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    Linux Mint 10

    in Linux

    Posted · Edited by Cloggie

    Can anyone be a bit more specific, what does Mint do out of the box that Ubuntu doesn't?

    Already mentioned

    Flash

    MP3

    How easy is it to change to Thai after it has been setup in English?

    Very easy, start language support and install Thai

    Linux Mint 10

    in Linux

    Posted

    I fully 100% agree with the topic opener.

    I also switched from Ubuntu => Mint after testing Fedora, Mandriva, Arch, OpenSuse and several others and I loved it!

    Most things work out of the box, installed Oracle VirtualBox to run also some Windows programs and it all works fine.

    Very impressed how it works and most of all - FREE.

    If you live in Bangkok, join us next month - http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/409242-ubuntu-it-meeting/page__st__50

    Cheers,

    M.

    Ubuntu => It Meeting

    in Linux

    Posted

    Last night had an interesting meeting again in Soi 8 Bar, Sukhumvit Soi 8 in Bangkok.

    Colin Chapman, Dharmabam, Crushdepth and also two new 'members' showed up: BugJackBaron and Devdrinker

    Absent WITHOUT notice: Urandom also waiting for DaveJonesBKK and Siamect - hopefully next time they all show up as well

    My OpenBox problem was solved, a demonstration with a Google phone and a 'layer' so you can SEE pictures from people who post on Twitter where they are (please correct me if I am wrong Crushdepth)

    Also discussion about Google / Android / Apple, "Evil yes / no" what data do they send home or to advertisers, do we still believe in privacy or if you use INTERNET or does privacy NOT exist anymore as everything you do is logged / monitored / recorded somewhere....

    Buy software or use open / free software? Why - why not? Local staff issues, how to setup a company in Thailand etc etc all very interesting stuff.

    Unfortunately I had to catch the latest bus back to Pattaya so I had stop after 4 bottles of Heineken.

    Next meeting will be Thursday February 10th - still enough place for new members, join ALL!!

    See you there.

    Cheers,

    Cloggie

    PS - as we all agree food is EXCELLENT at Soi 8 Bar

    Ubuntu => It Meeting

    in Linux

    Posted

    Dear all,

    Next IT meeting / Geek meeting is January 12th in Soi 8 Bar, Sukhumvit Soi 8, Bangkok

    When you enter the bar, look for the table with all the laptops on it :D

    December 15th was the last IT meeting and it was very interesting again.

    Hope to see some new faces next year at the first IT meeting of 2011.

    Cheers,

    M.

    Linux/It Group Meeting - Christmas Edition

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    Thanks Urandom,

    Just wanted to write a new post for tomorrow but you were first...

    Anyway, yes I will be there tomorow again all the way from 'The pearl of the Eastern Seaboard" - also know as Pattaya

    Hope to see you all again and hopefully also a few new faces.

    You want to join / attend the IT-meeting, when you enter Soi 8 - the restaurant - just look for laptops on the table :D

    Cheers,

    Cloggie

    WikiLeaks website again offline after company cuts DNS service

    in Thailand News

    Posted

    From yesterday evening:

    Can still access Wikileaks from Thailand – now hosted from Sweden - http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/

    Secret US Embassy Cables

    Translations

    [pt_br] Cablegate: Telegramas das embaixadas

    [fr] Wikileaks entame la publication de câbles diplomatiques US confidentiels

    [ru] WIKILEAKS приступил к публикации секретных писем американских посольств

    [es] Wikileaks empieza a publicar cables diplomáticos de la embajada de estados unidos

    [ar] موقع ويكيليكس يبدأ باطلاق مخاطبات سرية للسفارات الامريكية

    Wikileaks began on Sunday November 28th publishing 251,287 leaked United States embassy cables, the largest set of confidential documents ever to be released into the public domain. The documents will give people around the world an unprecedented insight into US Government foreign activities.

    The cables, which date from 1966 up until the end of February this year, contain confidential communications between 274 embassies in countries throughout the world and the State Department in Washington DC. 15,652 of the cables are classified Secret.

    The embassy cables will be released in stages over the next few months. The subject matter of these cables is of such importance, and the geographical spread so broad, that to do otherwise would not do this material justice.

    The cables show the extent of US spying on its allies and the UN; turning a blind eye to corruption and human rights abuse in "client states"; backroom deals with supposedly neutral countries; lobbying for US corporations; and the measures US diplomats take to advance those who have access to them.

    This document release reveals the contradictions between the US’s public persona and what it says behind closed doors – and shows that if citizens in a democracy want their governments to reflect their wishes, they should ask to see what’s going on behind the scenes.

    Every American schoolchild is taught that George Washington – the country’s first President – could not tell a lie. If the administrations of his successors lived up to the same principle, today’s document flood would be a mere embarrassment. Instead, the US Government has been warning governments -- even the most corrupt -- around the world about the coming leaks and is bracing itself for the exposures.

    The full set consists of 251,287 documents, comprising 261,276,536 words (seven times the size of "The Iraq War Logs", the world's previously largest classified information release).

    The cables cover from 28th December 1966 to 28th February 2010 and originate from 274 embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions.

    Groups to contact for comment

    How to explore the data

    Search for events that you remember that happened for example in your country. You can browse by date or search for an origin near you.

    Pick out interesting events and tell others about them. Use twitter, reddit, mail whatever suits your audience best.

    For twitter or other social networking services please use the #cablegate or unique reference ID (e.g. #66BUENOSAIRES2481) as hash tags.

    Key figures:

    • 15, 652 secret
    • 101,748 confidential
    • 133,887 unclassified
    • Iraq most discussed country – 15,365 (Cables coming from Iraq – 6,677)
    • Ankara, Turkey had most cables coming from it – 7,918
    • From Secretary of State office - 8,017

    According to the US State Departments labeling system, the most frequent subjects discussed are:

    • External political relations – 145,451
    • Internal government affairs – 122,896
    • Human rights – 55,211
    • Economic Conditions – 49,044
    • Terrorists and terrorism – 28,801
    • UN security council – 6,532

    Graphics of the cablegate dataset

    Cables by origin and classification <LI>Cables by Subject <LI>Cables by Country <LI>Cables by Organization <LI>Cables by Program

    True Cable Internet Issues Since 'Upgrade' (Chiang Mai)

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    They moved you from PPPoP => DHCP?????

    PPPoP = The Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) is a network protocol for encapsulating Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) frames inside Ethernet frames. It is used mainly with DSL services where individual users connect to the DSL modem over Ethernet and in plain Metro Ethernet networks

    DHCP = Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

    In 'simple' English, the first one is the protocol the ADLS modem talks to your ISP, the second one is about IP address on your network at home = they have nothing to do with each other.

    What exactly did True do?

    Ubuntu => It Meeting

    in Linux

    Posted

    Beerian,

    Last time we talked about different version of Linux but it can be about any subject.

    First time we discussed VPN, PCAnywhere, remote desktop, VPN, VNC, why / who not use Open Sourse

    There is no agenda, just 'genaral' discussions about IT and not only related to Ubuntu anymore

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