it was there
by default but it was ages ago.
Just works for me. YMMV.
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On 1 November 2010 14:29, chris wrote:
On Sun, 2010-10-31 at 14:54 +1300, yuri wrote:
On 31 October 2010 10:16, chris wrote:
Been thinking the same. Or pclinux os as a desktop. Has any one
any experience with that os?
War stories etc
Running it now. I can't remember if I had to add any
On 30 January 2011 01:25, Hadley Rich wrote:
On Sat, 2011-01-29 at 19:05 +1300, yuri wrote:
It's a gnome desktop which I'm not used to but it's growing on me.
KDE is more configurable but has Win98/WinME-esque stability issues
IMHO.
I'm curious what a Win98/WinME-esque stability issue
others.
I believe Wesley lives out Sumner way. If he's evacuated I doubt he'll
have quick access to the net.
I hope and pray everyone else is okay.
Yuri
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, don't go for that
stuff, but let's at least share a pint.
Cheers
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On 14 March 2011 21:24, Andrew Sands wrote:
Yuri,
Have we (the list) decided on a time and drinking establishment yet?
I haven't looked into it myself yet.
Currently in Wellington flying back to Chch tonight.
Yuri
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On 15 March 2011 10:30, Carl Turney wrote:
Hi,
On 15/03/11 10:23, Paul Swafford wrote:
You do realise what the 17th of March is??
Yuri set the date. Maybe St Paddie's isn't a very Eastern European
holiday. Ha ha.
Holding a meeting in a pub on St Patricks day .. good luck!
Yuri set
I while back I installed Linux Mint, which is a lovely, lovely distro
and I am much pleased.
The only thing I baulked at was switching to gnome - mostly due to
unfamiliarity having used kde since early days.
I know there is a kde version of mint, but I believe it's better to
stick to a distro's
requires a deeper knowledge and
experience with Linux, dpkg and APT.
* Debian is a less user-friendly/desktop-ready base than Ubuntu. Expect
some rough edges.
Deal breaker. I'll stick to ubuntu based mint.
Yuri
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she warmed to the idea.
LM10 shares her name :-)
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in error, restore from back-up
* Connect to internet and install updates
* Connect to internet and re-install any apps you had previously that didn't
get installed by default by linux mint.
This is why I like to have /home on its own partition.
Yuri
Replying to self in breach of protocol :-)
On 19 April 2011 14:50, yuri wrote:
On 19 April 2011 12:16, Kerry Mayes wrote:
I'm using Ubuntu currently, what are the key differences in their
design (or design philosophies?)
Ubuntu + all the proprietary stuff to make things work.
Make sure you
On 19 April 2011 15:05, Steve Holdoway wrote:
On Tue, 2011-04-19 at 14:50 +1200, yuri wrote:
Make a note of each username and its corresponding numerical userID.
Why not make a copy of the relevant parts of /etc/passwd, /etc/group
and /etc/shadow, and append ( cat ) the new ones?
When
On 12 May 2011 16:11, Don Robertson wrote:
Argh - cannot get the microphone or webcam to work on Skype.
Damn PulseAudio - er, I mean - damn Microsoft applications.
Does the webcam work with other programs?
Have you unmuted the mic in the mixer app?
Yuri
would be pleasantly surprised if NASA discovered the moon is
made of cheese thus solving world hunger.
Yuri
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to Mint's own website.
Mint is sticking with Gnome rather than Unity, even the Ubuntu based Mint.
Yuri
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the
bluetooth-headset-hating crowd, so why not pop into DSE with your
laptop and try some out?
Yuri
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formatted with something other than FAT32?
For Linux -- Windows portability you could try NTFS, or for Linux
only use your favourite FS.
What's the max filesize for NTFS?
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http
Deja vu.
Mother Theresa's passing was overshadowed by Princess Diana a week
earlier, even though Mother Theresa's contribution was the greater.
Same scenario for Dennis Ritchie.
R.I.P. Dennis.
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lived through all that seismic stuff, I find having all my
stuff stored on premise risky too.
I advocate having everything important stored *both* locally *and* on the net.
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On 25 October 2011 11:14, Roy Britten wrote:
On 25 October 2011 10:59, yuri wrote:
I advocate having everything important stored *both* locally *and* on the
net.
When done appropriately, I agree. Dropbox isn't for anything you want
kept securely though.
I've often thought of partnering
For a number of years I've been posting this to the list just before Christmas.
Enjoy... or groan.
better !pout !cry
better watchout
lpr why
santa claus north pole town
cat /etc/passwd list
ncheck list
ncheck list
cat list | grep naughty nogiftlist
cat list | grep nice giftlist
santa claus north
does not have to be geeky but it can be if you want.
I'll be there. Who else?
Yuri
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when you replace that failing hard drive?
If what Ross says is correct, then replacing the drive would require
returning the computer to the manufacturer. If the warrantee is
expired, that could prove very expensive. Yet another reason to hate
UEFI - if this is correct.
Yuri
the
bracket that came in the box. It hasn't overheated yet in over a year.
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On 7 May 2012 15:55, chris wrote:
Hi Yuri, and this modem is badly placed. It is a friends, and is in
direct sunlight for most of the day.
I shall suggest to them that they make changes, after it has had a
blow out with air.
Thanks for you input.
Regards Chris
Oops. If components have
on the laptop before either OS is even booted, so it must be a
bios thing.
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, be specific about what exactly you're seeing on
the screen that you need help with.
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the options, but put the more
esoteric options in a separate place labelled Advanced or Expert
Mode or something.
Technophobes will steer clear of anything under the Advanced
category while the tech-curious will explore. Everyone is happy then.
Yuri
.
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Telecommunications Technician
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Here's a fun project for Arduino, Raspberry Pi or similar.
How hard would this be to make for real? any hardware hackers care to
comment on the feasibility of this project?
http://xkcd.com/1156/
Happy New Year all!
Yuri de Groot
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.
The gurus who have experience with multiple distros are in a better
position to give distro-agnostic replies.
The newbies like me can only speak confidently about our own distro.
Sorry if this upsets you, Volker :-)
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[1] From my googling I discovered a package called t38modem which
emulates a modem to apps like hylafax, and acts as a SIP client
supporting the t.38 standard for fax over voip services.
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waterproofed it.
Outdoor rated grease-filled cat6 is a must if you're looking for a
long-term solution.
Maybe some single-mode and multi-mode fibre if you *really* want to
future-proof.
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have been covered fully and are
resting wihtout gap against each other while the glue sets.
In theory, yes. In practice I've *always* found water in the pipes.
Also, pipes can crack if, say, the ground moves violently. That
wouldn't happen in Christchurch though, would it? :-)
Yuri
with any Wifi capable device, including
Linux. It has a web interface for doing 2 degrees top-ups. It's also
Huawei.
YMMV
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No-one has organised meetings for 4-5 years. There may have been the
occasional beer at a pub.
On Wednesday, 6 May 2015, Bevan bev...@gmail.com wrote:
hi is there any Clug meetings now
Regards
Bevan
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on the computer and immediately press delete key top right
corner to get into the BIOS settings.
Go to the Advanced tab and where it says OS Selection change it
from Windows 8 to Windows 7
Save and restart.
Hope this helps
Yuri de Groot
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Hi there,
Seems like a loose wire or something in wife's laptop charging socket.
Any recommendations for a repair shop in Christchurch ?
One that won't freak out about the laptop not running the proprietary OS it
was sold with :-)
Cheers,
Yuri de Groot
talking to other people who service
laptops and it turns out that wobbly charger sockets are very common.
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What am I missing?
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On 7 August 2016 at 17:21, csawtell wrote:
> I have a few files the Horse is looking after. I would appreciate it if they
> didn't meat a sticky end.
No doubt you know this and would probably tell me the same:
I hope those files on Horse aren't your only copy.
Yuri de
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