Re: [Hampshire] Linux friendly printer

2015-11-21 Thread Jack Knight
I have an Epson stylus Photo SX515 wireless printer/scanner you can have if you like and I'll throw in a couple of cartridges. Surplus to requirements after a downsize. I also have a little Dell desktop PC with Ubuntu on and a Sony 17" screen, ideal for someone's older generation rellie where you

Re: [Hampshire] Munich Council was: (no subject)

2014-08-20 Thread Jack Knight
On 20 August 2014 10:35, Gordon Scott gor...@gscott.co.uk wrote: Look on the bright side. This always looked to me like FUD, and if Microsoft have to move their European Headquarters to Munich to get them out of using a Linux IT infrastructure, that sounds to me like Linux in Munich was

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-26 Thread Jack Knight
On 2013-08-26 14:02, Alan Pope wrote: On 26 August 2013 13:28, Andy Random andy.ran...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, and I think that is part of the problem with the Edge, without support from the mainstream providers it will struggle to sell in sufficient numbers. The Edge wouldn't have sold in

Re: [Hampshire] How to get your foot in the door?

2013-08-20 Thread Jack Knight
On 20 August 2013 17:50, Ally Biggs bluechr...@hotmail.co.uk wrote: I already use the vi editor :) wouldn't have it any other way. I have started dabbling with Python and I really like it beating in mind I am new to programming It was a breeze to setup and the syntax so far is pretty clean

Re: [Hampshire] Pay-as-you-go mobile data sim?

2013-02-27 Thread Jack Knight
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Re: [Hampshire] Pay-as-you-go mobile data sim?

2013-02-27 Thread Jack Knight
On 27 February 2013 16:10, Martin N marti...@bluebottle.com wrote: Lo, At 14:19 27/02/2013, you wrote: I think that GiffGaff is a good way to go. Is giffgaff a reseller? If so what network does it piggy back on? O2 IMHO, for the price of £10 / month without binding contract, it's

Re: [Hampshire] The future of Linux / career advice

2013-02-14 Thread Jack Knight
On 2013-02-14 12:18, Chris Liddell wrote: On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:53:06 - (GMT) Vic l...@beer.org.uk wrote: Other companies take PDFs and strip all formatting, as I discovered to my detriment Think yourself lucky. I had an agent strip an entire page from my CV once, and had the

Re: [Hampshire] What Graphics Card?

2013-02-09 Thread Jack Knight
On 9 February 2013 10:35, m...@barrenfrozenwasteland.com wrote: Hi All, I've just upgraded by desktop to Ubuntu to 12.10 and come across the wonderful fact that AMD/ATI now consider my Radeon HD 3000 series graphics card legacy and dont provide drivers for the Xorg version that 12.10 uses.

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Unity

2012-09-27 Thread Jack Knight
display at any kind of reasonable cost, and have now freed myself from the xinerama/compiz lockout loop. As it happens, after I discovered some love for Unity, popey posted this: http://youtu.be/xA9EHaNc2VI Which for me added the icing on the cake. Enjoy. /jfk -- Jack Knight -- Please post

Re: [Hampshire] Customer service experience: Skoda website

2012-07-28 Thread Jack Knight
On 27 July 2012 14:52, Tony Wood tonywoo...@ntlworld.com wrote: After my Octavia was routinely serviced, Skoda wrote to me asking if I was a happy bunny. They asked that I complete an on-line questionnaire about my 'recent experience with Garland Motors'. I spent 15 minutes filling in the

[Hampshire] Quad Head Video Cards

2012-02-07 Thread Jack Knight
to be Compaq 908-07 quad head going cheap fairly plentifully, but I don't see much in the way of google results on Linux compatibility. And there are a bunch of Matrox cards. I'm interested to hear how other LUGgers have fared. Thanks -- Jack Knight -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Vodafone - the hard sell

2012-02-07 Thread Jack Knight
On 7 February 2012 18:26, Rob Malpass li...@getiton.myzen.co.uk wrote: Hi all ** ** OT I know so apologies for that but I need an answer as soon as poss. ** ** Are 24 month contracts for mobile voice packages now the norm? This is new to me but I can't say my memory's that

Re: [Hampshire] Android VPN clients

2012-01-12 Thread Jack Knight
the admin is outsourced to the 3rd party office IT (Windows) guys and since we are a Linux shop we don't deal with that ourselves (until it breaks). YMMV. Jack Knight -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http

Re: [Hampshire] Linux Answers

2011-12-23 Thread Jack Knight
age in Hex; 40 has a nice ring to it don't you think? ;^)= -- Jack Knight -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-29 Thread Jack Knight
On 29 August 2011 18:33, Anton Piatek an...@piatek.co.uk wrote: One of the draws of android, for me, was that I wouldn't need to connect it to a computer. I prefer it syncing to some form of cloud,(or multiple other online systems) Anton Oh yes, I couldn't agree more. Last month I had my

Re: [Hampshire] ref new topic

2011-05-09 Thread Jack Knight
On 9 May 2011 04:10, Stuart Biggs smbi...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi I am running ubuntu 11.10 and having great difficulty with my printer, I can get ubuntu to see and recognise it but actually getting it to print is a different topic all together. 11.10? Wow, can I have a ride in your tardis

Re: [Hampshire] When is it necessary to reboot

2011-05-09 Thread Jack Knight
On 9 May 2011 09:12, john lewis johnle...@hantslug.org.uk wrote: Running Debian sid means the I get fairly frequent kernel updates, mostly 'point' upgrades. I'm reluctant to reboot un-necessarily but do reboot when it is a major change (like when it went from 2.6.37 to 2.6.38) but should I

Re: [Hampshire] Suggestion for low-power file server to run at home

2011-03-11 Thread Jack Knight
On 11 March 2011 20:11, Robin Wilson ro...@rtwilson.com wrote: Hi all, I've recently moved into a flat and am starting to get my computer setup there sorted. I'd like to set up a low-power server, running in a cupboard somewhere (the equivalent of 'under the stairs' in my one-floor flat).

Re: [Hampshire] Connection refused even though Sendmail is running

2011-01-19 Thread Jack Knight
On 19 January 2011 11:27, Victor Churchill victorchurch...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, I have a pretty clean (*) install of Centos on a server in my home network at the mo. It is destined to go out to NewNet eventually but that's another story. It needs to be able to receive and process emails - a

[Hampshire] Any PHP/ZEND Experts?

2010-11-18 Thread Jack Knight
Hi all. Just migrated a clients PHP application using ZEND framework from a 2 CPU Fedora 8 server to an 8 CPU CentOS 5.4 one (apart from Zend pretty much standard LAMP), similar story with backend database server except more memory. Both new servers have pretty much negligible load on right now,

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Wireless Access Point

2010-11-07 Thread Jack Knight
On 7 November 2010 09:31, Sean Gibbins s...@funkygibbins.me.uk wrote: Hi everyone, My son is currently residing in halls of residence where is 'net access is piped to his laptop via an ethernet cable on his desk. Obviously that somewhat restricts the flexibility of the laptop and longer

Re: [Hampshire] Linux Foundation and Linux Certification Programs

2010-10-23 Thread Jack Knight
On 23 October 2010 15:57, Peter Collins h...@3720.co.uk wrote: Hi all, Many thanks for the responses. [. I noticed no one has commented on The Linux Foundation - surely @ $99.00 p.a. it is a great way to support Linux with benefits to the subscribers as well? I joined mail to get a

Re: [Hampshire] Scanner recommendations

2010-08-29 Thread Jack Knight
On 29/08/10 12:43, Jack Knight wrote: On 29/08/10 11:20, Keith Edmunds wrote: Can anyone recommend a scanner suitable for a non-techy Ubuntu user? Thanks, Keith -- Please post to:Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface:https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL:http

Re: [Hampshire] On-line Banking (Not entirely O.T.)

2010-07-15 Thread Jack Knight
On 15/07/10 12:44, Daniel Pope wrote: On 15/07/10 12:41, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: python flip_csv.pyinput.csvoutput.csv Yes, but how much does that cost and does it have to have windows... ;-) For that I will charge a mere £125 ex VAT consultancy fee, but I would recommend you pay

Re: [Hampshire] On-line Banking (Not entirely O.T.)

2010-07-15 Thread Jack Knight
On 15/07/10 14:08, Vic wrote: perl -e 'print reverse'input.csvoutput.csv Yes, but because Python is more legible I stand a better chance of understanding what it does when I come to re-read it. Not like that gibberish. That's just prejudice. Having spent some time this week

Re: [Hampshire] Useful utility - regionset

2010-02-08 Thread Jack Knight
- Original Message - From: Ian Park i.d.c.p...@ntlworld.com To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 11:35 AM Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Useful utility - regionset Stephen Rowles wrote: Keith Edmunds wrote: On Sat, 06 Feb 2010

Re: [Hampshire] Video editing - 1st steps

2009-11-16 Thread Jack Knight
Rob Malpass wrote: Hi all I need some advice on video editing software for Linux. Can anybody recommend a good package? I think I've spoken before on this list about a huge library of VHS I'm getting digitised. Thankfully I've now managed to find a working solution. Sadly it's not

Re: [Hampshire] Americanisations (Was: Bad Karma)

2009-10-28 Thread Jack Knight
Jim Kissel wrote: Chris Aitken wrote: Sean, Whats with this my bad. We are NOT AMERICANS... I've been living in the USA for a year or so. This example is way down on the list of annoyingizations of the language :) The one that gets me is Herbs, pronounced Erbs, and

Re: [Hampshire] Sheeva PlugComputer anyone?

2009-08-27 Thread Jack Knight
Imran Chaudhry wrote: Hi, just wondering if anyone has one of these? Yep - arrived last week, but had no chance yet to fiddle with it in earnest though :^( http://plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.php/Main_Page The guy who produced a debian installer for NSLU2 has produced a Debian Lenny

Re: [Hampshire] Reset root password

2009-08-07 Thread Jack Knight
Tim wrote: I set my son up a laptop with xubuntu on it and the password I choose for root was not the normal one I use (because he knows that one). Now the problem is I can't rememebr what it was either. I want to add a couple of program and update etc. and I can't now, my son is not

Re: [Hampshire] Web site help please

2009-07-30 Thread Jack Knight
Tim wrote: I have just moved web hosts and while one of my web site can be seen on the web my other site is hit and miss. The web site is www.baiterpowerkites.co.uk, at home I have Newnet ADSL and I can access the web site without a problem. But I also have Virginmedia cable at home

[Hampshire] Any MySQL tuning experts out there?

2009-07-21 Thread Jack Knight
Hi I have a capacity problem with a live webserver, is there anyone available to provide short term and short notice consulting to remedy? Thanks -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL:

Re: [Hampshire] I am a person not a PC...

2008-12-04 Thread Jack Knight
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Stephen Rowles Sent: Thu, 12/4/2008 11:53am To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] I am a person not a PC... Stephen Rowles wrote: I just find I don't watch TV, or even have time to watch TV, with a 7