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Re: [ALUG] Mobile Linux, more thoughts and questions
by James Elsey 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

What about the iPhone? I don't have one myself, but I hear there is quite a selection of applications for it, and it has built in GPS I'd be surprised if someone hasn't already figured out how to put linux on it... -----Original Message----- From: main-bounces(a)lists.alug.org.uk [mailto:main-bounces@lists.alug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Chris G Sent: 27 August 2008 14:47 To: main(a)lists.alug.org.uk Subject: [ALUG] Mobile Linux, more thoughts and questions Having looked at the Nokia N810 (reviews etc.) I've decided it probably doesn't offer the mix I really want. In particular it lacks phone capability (i..e. it has no SIM) so I'd need to carry a phone as well as the N810 which seems a bit silly. So I'm still kicking ideas around, I'm after GPS ability (for logging and for motorbike), a mobile phone and mobile computing which, for me, essentially boils down to being able to make an ssh connection through the mobile phone data connection. A browser for Googling would be nice but is less essential. I think this probably looks like several devices with a mobile phone and a data connection at the centre. Does anyone here use a mobile phone data connection with an Asus EEEPC, is it easy to set up and usable? If it was then it gives me a much nice keyboard for ssh than any keyboard on a smartphone or whatever. Alternatively a smartphone (like a Treo 680) with ssh installed would work too, much more difficult keyboard but more portable. Any other ideas, comments, etc. regarding getting a "terminal on a mobile phone" that's usable, portable and cheap? Once I've decided the neatest solution to the above I can add a GPS logger easily enough and I suspec the motorbike GPS navigation just ends up as a separate device. -- Chris Green _______________________________________________ main(a)lists.alug.org.uk http://www.alug.org.uk/ http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/main Unsubscribe? See message headers or the web site above!

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Routing table via DHCP on Fedora
by Dan Hatton 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

Dear All, The dhcp-options manpage says `NOTE to Fedora dhclient users: dhclient-script interprets trailing 0 octets of the target as indi- cating the subnet class of the route, so for the following static- routes value: option static-routes 172.0.0.0 172.16.2.254, 192.168.0.0 192.168.2.254; dhclient-script will create routes: 172/8 via 172.16.2.254 dev $interface 192.168/16 via 192.168.2.254 dev $interface' If I suspect that I'm getting a messed up routing table (i.e. not what the DHCP server administrator intended) as a result of this, what should I do to diagnose and/or fix it? -- Thanks, Dan

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19" CRT Monitor, Free to a good home!
by Simon Elliott 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

Hello everyone, I've got a 19" Dell CRT Monitor... Don't have the space for it any more. It runs a pretty nifty 1280x1024, still in good working order and it's just sitting in my living room. My landlord wants me to get rid of it, anyone want it? http://www.flickr.com/photos/sionide/2801352124/ If you can come and collect it, you can have it! NR1 3AY, email me if you want it :)

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EeePC battery runs down ...
by Ted.Harding＠manchester.ac.uk 23 Aug '08

23 Aug '08

Hi Folks, Knowing there are a few Eee PC owners out there, I'd like to compare notes on the following. I have a standard Eee PC 900 (Linux) with the standard ASUS battery. I've observed that if the machine is "powered off" (via the GUI: logoff -> shutdown) when the battery is fully charged, a few days later the battery may be substantially discharged (e.g. currently at 20%, on a previous occasion dead flat). Might this be due to slow internal leakage in the battery? Might the computer in fact be quietly ticking over in the background even though nominally "shut down"? Would a different battery make a difference? Just a few questions -- I'd be interested in what others think. With thanks, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)manchester.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 23-Aug-08 Time: 18:09:03 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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CSS question, just a bug/quirk or what?
by Chris G 21 Aug '08

21 Aug '08

I wanted tables with no borders at all, after mucking around for a while with the CSS I found that:- table.docutils, td, th { border: 0 } works, but that:- table.docutils td th { border: 0 } doesn't work. According to CSS documentation those commas are wrong but they've made it work for me. Is this just a quirk of Firefox (2.0.0.12 on Linux) or am I missing something (quite likely!)? -- Chris Green

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Open source bluecasting software for linux
by Mandy Young 19 Aug '08

19 Aug '08

Hello Everybody, Does anyone out there know anything about the hardware suitable and if there is any open source software available for bluecasting that will run on a linux server? I have checked around and I can only find companies that offer a complete service for Windows. Thanks, Mandy. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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[ALUG Announce] 3rd Monday Monthly Ipswich Social Meeting : McGintys, Northgate Street
by samwise 16 Aug '08

16 Aug '08

ALUG Announce Please send announcements to Announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce ----- The monthly "Third Monday" ALUG Ipswich Social Meeting is back next week (Monday 18th August) at 20:00, with a new venue: P J McGinty & Sons 15 Northgate Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3BY Tel: 01473 251 515 Map/Directions URI: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=IP1+3BY WWW: http://pjmcginty.moonfruit.com/ McGintys pub is in the centre of Ipswich, not far from our old haunt - The Milestone. It's directly opposite the town's central library and has a reputation for good Irish beer. All are welcome, novices and experienced users. Hopefully, it shouldn't be too hard to find the pack, look for those huddled around a laptop! Feel free to ask for further information on the Main ALUG mailing list. Hope to see you there, Peter. ----- Send discussion replies to main(a)lists.alug.org.uk (Reply-To set) Unsub, change settings via http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Price drop on Asus EEE
by Mark Rogers 15 Aug '08

15 Aug '08

In case anyone is interested: http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2941… 4GB/512MB white PC701, down to £165 inc VAT -- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0845 45 89 555 Registered in England (0456 0902) at 13 Clarke Rd, Milton Keynes, MK1 1LG

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How to block one user account from Internet while allowing the rest
by Peter Alcibiades 15 Aug '08

15 Aug '08

Apparently the following, placed in /etc/network/interfaces, will do this: auto eth0 pre-up iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp -m owner -- uid-owner [user] -j DROP I haven't tried it yet, and do not know what all the options mean....You insert the uid where the square brackets are. Peter

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ASUS Eee PC battery replacement?
by Ted.Harding＠manchester.ac.uk 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

Hi Folks, Some weeks ago I bought the ASUS Eee PC 900 (Linux). Dinky little job, and works nicely. Apparently, ASUS decided to provide more beefed-up replacement batteries for the somewhat feeble one it comes with, as from June. However, I can find no trace of the actual availability of the new batteries. Even a visit to the ASUS UK website, and searching for "battery", only resulted in a long delay and then a message that their website was undergoing maintenance ... ! Does anyone have info about this replacement and, if it really exists, how it can be obtained? With thanks, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)manchester.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 11-Aug-08 Time: 16:08:59 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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