[nlug] Android 13 question

2024-03-20 Thread John F. Eldredge
I recently upgraded to a Moto G Stylus 2023 (4G version). It is running Android 13. Every 30 seconds or so, a light blue, translucent band appears, moves from the bottom to the top of the screen, and a chime sounds. If the phone is set to do-not-disturb mode, i get the color bar but no chime.

Re: [nlug] February NLUG Online Option

2024-02-14 Thread John F. Eldredge
Giving up on the Zoom meeting, as I was the only participant. On Wed, Feb 14, 2024, 7:12 PM John F. Eldredge wrote: > So far, I am the only person on the Zoom meeting. > > On Tue, Feb 13, 2024, 6:24 PM Paul Boniol wrote: > >> I don't see that the link for tonight'

Re: [nlug] February NLUG Online Option

2024-02-14 Thread John F. Eldredge
So far, I am the only person on the Zoom meeting. On Tue, Feb 13, 2024, 6:24 PM Paul Boniol wrote: > I don't see that the link for tonight's meeting got sent to the listserv, > though I definitely could have overlooked it. > > Paul Boniol is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. > > Join

[nlug] Capturing a phone call's true origin

2024-02-10 Thread John F. Eldredge
Does anyone know of a way for an Android phone to capture an incoming call's true origin number, or is that information only available to the phone company? In the last year, I have received about 1,000 calls (several per day) where the caller hangs up as soon as I speak. At first, I assumed it

Re: [nlug] Digest for nlug-talk@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

2023-08-27 Thread john Wallace
Thanks Howard. I'll check it out. John Wallace ||johnw...@gmail.com On 8/18/23 18:37, nlug-talk@googlegroups.com wrote: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com < https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest_medium=email#!forum/nlug-talk/topics> Google Groups <https://groups.google.

[nlug] Best Salesforce alternative?

2023-08-17 Thread john Wallace
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[nlug] No one on zoom meeting

2023-08-08 Thread John F. Eldredge
I appear to be the only person attending the meeting. I used the Zoom link supplied by Meetup. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send

Re: [nlug] fail2ban alternative for CentOS 7

2023-05-06 Thread John R. Dennison
st > because there are "persistent pests" out there doesn't mean you should > make it easier for them. After playing the game for 40+ years I stand by my statement. John -- He may be mad, but there's method in his madness. There nearly

Re: [nlug] fail2ban alternative for CentOS 7

2023-05-05 Thread John R. Dennison
me so one can concentrate on more important matters. You will find that persistent pests will find the alternate port and start probing but the automated skiddies will go on to lower-hanging fruit. John -- Engineer (n): Someone who does precis

Re: [nlug] fail2ban alternative for CentOS 7

2023-05-03 Thread John R. Dennison
alert volume by more than a bit. John -- In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that he did not also limit his stupidity. -- Konrad Hermann Josef Adenauer (1876-1967), West German Chancellor from 1949-1963, as quoted in Through Russian Eyes: Preside

Re: [nlug] [SOLVED] Re: DNF certificates for Rocky 8.6

2022-08-24 Thread John R. Dennison
it defaults to off. John -- Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way. -- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), c

[nlug] Bad blocks in flash memory

2022-08-02 Thread John F. Eldredge
My Android phone has the input system periodically freeze for up to thirty seconds. If it does so while I am tapping text in, some of the keypresses are ignored (for example, I might type "right away" and have the text "ray" appear).  Sometimes, a dialog box saying "process 'System' isn't

[nlug] Single printer shows up as two printers in Ubuntu

2022-03-13 Thread John F. Eldredge
I have a single printer, an HP Laserjet MFP M29W. This is a black-and-white laser printer with built-in scanner, connected to happening Ubuntu machine via an USB cable. For some reason, it shows up in Ubuntu as two separate printers, named HP_LaserJet_MFP_M28-M31 and HP_LaserJet_MFP_M29W_7F4E86_

Re: [nlug] Re: Meeting reminder

2022-03-08 Thread John F. Eldredge
got a > notice you had joined. Vince, Michael L, and I were on but I never saw you. > No topic scheduled. We talked some about partitioning, quotas, VM's and > their use cases. We all have other things tonight, so we decided to call it > as well. > > ---Paul. > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2022

[nlug] Re: Meeting reminder

2022-03-08 Thread John F. Eldredge
OK, as of 6:45 PM, 15 minutes after the scheduled responded, no one else has responded or joined the meeting, so I am giving up on tonight's meeting. On Tue, Mar 8, 2022, 6:37 PM John F. Eldredge wrote: > Tonight is our scheduled meeting, but, so far, I am the only person signed > into th

[nlug] Meeting reminder

2022-03-08 Thread John F. Eldredge
Tonight is our scheduled meeting, but, so far, I am the only person signed into the Zoom meeting. If no one else joins by 6:45 PM, I will figure we aren't having a meeting tonight, and will sign off. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group.

Re: [nlug] Re: Anyone use Square Space web platform? / backups, exports?

2022-02-20 Thread John F. Eldredge
Speaking as a former system administrator, having backups is always a good idea. Not only is computer hardware and software fallible, but a human can make a change and later decide it was a mistake. On 2/14/22 10:36, Kent Perrier wrote: What is their story if they get crypto-lockered or you

Re: [nlug] Bluetooth incompatibility

2022-02-07 Thread John F. Eldredge
nit. I > assume you are up to date with Android on your phone. > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 11:38 John F. Eldredge wrote: > >> Has anyone heard of certain phones' Bluetooth not being compatible with >> certain cars? I have a Moto G Stylus phone, and a 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage

[nlug] Bluetooth incompatibility

2022-01-31 Thread John F. Eldredge
Has anyone heard of certain phones' Bluetooth not being compatible with certain cars? I have a Moto G Stylus phone, and a 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage ES car. The phone works fine with my Bluetooth headphones. With the car, I was able to pair the phone, and I get a ringtone over the car's sound system

Re: [nlug] RHEL8's "Enterprise Agreement" (for the free usages)

2022-01-31 Thread John R. Dennison
n this document the section in question is section 10. John -- Do not train [children] to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy th

[nlug] No meeting link

2021-11-09 Thread John F. Eldredge
I haven't received a meeting link yet, and the meeting should already have started. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[nlug] Job title

2021-10-26 Thread John F. Eldredge
I am rereading the science fiction novel "A Fire Upon the Deep", and laughing again at one character's job title, "programmer archaeologist". His job was to go through libraries of old code and find useful routines. Since so much current-day programming involves updates to legacy code, it does

[nlug] No meeting link?

2021-10-12 Thread John F. Eldredge
I signed up on Meetup, saying I was coming, but haven't received a meeting link. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[nlug] ClamAV finally finished

2021-07-26 Thread John F. Eldredge
ClamAV finally finished scanning my laptop, after about 80 hours! It said it found and quarantined 51 infected files, so hopefully my computer will now run faster than an arthritic snail when booted into Windows. Whatever these viruses were, Avast Antivirus didn't detect them. -- -- You

[nlug] ClamAV running extremely slowly

2021-07-24 Thread John F. Eldredge
I have a laptop that can be booted into either Ubuntu Linux or Windows 10. It runs fast on Linux, but, when running Windows, it has continuous disk activity, and moves at glacial speed. My Windows antivirus software doesn't find anything, so I downloaded a Linux Live CD with ClamAV installed on

[nlug] New job

2021-04-24 Thread John F. Eldredge
I am starting a new contract job as a C / Oracle SQL / Unix shell script developer, working as a contractor to DXC Technology on Medicaid code for the state of Mississippi. I will be working remotely, from home. This is very similar to several previous contracts. All of the preliminary paperwork

Re: [nlug] University of Minnesota banned from contributing to Linux kernel

2021-04-24 Thread John F. Eldredge
pping it all out and replacing it, but in *this* case security issues > were not introduced into the kernel. > > > > > On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 9:07 AM John F. Eldredge > wrote: > >> Two researchers at the University of Minnesota have admitted they >> deliberatel

Re: [nlug] Memory/resource leak in Android 10

2021-04-24 Thread John F. Eldredge
P if you can separate > the radios and you use OpenWRT or some capable ROMs. > > Cheers! > > On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 5:09 AM John F. Eldredge > wrote: > >> When I first moved into my apartment, I was relying on an open WiFi >> hotspot elsewhere in the building. The signa

[nlug] University of Minnesota banned from contributing to Linux kernel

2021-04-24 Thread John F. Eldredge
Two researchers at the University of Minnesota have admitted they deliberately introduced security flaws into the Linux kernel, in order to determine how effective the review process is. As a result, all code changes originating from the university have been rolled back and are being re-reviewed,

[nlug] Memory/resource leak in Android 10

2021-04-24 Thread John F. Eldredge
When I first moved into my apartment, I was relying on an open WiFi hotspot elsewhere in the building. The signal was weak after passing through the concrete floor, and it was common to lose my connection for a few seconds. I was also having to reboot my phone, a Motorola One Action running

[nlug] good web logger?

2021-04-21 Thread John Wallace
I realize this is a Linux group, however I'm hoping some of you have some OSX experience. Is there a good solution for logging web connections on a Mac? I'm thinking of something real simple and lightweight thats not easy to detect. An open source solution would be a plus. A command line daemon

Re: [nlug] Tonight's meeting

2021-03-09 Thread John F. Eldredge
Meetup.com On Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 6:07 PM Michael L wrote: > I forgot where the meeting link is > > On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 3:56 PM John F. Eldredge > wrote: > >> I won't be able to make it tonight. Another organization, in which I am a >> board member, has scheduled

[nlug] Tonight's meeting

2021-03-09 Thread John F. Eldredge
I won't be able to make it tonight. Another organization, in which I am a board member, has scheduled a board meeting at the same time as tonight's NLUG meeting. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: [nlug] Re: Have seen any comments on here about this yet - CentOS getting IBM'd (Retro'd)

2021-01-12 Thread John R. Dennison
CentOS project for 10+ years; take what I say as you will. John -- I consider the media to be indispensable to democracy, We need an independent media to hold people like me to account. Power can be very addictive and it can be corrosive, an

Re: [nlug] Cron Job Failed

2020-12-11 Thread John R. Dennison
On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 02:03:25AM -0600, Paul Boniol wrote: > > crontab -e as my usual user. > > 0 0 * * * timeout 4h cvlc -I dummy > https://stream.revma.ihrhls.com/zc2149/hls.m3u8 :no-video > :sout="#transcode{acodec=mp3,ab=128}:std{access=file,mux=dummy,dst=/home/paul/Audio/Coast-$(date >

Re: [nlug] CentOS Rolling Release

2020-12-10 Thread John R. Dennison
On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 02:32:27PM -0800, Dave wrote: > I thought Fedora served the purpose they're claiming Centos8 Stream will > fulfill. I wonder how Fedora fits in that picture now. The flow is Fedora ELN -> Stream -> RHEL where Stream is (effectively) RHEL X.Y+1. At least this is how it is

Re: [nlug] KeePass and KeePass2Android

2020-10-02 Thread John Eldredge
>> Use a different service altogether. Try Bitwarden. It's cross platform, >> open source and works great. It's free and you can also do a premium >> package for $10 a year. >> >> bitwarden.com >> >> On Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 4:53 PM John F. Eldredge >> wrote: &

[nlug] KeePass and KeePass2Android

2020-10-02 Thread John F. Eldredge
Has anyone come up with a working solution? Otherwise, can you recommend a solution that will work on Android, Windows 10, and Linux, using a database shared between all three? -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate c

[nlug] Sluggish performance under Windows

2020-09-17 Thread john
out what is hogging the CPU under Windows? It didn't use to be this sluggish under Windows.-- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@google

Re: [nlug] last night's online meeting recorded?

2020-09-10 Thread John F. Eldredge
No meeting announcement with a meeting link was sent out to the mailing list, so I assumed the meeting had been cancelled. Where was the link announced? On 9/10/2020 11:46 AM, Paul Boniol wrote: Sorry, it could have been recorded, but I didn't think about doing that. (Do we have a server to

Re: [nlug] last night's online meeting recorded?

2020-09-10 Thread John F. Eldredge
Did we actually have a meeting? No announcement was sent to the email list with a meeting link, so I assumed no September meeting took place. On 9/10/2020 12:13 PM, Jack Coats wrote: Has anyone done a real server type app on a small cluster of Pi's? Seems like it might be enough power for

[nlug] Tuesday's meeting

2020-08-09 Thread john
I won't be able to join Tuesday night's meeting, due to a schedule conflict. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[nlug] Temporary job opening

2020-07-22 Thread john
I was contacted by Andrea at +1 662-432-9254 about a temporary opening for a system engineer in Shelbyville. They need the person by tomorrow. I was at a medical appointment when she called, so don't remember her last name or the client's name. -- -- You received this message because you are

Re: [nlug] fstab, I am missing something obvious

2020-03-29 Thread John R. Dennison
On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 09:00:19AM -0500, Howard White wrote: > > But can I add the essential elements to /etc/fstab > UUID=c1056823-6a68-4bfd-92ba-c6e2f6e7cf37 /raid ext4default > 0 0 'default' should be 'defaults' I believe. -- "Anyone can write code. Writing code

[nlug] Not coming to meeting 03/10/2020

2020-03-09 Thread John F. Eldredge
I am now working as a contractor for Deloitte, at their office in the AT building downtown (the Batman Building). Unfortunately, I learned today that someone who worked in that building tested positive for a coronavirus infection. Everyone in that building will be working from home temporarily

Re: [nlug] Jan meeting is the 7th this month instead of the usual 2nd Tues

2020-01-14 Thread John F. Eldredge
Aargh! I missed the meeting again! I just now found this announcement. On Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 7:47 AM Vincent Brown wrote: > Hey everyone, > Vaco had a conflict with our usual 2d Tues this month. Sorry for the late > notice but we're meeting tomorrow night. John O'Malley has invite

Re: [nlug] question for any Windows gurus

2019-12-11 Thread John F. Eldredge
The problem is that I am creating a utility program, intended to be run by ordinary users, which will check whether there is a new version of certain proprietary software on the server, and download and install it if it finds an update. On a Unix or Linux machine, I would set this app to run under

[nlug] question for any Windows gurus

2019-12-11 Thread john
I know this isn't a Linux question, but I am hoping someone in the group may know the answer. On a client's system, I need to be able to retrieve files from a hidden network share. This share has a name ending in a dollar sign, which keeps it from showing up in Windows Explorer. I can browse to

Re: [nlug] Meeting cancelled tonight

2019-12-10 Thread John F. Eldredge
our > speaker's flight here was delayed. John O'Malley was hosting this one and > he can't make it either. > > Also, it looks like Vaco has a schedule conflict on the second Tues in > January. We'll post January's meeting date as soon as we know when we can > reschedule. > > -- >

[nlug] Firmware upgrade news

2019-11-26 Thread John F. Eldredge
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/hardware/hp-warns-that-some-ssd-drives-will-fail-at-32-768-hours-of-use/ -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this

RE: [nlug] [OT] Visual Basic Question

2019-11-25 Thread john
OK, I found a work-around. I have to use an additional, undocumented step. Using fs As FileStream = New FileStream(thisFile, FileMode.Open) Using reader As StreamReader = New StreamReader(fs) fileText = reader.ReadLine() End Using End Using I found examples of code

RE: [nlug] [OT] Visual Basic Question

2019-11-25 Thread john
Intellisense says to use a string argument. My guess is that I have run into a managed-code vs. unmanaged-code issue, and that a literal argument is being silently cast to the proper managed-code string type, but I haven’t found any documentation saying how to declare a managed-code string.

[nlug] [OT] Visual Basic Question

2019-11-25 Thread john
I am trying to code a Visual Basic 2019 console app that makes use of the StreamReader object to read text from a file. According to the Microsoft documentation for the StreamReader object, when it is initialized, you pass a string with the path of the file to be opened, such as Using reader

[nlug] Yesterday's meeting

2019-10-09 Thread John F. Eldredge
I apologize for missing yesterday's meeting. I had another minor heart attack Saturday morning, and, by yesterday, my cell phone battery was completely dead, so I couldn't contact anyone. I will be returning home today. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[nlug] Taking attendance at meeting on Tuesday

2019-09-07 Thread John F. Eldredge
As I posted a few days ago, I will have a schedule conflict on Tuesday night, and won't be able to attend the NLUG meeting. We need to have someone volunteer to pass around an attendance roll, and get it to me later (either by email, or at the October meeting). -- -- You received this message

[nlug] September meeting

2019-09-01 Thread John F. Eldredge
I will have a schedule conflict on September 10th, and won't be able to attend the NLUG meeting. Can someone volunteer to pass around an attendance roster at the meeting? -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send

[nlug] Fwd: YOUR DICE POSTING---------NEED UNIX System Administrator for minimum 7 MONTH contract in Nashville, TN

2019-08-23 Thread John F. Eldredge
maintenance or downtime notices via email. System performance tuning. Training and educate users Troubleshooting any reported problems. Set-up, troubleshoot and support repair of attached devices (to include printers, scanner, monitors) -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Darkness cannot d

[nlug] NLUG meeting location

2019-06-09 Thread John F. Eldredge
Where will NLUG be meeting this month? Is the new VACO office ready to use? -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[nlug] Fwd: Urgent Hiring for EDI Test Analyst in Brentwood, TN

2019-03-16 Thread John F. Eldredge
solicited email. If you do not want to hear from us again, please reply with REMOVE <mailto:saumik@xoriant.com>in the Subject Line and I will promptly remove your email address upon receipt * -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only

Re: [nlug] CentOS "yum" problem

2019-03-01 Thread John R. Dennison
doesn't resolve it please pop into ircs://freenode.net/#centos and we'll be happy to assist you with a bit less latency. John -- This is all happening because my father didn't buy me a train set as a kid. -- Warren Buffett, joking about his

[nlug] Pen Testing and SELF (SouthEast LinuxFest) etc

2019-02-18 Thread John Halter
Anybody going to SELF? -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit

[nlug] Apologies for missing Tuesday's meeting

2018-11-15 Thread John F. Eldredge
I apologize for missing the Tuesday meeting. I began having chest pains Tuesday afternoon, and went by ambulance to St. Thomas West Hospital. I had not had another heart attack, but they had to place another stent today in one of my heart arteries. I don't have the phone number of anyone else

[nlug] Locked out of the meeting

2018-09-11 Thread John F. Eldredge
I discovered a drawback tonight to meeting at the VACO offices. I had to stay at work until about 6:00 PM, so didn't get to the VACO offices until 6:40 PM, ten minutes after the posted starting time for the NLUG meeting. The outside doors were locked, and I discovered that I didn't have the

[nlug] Let me in

2018-09-11 Thread John F. Eldredge
If anyone is at the September 11 NLUG meeting at VACO, could you let me into the building? I am locked out. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this

[nlug] Working late

2018-09-11 Thread John F. Eldredge
I am in a meeting at work that is running late, so will be late arriving at the meeting. Can someone start a signup list going around, if I am not there at starting time? -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send

[nlug] Meeting reminder

2018-09-11 Thread John F. Eldredge
A reminder: tomorrow evening is the September 2018 NLUG meeting, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM, at the VACO offices at 5410 Maryland Way, Brentwood TN. We are not meeting at Vanderbilt. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group,

Re: [nlug] useful command o' the day

2018-08-14 Thread John F. Eldredge
However, from painful first-hand experience, if hardware failure means that corrupted data is being passed to the backup system, and the backup system is then making an accurate copy of that already-corrupted data, the backup won't report any errors, but the backups won't be useful. On June

Re: [nlug] Your next million...

2018-08-14 Thread John F. Eldredge
Waze seems to report on only a few potholes, even though last winter there seemed to be a pothole every few inches. So, my guess is that it shows only manually-reported potholes. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this

Re: [nlug] Reminder about new meeting location

2018-08-04 Thread John F. Eldredge
, 2018, 10:17 John F. Eldredge wrote: The August 2018 meeting of the Nashville Linux Users Group will be at the VACO offices in Brentwood, 5410 Maryland Way, Brentwood, TN 37027, rather than at Vanderbilt University. https://goo.gl/maps/VyDQpdnm4rK2 Please indicate on Meetup whether you are coming

[nlug] Reminder about new meeting location

2018-08-04 Thread John F. Eldredge
The August 2018 meeting of the Nashville Linux Users Group will be at the VACO offices in Brentwood, 5410 Maryland Way, Brentwood, TN 37027, rather than at Vanderbilt University. https://goo.gl/maps/VyDQpdnm4rK2 Please indicate on Meetup whether you are coming. VACO is planning to provide

[nlug] Reminder about employment posts

2018-08-03 Thread John F. Eldredge
As a reminder: posts advertising computer-related jobs in the Nashville, TN, USA area are on-topic. Posts advertising such jobs outside the Nashville area are off-topic and will be blocked. Acting as a moderator, I blocked a post a few minutes ago, as it was for employment in Bangalore, India.

Re: [nlug] Political messages

2018-07-13 Thread John F. Eldredge
As a moderator, I received a notification that the message in question was waiting for a moderator to approve or block it, but by the time I logged into Google Groups, someone had apparently already approved the message. On July 4, 2018 5:34:02 PM "Perkins, Jerry" wrote: On 06/26/2018 10:22

[nlug] Linux distro hacked on GitHub, “all code considered compromised”

2018-06-29 Thread John W
More at the link below. The good news is that Gentoo's main repository is safe. https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/06/29/linux-distro-hacked-on-github-all-code-considered-compromised/ -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post

[nlug] Political messages

2018-06-26 Thread John F. Eldredge
Political messages are off-topic for this group. As one of the moderators, I attempted to delete that pending message, but some other moderator apparently approved it as I was in the process of blocking it. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [nlug] Small Google world!

2018-06-10 Thread John F. Eldredge
at the very bottom of this email (please pardon the HTML email, but I wanted it to display the same way as on the page and I didn't know if I could include an image). Note the name of our very own John F. Eldredge of 3188 Parthenon Ave. Nashville right next to Vu-Data Model PS-940! If you follow

Re: [nlug] Small Google world!

2018-06-10 Thread John F. Eldredge
with the blurb I've included at the very bottom of this email (please pardon the HTML email, but I wanted it to display the same way as on the page and I didn't know if I could include an image). Note the name of our very own John F. Eldredge of 3188 Parthenon Ave. Nashville right next to Vu-Data Model

Re: [nlug] Single DIN/Double DIN

2018-04-09 Thread John F. Eldredge
Thanks. That tells me that I need a single DIN to fit my mounting space. On April 9, 2018 8:00:31 PM Tim Jackson <jackson@gmail.com> wrote: Size.. Single DIN: 180 x 50 mm Double DIN: 180 x 100 mm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_7736 On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 7:58 PM, John F. Eldre

[nlug] Single DIN/Double DIN

2018-04-09 Thread John F. Eldredge
I am considering buying a new car radio. Some models are described as "Single DIN", others as "Double DIN". What does this signify? Having one vs. two audio input jacks, using a DIN standard connector? -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG"

[nlug] Cellular hotspot issue resolved

2018-04-09 Thread John F. Eldredge
After the recent NLUG meeting, I called Verizon Tech Support, and they changed a server-side setting on my account, allowing me to resume occasionally using my phone as a WiFi hotspot. Apparently, they decided to disable this feature on their phones until a given customer calls in and

[nlug] Using Android phone as hotspot for Kindle

2018-04-02 Thread John F. Eldredge
I have a Kindle 8th generation device, with WiFi but not cellular service. I would occasionally like to use my Android phone as a hotspot, to sync the Kindle when I don't have WiFi available. I have used the phone successfully as a hotspot with a WiFi-only Android tablet. However, when I try

[nlug] Fwd: C-UNIX Developers

2018-01-15 Thread John F. Eldredge
Passing this along: openings for C developers on UNIX at DXC, working at TennCare headquarters in Nashville, TN. --- Forwarded message --- From: Eric Bartel <eric.bar...@insightglobal.com> Date: January 15, 2018 10:16:36 AM Subject: C-UNIX Developers To: John F. Eldredge <j...@jfeld

Re: [nlug] DD-WRT problems

2017-10-21 Thread John F. Eldredge
On 10/21/2017 6:59 PM, Chris McQuistion wrote: DD-WRT has the option of setting the WiFi mode to "WPA/WPA2" and "TKIP/AES" Set it to those settings for best compatibility. On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 6:35 PM, John F. Eldredge <jfeldre...@gmail.com <mailto:jf

Re: [nlug] DD-WRT problems

2017-10-21 Thread John F. Eldredge
On 10/21/2017 6:23 PM, Chris McQuistion wrote: Maybe make sure your router is using WPA/WPA2 and TKIP/AES and then try again. On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 5:08 PM, John F. Eldredge <j...@jfeldredge.com <mailto:j...@jfeldredge.com>> wrote: On 10/21/2017 5:00 PM, John F. El

Re: [nlug] DD-WRT problems

2017-10-21 Thread John F. Eldredge
On 10/21/2017 5:00 PM, John F. Eldredge wrote: I purchased some WiFi-controlled light switches recently, and have spent several hours today trying to set up a separate SSID on my home router for the WiFi devices, as a security measure. I am running DD-WRT v24-sp2 on a Linksys E1200 v2 router

[nlug] DD-WRT problems

2017-10-21 Thread John F. Eldredge
I purchased some WiFi-controlled light switches recently, and have spent several hours today trying to set up a separate SSID on my home router for the WiFi devices, as a security measure. I am running DD-WRT v24-sp2 on a Linksys E1200 v2 router. The problem I run into is that, whenever I try

Re: [nlug] Meeting tonight? Topic? Video?

2017-10-10 Thread John F. Eldredge
We are planning to meet tonight, but I don't know if we have a topic picked out. I haven't seen any announcement of one. It may end up as a question-and-answer session. Yes, we would appreciate your recording it. On October 10, 2017 12:43:14 PM Michael L wrote:

[nlug] [OT] Gmail question

2017-10-02 Thread John F. Eldredge
I have several email addresses that I use for different purposes. I am considering routing all of them through my Gmail account for automatic-filtering purposes. However, I have a question about this. Can a Gmail filter be based partly upon the address the message was originally sent to, so

Re: [nlug] Re: Memory tester

2017-09-13 Thread John F. Eldredge
roblem was that the diagnostic code that it showed me was not listed in the manual. Those codes are amazing: something's wrong, but we won't tell you what it is. On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 10:40 AM, John F. Eldredge <j...@jfeldredge.com> wrote: So this was the computer version of "If I only h

Re: [nlug] Re: Memory tester

2017-09-13 Thread John F. Eldredge
So this was the computer version of "If I only had a brain", from the Wizard of Oz? On September 13, 2017 8:15:10 AM Tilghman Lesher wrote: A followup, with a resolution. As it turns out, my memory was just fine. The problem was that a place had shipped me a computer

[nlug] Java regex question

2017-09-03 Thread John F. Eldredge
I am trying to compose a Java regular expression which would match an input string such as "John Eldredge <j...@jfeldredge.com>", and extract the actual address j...@jfeldredge.com. I have been trying expressions such as <([^>]*)> but Java says this doesn't match. Any

Re: [nlug] Oh goody, M$ gets its revenge on linux

2017-07-19 Thread John F. Eldredge
Does your phone show everything between the < and > as part of the link? If not, that is the problem. Only part of the URL is being passed to the browser. On July 19, 2017 4:38:08 PM tleeonly wrote: I get page not found on my phone. Hmm wonder why? Sent via the

RE: [nlug] Oh goody, M$ gets its revenge on linux

2017-07-19 Thread John F. Eldredge
It worked for me when I tried it just now, on an Android phone. On July 19, 2017 4:10:36 PM tleeonly wrote: That link is no good. Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S® 5, an AT 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Howard White Date:

[nlug] Re: VOIP only Android app?

2017-07-13 Thread John Halter
You can use FaceTime Audio, which uses wifi instead of cellular, on your iPhones. I think you could also use Google Voice. John H. On Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 10:04:24 AM UTC-4, Jack Coats wrote: > > We all tend to collect cell phones over time. I would like to use my > o

[nlug] further question about job posts

2017-06-28 Thread John F. Eldredge
, and Unix. -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-tal

Re: [nlug] Network Cabling Infrastructure Design Sr. Engineer || Rhode island , RI

2017-06-28 Thread John F. Eldredge
How broadly should we define "local"? Would a job opening in Jackson, TN, or Chattanooga, be too far away? Should we restrict it to jobs in counties adjoining Davidson County? A lot of tech firms are opening offices in Franklin and Brentwood. -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfel

Re: [nlug] Network Cabling Infrastructure Design Sr. Engineer || Rhode island , RI

2017-06-28 Thread John F. Eldredge
Is the consensus that job-opening posts should be banned? -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 3:43 PM Kent Perrier <kent.perr...@gmail.com> wrote: For cable pulling contract jobs in Rhode Island? On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 3:43 PM, John F. Eldre

Re: [nlug] Network Cabling Infrastructure Design Sr. Engineer || Rhode island , RI

2017-06-28 Thread John F. Eldredge
I approved the message, since we have allowed other job opening posts in the past. -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 3:40 PM Kent Perrier <kent.perr...@gmail.com> wrote: someone needs to be banned from the mailing list... On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 a

[nlug] Linux+ Study session #2

2017-06-22 Thread John Halter
Is there anything we need to do prior to the next study session this weekend? -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

[nlug] Android question

2017-06-14 Thread John F. Eldredge
Does anyone know of a way of preventing the Gallery app from displaying album-cover images from my music files, while still allowing music player apps to find the music? I know about .nomedia files to block scanning of a directory, but those block the music as well as the images. -- -- You

[nlug] Simple Google Cloud printing in Linux

2017-06-09 Thread John F. Eldredge
I discovered tonight that the Software Center in Ubuntu has an app, cloudprint, that greatly simplifies setting up any printers configured through CUPS as Google Cloud printers. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this

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