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Re: [ALUG] Pipex
by Paul Tansom 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

** Nick Daniels <nick(a)oldhippy068.plus.com> [2007-04-16 09:24]: > On Monday 16 April 2007 07:55, J.R. Seago wrote: > > Has anyone else had problems with Pipex NOT taking payments, so far over > > the past year they have failed to take four payments from my credit card > > and six by direct debit. they have discounted my total bill twice by two > > payments, (four in total), and in the end I had to give them a cheques as > > they just couldn't seem to get their own system to work. I am considering > > moving to another ISP as if this is a widespread occurrence then they are > > going to go belly up soon due to cash flow problems. > Hi > Not with Pipex but it is up for sale: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/12/pipex_for_sale/ > Also: Pipex sale 'on the brink of collapse' > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/10/pipex_no_sale/ ** end quote [Nick Daniels] Hmm, looks as though I might be bailing out on Nildram just in time. They've been pretty good, even during the hiccup with the firmware upgrades on Cisco routers that cause major problems with certain chipsets some time ago (Nildram were on the first batch to be upgraded, and Solwise big suppliers of hardware using the problem chipset, so I caught this one head on - Solwise were very helpful, Nildram did better than most ISPs would have). That said, their customer service has dipped slightly since Pipex took them over (although still no major complaints). Their prices haven't dipped at all though, not for the sort of service I need anyway, so I'm moving on to halve my monthly costs :) -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ ==================================================================== Aptanet Ltd. | Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 Registered Office: Crawford House, Hambledon Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants., PO7 6NU

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Re: [ALUG] Pipex
by Martyn Drake 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

On 16/04/07, Nick Daniels <nick(a)oldhippy068.plus.com> wrote: > Not with Pipex but it is up for sale: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/12/pipex_for_sale/ > Also: Pipex sale 'on the brink of collapse' > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/10/pipex_no_sale/ I've found their 123-reg service to be absolutely diabolical over the past six months or so; it's taken them the best part of four months to answer ONE query about credits and even then it's not properly resolved. They are awful. Hosteurope, when I last tried them, were incredibly slow at dealing with *anything*. Them and Fasthosts are on feckwit list of incompetent companies. M. -- Email : martyn(a)drake.org.uk Phone : +44 (0)7866 450 752 Blog : http://www.drake.org.uk Photos : http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbdrake

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Pipex
by J.R. Seago 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Has anyone else had problems with Pipex NOT taking payments, so far over the past year they have failed to take four payments from my credit card and six by direct debit. they have discounted my total bill twice by two payments, (four in total), and in the end I had to give them a cheques as they just couldn't seem to get their own system to work. I am considering moving to another ISP as if this is a widespread occurrence then they are going to go belly up soon due to cash flow problems. -- J.R. Seago GNU/Linux Registered User No. #219566 http://counter.li.org/ () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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OT (but can you help anyway?)
by ted.harding＠nessie.mcc.ac.uk 14 Apr '07

14 Apr '07

Hi Folks, Another query to the best source of general "tech" info I know! I like using rechargeable batteries (to avoid creating nasty junk). The ones you find on sale are 1.2 volts. However, some of the thingies I have work best (or even only) with 1.5-volt batteries. The 1.5v batteries I find on sale are non-rechargeable. So, Question: Can one find rechargeable 1.5-volt batteries? And, if so, where's a good place to look? With thanks, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <ted.harding(a)nessie.mcc.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 14-Apr-07 Time: 13:54:48 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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alug library books
by Paul 14 Apr '07

14 Apr '07

Hi Wayne Just for your alug library records - Ian dropped of a few books at the last pub meet (many thanks Ian).. I couldn't carry all of them, but the two I now have in my possesion are: Hacking Linux Exposed, 2nd ed. ISBN: 0-07-222564-5 Unix Secrets, 2nd ed. Including CD. ISBN: 0-7645-3320-7 Many thanks, Paul.

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Re: Laptop
by Matthew 13 Apr '07

13 Apr '07

I've sort of gone off Novatech over the last couple of years. I had their low-end laptop a few years ago and it had a cheap and nasty case that caused heat issues, as well as a flimsy AC socket that broke and took the motherboard with it within a year. The next MoBo they put in was better though. Their recent laptop range /looks/ better, but it's hard to tell from a picture (illustrative purposes only...) and I'd be interested to hear how anyone is getting on with them. I still recommend them for desktops. > If you're still looking for a laptop /anyway/ because they're always a > good thing to have -- > I *highly* recommend Novatech (http://www.novatech.co.uk) for laptops. > My girlfriend just bought their cheapest model, sans operating system > (what a bonus!). Specs are something like 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, > DVD-RW, Widescreen etc etc. and *everything* works out of the box > (including with the lovely Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft. It was only around > £350...

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Possible Job
by David Reynolds 13 Apr '07

13 Apr '07

Hi, It was brought to my attention earlier today that one of the companies (http://www.fxhome.com) within the building is looking for a PHP developer to work on their websites. I said I'd ask on here and see if anyone was interested. If anyone is interested, either contact the company directly, or email you CV to me and I'll pass it on. Cheers, Dave -- David Reynolds david(a)reynoldsfamily.org.uk

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"Open Source"
by ted.harding＠nessie.mcc.ac.uk 13 Apr '07

13 Apr '07

Hi Folks, I've been listening to a Radio 4 programme this evening called "Open Source": Open Source Wednesday 11 April 2007 21:00-21:30 (Radio 4 FM) Paul Bennun finds out how Free and Open Source software is making its impact felt across the world, fuelling development and saving businesses millions of pounds. Produced by a global network of software enthusiasts and freely given away, community created computer programs can compete with big business. Their creators are driven by an ideology as much as price, challenging traditional intellectual property rights and placing power in the hands of the public rather than private corporations. Linux itself is not prominently mentioned, but overall I think they have got the spirit of the thing about right (though I have quibbles about some details). No mention on the programme's website http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/pip/z9ksy/ about a "Listen Again" possibility, if you missed it, but one may come up later. Best wishes to all, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <ted.harding(a)nessie.mcc.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 11-Apr-07 Time: 21:28:55 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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Laptop
by J.R. Seago 10 Apr '07

10 Apr '07

This morning my town had a series of small power cuts between 05·00 and 06·00 hours, these were so short that the incandescent light bulb on my desk light didn't go out, only flicker. My Computer did reboot on the first two occasions but then on the third occasion wouldn't do anything, I 'phoned the local computer repair people at around 09·00, who got back to me later in the day as they had been inundated with calls on the same matter. My computer rebooted at about 12·00, apparently others are still not re-started. Having given the background here's my question, as I needed to stay in email contact with a number of people today, would it be worthwhile buying a laptop, if so which one? Morgans flyer which came this morning has Toshiba's at prices starting at £328·99. Although I seem to remember reading somewhere that Mesh laptop's fitted GNU/Linux better, anyone any suggestions, or ideas of what to avoid? I'd want toput Slackware 11 onto it. -- J.R. Seago GNU/Linux Registered User No. #219566 http://counter.li.org/ () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Re: main Digest, Vol 22, Issue 13
by J.R. Seago 10 Apr '07

10 Apr '07

On Tuesday 10 April 2007 18:58, Jonathan McDowell <noodles(a)earth.li> wrote: > I'm not clear; did your local computer repair people do something that > meant your computer was functional by 12:00, or did it just magically > come back? > It magically came back, the local repair shop had spent all morning telling everyone who had rung him that that was what would happen, he got to me, In response to my answer-phone message at about 12.30. I'd tried pushing the button once more after coming back from the post office, and whoopee it worked. > > As a cheaper solution, would perhaps a decent surge protector or even > UPS maybe do what you want? I picked up a £25 Belkin UPS from eBuyer > last year and it's kept my machine up through various brownouts and > power outages. Of course it still doesn't protect me from my own > stupidity (like the time I knocked the power button while fiddling with > cables under the desk). Yes that's what he told me, as he'd spent all morning doing himself out of repair fees, I'll go in tomorrow and see what he can provide in the way of UPS, I've got my supply surge protected already. The power out was more of an excuse for something I want but don't need really, I'd rather save money as I'm trying to move at the moment. -- J.R. Seago GNU/Linux Registered User No. #219566 () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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