Re: [Dorset] Restoring Grub on an EFI Machine

2016-10-05 Thread Terry Coles
better off by the Windows one and dual-booting that. Anyway, thanks Ralph for sorting it out for me. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-11-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailma

Re: [Dorset] Restoring Grub on an EFI Machine

2016-10-05 Thread Terry Coles
, I would never have known *why* it broke in the first place. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-11-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYIN

Re: [Dorset] Restoring Grub on an EFI Machine

2016-10-04 Thread Terry Coles
re-install Kubuntu, it might all burst into life, but that's a bit drastic, so I might just wait until (K)ubuntu 16.10 is released next week. That will include kernel V 4.8 which brings several extras to the party which will (hopefully) enable some more of my touch-screen features. --

[Dorset] Restoring Grub on an EFI Machine

2016-10-04 Thread Terry Coles
grub menu? I'll be bringing the machine tonight. -- Terry Coles [1] http://www.wensley.org.uk/gpt -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-10-04 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk

Re: [Dorset] Problem with security certificate

2016-10-02 Thread Terry Coles
Try: * Checking the connection * Checking the proxy and the firewall[1] ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED' I saw no Advanced option, just a link to a boilerplate page about security in either browser. -- Terry Coles [1] data:text/html,chromewebdata#buttons -- N

[Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

2016-09-27 Thread Terry Coles
All, The next meeting is one week tonight at The Broadway, Bournemouth on Tuesday, 2016-10-04 at 20:00. See: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_broadway Paul, Are you going? -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-10-04 20

Re: [Dorset] My Introduction

2016-09-19 Thread Terry Coles
of October (follow the link in the Sig). -- Terry Coles [1] http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/ -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-10-04 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING R

Re: [Dorset] Rejected emails

2016-09-11 Thread Terry Coles
from 'logging on' on the Web using his phone. Could this have > caused the problem? He should get in touch with the GMX administrator and get them to sort it out toot sweet. Whether the blacklisted IP is yours or his, neither should be, so they either need to change their DNSBL or sort out thei

Re: [Dorset] G parted

2016-09-07 Thread Terry Coles
u have secure boot disabled, you shouldn't need a UEFI partition AFAIK. > Have I done it correctly. It seems not. Can anyone else help? -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-10-04 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://

Re: [Dorset] Ubuntu mate

2016-09-05 Thread Terry Coles
e meeting. We can certainly have a look. There is 'The Cloud' Internet access there, so you might have to sign up to download packages, etc , if you haven't already done so. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-09-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC,

[Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

2016-08-30 Thread Terry Coles
All, The next meeting is one week tonight at The Broadway, Bournemouth on Tuesday, 2016-09-06 at 20:00. See: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_broadway Paul, Are you going? My turn to drive. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth

Re: [Dorset] Off topic - Installing M$10 Help please

2016-08-28 Thread Terry Coles
him for the details of what he did and what his experience was. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-09-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Report

Re: [Dorset] Another question about using apscheduler in Python?

2016-08-21 Thread Terry Coles
m/product/0636920028154.do[1] ) in paper and ebook versions. -- Terry Coles [1] http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920028154.do -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-09-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mail

Re: [Dorset] Another question about using apscheduler in Python?

2016-08-21 Thread Terry Coles
. BTW, pylint is extremely useful and does a far better job of checking for errors than Idle. Most important of all is that it doesn't stop when it hits the first error. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-09-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing lis

[Dorset] Another question about using apscheduler in Python?

2016-08-21 Thread Terry Coles
+ "O'clock") Unfortunately, when I tried it I got run-time errors because of argument mismatches (I tried (1) and ('One'). I couldn't see an example in my Python book, so kind of ran out of ideas. Does anyone know what will work? -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemou

Re: [Dorset] Can anyone help with using apscheduler in Python?

2016-08-21 Thread Terry Coles
Pi Zero, but I never thought of compiling it to check the error. Thanks for your help. I have another question, but I'll start a new thread ;) -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-09-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.

Re: [Dorset] Can anyone help with using apscheduler in Python?

2016-08-21 Thread Terry Coles
On Sunday, 21 August 2016 15:53:47 BST Terry Coles wrote: > > Add `import logging' to your other imports, and then immediately after > > try `logging.basicConfig()'. > > I've done that and am currently waiting for the next schedule job to occur > (1600). Where should I expec

[Dorset] Can anyone help with using apscheduler in Python?

2016-08-21 Thread Terry Coles
rry/Development/Wimborne_Model_Town/Winter_2016-17_Projects/ Code/Minster_Bells/Scheduler_V2.py >>> 2016-08-21 15:15:00.006585 No handlers could be found for logger "apscheduler.scheduler" The debugger doesn't really help, so how can I find out what I'm doing wrong? --

Re: [Dorset] Accessing a Local Network over a Wireless Router that is NOT Connected to the Internet

2016-08-13 Thread Terry Coles
e you're after, > except you'll never let them escape to the Internet as it's not there, > e.g. > https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36=84680=598902 > Choices, choices... I wasn't going to use a Pi as the Access Point, because of the issues I've experienced using WiFi in

Re: [Dorset] Accessing a Local Network over a Wireless Router that is NOT Connected to the Internet

2016-08-12 Thread Terry Coles
On Friday, 12 August 2016 18:03:50 BST Terry Coles wrote: > So in other words; I create a page called connectivitycheck.gstatic.com/ > generate_204 on my webserver and pretend to be the Internet by adding it to > my DNS server? > > Do you have any details of how I might g

Re: [Dorset] Accessing a Local Network over a Wireless Router that is NOT Connected to the Internet

2016-08-12 Thread Terry Coles
te_204' request; would this be a bit of Javascript? -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-09-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs wel

[Dorset] Accessing a Local Network over a Wireless Router that is NOT Connected to the Internet

2016-08-12 Thread Terry Coles
? -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-09-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR

Re: [Dorset] Thurs AM: Google Drive not accessible?

2016-08-11 Thread Terry Coles
one and Chromium on Kubuntu 16.04. Having just read your message, where you asked Ferret for a bit more detail. :-) 1. What has changed? 2. Did it ever work? 3. What device(s) have you tried? -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-09-06 20:

Re: [Dorset] Help Needed: Can anyone with a Windows Phone or an older iPhone or iPad test this link?

2016-08-09 Thread Terry Coles
one/Mobile, if anyone has a device. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-09-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo

Re: [Dorset] Help Needed: Can anyone with a Windows Phone or an older iPhone or iPad test this link?

2016-08-07 Thread Terry Coles
On Saturday, 6 August 2016 19:59:47 BST Patrick Wigmore wrote: > On Saturday 06 Aug 2016, at 18:45:45, Terry Coles wrote: > > ...what I need to know is can people play the samples on the > > page below with a Windows Phone or older iPhone or iPad? > > I tried the page in Sa

Re: [Dorset] Help Needed: Can anyone with a Windows Phone or an older iPhone or iPad test this link?

2016-08-06 Thread Terry Coles
Windows' phone and still didn't find that. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-09-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR

[Dorset] Help Needed: Can anyone with a Windows Phone or an older iPhone or iPad test this link?

2016-08-06 Thread Terry Coles
as I'm aware, .mp3 has worked on Android for ever, but if anyone knows different.. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-09-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK

[Dorset] Next meeting: One Week Tonight

2016-07-26 Thread Terry Coles
All, The next meeting is one week tonight at The Broadway, Bournemouth on Tuesday, 2016-08-02 at 20:00. See: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_broadway Paul, Are you going? -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-08-02 20:00

Re: [Dorset] Ubuntu forum hack heads up

2016-07-16 Thread Terry Coles
ers, especially if, like me, you have an email address for each site. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-08-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REP

Re: [Dorset] OT: No Signal from Graphics Card on Newly Built PC

2016-07-15 Thread Terry Coles
On Friday, 15 July 2016 12:10:13 BST Terry Coles wrote: > I'm still hoping that the problem is incompatibility with PCIe V2.0 graphics > cards. The trouble is that the card that he has ordered is not available > and the supplier is awaiting new stock. He doesn't want to cancel th

Re: [Dorset] OT: No Signal from Graphics Card on Newly Built PC

2016-07-15 Thread Terry Coles
us. I'm an optimist and > > I'll ask him, but he's a finicky kind of person > > I like to think of it as "precise". :-) If you knew him you would think of finicky. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-08-02 20:00 Me

Re: [Dorset] OT: No Signal from Graphics Card on Newly Built PC

2016-07-15 Thread Terry Coles
s sleeve that lined up with the mounting holes. That got sent > back, presumably to be sent out to yet another customer. I'll ask him, but he's a finicky kind of person, so I'm sure he would have mentioned it if he thought the box had been opened or the board previously used. -- Te

Re: [Dorset] OT: No Signal from Graphics Card on Newly Built PC

2016-07-15 Thread Terry Coles
found anything in the manual about access to the BIOS over the network. -- Terry Coles [1] https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/X99A-RAIDER.html#down-manual -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-08-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ...

Re: [Dorset] OT: No Signal from Graphics Card on Newly Built PC

2016-07-14 Thread Terry Coles
On Thursday, 14 July 2016 09:53:44 BST Peter Merchant wrote: > On 14/07/16 08:49, Terry Coles wrote: > > On Wednesday, 13 July 2016 21:40:29 BST Andrew wrote: > >> Assuming the OS is going to be Linux-based, install it on the hard disk > >> using another machine (P

Re: [Dorset] OT: No Signal from Graphics Card on Newly Built PC

2016-07-14 Thread Terry Coles
ver you > might find you can connect using that even if there's no working video, > then at least you can see if the machine works. Unfortunately, he's going to put Windows on it. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-08-02 20:00 Meets, Mailin

Re: [Dorset] OT: No Signal from Graphics Card on Newly Built PC

2016-07-13 Thread Terry Coles
ailing that it may be that you have a duff motherboard (or a short > underneath it?) That's the next step, if we can't discover anything else. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-08-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.o

Re: [Dorset] OT: No Signal from Graphics Card on Newly Built PC

2016-07-13 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday, 13 July 2016 10:31:53 BST Neil Stone wrote: > It should beep one short beep on successful POST. > > Did you try the CMOS clear I suggested? I may have missed it in an earlier > post if you mentioned this. We have now. That didn't work either. --

Re: [Dorset] OT: No Signal from Graphics Card on Newly Built PC

2016-07-13 Thread Terry Coles
On Tuesday, 12 July 2016 18:13:03 BST Terry Coles wrote: > On Tuesday, 12 July 2016 17:49:45 BST Tim wrote: > > I have a couple of graphics card that are low power basic type if you > > want to have a test (I am in Kinson) Tim, Thanks for the loan. Unfortunately, neith

Re: [Dorset] Fwd: Re: OT: No Signal from Graphics Card on Newly Built PC

2016-07-13 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday, 13 July 2016 10:39:13 BST Terry Coles wrote: > Fowarded message. When I replied to Neil it only went to his address and > not to the list, which he'd CCd. Hmm. The list server seems have treated the forwarded part as an attachment. Here it is inline: On Wednesday, 13 Jul

[Dorset] Fwd: Re: OT: No Signal from Graphics Card on Newly Built PC

2016-07-13 Thread Terry Coles
Fowarded message. When I replied to Neil it only went to his address and not to the list, which he'd CCd. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-08-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset

Re: [Dorset] OT: No Signal from Graphics Card on Newly Built PC

2016-07-13 Thread Terry Coles
e just can't see it. Thanks for the suggestions. -- Terry Coles [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express#PCI_Express_3.0 -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-08-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: ma

Re: [Dorset] OT: No Signal from Graphics Card on Newly Built PC

2016-07-12 Thread Terry Coles
it and it works. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-08-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR

Re: [Dorset] OT: No Signal from Graphics Card on Newly Built PC

2016-07-12 Thread Terry Coles
On Tuesday, 12 July 2016 17:49:45 BST Tim wrote: > On 12/07/16 17:38, Terry Coles wrote: > > Alternatively, has anyone got a spare graphics card that we could borrow. > > Unfortunately, this motherboard has no onboard graphics. > > I am going to assume that the graphics car

[Dorset] OT: No Signal from Graphics Card on Newly Built PC

2016-07-12 Thread Terry Coles
bought and installed this in my old machine at least 5-6 years ago, and simply can't remember. Has anyone got any other ideas? Alternatively, has anyone got a spare graphics card that we could borrow. Unfortunately, this motherboard has no onboard graphics. -- Terry Coles

Re: [Dorset] Alternative fonts

2016-07-09 Thread Terry Coles
hardly English. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-08-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Alternative fonts

2016-07-09 Thread Terry Coles
les on the Internet it looks like whoever named it had no idea that the font that he had created looks like the one everyone else calls Gothic and therefore hardly English. -- Terry Coles [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-08

Re: [Dorset] Kaffeine problems.

2016-07-07 Thread Terry Coles
n the Update Manager, then click on More..., Advanced, History. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-08-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Re

[Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

2016-06-28 Thread Terry Coles
. -- Terry Coles [1] http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_broadway -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-07-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE

Re: [Dorset] New subscriber using Kubuntu in Poole

2016-06-19 Thread Terry Coles
ing to motoring. > > Hope to see you at a meet soon, now that you are home for the summer(?) Patrick, May I add my welcome as the 'other' Kubuntu user (although I have been known to curse it from time to time, but I stick with it because when it works, I like it). Hope to see you at a mee

Re: [Dorset] IMAP instead of POP3 in KMail

2016-06-13 Thread Terry Coles
have no desire to do that, so I'll let One and One deal with it. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-07-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE RE

Re: [Dorset] IMAP instead of POP3 in KMail

2016-06-13 Thread Terry Coles
On Monday, 13 June 2016 10:05:02 BST t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk wrote: > On 12/06/16 12:04, Terry Coles wrote: > > Sometimes I wonder why I stick with KMail! This morning I made a minor > > change to the settings of the three mail accounts that I use and KMail > > proceed

[Dorset] IMAP instead of POP3 in KMail

2016-06-12 Thread Terry Coles
tool if this happens again) will I still be able to do all these things, bearing in mind that the messages will be retained on the server instead of locally? Anyone use KMail and does this sort of thing? -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-07-05

Re: [Dorset] Printing of extra blank page for PDF's

2016-06-12 Thread Terry Coles
On Sunday, 12 June 2016 11:04:03 BST C Wills wrote: > On 12/06/16 07:50, Terry Coles wrote: > > I didn't have Evince installed by default on Kubuntu 16.04, so I put it on > > and printed a single page with no problems. I'm not sure if that helps > > but it presumably i

Re: [Dorset] Printing of extra blank page for PDF's

2016-06-12 Thread Terry Coles
ince for PDFs I'll try > going back to the supported default. > System used is Cinnamon Mint 17.3 Are there any system wide print settings in Mint? There may be something in there. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-07-05 20:0

Re: [Dorset] Meeting Tonight

2016-06-07 Thread Terry Coles
On Tuesday, 7 June 2016 13:10:32 BST Terry Coles wrote: > > It's the pub meet tonight at The Broadway, 8pm. See: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings%3Apub. Doh. Third try. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-06-07

Re: [Dorset] Meeting Tonight

2016-06-07 Thread Terry Coles
On Tuesday, 7 June 2016 12:58:39 BST Terry Coles wrote: > Hi, > > It's the pub meet tonight at The Broadway, 8pm. See: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ wiki/doku.php?id=meetings%3Apub. I see KMail bud up the link again. Second try. -- Terry Coles -- Nex

[Dorset] Meeting Tonight

2016-06-07 Thread Terry Coles
Hi, It's the pub meet tonight at The Broadway, 8pm. See http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ wiki/doku.php?id=meetings%3Apub. See you there. Chris, Paul, See you around 7:30. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-06-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC

Re: [Dorset] VMware on Kubuntu

2016-06-01 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday, 1 June 2016 09:52:54 BST Peter Merchant wrote: > On 03/05/16 13:07, Terry Coles wrote: > > qemu-img convert -c -p -O qcow2 vmname.vmdk vmname.qcow2 > > > > but after I had run it, the VM refused to start. > > > > I have now discovered that t

[Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

2016-05-31 Thread Terry Coles
Hi, The next meeting is just one week away; usual place, usual time: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub See you there. Paul, Chris, Are you going? -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-06-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list

Re: [Dorset] ScriptSafe

2016-05-27 Thread Terry Coles
On Friday, 27 May 2016 14:10:56 BST Adrian Howard wrote: > > On 27 May 2016, at 13:47, Terry Coles <d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk> wrote: > > > > Which leaves all users with an important choice: > > > > 1. Running the tool and potentially being compromise

Re: [Dorset] ScriptSafe

2016-05-27 Thread Terry Coles
hive/p/scriptno/ for review. I'm afraid that doesn't really help me since my understanding of the code would lead me to believe anything ;-) -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-06-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.

Re: [Dorset] ScriptSafe

2016-05-27 Thread Terry Coles
It's just that these permissions seem to give away much more than they used to. Does anyone else use / have an opinion about ScriptSafe? -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-06-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ N

Re: [Dorset] ScriptSafe

2016-05-27 Thread Terry Coles
and updated the links within ScriptSafe accordingly* (My emphasis) It still doesn't explain why all these tools appear to want to take over my life. I'm sure ScriptSafe wasn't this bad in the past, although it has been several years since I installed it. -- Terry Coles

[Dorset] ScriptSafe

2016-05-27 Thread Terry Coles
; has been disabled because it requires more permissions. It can now: * Read and change all your data on the websites that you visit * Change your privacy-related settings Horrendous! A web search has revealed nothing. Anyone know what's going on with this? --

Re: [Dorset] How to identify the Cause of a complete Freeze

2016-05-08 Thread Terry Coles
On Saturday, 30 April 2016 13:44:54 BST Terry Coles wrote: > > > I think I've also seen this on my Dell XPS 13 laptop running Ubuntu > > > 16.04, so the problem may not be KDE related. > > > > Have they both got similar graphics hardware? > > No. This mach

Re: [Dorset] Links from Last Night's Pub Meet.

2016-05-04 Thread Terry Coles
ttp://www.which.co.uk/news/2016/03/one-year-left-to-buy-a-hybrid-free-of-car-tax-437790/ I hadn't realised that Chelsea Tractors and other planet killers will actually benefit while the greener cars will be penalised. Someone has their priorities back to front. -- Terr

Re: [Dorset] VMware on Kubuntu

2016-05-03 Thread Terry Coles
aqemu), also allows for importing VMWare images and so I am running it now. I'll report on the results later (or tonight at the pub) since I'm going out shortly. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedI

Re: [Dorset] VMware on Kubuntu

2016-05-03 Thread Terry Coles
re which I'd used at work on Windows. I'd be interested to learn if it is possible to import my Windows XP VMware image into Qemu/KVM and if it is likely to support USB access as well as VMWare. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 Me

Re: [Dorset] VMware on Kubuntu

2016-05-03 Thread Terry Coles
install the one you had archived? I had an error when I tried to run my archived copy, but it went away when I got the latest. The version that worked was V12.1.1-3770994. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing

Re: [Dorset] How to identify the Cause of a complete Freeze

2016-04-30 Thread Terry Coles
; Mention KDE, desktop, plasma, 16.04. I know it may crash Ubuntu too, > but you may get better search results by limiting to KDE, assuming it's > common enough others are suffering. I did find > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1575467 that may be >

[Dorset] How to identify the Cause of a complete Freeze

2016-04-30 Thread Terry Coles
known content. The Magic SysRq sequence doesn't work and my only recourse is to hold down the power button and reboot. I think I've also seen this on my Dell XPS 13 laptop running Ubuntu 16.04, so the problem may not be KDE related. Is there any way to narrow down the problem so i know what to

Re: [Dorset] Microsoft: Better Linux support for Skype

2016-04-28 Thread Terry Coles
y have decided to stop supporting it (they never did much anyway), I can't say I'm surprised. It doesn't stop me trying to get them to keep it. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ...

Re: [Dorset] Kubuntu 16.04 LTE

2016-04-27 Thread Terry Coles
ong number of updates and then not noticing when you had applied them, but now it no longer flags them up at all The last problem took them two years to fix... -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://d

[Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

2016-04-26 Thread Terry Coles
All, The next meeting is just one week away; at 8 pm on the 3rd May. See http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_broadway. See you there! Chris, Are you going? Last time, I recall that you said you'd drive. Paul, Are you going? -- Terry Coles

Re: [Dorset] Vivaldi

2016-04-07 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday 06 April 2016 20:36:20 Peter Merchant wrote: > On 06/04/16 17:54, Terry Coles wrote: > > On Wednesday 06 April 2016 17:34:34 Peter Merchant wrote: > >> Quite easy to import bookmarks from other browsers, and also easy to > > > > Except from Chrome. >

Re: [Dorset] Vivaldi

2016-04-06 Thread Terry Coles
On Wednesday 06 April 2016 17:34:34 Peter Merchant wrote: > Quite easy to import bookmarks from other browsers, and also easy to Except from Chrome. > remove unwanted bookmark. Granted. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00

Re: [Dorset] Vivaldi

2016-04-06 Thread Terry Coles
m to have focussed on getting the tool efficient and refreshing, so who knows what might come along? -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@

[Dorset] Vivaldi

2016-04-06 Thread Terry Coles
us; right?) by offering features that don't appear in other browsers or by putting back features that have been previously removed by a process of dumbing-down. It certainly seems to work OK as far as it goes. I'd be interesting to hear what others think of it. -- Terry Coles

Re: [Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meeting Tonight, Tuesday 2016-04-05.

2016-04-05 Thread Terry Coles
elicopter, but I presume you mean 'Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce'? I certainly don't think you mean that it's a Doorway Sanitiser. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ N

Re: [Dorset] MS have a beta of bash on Windows 10

2016-04-05 Thread Terry Coles
y on I could think of that people who lived in the shell would use was xclock, as mentioned originally by Ralph. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@

Re: [Dorset] MS have a beta of bash on Windows 10

2016-04-03 Thread Terry Coles
ave to include enough X capability to render the clock. Surely that would be a lot of work to achieve what you can get in a Windows widget anyway? Are there any other bash commands that rely on X to work, that would actually be useful to a Windows/Linux developer? -- Terry C

Re: [Dorset] MS have a beta of bash on Windows 10

2016-04-03 Thread Terry Coles
Presumably, apt-get will point at the repository for the Windows version of Ubuntu, so packages relying on X, such as Firefox etc, would be denied. I can't see me ever wanting to use it, but I can see that some Windows developers would find it useful, especially those that offer packages f

Re: [Dorset] Something for the quiet time

2016-03-30 Thread Terry Coles
On Tuesday 29 March 2016 18:59:45 Tim wrote: > If you have a spare 45 minutes then this is a good laugh to watch > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45X4VP8CGtk I think that lad will go far! -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-04

[Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

2016-03-29 Thread Terry Coles
All, The next meeting is just one week away; at 8 pm on the 5th April. See http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_broadway. See you there! Paul, Chris, My turn to drive I think. Are you going? -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth

Re: [Dorset] Bluetooth Keyboards and Mice

2016-03-13 Thread Terry Coles
use it is so much more flexible than a solution relying on a proprietary dongle. Also, I think that the Standard mandates some kind of declaration. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... h

Re: [Dorset] Bluetooth Keyboards and Mice

2016-03-13 Thread Terry Coles
rsions. It does mean if you buy > a 4.x device that the Pi3 will be able to support those 4.1 features. Thanks. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Ne

Re: [Dorset] Bluetooth Keyboards and Mice

2016-03-13 Thread Terry Coles
t any KB/mouse we buy would also have to be Bluetooth 4.0 + compatible? -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'

Re: [Dorset] Bluetooth Keyboards and Mice

2016-03-13 Thread Terry Coles
On Sunday 13 March 2016 11:37:00 Peter Merchant wrote: > On 13/03/16 11:29, Terry Coles wrote: > > Now we have our Raspberry Pi 3, we're considering the purchase of a > > wireless keyboard and mouse combo. We know from evidence on the Internet > > and from other LUG membe

[Dorset] Bluetooth Keyboards and Mice

2016-03-13 Thread Terry Coles
these work on Linux in general. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http

Re: [Dorset] Making a Python File Available for Download

2016-03-08 Thread Terry Coles
aging tool or another. I knew nothing about config files, let alone .htaccess. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHEC

Re: [Dorset] Making a Python File Available for Download

2016-03-08 Thread Terry Coles
On Tuesday 08 March 2016 19:22:54 Terry Coles wrote: > That seemed to suppress indexing. Fixed it. This is what worked: Options +Indexes SetHandler default-handler I think that without the file filtering SetHandler turned off all the scripts, including the one that inde

Re: [Dorset] Making a Python File Available for Download

2016-03-08 Thread Terry Coles
On Tuesday 08 March 2016 19:12:23 Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Try > > SetHandler default-handler That seemed to suppress indexing. It might have worked if I'd been able to see the file to click on :-) -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday

Re: [Dorset] Making a Python File Available for Download

2016-03-08 Thread Terry Coles
t doesn't for me. Can anyone tell me the right incantation? I tried the Apache website, but I didn't find it very easy to navigate. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.

[Dorset] Making a Python File Available for Download

2016-03-08 Thread Terry Coles
other than filename.py? I suppose if all else fails I could compress it. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK

[Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

2016-02-23 Thread Terry Coles
Hi, The next Meeting is one week tonight; at 8 pm in the Broadway on the 1st March. See http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_broadway. See you there! -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-03-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list

Re: [Dorset] Debugging C Programs which have to run as root

2016-02-23 Thread Terry Coles
ut now lives on at http://c-faq.com/ and is well > worth a browse. That is an extremely comprehensive resource. However, you still need to know what questions to ask :-) -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-03-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list

Re: [Dorset] Debugging C Programs which have to run as root

2016-02-22 Thread Terry Coles
ore complicated in C other than the current project, (which is now working fully), so I don't think I'll need to shell out for another copy anytime soon. If I decide to recode the Linux kernel, I might consider it! -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tues

Re: [Dorset] Debugging C Programs which have to run as root

2016-02-20 Thread Terry Coles
(5% of 100 as an integer is 0). So now I have working code again on the RPi 2, so all I have to do is get it to execute automatically on the Zero running piCore..... -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-03-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing

Re: [Dorset] Debugging C Programs which have to run as root

2016-02-19 Thread Terry Coles
e printf statement. Also, the LED doesn't illuminate, let alone brighten. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-03-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK

Re: [Dorset] Debugging C Programs which have to run as root

2016-02-19 Thread Terry Coles
ithin an IDE? I'm comfortable working that way in a variety of languages. My recollection of debugging programs in the command line using C7 brings shudders. > and see if the output, particularly strace's, gives a clue. If it > whizzes past too fast then Ctrl-C and work backwards fr

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