Re: [PLUG] Kewel tool: MasterPDFEditor

2017-09-21 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
o know. ________ Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Kewel tool: MasterPDFEditor

2017-09-21 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On 09/21/2017 10:49 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: > Thought I'd share this in case you're not aware of MasterPDFEditor. The > non-commercial use version if free and there are linux tarballs for both > 32- and 64-bit systems. I just upgraded to the -4.3.50 version. > > MPE is a really useful

Re: [PLUG] I'm shopping for hardware, what about Lenovo?

2017-08-24 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
system ad - I've purchased Clevo (also sold as Sager and Alienware) hardware from them and never had a problem. Not sure what they're selling these days. > ____________ > > Joe Shisei Niski > > Portland, Oregon, USA > > 至誠 > >

[PLUG] Libre Office Writer Version: 5.1.6.2 and curly quotes SOLVED

2017-08-07 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
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Re: [PLUG] Libre Office Writer Version: 5.1.6.2 and curly quotes

2017-08-07 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On 08/06/2017 09:21 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Sun, 6 Aug 2017 16:40:01 -0700 (PDT) > Rich Shepard dijo: > >> On Sun, 6 Aug 2017, John Jason Jordan wrote: >> >>> I'll disagree with the suggestion to use Lyx, but only because Joe >>> said that he needed to do

[PLUG] Libre Office Writer Version: 5.1.6.2 and curly quotes

2017-08-06 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
ond macros in LO's knockoff of Visual Basic scripting. Can anyone enlighten me on this? my use is for non-technical college papers and business correspondence, so Tex- based tools area bit of overkil. -- ________ Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oreg

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu upgrade

2017-05-16 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
ller image and pu it on a usb drive and upgraded from 14.04 to 16.LTS without a hitch. I have a single ssd in mine, and the upgrade flew by in the blink of an eye. ____________ Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠

Re: [PLUG] acroread for 64-bit machines?

2017-02-14 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
t it working. ________ Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Linux Laptop Recommendation

2016-11-13 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
e. My wife has a System76 Starling netbook that's well over five years old and still happily humming along. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Any Ubuntu 16 users?

2016-10-09 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On 10/09/2016 06:59 PM, Bruce Kilpatrick wrote: > On 10/09/2016 06:51 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: >> Is Ubuntu 16.04 stable enough to use, now? >> > 16.04.01 desktop (Unity) works better than most other versions, and Ive been using Ubuntu for over 5 years

Re: [PLUG] Looking for all-in-one printer-scanner device

2016-07-20 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On 07/20/2016 05:18 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Wed, 20 Jul 2016, Joe Shisei Niski wrote: > >> >My only disappointment (really just a quibble) is that the outbound fax >> >doesn't work if your landline uses the telco's voicemail system. (thie is >> &

Re: [PLUG] Looking for all-in-one printer-scanner device

2016-07-20 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
ibble) is that the outbound fax doesn't work if your landline uses the telco's voicemail system. (thie is msnetioned in the manual. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Cannot get to printer

2016-07-03 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On 07/03/2016 08:12 AM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 8:57 PM, Joe Shisei Niski <joeni...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 07/02/2016 08:26 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: >>> On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 7:59 PM, John Jason Jordan <joh...@comcast.net> >>>

Re: [PLUG] Cannot get to printer

2016-07-02 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
of their availability via the Software & Updates utility until the first bug-squash release roughly 3 months after the LTS release. Itchy as I am to get the latest, I'm biding my time in the hope of saving time Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA

Re: [PLUG] Metal roofs and wireless?

2016-05-17 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
For me, there's no noticable difference on wifi, but cell phone (T-Mobile 3g) reception is so spotty I need to go out onto the porch to get a reliable voice connection. It's worth the hassle for never needing to re-roof in this lifetime. Joe Shisei

Re: [PLUG] Slightly OT: Good HTML design books

2016-04-16 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
e look you want. ____________ Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Slightly OT: Good HTML design books

2016-04-14 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
t's too much for your needs only you can determine. HTH, ____ Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] System 76 laptop display type

2016-03-15 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On 03/15/2016 10:50 AM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > I think I conclude that it is IPS technology, or another display mfg.'s > name for something similar. So now I just have to decide if the occasional > reports of hardware difficulties are a barrier. > > -Denis > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 10:25 AM,

Re: [PLUG] Small network managed switch?

2015-11-15 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
I've found that small home/office switches can be price-competitive with simple hubs, while providing better performance. Then again, I haven't been concerned with manageability. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 On 11/15/2015 04:19 PM, Michael

Re: [PLUG] multi-function color laser printer for home office

2015-10-10 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On 08/11/2015 01:32 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Tue, 11 Aug 2015, Joe Shisei Niski wrote: > >> >My initial research shows that multifunction color lasers (some of which >> >are powered by LEDs rather than real lasers) have come way down in price >> >in recent yea

Re: [PLUG] websites that seem to take over the machine

2015-10-09 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
ood advice, to which I add Ghostery, an Adblock analogue for tracking cookies and beacons. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] multi-function color laser printer for home office

2015-08-11 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
anyone on this list have experience or recommendations with this model or near-equivalents? Tia, Joe Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http

Re: [PLUG] Clicking on 'mailto' string freezes GUI

2015-07-25 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
If you look at Edit/Preferences in Firefox, you should see an entry for mailto. Is it configured for your default mail client? Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 On 07/25/2015 09:06 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: This started on firefox a few weeks

Re: [PLUG] Firefox again

2015-07-12 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
. alwyas present in the app window. FWIW, on regular Ubuntu 14.04 (with Unity), I've never seen the issue that started this thread, and FF is now at verion 39. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG

Re: [PLUG] Need new Java

2015-04-12 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
a current jdk from Oracle (iirc, they provide .rpm and shell-based installers), installing, and using this command to select the instance of java to run when you type the java command: sudo update-alternatives --config java Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon

Re: [PLUG] New computer working on old computer

2014-09-05 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 1:22 PM, Mark Phillips m...@phillipsmarketing.biz wrote: Jason, Not to hijack your thread, but how do you like your Bonobo Extreme? I am thinking of getting new System 76, and I am deciding between the Gazelle Pro or maybe the Bonobo Extreme. However, the Bononbo

Re: [PLUG] Computer hell

2014-07-21 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
to my machines as the Hummer and the Hovercraft. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Need a new laptop

2014-05-11 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
? Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Need a new laptop

2014-05-09 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
/price-wise. Sadly, they don't seem to be available without an OS. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Expand a VirtualBox VMDK file?

2014-05-07 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On 05/07/2014 07:08 AM, Dick Steffens wrote: On 05/06/2014 05:59 PM, King Beowulf wrote: On 05/06/2014 05:17 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: snip I've tried Googling for how to expand the virtual disk space in a vmdk file, but I keep finding how to do that on a Windows host rather than a Linux

Re: [PLUG] Java .jar problem

2014-03-31 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
Rich, feel free to send me the stacktrace, i'd be happy to look at it. Sadly, i've probably spent a half decade of my life reading those, but at least i've gotten paid for it. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 2:51 PM

Re: [PLUG] Is this scripting?

2014-01-21 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Paul Heinlein heinl...@madboa.com wrote: On Tue, 21 Jan 2014, Michael Rasmussen wrote: A call for opinion, or a pseudo poll. Consider someone at the command line, needs some

Re: [PLUG] Is this scripting?

2014-01-21 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Michael Rasmussen mich...@jamhome.uswrote: Michael Rasmussen wrote: A call for opinion, or a pseudo poll. Consider someone at the command line, needs some information, decides to: me@server $ for S

Re: [PLUG] Laptop power brick

2014-01-09 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
item search is spotty in terms of usability and results, but you might be able to search on model/par number or UPC code. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org

Re: [PLUG] Dumb network question

2013-12-27 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
I didn't read all of your earlier thread in detail, but my first guess is that you're getting your ip addr via DHCP and need it to be static. Here's one quick how-to: http://www.howtoforge.com/linux-basics-set-a-static-ip-on-ubuntu On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 2:35 PM, John Jason Jordan

Re: [PLUG] Gnome-terminal in Ubuntu 12.04

2013-05-27 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
-in-unity-dash Also, fwiw, if you're a heavy terminal user, you should look at terminator (in the standard repo), a multi-pane container for gnome-terminal. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG

Re: [PLUG] Trying to buy a new laptop (sigh)

2013-04-23 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
, and Amazon has a but handful available (for very good prices). http://www.amazon.com/Xbrand-Height-Adjustable-Laptop-Cooling/dp/B002ELNCB2 http://www.amazon.com/Xbrand-XB-1002F-US-Rotating-Laptop-Stand/dp/B000GB3E9W Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠

Re: [PLUG] Annoying window maximize feature in Ubuntu 12.04

2013-03-18 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
altogether. HTH, Joe Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Annoying window maximize feature in Ubuntu 12.04

2013-03-18 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On 03/18/2013 09:31 PM, Joe Shisei Niski wrote: On 03/16/2013 04:43 PM, Richard C. Steffens wrote: I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 with gnome-session-fallback. I have an nVidia card and two monitors. The annoying feature is that when I drag a window to the secondary monitor, if I get the top

Re: [PLUG] Seeking current netbook recommendations

2012-09-08 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
a 2GB ram. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 On 09/08/2012 12:44 PM, Eric House wrote: My daughter's looking for a new netbook. It'll run Ubuntu because they have the best support for her adopted language Catalan (and because she grew up

Re: [PLUG] Java on Ubuntu 10.04

2012-08-11 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
, although I don't know which is the default. Everything is working, so I haven't fussed with it. i suspect the tool youre referring to is update-alternatives Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG

[PLUG] Google Chrome and built-in video camera

2012-07-24 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
else noticed, or read of, this behavior? -- Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Virtualbox Better Than Qemu-KVM for USB Devices?

2012-05-10 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
only) Windows7 (64-bit), hosting on 64-bit Ubuntu 10.11. Once upon a time, one had to use the closed-source edition of VirtualBox rather than VirtualBox OSE in order to get USB support. i'm not sure whether that's still the case. Joe Shisei Niski Portland

Re: [PLUG] general list setup whine

2011-12-03 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
sure it isn't your mail client that is having trouble? FWIW, i second (n) the request. i use TBird on all my machines and this has been a long-standing (though low-priority) nit. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠

Re: [PLUG] Hardware question from fly-over country

2011-11-28 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
i'm on the road. Most of my employers have used these as standard developer laptops - reliability seems pretty good. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http

Re: [PLUG] Firefox Cookie Management

2011-11-17 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
for feature X or form Y to function properly. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] List Guidelines

2011-10-04 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On 10/03/2011 09:58 PM, Larry Williams wrote: If Usenet taught me anything, it was how to filter the undesirable chat. Agreed. Can we all please just move on? Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠

Re: [PLUG] Sorting A Text File on Multiple Fields

2011-09-01 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
the *ix shell environments are chock full of underrated and underutilized tools such as sort, cut, grep, sed, awk, etc., etc. that are much quicker to pick up far more appropriate for working with flat files than a DBMS. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至

Re: [PLUG] Upgrade Xubuntu Distribution

2011-08-24 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 On 08/22/2011 12:55 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: Back to the distribution upgrade. It keeps telling me that 10.04 is up to date but I cannot find a menu option to upgrade

Re: [PLUG] grub2 error

2011-08-04 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
grub2 error invalid signature produces a wealth of results - this one seems to have had a lot of success: http://www.blog.arun-prabha.com/2010/03/15/grub-error-invalid-signature/ Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu 11.04 Not Starting

2011-07-19 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
. I think I need a new graphics card if I want Unity, but I can live without. i seem to remember reading about a Unity 2D option, but i don't recall whether that's in 11.04 or slated for 11.10. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠

Re: [PLUG] OO.o vs. LO

2011-06-07 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
chokes on the simplest PowerPoint files. It's not business-class interoperable with MS Office. Harumph :-) Joe Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http

Re: [PLUG] OO.o vs. LO

2011-06-07 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
years. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 On 06/07/2011 04:38 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: Since I process words only infrequently, and when conversion from and to Microsoft is necessary, I don't really care which one I use. Most of my writing

Re: [PLUG] Caps Lock Toggle Backwards

2011-05-08 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
). A complete disconnect/reconnect of all usb things usually clears it up. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] CentOS subversion upgrade

2011-05-07 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
for your repos. Also, i've run into real snags when the server and client versions get too far out of sync. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http

Re: [PLUG] Natty is here

2011-05-02 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
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Re: [PLUG] Problems with Virtual Box

2011-04-20 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
to mess with any of the server editions of Windows. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Request for Suggestions: Configuration file templating?

2011-04-19 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
, conditional flow control, and expressions. Well-supported, mature framework. The only real Java skill required to use it is the ability to construct a command line to generate your output. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠

Re: [PLUG] Resolved: Hardware failure

2011-04-12 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On 04/12/2011 08:12 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: percussive maintenance i nominate percussive maintenance for euphemism of the year. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG

Re: [PLUG] Gnome 3 released today

2011-04-08 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
if it made organizing information and workflow easier and more intuitive. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] libgd, php website hack, etc.

2011-03-26 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On 03/26/2011 07:39 PM, Keith Lofstrom wrote: PHP, the public bathhouse orgy of programming languages that's the funniest (and most apt) description of PHP i've ever seen. Thanks for the laugh! Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠

Re: [PLUG] crashing a bash shell script with double free memory errors on Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 OS

2011-02-10 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
works fine on Ubuntu 10.10 2.6.35-25-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 21 17:40:44 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux, 2x Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8700 @ 2.53GHz Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 On 02/09/2011 08:48 PM, website reader wrote

Re: [PLUG] LibreOffice - Worth the trouble?

2011-02-10 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
to LibreOffice on Ubuntu was minimal trouble (thanks to the PPA), and worth the effort. The less contact i have with Larry Ellison's reality, the better. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 ___ PLUG mailing list

Re: [PLUG] Trying to change gnome-terminal command behavior

2011-02-02 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
If you're using Compiz, the Window Rules and Place Windows plugins let you manipulate a lot of these setting via a decent GUI (CompizConfig Settings Manager). Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 On 02/02/2011 11:36 AM, Daniel Hedlund wrote: While

Re: [PLUG] Evolution and Google Calendars

2011-01-27 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
accounts and different protocols. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA 至誠 On 01/27/2011 01:31 PM, Daniel B. Herrington wrote: All, Does anyone use evolution? I started using it with my upgrade to Ubuntu 10.04 in November. I hooked it into my google calendar

Re: [PLUG] postgresql SELECT...AS issue

2010-12-22 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
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Re: [PLUG] Firefox Question

2010-12-01 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
- but the body-memory is hard to change.) Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Upgrading Ubuntu from 9.10 to 10.04

2010-06-26 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Joe Shisei Niski joeni...@easystreet.net wrote: On 06/24/2010 03:06 PM, Aaron wrote: What Nvidia card are you using? I have an Nvidia 9800 and it runs great. On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Joe Shisei Niski joeni...@easystreet.net wrote: Both my personal

Re: [PLUG] Upgrading Ubuntu from 9.10 to 10.04

2010-06-24 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
after the recent upgrade to the Nvidia closed drivers. i opened a bug, but it hasn't gone anywhere. Nothing on the Nvidia forums last time i looked. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA ___ PLUG mailing list

Re: [PLUG] Outlook Calendar syncing with Debian Calendar Server

2010-06-21 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
calendars within ThunderBird+Lightning, in one view. It's quite nice. http://davmail.sourceforge.net/ Now if i could only do the same on my Andriod phone porting DavMail might be my first non-toy Andriod project. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA

Re: [PLUG] Migrating to 64-bits

2010-06-11 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
to that. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Real Men Don't Click

2010-06-07 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
command languagewas sooo limited compared to its *IXen contemporaries - especially for scripting - that it was truly pitiful from the beginning. The current standard MS-Win command shell isn't much of an improvement. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA

Re: [PLUG] Real Men Don't Click

2010-06-07 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On 06/07/2010 02:43 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Mon, 7 Jun 2010, Joe Shisei Niski wrote: yes, but the MS-DOS command languagewas sooo limited compared to its IXen *contemporaries - especially for scripting - that it was truly pitiful from the beginning. The current standard MS-Win command

Re: [PLUG] Need Help with Aptitude on Debian

2010-05-20 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
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Re: [PLUG] DSL options in Portland

2010-05-18 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
their higher speeds. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] (fwd) Ubuntu 10.04 LTS released

2010-04-30 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
going to bed, my this morning i'd seeded ~150 others. 10.4 is feeling great in a clean install on a brand-new machine (timed perfectly for a new box from my employer). Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA

Re: [PLUG] Unable to unlock root utilities on Intrepid (Solved)

2010-04-21 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
login as root, no? Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] XXX?

2010-04-09 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
FWIW, i read the original message as saying that the recipient of grant machines wished to block porn on the machines they were granted. If that's indeed the case, then i don't see a problem. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA On Fri, 2010-04-09

Re: [PLUG] random question: how do you think newbies select their distributions?

2010-03-10 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
and utility bang for my buck, for about the smae time committment to keep things humming along as MacOS or MS Win. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http

[PLUG] let's get momentum for Portland...

2010-02-10 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
. -- Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] let's get momentum for Portland...

2010-02-10 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On the form linked in the fine article, one can both nominate and comment, as an individual or on behalf of an organization. i made a plug (no pun intended) for Portland metro area east of the Wilamette. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA On 02/10

Re: [PLUG] Facebook PHP - massive speedup

2010-02-03 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
On 02/03/2010 07:20 AM, Carlos Konstanski wrote: An interpreted language does all the work of translating the high-level, complex, abstract programming statements written in a human-readable language into machine code (the only kind of code a computer can_actually_ execute) at runtime, right

Re: [PLUG] HOWTO Upgrade Specific Ubuntu Package

2010-02-02 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
the installation instructions require a bit of copy-command-string-and-paste-into-terminal, but that's preferable to manually installing a tarball and setting the Applications menu. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA On 02/02/2010 11:26 AM, Rich Shepard wrote

Re: [PLUG] Linux Scanner Recommendations?

2010-01-15 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
Aaron, it's yours for the fetching. Contact me off-list fax works, too. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA On 01/15/2010 05:08 AM, Michael Rasmussen wrote: On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 10:51:57PM -0800, Aaron Ten Clay wrote: Old issue

Re: [PLUG] MFC Printer

2010-01-15 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
As much as i'd like to, the Sunday clinics happen at a time that i'm already committed. :-( Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA On 01/15/2010 12:46 PM, Aaron Burt wrote: On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 02:30:25PM -0800, Joe Shisei Niski wrote: Well, i

Re: [PLUG] MFC Printer

2010-01-11 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
, larger 6110 that sill works like a dream (as long as we don't use recycled cartridges). i researched the paper-handling problem on line a bit, saw similar comlaints but no solutions. Can anyone recommend a local repair shop? Joe Joe Shisei Niski Portland

[PLUG] odd Pidgin connectivity issues on Ubuntu Karmic

2010-01-07 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
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Re: [PLUG] How many of us write small scripts?

2009-12-12 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
as i love the *ix shell environment for doing just good enough to get things done. Having to work on a Windows command line is pure pain (though Cygwin helps). Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA ___ PLUG

[PLUG] gnome window content display problems, Intel video on DellD620, Karmic upgrade

2009-12-11 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
the same behavior as lists as soon as a second tab/document is opened. Googling hasn't turned up anything. Suggestions most welcome. i'd like to avoid a clean install on this machine. Joe -- Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA

Re: [PLUG] Rhythmbox alternatives

2009-12-09 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
! the podcast support is a little weak, but so far no crashes :-) removing rhythmbox now... Joe Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA On 12/04/2009 12:21 PM, Scott Garman wrote: John Jason Jordan wrote: According to what I read, Rhythmbox is no longer

Re: [PLUG] VirtualBox -- Mounting Host Filesystems on Client???

2009-12-08 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
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Re: [PLUG] Need XML editor

2009-12-04 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
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Re: [PLUG] grub problems or is it the noobie administrator?

2009-11-09 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
, restored my data additional apps. That took a little less time the the botched upgrade and attempts to fix it. Joe Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http

Re: [PLUG] Totem can't play anything...

2009-10-22 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
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Re: [PLUG] Setting OO.o Writer Default

2009-09-02 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
or down with the arrow keys. i'm not looking for a reason or fix, just shocked that so basic a function could be so broken. -- Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http

Re: [PLUG] Do it yourself solar...

2009-08-19 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
had any experience or interest in them, so we went with good 'ol silicon. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] motherboard repairs

2009-07-23 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
the older one has the usual ATI video driver issues). Joe -- Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] VirtualBox

2009-06-28 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
configuraiton was originally created on Feisty (or Hardy, can't quite remember), and vBox continues to run it aok. Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http

Re: [PLUG] recommended ipod-interacting software for linux?

2009-05-05 Thread Joe Shisei Niski
an issue for me, though. my $.02, Joe Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug