Wow. I know it's for charity and all that but £50 is an offensive amount of
money to charge for delivery.
Are they competing with the vermin on ebay?
Regards
Bryan
--- On Mon, 17/11/08, Stephen Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Stephen Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Hampshire] OLPC
Have you considered having a second phone line with a different ADSL provider
put in? I would thoroughly recommend IDNet if you have only BT at the exchange.
If there is LLU you could get an independent provider. Sky will give you free
or cheap LLu broadband if the exchange is enabled.
Cheers,
- Original Message -
From: "Paul Stimpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Hampshire LUG Mailing List"
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Cable TV Coverage Map
You could try samknows.com. Their exchange search tells you if a postcode
may be in a cabled ar
On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 19:07:49 - (-), Vic wrote:
>
> Hi All.
>
> I've got a couple of questions about dpkg that I'm not sure about (after
> reading the man page...)
>
> Firstly, dpkg apparently has a "--root" opetion; I'm not sure if I'm using
> it properly. I tried :
>
> dpkg --ro
You could try samknows.com. Their exchange search tells you if a postcode may
be in a cabled area. It will also show you the location of the BT exchange so
you can make an educated guess as to how long the cable run is and what speed
you might get. Rural areas tend not to be covered as cable i
Dear Rob,
Have you tried
http://www.samknows.com/broadband/cable-league.php?type=virgin
Sortable by exchange/region or county ?
Regards,
Alex.
Rob Malpass wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I know this is way OT but there is such a diverse knowledge on this list...
>
> Does anyone know where I can get a ma
If you are tempted to buy one then just remember that you are going to
have to stump up an extra £50.00 for delivery.
IMHO, this is a bit steep and is well in excess of their normal stated
rates.
I was considering the offer but the delivery charge has made me think again.
Sorta like those 'brea
Hi,
As we have been alternating home and away, the next month's meeting will be an
away meeting at the University of Surrey (Guildford) on Saturday 13 December
from about 11am with the Surrey LUG[0].
The January meeting has been set for Saturday 10 January in Southampton,
following the usual p
Hi all
I know this is way OT but there is such a diverse knowledge on this list...
Does anyone know where I can get a map of which areas of the UK (England
specifically) are covered by cable?
We might be relocating somewhere quite rural and (crazy as it may seem) to move
somewhere with poor IT
Sean Gibbins wrote:
> Bob Dunlop wrote:
>> Same "back door" as on any standard PC. That's why you should setup
>> BIOS and GRUB passwords to prevent unauthorised access to the boot
>> process.
>
> Really Bob?
>
>
>
> So I can get root on any of my machines if I can edit the grub command
> lin
Bob Dunlop wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 17 at 07:23, Sean Gibbins wrote:
>
>> Shoulda googled harder!
>>
>> http://eeepc.technoburger.net/password-recovery
>>
>> Not much point in having passwords when there is a back door, huh?
>>
>
> Same "back door" as on any standard PC. That's why you should
Andy Smith wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 07:23:57PM +, Sean Gibbins wrote:
>
>> http://eeepc.technoburger.net/password-recovery
>>
>> Not much point in having passwords when there is a back door, huh?
>>
>
> You can put a password on grub. You may be able to put one on the
>
On Mon, Nov 17 at 07:23, Sean Gibbins wrote:
> Shoulda googled harder!
>
> http://eeepc.technoburger.net/password-recovery
>
> Not much point in having passwords when there is a back door, huh?
Same "back door" as on any standard PC. That's why you should setup
BIOS and GRUB passwords to preven
Peter Alefounder wrote:
> Does anyone have any advice to offer on digital cameras? There are
> a lot of web sites about this, but many appear to be out of date.
We have an old
canon powershot A200, a newer
canon powershot A540 and a more new
canon powershot A720 IS
all work in (PTP mode) in basi
Hi,
On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 07:23:57PM +, Sean Gibbins wrote:
> http://eeepc.technoburger.net/password-recovery
>
> Not much point in having passwords when there is a back door, huh?
You can put a password on grub. You may be able to put one on the
Eee PC's BIOS too.
Won't stop people stea
A friend of mine did something similar, so I can confirm those
instructions work! :)
Greg.
On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 7:23 PM, Sean Gibbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sean Gibbins wrote:
>> I've googled around and nothing leapt out at me, so I am wondering if
>> anyone here is aware of an issue ar
Sean Gibbins wrote:
> I've googled around and nothing leapt out at me, so I am wondering if
> anyone here is aware of an issue around setting passwords for the Eee PC?
Shoulda googled harder!
http://eeepc.technoburger.net/password-recovery
Not much point in having passwords when there is a back
Hi All.
I've got a couple of questions about dpkg that I'm not sure about (after
reading the man page...)
Firstly, dpkg apparently has a "--root" opetion; I'm not sure if I'm using
it properly. I tried :
dpkg --root=/mnt/image/ -L sysvconfig
And got nothing for my trouble (yet the apt log f
2008/11/17 Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Monday 17 November 2008 18:10:05 Peter Alefounder wrote:
> > Does anyone have any advice to offer on digital cameras? There are
> > a lot of web sites about this, but many appear to be out of date.
>
Could you confirm that you mean a pocket camera rather th
Hi Everyone,
I was disturbed to find that my daughter's Eee PC 701 booted straight in
to a session without prompting for a password.
Using the 'Personalisation' function in Settings I set her normal
password and rebooted. You can guess what comes next - we are now
prompted for a password and the
On Monday 17 November 2008 18:10:05 Peter Alefounder wrote:
> Does anyone have any advice to offer on digital cameras? There are
> a lot of web sites about this, but many appear to be out of date.
>
> Tha particular requirements are:
>
> 1. It must work with Linux systems - something seen as a mass
Does anyone have any advice to offer on digital cameras? There are
a lot of web sites about this, but many appear to be out of date.
Tha particular requirements are:
1. It must work with Linux systems - something seen as a mass
memory device, like a USB flash memory stick, would probably be
best
On Monday 17 November 2008 15:53:00 Sean Gibbins wrote:
> Lisi wrote:
> > There are two slots and one stick, so a matching 64 MB could simply be
> > slotted in. In an ideal world, 2 x 128 sticks would be better.
>
> There's shedloads on ebay if we can't deliver - I'll check my loft Lisi!
>
> Sean
Lisi wrote:
> There are two slots and one stick, so a matching 64 MB could simply be
> slotted
> in. In an ideal world, 2 x 128 sticks would be better.
There's shedloads on ebay if we can't deliver - I'll check my loft Lisi!
Sean
--
The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can giv
On Monday 17 November 2008 10:21:05 Dr Adam J Trickett wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 at 11:37:26PM -, Vic wrote:
> > > The hardware:
> > > P 2 or 3, I think 3
> > > 64 MB RAM
> > > 20 GB HDD
> >
> > My advice would be - don't.
> >
> > Hardware is cheap these days. Trying to get something working
Amazon do new ones for about £35 or used ones for £20-something.
Have you tried asking in any of the game shops or second hand places to see if
they have one?
I've seen people talk of using ATX supplies too. Seems to make sense as the
Xbox 1 was just a PC is a funny box.
Cheers,
Paul.
--
2008/11/17 Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Why is this reminding me of Trigger.
>
> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jSmSTpRUeLs
>
> Cheers,
> Al.
I remember laughing so hard it hurt when I first saw that. :-)
--
Philip Stubbs
--
Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk
Web Interface: http
On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:42:03 +
"Alan Pope" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Why is this reminding me of Trigger.
>
> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jSmSTpRUeLs
/me has no idea, it was a series I couldn't stand so never
watched.
--
John Lewis
using Debian Sid with windowmaker for a nicer deskt
On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 01:42:03PM +, Alan Pope wrote:
> 2008/11/17 john lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > Most of my secondary systems have been acquired from 'free' sources
> > and as an example I got my current Maxdata case from a fellow
> > lugger last year with an AMD motherboard which failed
2008/11/17 john lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Most of my secondary systems have been acquired from 'free' sources
> and as an example I got my current Maxdata case from a fellow
> lugger last year with an AMD motherboard which failed very recently. All
> the internals have been upgraded this time, w
Chris Aitken wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> My sister has donated me her old xbox 360. However it does not have a
> PSU (power brick with a proprietry connector). It's a long shot, but
> does anyone have a spare, or seen one cheaply anywhere?
>
> I have seen sites recommending an ATX PSU, but without the
Hello All,
My sister has donated me her old xbox 360. However it does not have a
PSU (power brick with a proprietry connector). It's a long shot, but
does anyone have a spare, or seen one cheaply anywhere?
I have seen sites recommending an ATX PSU, but without the connector
I'm stuffed!
Thanks,
On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:10:39 +
Sean Gibbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Alternatively you (Jon) could do what I do and build your own: it's no
> cheaper and no more reliable but it's fun, there's a sense of
> achievement and you've no one but yourself to blame if/when it goes
> wrong! ;-)
Mo
Alan Pope wrote:
> Puppy Linux?
>
> http://www.puppylinux.org/home/overview
>
> "Very low minimum system requirements, runs happily on old Pentiums
> with as little as 32Mb RAM. "
>
> Cheers,
> Al.
>
I think the docs probably need updating 32MB is very poky even for
getting a full style puppy i
On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 11:10:39AM +, Sean Gibbins wrote:
> Alternatively you (Jon) could do what I do and build your own: it's no
> cheaper and no more reliable but it's fun, there's a sense of
> achievement and you've no one but yourself to blame if/when it goes
> wrong! ;-)
The advantage
On Mon Nov 17, 2008 at 07:55:00 +, Jon Wilks wrote:
> Anyone made a recent purchase and have been happy with the value and
> service ?
The past couple of times I've needed a new PC I've gone to
http://www.novatech.co.uk/
They sell "bare bundles" which are just a case, a motherboard,
> 2008/11/17 Jon Wilks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> Thanks for the advice. Regarding what I want to use it for, I guess you
>> could consider me a power user and should have mentioned this at the
>> beginning. My current PC is an 8 year old Evesham that has had varous
>> mods
>> over the years and is
Alan Pope wrote:
> 2008/11/17 Jon Wilks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>> Thanks for the advice. Regarding what I want to use it for, I guess you
>> could consider me a power user and should have mentioned this at the
>> beginning. My current PC is an 8 year old Evesham that has had varous mods
>> ov
2008/11/17 Jon Wilks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Thanks for the advice. Regarding what I want to use it for, I guess you
> could consider me a power user and should have mentioned this at the
> beginning. My current PC is an 8 year old Evesham that has had varous mods
> over the years and is overdue
Thanks for the advice. Regarding what I want to use it for, I guess you
could consider me a power user and should have mentioned this at the
beginning. My current PC is an 8 year old Evesham that has had varous mods
over the years and is overdue for replacement. I guess my original question
was
2008/11/17 Jon Wilks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> This may sound like a simple question but I am in the market for a new
> PC and wonder what people are buying at the moment. With so many makes
> on the market it is difficult to differentiate between them all.
>
> Anyone made a recent purchase and have
On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 at 11:37:26PM -, Vic wrote:
>
> > The hardware:
> > P 2 or 3, I think 3
> > 64 MB RAM
> > 20 GB HDD
>
> My advice would be - don't.
>
> Hardware is cheap these days. Trying to get something working in a small
> amount of memory - whilst perfectly possible - is an exercise
The image filenames kind of give the story away...
http://www.moneywhatmoney.co.uk/images/stories/bensimages/failedhd/hdinbag.jpg
http://www.moneywhatmoney.co.uk/images/stories/bensimages/failedhd/infridge.jpg
http://www.moneywhatmoney.co.uk/images/stories/bensimages/failedhd/setupwithlaptop.jpg
Hi Jon,
I'd go with Dell just about any time. I've found them to be well built,
consistent and good value. They also buy good, brand name parts and I've never
had any huge problem with Linux compatibility.
I currently have a Dimension desktop (still going strong in its 4th year) and a
nearly
2008/11/17 Sean Gibbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Alan Pope wrote:
> > 2008/11/16 Lisi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> >> Very user friendly, clearly labelled or lable-able, browser, email
> client
> >> and word processor.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Puppy Linux?
> >
> > http://www.puppylinux.org/home/overview
> >
>
Jon Wilks wrote:
> This may sound like a simple question but I am in the market for a new
> PC and wonder what people are buying at the moment. With so many makes
> on the market it is difficult to differentiate between them all.
>
> Anyone made a recent purchase and have been happy with the value
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