Re: [PLUG] Issue on laptop w/trackpad disabled

2019-07-04 Thread Fred James
a failure? Thanks, -Denis I am thinking maybe keep a USB mouse on hand (not wireless) ... I am thinking that by switching to that, the box should see it and be able to use it?  I am seeing USB meeses for less than $15. Hope that helps Regards Fred James __

Re: [PLUG] Mouse connection question

2019-07-04 Thread Fred James
Rich Shepard wrote: On Thu, 4 Jul 2019, Fred James wrote: Guessing ... but I did have this experience ... not all converters are "active".  That means that not all converters will act properly when connecting a USB mouse, or keyboard, to a legacy mouse, or keyboard, port on an olde

Re: [PLUG] Hard disk rotation axis

2019-06-21 Thread Fred James
: "the orientation of many external USB backup drive cases".  The few drives I have had to re orientate have survived the short time until I didn't need them any longer ... what usually fails for me is some other part of the old hardware. Regards

Re: [PLUG] Reformating(best word?) spreadsheet data

2019-06-07 Thread Fred James
. this is a BASH script, containing some SED and GAWK lines ... someone else may be able to do that more elegantly? Hope that helps, or at least is a starting point Regards Fred James [Script] #! /bin/bash Hold="" Filename="label.table.txt" Count=0 Sw=0 Blank=" &quo

Re: [PLUG] Odd error web message

2019-05-23 Thread Fred James
Dick Steffens wrote: On 5/23/19 2:28 PM, Fred James wrote: Dick Steffens wrote: Using Firefox on my Ubuntu 18.04 machine, if I go to http://www.artoftheprint.com/ I'm sent to http://www.artoftheprint.com/403error.htmlI get the following error message: 403 Unauthorised Access Explenation

[PLUG] distro suggestions please

2019-05-08 Thread Fred James
move from Mageia, where to? Thank you Regards Fred James ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

[PLUG] [qa-discuss] request your thoughts

2018-12-15 Thread Fred James
list seem to supply the Reply-To: address, and in the case of the list, to filter any other address would make for a lot of (possibly, ever changing) separate filters ... one for each individual sender. Do you think this would be a difficult or dangerous filter? Thanks in advanc