Solved but Why? Belkin F5D7630 to Realtek 8139 Drop-outs
I’d been having problems connecting my laptop to my router to the Phone Coop using a new network cable that I laid under the floor just after the new heating system was installed. It’s a 1970s building...
View ArticleForthcoming Attractions: Software Cooperative Events for Late 2008
Some interesting events that I’ve heard about recently, with a bit of a focus on software, cooperatives and the South-West:- Bristol Knowledge Unconference: Friday 5th September 2008 * Tour of Britain,...
View ArticleFriday Opinion Request 2: Are Your Free Software T-Shirts Ethical?
News reports have described the use of forced child labour for cotton harvesting in Uzbekistan, which is then used in t-shirts and so on, including those sold by some major shops in England like...
View ArticleContinuing Realtek 8139 Drop-out problems
Back in Solved but Why? Belkin F5D7630 to Realtek 8139 Drop-outs, I thought I’d cured my random 20+-second network hang problem, but I celebrated too soon. While that seemed to work for a while, it...
View ArticleSmart Tricks with ssh
Host * ControlPath ~/.ssh/sock/%r@%h:%p ControlMaster auto from Nijel’s weblog: Speed up SSH logins – is there any disadvantage to this? Also, “completition” is a great typo along the lines of my...
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Banking with Free Software/Firefox: MPS Italy
Websites I’ve just updated the online banking compatibility list after a report from Italy that Monte dei Paschi di Siena is not currently working for GNU/Linux users. Can anyone confirm they broke it,...
View ArticleAn Introduction To The Debian Project by Leslie I’Anson – Tuesday, 16th...
This talk at Manchester Free Software’s meeting is covering the question: “From the literally hundreds of GNU/Linux distributions in existence, what makes Debian special?” For our co-op, it’s that...
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Hi, Why Are You Doing?
In a great post a few days ago, Jono asks why you are doing free software and reminds us to remember it. It’s quite easy to lose sight of our goals and motivations while working on the day-to-day...
View ArticleSoftware in the Public Interest August 2011 – and election results
The SPI election results have been declared. Jimmy Kaplowitz, Clint Adams and Robert Brockway were elected to the SPI board. There were 75 voters, which is 16% turnout, up from the 13% in the last...
View ArticleWhat’s the current state of Windows Anti-Virus?
One of our co-op’s clients asked me what I use for anti-virus at the moment and tips for what they should use on their Windows system. Well, flame me now, but I don’t actually use any anti-virus at the...
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