Re: ebooks and pdf?

On 4/12/2011 12:16 PM, Chris O'Connell wrote: Oh... I didn't realize that. You can open a book you purchase for your nook in any EPUB reader? Unfortunately not; Nook books have DRM, so not all readers will work. ___ Discuss mailing list

Re: Ubuntu 11.04 and Unity

On 5/9/2011 9:36 PM, Tom Metro wrote: Unity has approximately the same UI as GNOME 3, so I'm not sure why they diverged from that project. The comments on the above article say they'll be using GNOME 3 in 11.10. I think I could live with the side-bar dock. Most of us use wide screen

Re: All-in-one touch screen computers

On 5/9/2011 9:45 PM, Tom Metro wrote: I see there are a bunch of All-in-one touch screen computers on the market now. HP seemed to lead this trend, but now Dell, Gateway, Asus, and MSI have similar models. Structurally they're like a laptop built-in to a large screen, plus touch navigation.

[SPAM] [Discuss] [SPAM] Re: un-bastardized android

On 6/3/2011 7:28 AM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote: I know the Nexus One was un-bastardized for the short period that it was sold. But it's really unclear now, how to find an un-bastardized phone if you want one. Anyone have any advice on how to find/get un-bastardized phones? The Nexus S,

Re: [Discuss] Small Form Factor PCs

On 6/12/2011 3:11 PM, John Abreau wrote: The R10-S4 may be discontinued, but if you search Neweegg for Foxconn atom, you find the R30-D4, which also has an Atom cpu. Presumably this should also be low-power as well. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856119039 This

Re: [Discuss] D-I-Y NAS enclosures

On 7/28/2011 4:40 PM, Kurt Keville wrote: I have been following this dialogue at various locations... like http://openstoragepod.org/ ... it is remarkable how cheap DIY NAS is getting... I think 2TB is the biggest we will see a desktop drive; I wonder if this approach would scale up and down to

Re: [Discuss] D-I-Y NAS enclosures, 2.5 drives

On 7/29/2011 3:02 PM, Tom Metro wrote: When I recently bought a 1TB 2.5 drive, I noticed the WD offering was 12.5mm, and so I bought a 9.5mm Samsung: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152291 which NewEgg now lists as deactivated. I wonder why. Samsung's storage

Re: [Discuss] Large DVI monitor

On 8/7/2011 12:02 PM, Glenn Hoffman wrote: I use a Mac Pro as my principle coding machine and am looking for a good, large, DVI monitor for it. Any suggestions? If you want the highest resolution monitor you can get (leaving out the old IBM ultra-high-definition one that was only 21 and

Re: [Discuss] Large DVI monitor

On 8/7/2011 9:44 PM, Dan Ritter wrote: Recent high-end Radeon and NVidia video cards tend to come with DisplayPort, too. I haven't seen that; the ones I've seen come with HDMI rather than DisplayPort. That doesn't mean that all of them do, but if I'm spending I'd rather have an HDMI port.

Re: [Discuss] Large DVI monitor

On 8/8/2011 10:02 AM, Bill Bogstad wrote: I've been following this discussion and been confused because I don't think I've ever even seen a card with a DP port. I did a quick survey of graphics cards available on-line at Microcenter and I think I know why. None of the cheapest ten graphics

Re: [Discuss] need to set up fax-mail system

On 8/27/2011 9:53 AM, Rich Pieri wrote: On 8/26/2011 11:40 PM, jk_xtb...@kinz.org wrote: Thats true for you and I and this community, but the legal community and the medical community still rely on faxes for security. (Or something ) My understanding -- and this is incomplete information

Re: [Discuss] need to set up fax-mail system

On 8/27/2011 12:52 PM, Rich Pieri wrote: On 8/27/2011 11:44 AM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey wrote: And an absurd one in an age when a lot of faxes are sent from computers. A fax is actually easier to forge than a digital document because of its relatively low resolution; it's trivial to pass off

Re: [Discuss] The America Invents Act

On 9/27/2011 3:55 PM, Hsuan-Yeh Chang wrote: I don't understand how first to invent favors entrepreneurs, while first to file favors trolls. If independent inventors do not commercialize their own inventions, they would be considered as trolls. AIA still keeps provisional application

Re: [Discuss] Old computers Re: (OT) Steve Jobs 1955-2011

On 10/8/2011 11:42 AM, Rich Braun wrote: Jerry Feldman mentioned an old computer: My first home computer was an Apple II (1978). What Jobs saw back then was that a desktop computer could be useful to real people. At the time, there were a few hobby computers. I almost bought a MITS Altair The

Re: [Discuss] OT: 8mm to dvd

On 10/21/2011 3:18 PM, Jack Coats wrote: My brother had it done in the Austin TX area by a local guy going into the business. They did pretty good for lots of our old family 8MM, super8, and slideshows of slides. Wife and I purchased a gadget that is really a small rear projection screen with a

Re: [Discuss] Howdy

On 11/29/2011 12:05 PM, Ben Eisenbraun wrote: On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 02:47:06PM -0500, Jerry Feldman wrote: At least in Somerville you get better Internet and phone alternatives. Whoo! Comcast _and_ RCN... be still my beating heart! :-) Mayor Joe has not made himself any friends at Verizon,

Re: [Discuss] MythTV: from bad to worse. Start over?

On 12/5/2011 2:51 PM, Derek Martin wrote: Sure it will. You can use TiVo Desktop to copy the backups back to TiVo. They do need to be in a supported format, so you may need to transcode them, and yes you do need to copy them, but it can be done. I think the original poster mentioned .ISO

Re: [Discuss] Comcast gets rid of the remaining analog channels

On 2/8/2012 12:56 PM, Bill Bogstad wrote: Another question is what are they going to do with all of that bandwidth? Every single one of those channels is already being sent as an SD digital channel right now. So they are going to free up about 25 analog channels of bandwidth. More

Re: [Discuss] Comcast gets rid of the remaining analog channels

On 2/9/2012 2:37 AM, Tom Metro wrote: In the end it is likely a mix of things already mentioned, like more HD channels (clinging to the old model of overpriced channel packages), higher Internet speeds, and simply cost savings by getting rid of maintenance overhead for their analog plant.

Re: [Discuss] Comcast gets rid of the remaining analog channels

On 2/9/2012 8:45 AM, Matthew Gillen wrote: My understanding is that the encryption isn't really a business goal of the cable companies, but rather a requirement that is being forced on them by the content producers. The content producers can say you need to pay us X to carry our content if you

Re: [Discuss] AMD FX-8120 update

On 3/5/2012 10:02 AM, ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote: http://www.richweb.com/cpu_info If the number of cores = the number of siblings for a given physical processor, then hyperthreading is OFF. I didn't think AMD did Hyperthreading... It doesn't.

Re: [Discuss] AMD FX-8120 update

On 3/5/2012 7:44 PM, Shankar Viswanathan wrote: This page has some info (including a useful diagram) that explains the Bulldozer architecture: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8150-zambezi-bulldozer-990fx,3043-3.html If you want straight from the horse's mouth details on the Bulldozer

Re: [Discuss] AMD FX-8120 update

On 3/6/2012 9:16 AM, Bill Bogstad wrote: On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Chuck Andersonc...@wpi.edu wrote: On Tue, Mar 06, 2012 at 04:27:07AM -0500, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey wrote: The fact that the correct strategy for maximum performance may be different from the best power management

Re: [Discuss] Future of Personal Computers

On 3/12/2012 10:07 PM, ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote: My friends and I were arguing about what the future holds for computers. I think we all agree that the desktop is dead, but there is some disagreement as to the fate of the laptop. Does anyone think that this is an interesting discussion? Here

Re: [Discuss] Future of Personal Computers

On 3/13/2012 6:26 AM, ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote: Here's a use case: Imagine a writer writing a book or article, or even a blog. He doesn't care about technology. He uses a blue tooth keyboard and mouse (hell, maybe not even a mouse) he types his book just as he would a laptop. He researches

Re: [Discuss] My God! It's Full of Batteries!

On 3/16/2012 3:08 PM, Jerry Feldman wrote: On 03/16/2012 02:56 PM, Tom Metro wrote: Richard Pieri wrote: iFixit got their hands on one of the first The New iPads... ...has 42.5 Watt-hours of battery packs inside delivering the same 9-10 hours run time. iPad 2 has 25 Watt-hours of battery packs

Re: [Discuss] Many SATA drives

On 4/1/2012 10:06 PM, Tom Metro wrote: Daniel Feenberg wrote: Is there a way to get a non-RAID SATA controller with 4 or more ports... Isn't this a commodity with hundreds to choose from? I've used several of these: Rosewill RC-209 PCI SATA Controller Card

[Discuss] [OT] Re: Discuss - Software Engineering union

On 4/20/2012 9:05 AM, d...@geer.org wrote: Monopsony -- a single buyer (as monopoloy is a single seller) An executive at Colgate told me that they are down to 15 customers and the future is bleak. Analysts didn't talk about it much, but I believe that's one of the biggest reasons why

Re: [Discuss] Disk/Tape Eraser

On 6/12/2012 6:19 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote: Hi All, Can anyone recommend a piece of hardware used to erase hard disks/tapes/floppies? I've done some googling, looked on Amazon and NewEgg, but can't seem to find anything that fits the bill. Radio Shack used to sell bulk tape erasers. They're

Re: [Discuss] Disk/Tape Eraser

On 6/12/2012 7:07 AM, scottmarydavid...@gmail.com wrote: I've got one of the Radio Shack bulk erasers that Shirley mentioned. The problem is that unless you reconnect the disk to verify that it's wiped, you never really know. Last batch, I just took a hammer to them. Never say never, but it'll

Re: [Discuss] Low end color laser printers

On 6/25/2012 10:49 AM, Laura Conrad wrote: Since having laser printers in general, I have trouble understanding why anyone bothers with inkjets. Photos. Affordable color laser printers don't print them as well as a good inkjet with special photo paper does.

Re: [Discuss] Low end color laser printers

On 6/25/2012 1:14 PM, John Abreau wrote: On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey m...@buttery.org wrote: Photos. Affordable color laser printers don't print them as well as a good inkjet with special photo paper does. I find that dye sublimation printers are much better

Re: [Discuss] Verizon wireless mandatory dataplan

On 7/8/2012 12:51 PM, Bill Bogstad wrote: I would suggest that you speak to Verizon directly about this. I would love to have a smartphone without a data plan on Verizon. I'm at the other extreme. If there were a way to have a smartphone without a voice plan, now you'd be talking. I've

Re: [Discuss] Verizon wireless mandatory dataplan

On 7/8/2012 3:53 PM, Tom Metro wrote: (Anyone ever look at 4G interoperability? I see multiple previously incompatible carriers are now using or deploying LTE. I presume at minimum they'll be using different bands, which could in theory be supported by a multi-band phone. Right now the

Re: [Discuss] OT: a Noplan Phone?

On 7/8/2012 6:04 PM, Richard Pieri wrote: On 7/8/2012 4:57 PM, Gregory Boyce wrote: Sounds like you essentially want an iPod touch or the Android equivalent. There have been a few 5 or smaller tablets. I suggest a slightly different approach. Go to the T-Mobile to Go site and find an Android

Re: [Discuss] Verizon wireless mandatory dataplan

On 7/9/2012 11:51 AM, edwa...@linuxmail.org wrote: metroPCS http://www.metropcs.com/ has unlimited data on the CDMA side, lowest-price plan is $50.00/month with an Android, $60/month if you also want unlimited streaming with Rhapsody. Only 1X data service in the metro Boston area and in

Re: [Discuss] Google's Nexus 7

On 7/9/2012 3:25 PM, Tom Metro wrote: Available now for pre-order from Google, or it'll be in stores, like Staples, in a few weeks. (It looked like Staples was only offering the 16 GB model, but that'll probably get updated.) GameSpot is also only offering the 16GB model. I wouldn't be

Re: [Discuss] T-Mobile pre-paid plans

On 7/10/2012 10:58 AM, Steve Harris wrote: In order to maintain gold status (where minutes are valid for a year) you need to buy only enough minutes to put your total over 1000. For example, if you have 700 minutes in your pile, then you only need to purchase 300 minutes ($30) and all 1000

Re: [Discuss] Google's Nexus 7

On 7/10/2012 12:12 PM, Richard Pieri wrote: The fact that Google put their name on a 7 tablet says one thing: Google is afraid to go head to head with Apple. If Google wanted an iPad killer then we'd be looking at Nexus 10 at $279. But that's not what we have; we have yet another 7 tablet. The

Re: [Discuss] T-Mobile pre-paid plans

On 7/10/2012 3:39 PM, edwa...@linuxmail.org wrote: Actually, you're both correct. When the due date is coming up, you can add as little as $10.00 to it and all of the minutes will be valid for an additional year, this is provided you have previously added at least $100 in refills to the

Re: [Discuss] iPhone vs. Android - the backup problem

On 7/18/2012 9:45 PM, Richard Pieri wrote: The iTunes backup model is nearly identical to the Palm Desktop model: everything exists in iTunes. An iPhone is a portable cache of what's in the parent iTunes. Android is little different: it's a portable cache of what's in the Google cloud. Their

Re: [Discuss] iPhone vs. Android - the backup problem

On 7/18/2012 10:40 PM, Richard Pieri wrote: Not possible. Not even CyanogenMod permits the boot loader, operating system or application partitions to be exported via USB. Even if they were, Android mounts them read-only internally so if they were exported you would not be able to do a restore

Re: [Discuss] iPhone vs. Android - the backup problem

On 7/19/2012 12:52 AM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote: Oh - This is definitely *not* a full system backup. I can copy anything in the filesystem (and without root, just anything within the sdcard). If I lost or replaced my phone, I would have all the stuff I care about the most (photos, music, etc),

Re: [Discuss] iPhone vs. Android - the backup problem

On 7/20/2012 9:41 AM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote: Google does the same thing. (Mostly.) I recently got a new phone and *most* of my Google Play apps reappeared, but not all. The ones you pay for will reappear. But the free ones don't. It seems like an easy fix - I wish they would do it.

Re: [Discuss] end-of-year donations to open source

On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Tom Metro tmetro+...@gmail.com wrote: Several open source and related organizations are seeking end-of-year donations, including the FSF's anti-DRM arm, Wikipedia (not really open source)... Wikipedia itself isn't an open source project, it's an open literature

Re: [Discuss] satellite Internet vs. fixed wireless

Back in the late 90s there was a consumer fixed-wireless company here in Boston, CAI Wireless. They used MMDS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMDS), now known as Broadband Radio Service. CAI used frequencies in the 2GHz range and sent signals from a few locations in the Boston area; the signal

Re: [Discuss] Its not possible to make things easier for users

On modern cars there is no timing that a mechanic can adjust; that's a throwback to the days of carburetors and camshafts. Nowadays cars have electronic fuel injection and electronically controlled valves and the timing is all done by the engine computer. If the computer is programmed competently,

Re: [Discuss] core competency

Of course, when you outsource for expertise, you're really outsourcing to save money. Because you get somebody part-time or temporary instead of hiring a fulltime person for that role. At least ... I find in sales for my own services, that's one of the most compelling points to pitch to

[Discuss] Server won't boot kernel. initramfs problem?

Incorrect. ECC RAM lets the server repair a single bit error and continue operating without interruption. (The error may be logged if the motherboard supports that and a suitable daemon is active. See the EDAC project: http://bluesmoke.sourceforge.net/ ) Parity memory will crash the server with a

Re: [Discuss] USB thumbdrive, Linux only usage: FAT vs NTFS vs other? TRIM support?

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Rich Pieri richard.pi...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:27:04 -0500 Jerry Feldman g...@blu.org wrote: USB thumb drives are inherently insecure without encryption. It does They're also inherently insecure with full disk encryption. Once mounted,

Re: [Discuss] [OT] Smart Phones

Some of the uses of smartphones are life-changing in a more social way. When I use my mobile map to make sure I reach a social engagement, or to get transit schedules to reach an unfamiliar location. When I check my email on the smartphone to catch last-minute changes to a meeting location. When I

Re: [Discuss] [OT] Smart Phones

I think that Rich Pieri has fallen into the trap of car-centric thinking. If I were traveling by car I could carry an atlas, a GPS, and a schedule, and get around without the smartphone. But I don't do that; I have to carry everything with me because I move on foot, on a bicycle, or on the T.

Re: [Discuss] [OT] Smart Phones

New ways of doing things don't work well unless, and until, a major fraction of the affected population adopts them. Cellphones and other mobile computing devices aren't in that zone yet: they are a /tool/, but not the only one. Bill Horne Your choice to stick with older methods is fine if

Re: [Discuss] [OT] Smart Phones

So I was hoping for a few other evaluations of phones, but that hasn't appeared so far. Do others have suggestions for what are good geek-friendly smart phones these days? I'm thinking of replacing my old HTC-1 with something better, and wondering if it's possible to make sense of

[Discuss] The Windows tax

The best direct evidence I've seen yet of the size of the Windows tax. Acer sent me email today about a special offer on a netbook for $279, which appears to be exactly the same hardware as the $199 Chromebook but running Windows 8. I don't think I'd actually buy that Chromebook myself; if I were

Re: [Discuss] The Windows tax

The Nexus phones are probably subsidized; it's difficult to compete in the US market otherwise. I haven't seen any evidence of subsidy for the Google tablets or Chromebooks, though the company seems to be taking minimal profits on them with the expectation of making money in other ways

Re: [Discuss] FOSS email that doesn't suck -- does such a thing exist?

On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 12:26 AM, Randy Cole randy...@gmail.com wrote: I used to use Eudora, and really liked it. But it was abandoned (turned over to mozilla folks?) several years ago, so now just use gmail's web client and put up with the UI limitations. Eudora got abandoned when Qualcomm

Re: [Discuss] Point-and-cluck groupware

Is point-and-cluck groupware used only by hunt-and-peck typists? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] On Btrfs raid and odd-count disks

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:34 AM, j...@polcari.com j...@polcari.com wrote: How does raid 1 with an odd number of disks earn the distinction of being called RAID?If you lose one disk, you've lost data. Any disk is a single point of failure. What's the point? Incorrect. All data is stored on

Re: [Discuss] Point-and-cluck groupware

Bill needs Dragon Naturally Speaking :-) What a misnamed piece of software. Dragons don't speak naturally. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Verizon phasing out copper

Márquez Dúlcey m...@buttery.orgwrote: Nobody said anything about them using labor to dismantle the copper. Mostly they're just turning it off, or letting it degrade to the point where they can't provide adequate service with it. I'm a victim of the latter here in Dorchester; we had DSL

Re: [Discuss] Comcast goes all encrypted video in Cambridge

For Boston television you actually point your antenna at Needham, because that's where the broadcasts actually come from. Channel 68 (WBPX) used to be an exception before the digital transition - their analog transmissions came from the Prudential Center - but now they're in Needham like everybody

Re: [Discuss] OT: insurance for outdoor work

for this type of low-voltage wiring. - S. On Thu, 5 Dec 2013, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey wrote: If they are insisting on licensed workers you can pretty much forget it. Professional licensing is pretty much always done by groups that are run by people who are already in the profession, and the main

Re: [Discuss] 4K monitors

It's a bit bigger than 24, but two 28 UHD (aka 4K, actually 3840x2160) monitors (Dell for $699 and Lenovo for $799) were announced at CES. Lenovo also announced something that is a 28 UHD monitor plus an Android touchscreen device ($1199). Not sure exactly when they will be available. Dell already

Re: [Discuss] 4K monitors

Interesting take, Dan. The more expensive Lenovo (the one that is also a touchscreen Android device) does pivot all the way from horizontal to vertical, so it looks like a first pass at your concept in a smaller size. That one isn't due until summer. Did you ever get to play with the original

Re: [Discuss] Why use Linux?

The GPL has always denied some freedoms to developers, such as the right to exclusively make money from their work. The anti-TiVo clause in GPLv3 is an additional constraint, and the rarely seen Affero license further limits developers. (Basically, the Affero license is GPLv3 with the additional

Re: [Discuss] recent Internet speed upgrade by Comcast?

In my part of Boston, the choices are Comcast and Comcast. Oh, and very bad Verizon DSL service, and Clearwire service that you can no longer sign up for and was bad anyway. They aren't under any market pressure here but they did the upgrade anyway. On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Jack Coats

Re: [Discuss] Using a good TV as a monitor

DVI to HDMI is a simple passive adapter; the digital signals for the video are identical. DVI doesn't pass audio, so if you plan to use the speakers in the TV you will have to get the audio there some other way. Aside from that it should work perfectly, though a 32 TV is likely to only be 720p.

Re: [Discuss] Using a good TV as a monitor

display. A 55-inch display with a resolution of 3840x2160 would be a great replacement for the 28-inch 1920x1200 display I currently use. Amazon currently sells one of these, the Seiki SE55UY04 55-Inch 120Hz LED 4k UHD TV, for $699. On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 7:12 PM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey m

Re: [Discuss] Https - the solution to net neutrality and ISP monopolies

Could be worse. In my neighborhood the reasonable choices are Comcast, Comcast, and Comcast. On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 7:36 PM, Edward Ned Harvey (blu) b...@nedharvey.com wrote: From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss- bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Tom

Re: [Discuss] Thunderbolt extension cable for TBD?

The NewEgg cables won't help with the Apple Thunderbolt displays because the cable is built-in; you can't replace it with another one. I can see how you would attach four displays: one on the left daisy-chained to a second display, and one on the right daisy-chained to a second. But where would

Re: [Discuss] Debian officially forked over systemd

I don't think that what you ask for is possible. The systemd debate is outside the realm of anything a suit is likely to understand, even if you use an entire page. On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 12:45 PM, Bill Horne b...@horne.net wrote: On 11/29/2014 12:13 PM, Richard Pieri wrote:

Re: [Discuss] is it hard to install linux/ubuntu for dual boot on windows 7 ultimate?

It is not difficult on most computers. You insert the Linux install CD or flash stick, reboot, and follow the prompts. On some computers you will have to hit a hot key during boot to get the system to boot from the CD or flash. Most hardware is supported; a few wireless interfaces are troublesome

Re: [Discuss] Who sells the least expensive SSL certs right now?

Bah. That's a weak argument. There is nothing secret about charging for revocation, and I don't expect any other CA's to reissue certs for free either. Charging for revocation of a FREE certificate is an argument that holds some weight with me. If you can get it for free you should also be

Re: [Discuss] Who sells the least expensive SSL certs right now?

Free certificates shouldn't be a business model. They should be something that you do to give back to the community, to help keep the internet an open place for everybody. On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Gordon Marx gcm...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Richard Pieri

Re: [Discuss] Higher-end keyboards to try?

Sadly, nobody makes double shot molded keycaps any more. You COULDN'T wear the lettering off those because it went all the way through. http://deskthority.net/wiki/Double-shot_molding On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 9:53 PM, Tom Metro tmetro+...@gmail.com wrote: Dan Ritter wrote: Daniel Barrett wrote:

Re: [Discuss] os x = poop?

One problem I have with the Mac: in the enterprise, systems pretty much have a shelf life limited to five years. Here is where that number comes from. Apple usually drops OS X support in new versions for a system about five years after it is made. (Sometimes it's a little more, sometimes less.)

Re: [Discuss] cell Network time no longer provided

CDMA networks (Verizon, Sprint, and their MVNOs) are unlikely to make that change because they MUST have accurate time sources available at every cell site. Correct operation of the network requires that the sites be synchronized within milliseconds, because CDMA does soft handoffs as you travel.

Re: [Discuss] cell Network time no longer provided

Borg kentb...@borg.org wrote: On 03/16/2015 09:46 AM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey wrote: CDMA networks (Verizon, Sprint, and their MVNOs) are unlikely to make that change because they MUST have accurate time sources available at every cell site. They have to have precise timing to make CDMA soft

Re: [Discuss] cell Network time no longer provided

Ice Cream Sandwich was Android 4.0. 3.0 was Honeycomb. Nice to know though. On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Richard Pieri richard.pi...@gmail.com wrote: Android has had an NTP service since ICS (version 3). ICS does not require an always-on cellular baseband thus is not guaranteed to have

Re: [Discuss] Verizon FIOS TV and HDHR digital tuner

I have an HD HomeRun Prime (the CableCard version) that I am using with Comcast. I bought it; it's not rented from Comcast. (I also don't rent a cable modem or router from them.) It took three tries and a technician visit to get them to activate it successfully. I wasn't charged for the visit

Re: [Discuss] Verizon FIOS TV and HDHR digital tuner

Márquez Dúlcey wrote: Comcast doesn't really support the HD HomeRun at all. Their people were pretty much clueless about what it even is; That fits with what I've read on the MythTV user's last back when I was following it. So not surprisingly, no change. I don't think the company really

Re: [Discuss] MythTV, Kodi, and HDHR tuners

The HD HomeRun itself handles ownership of tuners. From its point of view it's first come first served, but once a tuner has been grabbed by a specific connection it is unavailable to other users until that connection is dropped, so it will never get changed out from under you. On Thu, Mar 26,

Re: [Discuss] the future of cable TV

Márquez Dúlcey wrote: I don't expect any alternatives to Comcast to immediately surface in my neighborhood. Verizon never did bring FIOS to Boston and has stopped pursuing new markets, and RCN seems to have abandoned any further expansion in the city... By alternates I didn't mean local suppliers

Re: [Discuss] OSX Mavericks root exploit, and Safari

The Core Duo is not the same processor as the Core 2 Duo. Core 2 Duo systems can be upgraded to Yosemite. Core Duo systems cannot be upgraded to anything later than Snow Leopard. The current period is actually quite unusual for Apple. Usually every new release of Mac OS makes some systems drop

Re: [Discuss] OT: Do CS grads need calculus?

A real computer SCIENCE program - one that includes subjects like theory of computing - certainly needs calculus. The theory of computing is quite mathematical and calculus comes into play. A calculus requirement makes sense. A program that is focused on coding and software architecture, as the

Re: [Discuss] Cool Processing

Undervolting is the flip side of overclocking. Both count on the fact that a typical CPU has some operational margin; it does a bit better on the speed/voltage curve than the specs guarantee. Most motherboards that enable overclocking can also be undervolted; it's something to explore if you are

Re: [Discuss] My HP Pavilion's HD bit the dust and it is 13 years old, so instead of replacing the disk again, I would like a new laptop. But I would like to pay $300. I do not expect the best or the

Older laptops may have that problem. Newer ones (just about anything you'd actually use on the internet nowadays) have smarter charge controllers that don't actually charge the battery if it is already full, so keeping them plugged in all the time does not hurt the battery life. On Sun, May 31,

Re: [Discuss] live streaming needs flash?

Although there has been a camera API in HTML5 since at least 2012, browser support has lagged; even now, developers can't count on it being available, and what support does exist is inconsistent. Flash is the most widely installed plugin so that is what developers used. It can also be done with

Re: [Discuss] live streaming needs flash?

, not the fully open source Chromium. HTH, DR On 07/27/2015 07:23 PM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey wrote: Although there has been a camera API in HTML5 since at least 2012, browser support has lagged; even now, developers can't count on it being available, and what support does exist

Re: [Discuss] live streaming needs flash?

On Jul 27, 2015, at 7:23 PM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey m...@buttery.org wrote: Although there has been a camera API in HTML5 since at least 2012, browser support has lagged; even now, developers can't count on it being available, and what support does exist is inconsistent. Flash is the most widely

Re: [Discuss] Profiting from GPL software

> You are forced to use the GPL for your changes even if you might not want to > use this license. You are required to provide the source code upon demand at > no or minimal cost even if the practical cost is relatively prohibitive. > GPLv3 strips you of the legal right to protect your copyrights

Re: [Discuss] Linux on laptops

If you want to run Linux on a Chromebook, Crouton is usually an easier solution than Chrubuntu. Crouton runs a Linux user space in parallel with Chrome OS using the Chrome OS kernel, so there are usually no problems with hardware compatibility. You can switch back and forth between the two user

Re: [Discuss] Stallman stubborn

RMS hasn't made much money but it was never his goal. He has probably done as much to change the world as Jobs, Gates, or Bezos has, so he is a success in his own way. On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 5:48 PM, Rich Pieri wrote: > On 11/11/2015 12:39 PM, MBR wrote: >> >> I don't

Re: [Discuss] Linux on laptops

The tiny eMMC drives in Chromebooks are usually soldered on. There are not a lot of systems yet with soldered-down larger SSDs, but the new ultralight MacBook is one. On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Steve Litt wrote: > On Thu, 12 Nov 2015 08:36:25 -0500 > Kent Borg

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Hey FCC, Don't Lock Down Our Wi-Fi Routers | WIRED

A problem for the makers of high priced products. But if you are a commodity router maker, your value is in price and reliability, not software uniqueness. So why not open up? On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Rich Pieri wrote: > On 11/5/2015 9:36 AM, John Byrnes wrote:

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Hey FCC, Don't Lock Down Our Wi-Fi Routers | WIRED

I think your interpretation of the TiVo situation is philosophically incorrect, even though there are no factual errors. The original intent of the GPL was to protect the freedom to use GPL software in any way you see fit, including the use of modified versions and sharing those modified versions

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Hey FCC, Don't Lock Down Our Wi-Fi Routers | WIRED

This story is far from nothing. The FCC could enact rules that would lock out the ability to load alternative firmware in a router - say, requiring that the firmware required a cryptographic signature supplied by the manufacturer, much like the way that some computers and phones are locked down so

Re: [Discuss] Nexus 5X

One word on why an app needs 100MB: games. All those visuals and sounds take up space. On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 3:11 PM, Kent Borg wrote: > I just spent money and ordered a new Google Nexus 5X phone. I didn't want > the bigger phone they also introduced today, but I did sweat

Re: [Discuss] how much can i use a smartphone as a computer?

Hate to bring up the W word here, but in the near future there will be Windows 10 phones that can fully double as a computer if you add a keyboard and mouse. The small display will be somewhat limiting, but you could also connect a monitor or TV if you like. Aside from that, if you get an

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