[SLUG] Re:Well-paid job ; ID - (GY713216510464M).
Hello, THL, an American luxury goods firm, is currently seeking administrative assistants/sales support representatives within Australia to work from home, to contribute to the sales force and add convenience to our service dedicated to individuals, businesses, and organizations all over the world. This vacancy focuses on the management of daily, weekly and monthly tasks and special projects pertaining to the sales support for sales in Australia. Primary responsibilities include: - Assisting Company's Sales Department in a support role performing special projects, data entry and other duties as assigned - Maintaining tracking spreadsheet for all purchases and payments completed - Providing general administrative support including drafting of correspondence, processing purchase orders and expense reports etc. - Emailing correspondence on a daily basis Hours: You can work on a full time or part time position. Your timetable can be flexible. For a part time position - you will need to spend on average 3 hours per day, from Monday to Friday. Salary: Base pay for a part time position is 1,800AUD per month plus 5% commission from each successfully completed deal with a client. Location: This is a work at home vacancy. All communication will be held online. During training/trial period assistance can be provided by phone. Requirements: You need to have a PC, Internet access, pre-installed Excel and motivation. Costs and Fees: There are NO costs involved for our employees. All fees related to this vacancy are covered by the company. Further Hiring Process: Please email your resume to: he...@thl-careers.com In your email please state if you are interested in a part-time or a full-time employment. After reviewing the submitted applications we respond to successful applicants only. Then we offer to the successful applicants a position within our company on a trial period basis for one month. During this trial period you will be receiving training and online support while working and being paid. By the end of the trial period, the supervisor can recommend continued employment, extension of trial period, or termination. After the trial period your base pay will increase. Send any questions you may have and your resume to he...@thl-careers.com Thank You, THL Team. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Wozniak's aPhone, was: Android-based smartphones - any drawbacks ?
so which apps does Steve Wozniak has, or should have ? I'm trying to collect all kind of valuable tools on my Android phone/tablet, for the purpose of troubleshhoting, etc. but so far most of time has been spent on flashing different OS builds, etc, and, some of the tools I have stumbled across have been wiped out during flashing wipes now that I have 'release level' Android 4 (EOS build) (and all I need is USB Ethernet support), I want to put together a 'tech toolkit' like Wozniak, I suspect many ppl here have that already ? so, what are the must have Android tech tools ? I have so far: Fring Net Info II Ping DNS Terminal Emulator WiFi Analyzer ConnectBot Network Discovery Network Signal Info For a very subjective response to this, I would quote Steve Wozniak (remember him - Steve Jobs' partner?): My Android phone has a lot of techy aps on it, to allow me to ssh into the server or RDP into a Windoze box, run DNS reverse lookups, traceroutes pings, telnet, wireless network analyses, etc - all of which are invaluable for troubleshooting customer's network problems. And all of these aps are free (even if they are not OSS). I haven't checked the availability of these on the iPhone, as none of my techy friends have iPhones; however, I have heard that the Apple Ap Store has far fewer free aps than the Android market. -- Voytek -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Linux Tablet
SDG systems launched a new Ubuntu based tablet called 'Trimble Yuma' which is specially designed for the U.S. military. The Yuma is an ultra rugged Linux tablet, which can survive military's challenging work environment and can also safeguards confidential software and information. It is dustproof, sandproof, mudproof and withstands humidity and extreme temperature. We all know Android and iOS rule the tablet market worldwide. But Linux tablets are shaping up in it is own way to compete in this niche branch of tablet market. .. Yuma is powered by 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor and runs on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Netbook Edition Linux operating system. It features a 7 inch touchscreen display capable of reading even in sunlight. It has a magnesium alloy case, two camera, 32 GB or 80 GB solid state drive for storage and an ExpressCard slot for expanding storage capacity. It also sports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. This ruff and tuff high performing Linux tablet comes with a huge price tag of $3,695. http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Ruff_n_Tuff_Linux_Tablet_for_Military_-nid-105284-cid-31.html -- Marghanita da Cruz Ramin Communications (Sydney) Website: http://ramin.com.au Phone:(+612) 0414-869202 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Android-based smartphones - any drawbacks ?
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has revealed that he prefers Google Android phones - at least for certain functions such as voice command. 'My primary phone is the iPhone,' said Wozniak. 'I love the beauty of it. But I wish it did all the things my Android does, I really do.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2087731/Apple-founder-Steve-Wozniak-says-Android-phones-offer-iPhone.html#ixzz1lGGiQF2v I think this says it all, right?:-) NetSense Computers logoRegards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 NetSense Computers (Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd) 79 Barney St (P. O. Box 423), Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Fax: +61 (0)2 4233 2781 Web: http://www.netsensecomputers.com.au -- This email is intended for the named addressee/s only and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not a named addressee please delete it and notify the sender. -- /At every moment he beholdeth a wondrous world, a new creation, and goeth from astonishment to astonishment, and is lost in awe at the works of the Lord of Oneness./ Baha'u'llah, The Seven Valleys ./.. humans are interesting. With all the wonders there are in the Universe, they invented boredom./ Terry Pratchet, Hogfather /The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed./ Albert Einstein /Stuff your eyes with wonder ... live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories./ Ray Bradbury On 2/02/2012 11:08 PM, Phil Manuel wrote: I used to use pocketcast but sharing a link was forced via pocketcast I currently use Google Reader, for the subscription to pocketcasts, and playback via Google Listen. It's shame it has to be two apps. On 2/02/12 10:08 PM, simran wrote: some adhoc feedback... i have found that podcasts dont work as well on android (especially enhanced podcasts - which i think are an apple propritary thing anyway, surprise surprise!!! :) i personally prefer android anyday, get the phone, root it (or not), and you have way way way more control than you can hope to on an ios. On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Rod Butcherrbutc...@hyenainternet.comwrote: I need to have a smartphone as part of my job needs me to be be able to use and be familiar with all the new social media communications tools. Initial research indicates that Android-based phones have the highest market share and are best value for money. And of course I like Linux. Are there any things they can't do or can't connect to/interface with, which other proprietary systems can ? Any serious comparison documents I can study ? thanks Rod -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/**mailinglists.htmlhttp://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html attachment: edwinh.vcf-- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Android-based smartphones - any drawbacks ?
I thought SLUG was a technical group aimed at exchanging thoughts on, and getting help with problems in, Linux, not a political group aimed at the protection of freedom and liberty and the American way? Regards, Edwin Humphries On 3/02/2012 2:30 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote: The most important app to me is that Libre app. Called Freedom or something... not sure what others call it sometimes. If you so insist on a self-centered reason: there's that big brouhaha what, just December or something (can someone remember the name please)? about that key-logging binary blob in the heart of _every_ iOS _and_ android device?!! Seriously, have we already forgotten?! At least with Android/mostly-libre you can go and install your own OS, eg Cyanogen-mod etc. By all means feel free to include that binary blob... What absolutely befuddles my mind, and so saddens my heart, is that we, those who are supposedly somewhat informed in respect of the computing world, don't remember such abominations to all decency, to rights, to common sense, to respect and honour and integrity, barely a month after it bloody happened!@! FFS! Seems we really, actually, don't care. If it shiny, glossy, easy, nice, we in soma happy place, yeah government look after me very well, nice shiny gold cage I in with yummy swipe interface Please note my very royal use of the word we. As RMS said so many years ago, am I prepared to sacrifice some (these days such a very firetruckin little!) convenience, shiny-new-ness, etc, to gain freedom? Am I prepared to do a little extra work, suffer a little extra frustration, to get the kind of freedom my kids would be proud of when the day comes they understand such things, and ask me about why our world is the way it is? D: Here's a present son... S: How does it work dad? D: Just download the source son, and check it out. Might take you a few days... S: What can I do with it dad? D: Whatever you are able to son, just don't stop the next guy from doing what he wants too! To echo so many before us - the only real protection of our freedom, is the love/care/seeking of freedom by the people. That's us. That's you. That's me. Live your rights. Live freedom. Live it or lose it... ...or perhaps a greater range of apps available for the OS is what it really comes down to, correct? Zen On 2012-02-03, Rod Butcherrbutc...@hyenainternet.com wrote: Thanks for all the feedback - Galaxy Nexus sounds like a contender. I think it comes down to the range of apps available for the OS, correct ? So are there important apps for IPHone and Windows Phone that Android lacks or doesn't have apps that can provide equivalent functionality ? Clunkiness doesn't bother me so long as the function is possible. Also, are there any commonly-used file formats that Android apps struggle with ? thanks Rod -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html attachment: edwinh.vcf-- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Ethics (Was Re: Android phone etc)
James wrote: Patrick I absolutely and strongly disagree. BTW I'm older a wiser than yesterday: fetish has sexual connetations, fettish does not. feels like otto apologising in 'A Fish called Wanda If I choose to use windows then the only and remote moral issue is MS use the money I fed them to wreck havoc on the world. Under american law that is their bounden duty. [California introduces a moral corporation] To try to introduce your fettish as an ethical issue smacks of religious fundermentalism. I think a group like us who see the one-true-way risk being sidelined (when there are important issues at stake) if we loose track of the ball and even start to believe that freedom is a moral issue. Certainly if you try to argue with the PM linux for every kid because Windoze is immoral you are going to find your self ignored. While this thread drifts OT the basic issue is tremendously important for us as a group. IMHO James Hi James, I'm afraid I'm not aware of any spelling of 'fetish' with two 'tt's in either sociology or anthropology (admittedly the former is my area of study and the latter merely a side interest). You're right in that it has more than one meaning. It also means that people attribute mystical or religious meaning and importance to inanimate objects. Such as those who carry statues of Mary, or Jesus or other religious figures and believe they have some attributes beyond the physical. On ocassions some dictionaries may describe it as an obsession and/or irrational attraction to an activity, but it's not a particularly clear clear or precise efinition given that obsession/obsessive is a much better and more accurate definition and already exists within a defined field of study (psychology). As for choosing to use Windows - it's an ethical decision. Any interaction you have with the world and others in it involves an ethical element. It's unavoidable. Thus the choice of an OS is an ethical decision. Buying it or copying it (illegally) is an ethical choice. You are aware of some consequence and of the views of those around you and in the broader community. I'd really suggest having a read. It's quite an interesting subject. There may well be ethical issues surrounding someones fetish, but that doesn't make it religious fundementalism. For example, the Catholic church is replete with fetishes (various icons for example) and those who convert to that religion have undertaken ethical considerations (are the values of this religous group something which I support). Finally I would agree with you that if you are to say there is ONLY one way you are starting an ethical discussion and you can risk being marginalised - but that is the risk run by all those who argued against slavery, against corporations being able to tell you what you can do with software, videos, music, books etc that you have bought, supporting (or not) the super tax on mining companies, women's rights, speed limits and so on. It's how you deal with disagreement that marks you out as a whacko or as reasonable - but then one man's freedom fighter... I have no problems with saying that I've chosen a computer operating system on ethical grounds and that it falls in line with my ethical view of the world, my profession and my values in general. By definition, all the decisions you make have an ethical component. :) Regards, Patrick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Linux Tablet
On 9/02/2012 12:01 PM, Marghanita da Cruz wrote: SDG systems launched a new Ubuntu based tablet called 'Trimble Yuma' which is specially designed for the U.S. military. The Yuma is an ultra rugged Linux tablet, which can survive military's challenging work environment and can also safeguards confidential software and information. It is dustproof, sandproof, mudproof and withstands humidity and extreme temperature. We all know Android and iOS rule the tablet market worldwide. But Linux tablets are shaping up in it is own way to compete in this niche branch of tablet market. .. Yuma is powered by 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor and runs on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Netbook Edition Linux operating system. It features a 7 inch touchscreen display capable of reading even in sunlight. It has a magnesium alloy case, two camera, 32 GB or 80 GB solid state drive for storage and an ExpressCard slot for expanding storage capacity. It also sports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. This ruff and tuff high performing Linux tablet comes with a huge price tag of $3,695. http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Ruff_n_Tuff_Linux_Tablet_for_Military_-nid-105284-cid-31.html I opened the link and thought Wait! Trimble has had them out for ages, just in yellow! then I saw the Trimble logo and realised it's just the Linux variant. I've been involved with deploying the windows variants in a mining environment and I can attest to how insanely rugged they are. Sure it's a bit of a price when compared to consumer grade gear, but you don't really want to put an iPad in a mining environment unless you consider them disposables. -Andrew -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
