Re: [Dorset] Linux Limitations

2011-08-24 Thread Tim Allen
On 24/08/11 08:55, Peter Merchant wrote: How good is your linux installation? My biggest gripe is with networking in a mixed environment. Samba has been fantastic for around 8 or 9 years now. I think it is also the best option for networking even in a Linux only environment. However with ea

Re: [Dorset] Moving one LUG over - hello from a new user in Dorchester

2011-08-24 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Dan, > By the way, does the LUG have an IRC channel perchance? Yep! http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=irc :-) Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2011-09-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: h

[Dorset] Looking to move into the area...

2011-08-24 Thread Chris Hayes
Hi everyone, I'm looking to move into the area, but am being held up on finding work. I don't suppose any of you wonderful, talented folk are looking for someone with any of the following skills? I have a very wide hodgepodge of skills, and am looking for a tech, devel, design or film role. Tech

[Dorset] Moving one LUG over - hello from a new user in Dorchester

2011-08-24 Thread Dan Cosser
Hello there, I've recently moved from Plymouth to Dorchester, and so I'm also moving from the lovely people at the Devon & Cornwall LUG to you. I'm a Java and Python developer by trade, currently as a freelancer, and have been using Linux for a few years now. I'd still consider myself reasonably

Re: [Dorset] Linux Limitations

2011-08-24 Thread Sean Gibbins
On 24/08/11 10:36, John Carlyle-Clarke wrote: If I were in that position, with an A4 1200dpi scanner costing less than £50 I'd be tempted to buy a new one, since the money spend would soon be saved through not having to dual boot and maintain two OSs. Heh, I agree with the solution if not the

Re: [Dorset] Linux Limitations

2011-08-24 Thread John Carlyle-Clarke
On 24/08/11 08:55, Peter Merchant wrote: I still have three problems that are preventing me from getting rid of M $. 1. I need XP for my scanner, which is so old and odd that it is not supported in Linux. If I were in that position, with an A4 1200dpi scanner costing less than £50 I'd be t

Re: [Dorset] Linux Limitations

2011-08-24 Thread Ralph Corderoy
I wrote: > If it's the one I'm thinking of, it's a Umax Astra 120P parallel-port > scanner. http://umax1220p.sourceforge.net/ seems to support some > later models, including a 1220P, so perhaps that's the closest thing > to start with? I was wrong; a "Astra 1210P from UMAX", so even closer to th

Re: [Dorset] Linux Limitations

2011-08-24 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi John, > Peter, you wrote > > my scanner, which is so old and odd that it is not supported in > > Linux > > What model of scanner? There are some generic scanner drivers, one of > these may just need a bit of fiddling to make it serve your scanner. If it's the one I'm thinking of, it's a Umax

Re: [Dorset] Linux Limitations

2011-08-24 Thread John Palmer
Peter, you wrote > my scanner, which is so old and odd that it is not supported in Linux What model of scanner? There are some generic scanner drivers, one of these may just need a bit of fiddling to make it serve your scanner. John -- John Palmer Preston near Weymouth, Dorset, England e-mail:

[Dorset] Linux Limitations

2011-08-24 Thread Peter Merchant
How good is your linux installation? I still have three problems that are preventing me from getting rid of M $. 1. I need XP for my scanner, which is so old and odd that it is not supported in Linux. 2. I cannot get Google Earth to work. Nearly there, application is running, but no earth. 3.