[offtopic] Government and technology

2009-02-06 Thread Ira Abramov
Howdie people! This is not directly connected to FOSS, but it's something many of you may be worried about like me. I have recently helped one party add a technology chapter to their platform, not before I made sure they understand the issues and their importance. In fact they liked some of the i

Re: Ubuntu Dok

2009-02-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
2009/2/6 Ori Idan : > You are free to continue this thread on the list. > We just called IBM in regard to Ori's BIOS update. It appears that the BIOS update is available only for Windows. I called IBM, but the "tech" said that there is a problem with the computers, and asked that I call back soon.

Re: Israeli sites that are broken under firefox

2009-02-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
>> > Another site for the list: >> > http://e-services.clalit.org.il >> > >> > You can login, but basically anything from the menu doesn't work as it >> > references document.frames which is an IE only feature. >> >> Thanks, Noam. To which address did you complain? > > I have no email to complain t

Re: Israeli sites that are broken under firefox

2009-02-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
2009/2/6 Moshe Brace using Yahoo : > If I try to use Firefox to send mail it is not possible and I get a > horizontal red line under the bcc cell. Opera works OK. Epiphany also won't > work or others I have tried. > Moshe > That's been fixed for months! I don't have a Walla account to verify, thou

Re: HOT ISP (Was: Orange as a landline ISP)

2009-02-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
> My only neighbor with a wireless network has the poor taste to use WPA. :-) > http://xkcd.com/538/ http://xkcd.com/416/ http://xkcd.com/341/ -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع

Re: Israeli sites that are broken under firefox

2009-02-06 Thread Noam Rathaus
Dotan, I have no email to complain to, I will gladly complain, but no idea where too. On Thursday 05 February 2009 22:27:34 Dotan Cohen wrote: > > Another site for the list: > > http://e-services.clalit.org.il > > > > You can login, but basically anything from the menu doesn't work as it > > refe

Re: HOT ISP (Was: Orange as a landline ISP)

2009-02-06 Thread Geoffrey S. Mendelson
On Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 03:12:14PM +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: Is there a way to combine several "usless at some times and not others" connections to get a better service reliabilty and still not have to go with SIFRANET (fiber optic connection) and BYNET as an ISP? Here's another idea: connect

Fw: Re: Israeli sites that are broken under firefox

2009-02-06 Thread Moshe Brace using Yahoo
--- On Fri, 6/2/09, Moshe Brace using Yahoo wrote: From: Moshe Brace using Yahoo Subject: Re: Israeli sites that are broken under firefox To: "Dotan Cohen" Date: Friday, 6 February, 2009, 3:50 PM If I try to use Firefox to send mail it is not possible and I get a horizontal red line u

Re: HOT ISP (Was: Orange as a landline ISP)

2009-02-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
> Is there a way to combine several "usless at some times and not others" > connections to get a better service reliabilty and still not have to > go with SIFRANET (fiber optic connection) and BYNET as an ISP? > Here's another idea: connect to the neighbor's wireless! -- Dotan Cohen http://what

Re: Ubuntu Dok

2009-02-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
2009/2/6 Ori Idan : > There is a BIOS update, however since I do not have windows on this > computer, I can not run it. > Ori, please either complain to the manufacturer or give to me the details of the laptop so that I can complain. Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberi

Webcam download - It got Ekiga working but not Skype

2009-02-06 Thread Moshe Brace using Yahoo
Dear Shlomi, Many thanks for making the .rpm file for me. Unfortunately Skype still won't display correctly a test picture from the Webcam. In Ekiga it works OK. I changed the webcam to a Logitech Chat QuickCam v. 8.4.8   Any ideas for a Kernal or tweak that would work it. Shabbat Shalom Moshe