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Print Postage (Royal Mail)
by Steve Fosdick 27 Oct '08

27 Oct '08

Has anyone had occasion to use the "Print Postage" service from Royal Mail? Does it reply on installing any proprietry software on your PC (including Adobe Flash) or is it usable from a normal web browser? Regards, Steve.

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Ipswich ALUG meets: change of day discussion?
by samwise 21 Oct '08

21 Oct '08

Hi, all. At some point I promised someone, I forget who, I'd raise a discussion on the mailing list about whether we should change the "third monday" rule of thumb of the Ipswich ALUG meets. We've tailed off on numbers a little bit recently, tho that might just be the fine summer weather ... :) Anyway, so long as it doesn't majorly trouble any of the current regulars, then I don't see any problem with rearranging the day. So ... is there anyone who would find it more convenient* if we changed the date and, if so, what days would you prefer? Peter. * Yes, it would probably also be more convenient if I could regularly remember to send the reminder email out the week before. I'm working on that ... ;)

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PGP/GPG private key management for offsite backups
by Srdjan Todorovic 21 Oct '08

21 Oct '08

Hi, I've got an offsite backup of some of my data, in case my apartment burns down etc. Since I dont have full control of the backup machine, I encrypt my data using PGP/GPG, and then upload to the backup service host. This is so far well and good. The GPG private key is on the machine in my apartment, beside possibly a copy being on some old floppy or CD-R. What happens if my apartment burns down? I will have my data backed up nice and snug on the backup service host. But since I cannot remember a 4096bit PGP private key pair, I would be in a bit of a bind. Could anyobne please offer some strategies to overcome this? I think someone on irc suggested some time ago that I mail my parents a copy of my key pair... but I'm not sure I'd want to do that (they might lose it). Thanks Srdjan

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[Fwd: Re: copy and paste facilities]
by Barrys linux mail 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [ALUG] copy and paste facilities Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:49:45 +0100 From: Barrys linux mail <bazubuntumail(a)tiscali.co.uk> To: Chris Glover <lists(a)glover.uk.net> References: <48EFA7AE.5040305(a)tiscali.co.uk> <48EFAD62.7020607(a)glover.uk.net> Chris Glover wrote: > Barrys linux mail wrote: >> Hi >> I dont seem to be able to copy and paste text from firefox3 into Open >> office word as i can with windows. installed a clipboard program called >> glipper but still cannot copy and paste.I really need something with a >> graphical interface as i am not too good using commands etc. has anybody >> got any ideas on a program that will do this copy and paste for me? >> >> Barry >> > > What happens when you hightlight the text you want to copy and then > click with the middle button (or scroll wheel) in Open Office? > > That's the standard way to copy and paste in X. > > HTH > > Chris > > _______________________________________________ > 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! > Yep, that works, why did i not think of that instead of using copy and paste from the firefox menu !!! Thanks Barry

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Why does Ubuntu set my resolution to 1152x864?
by Chris G 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

I'm trying out Ubuntu 8.10 on my new system. It insists on setting the resolution in X to 1152x864 by default. This is a real pain because it looks awful on my Dell display which has a native resolution of 1600x1200. I can set the user desktop to 1600x1200 but that doesn't change anything else, for example the gdm login is still at the lower (fuzzy) resolution and if I change to anothe window manager that's at the lower resolution too. Where does the 'default' come from now that there are no explicit resolutions in xorg.conf? Can I put 1600x1200 explicitly in xorg.conf and, if I do that, will it cause any problems? -- Chris Green

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[ALUG Announce] 3rd Monday Monthly Ipswich Social Meeting : McGintys, Northgate Street
by samwise 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '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 tonight (Monday 20th October) at 20:00: 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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Re: [ALUG] Visio alternative?
by Rob Grant 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

main-request(a)lists.alug.org.uk wrote: > Send main mailing list submissions to > main(a)lists.alug.org.uk > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/main > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > main-request(a)lists.alug.org.uk > > You can reach the person managing the list at > main-owner(a)lists.alug.org.uk > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of main digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Visio alternative? (Yvonne Everett) > 2. Re: Visio alternative? (Srdjan Todorovic) > 3. Re: Visio alternative? (David Reynolds) > 4. Re: Visio alternative? (Wayne Stallwood) > 5. Re: Visio alternative? (Jan T. Kim) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:34:21 +0100 > From: "Yvonne Everett" <ye103910(a)googlemail.com> > Subject: [ALUG] Visio alternative? > To: ALUG <main(a)lists.alug.org.uk> > Message-ID: > <25b8c930810160734nc7f9e72qf9c722b5ff66d2a0(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi > > Does anyone know of a good alternative to Visio? I have some network > diagrams I need to draw up but have had enough of the windoze > applications.... > > Thanks > > You might like to try www.best4c.com . It lets you draw cobweb diagrams for networks, UML, general concept maps and the like via your browser. You can then make the diagrams available online so that others can view them or copy a version to develop further. The interface is very smoothly done and results look good. I've been searching for something like this to use for collaborative curriculum development with colleagues at UEA, also for personal brainstorming/concept-mapping. I only came accross Best4c ia couple of days ago and it is the closest I've found so far- except that when I created an account and tried it out none of the diagrams I created would save, which is kind of a show stopper. Still good enough for me to try again soon though, could have been some latency in new account setup maybe. For a desktop app there is Cmaptools from http://cmap.ihmc.us/ that I have used on and off for a while. Rather resource hungry and insists on putting big things into windows profile space which causes problems with our odd UEA setup. Pretty intuitive and flexible though when not eating CPU. Seems crazy that when I want to chuck out ideas and play around linking and rearranging them paper is still hard to beat. Surely there is a better app somewhere? Rob -- Rob Grant Lecturer in Economics School of Development Studies University of East Anglia r.grant(a)uea.ac.uk +44(0)1603 592324

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Visio alternative?
by Yvonne Everett 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Hi Does anyone know of a good alternative to Visio? I have some network diagrams I need to draw up but have had enough of the windoze applications.... Thanks -- Yvonne Everett Email: ye103910(a)googlemail.com Mobile: +44 (0)7881 727213

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Basic mail functionality with attachments
by Mark Rogers 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

I'm sure I should be able to solve this one easily with help from Google but I've drawn a blank so far. I have a basic box installed with Ubuntu-server (8.04), pretty much a default install. I want to send a couple of files from that box as attachments by email. I'm looking for the minimum necessary to do this. I don't really see the need for a mail server (it just needs to do a DNS lookup for an MX record then SMTP direct to that). I have so far installed mutt but that's unable to send without something extra being installed. -- 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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EeePc900
by Barry Chater 14 Oct '08

14 Oct '08

Hi just bought a Eeepc 900 from Morrisons for £199, I like it but am amazed to find no firewall installed,and as yet cannot find a way to install one. Still using the original linux OS. has any of you Eeepc owners managed to get a firewall installed? second question, Is it possible to fit an ide hard drive from a laptop into a desktop pc as a second drive, Thanks Barry

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