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There is no need to pen drive the files across then. Transferring them by pen drive is just so much easier than getting Ubuntu to mount Windows partitions usually. As for the Internet connection - you are not directly transferring files, but the package manager for Ubuntu is transferring and installing them. Ubuntu needs to be able to 'see' the Internet connection and be able to use it to access the Internet. If that is not possible (I presume it isn't as you want to get the wireless card working) then you need to connect to the Internet using an ethernet cable or you can't download the required packages.

With television programs being made available on demand now, is there really much need for selecting channels any more? It is certainly a great idea, and I would certainly benefit from it in the UK, where Sky and Virgin are both ripoffs for what you get. Being able to pick just the channels you want would be great, but I fear it has been outdated before it even started.Perhaps the ability to create your own channel from the archive of all TV programs, or paying for each program you watch, would work better now. The BBC, for example, have started uploading clips to YouTube, and their iPlayer lets you watch any program broadcast in the last 7 days (albeit only on Windows ). Paying perhaps 10p-20p per show (or per hour of programming) that you choose to watch on demand from an archive would work better both for consumers and the TV companies. There would be no risk to the broadcaster of a program not being successful - the production company would be paid on how many times it actually gets watched.

Unfortunately Broadcom devices are some of the worst to work with in Linux The solutions to get them working often rely on very lengthy processes tapping various commands in manually. The key, however, is something called ndiswrapper - this allows you to use Windows wireless drivers on Linux. Try the following steps and see how far you get: Find the files on your Windows partition that operate your wireless card. They are often called bcmwl#.inf and bcmwl#.sys where the # is a number (often 5). Look for those files and copy them to a pen drive or something. Boot into Ubuntu and copy those 2 files onto your Desktop. Make sure you have all the repositories enabled in Synaptic - the Ubuntu Wiki has instructions for this. For the next bit to work you need to be connected into the network via a wired connection. You need the Internet to download the packages, so a wired connection is required (as your wireless doesn't work). Open a terminal and type the following lines, hitting enter after each one: CONSOLE sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils [Enter your password] sudo ndiswrapper -i ~/Desktop/bcmwl#.inf [Replace the # with the right number in the filename] sudo ndiswrapper -m for conffile in /etc/ndiswrapper/bcmwl5/*.conf; do sudo cat $conffile | sed -e 's/RadioState|1/RadioState|0/' > $conffile done It should work Go into the Networking part of the System Settings (not sure exactly where this is in Ubuntu, I use Kubuntu) Go into the properties for your wireless card (usually wlan0), tick the box to say its configured, and fill in the rest of the info. Now select the card as the default gateway device and click OK I printed those instructions out quite a while ago so some options may have moved in the System Settings bit, but the general principle should still hold true. If any of it doesn't work, post back with which step failed and I'll see if I can work out why The unofficial Ubuntu Guide also has a section with helpful instructions on getting Broadcom devices to work, but only if it has a 43## series chipset.

The most likely reason for the images not displaying is that you have used capitals in files names where they don't actually exist. Windows ignores cases in file names, while Linux/Unix doesn't. As Xisto uses a Unix based operating system you need to check every file and make sure the path is exactly the same as what the file name says. The changes serverph suggested don't appear to have been made in the version of your site that is online. Make the changes and see what happens. Another reason images may not be displaying are lines like the following: <img src="e01.gif" alt="" border="0" align="absbottom" width="12" height="14">The only allowed values for the align setting are: top, bottom, left, right and middle. The ones like absmiddle and absbottom you have used are not part of any HTML standards, and therefore only work in browsers that don't follow the standards, like IE. If you want those sections to work in Opera and other browsers that comply with standards, you need to recreate your desired effect using standard HTML and CSS. Try running your code through the W3 Validator and fixing any errors it brings up.

A Norwegian company called Think has announced their electric car, the City, will hit Europe at the beginning of next year, and should reach the US in selected cities by 2009. The City also avoids many of the pitfalls of previous electric cars - poor range and a low top speed. The City is currently limited to 62mph, has lightning-quick acceleration and has a range of 112 miles on a single charge. The one problem is the price - ?16,600 (US$34,000). This far exceeds the cost of many similarly sized 'traditional' cars, and it doesn't necessarily have the same features and extras. However, Think have a new approach to overcoming this. The batteries, the most expensive part of the car, could be leased to the drivers at a cost of ?50 to ?100 ($100 to $200) per month. This would allow batteries to be replaced for drivers when they start to wear out, and extras such as insurance and wireless Internet access could be included to sweeten the deal. The cost of the car would fall dramatically to around ?8,000 ($16,000). Full story at CNN. Its good to see electric cars getting faster and a better range, but it still doesn't really compare to a petrol or diesel powered car that can easily do 400 or 500 miles on one tank of fuel. Charging the car could also be a problem. Here in the UK we don't exactly get enough sunlight to charge a car, which would mean they would have to be plugged into the mains to charge, and this would immediately cancel out the green credentials of the car. Also, electric cars have not yet been made as family-sized models, seating 5 people, or as an MPV seating 7. These would certainly need to be created before a nation-wide program creating an electric infrastructure was rolled out, as otherwise many families would have no way of getting around. Also, electric vans would certainly save a large amount of fossil fuels being used.

There is no software that could find it out for you - all software would do is try every possible key continually until it found the right one. I think its safe to say you would be sat there for many years waiting for it to pop up with the right key. Your router's admin panel will have an area where you entered the key when you first set the router up. If you type this address into your web browser: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ then you should get a login box pop up. Enter your username (usually "admin") and password (could be anything, but if you haven't changed it, check the manual for the router). Go through the options until you find the section on wireless security, and your key should be shown to you. If it comes up as a series of dots or stars, simply delete them and tap in a new key. The other option is, as S_M said, resetting the router. This will lose all of your setting in the router though, including you Internet connection details, custom firewall rules, IP settings and all that. Make sure you either know what to replace it with, or find out first! Again, all of this is in the router's admin panel. Now, the reset button is on the back of the router usually, often towards one side. It should be a small circle, just big enough to poke a cocktail stick or pen nib into. Get a pen or cocktail stick (or similar item) and push that button. Hold it down for at least 30 seconds. Turn the router back on and your settings will have been reset. If you need more detailed information on getting into the admin panel or resetting the router, the best people to contact would be the manufacturers of the router.

To me it just doesn't make any sense. All that happens during a full moon is light bounces off the Moon towards the Earth, as you quite rightly say. Exactly the same is happening when any part of the Moon is visible though, there just happens to be less light reaching the Moon, and therefore less reaching the Earth. I would say the main reason people believe the Moon can affect all sorts of weird unconnected things is the first point made in the page you link to: the media. The media are incredibly powerful, and as long as they keep mentioning these things then people will believe them. Even on April Fool's Day, when the media reported spaghetti grew on trees, people believed it. I would have thought that effect would be incredibly minute. Yes, the Moon gives plants a very slight amount of extra light, but nothing compared to what the Sun contributes to the planet. The moonlight at night surely wouldn't be enough for the plants to photosynthesise anyway. The Moon has about one ten-millionth of the effect the Earth's gravity has on us, so any effect it does have would be minimal. So, I certainly don't believe the various myths about changes in behaviour and other activities during a full moon.

For your Internet connection, that is correct. You are limited by the speed of the connection entering your property, and no matter how fast your wireless connection is, it can't possibly speed that up. However, where it does make a difference is communicating between local computers. Transferring large files between locally networked computers is a lot faster using N than using G - as you can use the whole connection speed. It also allows for streaming (such as streaming audio or TV around your house) to happen faster and smoother. I think (correct me if I'm wrong) that the draft N standards also have a longer wireless range than G currently does. That is obviously a big advantage, as long as you secure the connection.

I know a few people who got Sandisk players and none of them seem to last very long at all. Something always seems to either physically snap or crack, or the sound just stops completely (not exactly great on an MP3 player ). Still, it provides fun entertainment when people find out they've stopped working. Most end up being thrown across the room or used as a small football.Personally I would recommend any Creative player as a replacement - they sound perfect, and no-one I know has ever had a manufacturing problem with one. The only problem was someone making their own charger for it and trying it out - the result was a small bang and lots of smoke!

If Saint_Michael's idea doesn't work, there are a few other things that may be slowing you down. First, are you behind a proxy server? Proxy servers, especially if shared by a large number of people, can considerably slow down your connection. If you're behind a proxy find out who manages it and ask if they can speed it up.Secondly, firewalls can slow a connection down, but its pretty rare. Make sure you're firewall isn't doing it by turning it off for a few seconds and visiting a page (or posting a reply in this case). If it speeds up considerably then you need to tweak your firewall settings, or get a new firewall software package.Finally, is the connection being shared? Sharing a dial-up connection really slows it down, to the point of it being almost unusable. Make sure you've got nothing like a virus or trojan happily sending spam emails off 24-7. They will eat up your connection like there's no tomorrow. Try running an anti-virus scan - there are plenty of free anti-virus software downloads available, just search the forums here and you'll find reviews and links to them.

Personally, my favourite media player on Linux is Amarok, but that would involve you downloading the entire KDE library for no real reason MPlayer is also quite good, and plays virtually any media format you can think of. There are also various skins and themes available to make it as busy or simplistic as you like. The Ubuntu Wiki has a section on peer-to-peer software - just make sure you stay legal with it.

It wouldn't really save space though. You'd still need a clear area on your desk or table to project the keyboard onto. Plus the keyboard layout is very different to anything most people will have used before, and would take a very long time to get used to. Great if you want to type on your PDA and are willing to sit down and find a clear area to type, but not practical for laptops or desktops.

Hi DarkSpike and welcome to Xisto! I hope you find some topics and subjects that interest you here, and I look forward to reading your posts. Make sure you read the rules, readme and TOS though - you don't want to upset those moderators! Enjoy your time here

Welcome to the wonderful world of Xisto Xisto certainly is a great place for your free web hosting, and the community here is always welcoming and friendly. If you have a problem, or something you need to find out about, everyone here is willing to help you. I look forward to reading your posts in the future.

OpenLaszlo is a pretty good alternative, and although it is not specifically aimed at doing Flash development, it has all the capabilities you need. It is completely free and open-source, which is always good, and there are various tutorials and guides to help you get started.

I have an old desktop at home that is used as a second PC (a sort of backup), for example if someone is using the newer PC, or its running a virus scan or something. Anyway, this desktop was connected into my network's?router by about 30 feet of Cat5 cable, which was then hooked into the PC with the use of an ethernet-to-USB converter (it has no ethernet port). We decided to move this desktop elsewhere, which meant the cable would no longer be of use to connect it with. Despite the age of the PC (around 7 or 8 years old) I decided to make wireless, so that no matter where we decided to move it to in the future, I wouldn't need to run cables everywhere. The product I chose for this purpose was the Linksys WMP54G - a PCI card that has a Wi-Fi aerial. It has received mixed reviews on the 'net - some claim it works brilliantly, while others say it doesn't do anything at all. The card is provided along with a CD. Now, this CD is useless - it was blank! The CD containing the drivers and Linksys's own connection software was sent to me completely blank. Luckily Linksys provide a complete download of the software on their site. The installation of the software was easy - just click through until it tells you to turn the PC off and insert the card. The PCI card was in an anti-static bag and fairly easy to install. If you weren't used to adding components to PCs they provide very little information to help you. Also, the connector on the card seemed a little thicker than usual and required a fair amount of force to insert it into a PCI slot. Again, this could put off unexperienced people. Once the PC was rebooted and logged in, the Linksys software detected my network and asked for password required to connect. It stores the password and will automatically connect each time you boot the PC. Signal strength is quite good - 77% around 10 feet away and through one wall. Personally I say ignore the bad reviews of this product, it works perfectly for me and is one of the cheapest around. I would highly recommend it to anyone in need of making their PC wireless.

A little follow-up: Acer finally agreed to repair my laptop for me, and even provided a DHL courier to collect it from my house. This was on the 23rd of July. Despite the floods affecting the routes between my home and Acer's repair centre, my laptop was returned at 10:30am this morning, with the screen replaced with a brand new one. A few scratches from the laptop also seem to have disappeared, and the keyboard looks like it has been cleaned. It seems that their repair service is actually top notch, its just difficult to gain access to it.My previous comments about getting through and the attitude of some representatives still stand, but the guy who agreed to have the work carried out for me was a completely different character all togehter. It really seems to depend on who you speak to as to what you can get done. Hats off to Acer for the quality of their repairs, but their call centre and the attitudes of a few of their staff could certainly do with improvement.

I am soon to have an entire room to myself in my house I have decided to treat myself to a decent chair to use while sat at my desk, using my laptop, that sort of stuff. So, what I'm looking for are recommendations on what chair to get. I'm looking for one with all the "features" (gas lift, arm rests, tilting, etc) and am just wondering if anyone has any particular chairs to recommend.Before you mention it, yes I know this is a weird and slightly dull topic

This depends on what sort of Internet connection you have and how your ISP manages it. For example, my ISP uses dynamic IP addresses for my ADSL connection. Rebooting the router, or telling it to drop the connection and then reconnect, will get me a new IP address. However, some ISPs use static IPs - each connection is assigned an IP that stays the same even after you disconnect. Try unplugging your router and plugging it in again - either at the plug socket or the telephone connection. This will force it to reconnect to the Internet and, if your ISP uses dynamic IPs, get you a new IP address. If the IP you get is the same, phone your ISP and request that they change your IP address. It is likely they will want a reason, so explain why you want it changed and they should be able to help you. They may even be able to offer another solution to you. The other possibility is that the router, or your computer, has cached the webpage at a point when there was nothing there, or it couldn't access the site. Rebooting the router and clearing your cached pages on your PC should fix it if this is the problem.

The EU have accused Intel of not playing fairly with AMD. Regulators claim they have been offering rebates to customers if they buy Intel products, and encouraging companies to delay or even cancel orders for products containing AMD chips. Intel are also alleged to have been offering processors and chips for servers at very low prices. If the EU's investigation proves Intel are guilty they could be forced to hand over 10% of their annual turnover as a fine, and be forced to cease their unfair practises. Intel have 10 weeks to request a hearing to argue their point, however, they are adament that they have behaved lawfully, and if anything have been helping consumers and encouraging competition. Read more via the BBC Newsdesk. Personally I think its good to see the EU actually using their powers for good and seriously investigating a major company. The only problem is the fine the EU could impose: 10% of Intel's annual turnover. Surely this would be passed on to the consumer, and would be quite a sizeable amount on top of the usual price. Also, for me, my first choice when buying a processor would not be a company that feels it needs to cheat to get business. If Intel are found guilty, they would have to do something special to get my custom back.

Red shift is pretty much the Doppler Effect, just with a different name when used for space. A star's colour depends on its surface temperature, not on how far away it is. The Sun, for example, is our closest star and appears yellow. This is the table used to classify stars into colours and spectral type: Surface Temperature (Kelvin)ColourType > 30,000BlueO 11,000 - 30,000Blue-WhiteB 7,500 - 11,000Blue-WhiteA 6,000 - 7,500WhiteF 5,000 - 6,000Yellow-WhiteG 3,500 - 6,000Yellow-OrangeK < 3,500RedM The Sun is of spectral type G, having a surface temperature of around 5,800K. Stars much further away can be much hotter, and appear blue or white. Red shift (the Doppler Effect) is caused by the stars emitting radiation (visible or otherwise) while moving away from our relative position. This causes the wavelength of their radiation to increase, therefore shifting it towards the red end of the visible spectrum. The fact this happens is a reliable suggestion that everything is still spreading out, and the universe still expanding. If the reverse happens then the whole lot is coming back towards us!

Nowhere does that statement say they will automatically sign you up, or by sending a message you agree to become a member. Go to trading standards and see what they can do. If not, approch the Citizens' Advice Bureau and ask for help and advice concerning taking them to a small claims court. This might cost a bit initially, and takes some time, but it is unlikely they will show up, so you will win the case by default (and they will most likely be forced to pay you your costs). Its even possible that they will be shut down and told to stop trading - another great advantage and a way to help others. Ofcom are another organisation you could approach for help, to see if they can help you out or point you in the right direction. Of course, your other option is to reveal them to the nation on Watchdog - its usually quite an effective way of getting them bad publicity and getting your money back

For the drivers, you can search in the package manager (Adept on Kubuntu, Synaptic on Ubuntu) for the manufacturer's name and see what comes up. Quite often members of the community have written drivers to operate most hardware. Also, while you're in the package manager, look at all the great free software available for install at one click of a mouse If you can't find drivers then there are two things you should do: First, email the manufacturer and complain. You're a paying customer of theirs, yet they only provide for people running Windows? 'Tis not right! If a manufacturer receives enough complaints and requests for Linux drivers then they are likely to provide them. Secondly, if you are using (K)Ubuntu, have a look around the Ubuntu Forums and see if anyone has posted a method for getting it working. If not, post asking for a way to make it work! The community is very friendly and willing to help people out, especially new Linux users like yourself.

Personally I use usernames a lot more often than sigs and avatars to recognise users. For example, a few users have rotating signatures so they don't appear the same too often, which makes identification quite difficult.