Thanks Mr Bob for all your work on giPlayer - it has proved to be an excellent GUI for get_iplayer, making it much easier to download BBC programmes.
There's one "fly in the ointment" though...
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Thanks Mr Bob for all your work on giPlayer - it has proved to be an excellent GUI for get_iplayer, making it much easier to download BBC programmes.
There's one "fly in the ointment" though...
You may also want to try Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" LTS, which is based on Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" LTS, but has different desktop interfaces: a choice between Cinnamon (I'm currently using this one -...
How about this laptop (the Novatech nSpire N1522) from Novatech (http://www.novatech.co.uk):
http://www.novatech.co.uk/laptop/range/novatechnspiren1522.html
At £285, it's a bit over your £225...
Thanks Ranger,
Yes Ubuntu does work well on a wide variety of hardware, which is great: I do have a small Zotac ZBOX "nettop" as a desktop PC with an AMD E-350 Fusion APU (dual core 64-bit - and...
Well, as a follow-up to my own post:
Someone has added an extra review (currently last in the list of 5) saying that this laptop works just fine with Ubuntu 12.04:
...
Hi,
Unfortunately I have exactly the same problem with a Realtek RTL8188CE WiFi Card in my Lenovo ThinkPad X121e (with AMD E-350 APU), intermittant / poor connection (but apparently strong signal)...
Hi,
I'm possibly interested in purchasing the Asus X53Z laptop, as follows:
http://www.ebuyer.com/351622-asus-x53z-laptop-x53z-sx066v
This uses the AMD A6-3400 APU (incorporating the HD...
Hi Matt,
I have found that Novatech (based in Portsmouth I believe) sell laptops with no Operating System installed:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/laptop/
For example, the Novatech nSpire 2760...
@zerubbabel: many thanks for your suggestion (I've only just seen your reply!), I'll take a look at Nuxeo, sounds interesting.
As a general update, I'm still investigating Groupware, but now Linux...
@DRDos2006: Thanks for the suggestion of Citadel (yes I had already listed it), I'll take a closer look at this one.
@SeijiSensei: thanks for the information on using Smart Hosts / Relay Hosts for...
Hi,
Many thanks for your replies, sorry for my own late response. (And sorry for the length of my original post, I was just trying to lay out the background to my requirements).
Herman,...
Hi,
I am researching the possibility of using a GNU/Linux distribution as the basis for a replacement for Microsoft SBS (Small Business Server) plus Exchange and SharePoint, and would welcome and...
Hi,
I am looking for a small "nettop"-style PC to act as both an occasional "spare" desktop PC and as a low-wattage home server, and am particularly interested in the following ZOTAC ZBOX models:...
Me too! Actually, I still use VB6 and Visual Studio 6 for many things, and have finally decided to go 100% cross-platform (skipping .NET - can't afford or justify Visual Studio 2010 anyway!), using...