UK Linux

parcelforce website
Grr. First it tells me I need one of various browsers and that I need windows, so I get iceweasel to spoof ie6 on XP, now it's telling me that I need some acrobat plugin installed. Not sure if I know how to get round that one. Any suggestions? ... 3 Mar 2007 06:58

Remote access to a server behind a router
Firstly apologies if this is a dumb question; I don't seem to be able to think clearly about it. We have an in-house written application running on a Linux server that is accessed by a small group of users. This all works nicely when we have control of a router and can port forward to our server. However we ... 1 Mar 2007 07:06

Postgres vs Derby
Do any of you have experience of using both these RDBMS? I'm about to build a database application and am leaning toward Postgres (which is installed) though I'm wondering about using Derby instead. The initial application will be written in Java, so I've already discounted MySQL because its JDBC driver is in... 24 Feb 2007 19:07

Dynamic DNS services and other DNS contortions
I have a few machines with dynamic IP addresses that I want fixed domain names for. I know there are lots of dynamic DNS services out there, but most I've tried expire after a month or so. This is annoying because the machines in question might be switched off for 6 months or more, so I can't guarantee any cron j... 6 Mar 2007 15:23

Dell's IdeaStorm website
According to this blog entry, http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2007/02/dell_ideastorm.html Dell has launched a site to gauge what the community wants. There's no registration to vote on the ideas, but you have to sign up to offer ideas. Open source isn't doing too bad as far as the voting goes. ... 21 Feb 2007 02:53

Spam (was Re: Are bank charges illegal?)
In article <45d9e53a$0$8749$ed2619ec(a)ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net>, malcolm <malcolm.whyte(a)malcolmk.plus.com> wrote: I do not receive any spam. I get bounce backs, Undeliverable, Recipient Unknown, message sending failed... And so on!! This had to have been set up by someone in a deliberate attempt to cause ... 20 Feb 2007 11:42

Aldi's Tevion USB internet phone
Hi, Anyone know if these beasts are worth the tenner or are they tied in (somehow) to the Tevion service so I can't use them on Skype? TTFN Paul -- Sie k�nnen mich aufreizen und wirklich hei� machen! ... 21 Feb 2007 15:23

New build PC - 64 bit or 32?
My PC has gone a lot flakely recently and although I could start tracking down the problem I see this as an ideal opportunity to convince my SO that we "really need a more up-to-date PC" ;-) I'm undecided on which CPU to go for; I like the look of the Intel Core 2s but I've tended to use AMDs in the past. I f... 24 Feb 2007 19:07

Use of Linux in UK education & publicly funded offices ends today.
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to use the free operating system LINUX in all publicly funded offices, schools, etc." http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Use-LINUX/ ... 26 Feb 2007 20:47

The Closed University (part 2)
zoara <me17(a)privacy.net> wrote: Does anyone have the stomach for taking part in a sustained campaign against this policy, to put sufficient pressure on the OU to have it changed (or otherwise mitigated)? I can see various avenues which could profitably be explored: 1. a numb... 19 Feb 2007 13:05