Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

I shall be there! Last meeting before I go back to work but hopefully, I'll be able to attend further meetings as my manager has kindly accepted my request for telecommuting 2 to 3 days a week. On 29 September 2015 at 16:34, Terry Coles wrote: > All, > > The next

Re: [Dorset] Password security

Personally, I don't trust passwords "managers" - what happens if they are hacked too? I have made my own Android app, where it creates a password from 3 memorable words, and I have a "scheme" to decide on the memorable words based on the website/service name. The passwords aren't stored anywhere,

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

See you there! Planning to stay until 11pm this time as Zoe sleeps through the night now :-) On 25 August 2015 at 17:19, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: All, The next meeting is just one week away; at 8 pm on the 1st September. See

Re: [Dorset] thunderbird refreshing emails.

Could that link help? https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1010895 On 13 August 2015 at 12:22, Peter Merchant madsmad...@netscape.net wrote: Annoying problem with T-bird 31.8.0 on Kubuntu. I am using it to manage mail from 3 sources - Netscape, Yahoo and Hotmail. The problem seems to

[Dorset] Yesterday's meeting

Hi all, even though I couldn't stay as late as I used to, it was great to attend the meeting yesterday and talk with most people present. A few of the items discussed were: - Chrome remote desktop: if you have a good internet connection, this is a great way to access your desktop computer from

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

On 28 July 2015 at 10:00, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: All, The next meeting is just one week away; at 8 pm on the 4th August. See http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_broadway. See you there! See you there! Paul, Chris; are you going? --

Re: [Dorset] Meeting yesterday

I've just remembered, we also discussed where computing in general, and smartphones in particular, was heading to in the next 5 years, and I explained my vision for a truly portable system (nothing like trying to carry a laptop while pregnant to realise they're not that portable!): 1. A small

[Dorset] Meeting yesterday

This was my first meeting in almost a year and I realise I ended up not talking to most people as I got into a deep conversation at my end of the table, so apologies. I plan to go to the next few meetings (until October included), so hopefully I'll catch up properly with everybody next time! At

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

See you there! On 30 June 2015 at 17:21, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: All, The next meeting is just one week away. See http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_broadway[1] See you there! -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth,

Re: [Dorset] Meeting Tonight at the Broadway

Thanks all, and yes, I do hope Zoe will be a Linux user, never too early to start them off ;-) On 8 June 2015 at 11:34, Tim Waugh twa...@redhat.com wrote: On Fri, 2015-06-05 at 17:02 +0100, Natalie Hooper wrote: Indeed, I am currently on maternity leave so I am back living full time

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

For the first time in a year, I'm hoping I can attend! Not 100% sure yet, but it's looking very likely :-) On 29 July 2014 17:11, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: Hi All, The next Meeting is exactly one week tonight; 8 pm at The Broadway on Tuesday 2014-08-05. See

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

I was hoping I would make the July meeting as I am winding down my consultancy days for British Airways, but sadly, I can't as next week is turning out to be mostly spent in London for me, between British Airways, meeting up with family in London and job interviews... Hopefully, I'll make the

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week to Go

I thought this meeting would be the last one I'd have to skip due to me working in London at the moment but my contract has been extended until mid June, so seems like I won't be able to attend a meeting until July :-( Even more frustratingly, it means I have to spend 2.5 more months using Windows

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

Sadly, I can't make it because I'll be on a train to London as every Tuesday evening (I'm working in London from Wednesday to Friday at the moment).. On 26 November 2013 16:37, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: The next meeting is in Bournemouth next Tuesday night; that's 8pm on

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

I'm still working in London so sadly, I won't be able to make it. On 24 September 2013 18:19, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: Hi, The usual reminder; it's just one week until the next Meeting in Bournemouth on Tuesday, 2013-10-01 at 20:00. See:

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

Still working and living in London during the week so once again, I will be unable to attend. On 31 August 2013 08:20, c...@pampru.org wrote: Sorry, not able to attend as still working overseas. Charles Miller Onsite Al Khobal, Saudi Arabia Quoting Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk:

Re: [Dorset] Unable to Make the next LUG meeting

I would also be interested in a presentation from Charles about fracking so I second Peter's suggestion. As for travelling, I am currently working on a contract for British Airways at their head office, next to Heathrow airport, so I get to see a lot of cabin crew and you can spot the new

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

Sadly, I won't be able to make the next meeting as I am currently working up in London during the week. @Victor/Peter: CyanogenMod is the biggest non official provider of Android roms and is quite reliable http://www.cyanogenmod.org/ @Victor: Samsung Galaxy Ace phone is on the list of officially

Re: [Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meeting Tonight, Tuesday 2013-07-02.

I shall be there... On 2 July 2013 10:54, Ralph Corderoy ra...@inputplus.co.uk wrote: Hi, It's the pub meet tonight at The Broadway, 8pm-ish. For those that haven't been before look out for a clutch of laptops. http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub As the first

Re: [Dorset] (OT) Java developer wanted, working from home

for paying the best rates, so I don't mean to make it sound like it's the best deal on Earth lol On 27 June 2013 09:08, Adrian Howard adri...@quietstars.com wrote: On 26 June 2013 16:30, Natalie Hooper nataliehoo...@virginmedia.com wrote: I don't set the rates, only transmitting information

Re: [Dorset] (OT) Java developer wanted, working from home

I don't set the rates, only transmitting information ;-) On 26 June 2013 14:53, Ralph Corderoy ra...@inputplus.co.uk wrote: Hi Adrian, Yeah - but this is a freelance not a permie role - so that comparison is a bit bogus. Yes, but at least three months and these things have a habit of

Re: [Dorset] Last nights meeting and thanks

On 5 June 2013 09:55, Paul Stenning p...@sp-tech.co.uk wrote: Hi all, On 05/06/2013 09:17, C A Wills wrote: We may have to look for another location as pubs under new management and it may not be possible to use the snug every meeting - any suggestions. The Dorset Digital group meet in

Re: [Dorset] Last nights meeting and thanks

On 5 June 2013 09:17, C A Wills infocawi...@talktalk.net wrote: 10+ turned up and seemed to enjoy the night. We may have to look for another location as pubs under new management and it may not be possible to use the snug every meeting - any suggestions. At our end, we discussed scala, go,

Re: [Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meeting Tonight, Tuesday 2013-05-07.

Turns out I can't make it, don't feel too well :-( Have a great evening, will make it to the next one hopefully! On 7 May 2013 10:23, Ralph Corderoy ra...@inputplus.co.uk wrote: Hi, It's the pub meet tonight at The Broadway, 8pm-ish. For those that haven't been before look out for a clutch

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

On 1 May 2013 12:00, Victor Churchill victorchurch...@gmail.com wrote: I'll aim to be there this time. I also plan to be there. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-05-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list:

Re: [Dorset] Skype - No Video

On 13 April 2013 13:26, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: On Saturday 13 Apr 2013 12:01:28 Ralph Corderoy wrote: Well, it may be that the fix wasn't for your combination of hardware or doesn't cover all the breakage in some other way. Could still be worth trying an old kernel that

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - 2nd April

On 3 April 2013 08:30, Peter Merchant madsmad...@netscape.net wrote: On 02/04/13 19:12, Terry Coles wrote: On Tuesday 26 Mar 2013 19:13:34 Terry Coles wrote: The next Meeting is one week tonight: 8pm on 2nd April 2013 at The Broadway pub in Bournemouth. See

Re: [Dorset] OggCamp 11

Thanks for the posting this Ralph, I've registered though of course it's a little difficult to plan what I'll be doing in mid August but I do like unconferences. I went to the BarCamp at Bournemouth Uni a couple of months ago and it was pretty good. On 12 April 2011 11:01, Ralph Corderoy

Re: [Dorset] 20 years of Linux

Very good indeed, thanks for sharing. On 6 April 2011 19:50, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: This video is quite good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ocq6_3-nEw -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Blandford

Re: [Dorset] CPK Smithies (prospective new member)

Welcome to the group. I've had a poke around the idAngels website, very interesting concept and sound basis (ie organisations don't know people, people know people). If you come to the meeting tonight, I'll probably ask you a few questions about it... Cheers Natalie -- Dorset Humanists Events

Re: [Dorset] Dual-booting w/Win7 and an Arch/Gentoo Q

When I got my new computer a few months ago, it came with Windows 7 and I used Windows 7's own Disk Management tool to resize my window partition. However, I discovered I wasn't able to resize it down to as small as I hoped I might, due to some data in the middle of the drive that wouldn't move (I

Re: [Dorset] Dual-booting w/Win7 and an Arch/Gentoo Q

On 2 April 2011 17:29, Sean Gibbins s...@funkygibbins.me.uk wrote: I seem to recall way back when (Red Hat 4?) having to defrag Windows prior to shrinking the partition to ensure that problems of this sort were avoided, at least that was the advice the HOWTO mag I bought offered so that's

Re: [Dorset] Next Mtg - The Broadway on Tuesday 5 Apr

I'll be there. On 29 March 2011 23:17, C A Wills infocawi...@talktalk.net wrote: Hi All Not heard from anyone about the next meeting which I think should be on Tuesday next. Can that be confirmed please? Assume Terry is away as he usually pipes up with a reminder! I shall be bringing a

Re: [Dorset] Nokia announcement

On 11 February 2011 13:59, John Carlyle-Clarke j...@wormdrive.net wrote: I saw a comment somewhere along the lines of two turkeys don't make an eagle. Yes, Vic Gundotra (VP of Engineering at Google and known for giving the Keynote speech at Google I/O 2010) tweeted that on Wednesday. He used

Re: [Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meet Tonight, Tuesday 2011-02-01 20:00.

On 6 February 2011 11:38, Robert Bronsdon reash...@gmail.com wrote: OpenOffice/LibreOffice Discussed OpenOffice in that may have issues with finer points of formatting. This could be an issue when trying to convince organizations to install Linux on the desktop. Are the differences

Re: [Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meet Tonight, Tuesday 2011-02-01 20:00.

A thoroughly enjoyable evening. Following on from conversations I had with various people last night, here's my notes... - Eclipse IDE current version is 3.6 (Helios) but Ubuntu 10.10 comes with 3.5 (Galileo) in repositories so this is what I use. - I have found a (free) app for FixMyStreet on

Re: [Dorset] Next Meeting - Next Tuesday Night

I should be there too :-) On 27 January 2011 21:50, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: Evening All, Just got back from a trip to Chester, so I'm a bit late with the reminder this month. The Bournemouth pub meeting is next Tuesday night. For the location and photos of other

Re: [Dorset] Music CD's to Disk

- for audio files you want to keep for future unknown use or you want to keep as an archive, use flac (best compromise for quality as it is lossless and size as it is compressed). - for listening on your Linux computer, ogg. - for listening on a non-Linux computer or MP3 player, wav then convert

Re: [Dorset] Next Bournemouth meet?

November 2010 20:57, Peter Merchant madsmad...@netscape.net wrote: On Wed, 2010-11-24 at 07:54 +, Natalie Hooper wrote: Has a date been decided for the next Bournemouth meet? Is the plan still to meet at The Broadway on a non-karaoke night? You asked the question, and a few suggestions

[Dorset] Next Bournemouth meet?

Has a date been decided for the next Bournemouth meet? Is the plan still to meet at The Broadway on a non-karaoke night? -- New Tetris-meet-Sudoku game for Android - look for Sudoku Way on the market (light version is functional and free) Google Android, programming and web design at

Re: [Dorset] Possible Bournemouth Meeting place

there) but until public transport improves, it will have to be a day trip to Wimborne for me, not an evening trip. On 7 November 2010 12:22, C A Wills infocawi...@talktalk.net wrote: On 07/11/10 08:32, Natalie Hooper wrote: A while back, we had a discussion re: a venue in Wimborne and unfortunately

Re: [Dorset] Possible Bournemouth Meeting place (Natalie Hooper)

I'm about half an hour walk to the Uni so buses aren't a problem for me, I can walk it, but looking at the bus timetables, the last U1 back to Bournemouth is at 22.10 (half an hour service until then) and the last U2 back to Poole is also at 22.10 so probably too early?

Re: [Dorset] Possible Bournemouth Meeting place

A while back, we had a discussion re: a venue in Wimborne and unfortunately, the No 13 bus hasn't become more frequent since then. The only 2 evening buses are at 20.15 and at 22.15 (from Wimborne Square) so this is pretty much a no goer for public transport users. You can find the bus timetable

Re: [Dorset] Hi all from Weymouth

but so far only my younger brother (A recent Ubuntu to Arch convert) and my mother (Who uses Vinux - Ubuntu for the Visually Impaired) have adopted the system. I think converting two people is quite an achievement ;-) If you don't mind, can you tell me a little bit more about Vinux? How

Re: [Dorset] 10 Things I'd change in linux

I go away for about 24 hours and come back to what I was hoping in the first place, ie other people's lists :-) @Tim: I like the way you summed up the problem of choice for a new user and I like the idea of recommendations from the distro maintainers. @jr: I think it's great for those who know a

[Dorset] 10 Things I'd change in linux

Just wondering if any of you read Linux Format's 24 Things we'd change about Linux (issue 137) and what your thoughts were? It got me thinking about what I'd like to see changed in Linux so I wrote a blog post about it (see link below).

Re: [Dorset] 10 Things I'd change in linux

Thanks for your comments both on here and on the blog. Just to be clear, I'm not talking about stuff that stops ME from using Linux but I'm talking about stuff that makes it confusing for new users/turn off new users. If you truly believe that open source software is the only ethical way to

Re: [Dorset] 10 Things I'd change in linux

@Sean - I've been using Linux since 2005, though I didn't use it at all in 2008/early 2009. As stated before, these things don't stop ME from using Linux/Ubuntu/whatever app I use, but from my experience, they stop new users from using Linux/Ubuntu. I'm not sure where you understand that I wanted

Re: [Dorset] 10 Things I'd change in linux

@jr - I don't drive myself so your analogy is kind of lost on me ;-) I do get your point however but I would also add that most users do not want to be better computer administrators, they use a computer to actually get something done (type a report, email their family, print a picture, record

Re: [Dorset] 10 Things I'd change in linux

I agree with you that Linux has come a long way and that it is a massive achievement. I started using Linux (Debian) in 2004 or 2005 (can't remember exactly), I stopped using it at end of 2007 because it was too unstable to record music on (after recording a full album using Ardour, I gave up). I

Re: [Dorset] Google code university

Thanks for sharing the link, some good stuff on there! -- 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] 2010-10-06 The Broadway, Bournemouth.

Very comprehensive summary of the evening and loads of interesting links, excellent to follow up on the conversations we had (I was about to google Vala tonight but you've cut out the search for me, especially as I wasn't too sure how it was spelt ;-) ). I agree re: the pub - snug area was nice

Re: [Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meet Tonight, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00.

On 6 October 2010 14:38, Ralph Corderoy ra...@inputplus.co.uk wrote: It would be nice to hear from some that *are* going. :-) Count me in! -- Next meeting: The Broadway, Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report

Re: [Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meet Tonight, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00.

On 6 October 2010 14:45, jr jr4...@gmail.com wrote: hi Ralph, It would be nice to hear from some that *are* going. :-) I intend to be there (my first meeting), the Broadway is easy to get to. My first meeting too so I rely on Ralph being there because so far, no other member with a

[Dorset] Input text without a keyboard

Following momentary breakdown of wireless keyboard due to flat battery , I decided to check out if it was possible to input text without a keyboard and I came across Dasher . It's very good and learning curve was about 10 minutes . I'm writing this email with it and while this isn't quite as fast

Re: [Dorset] Has TBD for next meeting been D'd

On 2 October 2010 00:21, Andrew Morgan zil...@ziltro.com wrote: I don't think there's much point worrying about if buses and trains go where you want when you want, from what I've seen they never have and never will. But for anyone who has to rely on public transport don't forget there are

Re: [Dorset] Has TBD for next meeting been D'd

On 2 October 2010 10:24, John Cooper l...@discoverlinux.co.uk wrote: On 02/10/10 00:21, Andrew Morgan wrote: On 01/10/10 14:00, Natalie Hooper wrote: Thanks for the link. Looking at the timetable, the evening service is pretty bad. There's a bus (back to Bournemouth) at 20.15

Re: [Dorset] Has TBD for next meeting been D'd

On 2 October 2010 09:09, Peter Merchant madsmad...@netscape.net wrote: On Fri, 2010-10-01 at 23:19 +0100, Natalie Hooper wrote: On 1 October 2010 16:09, Peter Merchant madsmad...@netscape.net wrote: Other considerations: I live in Wimborne, Terry in Corfe Mullen, is it Simono

Re: [Dorset] Has TBD for next meeting been D'd

On 2 October 2010 18:10, Victor Churchill victorchurch...@gmail.com wrote: Just called my local : The Broadway, top of Charminster Road, roundabout with Castle Lane/Broadway Lane. + WiFi free + On several Bus routes + Decent car parking (not huge but probably adequate) - Karaoke on

Re: [Dorset] Has TBD for next meeting been D'd

On 1 October 2010 16:09, Peter Merchant madsmad...@netscape.net wrote: Other considerations: I live in Wimborne, Terry in Corfe Mullen, is it Simono in Fordingbridge or Verwood(?). A few live in Winton/Charminster/Bournemouth? Anyone likely to come from Dorchester? I live in Winton but I

Re: [Dorset] Has TBD for next meeting been D'd

Is it Yellow Buses or Wilts Dorset buses? Unfortunately, I'm new to Bournemouth so I don't know any place to suggest but Wimborne seems a little too far to rely on public transport in the evening (after living here for 3 months, the one thing I have learnt as a bus user is don't rely on the bus

Re: [Dorset] Which distro would you install?

On 27 September 2010 22:25, Hugh Frater hugh.fra...@gmail.com wrote: Natalie, Dasault systems are due to release they're new 2d cad package 'draft-sight' I think it's called for linux later this year. Worth a look if you want some 'what looks like' half decent 2d cad on linux? I'm going to

Re: [Dorset] Which distro would you install?

Seems like ArchLinux is great for old hardware but not really suitable for my spanking new hardware ;-) Having said that, I'm also looking to change my Linux distro on my Dell netbook - currently, I've got Ubuntu but I find it bloated so I've been looking at Jolicloud and PuppyLinux, as well as

Re: [Dorset] Which distro would you install?

Thank you all for your answers. It seems that the consensus is to stick with what I know, ie Ubuntu or Debian. Gentoo seems like too much work involved just to get it running... I have found Ubuntu quite unstable at time - the last upgrade was quite stressful for example. Eclipse, which is an

Re: [Dorset] It's been a year in the pipeline.

I have worked as a highways designer in many local authorities in the London area and sadly, it seems that improvements are made for only 2 reasons: - a serious (or fatal) accident occurred at location, or - a local councilor (or residents' group) is very vocal about the issue, preferably with a

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

On 31 August 2010 22:42, Dan Dart dand...@googlemail.com wrote: 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

Re: [Dorset] Introduction

On 24 August 2010 10:40, Tim Waugh twa...@redhat.com wrote: Hi, I came along to the last meeting so it's probably about time I introduced myself on this list. I'm a software engineer working for Red Hat, mainly on areas to do with printing. I will try to come along to the Bournemouth

Re: [Dorset] linux mag

On 23 August 2010 15:40, Nicky Scopes nsd...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: i just wondered what do other users in the dorset lug like to read? I have a subscription to Linux User Developer and I often buy Linux Format. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/

Re: [Dorset] Hello from Bournemouth Ubuntu user

On 14 August 2010 10:19, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote: Great decision! However, have you seen the news about the Oracle/Google patent case? (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/13/oracle_google_java_prosecution/) Personally, I'm totally against software patents and if this

[Dorset] Hello from Bournemouth Ubuntu user

Hello everybody, My name's Natalie and I've been using Linux on and off since 2005. I now live in Bournemouth, having moved down from London a couple of months ago. I first used Debian between 2005 and 2007 then I switched back to Windows due to new hardware incompatibility issues. In late 2008,

Re: [Dorset] Hello from Bournemouth Ubuntu user

@Sean: Thanks for the tips re: venues. I have been to the BIC once already (went to see Pet Shop Boys) and I've noticed the O2 though I haven't had the occasion to go there yet. I might also go and see Madness and Scissor Sisters (both at the BIC). @Alex: I very much prefer folk music to