ystems for
troubleshooting and _optimisation_.
I'm guessing that's the British English spelling of optimization.
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On 4/23/24 11:14, Paul Heinlein wrote:
On Tue, 23 Apr 2024, Dick Steffens wrote:
On 4/23/24 10:02, Paul Heinlein wrote:
Is this list dead? Neither my inbox nor the online archives show any
traffic since April 16.
I don't see anything after April 16 either. Maybe it's just been a
quiet
On 4/23/24 10:02, Paul Heinlein wrote:
Is this list dead? Neither my inbox nor the online archives show any
traffic since April 16.
I don't see anything after April 16 either. Maybe it's just been a quiet
week in Lake Wobegon?
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On 3/25/24 12:53, Dick Steffens wrote:
Turns out that's the same version I have on my machine that is
working, so maybe something else is causing the problem.
The next thing I'm thinking of doing is a total uninstall of brave on
one of the non-working machines, and then a fresh install
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video, and
the second time fixing it. From that I conclude that the two machines
that are still broken need to be forced to update again. None of the
links I've found offer a way to manually update brave. Any ideas how to
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On 3/23/24 21:59, Dick Steffens wrote:
I've just run the latest updates from Ubuntu for my Xubuntu machines,
which included Brave browser. In each case, video does no longer
display. Audio works, and is the audio for the video I'm trying to
watch. I can successfully watch the same URL
wrong with the Brave update.
And it appears that they've heard from other folks, because I just had
another update notice that included Brave. After running that, video
works again.
If it happened to you, wait a bit and try again. It will probably fix
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On 2/3/24 22:58, Russell Senior wrote:
What I read about was a few hundred Cisco multi-wan router RV320 and RV325
that exposed a web interface to the Internet. OpenWrt out of the box is not
going to expose any services on the WAN interface.
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uary.
Ref -https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-15872/Buffalo.html
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-- I dont remember seeing anything like
that but I don't use Zoom very often since Covid classes stopped.
[1]https://flathub.org/apps/us.zoom.Zoom
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On 1/17/24 12:14, Russell Senior wrote:
My solution to Zoom on Linux is to always use the browser, never the zoom
application. It works (at least in Firefox), it involves minimal hassle.
I've used the web approach in the past. I'll try it again.
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-- I dont remember seeing anything like
that but I don't use Zoom very often since Covid classes stopped.
[1]https://flathub.org/apps/us.zoom.Zoom
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oom client installations so I don't need it immediately, but the living
room computer has a connection to the TV and stereo systems for better
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my mind about APC.
I have a lab that put in APC pure sine wave and they have had no issues
with power since. So I think that
as long as you do a bit of due diligence you are probably in good shape.
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thanks,
galen
The Service Department in Wilsonville.
https://svcdpt.com/
Very reliable and knowledgeable. Works on Windows machines, but uses
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ia a browser and am told that it
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I think the idea Russell suggested is probably the culprit.
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sense that it
would show up when I had it back home and plugged it in to CAT-5 while
in my office, neglecting to remember that I usually only use it via Wi-Fi.
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the device down.
As mentioned in my reply to Neal, it's a valid device, but not sure what
is causing ESET to complain.
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in the router.
Thanks.
Now I have to figure out what ESET thinks it was trying to do.
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remember 192.168.0.204,
but can't remember what from. I've looked at all the devices I remember,
but they all are called out in the list Buffalo shows.
Any hints as to how to track down what caused that error message?
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On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 4:56 PM Dick Steffens wrote:
I'm using Thunderbird 115.5.0 (64-bit). I want to change the number of
messages displayed in the message list pane.
On 11/28/23 21:12, Michael Barnes wrote:
I do know some of the menu items are labeled different between the Windows
US/questions/1431340
One reply offers a way to use css to fix it. I'll look into that when I
have some spare time.
Meanwhile, grouse, grouse, grouse.
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I'm ready to record audio. I can determine
use of speakers or heaphone, microphone, or headset.
If you need more insight/information the pulseaudio mail list is very
helpful.
Rich
Thanks! I'll store this somewhere where I'll remember it when the need
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my
speakers, but I'd like to find something that explains it further than
my trial and error method.
So, if anybody has any experience with one of these, I'd love to hear
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On 2/21/23 16:26, Russell Senior wrote:
Hi out there!
Hi in there!
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figure
> this all out. I'm happy to wait ... (mostly) quietly.
>
> Rich
>
>
>
>
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On 11/03/2017 08:46 AM, Dick Steffens wrote:
> What are folks preferences for Virtual Box over VMware?
I appreciate the recommendations regarding using KVM/qemu, and one day
I'll give it a try. However, I remember I went through a lot of effort
getting Windows 7 working with my USB footpe
On 11/03/2017 11:52 AM, Tomas Kuchta wrote:
> I would also second KVM/qemu with aqemu GUI if you like vBox.
>
> It performs better than vBox on a modern kernel, it is free as in freedom
> and beer AND it is future proof.
>
> It is worth the try.
Thanks. The weekend is coming.
On 11/03/2017 09:10 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Nov 2017, Dick Steffens wrote:
>
>> What are folks preferences for Virtual Box over VMware?
> Dick,
>
> Have you also considered qemu <https://www.qemu.org/>? I've no idea of the
> relative capabi
for
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On 10/31/2017 10:44 AM, Michael Dexter wrote:
> On 10/31/17 10:01 AM, Dick Steffens wrote:
>> Has Thunderbird developed a responsiveness problem? I'm seeing delays of
>> a second or more sometimes when I type. It can be when typing in the To:
>> field, the Subject:
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e last message thread I
had with that person. Since I don't use it for anything else, I'm
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rved by making a reasonable effort to share the best info
> we can and learn what we can so we can have informed and even enjoyable
> conversations that help us all become better digital denizens.
I agree, and I am very grateful to be able to learn from the great
On 10/16/2017 10:41 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
> LEDE and OpenWrt (soon to be re-merged) pushed the fix out today.
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enWRT. I'll check and see if OpenWRT is
working on anything related to this, and trust that Ubuntu will push out
a patch. My wife uses a Lenovo Win7 laptop, so I'll make sure MS is
doing something about it, too.
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Have people looked in to this:
https://apnews.com/743db922a4d2473a8745ce54c134c33a/Researchers-discover-vulnerability-affecting-Wi-Fi-security
If so, how have you handled it?
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That's better than before.
Those of you who were able to get in via cPanel, what is the non-account
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> Even more from Rich this morning: (BTW, Rich can receive email. He just can't
> send.)
Rich spoke to Mike Rogoway at the Oregonian this morning. Mike will wait
until tomorrow to allow Spirit One the 48 hours they said they'd need.
Mike
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otes John Ogden, the Spirit
One CEO saying that, "the company is in the final stages of migrating to
new servers and expects to have service back online in 'four to 48
hours.' He said the company had planned to notify customers before the
migration began last week, but that an engineer at the
Rich Shepard can't get mail out, but can get mail in.
He can't relay mail out because it's being rejected. The error code is
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hange
it since it feeds the rest of the folks down the street from us. When he
did all our problems went away, one of which was scratchy audio on the
cable TV music channels. It seems like the techs in the field do know
pretty much what they're doing, as opposed to the phone support and th
o it for you.
They did it for me with no funny look.
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he called and learned, "that there is a
global problem that they’re working on. There is not estimated time for
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On 09/29/2017 04:38 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Sep 2017, Dick Steffens wrote:
>
>> <...>
>>
>> I need to look for someone else to take care of it.
> Call Aaron Stauffer (Aaron's Honest Engine Service), 630 First St.,
> ladstone, 503-891-9214. I don
hem, so if the generator's output isn't perfect the UPS systems will
> sanitize it. The genrator's 7500 watt capacity (8500 surge) will also
> power the refrigerator, freezer, and lots of table lamps.
The problem I had was that the UPS's rejected the unclean power. I'll
either fix it
t first time I used it last winter it took several
phone calls to get someone who could point out the dumb mistake I was
making. The fellow that helped was a Champion rep, not someone from
Camping World. I like that it runs on propane, but I need to look for
someone else to tak
On 09/22/2017 02:39 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Sep 2017, Dick Steffens wrote:
>
>> I don't know if Ubuntu has that feature. Is it an Xfce feature or a
>> slackware feature? I suppose it could be there and I just never tried it.
>> It's very rare for me
On 09/22/2017 02:20 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Sep 2017, Dick Steffens wrote:
>
>> [3411389.621045] systemd-hostnamed[19228]: Warning: nss-myhostname is
>> not installed. Changing the local hostname might make it unresolveable.
>> Please install nss-myhostname!
&
On 09/22/2017 02:15 PM, David wrote:
> On 09/22/2017 02:14 PM, Dick Steffens wrote:
>> <...>
>> The numbers change too fast to get a snapshot of top.
>>
>> I've tried John Meissen's recommendation of cycling Firefox, and it
>> appears to make a differen
On 09/22/2017 01:33 PM, David wrote:
> On 09/22/2017 01:24 PM, Dick Steffens wrote:
>> My machine opens programs slowly. It used to be that I'd double click on
>> a spreadsheet icon and LibreOffice would open it in at most a couple of
>> seconds. Now it takes several. Wha
On 09/22/2017 02:00 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Sep 2017, Dick Steffens wrote:
>
>>> What does 'top' show?
>> rsteff@Enu-1:~$ top -n 1 -b > top.out
>> I notice that running top with a limit to one iteration doesn't show
>> what I usually s
ualBox with Win 7, and Skype. I open and close LibreOffice files
throughout the day, a mix of spreadsheet and writer files. And sometimes
I have a gedit file open.
I'll try your recommendation of regularly restarting Firefox and see if
that solves this part
with a 923.7 GB ext4
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On 09/20/2017 04:58 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 09/20/2017 04:27 PM, Dick Steffens wrote:
>> If there is a way to export the collection to a more or less matching
>> set of directories, sub directories, and text files, I could do that
>> and still have everything if
ybe a year?) inside TB.
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script. I don't recall right now what the magic phrase was that got me
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>> can't find the button.
>>
> RIGHT Click on page, select "View Page Source"
>
Even easier than walking down a menu. Although not as easy as Ctrl-U. :-)
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al - 1.0
Tools > Web Developer > Page Source Ctrl+U
(near the bottom of the list)
Looks like they decided that the unwashed don't need to see the page
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On 08/24/2017 09:14 AM, Dick Steffens wrote:
> Last year we got a Verizon Eclipse tablet -- small, about the size of a
> large paperback book -- which we use when we're on a trip so as to avoid
> the same experience Rich has had with expensive fees for WiFi.
I forgot to say th
small, about the size of a
large paperback book -- which we use when we're on a trip so as to avoid
the same experience Rich has had with expensive fees for WiFi.
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the differences are so I can take
it to the clinic on th 20th and hopefully find things to adjust. I'm not
losing my DHCP lease with 14.04. Here, DHCP is served by my Buffalo router.
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On 08/09/2017 02:16 PM, Dick Steffens wrote:
> As mentioned on Plug Talk, I'm testing email reception. I'm hoping I'll
> see this one come back, too.
>
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. You can then get a meaningful
backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error()
function.)
rsteff@Enu-1:~$
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Any ideas on what's going on?
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version for my machine from Oracle, installed that one, and it works the
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On 08/06/2017 08:29 AM, Dick Steffens wrote:
> On 08/05/2017 11:56 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
>> "Dick" == Dick Steffens <d...@dicksteffens.com> writes:
>>
>> Dick> Two times over the last three days my machine has dropped its
>> Dick> Ethernet con
On 08/05/2017 11:56 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
> "Dick" == Dick Steffens <d...@dicksteffens.com> writes:
>
> Dick> Two times over the last three days my machine has dropped its
> Dick> Ethernet connection. It doesn't say it's dropped, but I can't see
> Dic
is well again.
I've never had this happen on other machines running various versions of
Ubuntu. Any ideas on where to look to see why the connection is dropping?
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On 07/31/2017 08:25 AM, Dick Steffens wrote:
> I always "Quite Skype" each time I'm through with it.
That wasn't quite right. Of course, it should have said "Quit Skype"
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, but it hasn't ask me to do so since. I always "Quite
Skype" each time I'm through with it. I don't find a way to log out.
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On 07/27/2017 08:29 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Jul 2017, Dick Steffens wrote:
>
>> It sounds like what I need to do is to remember never to close the last
>> LO open document without closing LO.
> Dick,
>
> I've not seen the main screen because when I'm
itched my monitors, left to right, and the screen real estate is
smaller where I open the spreadsheet not. As noted above, I'll have to
learn to avoid closing the last document, leaving the LO start screen open.
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On 07/26/2017 08:54 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jul 2017, Dick Steffens wrote:
>
>> I have an annoyance with Libre Office.
> Dick,
> No surprise there. :-)
>
>> I have a spreadsheet that I set to take up a certain amount of screen
>> space. If I have
a way to change it. Any ideas?
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On 07/25/2017 02:03 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Jul 2017, Dick Steffens wrote:
>
>> There used to be an menu entry to add words to my user defined spell check
>> dictionary. IIRC, it used to be under tools. I don't find it there in
>> version 5.1.6.2 in Ubuntu MATE
There used to be an menu entry to add words to my user defined spell
check dictionary. IIRC, it used to be under tools. I don't find it there
in version 5.1.6.2 in Ubuntu MATE 16.04. Does anyone know where it went?
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On 07/12/2017 07:35 PM, King Beowulf wrote:
> On 07/12/2017 05:43 PM, Dick Steffens wrote:
>> I can't get the two screen settings to change and stay correct on my new
>> machine.
>>
>> <--->
>>
>> nvidia-settings and its GUI can't adjust all X.Org
haven't found anything current with Mr. Google. The latest posting I
found was from 2013.
Any ideas on where to get current information about how to make this
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> Now I'll just need to remember what search terms I used originally to
> find devices which match my bandwidth, resolution, and sample rate
> requirements.
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it. After a couple of seconds it closed. I've been out for the evening
and have restarted Firefox. It appears to be running normally now.
The important question is, how does a website take so much control of
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on. Had I done so, I would have seen that it was
done already.
Network printers are great, but not having it right here in my office
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