Re: [Scottish] Which ISP - It's that time again

2010-07-22 Thread Colin.Speirs
> That took a while! Didnae hauf! As it stands, I ordered a BT line, then a Be connection and as of yesterday I am with Be So far so good Colin This e-mail (and any files or other attachments transmitted with it) is intended solely

Re: [Scottish] This months meeting

2010-04-28 Thread Colin.Speirs
My only question, which I can't ask for obvious reasons, but it is this In this time of financial stringency, what would you do to ensure that Open Source software got fair consideration for any IT Project and that IT staff were able to contribute back to Open Source.

Re: [Scottish] Listadmin job available

2009-02-27 Thread Colin.Speirs
-Original Message- From: scottish-boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk [mailto:scottish-boun...@mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Thomas Greer Sent: 26 February 2009 15:50 To: SLUG-list Subject: Re: [Scottish] Listadmin job available Heh, I dont think i'll make the talks ... gotta go do some weapon

Re: [Scottish] Can you recommend an ISP

2008-11-06 Thread Colin.Speirs
Ta for the reply >Hmm... as soon as I saw 'can you recommend an ISP' I thought I'd throw Demon into the mix. Shame, they've >always been quite good for me. They used to be my recommended ISP of choice. When I first connected I was using my Amiga 1200 and adapting my Unix knowledge to downloading

[Scottish] Can you recommend an ISP

2008-11-06 Thread Colin.Speirs
Hi folks I've been with Demon for 12 years and lately IO have not been enjoying the experience. Do you have an ISP available to the south of Glasgow area (no Cable companies though) that delivers a decent 8MB+ broadband service and where Unlimited means a decent download amount allowed as I do d

RE: [Scottish] Dundee Linux Meeting 13th

2007-09-06 Thread Colin.Speirs
> Just a quick email to let you guys know that we have a > meeting scheduled for the 13th in the city of discovery > (Dundee ;-)). As Bing Hitler said "Dundee: City of Discovery. Well it sounds better than Dundee: We've got a boat" I know this isn't properly a Linux question but if you've been

[Scottish] Core Duo processors

2007-02-20 Thread Colin.Speirs
Hi guys As I understand it Linux handles Core Duo processors just peachy, having had SMP support for years. Has anyone found any hassles with Linux on the Intel chips? col This e-mail (and any files or other attachments transmitted with

RE: [Scottish] Windows Vista Business value thingy

2007-02-20 Thread Colin.Speirs
> Umm, I won a Dell 820D laptop. It claimed on the notice that it was top > of the > line, but the spec seemed fairly mid to low to me, aprt from the 256MG > Graphics card, which may be necessry given the flash in Vista. > > Don't have my hands on it yet, they have to preload Vista and Office >

[Scottish] Which distro

2006-12-04 Thread Colin.Speirs
Hi folks Now my router is up and running and I've tried my system with Knoppix and connected happily to yon internet thingy i'm ready to go dual boot again. But it's been a couple of years. Which distro do you recommend considering it isn't just ex-sysadmin me using this but also my wife who jus

RE: [Scottish] Linux compatible Wireless router??

2006-11-07 Thread Colin.Speirs
-- Colin D. Speirs ISIS Business Solutions 2nd Floor Europa Building x20292 > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Chris Nicolson > Sent: 07 November 2006 16:31 > To: SLUG-list > Subject: Re: [Scottish]

[Scottish] Linux compatible Wireless router??

2006-11-07 Thread Colin.Speirs
Hi folks I am tempted by a Zyxel wireless router (p-660hw) for a dual boot system Has anyone had any experience of these beasts and if so do they work with Linux? col This e-mail (and any files or other attachments transmitted with it) i

RE: [Scottish] [Fwd: Open Source in the public sector]

2005-10-10 Thread Colin.Speirs
*** > > All > > Don't know if this was widely received but just got it on my > return from holiday. I suppose you could, under Freedom of information, ask some questions about Open Source usage to the Scottish Executive and see what answers

RE: [Scottish] wireless for G8 week

2005-06-24 Thread Colin.Speirs
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RE: [Scottish] defy id card meeting

2005-02-04 Thread Colin.Speirs
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[Scottish] Good Live Disk for ...

2005-02-04 Thread Colin.Speirs
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RE: [Scottish] defy id card meeting

2005-02-04 Thread Colin.Speirs
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RE: [Scottish] SPAM SPAM SPAM - Clear out

2004-11-18 Thread Colin.Speirs
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[Scottish] Xp Dual boot

2004-11-17 Thread Colin.Speirs
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[Scottish] Kindwords to PC

2004-09-20 Thread Colin.Speirs
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RE: [Scottish] Skype?

2004-09-06 Thread Colin.Speirs
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RE: [Scottish] Do my homework for me please

2004-09-05 Thread Colin.Speirs
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RE: [Scottish] Do my homework for me please

2004-08-23 Thread Colin.Speirs
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[Scottish] Do my homework for me please

2004-08-19 Thread Colin.Speirs
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RE: [Scottish] Joining SLUG

2004-07-15 Thread Colin.Speirs
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RE: [Scottish] GNU/linux cd's wanted for social centre

2004-05-17 Thread Colin.Speirs
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