Re: [plug] Linux journalism

2006-01-30 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
> > We can tackle those later; but I need pointers on the most pressing issue> above.> hello Dominique and Clair!We met at Migs house last year. I saw Ching at the AGJA party but i wasnt able to come up to you :) I've done related PR work for a client in the past. First order of business was to hel

Re: [plug] Linux journalism

2006-01-30 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
> You're right, though. We'll send out> a primer to the journalists about > PLUG and whom to contact for news stories. that would be terrific!> So I'll need that list from you, if> you have it.I dont sorry. i rely either on Migs, Andres, Percy, Melvin or whoever hapless Linux dude I know who happe

Re: [plug] Linux journalism

2006-02-01 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Hi, Gab,On 1/31/06, Gabriel H. Mercado < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>> I dont sorry. i rely either on Migs, Andres, Percy, Melvin or whoever> hapless Linux dude I know who happens to wander by. Most of the time I only> need a quote, and pressed Oh, I meant the list of journalists a

[plug] Re: Ubuntu Founder visits Manila

2006-02-01 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
 Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:34:47 +0800From: Dominique Cimafranca < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: [plug] Ubuntu Founder visits ManilaTo: "Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List"< plug@lists.linux.org.ph>Message-ID:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Content-Type: text/plain; chars

Re: [plug] Linux journalism

2006-02-02 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
tanong ko ang pcmag ed re proper course of action for this. In the meantime, anyone who's interested can send me offlist a sample article ifoforward ko sa kanya. :) This sounds like a plan. Would you happen to have a sked of monthly topicsfor PCMag or any other local publication? We could then sour

[plug] Re: PLUG Digest, Vol 11, Issue 19

2006-02-02 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
this is an important event that PLUG must make itself a part of (if it isn't). I'm ready to help. Will a separate mailing list be setup for press stuff Dom? reading this from inq7:http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=64926...He also met with members of the Commission on Informat

[plug] nice and easy dial in howto please

2006-02-15 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
hello all, would very much like some help looking for a nice and easy dialin howto for my centos box. Ive got my compliant modem ready, just need a step by step. recommendations? Many thanks! Gary-- http://pisces-iscariot.exchange.ph===Make life easier for Webmasters! http://s

Re: [plug] Primer for Journalists, please comment

2006-02-15 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
this is cool dom. initial thoughts: a.) how will this be circulated b.) re PLUG, approximate number of members and more contact ie address, telephone numbers and an email addy. c.) re PLUG, there is no 'purpose' of the group. you can also note a 'how to use' guide for Journalists, mentioning that

Re: [plug] Re: Primer for Journalists, please comment

2006-02-16 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Subject: Re: [plug] Re: Primer for Journalists, please commentTo: plug@lists.linux.org.phMessage-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-asciiOn Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 02:26:50PM +0800, Dominique Cimafranca wrote: > I decided against mentioning technology related companies becaus

Re: [plug] Primer for Journalists, please comment

2006-02-18 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
1. what makes it a primer specifically for journalists? i don't seeanything specific to journalism that wouldn't apply to any other group of users, like for example, housewives, or biologists, or theuninitiated linux-challenged public. why not call it "Linux and OpenSource Software: A Primer" (for

[plug] ip forwarding issue

2006-03-14 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Hello, ip forwarding suddenly stopped working on our gateway centos server yesterday when i used system-config-securitylevel to allow http.To try and restart ip forwarding, I've tried using the commands:/bin/echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward and/sbin/sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1and it has

[plug] hi all, I'm looking for help re content on linux.org.ph

2011-01-24 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Linux.org.ph is looking for a Contributing Editor to perform the following tasks on a volunteer basis: * Look for local content and content producers (ie. bloggers, local publications, orgs and companies, etc.) that write about or adapt open source technologies. * Add these to linux.org.ph

Re: [plug] Year of Linux (Unix) | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online

2011-03-04 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
'Beg indulgence, would the list know how to contact Mr. Rom Feria, author of the article? Is he a member? Gary On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Danny Ching wrote: > http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/305861/year-linux-unix > > > From, > Danny Ching > _

Re: [plug] Android is not as free as we need it to be

2011-03-06 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
to hazard a guess, its more likely because the Phils. has a bad credit rap more than anything. same issue with other int'l online stores. but that's just me. gary On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Danny Ching wrote: > Just a question. > > If Android (which is based on Linux) is supposed to be more

Re: [plug] Android is not as free as we need it to be

2011-03-06 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
yeah but how long did that take? ang tagal walang itunes for the phils. before that happened. same with amazon etc. gary On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Danny Ching wrote: > Apple doesn't seem to think we have bad credit. iTunes is restricted > (because of the record labels), but the App Store i

Re: [plug] Android is not as free as we need it to be

2011-03-06 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
haha. i guess my experience was different from yours pre. thanks. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Danny Ching wrote: > Apple's App Store has been open to the Philippines for years na. I've been > downloading and purchasing apps since the iPod Touch was launched locally. > iTunes is still restric

[plug] From www.linux.org.ph re new features, etc.

2011-03-22 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Dear PLUG, I'm very happy to announce the following enhancements to www.linux.org.ph. Feeds Now Working Great - The site is subscribed to the following gentlemen's feeds with their blessings: Chin Wong, Ron Artos, Ag Alcantara, Aneurin Diaz, r3d3ye, myself, Noel Bautista, Manny Amador and Mr. Ia

[plug] sorta OT electronics / maintenance question

2011-03-27 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
hi folks, Years ago I used to buy a local spray used to clean electronic items like motherboards. It comes in a WD-40 - like pressurized tin container and about the same size also with a removable plastic nozzle. It saved my butt tons of times when I couldn't get old PCs to work. I'd spray and wip

Re: [plug] sorta OT electronics / maintenance question

2011-03-27 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
yeah deeco, you're right. next time i pass manila. i've been looking at the wrong places thanks On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 1:31 PM, wrote: > Hi Gabe, > look for your Deeco, Liongco or Celco; then ask for your contact cleaner > spray- they know what you want > > cheers _

Re: [plug] sorta OT electronics / maintenance question

2011-03-28 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
y > modules, always solve the problem for me. > > - > > Regards, > > Ron Bulaon > > > > > From: Gabriel H. Mercado > To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List > > Sent: Mon, March 28, 2011 8:12:54 AM &g

[plug] soliciting opinions on vps host

2011-06-21 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
hi folks Am looking to move to any of the ff. would appreciate your thoughts if any: vpsland.com rapidxen.net hostforweb.com Or if you can recommend other VPS hosting I will really appreciate it. ATM I am running on a 'level 4' vps on hostgator (1.98ghz, 1344mb, 59gb, 1050 bandwidth). TIA Gary

Re: [plug] soliciting opinions on vps host

2011-06-21 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
ep em coming! gary On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Erwin Olario wrote: > +1 for linode.com > > > > On 6/22/11, Holden Hao wrote: >> Try linode.com >> >> On 22 Jun 2011 11:21, "Gabriel H. Mercado" wrote: >> >> hi folks >> >> Am look

Re: [plug] Linux netbook

2011-09-06 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
id like to suggest the Asus K40e, which has been a daily workhorse for me and the wife for 2 years. It runs ubuntu perfectly fine and is solid as a rock. I bought it for its price (approx p27k) and its main selling point, which was it does not get hot to the touch. Its my experience that heat is th

[plug] vidcard recommendations for ubuntu

2011-09-06 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Folks I have a Palit GF9600GT 1024m DDR2 128B, pci express videocard (http://is.gd/1JQRW9). On Ubuntu it requires proprietary drivers and is a big letdown. There's this near indistinguishable, ever so slight hesitation when opening / closing windows, typing text and so on, which isn't all that bad

Re: [plug] vidcard recommendations for ubuntu

2011-09-07 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
ace it. Which I can 100% avoid just by asking the experts here what they use. Gary On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Michael Tinsay wrote: > Do you have compiz enabled?  If so, do you experience the same if you turn > compiz off? > > --- mike t. > > ____________

Re: [plug] vidcard recommendations for ubuntu

2011-09-08 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
From: Christopher Baluyut >>> To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List >>> >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 8:44 PM >>> Subject: Re: [plug] vidcard recommendations for ubuntu >>> >>> Nvidia VCs are general

Re: [plug] vidcard recommendations for ubuntu

2011-09-08 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
i found the command nvidia-installer --uninstall and everything went right back to normal. whew. - gary On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Gabriel H. Mercado wrote: > ok i screwed it up now. I decided to reinstall the driver and ran a > > sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-280.13.run > >

Re: [plug] vidcard recommendations for ubuntu

2011-09-08 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Updates PPA repository > is 280.13, no need to install it the old-fashion way. > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Gabriel H. Mercado > wrote: >> >> ok i screwed it up now. I decided to reinstall the driver a

[plug] requesting 'howto' articles re broadband sticks for www.linux.org.ph

2011-10-14 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Hello all, I'd like to compile articles re how to get linux variants to work with different local telco 'broadband wireless' modems. I'd appreciate if anyone can: - submit articles - if you've done one already, pls. consider submitting it. - if you know someone who has, pls. consider sending link

Re: [plug] requesting 'howto' articles re broadband sticks for www.linux.org.ph

2011-10-17 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
this > when I go to n.e. this weekend. > > ciao! > > On Oct 15, 2011 11:10 AM, "Gabriel H. Mercado" wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> >> I'd like to compile articles re how to get linux variants to work with >> different local telco 'broadband wire

Re: [plug] requesting 'howto' articles re broadband sticks for www.linux.org.ph

2011-10-17 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
oh forgot to add, i haven't uploaded it yet, i will tomorrow. thanks, Gary On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Gabriel H. Mercado wrote: > hi guys, > > Carlex is a godsend and he contributed an article using (what looks > like) Ubuntu + Globe Tattoo. > > My original idea wa

[plug] bsu looking for trainers

2011-11-28 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
hi all, Benguet State University sent me an email asking help re the ff: "Our institution is advocating open source. For now we would like to set-up our multimedia center of which it will use open source application. May we ask if you can recommend us to someone who is offering training on gimp,

[plug] drupal meetup jan2012

2011-12-30 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
anyone interested in drupal or general cms dev't? come and say hello! http://groups.drupal.org/node/199223 gary _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.

Re: [plug] drupal meetup jan2012

2012-01-01 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
kahit sino bro! besides, ikaw pa! lol :) happy new year!! gary On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Anuerin Diaz wrote: > Is it only for devs or would it be open for (potential) end-users as well? > > On Dec 30, 2011 4:13 PM, "Gabriel H. Mercado" wrote: >> >> anyone

Re: [plug] drupal meetup jan2012

2012-01-02 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
uld take a lesser learning curve now. >> >> ciao! >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 6:34 PM, Gabriel H. Mercado >> wrote: >>> >>> kahit sino bro! besides, ikaw pa! lol :) happy new year!! >>> >>> gary >>> >>> On Sun,

Re: [plug] drupal meetup jan2012

2012-01-13 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
yeah thats feb 25 On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 4:30 PM, JP Loh wrote: > DrupalCamp Manila http://2012.drupalcampmanila.com/ > > Is this different from your meet up? > > On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 22:03, Anuerin Diaz wrote: >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 8:12

Re: [plug] back up linux os and application

2012-03-13 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
clonezilla! On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 5:58 PM, wrote: > You may also try rman back or amanda > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld > > -Original Message- > From: Holden Hao > Sender: plug-boun...@lists.linux.org.ph > Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:51:45 > To: froilan cruz; Philippine Li

Re: [plug] New IT laws

2012-03-24 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
just read through it. these things are meant to be very general so as to allow implementation into many different types of situations. this directly affects all of us who run databases with members' personal info. i suggest basahin ito ng mga db admins. theres a part of it which directly affects w

Re: [plug] New IT laws

2012-03-24 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
that's it? no desire to expound? On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Cocoy Dayao wrote: > The bill is crap and should be scrapped. > > Sent from my iPhone > Powered by Lab Rats > > On Mar 25, 2012, at 11:12 AM, "Gabriel H. Mercado" > wrote: > >> just

Re: [plug] New IT laws

2012-03-24 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
se also let the authors know. > > Sent from my iPhone > Powered by Lab Rats > > On Mar 25, 2012, at 11:25 AM, "Gabriel H. Mercado" > wrote: > >> that's it? no desire to expound? >> >> On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Cocoy Dayao wrote: >&

Re: [plug] New IT laws

2012-03-26 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
x27;juan goes to jail coz his employer 'thinks' he deleted the whole db' >> >>  hehe.. >> >>  jst kidding >> - Original Message - >> From: Gabriel H. Mercado >> Sent: 03/25/12 11:12 AM >> To: Philippine Linux Users' Grou

[plug] azureus installing prob

2007-02-14 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
hi apologies this post is gonna be long.. am trying to install Azureus_2.5.0.4_linux and i followed instns here: http://azureus.sourceforge.net/howto_linux.php have also installed jre1.5.0_11 successfully at usr/java/. I followed the instns here: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/510500.x

[plug] Re: PLUG Digest, Vol 23, Issue 46

2007-02-15 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Message: 4 Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:25:18 +0800 From: "Miguel A Paraz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [plug] azureus installing prob To: "Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-

[plug] Re: PLUG Digest, Vol 23, Issue 46

2007-02-15 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Message: 6 Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:24:23 +0800 From: "Froilan Romualdo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [plug] KFC runs mission-critical applications on Linux To: "Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/pl

[plug] suddenly receiving relay access denied errors

2007-04-17 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
hi my postfix on centos installation suddenly results in these messages when i run fetchmail -a: 1 message for [EMAIL PROTECTED] at somedomain.com (3399 octets). reading message [EMAIL PROTECTED]@somedomain.com:1 of 1 (3399 octets) fetchmail: SMTP error: 554 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Relay access deni

[plug] i want an email address to receive only from my whitelist forever

2007-05-06 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
hi this is a cpanel question but im hoping that you guys dont mind as most likely someone can easily answer this as i imagine it is a simple matter. I am trying to configure an email address to receive emails only from a select group of email addresses. So I enabled boxtrapper, then i entered my

[plug] trying to install USB LAN on Xubuntu

2007-05-26 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
hi I'm trying to install a USB LAN I bought from CDR King onto Xubuntu 7.04. Here it is: http://www.cdrking.com/local/products/index.php?action=mnu&temp=2&typeno=4617684-429030-025874786-9043266&prod=USB%20Devices&prodcode=1101579-724931-190189253-8722910 It said Linux compatibility on the box b

Re: [plug] trying to install USB LAN on Xubuntu

2007-05-27 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
lt' way.. @GOvvin: Thanks so much for the link it helped a lot! On 5/28/07, Michael Tinsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Do you have kernel-headers installed? If not, do apt-get install kernel-headers-`uname -r` then run make clean; make; make install again. --- mike t. - Origi

Re: [plug] trying to install USB LAN on Xubuntu

2007-05-27 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
ado/Desktop/dm9601-2.6/? If so, trying running it first: cd to the folder, then do a ./configure or something. Kung wala, try mo: make configure --- mike t. ----- Original Message From: Gabriel H. Mercado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical

Re: [plug] trying to install USB LAN on Xubuntu

2007-05-28 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
ote: The source code, I believe, requires the kernel headers, but not in the way ubuntu lays it out. Try this while in the dm9601 folder: ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r`/include/linux linux then try make again. --- mike t. - Original Message From: Gabriel H. Mercado <[E

Re: [plug] trying to install USB LAN on Xubuntu

2007-05-30 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
.com On 5/29/07, Michael Tinsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Good to hear that. But you meant Edgy, right? Maybe the linux-headers folder structure changed in Feisty. --- mike t. - Original Message ---- From: Gabriel H. Mercado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Philippine Linux Users&#

Re: [plug] trying to install USB LAN on Xubuntu

2007-06-08 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
at this point: /home/ghmercado/Desktop/dm9601-2.6/dm9601.c:55:26: error: linux/config.h: No such file or directory obviously Make doesn't push through. Incidentally, I managed to get Make to run on my Edgy server, but then I still want to use Xubuntu which is apparently based on Feisty. So

[plug] zd1211b based wifi nic can ping local network and gateway but not outside internet

2007-06-13 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
hello folks. I had been writing here about getting my USB NIC to work and it never did. Strangely enough though, I got my zd1211 based wifi nic ( http://www.justec.com.tw/productpage/wireless/jw54u.htm) to work on my 7.04Xubuntu. It is now recognized as eth0 which I setup via network-admin. It c

Re: [plug] zd1211b based wifi nic can ping local network and gateway but not outside internet

2007-06-13 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
scratch that! got it to work. will document later. :) On 6/14/07, Gabriel H. Mercado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hello folks. I had been writing here about getting my USB NIC to work and it never did. Strangely enough though, I got my zd1211 based wifi nic (http://www.justec.

Re: [plug] zd1211b based wifi nic can ping local network and gateway but not outside internet

2007-06-13 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
it works now ralph thanks On 6/14/07, ralph bacolod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: what is the output of route? _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.linux.org.ph (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org

Re: [plug] trying to install USB LAN on Xubuntu

2007-06-14 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
ote: make compiled the the module, now do: make install --- mike t. - Original Message From: Gabriel H. Mercado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List < plug@lists.linux.org.ph> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 10:06:48 AM

Re: [plug] Recommended Pinoy Linux Parts, July 2007

2007-07-20 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
On 7/18/07, Pablo Manalastas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: *"Marvin T. Pascual" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: There is one more problem for which I have no solution: how to keep dust out of the CPU box. What kind of dust filters will not increase the heat inside the box? Is it better to just va

Re: [plug] Recommended Pinoy Linux Parts, July 2007

2007-07-21 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
On 7/22/07, eric rosel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- "Gabriel H. Mercado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have an observation you might find helpful. At > the network I maintain, > the offices that have this small air dehumidifier / > cleaner / filter

Re: [plug] Recommended Pinoy Linux Parts, July 2007

2007-07-22 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
ey'll do the same thing with their own (personal) PCs daw. Hindi ba kaya ionizers yun? ill check for sure. abangan! On 7/23/07, Jun Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hindi ba kaya ionizers yun? Gabriel H. Mercado wrote: > On 7/22/07, *eric rosel* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >

[plug] open source tshirts

2007-08-30 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
hello all. 1st of all sorry if this has been taken up before, as I'm sure it has (but couldnt find a search result nevertheless) Anyway, so I'm thinking about printing and selling shirts with open source designs on them. Can anyone learn me on the necessary copyright info? Much appreciated thank

Re: [plug] open source tshirts

2007-08-30 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
On 8/31/07, Christopher Rey P. Baluyut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gabriel H. Mercado wrote: > > hello all. > > > > 1st of all sorry if this has been taken up before, as I'm sure it has > > (but couldnt find a search result nevertheless) > >

Re: [plug] open source tshirts

2007-09-02 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
use - but fair use applies on a > case-to-case basis. > > I hope this helps. > > Regards, > > Bong > > ---- > bong dizon > law.norms.code > http://lawnormscode.sync.ph > > > On 8/31/07, Gabriel H. Mercado <[

Re: [plug] Ubuntu...why do you use it?

2007-09-04 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
i can think of two reasons: 1. everything worked 'right out of the box'. 2. if I'm in a hole, i just google it up and a fellow ubuntu user almost always has been through the same thing and there's documentation (more or less) of how he got out of it. I'm sure a case can be made re other distros as

Re: [plug] Ubuntu...why do you use it?

2007-09-05 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
On 9/5/07, David R. Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK...you've all got me convinced to give it ONE more try. I have been a > Debian user for some time, and have also used Red Hat, SuSE and Mandriva > for a while. I have been working with OpenSolaris for a while now and > like it, but I will

Re: [plug] Ubuntu...why do you use it?

2007-09-09 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
you know what guys? i think i'll lay claim to a new theory. Here it is: "All OS comparison posts eventually become useless." ;-) On 9/10/07, Pietro Calingasan III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This post is the "Why I don't use Ubuntu post" :) The reason why I'm > not comfortable with Ubuntu? T

[plug] know of a good CMS for address book based intranet?

2007-09-13 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
hello folks just wondering if anyone knows of a ready made LAMP based CMS that would fit in this situation: - the receptionist takes care of the address book (contact info of clients, suppliers, etc.) of a whole company. - this address book is actually a CMS accessible by everyone internally via

Re: [plug] NBN is all about overpricing, kickbacks and not about services

2007-09-19 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
sorry if this has been answered already but does PLUG have an official opinion on the NBN? On 9/19/07, rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > NBN is all about overpricing, kickbacks and not about services > Computer professionals say Filipinos could have made a cheaper alternative > > Reference: Rick

[plug] does PLDT offer VPS?

2007-10-02 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
does PLDT offer virtual private server services? i know i should probably check out their website but i've probably a better chance at finding out by asking here + request comments as well, if any. if not, does any local telco with PHiX (or similar connectivity) offer VPS? -- http://kikay.excha

Re: [plug] does PLDT offer VPS?

2007-10-02 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
; http://orlygoingthirty.blogspot.com/2007/02/in-land-of-cheap-hosting-part-ii.html > > http://orlygoingthirty.blogspot.com/2007/02/in-land-of-cheap-hosting-part-iii.html > > http://orlygoingthirty.blogspot.com/2007/02/in-land-of-cheap-hosting-part-iv.html > > > On 10/3/07, thad <[EMAI

Re: [plug] does PLDT offer VPS?

2007-10-02 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
I know and I thought about that before I asked. But I suppose I asked anyway because to me the mere fact that we discuss it might trigger change. Libre naman ang mangarap e. On 10/3/07, Michael Tinsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hosting with PLDT is only good if **ALL** your target audience is

Re: [plug] does PLDT offer VPS?

2007-10-03 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
On 10/3/07, Miguel Paraz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > As for PLDT, they don't even offer PHP/MySQL shared hosting, do they? > Perhaps if there's a market, somebody could rent rack space at PLDT > then operate their own VPS host. if typical webserver hosting isnt worth their while (and i'd im

[plug] any way to increase dns resolution speed of transferred domain name?

2007-10-05 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
hi folks. A shot in the dark question here: is there any way to increase the implementation speed or 'force' dns resolution of a transferred domain name? i transferred a client's domain name to a new host 3+ days ago and it is taking a looong time to resolve. I've used OpenDNS' 'Clearcache' to he

[plug] open source CBT program

2007-10-27 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
hey guys Just wanna ask around if anyone knows of a good program for recording videos of what you do on your screen to make computer based training tutorials? many thanks Gary _ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.linux.org.

Re: [plug] open source CBT program

2007-10-27 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
found a good listing here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_screencasting_software apparently 'screencast' is the keyword i shouldve used. Thanks all! On 10/28/07, eric pareja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Besides xvidcap, you can also try: > > byzanz (http://people.freedesktop.org/~c

Re: [plug] [ORG] The Future of PLUG

2007-10-29 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
I apologize if I am speaking out of place, but I'd like if I may to share my two cents worth. I had always been curious what PLUG's mandate was, and I remember (sort of) asking active members what it was. Obviously it had always been to educate and spread Linux love, but as per the specifics I had

Re: [plug] [ORG] The Future of PLUG

2007-10-30 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
I think Kelsey hit it right on the head. The typical PLUG member is a geek and geeks, while good with machines and possessing the correct motivation in promoting open source, aren't necessarily good at speaking up and interacting with others; in other words, the things you need to do to get an orga

[plug] does anyone connect their phone(s) to ubuntu

2007-10-30 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
I have a w550i, one of those sony ericsson walkman phones. Synching it with contact info / music / other stuff via the included windows only app is one of the reasons I'm still using Win. Alternatives / suggestions please? if any? tia! gary -- http://kikay.exchange.ph http://mom.exchange.ph htt

Re: [plug] [ORG] The Future of PLUG

2007-10-31 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
so where are we going with all of this? I propose we either meet up or if that'll keep the ones overseas out of the loop, use some sort of web service to share ideas and stuff (ok I'm starting to sound like an ad for a social networking site). Again I apologize if I'm being too forward but I do wa

Re: [plug] [ORG] The Future of PLUG

2007-11-03 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Yeah I agree. Let's meet. Even if it doesn't produce anything. Even if it fails, really. I understand Ian Sison's and the rest's hesitation given the amount of work and difficulties previous boards had faced. But we gotta try, man. It serves us even less if we don't. Let's all give it our best sho

Re: [plug] [ORG] The Future of PLUG

2007-11-05 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
I would like to invite everyone concerned to meet at Robinson's Galleria Ortigas 6pm on Friday, November 9, 2007. This is a completely informal thing with the agenda of determining such matters as: where are we right now, what facilities (if any) are available to us, who are we, etc., so that even

Re: [plug] [ORG] The Future of PLUG

2007-11-05 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
First of all, PLUG's registration is still under consideration - meaning we still have to figure out if we need it at all. Second, how can a non-stock non-profit org require 1 million paid up capital? Do you mean every little charitable, religious, trade, fraternal etc NGO needs 1 million to get S

Re: [plug] [ORG] The Future of PLUG

2007-11-05 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Let's make it Bo's Coffee, at the basement Robinson's Galleria Ortigas Pasig 6pm to be specific. I'll try to reserve a table or two. Later folks. On 11/5/07, Gabriel H. Mercado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would like to invite everyone concerned to meet at R

[plug] mysql founder coming to manila

2007-11-06 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
hey guys, mysql co founder David Axmark is coming over as per the mysql announcement below: I think its apt, (inspite of the fact we haven't met yet), that we prepare a group to meet the guy. If there are people in the group who want to write, or want to learn how to write for PLUG and are willing

Re: [plug] mysql founder coming to manila

2007-11-08 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Hi Joebert, I also emailed mysql and was told that Mr. Axmark was only available on Sunday. I mentioned in the email that PLUG was inquiring on his schedule, and I represented myself as a person who would confer to PLUG should it be interested (depending on his schedule). I was going to tell thi

Re: [plug] mysql founder coming to manila

2007-11-08 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
oning tables across MySQL servers so you can do parallel queries > > -- the "Federated Table" mechanism is laughable. This is like DBLink > but without the advantages of caching materialized views. It's > basically just a "remote view" mechanism. > > > On Nov 6, 2

Re: [plug] mysql founder coming to manila

2007-11-09 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Axmark help to make those things happen. Hope I explained myself properly Gary On Nov 9, 2007 3:42 PM, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know how these work... the problem is that the conversation devolves > into a mutual admiration society. :-P > > > On Nov

Re: [plug] mysql founder coming to manila

2007-11-09 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Ah so its re your company. Okydoky, hope to see you later! On Nov 9, 2007 5:15 PM, joebert jacaba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 9, 2007 3:27 PM, Gabriel H. Mercado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Joebert, > > > > I also emailed mysql and was told that

Re: [plug] [ORG] The Future of PLUG

2007-11-09 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
; > Gabriel is correct, corporations (stock or non-stock) should have > > > > > paid-up capital not less than 5,000 pesos prior to submission of > > > > > documents to SEC. The only difference is stock corporations have > > > > > subscriptions o

[plug] PLUG Meeting Notes 11.09.07

2007-11-13 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Hello All! Herewith are notes taken re the PLUG meeting last 11.09.07, at Bo's Coffee Robinson's Galleria, Ortigas Center Pasig. Meeting started at 6:30PM. *The following attended the meeting (loosely referred to as 'the group' below):* Ryan S. Ching [EMAIL PROTECTED] Victor E. Mendoza [EMA

Re: [plug] PLUG Meeting Notes 11.09.07

2007-11-13 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
On Nov 13, 2007 7:05 PM, ian sison (mailing list) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Great summary, Gary ! > > I would believe though, that since Linux was released by Linus in > 1991, PLUG would probably have been formed after that time, and not > the late '80s. Lol! Kaya pala if you noticed, my jaw

Re: [plug] PLUG Meeting Notes 11.09.07

2007-11-13 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
On Nov 13, 2007 6:31 PM, Federico Sevilla III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My company, F S 3 Consulting Inc., will continue to host PLUG's mailing > lists and the new Drupal-based website free of charge. that's just terrific Jijo. > > I also have a paid license for vBulletin which is valid u

Re: [plug] PLUG Meeting Notes 11.09.07

2007-11-14 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
On Nov 14, 2007 5:02 PM, Junn Flores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > any bit discussed 'bout the IDs? Hi Junn, Could anyone enlighten us about these? No these weren't discussed but I seem to hear about this topic from time to time. It seems these were paid for and then... they weren't delivere

[plug] outlook pst to evolution

2007-11-20 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
does anyone know of some efficient method to transfer the contents of a humongous pst file to evolution? I'm about to embark on a 'long method' (ie, set up windows, install outlook to load the pst, install thunderbird and import from outlook, and finally import whatever i get there to evolution).

Re: [plug] outlook pst to evolution

2007-11-20 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
On Nov 20, 2007 7:00 PM, Dax Solomon Umaming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But maybe you can skip installing Windows and find a friend or relative > who > has one installed, then import it from there. > I would but the problem is I'm almost positive that this pst has at least one virus, given it

Re: [plug] 3G support working on the 4G Eee

2007-11-21 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
On Nov 20, 2007 12:57 PM, Gideon Guillen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/20/07, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is this thing even available locally? > > You mean the Asus EEE PC? In PLUG-Misc, someone posted that it is > already available at PC Corner. by golly i want one. --

Re: [plug] 3G support working on the 4G Eee

2007-11-22 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
stionable build quality of brands like Blue or ECS then *maybe* I might think about it.. or ill just do the smart thing and wait for next years model which would hopefully work out any bugs and maybe even cheaper? hmm.. :) gary http://lefthandedlayup.com > > > > On Nov 22, 2007 1

Re: [plug] 3G support working on the 4G Eee (Elijah)

2007-11-27 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
On Nov 26, 2007 6:11 PM, ricardo gonzalez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > So, anyone bought one yet? :D > > Have one since Thursday last week. > > Small gripe on the right hand shift key being the same > size of the direction arrow keys. 7 out of 10 times >

Re: [plug] 3G support working on the 4G Eee (Elijah)

2007-11-27 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
e in CDR-King that rolls up. > > > > - Original Message > From: Gabriel H. Mercado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List < > plug@lists.linux.org.ph> > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 9:35:04 AM > Subject: Re: [p

Re: [plug] PLUG Meeting Notes 11.09.07

2007-11-28 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
Dear all, I'm sure everyone who had been following the thread re PLUG must be curious as to what's been going on, so herewith is an update on PLUG's situation. *PLUG Registration* - the mysterious situation re PLUG's SEC registration has yet to be unraveled. Ian had recommended a friend of his to

Re: [plug] Possible work for PLUG

2007-11-28 Thread Gabriel H. Mercado
agree with mike the ubuntu installation we tried made a great impression on the bosses when, upon install, it recognized both our laserjets 2200 and 2215, both network printers, without downloading / installing anything (as opposed to win which of course needed the drivers from the CDs). Specific

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