Re: [clug-talk] Invoicing

2013-05-08 Thread Terrell Larson
Why do I get this? On Wed, May 08, 2013 at 10:01:54AM -0600, Greg King wrote: > I have used Freshbooks ( http://www.freshbooks.com/ ) for simple invoicing. I > believe you can have up to 3 customers for free. It is cloud based so works > for any OS. > > Greg > > - Original Message - >

Re: [clug-talk] Mint Dual-Boot Reply

2013-05-26 Thread Terrell Larson
I'm going to be building some machines in the next short while. I tried with Ubuntu and I'm not impressed. My next try will be Debian and I'm familiar with this since I'e been running it since about 1998. I have a couple new boots. Is there interest in an install fest? On Sun, May 26, 2013 at

[clug-talk] install fest

2013-06-08 Thread Terrell Larson
I would be interested in an install fest. I need to rebuild a machine and do some serious upgrades. I have a candidate organised. I know I will be running into so issues. I need dual heads and want to use a virtual machine. Likely I will go to Debian again because I did not like what I saw in

[clug-talk] Gigabyte Brix Model I5 vs I3 or I7

2013-09-21 Thread Terrell Larson
I am looking to buy a gigabyte BRIX I5. The price at Memory Express is $380. I would want to run likely Debian Linux on it because I loaded Ubuntu on an old PC and I didn't really like what I saw. >From what I see from the specs and talking with the sales rep who to me seems really professional.

Re: [clug-talk] hdd data recovery

2013-10-09 Thread Terrell Larson
Call Seagate. Data REcover Labs. They are good but they are not cheap. On Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 12:49:26AM -0500, kw...@csa-pdk.com wrote: > I got a drive that attempts to spin up, faulters a couple of times, a > couple of clicks then spins down. Anyone used a data recovery company > that t

Re: [clug-talk] Recycle Drive space

2013-10-21 Thread Terrell Larson
You are going to have to tet it somehow. The OS knows this but to get this information relayed to your own code you need to hook into the file system. On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 07:57:54PM -0600, Juan Alberto Cirez wrote: > Quick question: is there a way (other than a shell script) to ensure that a

Re: [clug-talk] Recycle Drive space

2013-10-22 Thread Terrell Larson
e needed functionality... > > =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= > On 2013-10-21 11:12 PM, "Terrell Larson" wrote: > > > You are going to have to tet it somehow. The OS knows this but to get > > this information relayed to your own code you need to hook into the file > >

Re: [clug-talk] Computer not booting

2013-10-24 Thread Terrell Larson
>From what you are saying we know the BIOS boot system is working. We know the HDD boot system is not working. Often this is becuase of a wreaked MBR - so first off reload the MBR. In DOS this use to be done with the FDISK command which IMHO is a STUPID place to put it! I have no idea how this

Re: [clug-talk] Deleting one million gmails messages

2013-12-15 Thread Terrell Larson
Can you even delete one (1)? This is a serious question because I have had to do this but it was more than 10 years ago and the file system can handle more files than the delete utility can handle. So if you can delete _any_ then write a bash (or any shell) script and chew through the mess. On

Re: [clug-talk] Merry Xmass

2013-12-19 Thread Terrell Larson
I am interested in becoming more active. However the weather is a bitch. I was out and about yesterday and wished I had played chipmonk and just stayed in bed and poked only my nose out. So with regard to the "programming language of choice" WHich one did you suggest? I might disagree with thr

Re: [clug-talk] Deleting one million gmails messages

2013-12-19 Thread Terrell Larson
I choose to not use them. It is easy to run a server and many of our members know how to do this. We can set up our own "cloud". Any emails sent to GOOGLE are their property and they will archive them forever. So why participate? This has been pointed out before. On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 05:

Re: [clug-talk] Are we that na?ve?

2013-12-19 Thread Terrell Larson
It is not about having something to hide. It is about them having something they can use against you. A freind of mine is an attractive woman. She knows a certain RCMP offier who wanted to date her looked into her tax filings. How he did it? She doesn't know but she told me he knew things whi

[clug-talk] DVD of Stallaman's presentation

2014-02-06 Thread Terrell Larson
Greg I am actually replying to your last msg. But I could not find your personal email and I figure it is just fine to reply to the list because I would want to do this anyways. As you recall we brought in Richard for a talk at the UofC. This is taped. I have the copies here. We have rights

Re: [clug-talk] DVD of Stallaman's presentation

2014-02-06 Thread Terrell Larson
- > Transparency with Trust > http://www.dalescott.net > > > On Feb 6, 2014, at 4:40 AM, Terrell Larson wrote: > > > > Greg > > > > I am actually replying to your last msg. But I could not find your > > personal email and I figure it is just fine

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

2014-02-20 Thread Terrell Larson
The last time I upgraded was quite a while ago - from Debian woody to Sarge. This upgrade was a DISASTER. So much for promises. (I think there is a song about that) A process when it is shutting down much call wait() and this is when system resouces are released. Until wait() is called the pro

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

2014-02-22 Thread Terrell Larson
Also I am not interested in hearing anyone's political or emotional > opinions on why Ubuntu sucks, or rpm distros suck etc. Apt and yum are > awesome (though I would choose apt over yum). If you want to use Debian > with your proprietary drivers go ahead, it can probably be ma

Re: [clug-talk] Webhttrack Wget

2014-02-23 Thread Terrell Larson
I have used wget. It works in user mode. Try it and compare. On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 07:17:15PM -0700, Joe S wrote: > I was wondering if anyone has experience with a program called > webhttrack. It's used for downloading a website. I can use it as > root, but I can't open it as a normal user.

Re: [clug-talk] reasons for missing meetings My 2 cents

2014-04-06 Thread Terrell Larson
I have no knowledge of the bylaws issue. IMHO they should be easy to change. All the club needs is at least a 2/3 majority vote. So the club should organise a change to the charter and put it forth to the membership and lets see. Now I have been to CLUG meetings and I consider what the club doe

[clug-talk] Is it time to be a little political? (support for OSS)

2014-04-11 Thread Terrell Larson
With OpenSSL and the heartblead bug in the news as no less than their top story (on CBC at least), the thought comes to mind just how central OSS software is to not only the internet (which in fact is OSS software almost from the nose to the tail, but also how dependant our high tech society is on

[clug-talk] Can we lose the filters?

2014-04-13 Thread Terrell Larson
I would like us to lose most of the filter traffic. I get pages of filter news and maybe one sentence of joy. Pages of greif. Can we improve this? On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 10:16:04PM -0600, Henry A wrote: > have the mint machine and two windows xp cause I need the apps on them and > one machine

[clug-talk] VFXWeb

2014-05-03 Thread Terrell Larson
Does anyone know what is happening with VFXweb. They have some parts I am inerested in. But I have been unable to get in touch for several weeks. ___ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailin

Re: [clug-talk] VFXWeb

2014-05-03 Thread Terrell Larson
I have already done this. Shop is there. No one was present. On Sun, May 04, 2014 at 12:22:15AM -0600, Bogi wrote: > You probably have to hoof it, and check out the shop for yourself... > > Cheers > Sam > > > On May 4, 2014 Sunday 00:03:51 Terrell Larson wrote: > &g