Re: [SLUG] Web Project Management Software - Calendar, Source Sharing, etc.

2004-07-13 Thread Chris Deigan
On 13/07/2004, at 10:10 AM, Joel Heenan wrote: Dear Slug, I was wondering if sluggers could recommend some software so that myself and the project team and submit availability calendars and compare times that we are all available. I guess it needs to be pretty powerful so I can submit my week

[SLUG] Wine MYOB

2004-07-13 Thread Howard Lowndes
This was visited in the archives about 3 years ago with subscribers saying that it works, but I don't believe them. I can't even get it to install. When I run wine d:\setup to run the Installshield from the CD, it starts up OK but very early on in the piece it takes a dive with: The setup

Re: [SLUG] Wine MYOB

2004-07-13 Thread David Kempe
Howard Lowndes wrote: 1607: Unable to install Installshield Scripting Runtime I don't know much about WINE, never used it much, but I know that I have got that error on XP systems and a samba server. It has to do with some profile information being located on a disconnected drive (like the

Re: [SLUG] Wine MYOB

2004-07-13 Thread Stuart Guthrie
I looked at this issue about 3 months ago and went back to win4lin. Wine was bad with fonts (this is apparently resolvable), the printing was bad (I sort of got it sometimes working as .ps output - don't even think about getting it to work with specially designed invoices etc) and it was all just

Re: [SLUG] Web Project Management Software - Calendar, Source Sharing, etc.

2004-07-13 Thread O Plameras
On 13/07/2004, at 10:10 AM, Joel Heenan wrote: Dear Slug, I was wondering if sluggers could recommend some software so that myself and the project team and submit availability calendars and compare times that we are all available. I guess it needs to be pretty powerful so I can submit my week

Re: [SLUG] Wine MYOB

2004-07-13 Thread Andrew Cowie
On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 23:05 +1000, Stuart Guthrie wrote: 1607: Unable to install Installshield Scripting Runtime MYOB Premier's installer is Flash based - so you need flash installed. I run the commercial version of wine, CrossOver Office from ( www.codeweavers.com ). I found that I could

Re: [SLUG] Wine MYOB

2004-07-13 Thread Howard Lowndes
On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 23:05, Stuart Guthrie wrote: I looked at this issue about 3 months ago and went back to win4lin. Wine was bad with fonts (this is apparently resolvable), the printing was bad (I sort of got it sometimes working as .ps output - don't even think about getting it to work

Re: [SLUG] Wine MYOB

2004-07-13 Thread Stuart Guthrie
Howard Lowndes wrote: Ya, I know about sql-ledger (use it myself) but you know how conservative finance types can be, esp if they are looking for any excuse not to get off their comfort zone with M$. Sure do. On that note, I have some conservative finance types using Cygwin on windows to

Re: [SLUG] Web Project Management Software - Calendar, SourceSharing, etc.

2004-07-13 Thread Terry Collins
Chris Deigan wrote: On 13/07/2004, at 10:10 AM, Joel Heenan wrote: Dear Slug, I was wondering if sluggers could recommend some software so that myself and the project team and submit availability calendars and compare times.snip This is a bit vague, but one of the cal

Re: [SLUG] Wine MYOB

2004-07-13 Thread James Gregory
On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 22:25 +1000, Howard Lowndes wrote: This was visited in the archives about 3 years ago with subscribers saying that it works, but I don't believe them. I can't even get it to install. Well, the version from 3 years ago probably does work. I had to visit this problem

[SLUG] Redhat 9 with a Realtek ALC655 soundcard

2004-07-13 Thread L .
Hi, I have been running rh9 on a machine with a Realtek ALC655 onboard soundcard, and everything was just fine. However, the HDD in the machine was an old 4GB Quantum Fireball, and was a little clunky and slow and failing occassionally, so I decided to upgrade to a new 40GB Seagate Barracude

[SLUG] Networking advice please.

2004-07-13 Thread bill
I have 3 pc's networked to an ethernet switch, which is connected to the 'Net via a modem router. All works well. My house was cabled for LAN with cat5 cable when it was built. I have connected a pc to each of 2 LAN wall outlets ( in different rooms) with a straight-through (ie not crossover)

Re: [SLUG] Fedora Font Server [Was: X11 Font?]

2004-07-13 Thread Mike MacCana
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004, Jeff Waugh wrote: quote who=Rob Weir Fedora still uses a font server by default? Why? So that workstations don't have to cache large amounts of fonts locally? Why wouldn't you want to use a font server? Am I missing something? Mike -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's

Re: [SLUG] Networking advice please.

2004-07-13 Thread Ian Wienand
On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 01:04:44PM +1000, bill wrote: I have 3 pc's networked to an ethernet switch, which is connected to the 'Net via a modem router. All works well. Is it a four port switch? Often those things have 5 ports, but only four can be active at the same time (the extra port can

Re: [SLUG] Networking advice please.

2004-07-13 Thread Phil Scarratt
bill wrote: I have 3 pc's networked to an ethernet switch, which is connected to the 'Net via a modem router. All works well. My house was cabled for LAN with cat5 cable when it was built. I have connected a pc to each of 2 LAN wall outlets ( in different rooms) with a straight-through (ie not

Re: [SLUG] forcing anaconda to change graphics/video driver from Sis 530 to Sis 620

2004-07-13 Thread Mike MacCana
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004, The Salisburys wrote: Hi all A challenge for the tech heads. On my redhat 7.3 machine the video SIS 620 device is detected as a SIS 530 device. (I don't want to upgrade ) (Yes debian detects it OK) The SIS530 does work but not very well. Causes distortion in some

Re: [SLUG] Fedora Font Server [Was: X11 Font?]

2004-07-13 Thread Mike MacCana
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004, Jeff Waugh wrote: quote who=Mike MacCana On Tue, 13 Jul 2004, Jeff Waugh wrote: quote who=Rob Weir Fedora still uses a font server by default? Why? So that workstations don't have to cache large amounts of fonts locally? Why wouldn't you want to use a