Re: [Dorset] Nokia announcement

2011-02-11 Thread Bryn Jones
On Fri, 2011-02-11 at 18:01 +, John Carlyle-Clarke wrote: On 11/02/11 14:02, Terry Coles wrote: On Friday 11 Feb 2011, Terry Coles wrote: How are the mighty fallen! Nokia have been the leading phone provider ever since there were mobiles, (certainly in Europe). They missed the boat on

Re: [Dorset] Network analysis tools

2010-11-10 Thread Bryn Jones
Hey Brian, The one I like is wireshark (whether there's still an open source version I dunno), multiprotocol and with ao feature I just loved... it could umm unencode SIP packets back to a wav file... I like stuff like that :). Oh how I miss rocking up to site with my protocol analyzer to

Re: [Dorset] 10 Things I'd change in linux

2010-11-02 Thread Bryn Jones
On Tue, 2010-11-02 at 18:20 +, Sean Gibbins wrote: Leading on from that, one more (hopefully pertinent) question: why does Linux need to change beyond the continuous improvement we already see? I'll qualify that further by asking anyone answering it to step back from this release or

[Dorset] Evolution mail settings....

2010-10-11 Thread Bryn Jones
Hi, Does anyone know where these are hidden (other than the GUI)... I'm being driven slowly insane trying to change the polling time where I can't see the OK button. Dear Canonical, Lets talk about scaling shall we?. Cheers Bryn -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday

Re: [Dorset] Evolution mail settings....

2010-10-11 Thread Bryn Jones
Sorted it /stupidmode off On Mon, 2010-10-11 at 21:57 +0100, Bryn Jones wrote: Hi, Does anyone know where these are hidden (other than the GUI)... I'm being driven slowly insane trying to change the polling time where I can't see the OK button. Dear Canonical, Lets talk about

Re: [Dorset] Microscum

2010-10-09 Thread Bryn Jones
On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Simon O'Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com wrote: http://www.infowars.com/microsoft-proposes-government-licensing-internet-access/ -- There's a line in there about the Chinese dismissing a similar idea for being too authoritarian. I like it when M$ makes

[Dorset] Install day..... Maybe?

2010-10-08 Thread Bryn Jones
Hey all, Someone heard about my pet project (to setup some sort of community resource for computers, bits, bobs and errr a bit o' linuxing action) and suggested doing a 'Linux install workshop'. So this is a sort of call for volunteers (way ahead of actually setting something up of course!) If

Re: [Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meet Tonight, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00.

2010-10-06 Thread Bryn Jones
Yup timing sucks for me also. It'd be rude to leave my house guest for 2 nights out of 4 On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Peter Merchant madsmad...@netscape.netwrote: Won't make it tonight. Have been on Grand-daughter duty since 5:45 and badly need a rest. Cheers all, P On Wed,

Re: [Dorset] Has TBD for next meeting been D'd

2010-09-30 Thread Bryn Jones
I'll even try and come if it's in Bournemouth :) On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Natalie Hooper nataliehoo...@virginmedia.com wrote: Is it Yellow Buses or Wilts Dorset buses? Unfortunately, I'm new to Bournemouth so I don't know any place to suggest but Wimborne seems a little too far to

Re: [Dorset] OT (ish) difference between ZIF and LIF connectors

2010-09-30 Thread Bryn Jones
For anyone that cares!! I got chatting to a dude on EBay that was flogging a cool Compact Flash to ZIF adaptor card So It will be Adapter card + 16GB CF for OS and offloading the swap onto a 2GB SD card Probably :) On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Bryn Jones bryn.jon

Re: [Dorset] Has TBD for next meeting been D'd

2010-09-27 Thread Bryn Jones
On Mon, 2010-09-27 at 14:46 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: I saw mention of Wimborne Chess Club the other day, they meet in the function room of a pub/restaurant, The Olive Branch. http://www.wimbornechessclub.org.uk/ http://www.hall-woodhouse.co.uk/pubs/pubsearch/pub/?id=141

[Dorset] Introduction

2010-09-23 Thread Bryn Jones
Hi All, Having rejoined the list I figured I ought to say 'Hi'. I'll try and come down to one of the meetings if I can, spare giro funds permitting!!! (time I have plenty of at the mo'!). I'm no Linux guru but I am an ex 3rd line support Telecoms/Applications engineer so if you need any telco

Re: [Dorset] Which distro would you install?

2010-09-23 Thread Bryn Jones
On Thu, 2010-09-23 at 22:29 +0100, Sean Gibbins wrote: On 23/09/10 22:25, Dan Dart wrote: Let others volunteer to be guinea pigs. :-) Oh, me! me! me! Pick me! I install betas occasionally and see if they're good enough in a VM. As soon as they are I use them full time. And make sure