Re: [Hampshire] An introduction, a blag and well a bit of general chit chat

2012-03-25 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
On 24 March 2012 21:25, Bryn Jones wrote: > > Anyway. Anyone got any kit they don't need, want, think is useless. > I'm here!! Anyone that wants to talk to me about business and setting up > CIC's please do! Anyone want to offer some time (when I get some sessions > running!!!) say Hi. Any

Re: [Hampshire] Is my HDD on the way out?

2012-03-25 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
On 24 March 2012 20:53, Imran Chaudhry wrote: > Is my HDD on the way out? I recently observed errors such as those in > screenshot here, it seems to happen intermittently: > > http://db.tt/QEQa7Pxj > > As it is a relatively new HDD, I replaced the SATA cable just to be sure and > months passed wit

Re: [Hampshire] An introduction, a blag and well a bit of general chit chat

2012-03-25 Thread Ally Biggs
I have always been highly interested in Business and the whole Open Source Ethos, I hate waste, hate chucking kit out I guess part of me has always wanted to get a business off the ground. but I want to be able to give something back to people wether it will be Linux / Open Source training / C

Re: [Hampshire] Is my HDD on the way out?

2012-03-25 Thread Simon Iremonger (lugs)
On 2012-03-24 20:53, Imran Chaudhry wrote: > Is my HDD on the way out? I recently observed errors such as those in > screenshot here, it seems to happen intermittently: > http://db.tt/QEQa7Pxj > As it is a relatively new HDD, I replaced the SATA cable just to be sure > and months passed with no err

[Hampshire] Raspberry pi. Was. An introduction, a blag and well a bit of general chit chat

2012-03-25 Thread Alan Pope
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 25/03/12 14:19, Ally Biggs wrote: > Lastly has anyone picked up a Raspeberry Pi yet? me want want want > > Mine is due week commencing 16th April. Looking forward to having a play with it. :) Cheers, - -- Alan Pope Engineering Manager Canonica

Re: [Hampshire] Raspberry pi. Was. An introduction, a blag and well a bit of general chit chat

2012-03-25 Thread Bryn
Want. Finances says no!!!. On 25/03/12 15:53, Alan Pope wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 25/03/12 14:19, Ally Biggs wrote: Lastly has anyone picked up a Raspeberry Pi yet? me want want want Mine is due week commencing 16th April. Looking forward to having a play with

Re: [Hampshire] An introduction, a blag and well a bit of general chit chat

2012-03-25 Thread Bryn
I think I'm with you here!. That's an unusual policy (as far as I am aware!). Answer in 2 parts - 1. I'm not planning on any kit being returned except as goodwill i.e. person in question has got moneys together and life sorted and bought a new machine. 2. Why is your company's policy this?

Re: [Hampshire] An introduction, a blag and well a bit of general chit chat

2012-03-25 Thread hantslug
On Sunday 25 March 2012 16:36:23 Bryn wrote: > Why is your company's policy this??? dban'll wipe a disk. an old > phone can be reset. WEEE by any chance? That, and the horror stories they have heard. Lisi -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org

Re: [Hampshire] An introduction, a blag and well a bit of general chit chat

2012-03-25 Thread Bryn
Yeah there's a note on my todo list about writing a data destruction policy!!! AFAIK dban works and has been certified by someone or other cleverer than me. I believe Jamies use a paid for tool (paid per use not by single licence!!!) as part of an agreement with a supplier of PC's to them. O

Re: [Hampshire] Is my HDD on the way out?

2012-03-25 Thread Martin N
hello, At 08:25 25/03/2012, you wrote: On 24 March 2012 20:53, Imran Chaudhry wrote: > I performed a long SMART self-test which passed with no errors reported. The > SMART log also listed no errors. > What is the make, model of the HDD? Some HDDs, that although they say they support SMART, d

Re: [Hampshire] Raspberry pi. Was. An introduction, a blag and well a bit of general chit chat

2012-03-25 Thread Martin N
If you ever had an interest in an amiga in the 80s and 90s there is MorphOS that you can run on old PPC mac hardware. There is a 30min demo but to buy its 100 euros rather than the usual 130 euros. Martin N At 16:27 25/03/2012, you wrote: Want. Finances says no!!!. On 25/03/12 15:53, Alan Pop

Re: [Hampshire] An introduction, a blag and well a bit of general chit chat

2012-03-25 Thread Ally Biggs
We use blannco works out about £1.30 to wipe a hard disk http://www.blancco.com/uk/benefits/most-certified-data-erasure/ > Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:22:45 +0100 > From: bjo...@riseup.net > To: hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk > Subject: Re: [Hampshire] An introduction, a blag and well a bit of ge

Re: [Hampshire] An introduction, a blag and well a bit of general chit chat

2012-03-25 Thread hantslug
On Sunday 25 March 2012 17:22:45 Bryn wrote: > Yeah there's a note on my todo list about writing a data destruction > policy!!! AFAIK dban works and has been certified by someone or other > cleverer than me. > > I believe Jamies use a paid for tool (paid per use not by single > licence!!!) as part

Re: [Hampshire] An introduction, a blag and well a bit of general chit chat

2012-03-25 Thread Vic
> There are those who believe that it is virtually impossible to ensure that > data on an HDD is unretrievable, no matter what you throw at it, how much > you are willing to spend on it or how much trouble you are prepared to go > to. They are wrong. It is actually very easy to destroy the data o

Re: [Hampshire] An introduction, a blag and well a bit of general chit chat

2012-03-25 Thread Vic
> Vic did you try and buy something when I wasn't there? Yep. Several times. I failed. > Apparently he came down to Jamies and was told that he > couldn't purchase any memory AISI, there are only two ways for Jamies to make any money:- - Sell small amounts of kit at hugely inflated prices to

Re: [Hampshire] An introduction, a blag and well a bit of general chit chat

2012-03-25 Thread Alan Pope
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 25/03/12 19:24, hants...@googlemail.com wrote: > There are those who believe that it is virtually impossible to > ensure that data on an HDD is unretrievable, no matter what you > throw at it, how much you are willing to spend on it or how much > tr