Re: [Hampshire] What Graphics Card?

es me the best bang for my buck when pay day arrives! Thanks for your input everyone. Mark -- 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] What Graphics Card?

On 2013-02-09 13:10, Paul Freeman wrote: On 2013-02-09 13:03, m...@barrenfrozenwasteland.com wrote: On 2013-02-09 12:55, Jack Knight wrote: On 9 February 2013 10:35, wrote: You don't say you have multiple monitors, but should you ever want to go that way it's a great card for that, and it s

Re: [Hampshire] What Graphics Card?

well under 12.10 with a single one - also the price is within your margin. Very good point, I use 2 monitors. I've never had an Nvidia card in a multi-monitor set up, so I'll have to take that into consideration. Mark -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface:

[Hampshire] What Graphics Card?

d. Skyrim is the most recent game I have, and I'm happy with the performance I get on that out my current card. Something mid-range would suit me, around the £50 mark. I also have no particular loyalty to AMD or NVidia. The reason I ended up with an AMD card is that when I built the PC

Re: [Hampshire] What dynamic DNS ?

I've always used dyn.com's free service as it was the only DDNS provider supported on my old ISP's router. My new ISP's router doesn't support DDNS at all, so I've switched to using ddclient on my server, still with dyn.com. Never had any problems. Cheers

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Steam game problem with half life 2.

a treat under WINE[1]. I play games through it on Ubuntu fairly often. http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=19444 Thanks Mark -- 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] Free Stuff

Hi Steven, I wasn't looking for any money, they're yours if you can come and get them. You're welcome to make a donation to the LUG funds if you like :-) Thanks Mark On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:36:23 +, sjs205.li...@googlemail.com wrote: Hello, What do you want for the desk

[Hampshire] Free Stuff

se), issues 146 (Ubuntu 11.04), 147 (Fedora 15) and 150 (Centos 6). First come, first served! Cheers Mark [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tux_Droid [2] http://www.maplin.co.uk/90w-laptop-adaptor-with-usb-charging-511202 [3] http://www.linuxformat.com/archives -- Please post to: Hampshire@mai

Re: [Hampshire] S.D. Card stuck in read only

r was and tape it in place, making the card writeable again. Mark -- 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] error competition

such file or directory which felt like progress, so I tried: root@host:/opt/blah# LD_LIBRARY_PATH=lib lib/ld*.so bin/mv * / Bingo. Everything back where it should be . . . well almost everything cleaning up /blah had to wait until I'd had a large coffee. Regards, Mark. [0] mv: cannot mo

Re: [Hampshire] Gnome 3

E :-) Cheers, Mark -- 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] Crossover

rovided by the community to help get programs up and running. Can't recommend it highly enough! Mark [1] http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/search/?name=Windows+Movie+Maker [2] http://gog.com -- 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] GuruPlug no longer boots.

On Wednesday 09 Feb 2011 14:58:42 Clive Woodfine wrote: > At the last Southampton BaB I brought my Guruplug Server Plus but was > unable to connect as the Ethernet was not working. I have just find > time to try running it again I find it no longer boots. When plugged > into the mains only the powe

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Wireless Access Point

the network, but that's just the sysadmin in my head trying to be heard ;-) Cheers Mark -- 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] [Hardware] GuruPlug

On Saturday 09 Oct 2010 16:40:10 Mark Johnson wrote: > From the emails I got from NewIT while waiting for my > order to ship, this problem is fixed in new plugs. Just to clarify that a bit further, here's Globalscale's official statement on the subject: http://www.globalscale

Re: [Hampshire] [Hardware] GuruPlug

emails I got from NewIT while waiting for my order to ship, this problem is fixed in new plugs. Mine certainly gets warm, but hasn't showed any signs of overheating. Cheers Mark -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampsh

[Hampshire] [Hardware] GuruPlug

red of a bit of hacking), they'd certainly have my recommendation. I've put more details and pictures on my blog[2][3][4]. Cheers Mark [1] https://www.newit.co.uk/shop/products.php?cat=11 [2] http://barrenfrozenwasteland.com/index.php?q=node/22 [3] http://barrenfrozenwasteland.com/ind

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Man jailed over computer password refusal

On Tuesday 05 Oct 2010 19:26:03 Sean Gibbins wrote: > Finally, where does this leave the right to remain silent? Try getting caught on a speed camera[1] and being asked to confirm who was driving your car, then you'll see if you've got the right to remain silent. Sad, but true. Ma

Re: [Hampshire] LVM problems

rtainly works like a charm! Cheers Mark -- 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] LVM problems

led. Am I correct in my interpretation of the above that /dev/sda1 isn't being found until after the Volume groups are set up, and therefore the PVs cant be activated? If so, is there any "messing" I can do to make it work? Cheers Mark -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.o

Re: [Hampshire] LVM problems

On Friday 01 Oct 2010 17:00:30 Hugo Mills wrote: > On Fri, Oct 01, 2010 at 04:56:02PM +0100, Mark Johnson wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I've got a system with a USB drive connected as /dev/sda, with a single > > partition at /dev/sda1. I've set up /dev/sda1 as an LVM

[Hampshire] LVM problems

auto The "LV Status" lines being of particular worry. If anyone wants a closer look at the problem, I'll be bringing it along to the BaB tomorrow. Cheers Mark -- 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] MAC addresses for AGM and next meeting

ed connections available? I haven't been to a meeting in ages so I don't know what the situation is anymore. Cheers Mark -- 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] [ADMIN] October meeting

by if there's demand. Tweet #bcsoton #metoo or email ch...@totl.net if you're interested :-) Mark -- 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] Southampton BarCamp

On Fri, 2010-09-17 at 18:23 +0100, Tony Whitmore wrote: > This BarCamp is being held in Southampton in November. I'm thinking about > going, anyone else interested? > > http://www.eventbrite.com/event/858747537 I'll be there, I've been hoping for something like

[Hampshire] Apache BarCamp

://sites.google.com/site/apacheretreat/ Regards, -Mark. -- 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] Oops, I did it again

Anton (or Matt?), I know a couple of people who live in Bournemouth at Hursley. Ping me on Monday. -Mark. In message , Anton Piatek writes: > > Matt picked it up. What is the easiest way to get it to you? > Anton > > On 11 Sep 2010 21:08, "Victor Churchill" wrote: &

Re: [Hampshire] Hants LUG meet - 11th Sept - Hursley

le to publish your slides (I just put them in a public Dropbox folder, which serves them over HTTP). Mark -- 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] 3G Dongle MicroSD slot

On Saturday 04 Sep 2010 10:53:25 Sean Gibbins wrote: > On 04/09/10 10:30, Mark Johnson wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I've got a HUWAEI E160 3G dongle, which has a MicroSD slot on the side. > > Has anyone had any luck it getting the MicroSD recognised under Ubuntu? >

[Hampshire] 3G Dongle MicroSD slot

d. Cheers Mark -- 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] Fixing a USB stick

broken USB sticks as a service, but I'd imagine you'll find one that'll do it if you email a few. Cheers Mark -- 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] Idiots Guide to Andriod Development?

On Tuesday 10 Aug 2010 19:51:32 Andy Random wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking for a good place to start to learn about developing apps for > Android. > http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/about/ :-) Mark -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https:

Re: [Hampshire] Slight Plea For Help

mpton? We're a friendly bunch and I'm sure there'd be people willing to help you out. Cheers Mark -- 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 --

[Hampshire] [Slightly OT] Free JQuery eBook

Hi Everyone, Just in case anybody's interested and reads this in time, Sitepoint are giving away their "JQuery Novice to Ninja" ebook free for the next few hours in celebration of spain winning the world cup. http://sale.sitepoint.com/ Mark -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman

Re: [Hampshire] GPS Dongle recommendations

Hi Dee, On Wednesday 19 May 2010 23:05:15 Dee Earley wrote: > On 19/05/2010 12:45, Mark Johnson wrote: > > I use a SirfStar III based Globalsat BU 353 and it works perfectly. > As with all GPS devices, they appear as a serial port and as this one is > USB, it uses the common P

[Hampshire] GPS Dongle recommendations

xperiences with those would be an extra bonus :-) Cheers Mark -- 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] Booting from a USB device

I imagine a 901 would also do the job. Would anyone be willing to lend me their machine at the next Southampton meeting? Cheers Mark -- 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 --

[Hampshire] Booting from a USB device

og in and get at my data that way. However, now that the SSD is in its enclosure, neither my physical machine nor virtualbox sees it as bootable, despite the fact that it booted fine when it was installed directly in the EeePC. Is there a trick to make a USB device bootable? Cheers Mark -- P

Re: [Hampshire] WePad

On Sunday 18 Apr 2010 20:25:25 Philip Stubbs wrote: > Has anybody seen this? > http://wepad.mobi/en > > Will it live up to the hype? > Interesting. I've got a touchbook[1] on order (I like idea of the dual netbook/tablet function), but the WePad does seem to have the sex appeal which seems to

Re: [Hampshire] Basic drawing programme to design roof extension

while trying to tempt him to Linux (he's stuck on Windows for TurboCAD), and it seemed pretty good. You can get the community (open source) version for free, I'm not sure what you miss out from the professional version though. Cheers Mark [1] http://www.qcad.org/qcad.html -- Please po

Re: [Hampshire] Quick Hi from a new member

on't want to put you off posting on the list by making your first few responses a list of "what you could change on your website" :-p However, if you're interested, you can always ask me off-list! Cheers Mark -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Inte

[Hampshire] [Hardware] anyone got experience fixing eeePCs?

idn't make a difference (didn't really expect it would). Anyone got any success stories they'd like to share? Cheers Mark -- 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] SheevaPlug catch-up

ing media (Samba) to several XBMC systems and DNS for my local > network and wanted something with more power. It it plausible to connect it to a wireless network via a USB dongle? I can't think why it wouldn't be, but was wondering if you'd tried? Mark -- Pl

Re: [Hampshire] SheevaPlug catch-up

these should be up to the job (and significantly cheaper!). I may well be joining the SheevaPlug owner's club at my next pay day :-) Mark -- 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] GIMP dropped from Ubuntu 10.04

Kubuntu's never had GIMP installed by default, and doesn't have Krita which would probably be the KDE equivalent. Never bothered me, apt-get install... Mark -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG

Re: [Hampshire] Meetings notes for last saturday

Hi John, On Sunday 15 November 2009 23:45:31 john wrote: > How do I add my name to the meeting notes. In the footer, there's a link to "Edit the text of this page". HTH, Mark -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/

Re: [Hampshire] Kubuntu 9.10

eels nicely polished. Definitely the best release yet (and that's not always the case with a new Kubuntu release). Mark -- 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 --

[Hampshire] Can't access public IP address from inside LAN

e public IP address (or domain name), I dont get a response an the connection times out. Can anyone suggest what I may be doing wrong? If it helps, my firewall/router is a Netgear DG834G supplied by the ISP. Thanks Mark -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interfac

Re: [Hampshire] Konsole

e the concept of doing things as root - hence > 'ubuntized' I'm not going to start and argument on the subject, but that information is somewhat misguided. I log in to Ubuntu as root on a daily basis, and execute commands as root on my home (Kubuntu) machine all the time. Mark -- 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] GeneWeb and genealogy

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

Re: [Hampshire] 10 reasons why Linux is better than Windows & Vice Versa

ng the server-related arguments isn't going to work on people who only run a desktop PC at home. Presenting the desktop-related arguments isn't going to work on people who run servers. To get all the relevant arguments across for each side, I think you'd need a series of "This OS

Re: [Hampshire] Small but perfectly formed...

need 2 USB ports if 1 doesn't provide enough juice. Mark -- 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] HDMI output from linux

s have a hard time with 1080p video output, although 720p isn't an issue. Cheers, Mark [1] http://hothardware.com/Articles/Asus-Eee-Box-B202-Desktop-System--Video- Spotlight/ -- 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] banks and home use of card readers

setting up standing orders. AFAIK there's no way of using them for chip-and-pin payments (as of yet). Mark -- 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 --

[Hampshire] Whoops! (PAM Failure)

[3] on a USB drive, but all i seem to be able to do with that is boot into the broken system (there's no grub menu displayed on boot from the internal drive). A million thanks, Mark [1] http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/move-home-to-its-own-partition/ [2] http://pupeno.com/blog/enc

Re: [Hampshire] Hard disk destruction

ed. (Unless, as you say, it's going on eBay). Cheers Mark -- 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] Optical drive not recognising Audio Cds

On Monday 29 December 2008 15:22:29 Mark Johnson wrote: > I'm having trouble reading audio CDs (both pressed and burned) with my > optical drive. It reads data CDs and all types of DVDs fine, but when I > insert an audio CD, nothing happens. This appears in dmesg: > > [1265

[Hampshire] Optical drive not recognising Audio Cds

ng Kubuntu Intrepid. Cheers, Mark -- 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] [OT] Festive headline

the FO, they just open up the inspection chambers and feed it through the conduits, with no further digging up required. Mark -- 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 --

[Hampshire] Apache2 PHP weirdness

lhost/~mark/whatever.php) it tries to download the file rather than interpreting it and displaying the output. Can anyone explain this behaviour, and suggest how to fix it so that the PHP files are executed correctly? Thanks, Mark -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface:

Re: [Hampshire] Don't tell Bill

make is speed up some of the transitions between the text a bit. It takes about 7 seconds for the first text to appear, by which time I've lost interest. In general, I do like the general look and feel of the page, and it does handle different screen sizes pretty gracefully. I'

Re: [Hampshire] EEE pc compatibility

s up in a matter of seconds and doesn't prevent me browsing and having my mail client in the background at the same time. I've got Apache and PHP running to run a wiki, too. Cheers, Mark -- 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] Carphone Warehouse

tly what the netbook market will be doing. If he needs help, he asks the person who provided him with Linux (me) and I help him. Paying customers should expect the same service from their suppliers. Mark -- 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 --

[Hampshire] KDE Wallet/Gnome Keyring integration

heers, Mark -- 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] Another Hello

7;ve got myself an eeepc 900 recently. I certainly wouldn't describe the screen as "uselessly small", although I have had the owner of a 701 tell me he finds the screen too small, so maybe the extra couple of inches makes all the difference. Mark -- 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] Desperately seeking Ubuntu Webbook - with Bolt Cutters!

with them. Then I used Knoppix to fix his Windows desktop. It's amazing what a little demonstration can do to educate. Mark -- 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 --