Re: [Hampshire] Google Chrome OS..?
2009/7/9 The Holy ettlz : > Personally, I don't care much for Chrome OS per se, but I do look > forward to any benefits and improved hardware support that we see > finding its way back into the mainline kernel. I just hope Google uses > any leverage it has to make hardware developers release specs and make > their kit compliant with those specs (not mired in a truckload of bugs > or 50 pages of incomplete errata that miss out on the biggest > braindeadnesses that the developers have to work around the hard way). > In particular, I hope it'll make those persistent off-vendors of broken > ACPI tables clean up their act. > > And, no, commitments to developing kernel shims and binary-only drivers > will not be good enough. > Apparently Adobe are supporting this. So I hope that means a decent Flash player becomes available. I know Flash is evil, but it would be easier to tolerate the evil if it worked properly. We can even hope that Google can convince Adobe to open source it! -- Philip Stubbs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Google Chrome OS..?
2009/7/10 Philip Stubbs : > Apparently Adobe are supporting this. So I hope that means a decent > Flash player becomes available. I know Flash is evil, but it would be > easier to tolerate the evil if it worked properly. We can even hope > that Google can convince Adobe to open source it! > HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAAA That's a good one. I do enjoy the friday jokes on this list. Al. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Konsole
On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 22:17:41 +0100 john lewis wrote: Hello john, > Didn't find your ice cream but the restaurant had there own local A pity, since Hockings ice cream is a total pleasure to eat. > brand and that was pretty good and we finished up getting a bag of > mixed fudge from the fudge shop just up the road from the station, it > was all gone before we got on the train! No surprise there, either. Fudge is a major weakness of mine. Glad you had a good time. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately apparent" Dream on white boy, dream on black girl Original Sin - INXS signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Konsole
On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 22:22:47 +0100 Hugo Mills wrote: > On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 10:17:41PM +0100, John Lewis wrote: > > Can't remember what the others had to eat but we got though a couple > > of carafes of pinot grigio. > >That'll explain why you can't remember what everyone else had, > then. :) I do remember I staggered a bit when I got out of my seat and bent down to pick up my rucksack! but a few minutes walking sorted that out. It was a Hungarian pinot grigio and just sufficently dry to complement the sardines, it must have been more alcoholic than expected ;-) Going back to the original comment about retirees being on a permanent sort of holiday we hadn't made any plans for a visit to Minehead yesterday but when the daughter who lives in Dorchester phoned about 9am to ask if we'd like to take a train ride we said yes! It is great to be able to 'just do things' About the only fixed things in our weeks are my wife's hairdressing appointment and her Sunday morning god-bothering session and even that gets superceded on the rare occasions we need go somewhere for the day. -- John Lewis using Debian Sid with windowmaker for a nicer desktop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Konsole
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:17:33 +0100 Brad Rogers wrote: > > brand and that was pretty good and we finished up getting a bag of > > mixed fudge from the fudge shop just up the road from the station, > > it was all gone before we got on the train! > > No surprise there, either. Fudge is a major weakness of mine. It is almost worth making a special trip to Minehead just for the fudge from that shop. Lots of varieties and made right there in the shop, it has quite a different texture to the boxed stuff you get in touristy places and nowhere near as sweet and sickly, so easy to eat a bagful. Tim, my son in law, just pointed to the varieties he fancied and said two of those or three of those, so quickly filled a fair sized bag. I did notice at one point the shop assistant emptying the smallish bag she started with into a bigger one. -- John Lewis using Debian Sid with windowmaker for a nicer desktop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Google Chrome OS..?
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:29:01 +0100 Philip Stubbs wrote: > Apparently Adobe are supporting this. So I hope that means a decent > Flash player becomes available. I know Flash is evil, but it would be > easier to tolerate the evil if it worked properly. We can even hope > that Google can convince Adobe to open source it! I'd be happy if I could even install it, too many website have stuff that is inaccessible without flash, all I get is Setting up nspluginwrapper (1.3.0-1) ... Auto-updating system plugin path. Looking for plugins in /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/plugins Setting up ia32-libs-libidn11 (1.10-0.0) ... Setting up ia32-libs-libssh2 (0.18-0.0) ... Setting up ia32-libs-libcurl3 (7.18.2-0.0) ... Setting up ia32-libs-libnspr4 (4.7.1-0.1) ... Setting up ia32-libs-libnss3 (3.12.0-0.1) ... Setting up flashplayer-mozilla (2:10.0.22.87-0.2) ... nspluginwrapper: no appropriate viewer found for /usr/lib/flashplayer/libflashplayer.so dpkg: error processing flashplayer-mozilla (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: flashplayer-mozilla E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: -- John Lewis using Debian Sid with windowmaker for a nicer desktop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] Not broke, but 'fixed' anyway
I usually accept any updates which Debian offer, but this has begun to lead to all kinds of annoyances. I use CUPS to manage a network printer, but I tend to turn on just those bits of the network that I need rather than consuming electricity pointlessly. So, if I don't plan to use the printer then I don't climb up to another room in the house to switch it on. Just recently, a message has started to appear every few seconds: 'Not connected? Printer (xxx) may not be connected.' If this message is cleared it reappears after a few seconds, blanking out rather more than a third of the toolbars at the top of my spreadsheet, browser, or whatever I'm using at the time. 'Hide' makes no difference; it overrides it, anyway. Can anyone suggest a way of suppressing the irritating printer message, other than leaving it switched on all day? Chris. p.s. The most recent version of OpenOffice no longer 'greys out' the Save icon after the file has been saved, so there's no visible indication of the need for a further Save. G... -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] [OT] Mobile broadband coverage
For those of you who are using or interested in using mobile broadband you may find these new coverage maps from Ofcom useful: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/licensing/classes/broadband/cellular/3g/maps/3gmaps/coverage_maps.pdf Referring page: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/features/msaone Simon Capstick -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Not broke, but 'fixed' anyway
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:55:54 +0100 "Chris. Aubrey-Smith" wrote: Hello Chris., > p.s. The most recent version of OpenOffice no longer 'greys out' the > Save icon after the file has been saved, so there's no visible > indication of the need for a further Save. G... It puts an asterisk in the status bar at the bottom. Although, it does no harm to click the "save" button as the operation is ignored if the document hasn't been modified since the last save. However, like you, I'm of the opinion that this change is not an improvement. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately apparent" Kill joy, bad guy, big talking, small fry Death On Two Legs - Queen signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Konsole
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:28:33 +0100 john lewis wrote: Hello john, > It is almost worth making a special trip to Minehead just for the fudge > from that shop. Lots of varieties and made right there in the shop, it Mail order. Do they do mail order?! :-) -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately apparent" Watching the people get lairy I Predict A Riot - Kaiser Chiefs signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Konsole
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:26:39 +0100 Brad Rogers wrote: > On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:28:33 +0100 > john lewis wrote: > > Hello john, > > > It is almost worth making a special trip to Minehead just for the > > fudge from that shop. Lots of varieties and made right there in the > > shop, it > > Mail order. Do they do mail order?! :-) http://www.rolysfudge.co.uk/ is the place I think -- John Lewis using Debian Sid with windowmaker for a nicer desktop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Not broke, but 'fixed' anyway
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:55:54 +0100 "Chris. Aubrey-Smith" wrote: > I use CUPS to manage a network printer, but I tend to turn on just > those bits of the network that I need rather than consuming > electricity pointlessly. So, if I don't plan to use the printer then > I don't climb up to another room in the house to switch it on. We too have a network printer (Kyocera FS-1100) but have to leave it permanently on, well at least as long as my wife's XP system is on which in practice is 24x7, because Family Tree Maker refuses to allow updates unless a printer is connected. I haven't seen any CUPS errors such as you mention -- John Lewis using Debian Sid with windowmaker for a nicer desktop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] [OT] Internet Explorer on Windows 7
I receive newsletters from Technet from time to time, which I scan to see what's occurring in the world of Windows. This morning's effort kicks off with the following question from Alexandria Ball, the author of the email: "You may have seen in the news a few weeks back that, in order for Europe to get Windows 7 at the same time as the global launch on 22 October, Windows 7 will have to be shipped without Internet Explorer. So, when you buy a new computer, you will not have a browser as part of the operating system. I would be interested to hear your views on this so please email me." What a peculiar question for a representative of a major corporation to send out to their customers! I don't know precisely how any rulings within the EEC affect Microsoft's ability to ship browsers with Windows 7, but it seems highly unlikely to me that is the case as implied. We are referred to a blog [1] for clarification, and it would appear that the summary of the situation is that the bundling of IE is the issue (or more accurately perhaps, the integration), and that it can be overcome by simply following the same model as the competition does and making various browsers available for users to install once the OS is up and running. The statement 'you will not have a browser as part of the operating system' is interesting too, since there are /many/ things that won't ship as part of Windows 7 that I have come to expect as standard with most Linux distros, so why is this suddenly an issue? Doubtless there won't be a spreadsheet application or database manager shipping with Windows 7 either, so why aren't we invited to debate this? I really can't fathom if this portion of the email was gloriously naive and ill-informed on the part of the sender, or an attempt to raise the rabble over some perceived injustice of the EEC rulings using deliberately fuzzy facts. Any thoughts? Sean [1] http://tinyurl.com/mt7aty -- www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Konsole
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:16:28 +0100 john lewis wrote: Hello john, > http://www.rolysfudge.co.uk/ > is the place I think Excellent. Thanks, John. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately apparent" Love is a temple, love is a shrine You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart - Eurythmics signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Internet Explorer on Windows 7
> "You may have seen in the news a few weeks back that, in order for > Europe to get Windows 7 at the same time as the global launch on 22 > October, Windows 7 will have to be shipped without Internet Explorer. > So, when you buy a new computer, you will not have a browser as part of > the operating system. I would be interested to hear your views on this > so please email me." This is *sort of* the case. The EU regulator is investigating Microsoft regarding anti-trust - they see pre-installing IE on a Windows desktop to be an abuse of the monopoly position they have. Microsoft decided to try to head off any action by removing IE. Note that this was Microsoft's decision - it was *not* forced upon them, and nor do the EU see what they've done as being in any way constructive. > The statement 'you will not have a browser as part of the operating > system' is interesting too, since there are /many/ things that won't > ship as part of Windows 7 that I have come to expect as standard with > most Linux distros, so why is this suddenly an issue? Because they have perpetuated the fallacy that a browser is the *only* way to get to the Intertubes. Ergo no browser - no net. Completely wrong, of course - but this is Marketing, not reality... > I really can't fathom if this portion of the email was gloriously naive > and ill-informed on the part of the sender, or an attempt to raise the > rabble over some perceived injustice of the EEC rulings using > deliberately fuzzy facts. There's no doubt it is the latter. Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Internet Explorer on Windows 7
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:44:55 +0100 (BST) "Vic" wrote: > > > "You may have seen in the news a few weeks back that, in order for > > Europe to get Windows 7 at the same time as the global launch on 22 > > October, Windows 7 will have to be shipped without Internet > > Explorer. So, when you buy a new computer, you will not have a > > browser as part of the operating system. I would be interested to > > hear your views on this so please email me." > > This is *sort of* the case. > > The EU regulator is investigating Microsoft regarding anti-trust - > they see pre-installing IE on a Windows desktop to be an abuse of the > monopoly position they have. > > Microsoft decided to try to head off any action by removing IE. Note > that this was Microsoft's decision - it was *not* forced upon them, > and nor do the EU see what they've done as being in any way > constructive. see this item from El Reg http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/08/browser_peace_talks/ which suggest the EU regulators might not allow Microsoft to do that -- John Lewis using Debian Sid with windowmaker for a nicer desktop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Konsole
On Friday 10 July 2009 12:40:58 Brad Rogers wrote: > On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:16:28 +0100 > john lewis wrote: > > Hello john, > > > http://www.rolysfudge.co.uk/ > > is the place I think > > Excellent. Thanks, John. That firm doesn't seem to have a branch in Minehead. Lisi -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Karmic RAT Party
Vic, Who needs or even cares about Ubuntu when there is Beer available especially Real Ale? ;-) Stephen D -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Karmic RAT Party
Stephen Davies wrote: > Vic, > Who needs or even cares about Ubuntu when there is Beer available > especially Real Ale? There's a reward on offer for the person who can get Steve drunk and tattooed with the Ubuntu symbol. :-P Sean -- www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Karmic RAT Party
On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 05:03:24PM +0100, Sean Gibbins wrote: > Stephen Davies wrote: > > Vic, > > Who needs or even cares about Ubuntu when there is Beer available > > especially Real Ale? > > There's a reward on offer for the person who can get Steve drunk and > tattooed with the Ubuntu symbol. Extra bonus if they survive to collect. :) Hugo. -- === Hugo Mills: h...@... carfax.org.uk | darksatanic.net | lug.org.uk === PGP key: 515C238D from wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net or http://www.carfax.org.uk --- I'll take your bet, but make it ten thousand francs. I'm only --- a _poor_ corrupt official. signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] Password problem on first boot up of Acer Aspire One
My new toy has just arrived and I have been unpacking it and trying it out. I have told it to its satisfaction what language and keyboard I want, and it is asking me to choose a password between 6 and 12 characters long. I have chosen a password of 11 characters but it is objecting on the grounds that a password cannot contain "specific characters". What on earth does it mean? Which of the 11 characters must I remove? I have consulted with Google and searched in dictionaries to no avail. Help!!! I want to play with my nice new toy. Lisi -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Password problem on first boot up of Acer Aspire One
Lisi wrote: > My new toy has just arrived and I have been unpacking it and trying it out. > > I have told it to its satisfaction what language and keyboard I want, and it > is asking me to choose a password between 6 and 12 characters long. I have > chosen a password of 11 characters but it is objecting on the grounds that a > password cannot contain "specific characters". > > What on earth does it mean? Which of the 11 characters must I remove? I > have > consulted with Google and searched in dictionaries to no avail. Help!!! I > want to play with my nice new toy. So are you locked out or simply bewildered as to what constitutes an acceptable character Lisi? One problem we encountered with Sam's was that you would enter in your password which it would secretly convert to all upper case, so that when you tried to get in it would decline if you were entering lower case characters. I thought that had been fixed. Sean -- www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Password problem on first boot up of Acer Aspire One
On Friday 10 July 2009 17:32:41 Sean Gibbins wrote: > So are you locked out or simply bewildered as to what constitutes an > acceptable character Lisi? Simply bewildered as to what constitutes an acceptable character. I haven't been allowed to get as far as being locked out. I am stuck on "please enter a password" - but I don't understand the error message. As far as I am concerned, all 11 are specific characters, because no other character would do. So I cannot get any further. There is no point in thinking up a different password, because since I haven't got a clue what the problem is I would probably transgress again. :-( If no-one else knows what it means either, I shall obviously have use trial and error. But I am a poor typist and that would take ages. Sorry for the noise, :-( Lisi -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Password problem on first boot up of Acer Aspire One
Lisi wrote: > On Friday 10 July 2009 17:32:41 Sean Gibbins wrote: > >> So are you locked out or simply bewildered as to what constitutes an >> acceptable character Lisi? >> > > Simply bewildered as to what constitutes an acceptable character. I haven't > been allowed to get as far as being locked out. I am stuck on "please enter > a password" - but I don't understand the error message. As far as I am > concerned, all 11 are specific characters, because no other character would > do. > > So I cannot get any further. There is no point in thinking up a different > password, because since I haven't got a clue what the problem is I would > probably transgress again. :-( > > If no-one else knows what it means either, I shall obviously have use trial > and error. But I am a poor typist and that would take ages. > > Sorry for the noise, :-( No problem regarding the 'noise' Lisi, I was just wondering what the extent of the problem was. I tend to use a combination of upper and lower case alphanumeric characters plus the odd non-alphanumeric characters for my passwords. Could it be the latter that is tripping you up? There might be something of use buried here: http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/index.php But I am struggling to find a search function! Sean -- www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Password problem on first boot up of Acer Aspire One
On Friday 10 July 2009 17:49:29 Sean Gibbins wrote: > I tend to use a combination of upper and lower case alphanumeric > characters plus the odd non-alphanumeric characters for my passwords. Ditto. > Could it be the latter that is tripping you up? Probably. That is where I shall start my trial and error. I don't think that Linpus is going to last long if this is an example of its user-friendliness. I was going to attempt to install Debian with LXDE via a USB stick eventually anyway. I just wanted to be sure that evrything worked when I go away in August, since that is why I bought it in the first place! So I had told Debian that it would have to wait. Lisi -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Password problem on first boot up of Acer Aspire One
On Friday 10 July 2009 17:49:29 Sean Gibbins wrote: > I tend to use a combination of upper and lower case alphanumeric > characters plus the odd non-alphanumeric characters for my passwords. > Could it be the latter that is tripping you up? Bingo! I got rid of the non-alphanumeric characters one by one - and I have been able to progress. But why the *$%^&* couldn't they say "alphanumeric only" instead of letting me input the password twice, and then saying that "specific characters" are not allowed. Gr... Lisi -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Password problem on first boot up of Acer Aspire One
Lisi wrote: > Bingo! I got rid of the non-alphanumeric characters one by one - and I have > been able to progress. But why the *$%^&* couldn't they say "alphanumeric > only" instead of letting me input the password twice, and then saying > that "specific characters" are not allowed. Gr... \o/ yay! Sean -- www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Konsole
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:57:32 +0100 Lisi wrote: Hello Lisi, > That firm doesn't seem to have a branch in Minehead. You're right. I hadn't checked before replying to John. Not that it matters, really. Fudge: I just can't get enough, and it's cheaper to buy online than drive to the nearest place I can buy it. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately apparent" That's what I call you Heaven Sent - INXS signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Password problem on first boot up of Acer Aspire One
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:23:10 +0100 Lisi wrote: Hello Lisi, > But why the *$%^&* couldn't they say "alphanumeric > only" instead of letting me input the password twice, and then saying > that "specific characters" are not allowed. Gr... This is a major design failure. Telling you "something" is wrong, then not qualifying what it was exactly is a fault. Secondly, you should be informed beforehand that certain characters are disallowed. IIWY, I'd file a bug report. As an aside, it annoys me that errors are still often just quoted as numeric (error 504 for example). That was fine when memory was expensive and software came with manuals (paper=cheap) that you could look up the codes in. These days, without manuals, and memory being as cheap as it is, human readable^Wunderstandable error strings should be reported. I know it's often possible to search the WWW for them, but if the error means you can't get online.. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately apparent" I'd hate to look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain Sweet Child O'Mine - Guns 'N' Roses signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Konsole
On Friday 10 July 2009 18:18:54 Brad Rogers wrote: > Fudge: I just can't get enough, and it's cheaper to buy online than > drive to the nearest place I can buy it. Buy a cookbook?? Seriously, I used to make my own because manufactured fudge is so inferior. I generally managed to eat quite a high percentage of it in the process of cutting it up and putting it into the tin. I don't make it now I can't eat it myself. Having to throw away all those delicious crumbs would rub too much salt in the wound. :-( Lisi -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Konsole
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:31:43 +0100
Lisi wrote:
Hello Lisi,
> Buy a cookbook??
Well yes, I *know* I /should/.
{time passes}
Just d/l'd a recipe from UKTV food.
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Re: [Hampshire] Password problem on first boot up of Acer Aspire One
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:23:10 +0100 Lisi wrote: > On Friday 10 July 2009 17:49:29 Sean Gibbins wrote: > > I tend to use a combination of upper and lower case alphanumeric > > characters plus the odd non-alphanumeric characters for my > > passwords. Could it be the latter that is tripping you up? > > Bingo! I got rid of the non-alphanumeric characters one by one - and > I have been able to progress. But why the *$%^&* couldn't they say > "alphanumeric only" instead of letting me input the password twice, > and then saying that "specific characters" are not allowed. Gr... I have generally found that underscores_are_OK but other punctuation characters like ! are not. I had assumed because they have specific meanings in some computer languages. -- John Lewis using Debian Sid with windowmaker for a nicer desktop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Konsole
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:57:32 +0100 Lisi wrote: > On Friday 10 July 2009 12:40:58 Brad Rogers wrote: > > On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:16:28 +0100 > > john lewis wrote: > > > > Hello john, > > > > > http://www.rolysfudge.co.uk/ > > > is the place I think > > > > Excellent. Thanks, John. > > That firm doesn't seem to have a branch in Minehead. they are at 56 The Avenue Minehead, Lisi. I think they may have moved there from Dunster. I don't think there can be two Fudge Shops in The Avenue and I know the one we visited is next door to a teddy bear shop. Google, he say Exmoor Teddy Bears is at 56B The Avenue, they too started off in Dunster. -- John Lewis using Debian Sid with windowmaker for a nicer desktop -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Konsole
On Friday 10 July 2009 22:24:34 john lewis wrote: > On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:57:32 +0100 > > Lisi wrote: > > On Friday 10 July 2009 12:40:58 Brad Rogers wrote: > > > On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:16:28 +0100 > > > john lewis wrote: > > > > > > Hello john, > > > > > > > http://www.rolysfudge.co.uk/ > > > > is the place I think > > > > > > Excellent. Thanks, John. > > > > That firm doesn't seem to have a branch in Minehead. > > they are at 56 The Avenue Minehead, Lisi. I think they may have moved > there from Dunster. Yes, their website does list a shop in Dunster. They obviously don't update their website very often. Lisi -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
