Re: [SLUG] VPS hosting
I really recommend vpslink.com There's a range of the latest Linux OS's on XEN (and OpenVZ) that you can get hosted starting from US$7.95 per month. I'm on Link 2 (5 GB Disk, 150GB Bandwidth 128MB RAM) for US$13.95 and it's been able to run Ubuntu 9.04 server and anything I throw at it. The service is good; after reinstalling the OS multiple times I came across a problem, but logging a support ticket got it fixed in less than a couple of hours. Upgrading the plan, I was able to use the same server with the upgraded specs the next day. http://www.vpslink.com/ Or for something more robust, try the parent company, Spry. http://www.spry.com/ For your local Australian option, I'd recommend MDwebhosting. I've used them for webhosting and I've heard good for the VPS vslice. http://mdwebhosting.com.au/virtual-dedicated-server-plans.html On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Ashley Glenday ash...@mobileitdept.com.au wrote: Can anyone recommend a good, cost effective, virtual hosting provider? I'm unhappy with the host I'm using now charging to reboot the server and for data transfers in and out. Basically what I'm looking for is a server I can reboot myself (I accidently flushed iptables twice Any help is appreciated. Ashley -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Disclosure agreements and open source
Hello SLUGers, I work on the help desk for a medical software company, and have recently been given a disclosure and confidentiality agreement to sign. I have been keeping a keen eye on open source software for medical professionals and would like to eventually contribute to them. The point I'd like to clarify is clause 2. The Employee shall acknowledge all inventions, discoveries and designs and all writings, art-work, drawings, designs, computer programs (copyright works) created during the course of your employment with the Employer, belongs to the Employer. See a copy at http://www.arminmarth.info/disclosure.pdf Would this stop me from contributing to open source software if it's in the same field as I currently work in? I've been asked to sign this by Monday or I will not be able to work on any health care related products, i.e. they'll force me to take leave. Thanks in advance. Armin. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] website or browser bug?
You are so right. I love ur solution. Had similar probs, why didn't I think of that. Thanks a million! Sent from my iPhone On 22/07/2008, at 8:17 PM, Simon Males [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The print stylesheet is all wrong, basically culling everything. A way around this would be to delete the print stylesheet in Firebug (simplest solution I can think of). Download/isntall Firebug extension. Restart Firefox. Tools Firebug Open Firebug In Firebug select HTML tab. In the HTML expand the following elements: html head In head find the following element and right click Delete Element: link media=print type=text/css rel=stylesheet href=../_stylesheet/subpages_print.css/ Then you should be able to print (that particular page your working on). Might be a simpler way, but its what first comes to mind. I'm trying to print this page out. http://www.sbr.gov.au/content/accounting_bookkeeping_and_tax_professionals_taxonomy_2.htm I've tried various browsers on Ubuntu Hardy (firefox, epiphany, galeon, konqueror...) plus firefox on Fedora Core 6. They all suffer the same issue which can be demonstrated by going to print preview. All I get is the url text. It seems to render on screen just fine. I've also turned off java javascript in to see if that would do it. This is just one of the pages we want to be able to print and look at from this site. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Simon Males [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] MythTV
Are you using sheperd? Sent from my iPhone On 22/07/2008, at 12:35 PM, jam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Any helpful soles who can guide me (or point at where I can find) thanks. I schedule 10 to record F1-GP and MotoGP (both recurring programs) from the program guide from off-air EPG Upcoming recordings says: Will Record against both Neither records (logs show 'mumble' but no diasters) Previously Recorded shows MotoGP grayed and flagged N (others are R) Where are the on screen codes explained ? F1-GP is not mentioned. Having been struggling for a while I emptied the oldrecorded table (in the sql database :-), but this did not preventing the scheduler deciding that the program was 'previously recorded' and should not be allowed to 'record again'. How do I tell the scheduler 'raise the earth to lovemaking bedrock, but record what I say' ? (Asimov) Thanks James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)
Hey, JB Hi-Fi is selling the eeePC 1000 for $698 (10, atom CPU, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, wifi b/g/n, 1.3MP cam) it looks like Australia's skipping the 900 series and going with the superior 1000 series. No mention of OS. http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/ Also the HP netbook is a pretty decent buy. On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Luke Vanderfluit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. David Andresen wrote: Have you considered the eeepc 901 ( linux installed) ? You may have to wait a bit. Better battery performance for this kind of device (a pc companion) is what it is all about. Isn't it? http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/review/2008/06/14/Asus-Eee-PC-901-20G-Linux-Edition/p1 http://www.ubuntu.com/products/mobile Lets know what you choose and why. Thanks for your responses. I bought an eee pc 900 from shoppingsquare.com.au. All seems kosher so far. I paid a visit to Myer, where the eee pc is on display coz I wanted to get the feel. Ill be using mine to read pdfs. Yes, its an alternative to an e reader for me, so weight is important. Im not sure if its going to work out at all as such but Ill give it a go. The main drawback with e-readers is that they cant render pdfs properly or at all. Sony and Amazon readers are proprietary format (they may do pdf but I cant seem to confirm yay or nay). Theres a french e reader (www.bookeen.com) that does pdf but there were some caveats in terms of viewing them (Ive corresponded with the makers). So since I have a number of electronic books in pdf format, Ive decided to try a eee pc as a reader. The 901 is 1.1 kg, the 900 is .9 kg, the difference in further specs between the 2 isnt that huge that Id need them but the weight is a decision factor for me. Using it without the battery attached seems to be the way as I see it now. Kind regards. Luke. Cheers David Andresen -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
RE: [SLUG] Re: BBC iPlayer beta
The same with hulu.com and comedy central; they only allow streaming to US IP addresses. Something to do with exclusive rights in other countries. Eventually they'll sign a deal for Aus, but until that time we'll have to use a proxy right? Would anyone know of a good US/UK proxy so we can spoof a foreign IP address? I found one by googling proxy but i can't find one which works anymore. Subject: Re: [SLUG] Re: BBC iPlayer beta From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:15:41 +1000 CC: slug@slug.org.au On Mon, 2008-06-30 at 00:10 +0100, Richard Ibbotson wrote: I tried last night as I was trying to watch some of the Glastonbury coverage. I didn't expect it to work and what do you know, I was rightAh.. well, such is life... so, is this subject to new Oz internet regulations or something else ? No, the BBC actively blocks non UK ip addresses for a lot of stuff. -- James Purser [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Your Future Starts Here. Dream it? Then be it! Find it at www.seek.com.au http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fninemsn%2Eseek%2Ecom%2Eau%2F%3Ftracking%3Dsk%3Ahet%3Ask%3Anine%3A0%3Ahot%3Atext_t=764565661_r=OCT07_endtext_Future_m=EXT-- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Re: Open Source Medical Practice Management Software
Hi, thank you all for your response, I've looked into all your suggestions, especially gnumed and I contacted mailinglists for: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] (MedicineAu.com.au) ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] linking to this current discussion and here's the response I got. I believe even though it is a long shot, if we get a group together we might just make an impact. I've mentioned to the General Manager at Medilink Solutions that I had joined a mailing list to discuss this topic and I pointed out the interest it received, especially in regards to the post by Brad Thomas re: aged care, and he would like to discuss it further and does not believe it is a conflict of interest. So I'm pretty much devoted to this topic, but I have no idea how to get things moving. See below: -- Forwarded message -- From: richard terry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [Gnumed-devel] Australian development of Open Source Practice Management Software To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Having been involved with gnumed for a number of years, and probably one of the few people still keeping up with it in Australia, and I think sadly it is unlikely that gnuMed will ever reach a stage of being usable in Australia for many reasons which I won't elaborate about here. Nothing short of a complete working solution which offered massively significant advantages over the current crop of offerings, would stand a chance of acceptance, even if one could get on top of the legal/iso standards issues. Before reading this understand I have no animosity towards the project, correspond on and off with Karsten and some other list members, and wish the project well, and still help where I can with ideas/comments etc, and hopefully will be doing some hl7 work with them in the near future.. Anything written for Australia has to have proper prescribing/drug reference, all the necessary forms/care planning/hl7 etc, for what has become a complex environment in GP Land. The only decent gui/workflow that I've ever seen is Profile, but then it has so many other problems that very few people use it, company support is unfortunatley poor as they concentrate on Canada, though the individuals within the company I've encountered have been very friendly and helpful individuals. I think there have been some attempts to produce something australia, either desktop/web based, with little success that I know of, time often being the problem along with lack of basic team structure. Ian Hayood on the gpcg list could enlighten you on that. Of course, if you program in basic, and want to help me write a desktop project for Linux, then perhaps give me a ring. I'm curently trying to resurrect my basic skills (not having programmed in it for 10 years), to write some little apps for work here, in the linux env of course. Ring me if interested in a chat, I'm in Newcastle wk is 02 49436511 and you could ring me at home one evening. Regards Richard. -- Forwarded message -- From: Roy Gaber [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 2:17 PM Subject: [Hardhats] Re: Australian development for Open Source Practice Management Software To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] After reading the threads on the site via the URL you provided, I would say you came to the right place, there is a wealth of information and quite helpful people here. Welcome mate. On Thu, 2008-03-06 at 13:33 +1100, Armin Marth wrote: Hi, my name's Armin Marth and I work for an Australian medical practice software vendor, providing tech support to medical practices on the national help-desk and on-site. Recently I have been been made aware of some limitations of proprietary software, and I would like to help in anyway I can in the development of open-source in the medical industry in Australia. I have formal knowledge in IT support on Windows, training in Linux and Basic Programming and inside-out knowledge on how users (practice managers / receptionists / secretaries/ doctors) use practice management systems along with the standards and the process of dealing with Medicare Australia, Department of Veteran Affairs and Health Funds. I hope that my day to day use and contacts can help with development to be used in Australia, and I believe that now, whilst rolling out Easyclaim (Medicare EFTPOS), is the best window of opportunity for this platform to grow. Refer to the discussion from the Sydney Linux User Group (SLUG) which I've uploaded on http://www.freewebs.com/gnumed-aus I speak on behalf of myself as an individual and not as an employee of any practice management software companies for my own interests and the interests of the community. Thanks From Armin Marth On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Armin Marth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now, this type of software is the perfect candidate to be on an open platform (which some medical
[SLUG] Open Source Medical Practice Management Software
Hi, I work in tech support on the Medilink Assist national help desk supporting MedilinkXP (Medical Billing with eClaims / Appointment book software) and Medilink Clinical (Clinical Progress notes, Pathology requests and Medical Script prescriptions for patients software). The Medilink practice management suite is a proprietary software solution for Windows only with a price tag of around $2500 for single user and $550 for additional workstations along with $297 to keep the software up-to-date. The Clinical module is around $1400 with additional workstations around $300. The average specialist practice has around 3 users of the billing/appointment software and 1 or two clinical modules (for each provider practicing there). GPs and larger specialist practices have a much greater number of reception PCs and practicing doctors (some of which need to access the database remotely) so it can get quite expensive, even though they do have a generous amount of money to spend on the practice. The main concern is storing patient records in a proprietary format, talking about the biggest supplier and main competitor, HCN, with their practice management software, PracSoft, and clinical software, Medical Director, used in the majority of GPs, or BlueChip, used in the majority of Specialists (not to give away any inside information about Medilink); their products are subscription-based and you must have a current yearly subscription to use the product; not that there the product isn't good in a year's time, it's just in read-only mode; HCN's way to make sure everyone is up-to-date (as medical information and Medicare schedule rates change over time). Exporting patient files, with the patients details (name, DOB, sex, Medicare number, etc.) from HCN's software is possible as they can be exported from the program as a delimited text file (patients.out), but the patient's billing history, etc. cannot be imported into another medical practice suite and the database isn't accessible without HCN's access (logged in with a valid logon). Now, this type of software is the perfect candidate to be on an open platform (which some medical practices use Linux to store a flat-file database on), and with simple google seaches I've found some open-source Medical Billing/Appointment book practice management suites, but they were all on 0.x releases and unsuitable for the Australian medical billing system, with no mention to Medicare. Has anyone found anything for Australia; I'd be interested in following the development for a Linux/multiplatform open-source practice management suite suited to Australia's medical/Medicare standards. I post on behalf of myself, for my interests and the community's interests only and not an employee of Medilink. Thank you, Armin Marth -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
