Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu and Intel H61 chipset

2011-10-11 Thread Sean Gibbins
On 10/10/11 22:49, john lewis wrote: I had no problems with buying a Novatech bundle when I upgraded my system a few years back. I went for an AMD processor and a built in video and picked one that was 'Debian compatible' (of course, me being me!) It's been a good few years since I have

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu and Intel H61 chipset

2011-10-11 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
On 10 October 2011 19:49, Roger Munford rogermunf...@parussoftware.co.uk wrote: The motherboard on my PC is showing signs of failure and it is time for a replacement. Having very modest needs, I have in the past looked at Novatech's motherboard bundles with a built in video card. The one

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu and Intel H61 chipset

2011-10-11 Thread David Anderson
On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:33:34 +0100 Sean Gibbins s...@funkygibbins.me.uk wrote: When ordering from Novatech, eBuyer and the like, check the review section as folk will often post to the effect that an item is compatible with Linux. I think eBuyer also allows you to post questions too, so

Re: [Hampshire] Pointing device for arthritic hands

2011-10-11 Thread Anthony
James Courtier-Dutton wrote: I have no idea if it will help or not, but I saw a finger mouse on ebay. I bought it and I was surprised that it actually worked. It essentually straps the mouse laser to a finger Mine maps the laptop screen to about one square centimetre of mousepad so it's not

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] In memory of Steve Jobs

2011-10-11 Thread Martin N
Lo, At 19:51 09/10/2011, you wrote: On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:39:10 +0100 Damian L Brasher l...@interlinux.org.uk wrote: Thank you for some fun, a few years ago, playing with a Mac Mini for a few months until it found a more appreciative home. It seems I am going to be given a Mac Mini soon,

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu and Intel H61 chipset

2011-10-11 Thread Gordon Scott
Hi Roger, On Mon, 2011-10-10 at 20:41 +0100, Roger Munford wrote: Lisi, The computer just crashes occasionally. The screen goes blank and the sound changes slightly to a continuous whine. Whether it comes from the fans or disk, I do not know. It's not unusual for a fan to cause symptoms

Re: [Hampshire] Backup solution - SDLT worth it?

2011-10-11 Thread Gordon Scott
Hi Keith, On Sun, 2011-10-09 at 22:07 +0100, Keith Edmunds wrote: We backup about 60 servers using BackupPC. Highly recommended. BackupPC looks very encouraging. I'll read the friendly manual. I'd concluded that the synchronising tools like Unison were not appropriate and that rsync was