From p.spiller at xtra.co.nz Tue Jun 2 19:06:49 2009 From: p.spiller at xtra.co.nz (Perry Spiller) Date: Tue Jun 2 19:10:50 2009 Subject: [hblug] Is There A Meeting 3 June? Message-ID: As the subject says. From daniel at danielfaulknor.com Tue Jun 2 19:11:39 2009 From: daniel at danielfaulknor.com (daniel@danielfaulknor.com) Date: Tue Jun 2 19:11:43 2009 Subject: [hblug] Is There A Meeting 3 June? In-Reply-To: <20090602071102.F2B531ACC1A@mail.kirjava.net.nz> References: <20090602071102.F2B531ACC1A@mail.kirjava.net.nz> Message-ID: <5c58748d9855f0d46f40dce2ec590ecb.squirrel@mail.danielfaulknor.com> Sure is, same place, same time. Reminder was sent out a few days ago. Cheers > As the subject says. > > > _______________________________________________ > HBLUG mailing list > HBLUG@linux.net.nz > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug > From p.spiller at xtra.co.nz Tue Jun 2 19:15:50 2009 From: p.spiller at xtra.co.nz (Perry Spiller) Date: Tue Jun 2 19:16:03 2009 Subject: [hblug] Is There A Meeting 3 June? In-Reply-To: <5c58748d9855f0d46f40dce2ec590ecb.squirrel@mail.danielfaulk nor.com> References: <20090602071102.F2B531ACC1A@mail.kirjava.net.nz> <5c58748d9855f0d46f40dce2ec590ecb.squirrel@mail.danielfaulknor.com> Message-ID: ----------------Earlier, Daniel commented-------------------- >Sure is, same place, same time. >Reminder was sent out a few days ago. Right - found it. Xtra's dumb fungus SPAM filters. I really should check the idiots box first, shouldn't I? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.linux.net.nz/pipermail/hblug/attachments/20090602/645ea316/attachment.htm From can-tab71 at hotmail.com Mon Jun 8 01:47:44 2009 From: can-tab71 at hotmail.com (Ricky Dacombe) Date: Mon Jun 8 01:47:55 2009 Subject: [hblug] 2 Old Printers Give Away In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello perry Sorry for the delay in getting back to you please ring me on my cell Monday or Tuesday this week if you still would like to printers recycled. I'm having to go to Wellington on Thursday for another Back Operation after Trust a HB Surgen that just stuffed it up even more and will be out of action for around three to six weeks. I'm closing down shop on Wednesday night so I've got time to pack and get the last of the E-Waste shipped up to Auckland. Thanks Ricky Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 22:26:09 +1200 To: hblug@linux.net.nz From: p.spiller@xtra.co.nz Subject: RE: [hblug] 2 Old Printers Give Away ----------------Earlier, Ricky commented-------------------- I'll take them as then I at least know where they end up at the end of the day. Ring me in the morning Perry my cell number is 027 494 2066 after 10am please as I've got 30 systems to load tonight. Thanks. No rush at all. Not sure how I'll be placed, tomorrow. You don't need to collect them. Just let me know a drop-point. Perry _________________________________________________________________ Looking to move up the career ladder? Explore the endless opportunities here! http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fmsn%2Eseek%2Eco%2Enz%2FID%5FSEEKNZMAIN%5FUSR%2FPages%2Falliance%5Fhomepage%2Eascx%3FComeFrom%3Dmsnnz%26tracking%3Dsk%3Atl%3Asknz%3Amsnnz%3A0%3Ahottag%3Aexplore&_t=757263783&_r=Seek_NZ_tagline&_m=EXT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.linux.net.nz/pipermail/hblug/attachments/20090608/a3fb9264/attachment.htm From kirjava at gmail.com Wed Jun 17 13:34:44 2009 From: kirjava at gmail.com (Rene Bartosh) Date: Wed Jun 17 13:34:54 2009 Subject: [hblug] NZ Software Patent threat Message-ID: The director of the End Software Patents campaign Ciaran O'Riordan writes to warn of an imminent threat of software patents in New Zealand: Dear Free Software Supporters, The New Zealand government has proposed allowing unlimited software patenting. They are accepting comments until July 2nd, but participation from the people who will be harmed seems very low. The details of how to participate can be found on swpat.org: http://en.swpat.org/wiki/New_Zealand Participation of the free software community is particularly important because, although SME federations and consumer rights groups are sometimes the most influential lobbies against software patents, it's often the free software community that raises awareness of the issue and gets these other groups moving. The July 2nd deadline is very close, so work is needed now. We thus urge you to participate in the consultation, but also to raise awareness on blogs, news sites, and among email groups, and to contact related interest organisations and companies to ask them to get involved too. Some other swpat.org pages that may be useful: http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Organising_a_campaign http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Software_patents_harm_SMEs http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Studies_on_economics_and_innovation http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Harm_to_standards Ciaran O'Riordan Director End Software Patents Tel: +32 487 64 17 54 email: ciaran [at] fsf.org -- >From Rene Bartosh (Gmail account) Personal: http://kirjava.net.nz/ Work: http://eksion.net/ From kirjava at gmail.com Thu Jun 25 17:51:19 2009 From: kirjava at gmail.com (Rene Bartosh) Date: Thu Jun 25 17:51:49 2009 Subject: [hblug] HBLUG Meeting Reminder: Wed 1st July 2009 Message-ID: What: Hawkes Bay LUG Meeting When: Wed 1st July 2009 from 7pm till around 10pm Where: Fine Furniture/Taradale Upholstery 169 Gloucester St, Taradale (rear building) Map: http://maps.google.com/?q=169%20Gloucester%20St%2C%20Taradale%2C%20Hawkes%20Bay%204112%2C%20New%20Zealand Please feel free to come along and meet us, talk about Linux, install Linux, debug problems etc. If you want to bring a computer, please bring some extension cables, a 4 way board etc. and a patch cable (if you want internet/network). Extra switches and cat5 are always a bonus. We have monitors and keyboards/rodents spare, as well as jug cords. If you have any queries, please feel free to reply to this message. Thanks to Fine Furniture for providing venue/internet. -- >From Rene Bartosh (Gmail account) Personal: http://kirjava.net.nz/ Work: http://eksion.net/ From p.spiller at xtra.co.nz Sun Jun 28 21:45:07 2009 From: p.spiller at xtra.co.nz (Perry Spiller) Date: Sun Jun 28 21:45:16 2009 Subject: [hblug] Ghostscript? Message-ID: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> I may have been sent the wrong thing, but . . . Someone has sent me a file that my best guess is a ghostscript file. The filename has no extension. Gimp doesn't like it, nor does Irfan View nor PhotoImpact, nor Xnview. . . But some refer to ghostscript in their error messages. Any ideas? From jrt746 at clear.net.nz Sun Jun 28 22:22:50 2009 From: jrt746 at clear.net.nz (John Rye) Date: Sun Jun 28 22:23:52 2009 Subject: [hblug] Ghostscript? In-Reply-To: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> References: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20090628222250.efdb669a.jrt746@clear.net.nz> On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:45:07 +1200 Perry Spiller wrote: > > I may have been sent the wrong thing, > but . . . > > Someone has sent me a file that my > best guess is a ghostscript file. The > filename has no extension. Gimp > doesn't like it, nor does Irfan View > nor PhotoImpact, nor Xnview. . . > > But some refer to ghostscript in their > error messages. > > Any ideas? file 'filename' ? John From p.spiller at xtra.co.nz Sun Jun 28 22:27:34 2009 From: p.spiller at xtra.co.nz (Perry Spiller) Date: Sun Jun 28 22:27:34 2009 Subject: [hblug] Ghostscript? In-Reply-To: <20090628222250.efdb669a.jrt746@clear.net.nz> References: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628222250.efdb669a.jrt746@clear.net.nz> Message-ID: <951478.60783.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> >> > I may have been sent the wrong thing, >> > but . . . >> > >> > Someone has sent me a file that my >> > best guess is a ghostscript file. The >> > filename has no extension. Gimp >> > doesn't like it, nor does Irfan View >> > nor PhotoImpact, nor Xnview. . . >> > >> > But some refer to ghostscript in their >> > error messages. >> > >> > Any ideas? ----------------Earlier, John commented-------------------- >file 'filename' ? Really helpful. Just 'Perry' :-( -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Gimp > >> > doesn't like it, nor does Irfan View > >> > nor PhotoImpact, nor Xnview. . . > >> > > >> > But some refer to ghostscript in their > >> > error messages. > >> > > >> > Any ideas? > ----------------Earlier, John commented-------------------- > >file 'filename' ? > > Really helpful. Just 'Perry' :-( opps :-) the command line in that case will be: file Perry file is a unix/linux utility to interrogate a file, to see what 'could' have been used to generate it John From zendattacorporation at hotmail.com Mon Jun 29 05:00:12 2009 From: zendattacorporation at hotmail.com (jon zendatta) Date: Mon Jun 29 05:29:10 2009 Subject: [hblug] Ghostscript? In-Reply-To: <20090628225754.8e80399d.jrt746@clear.net.nz> References: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628222250.efdb669a.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <951478.60783.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628225754.8e80399d.jrt746@clear.net.nz> Message-ID: thats awesome. a haunted computer.surely you can open the file in the terminal its like 'black friday' with a different day && date. reg/linux/usr/#453274 /reg/ubuntu/usr/#17340 > Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:57:54 +1200 > From: jrt746@clear.net.nz > To: hblug@linux.net.nz > Subject: Re: [hblug] Ghostscript? > > On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:27:34 +1200 > Perry Spiller wrote: > > > > > >> > I may have been sent the wrong thing, > > >> > but . . . > > >> > > > >> > Someone has sent me a file that my > > >> > best guess is a ghostscript file. The > > >> > filename has no extension. Gimp > > >> > doesn't like it, nor does Irfan View > > >> > nor PhotoImpact, nor Xnview. . . > > >> > > > >> > But some refer to ghostscript in their > > >> > error messages. > > >> > > > >> > Any ideas? > > ----------------Earlier, John commented-------------------- > > >file 'filename' ? > > > > Really helpful. Just 'Perry' :-( > > opps :-) > > the command line in that case will be: file Perry > > file is a unix/linux utility to interrogate a file, to see what 'could' > have been used to generate it > > John > > > _______________________________________________ > HBLUG mailing list > HBLUG@linux.net.nz > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug _________________________________________________________________ Feeling the financial pinch? Check on MSN NZ Money for a hand http://money.msn.co.nz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://www.linux.net.nz/pipermail/hblug/attachments/20090629/d8e29e1d/attachment.htm From clint.deckard at frontiers.co.nz Mon Jun 29 10:23:15 2009 From: clint.deckard at frontiers.co.nz (clint.deckard) Date: Mon Jun 29 10:23:53 2009 Subject: [hblug] Ghostscript? In-Reply-To: <692618.4292.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> References: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628222250.efdb669a.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <951478.60783.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628225754.8e80399d.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <692618.4292.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4A47ED53.6070101@frontiers.co.nz> Perry, just happened to read this blog last night, interesting coincidence. http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2009/06/hidden_linux_file_mysteries.html Perhaps trying to use a linux machine to open might be useful. Sorry I can't be more help. Good luck, Clint. Perry Spiller wrote: > ----------------Earlier, John commented-------------------- >> file is a unix/linux utility to interrogate a file, to see what 'could' >> have been used to generate it > > One problem - it's on a windoze machine. > > But there's a clue. The e-mail text says > that the file is an aerial photograph. > > Meantime I've replied, saying that I can't > open it, so I'll wait and see what response > that might bring. > > Perry > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > HBLUG mailing list > HBLUG@linux.net.nz > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug From p.spiller at xtra.co.nz Mon Jun 29 10:33:00 2009 From: p.spiller at xtra.co.nz (Perry Spiller) Date: Mon Jun 29 10:34:50 2009 Subject: [hblug] Ghostscript? In-Reply-To: <4A47ED53.6070101@frontiers.co.nz> References: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628222250.efdb669a.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <951478.60783.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628225754.8e80399d.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <692618.4292.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A47ED53.6070101@frontiers.co.nz> Message-ID: <523617.89583.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Been skyping with Chris, this morning. Speculated that it came from a Mac. Added .pdf as an extension File opened. (Chris also converted it to jpg, for me, as well.) Gotta wonder why people send attachments in such a clueless fashion. Perry ----------------Earlier, Clint commented-------------------- >Just happened to read this blog last night, interesting coincidence. > >http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2009/06/hidden_linux_file_mysteries.html > >Perhaps trying to use a linux machine to open might be useful. >Sorry I can't be more help. ----------------Earlier, John commented-------------------- >>>file is a unix/linux utility to interrogate a file, to see what 'could' >>>have been used to generate it >>One problem - it's on a windoze machine. >>But there's a clue. The e-mail text says >>that the file is an aerial photograph. >>Meantime I've replied, saying that I can't >>open it, so I'll wait and see what response >>that might bring. >>Perry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.linux.net.nz/pipermail/hblug/attachments/20090629/f4d3a9b0/attachment-0001.htm From racepics at paradise.net.nz Mon Jun 29 12:21:43 2009 From: racepics at paradise.net.nz (chris morris) Date: Mon Jun 29 12:28:18 2009 Subject: [hblug] Ghostscript? In-Reply-To: <523617.89583.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> References: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628222250.efdb669a.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <951478.60783.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628225754.8e80399d.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <692618.4292.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A47ED53.6070101@frontiers.co.nz> <523617.89583.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4A480917.6040501@paradise.net.nz> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.linux.net.nz/pipermail/hblug/attachments/20090629/a34d330e/attachment.htm From clint.deckard at frontiers.co.nz Mon Jun 29 12:43:05 2009 From: clint.deckard at frontiers.co.nz (clint.deckard) Date: Mon Jun 29 12:43:52 2009 Subject: [hblug] Ghostscript? In-Reply-To: <4A480917.6040501@paradise.net.nz> References: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628222250.efdb669a.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <951478.60783.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628225754.8e80399d.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <692618.4292.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A47ED53.6070101@frontiers.co.nz> <523617.89583.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A480917.6040501@paradise.net.nz> Message-ID: <4A480E19.8090904@frontiers.co.nz> I don't want to appear to defend the intelligence/knowledge of apple users but... the few times I have had to use an apple pc, I have noticed that the file extension is rarely seen if it exists at all. Clint. :-) chris morris wrote: > Perry Spiller wrote: >> >> Gotta wonder why people send attachments in >> such a clueless fashion. >> >> Perry > > Generally they are people who dont know what "file' or 'extension' means. > > All they are doing is sending you that 'thing' that they click on to > make the words or picture thing 'happen' > > They will often send you a shortcut to a file in their system, or the > shortcut to the program they use :-) > > Or attach 17 full size digital camera images and wonder why the email > wont send lol > > Of course none of us were ever computer novices :-) > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > HBLUG mailing list > HBLUG@linux.net.nz > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug From stormcloud51090 at gmail.com Mon Jun 29 13:14:55 2009 From: stormcloud51090 at gmail.com (Haydn) Date: Mon Jun 29 13:15:42 2009 Subject: [hblug] Ghostscript? In-Reply-To: <4A480E19.8090904@frontiers.co.nz> References: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628222250.efdb669a.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <951478.60783.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628225754.8e80399d.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <692618.4292.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A47ED53.6070101@frontiers.co.nz> <523617.89583.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A480917.6040501@paradise.net.nz> <4A480E19.8090904@frontiers.co.nz> Message-ID: <4A48158F.9040201@gmail.com> Agreed, it seems to identify by mime type or something else and therefore no-one really uses extensions, it makes backing up to a pc a real pain clint.deckard wrote: > I don't want to appear to defend the intelligence/knowledge of apple > users but... > the few times I have had to use an apple pc, I have noticed that the > file extension is rarely seen if it exists at all. > > Clint. > :-) > > > chris morris wrote: >> Perry Spiller wrote: >>> >>> Gotta wonder why people send attachments in >>> such a clueless fashion. >>> >>> Perry >> >> Generally they are people who dont know what "file' or 'extension' >> means. >> >> All they are doing is sending you that 'thing' that they click on to >> make the words or picture thing 'happen' >> >> They will often send you a shortcut to a file in their system, or the >> shortcut to the program they use :-) >> >> Or attach 17 full size digital camera images and wonder why the email >> wont send lol >> >> Of course none of us were ever computer novices :-) >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HBLUG mailing list >> HBLUG@linux.net.nz >> http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug > > _______________________________________________ > HBLUG mailing list > HBLUG@linux.net.nz > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug From zendattacorporation at hotmail.com Mon Jun 29 13:24:21 2009 From: zendattacorporation at hotmail.com (jon zendatta) Date: Mon Jun 29 13:24:28 2009 Subject: [hblug] Ghostscript? In-Reply-To: <4A48158F.9040201@gmail.com> References: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628222250.efdb669a.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <951478.60783.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628225754.8e80399d.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <692618.4292.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A47ED53.6070101@frontiers.co.nz> <523617.89583.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A480917.6040501@paradise.net.nz> <4A480E19.8090904@frontiers.co.nz> <4A48158F.9040201@gmail.com> Message-ID: if its not personal you could email us the ghostscript. file in question? reg/linux/usr/#453274 /reg/ubuntu/usr/#17340 > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:14:55 +1200 > From: stormcloud51090@gmail.com > To: hblug@linux.net.nz > Subject: Re: [hblug] Ghostscript? > > Agreed, it seems to identify by mime type or something else and > therefore no-one really uses extensions, it makes backing up to a pc a > real pain > > clint.deckard wrote: > > I don't want to appear to defend the intelligence/knowledge of apple > > users but... > > the few times I have had to use an apple pc, I have noticed that the > > file extension is rarely seen if it exists at all. > > > > Clint. > > :-) > > > > > > chris morris wrote: > >> Perry Spiller wrote: > >>> > >>> Gotta wonder why people send attachments in > >>> such a clueless fashion. > >>> > >>> Perry > >> > >> Generally they are people who dont know what "file' or 'extension' > >> means. > >> > >> All they are doing is sending you that 'thing' that they click on to > >> make the words or picture thing 'happen' > >> > >> They will often send you a shortcut to a file in their system, or the > >> shortcut to the program they use :-) > >> > >> Or attach 17 full size digital camera images and wonder why the email > >> wont send lol > >> > >> Of course none of us were ever computer novices :-) > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> HBLUG mailing list > >> HBLUG@linux.net.nz > >> http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug > > > > _______________________________________________ > > HBLUG mailing list > > HBLUG@linux.net.nz > > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug > > > _______________________________________________ > HBLUG mailing list > HBLUG@linux.net.nz > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug _________________________________________________________________ Looking to move up the career ladder? Explore the endless opportunities here! http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fmsn%2Eseek%2Eco%2Enz%2FID%5FSEEKNZMAIN%5FUSR%2FPages%2Falliance%5Fhomepage%2Eascx%3FComeFrom%3Dmsnnz%26tracking%3Dsk%3Atl%3Asknz%3Amsnnz%3A0%3Ahottag%3Aexplore&_t=757263783&_r=Seek_NZ_tagline&_m=EXT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.linux.net.nz/pipermail/hblug/attachments/20090629/5f8639e2/attachment.htm From zendattacorporation at hotmail.com Mon Jun 29 13:51:17 2009 From: zendattacorporation at hotmail.com (jon zendatta) Date: Mon Jun 29 13:51:24 2009 Subject: [hblug] Ghostscript? In-Reply-To: References: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628222250.efdb669a.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <951478.60783.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628225754.8e80399d.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <692618.4292.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A47ED53.6070101@frontiers.co.nz> <523617.89583.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A480917.6040501@paradise.net.nz> <4A480E19.8090904@frontiers.co.nz> <4A48158F.9040201@gmail.com> Message-ID: imm just looked at some old aerial photographs of my workplace from NZ Aerial Mapping & guess what? No .file extensions reg/linux/usr/#453274 /reg/ubuntu/usr/#17340 From: zendattacorporation@hotmail.com To: hblug@linux.net.nz Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:24:21 +1200 Subject: RE: [hblug] Ghostscript? if its not personal you could email us the ghostscript. file in question? reg/linux/usr/#453274 /reg/ubuntu/usr/#17340 > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:14:55 +1200 > From: stormcloud51090@gmail.com > To: hblug@linux.net.nz > Subject: Re: [hblug] Ghostscript? > > Agreed, it seems to identify by mime type or something else and > therefore no-one really uses extensions, it makes backing up to a pc a > real pain > > clint.deckard wrote: > > I don't want to appear to defend the intelligence/knowledge of apple > > users but... > > the few times I have had to use an apple pc, I have noticed that the > > file extension is rarely seen if it exists at all. > > > > Clint. > > :-) > > > > > > chris morris wrote: > >> Perry Spiller wrote: > >>> > >>> Gotta wonder why people send attachments in > >>> such a clueless fashion. > >>> > >>> Perry > >> > >> Generally they are people who dont know what "file' or 'extension' > >> means. > >> > >> All they are doing is sending you that 'thing' that they click on to > >> make the words or picture thing 'happen' > >> > >> They will often send you a shortcut to a file in their system, or the > >> shortcut to the program they use :-) > >> > >> Or attach 17 full size digital camera images and wonder why the email > >> wont send lol > >> > >> Of course none of us were ever computer novices :-) > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> HBLUG mailing list > >> HBLUG@linux.net.nz > >> http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug > > > > _______________________________________________ > > HBLUG mailing list > > HBLUG@linux.net.nz > > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug > > > _______________________________________________ > HBLUG mailing list > HBLUG@linux.net.nz > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug Explore the endless opportunities here! Looking to move up the career ladder? _________________________________________________________________ Looking for a place to manage all your online stuff? Explore the new Windows Live http://download.live.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.linux.net.nz/pipermail/hblug/attachments/20090629/5e22124a/attachment.htm From jrt746 at clear.net.nz Mon Jun 29 14:05:13 2009 From: jrt746 at clear.net.nz (John Rye) Date: Mon Jun 29 14:05:28 2009 Subject: [hblug] Ghostscript? In-Reply-To: References: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628222250.efdb669a.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <951478.60783.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628225754.8e80399d.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <692618.4292.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A47ED53.6070101@frontiers.co.nz> <523617.89583.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A480917.6040501@paradise.net.nz> <4A480E19.8090904@frontiers.co.nz> <4A48158F.9040201@gmail.com> Message-ID: <20090629140513.99f15ec3.jrt746@clear.net.nz> On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:51:17 +1200 jon zendatta wrote: > > imm just looked at some old aerial photographs of my workplace from NZ Aerial Mapping & guess what? No .file extensions Most digitised aerial photos seem to be tiff images Use 'file' on a *nix system to check. [lists@amd64: aerials]$ file r27a_fy_00_01 r27a_fy_00_01: TIFF image data, little-endian [lists@amd64: aerials]$ John From p.spiller at xtra.co.nz Mon Jun 29 12:45:26 2009 From: p.spiller at xtra.co.nz (Perry Spiller) Date: Mon Jun 29 22:40:19 2009 Subject: [hblug] Ghostscript & Experience? In-Reply-To: <4A480917.6040501@paradise.net.nz> References: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628222250.efdb669a.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <951478.60783.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628225754.8e80399d.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <692618.4292.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A47ED53.6070101@frontiers.co.nz> <523617.89583.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A480917.6040501@paradise.net.nz> Message-ID: <832932.32997.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> ----------------Earlier, Chris Morris commented-------------------- >Of course none of us were ever computer novices :-) You're right, Chris. We were all 'naturals.' ;-) Or maybe we made more mistakes and learned faster, as a consequence? Sharing experiences . . . . Here's one that folks might find useful . . . Always have more than one browser. I've found that when doing flight bookings via the Internet, having two or more browsers on the go can be an advantage, when looking at several options at once is helpful for planning, weighing alternatives. The airlines web sites (that I've tried), don't allow having several booking pages open, at once, from the same browser. (Cookies, perhaps?) But running 2 or more browsers gives lots more ways to trawl over options, because two/three pages are open @ once. Perry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.linux.net.nz/pipermail/hblug/attachments/20090629/17c51bf7/attachment.htm From linux_mike at paradise.net.nz Tue Jun 30 08:41:11 2009 From: linux_mike at paradise.net.nz (Michael Adams) Date: Tue Jun 30 08:36:44 2009 Subject: [hblug] Ghostscript? In-Reply-To: <523617.89583.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> References: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628222250.efdb669a.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <951478.60783.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628225754.8e80399d.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <692618.4292.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A47ED53.6070101@frontiers.co.nz> <523617.89583.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20090630084111.059ca014.linux_mike@paradise.net.nz> On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:33:00 +1200 Came this utterance formulated by Perry Spiller to my mailbox: > > Been skyping with Chris, this morning. > > Speculated that it came from a Mac. > > Added .pdf as an extension > > File opened. > > (Chris also converted it to jpg, for me, as well.) > > Gotta wonder why people send attachments in > such a clueless fashion. Extensions are a "Quick & Dirty Operating System"* invention. Most sensible OS's will use mimetypes which are stored within the file content. * Precursor to Windows purchased by Microsoft which became PCDOS then MSDOS. -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416 From kirjava at gmail.com Tue Jun 30 09:03:32 2009 From: kirjava at gmail.com (Rene Bartosh) Date: Tue Jun 30 09:03:48 2009 Subject: [hblug] Ghostscript & Experience? In-Reply-To: <832932.32997.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> References: <356408.60782.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628222250.efdb669a.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <951478.60783.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <20090628225754.8e80399d.jrt746@clear.net.nz> <692618.4292.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A47ED53.6070101@frontiers.co.nz> <523617.89583.qm@rel103.mail.aue.yahoo.com> <4A480917.6040501@paradise.net.nz> <832932.32997.qm@rel106.mail.aue.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I've also noticed that some websites don't like having multiple windows/tabs open when it comes to hyperlinking (clicking links). They somehow manage the page requests server side so trying to open many pages in different tabs results in multiple copies of just one page. Very frustrating. Another idea is to run multiple copies of your favourite browser with different profiles (run firefox -ProfileManager from a shell to set this up with firefox). Cheers, Rene 2009/6/29 Perry Spiller : > ----------------Earlier, Chris Morris commented-------------------- > > Of course none of us were ever computer novices :-) > > You're right, Chris. We were all 'naturals.' ;-) > Or maybe we made more mistakes and learned > faster, as a consequence? Sharing experiences . . . . > > Here's one that folks might find useful . . . > Always have more than one browser. > > I've found that when doing flight bookings > via the Internet, having two or more browsers > on the go can be an advantage, when looking > at several options at once is helpful for > planning, weighing alternatives. > > The airlines web sites (that I've tried), don't > allow having several booking pages open, at > once, from the same browser. (Cookies, perhaps?) > > But running 2 or more browsers gives lots > more ways to trawl over options, because > two/three pages are open @ once. > > Perry > > > > > _______________________________________________ > HBLUG mailing list > HBLUG@linux.net.nz > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug > > -- >From Rene Bartosh (Gmail account) Personal: http://kirjava.net.nz/ Work: http://eksion.net/