Re: 21" monitors from Craig -- xorg.conf

2008-03-07 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
On Sat 08 Mar 2008 19:36:05 NZDT +1300, Derek Smithies wrote: > Install a KVM (keyboard video monitor) switch and have two computers > connected to the same keyboard/video/monitor. Good point. The KVMs don't bother to pass the ID info through. The obvious (and quickest) workaround would be to r

Re: 21" monitors from Craig -- xorg.conf

2008-03-07 Thread Vik Olliver
On Sat, 2008-03-08 at 19:36 +1300, Derek Smithies wrote: > On Sat, 8 Mar 2008, Nick Rout wrote: > > > X shouildn't need modelines these days. If the monitor gives out > edid info > > then X should automatically operate at all available resolutions > with the > > highest being the default. > Not tr

Re: 21" monitors from Craig -- xorg.conf

2008-03-07 Thread Derek Smithies
On Sat, 8 Mar 2008, Nick Rout wrote: > X shouildn't need modelines these days. If the monitor gives out edid info > then X should automatically operate at all available resolutions with the > highest being the default. Not true. Install a KVM (keyboard video monitor) switch and have two computer

Re: OSS for Macintosh

2008-03-07 Thread Aidan Gauland
ALL RIGHT!!! Thanks! I think this covers quite a few areas I wouldn't know of tools for. (Like iPod ripping. I don't have an iPod) -Aidan Maurice Butler wrote: First up from a google search http://www.google.com/search?q=open+source&btnmeta%3Dsearch%3Dmac=Search+Mac +Sites was http://w

Re: OSS for Macintosh

2008-03-07 Thread clug
On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:09:47 +1300, Aidan Gauland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > These are all great, but one question: WHY are they charging for MacGIMP? > > And I'm not just looking for open source REPLACEMENTS, but any open > source program, even programs that serve a purpose that most people

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2008-03-07 Thread Chris Downie
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Re: OSS for Macintosh

2008-03-07 Thread Aidan Gauland
These are all great, but one question: WHY are they charging for MacGIMP? And I'm not just looking for open source REPLACEMENTS, but any open source program, even programs that serve a purpose that most people wouldn't think of. What are some of the programs that Edubuntu comes with? Chris

Re: 21" monitors from Craig -- xorg.conf

2008-03-07 Thread Nick Rout
X shouildn't need modelines these days. If the monitor gives out edid info then X should automatically operate at all available resolutions with the highest being the default. If edid info is not given out by the monitor then simply placing HorizSync and VertRefresh figures in the monitor section

Re: Meeting next Tuesday

2008-03-07 Thread David Lowe
I know it's quite low-level in the geek stakes, but would someone be able to present something on configuring Samba? I'm tearing my hair out... cant figure out why it works on one machine and not another... See you all then. - David On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Zane Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

RE: OSS for Macintosh

2008-03-07 Thread Maurice Butler
I have yet to find open source cad program that actual works - lots of half bake demos that you can not save work with, or just not usable. It is a school and with school budgets so a free alternative is a start. Maurice -Original Message- From: Vik Olliver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sen

Re: 21" monitors from Craig -- xorg.conf

2008-03-07 Thread Christopher Sawtell
the amlc program will write the modelines for you:- http://amlc.berlios.de/ On 3/7/08, Ross Drummond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You may recall that in 2004 Graig Falconer had some surplus 21" monitors > that > he sold to CLUG members. > > Does anyone have one running? If so could you flick me

Re: OSS for Macintosh

2008-03-07 Thread Christopher Sawtell
Have a look at these:- http://seashore.sourceforge.net/ http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php http://www.macgimp.org/ http://darwingimp.sourceforge.net/ -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell

Re: Tip for the Day: Keeping multiple cores busy...

2008-03-07 Thread Chris Bayley
gkrellmd on the server, Kerry Mayes wrote: > Do you know of a command line program to watch the processor load on > multiple cores? (I've been using "top" but it just gives a single > figure. The other alternatives I've seen only give a point in time.) > > The machine I want to watch is a se

RE: OSS for Macintosh

2008-03-07 Thread Maurice Butler
Suggesting sketchup has served a very useful purpose - you have enlightened me and any body lerking on the list to a couple of amazing open source projects that look like they will take up a lot of my time over the next few months. - I may have a go at building the Reprap as it looks like it will b

RE: OSS for Macintosh

2008-03-07 Thread Vik Olliver
On Fri, 2008-03-07 at 21:13 +1300, Maurice Butler wrote: > I have yet to find open source cad program that actual works - lots > of half > bake demos that you can not save work with, or just not usable. It is > a > school and with school budgets so a free alternative is a start. ArtOfIllusion htt