Re: [Hampshire] WANTED: Motherboard I/O Shield plate

2009-03-18 Thread Nick Chalk
Paul Stimpson wrote: > unfortunately I don't have the little tin I/O > shield plate that goes in the hole in the back > of the case and has the holes on it the > connectors go through. It's a slightly unusual > connector layout that wasn't used that much so > none of the plates I have fits. That

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] memory sticks

2009-03-18 Thread Hugo Mills
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 11:04:53PM +, Adrian Bridgett wrote: > On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 20:42:03 + (+), Lisi wrote: > > What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of two pairs of sticks > > given that they both cost the same? > > Basically, why one might prefer: > > CT2KIT12864

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] memory sticks

2009-03-18 Thread Alan Bell
this bit is the speed rating: PC2-6400 PC2-5300 and the 6400 one is faster. If your computer doesn't support PC2-6400 it should just operate at 5300 speeds. In fact the 800 and the 667 is the speed in Mhz I think. Alan. Lisi wrote: > What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of two p

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] memory sticks

2009-03-18 Thread Adrian Bridgett
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 20:42:03 + (+), Lisi wrote: > What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of two pairs of sticks > given that they both cost the same? > Basically, why one might prefer: > CT2KIT12864AA667 • DDR2 PC2-5300 • CL=5 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR2-667 • > 1.8V •

[Hampshire] [OT] memory sticks

2009-03-18 Thread Lisi
What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of two pairs of sticks given that they both cost the same? Basically, why one might prefer: CT2KIT12864AA667 • DDR2 PC2-5300 • CL=5 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR2-667 • 1.8V • 128Meg x 64 to: CT2KIT12864AA800 • DDR2 PC2-6400 • CL=6 • Unbuffered

Re: [Hampshire] GeneWeb and genealogy

2009-03-18 Thread john lewis
On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:20:18 + Mark Easterbrook wrote: > I have used GeneWeb for many years and haven't found anything > better. For me the advantages are: > 1) It is accessed as http so I can give access to others and > I can access it anywhere. > 2) I can wget the data and incorporate it in

Re: [Hampshire] Mobile broadband on an Asus eeePC 701?

2009-03-18 Thread John Cooper
Chris Dennis wrote: > Hello folks > > A friend of mine has an Asus eeePC 701 4G, running whatever version of > Linux it shipped with (version 'eeePC 1.0.6.6' apparently). > > He has asked me about mobile broadband dongles -- he just wants to > connect occasionally, so he wants a pay-as-you-go a

Re: [Hampshire] Mobile broadband on an Asus eeePC 701?

2009-03-18 Thread gully gaoler
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 7:33 PM, Andy Random wrote: > > On Wed, 18 Mar 2009, gully gaoler wrote: > >> i have a 701 running eeebuntu and the vodafone PAYG works ok. >> >> i don't spose that helps much. > > What make/model USB dongle thingy? > > I have a 701 which works "out the box" with my Huawei

Re: [Hampshire] Mobile broadband on an Asus eeePC 701?

2009-03-18 Thread Andy Random
On Wed, 18 Mar 2009, gully gaoler wrote: > i have a 701 running eeebuntu and the vodafone PAYG works ok. > > i don't spose that helps much. What make/model USB dongle thingy? I have a 701 which works "out the box" with my Huawei E220 USB modem on the 3 network. I'm pretty sure Vodafone used t

Re: [Hampshire] JOB: Linux/ Unix Systems Admin with MySQL DB experience [Reading, Berkshire, UK]

2009-03-18 Thread j...@camalyn.org
Sorry for re-posting in such a short amount of time but I'd like to emphasise that the recent job I've brought to the lists attention (shown below) is really now a job for a Linux/ Unix sysadmin with MySQL database experience (even some). I'd still expect this job to pay between £40-£55k plus ben

Re: [Hampshire] Mobile broadband on an Asus eeePC 701?

2009-03-18 Thread gully gaoler
i have a 701 running eeebuntu and the vodafone PAYG works ok. i don't spose that helps much. jack On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Chris Dennis wrote: > Hello folks > > A friend of mine has an Asus eeePC 701 4G, running whatever version of > Linux it shipped with (version 'eeePC 1.0.6.6' appa

Re: [Hampshire] GeneWeb and genealogy

2009-03-18 Thread Mark Easterbrook
I have used GeneWeb for many years and haven't found anything better. For me the advantages are: 1) It is accessed as http so I can give access to others and I can access it anywhere. 2) I can wget the data and incorporate it into my genealogy website (via a bit of sed/perl/grep/awk etc). e.g. http

[Hampshire] Mobile broadband on an Asus eeePC 701?

2009-03-18 Thread Chris Dennis
Hello folks A friend of mine has an Asus eeePC 701 4G, running whatever version of Linux it shipped with (version 'eeePC 1.0.6.6' apparently). He has asked me about mobile broadband dongles -- he just wants to connect occasionally, so he wants a pay-as-you-go arrangement. I am ignorant of both

[Hampshire] [OT] Cheap Coolermaster Case (was: Re: WANTED: Motherboard I/O Shield plate)

2009-03-18 Thread Sean Gibbins
Sean Gibbins wrote: > I grubbed around in all the usual places looking for one, but gave up in > the end and set it up in a machine for my boys anyway. On the subject of that machine, I have just bought a new case for it and am impressed at what I got for my £30: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/12

Re: [Hampshire] WANTED: Motherboard I/O Shield plate

2009-03-18 Thread Sean Gibbins
Paul Stimpson wrote: > I'd really like to deploy this box and I hope someone has the right > little piece of tin in their bits box I might be able to buy from them. > A friend gave me a nice Asus motherboard which also came without the backplate. I grubbed around in all the usual places lookin

[Hampshire] WANTED: Motherboard I/O Shield plate

2009-03-18 Thread Paul Stimpson
Hi, Sorry for spamming the list but I have been involved in a saga with Asus that has gone on for over a year and I'm pulling my hair out. I was the lucky recipient of a used Asus P4T motherboard (an absolute racehorse server board in its day) I needed to re-case the board but unfortunately I don

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] IT Contracting accounting?

2009-03-18 Thread Jon Wilks
Michael-John Turner wrote: > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 03:10:02PM +, Stuart Matheson wrote: >>Thanks in advance for any tips :) > > If you haven't seen it already, I can recommend the ContractorCalculator[1] > site - it contains a wealth of really useful information and tips. > > [1] http:/

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] IT Contracting accounting?

2009-03-18 Thread Michael-John Turner
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 03:10:02PM +, Stuart Matheson wrote: >Thanks in advance for any tips :) If you haven't seen it already, I can recommend the ContractorCalculator[1] site - it contains a wealth of really useful information and tips. [1] http://www.contractorcalculator.co.uk/ -mj --