Stuart, I'd appreciate that. Is it like a broadband modem in that all the info is on the modem, not the pc? This usb modem/linux thing is pretty deep. I'm stuggling on a stand alone rig at the moment, not being able to download codecs and the like, so my tinkering has stopped. Anyway, let me know when the next meeting is and I'll try and get along, Al
-----Original Message----- From: Stuart Lonnen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 February 2007 21:01 To: Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts Subject: Re: [Peterboro] Follow-up to 30th January PLUG meeting Hi Al, I have zero knowledge about usb modems (or indeed pci modems in general) so cannot help with getting them working... ...however I do have an old (still working) USRobotics serial modem (gotta love hardware modems ;-) )that you can have if you want. It maybe just the thing to get you onto the internet - although it will restricted you to the speed of 56k modem. I can bring it with me to the next meeting if you want? Regards Stuart On 02/02/07, alan dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stuart, > i am a newbie Linux user who is backsliding. > i have installed Ubuntu on an old machine but have no access to the > net (USB MODEM) so am struggling. > all your suggestions would be great, especially newbies to Linux, a > Forum would be great news for myself. > Anyway, good luck and hopefully we'll meet up at some point? > Al > > Stuart Lonnen wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Just a quick email to follow up to some things said at the end of > > the last meet. > > > > First off, I know that I left the meet having failed miserable to > > set up WEP encryption on my wireless connection under Linux...but, > > and I can't offer an explanation for this but the following morning > > (around > > 5:30am) I plugged everything back in and powered up the laptop and > > everything is now working! :-) > > > > I was going to say that next month I would concentrate on getting my > > scanner working and looking into the fine art of OCR, but I had a > > little play about 1/2 an hour ago and it seems I'm on a roll, the > > scanner (Mustek bearpaw 1200 CU Plus) is installed, configured and > > OCR works reasonable well. :-) > > > > Enough about my happy thoughts, it was mentioned at the end of the > > meeting that there is some room for improvement within PLUG, most > > noticeable is the website. > > > > My thoughts on this are as follows: > > > > 1. The Peterborough lug website needs to be worked on; the next > > meeting is currently set to read as 28 March 2006, if it's going to > > be to time consuming to update the website monthly I feel that it > > would be better to just change this to read that meetings occur on > > the last Tuesday of the month. > > > > 2. Is it possible or even worthwhile adding a forum? > > > > 3. What does everyone think about posting the first names of active > > members and which distro they use? This could give prospective new > > members an idea of the likelihood of meeting a Plug member who maybe > > able to offer them support with their distro of choice. > > > > 4. Could we list on the website somewhere topics that people want to > > be discussed/attempted at specific meetings? > > > > I have some other ideas about things we could do as a group. > > > > How about running install days? We could encourage people to try out > > a live version of Linux or even help with setting up dual-boot systems. > > > > Does anyone think it would be worthwhile contacting the Central > > Library or even one or more of the local branch libraries of > > Peterborough with regards to finding a new venue to hold monthly > > meetings or to run install days at? > > > > Likewise would it be worth contacting the Peterborough Regional > > College Dept. with respect to install days/introducing Linux to the > > students? > > > > BTW how much space do we have on the website? If we did run install > > days and events would there be enough space for write-ups of events > > with/out pictures. > > > > Finally there are some things I am personally interested in with > > regards to Linux. As a newbie/noob/numpty (delete as per your > > preference) I would like some hand holding/advice with respect to > > the following (and these are listed in no particular order): > > > > 1. Burning CD/DVD including ISOs > > 2. Using Skype or other telephony software under Linux. > > 3. How to compile from source code. > > 4. Recording desktop activity including voice/audio with respect to > > creating tutorials. > > 5. Remote accessing of windows/Linux PCs under Linux. > > 6. Recording TV to HDD possibly using MythTV. > > 7. Emulation of 8bit computers from the 1980s (i.e., C64, Spectrum > > 48k and Amstrad CPC range). > > > > > > OK tirade over, what does everyone think? > > > > Regards > > > > Stuart > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Peterboro mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/654 - Release Date: 1/27/2007 5:02 PM _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
