Re: [Hampshire] Hosting recommendations

2015-08-21 Thread Jay Bennie
I hate saying this but GoDaddy is pretty solid and very easy to use. Word press is even an prepackaged install option. On 21 Aug 2015, at 08:57, Owain Clarke simb...@cooptel.net wrote: Hello all. I have been asked to build a website for someone who is going into self-employment. The

Re: [Hampshire] Dead server

2015-05-13 Thread jay bennie
Sent from my iPhone On 13 May 2015, at 23:42, Leo li...@fractal.me.uk wrote: On 20/02/15 22:12, Samuel Penn wrote: On Friday 20 Feb 2015 21:27:46 Leo wrote: I noticed today that my headless server stopped responding so I had to reboot it. However all I can tell is that the logs appear to

[Hampshire] Is this another back door for those in power to analyse our data

2015-02-23 Thread Jay Bennie
I just found this while looking at insurance, is anyone up on the details about what data is being made portable? http://www.gocompare.com/money/midata/ The general essence of this initiative is to share via a centralised government backed data broker, data to help companies actively match

Re: [Hampshire] UK digital skills report

2015-02-18 Thread Jay Bennie
On 18 Feb 2015, at 17:06, Lisi hants...@googlemail.com wrote: On Wednesday 18 February 2015 16:37:45 Jay Bennie wrote: the idea that kids need to be taught to type or surf the web is laughable. I thought that that was the whole point of this goverment initiative! To get schools to teach

Re: [Hampshire] UK digital skills report

2015-02-18 Thread Jay Bennie
On 18 Feb 2015, at 21:19, Keith Edmunds k...@midnighthax.com wrote: On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:37:45 +, j...@lincore.com said: it really narks the establishment and companies that software peeps get paid more than senior managers Correction: it may nark SOME of the group you identify.

[Hampshire] UK digital skills report

2015-02-18 Thread Jay Bennie
interesting reading, i wonder when people at the top will realise just because you have a qualification, wont mean your any good at it. Software development is as much an art form as it is a trained skill. All this will do is flood the market with crap programmers.

Re: [Hampshire] UK digital skills report

2015-02-18 Thread Jay Bennie
On 18 Feb 2015, at 16:19, Lisi hants...@googlemail.com wrote: On Wednesday 18 February 2015 16:07:17 Jay Bennie wrote: interesting reading, i wonder when people at the top will realise just because you have a qualification, wont mean your any good at it. Software development is as much

Re: [Hampshire] Simple database?

2015-01-14 Thread Jay Bennie
On 14 Jan 2015, at 11:07, Gordon Scott gor...@gscott.co.uk wrote: Hi Guys, I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for a simple and simple database for a membership list. An address book with some extra fields for things like paid until, in this case 'boat', and a notes field. I need

[Hampshire] A christmas gift - well from my perspective anyway

2014-12-20 Thread Jay Bennie
UNDUPVH To all: I got the above code as i've used the safari books online service for some time. I thought it was specific to me but it look like its generic and can be claimed by anyone. It will let you upgrade your subscription to an annual payment with a 36pct discount ... however

Re: [Hampshire] Hampshire Digest, Vol 98, Issue 4

2014-12-08 Thread Jay Bennie
On 8 Dec 2014, at 14:18, Kevin Bagust kevin.bag...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 8 December 2014 at 14:01, Lisi hants...@googlemail.com wrote: On Monday 08 December 2014 13:46:23 Anthony wrote: Tin Hat Google has let me down. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tinhat So what is

Re: [Hampshire] Help with Linux server

2014-12-07 Thread jay bennie
Steven, migrate to a cloud server, that dell is on the edge of its life. Sent from my iPhone On 7 Dec 2014, at 12:11, Stephen Pelc step...@mpeforth.com wrote: Thanks to all who responded. We are now back up and running as far as I can tell. After looking at enough blinkenlights after a

Re: [Hampshire] Help with Linux server

2014-12-07 Thread jay bennie
an sc1420 has about 10yrs - heat is a slow killer but still a killer. ... gchq etc ... omg tin hat alert! encryption works! use it...and your tin at hosting is just if not more vulnerable than the top clouds. and if you must know.. Azure. Sent from my iPhone On 7 Dec 2014, at 15:27,

Re: [Hampshire] Diagram tool for network wiring?

2014-11-30 Thread jay bennie
Sent from my iPhone On 30 Nov 2014, at 16:55, Chris Dennis cgden...@btinternet.com wrote: On 27/11/14 20:37, Chris Dennis wrote: Hello folks Can anyone suggest a linuxy tool for drawing a diagram of a local area network? Thanks for the replies. In the end I decided that drawing one

Re: [Hampshire] Diagram tool for network wiring?

2014-11-27 Thread Jay Bennie
Dia On 27 Nov 2014, at 20:37, Chris Dennis cgden...@btinternet.com wrote: Hello folks Can anyone suggest a linuxy tool for drawing a diagram of a local area network? I want to be able to represent cables, sockets, switches, computers etc. That's straightforward in itself, but I also

Re: [Hampshire] Email services

2014-11-26 Thread Jay Bennie
Dyn.com provide an smtp service you can pay for on an as needed basis. On 26 Nov 2014, at 13:31, Roger Munford rogermunf...@parussoftware.co.uk wrote: I have a client who has a food home delivery service and I provided him with a function for mass emailing of customers so that he can let

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-06 Thread Jay Bennie
On 6 Nov 2014, at 17:03, Paul Tansom p...@aptanet.com wrote: I am currently suffering a phone outage and major drop in internet connection speed, to less than a half of the decidedly average usual speed. Having sorted out getting to the master socket to confirm that the problem is not down

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-06 Thread Jay Bennie
Fortunately that was where the corroded wire was to be found. Funny how that and water in the wires can have an effect on service quality ... Looks like BT had a bad day country wide. Was there a solar storm! all those cosmic rays playing havoc with the microchips .. like little

Re: [Hampshire] FTTC/vDSL/NT5e faceplates

2014-11-06 Thread Jay Bennie
Looks like a choice of either phone or internet until next week :( It is still odd taking the box apart when I've been used to leaving well alone because if they think it has been tampered with BT will charge! set up a line divert to a skype or voip number :) oh and trace the wire back

Re: [Hampshire] Open Source CRM

2014-08-13 Thread jay bennie
would be bit size fix price quotes. -- Rgds RC Robin Catling Full Circle Podcast Thanks Jay Bennie -- 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] Dual boot Ubuntu with Windows 7

2014-08-13 Thread jay bennie
Theres no easy way. you just need to backup the bits of you linux fs you need, blat the disk, install win7 , manually put back linux files and reinstal grub/ammend config. (fyi ... buy a new ssd, make it the first disk) If you dont windows will just complain/fail. and the end result will be

Re: [Hampshire] Open Source CRM

2014-08-13 Thread jay bennie
Sent from my iPhone On 13 Aug 2014, at 14:44, Edward Beckmann edward.beckm...@gmail.com wrote: Robin I'm a tad confused - a search shows Full Circle Podcast (your email address) as a sideshoot of Full Circle Magazine, which supports the Ubuntu community. If that is you guys then I

Re: [Hampshire] Code base and Emergency Data Laws

2014-07-18 Thread jay bennie
Sent from my iPhone On 17 Jul 2014, at 22:58, Lisi hants...@googlemail.com wrote: On Thursday 17 July 2014 22:20:23 Brad Rogers wrote: and in respect of breaches of trust.. we have a long heritage of good political oversight to intercept abuses of power. ROFLOL! The bombing of

Re: [Hampshire] ERRATUM Re: Portsmouth LUG B-a-B meeting on Saturday, 17th May from 13:00 - 18:00

2014-05-15 Thread jay bennie
Sent from my iPhone On 15 May 2014, at 14:52, Lisi hants...@googlemail.com wrote: On Thursday 08 May 2014 15:45:47 Jon Wilks wrote: At the last meeting I brought over my laptop which was having issues booting up via grub2. I have managed to fix the issue and will share my experiences at

Re: [Hampshire] SATA conundrum

2013-11-27 Thread jay bennie
ide supports 2 drives per channel you just need a diff cable, and a 80gb pata disk. i can list the required spares on ebay for 1p +postage. Sent from my iPhone On 27 Nov 2013, at 17:15, Chris Dennis cgden...@btinternet.com wrote: On 27/11/13 11:36, Chris Dennis wrote: Hello folks I'm

Re: [Hampshire] SATA conundrum

2013-11-27 Thread jay bennie
do you need the cd after instalation? just disconnect it. Sent from my iPhone On 27 Nov 2013, at 19:34, Chris Dennis cgden...@btinternet.com wrote: On 27/11/13 17:30, Lisi wrote: On Wednesday 27 November 2013 17:15:24 Chris Dennis wrote: I could use a PATA hard disk, but the motherboard