Re: Kubuntu 8.10 i386
Please. 2008/11/2 dave [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have this if anyone is interested dave. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Re: Kubuntu 8.10 i386
Yip I'd be keen on a copy Kerry Please. 2008/11/2 dave [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have this if anyone is interested dave. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Very OT: Online storage space
Hi all Sorry for being way OT, I've got to move some files off my student workstation at school to my pc at home. Now the pc's here are very locked down, I can't use ftp or ssh or plug in external usb devices. So I'm looking for some (free) online storage space for around 50megs of work. I've had a quick google and either they are a real pain (or just look dodgy) to sign up for or no longer available Any suggestions would be appreciated Regards, Kerry
Re: Very OT: Online storage space
Many people choose to send each file to their gmail account :-) Currently offering 7GB, for free, for email only. There are also scripts around to treat it as a filesystem ... It probably breaches their terms conditions, but in practice they're unlikely to care. For bonus points, encrypt them before sending. -jim On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all Sorry for being way OT, I've got to move some files off my student workstation at school to my pc at home. Now the pc's here are very locked down, I can't use ftp or ssh or plug in external usb devices. So I'm looking for some (free) online storage space for around 50megs of work. I've had a quick google and either they are a real pain (or just look dodgy) to sign up for or no longer available Any suggestions would be appreciated Regards, Kerry
Re: Kubuntu 8.10 i386
Where when? You place? can drop off to Edgeware community centre for their repository if you like. - Original Message Follows - Please. 2008/11/2 dave [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have this if anyone is interested dave. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Re: Very OT: Online storage space
On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:38:17 +1300 (NZDT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all Sorry for being way OT, I've got to move some files off my student workstation at school to my pc at home. Now the pc's here are very locked down, I can't use ftp or ssh or plug in external usb devices. So I'm looking for some (free) online storage space for around 50megs of work. I've had a quick google and either they are a real pain (or just look dodgy) to sign up for or no longer available Any suggestions would be appreciated Regards, Kerry ... it's the only thing I use gmail for! Steve -- Steve Holdoway [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Very OT: Online storage space
Thanks, I didn't think about that. signing up for a gmail accounts sounds infinitly easier than some of the free storage places I've been looking at Kerry (I think I'll just tar them up as there's about 70-80 very little files) Many people choose to send each file to their gmail account :-) Currently offering 7GB, for free, for email only. There are also scripts around to treat it as a filesystem ... It probably breaches their terms conditions, but in practice they're unlikely to care. For bonus points, encrypt them before sending. -jim On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all Sorry for being way OT, I've got to move some files off my student workstation at school to my pc at home. Now the pc's here are very locked down, I can't use ftp or ssh or plug in external usb devices. So I'm looking for some (free) online storage space for around 50megs of work. I've had a quick google and either they are a real pain (or just look dodgy) to sign up for or no longer available Any suggestions would be appreciated Regards, Kerry
Re: Very OT: Online storage space
Remember that the Subject line is going to be your primary index method. Give them all a prefix to indicate file storage (so you can filter them later) and an indicator of contents. If possible, when constructing the mail message, make the body of the email be the table of contents of the tar file, this will help you locate individual files by the search functions later. -jim On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, I didn't think about that. signing up for a gmail accounts sounds infinitly easier than some of the free storage places I've been looking at Kerry (I think I'll just tar them up as there's about 70-80 very little files) Many people choose to send each file to their gmail account :-) Currently offering 7GB, for free, for email only. There are also scripts around to treat it as a filesystem ... It probably breaches their terms conditions, but in practice they're unlikely to care. For bonus points, encrypt them before sending. -jim On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all Sorry for being way OT, I've got to move some files off my student workstation at school to my pc at home. Now the pc's here are very locked down, I can't use ftp or ssh or plug in external usb devices. So I'm looking for some (free) online storage space for around 50megs of work. I've had a quick google and either they are a real pain (or just look dodgy) to sign up for or no longer available Any suggestions would be appreciated Regards, Kerry
Re: Very OT: Online storage space
Don't forget that Google is in Uncle Sam's jurisdiction. Don't put anything there which might, even conceivably, get one of their numerous Three Letter Acronyms over excited, or which could cause you embarrassment later in life if viewed by others. 2008/11/3 Jim Cheetham [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Remember that the Subject line is going to be your primary index method. Give them all a prefix to indicate file storage (so you can filter them later) and an indicator of contents. If possible, when constructing the mail message, make the body of the email be the table of contents of the tar file, this will help you locate individual files by the search functions later. -jim On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, I didn't think about that. signing up for a gmail accounts sounds infinitly easier than some of the free storage places I've been looking at Kerry (I think I'll just tar them up as there's about 70-80 very little files) Many people choose to send each file to their gmail account :-) Currently offering 7GB, for free, for email only. There are also scripts around to treat it as a filesystem ... It probably breaches their terms conditions, but in practice they're unlikely to care. For bonus points, encrypt them before sending. -jim On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all Sorry for being way OT, I've got to move some files off my student workstation at school to my pc at home. Now the pc's here are very locked down, I can't use ftp or ssh or plug in external usb devices. So I'm looking for some (free) online storage space for around 50megs of work. I've had a quick google and either they are a real pain (or just look dodgy) to sign up for or no longer available Any suggestions would be appreciated Regards, Kerry -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Re: Very OT: Online storage space
The amazing thing about this thread is the way schools are paranoid about security and yet willing to embrace proprietary (insecure...) software. There is a campaign that needs to be run to promote the use of free software in schools. Is change happening? What is the experience at other schools? My only experience is with CPIT - my daughter is studying there and the way they do all their lecture notes using .doc and .ppt files makes me spit. When she wanted to connect to their wireless, she was told 'we don't support Linux' (and yet they do support Apple!). (A phone call to her Linux support rep (moi) solved things promptly). So its great to see that a free solution like Gmail can not only provide a good solution, but also can break through all the paranoia and misplaced security. - D On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all Sorry for being way OT, I've got to move some files off my student workstation at school to my pc at home. Now the pc's here are very locked down, I can't use ftp or ssh or plug in external usb devices. So I'm looking for some (free) online storage space for around 50megs of work. I've had a quick google and either they are a real pain (or just look dodgy) to sign up for or no longer available Any suggestions would be appreciated Regards, Kerry
Re: Very OT: Online storage space
My son is at a local high school and they use linux (ubuntu) (as well as windows and OS X). He can plug his USB flash drive in. Dunno about visitor computers. On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:50 AM, David Lowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The amazing thing about this thread is the way schools are paranoid about security and yet willing to embrace proprietary (insecure...) software. There is a campaign that needs to be run to promote the use of free software in schools. Is change happening? What is the experience at other schools? My only experience is with CPIT - my daughter is studying there and the way they do all their lecture notes using .doc and .ppt files makes me spit. When she wanted to connect to their wireless, she was told 'we don't support Linux' (and yet they do support Apple!). (A phone call to her Linux support rep (moi) solved things promptly). So its great to see that a free solution like Gmail can not only provide a good solution, but also can break through all the paranoia and misplaced security. - D On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all Sorry for being way OT, I've got to move some files off my student workstation at school to my pc at home. Now the pc's here are very locked down, I can't use ftp or ssh or plug in external usb devices. So I'm looking for some (free) online storage space for around 50megs of work. I've had a quick google and either they are a real pain (or just look dodgy) to sign up for or no longer available Any suggestions would be appreciated Regards, Kerry
Re: Very OT: Online storage space
2008/11/3 David Lowe [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The amazing thing about this thread is the way schools are paranoid about security and yet willing to embrace proprietary (insecure...) software. One must remember that Schools have very little with true Education or Scholarship these days. It's almost all Vocational Training nowadays. The words de facto Industry Standard go a long way with those who control the purse strings, even if European Governments are installing F/LOSS applications and O/Ss by the 100,000+ desktops. There is a campaign that needs to be run to promote the use of free software in schools. Is change happening? Up to a point. Novell's OpenSUSE is accredited for use in schools, and the bulk purchase of Microsoft product licences for all schools by the Education Department is now only of historical interest. What the next government will do is currently unknown. What is the experience at other schools? My only experience is with CPIT - my daughter is studying there and the way they do all their lecture notes using .doc and .ppt files makes me spit. When she wanted to connect to their wireless, she was told 'we don't support Linux' (and yet they do support Apple!). My son's school did a careful study of the cost of running a laptop in a school setting and discovered that the support cost of a Windows PC is three times that of an Apple Mac. and have since banned Windows machines from their networks. There are some standalone P.C.s for specialist applications. (A phone call to her Linux support rep (moi) solved things promptly). How did you manage to persuade the said network admin to change his/her mind? So its great to see that a free solution like Gmail can not only provide a good solution, but also can break through all the paranoia and misplaced security. Unfortunately Gmail doesn't break through anything. It merely uses Port 80 which has to be open in order to use the WWW. It doesn't stop the paranoia. - D On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:38 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all Sorry for being way OT, I've got to move some files off my student workstation at school to my pc at home. Now the pc's here are very locked down, I can't use ftp or ssh or plug in external usb devices. So I'm looking for some (free) online storage space for around 50megs of work. I've had a quick google and either they are a real pain (or just look dodgy) to sign up for or no longer available Any suggestions would be appreciated Regards, Kerry -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
devede - dvd
If devede says it needs 103% of a dvd, will it fit??? Cheers, Steve -- Steve Holdoway [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: devede - dvd
Click Adjust disc usage and will work. It worked for me for up to 130% space adjusted. Cheers, Adrian On Mon, 2008-11-03 at 16:54 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote: If devede says it needs 103% of a dvd, will it fit??? Cheers, Steve
Re: Kubuntu 8.10 i386
On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 9:27:49 am [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yip I'd be keen on a copy Well I am on the opposite side of town to Dave so if I am closer and anyone would like any of:- kubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso SimplyMEPIS-CD_7.9.91-beta4_64.iso SimplyMEPIS-CD_7.9.91-beta4_32-corrected.iso debian-testing-i386-kde-CD-1_2.iso then let me know. Parklands is where I live.
Re: *buntu images
Robert Fisher wrote: Well I am on the opposite side of town to Dave so if I am closer and anyone would like any of:- And i have mythbuntu 8.10 Alternate for AMD64 if anyone is up Murchison way (an hour south of Nelson). Cheers, Rex
Re: Kubuntu 8.10 i386
and i have kubuntu-8.10-desktop-amd64.iso available from yaldhurst, driving to richmond most week days. Cheers, Roger Robert Fisher wrote: On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 9:27:49 am [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yip I'd be keen on a copy Well I am on the opposite side of town to Dave so if I am closer and anyone would like any of:- kubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso SimplyMEPIS-CD_7.9.91-beta4_64.iso SimplyMEPIS-CD_7.9.91-beta4_32-corrected.iso debian-testing-i386-kde-CD-1_2.iso then let me know. Parklands is where I live.
Re: Very OT: Online storage space
On Mon 03 Nov 2008 10:30:43 NZDT +1300, Christopher Sawtell wrote: Don't forget that Google is in Uncle Sam's jurisdiction. ... And has a rather questionable privacy record. Don't put anything there which might, even conceivably, get one of their numerous Three Letter Acronyms over excited, or which could cause you embarrassment later in life if viewed by others. I would regard those bonus points for encryption as mandatory. Find out what the max email size is on your end, then create tar files up to that limit. Encrypt. Email to gmail. The index does not seem to be so important if you just pull it off again at home. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
Re: Very OT: Online storage space
2008/11/3 Volker Kuhlmann [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Mon 03 Nov 2008 10:30:43 NZDT +1300, Christopher Sawtell wrote: Don't forget that Google is in Uncle Sam's jurisdiction. ... And has a rather questionable privacy record. Don't put anything there which might, even conceivably, get one of their numerous Three Letter Acronyms over excited, or which could cause you embarrassment later in life if viewed by others. I would regard those bonus points for encryption as mandatory. Trouble is that encryption is a red-rag to a bull wrt the TLAs and would definitely get them 'over excited'. My suggestion is to ask your school to let you cut / burn a CD-R of your files. If they refuse to, or are too witless to be able to, then a stout 'Please explain' letter to the school's Board of Trustees is in order. Find out what the max email size is on your end, then create tar files up to that limit. Encrypt. Email to gmail. The index does not seem to be so important if you just pull it off again at home. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Re: Very OT: Online storage space
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 8:40 PM, Christopher Sawtell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Trouble is that encryption is a red-rag to a bull wrt the TLAs and would definitely get them 'over excited'. Seriously, what practical difference does that make? What does it even mean? Either the TLAs do deep packet inspection on everything, or they don't. If they don't, then a subject has to be targetted in some other way *first*. Using encryption is not an admission of guilt, and if you act like it is you're not helping the rest of us :-) -jim
