@mjray- mjray: RT @LisaVaas: Judge ordering blocks to Pirate Bay is corrupt, says Pirate Party founder http://t.co/PAxejxnG
- mjray: Madness = prospective client requires we register on procurement web app, then send them our userID. App terms say not to divulge userID :-/
- mjray: @nengard @nengard is that for renting a gps with the car? what is your current gps?
- @matthewe
- matthewe: RT @graphicscoop: What you need to know about EU #CookieLaw: @idea15webdesign has useful briefings for business owners and non-geeks htt ...
- matthewe: RT @marsbard: Awesome! Full colour mixing on a reprap now looks imminent :D http://t.co/NzeONY4a #3dprint
- matthewe: RT @TheBotanics: Edible Edinburgh, Breakfast at the Botanics 13 June. Breakfast of free & local foods with gardening & foraging ...
Category Archives: ThePhoneCoop
BT raise phone call connection charge
The biggest competitor to our telephone service, BT, increase their connection charge to 7p per call tomorrow (16 September 2008) for many customers (thanks to MSE for the news). However, our telephone service’s basic prices remain 4.7p per call for … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Training and Information, ThePhoneCoop, Web Development
Tagged bt, connection charge, increase, per call, per minute, phone, phonecoop
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The Phone Co-op: interview, phorm, challenges
Among other things, my webmaster cooperative is an agent for the Phone Co-op. Particularly with Free Software, cost-efficient ways of downloading data is a good companion service to have and the Phone Co-op has given a good ADSL and calls … Continue reading
Posted in OSCommerce, ThePhoneCoop, Web Development
Tagged adsl, fibre, isp, line rental, mobile, phone, ThePhoneCoop
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Forthcoming 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, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, Tuesday 9th September – other UK locations … Continue reading
Posted in Drupal, GNU/Linux, Koha, OSCommerce, ThePhoneCoop, Web Development, Wordpress and Blogs
Tagged cooperatives, events, linux, scripting, social enterprise, software, Web Development
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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 – cat-5 wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Training and Information, GNU/Linux, ThePhoneCoop, Web Development
Tagged 8139, belkin, compaq, f5d7630, hardware, linux, realtek
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USB Charging: Greener or Not?
I’ve ordered some USB charging leads for various portable devices, mainly because I’ve already got mains-USB and car-USB power adapters (they came with a bluetooth headset that charges from USB) and I agree with things like this: “management of an … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Training and Information, GNU/Linux, SPI, ThePhoneCoop, Web Development
Tagged charging, electricity, environment, green, power, rechargable, usb
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Would a Real Free Software Developer Group Bite Apple Like FSF Did?
I’ve been installing free software for library cataloguing onto Apples recently. It’s not been great (GNU/Linux is still easier and faster, in my opinion) but it has worked much better than older Macs. As well as making servers that are … Continue reading
Posted in GNU/Linux, SPI, ThePhoneCoop, Web Development
Tagged apple, attack, defective, demented, design, direct action, drm, freedom, software, tpm
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Gov.UK Consults on Forced ISP Snooping: Please Say NO
Argh! Our beloved leaders have just started a consultation on making it mandatory for internet service providers to keep email and web logs for a year and deliver them to local councils and police on request. Large ISPs have already … Continue reading
Posted in SPI, ThePhoneCoop, Web Development
Tagged councils, data retention, eu, gov.uk, isps, snooping, uk
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Is Yahoo Now Even Worse On Spam?
When working on mailservers, I’ve noticed that Yahoo’s mailservers seem to “punish” others by sending code 421 (service not available) for a few minutes for a first report of spam that originated from there, longer for a second report and … Continue reading
Batting Against Three Strikes through the Back Door
One of the reasons that I didn’t post much last week was that I was contacting some of my MEPs as part of the Telecom Packet Action in order to help defend cooperative software distribution and use. This is a … Continue reading
Oddments from Planet Debian
Three replies to things I saw today on Planet Debian on blogs of people that don’t have fully-working web comment systems:- Professional Slide Installer (usual buggy blogger.com CAPTCHA) – yes, they exist. My village’s council sometimes hires them. I think … Continue reading →