Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ...

2011-06-02 Thread Barry Titterton
On Thu, 2011-05-05 at 20:58 +0100, Barry Drake wrote: On Wed, 2011-05-04 at 23:25 +0100, Barry Titterton wrote: Just done a talk for a local computer club. Five of the members took discs to try so I will report back if and when I have any feedback. Please. That would be really helpful.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ...

2011-06-02 Thread alan c
On 02/06/11 08:17, Barry Titterton wrote: The object lesson from this is to give a leaflet with the CD that has simple instructions on what to do with the disc. Good for you Barry. I consider that this class of potential user of Ubuntu is only viable if someone (myself) is willing and able to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ...

2011-05-05 Thread Barry Drake
On Wed, 2011-05-04 at 23:25 +0100, Barry Titterton wrote: Just done a talk for a local computer club. Five of the members took discs to try so I will report back if and when I have any feedback. Please. That would be really helpful. Thanks for thinking about us. Kind regards,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ...

2011-05-04 Thread Barry Titterton
On Mon, 2011-04-11 at 15:47 +0100, Barry Drake wrote: Hi there ... At last night's ubuntu-adverts meeting, I arranged an experimental survey for research. I hope some of you can consider helping with it. First, find one or more willing volunteers from among friends. Volunteers need to be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ...

2011-04-16 Thread Andres
Hello barry, tried reportint it just now. But launchpad doesn't show n easy way to reort bug at 10.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick but the report bug link sends me to wiki. Sad thing it was done on a work machine i shouldent have tried in the first place. So shouldnt tied again.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ...

2011-04-15 Thread Barry Drake
On Thu, 2011-04-14 at 23:23 +0100, Andres wrote: Good point. Tested one of my cds (32bit) on my 64bit dell at work and it went mental. i'm not a linux virgin but i think i should label the cds i give away as 32 bit or 64bit You need to report that as a bug. The 32 bit version is expected to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ...

2011-04-14 Thread Andrés Muñiz Piniella
One more question: Should they use wubi, live cd or request install (backup, defrag)... On 4/13/11, ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com ubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: Send ubuntu-uk mailing list submissions to ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ...

2011-04-14 Thread Barry Drake
On Thu, 2011-04-14 at 13:36 +0100, Andrés Muñiz Piniella wrote: Should they use wubi, live cd or request install (backup, defrag)... I've asked my volunteers to run the LiveCD that way, I can offer help by running a liveCD on my box while I talk to them. I can't use wubi as I don't have a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ...

2011-04-14 Thread Andres
Good point. Tested one of my cds (32bit) on my 64bit dell at work and it went mental. i'm not a linux virgin but i think i should label the cds i give away as 32 bit or 64bit -- Sent from my Nokia N900 - Original message - On Thu, 2011-04-14 at 13:36 +0100, Andrés Muñiz Piniella

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ...

2011-04-13 Thread Andrés Muñiz Piniella
Only the standard desktop gnome edition I guess? -- Forwarded message -- From: Barry Drake bdr...@crosswire.org To: UK Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:47:01 +0100 Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ... Hi there ... At last night's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ...

2011-04-13 Thread Barry Drake
On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 08:44 +0100, Andrés Muñiz Piniella wrote: Only the standard desktop gnome edition I guess? Currently yes. I've volunteered to update the 'simple guide' at : http://using-ubuntu.org/ for Natty and to include a lot of screenshots to make it accessible to the Ubuntu newby. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research

2011-04-12 Thread Nigel Verity
To: UK Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Please help with research ... Message-ID: 1302533221.4262.15.camel@pcspecialist Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hi there ... At last night's ubuntu-adverts meeting, I arranged an experimental survey for research. I