Re: [Hampshire] Equipment Giveaway!

2021-03-03 Thread Tim Brocklehurst via Hampshire
Hi Rob, Yes, they are all on rails installed in the rack at the moment. The rack is a Dell 24U, approximate dimensions are: 1.2m high, 1m deep, 0.6m wide. Cheers, Tim B. On Wed, 2021-03-03 at 10:31 +, rmluglist2--- via Hampshire wrote: > Hi Tim > > [snip] > > Do any of these come with rai

[Hampshire] Equipment Giveaway!

2021-03-02 Thread Tim Brocklehurst via Hampshire
Hi guys, I have a load of kit which I want to get rid of. If you want to throw a few coppers my way for it, great. The equipment is below, most of it is working (or thought to be working at the time of writing): 10x Dell Poweredge SC1425 - 2005 Vintage - Twin Intel Xeon 3.0GHz - 6GiB DDR

Re: [Hampshire] Server for mutual aid group

2020-03-28 Thread Tim Brocklehurst via Hampshire
Hi Bryn, Previous replies attached. Tim B. On Sat, 2020-03-28 at 09:33 +, Bryn Jones via Hampshire wrote: > Hi, > I had a couple of responses to my question if someone had a spare > server and was offered a couple of vps but in all honesty I deleted > them by mistake (hey it was 2am and I'd bee

Re: [Hampshire] Raspberry PI

2019-02-19 Thread Tim Brocklehurst via Hampshire
Another thought is to use a series of Esp8266 devices with rwlay and temp sensors (somebody must have done one), and then central control from a PC/Pi over wifi. Sent from my Huawei phone Original Message Subject: [Hampshire] Raspberry PIFrom: Adam John Trickett via Hampshire To: Ha

Re: [Hampshire] Raspberry PI

2019-02-19 Thread Tim Brocklehurst via Hampshire
ary 2019 20:04:20 CET Tim Brocklehurst via Hampshire wrote:> > Oh, for digital thermometers, look at the DS18B20 one-wire sensors. They're> > easy to read and come in various packages. > > That's the one I've seen on various Google searches so far, seems popular, an

Re: [Hampshire] Raspberry PI

2019-02-18 Thread Tim Brocklehurst via Hampshire
Oh, for digital thermometers, look at the DS18B20 one-wire sensors. They're easy to read and come in various packages. Sent from my Huawei phone-- 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] Raspberry PI

2019-02-18 Thread Tim Brocklehurst via Hampshire
How about this for the relay side of things?https://czh-labs.com/-p0198.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAzKnjBRDPARIsAKxfTRAEdBVGf803UV1Gs99uRIiE2-Eg6pPYEpWFvF0pXhEaUpcJrIh014QaAjIQEALw_wcBYou could also stack a touchscreen on it. Sounds like you're on the right track. Cheers,Tim B. Sent from my Huawei phone--

Re: [Hampshire] Annual General Meeting - Future of the LUG

2016-08-15 Thread Tim Brocklehurst via Hampshire
posted by the chairman. Nominations must be linux-related, open-source or > charitable, and not for personal gain; makerspaces are acceptable. > > b) The members vote for their preferred nomination (1 vote per member) by > e-mail. Over the course of one week. > > c) The votes are

[Hampshire] Annual General Meeting - Future of the LUG

2016-08-10 Thread Tim Brocklehurst via Hampshire
b) The members vote for their preferred nomination (1 vote per member) by e-mail. Over the course of one week. c) The votes are counted and the remaining LUG funds are split between the top 5 nominations by percentage of votes. This will be announced on the mailing list. Best regards, Tim Brockle

Re: [Hampshire] Dynamic DNS

2015-09-14 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
> Hello folks > > Which is the best dynamic DNS service these days? Free would be nice, but > I don't mind paying a small fee. > > Cheers, > > Chris Hi Chris, I have been using dyn.com for several years and it seems to be OK. They have both free and paid services. Auto-update works from Netgear

Re: [Hampshire] Damian Brasher

2015-06-02 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
ive member of the LUG for some time, and always offered advice freely. He will be missed. Please pass our condolences on to Marisa. Tim Brocklehurst. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- 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] Something up with the Hantslug mailman server?

2015-05-27 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
I've seen quite a bit of spam on the Chairman address, but nothing unmanageable and nothing on the mailing list. Tim B. On Wednesday 27 May 2015 22:57:24 Chris Dennis wrote: > Hello Vic (and all) > > I'll check on the server when I get a moment to make sure that nothing extra > spammy is going

[Hampshire] O'Reilly User Group Newsletter Winter 2015

2015-01-29 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi guys, I thought the message below might be of interest to some. Cheers, Tim B. -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: O'Reilly User Group Newsletter Winter 2015 Date: Thursday 29 January 2015, 19:02:07 From: O'Reilly UK To: chair...@hants.lug.org.uk View this email in your bro

Re: [Hampshire] Freeview DVB Tuners

2014-11-02 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Only standard def, but I've used an Hauppauge Nova-T 500 Dual DVB-T in the past with good results. Hope this helps, Tim B. On Sunday 02 November 2014 23:23:24 Leo wrote: > Can anyone recommend an HD Freeview TV card that works with Linux. > Preferably with dual tuners. > > Regards, > Leo --

[Hampshire] Fwd: [Scottish] Electromagnetic Field 2014: Call for Participation

2014-07-08 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi guys, I saw this on another mailing list I'm on and thought some of you might find it interesting. Cheers, Tim B. -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: [Scottish] Electromagnetic Field 2014: Call for Participation Date: Monday 07 July 2014, 20:02:33 Hello! Electromagnetic F

[Hampshire] New Zealand Internet freedom

2014-05-05 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi everybody, I thought the message below from our friends at ScotLUG might be of interest to some. Cheers, Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: [Scottish] Last Months Talk Date: Monday 05 May 2014, 13:28:50 To: SLUG-list Hey all

[Hampshire] [Admin] February Meeting

2014-02-01 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
My thanks to Keith for a very interesting talk. Thanks also to the guys who came along. After the meeting I found a pair of glasses, if they belong to you please collect them from reception. Cheers, Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.

Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] February meeting

2014-01-28 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
The venue is at the south of Gosport, the nearest public transport link is Portsmouth harbour station and the Gosport ferry. Venue details are as follows: QinetiQ Haslar Marine Technology Park Haslar Road Gosport Hampshire PO12 2AG On arrival, head to reception and we'll meet there. Cheers, T

[Hampshire] [ADMIN] February meeting

2014-01-28 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi guys, This month's meeting will be on Saturday 1st Feb at QinetiQ Haslar starting at 1pm. I know this is the same day as the SoMakeIt opening, but hopefully there is enough flexibility for those who wish to get to both meetings to make it. This month we have a talk from Keith Edmunds. He'll

[Hampshire] [ADMIN] upcoming meetings

2013-12-06 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Good evening, Just a quick update on the next few meetings. There will not be a meeting or a meal in December. Nor will there be a meeting in January. The next meeting will be 1st of February 2014 at QinetiQ Haslar, when Keith Edmunds will be giving a talk on how he set up Tiger Computing, and

Re: [Hampshire] Christmas Meal

2013-11-29 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi guys, just a reminder that entry closes at 9pm tonight. If you're coming to the meal, please let me know! Cheers, Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http

Re: [Hampshire] Next meeting

2013-11-12 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Good evening everyone! If you are thinking of coming to the next meeting at Haslar, could you drop me an e-mail to let me know, so I can inform security. I need confirmation of attendance by Thursday evening (9pm). Thanks, Tim B. On Friday 08 November 2013 17:56:39 Tim B wrote: > Hi guys. >

[Hampshire] Next Meeting

2013-10-02 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi guys, Unfortunately there will not be a meeting this month. Our next meeting will be in November. I will Issue details nearer the time. Thanks, Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/l

Re: [Hampshire] JOB | Permanent Linux Systems Administrator (Singapore)

2013-09-28 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
I'm pleased that people advertise available jobs on this list. It gives confidence that Linux is a significant part of modern business. I would however ask that it is done only where appropriate, and not done too often. Please do not "chase" LUG members about job offers, members are free to acc

[Hampshire] Light relief for a busy Friday

2013-09-20 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi everyone, Just came across this story. One for the IBMers amongst us perhaps. http://lovemeow.com/2012/06/stray-cat-receives-employee-badge-from-ibm/ Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mail

Re: [Hampshire] Anyone using their Raspberry Pi as a "carputer"?

2013-09-11 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Wednesday 11 Sep 2013 21:49:56 Samuel Penn wrote: > On Wednesday 11 Sep 2013 13:42:46 Imran Chaudhry wrote: > > I want to explore using the Raspberry Pi as something in the car, a > > "carputer". I am envisioning attaching a smallish LCD screen+speakers > > where it can play movies, take a USB k

Re: [Hampshire] Anyone using their Raspberry Pi as a "carputer"?

2013-09-11 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
I haven't played with XBMC on the PI, but I was considering using it as a carputer running Android with 3G dongle. I haven't had time to get much further, but from what I read I think it should work. Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.u

Re: [Hampshire] September Meeting

2013-09-04 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Thanks to everyone who has replied so far. Registration will close at midnight for anyone who hasn't yet registered. All you have to do is drop me an e-mail at chair...@hantslug.org.uk with your full name. Cheers, Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampshire@ma

Re: [Hampshire] September Meeting

2013-09-03 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi guys, Just a quick reminder that there is one day left to register your interest for this meeting. All you have to do is drop me an e-mail at chair...@hantslug.org.uk with your full name. Cheers, Tim Brocklehurst On Wednesday 28 Aug 2013 13:35:09 Tim Brocklehurst wrote: > Hi guys! >

Re: [Hampshire] September Meeting

2013-08-28 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Sorry, got the e-mail wrong (missed the .uk off the end). However, for the moment can you send all registrations to t...@engineering.selfip.org Thanks, Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mai

[Hampshire] September Meeting

2013-08-28 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
and Gosport Ferry. A map of the site is here: https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=google+maps+PO12+2AG&hl=en&ll=50.787598,-1.126871&spn=0.021054,0.059524&hnear=PO12+2AG,+United+Kingdom&t=m&z=15 The site address is: QinetiQ Haslar Marine Technology Park Haslar Road Gosport P

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding drive misses target

2013-08-26 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Monday 26 Aug 2013 12:25:22 Samuel Penn wrote: > On Sunday 25 Aug 2013 21:11:58 Alan Pope wrote: > > On 25 August 2013 14:46, Simon Whitehead wrote: > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23793457 > > > Is any mobile phone worth $625, $675, $695 or $725. > > > > I paid £429 for my phone ne

[Hampshire] Microsoft from the inside.

2013-08-24 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Good evening everyone. I came across the following blog entry today, it makes for quite interesting reading. Thought you might be interested. http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=74 Cheers, Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: h

Re: [Hampshire] Recommendations sought for system upgrade

2013-08-12 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Monday 12 Aug 2013 18:01:41 Peter Alefounder wrote: > So, I am thinking of upgrading my system. I would certainly want a > new main board, and I understand that means a new processor as well. It depends a bit on whether you have time or money to spend, and what sort of spec you are after. If y

Re: [Hampshire] OT:UK Mandatory ISP Filtering Selection Form Leaked

2013-07-24 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Wednesday 24 Jul 2013 12:26:12 Freaky Clown wrote: > I happen to know amy mathers personally - infact i am baby sitting her > saturday - shes a very smart cookie!! (so is her younger brother dan) > > I think you may have posted this under the wrong subject line. Who knows what the government

[Hampshire] Raspberry PI - Influence on young people.

2013-07-23 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi everyone, Found this video of a talk by Amy Mather. Notable for her presentation skills, and obvious interest in her subject. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a35XINnYFtA I think it's pretty inspirational for other young people. Please share! Cheers, Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Cha

[Hampshire] [Admin] Meetings

2013-07-08 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi guys, I've been meaning to write this note for weeks, but I've been madly busy. There are no meetings in July and August. The next meeting will be in September. I'll let you know the details when I have them. Cheers, Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampsh

Re: [Hampshire] Workstation and Wacom tablet for sale

2013-07-02 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Tuesday 02 Jul 2013 19:50:59 Richard Bensley wrote: > I am selling the HP because it's a little too much muscle for me. Rich, are you feeling alright? This sentence appears contrary to all computer- owning logic. Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mai

Re: [Hampshire] Hants LUG membership

2013-06-12 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Wednesday 12 Jun 2013 16:02:45 john lewis wrote: > I have reluctantly decided to cease memebrship of HantsLUG. It is > unlikely I will be able to visit any meeting in the future and I don't > contribute much to the mailing list either these days. > > I have enjoyed being a member and would like

[Hampshire] [ADMIN] June Meeting

2013-05-27 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi Everyone, I suspect that by the time most of you read this the bank holiday will feel like a distant memory (well, it will be Tuesday after all). Do not despair, there is a HantsLUG meeting coming up, which will be a perfect opportunity to wax lyrical about how great the bank holiday was. T

Re: [Hampshire] Stuart, let's connect on LinkedIn

2013-05-21 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Tuesday 21 May 2013 20:16:42 Daniel Llewellyn wrote: > I prefer to be called Susan out-of-office-hours, but Stuart will suffice > for now I guess. LMAO for that! Definitely post of the year so far. Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.u

Re: [Hampshire] Simple Database apps

2013-05-15 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Wednesday 15 May 2013 20:57:47 Peter Collins wrote: > Hi Phil > > On 15 May 2013 19:13, Philip Stubbs wrote: > > My question is, what can I use that will be no more complicated > > than PHP/HTML, will run on Windows /Cygwin, and be available on Linux > > too? Ideally for my simple database typ

Re: [Hampshire] Admin: May Meeting

2013-05-01 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi guys! Don't forget that our next meeting is on Saturday, at the University at 1pm. Directions are available here: http://hantslug.org.uk/2012/10/zepler/ There will be talks on traffic accounting and building PCBs for the Raspberry PI. Hope to see you there, Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux Use

Re: [Hampshire] Admin: May Meeting

2013-04-26 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Friday 19 Apr 2013 22:10:20 Tim Brocklehurst wrote: > Our next meeting is at Southampton University on 4th May, starting at 1pm; > And we've got a few talks planned: This week, the Debian team annouced the release date for Wheezy. Excitingly, it's the weekend of the 4th/5th! A

Re: [Hampshire] Wiki broken?

2013-04-24 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
> Resurrecting a 5 month old thread.. > > I'd still like to edit a page on the wiki. Alternatively I'll move the > content somewhere else where I can edit it, which makes me sad. What's > the solution to this? Alan, Either register from the main page (http://www.hants.lug.org.uk/), or contact Chr

[Hampshire] Admin: May Meeting

2013-04-19 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
r own expansion boards - Tim Brocklehurst Directions are available at http://hantslug.org.uk/2012/10/zepler/ Hope to see you there, Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshir

Re: [Hampshire] Windows 8 + Dual Booting

2013-04-13 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Make sure you get the install discs for Win 8, then you should be able to install it in whatever partition size you wish. Alternatively, E-buyer have a number of laptops shipping with windows 7 here: http://www.ebuyer.com/search?a05471=Windows+7+Pro+64bit&cat=10 Good luck, Tim B. -- Hampshir

[Hampshire] April Meeting

2013-04-04 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi everyone, Just a quick reminder that the April meeting is this Saturday (6th). We are being hosted by IBM Hursley this month. The meeting will run from 10am to 4pm with lunch in the Club-house at midday. For those who haven't been before, there is useful information here: http://hantslug.or

Re: [Hampshire] Posting software releases - was - Fwd: amnesia-news Digest, Vol 27, Issue 1

2013-03-26 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
> Dear All > > New Tails out last Sunday .. > > L Thanks Les, I'm sure this will be useful for some members. However, could I ask (everyone) that when posting about software releases you add a quick blurb about what the software does and who might be interested. It only needs to be a few lines,

Re: [Hampshire] USB memory stick corrupted

2013-03-16 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Saturday 16 Mar 2013 19:18:07 Roger Munford wrote: > I suspect that the he didn't eject before removing (he is away so I > cannot ask). A mid-write removal can do wierd things. It's quite possible that either the file system or partition table is trashed. > I cannot format the disk and am t

Re: [Hampshire] Another Raspberry PI question.

2013-03-10 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Sunday 10 Mar 2013 19:50:40 James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > As I will be doing ADC on Mains input voltage, I will be adding a > digital isolation on the SPI bus. > E.g. ti iso7241 Yep, that looks fine. > So the ADC will be on the 240V AC side, but then the raspberry PI will > be protected by the

Re: [Hampshire] APC UPS advice please

2013-03-07 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Thursday 07 Mar 2013 15:24:55 Martin N wrote: > After an hours charge i get 4.8V but that could be corrosion on connectors > or my cheapo multimeter. > > So if the UPS dead? > battery dead? > > How long does the lead acid battery last in storage? > > Any advice on how i can test things furthe

Re: [Hampshire] April Meeting - Easter Debate

2013-03-06 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Wednesday 06 Mar 2013 20:56:42 Tim Brocklehurst wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Next month's meeting will be held at IBM Hursley. Details of exact > arrangements will be published nearer the time, but if you're thinking of > attending, could you drop either me or Anto

[Hampshire] April Meeting - Easter Debate

2013-03-06 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hello everyone, Next month's meeting will be held at IBM Hursley. Details of exact arrangements will be published nearer the time, but if you're thinking of attending, could you drop either me or Anton Piatek an e-mail, so we know who will be on site. However, we still need another (at least o

Re: [Hampshire] HP Ubuntu All-in-one

2013-03-06 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Wednesday 06 Mar 2013 14:27:26 Alan Pope wrote: > On 06/03/13 12:56, Samuel Penn wrote: > > Shame it's rubbish. > > .. for your use cases. Given there are lots of Laptops around for <£350 which have better hardware spec it isn't at all impressive from a hardware perspective. The fact it runs

Re: [Hampshire] Improving Home Broadband Talk - Follow Up

2013-03-04 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Monday 04 Mar 2013 14:50:37 Clive Woodfine wrote: > On 4 March 2013 11:32, Chris. Aubrey-Smith wrote: > > On 3 March 2013 22:01, James Bensley wrote: > >> Hi All, > >> > >> As a follow up to the talk this weekend; > > > > Thank you, James, for an excellent presentation! > > > > Chris > >

Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] March Meeting

2013-03-01 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi everyone, Just a quick reminder for tomorrow's meeting (sorry it's so late, been very busy) at Southampton University at 1pm. Details are at: http://hantslug.org.uk/locations/zepler-building-building-59-southampton- university/ There will hopefully be two talks; High Performance Computing

[Hampshire] [ADMIN] March Meeting

2013-02-24 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Ladies and gentlemen, There is only one week until the next meeting! It will be at 1pm on the 2nd March, at the University. For those who haven't been before, there's a nice map on the website, here: http://hantslug.org.uk/locations/zepler-building-building-59-southampton- university/ We have s

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

2013-02-14 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Thursday 14 Feb 2013 20:49:04 Andy Smith wrote: > I agree with you that there is a trade-off, but I just wanted to > point out that compared to devices like a Chromebook, anything you > can build is neither "C" nor "OTS". By COTS I meant a machine which was not self-built. > The shelves that d

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

2013-02-14 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
One question... Do you work for Google? On Thursday 14 Feb 2013 15:33:58 j...@osml.eu wrote: > I see a slightly different future for Linux. The desktop, for many, > will disappear. The Chromebook is a V2.0 successor to the Network > Computer. It's a computing device. Read you email: Open a b

Re: [Hampshire] [Admin] Upcoming meetings

2013-02-13 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Wednesday 13 Feb 2013 20:04:27 Chris Dennis wrote: > On 11/02/13 18:57, Tim Brocklehurst wrote: > > In April, we are privileged to be hosted at IBM Hursley. > > Will the April meeting also be a 1pm start? > > cheers > > Chris That is yet to be decided. --

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

2013-02-13 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Some nice fodder for the debate here! Perhaps you'd like to speak Ally. On Wednesday 13 Feb 2013 16:31:53 Ally Biggs wrote: > Do you guys ever think there will be a day that Linux will be as popular as > Windows in the desktop market. Depends what the "desktop" market is, and what you intend to d

[Hampshire] [JOB OFFER] Electronics and Computer Programming

2013-02-12 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi guys, Recieved this message from Chris Musgrave. Sounds like an interesting part- time job for anyone with an interest in interfacing and automation. Cheers guys, Tim B. -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: Electronics and Computer Programming Date: Tuesday 12 Feb 2013, 05:15:

Re: [Hampshire] [Admin] Upcoming meetings

2013-02-11 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Monday 11 Feb 2013 20:23:35 Anton Piatek wrote: > On 11 Feb 2013 19:32, an...@piatek.co.uk wrote: > > I'm always up for a debate :-) > > That said, I am also happy to be the host for the debate if nobody else > wants to. > We should have several microphones in the auditorium if that would suit

[Hampshire] [Admin] Upcoming meetings

2013-02-11 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi guys, Just thought I'd give you an update on the next two meetings. Next month we are at the University again (Bldg 59). We start at 1pm (Saturday 2nd March). Please post about any talks you want etc. In April, we are privilidged to be hosted at IBM Hursley. For those who haven't been befor

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Car based entertainment

2013-02-09 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
How about a Raspberry PI and a cheap in-car TFT? I just picked up a TFT (Composite only) for £15 off E-bay. Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.han

Re: [Hampshire] SSD Laptop HDD as drop-in replacement?

2013-02-08 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Friday 08 Feb 2013 21:50:55 Imran Chaudhry wrote: > I'm thinking of buying an SSD for my Dell Inspiron 6400 when Debian > Wheezy becomes stable and to benefit from fast bootup. > > The laptop is 2006 vintage and has a "spinning rust" SATA drive. Can I > just use any SSD SATA laptop drive as a d

Re: [Hampshire] Another Raspberry PI question.

2013-02-05 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Tuesday 05 Feb 2013 23:25:15 James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > The 1 wire therm is a good idea. The fewer moving parts the better. > With therm sensors rather than on/off at particular temp, i can make the > heating system better. I.E. When in heating hours, heat normally, when out > of heating ho

Re: [Hampshire] Another Raspberry PI question.

2013-02-05 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Tuesday 05 Feb 2013 18:12:24 Bob Dunlop wrote: > Anyway whilst it is possible to build isolated inputs that > understand two or more levels and relay them through to the > micro as an analogue signal to measure with and ADC I bet the > setup is ticky. I'd suggest builing two digital inputs to a

Re: [Hampshire] Another Raspberry PI question.

2013-02-04 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Monday 04 Feb 2013 21:49:18 James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > Hi, > > I have found lots of web site detailing how to drive a relay from a > Raspberry PI, for example, turning 240V AC mains devices on and off. > What I cannot find is how to have the PI detect if 240V is on a wire > or not. I.e. If

Re: [Hampshire] Raspberry Pi Questions

2013-02-04 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Monday 04 Feb 2013 20:13:45 Dr A. J. Trickett wrote: > Hi, > > Having actually seen and photographed a Raspberry Pi I think I'm sold on > the idea of them. I currently have an Ethernet switch under the TV, spare > power and a CRT (composite TV input) though I do plan to replace it with a > flat

Re: [Hampshire] Little job needed for TV video company

2013-02-03 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Sunday 03 Feb 2013 15:19:01 Edward Beckmann wrote: > Hi > > For anyone interested, I know the current provider, who is willing to have > a brief chat about the job. Two people have already offered their services. Thanks, Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Ham

[Hampshire] Little job needed for TV video company - SUSE & RAID.

2013-02-01 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi Guys, Small support task (probably about 1 day, maybe 2 including backing up existing data) to help out a local company between Andover and Stockbridge. If anyone is able to help, let me know and I'll put you in touch. I have given the enquirer some basic details on RAID, and advised that he

Re: [Hampshire] Meeting Talks

2013-01-29 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
James, Could you liase with Chris Dennis on this? Cheers, Tim B. > Reviving an old thread :) > > When this thread was first alive the wiki was down, this page is up > and running now; > > http://www.hants.lug.org.uk/wiki/MeetingSuggestions/Talks > > I think the talks are a really good way of pr

[Hampshire] [ADMIN] February meeting - This week!

2013-01-28 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi guys, The february meeting is this Saturday (where did January go?) in Building 59 at Southampton University, from 1pm. Please send your MAC addresses to Chris Malton by Wednesday if you wish to have WiFi access. >From the recent mailing list traffic, we seem to have lots of interest, and a

Re: [Hampshire] Promoting LUG meets via social networking

2013-01-28 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Monday 28 Jan 2013 22:44:00 Lisi wrote: > On Monday 28 January 2013 22:24:31 Michael Daffin wrote: > > I wonder if it is worth setting up a webpage that users can request a > > topic for a talk/demo and possibly where other users can register topics > > they are willing to talk about. > > We us

Re: [Hampshire] Promoting LUG meets via social networking

2013-01-28 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Monday 28 Jan 2013 15:20:09 Roger Munford wrote: > It would be nice to know what time the talks will take place. > > Roger There are no times for talks to "prebook". I have avoided this so that people wouldn't feel discouraged from talking/demoing; thinking that a 30 minute slot meant talkin

Re: [Hampshire] Promoting LUG meets via social networking

2013-01-28 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Monday 28 Jan 2013 08:10:56 Tony Whitmore wrote: > On 2013-01-27 23:48, Lisi wrote: > > I would have though that talks for the complete beginner would have a > > very > > limited audience at LUG meetings, where the majority of people > > present are > > experienced users. > > I'm not so sure. T

Re: [Hampshire] Promoting LUG meets via social networking

2013-01-27 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Sunday 27 Jan 2013 17:47:41 Alan Pope wrote: > Hullo, > > It struck me today that the LUG doesn't have any kind of active presence > on social networks (such as Twitter, Facebook and Google+). I have seen > other LUGs promote their meetings (and not much else) via these networks > and it struck

Re: [Hampshire] Promoting LUG meets via social networking

2013-01-27 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Sunday 27 Jan 2013 18:00:26 Ally Biggs wrote: > Just a idea but to attract more newcomers to meets. You should hold > Talks on stuff like the basics of Linux > Administration covering areas such as basic samba (getting windows and > Linux to play nicely). There is probably Alot of people out the

Re: [Hampshire] Promoting LUG meets via social networking

2013-01-27 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Sunday 27 Jan 2013 18:13:22 Anton Piatek wrote: > I have done a basic intro to the Linux and the command line at work and > will be repeating it. Maybe I should do it for the lug? I assumed it would > be a bit basic... Please do! Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post

[Hampshire] [ADMIN] February Meeting

2013-01-23 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi everyone, I'd like to announce that the February meeting will take place on the 2nd of Feb. We are in our usual place (Building 59, Southampton University), and start at 1pm. There is no firm plan of talks etc., but if anyone wants to give a talk or demo, we can do it on an ad-hoc basis as we

Re: [Hampshire] Suggestions for MySQL connectivity

2013-01-22 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
> Clearly we have to go somewhere else. Can anybody recommend a hosting > company that will provide a direct connection to MySQL? > > The "support" told me that it was a wicked thing to do a huge security > risk. Not having been involved in software for several years, I am > willing to believe th

Re: [Hampshire] Devopsdays London

2013-01-11 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
I won't be going; Just can't consider £120 at the moment on anything that's not esssential. Also there is little description of what the conference is about on the website (as far as I was interested to browse; which wasn't very far). Dropping a note to mailing lists will get better response if

Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] January Meeting

2013-01-10 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hello everyone, Just a two-day reminder for the next meeting. Normal place (Southampton Uni, Building 59) but starting at 1pm this time. We have a good line-up this month; We will have a Raspberry PI to play with; I will be giving a demonstration on how to analyse high-speed interface signals w

Re: [Hampshire] educational game?

2013-01-08 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Tuesday 08 Jan 2013 17:04:04 john wrote: > Hi > > I have just discovered this game "d0x3d". See > http://d0x3d.com/d0x3d/welcome.html. > > It looks educational on network security and appears to be fun. Could be > used at a LUG meet? > > Have a look interested in your thoughts. > > John Ea

Re: [Hampshire] Windows 8 (Not entirely O.T.)

2012-12-28 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Full marks for bravery for that post. The Gates foundation does actually do a lot of good; but it always seems to me like the satisfaction of a guilty conscience (just my opinion). As for where you should send them; surely in front of said Windows 8 machine. I can only suggest that you object t

[Hampshire] [ADMIN] January Meeting

2012-12-27 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
r a normal volt-meter to capture. If anyone wants to give a talk, let me know. See you there, Tim Brocklehurst -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- 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] Vodafone USB dongle and wvdial

2012-12-17 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Haven't used wvdial (at least not directly). But I have used the same VF dongle on Debian Wheezy through netork manager. You'll probably need details about the device which aren't immediately obvious, but I found them using VF's Win7 utility. Good luck, Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group C

Re: [Hampshire] Communications Data Bill

2012-12-13 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Thursday 13 Dec 2012 19:31:42 Peter Collins wrote: > > http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/32400 > > Also how would this effect SSL? > > Rgds > > Peter. Signed the petition some time ago, but I can't wait until GCHQ realises exactly how much e-mail traffic there is! Tim B. -- Hamps

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu spy program

2012-12-11 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Thanks for the repost Andy. I read about this last month, and I must admit that I felt glad that I'm not a Ubuntu user. I'm not so worried about Canonical collecting data, as I am about whether I trust that Canonical has my best interests at heart. And that's why I don't use Ubuntu. There is

Re: [Hampshire] "LUG revellers in hotel shock horror"

2012-12-10 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Yes, I found that too. Hence why my original post on the website doesn't contain the world "Hotel". My apologies if this confused anyone. It was a pain to write I can assure you! Cheers, Tim B. > Just an amusing side note... > > I tried to add my item about the Christmas Lecture to the wiki, and

Re: [Hampshire] CoderDojo Southampton?

2012-12-09 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Sunday 09 Dec 2012 15:43:43 Imran Chaudhry wrote: > I've recently become aware of this "CoderDojo" thing from an article > in the Guardian [0] > > It got me thinking on how great it would be if Southampton had one of > these. I have been reading the website and "Getting started" guide [1] > and

Re: [Hampshire] Christmas Lecture

2012-11-30 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi guys, Just a quick reminder that the first ever HantsLUG Christmas Lecture will be held tomorrow at 5pm at Southampton University (Zepler/Mountbatten Building). RHoK will also be running in the same building, so it's a fantasic opportunity to meet new people and see what else is happening in ou

Re: [Hampshire] 8TB Cloud

2012-11-25 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hi Rob, See comments below: On Sunday 25 Nov 2012 11:23:53 Rob Malpass wrote: > I'm trying to build a PC which has 8TB of storage - to be my media server. > For the moment, I'm deliberately ignoring devices like microservers or > Drobos - mostly on cost and the fact I have several towers with eno

Re: [Hampshire] Hard disk failing

2012-11-24 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Saturday 24 Nov 2012 13:17:12 Kevin Safford wrote: > gsmartcontrol reports that my hard disk is failing. > > I can still read and write to the disk, but I want to replace it before > it's too late. I've not had to do anything like this before, so help! I > have a new disk, ready and waiting. >

Re: [Hampshire] Christmas Lecture

2012-11-19 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Monday 19 Nov 2012 16:59:49 Jon Wilks wrote: > Is it OK to go to the lecture and skip the email? > > Jon Yes, only the meal needs pre-registering. Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman

Re: [Hampshire] Christmas Lecture

2012-11-18 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Hey guys, Only 3 days to get your orders for the meal in. I can't guarantee a seat with us if you don't let Ed have your order before Wednesday. Cheers, Tim B. -- Hampshire Linux User Group Chairman -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/ma

[Hampshire] Christmas Lecture

2012-11-14 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
Ladies and gentlemen, This is a reminder that the Christmas Lecture will be held on the 1st December at Southampton University. We will be next-door to our usual location (in Zepler/Mountbatten building). There will be signs in prominant positions. If you want to join us for the meal afterwards

Re: [Hampshire] Wiki broken?

2012-11-09 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
> >>> On 05/11/12 15:46, Chris Dennis wrote: > >> So, this is the plan. I've re-enabled new accounts, which means that > >> anyone can create an account. BUT, only users who are members of the > >> 'editors' group can change things. If you want to be an editor, create > >> an account, and let me

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