Re: [AFMUG] 8 mile link

2018-05-21 Thread Travis Johnson
variety. On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 10:31 AM, Travis Johnson <t...@ida.net <mailto:t...@ida.net>> wrote: The current signal level is -71. I have a 2ft dish on each side. Travis On 5/21/2018 9:15 AM, Mathew Howard wrote: Yeah... 900mhz PTP 450 is probably the

Re: [AFMUG] 8 mile link

2018-05-21 Thread Travis Johnson
jbroadw...@cticonnect.com <mailto:jbroadw...@cticonnect.com> > On May 21, 2018, at 11:05 AM, Travis Johnson <t...@ida.net <mailto:t...@ida.net>> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm looking for suggestions for an 8 mile link that will be shooting through a

Re: [AFMUG] 8 mile link

2018-05-21 Thread Travis Johnson
Tried 3.65 and it wasn't as good as the 2.4. Travis On 5/21/2018 9:06 AM, Dave wrote: Got a 3.65 license ? On 05/21/2018 10:05 AM, Travis Johnson wrote: Hi, I'm looking for suggestions for an 8 mile link that will be shooting through a single wall of trees about 1/8 mile from one end

[AFMUG] 8 mile link

2018-05-21 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, I'm looking for suggestions for an 8 mile link that will be shooting through a single wall of trees about 1/8 mile from one end of the link. Currently using 2.4ghz Ubnt radios. Works great during the winter, but once the trees fill back in, the link drops to about 5Mbps actual

[AFMUG] Provider billing

2018-04-27 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, I just received a new billing statement from my ISP, and I was shocked. Attached is the actual bill, but here are a few facts: (1) They "automatically" added their "PC Care Support" service. (2) They are charging a "Carrier Recovery Fee", which is just profit. (3) Their pricing is

Re: [AFMUG] new DNS

2018-04-03 Thread Travis Johnson
It's more than just ping time. You have to do actual DNS queries and compare the results. Travis On 4/3/2018 10:44 AM, Mathew Howard wrote: I'm getting 26ms to 1.1.1.1 and 6ms to 8.8.8.8 On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 11:37 AM, CBB - Jay Fuller

[AFMUG] new DNS

2018-04-02 Thread Travis Johnson
https://gizmodo.com/how-to-speed-up-your-internet-and-protect-your-privacy-1824256587 Faster and more private than Google or others. :) Travis

Re: [AFMUG] Expenses

2018-03-17 Thread Travis Johnson
Ask your accountant. Every state has different laws, etc. Personal medical expenses can be deducted from your personal taxes if they are over a certain amount. Pay yourself dividends or draws from the company to cover the expense, and then write it off on your personal return. Travis On

Re: [AFMUG] OT: This is pretty slick - that price tag though...

2018-03-08 Thread Travis Johnson
:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: This is pretty slick - that price tag though... Travis, want to do a fractional ownership thing with me on one of these??? *From:* Travis Johnson *Sent:* Thursday, March 08, 2018 9:52 AM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: This is pretty slick - that price tag though

Re: [AFMUG] OT: This is pretty slick - that price tag though...

2018-03-08 Thread Travis Johnson
The only problem is the Roadster won't be shipping until 2020 or later... LOL Travis On 3/8/2018 9:24 AM, Cameron Crum wrote: No doubt about that. But, considering the specs on this car, it is cheap compared to other "super cars" with relatively similar (not much out there that can boast

Re: [AFMUG] XRP

2018-03-06 Thread Travis Johnson
And that's the gamble. Either it tanks or it explodes... guess we will see. :) Travis On 3/6/2018 12:29 PM, Gino A. Villarini wrote: Rumor has it that they wont? On 3/6/18, 2:33 PM, "Af on behalf of Travis Johnson" <af-boun...@afmug.com *//* */Gino A. Villarini/* President

[AFMUG] XRP

2018-03-06 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi... The Ripple coin is down to $.917 per coin... and rumors are that Coinbase may start trading it soon. If that happens, the value will go WAY up. Travis

Re: [AFMUG] Is this a good time to get in Bitcoin ?????

2018-02-06 Thread Travis Johnson
Well... it could either go back up to $12k in the next week or two... or down to $1,000. Flip a coin. :) Travis On 2/6/2018 10:00 AM, Kurt Fankhauser wrote: Currently trading at $7,100 per bitcoin, thinking this may be a good time to get in?

Re: [AFMUG] blocking

2018-02-06 Thread Travis Johnson
We also used X-Stop and loved it. They did a phenomenal job with their service, and we actually made good money from charging for our "filtering" service (especially to school districts and large businesses). Each customer had their own "control center" and could make adjustments, add

Re: [AFMUG] Cellular One approach to WISP

2018-01-30 Thread Travis Johnson
And honestly, what benefits are you hoping to gain?? A single name? Better pricing on equipment? I'm not sure I understand what the ultimate goal would be, and if it would be worth the cost to "consolidate" hundreds or thousands of small companies. Things are different now than they were in

Re: [AFMUG] UBNT 365 with dishes

2018-01-18 Thread Travis Johnson
com <mailto:thatoneguyst...@gmail.com>> wrote: iirc its the same dish, different horn On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 5:11 PM, Travis Johnson <t...@ida.net <mailto:t...@ida.net>> wrote: Hi, I currently have a point to point link using Rocket 2ghz rad

[AFMUG] UBNT 365 with dishes

2018-01-17 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, I currently have a point to point link using Rocket 2ghz radios with 2ft UBNT dishes on each side. I am wondering if I could just upgrade the Rocket radios to 3.65 and leave the 2ghz dishes? How much signal loss will I see using the wrong dishes? thanks, Travis

Re: [AFMUG] Colo on Verizon owned Tower

2018-01-16 Thread Travis Johnson
I have a Verizon owned tower on a piece of my property. Verizon pays the rent every month. Travis On 1/15/2018 6:17 PM, Darin Steffl wrote: Verizon doesn't own their towers anymore. They sold every one to American Tower. So it must be AT that you're looking at. On Jan 15, 2018 6:28 PM,

[AFMUG] OT: Sold

2017-12-22 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, I did some day-trading of bitcoin over the last month. Ended up making about a 12% return after all the fees, etc. Not too bad, but I'm glad I made my last sale about a week ago at $19,605.05! I hope everyone else got out in time. Travis

Re: [AFMUG] Nissan Leaf

2017-12-22 Thread Travis Johnson
Put some gas in it... that should do it. :) Travis On 12/22/2017 12:31 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: So you gotta lose 1/3rd of the capacity to get it fixed? Figure out how to fail some more cells *From:* Rory Conaway *Sent:* Friday, December 22, 2017 12:14 PM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:*

Re: [AFMUG] OT: BTC futures

2017-12-10 Thread Travis Johnson
Could have bought at $13,500 and sold at $16,000 just in the last 24 hour period. Roughly a 12% swing... that's a 4,380% APR. LOL Travis On 12/9/2017 2:13 PM, Travis Johnson wrote: I don't believe this will happen in the next few weeks. There is still too much new hype and news about

Re: [AFMUG] OT: BTC futures

2017-12-09 Thread Travis Johnson
On Dec 9, 2017, at 11:02 AM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: Never thought about shorting and then dumping.  I guess if you have a large enough position on anything that could work.  I wonder if there are laws against doing it in the stock market? *From:* Travis Johnson *Sent:* Satu

Re: [AFMUG] OT alt list

2017-12-09 Thread Travis Johnson
+1 On 12/8/2017 2:52 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: Huh? You do know how to filter based on the OT in the subject line, right? It IS an automatic thing if you want it to be.  No extra work involved. We 5 noisy people have been partying in my basement here for 15 years. Along with several hundred

Re: [AFMUG] OT: BTC futures

2017-12-09 Thread Travis Johnson
the price dropping and then sell a bunch (which will cause the price to drop).  I fully expect this to happen. On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 1:27 PM, Travis Johnson <t...@ida.net <mailto:t...@ida.net>> wrote: Hey BTC is back "down" to $15k today... and the futures

[AFMUG] OT: BTC futures

2017-12-08 Thread Travis Johnson
Hey BTC is back "down" to $15k today... and the futures options start trading on Sunday, which I think will drive the price up substantially this coming week... now may be a good time to get in. Travis

Re: [AFMUG] BTC 18k

2017-12-07 Thread Travis Johnson
DuPont_* Network Architect email: jesse.dup...@celeritycorp.net Celerity Networks LLC Celerity Broadband LLC Like us! facebook.com/celeritynetworksllc Like us! facebook.com/celeritybroadband On 12/7/17 9:36 AM, Travis Johnson wrote: I had to jump back in this morning and now we are at $18k

[AFMUG] BTC 18k

2017-12-07 Thread Travis Johnson
I had to jump back in this morning and now we are at $18k. :) This is nuts. Travis

Re: [AFMUG] BTC 12k+

2017-12-06 Thread Travis Johnson
the .COM. LOL Travis On 12/6/2017 2:28 AM, Gino A. Villarini wrote: Still crying over the 85 I sold at $1k each� you still have? On 12/5/17, 10:37 PM, "Af on behalf of Travis Johnson" <af-boun...@afmug.com on behalf of t...@ida.net> wrote: How high can it go?? When do y

[AFMUG] BTC 12k+

2017-12-05 Thread Travis Johnson
How high can it go?? When do you sell?? What's a "fair" return?? Travis

Re: [AFMUG] OT A good day

2017-11-22 Thread Travis Johnson
I personally owned a 10 wheel semi with a tree mover that I used personally. I wasn't required to get a CDL... even checked through the Port of Entry and they had no issues since it was licensed personally. Is Utah different than Idaho? Travis On 11/22/2017 6:45 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: Our

Re: [AFMUG] 4k tv

2017-11-20 Thread Travis Johnson
Sam's Club has a 75" Vizio 4k on sale right now for $1,483. :) Travis On 11/20/2017 2:31 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller wrote: We primarily watch tv on a home projector theatre system.  Pretty much only when I'm watching on my own downstairs would I probably consider it.  I generally watch Netflix

Re: [AFMUG] BTC

2017-11-17 Thread Travis Johnson
ving it your time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBC-nXj3Ng4 Chris Wright Network Administrator -Original Message- From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2017 1:42 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] BTC Hi, The entire idea

[AFMUG] BTC

2017-11-16 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, The entire idea and goal of bitcoin was to take away the financial institutions from having "control" and charging fees to handle money. In exchange for no fees (sending or receiving BTC is free), you also have no security. Once it's sent, it's gone. However, now the banks have just

[AFMUG] The Wall

2017-11-15 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/15/us/cards-against-humanity-land-grab-trnd/index.html This is their brilliant scheme to "stop the wall" tie up as much time and money of the government. Where do these kind of people think the government gets it's money?? Wow. I am amazed almost every day

Re: [AFMUG] Class B Ip space

2017-11-10 Thread Travis Johnson
I think this is the same guy that talked about selling his block about 6-7 years ago... an original founder of a very well known wireless pioneer company?? Travis On 11/9/2017 7:13 PM, Robert wrote: $150/month for 255 addresses?  less than the going rate from the majors to subs?  or per IP? 

Re: [AFMUG] OT TSLA

2017-11-02 Thread Travis Johnson
ood?  It's a phone app (iPhone exists) with free trades.  Works exactly like Scottrade as far as I can tell, unless you get into amounts of $100k or something. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 1:07 PM

Re: [AFMUG] OT TSLA

2017-11-02 Thread Travis Johnson
to send cash and buy.� By about a day.� 2 days vs 3 days.� That is with Fidelity.� I think Ameritrade is a bit faster. *From:* Travis Johnson *Sent:* Thursday, November 2, 2017 10:50 AM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT TSLA Keep in mind, it takes 3-5 business days to get money

Re: [AFMUG] OT TSLA

2017-11-02 Thread Travis Johnson
Keep in mind, it takes 3-5 business days to get money into an account to buy any "substantial" amount. I started the transfer two days ago and I'm still waiting... watching it go up and up and up. :( Travis On 11/2/2017 10:32 AM, Simon Westlake wrote: Never mind, it hit 7k today. Would've

Re: [AFMUG] OT TSLA

2017-11-02 Thread Travis Johnson
Hopefully they don't run out of federal rebates before you get it... Travis On 11/1/2017 9:46 PM, Chuck Hogg wrote: Just got an email saying my model 3 shipment is delayed again. Regards, Chuck On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 6:13 PM, > wrote: If it

Re: [AFMUG] CRM stock

2017-10-31 Thread Travis Johnson
be an interesting development - Original Message - *From:* Travis Johnson <mailto:t...@ida.net> *To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> *Sent:* Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:42 AM *Subject:* [AFMUG] CRM stock Hi, There are some rumors on the street

[AFMUG] CRM stock

2017-10-26 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, There are some rumors on the street that Google or Oracle may be looking at purchasing Salesforce (stock: CRM). May be a good, short term investment... plus the stock has been increasing for the last 3 years. :) Travis

Re: [AFMUG] OT no carb

2017-10-15 Thread Travis Johnson
if they say you are not in ketosis, buy some new ones. *From:* Travis Johnson *Sent:* Sunday, October 15, 2017 3:38 PM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT no carb My wife is a super healthy person... has always eaten healthy foods, exercises daily, and watches her calorie intake. She

Re: [AFMUG] OT no carb

2017-10-15 Thread Travis Johnson
My wife is a super healthy person... has always eaten healthy foods, exercises daily, and watches her calorie intake. She actually weighs 15 pounds less than she did when she graduated from high school. She recently discovered the "Keto" diet (which isn't really a diet, but it can be)... it's

Re: [AFMUG] Ceragon AGAIN, help please!

2017-08-17 Thread Travis Johnson
Can't you just bend it back and mount it? If it works great, and if not you aren't any worse off than you are now. Travis On 8/17/2017 10:23 AM, Sterling Jacobson wrote: Here is the bent mount. If I can get a replacement part, I guess I'm good to swap it out? -Original Message-

[AFMUG] UBNT Airview with Windows 10

2017-08-10 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, We have some legacy UBNT radios running v5.5.6 and we are trying to use AirView but have been unable to get it load. Any suggestions on how to make it work with Windows 10? Travis

Re: [AFMUG] DDoS protection vendor?

2017-07-14 Thread Travis Johnson
brotherswisp> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> -------- *From: *"Travis Johnson" <t...@ida.net> *To: *af@afmug.com *Sent: *Friday, July 14, 2017 4:19:05 PM *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] DDoS protection vendor? Hey, Bac

Re: [AFMUG] DDoS protection vendor?

2017-07-14 Thread Travis Johnson
Hey, Back in the day (4 years ago), we used Mikrotik for our main core routers. We would allocate a single IP address from each /24 (randomly selected) and then we created a rule that any outside IP address that even "touched" that IP was added to our Blackhole address list and dropped on

Re: [AFMUG] OT air travel

2017-07-13 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, I just got back from Italy two weeks ago... flew into the SLC airport via Delta. Everyone went to a kiosk to check into the US and print out a paper, then you present the paper to the customs agent and walk out. There was no special line for anyone else, it was all the same. Took us 10

Re: [AFMUG] Life Insurance Policies

2017-07-11 Thread Travis Johnson
. Travis On 7/11/2017 7:31 AM, Jeremy wrote: Does the fine print state that they can change that at anytime? Mind sharing the company name? I'm at $4,700 a year for $2 mil. On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 7:15 AM, Travis Johnson <t...@ida.net <mailto:t...@ida.net>> wrote: Hi,

Re: [AFMUG] Life Insurance Policies

2017-07-11 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, We obtained 10 year term policies about 5 years ago. I have a $3 million policy and I pay $978 per year. Travis On 7/10/2017 9:37 PM, Jeremy wrote: Anyone want to share what company they are using for life insurance, and what type of plan and/or rates, either on or off-list? I have

[AFMUG] 7 mile radio link

2017-05-23 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, Looking for suggestions for a 7 mile, point to point radio link through some heavy trees (within 500ft on one side). I'm currently using a Ubiquiti 3.65 radio set and it's working OK... but would like something better. Any thoughts? Travis

Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc.

2017-05-11 Thread Travis Johnson
That's what we always did... the total cost of the training (travel, meals, classes, etc) was pro-rated over 2 years. Worked out well, because we could keep them for that long or at least get some of the money back. We also paid 100% of health, dental and vision insurance for every employee

Re: [AFMUG] OT spinner toy

2017-05-05 Thread Travis Johnson
I purchased two 3D printers about three months ago and started making various spinners and selling them at my wife's toy store. We have sold over 1,000 of them and more than paid for the printers and made a profit. :) Travis On 5/5/2017 1:35 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: I had a toy gyroscope

[AFMUG] Square down??

2017-03-16 Thread Travis Johnson
Anyone else seeing Square being down right now? Travis

Re: [AFMUG] Cost of Operations per Customer a month

2017-03-09 Thread Travis Johnson
Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 12:39 PM, Travis Johnson <t...@ida.net <mailto:t...@ida.net>> wrote: Hi, I think I was around $37/user/month for all expenses in 2013. Travis On 3/9/2017 9:52 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: I was being part smart ass, part lo

Re: [AFMUG] Cost of Operations per Customer a month

2017-03-09 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, I think I was around $37/user/month for all expenses in 2013. Travis On 3/9/2017 9:52 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: I was being part smart ass, part logical answer =) Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 11:01

Re: [AFMUG] Donations

2017-03-06 Thread Travis Johnson
I'm out if it moves to Yahoo or Google services. The same reason I don't use their email, hosting or phone services. Travis On 3/6/2017 3:43 PM, Bill Prince wrote: There is also Yahoo Groups and Google Groups, which are both free (ad supported). Our neighborhood group has been using Yahoo

Re: [AFMUG] Donations

2017-03-06 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, I appreciate your willingness to continue the list... however, I imagine there is someone on the list that can host the list for a couple hundred dollars a year?? How many total users are on the list? Travis On 3/6/2017 9:13 AM, Paul McCall wrote: Guys, $ 970 in contributions have

Re: [AFMUG] OT: anyone bought $SNAP ?

2017-03-03 Thread Travis Johnson
Ya... like GoPro is a "media" company LMAO On 3/3/2017 1:19 PM, Gino Villarini wrote: Cameras, it does cameras� From: Af > on behalf of Cassidy Larson > Reply-To: "af@afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] OT: ?? Genset

2017-03-02 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, I purchased one of these for my camping trailer last year. Even has a key fob for remote starting. :) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JZQUSAC/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8=1 Very quiet (not as quiet as a Honda, but almost). Travis On 3/2/2017 7:13 AM, Lewis Bergman wrote:

Re: [AFMUG] Friday Fun

2017-02-25 Thread Travis Johnson
on the Antenna facebook group was pretty pro tucker. Maybe that was about the latest versions? Robert On 2/25/17 7:56 AM, Travis Johnson wrote: That thing won't float very well in deep snow... metal tracks and heavy. It's great on the flat lands and grooming trails. :) Travis On 2/25/2017 8

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Google knows

2017-02-25 Thread Travis Johnson
is not encrypted on Apple servers, which the messages pass through. This is why iMessage isn't considered true "end to end" crypto. There have been several papers written on this. On Feb 25, 2017 1:00 PM, "Travis Johnson" <t...@ida.net <mailto:t...@ida.net>&g

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Google knows

2017-02-25 Thread Travis Johnson
Nope... iMessage is encrypted and not even Apple can read the messages. Travis On 2/25/2017 11:47 AM, Bill Prince wrote: Just like iMessage and Siri. bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 2/25/2017 8:12 AM, Travis Johnson wrote: Now Google will be reading all of your text messages a

[AFMUG] OT: Google knows

2017-02-25 Thread Travis Johnson
Now Google will be reading all of your text messages as well... if you use an Android phone that is... LOL https://www.cnet.com/news/google-takes-on-apple-imessage-with-enhanced-sms-for-android-rcs/ Travis

Re: [AFMUG] Friday Fun

2017-02-25 Thread Travis Johnson
a blast In it. On Fri, Feb 24, 2017, 4:08 PM Travis Johnson <t...@ida.net <mailto:t...@ida.net>> wrote: Hi, This is my Friday fun... my new personal mini-snocat. Can-Am Defender HD8 Cab with tracks. :) Fully enclosed with heater, glass windshield, power g

Re: [AFMUG] Friday Fun

2017-02-24 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, This is my Friday fun... my new personal mini-snocat. Can-Am Defender HD8 Cab with tracks. :) Fully enclosed with heater, glass windshield, power glass windows and stereo system. Mine is grey rather than yellow. :) Travis On 2/24/2017 2:53 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: There’s a

Re: [AFMUG] Elevator phone lines

2017-02-23 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, They aren't asking for the correct type of line. They just need a basic, metered use line from Centurylink. Travis On 2/23/2017 10:25 AM, Brett A Mansfield wrote: They don't require a computer anymore. I have some customers with POTS lines that have had far more issues than any of my

Re: [AFMUG] Elevator phone lines

2017-02-23 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, I own 3 buildings with elevators. We have landlines for each of them... cost us $20/month each (measured use lines). If your client is that tight on money to risk a lawsuit and possibly someone getting seriously injured and not being able to contact EMS, I guess that's their choice.

Re: [AFMUG] OT Chevy Bolt

2017-02-16 Thread Travis Johnson
*Sent:*Wednesday, February 15, 2017 12:00 PM *To:*af@afmug.com *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] OT Chevy Bolt I found one in Provo. Going there this afternoon. *From:*Travis Johnson *Sent:*Wednesday, Februar

Re: [AFMUG] OT Chevy Bolt

2017-02-15 Thread Travis Johnson
Contact your local Chevy dealer and have them locate one for you... then fly there and test drive, and maybe just drive it home. :) Travis On 2/15/2017 11:40 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: Sure like to test drive the Bolt. I like the range it supposedly has. *From:* Rory Conaway *Sent:* Wednesday,

Re: [AFMUG] Netflow

2017-02-14 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, This would have been about 5-6 years ago, but we found a free PHP based Netflow analysis program that run under Linux. We ran that on a high-end PC based system we build (i7 processor with 16GB of RAM at the time) and it was able to handle over 1Gbps of traffic. The user interface was a

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Sold TSLA, whats next?

2017-02-07 Thread Travis Johnson
Didn't it only take Amazon 15+ years to become profitable?? LOL Travis On 2/7/2017 1:58 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: They have a statement in their prospectus that they may never achieve profitability. *From:* Josh Reynolds *Sent:* Tuesday, February 07, 2017 1:38 PM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:*

[AFMUG] Hosting recommendation

2017-02-02 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, I have a friend that is asking me for help selecting a new web hosting location for an active domain. It requires basic hosting functions (SQL, Perl, PHP, etc)... but he would also like to find someone that can help maintain, update, etc. the website backend and filtering attacks, etc. I

[AFMUG] Ammon City Fiber

2017-02-02 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, Here is the new fiber network that has been developed over the last 6 years in a suburb of Idaho Falls. A quick breakdown: Fiber install = $3,000 to the homeowner, or financed at $15/month as a bond against the property for 20 years. Fiber transport for 100Mbps = $25/month to the city

Re: [AFMUG] CenturyLink installing these

2017-02-01 Thread Travis Johnson
The dark fiber loop in my city (Idaho Falls, Idaho) works extremely well for the entire city. There are many providers, even private companies, that lease a dark fiber pair and pay the city a monthly rate. Travis On 2/1/2017 3:40 PM, fiber...@mail.com wrote: Chuck McCown wrote: Who owns

Re: [AFMUG] OT: EcoFlower

2017-01-27 Thread Travis Johnson
to purchase at the same equity level. It's actually quite a scam, but we got some publicity out of it and have moved on. :) Travis On 1/27/2017 2:21 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: So the shark tank guys are totally out? -Original Message- From: Travis Johnson Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 2:15

[AFMUG] OT: EcoFlower

2017-01-27 Thread Travis Johnson
We finally got it done... it's taken six months, but will be very worth it: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/01/prweb14018586.htm Travis

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Why does txt spk bother me so?

2017-01-27 Thread Travis Johnson
My 18 year old son can type crazy fast on his iPhone with two fingers... but he is crazy slow on a regular keyboard. LOL Compare that with my 24 and 22 year old daughters, who are both crazy fast on a regular keyboard AND crazy fast on their iPhones. I can still beat them on a keyboard (just

[AFMUG] OT Funny

2017-01-27 Thread Travis Johnson
Travis

Re: [AFMUG] OT Pina Colada and long walks in the rain

2017-01-26 Thread Travis Johnson
Compatibility between people doesn't necessarily mean same preferences. Usually people with different characteristics are actually better matched. Travis On 1/26/2017 11:42 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: For fun, my wife and I both got a free eHarmony account. Worked hard to have the exact same

Re: [AFMUG] Price per sub?

2017-01-12 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, Not to be picky about terminology, but by definition a "tax" is "a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions." Isn't this money collected as USF and other

Re: [AFMUG] Price per sub?

2017-01-11 Thread Travis Johnson
I always looked at these type of things as "How much could I spend in advertising and giving away free months of service in that area to pick up a majority of the customers anyway?" :) If they are at $20/month, you could give customers 6 months free to switch to you, and you gain a customer

Re: [AFMUG] Email address

2017-01-11 Thread Travis Johnson
1/10/2017 4:48 PM, Travis Johnson wrote: Hi, I just realized today that I have had the same email address for 18.5 years. I'm on every spam and mailing list ever created. LOL Travis

Re: [AFMUG] Email address

2017-01-10 Thread Travis Johnson
:* Re: [AFMUG] Email address So uh when that email server quits working...what then? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 8:02 PM, Travis Johnson <t...@ida.net <mailto:t...@ida.net>> wrote: Ha

Re: [AFMUG] Email address

2017-01-10 Thread Travis Johnson
@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 6:49 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Email address Hi, I just realized today that I have had the same email address for 18.5 years. I'm on every spam and mailing list ever created. LOL Travis

[AFMUG] Email address

2017-01-10 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, I just realized today that I have had the same email address for 18.5 years. I'm on every spam and mailing list ever created. LOL Travis

Re: [AFMUG] OT - is the music CD dead?

2017-01-08 Thread Travis Johnson
I still try and buy CD's when I can... then I copy them to my devices (phone, USB stick for the car, etc) and then I still have an actual medium for any other device I want to put it on. Travis On 1/8/2017 2:14 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: Those of you outside the US or with friends and relatives

Re: [AFMUG] i am vetting windstream....

2017-01-06 Thread Travis Johnson
-12F at my house this morning. School has been canceled here the last two days. Travis On 1/6/2017 9:22 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: -7 at my house this morning. Snappy! *From:* CBB - Jay Fuller *Sent:* Friday, January 6, 2017 9:16 AM *To:* af@afmug.com ; memb...@wispa.org *Subject:* [AFMUG]

Re: [AFMUG] OT: VZ Buy

2016-12-19 Thread Travis Johnson
; <af-boun...@afmug.com *//* */Gino Villarini/* President Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968 on behalf of ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >I dunno, I have most of my stuff in an index that has paid 16% so far. > >-Original Message----- >From: Travis Johnso

[AFMUG] OT: VZ Buy

2016-12-19 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, After reading more about Warren Buffet and his current holdings, I jumped into Verizon stock last week (VZ). I didn't realize they were paying a 4.45% dividend... it's worth just parking money there and earning the 4.45% return, even if the stock never moves. :) Travis

[AFMUG] Powerline adapters

2016-12-16 Thread Travis Johnson
Hi, I just received some Powerline adapters from TP-Link off Amazon. I think they were $38 for two single port units. Literally a 10 second setup and they are working perfectly. This was for an 1,800sqft office space that had so much 2.4ghz noise (over 30 Wifi names show up on a scan) that

Re: [AFMUG] OT Directv Now

2016-12-10 Thread Travis Johnson
Ya... Amazon is not available on Apple TV... they are competing for users at this point. LOL The cool thing about Apple's service (music, movies, apps) is you can do their Family Share plan that is $14.95/month and up to 5 family members (using their own Apple ID) can all share any music,

Re: [AFMUG] OT Directv Now

2016-11-30 Thread Travis Johnson
Hey, Can you skip any commercials, or is that how they are helping pay for the service? With my DISH Network, I can skip all the commercials... plus DVR function, and over 250 channels including HBO, Showtime, etc. for less than $50/month. I also get all the local channels in HD without

Re: [AFMUG] OT Directv Now

2016-11-30 Thread Travis Johnson
Yes... all the Apple TV stuff is very "bursty"... it's not a constant stream. I've had Apple TV since the very first version... it will burst up to about 8-10Mbps for 1-2 seconds, and then go away for 1-2 seconds, etc. Travis On 11/30/2016 2:24 PM, Tyler Treat wrote: watching on a laptop

[AFMUG] Vote

2016-11-09 Thread Travis Johnson
This election is a perfect example of why the whole Electoral vote should be gone. I have been talking about this very issue for over 20 years, and this election is a prime example of a flawed system. I was a Trump supporter, like it or not. I was ready for a change, and could not stomach the

Re: [AFMUG] OT Travis and Shark Tank

2016-11-08 Thread Travis Johnson
company we own). It's not about getting capital... it's about finding people that bring more to the table. Travis On 11/7/2016 3:59 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: Can you walk away? Do you want other investors? *From:* Travis Johnson *Sent:* Monday, November 07, 2016 3:34 PM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject

Re: [AFMUG] OT Travis and Shark Tank

2016-11-07 Thread Travis Johnson
hark Tank The big question, is it still what the offer was on the show? Regards, Chuck On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 1:16 PM, Travis Johnson <t...@ida.net> wrote: Correct. We only got the actual deal paperwork from him three weeks ago. Travis On 11/7/2016 10:56 AM, Chuck Hogg

Re: [AFMUG] OT Travis and Shark Tank

2016-11-07 Thread Travis Johnson
Correct. We only got the actual deal paperwork from him three weeks ago. Travis On 11/7/2016 10:56 AM, Chuck Hogg wrote: Wow. So since June and still no deal with Daymond? Regards, Chuck On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 12:48 PM, Travis Johnson <t...@ida.net <mailto:t...@ida.net>> wrot

Re: [AFMUG] OT Travis and Shark Tank

2016-11-07 Thread Travis Johnson
https://www.facebook.com/myecoflower/?fref=ts On 11/7/2016 11:02 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: Link to the Facebook page? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 12:48 PM, Travis Johnson <t...@ida.net <ma

Re: [AFMUG] OT Travis and Shark Tank

2016-11-07 Thread Travis Johnson
in June. She mentioned dumping a bunch of coin on advertising. Was that all on FB? *From:* Travis Johnson *Sent:* Monday, November 07, 2016 10:18 AM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Travis and Shark Tank Honestly, not much... :( Over the last 3 days, we have seen about $70,000

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