Re: [Dorset] Web Kiosk OS

2013-09-28 Thread Dan Dart
You'll find a lot out there. I even made a few back at the time that Web OS's were cool - to go along with Bibud... There are plenty - e.g. Webconverger, or even just a slim version of Debian. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-10-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... h

Re: [Dorset] MagPi Magazine for the Raspberry Pi

2013-06-13 Thread Dan Dart
I'd also remind everyone that this is also available through the Pi Store :P -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-07-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: h

Re: [Dorset] External HD - Permission denied

2013-03-07 Thread Dan Dart
It'll be to do with permissions in PolicyKit to disallow users from doing so. There are a few solutions: 1. Fix in policykit to allow you to edit volumes (the tool depends on your DE, it's usually in the relevant settings tool). 2. Format to VFAT and it will automount as user 3. Edit the fstab and

Re: [Dorset] The Latest Linux Powered Device

2013-01-25 Thread Dan Dart
> The H-bomb is fairly complex. Not really. An uncontrolled explosion of tritium and deuterium is no work (i.e. it happens on its own), you just have to make the stuff. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-02-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New

[Dorset] Warranty annoyances was: Nexus 7 virus software, any problems?

2013-01-04 Thread Dan Dart
> it is not covered by warranty. Nothing ever is. No problem I've ever had with any device that I need outside help with has been. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-01-08 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset

Re: [Dorset] nvidia drivers

2012-09-24 Thread Dan Dart
> Card - GeForce 8500 GT This is fully compatible with the latest NVIDIA drivers Source: myself :) Dan Dart _ WEB DEVELOPER | SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR | BLOGGER | MUSICIAN http://dandart.co.uk -- Next meeting: 2012-10-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... h

Re: [Dorset] Best starter programming language

2012-09-22 Thread Dan Dart
Well... BASIC. It helped me learn the programming principles learning QBASIC. My second language was probably Javascript... -- Next meeting: 2012-10-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Re

Re: [Dorset] IT Clipart Images

2012-03-16 Thread Dan Dart
openclipart.org ? -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-04-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Raspberry Pi

2012-03-01 Thread Dan Dart
I just want to buy one at my nearest electronics shop. Until that day happens, they don't exist. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-03-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bu

Re: [Dorset] Skills and technologies

2011-12-14 Thread Dan Dart
I wouldn't buy from someone who tried to sell me new technology technology - either they're a child or illiterate. And not to name the out-house name from the in-house name?... Err -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, second Tuesday 2012-01-10 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://do

Re: [Dorset] Skills and technologies

2011-12-14 Thread Dan Dart
> Windows 2000 start-up screen proclaims "Based on NT Technology", What's that? New Technology Technology? :P -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, second Tuesday 2012-01-10 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.or

Re: [Dorset] Ubuntu ARM Netbook

2011-12-06 Thread Dan Dart
So? When's it coming to the UK? And how much will it be? -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-12-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] OT: A bit of fun

2011-11-17 Thread Dan Dart
I know of nothing except the first and last references. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-12-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Print-to-file Configuration

2011-10-09 Thread Dan Dart
/etc/lettersize or something like that should give you a start. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-11-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Locking down physical console access

2011-10-04 Thread Dan Dart
I believe some programs will stop working with a "no more ttys" error - can you just not start the gettys but leave the ttys? Not sure I have the correct terminology there - even don't start the login processes? -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-10-04 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, Lin

Re: [Dorset] Locking down physical console access

2011-10-03 Thread Dan Dart
Err don't launch any gettys in inittab? -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-10-04 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Odd KDE almost-random lock-up issue

2011-04-29 Thread Dan Dart
Dodgy ram has always been the cause of lockups for me. On 29 Apr 2011 22:43, "StarLion" wrote: Hallo all. Got a bit of a puzzler for you to... well, puzzle over. Finally gave in and put Arch on me new(er) laptop, set myself up a KDE desktop, personalise, etc... the usual post-install kind of thi

Re: [Dorset] Getting MythTV to work in Kubuntu 10.10

2011-04-22 Thread Dan Dart
Use 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost, worked for me On 22 Apr 2011 23:19, "Archie Ferrier" wrote: Hi All Has anyone had any success getting MythTV installed and working without resorting to Mythbuntu? I am having problems getting it to connect to the database despite being able to access it mysel

Re: [Dorset] [OT] DNS port number

2011-02-24 Thread Dan Dart
Yup, Ralph, that's how I see one abstraction of it... I get iptables panic when I use Skype. It uses lots of high UDPs for a hole punch. It eventually works though. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Wednesday 2011-03-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How t

Re: [Dorset] [OT] DNS port number

2011-02-23 Thread Dan Dart
Yes - the RESPONSE is on high ports - which your router would normally let in because they are in the state ESTABLISHED or RELATED (hole punching). You can try blocking everything coming in on iptables - but you won't get any responses from anyone unless you let these packets in. Obviously your fi

Re: [Dorset] [OT] DNS port number

2011-02-23 Thread Dan Dart
8.8.8.8 is Google's DNS service. If you're using it, then that'll be why. The high port numbers are the responses. which were blocked :( -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Wednesday 2011-03-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively:

Re: [Dorset] Use of cat to concatenate .gz files

2011-01-17 Thread Dan Dart
cat works with mpg files too: cat file1.mpg file2.mpg > file3.mpg file3.mpg is a valid mpg file! -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-02-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Launching a graphical App from within a script

2011-01-07 Thread Dan Dart
The first X session being :0.0, (you can specify a hostname before the colon) the second will be :1.0, will it not? I'm not sure about the .0, as you can also refer to it with just :0, :1, etc., and they get mapped on the local machine like :0 -> ctrl+alt+f7, :1 -> ctrl+alt+f8, etc., unless they're

Re: [Dorset] Identifying the drive containing a CD

2011-01-05 Thread Dan Dart
You might think about editing the initrd/initramfs, it's really just a gzipped ext2 image / squashfs image usually. Just make a new one with the stuff in there, add your stuff and remake your CD! Job done! -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2011-01-11 20:00 Meets, Mailing list,

Re: [Dorset] Music CD's to Disk

2011-01-03 Thread Dan Dart
> I'm gonna throw caution to the wind and presume this is a "regular" audio CD > and you have some piece of software which is showing you these different file > types > as possible transcoding options. I can't imagine any reason for someone to > bundle that lot onto a CD. It's okay. KDE does th

Re: [Dorset] dorset Digest, Vol 359, Issue 4

2010-11-18 Thread Dan Dart
I still do that chown command when necessary but only as a normal user. On 18 Nov 2010 17:02, "Brian R Masterman" wrote: > On 18/11/10 12:00, dorset-requ...@mailman.lug.org.uk wrote: >> The command I put in was rm -rf ~/ .shotwell/Examples >> > You are not alone, we had a UNIX administrator do a;

Re: [Dorset] Listening to BBC Radio stations online without iPlayer

2010-11-16 Thread Dan Dart
> In the end I bought an old Psion Wavefinder off of ebay to listen to the > radio through my PC. Not all that portable though. Very nice device, and not too difficult to get working in Linux with OpenDAB (if you have 32 bit). -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:0

Re: [Dorset] IPV6 article in Daily Telegraph

2010-11-13 Thread Dan Dart
> The other day I installed Windows 7 in a kvm virtual machine, using kvm's > default networking setup, and somehow Windows managed to get a real routable > IPv6 address! I'm not sure how it did that as there's no IPv6 on my network > at all Windows 7 uses Teredo tunneling by default, which gives

Re: [Dorset] IPV6 article in Daily Telegraph

2010-11-13 Thread Dan Dart
> I don't think any ISP anywhere does, for that matter. I talked to some guy with IPv6 - I can't remember, but I know some ISPs do. I was testing others' IPv6 connectivity as I had a Miredo tunnel to give me a global address. -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:0

Re: [Dorset] IPV6 article in Daily Telegraph

2010-11-13 Thread Dan Dart
Most do, but it's the ISP that you have to wait for. -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Linux Assembly Programming.

2010-11-12 Thread Dan Dart
Go ask mike.saund...@futurenet.com and look at his x86 OS assembler project: mikeos.berlios.de -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Use of Visual Basic

2010-11-10 Thread Dan Dart
Tried Gambas? It's a VB like language. I too missed VB, but as it's so dead and not as powerful as FLOSS languages (had a look at Qt Creator or pyGTK?) I wouldn't go back. -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.

Re: [Dorset] Just testing

2010-11-10 Thread Dan Dart
> Just checking I am still connected Hadoukren! -- Next meeting: Somewhere quiet, Bournemouth, ???day 2010-12-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] WTH?

2010-10-10 Thread Dan Dart
Don't forget the ten seconds! -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Which distro would you install?

2010-10-10 Thread Dan Dart
The perfect 10 is out! Just to break your modes of speech. -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] WTH?

2010-10-10 Thread Dan Dart
It's out! -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] Input text without a keyboard

2010-10-04 Thread Dan Dart
If in doubt use a vkeybd -- Next meeting: The Broadway, Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue

Re: [Dorset] (no subject)

2010-09-24 Thread Dan Dart
> I'd suggest the mail list drops all meesages from msn.com as the simplest > solution. Sounds sensible to me! -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] (no subject)

2010-09-24 Thread Dan Dart
> http://bit.ly/cvIBAp Looks dodgy - since it was sent to everyone - I'd like a little explanation. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] Which distro would you install?

2010-09-23 Thread Dan Dart
> VM's are the future Yes. Especially with 6 cores! :D -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] Which distro would you install?

2010-09-23 Thread Dan Dart
> Let others volunteer to be guinea pigs. :-) Oh, me! me! me! Pick me! I install betas occasionally and see if they're good enough in a VM. As soon as they are I use them full time. And make sure everything is fixed before release day (submitting bug reports etc) THEN being confident of being abl

Re: [Dorset] SNNLFU Back To Normal.

2010-09-18 Thread Dan Dart
My thinking was kernel.org is newer and thus more likely to have been fixed. On 18 Sep 2010 15:25, "Simon O'Riordan" wrote: On Sat, 2010-09-18 at 15:12 +0100, Dan Dart wrote: > If it happened to me, it's in the image right?... Speaking strictly personally, I don't

Re: [Dorset] SNNLFU Back To Normal.

2010-09-18 Thread Dan Dart
If it happened to me, it's in the image right? So I'd have my own kernel and not upgrade theirs? On 18 Sep 2010 14:50, "Simon O'Riordan" wrote: Reinstalling version 23 alsa via the script doesn't work until you use the -s option on the script. This forces the use of the latest alsa approved snap

Re: [Dorset] This is a test.

2010-09-18 Thread Dan Dart
This is also a test for no reason. :p On 18 Sep 2010 14:55, "Simon O'Riordan" wrote: Just a test to work out contacts synching. Simono -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectivel

Re: [Dorset] SNAFU again

2010-09-18 Thread Dan Dart
> Might pay to scan the update list carefully to prevent reversion of > Alsa, but I think it was the image that did it. Tried apt-pinning? -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effective

Re: [Dorset] And while we're at it.

2010-09-17 Thread Dan Dart
So they don't work without it even when they're configured in Monitors? On 17 Sep 2010 19:59, "Simon O'Riordan" wrote: To make the HP 2133 external VGA port work, create an xorg.conf file(it doesn't come with one in 10.04). Contents: Section "Device" Identifier "Configured Video Device" Option "

Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?

2010-09-16 Thread Dan Dart
> if the machine isn't made to be compatible with Linux, A kernel developer came out and said "EVERYTHING works with Linux" - and as far as I've seen, that's the case :) -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk

Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?

2010-09-16 Thread Dan Dart
> arguably supports the system better than any MS offering would. Heard of "Novell-certified"? ;) -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?

2010-09-16 Thread Dan Dart
> There's also http://www.system76.com/ who have a good reputation. Oh? I heard they were US-only. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] New FSFE Free PDF Readers Campaign

2010-09-16 Thread Dan Dart
Security is my biggest gripe! As with almost all non-free apps, really! -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?

2010-09-16 Thread Dan Dart
That doesn't sound nice. I wouldn't want to work with a business with dirty tactics like that. They should properly try to compete by innovation rather than removing anyone else from the market. If only the world worked that way. I'm not sure it's competely legal, it could be covered under antitru

Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?

2010-09-16 Thread Dan Dart
> not any more. I wonder why? They were nifty, but you couldn't install stuff on them very easily without installing UNR. Not many had UNR. Bad rep? Time to introduce more with UNR! Geez, I need to start up my idea for a company that sells things properly. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wed

Re: [Dorset] Source for new Netbook with Linux or no OS?

2010-09-16 Thread Dan Dart
> It looks like Dell have finally succumbed. There were reports of it dropping Linux in the UK but then they said "Oh, no, we're just in the middle of upgrading them all! We'll sell them again soon!". There are a million places to get Eee PCs with Linux - including Asus themselves. Same goes for A

Re: [Dorset] Mirror mirror on the wall....

2010-09-10 Thread Dan Dart
> And will you document it all on the lug wiki? Sounds painful. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] gcc cross compiling to m68k

2010-09-07 Thread Dan Dart
Hi, I'm surprised newlib is in use here at all. Did you choose it, and if so why? I'm not a newlib buff so I won't know about how it's awesome quite yet I'm afraid. If all else fails, check out buildroot as it can probably make you a toolchain, plus a load of userspace stuff, based on µClibc/bus

Re: [Dorset] Updating Software on Linux without rebooting

2010-09-06 Thread Dan Dart
.> running code gets overwritten Not Firefox... yet... -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] gcc cross compiling to m68k

2010-09-06 Thread Dan Dart
> initial questions, if anyone on the list has experience using gcc as a > cross-compiler. Yep - I use buildroot a lot. > What's multilib and how does it fit in with newlib (which I gather I need to > build for a different target)? Multilib is a feature of gcc that lets you compile for multiple ar

Re: [Dorset] Clive's Problem with /tmp/.X11-unix.

2010-09-06 Thread Dan Dart
> 1 root:x:0:clive,root I thoughth normal users weren't allowed to be in the root group? I thought they usually go in wheel or admin (ubuntu) but only root if they need to access root's files that are setguid or chmod g+ -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing l

Re: [Dorset] Clive's Problem with /tmp/.X11-unix.

2010-09-06 Thread Dan Dart
Here ya go. d...@powerhouse:~$ uname -a Linux powerhouse 2.6.35.4-Dan #7 SMP PREEMPT Sun Aug 29 13:23:30 BST 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux d...@powerhouse:~$lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description:Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS Release:10.04 Codename: luc

Re: [Dorset] From Wikipedia:(and I can hardly wait)

2010-09-04 Thread Dan Dart
> apparently, the beta's out now. Yeah, I tried it, it's very pretty... and kinda works. I might move fulltime to it. But it doesn't really excite me, as I can't see any new features. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset

Re: [Dorset] From Wikipedia:(and I can hardly wait)

2010-09-04 Thread Dan Dart
> Lol. Maybe they'll do some artwork like with Hardy? Hope so. This current one looks like a mutated vegetable. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] From Wikipedia:(and I can hardly wait)

2010-09-04 Thread Dan Dart
> Er, yeah. I'm really looking forward to Meerkat. It would be a sin if their slogan wasn't "Simples!" -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa

Re: [Dorset] From Wikipedia:(and I can hardly wait)

2010-09-04 Thread Dan Dart
> I don't get it. Ok, I do get it. But it's completely arbitrary, and wrong too. But here's something else interesting (in base 10 this time): How do you make eight eights equal a thousand? 8+8+8+88+888=1000 -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, L

Re: [Dorset] From Wikipedia:(and I can hardly wait)

2010-09-04 Thread Dan Dart
> You've fallen for their propaganda! It's a well-known secret that > Canonical work in senary internally. 10/10/10 is not what it seems! I don't get it. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report

Re: [Dorset] Just Saying Is All.....

2010-08-31 Thread Dan Dart
> I wonder: in twenty years' time, will people look back and say, "I can't > believe people used to pay for that kind of software"? Or will they say, > "I can't believe it was free"? I hope for "I can't believe they didn't let you do that!" -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20

Re: [Dorset] Simple? MEPIS and Regionset.

2010-08-29 Thread Dan Dart
Just fri, libdvdcss is region-free. You don't need to set a region when watching DVDs with it. If I got the right end of the stick... -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http

Re: [Dorset] Mirror mirror on the wall....

2010-08-26 Thread Dan Dart
> was it somebody else punching you on the nose to bring you back > to reality from doing the happy dance around the room?? Are you sure that's a happy dance? Sure it's not an insanity dance? -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ -- Meets, Mailing li

Re: [Dorset] Mirror mirror on the wall....

2010-08-26 Thread Dan Dart
first C++ Shared Library > on Linux, using it, and promptly getting a nosebleed > > > -- > Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ -- Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... > How to Report Bugs Effectively:  http://bit.ly/4sACa >

Re: [Dorset] Winjoke - stuck in the dark ages!

2010-08-22 Thread Dan Dart
to see people power topple the Soviet Union once more. > > Simono > > > -- > Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/     http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 >   Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dors

Re: [Dorset] Boot up fault Ubuntu 10.04

2010-08-20 Thread Dan Dart
>From GUI you can use gksudo gedit (file) and it prompts you. On 20 Aug 2010 13:25, "Sean Gibbins" wrote: On 20/08/10 12:55, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > > > I don't know how to recommend a GUI user looks at its... To list out the files: sudo ls -ltr /var/log/gdm/ To view one: sudo gedit /v

Re: [Dorset] Boot up fault Ubuntu 10.04

2010-08-19 Thread Dan Dart
> (process:349): GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user > id(0) User ID 0 is root. Is your /etc/passwd still there and showing a root user? -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Cha

Re: [Dorset] Sheevaplugs

2010-08-09 Thread Dan Dart
> Ralph mentioned these in relation to backups. Has anyone on the list tried > them, or others (like Guruplug). I agree, it would make a great backup > server, or DNS, print server etc... I'd like to use them for home sharing servers, to run Bibud et al. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday

Re: [Dorset] FTP files blocked.

2010-08-07 Thread Dan Dart
> I would start with the Binary mode problem. This is only a problem if you > are looking at compiled code, not bash scripts etc. I think any binary data type not openable with a text editor would have the same problem. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.

Re: [Dorset] FTP files blocked.

2010-08-07 Thread Dan Dart
ing: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/     http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 >   Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset >           List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset > -- Dan D

Re: [Dorset] Monitor resolution

2010-06-11 Thread Dan Dart
Submit a bug report! I have an X193W that is, this is strange. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-07-06 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https:

Re: [Dorset] YouTube - word to the wise -

2010-05-31 Thread Dan Dart
> But if you do this, the YouTube uploader doesn't need to do any > processing and your video goes live immediately it gets there. > Which is nice. > Simono Except now where it's using WebM. -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www

Re: [Dorset] That's that.

2010-05-29 Thread Dan Dart
> Networking hobbled. > Kernel crashes. > Feeble standard repositories. > Sound disappears. > Sound controls disappear too. > Can't be configured for Samba. > Video editor programmes 'unstart'. > Freezes at kernel level on boot up-login. > > Apart from that, it's brilliant! Ubuntu has: > Networki

Re: [Dorset] That's that.

2010-05-29 Thread Dan Dart
> Fedora is simply dreadful. Why? I've never tried it so please enlighten me on why it sucks so much. -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&ch

Re: [Dorset] Somewhat off-topic.

2010-05-28 Thread Dan Dart
/tmp or Video DownloadHelper extension for Firefox! Or indeed search "download youtube" and there'll be web based ones available -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com

Re: [Dorset] Slow night

2010-05-27 Thread Dan Dart
Good call! I'll drink to that... -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mail

Re: [Dorset] It'll Never Catch On.

2010-05-15 Thread Dan Dart
> across the air Are you serious! That's amazing! -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailma

Re: [Dorset] It'll Never Catch On.

2010-05-15 Thread Dan Dart
It's amazing what people get up to these days for dirt cheap. -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: ht

Re: [Dorset] USB wireless keys.

2010-02-19 Thread Dan Dart
Oh yes, Debian doesn't come with the firmware due to the project's beliefs but if it's new enough should come with actual modules. I think.their stock kernels are far too stable. On 19 Feb 2010, at 10:11, Tim Allen wrote: > On 19/02/10 01:04, Dan Dart wrote: >> They

Re: [Dorset] USB wireless keys.

2010-02-18 Thread Dan Dart
t, but the price includes tax and postage. > www.digiflex.co.uk > Simono > -- > Next meeting: Dorchester, Tue 2010-03-02 20:00 > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/     http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 >   Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset >           List inf

Re: [Dorset] [OT] Line speeds

2010-02-04 Thread Dan Dart
://dorset.lug.org.uk/     http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 >   Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset >           List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset > -- Dan Dart _ Need a website? Want some music tailored to you

Re: [Dorset] Cloud Computing - Stallman's take

2010-02-03 Thread Dan Dart
True, but for businesses, they need to do that. Our Xenon server backs everything up every day along with a few more computers along to BackupPC through wi-fi which keeps everything for a year. On 3 February 2010 17:43, Terry Coles wrote: > On Wednesday 03 Feb 2010, Dan Dart wrote: >>

Re: [Dorset] Cloud Computing - Stallman's take

2010-02-03 Thread Dan Dart
more so. On 3 February 2010 17:24, Terry Coles wrote: > On Wednesday 03 Feb 2010, Dan Dart wrote: >> But remember the AGPL is to fix the cloud loophole. > > That might fix the software problem, assuming that the provider takes any > notice of your bug reports and patches, but it won&#x

Re: [Dorset] Cloud Computing - Stallman's take

2010-02-03 Thread Dan Dart
               Terry Coles >                64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux > > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/     http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 >   Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&chann

Re: [Dorset] Public Spirited BT. Not.

2010-02-02 Thread Dan Dart
Openzone is the same idea for BT customers but FON charges money, often you get them both on the same router but openzone can be used freely because the BGP port is open. On 3 Feb 2010, at 04:22, Dominic Lonsdale wrote: >> From the BT site; > > Q. What is BT FON? > > A. BT FON is an initia

Re: [Dorset] Cloud Computing - Stallman's take

2010-02-02 Thread Dan Dart
He doesn't seem to like Javascript and especially non-free ones. But if the software's AGPLd or something then he sees it fit. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.bli

Re: [Dorset] iPad Petition by 'Defective by Design'

2010-01-29 Thread Dan Dart
the whole argument. > > > -- > Using Opera M2: http://www.opera.com/mail/ > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/     http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 >   Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channe

Re: [Dorset] Last hurdle for my daughter's machine (I hope) - GRUB

2010-01-24 Thread Dan Dart
bit computing with Kubuntu Linux > > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/     http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 >   Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset >           List info: https://ma

Re: [Dorset] Encoding Video for streaming

2010-01-18 Thread Dan Dart
> Google.  :-) > > Cheers, > Ralph. > > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/     http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 >  Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset >        Lis

[Dorset] Any LAMP/Sysadmin jobs about?

2009-12-27 Thread Dan Dart
for instant loading. My business website is Xenon at http://hackerlanes.com - it's an alpha web desktop I programmed (with help) in JS, AJAX, PHP and MySQL. My CV is located here (depends what format you want): http://dandart.co.uk/CV.pdf http://dandart.co.uk/CV.txt Cheers -- Dan

Re: [Dorset] Firewire PCI for Ubuntu Video Capture

2009-12-09 Thread Dan Dart
it.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset > List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset > -- Dan Dart _ Need a website? Want some music tailored to you? Visit http://www.dandart.co.uk -- Next meeting: Dorchester, Tuesday 2010-01-05 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://

Re: [Dorset] One disk or two?

2009-12-05 Thread Dan Dart
:00 > Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset > List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset > -- Dan Dart _ Need a website? Want some music tailored to you? Visit http://www.dandart.co.uk

Re: [Dorset] Apropos nothing is particular.

2009-12-03 Thread Dan Dart
er=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset > List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset > -- Dan Dart _ Need a website? Want some music tailored to you? Visit http://www.dandart.co.uk -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-12-02 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.or

[Dorset] Introducing myself

2009-11-17 Thread Dan Dart
Hi LUGs I am Dan Dart, and I am the current administrator of the Glastonbury LUG. I am primarily a LAMP developer, and second, a GNU & Linux administrator. I felt it was necessary to introduce myself around, since I have a few years experience with Linux et al. So I can offer help when