Re: [clug-talk] Monitor / TV selection thgoughts

2011-12-15 Thread Shawn
X/Y value thing. Monitors have traditionally had much better resolution than TVs. But, I have not dug into these specs (cuz I don't really care as long as the pic looks decent), so take my comments with a large amount of doubt. My quick (and kind useless) thoughts.... Shawn On 11-

Re: [clug-talk] problems getting Brother DCP-7065DN printer to work with Ubuntu

2011-12-21 Thread Shawn
tem. And there are no 64bit drivers. It is recommended to install the ia32 libraries, but those already existed on the box in question and the .deb files would nor run - either by clicking on them, or doing a "dpkg -i filename.db". We haven't resolved this one yet. Shawn On 1

[clug-talk] Kobo Vox = poor battery life

2011-12-26 Thread Shawn
if you are looking at picking up a color Kobo, consider the battery life... My thoughts. Shawn ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Plea

Re: [clug-talk] Kobo Vox = poor battery life

2011-12-27 Thread Shawn
ed as well. Hmmm, maybe there is life in the TouchPad afterall... :) Anyways if you are looking at picking up a color Kobo, consider the battery life... My thoughts. Shawn ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listin

Re: [clug-talk] Thorium Remix DVD

2012-01-02 Thread Shawn
Part of the video was filmed at Protospace in the spring. The video is done by Gordon McDowell - a Protospace member/associate. The talks are pretty good and high level enough that you don't need a PhD to understand the discussion. Interesting stuff. On 12-01-02 12:50 PM, t...@terralogic.ne

Re: [clug-talk] ATX Power supply question

2012-01-11 Thread Shawn
l need to do the math to make sure you don't ask too much from the PS...) Hope that helps. But please choose the "safe" option - electricity can hurt/kill or burn the place down. (for whatever constitutes "safe" for you) Shawn On 12-01-11 09:22 PM, Joseph Szikora

Re: [clug-talk] ATX Power supply question

2012-01-12 Thread Shawn
other words, I'm not an expert, so take my advice with reasonable amounts of doubt...) On 12-01-12 12:34 AM, Shawn wrote: You can pick up a power supply testing tool for $20-ish or less. You just plug in the cables to it and turn on the PS. The LEDs indicate Good/Bad (among ot

Re: [clug-talk] Dude where's my desktop?

2012-01-12 Thread Shawn
n the upper right of the activity. Or you can edit details about the activity by clicking the wrench in the bottom right. HTH. Shawn On 12-01-12 10:12 AM, Richard Carter wrote: I'm running KDE 4.4.5 on Debian 6.0. Before Christmas I had a lovely desk top: a view of earth from space with

Re: [clug-talk] New desktop manager?

2012-01-12 Thread Shawn
7;s attempt to switch to more modern code/technologies. There are some rough spots (so I've heard), but I would fully expect that at this stage. A year or two from now will be a different story. How's that for a high level, non-commital, and impartial description? :) Shawn __

Re: [clug-talk] New desktop manager?

2012-01-12 Thread Shawn
On 12-01-12 08:42 PM, Courtenay Watson wrote: Thanks so much. This is actually suuuper helpful. You said: " it gets in my way (more clicks/effort to do stuff I need to do)" That's pretty much in a nutshell my complaint. If I'm doing something more often than maybe twice a week, I think it should

Re: [clug-talk] New desktop manager?

2012-01-12 Thread Shawn
On 12-01-12 09:47 PM, TekBudda wrote: For example...right now I am trying to setup up a connection to an OpenVPN connection but it does not seem to work on Kubuntu 11.10 (which is Linus 3.0 based) but works on Eeebuntu (Linux 2.6.X based). This has been an issue for a long time. But it is not

Re: [clug-talk] New desktop manager?

2012-01-13 Thread Shawn
Either should work. The first was a cut/paste from the "share" link... Wonder if the differences are browser dependent?? On 12-01-13 02:53 PM, Kin Wong wrote: I think the second link was the correct one. ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca

Re: [clug-talk] problems getting Brother DCP-7065DN printer to work with Ubuntu

2012-01-14 Thread Shawn
Thanks Scott. We just finished rebuilding the 64bit system with a 32bit OS (due to other reasons). Good to know that resource is available though, and I'm glad it is in the archive now with the right keywords. On 12-01-13 06:44 PM, Scott wrote: Shawn open2space.com> writes: And

Re: [clug-talk] Internet goes on strike

2012-01-18 Thread Shawn
his reason, my business website went dark today as well. Shawn I'm a little surprised at the amount of popular uprising against this legislation, given that the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act on New years Eve, which allows for the indefinite detention of American c

Re: [clug-talk] Internet goes on strike

2012-01-19 Thread Shawn
On 12-01-19 12:20 AM, TekBudda wrote: Psst... examples like that can be found on any given day at most points in history. I don't mean to belittle your thoughts, but I don't see this situation in the same light. You may, and that is your prerogative. But if the point is that neutral, it may no

Re: [clug-talk] Which MTA (Email Server)

2012-01-20 Thread Shawn
be Dovecot. Again, the last time I looked there was lots of documentation for this. Shawn On 12-01-20 02:41 PM, Juan Alberto Cirez wrote: Hello my fellow Linux Hackers, I bring news from geek-dom: We are ALL Powerful! Quick question: Can you guys recommend a good MTA under GNU/Linux. I knew

Re: [clug-talk] COSSFest planning

2012-01-23 Thread Shawn
Someone is planning the next COSSFEST? News to me. But, if so, that person should get a hold of me as I have some COSSFEST resources/contacts. On 12-01-23 01:48 PM, Mel Walters wrote: Just a reminder that at the last meeting a great idea was brought up about "thinking of what is in it for the

Re: [clug-talk] COSSFest planning

2012-01-23 Thread Shawn
I'd be all for seeing another COSSFEST. Unfortunately I can't commit the time I did in the past. So someone else with "vision" needs to run with it this time round. Sounds like you are stepping up to the plate Mel... Let me know how I/we can help. Shawn On 12-01-23 0

Re: [clug-talk] COSSFest planning

2012-01-23 Thread Shawn
I'll put my money where my mouth is. I'd be willing to pony up some cash for the event once I see things moving along. Based on the last COSSFEST in 2010, it can be done for under $4k - but that doesn't include a marketing budget, and I can't stress enough that marketing (the lack off) is wha

Re: [clug-talk] COSSFest planning

2012-01-23 Thread Shawn
hehe... That could be your slogan - "Open Source - what's in it for me?" On 12-01-23 07:46 PM, Mel Walters wrote: On Mon, 2012-01-23 at 17:44 -0500, si...@mungewell.org wrote: Jon mentioned the COSSFest DNS expiring at CLUG. There was some feeling that another COSSFest might be worthwhile. I t

Re: [clug-talk] Where is my calendar?

2012-01-24 Thread Shawn
For Thunderchicken, is it just the calendar tab that is missing Or was the entire calendar functionality that is missing? In the first case, you can go under "Events and Tasks" -> Calendar to open the Calendar view. If the entire functionality seems to be missing, you'll probably need to do

Re: [clug-talk] want to practice writing bash shell scripts

2012-02-13 Thread Shawn
pting presentation. Or I might allow myself to be talked into doing one.. :) Shawn On 12-02-13 11:49 AM, Ralph Boland wrote: I can write simple bash shell scripts. For example recently I wrote the following: #/bin/bash if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then vi ~/Home/Personal/

[clug-talk] SSH Config questions

2012-02-14 Thread Shawn
works? (for the curious, I need root access internally so that I can use the graphical tools (convenience!) to transfer files to the public web server). Thanks for any feedback. Shawn ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/ma

Re: [clug-talk] SSH Config questions

2012-02-14 Thread Shawn
Correction. The external access is not blocking my login attempt. Sooo... how do I block external SSH logins with the root account, but allow internal SSH root logins? Thanks for any input. For now I've disabled Root logins. On 12-02-14 04:12 PM, Shawn wrote: I need to allow root l

Re: [clug-talk] SSH Config questions

2012-02-14 Thread Shawn
wrote: On 2012-02-14, at 4:12 PM, Shawn wrote: I need to allow root logins over SSH from the local network, but deny root logins from external networks. So, I've added this to my /etc/security/access.conf: + : root : 172.16.1.0/24 #green network + : root : 160.1.1.0/24 #DMZ - : root

Re: [clug-talk] SSH Config questions

2012-02-14 Thread Shawn
I'm trying to avoid having to do ssh tunnels. Low-maintenance/effort is the goal. :) Never heard of the Match Block thing. I'm investigating. Thanks for the tip. Shawn On 12-02-14 04:38 PM, Mark Carlson wrote: Hmm... I wonder if you can still indirectly log in as root remotel

Re: [clug-talk] SSH Config questions

2012-02-15 Thread Shawn
to undo my changes to the /etc/security/access.conf file from an earlier attempt at allowing root logins from the internal network. Shawn On 12-02-14 04:31 PM, Mark Carlson wrote: Did you try using a Match block in your sshd_config? I've never done it, but I think you would add something

[clug-talk] OT: Mobile application developer in the group?

2012-02-22 Thread Shawn
that will work on most platforms). The project in question receives some button clicks on screen and then sends an integer to a device connected via an ad hoc wifi network. Shawn sgro...@open2space.com ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http

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

[clug-talk] SAMBA issue

2012-03-19 Thread Shawn
way? Is there something else I've overlooked? Thanks for any tips. Shawn ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying

Re: [clug-talk] SAMBA issue

2012-03-19 Thread Shawn
lve this issue. I'll let you know if the problem persists after doing this. Shawn On 12-03-19 08:30 PM, Shawn wrote: I'm having a weird problem with my Samba setup. I can get things to a point where I can mount the samba shares on my workstation. Read/Write and everything works. I ev

Re: [clug-talk] WD Green HDD's with ZFS

2012-03-26 Thread Shawn
en to from multiple sources (like say, two network users). Of course, I don't have the web page handy where I found this either... sorry. The same document recommended using CIFS or NFS instead. That may be old info though, so do your homework regarding FUSE if you are looking at it. Shawn On

Re: [clug-talk] open source use in Calgary

2012-04-07 Thread Shawn
We periodically hire PHP developers here. May be hiring again in the not too distant future. I know Symantec has an office in town and hire Zend Framework (PHP based) developers once in a while. I'm sure there are others. On 12-04-07 07:59 PM, RP wrote: Hi everybody - I would need some hel

Re: [clug-talk] Income tax program for linux?

2012-04-09 Thread Shawn
I have an incredibly cross-platform capable tax system. An Accountant. :) But of course it would not be the best choice in all cases. On 12-04-09 06:54 AM, Richard Carter wrote: I have used ufile for several years and I am happy with it. Everything is done on their servers so it doesn't rely

Re: [clug-talk] Need to configure KB for kubuntu

2012-04-09 Thread Shawn
sktop pacakge). So... find where your Locale settings are (date/time format, etc.). You can should be able to select your language and keyboard settings here. HTH Shawn On 12-04-09 02:14 PM, t...@terralogic.net wrote: The Keyboard locale is set for en-us UTF-8 but some of the keys are not m

Re: [clug-talk] Need to configure KB for kubuntu

2012-04-09 Thread Shawn
use to the American English Keyboard and I prefer to stay that way. On Mon, Apr 09, 2012 at 05:50:12PM -0600, Shawn wrote: Sounds like your box is treating the keyboard as a french keyboard. I'm assuming you are using the default desktop (which is Unity these days). In which case...

Re: [clug-talk] File Systems

2012-04-14 Thread Shawn
If you are doing network access to the drives, set up Samba. There are other options (NFS, sshfs, etc.), but Samba will offer the least fuss for the multi-platform environment (IMO). And Samba is very well documented. Samba won't care much whether it is a stand-alone server, a member in an A

Re: [clug-talk] Missing GCC in Kubuntu

2012-05-02 Thread Shawn
source, then you need to install the build environment: sudo apt-get install build-essential That installs GCC, Make, and other related packages. You may need to install other DEV packages as well, depending on just what it is you are doing. Shawn On 12-05-02 04:52 AM, t...@terralogic.net

Re: [clug-talk] Missing GCC in Kubuntu

2012-05-02 Thread Shawn
an I have in my old Debian box which I've been using for years. Like for instance I don't see much in the way of applications. On Wed, May 02, 2012 at 11:08:04AM -0600, Shawn wrote: GCC is a developer tool. If you are not doing development, or using source code, then it is not needed

Re: [clug-talk] Vector Linux and tethering

2012-06-03 Thread Shawn
Is this a newer phone with Android 4+ on it? If so this *may* be related to the fact that the mass storage device option has been removed in favor of MTP and/or a Camera device connection. There are some decent reasons for this move away from the traditional mass storage device, but MTP suppo

[clug-talk] Git Annex

2012-06-08 Thread Shawn
itial progress on his blog: http://git-annex.branchable.com/design/assistant/blog/ I've donated to this project, and hope it succeeds. Shawn ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List

Re: [clug-talk] clug-talk Digest, Vol 91, Issue 1

2012-06-08 Thread Shawn
uot;Re: Contents of clug-talk digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Vector Linux and tethering (Ralph Pichie) > 2. Re: Vector Linux and tethering (Shawn) > 3. Re: Vector Linux and tethering (Anand Singh) > >

Re: [clug-talk] clug-talk Digest, Vol 91, Issue 1

2012-06-11 Thread Shawn
o 3d video acceleration, you might just need to do a little work to get it running. It also requires seems to be picky about the GPU you have (I have had mixed results with Intel integrated GPUs). On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 12:17 AM, Shawn mailto:sgro...@open2space.com>> wrote: That is my usua

Re: [clug-talk] clug-talk Digest, Vol 91, Issue 1

2012-06-11 Thread Shawn
I'll see if I can come up with something suitable that will print in a reasonable time. But I already have a number of objects printed that nicely show what can be done. Check out Thingiverse.com and let me know if there is anything in particular that catches your eye. Just remember that 3D

Re: [clug-talk] http://clug.ca/events July 4th Meeting

2012-06-21 Thread Shawn
On 12-06-21 10:22 AM, Dafydd Crosby wrote: Looks good to me! -Dafydd On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Mel Walters mailto:melwalt...@telus.net>> wrote: http://clug.ca/events Shawn has said he will be willing to demonstrate 3D printing. He told me it could be a quick demo, or

[clug-talk] Drupal Camp Alberta

2012-06-26 Thread Shawn
http://2012.drupalcampalberta.org/ For those interested in Drupal... ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines w

[clug-talk] Meeting tonight

2012-07-04 Thread Shawn
I see the address on the web site. Does anyone know the room number? ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines w

[clug-talk] Fwd: 3D Printing presentation file

2012-07-05 Thread Shawn
File was too big. It's waiting for moderator approval now... So, grab the presentation file at http://grover.open2space.com/sites/default/files/scratch/3dprinting.odp Original Message Subject: 3D Printing presentation file Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:01:15 -0600 From: Shaw

[clug-talk] Video Card?

2012-08-04 Thread Shawn
el Card isn't good enough). That leaves ATI but I can't find anything solid that says ATI will work. What's the right flavor this year? :) Thanks for any tips. Shawn ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman

Re: [clug-talk] Video Card?

2012-08-04 Thread Shawn
HDMI port. This is what happens when you ignore the hardware side of things for too long. :) Shawn On 12-08-04 11:40 PM, Gustin Johnson wrote: Recent ATI/AMDs usually work out of the box. Anything later than an HD4000 and you should be good to go. I personally have a 5770 and a 6950 that both

Re: [clug-talk] Video Card?

2012-08-05 Thread Shawn
I ended up getting an HD7700 series with 2GB. Will be installing it later tonight. Shawn On 12-08-05 01:20 AM, Gustin Johnson wrote: You can get HDMI and DVI converters. The card I am using has two DVI and 2 mini display port. MemEx (or monoprice if you can wait, don't forget to a

Re: [clug-talk] Calgary Mini Maker Faire

2012-08-30 Thread Shawn
inside source. Shawn On 12-08-30 06:44 PM, t...@terralogic.net wrote: What event? On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 06:17:08PM -0600, Geekus Villagius wrote: Is anyone interested in getting a Linux/FOSS demo or distribution effort going for that event next month. I don't have the opportunity to g

Re: [clug-talk] Sep meeting in 318

2012-09-05 Thread Shawn
Man (and a trapeze!), actors from Swallow A Bicycle, poets, a licensed refreshment area, and more. Hope to see you all there. Shawn On 12-09-05 03:15 PM, Dafydd Crosby wrote: http://clug.ca/node/649 On 09/05/2012 06:12 AM, Mel Walters wrote: I had attempted to add the info on the website to

Re: [clug-talk] Ubuntu data recovery

2012-10-09 Thread Shawn
ther than only supporting the hardware there is drivers installed for. So you could transfer the drive freely - assuming the drive itself is not damaged. HTH. Shawn On 12-10-09 01:12 PM, Jerry Rukavina wrote: Hello Everyone, My Ubuntu machine crashed (Toshiba Satelitte A200 ST2). I believe t

Re: [clug-talk] Ubuntu data recovery

2012-10-09 Thread Shawn
of work. On 12-10-09 02:26 PM, Attalin wrote: Thank you. Shawn wrote: You can pick up a USB/SATA adapter from Memory Express for around $30. You could pull the hard drive out of the damaged laptop, and hook it up to a desktop (or other laptop) with one of these adapters. Then you can lo

Re: [clug-talk] ubuntu 12.04 won't start

2012-10-11 Thread Shawn
is would often fix the graphical environment. Hope that helps. Shawn On 12-10-11 02:38 PM, Richard Carter wrote: Thanks for the tip. I checked the apt history but nothing seemed amiss. But I didn't really know what to look for. Robin On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Dafydd Crosby mailt

Re: [clug-talk] ubuntu 12.04 won't start

2012-10-11 Thread Shawn
er, that first command should be "sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm". On 12-10-11 03:00 PM, Shawn wrote: You are getting past the boot sequence and then encountering problems with the desktop environment. I've seen this sort of thing before. Most recently I just updated to the latest

Re: [clug-talk] ubuntu 12.04 won't start

2012-10-11 Thread Shawn
htdm over gdm. Then if everything works right, you can uninstall gnome3. If not, then dpkg-reconfigure gdm to restore yourself to gnome3 and deal with the drive space issues later. At least this sounds like a plan from this end. The important thing is that you are running again. :) Shawn

Re: [clug-talk] CLUG web page redesign

2012-10-27 Thread Shawn
Needs some graphics. :) Otherwise, it's good to see the change coming. The existing site is more than 5 years old now, I think. On 12-10-26 10:13 PM, Dafydd Crosby wrote: I finally got around to making an updated CLUG site using Wordpress. Check out the preview at http://clug.ca/wordpress/ -

Re: [clug-talk] KDE / X help please

2013-01-24 Thread Shawn
ther steps you can try. But I hope this solves the problem for you. Shawn On 13-01-24 09:31 AM, t...@terralogic.net wrote: I'm running KDE on debian. Suddenly the mouse pointer changed to a 1/2 a box with a "+" in it. I've never seen this before. It will no longer change

Re: [clug-talk] Looking for printer

2013-02-14 Thread Shawn
The cheap Samsung lasers work fine - pretty much out of the box. The Brother's are good as well, but I find their driver setup to be a pain. On 13-02-14 09:42 AM, Joe S wrote: I am in need of a printer; looking for a black and white lazer printer. Can someone recommend something that is econom

Re: [clug-talk] Building monitor / controller

2013-02-18 Thread Shawn
I suspect I may have missed the specifics you are looking for... Shawn On 13-02-18 09:18 PM, t...@terralogic.net wrote: I work with friends very close to the bleeding edge in architecture and building technology. One of the things we want to do is control equipement. This will entail

[clug-talk] Content Filtering

2013-05-21 Thread Shawn
$300ish bucks to get this type of filtering on there. Being a Linux guy, I know I can do this for no cost, with a little effort on my part. I'm willing to consider different firewall solutions if needed. Comments or recommendations? Thanks! Shawn

Re: [clug-talk] clug-talk Digest, Vol 102, Issue 15

2013-05-27 Thread Shawn
think the "hack" you mentioned is actually the legit way to deal with UEFI. Shawn On 13-05-27 02:42 PM, Anand Singh wrote: I just went through this recently. Here is my experience: I was using Fedora on an Asus Zenbook with Win8/UEFI, but due to Fedora's kernel-of-the-week polic

[clug-talk] Upgrade problem

2013-06-05 Thread Shawn
eneric-pae 3.2.0.41.49 Generic Linux kernel image At this point, I *think* I should only have linux-image-3.2.0-45-generic-pae installed, so I'm not sure how to resolve this issue. Any tips? The online stuff says the apt-get -f install should "just work" now... I thi

Re: [clug-talk] Upgrade problem

2013-06-06 Thread Shawn
RY kernel except the latest... Shawn On 13-06-05 10:28 PM, Shawn wrote: Trying to update my server system (Ubuntu 12.04-LTS) to hopefully address the latest security issues making the rounds. But I keep getting a failed dependency: root@terra:/home/sgrover# apt-get install -f Reading package li

Re: [clug-talk] upgrade problem

2013-06-07 Thread Shawn
ckage system's configuration for the kernel) so that I could get past that error and upgrade the rest of the server. Generally I agree that a kernel shouldn't need to be at the latest/greatest version, but it shouldn't be t out of date either. Shawn On 13-06-06 06:23 PM, Josh G w

Re: [clug-talk] kernel upgrade

2013-06-08 Thread Shawn
s up on seeing or using my graphics card properly, which also leads to some rather arbitrary disappointments - like unstable WebGL in Chrome (if it works at all). My thoughts... Shawn ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman

[clug-talk] Name resolution

2013-08-11 Thread Shawn
iled on me, but allowed me to add HOSTS entries on the firewall that would be used for internal resolution...) Is Bind still the best DNS server? Is there another/simpler name resolution solution I'm missing? Thanks for any tips. Shawn ___ cl

Re: [clug-talk] Name resolution

2013-08-12 Thread Shawn
ion in my case. At least worth trying out. If it doesn't work out I can always go back to BIND. Shawn On 13-08-12 12:53 AM, Gustin Johnson wrote: dnsmasq is used by default on OpenWRT IIRC as well. Bind may be a "heavy" solution, but it is ultimately the one I chose. I have

Re: [clug-talk] Name resolution

2013-08-13 Thread Shawn
and things are returning to normal. Thanks for the tips! Shawn On 13-08-12 09:22 AM, John Jardine wrote: I know I'm coming in late to this discussion but here's what I was using (what I'm using now is further down). Alix box with DNSMasq as DHCP & DNS. I've never s

[clug-talk] Distro?

2013-08-22 Thread Shawn
o the trial and error thing, but I'm wondering what others are using these days (other than Ubuntu), and why. Thanks for any input. Shawn ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing L

Re: [clug-talk] Distro?

2013-08-27 Thread Shawn
see if I can make things even snappier than they already are (dang Mint boots fast!) My thoughts. Shawn On 13-08-23 01:55 PM, Alastair Preston wrote: On August 22, 2013 10:28:27 PM Shawn wrote: I know we've all heard the question many times, but it has been a while since I have chan

[clug-talk] OT: Looking for network support and web devs

2013-09-05 Thread Shawn
pment. For both options, I offer no promises as I am not the decision maker, but have been asked to check my sources... Shawn ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://cl

Re: [clug-talk] Meeting topics?

2013-09-25 Thread Shawn
27;d. Now, anytime you drop a file in your local repository's directory, it is auto-magically sync'ed to the remote repositories, and revision controlled. For some, this may be enough of a "home cloud" setup. Shawn On 13-09-25 08:28 AM, Zander Robertson wrote: Setting up a sma

[clug-talk] offsite backups

2013-09-27 Thread Shawn
issue is the initial transfer of 4+TB of data. Thanks for any input. Shawn ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying

Re: [clug-talk] offsite backups

2013-09-27 Thread Shawn
d set up to do rsync nightly. The box is populated in the office to start with... Still, I like that the more professional option is out there. Any other solutions for this sort of thing? Shawn On 13-09-27 03:17 PM, Gustin Johnson wrote: What company is this? I/we are looking a

Re: [clug-talk] Quick look at a website - primepi.ca PHP Error

2013-11-04 Thread Shawn
to a an output buffer first. But now we are discussing code and what approach was taken. You *could* hide the errors, but I wouldn't recommend that. Best to actually fix the issue. Not sure if that helps much, but here's hoping. :) Shawn On 13-11-03 09:59 PM, Dave Watkins w

[clug-talk] Testing

2013-12-04 Thread Shawn
This is a test only. Been getting emails to the list bounced as spam... ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these line

[clug-talk] OT: Job Opportunity

2013-12-04 Thread Shawn
r PHP developer Message me off list if you are interested and I'll point you to the appropriate resources. Shawn (note, being sorta vauge to hopefully avoid triggering the spam filters that seem to be paying extra attention to me lately. lol) ___

Re: [clug-talk] 45U single post server rack

2013-12-25 Thread Shawn
Normally for larger boxes rails would be used on either side to facilitate those times you need to pull it out to work on, without fully removing it... On 13-12-25 01:09 PM, Juan Alberto Cirez wrote: Merry Xmas my fellow GNU/Linux hackers!!! I got a general question which I hope you guys can h

Re: [clug-talk] 45U single post server rack

2013-12-26 Thread Shawn
ck specfic equipment. On 13-12-25 08:16 PM, Juan Alberto Cirez wrote: Shawn, Other than ease of use (by making it easier to remove the box) does the rails play any role at all in supporting the weight of the box? And if so, where can I order them locally (other than startech itself)? Thank

Re: [clug-talk] System upgrades amd the like

2014-02-20 Thread Shawn
what is the equivalent of F6 in Chrome?" Those who know me know I'm not a noob, but environmental changes are always going to be a challenge. If I find it so, I'd hate to be the mythical average user... My thoughts. Shawn On 14-02-20 06:28 PM, Gustin Johnson wrote: I have no

Re: [clug-talk] I am listening for input

2014-04-05 Thread Shawn
nd meetings on weekday evenings are not convenient for me. So I'm afraid I'll continue to be a list lurker and offer help when/where I can. I do hope to see the group continue though, and may be able to offer the next exec some contacts to help out. Watching the conversation wit

[clug-talk] Comments from the Peanut gallery.

2014-04-07 Thread Shawn
a beer, or offer their appreciation in other ways - you will not get berated or anything. CLUG is a reflection of the interests of the current members, and always has been. Sorry, my thought pattern seems to have hit a few bumps. But I think I have covered everything that was on

[clug-talk] VPN Server/Firewall?

2015-01-07 Thread Shawn
) VPN capable router/firewall? The equipment we have now will allow VPN traffic to pass through it, but does not act as a VPN server/service itself. We are in a mixed environment with about an equal number of Macs/Linux/Win boxes, so SSH only isn't an option. Thanks for any inp

Re: [clug-talk] Email hacked

2016-03-06 Thread Shawn
lient supports it, tag the email as spam or junk so that the next time you get a similar email it is automagically filtered to the correct folder (be it /spam, /junk, /trash, or /dev/null...) Shawn On 2016-03-06 09:20 PM, Joe S wrote: I got an email from my email address to my email address. It

[clug-talk] Qmail Problem and Solution

2004-06-16 Thread Shawn
used to set a ulimit for the qmail process?), so maybe the answer is very clear with that background knowledge. Anyone have any suggestions? Shawn ___ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca

[clug-talk] The Open Source Paradigm Shift

2004-06-27 Thread Shawn
A bit of a long read, but an interesting topic... http://tim.oreilly.com/opensource/paradigmshift_0504.html ___ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca

[clug-talk] Scorched 3D video problem

2004-07-03 Thread Shawn
eas? A search of Google found others with the problem but no solution to it. Thanks Shawn ___ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca

[clug-talk] OT: Network Wiring

2004-07-04 Thread Shawn
clips as a straight through connection, or as a cross over? I'm hoping I can move my servers into the basement... Thanks. Shawn ___ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca

Re: [clug-talk] OT: Network Wiring

2004-07-04 Thread Shawn
as curious if my assumptions were wrong, but this doesn't look to be the case. Next step is to pop off the wall plates (no screws though - hope I don't break it), and make sure they are wired properly, and make sure I have the correct line... Thanks again for the input. Shawn On Su

Re: [clug-talk] OT: Network Wiring

2004-07-05 Thread Shawn
le of servers out of my room and into the basement, so I can have some quiet at night... ) Shawn > On Sun, 4 Jul 2004 23:08:22 -0600, Dave Lee wrote > > > Scott McNab wrote: > > > Hopefully they used Cat6 or better for Gig networks. Cat5 for up to > > > 100. > &g

Re: [clug-talk] OT: Network Wiring

2004-07-05 Thread Shawn
specialized equipment - thus far, I have a BIX punch, and a RJ45/RJ11 crimper. A tone generator may be expensive (approx $130 as I've seen thus far), but would save a great deal of grief. Thanks all for the responses and "moral support". Shawn On Monday 05 July 2004 23:50, Raimun

Re: [clug-talk] Broken upgrade -- glibc problem?

2004-07-15 Thread Shawn
updated? I don't know how this would be done on Slackware though HTH Shawn On Thursday 15 July 2004 18:36, Curtis Sloan wrote: > I used swaret to upgrade Slackware 9.1 to 10.0 today (first time using > swaret). It installed everything up to and including glibc-2.3.2-i486-6 > (ac

Re: [clug-talk] [OSX] apache and forbidden error.

2004-08-03 Thread Shawn
on some points, but this is how my server is working) With regards to OSX, I don't think the problem would be platform specific, but is likely more in the config file for the Virtual Hosts. However, I've never set up Apache on a Mac before, so take this post with a grain of s

Re: [clug-talk] [OSX] apache and forbidden error.

2004-08-05 Thread Shawn
Can you post a copy of the config file? I'll see if I can find anything glaring... sometimes it just takes another set of eyes... If it's large and/or you don't have the vhosts info separated, then send it directly to me... Shawn On Wednesday 04 August 2004 19:14, Natha

[clug-talk] Distro Review Format?

2004-08-05 Thread Shawn
7;ve been using Shawn ___ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca

[clug-talk] Suse 9.1 problems

2004-08-09 Thread Shawn
not update any packages after the install (on purpose), and am trying to get the base packages installed, then do one upgrade... Any tips are appreciated. Shawn ___ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca

Re: [clug-talk] Suse 9.1 problems

2004-08-09 Thread Shawn
Don't know if it helps, but here is a list of the conflicts I'm getting. Hopefully someone can see why I'm concerned - I did a basic installation, without selecting any packages, and as soon as I try to add a package, this is what I'm seeing... Shawn YaST2 confli

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