Category Archives: Education, Training and Information

KohaCon09 remotely

2009-04-18 by mjr

Irma and Bob of CALYX information essentials wrote in: “For those interested and not able to participate in the KohaCon 09 action in Plano. Some conferees are Twittering: Cover it live or pipes. Some are blogging Some again are having … Continue reading →

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Do Some Good on Good Friday

2009-04-10 by mjr

from BloggersUnite resources It’s Good Friday and even if you don’t believe the stories, maybe you’d like to do some good today. Here are some things you might want to support:- Earth Day 22 April 2009 – the two-year Green … Continue reading →

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A Question of Debian ClamAV, Freshclam and Volatile

2009-04-02 by mjr

I’m not a big fan of virus-scanning on the mailservers (I think you should bolt your email-sending computers right down so that viruses and spambots can’t send email), but it seems to be a necessity these days. So, I was … Continue reading →

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You’re a Damn Fool

2009-04-01 by mjr

As usual, the TTLLP office will open noon ’til mid-evening on 1 April. I’ve already noted one thing on identi.ca that might be an April Fool’s joke (surely it’s not real) and we’ve enough to do without double-checking everything we’re … Continue reading →

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Tools for Group Administration of Debian Systems?

2009-03-31 by mjr

I’m sure there must be lots written about group system administration, but it doesn’t seem to be written in either the FAQ, the reference or even the venerable FDL’d SAG, so I hope it’s not a(nother) completely silly question. As … Continue reading →

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Paralysed Perl Package Problem

2009-03-13 by mjr

With any luck, someone has seen this problem before and can fix it easily. I don’t seem to be able to find the fix by searching, but the search terms feel like they’re either too general or too specific. I … Continue reading →

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Welcoming a helping hand

2009-02-19 by mjr

I’ve added the lovely k’s Helping Hand to Koha Community Blogs. I’m particularly pleased to see a site combining both Koha and Drupal, two of my current favourites. A bit more about the background to the site is over at … Continue reading →

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Banking with Free Software/Firefox: MPS Italy

2009-02-18 by mjr

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, or tell us how to get it … Continue reading →

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Three Releases: Debian, Co-op and Videos

2009-02-17 by mjr

Three things I really like have released recently:- Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (“Lenny”): I installed it on a laptop the weekend before going to a conference and I’m really impressed. It installed fairly neatly and was good-looking (gtk installer from USB … Continue reading →

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Setting up and sustaining a global FOSS-based business (Ian Lynch)

2009-02-09 by mjr

Another Monday, start of the working week and I’m thinking about business again. Ian Lynch of The Learning Machine is a smart cookie who I’ve collaborated with before. He leads a free-software-based business which is very different from TTLLP’s cooperative … Continue reading →

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