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by Gaer Boy
Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:40 am
Forum: General
Topic: M12 sources.list
Replies: 32
Views: 12675

Re: M12 sources.list

It might be worth adding a note about local Debian repo URLs. The ftp.us.debian sites were giving me 35KB/s yesterday. Changing to ftp.uk.debian restored my usual 600KB/s

Phil
by Gaer Boy
Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:31 pm
Forum: Tips & Tricks by users
Topic: Cautionary backup story
Replies: 33
Views: 11807

Re: Cautionary backup story

I don't think the lesson from this cautionary tale is to avoid using symlinks. The lesson here is to make sure you know what you're backing up (and what you aren't). Obviously, backing up a symlink won't back up the data it points to. Definitely, joany. The problem was not with my use of symlinks, ...
by Gaer Boy
Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:06 pm
Forum: Tips & Tricks by users
Topic: Cautionary backup story
Replies: 33
Views: 11807

Re: Cautionary backup story

I have been using Wuala for online backup. Automatically syncs folders you choose. As far as security: All files are directly encrypted on your desktop. Your password never leaves your computer. Not even we as the provider can access your files or your password. I also use Wuala, but the free stora...
by Gaer Boy
Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:35 am
Forum: Tips & Tricks by users
Topic: Cautionary backup story
Replies: 33
Views: 11807

Cautionary backup story

Having made multiple changes to my disk configurations, I needed to rewrite all my LuckyBackup tasks. Basically, my external backup disk /sdc has 3 partitions - General, Pictures and WinFiles (ntfs). I backup all the folders in my /home partition to one or other of these. So I set up 'Copy the sourc...
by Gaer Boy
Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:26 pm
Forum: Forum How-to's
Topic: Does the forum index page update automatic ?
Replies: 28
Views: 19885

Re: Does the forum index page update automatic ?

richb wrote:
lucky9 wrote:The non-addon Firefox has a Reload choice with a right-click. I have no addons that would cause that. Opera has the option (to reload every....) as a default.
That is just a manual reload in FF, and is in the default.
And it's easier to hit F5.
by Gaer Boy
Thu May 26, 2011 4:05 am
Forum: General
Topic: Poll - Happy with KDE 4 or not?
Replies: 135
Views: 63132

Re: Poll - Happy with KDE 4 or not?

Okay if you say it works, then I will try it again, it has not happened since the start of testing M11 and I have reported it several times with no replies. Have the M11 HD, fresh install from the ISO, up and running. Plug the EXT3 external HD in, turn it on, there is the hi I am here blink and not...
by Gaer Boy
Wed May 25, 2011 4:29 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Poll - Happy with KDE 4 or not?
Replies: 135
Views: 63132

Re: Poll - Happy with KDE 4 or not?

What can you not do in KDE4 that you can in KDE3 ?? Sorry, I can not help myself. In KDE3 I can plug and play, any file format external HD, In KDE4 I can only do this if I reboot the system with the external HDs turned on before the reboot. :lipsrsealed: I don't have that problem - I just checked. ...
by Gaer Boy
Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:57 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Poll - Happy with KDE 4 or not?
Replies: 135
Views: 63132

Re: Poll - Happy with KDE 4 or not?

I'm a very ordinary user, and generally not interested in the bells and whistles of a desktop (I've only seen screenshots of the rotating cube, and haven't bothered to find out what 'compositing' means). I decided to have a look at Mepis 8.5 last May and found it OK. I still kept my 8.0 installation...
by Gaer Boy
Thu Dec 30, 2010 5:48 am
Forum: Site Help
Topic: New Forum Comments
Replies: 328
Views: 116958

Re: New Forum Comments

What a pleasure logging on this morning - the new shortened board index makes navigation much easier (for me).

Thanks for all the hard work going into the refinement of the forum.

Phil
by Gaer Boy
Sat Jul 10, 2010 1:23 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Poll - Happy with KDE 4 or not?
Replies: 135
Views: 63132

Still running 8.0 on my desktop, but I've had 8.5 on the Aspire One for a while now, and I prefer the few changes I've spotted.

Phil

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