Re: [clug-talk] OT - Request: Bar Code & Mag Stripe Scanner

2012-03-05 Thread Shawn
Not sure if it is quite what you want, but you can scan barcodes with a smart phone. The scanner I'm using will even try to lookup the numbers to give you more detail. (just to make sure I wasn't mistaken, I scanned a book on the table beside me - the barcode was scanned, the title of the boo

Re: [clug-talk] OT - Request: Bar Code & Mag Stripe Scanner

2012-03-05 Thread Dafydd Crosby
The one you're thinking of is called the CueCat - you can still get them pretty cheap (under 10 bucks in some places), and it only took me 5-10 minutes to "de-claw" mine. -Dafydd On 03/04/2012 10:15 PM, TekBudda wrote: Hi Mel, That is ideally the one I would love to get. Used one of those a

Re: [clug-talk] Ubuntu/Kubuntu course

2012-03-05 Thread Jerry Rukavina
Thank you. I will look into it. Was hoping for a taught course. Jerry On 12-03-04 10:25 PM, TekBudda wrote: Found a couple more: * http://omgubuntu.co.uk/natty/ * http://using-ubuntu.org/ * https://help.ubuntu.com/ On 12-03-04 10:19 PM, TekBudda wrote: Would any of these help: * http://ubuntug

Re: [clug-talk] OT - Request: Bar Code & Mag Stripe Scanner

2012-03-05 Thread Mel Walters
On Mon, 2012-03-05 at 02:14 -0700, Shawn wrote: > Not sure if it is quite what you want, but you can scan barcodes with a > smart phone. The scanner I'm using will even try to lookup the numbers > to give you more detail. (just to make sure I wasn't mistaken, I > scanned a book on the table be

Re: [clug-talk] OT - Request: Bar Code & Mag Stripe Scanner

2012-03-05 Thread TekBudda
I was thinking of the smartphone thing myselfbut I am just not sure how the logistics would work. Yeah they are priceyI might try to get the old one from my previous jobbut who knows how that will go. I may just have to bite the bullet someday and lay the money down __

Re: [clug-talk] Ubuntu/Kubuntu course

2012-03-05 Thread TekBudda
I just figured that might be stood start...and then see if u still needed a course. I think one of the links is to a server book swellwhich is abide perk. I haven't looked myself but you might try MRu...wait or the united and see if offer anything. Most tent companies likely aren't going to

Re: [clug-talk] Ubuntu/Kubuntu course

2012-03-05 Thread Jerry Rukavina
I found this Fundamentals course that is being offered in Calgary. Cost $2900 for 5 days of training. Go to http://www.traininghott.ca/Courses/Linux-Unix-Fundamentals-Hands-On-Linux-Training-Course-Linux-Class-UNIX-Training.htm After that they offer a Linux System Admin. certification course. An

Re: [clug-talk] Ubuntu/Kubuntu course

2012-03-05 Thread terr
ANYTHING that can take a pic should work. This would include an old scanner and I'm thinking even an optical mouse should be hackable. On Mon, Mar 05, 2012 at 06:21:01PM -0700, TekBudda wrote: > I just figured that might be stood start...and then see if u still needed a > course. I think on