March 2007 - StaffsLUG Archive of staffslug@staffslug.org.uk

Ulteo the new "easiest" linux in the world

by Dick Turpin

Hi All Check it out http://linux.go2linux.org/node/45 And I thought the brown distro made this claim? -- Dick Turpin "At theses prices I'm mugging myself!"

17 years, 12 months

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Server OS

by Kris Douglas

Hi, I have been working with servers running Linux for a while now and I have come to fond that it is the best OS to do that job, but my question is.... ...What is the best, lightweight (64mb ram, 233mhz x2, 4gb of hdd) Linux server OS out there? Any ideas anyone? -- Regards, Kris Douglas - Softdel Limited Web: www.softdel.net Mail: kris(a)softdel.net

17 years, 12 months

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PC Screws

by Frank Mitchell

You guys are really helpful. Now can anybody tell me a good place around Stoke where I can buy those little PC Screws? Wilko and B&Q don't sell them, at least not in Crewe. Though you can mail-order bags of them from Radiospares. Research reveals these screws are typically Pan-Head Machine Screws, and there are two main types: Case screws are 6-32 (six gauge wire with 32 threads per inch) American National Coarse Thread (UNC) using English Units. Case screws are 1/4-inch long while the similar Hard Drive screws can be 3/16-inch long. But CD-Rom screws are the finer Metric Standard M3x0.5 (3 mm wire with a 0.5 mm thread pitch) 5-mm or maybe 4-mm long. Yours Truly: Frank Mitchell -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.23/740 - Release Date: 30/03/2007 13:15

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Maplin Screws

by Frank Mitchell

Thanks fellas. Maplin sounds about right. I just need to choose Casing Screws with a small head shape to fit recesses in the casing. I only need less than ten, but I wanted to see them first. Yours Truly: Frank -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.23/740 - Release Date: 30/03/2007 13:15

18 years

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Cyan Screen - Can Anybody Explain

by Frank Mitchell

A while ago I got a temporary Hardware Problem with the old CRT on my old but still useful machine. Using Unix Console the White font turned Cyan for that session. From what I remember it only happened once or twice under Unix, while under Windows the same CRT flickered briefly from White to Cyan several times, then back. Somebody in a User Group reported the same phenomenon, so it looks like a low-voltage problem during the Winter. It hasn't recurred for weeks now, so maybe my old CRT isn't going to crash & burn just yet. Does anybody know the explanation for this? Anyway that's why I was interested if anybody was giving away an unwanted CRT for free. Though it looks like there's no real urgency now. Frank Mitchell (mitchell(a)wyatt672earp.force9.co.uk) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.23/740 - Release Date: 30/03/2007 13:15

18 years

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17" CRT monitor - free to good home

by Russell Phillips

We have a 17" CRT monitor that we'd like to get rid of. It's in good condition, works fine, and is free to anyone that can collect it. Russ

18 years

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Freecycle featured on BBC Midlands Today

by Kris Douglas

Hello all, i know there are a number of freecycle users here on the mailing list, and I have just watched a BBC plug all about Freecycle. Pretty cool that stuff like this is being noticed, especially...Linux. Because the machine that the guys flogged in the broadcast was running Ubuntu :) -- Regards, Kris Douglas - Softdel Limited Web: www.softdel.net Mail: kris(a)softdel.net

18 years

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Begging but not for me...

by Kevanf1

Does anybody have an old laptop that they might consider giving away? No, it's not for me it's for a friend of mine. Well, her daughter actually. It doesn't have to be fantastic but something like a Pentium II with about 128mb RAM would do I should think. I don't hold out much hope but I did promise I would ask :-) -- ============================================== Don't take it to the tip recycle it via the Freecycle(r) Network. For a group near to you look here: Worldwide http://www.freecycle.org/ United Kingdom http://uk.freecycle.org/ ============================================ Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Staffordshire

18 years

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OpenSourceHowTo.org

by Paul Matthews

18 years

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One for Kevan I think?

by Dick Turpin

Hi All Seeing as Kevan keeps getting bits of tat thats password locked this blog post with 7 'Tools' CD's might help. http://www.suseblog.com/?p=191 I'm downloading ophcrack now and will test it in a bit. -- Dick Turpin "At theses prices I'm mugging myself!"

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StaffsLUG Archive of staffslug@staffslug.org.uk March 2007