Firefox just quit working. Why?

2010-02-20 Thread Josef Lowder
I have Firefox 3.5.6 running on two identical Thinkpad computers. It has been working fine on both for several months, but today, it just quit working on one of them with the message quoted below. Both are wirelessly connected on the same network. No changes were made on either one. I have

Why does 'ssh' and 'scp' work to one and not another?

2010-02-10 Thread Josef Lowder
. Why does 'ssh' and 'scp' work to one and not another? $ scp testm2p j...@192.168.0.68:/home/joe/ -- This works to computer 68 on my network But why does the following not work to computer 73? Both have sshd started. $ scp testm2p j...@192.168.0.73:/home/joe/ Warning: Permanently added

Is there a faster/better way to ftp?

2010-01-05 Thread Josef Lowder
. I'm going through the painfully slow process of moving all of my web files from one web host to another by command line 'ftp mget * download from the old system to 'ftp mput * upload to the new web host. Is there a better/faster way to do this? Is there some way to do entire directories and

command line image display options?

2010-01-01 Thread Josef Lowder
What command line syntax could I use to display a jpg image to a specified screen size? I currently use both kview and kuickshow to do this, but when I use: $ kview image.jpg I get the following continuously running warning message: kdecore (KAction): WARNING: KAction::plugAccel(): call to

Re: OT: How to send email that is both text-only and/or html?

2009-12-15 Thread Josef Lowder
. gm5...@gmail.com wrote: ALL HTML emails are auto deleted. Use inline or attach please. What is inline and how does one do that? (Is that a way to display images within a text email?) --- PLUG-discuss mailing list -

How to make a Verizon USB modem work with Linux?

2009-12-08 Thread Josef Lowder
. What are the steps to make a Verizon USB modem work with Linux? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:

Re: How to make a Verizon USB modem work with Linux?

2009-12-08 Thread Josef Lowder
Josef Lowder wrote: What are the steps to make a Verizon USB modem work with Linux? Eric replied, asking: DSL or POTS? Model? Here's the model: UM-175 broadband access wwan (I don't know how to determine if it is DSL or POTS. What is POTS?) Attempting to get it to work with PCLinuxOS 2009

Re: OT: How to convert an open office cell HH:MM to a numeric value?

2009-11-30 Thread Josef Lowder
. Thanks very much Lisa! I sincerely appreciate your very helpful answers to so many questions ... and all of the excellent answers that so many PLUG friends provide. On 11/29/09, Josef Lowder wrote: How can I convert an open office cell containing a time value (HH:MM) to a numeric value

OT: How to add a column of numbers in oo writer?

2009-11-30 Thread Josef Lowder
. How can I add up a column of numbers in oo writer? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

OT: How to convert an open office cell HH:MM to a numeric value?

2009-11-29 Thread Josef Lowder
How can I convert an open office cell containing a time value (HH:MM) to a numeric value? I've searched the 'net for a couple hours and can't find an answer. The hours worked was easy =B1-A1 but multiplying that result times a pay rate of $12 doesn't work.

Why has my Firefox quit working?

2009-11-07 Thread Josef Lowder
Why has my Firefox quit working? While I have a solid Internet connection and I can connect with either ftp or with my Konqueror browser, I just started getting the following error message from Firefox: Server not found Firefox can't find the server at www.google.com. * Check the address for

OT: Anyone know of a simple credit card billing option?

2009-10-30 Thread Josef Lowder
While I have relatively few occasions for payments to be made to me via credit card, and I do have Paypal set up on my websites to accept purchases by credit card, that doesn't work in all situations. Are there any other low use relatively low-cost options for accepting payments by credit card?

scp times out

2009-10-23 Thread Josef Lowder
$ scp filename j...@192.168.1.68:/home/joe/filecopy ssh: connect to host 192.168.1.68 port 22: Connection timed out lost connection /sbin/ifconfig shows 192.168.1.68 as the inet address. What do I need to do to get scp to work? --- PLUG-discuss

Re: scp times out

2009-10-23 Thread Josef Lowder
Alex Dean a...@crackpot.org wrote: $ scp filename j...@192.168.1.68:/home/joe/filecopy This will give you more info about what's going on: scp -v filename j...@192.168.1.68:/home/joe/filecopy So I tried that and got this error message: scp -v filename j...@192.168.1.68:/home/joe/filename

Re: scp times out

2009-10-23 Thread Josef Lowder
Matt Graham wrote: First thing I'd check is the iptables rulesets. An overly paranoid firewall could cause this to happen. Second thing I'd check is the /etc/ssh/sshd_config , to make sure that sshd is listening on that interface (or all interfaces) and port 22. pgrep sshd returns a PID,

Re: scp times out

2009-10-23 Thread Josef Lowder
Lisa wrote: 0) Verify default route is in place: netstat -rn (UG should be gateway) 1) Ensure ssh is on on the target machine. 2) Verify ports are open: nmap $target (to ensure iptables are not limiting ssh access by source/destination or mac address, port knocking) 3) Verify MTU issues if you

Re: scp times out

2009-10-23 Thread Josef Lowder
I last wrote (in part): This scp worked a year ago when I tried it and I've made no changes in this system since. Then Matt Graham wrote: No changes in a year? What? Don't you keep the system updated? That's correct. I have several computers, on some of which I do regular updates, but on my

OT: Do not appreciate the implication that I am pathetic.

2009-10-23 Thread Josef Lowder
Craig White wrote: I can't quite figure out if this is an indictment on all Linux in general or the specific distribution that he uses but this is pathetic. If the distribution you choose to use breaks because you update, you need to find a different one...period, end of discussion. Craig,

OT: Cheapy Mc Cheap Cheap cell phone?

2009-10-19 Thread Josef Lowder
I use AirVoiceWireless.com It costs me $10 every 3 months minimum -- (aka $40/year). That's it. Total. I think you can use it with any phone that has a sim card. Same network as ATT (I think). Anyway, it's worked for me all over Arizona, California, Alaska, New York, Alabama, Washington, etc.

Fwd: Virtual Dedicated Hosting Recommendations

2009-10-19 Thread Josef Lowder
I sent this a while ago but it doesn't seem to have gone through, so trying again ... Subject: Re: Virtual Dedicated Hosting Recommendations AZ Pete subs2 at cactusfamily.com writes: I'm getting increasingly fed up with my current hosting provider (GoDaddy) for my virtual dedicated box.

Re: Virtual Dedicated Hosting Recommendations

2009-10-19 Thread Josef Lowder
Subject: Re: Virtual Dedicated Hosting Recommendations AZ Pete subs2 at cactusfamily.com writes: I'm getting increasingly fed up with my current hosting provider (GoDaddy) for my virtual dedicated box. While their support is stellar for my shared hosting box, they're virtual dedicated

Re: Virtual Dedicated Hosting Recommendations

2009-10-19 Thread Josef Lowder
From: Joe wrote: I recently switched my web hosting to BlueHost.com and it has been excellent. unlimited *everything* band-width, file space, etc. for $142 for 3 years. Matt Graham wrote: This sounds fishy. Look in the fine print; you probably get a set amount of bandwidth and disk space,

Linux laptop for a pre-schooler

2009-10-10 Thread Josef Lowder
I have a laptop that I'd like to set up with some applicable small child's programs for my pre-school granddaughter to be able to (safely) play with. Any suggestions? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To

digital sticky notes for Linux?

2009-10-05 Thread Josef Lowder
Is there a digital sticky notes utility for Linux? Ideally, it should allow quickly typing a short note on the command line to be displayed as a *very small* note (about 2 wide by 1 tall) in a pre-defined spot on one of the multiple desktop/workspaces ... with no title, no menu, no icons, no

minimized windows gone missing in KDE

2009-09-30 Thread Josef Lowder
On my KDE system, when I minimized windows, their titles always used to appear in the panel (task bar) and I could just click on those titles to reopen them. But recently something happened so that no miminized windows appear in the task bar. How can I restore that function? I have tried

How to resize (make larger) guest windows in virtualbox?

2009-09-12 Thread Josef Lowder
Finally got virtualbox running on my Linux machine, but the guest window is too small. How can I resize and make the guest window larger ... ideally to fill my 21 monitor display? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us

What is syntax to copy only new files?

2009-09-10 Thread Josef Lowder
What is the syntax to copy only new files from a CD backup to a hard disk? I make backups of my files onto CDs and copy them onto another computer to maintain redunancy. Probably there is a better way to do this (sync, etc.) so I would also appreciate knowing what is a better way to do this.

OT: What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels?

2009-09-07 Thread Josef Lowder
What is the best antenna for getting Phoenix area TV channels? I gave up cable years ago (too much money for too little worth watching). Tried dish and it was no better. For a long time, we were getting excellent reception from a simple $4.95 top-of-set antenna, even when we got a new Vizio HD

Which laptop models work perfectly out of the box with Linux?

2009-09-01 Thread Josef Lowder
Which laptop brands and models are known to work ***perfectly*** ... out of the box with Linux -- both Live CDs and when installed? Wireless works out of the box with the built-in wireless card (without needing an ndsi wrapper) ... display works at the optimum resolution ... dvd burner works ...

Re: Which laptop models work perfectly out of the box with Linux?

2009-09-01 Thread Josef Lowder
Eric wrote: I think you need to qualify (which) linux distro/versions. I did specify PCLinuxOS on the linked page. But I will be glad to list any and all laptops that are known to work as described with any specified Linux distro/version. ---

How to make the case for Linux more effective?

2009-08-31 Thread Josef Lowder
How can we make the case *for* Linux more effective? http://www.vsiq.com/soapbox --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:

Re: How to overcome a boot-up endless loop?

2009-08-29 Thread Josef Lowder
Tried both 'sleep 1' and booting with acpi=off. Neither worked. Still have the same endless error displayed. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:

Re: How to overcome a boot-up endless loop?

2009-08-28 Thread Josef Lowder
A few days ago, I posted an inquiry on the subject issue, and the problem is still unresolved. Following is the error message that I see rapidly repeated on the screen non-stop until I totally power-off the computer: /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit: line 1333: /bin/usleep: Input Output error Stephen wrote:

How to overcome a boot-up endless loop?

2009-08-27 Thread Josef Lowder
Recently, I found a way to put my IBM Thinkpad T40 running PCLinuxOS to sleep rather than turning it off by using: apm -s This has worked well for a couple of months with instant restarts whenever I opened the lid ... until yesterday. Something went amiss, and when I tried to restart, I saw

Re: How to overcome a boot-up endless loop?

2009-08-27 Thread Josef Lowder
Recently, I found a way to put my IBM Thinkpad T40 running PCLinuxOS to sleep rather than turning it off by using: apm -s This has worked well for a couple of months with instant restarts whenever I opened the lid ... until yesterday. Something went amiss, and when I tried to restart, I saw

Re: How to overcome a boot-up endless loop?

2009-08-27 Thread Josef Lowder
In response to the subject problem, someone wrote: Buy a Mac? ;) That is obviously not helpful. I did buy a macbook 15 a few weeks ago and found it to be weird and totally unsatisfactory for many, many reasons ... beyond its over-priced, under-valued, worse than M$ proprietary-ness. So after a

Re: What laptop to get to replace my 15 macbook?

2009-08-21 Thread Josef Lowder
Great idea and suggestion, Mike. I've built several towers, but never thought of trying to build my own laptop. Have you yourself done this? I'm not sure where to look to find a source for a kit, but I'll google for it to see what comes up. Recently, I've even been thinking of getting one with

Re: What laptop to get to replace my 15 macbook?

2009-08-20 Thread Josef Lowder
Thanks to all who responded. I guess I'll try to do a Linux install on the mac before I just give up and replace it. == Austin Godber wrote: Have you considered installing Linux on your MacBook? It seems that both the latest Fedora and Ubuntu work with little fuss on the MacBooks. Thanks

Re: What laptop to get to replace my 15 macbook?

2009-08-20 Thread Josef Lowder
I give up. It's posted to sell on Craigslist. After looking into what is involved in trying to install Linux on a mac, I can't waste any more time on this. http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/sys/1333467379.html Thanks again to all you wonderful plug friends.

What laptop to get to replace my 15 macbook?

2009-08-19 Thread Josef Lowder
Based on the very positive and enthusiastic comments from so many people (including several of my good plug friends), I recently purchased a 15 Macbook, thinking that it might be the way to go. While the Mac is a very appealing product in many ways with many outstanding features, I have finally

How to unpack a torrent download?

2009-08-15 Thread Josef Lowder
I just downloaded something with a long filename that ends in this: Feb.2008.pdf.4460470.TPB.torrent So how does one unpack a torrent file to get to the .pdf it holds? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To

OT: (partially) Where to submit Macbook questions?

2009-08-01 Thread Josef Lowder
Macbook has many very nice features, but I am shocked by the number of things that it does not have (or allow) ... or at least I have not yet been able to find solutions. So, what is the best forum to submit questions on how to do things on a macbook? Macs are supposed to be so intuitive but I

Can Macbook dual-boot with Linux?

2009-07-28 Thread Josef Lowder
I'm considering purchasing a Macbook and would like to know if it can dual-boot with most Linux distros. And/or does anyone have experience running Linux in a Virtual box or VM ware setup on a Macbook? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list -

Has anyone made a solar power setup for a computer?

2009-07-27 Thread Josef Lowder
Have any of you made a solar power setup for your computer system? I've recently begun researching this and it seems very feasible. At one website, a writer claims one can make a solar power generator for less than $300 -- www.rain.org/~philfear/how2solar.html -- in summary he says: 1. Run a

OT: AC/DC adaptors

2009-07-22 Thread Josef Lowder
Does an AC/DC adaptor need to be an exact match to be safe and not damage electrical equipment? I have several dozen left-over AC/DC adaptors, but none exactly match a small Radio Shack mixer that is going through 9-volt batteries too fast. And, rather than buying yet another such adaptor, I

Re: OT: AC/DC adaptors

2009-07-22 Thread Josef Lowder
Eric Cope wrote: Make sure they are AC/DC adapters. Some are AC/AC adapters. Also make sure the plug is properly polarized. Some plugs the inside is (+) and the outside is (-), some are switched. Make sure the current rating (mA or A) is greater than what you need. Make sure the voltage is the

OT (or is it?) Seeking a quote for a small php job.

2009-07-01 Thread Josef Lowder
Do any of you pluggers do php work for hire? And/or could you recommend someone? joe(at)actionline.com --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:

Test message June 24 at 11:40 am disregard.

2009-06-24 Thread Josef Lowder
This is a test message June 24 at 11:40 am Please disregard. I sent two messages to plug a little while ago that seem to have vanished. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change

June 24 at 11:57 am test from gmail to plug - disregard

2009-06-24 Thread Josef Lowder
June 24 at 11:57 am test from gmail to plug - disregard I have sent several messages from two other web mail at runbox and blue host that seem to have vanished. So this is a test from gmail web mail. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list -

Can Firefox be updated without affecting the rest of my system?

2009-05-29 Thread Josef Lowder
Is it possible to upgrade Firefox without causing any effect on my operating system? And if the upgrade does not work, could I restore the old Firefox version? For reasons to long to explain, I cannot risk upgrading my Linux operating system. Linux localhost 2.6.12-12mdk #1 Tue Sep 13 10:46:25

OT: What does this symbol mean §

2009-05-21 Thread Josef Lowder
Can anyone tell me what this symbol means? § Perhaps it has multiple applications/meanings? Is there some way to access this symbol from a standard 108 keyboard? In Pagemaker, by experimenting, I discovered that CTRL+SHIFT+6 produces this symbol. CTRL+Shift+O = © (copyright symbol) CTRL+shift

Re: OT: Most fun in Arizona?

2009-05-18 Thread Josef Lowder
On 5/16/09, Josef Lowder wrote: What are the most fun things to do in Arizona? A few days ago, I ask this question, and I received more than 20 very helpful responses. Thanks to everyone who contributed suggestions. I've attempted to consolidate the lists somewhat and added some items from

Wireless connection problem

2009-05-17 Thread Josef Lowder
I have a strange wireless connection problem with my Qwest DSL service and after an hour on the phone with tech support, we still don't have a solution, so I hope one of my plug friends can help me solve it. When upgrading from 1.5 to 7mbp dsl service about a month ago, when we couldn't get it to

OT: Most fun in Arizona?

2009-05-16 Thread Josef Lowder
What are the most fun things to do in Arizona? I moved here from Washington state 8 years ago and while I am now aclimated and glad to be here, I do miss all of the incredible variety of things that we so much enjoyed doing in Western Washington. When we have guest from out of town, I am hard

Re: How to properly re-establish users after a reinstall?

2009-04-22 Thread Josef Lowder
I gave up trying to fix the problems and just did a totally fresh reinstall both hda5 and hda7. But that still didn't solve all the problems. What is so frustrating is that everything was working perfectly on this system until I tried to install Virtual Box and that royally screwed up everything.

How to properly re-establish users after a reinstall?

2009-04-20 Thread Josef Lowder
A question about how to properly re-establish the two users that I had prior to reinstalling my Linux operating system (only the OS in the / partition)? I had to reinstall because when I tried to install Virtual Box, it screwed up my system and caused X to no longer work. I could get to the

Re: How to properly re-establish users after a reinstall?

2009-04-20 Thread Josef Lowder
Thanks Craig. I can't imagine how this could have come about as I know that hda7 was originally specified as just /home But I really appreciate your response and guidance. On 4/20/09, Craig White craigwh...@azapple.com wrote: it appears that you have mounted /dev/hda7 as /home/joe rather than

Question about installation from a live CD

2009-04-18 Thread Josef Lowder
In reinstalling my Linux system, I ended up with two /home/joe directories -- a new one on my hda5 partition that I designated as / and another on partition hda7 where it had been from my original installation. All of my original files are still in the /home/joe directory on partition hda7 (which

Re: Question about installation from a live CD

2009-04-18 Thread Josef Lowder
On 4/17/09, JD Austin j...@twingeckos.com wrote: First chown the old directories to have the same owner and permissions they used to. Then move the new home to home2 (or whatever). Then either symlink or create a mount point to the old home. reboot. If all is well then you can delete home2

Does switching from 1.5 Mbp to a faster fiber-optic connection require any system changes?

2009-04-17 Thread Josef Lowder
Does switching from my current Qwest DSL 1.5 Mbp service to a faster fiber-optic connection require any system changes? When I first got hooked up with Qwest DSL, I remember it was quite a hassle to get it to work. But once I got it sorted out, with a few relatively minor outages, it has been

Re: Does switching from 1.5 Mbp to a faster fiber-optic connection require any system changes?

2009-04-17 Thread Josef Lowder
On 4/17/09, Stephen cryptwo...@gmail.com wrote: it mostly just reconfigured the modem with a uPNPesque application. but honestly call their customer service department and ask them what your settings need to be to connect. they most likely can get you that stuff. I'll try that, but in the

Re: Ot: happy 04/12

2009-04-12 Thread Josef Lowder
On 4/12/09, James Finstrom jfinst...@rhinoequipment.com wrote: To all who do happy easter and to all who don't happy sunday. Thank you James. It's always nice to receive happy greetings. With respect for the importance of trying to keep off topics on this list short and reined in, may I refer

Re: OT: Speed Cams

2009-04-02 Thread Josef Lowder
On 4/1/09, Bryan O'Neal bon...@cornerstonehome.com wrote: I have no issue with red-light cameras, if they provide a yellow light of adequate length to safely stop after noticing the light change, say 5 or 6 seconds. As for the speed cameras, well, I am agenst speed limits and believe it

Re: OT: Speed Cams

2009-04-02 Thread Josef Lowder
On 4/2/09, Eric Cope eric.c...@gmail.com wrote: link to those statistics? http://photoenforcement.azdps.gov/Questions/ A comprehensive statistical analysis was recently conducted by the Arizona State University for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and the Arizona Department of

Re: How to recover X display? v.1.1

2009-03-25 Thread Josef Lowder
On 3/24/09, Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.com wrote: Well, with PCLinuxOs, I believe that x had the video drivers packaged differently between versions, so it might not be so simple. Well, I guess I'll just try to reinstall PCLinuxOS 2007 and try to do it without overwriting my home

Re: How to recover X display? v.1.1

2009-03-25 Thread Josef Lowder
PCL 2009 doesn't work (live locks up on 3 different computers). So, I'll just have to reinstall 2007. On 3/25/09, Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.com wrote: Just upgrade to 2009 it should retain your settings. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list -

Re: How to recover X display? v.1.1

2009-03-25 Thread Josef Lowder
On 3/25/09, Matt Graham danceswithcr...@usa.net wrote: You know what all this is saying to me? PCLinuxOS is buggy. Don't use it. Having a virtualbox install hose X, having LiveCDs lock up on multiple machines, and so forth are things that I just would not put up with. Life's too short,

Re: Ubuntu 8.10 (to Josef)

2009-03-25 Thread Josef Lowder
On 3/25/09, Matthew A Coulliette matthew...@cox.net wrote: I felt the same way about Suse 10.2 as you do about PCLinux, until I switched to Ubuntu 8.10. Thanks for sharing your experience and your perspective, Matt From your comments, I'm guessing that you have never tried PCL. You might

Re: How to recover X display? v.1.1

2009-03-24 Thread Josef Lowder
Lisa, thank you profusely for all of your far beyond the extra mile efforts to help me solve this matter. I will get back to work on this asap and follow all of your suggestions. It may take me a while to get back to this because this laptop is not a mission-critical unit and I have to get

Re: How to recover X display? v.1.1

2009-03-24 Thread Josef Lowder
On 3/24/09, Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.com wrote: Post installation of Virtualbox, your Xorg logs say what? www.upquick.com/view/Xorg.0.log 42660 Apr 14 2007 Xorg.1.log.old 45158 Mar 19 2008 Xorg.1.log 14929 Mar 22 23:28 Xorg.9.log 14294 Mar 23 10:35 Xorg.0.log.old 14493

Re: How to recover X display? v.1.1

2009-03-24 Thread Josef Lowder
On 3/24/09, Matt Graham danceswithcr...@usa.net wrote: Are you on dialup? If you've got proper bandwidth, dhclient eth0 or dhcpcd eth0 should get a dynamic IP address provided eth0 is plugged in to something. I have DSL wireless and it was working fine before the crash. Even now, when I boot

Re: How to recover X display? v.1.1

2009-03-24 Thread Josef Lowder
So now I have done a complete system update: 618 upgraded 198 newly installed 29 replaced 3 removed 5 not upgraded 766 MB of archives - after unpacking 47.3MB of add'l disk space used more than 2 hours of installing upgrades and the result ... drum roll ... Still no X

Re: How to recover X display? v.1.1

2009-03-24 Thread Josef Lowder
Forgot to mention: For PCLInuxOS, instead of this: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo did not work for me, so searched further and from a PCLinuxOS source, I learned that as root I needed to do this: apt-get clean apt-get autoclean apt-get update apt-get dist-upgrade From one of

How to recover X display?

2009-03-22 Thread Josef Lowder
Yesterday at the ASU installfest, I sought help on how to install VirtualBox on my HP Thinkpad running PCLinuxOS. After downloading and installing VirtualBox, upon reboot, PCLinux goes through all the usual startup steps, and when GRUB displays 4 options: Linux, Linux AFB, Linux failsafe, and

Re: How to recover X display?

2009-03-22 Thread Josef Lowder
Thanks very much Lisa. Following is what I've discovered so far: On 3/22/09, Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.com wrote: Quick Resurrection -- [drop info from these steps w reply to organize the issue] 1) Verify bootloader GRUB -- What does your grub.conf look like? Compare old and new,

OT: Fwd: Windows security humor

2009-03-20 Thread Josef Lowder
Securing an environment of Windows platforms from abuse - external or internal - is akin to trying to install sprinklers in a fireworks factory where smoking on the job is permitted. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list -

How to disable multiple versions of 'procps'

2009-03-20 Thread Josef Lowder
Synaptic just did an hours worth of updates on one of my systems, ending with the warning message shown below. So some questions: #1. How could I have ended up with multiple versions of 'procps'? #2. How do I find and eliminate any extra multiple versions? #3. The warning describes setting one

Re: How to disable multiple versions of 'procps'

2009-03-20 Thread Josef Lowder
namebut i guess you can do that from what you stated above. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/fedora-35/multiple-versions-of-packages-installed-160259/#post829725  seems to be the same question.  Hope this helps! -Jim On 3/20/09, Josef Lowder j...@actionline.com wrote

Re: Which Java to use?

2009-03-20 Thread Josef Lowder
I did as you suggested, Joseph Sinclair (install them from synaptic) and that worked fine. Thanks very much. On 3/20/09, Joseph Sinclair plug-discuss...@stcaz.net wrote: You'll need java-1.6.0-sun and java-1.6.0-sun-plugin (the web browser plugin). Be aware the plugin only works correctly in

Is there a gmail customizing front end

2009-02-22 Thread Josef Lowder
Is there such a thing as a gmail customizing front end by which one could modify the way one sees gmail? I'd like to be able to get rid of a bunch of what I consider clutter so as to be able to see a more efficient display of just what I want to see and not all the extra garbage (at least to me

Error code 6400?

2009-01-26 Thread Josef Lowder
What is error code 6400? In the last couple of days, I 've begun to frequently see a pop-up that reads as follows: Oops... the system was unable to perform your operation (error code 6400) Please try again in a few seconds. [OK] What is this all about?

How to test suspect gmail delivery problems?

2009-01-09 Thread Josef Lowder
Apparently gmail will not allow anyone to send a test email message to themselves ... apparently not even from a separate gmail account? So how can one test to see if a given email address or alias is working? What other email/webmail options do not have this inconvenient quirk? I'm about fed

Re: How to test suspect gmail delivery problems?

2009-01-09 Thread Josef Lowder
On 1/9/09, Charles Jones charles.jo...@ciscolearning.org wrote: Josef Lowder wrote: I'm about fed up with gmail. One of the most annoying things is that it is (apparently) impossible to create filters that will actually delete (rather than just move garbage emails to trash

Can I safely delete all the 0 size files in /home/username/tmp ?

2009-01-04 Thread Josef Lowder
In my /home/username/tmp/orbit -username directory, I have hundreds of files of 0 (zero) file size dating back three years. Is there any reason why all these files cannot be deleted? And why aren't they automatically deleted at reboot if the are, in fact, just 'tmp' files? srwxrwxr-x 1 joe joe

Re: OT: (humor): Nerd stereotypes -- [exaggerated? you decide...]

2009-01-01 Thread Josef Lowder
Seems to be something wrong with this link. I get no response at all from www.arcamax.com On 12/31/08, Mike Schwartz schwa...@acm.org wrote: I saw this in the comics in the newspaper (for Wed., 31-Dec-2008):(Beetle Bailey -- from http://www.arcamax.com/beetlebailey/s-468137-124752;): [image:

How to get a usb camera to work?

2008-12-25 Thread Josef Lowder
My son sent me a little usb camera that I just plugged in, but it does not work on my linux laptop. Any suggestions how to get it to work so we can see live images of our granddaughter? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list -

Re: How to get a usb camera to work?

2008-12-25 Thread Josef Lowder
? On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 1:43 PM, Josef Lowder j...@actionline.com wrote: My son sent me a little usb camera that I just plugged in, but it does not work on my linux laptop. Any suggestions how to get it to work so we can see live images of our granddaughter

How to locate small file consumption creep

2008-12-24 Thread Josef Lowder
How can I locate what seems to be a small file consumption creep on my system. In one 10-gig partition, I have about 1.1 gig of free space available, but I've noticed that some of this space seems to go away overnight when nothing is running. For example, last night 'df' showed this: Filesystem

RadioShack to sell $100 netbook

2008-12-16 Thread Josef Lowder
RadioShack to sell $100 netbook http://blogs.usatoday.com/technologylive/2008/12/microsoft-worki.html Acerblog We've seen a recent wave of the new small and light laptops known as netbooks, produced by the likes of HP, Asus and others. Starting Sunday, RadioShack will sell the 2.44-pound Acer

Re: OT: Linux - Stop holding our kids back

2008-12-10 Thread Josef Lowder
Good thoughts, Alex. Yours is a much better response. I regret that my own response was far less constructive. Joe On 12/10/08, Alex Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Dec 9, 2008, at 12:59 PM, Stephen P Rufle wrote: http://digg.com/linux_unix/Linux_Stop_holding_our_kids_back Interesting

Re: OT: Linux - Stop holding our kids back

2008-12-10 Thread Josef Lowder
Love that word edjumacate. I agree with you, Bob. We all (all Linux enthusiasts) need a polite, concise, effective way (website and perhaps other tools) to convey useful, persuasive, information about the benefits of Linux and other FOSS to the hoards who are so terribly in the dark. One huge

How to fill-in a pdf form with Open Office in Linux?

2008-11-27 Thread Josef Lowder
How can I fill-in a pdf form with Open Office in Linux? Or, alternatively, how can I import a pdf document or a scanned jpg image into an Open Office document and then write some content over the top of that to fill in text in certain designated areas?

Re: How to fill-in a pdf form with Open Office in Linux?

2008-11-27 Thread Josef Lowder
On 11/27/08, Tuna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Josef Lowder wrote: How can I fill-in a pdf form with Open Office in Linux? Or, alternatively, how can I import a pdf document or a scanned jpg image into an Open Office document and then write some content over the top of that to fill

OT: anybody have hbo and tivo?

2008-11-14 Thread Josef Lowder
Does anybody on the list have cable with hbo and a tivo that could record a program on November 25 for me and then burn it onto a dvd? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your

Re: Gedit/text editor question

2008-11-08 Thread Josef Lowder
On 11/7/08, jdawg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if you use konsole (i.e. kde's terminal) you can just do CTRL-SHIFT-N to create a new terminal tab then use CTRL-right or CTRL-left to go between the tabs (i.e. terminal sessions) Interesting idea. News to me. On my systems, I found that I had to

Re: do NOT feed the trolls

2008-11-06 Thread Josef Lowder
Very thoughtful and well written post Hans. We could all benefit by just responding to any clearly off-topic issues, including flame wars, by simply responding to the first hint of such a situation by just replying with a post at both the top and the bottom with this excellent phrase that Hans

Re: We are screwed.

2008-11-05 Thread Josef Lowder
The best quote I've seen in this entire discussion was this: It's unfortunate, but this is the mess we are stuck with. I was very, very tempted to just write in Joe Arpaio's name. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list -

Re: Floor plan drawing program?

2008-10-25 Thread Josef Lowder
Seems like the cad people might actually be cads (and I don't mean Cadillacs ;) The record Linux has achieved would seem to indicate that anything that can be done with a computer is not only possible in Linux, but would no doubt be superior than any non-linux approach. On 10/25/08, mike

Re: How to transfer files between computers on a network

2008-10-23 Thread Josef Lowder
Well, I think I'm finally getting closer, now that I understand what the actual syntax should look like with real data in it. This is what I tried: $ scp /home/joe/mydata/track2 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/joe/mydata/track2 That seemed to almost work ... except I got this reply: ssh: connect to

Re: How to transfer files between computers on a network

2008-10-23 Thread Josef Lowder
And the scp file transfer worked. It did ask for a password, though. Not a big problem, but is there any way to avoid that requirement for an extra manual step? Perhaps put the password in the initial syntax somehow? On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 3:15 PM, Josef Lowder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks

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