Re: [Hampshire] Hex dump

2008-11-24 Thread john lewis
On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:52:28 - "Rob Malpass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Hugo Mills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Hampshire LUG Discussion List" > Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 9:48 PM > Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Hex dump > > > > $ hd foo.img fwiw

Re: [Hampshire] EEE pc compatibility

2008-11-24 Thread Stephen Pelc
From: pavithran > Though its bundled with Xandros . I would like to > install debian or gnewsense . There's a version of Ubuntu for the Eee. It works flawlessly on our Eee 701, except that some displays are a smidgen too big for the screen. > And how is the performance ? Can we do simple task

[Hampshire] [OT] Extending Wireless Range

2008-11-24 Thread Philip Stubbs
Hi, My Mother-in-law as asked me to help her get onto the internet. Her brother has bought her a new laptop and I need to set it up. My Sister-in-law lives just nearby, and visitors to the Mother-in-law have been able to connect to the wireless router in the sister-in-law's house. Unfortunately,

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Extending Wireless Range

2008-11-24 Thread Bob Dunlop
Hi, On Mon, Nov 24 at 10:30, Philip Stubbs wrote: ... > The router is a speedtouch 585v6. It is on a desk by a window in site > of the Mother-in-law's house. The laptop is on a desk by a window in > site of the window that the router is behind. The distance between the > windows is (according to g

Re: [Hampshire] digital cameras

2008-11-24 Thread Peter Alefounder
"Gordon Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > FWIW, I'm a huge fan of Olympus. They're great cameras, mount as USB > mass storage and have always been very reliable. I was looking at some Olympus cameras on Saturday. The one with a proper zoom lens was certainly better than the compact. I have to d

Re: [Hampshire] Hex dump

2008-11-24 Thread Rob Malpass
- Original Message - From: "john lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Hex dump > On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:52:28 - > "Rob Malpass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Hugo Mills" <[EMAIL

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Extending Wireless Range

2008-11-24 Thread Alex Phillips
Philip Stubbs wrote: > Hi, > > The router is a speedtouch 585v6. It is on a desk by a window in site > of the Mother-in-law's house. The laptop is on a desk by a window in > site of the window that the router is behind. The distance between the > windows is (according to google maps) about 31 meter

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Extending Wireless Range

2008-11-24 Thread Paul Stimpson
Hi, As someone said you could use cat5 cable at this distance (make sure it is "exterior grade" or it won't survive the elements outside) I recently bought one of these http://www.kenable.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/1387 it works well with Ubuntu and Windows but FC9's faulty NetworkMana