Wed, Jul 8,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Dale Clarke
Alan I think Google will have to look at partners in this and as Ubuntu has a very large user base, surely, it would be foolish to ignore them. But then again they did ignore Sun's java for Google Chrome. With Google introducing new HTML 5 (Web application 1) goodies (Google Wave) this year and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Matt Lopez-Dias
An OS from google can only be a good thing for ubuntu, getting peoples heads around the idea of alternative OSs. More high profile choices will equal more progress. Right now almost anyone i speak to has no idea what the OS is, and that you can even run a non apple computer on anything but

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Farran Lee
On Wed, 2009-07-08 at 09:51 +0100, Dale Clarke wrote: The telegraph have also made the same mistake as the Beeb, even worse though is some of the so called non-linux tech news sites have made the same presumptions. For me is the HTML 5 standard, does that mean Google might go the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Bruce Durling
2009/7/8 Farran Lee fazzy.bab...@ntlworld.com: I'm not sure how correct this is, but I read somewhere (might've been on here :P) that the HTML5 standard doesn't actually include the opensource media stuff, because Microsoft and I think another corporation didn't like it. However, Mozilla and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Darren.Mansell
I'm not sure how correct this is, but I read somewhere (might've been on here :P) that the HTML5 standard doesn't actually include the opensource media stuff, because Microsoft and I think another corporation didn't like it. However, Mozilla and most other groups have included it anyway.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Farran Lee
On Wed, 2009-07-08 at 12:18 +0100, Bruce Durling wrote: Apple killed the open source (ogg) codec stuff with some help from Google from what I've read. There seem to be some worries about ogg infringing patents. Good overview here: http://lwn.net/Articles/340132/ cheers, Bruce thanks,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Farran Lee
On Wed, 2009-07-08 at 12:27 +0100, darren.mans...@opengi.co.uk wrote: Nokia submitted a document that looked like it was written by a 5 year old which basically said 'We don't want OGG media in HTML5 just in case someone finds a patent after we have implemented it that means everyone has to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Rob Beard
darren.mans...@opengi.co.uk wrote: I'm not sure how correct this is, but I read somewhere (might've been on here :P) that the HTML5 standard doesn't actually include the opensource media stuff, because Microsoft and I think another corporation didn't like it. However, Mozilla and most

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Darren.Mansell
I'm not sure how correct this is, but I read somewhere (might've been on here :P) that the HTML5 standard doesn't actually include the opensource media stuff, because Microsoft and I think another corporation didn't like it. However, Mozilla and most other groups have included it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread alan c
darren.mans...@opengi.co.uk wrote: [...] With Microsoft, I think it's very difficult to quantify them into necessarily good or bad due to their size. They undoubtedly have some very shady business practices but I'm sure some sections have no agendas besides making software. Have you seen

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread David Jones
One thought I had about the Google Chrome OS is Microsoft, or the european legislators will push for the web browser to removed from the OS to match what they expect from Microsoft. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread Bruce Beardall
I think it's still early days for those kinds of concerns. The Chrome OS will have to face being the new contender for at least a little while, yet. And like others have said, we want some high profile non-Apple competition to raise awareness of the choices available. If that is achieved, it'll

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google Chrome OS Announced

2009-07-08 Thread alan c
David Jones wrote: One thought I had about the Google Chrome OS is Microsoft, or the european legislators will push for the web browser to removed from the OS to match what they expect from Microsoft. iirc the euro. requirement was not so much for there to be no browser at all, but for the

[ubuntu-uk] Google wave (was: Ubuntu stickers!)

2009-06-02 Thread Thomas Ibbotson
Harry Rickards wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/31/09 23:44, Thomas Ibbotson wrote: James Milligan wrote: Good old popey.com ;-) Also noting someones earlier email - is it considered 'proper etiquette' to reply to a list email below the quoted text? If so I

[ubuntu-uk] Google O3D for Linux?

2009-04-22 Thread Yishay Mor
Is there a pre-built binary of - http://code.google.com/apis/o3d/ ? ___ Yishay Mor, Researcher, London Knowledge Lab http://www.lkl.ac.uk/people/mor.html http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=yishaym%40gmail.com +44-20-7837 x5737 --

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