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by MadHorseman
Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:43 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Excel formula help, image attached.
Replies: 6
Views: 1562

Re: Excel formula help, image attached.

Not sure but shouldn't the 1 in the "G3-1" bit be the result of the countif? Or do you get a circular error?
by MadHorseman
Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:23 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Best new computer?
Replies: 19
Views: 3581

Re: Best new computer?

'Gaming' ... I'm going to suggest DON'T do that - just stick to an XBOX or PS3 - otherwise you're chasing your tail trying to keep up on the hw front - especially graphics card Once you cut Gaming out any old PC built in the last 5 years will pretty do what you want - and so I would suggest a coupl...
by MadHorseman
Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:37 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: The Ultimate Cat Thread
Replies: 15
Views: 2934

Re: The Ultimate Cat Thread

Is it just me or are some pics waaaaay too big for my ickle 24inch screens?? Can't even scroll 'em and all I see is a few whiskers....
by MadHorseman
Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:20 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Forum on iPad
Replies: 4
Views: 1458

Re: Forum on iPad

See:-

http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt ... =24&t=2055

Regards
by MadHorseman
Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:39 am
Forum: Android
Topic: Need Android on RasPi HELP
Replies: 23
Views: 13539

Re: Need Android on RasPi HELP

6677 wrote:Being in portugal makes no difference. Portugals internet isn't censored yet so you have access to the same stuff we do.
I can get the "products" but without an IP changing service I can't access a lot of the "services" - "not available in your country"....(Portugal!)
by MadHorseman
Mon Sep 03, 2012 3:36 pm
Forum: Puppy
Topic: LifeCam VX-800 on Puppy 4
Replies: 5
Views: 20797

Re: LifeCam VX-800 on Puppy 4

Hi Rhadon,

Thanks - sprung into life, and as you've been so kind I won't publish the ugly mugshot I got!

Regards

Robin
by MadHorseman
Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:26 am
Forum: Puppy
Topic: LifeCam VX-800 on Puppy 4
Replies: 5
Views: 20797

Re: LifeCam VX-800 on Puppy 4

Hi Rhadon,

Thanks!

I'll give that a whirl this p.m. and see what happens.

Regards
by MadHorseman
Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:25 am
Forum: Media centres
Topic: Script.raspbmc.settings - failure.
Replies: 6
Views: 8441

Re: Script.raspbmc.settings - failure.

Oh well - scrap Raspbmc and go back to Darkelec then! Meanwhile try something else.....
by MadHorseman
Sun Sep 02, 2012 10:59 am
Forum: Media centres
Topic: Script.raspbmc.settings - failure.
Replies: 6
Views: 8441

Re: Script.raspbmc.settings - failure.

Just posting this here as it's the first hit on Google for this problem, and it bugged me for ages. I think it's the "Add-on Information" screen that is crashing, rather than the add-on itself. If you right-click on the "Raspbmc Settings" add-on menu item it loads properly if you select "Add-on set...
by MadHorseman
Sun Sep 02, 2012 10:11 am
Forum: Puppy
Topic: LifeCam VX-800 on Puppy 4
Replies: 5
Views: 20797

Re: LifeCam VX-800 on Puppy 4

Thanks! Some progress following stuff on that website. I now have GUVCViewer installed plus dependencies (I think) via PPM and recognising the camera (and the green light on the camera comes on!!). However, the preview image is black/blank whether Image or Video is selected. Camera connected via a p...
by MadHorseman
Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:36 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: What are you doing in your spare time?
Replies: 4
Views: 846

Re: What are you doing in your spare time?

Spare time?? What's that??

Oh - yes, now I'm retired it's all "spare" time....

Favourite activities are watching beach bunnies, drinking wine and/or beer, and walking Nelliedog...

Regards
by MadHorseman
Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:24 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Best and worst song lyrics
Replies: 17
Views: 3143

Re: Best and worst song lyrics

Can anyone surpass "Paralyzed" by The Legendary Stardust Cowboy?


p.s. Can anyone make out a single word?
by MadHorseman
Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:50 am
Forum: Media centres
Topic: Script.raspbmc.settings - failure.
Replies: 6
Views: 8441

Script.raspbmc.settings - failure.

Hiope someone can help - Raspbmc working fine (mainly!) but I wanted to change the "update" setting to nightly. Trying to run the Raspbmc settings from within XBMC gets the above failure.....I'll try leaving it on overnight to see if it autofixes.. Exiting XBMC doesn't seem to do antything other tha...
by MadHorseman
Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:32 am
Forum: Puppy
Topic: LifeCam VX-800 on Puppy 4
Replies: 5
Views: 20797

LifeCam VX-800 on Puppy 4

I have a MS Lifecam VX-800 connected via a powered hub (which works with everything else and Raspbian recognizes the camera ok but motion is not yet configured properly) I've installed Camorama via the PPM, but running it gets can't connect to "Dev/Video0" which means I'm missing a driver. (I think!...
by MadHorseman
Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:41 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Friendly help on purchasing one
Replies: 24
Views: 4470

Re: Friendly help on purchasing one

Nobody spot the OP's "post to Morocco????" Maybe he's in Morocco!!!
by MadHorseman
Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:18 am
Forum: For sale
Topic: Powered USB hubs?
Replies: 2
Views: 1357

Re: Powered USB hubs?

Not on the list, and I don't know exactly where Mitsai products are sold outside Portugal, but these work fine (with an on/off switch too).


http://www.worten.pt/ProductDetail.aspx ... 95&oid=&c=

Regards
by MadHorseman
Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:12 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Out with the old, in with the new
Replies: 5
Views: 2189

Re: Out with the old, in with the new

I had an idea for creating a flexible light pipe for the status LEDs. Get a cheap TOSlink cable, e.g one of these: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41WcJCbdyNL.jpg The cable tends to be quite thin, but the actual optical part is about a millimetre across. Chop the cable into several pieces, wh...
by MadHorseman
Wed Aug 15, 2012 1:15 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Minor improvements for a model C
Replies: 126
Views: 25976

Re: Minor improvements for a model C

I think it should look much more impressive, like this:-

http://jjbunn.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/ibm-3090/

plus the error messages have obviously come from the same source.
by MadHorseman
Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:41 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: How to cancel order with RS Components
Replies: 15
Views: 11983

Re: How to cancel order with RS Components

Don't forget UK August Bank Holiday....

p.s. Ours is today and guess what - it's raining.....
by MadHorseman
Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:29 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Order and Shipping update from RS & Allied
Replies: 775
Views: 153814

Re: Order and Shipping update from RS & Allied

Ordered 21/6 No 87338
Despatch 26/7

Arrived 31/7

Only ordered the Pi, no addtional items.

Regards
by MadHorseman
Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:08 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Is my shipment being correctly proceeded?
Replies: 10
Views: 1908

Re: Is my shipment being correctly proceeded?

Who do Farnell use to ship to PT? My two Pi's were via RS (no great delays) and the first arrived via GLS in about 3 days from despatch notification. The second took a day longer as the GLS driver could no longer find my road so I arranged delivery to a nearby bar. (Of course it could have been a di...
by MadHorseman
Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:12 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Man avoids hitting things with horse: media pop quiz
Replies: 24
Views: 2926

Re: Man avoids hitting things with horse: media pop quiz

Has anyone else ever tried missing things with a horse? Not easy, especially when sitting in an engineless wheeled device behing said animal....
by MadHorseman
Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:09 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Alternative phrases
Replies: 7
Views: 1797

Re: Alternative phrases

I have come across some alternative phrases for well know expressions. I assume the following are well know: "The excrement hit the rotational air displacer" and "You're navigating a smelly stream without propulsion device" Anybody has more examples? Th eversion I heard was:- "The ordure encountere...
by MadHorseman
Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:08 am
Forum: Staffroom, classroom and projects
Topic: Academies can employ unqualified teachers
Replies: 11
Views: 3251

Re: Academies can employ unqualified teachers

I did a PGCE a few years (ok - decades) ago, and I seem to remember it mainly being an opportunity for extreme left-wing educational views to be taught to us aspiring teachers. I think most of us had the sense to spot this and ignore it. I had the sense to forget about teaching and take up a career ...
by MadHorseman
Sun Aug 05, 2012 1:22 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Greatest game of all time
Replies: 152
Views: 44574

Re: Greatest game of all time

Hmmmm:-

Text version of Startrek - 70's mainframes...

Galaxian

Defender

MarioKart ("Wii")

...no-one here ever heard of "Angry Birds"???

Heigh ho!

Robin

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