OT (sorta) : iht.com article: EU court dismisses Microsoft appeal

2007-09-19 Thread Mike Schwartz
link to the IHT article: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/17/business/EU-FIN-EU-Microsoft.php PS: I am sending this from gmail.com, and in response to some requests in other threads (e.g. one from Techno Mage, I think) I am sending it in non HTML (plain text) format. Note: it is very

Re: New EEE super-portable laptop $199

2007-09-19 Thread Jorge Delacruz
The cheap consumer stuff at Fry's now comes with a lifetime warranty. Also, I use the cheap limited warranty compactflash in my firewalls and they are still in service, almost 2 years later. I think we can assume the flash is written to several million times in a year, so the quality of the

Re: DHCP NFS Questions

2007-09-19 Thread Matt Graham
After a long battle with technology, Brandon Duncan wrote: I've been told that DHCP can be tricky to setup and get configured. What are some problems I can run into? Are there problems I can run into? What causes these problems? How would I fix them? It's reasonably easy if you're doing simple

DHCP NFS Questions

2007-09-19 Thread Brandon Duncan
I have a few questions that I could really use some help on. They are: I've been told that DHCP can be tricky to setup and get configured. What are some problems I can run into? Are there problems I can run into? What causes these problems? How would I fix them? With NFS what are some uses

Re: DHCP NFS Questions

2007-09-19 Thread Jorge Delacruz
Good use for NFS is for user's home directories. As they log into a machine, their home directory travels with them. Since their environment is configured using the .bash_profile file, they are then given what amounts to a roaming profile. Every box works the same. Very useful if you have more

RE: Stammtisch tomorrow

2007-09-19 Thread Bryan O'Neal
True, and text base is preferred by most mailing groups. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darrin Chandler Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:07 PM To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: Stammtisch tomorrow On Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at

Re: DHCP NFS Questions

2007-09-19 Thread Craig White
On Wed, 2007-09-19 at 16:03 -0700, Brandon Duncan wrote: I have a few questions that I could really use some help on. They are: I've been told that DHCP can be tricky to setup and get configured. What are some problems I can run into? Are there problems I can run into? What causes these

OT: Weird Behaviour

2007-09-19 Thread Ray Cantwell
I know this is WAY OT but, i am just dumbfounded, i have a thinkpad T30 that was working like a charm when i started noticing issues with the power being bouncy on it (battery charging light coming on when fully charged) now i have noticed that when in have it plugged in and charging my TV set

Re: OT: Weird Behaviour

2007-09-19 Thread Ray Cantwell
Ray Cantwell wrote: I know this is WAY OT but, i am just dumbfounded, i have a thinkpad T30 that was working like a charm when i started noticing issues with the power being bouncy on it (battery charging light coming on when fully charged) now i have noticed that when in have it plugged in

Re: OT: Weird Behaviour

2007-09-19 Thread Craig White
On Wed, 2007-09-19 at 20:06 -0700, Ray Cantwell wrote: Ray Cantwell wrote: I know this is WAY OT but, i am just dumbfounded, i have a thinkpad T30 that was working like a charm when i started noticing issues with the power being bouncy on it (battery charging light coming on when fully

YouTube video about Debian packages

2007-09-19 Thread Jeremy Miller
I came across a video on YouTube that some of you Ubuntu/Debian users might find interesting. A man named Jonathan Oxer does a Google tech talk about what is in Debian package files (binary and source) in more detail than you may care to know about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFzPrzY2KFM

Re: YouTube video about Debian packages

2007-09-19 Thread Wayne Davis
Jeremy Miller wrote: I came across a video on YouTube that some of you Ubuntu/Debian users might find interesting. A man named Jonathan Oxer does a Google tech talk about what is in Debian package files (binary and source) in more detail than you may care to know about.

Re: OT: Weird Behaviour

2007-09-19 Thread Alan Dayley
Craig White wrote: of course the real fix for this is to put it into an old grocery bag along with at least 3 chicken feathers and seal it shut. Attach a 10 foot rope to the bag, take it out on the front yard, swing it around and around over your head while chanting 'Om' and it should take