Ubuntu karmic and Dynamix UPS-1000CL NUT setup?

2010-02-02 Thread Andrew Sands
Hi, Anyone on list tried to connect up a Dynamix UPS-1000CL (serial version) to Ubuntu Karmic via NUT? Before I invest too much time, I'd like to hear any possible war stories? Thanks, Andrew

GUI based MOTD for Ubuntu Karmic?

2010-02-02 Thread Andrew Sands
Hi, Anyone have any thoughts on how I might implement a GUI message-of-the-day. This is for a SOHO situation where information needs to be presented to the user after logging on every-time? My Google-fu is at an all time low, either that or I'm falling asleep at this keyboard. TIA Andrew

Shared access folders in Ubuntu Karmic for Music and the like?

2010-02-02 Thread Andrew Sands
Anyone, Even though I do know that drive space is cheap, I'd like to try and implement univerally shared folders for Music, Pictures and Videos on my recently installed Ubuntu Karmic. My search queries via Google only found references to people sharing via samba and not on the local

Ubuntu karmic and NUT setup

2010-01-31 Thread Andrew Sands
Hi, Anyone on list tried to connect up a Dynamix UPS-1000CL (serial version) to Ubuntu Karmic via NUT? Before I invest too much time, I'd like to hear any possible war stories? Thanks, Andrew

Re: Andrew Sands...

2009-11-23 Thread Andrew Sands
steve wrote: ... are you still on the list? Cheers, Steve Yes, I am! How can I help? regards, Andrew

Re: Linux and ModBus

2009-07-10 Thread Andrew Sands
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:22:16 you wrote: 2009/7/10 Andrew Errington wrote: There are so many levels in the 'stack' from Linux app to actually closing a relay.  Where do you want to start? I'd like to sit down with someone who's done it and pick their brain over a few beers. My shout. Yuri

Re: Help

2009-05-15 Thread Andrew Sands
On Fri, 15 May 2009 15:22:10 Julian Warwick Bethell wrote: I need Help setting up a DMZ on my firewall Ipcop so I use my apache web server. Location?

Re: Home Automation Dealers in Chch?

2009-04-22 Thread Andrew Sands
On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:25:40 Brett Davidson wrote: Tie in to Linux - I would prefer that this be Linux (via embedded or not) control as I want as little proprietary content as possible. And here in lies yours biggest problem, there would be no off of the shelf control device available in New

Canterbury Linux Users' Group monthly meeting reminder: Tuesday 14th April @ 7:30pm

2009-04-07 Thread Andrew Sands
What:   the Canterbury Linux Users' Group's monthly meeting (for April) When:   7:30 pm Tuesday April 14th 2009 Where:  St Albans Community Resource Centre, 1047 Colombo Street. ~~ Canterbury Linux Users' Group monthly meeting Questions, comments and comparisons are

Canterbury Linux Users' Group monthly meeting reminder: Tuesday 10th March @ 7:30pm

2009-03-02 Thread Andrew Sands
What:   the Canterbury Linux Users' Group's monthly meeting (for March) When:   7:30 pm Tuesday March 10th 2009 Where:  St Albans Community Resource Centre, 1047 Colombo Street. ~~ Canterbury Linux Users' Group monthly meeting Questions, comments and comparisons are

Canterbury Linux Users' Group monthly meeting reminder: Tuesday 10th February @ 7:30pm

2009-02-07 Thread Andrew Sands
What:   the Canterbury Linux Users' Group's monthly meeting (for February) When:   7:30 pm Tuesday February 10th 2009 Where:  St Albans Community Resource Centre, 1047 Colombo Street. ~~ Canterbury Linux Users' Group monthly meeting Questions, comments and comparisons are

Re: Feb meeting...

2009-01-29 Thread Andrew Sands
On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:51:10 Zane Gilmore wrote: Although I like the idea of getting together for a geeky chin-wag over a few beers, I think that we can put together a few talks. Occasionally people will turn up who are worth listening to and right now we could easily do a couple a talks

clug - future of the wiki

2009-01-29 Thread Andrew Sands
Hey, As I've recently returned from attending my second LCA and have gained some extra enthusiasm for the social gathering and participation concept. So, I was trolling randomly around the interweb the other day and ended up on the clug wiki where about halfway down on the first page there is

Test message - Please ignore!

2009-01-28 Thread Andrew Sands
Hi, If you didn't read the subject and chose to read this message it contains nothing of any real interest. Just testing if my sending address is accepted now with a change of subscription address to the mailing list. cheers, Andrew

Re: Christchurch RepRaps - OT

2009-01-27 Thread Andrew Sands
On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:57:05 Vik Olliver wrote: Is there anyone in Christchurch building a RepRap? I've been asked by someone moving into the area who is building one and wants to contact others. As we use Linux for developing the software I thought there was a fair chance of anyone doing so

Re: Feb meeting...

2009-01-25 Thread Andrew Sands
On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:32:23 David Lowe wrote: Just a suggestion... are we thinking too hard about this? Maybe we just drop down to having a monthly social gathering. Just put the kettle on, put in a few bucks for biccys and stand around and chat. Go home after an hour if thats what you want

Re: Promotional event for the average person

2009-01-25 Thread Andrew Sands
On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:25:15 Jeff Mitchell wrote: I read the Software Freedom Day sites, but I don't think it has received enough mainstream coverage. We should have TVNZ, Tv3 and RadioNZ there, along with an MP or two. Linux has plenty of success at the moment, but it would be nice to have

Re: Distro for a single use machine

2009-01-25 Thread Andrew Sands
On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:56:31 Nick Rout wrote: On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Linux on Back2Go li...@back2go.co.nz wrote: Hi I was wondering if any recommendations for a Distro for a single use machine. I have an slimline IBM that was running 98 something on a network, most bullet

Re: Anybody else going to Linux Conf?

2009-01-12 Thread Andrew Sands
On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:58:26 Zane Gilmore wrote: Hello all, Have just got back from holiday and am about to go to Hobart for Linux Conf. Just wanted to know if anybody else on the list is going as well. Regards, Zane Yep me, Fly out on Sundayyah... Andrew

Checking email system - Please ignore

2008-09-04 Thread Andrew Sands
Hi, Apologies for this post if you read it. I was just checking that my emails are getting to the list. Have a nice day. regards, Andrew

Re: OpenMoko Open Source / Linux / Hackable cellphone is on sale now.

2008-07-08 Thread Andrew Sands
On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:00:33 John Carter wrote: Question 3 to the Group: I'm planning on ordering one for myself, and would be prepared to go for a 10 pack if enough others are interested. Anybody else interested? John, If we can confirm the ability for the device to operate on local

Re: Next Meeting Talk...

2008-04-04 Thread Andrew Sands
On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:44:16 Don Gould wrote: Hi All, Zane has asked me to give the talk at the next meeting on the 8th. Home Networking: What would people like to see presented? 10 minutes on TCP/IP address space - 192.168.0.0/16 ? Different home server distros, what they include, how

Re: How did last night's meeting go?

2008-02-15 Thread Andrew Sands
On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:03:54 Brett Davidson wrote: I'm curious., I had a work function I needed to attend otherwise I would have been there... Cheers, Brett. Hi, I'm Lisa And as the wife of a long time CLUGGER I attended Tuesdays meeting, I found it a very interesting evening, To know I am

Test message - Please ignore and delete

2008-02-14 Thread Andrew Sands
Hi, Apologies, but I was having difficulties sending email to the list. Testing actions with this message. Regards, Andrew

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2007-12-29 Thread Andrew Sands
Test message, Please ignore. Checking if my email is getting to list. Andrew

Seasons greetings and a query?

2007-12-29 Thread Andrew Sands
List dwellers, A two-fold message. One to wish everybody a Happy New Year...yes I do know it's still a day or two away. Secondly, Anyone on list heading to linuxconf in Melbourne? regards, Andrew

Trouble ticket and asset tracking

2007-10-20 Thread Andrew Sands
Howdy, I need to implement a fault based trouble ticket and asset tracking system of some kind. Possibly but not excluding a data based back-end and client or web based UI. Needs to cope with local and some remote users. Google has not been much of a friend and Freshmeat only gave me a

listening to NZ radio stations streams

2007-07-05 Thread Andrew Sands
List dwellers, Anyone, aside from me tried to listen to any of the NZ radio stations that provide internet streaming. I've had a minor bit of trouble trying to get RDU and theedge. RDU via a site called listenlive works sometimes but not others and theedge which of course recommends windows

Inactivity alarm?

2007-05-19 Thread Andrew Sands
Has anyone on the list either implemented an inactivity alarm, script or widget. To explain, I have reduced clutter on family computer desk and have a Gentoo install functioning well...but SWMBO and off-spring are prone to leaving themselves logged in when their attentions are diverted to

Test message - Please ignore

2007-05-17 Thread Andrew Sands
Test message - Please ignore. Sorry, I'm receiving list messages but was checking ability to send? Andrew

Re: OT: IP controlled power switch?

2007-03-22 Thread Andrew Sands
On Wednesday 21 March 2007 19:58, Jim Cheetham wrote: As an OT question ... I'd like to put my laser printer in the garage (nothing stopping me!), connect it to the network and print to it. Easy. But, I don't want to leave it switched on all the time - serious power consumption :-) I

Re: Booking for Microsoft Talk

2006-11-16 Thread Andrew Sands
On Wednesday 15 November 2006 00:58, Christopher Sawtell wrote: To start the thread.

Re: Modems + Linux

2006-09-08 Thread Andrew Sands
On Saturday 09 September 2006 08:23, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: Now the plugpack is annoying, both because it exists, and because it takes up at least 2 places on the power strip. The modem wants 9V AC, though I suspect it is in fact not AC but any polarity. In that case it And most definitely as

Re: Linux vs Windows - what we are up against

2006-09-08 Thread Andrew Sands
On Saturday 09 September 2006 09:23, Robert Fisher wrote: Over coffee at a workplace a guy said he had a price for a new PC with no software. I offered to spend an hour with him (and his new PC) to load a Linux distro so he could try it and then make an informed decision on wether he needed

OT:On the lookout for?

2006-09-08 Thread Andrew Sands
List dwellers, I have a potential project that I need to move from the planning design stage to the proof of concept prototype stage and therefore need to locate at least three 400-500MHz Boxes that will take modern memory and larger PATA HDD. I thought I had seen a reference recently in the

OT: After an electronics magazine

2006-08-20 Thread Andrew Sands
Apologies for off-topic post, Does anyone on the list have the June 2006 Issue of SiliconChip magazine, that I might borrow to copy a few articles and adverts from. Off-list posts in response to this may be best. regards, Andrew

Gentoo Users - slightly off topic for other distro's

2006-07-02 Thread Andrew Sands
Hi, Anybody on the list running 'gentoo' who might be able to give a heads up as to why with the most recent portage update my non-X boxes have started to download a swag of x11 lib files OR if this doesn't ring any bells, could a suggestion slightly better than google for it. be put forward

OT: Request Of MythTV Operators

2005-11-02 Thread Andrew Sands
Guys, I'm finally off on a long overdue holiday tomorrow. This brings about the dilemma of how I watch the next two episodes of 24. Is there anybody on the list using the likes of mythTV that is following this series. To qualify my post, I would have my own mythTV system setup if not for the

OT - Tales of Digital Cameras / Video cameras

2005-04-21 Thread Andrew Sands
Hi,

OT - Tales of Digital Cameras / Video cameras

2005-04-21 Thread Andrew Sands
Hi, List dwellers, Apologies for the recent blank out burst, should try doing only one thing at a time. I am about to purchase both a digital camera and a digital video camera. Of course, I need to make sure that I can use both devices under Linux. So, if anybody has purchased either type of

OT - Laser Printer service

2005-04-21 Thread Andrew Sands
Recently came into the possession of a pre-loved HP LaserJet 4 in working condition with a 10M JetDirect Board fitted. It works, but image is a bit grey and tired looking. Needs a wee bit of a clean on the outside (Very dusty been in a storeroom.) There was, if I recall some recent discussion on

Alcatel Speedtouch 330 help and maybe replacement suggestion?

2004-10-12 Thread Andrew Sands
Howdy List dwellers, I have an associate that has been using an SME_server box I setup on dial-up for a while. Last week, or two before that I don't remember...In a flash of inspiration, along the lines of reducing expenses. They decided that broadband would the answer and promptly contacted

RE: Dual boot Linux + Windows 2000 using Lilo?

2003-08-30 Thread Andrew Sands
List dwellers, Try doing a search in the man pages of lilo for 'map-drive' options. At one stage, I had a box with two hard drives loading WinNT, Win98SE, Win2k Mandrake 9.0(?). Just to prove to myself it could be done. Google is your friend! There has also been an article in Linux Journal