[Emc-users] NAMES 2009/Toledo

2009-04-25 Thread Nicholas Waitkunas
Hi Group!! Just want to thank the Group for setting up the EMC booth at the show. My Projects in CNC Dro had all come to a screeching halt about 4 years ago, although the interest was/is still there. Greg and Dale did a great job! They were very tolerant of my SUB-Basic(read STUPID) 

[Emc-users] NAMES Show - Saturday

2009-04-18 Thread Greg Michalski
Hey everyone! Spent a bit of time in the EMC2 booth at the NAMES show today. Dale is a wonderful guy. Very outgoing. Very knowledgeable. Very polite. Very giving. All around a good person to have in the booth. I on the other hand am a shy person so it took me a while to get the courage to

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Show - Saturday

2009-04-18 Thread Mark Cason
Umm... Only the first link worked for me, the other gave Page not Found errors. Ne M'oubliez ---Family Motto Hope for the best, plan for the worst ---Personal Motto Greg Michalski wrote: Hey everyone! Spent a bit of time in the EMC2 booth at the NAMES show today. Dale is a wonderful

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Show - Saturday

2009-04-18 Thread Stuart Stevenson
when you pick the link and get the error change the jpg to JPG - it then works On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Mark Cason farmerboy1...@yahoo.com wrote: Umm... Only the first link worked for me, the other gave Page not Found errors. Ne M'oubliez ---Family Motto Hope for the best, plan

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES, this weekend (4/18-19, 2009)

2009-04-16 Thread Michael Dubno
. Check out www.usfirst.org. - Mike Dubno -Original Message- From: Greg Michalski [mailto:emc2usrl...@distinctperspectives.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:10 PM To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' Subject: Re: [Emc-users] NAMES, this weekend (4/18-19, 2009) And picture boards

[Emc-users] NAMES, this weekend (4/18-19, 2009)

2009-04-15 Thread Dale Grover
This is a reminder that the North American Model Engineering Society Expo (NAMES) is this upcoming weekend (4/18-19, 2009) in Toledo, Ohio. This is a fun show--many model engineers with some very impressive model engines and devices of all kinds. Also new and used tooling, machine tools

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES, this weekend (4/18-19, 2009)

2009-04-15 Thread Greg Michalski
And picture boards are _nearly_ complete - just need to make the back leg so they can freely stand on their own if needed. Check 'em out, after the show I'll coordinate with Alex Joni getting the boards posted onto the linuxcnc website, and you'll be able to see the whole layouts clearly and one

[Emc-users] NAMES Photo display update [was EMC at NAMES 2009--banner update]

2009-04-09 Thread Greg Michalski
Chris - I certainly enjoy donating my time and some resources. But thank you for the recognition. Whether we admit it or not, and regardless of our motives, it's human nature to enjoy and desire the recognition. :) I'm almost done with the photo board layouts and am researching the printing

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-17 Thread Steve Stallings
Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos On Mar 16, 2009, at 8:34 PM, Jon Elson wrote: John Kasunich wrote: BTW, I'm pretty sure I have the original (rather large) movie file for the variable-pitch, variable-diameter threading. Might be fun to be use

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-17 Thread Dale Grover
At 8:41 PM -0700 3/16/09, Dave Engvall wrote: snip Is anyone thinking about support for the backdrop pictures. IIRC the old Names venue was pretty much an open room. Unless you get a booth with a wall you are going to need racks, dividers, etc to hang those beautiful pictures on. Dave While

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-17 Thread Steve Stallings
Message- From: Dale Grover [mailto:dgro...@redcedar.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 7:06 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos At 8:41 PM -0700 3/16/09, Dave Engvall wrote: snip Is anyone thinking about support for the backdrop pictures

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-17 Thread Greg Michalski
) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos On Mar 16, 2009, at 8:34 PM, Jon Elson wrote: John Kasunich wrote: BTW, I'm pretty sure I have the original (rather large) movie file for the variable-pitch, variable-diameter threading. Might be fun to be use that instead of a screensaver

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES and Flash Drive devices

2009-03-16 Thread Ed Nisley
Copying to user-provided flash drives instead of handing out CDs is a great idea, especially because it makes the user participate actively rather than just grab reflexively. Although that's true, I think trying to do anything that smacks of system administration while on the show floor is

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES and Flash Drive devices

2009-03-16 Thread Jon Elson
Steve Stallings wrote: I agree. One dollar will not deter anyone who is seriously interested. Since you have paid for a vendor booth you can sell if you wish. Ohio state sales tax is another issue however. If you are judged to be commercial it can be a mess. PMDX does not sell in Ohio for

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES and Flash Drive devices

2009-03-16 Thread Wes S
On 16 Mar 2009 at 7:32, Ed Nisley wrote: Although that's true, I think trying to do anything that smacks of system administration while on the show floor is doomed to humiliating failure. Most of the time, flash drives Just Work under Linux, but there are a wide variety of flash drives

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-16 Thread Greg Michalski
: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos Everyone - I have setup an FTP account on my website to accept large files (like I requested) since it seems my mailbox won't accept larger messages (I thought I had paid for enhanced email but - evidently not). I don't want to post the log-in information

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-16 Thread John Kasunich
Greg Michalski wrote: Update from the photo front - Ok, I have now sorted out the multitude of issues which have plagued me from the start of this endeavor. I knew I had purchased a large mailbox amount on my hosting package - only problem was when I set it up _I_ didn't allot it a

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-16 Thread Greg Michalski
From: John Kasunich [mailto:jmkasun...@fastmail.fm] Greg Michalski wrote: Update from the photo front - Ok, I have now sorted out the multitude of issues which have plagued me from the start of this endeavor. I knew I had purchased a large mailbox amount on my hosting package - only

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-16 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
John Kasunich wrote: BTW, I'm pretty sure I have the original (rather large) movie file for the variable-pitch, variable-diameter threading. Might be fun to be use that instead of a screensaver. (The YouTube version won't work at the show unless you have a fast internet connection, but the

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-16 Thread Jon Elson
John Kasunich wrote: BTW, I'm pretty sure I have the original (rather large) movie file for the variable-pitch, variable-diameter threading. Might be fun to be use that instead of a screensaver. (The YouTube version won't work at the show unless you have a fast internet connection, but the

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-16 Thread Dave Engvall
On Mar 16, 2009, at 8:34 PM, Jon Elson wrote: John Kasunich wrote: BTW, I'm pretty sure I have the original (rather large) movie file for the variable-pitch, variable-diameter threading. Might be fun to be use that instead of a screensaver. (The YouTube version won't work at the

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES and Flash Drive devices

2009-03-15 Thread Kent A. Reed
Gentle persons: Copying to user-provided flash drives instead of handing out CDs is a great idea, especially because it makes the user participate actively rather than just grab reflexively. Just remember that 1) it is incredibly easy to propagate viruses and similar badness via USB flash

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES and Flash Drive devices

2009-03-15 Thread Wes S
On 15 Mar 2009 at 16:39, Kent A. Reed wrote: Neither of these issues is a show-stopper, but I always expect that the worst is most likely to happen on those occasions I'm dealing with a live audience (a variant of Murphy's Law?) and I've rarely been disappointed :-! Good thoughts. How

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES and Flash Drive devices

2009-03-15 Thread Alexey Starikovskiy
Ubuntu can make flash drive bootable with Ubuntu Live CD on it. It is under System-Administration-Create a USB startup disk. So, if you just point it to EMC2 .iso, it will create EMC2 live flash drive. Regards, Alex. Kent A. Reed wrote: Gentle persons: Copying to user-provided flash drives

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES and Flash Drive devices

2009-03-15 Thread Rafael Skodlar
Kent A. Reed wrote: Gentle persons: Copying to user-provided flash drives instead of handing out CDs is a great idea, especially because it makes the user participate actively rather than just grab reflexively. Just remember that 1) it is incredibly easy to propagate viruses and

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES and Flash Drive devices

2009-03-15 Thread Dean Hedin
Writing CD image or files of that size to USB memory is not practical for a trade show. Simply too slow. Agreed. Not worth your time. Plus your assuming that anyone who is seriously interested to try EMC will just happen to have a USB pen on them. Just burn some CD's. Charge a minimal

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES and Flash Drive devices

2009-03-15 Thread Steve Stallings
would work. Steve Stallings -Original Message- From: Dean Hedin [mailto:dlh2...@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:07 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] NAMES and Flash Drive devices Writing CD image or files of that size to USB memory

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-14 Thread Alex Joni
To all EMC2 users and enthusiasts: In coordinating with Dale Grover off list I offered to print up some backdrops for the EMC presence at NAMES here in Toledo, since there's a kind member with a CD duplicator in our midst negating the need for my previous offer of assistance, and I

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-14 Thread Greg Michalski
Greg Michalski wrote: To all EMC2 users and enthusiasts: In coordinating with Dale Grover off list I offered to print up some backdrops for the EMC presence at NAMES here in Toledo, since there's a kind member with a CD duplicator in our midst negating the need for my previous

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-14 Thread Greg Michalski
-Original Message- From: Alex Joni [mailto:alex.j...@robcon.ro] Greg Michalski wrote: To all EMC2 users and enthusiasts: In coordinating with Dale Grover off list I offered to print up some backdrops for the EMC presence at NAMES here in Toledo, since there's a kind

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-14 Thread Michael Dubno
: Saturday, March 14, 2009 3:54 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos Hello Greg, I tried to send you some pictures right away, but your mail server was apparently so busy that I was told my mail could be delayed for up to 2 days. Please check your

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-14 Thread Greg Michalski
. Thanks! Greg www.distinctperspectives.com -Original Message- From: Peter blodow [mailto:p.blo...@dreki.de] Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 3:54 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos Hello Greg, I tried to send you some pictures

[Emc-users] NAMES Backdrop Photos

2009-03-13 Thread Greg Michalski
To all EMC2 users and enthusiasts: In coordinating with Dale Grover off list I offered to print up some backdrops for the EMC presence at NAMES here in Toledo, since there's a kind member with a CD duplicator in our midst negating the need for my previous offer of assistance, and I still

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES

2009-03-10 Thread Dale Grover
Would anyone have an objection to there being a table at NAMES to demo/publicize EMC? (Not necessarily an official EMC thing, but just folks who are interested in sharing.) There are at least two vender tables left as of this morning. --Dale (Yes, I'm volunteering to help coordinate such a

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES

2009-03-10 Thread Ron Ginger
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:29:24 -0400 From: Dale Grover dgro...@redcedar.com Would anyone have an objection to there being a table at NAMES to demo/publicize EMC? (Not necessarily an official EMC thing, but just folks who are interested in sharing.) There are at least two vender

[Emc-users] NAMES

2009-03-09 Thread Dale Grover
Will there be any official EMC2 presence at NAMES this year, such as a table? If so, who is involved? Thanks. --Dale Grover -- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles

Re: [Emc-users] NAMES

2009-03-09 Thread Jon Elson
Dale Grover wrote: Will there be any official EMC2 presence at NAMES this year, such as a table? Steve Stallings of PMDX said he'd be there, and I'm also planning on going. Tha's not very official, but may be as good as it is going to get. Jon