Re: [Dorset] Unable to Make the next LUG meeting

On Sun, 04 Aug 2013 13:49:43 +0100, c...@pampru.org wrote: I am working in Dubai, Australia, and Saudi Arabia over a six-week period so Show-off -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-08-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk

Re: [Dorset] Email Sig. (Was: Raspberry Pi)

. I suppose that since I've never had to put the 'cut lines' in manually, I had no reason to see it. http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3676 For young whipper-snappers like me, it's an interesting read (skim really) -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-03-06 20:00 Meets

Re: [Dorset] Linux compatible 'N' ADSL Routers

. Personally I'm not a fan of the noisy network design where devices constantly shout about what they offer. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-09-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http

Re: [Dorset] Which Linux Distro for old laptop?

doubt it. Have fun. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-04-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Openoffice 3.3.0

to submit work in a final document format? Not in a working draft format. I'd suggest PDF for this. This would eliminate all but the most obscure of formatting issues. It would also allow students who do/can want to move away from MS Office to do so freely. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting

Re: [Dorset] [Wiltshire] Museum of Computing events

minute walk from the Museum and would be willing to show people to a good pub ;) -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Wednesday 2011-03-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] FOSS licensing

hacking away on Apache code to get it back. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Wednesday 2011-03-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Music CD's to Disk

in the future you might note wma support is more prevalent that ogg. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2011-01-11 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] wmv files won't play

... -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2011-01-11 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Open Source in Government

allies in fending off these Russian commie beliefs! -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: The Broadway, Bournemouth, Tuesday 2010-12-14 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Interesting article

/assassinate-assange/ Sadly I feel we are entering an age where, if the powers-that-be do not want you to know the truth. You're safer to just believe what your told. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: The Broadway, Bournemouth, Tuesday 2010-12-14 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn

Re: [Dorset] Interesting article

about Assange). Fox News does seem to make the Sun look a credible source. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: The Broadway, Bournemouth, Tuesday 2010-12-14 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Files lost

was rm -rf ~/.shotwell/Examples If you did the former - then I hope your backup of ~ is recent ;) -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http

Re: [Dorset] Files lost

~ -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Just testing

On Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:48:26 -, Peter Jill Harris peter_harri...@btinternet.com wrote: Just checking I am still connected Nope - I don't think you are ;) -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn

Re: [Dorset] Possible Bournemouth Meeting place (Natalie Hooper)

members along. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] WTH?

Sorry - forgot to mention The driver is still in a non-ready stage according to the developers. However it seems to be working just fine for me on Fedora. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn

Re: [Dorset] OT (ish): Accessing a SparcStation remotely with a graphical interface from a Windows Box

like http://x.cygwin.com/ which is an X client for windows. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] WTH?

than the Nvidia blob (to be expected). -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

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

be the fist fix. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] WTH?

On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:36:53 +0100, Simon O'Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com wrote: Where is 10.10? What the heck are they playing at? Getting the release right - not just rushing it out? -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets

Re: [Dorset] WTH?

a much better protocol for this sort of this. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] WTH?

On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:05:33 +0100, Simon O'Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com wrote: Fuck-ups like this aren't just embarrassing; they are harmful to Linux. Sadly we still haven't ruled out PEBKAC -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20

Re: [Dorset] Which distro would you install?

. Also note that until there are a decent number of full copies of the file in the pool things will be slow. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively

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

but some of the more experience out there may wish to try something new. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

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

to book a room and have everybody work there, It has wireless access, and maybe even a VLAN wired port. I have emailed Peter off list regarding this - but it might not be such a big problem ;) -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing

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

-- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Strange Wireless Behaviour

if Ubuntu has taken on Network Manager. Restarting this is could work. I'll have a rant at this stage and say OpenBSD still has the best wireless system out there. It's not got the complete compatibility list of Network Manager and wpa supplicant. But it ruddy well works. -- Robert Bronsdon

Re: [Dorset] Which distro would you install?

. At the same time, *DO* install rpmfusion, this brings the package count back up near the Ubuntu level and will avoid rpm hell. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs

Re: [Dorset] It's been a year in the pipeline.

. Is this because people have got too used to being provided half the facts and knowing the results from the data don't always mean very much? -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How

Re: [Dorset] It's been a year in the pipeline.

roads) but you can be stopped for driving in a reckless manner. Works over there. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?

with promoting alternative systems. Suffice to say the EEE Linux edition (which had been out-selling the XP one) started to disappear from shelves. It didn't take long for everyone else to follow suite. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing

Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?

the legality of such deals but they make sense to the garage. Coming back onto point, non of the PC manufacturers appear to be big enough to fend off MS and the competition in the market place for others to broker similar deals. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday

Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?

arguably supports the system better than any MS offering would. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?

the USA in the past and saved money that way, including shipping! Perhaps your company that sells things properly could also be a UK distributor for System 76? ;) Contact them and ask - about shipping to the UK and about becoming a distributor. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting

Re: [Dorset] 19 rack - one left to go. Collect from Melksham.

Oh don't do it to me. I need a rack and I'm in Melksham. Moving in a few weeks time and I don't know if I'll have space in the new place. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk

Re: [Dorset] It's been a year in the pipeline.

the idea of vigilant policing. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] It's been a year in the pipeline.

On Sun, 12 Sep 2010 10:36:37 +0100, Sean Gibbins s...@funkygibbins.me.uk wrote: It's not the same as sending Charles Bronson after them, is it? ;-) Slippery slope -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn

Re: [Dorset] It's been a year in the pipeline.

. in the fray) It makes people accustomed, to aiding in the prosecution of their peers, in the process of 'potential crimes'. It also makes people accustomed to remote monitoring of their peers, by their peers. If I can monitor you-or-you, then the police can do it just fine. -- Robert

Re: [Dorset] It's been a year in the pipeline.

speed past the school? What can be done to slow them down? -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] It's been a year in the pipeline.

On Sun, 12 Sep 2010 12:40:50 +0100, Sean Gibbins s...@funkygibbins.me.uk wrote: On 12/09/10 12:10, Robert Bronsdon wrote: Do people speed past the school? What can be done to slow them down? Bung a camera outside and send them a hefty fine? But you've not stopped them speeding. You've

Re: [Dorset] Updating Software on Linux without rebooting

apache instance will need to be re-started. It just doesn't require taking the whole system down. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] Windows applications making GRUB 2 unbootable.

/Sony_BMG_CD_copy_protection_scandal Any examples of these applications? Agreed though - this whole story reeks of conspiracy and so without applications its difficult to verify. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ -- Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn

Re: [Dorset] Windows applications making GRUB 2 unbootable.

to the system. Once in place a user is unable to rip/copy the CD as the root-kit blocks this from happening. Luckly it wouldn't work on other systems. Not even OS X. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ -- Meets, Mailing

Re: [Dorset] Windows applications making GRUB 2 unbootable.

not installing at all. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ -- Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] CentOS - libgd/libpng error

install libpng' should do the trick. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ -- Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] CentOS - libgd/libpng error

On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:12:25 +0100, Simon O'Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com wrote: I know nothing of Centos, but if you have a synaptic package manager you might want to do a search for libpng and if found, reinstall it. Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting

Re: [Dorset] linux mag

then I would say to give the magazine a go. -- Robert Bronsdon -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ -- Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] Netbook fault and Repair help.

On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:30:38 +0100, Dominic Lonsdale lonsdale...@btinternet.com wrote: Can a CPU overheat so quickly ( after about 10 seconds) ? Test it -- take the heat-sink off your desktop and see how long it lasts. Given its also got time to boot into memtest etc. I'd say yeah they'll

Re: [Dorset] No GUI with Amarok

On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:29:47 +0100, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: OK. I've fixed it. I took the Windows approach; I uninstalled it and re- installed it. I vaguely remember uninstalling something this morning, which took out some KDE dependencies. I suspect that one of

Re: [Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meet Tonight, Wed 2010-08-04 20:00.

On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:38:38 +0100, Peter Merchant madsmad...@netscape.net wrote: is this the ex- Mountbatten Arms? Correct -- Using Opera M2: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/

Re: [Dorset] BAckup software

On Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:09:51 +0100, Peter Merchant madsmad...@netscape.net wrote: Thanks, Terry, but it is this last stage that gives the grief. k3b collects all the files and folders that I want, but has a -known- problem when it starts to write to a disk. I have used it before for cutting

Re: [Dorset] FTP files blocked.

On Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:39:05 +0100, Dan Dart dand...@googlemail.com wrote: Looks like either the format is incompatible (vastly differing versions of glibc?) or the file was transferred in ascii mode when it should have been transferred in binary mode. Take a look at your settings on the FTP

Re: [Dorset] BAckup software

On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:01:29 +0100, jr jr4...@gmail.com wrote: rsync, scheduled via cron. Or for true backups - rsnapshot Honestly just set the thing up and let it manage hourly, daily, weekly, monthly whatever rsynced and hard-linked backups. -- Using Opera M2:

Re: [Dorset] Off Topic?

TPB is currently under attack from every angle. There are several worldwide governments after their demise, including a recent legal ruling suing their ISP for 50,000 euro every day they remain up. TPB is currently moving servers again. I can't see TPB making that in donations daily -

Re: [Dorset] Small C and Forth [was Re: 2010-07-06 Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum.]

On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:45:08 +0100, Peter Merchant madsmad...@netscape.net wrote: Who's That? You can reply off line if you would rather not name names. His name is Peter Knaggs - I'm fairly sure he would be happy having his name associated with Forth in any way. A quick Google of him

Re: [Dorset] Small C and Forth [was Re: 2010-07-06 Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum.]

On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:24:35 +0100, Gemma gemma_ja...@lineone.net wrote: Oooh ! gee thanks Peter, I'll bear that in mind, before I reminisce again. HA! - I have a lecturer who feels forth is the best thing since sliced bread. Still works regularly on interpreters and is still convinced I

Re: [Dorset] XP on Ubuntu

On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:10:29 +0100, Andrew Drapper and...@drapper.com wrote: 1. I have in the past had a number of pre-installed pc with XP, but only restore CD's I can probably find the COA Is there anyway to use these? The likely-hood is these keys are for an OEM (Original Equipment

Re: [Dorset] Slow night.

On Wed, 26 May 2010 20:05:14 +0100, Simon O'Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com wrote: It's going on nicely, as smooth as Ubuntu in every respect so far. Not someone who plays .mp3s regularly then ;) As a Fedora user I would advise and 'desktop' system has the RPM Fusion repository

Re: [Dorset] Slow night.

On Wed, 26 May 2010 20:42:17 +0100, Simon O'Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com wrote: I tend to use this guide on fresh installs http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f12.html sadly [s]he has not released a F13 version as yet. Hopefully it will arrive soon. If your careful you

Re: [Dorset] Slow night.

On Wed, 26 May 2010 21:56:57 +0100, Simon O'Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com wrote: But I still think that Ubuntu is better. Consumers want to compute, not sit an exam. True - though the F/OSS pushers would reply with those steps should not be needed. Hopefully updates arn't too bad

Re: [Dorset] Finding open ports and how to open/close them

Hmm - the first thought is puppy might not be an ideal 'demonstration' linux for someone fresh. Though its designed to be 'easy', its primary purpose it to be small. Small might work but isn't feature rich. However, choice has been made now so I wont go on. Apparenly puppy has a

Re: [Dorset] Finding open ports and how to open/close them

On Mon, 24 May 2010 18:18:50 +0100, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: I wouldn't say he is fresh; he's been playing with Linux for some time and liked Puppy because it is so light. Aah OK. It seemed he was new to Linux and I was worried may have made the wrong choice. I'm not

Re: [Dorset] OT: But Relevant - Google is releasing a new video codec

In general this should be very good news. In practice I'm not so convinced. As yet I can't see the downside for the 'general' person. Ask me again in 5 years time. One fishy element is MS being heavely financially invested in h264 and the MPEG-LA, it makes little sense for them to turn their

[Dorset] [Renamed] VirtualBox shared folders

On Sun, 16 May 2010 10:09:30 +0100, Simon O'Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com wrote: Also- I finally managed to set up folder-sharing on VirtualBox. It depends on having the guest extensions installed, which means a crap screen resolution, but it is the only way I know. Hello Simon, Just

Re: [Dorset] Tour of C4L

You wont hear me saying no if I can make it on the date/time arranged -- Using Opera M2: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- Next meeting: Unknown http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.orgchannel=%23dorset

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting: Bournemouth - One Week Tonight

On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:33:03 +0100, Ralph Corderoy ra...@inputplus.co.uk wrote: Yes, back when installing Linux could be a chore, and we had Bournemouth Uni access, folks used to take their hardware along to get problems looked at. There have been times recently where I've felt that would

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting: Bournemouth - One Week Tonight

On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:36:46 +0100, Peter Merchant mercha...@onetel.com wrote: Well Kim, This sounds negative. What sort of venue would you suggest in order to entice you to attend meetings? I'm probably speaking out of turn here - just send a shaddup my way if I am. I think me and Terry

Re: [Dorset] OT: Sign up to oppose the Digital Economy Bill

On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:36:44 +0100, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: I'm not sure if you left out the sarcasm tags or whether you really believe Apologies - I did leave off the sarcasm tags. I think the 'trialing' is one aspect of the 'pirates'. The other is that those are the

Re: [Dorset] OT: Sign up to oppose the Digital Economy Bill

On Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:11:48 +0100, Andrew Montgomery-Hurrell darkliq...@darkliquid.co.uk wrote: Thats essentially what DRM is. As it's already been proven, it is entirely ineffective. However, if they were free, time limited full songs would be a nice way of doing publicity and try before

Re: [Dorset] OT: Sign up to oppose the Digital Economy Bill

On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:09:58 +0100, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: people who illegally download buy more music legally than those whodon't. *clearly* those people would spend even more if they weren't downloading illegally. -- Using Opera M2: http://www.opera.com/mail/ --

Re: [Dorset] OT: Sign up to oppose the Digital Economy Bill

On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:33:05 +0100, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: I realise that British justice is nowhere near as unjust as the US variety, It seems our current governing parties are envious though. -- Using Opera M2: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- Next meeting:

Re: [Dorset] HTML/PHP script

If page changes when viewed - are there differences if you 'log in' then it must be running some background code. There will be some code running behind that form - though it would be a quick job to re-create it so I wouldn't worry too much. Just to clarify - the php code runs on the server

Re: [Dorset] HTML/PHP script

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:44:58 +0100, David Stanton davi...@ntlworld.com wrote: This hardly seems something a ethical web designer would do without at the very least explaining it to and discussing it with their clients (my friends), who not being IT aware, wouldn't look at the source code and

Re: [Dorset] HTML/PHP script

On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:28:28 +0100, David Stanton davi...@ntlworld.com wrote: The site is up and running. I've copied the html code using ctrl-U facility on Firefox. There doesn't seem to be anything else untoward on it and no other scripts - that is except for spelling and other sloppy

Re: [Dorset] HTML/PHP script ... etc

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:55:59 +0100, David Stanton davi...@ntlworld.com wrote: The problem is their site (such as it is) is registered at the moment in the name of the web designers who alone can edit it. If they control the domain name, they can make the address record for that domain

Re: [Dorset] texlive problem

On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:04:15 -, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: I think what the OP wants to do is paste his formulae into OOo and have it display them in some way. I can't see how to do it, but I feel as if there should be a way. Unfortunately for this instance, the use

Re: [Dorset] texlive problem

On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:52:54 -, Peter Harris peter.harr...@virgin.net wrote: It does not appear in the applications menu and I can't find a way of starting it. You don't 'start' any of the Tex packages per-se. You invoke them into your Tex source. Like you don't 'run' certain

Re: [Dorset] Preventing autodetection of IDE device

On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:35:31 -, Tim Allen t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk wrote: I can live without the drive, so would be grateful for adviceon how I can prevent the kernel autodetecting the drive. To walk into the obvious door. Why can't you unplug the drive? Or just disable it in the

Re: [Dorset] Your Browser's Signature.

Interesting I'm running some tests on my windows virtual machines Internet Explorer 6 on XP with a completely default install was unique Internet Explorer 7 on Vista with a completely default install was unique Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 shared its fingerprint with one other user. It

Re: [Dorset] Public Spirited BT. Not.

On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:38:29 -, Dominic Lonsdale lonsdale...@btinternet.com wrote: The torrent running FON user will have signed on to the BT FON connection using his BT log-in and will be identifiable as a seperate entity. Aah - I apologise for my naivety on the BT FON system. That

Re: [Dorset] Cloud Computing - Stallman's take

On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:25:03 -, Victor Churchill victorchurch...@gmail.com wrote: Being as the service is 'free' I don't think cost has ever been his problem. I can see his point, your not locking yourself into 'their' technology but your also giving them your data. At least opening

Re: [Dorset] Encoding Video for streaming

On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:04:17 -, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: It's not that the file wouldn't play on the PS3; I couldn't even add it to the list of videos for streaming in MediaTomb. Is there a way to do this in the shell instead of through a browser so I can see the

Re: [Dorset] Encoding Video for streaming

Hello Terry, Sorry for posting twice in a row but I didn't realise exactly the question. As before I've got a PS3 working quite nicely. The main script I use is included below. It produces some large files but it does work on the PS3. I've had this working up to 720p content just fine so I

Re: [Dorset] Dorchester Pub Meeting, Tonight, 2010-01-05 20:00.

On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:52:33 -, Peter Merchant mercha...@onetel.com wrote: It's too late to study for the exam by then. They have had since December 14th to do that. Time to come out and chill. I'm inclined to agree - as one of the students with an exam - however I have to put the exam

Re: [Dorset] Dorchester Pub Meeting, Tonight, 2010-01-05 20:00.

On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:11:23 -, Keith Edmunds k...@midnighthax.com wrote: Interesting. Care to summarise how the two methods differ? An example from our coursework - people gained marks for putting a not putting firewall between an internet connect and a web-server. Those who put a

Re: [Dorset] Dorchester Pub Meeting, Tonight, 2010-01-05 20:00.

On Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:12:44 -, Ralph Corderoy ra...@inputplus.co.uk wrote: So, perhaps it's easier the other way. Who's planning on going to the Dorchester pub tonight? Given I've two passengers I was going to play it by ear and possibly come. Most of the forecasts are putting the

Re: [Dorset] Dorchester Pub Meeting, Tonight, 2010-01-05 20:00.

On Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:03:40 -, Peter Merchant mercha...@onetel.com wrote: and I wonder how many English have a shovel in their car boots? Sorry - best I've got are some blankets and a full tank of diesel in case I get stuck. It just comes down to only ever having snow for a week a

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting: One Week Tonight

I shall be driving from Bournemouth to the meet this week. If anyone wants a lift give me an email offlist and we can sort something out - I'm pretty flexible and all I ask is a coke at the other end. Rob -- Using Opera M2: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday

Re: [Dorset] Sorry to say.

On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:03:19 -, Simon O'Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com wrote: As I said, I'm using the HP2133 Mini. Must be a Via issue. Simono The Via chips are pretty poor performers, if you are getting it to do large amounts of graphics work without offloading things onto a GPU

Re: [Dorset] Recommendation.

On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:32:12 -, Simon O'Riordan voluntar...@btopenworld.com wrote: I have been aware of the client, but for the cost of the electricity a commercial account is better. I have a sensible domain name as well. From this conversation I am getting the impression you are not

Re: [Dorset] One disk or two?

On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:00:08 -, Andrew Drapper and...@drapper.com wrote: Looking to put Ubuntu on a refurbished PC, Should I use a single drive, obviously the easiest, or should I put the os and programmes on one disc docks on another, That is a question only you can answer. From the

Re: [Dorset] Wi-Fi in Pubs

On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:44:40 -, Peter Merchant mercha...@onetel.com wrote: Now, Take the university, with it's 250-300 Wireless access points and 16,000 students, and tell me that none of them have ever downloaded anything not legit. And it all comes over JANET (Joint Academic

Re: [Dorset] Wi-Fi in Pubs

On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:09:51 -, Sean Gibbins s...@funkygibbins.me.uk wrote: Instead of Lord Mandelson being paid a fortune to try and make bad, outdated law work in favour of his rich sponsors, perhaps we need to start employing forward-looking and tech-savvy law makers to overhaul the

Re: [Dorset] Wi-Fi in Pubs

On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:47:57 -, Mark Elkins markelkins...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: In theory UK law decisions apply a test of reasonableness to them. Therefore is it reasonable for those supplying any form of open public internet access such as pubs, universities etc to be prey to fines

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:38:08 -, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: I just remembered. Won't we going to try somewhere different? Did we get a consensus? I don't think one was ever reached. -- Using Opera M2: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- Next meeting: Bournemouth,

Re: [Dorset] OT: Help Needed - Using OpenOffice to do a T-Test

Hello, Maybe this is just because I'm running Fedora but - basic install of OO.o from the main repos through Yum. Open Calc select a cell click the little = sign by the function bar Open the function wizard (odd icon to the left of the Sigma Category statistics TTEST is listed under those

Re: [Dorset] OT: Help Needed - Using OpenOffice to do a T-Test

On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:20:48 -, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: Hi, My daughter has to do an assignment at Uni using a T-Test. Although the Uni says that work can be submitted in Either MS or Open Office, they've only told her how to do it in Excel and she only has

Re: [Dorset] OT: Help Needed - Using OpenOffice to do a T-Test

On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:14:01 -, Peter Merchant mercha...@onetel.com wrote: Well, I'm blowed and need to retract this: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html Big to small - same way time is written ;) -- Using Opera M2: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- Next meeting: Bournemouth,

Re: [Dorset] Moving Home partition - Re DLUG meet

On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:30:47 -, Justin Stringfellow jus...@stringfellow.org.uk wrote: That said, I would have guessed that a decent SSD will be able to retire/reallocate flaky memory locations before they fail completely. I tend to 'attempt' similar myself. I try to only write to a USB

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