Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?
I have bought used/refurbished stuff locally- Ferndown Industrial Estate, from Elf.co.uk. Remember that their price list is ex-VAT. Their prices are not that hot, but they are local. Peter On 31/10/2023 06:39, Stephen Wolff wrote: I have to agree - if you can get over any Apple aversion, the iPad is worth considering. My wife (a violin teacher) is very happy with the larger iPad Pro (an earlier generation to reduce extortionate cost) - for storing and reading musical scores. It saves on the agro of never being able to find a piece of music, which previously were often not put away in the right place, is very hard to find! Might be overkill for magazines though On 30 Oct 2023, at 17:09, Hugh Frater wrote: I hate to say it, but having been through a tablet a year since the form factor became a thing, I’ve settled on the smaller iPad Pro. This being my second iPad. -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] "Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?" dorset Digest, Vol 960, Issue 1
On 31/10/2023 12:23, Redhotwal via dorset wrote: On your PDF requirements you could use your County library membership and get most magazines on line free download. If that helps I could send you info to log into Dorset Library concession if that is in your locality. There are only three magazines that I read regularly; the RSPB Magazine, the Dorset Wildlife Trust Magazine and Linux Format. The first two are free to members and I already have a subscription to the Linux mag. Maybe when the subscription runs out, I'll look at what the Library has to offer. I too find reading them on a tablet helps. My Chinese Android 10" tablet Teclast M40 circa 2021 (£100 today) is OK for me but maybe compare the latest screen spec to meet your requirements. Contact Peter if you also wish to try this 2 year old model. I'm currently thinking about a Lenovo, but it would be useful to look at that too. Terry On 30/10/2023 12:00, dorset-requ...@mailman.lug.org.uk wrote: Send dorset mailing list submissions to dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to dorset-requ...@mailman.lug.org.uk You can reach the person managing the list at dorset-ow...@mailman.lug.org.uk When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of dorset digest..." -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] "Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?" dorset Digest, Vol 960, Issue 1
On your PDF requirements you could use your County library membership and get most magazines on line free download. If that helps I could send you info to log into Dorset Library concession if that is in your locality. I too find reading them on a tablet helps. My Chinese Android 10" tablet Teclast M40 circa 2021 (£100 today) is OK for me but maybe compare the latest screen spec to meet your requirements. Contact Peter if you also wish to try this 2 year old model. Regards On 30/10/2023 12:00, dorset-requ...@mailman.lug.org.uk wrote: Send dorset mailing list submissions to dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to dorset-requ...@mailman.lug.org.uk You can reach the person managing the list at dorset-ow...@mailman.lug.org.uk When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of dorset digest..." -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Is "dd" adequate for cloning a disk?
Hi Andrew, > Clonezilla is faster as it only clones areas of the filesystems which > actually contain data, but that probably doesn't matter for a one-off > clone. A good point. dd(1) obviously doesn't do that. I had an idea GParted could when copying a partition because it could use an external filesystem-specific program to do the copy but browsing https://gparted.org suggests I'm wrong. Copying only the important bits is a useful optimisation and it's been used by many over the years. But I always wonder ‘If it goes wrong for me, how many years pass before I find the end of some file is missing?’. Then I go for dd and copy all the bits, even the ‘unused’ ones. :-) -- Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
[Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight
Hi, The next Meeting will be one week tonight; Tuesday, 2023-11-07 at 20:00 using Jitsi. Details are as for the previous meetings and will be reposted on the day. I'll see you then. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?
I have to agree - if you can get over any Apple aversion, the iPad is worth considering. My wife (a violin teacher) is very happy with the larger iPad Pro (an earlier generation to reduce extortionate cost) - for storing and reading musical scores. It saves on the agro of never being able to find a piece of music, which previously were often not put away in the right place, is very hard to find! Might be overkill for magazines though On 30 Oct 2023, at 17:09, Hugh Frater wrote: > I hate to say it, but having been through a tablet a year since the form > factor became a thing, I’ve settled on the smaller iPad Pro. This being my > second iPad. > > They are excellent devices, with a long lifespan and excellent hardware. > > I always buy them used/refurbished, usually the previous generation. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mon, 30 Oct 2023 at 16:35, Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty via dorset < > dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote: > >> Just a thought: I wonder if an E-ink tablet would be a good idea, though >> the contrast might be lacking a bit for text-on-colour sections. >> >> Hamish >> >> On 30 October 2023 13:14:02 GMT, Peter Merchant >> wrote: >>> WE have had a few, and I have been happy with Lenovo ones. I once had a >> 10" one, but it was eminently droppable, so I now have an 8" one. I >> recently bought Val a new 8" one, but it has Android 12 and is a pain to >> use. I recommend an 8" one over the 7" ones as it is significantly larger. >> Looking at my list, my tablet is Android 10 and my phone Android 13, and >> both are easy to use. >>> >>> I suggest that we meet for coffee somewhere and you can have a play >> before committing. I got our latest from Currys for about £89. Via Quidco! >>> >>> cheers, >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> On 30/10/2023 10:18, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, After years of resistance, I'm going to get a tablet! Ideally it would >> be one that ran Linux of course, but the main specs needed are good >> resolution and plenty of contrast. The reason for this is my deteriorating eyesight. Generally speaking, >> I'm OK with distance vision, but reading small text on coloured backgrounds >> is becoming increasingly difficult. This means that my magazine >> subscriptions are largely wasted because I cannot read them. However, I do know that I can read PDFs of the magazines on my wife's >> iPad and on my desktop monitor, so getting a decent tablet is probably the >> most convenient solution. If possible, I don't want to spend a fortune, so >> Samsung Galaxy Tabs at circa £1000 are out, and in any case the performance >> of this type of device is probably way over the top for reading a >> magazine. However, I am prepared to pay for the kind of performance I >> need, hence this query. Thanks in anticipation. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 >>> Check to whom you are replying >>> Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk >>> New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk >> -- >> Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 >> Check to whom you are replying >> Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk >> New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk >> > -- > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
