[LUAU] Need help with internet wiring

2011-11-02 Thread Karen Lofstrom
in a bedroom, to ensure max speed. I'm ten years out of date on tech and don't feel up to handling this myself. Anyone competent looking for a small job? -- Karen Lofstrom ___ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing list http://lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org

Re: [LUAU] Need help with internet wiring

2011-11-02 Thread Karen Lofstrom
time I asked for help, they didn't have an answer. I googled and eventually solved the problem myself. Does not inspire trust. I know that they USED to be very very good. An online acquaintance patronized them when they were just a tiny company on the mainland. -- Karen Lofstrom

[LUAU] FREE TO GOOD HOME: Antec tower case (aluminum, four drive bays) and two plastic computer trolleys/skids

2011-04-19 Thread Karen Lofstrom
to work on it. Pickup in Makiki. -- Karen Lofstrom if I build again, I think I'll build SMALL ___ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing list http://lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-freesoftwarehawaii.org

[LUAU] Anyone want some computer parts?

2010-08-11 Thread Karen Lofstrom
don't need two sets of spares A Wacom graphic tablet -- I just never got comfortable with it; probably only runs under Windows XP A logic probe I never use If you don't want any of this but know someone who might, let me know. -- Karen Lofstrom cleaning house

[LUAU] Quiet case?

2008-08-21 Thread Karen Lofstrom
recommendations for a quiet case (ATX, tower)? My own case is an aluminum Antec that wasn't advertised as quiet, but it is. I've been spoiled, I guess -- I never even considered noise as a factor in choosing a case. -- Karen Lofstrom ___ LUAU

[LUAU] How long should it take to put a system together?

2008-08-14 Thread Karen Lofstrom
reading manuals.) 45 minutes? An hour? (System still not working. Need to buy keyboard and mouse with USB connectors, OR buy adapters to fit old PS2 plugs into USB slots. Should have figured that out before I went to PTC, not afterwards. D'oh.) -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [LUAU] Who's building system units?

2008-08-03 Thread Karen Lofstrom
. Thanks guys, that's what I think I'll build for my Zen teacher. I don't spend time at Tom's Hardware or Arts Technica, so I'm not au courant with the latest hardware. Appreciate the tips. -- Karen Lofstrom ___ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing

[LUAU] Who's building system units?

2008-08-01 Thread Karen Lofstrom
is: use Word and Outlook (bleaagh), listen to an Internet classical music station, and watch the Democracy Now vlog. He's 91 and is still confused by computers. He doesn't need a gamer's computer. -- Karen Lofstrom ___ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org

Re: [LUAU] Who's building system units?

2008-08-01 Thread Karen Lofstrom
power supplies. I would never buy a Dell. -- Karen Lofstrom ___ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing list http://lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-freesoftwarehawaii.org

Re: [LUAU] HOSEF

2008-03-26 Thread Karen Lofstrom
. -- Karen Lofstrom ___ LUAU@lists.hosef.org mailing list http://lists.hosef.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-hosef.org

Re: [LUAU] Re: [buug] nano help!!!!

2007-10-20 Thread Karen Lofstrom
with problems, and use another editor under ordinary circumstances. Sure, you'll be slower in vi, and perhaps curse a lot, but you can still use it. -- Karen Lofstrom ___ LUAU@lists.hosef.org mailing list http://lists.hosef.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luau

Re: [LUAU] Linux-Hackers-onMac

2006-04-22 Thread Karen Lofstrom
(Stephen Levy, _Hackers_). -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [LUAU] You know this world famous hacker?

2005-11-03 Thread Karen Lofstrom
soft modems... You could do the same thing with a decent sound card and a P3 today, but hardly anyone talks UUCP anymore. Uphill, both ways, in the snow ... :) -- Karen Lofstrom my brother was once a leaf node

Re: [LUAU] You know this world famous hacker?

2005-11-02 Thread Karen Lofstrom
of cereal. Whistle just happens to make the very tone that, blown into a telephone handset, gives you a FREE long-distance phone call. Back before e-mail made having friends in Mumbai a matter of course. -- Karen Lofstrom old fut

[LUAU] Re: [HOSEF-managers] HOSEF in the News

2005-03-29 Thread Karen Lofstrom
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005, R. Scott Belford wrote: The paper did a nice write-up on our Computer Guts program at the Boys and Girls Club. Way to go Scott! Now if they had just included a plea for $$$ donations ... -- Karen Lofstrom

[LUAU] Wiki for post-conf lessons-learned

2005-01-26 Thread Karen Lofstrom
:) -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [LUAU] Is this thing on?

2005-01-24 Thread Karen Lofstrom
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005, Jim Thompson wrote: is this the dreaded meeting to set the agenda so we can have another meeting? According to Dilbert, we also need the coffee mugs and the database. -- Karen Lofstrom

[LUAU] Kernel panic?

2004-11-10 Thread Karen Lofstrom
. Any advice for a confused Linux newbie? -- Karen Lofstrom yes, newbie, because this is the first time I've built a Linux system from scratch

Re: [LUAU] Kernel panic?

2004-11-10 Thread Karen Lofstrom
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004, Jim Thompson wrote: check /etc/fstab ? How do I check /etc if I can't boot as far as the command line? Boot with Knoppix? -- Karen Lofstrom

[LUAU] Re: Installing Mandrake?

2004-09-20 Thread Karen Lofstrom
On Mon, 20 Sep 2004, Karen Lofstrom wrote: The instructions on the Mandrake web site don't seem to cover burning CDs from Nero. Anyone here know what I'm doing wrong? D'oh. Nevermind. I just discovered that there was more to Nero than the EXPRESS interface (which was all I had been using up

Re: [LUAU] Laserjet 1000 help -- mechanical, not OSS

2004-06-30 Thread Karen Lofstrom
, the mechanical parts aren't that complicated. However, if you don't have the time or energy to learn how to fix printers or to figure out how to order replacement parts, it might make sense to hire someone to fix it :) -- Karen Lofstrom *Taught how to fix printers at HCC, but I haven't had much

Re: [LUAU] VC and Linux

2004-04-23 Thread Karen Lofstrom
-husband was Verifone employee #25. Joined up when they were still a smallish company operating out of the First Insurance building kitty-korner from the Art Academy. Then they moved out to Mililani Hi-Tech Park and finally to the Bay Area. -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [LUAU] linux for kids club

2004-04-09 Thread Karen Lofstrom
On Thu, 8 Apr 2004, Roget F. Alabastro wrote: Does anybody know of any linux clubs geared toward kids (8 to 12 years old)? No. Sounds like a good idea to start one. Just be sure that there's a secret Linux handshake and a secret decoder ring. -- Karen Lofstrom

[luau] Linux box offs self

2004-02-11 Thread Karen Lofstrom
, the files were on my PC, and various experiments with mcopy and the like were unsuccessful. No, I haven't installed Samba. Anyway, I will be able to give the Bara family a working computer and a huge weight of obligation will be lifted from my shoulders. Thanks all. -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] Bizarre request

2004-02-10 Thread Karen Lofstrom
them all into one file, which I will print out. Then I grapple with the system! Gambatte! -- Karen Lofstrom

[luau] Bizarre request

2004-02-09 Thread Karen Lofstrom
if you must, but help me revamp my Linux box so I can give it away. -- Karen Lofstrom

[luau] E-school conference update?

2004-02-04 Thread Karen Lofstrom
Can someone who participated in the HOSEF lab and lecture at the school conference tell us how it went? -- Karen Lofstrom

[luau] Thanks for help re used HP printer

2004-02-04 Thread Karen Lofstrom
didn't have to pay shipping. Prints fine. I hope it lasts as long as people have told me it might :) -- Karen Lofstrom

[luau] Local source for refurbished printers

2004-01-26 Thread Karen Lofstrom
when possible. -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] Two computers working as one

2003-10-29 Thread Karen Lofstrom
folks a tour of the NOC, I should add. -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] 802.11 Security Workshop - Nov 20

2003-10-21 Thread Karen Lofstrom
material I'm getting. I don't think I would have flinched if it had just come once. But twice is hard sell. -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] 802.11 Security Workshop - Nov 20

2003-10-18 Thread Karen Lofstrom
as a spamhunter ... but I don't like getting ads in my inbox, whether they come on luau or not. -- Karen Lofstrom fighting spam since 1994

Re: [luau] upcoming McKinley SysAdmin class

2003-10-09 Thread Karen Lofstrom
question: are there stocks of the recommended books at local bookstores? It would help to know where they are, or aren't, so I can put in an Internet order if necessary. -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] open source books

2003-08-26 Thread Karen Lofstrom
version. Don't have statistics to back this up, of course. -- Karen Lofstrom

[luau] Saturday where?

2003-06-27 Thread Karen Lofstrom
Do we meet at Pricebusters or McKinley? -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] Re: HOSEF Logo Vote

2003-06-23 Thread Karen Lofstrom
If it IS in fact a race between #5 and #6, I like #6 better. The penguin looks like he's having fun, instead of just standing on the board like a sad sack. -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] Re: HOSEF Logo

2003-06-22 Thread Karen Lofstrom
On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Based on feedback, I created #6, but I'm interested in seeing what Warren's friend creates. I kinda like the new #7. But I think it needs a bit of ... professional artist gloss, which I can recognize but can't do. -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] HOSEF Logo

2003-06-21 Thread Karen Lofstrom
a favor. -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] Linux Class at McKinley

2003-06-16 Thread Karen Lofstrom
that there are many of us who want to learn Samba in class, as opposed to the gung-ho experimental method favored by others :) Not that I don't have the greatest possible admiration for the people who can figure it out for themselves. I just know I appreciate a little hand-holding. -- Karen Lofstrom

RE: [luau] Samba Class, only three paid - Need four more!

2003-06-10 Thread Karen Lofstrom
On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, weiguo Sun wrote: I just paid the class a half hour ago. I was the 4th person to pay. We need two or three more students for the class. Tomorrow is a holiday; I will go pay on Thursday. -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] Hotbed of Linux subversion

2003-06-08 Thread Karen Lofstrom
, the two computers, and all I lack is knowing what to do. -- Karen Lofstrom

RE: [luau] Hotbed of Linux subversion

2003-06-07 Thread Karen Lofstrom
class. So that would make five people. Two more! Certainly we can get two more people from this list! -- Karen Lofstrom

[luau] Hotbed of Linux subversion

2003-06-06 Thread Karen Lofstrom
what you're doing at the computer all day, and sent them off to Linux basics class? I would surely appreciate this chance to learn more about Linux in a structured way. -- Karen Lofstrom Linux wannabe

RE: [luau] Training Class - Samba Server Overview, May 5th 2003

2003-05-02 Thread Karen Lofstrom
*and* my internship at IfA. But I would definitely take it in the future. -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] ISP recommendation...

2003-04-08 Thread Karen Lofstrom
be a plus. If you want clue and good support, the cheapest ISP is not necessarily the best option. I'd recommend LavaNet ... but I'm partial; I'm a part owner. -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] Eric S. Raymond On ThinkTech Hawaii Radio!

2003-03-18 Thread Karen Lofstrom
-centered, loud, and prone to long libertarian political diatribes. I would be very glad to be proved wrong. I have never met the guy and I'm just passing on what I heard from friends. -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] Eric S. Raymond On ThinkTech Hawaii Radio!

2003-03-18 Thread Karen Lofstrom
on on-topic-ness. -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] HOSEF is lonely without you

2003-02-23 Thread Karen Lofstrom
like a cool geekette and I rarely get a chance to use it :/ -- Karen Lofstrom

[luau] I crashed SUSE 6.2 playing Shishensho :)

2003-01-21 Thread Karen Lofstrom
frequently. -- Karen Lofstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Oh what a cute wee thing!

Re: [luau] Flames Here

2002-12-27 Thread Karen Lofstrom
On Fri, 27 Dec 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll start with this to get the ball rolling: Can't we all get along!!! Or my personal favorite: Everyone sucks!! ;) The lurkers support me in email! -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] machine buildfest

2002-12-17 Thread Karen Lofstrom
Saturdays helping Scott and I'll report that he's a good person to work for/with. Still lots to do! -- Karen Lofstrom

Re: [luau] Free PII 350 Motherboard

2002-11-29 Thread Karen Lofstrom
be persuaded to relinquish the board. -- Karen Lofstrom quick on the draw

Re: [luau] Dual Booting with WinXP Pro

2002-11-07 Thread Karen Lofstrom
MS OS on the primary partition. Win 9x goes there, or WinNT, if you're going to run several OSs on one hard drive. Which I'm doing, for the purposes of the course. Haven't run into anything that proves him wrong. -- Karen Lofstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED

[luau] Linux newbie seeks easy transition

2002-10-23 Thread Karen Lofstrom
-- if I ever get around to it -- because as a LavaNet shareholder, I get free service there. Would cost about the same as my current two phone lines. Suggestions? -- Karen LofstromSCIENTOLOGIST BAIT [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [luau] Linux newbie seeks easy transition

2002-10-23 Thread Karen Lofstrom
it work :) -- Karen Lofstrom