[Haifux] Linux Newbie, enjoyed first meeting

2010-08-18 Thread Tom Balazs
Hi, This week was my first Haifux meeting (I'm new to Linux too) and I enjoyed it. Thank you to Tzafrir. During the meeting I wrote down some links. I thought I'd pass them on to you. Tom --- Tzafrir Rehan's presentation http://tzafrir.net/html5/ An Implausibly Illustrated Guide to HTML5 Web W

[Haifux] Great Cyberheist, by James Verini, New York Times

2010-11-15 Thread Tom Balazs
On the topic of information security: The New York Times has an in depth article on Albert Gonzales, the TJX hacker who stole data on millions of credit card transactions. The Great Cyberheist, by James Verini, New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/magazine/14Hacker-t.html?pagewanted=1&

[Haifux] Jon Maddog Hall's talk from the Northeast GNU/Linux Fest

2011-05-04 Thread Tom Balazs
Jon Maddog Hall's talk from the Northeast GNU/Linux Fest can be found on the Frostbite Media podcast (Frostcast) http://traffic.libsyn.com/frostbitemedia/Frostcast_037.mp3 Frostbite Systems (http://frostbitesystems.com/) is run Jonathan Nadeau, a blind man who specializes in shipping computers wit

[Haifux] Cancelled Speech in Haifa, Israel

2011-05-30 Thread Tom Balazs
his group to prevent you from speaking to Israelis. I wonder if you would be ready to allow an Israeli group to prevent you from speaking to Palestinians. I think that the free software movement will be made a bit weaker by this unfortunate event. I hope you will come and speak in Israel soon. S

[Haifux] Software Freedom Day

2011-09-01 Thread Tom Balazs
In fifteen days it will be Software Freedom Day. http://softwarefreedomday.org/ "Software Freedom Day (SFD) was initiated by a group of FOSS believers, *Matt Oquist*, *Henrik Omma* and *Phil Harper* with the idea of distributing *The OpenCD* to everyone. - The idea of

[Haifux] Free Online Database Course "at" Stanford

2011-09-26 Thread Tom Balazs
Standford is now allowing anyone to "register" for their comprehensive Introduction to Databases course. Preview available here: http://www.db-class.org/course/video/preview_list Blurb: A bold experiment in distributed education, "Introduction to Databases" is being offered free and online to stu

[Haifux] New CS Students Invited to Haifux

2011-10-23 Thread Tom Balazs
fux's next meeting. Tom Balazs ___ Haifux mailing list Haifux@haifux.org http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux

[Haifux] HaMakor: August Penguin will be in Haifa

2012-05-11 Thread Tom Balazs
HaMakor Announces that August Penguin will be in Haifa הייתי בתל אביב, היינו ברחובות, ניסינו את רמת גן והשנה אוגוסט פינגווין נודד צפונה לחיפה. מחכים לראותכם ב-3 באוגוסט וגם נשמח לקבל הצעות להרצאות בכנס. http://august.penguin.org.il/ מועד הכנס: יום שישי 3 באוגוסט 2012, 09:00 – 14:00 מיקום הכנס: אוד

[Haifux] 22 Gauge Copper Enamel Coated Magnet Wire

2012-05-15 Thread Tom Balazs
I'm working on a small project and I need 22 Gauge Copper Enamel Coated Magnet Wire about 30 meters I live in Haifa and haven't been able to find it yet. I've checked at OFI Electronics Supply in Hadar and Talmir Electric on Rech Haatzma'ut. Please tell me where I can find this at a reasonable p

[Haifux] Open Source - Open Education יום עיון בנושא קוד פתוח: לקראת חינוך פתוח

2013-02-06 Thread Tom Balazs
*שלום לחברי מיט"ל,*** אנו מזמינים אתכם להשתתף *ביום עיון בנושא קוד פתוח:* *לקראת חינוך פתוח *בהשתתפות ראשי מרלו ומומחים נוספים. יום העיון יתקיים *ביום חמישי, ה-21.2, במשרדי מחב"א בתל אביב*, בין השעות 9:45-15:00. למידע נוסף, סדר יום ורישום ליום העיון . ב

Re: [Haifux] Open Source - Open Education יום עיון בנושא קוד פתוח: לקראת חינוך פתוח

2013-02-20 Thread Tom Balazs
ליום העיון<http://meital.iucc.ac.il/meital/Services/opencode_reg.htm> *(ההשתתפות ללא תשלום, אך יש להירשם מראש)* 2013/2/6 Tom Balazs > *שלום לחברי מיט"ל,*** > > אנו מזמינים אתכם להשתתף *ביום עיון בנושא קוד פתוח:* *לקראת חינוך פתוח > *בהשתתפות > ראשי מרלו ומומחים נוס

[Haifux] Help Me Make My Laptop Dual Boot W7 / Ubuntu

2013-03-02 Thread Tom Balazs
I've been going a bit crazy over trying to make my laptop dual boot W7 / Ubuntu. It's the partitioning that confuses me. Please email me if you're willing to help me with this project. I would prefer to bring my computer / meet you somewhere and be with you while you do / help me to do this. You c