Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] Next meeting

2009-06-01 Thread Dominic Cleal
On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 22:22:26 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > 2009/6/1 Hants LUG Chairman : > > Anyone planning on attending should let Bob ( robert dot beattie at > > nokia dot com ) know, so security can let them in. If you would > > like to give a talk, our Surrey friends are very friendly and they > >

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread pavithran
2009/6/1 Richard Danter > > Guess Asus have abandoned Linux. > Yeah corporate decissions .. god knows how much M$ is paying for it . > > Maybe time to install Ubuntu Netbook Remix, anyone tried it on a 901? > I tried Debian from Debian eee project and everything rocked :D http://look-pavi.blogsp

Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] Next meeting

2009-06-01 Thread Alan Pope
2009/6/1 Hants LUG Chairman : > Anyone planning on attending should let Bob ( robert dot beattie at nokia dot > com ) know, so security can let them in. If you would like to give a talk, our > Surrey friends are very friendly and they always like to hear what we have to > say. > I've offered to gi

[Hampshire] [ADMIN] Next meeting

2009-06-01 Thread Hants LUG Chairman
Hi, Our next meeting will be a joint meeting with the Surrey LUG at the Nokia facilities between Fleet and Farnborough on Saturday 13th June between 11am and 5pm. http://www.surrey.lug.org.uk/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?BringABox/NokiaFarnborough http://xrl.us/befg4q (Google Maps) Anyone planning on att

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Sean Gibbins
Martin A. Brooks wrote: > On 01/06/2009 21:20, Sean Gibbins wrote: >> Martin A. Brooks wrote: >> >>> I'm practical and pragmatic mostly, so I went back to the OS it shipped >>> with. Hey ho. >>> >> >> Try Pupeee or Puppy - both are pretty painless in terms of the download >> and quite refr

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Martin A. Brooks
On 01/06/2009 21:20, Sean Gibbins wrote: Martin A. Brooks wrote: I'm practical and pragmatic mostly, so I went back to the OS it shipped with. Hey ho. Try Pupeee or Puppy - both are pretty painless in terms of the download and quite refreshing in terms of the approach. Call me

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Sean Gibbins
Martin A. Brooks wrote: > I'm practical and pragmatic mostly, so I went back to the OS it shipped > with. Hey ho. Try Pupeee or Puppy - both are pretty painless in terms of the download and quite refreshing in terms of the approach. Sean -- www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshir

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Martin A. Brooks
On 01/06/2009 14:41, Paul Stimpson wrote: > I have Vodafone and I believe all new connections come with the kiddie-safe > content filter turned on. To get it switched off I had to either register on > the website or call customer services. In either case I believe you have to > provide a credit

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Martin A. Brooks
On 01/06/2009 09:18, Richard Danter wrote: > Maybe time to install Ubuntu Netbook Remix, anyone tried it on a 901? > > I just bought a Samsung NC10 (with built in 3G modem) which ships with XP Home. I tried UNR which wouldn't even boot to the installer screen despite much googling and tooin

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Jim Kissel
Victor Churchill wrote: > 2009/6/1 Jim Kissel > >> >> Isaac Close wrote: >>> I was thinking more along the lines of creating a tunnel to a remote >> location where access to my proxy and dns is availible. Thus all traffic >> will be encrypted going to and from a familiar location. >> > > Shoul

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Victor Churchill
2009/6/1 Jim Kissel > > > Isaac Close wrote: > > > > I was thinking more along the lines of creating a tunnel to a remote > location where access to my proxy and dns is availible. Thus all traffic > will be encrypted going to and from a familiar location. > Should be able to screen out some of t

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Jim Kissel
Isaac Close wrote: > --- On Mon, 1/6/09, Jim Kissel wrote: > >>> Isaac Close wrote: >>> The very next thing i'm going to do is install linux. > >> If Vodafone is messing with DNS to do the re-direct, >> switching OS's will >> not alter the result. > > Yes I know. > > I was thinking more alo

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread john lewis
On Mon, 1 Jun 2009 09:18:06 +0100 Richard Danter wrote: > And to think I bought my wife an Eee _because_ it was Linux... > >http://www.itsbetterwithwindows.com/ > > Maybe this explains why updates are no longer working (we get out of > memory errors now, even though there is nothing extra i

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Paul Stimpson
Hi, I have Vodafone and I believe all new connections come with the kiddie-safe content filter turned on. To get it switched off I had to either register on the website or call customer services. In either case I believe you have to provide a credit card number. ISTR they charge a pound to you

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Isaac Close
--- On Mon, 1/6/09, Jim Kissel wrote: > >> Isaac Close wrote: > > The very next thing i'm going to do is install linux. > If Vodafone is messing with DNS to do the re-direct, > switching OS's will > not alter the result. Yes I know. I was thinking more along the lines of creating a tunnel t

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Isaac Close
--- On Mon, 1/6/09, Victor Churchill wrote: > From: Victor Churchill > Subject: Re: [Hampshire] A sad day... > To: "Hampshire LUG Discussion List" > Date: Monday, 1 June, 2009, 12:26 PM > > > 2009/6/1 Isaac Close > > > > --- On Mon, 1/6/09, Sean Gibbins > wrote: > > > > > Richard D

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Jim Kissel
Isaac Close wrote: > --- On Mon, 1/6/09, Sean Gibbins wrote: > >> Richard Danter wrote: >>> And to think I bought my wife an Eee _because_ it was >> Linux... >>>http://www.itsbetterwithwindows.com/ >>> > > Everytime I try to open this link i am redirected to a vodafone page. > > That is,

Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] [OT] Godwin's law

2009-06-01 Thread Andy Ransom
I repeat... On Sun, 31 May 2009, Andy Ransom wrote: > Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 09:46:44 -0400 (EDT) > From: Andy Ransom > To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List > Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] sigs, was Godwin's law > > > Hi, > > Ok folks enough is enough. > > Please do not post any further on

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Victor Churchill
2009/6/1 Isaac Close > > --- On Mon, 1/6/09, Sean Gibbins wrote: > > > Richard Danter wrote: > > > And to think I bought my wife an Eee _because_ it was > > Linux... > > > > > >http://www.itsbetterwithwindows.com/ > > > > > Everytime I try to open this link i am redirected to a vodafone page

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Richard Danter
2009/6/1 Isaac Close : > > --- On Mon, 1/6/09, Sean Gibbins wrote: > >> Richard Danter wrote: >> > And to think I bought my wife an Eee _because_ it was >> Linux... >> > >> >    http://www.itsbetterwithwindows.com/ >> > > > Everytime I try to open this link i am redirected to a vodafone page. > >

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Godwin's law

2009-06-01 Thread Richard Danter
2009/6/1 Jacqui Caren : > Vic wrote: >> Am I the only one sick of this sort of behaviour? > > +1 1++; This is all getting rather tedious. Most of us on this list are here to make friends, share knowledge and learn from each other. Can we dispense with the name calling please? Just for the record

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Isaac Close
--- On Mon, 1/6/09, Sean Gibbins wrote: > Richard Danter wrote: > > And to think I bought my wife an Eee _because_ it was > Linux... > > > >http://www.itsbetterwithwindows.com/ > > Everytime I try to open this link i am redirected to a vodafone page. That is, on this windows xp machine wit

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Godwin's law

2009-06-01 Thread Jacqui Caren
Vic wrote: > Am I the only one sick of this sort of behaviour? +1 Posts are archived and publically visible? If so then not exactly a good career move. Jacqui -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://w

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Richard Danter
2009/6/1 Sean Gibbins : > Richard Danter wrote: >> And to think I bought my wife an Eee _because_ it was Linux... >> >>    http://www.itsbetterwithwindows.com/ >> >> Maybe this explains why updates are no longer working (we get out of >> memory errors now, even though there is nothing extra install

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Sean Gibbins
Richard Danter wrote: > And to think I bought my wife an Eee _because_ it was Linux... > >http://www.itsbetterwithwindows.com/ > > Maybe this explains why updates are no longer working (we get out of > memory errors now, even though there is nothing extra installed). > Guess Asus have abandoned

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Richard Danter
2009/6/1 Bob Dunlop : > Hi, > > On Mon, Jun 01 at 09:18, Richard Danter wrote: > ... >> Maybe time to install Ubuntu Netbook Remix, anyone tried it on a 901? > > Had a little bit of fun installing it due to a duff USB memory stick, > but once I got that sorted, it does what it says on the tin. Hmm

Re: [Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Bob Dunlop
Hi, On Mon, Jun 01 at 09:18, Richard Danter wrote: ... > Maybe time to install Ubuntu Netbook Remix, anyone tried it on a 901? Had a little bit of fun installing it due to a duff USB memory stick, but once I got that sorted, it does what it says on the tin. -- Bob Dunlop -- Please pos

[Hampshire] A sad day...

2009-06-01 Thread Richard Danter
And to think I bought my wife an Eee _because_ it was Linux... http://www.itsbetterwithwindows.com/ Maybe this explains why updates are no longer working (we get out of memory errors now, even though there is nothing extra installed). Guess Asus have abandoned Linux. Maybe time to install Ubu