Re: [SLUG] Suggestions please

2011-12-07 Thread Jon Jermey
+1 to that. On 08/12/11 00:16, Heracles wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Have you tried PCLinuxOS. It is a fairly small distro but easy to configure. Heracles -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slu

Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu 11.10

2011-10-19 Thread Jon Jermey
I'm very happy with Mint. And you can get Mint Debian now if you want to shake the dust of Ubuntu off for ever. AND it's green. But I gather the new Kubuntu is pretty good too. Jon. On 19/10/11 14:37, gonzo01 wrote: Just use Lin

Re: [SLUG] Mounting a shared folder from one Mint PC on another Mint PC

2011-09-22 Thread Jon Jermey
The operative word seems to be 'should'. Not only does the driver fail to install, but the installation process crashes the system -- quite an achievement on a Linux box. Jon. On 23/09/11 09:12, pe...@chubb.wattle.id.au wrote: There is a driver for that printer on the Samsung

Re: [SLUG] Mounting a shared folder from one Mint PC on another Mint PC

2011-09-22 Thread Jon Jermey
the suggestions if and when a suitable printer driver becomes available. Jon. On 22/09/11 19:34, Jeremy Visser wrote: On 22/09/2011, at 1:08 PM, James Linder wrote: 2) Use nautilus to 'connect to remote server' Even fewer keystrokes, in Nautilus hit ^L (or anywhere in GNOME, hit A

[SLUG] Mounting a shared folder from one Mint PC on another Mint PC

2011-09-20 Thread Jon Jermey
Windows Network icon in Nautilus/Network to open either: it just comes up with 'Failed to retrieve share list from server' Thanks, Jon. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Multifunction printers vs dedicated sheet-feed scanners?

2011-09-05 Thread Jon Jermey
I'll try that, thanks. I'm mainly just curious as to what the extra $300 for a dedicated scanner is supposed to buy. Is it a case of paying more for less? Jon. On 06/09/11 09:39, David Lyon wrote: I have a client that runs really old printers. HP1300's, HP1100's and even

[SLUG] Multifunction printers vs dedicated sheet-feed scanners?

2011-09-04 Thread Jon Jermey
ice. Is there anyone out there familiar enough with these devices to provide an answer, or tell me where to find one? For the record, the printer has already scanned well over 8000 pages. Thanks in advance, Jon. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription in

Re: [SLUG] ubuntu 10.4 to 10.10 upgrade nvidia GeForce 8600GT

2011-08-09 Thread Jon and Hannah Hummel
Hi, I have the 8800GT, and have had no problems with 10.04, 10.10 and 11.04 Ubuntu. I even have a multiseat working with it under 10.01 and 11.04. Not sure of the differences. cheers Jon On Tuesday 09 August 2011 11:16:57 David wrote: > I need to upgrade to 10.10 to get the latest vers

Re: [SLUG] Hacked email

2011-07-03 Thread Jon and Hannah Hummel
l ust a few years ago that electronic records were actually admissable evidence in court It's crap I know, maybe we at SLUG could rally with the other Aussie Lugs and start a petition or lobby the Government to fix this and I don't know... Govern. jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group

Re: [SLUG] Subscription-based netfiltering (parentally speaking)

2011-06-21 Thread Jon Jermey
I believe the main motive for keeping 'adult' material away from children is to try and prevent them from embarrassing their parents with questions like: "Daddy, what does it mean when two people do THIS?" Jon. Being 18 doesn't have much to do with it either. Tha

Re: [SLUG] Experimental Live video streaming

2011-05-31 Thread Jon and Hannah Hummel
at at home. I will hopefully be able to catch it next time. cheers Jon On Tuesday 31 May 2011 11:18:30 elliott-brennan wrote: > Hi John and Hannah, > > Please let us know what it's like on the 'other > end' of the process :)) > > We're hoping to create greate

Re: [SLUG] ubuntu 9.04 to 10.04 upgrade

2011-05-30 Thread Jon and Hannah Hummel
why can I only get 2 out of 3 working? What are you backing up? anything that you can't afford to loose over an upgrade should have already been backed up! cheers Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Experimental Live video streaming from SLUG tomorrow!

2011-05-26 Thread Jon and Hannah
Tim, This is an awesome idea! I've wanted to go to a Slug meeting for ages now, but have never had the time! I should be able to get to computer though! cheers Jon On Thu, 26 May 2011 10:01:56 am Tim Ansell wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'm currently trying to set up live

Re: [SLUG] MythTv Setup

2011-05-04 Thread Jon and Hannah
to heandle tune complete." Then nothing happens. cheers Jon On Wed, 4 May 2011 08:07:08 am Jeremy Visser wrote: > Jon and Hannah said: > > I've used scan (dvbscan) to generate channels.conf which has > > everything in it, but I can't for the life of me work out how to

[SLUG] MythTv Setup

2011-05-01 Thread Jon and Hannah
to get myth to read that and use that as its channel list. I've tried google, and it just says "import channels.conf" - well how? thanks Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Re: Virus Scanner

2011-04-04 Thread Jon and Hannah
On Sun, 3 Apr 2011 09:36:07 pm you wrote: > I think it is going to come back and bite the Linux community if we go > via the line that we are immune to viruses, like Apple users have done > for many years. Wasn't there a virus for unix systems a few years ago that slowed almost the entire interne

Re: [SLUG] Linux for Seniors

2011-03-16 Thread Jon Jermey
offer hands-on introductory Linux training and consultancy on a commercial basis, but so far clients have failed to appear. If there is a market out there I have missed it somehow. Jon. On 14/03/11 16:06, Del wrote: Geoffrey Cowling wrote: ... Although I feel your pain, the Sydney

[SLUG] Capturing high school graduates for Linux?

2011-03-07 Thread Jon Jermey
how to go about this. Maybe somebody already is. (Is there a Year 12 mailing list?) By my calculations the first cohort to receive laptops should be finishing Year 12 about halfway through 2012. Of course this assumes that policies will continue in their current state. Jon. - Indexing

Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu 10.4 desktop freezes

2011-02-13 Thread Jon and Hannah
rubbish graphics card, which I notice getting to 98degC and has caused the computer to lock up, and the screen to go blank. It replaced another rubbish grphics card which did the same thing, but the screen remained visible, just didn't change. cheers Jon On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:44:17 pm you

[SLUG] 1066MHz DDR2 Ram

2011-01-08 Thread Jon and Hannah
Hi All, Does anyone know where I can get some good quality 1066 DDR2 ram? All I can find is the 800MHz stuff. It also needs to be a matched pair so I can gang them. I currently have a 2G pair and want to upgrade it to a 4G pair. Oh, and yes, it is DDR2, NOT DDR3. Thanks Jon -- SLUG

Re: [SLUG] A Toshiba Computer.

2010-12-29 Thread Jon Jermey
while that's happening, if you can.) Then install that one. I would try Mint first, but that's just my opinion. Jon. On 29/12/10 15:16, wbenn...@turing.une.edu.au wrote: So, I bought a new computer at the (ahem) Boxing Day Sales. It's a Toshiba and I'd like some a

[SLUG] Is Windows XP much faster under hardware virtualization?

2010-10-31 Thread Jon Jermey
pectacular difference; b) a moderate difference; c) no difference at all to the speed of virtualized XP? Are there different types or levels of hardware virtualization available off the shelf, or it is one-size-fits-all? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware-assisted_virtualization Thanks, Jo

Re: [SLUG] Compressing BIG PDF files with bash or Python (or PHP, or...)?

2010-10-13 Thread Jon Jermey
I need the page numbers and the formats (italic, etc) for indexing. The only dispensable part is the images. Jon. On 14/10/10 12:11, pe...@chubb.wattle.id.au wrote: If you only want the text you can convert the PDF to plain ASCII using pdftotext from the poppler-utils suite. PeterC

[SLUG] Compressing BIG PDF files with bash or Python (or PHP, or...)?

2010-10-13 Thread Jon Jermey
sense of Python, but anything beyond that might be a stretch. Thanks in advance, Jon. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] live distro for Acer netbook?

2010-10-04 Thread Jon Jermey
USB sticks or cards -- http://www.linuxliveusb.com. Jon. On 05/10/10 08:18, Voytek Eymont wrote: a daughter of a friend asked me if it's possible to run applications from a USB memory stick; I asked her what was it that she wants to run, she told me 'cygwin, to run some c code

Re: [SLUG] Disappearing Title Bar

2010-10-02 Thread Jon Jermey
Just clicking on this and bringing up the Appearance dialog fixes the problem -- I don't even have to select a theme. This might do the trick. But it hasn't happened to me for a while -- something to do with switching to Banshee from Rhythmbox? Jon. On 01/10/10 22:46, John Clarke

Re: [SLUG] Accounting and business software

2010-09-22 Thread Jon Jermey
There's also a newish one available online which is free for up to 20 transactions per month: http://www.saasu.com/ Jon. On 22/09/10 12:13, elliott-brennan wrote: Hi all, I haven't written back to everyone individually just yet, but wanted to send a general 'Thanks' f

Re: [SLUG] www krap

2010-09-21 Thread Jon Jermey
ffiliation with them other than being a customer. Likewise. Jon. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Accounting and business software

2010-09-19 Thread Jon Jermey
onger available in that form, but you can buy their combined invoice and cashbook package from http://www.instantinvoice.net/ A free 30-day trial is available. I had some troubles with Instant Invoice in earlier versions but under Wine with Ubuntu 10.4/Mint 9 it's been bulletproof. Regards, Jo

Re: [SLUG] A distro which recognises Wi-fi on Asus eee 1005p? -- thanks for suggestions

2010-08-11 Thread Jon Jermey
turer, not the user OR the operating system manufacturer. Isn't it a bit like the printer manufacturers trying to stop you using generic ink by sneaking microchips into their cartridges? Jon. *nod* The real problem is not that Linux is hard to install: Windows is just as damn hard, a

Re: [SLUG] A distro which recognises Wi-fi on Asus eee 1005p? -- thanks for suggestions

2010-08-09 Thread Jon Jermey
Puppeee did the trick! The eee 1005p is now talking to the world in Linux via wireless. Thanks, Kenneth! Jon. On 09/08/10 11:51, Kenneth Caldwell wrote: You might also investigate Puppeee-1.0 released on August 7th. http://puppylinux.org/news/releases/puppeee-10-for-the-eee-is-released

Re: [SLUG] A distro which recognises Wi-fi on Asus eee 1005p? -- thanks for suggestions

2010-08-07 Thread Jon Jermey
e new Ubuntu NBR in October. Jon. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] A distro which recognises Wi-fi on Asus eee 1005p?

2010-08-04 Thread Jon Jermey
RQ 10 Memory at fbff000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] Capabilities: iwconfig shows no wireless extensions on lo or eth0. Hopefully this means more to some of you than it does to me. The next step is to try ndiswrapper, I guess. Jon. On 05/08/10 08:12, Kevin Shackleton wrote: Silly qu

[SLUG] A distro which recognises Wi-fi on Asus eee 1005p?

2010-08-04 Thread Jon Jermey
at, a reliable set of instructions to get one working? Thanks in advance, Jon. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Re: Discussion about SLUG meetings and format

2010-08-03 Thread Jon Jermey
;s an undertaker? Jon. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Reply-to address on SLUG posts

2010-07-29 Thread Jon Jermey
with it, but it causes a lot of inconvenience. To me, anyway. Jon. On 29/07/10 18:48, Chris Deigan wrote: On 27/07/2010, at 2:08 PM, Jon Jermey wrote: I've been caught by that a few times, mainly because this is the only mailing list I currently subscribe to (out of a dozen or so) t

[SLUG] Reply-to address on SLUG posts

2010-07-26 Thread Jon Jermey
e good reasons given why that was the case. But I still find it really annoying. Is there any support for a re-think on this? Jon. On 27/07/10 13:42, Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: Note: I am subscribed to the list and I set my reply-to to point to the list. Please don't CC me as well. e

Re: [SLUG] Simple web authoring tools?

2010-07-25 Thread Jon Jermey
sible... Discussion here: http://www.webmasterworld.com/content_management/3767598.htm And there's actually a Kids' Joomla at http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/jkids/frs but I've never used it or seen it in use as far as I know. Jon. On Monday, July 26, 2010, Erik de Castro Lopo wr

Re: [SLUG] Task bar not working

2010-07-24 Thread Jon Jermey
On 22/07/10 21:17, Chris Allen wrote: I am using Ubuntu 10.4 Since yesterday my task bar (@ bottom of Gnome screen) has been unworkable. It is still there but is always black on black. When I minimise a window, I see it shrink and disappear into the task bar but after that I see no trace of i

Fwd: Re: [SLUG] Perl Regular expression help

2010-07-15 Thread Jon Jermey
takes one pass or several, and I can clean up duplicates afterwards. This is not a serious problem for me -- it falls into the 'would be nice to have' category -- but I've been puzzling over it off and on for a while, and the mention of the word 'greedy' reminded me of i

Re: [SLUG] Old tech. books

2010-05-31 Thread Jon
Any TAFE or high school that teaches computing would probably be glad of a few props like these for the history section. Jon. On 31/05/10 15:30, Mike Andy wrote: Whilst cleaning up the office the other day I threw out my managers DOS4 manual complete with original 3.5 floppies - He was less

[SLUG] SLUG meeting talk on Collection Management

2010-05-27 Thread Jon
n to Linux book 'Bitten by the Penguin', and I'll bring in some copies of that for sale. Jon. -- Australia's leading Ubuntu trainer http://learnubuntu.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Suggestions for a monochrome printer.

2010-05-22 Thread Jon
to get a duplexing attachment, though I suspect it would cost nearly as much as a new printer anyway. Regards, Jon. On 23/05/10 02:00, wbenn...@turing.une.edu.au wrote: Can anyone suggest a monochrome printer with duplex function that works with Linux, for domestic use? I've been told

Re: [SLUG] SLUG Membership decline

2010-04-02 Thread jon
itching over from W*ndows and want to go on doing what they've been doing there. Jon. John Ferlito wrote: On Fri, Apr 02, 2010 at 12:10:38PM +1100, meryl wrote: * New and upgraded applications demonstrated and discussed * Distros compared and evaluated * Using Linux with various peripher

[SLUG] SLUG Membership decline

2010-04-01 Thread jon
to promote SLUG, that's my two cents' worth. Right now it all seems very technical and insular. Jon. -- --- Australia's leading Linux applications trainer. http://www.learnubuntu.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User'

Re: [SLUG] 64 bit.

2010-02-08 Thread jon
64-bit Mint 8 works fine, but I haven't noticed any dramatic speed increase. The only problem I have had is accessing the scanner on an Epson multipurpose printer, since their driver software apparently only comes in 32-bit mode. (The printer part works fine through CUPS.) Jon. Josh

[SLUG] Verbatim keyboard special keys

2010-02-03 Thread jon
is come up with a way to prevent the shifted settings starting up by default, and/or a key interceptor program which could at least tell me what codes the 'shifted' function keys are sending to the CPU? Thanks, Jon. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slu

Re: [SLUG] Brasero AND K3B both creating coasters :(

2009-12-02 Thread jon
One of my drives (an LG) just won't recognise a particular brand of DVD blanks. You could try some other brands of disks and see if that makes a difference. Jon. david wrote: I sent this message a couple of days ago,but I've now installed K3B with the same result. I've got two

[SLUG] New edition of 'Bitten by the Penguin' available

2009-12-02 Thread jon
find it at: http://tinyurl.com/yeltr7p Contact me direct for more details. Thanks, Jon Jermey. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Journalist doesn't like Windows -- must have missed out on the freebies?

2009-11-03 Thread jon
Some of the commentators are putting forward a case for Linux. Jon. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Linux course at WEA

2009-10-18 Thread jon
t Linux training offered to the general public in Sydney. If you already know anything at all about Linux then this is NOT for you. However, it may be for your partners, parents, children, or anyone else who spends their time wondering just what it is you do all day. Jon. -- SLUG - Sydney Li

Re: [SLUG] Dreamweaver clone for Linux ?

2009-09-16 Thread jon
Or Joomla! -- www.joomla.org. Jon. Troy Rollo wrote: Plus you should consider setting up Drupal to manage his pages. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Well-known contributors to Ubuntu history

2009-07-13 Thread Jon
inters to quotes or interviews would be handy too. Thanks in advance, Jon. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Indexing under Linux

2009-05-29 Thread Jon
e actually do, check out www.anzsi.org. And if anyone's seriously interested in looking at the kind of software we need and use, there are Windows demo versions available from http://www.sky-software.com and http://www.indexres.com Jon. Alan L Tyree wrote: This is really just the LaTeX e

Re: [SLUG] Indexing under Linux

2009-05-27 Thread Jon
k off an open source software project which could come up with a reasonably good product fairly quickly. But as far as I can tell it hasn't happened yet. Thanks to everyone for their responses, however. Jon. Peter Chubb wrote: While there are no tools for automatic indexing, the tools com

[SLUG] Indexing under Linux

2009-05-27 Thread Jon
s specifically for Linux, either free or commercial? Respond directly to me if you don't think others will be interested. I will take silence to mean 'No'. Thanks, Jon. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Ann: Training for Opensource TinyErp available in Melbourne Feb 2008

2007-11-18 Thread Jon Wilson
www.TinyERP.com and course details can be found at www.WillowIT.com.au. I thought this may be of interest to some members. Cheers Jon Wilson 0425 700 106 -- Message protected by MailGuard: e-mail anti-virus, anti-spam and content filtering. http://www.mailguard.com.au/mg -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User&#

Re: [SLUG] HELP - need an ISDN card for our fax line

2007-06-27 Thread Jon Teh
On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 07:39:31PM +1000, Grant Parnell ELX wrote: > On Wed, 27 Jun 2007, Jon Teh wrote: > > >Hello Grant, > > > >On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 05:42:04PM +1000, Grant Parnell - EverythingLinux > >wrote: > > Umm how do I divert just ONE number

Re: [SLUG] HELP - need an ISDN card for our fax line

2007-06-27 Thread Jon Teh
tel, patches, compiles and installs them. You may need to fiddle around manually to get spandsp in the picture. I have an older Bri card sitting around if you may need it, not sure if it's Bristuff supported though. anyway, hope this helps, worst comes to worst you could divert the isdn l

Re: [SLUG] Asterisk 1.4 & PSTN CLID detection

2007-05-03 Thread Jon Teh
we probably need a few more details, such as: * Exact version of Asterisk and Zaptel * Card you are using that is experiencing this problem * Whether your configuration has changed in the upgrade * Any errors you have come across, or troubleshooting performed Regards, Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Us

Re: [SLUG] OPEN VOIP Sydney

2007-03-20 Thread Jon Teh
Hey guys, Just wondering who's intending to turn up tonight? Also reviving the topic as a reminder for those who may have forgotten. Regards, Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] cage bolts

2007-03-08 Thread Jon Teh
am on weekdays, for tradespeople. Hope you have some luck finding what you need. :) Regards, Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] data recovery specialists?

2007-03-07 Thread Jon Wilson
David Kempe wrote: Jon Wilson wrote: Hiya, Can anyone recommend any data recovery specialists, preferably in Sydney? We have a several boxes of ten year old DLTIII tapes, but have only been able to read the data we need off about half of them. Payam have been good for us http

[SLUG] data recovery specialists?

2007-03-07 Thread Jon Wilson
Hiya, Can anyone recommend any data recovery specialists, preferably in Sydney? We have a several boxes of ten year old DLTIII tapes, but have only been able to read the data we need off about half of them. Thanks, Jon -- Jon Wilson, Sydney, Australia Mob: +61 4 0549 9490, Yahoo: phuq_eu

[SLUG] CleanUp

2007-01-26 Thread Jon Biddell
ies that I have collected), I'd rather see someone take the lot than have to toss them in the bin. Shoot me an email if you';re interested or know anyone who is and we can sort out how you can pick them up. Jon -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version:

Re: [SLUG] Re: DIY networking kit at Aldi.

2007-01-14 Thread Jon Teh
e it, I say. Unless those transmitters exceed the signal strength limitations as dictated by the LIPD Class Licence, they are not illegal. Regards, Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] asterisk & sms?

2006-11-26 Thread Jon Teh
so some cards put out by other manufacturers available too. Regards, Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] seeking tips on where to park for tonight's meeting

2006-10-26 Thread Jon Teh
o where to park the car? > > Thanks. > Hello Billy, There should be plenty of street parking after 6pm on or in the vicinity of Albany Street and Albany Lane in St Leonards. Regards, Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Re: Has anyone tried Asterisk?

2006-10-15 Thread Jon Teh
On Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 11:20:53AM +1000, Penedo wrote: > On 16/10/06, Jon Teh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >I'm curious as to why using desktops as telephones is "bad"? > > > >I understand it is unnecesary complication for a lot of non-techni

Re: [SLUG] Re: Has anyone tried Asterisk?

2006-10-15 Thread Jon Teh
On Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 01:19:59PM +0930, Glen Turner wrote: > Jon Teh wrote: > > >But I find I prefer using a desktop with a headset especially for longer > >phone calls, it is more comfortable than holding a phone to your head > >for ages. > > What I'd like

Re: [SLUG] Re: Has anyone tried Asterisk?

2006-10-15 Thread Jon Teh
But I find I prefer using a desktop with a headset especially for longer phone calls, it is more comfortable than holding a phone to your head for ages. Regards, Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Re: Has anyone tried Asterisk?

2006-10-15 Thread Jon Teh
e next one or two months I hope to give a presentation at SLUG on Asterisk, so keep a look out for that. If you have any troubles with your setup, #asterisk on Freenode IRC is usually a fairly good resource. Regards, Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] dvb-t

2006-10-12 Thread Jon Wilson
e built in coax jack http://store.apple.com/133-622/WebObjects/australiastore.woa/6674021/wo/uQQTpynm5kHL3tAHlsE2zuRQJIb/3.0.21.1.0.8.25.7.11.2.3 which needs an adapter I'd go for the one with built in coax connector. Michael B. -- Jon Wilson, Sydney, Australia Mob: +61 4 0549 9490, Yahoo: phuq_

[SLUG] dvb-t

2006-10-11 Thread Jon Wilson
m sensibly priced ($99), but I'm unsure about what chipset they have in them. Jon -- Jon Wilson, Sydney, Australia Mob: +61 4 0549 9490, Yahoo: phuq_eu, Skype: jonwilson -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: ht

Re: [SLUG] Maxi-multi boot layout?

2005-10-09 Thread Jon Teh
BIOS to read drives, well, at least in the way I think you mean it. Also, what is so hard with the Debian text installer? I'm not sure which screen it is you're having a biff with, but I have a feeling that it's not a very critical screen in any case. Regards, Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] ADSL connection advice

2005-06-07 Thread Jon Austin
t as your default route. It's just like connecting to any vanilla network. Regards, Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Linux System Administrator Wanted

2005-06-02 Thread Jon Austin
On 6/3/05, James Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been called many things where I work: > Security Nazi > RFC Zealot > Unix Pig > Linux Whore > Rack Monkey > Packet Sniffer (I jest you not!) > Sneaky Little Bastard > Hey you! BOFH? In an office full of Dilbert fans, I am also referred to a

Re: [SLUG] Parking at UTS

2005-04-22 Thread Jon Teh
f you are so inclined. I hope this gives you a good idea of the available parking options around UTS. Regards, Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Re: [chat] Wireless

2005-04-07 Thread Jon Teh
hat answer the question, without getting too far into the nitty gritty of radcomms engineering. Regards, Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Bridged ADSL yoyoing

2005-03-23 Thread Jon Austin
Try adjusting the LCP_INTERVAL to a lower value, like 10. On RedHat its stored in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0 Regards, Jon On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:32:12 +1100, Howard Lowndes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone had the experience of a bridged ADSL connection co

Re: [SLUG] ISP recomendation

2005-03-22 Thread Jon Austin
e service and be upset when it has outages or doesnt work 100% of the time. Spend the money and get a business grade service if your Internet connectivity is that important. Regards, Jon On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 14:56:26 +1100, Luke Skywalker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We use TPG here on

Re: [SLUG] Unwired for Broadband ?

2004-12-13 Thread Jon Austin
See the Unwired forum on whirlpool.net.au for more info from a users perspective. I think Harvey Norman have a money back offer if it does not perform. On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 13:27:43 +1100, Jason Rennie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As with all wireless stuff, your mileage will vary, but it's prob

Re: [SLUG] OT: Aerial for Unwired connection.

2004-11-19 Thread Jon Teh
l for the > modem to increase reception? > > TIA > > Mike > Hello Mike, This URL will probably be helpful to you, as it contains some information on making 3.5GHz antennas for Unwired: http://community.webshots.com/user/trash0 Click through to "Unwired and Technical"

Re: [SLUG] Re: Debain stable; MySQL 4.1 backport?

2004-11-08 Thread Jon Austin
FWIW, I just ended up using the binary distribution of 4.1 from MySQL. This was replacing a backdated port of 4.0 It used the existing configuration and data fine (from my limited testing). There is a 4.1 debain package in the experimental branch, but I did not have much joy. Regards, Jon On

[SLUG] Debain stable; MySQL 4.1 backport?

2004-11-07 Thread Jon Austin
Does anyone know if such a beast exists? I need subquery support which is only present (I believe) in 4.1.. Backports.org is only at 4.0 and googling has proved fruitless so far. If there is no joy, guess I will be building it from source. Regards, Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's

[SLUG] Postfix + MySQL

2004-10-27 Thread Jon Austin
the postfix virtual mapping. I'm stumped and very frustrated. Any suggestions? Kind regards, Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Banks colluding with Microsoft ?

2004-10-25 Thread Jon Austin
Yes, it is the point, but MS managed to fracture that with their own JVM implementation which is not 100% compatible with code written for Sun JVM and vice versa. On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:40:16 +1000, Russell Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anybody know someone who works for these geniuse

[SLUG] Re: Resizing XFS paritions?

2004-10-04 Thread Jon Austin
, Jon Austin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello list, > > I'd like to resize /dev/hdc1 to take up the entire disk. I've read > about xfs_growfs, but I'm worried about committing any changes without > some confirmation from the list about the steps involved. Last

[SLUG] Resizing XFS paritions?

2004-10-03 Thread Jon Austin
k), delete /dev/hdc2 and write the parition table. run xfs_growfs -D /mountpoint (which is / in this case) And /dev/hdc1 should now be 100% of /dev/hdc ? Any comments appreciated. Kind Regards, Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription

Re: [SLUG] Seeking GNOME application for image manipulation

2004-09-15 Thread Jon Austin
GD [http://www.boutell.com/gd/] library and a whole lot of scripting. :) It should be easy to resize all the images programatically, but rotating will have to be done by hand. Jon On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 17:21:34 +0100, Mary Gardiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have the following

Re: [SLUG] UPS recommendation

2004-08-18 Thread Jon Teh
of problem? > > Hi David, You haven't mentioned wether you require to backup any monitors, and if you do, if they are CRT or LCD. This is an important piece of information in order to adequately dimension a power backup solution. Also, btw, s/PC's/PCs/ :) Regards, Jon Te

Re: [SLUG] Epping, Wireless networking

2004-07-06 Thread Jon Teh
On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 03:00:09PM +1000, Ben Donohue wrote: > Hi Jon, > I've also been looking into joining this wireless network. > I was trying to figure out what would be a good antenna for a Netgear > Model DG834G 54 Mbps Wireless > to reach say 5 or 6 houses out in a

Re: [SLUG] Epping, Wireless networking

2004-07-06 Thread Jon Teh
ut that is good to know - esp wrt the ricoh > cradle. > All the cards I recommended are available with external antenna sockets. The Senao/Veritech are vailable either with integrated antenna, or dual MMCX antenna socket. The Orinoco units have a integrated antenna and single MCX/Lucent soc

Re: [SLUG] Epping, Wireless networking

2004-07-06 Thread Jon Teh
On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 09:41:36AM +1000, James Ponza wrote: > > Ahh fantastic - thanks Jon :) > the only thing that *might* be in the way is trees... we have a couple of > cantennas (and an old pay TV dish) - I just need to get a TNC-N pigtail > for my WAP... and another one fo

Re: [SLUG] Epping, Wireless networking

2004-07-06 Thread Jon Teh
e details for your node, submit, and you have a node :) Regards, Jon Teh -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Epping, Wireless networking

2004-07-06 Thread Jon Teh
ld be easy to setup unless you have a mountain or rather large building in the way. If you would like to chat with some other Sydneysiders involved in wireless networking, #wireless on Austnet is the place to be. Regards, Jon Teh -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - h

Re: [SLUG] su - Password expired

2004-03-27 Thread Jon Teh
me such fun. Password expiry on root account bad, unless you're certain to change it before expiry occurs. -- Jon Teh -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Persistent routes in Debian

2004-03-18 Thread Jon Teh
ands, which is run by the networking scripts. For example, at the bottom of an interface config block within /etc/network/interfaces: up /path/to/routing-up-script.sh down /path/to/routing-down-script.sh More information and options can be found with 'man 5 interfaces'. Hope t

Re: [SLUG] AOL SUCKS

2004-02-25 Thread Jon Teh
On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 10:43:23AM +1100, Jeff Allison wrote: > On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 10:31, Jon Teh wrote: > > > That's still considered a real circuit however, even if your call goes via > > TDMA on the way to the exchange. Inter exchange circuits are fibre these days &

Re: [SLUG] AOL SUCKS

2004-02-25 Thread Jon Teh
On Thu, Feb 26, 2004 at 10:28:10AM +1100, Jeff Allison wrote: > On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 10:17, Jon Teh wrote: > > > Well, technically you get a real circuit (non-virtual), and your call > > passes through telco switch(es), which are automatic these days. You > > don&#x

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