Re: [ubuntu-uk] A friendly hello...
On 21 February 2011 19:56, Daniel Case wrote: > Hiya Haz! Welcome to the list, we're a friendly group :) > I am also a web developer mainly devoted to the Linux side (Linux, Apache, > MySQL PHP mainly) so if you need a hand with anything let me know ^.^ > > Daniel > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > Hmm, seems this was in my drafts... must have forgotten to send it. Much apologises! Hi Daniel, Thanks for the reply :). So far I'm enjoying reading through the mailing list stuff, learned so much stuff that I just would never have found on my own! Keep meaning to set-up LAMP on my VPS I just recently got to mess around some more with ubuntu server. Cool, always good to know :). Likewise, I'll try to help share some of my expertise if and where I can :). -- Regards, Haz -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT Kindle
> Hi > > this is slightly off topic but the answer could be useful to others. > > Looking at the amazon kindle it looks as if i can use it to open / read > normal pdf files such as the one for the ubuntu manual, if this is the case > it would be useful. > > On another note, part of my Open uni studies requires me to read and > highlight text in book, if i could get hold of electronic versions can i do > this with kindle or other book readersl as in highlight text adnthen some > how save the file with the highlights so i can use it to take notes, or > perhaps there is other ways to attach notes to text. > > i amk looking at several books on LInux atm, have very little shelf space > left and don't want to be a tree killer by printing out documentation, > > i can also buy electronic books cheaper than paper, copies > > any suggestions or ideas > > > paul > > I bought a Kindle for similar reasons to yourself. Personally I find the screen too small to read .pdf documents on. You can of course convert your .pdf documents, but then you'll find that you lose the formatting. Because of this, it's a bit of a trauma reading technical textbooks on it (or any documents which rely heavily of formatting). Despite having a Kindle I've just bought another dead-tree Linux O'Reilly book... For non-technical/non-format specific documents however the Kindle is pretty good. Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSI
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:48:49 +0100, Hassan "Haz" Williamson wrote: Hi Haz (and others that replied) snip Thanks again for the comments. Hi Jon, At the risk of sound a little harsh/blunt, I highly recommend you get it checked out sooner rather than later. I cannot stress how much risk your putting yourself into by not doing so. When you visit them, as mentioned by others, they'll say "Use the computer less." However, you _must_ ask to be referred to a specialist. Don't just let them leave you feeling like you wasted your time. I'm sure you've done a bit of research on this, so I'll spare you the biology lesson... but remember CTS is a consequence of RSI, they are not one and the same thing! RSI causes your CT to separate or break (thus CTS). The longer you leave it, the worse it can get (and it will be permanent!) Also, if you do begin to do exercises and other various things... remember, don't stop doing it just because the pain has disappeared (it took me >2 months to recover). Try to keep doing them as a regular routine throughout, not only will it help stop the pain now... it will help prevent it from happening in future. I wish you good luck, and a speedy recovery. Kindest Regards, Haz Haz, Thanks for your concern, I will make that appointment. I know I should regardless of the cause, as its been on and off for too long now. I imagine I will have to be quite insistent on seeing the specialist as my GP is rather laid back and will probably tell me to stop being a girl! Cheers and regards, Jon Reynolds -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSI
> > Hi Haz (and others that replied) > > Thanks for all the words of advise. I know the most sensible thing I should > do is go see my doctor. I have tried wearing a wrist support, which I don't > think helped much. I have ordered a wrist rest pad (the gel lump you rest > your wrist on to use the mouse) so I will see how that goes. Then if still > no good will go to the doctor. > > I do wonder if it is RSI or some other injury (I used to lift weights) as > it is very localised in the wrist, not up my arm/shoulder etc, and my > posture is not great (I'm a sloucher). But I haven't lifted for many years > and the wrist has got worse since then. > > Well doctor is the only real answer here, but will try some exercises and > the support to see if things improve. > > Thanks again for the comments. Hi Jon, At the risk of sound a little harsh/blunt, I highly recommend you get it checked out sooner rather than later. I cannot stress how much risk your putting yourself into by not doing so. When you visit them, as mentioned by others, they'll say "Use the computer less." However, you _must_ ask to be referred to a specialist. Don't just let them leave you feeling like you wasted your time. I'm sure you've done a bit of research on this, so I'll spare you the biology lesson... but remember CTS is a consequence of RSI, they are not one and the same thing! RSI causes your CT to separate or break (thus CTS). The longer you leave it, the worse it can get (and it will be permanent!) Also, if you do begin to do exercises and other various things... remember, don't stop doing it just because the pain has disappeared (it took me >2 months to recover). Try to keep doing them as a regular routine throughout, not only will it help stop the pain now... it will help prevent it from happening in future. I wish you good luck, and a speedy recovery. Kindest Regards, Haz -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSI
On Mon, 2011-03-28 at 09:07 +0100, Jon Reynolds wrote: > Thanks for all the words of advise. I know the most sensible thing I > should do is go see my doctor. I have tried wearing a wrist support, > which I don't think helped much. I have ordered a wrist rest pad (the > gel lump you rest your wrist on to use the mouse) so I will see how that > goes. Then if still no good will go to the doctor. Go see the doctor ANYWAY. Get a referal to an expert. This is your livelihood you're taking about. Don't take chances with it. Regards, Tyler -- "... jingoism, racism, fear, religious fundamentalism: these are the ways of appealing to people if you’re trying to organize a mass base of support for policies that are really intended to crush them." -- Noam Chomsky, in "Understanding Power" -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSI
On 28/03/2011 09:13, Dan Attwood wrote: My doctor suggested I might use the computer less which was less then helpful. I then found these guys who were really helpful: http://www.b-pro-active.com/ They bashed hell out of me over a few sessions with lots of deep tissue massage. This really helped sort the main of the problem. They then taught me a bunch of exercises to do and I found other ones on youtube, including a bunch aimed at drummers that work well. Additionally I dose up on lots of cod liver oil and glucosomine sulphate. Hi, Aside from doctors, physio etc. which of course is very sensible advice... A friend who suffered switched out to a trackball - he said it took a bit (a week or more) of getting used to but over all there was a lot less movement and it definitely eased the problem - it may work for some so thought I'd share. -- Regards, Lee. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSI
My doctor suggested I might use the computer less which was less then helpful. I then found these guys who were really helpful: http://www.b-pro-active.com/ They bashed hell out of me over a few sessions with lots of deep tissue massage. This really helped sort the main of the problem. They then taught me a bunch of exercises to do and I found other ones on youtube, including a bunch aimed at drummers that work well. Additionally I dose up on lots of cod liver oil and glucosomine sulphate. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSI
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:01:37 +0100, Hassan "Haz" Williamson wrote: On 25 March 2011 16:14, Jon Reynolds wrote: Hello folks, Am sure as all of you are computer users, some probably quite prolific (as coders etc), that some of you have had experience with RSI. snip Thanks, Jon Reynolds (j0nr) www.jcrdevelopments.com [1] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com [2] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk [3] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ [4] Hi Jon, Sorry to hear about you suffering from RSI, but as you said it sort of comes with the territory/profession/etc. I have been suffering from RSI for about 3 years ... snip Hope you feel better soon, and don't worry your not alone with this problem. Kindest Regards, Haz Links: -- [1] http://www.jcrdevelopments.com [2] mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com [3] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk [4] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ [5] mailto:maill...@jcrdevelopments.com Hi Haz (and others that replied) Thanks for all the words of advise. I know the most sensible thing I should do is go see my doctor. I have tried wearing a wrist support, which I don't think helped much. I have ordered a wrist rest pad (the gel lump you rest your wrist on to use the mouse) so I will see how that goes. Then if still no good will go to the doctor. I do wonder if it is RSI or some other injury (I used to lift weights) as it is very localised in the wrist, not up my arm/shoulder etc, and my posture is not great (I'm a sloucher). But I haven't lifted for many years and the wrist has got worse since then. Well doctor is the only real answer here, but will try some exercises and the support to see if things improve. Thanks again for the comments. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
