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UltraEdit for Linux
by Mark Rogers 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

Just a heads-up for anyone who might be interested: a native Linux version of UltraEdit has been released: http://www.ultraedit.com/Newsletters/nov09-uex/index.html It's chargeable ($40 introductory, $70 full price) and I've not tried it yet (I'm half-way through an Ubuntu 9.04->9.10 upgrade, so now probably isn't the time to install it!) but I know there's been interest in a UE-like editor on Linux expressed here before (as much by me as anyone). I know the majority won't be … [View More]

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Recommendations wanted for new 24" monitor
by Chris G 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

It's not specifically Linux but it is computers. My Dell 2001FP is beginning to show its age so I'm after a new monitor, the 'sweet point' for me seems to be a 24" wide screen running 1920x1600 as the current Dell runs at 1600x1200 so the new one would be similar but a little wider. I need two inputs (VGA and DVI-D/HDMI), I don't really need speakers. So has anyone here got something like this and/or bought one recently? Any ideas or recommendations would be most welcome. I'd like to keep … [View More]

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Re: [ALUG] Recommendations wanted for new 24" monitor
by barrie jones 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

On Wed Nov 11 17:48:13 GMT 2009 Chris G wrote: >My Dell 2001FP is beginning to show its age so I'm after a new >monitor, the 'sweet point' for me seems to be a 24" wide screen >running 1920x1600 as the current Dell runs at 1600x1200 so the new one >would be similar but a little wider. I bought a Samsung SM2343BW 23" widescreen about 3 months ago. I got it from eBuyer for £170 delivered. It runs at 2048 x 1152 resolution and, bearing in mind that anything like this is very … [View More]

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Blogging tools for Wordpress blogs
by Mark Rogers 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

Does anyone here use any GUI tools for updating a Wordpress blog? Cross-platform ideally, as I want to get others using the same tools who haven't yet discovered the joys of a Windows-free desktop. -- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 251 1450 Registered in England (0456 0902) @ 13 Clarke Rd, Milton Keynes, MK1 1LG

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Moving To Linux
by Simon Royal 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

Hi. I am thinking of moving to Linux. I have been into computing for about 17 years. In 2000 I switched from Windows to Mac. For the past few years I have followed the Ubuntu development. Just lately I have lost my enthusiasm for the Mac platform and have been thinking of switching permanently to Linux. I currently have a PowerBook G4 15" and love portable computing. I was thinking of downsizing to a small netbook running Linux. I have played around with DSL, DSL-N, Vector Linux, … [View More]

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Edimax NS-2502 NAS Server
by Chris Walker 11 Nov '09

11 Nov '09

I've just bought one of the above boxes and have stuffed a couple of 1TB drives in it to use as a backup device for this 'ere Linux machine and it's other half - Windows XP (it's dual-boot). I've formatted the 2 drives as a RAID 1 array so it now shows 931GB available. Can I mount the thing as an attached device so that I can simply copy stuff to it, or can I only FTP to it? My problem here is that I don't know how to attach it. I've tried issuing a mount command to /mnt/Edimax but the … [View More]

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Does this page look blank for you too?
by Chris G 10 Nov '09

10 Nov '09

The picture/menus at the top of this page are blank in my Firefox on Ubuntu 9.04. Why? Is it Flash (but I have Flash 10.0 installed) or is it something else even less compatible? It shows up alright (if slowly) in IE. -- Chris Green

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Re - a weird network configuration, does this make any sense at all?
by Peter Alcibiades 10 Nov '09

10 Nov '09

Yes, you are probably right, after getting a bit more on the history, the explanation is probably that the printer suppliers set up the IP addresses, the computer shop did not dare to change them, or did not know they could. They then didn't understand why they could not access them from the 192.168 address which the router was handing out to the computer. They then started to try all kinds of things to make the installation work somehow, and came on the remedy of installing multiple … [View More]

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Laser colour compatible cartridges
by Chris & Barry 10 Nov '09

10 Nov '09

Hi Just a couple of quick questions Has anyone used compatible laser printer cartridges ? and if so what is the verdict on them? The reason for this is that the Samsung colour laser cartridges for my Clx 2160 printer now cost nearly £130 for the set of 5 and compatibles cost less than half that. which is ok if they work as good as originals. Also has anyone been able to get the firestarter firewall to start automatically on system start up, as i have yet to get this to work. I am using … [View More]

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a weird network configuration, does this make any sense at all?
by Peter Alcibiades 10 Nov '09

10 Nov '09

Its funny, I read the list faithfully, but go months without having anything to say or ask. And then come three things in a row! A friend asked for help, and when I looked at his (business) setup I found the following. One moderate spec machine, now a few years old and in need of renewal, with two network cards. One card is DHCP to the one-port router, which goes to the ADSL connexion, which is fairly lightly used. This is getting an address in the range 192.168.0.x, as usual. the … [View More]

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