Re: flash player won't install

2007-12-15 Thread Karl Bowden
Hey Martin, Adobe seem to have changed the flash archive for linux so as the md5sums are no longer the same. To install manually see: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3013930&postcount=3 Which contains these instructions: sudo apt-get remove flashplugin-nonfree rm ~/.mozilla/plugins/*flash*

Re: [Osia-discuss] If you could ask Microsoft a question...

2008-01-13 Thread Karl Bowden
Well, I've been delaying on commenting on this thread as I did not want to be involved in any flame wars that looked to ensue. My position is as a home user who's home has been free of windows for about 7 years now, and as an IT Manager who also cannot escape use of Microsoft products in various ar

Re: Telstra Infiltration?

2008-01-19 Thread Karl Bowden
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Jan 20, 2008 4:26 PM, James Purser wrote: > > On Sun, 2008-01-20 at 16:23 +1100, Peter Garrett wrote: > > On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:54:54 +1100 > > Scott Sinclair wrote: > > > > > All it does is change the default DNS Servers.. This surely is much

Re: Telstra Infiltration?

2008-01-20 Thread Karl Bowden
On Jan 20, 2008 11:59 PM, Jeff Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I agree. No reason to install BIND unless you're hosting names. > > One *great* reason to install BIND: Caching. Very handy for small networks, > and absolutely critical if you want to run a performant mail server. :-) > > - J

Re: Ubuntu on Dell laptops here in Aus?

2008-01-20 Thread Karl Bowden
On Jan 21, 2008 6:46 AM, Leslie Gossner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > David Whyte wrote: > On Jan 20, 2008 9:53 PM, Andrew G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi dov, > > I just wanted to say thank for all this detailed info. Also, the ASUS > Eee PC sounds like a fun & practical PC to have (I've

Re: Upgraded to Gutsy but wrong kernel is being booted

2008-01-28 Thread Karl Bowden
On Jan 28, 2008 8:18 PM, David Whyte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I did the upgrade to Gutsy from the Update Manager on the weekend and > whilst everything seems to be running just fine, I do notice that when > the default boot kernel is still the old 2.6.20 one from Feisty. The > new 2.6.

IRC Meetings suggestions

2008-02-14 Thread Karl Bowden
Just a suggestion but would it be feasible to add the next meeting time to the email footer where the list information currently is? I have a tendency to forget my head at times. It would also require someone to update the footer with each passing meeting. I saw it when the guys at the Griffith Lin

Re: "Super L" vs "windows key"

2008-02-20 Thread Karl Bowden
This is a know problem with the keyboard shortcut editor, I'm not sure how to fix it, but you can get around it by editing the gconf values by running gconf-editor and browsing to /apps/metacity/global_keybindings and editing the values you require in there. There are also pairs of run_command_1-12

Re: MailWatch Release error

2008-03-27 Thread Karl Bowden
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 11:53 PM, Sachin Shirodkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > This has been bugging me for long now and after hours of googling and > searching the forums I had to finally post this question, > My server runs MailScanner and Mailwatch as a spam filter, everything was > wo

Ubuntu amd64

2008-04-03 Thread Karl Bowden
Hey guys, Just a quick note for those interested, I upgraded my laptop from gutsy-i386 to hardy-amd64 (clean install). Firefox brings up a plugin search box on a flash supporting page and installs flash rather easily. I have not tested java support in firefox. skype needed a ignore tag from memory

Re: Ubuntu amd64

2008-04-04 Thread Karl Bowden
s of my AMD > Phenom.. :D > > Cheers, > Frode > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: http://getfiregpg.org > > iD8DBQFH9fX/r6IvDyc73qkRArYMAJsEdqwOHhWYDnePXhoHLK4/F5iTWQCgl2q8 > N+TI3pJlg8ESrsnm4RAdClQ= > =6cG5 > ---

Re: Ubuntu amd64

2008-04-05 Thread Karl Bowden
onnected to the internet by way of Belkin Wireless USB > Adapter. I haven't tried to install Skype and other fancy things yet. > > Cheers, > Min > > > > On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 3:14 AM, Karl Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey guys, > >

Re: AAPT linux mirror?

2008-04-26 Thread Karl Bowden
On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 6:44 AM, Daniel Mons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> does anyone know about a AAPT mirror for linux distros similar to the > iinet one? > >>> > > If AAPT is part of PIPE networks, any of the PIPE mirrors will do. eg: > > 3FL: > http://www.3fl.net.au/mirror/ > > Pa

Re: Ubuntu Stickers

2008-05-02 Thread Karl Bowden
On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Frode Egeland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just checked the site where it was organised, and there's a nice pic > there: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MassachusettsTeam/Projects/AluminiumCaseBadges > > I took some pics, but poor lighting (and camerawork! :P ) didn't do

Re: Flash - it hurts! Make it stop! :-(

2008-05-05 Thread Karl Bowden
On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 9:34 PM, Paul Gear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Melissa Draper wrote: > > Dave Hall wrote: > >> On Mon, 2008-05-05 at 11:59 +1000, Paul Gear wrote: > >>> Does anyone know a way to stop Firefox asking about installing missing > >>> plugins? Facebook is driving me nuts sin

Re: Auto-complete in Evolution

2008-06-22 Thread Karl Bowden
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 7:57 AM, Paul Gear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Wassermans wrote: >> Having migrated from Thunderbird to Evolution > > Just out of curiosity, why did you do that? (I don't know anything > about Evolution, so i can't help you with the actual problem.) > > I've tried to m

Re: Telstra Broadband Wireless Modem

2008-07-04 Thread Karl Bowden
On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 11:17 PM, Callan Jefferson Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have had a number of inquiries, as to whether there is a solution to >> using a Telstra Broadband Wireless Modem (USB Key Style) with Ubuntu 8.04. >> >> It has to be simple as I can presently only give these fo

Re: [OT] Optus: Why does cutting a cable bring down the entire network?

2008-07-16 Thread Karl Bowden
On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Null Ack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thats an interesting question, and one which should be put full force > to Optus! The internet was actually designed to withstand nuclear > attack by the US military before it became public. Network design > treats redundancy is

Reference site for Linux/Ubuntu use in businesses?

2008-07-18 Thread Karl Bowden
Hey Guys and Gals. As the title suggests, anybody know of some good sites with reference material for using Linux/Ubuntu in SME's? Thinking mainly along the lines of best practices for: - Mail - Directory Services - Knowledge base's - VoIP - Virtualisation - Accounting Especially for mixed envir

Re: HP Photosmart C5280 - CD printing

2008-08-03 Thread Karl Bowden
On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 1:32 PM, The Wassermans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I gave up on trying to get a Lexmark to work in Ubuntu. > > I bought the above HP C5280. It is an "all in one printer/scanner etc" > It worked straight out of the box. I am delighted. (Cost $130 - $50 > Cash back.) > > My

Re: [Fwd: Re: What VM technology to use?]

2008-08-13 Thread Karl Bowden
I guess I'm going to pipe in on this too. I'd been a die hard fan of VMware since I was a windows only guy (admittedly 9 years ago). But since testing out Xen and KVM I have found place for virtualisation in business use. VMware is a very nice polished product, but I have always found installing VM

Re: cut and edit JVC Everio HDD cam videos

2008-08-20 Thread Karl Bowden
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 9:25 PM, Sebastian Spiess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > the last couple of weeks a fried was with us. She brought a JVC Everio > GZ-MG67E. > > She did some serious filing over the weeks and before she left I connected > the camcorder to my ubuntu hardy. It was s

Web based equivalent of Glom

2008-12-29 Thread Karl Bowden
I've found Glom rather handy at work as an alternative to MS Access. But can anybody recommend a web based equivalent? It does not have to do gui based form designing and the like (although it would be nice), just something for putting a quick and easy frontend on some MySQL db's without having to

Re: Old Kernels . . .(never die!)

2009-01-06 Thread Karl Bowden
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 8:03 AM, The Wassermans wrote: > On Fri, 2009-01-02 at 09:21 +1100, Dave Hall wrote: > >> I personally keep the previous kernel for a few days to make sure that >> everything works properly. >> >> > 3. How would I go about deleting them? >> >> Using GNOME go system > admin

Re: Old Kernels . . .(never die!)

2009-01-06 Thread Karl Bowden
2009/1/7 Paul Gear : > Karl Bowden wrote: >> ... >>> Not that it's all that important really. It's just a matter of >>> aesthetics. And the frustration at trying to fix something that should >>> be quite easy >> >> Just as a matter of - h

Re: Compressing files with Ubuntu 9.04

2009-06-15 Thread Karl Bowden
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Geoffrey Combes wrote: > I presume that there are commands for compressing (zipping) files > individually. > However is there a Linux software package like Winzip for use with Ubuntu? > Geoffrey Combes > I find the minimal way in Nautilus servers me well for most g

Re: Compressing files with Ubuntu 9.04

2009-06-15 Thread Karl Bowden
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Daniel Mons wrote: > Geoffrey Combes wrote: >> I presume that there are commands for compressing (zipping) files >> individually. >> However is there a Linux software package like Winzip for use with Ubuntu? >> Geoffrey Combes > > "File Roller" is built into GNOME (

Re: [Linux-aus] [OT] Google Wave

2009-11-29 Thread Karl Bowden
I have a 7 wave invites left too if anybody wants to message me off list. Or to add me as a contact karlbow...@googlewave.com. - Karl 2009/11/28 Kanchana Wickramasinghe > Hi Dale, > > if not too late add me in. > > > On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Dale wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I have 7 Goog

Re: Mozilla Thunderbird transfer from 32 bit to 64 bit

2010-01-20 Thread Karl Bowden
In my experience it would be unusual for any of the application folders under your home folder not to be platform independent, unless they were dealing with something execuitable. Most of the time it is the same code in - in this case - Thunderbird that reads the config files both on 32 and 64bit,

Re: Packaging for Debian & Ubuntu

2010-03-08 Thread Karl Bowden
On 8 March 2010 22:00, Dave Hall wrote: > Hi Paul, > > On Mon, 2010-03-08 at 20:44 +1000, Paul Gear wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > I thought i'd ask a technical question here to give us a bit of relief > > from the leadership structure and all that. :-) > > > > I have previously maintained my own

Re: Ongoing Ubuntu-AU debate.

2010-04-18 Thread Karl Bowden
Hi everybody. Yes I am top posting. This is not in response to any particular comment or person. I make this post very reluctantly and have not contributed to the fire yet as it's all so draining and I really don't have the time for debates that I just don't have a strong enough opinion on. I ins

Re: Adding Disks to system

2010-04-29 Thread Karl Bowden
On 29 April 2010 20:38, Paul Gear wrote: > On 28/04/10 14:00, Chris Martin wrote: > > Peter. > > This the short version... > Contact me if you need more specific instructions > > > A few suggestions, given that this was the short version. :-) > > > > Once you have the drive installed. > > use "

Re: Query: 3 Prepaid Mobile Broadband USB Dongles..

2010-04-29 Thread Karl Bowden
On 30 April 2010 13:20, Paul Schulz wrote: > > Greetings, > > I would like to know if anyone can recommend any of the Wireless USB > Modems currently available from 3's prepaid service. > > I currently have a Internst Key Modem - MF627. It works on a laptop, > but it has a 'shared' card slot, whic

Re: Australian Digital Education Revolutionbeing a BIG blow for Linux.

2010-06-09 Thread Karl Bowden
Hi Harry, Would you care to share some more details on the 'Next "G"' device you are trying to get working? I have a few Telstra Next G Wireless Broadband devices I use at work. They are all ZTE MF636 devices. We also use a few tethered mobile all through Network Manager too. The devices I use ar

Re: Australian Digital Education Revolutionbeing a BIG blow for Linux.

2010-06-09 Thread Karl Bowden
On 9 June 2010 17:36, Jared Norris wrote: > On 9 June 2010 17:27, Karl Bowden wrote: >> Hi Harry, >> >> Would you care to share some more details on the 'Next "G"' device you >> are trying to get working? >> >> I have a few Telstra Next

Re: optus usage details

2010-09-07 Thread Karl Bowden
If your using firefox I'd recommend checkingout the Net Usage Item addon. http://netusage.iau5.com/ I currently use it with Exetel, iiNet, and internode. - Karl On 7 September 2010 10:01, James Takac wrote: > Hi Guys > > Just wondering how do I go about reading my wireless internet usage from >