linux based network/shared drive

2012-10-23 Thread Josh Coffman
Hi, I need to setup a shared network drive in linux in an otherwise windows environment. (To get around a windows size limit) I know about Samba, and that it's often been a pain for me. Are there any other options or easy ways to set up a network drive using CentOS or something else? I'm

Re: OT: Which news source(s) do you prefer?

2012-10-02 Thread Josh Coffman
FYI, Google has been previously caught filtering, editing, or otherwise ignoring some news items based on it's own bias. I don't have links with proof; just do a search on it. You can see it sometimes on what they choose to honor with a google doodle on days when other things may be more

Re: Slightly OT: Apple NTFS

2012-08-22 Thread Josh Coffman
I've been using the tuxera ntfs driver for mac for a long time, but before that it would mount it as read only I think. May have had to manually mount it though. On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 3:42 PM, AZ Pete p...@cactusfamily.com wrote: Hi All, I'm not an Apple guy so I thought I might ping

Re: Usenet

2012-08-20 Thread Josh Coffman
I don't personally have experience with usenet but I saw this article on lifehacker.com a while ago: http://lifehacker.com/5601586/how-to-get-started-with-usenet-in-three-simple-steps On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Derek Trotter expat.arizo...@gmail.comwrote: I remember recently someone

Re: OT Verizon Smart Phones

2012-06-26 Thread Josh Coffman
Have the the HTC Rezound; my first smart phone. Family has iPhone 4's. 4G/LTE is amazingly fast in areas with good 4G coverage - a serious advantage of Android has over iPhone. I switched to VZN from TMO several years ago due to coverage; am happy enough with them. Currently though, TMO also gets

Re: Linux on a T520

2011-08-26 Thread Josh Coffman
I have the T510 running Ubuntu 11.10 beautifully. No hardware problems and wifi just works too. It was purchased as a win developer's machine so no special consideration for linux was given. On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Dennis Kibbe denn...@mesacc.edu wrote: On Fri, 2011-08-26 at 10:18

Re: ubuntu host web access is slower than windows guest vm

2011-08-18 Thread Josh Coffman
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:42 PM, Dazed_75 lthiels...@gmail.com wrote: Josh, the first problem I have with that solution is that it is 2 years and 4 ubuntu releases ago. But a good explanation of the issues is buried in https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/C/network-configuration.html

Re: ubuntu host web access is slower than windows guest vm

2011-08-17 Thread Josh Coffman
I wanted to post the solution in case anyone else runs into this. I was starting to think it was because I was running 64 bit Ubuntu and maybe there was a driver problem with my NIC. Instead I found the answer here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1272161 Edit nsswitch.conf and change

Re: ubuntu host web access is slower than windows guest vm

2011-07-29 Thread Josh Coffman
inline... On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Matt Graham danceswithcr...@usa.netwrote: What's in /etc/resolv.conf on the Ubuntu box? How does it differ from whatever the equivalent is on the 'Doze VM? If resolv.conf contains cat /etc/resolv.conf: # Generated by NetworkManager domain

Re: ubuntu host web access is slower than windows guest vm

2011-07-29 Thread Josh Coffman
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Dazed_75 lthiels...@gmail.com wrote: As to the Name resolution issue, there is a difference between Windows Name Service (WINS) and Domain Name System/Servers (DNS). You can do your own serches for the details, but here are a couple of articles you may find

ubuntu host web access is slower than windows guest vm

2011-07-28 Thread Josh Coffman
Hi, I used to lurk/participate a long time ago. I'm having an ubuntu related problem which I haven't been able to figure out or find and answer for. I have an ubuntu 11.04 64bit machine which I use to host a windows 7 64bit vm. This LAN here is primarily a windows environment. The problem is

Re: ubuntu host web access is slower than windows guest vm

2011-07-28 Thread Josh Coffman
at 9:10 AM, Josh Coffman joshcoff...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, I used to lurk/participate a long time ago. I'm having an ubuntu related problem which I haven't been able to figure out or find and answer for. I have an ubuntu 11.04 64bit machine which I use to host a windows 7 64bit vm. This LAN

Re: OT: Redmond

2009-01-16 Thread Josh Coffman
From what I hear, and this is from .Net devs who are running win7, its described as Vista without the crap. It performs nearly as fast as WinXP and with far lighter hardware requirements than Vista. (which isn't hard) From the screenshots I've seen, it has a lighter look and feel that Vista, but

Re: OT: Redmond

2009-01-16 Thread Josh Coffman
:) Keith Smith http://www.netcodeman.com/ --- On *Fri, 1/16/09, Josh Coffman joshcoff...@gmail.com* wrote: From: Josh Coffman joshcoff...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT: Redmond To: Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Date: Friday, January 16, 2009, 9

dual monitors in ubuntu 8.10

2008-12-05 Thread Josh Coffman
Anyone know how to setup dual monitors with ubuntu 8.10 and an ATI card? Sorry for asking. I don't have time to mess around and figure it out on my own. Thanks, Josh --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To

Re: Disk wiping recommendations

2008-11-08 Thread Josh Coffman
I went with dban, which is probably overkill in my case, but at least I have confidence someone wont be able to retrieve my invoices or whatever. I started it last night, and its almost halfway done. I've got decently large disks and running 3 passes on them. thanks, -j

Disk wiping recommendations

2008-11-07 Thread Josh Coffman
Hi all, Could anyone please post recommendations on wiping data off of a hard drive? I'm getting rid of my old desktop and want to make sure its clean before the recipient gets it (not that they would have a clue how to retrieve data). It's just a precaution. Thanks, -j

Re: Disk wiping recommendations

2008-11-07 Thread Josh Coffman
, the speed of the drive+interface, and the number of passes you select. -Charles On Nov 7, 2008, at 8:21 PM, Josh Coffman wrote: Hi all, Could anyone please post recommendations on wiping data off of a hard drive? I'm getting rid of my old desktop and want to make sure its clean before

Re: We are screwed.

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
mute.. mute mute dammit, gmail. ok fine.. On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Josh Andler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find the irony in quoting a Democrat when trying to defend Republicans to be quite amusing. :P If your measure were based on the values represented by the quote and not the party

Re: We are screwed.

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:11 PM, mike havens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:35 PM, Alex Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We should be one country, and not just when your guy wins or my guy wins. If that's the approach you're committed to, and you won't so much as

Re: We are screwed.

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Look at his social agenda Craig On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 14:01 -0700, Eric Cope wrote: Craig, I am interested in your interpretation of a libertarian platform and Paul's platform. Eric On Wed, Nov 5, 2008

Re: We are screwed.

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 13:57 -0700, Jason Hayes wrote: For those who missed the repeated updates on that particular promise from Obama. It started at $300K/yr. Then it moved to $250K, then $200K, then $150K

Re: We are screwed.

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Eric Cope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Craig, I am interested in your interpretation of a libertarian platform and Paul's platform. Eric On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:53 PM, Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 13:31 -0700, Nathan

Re: We are screwed.

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:53 PM, Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 13:31 -0700, Nathan wrote: On Wednesday 05 November 2008 13:24:30 you wrote: Nobody was forced to take part in a 2-party system. Don't argue that a 3rd party candidate is a waste of vote.

Re: We are screwed.

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Eric Cope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you believe in the fairness doctrine, then you have no idea what Paul represented. On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:31 PM, Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 05 November 2008 13:24:30 you wrote: Nobody was

Re: We are screwed.

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:35 PM, farli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe it is time that we start working for constitutional options to the two party system! they are out there! Nathan wrote: On Wednesday 05 November 2008 13:24:30 you wrote: Nobody was forced to take part in a

Re: We are screwed.

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:31 PM, Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 05 November 2008 13:24:30 you wrote: Nobody was forced to take part in a 2-party system. Don't argue that a 3rd party candidate is a waste of vote. Face it, your vote is infinitesimally small, in fact 1

Re: We are screwed.

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
at 1:20 PM, Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 05 November 2008 12:18:18 Josh Coffman wrote: mute.. mute mute dammit, gmail. ok fine.. On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Josh Andler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find the irony in quoting a Democrat when trying to defend Republicans

Re: We are screwed.

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ditto. I have no television. I despise Sean and Rush because they are just as elitist and just as extreme but in the opposite direction as any of the air america people. I don't care for any of them. NPR tends to be

ot: sorry, had to do it

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
sorry, I had to do it. Gmail really needs to fix there mute feature. I suppose I could have made a filter to kill the thread, or even unsubscribed. -j --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe,

Re: We are screwed.

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Thomas Cameron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: keith smith wrote: Interesting! You voted for someone with no record. Who is reportedly not even legally able to run for president. Did you know there is a lawsuit to determine this fact? Are you

Re: We are screwed.

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
monkeys On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:38 PM, David [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HA! From what I read on the internet, there is: - doubt about the moon landing - there are tacmars (tactical markers) on our street signs - linux users are only a bunch of kids who live in their parents basement - the

Re: ot: sorry, had to do it

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
because I typically enjoy the opinions of those on this list. I especially appreciate the help I've received from members of plug. Hence the apology. On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 2:25 PM, Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 14:18 -0700, Josh Coffman wrote: sorry, I had to do

Re: My take on Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10 (K/X/Ubuntu)

2008-11-05 Thread Josh Coffman
Thanks, I appreciate the review. seriously. On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 4:56 PM, Jim March [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm running Intrepid right now on a Dell laptop with an Intel 965/X3100 graphics card, Intel HDA sound, Pentium dual core (basically the low end dual processor) with 2gigs RAM.

Re: Wubi

2008-11-03 Thread Josh Coffman
, Nov 3, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Josh Coffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not having used wubi, I can't comment other than that I've never had a problem managing or fixing the boot sector. ya'll probably know the linux tools for fixing a boot sector better than I do. To fix a windows boot sector

Re: Free CodeWeavers software for one day

2008-10-27 Thread Josh Coffman
Talk about nice timing. My new/first mac just arrived today. I got vmware fusion too so I don't know how useful this is, but maybe for running ms office without booting a vmware instance. Josh | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://computeristsolutions.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuacoffman |

Re: open office 3

2008-10-13 Thread Josh Coffman
used oo 3 RC3 a little last week. not enough to give a review but it did seem a little quicker. On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Joshua Zeidner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anyone try it? should I even bother? -jmz --- PLUG-discuss mailing list -

Re: OT Phoenix Company needs a ASPX type person

2008-10-03 Thread Josh Coffman
I can advise. contact info is below. Josh | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://computeristsolutions.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuacoffman | http://twitter.com/joshcoffman On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 9:35 AM, G Gambill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A Phoenix Company is moving their web site from one IP

Re: OT: Emergency Buy Out

2008-09-29 Thread Josh Coffman
..waiting for another bail out later today (probably) to see what changes are made for the second attempt. Josh | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://computeristsolutions.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuacoffman | http://twitter.com/joshcoffman ---

OT: remember

2008-09-11 Thread Josh Coffman
remember 09.11.2001 -j http://computeristsolutions.com --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

Re: OT: remember

2008-09-11 Thread Josh Coffman
Charles is right. Pics or no (and I do believe him) people have mostly made up their minds and won't believe anything proving the contrary anyway. Indeed I did not expect such a long thread. I was only expressing the memory this date invokes with me in a way I thought was fair but firm. The

OT.. ADVICE: HP or Macbook

2008-09-10 Thread Josh Coffman
I know this is an odd place to ask, but I'm looking for perspective on an internal debate. Get and HP laptop because its cheaper and run linux with a windows VM? Or get a macbook pro and virtualize windows linux? I've eliminated other laptops for various reasons. I was settled on the HP but

Re: OT.. ADVICE: HP or Macbook

2008-09-10 Thread Josh Coffman
disturbing --Darth Vader On Sep 10, 2008, at 12:34 PM, Josh Coffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know this is an odd place to ask, but I'm looking for perspective on an internal debate. Get and HP laptop because its cheaper and run linux with a windows VM? Or get a macbook pro

Re: ot: browser

2008-09-02 Thread Josh Coffman
I was comparing the memory footprint of it, when I realized it was actually running across several process. At first it looked rather light weight at around 38meg private mem. Then I noticed there was roughly one of those for each tab I had open. It did seem quite responsive though. -j On Tue,

linux drivers: Nvidia vs ATI

2008-08-12 Thread Josh Coffman
Ok, before anyone says something.. I know these are closed source. I'm fine with that although I realize some people aren't for understandable reasons. When the open source versions support the same features and performance with stability, I'll use it. I need to buy a new laptop and I'm going to

Re: linux drivers: Nvidia vs ATI

2008-08-12 Thread Josh Coffman
Intel. Intel has been providing specs for a long time, so drivers are in better shape. I've found getting effects or dual-head working on ATI and nVidia to be a pain. I've had good luck running compiz and beryl when it was around on my old HP laptop with an older nvidia card and the

Re: Depressing IT Job Prospects

2008-08-11 Thread Josh Coffman
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 4:59 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's a good point, Tony, but one of those articles quoted directly from the Dept. of Labor (the one with the stats), so it's not just the usual media love of blowing things out of proportion. I completely agree with you on the

Re: Depressing IT Job Prospects

2008-08-11 Thread Josh Coffman
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:30 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joshua Zeidner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Josh, Job boards, especially free ones, are not a reliable indicator. Many people use those boards to gauge markets, which means that a lot of the postings are not

OT: box.net backup

2008-08-05 Thread Josh Coffman
Hi, I know this it OT, but I haven't found anything useful in the usual way (google). I want to start backing up my box.net files locally, but haven't found anything useful for that so far. Anyone know how? I have spreadsheets, documents, and a few misc. files there. I tried some of the

Re: OT: box.net backup

2008-08-05 Thread Josh Coffman
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 12:08 AM, James Mcphee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you're talking about scheduled backups to a webshare, have you checked out conduit? I'm assuming your desktop is on a *nix based on the mailing list. http://conduit-project.org/ -- James McPhee [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT: box.net backup

2008-08-05 Thread Josh Coffman
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 5:38 PM, George Toft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For Linux, I have a custom script that uses either NFS or SSH to rsync files to a remote server. For Windows, I use Karen's Replicator (freeware - google for it), which works like rsync to a remote file server. In my case,

Re: Good FS/OSS CMS to use on IIS?

2008-06-27 Thread Josh Coffman
This may not be what some on this list would pick, but there is an OSS CMS in .Net: http://www.umbraco.org/ If you go that route, you can get sql 2005 express for free of charge. I'm not sure if it runs on other databases, but it might. Of course there are other CMS's that will run on IIS, and

OT: custom t-shirt

2008-06-16 Thread Josh Coffman
Any suggestions on how/where to have a single custom t-shirt made? thanks, -j --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:

Re: Cox Internet disconnectivity..

2008-06-01 Thread Josh Coffman
On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 8:56 PM, Tuna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: KevinO wrote: One of the most irritating things is that although Cox was reworking their routing--and it started creating problems for customers at least as early as 5/29 (It was for me)--Cox didn't tell their tech support

Re: ubuntu vs fedora vs mandriva...

2008-05-22 Thread Josh Coffman
On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 2008-05-22 at 12:37 -0700, Josh Coffman wrote: Hi, It's been a while since I took a few distro's recent releases for a test drive. I've stuck with Ubuntu not because I love it but because it was a lot

Re: ubuntu vs fedora vs mandriva...

2008-05-22 Thread Josh Coffman
On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Donn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The latest Mandriva 2008 Spring has been a joy to install and use. All multimedia capabilities you would expect are easily installed and configured. The nVidia drivers are offered to be loaded at install if applicable. Compiz sets

OT: need a flash resource

2008-02-05 Thread Josh Coffman
I don't know if I've posted this here before, but I need a flash resource. I'm advising someone on an idea and we need some expert advise on possible flash related solutions. Please send me any references you'd recommend. looking for someone to offer suggestions and rough guestimates. --

Re: OT: need a flash resource

2008-02-05 Thread Josh Coffman
On Feb 5, 2008 3:00 PM, Alan Dayley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Josh Coffman wrote: I don't know if I've posted this here before, but I need a flash resource. I'm advising someone on an idea and we need some expert advise on possible flash related solutions. Please send me any references

Re: who is alex morton

2008-01-30 Thread Josh Coffman
On Jan 30, 2008 11:02 AM, Tony Wasson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 29, 2008 8:17 PM, Kristian Erik Hermansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 29, 2008 6:53 PM, Richard Daggett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Found this article about Alex Morton. He created a mouse in 1992, but not much on

who is alex morton

2008-01-29 Thread Josh Coffman
Not sure if anyone else has seen this or if I'm just ignorant: http://www.litvision.org/morton.html It's a little long, and leave me wondering what Unix software Alex Morton wrote. Anyone know? -- Regards, Josh http://www.computeristsolutions.com

Re: Last Day on the PLUG

2008-01-16 Thread Josh Coffman
Then good luck to you and happy trails! On Jan 16, 2008 1:19 PM, Nathan Aubrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy Pluggers, After 15 years of linux, today is my last day. Though I plan to continue linux use on my personal laptop, my professional computer career is ending tomorrow, but since I

Re: linux on laplop w/ wireless

2007-11-26 Thread Josh Coffman
I don't know about your chipset, but watch out for the drivers that fedora includes. you may have to blacklist the included kernel module to laod the madwifi. at least I had to do blacklist the bcm43xx driver to get ndiswrapper to work. On Nov 26, 2007 9:16 PM, Matthew Harnden [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: ubuntu gui question

2007-10-03 Thread Josh Coffman
not sure about ubuntu, but other distros (fedora for instance) allow you to see details with ALT+D during the splash screen. also, i think there is a grub or kernel option for silent mode... --silent, i think, been a while since I played with that. On 10/3/07, betty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: one

Re: Fedora Core Help

2007-09-30 Thread Josh Coffman
impressive persistance. why not just try the fedora install instead of the live cd? On 9/30/07, Rhune Lord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fedora 7 live CD fails to boot from the disk and from loading it to RAM ( Laptop Specs and failed distro list are below ). I tried dowloading the torrent from

Re: need advice/help

2007-09-24 Thread Josh Coffman
On 9/23/07, Nathan Aubrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (1) You must have USB emulation turned on or the system will not allow you to use the USB keyboard until a USB driver is loaded. If you cannot access your BIOS you will have to use a PS2 keyboard, though most BIOS' will run the USB keyboard

Re: need advice/help

2007-09-24 Thread Josh Coffman
On 9/24/07, Jorge Delacruz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now that your USB problem is fixed, let's go back to the original problem - Office 2007. Is this a hard requirement that OpenOffice cannot address? If MSO2007 is absolutely required, will CrossOver Office work for you? It is a

need advice/help

2007-09-23 Thread Josh Coffman
I'm having serious problems with my desktop. It starts with we need to use ms office 2007. So, I figured I would make it dual boot windows so it would be easier on my wife. when I boot the machine with any bootable disc, the keytboard doesn't work at the critical time when you have to press a key

Re: need advice/help

2007-09-23 Thread Josh Coffman
On 9/23/07, Dazed_75 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/23/07, Josh Coffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm having serious problems with my desktop. It starts with we need to use ms office 2007. So, I figured I would make it dual boot windows so it would be easier on my wife. when I boot

Re: Help for a newbie

2007-09-13 Thread Josh Coffman
what linux distrubution are you using? what desktop (gnome, kde, etc)? How old is this machine? (practically new, couple years, more than 5, more than 10) On 9/13/07, Cary Mabe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, pluggers! I'm very very new at this, and I'm having a ball getting my feet wet

Re: trouble playing .mov files

2007-09-07 Thread Josh Coffman
, Josh Coffman wrote: Hi, I'm trying to play .Mov files for the purpose of teaching myself ruby on rails, but my Fedora 7 box is not helping. the mplayer plugin buffers but won't play it. I have all the codecs for mplayer. Can anyone make a suggestions what I might be missing

compiz/beryl and fast user switching

2007-08-31 Thread Josh Coffman
Hi, Does anyone know if there is a way to make compiz or beryl work with fast user switching. (using fedora 7 if that matters). 3d desktop isn't a big deal to me but its a nice way to impress people with linux.. plus one of the launcher panels I like needs a composite window manager to work.

Re: compiz/beryl and fast user switching

2007-08-31 Thread Josh Coffman
On 8/31/07, Craig White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 11:00 -0700, Josh Coffman wrote: Hi, Does anyone know if there is a way to make compiz or beryl work with fast user switching. (using fedora 7 if that matters). 3d desktop isn't a big deal to me but its a nice

Re: vmware on fedora 7

2007-08-30 Thread Josh Coffman
fyi, i installed player (which removes vmware server) and can now run winXP in vmware in fullscreen mode. On 8/27/07, josh coffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm bothered that I may have to dual boot winXp just to be able to program. [Yes, I can program on linux too, especially mono.. but its

Re: Free Software for m$ repository

2007-08-29 Thread Josh Coffman
I've been on windows a very long time, and I'm not aware of anything like software repos for linux. Nor have I seen anything like synaptic on windows. Wish there were. I do use free and open source software on windows. There are lots of choices, but it's a matter of finding, downloading and

Re: Free Software for m$ repository

2007-08-29 Thread 'josh coffman'
Original Message From:JD Austin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Subject:Re: Free Software for m$ repository Date:Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:46:56 -0700 Hows this: http://windows-get.sourceforge.net/listapps.php yay!

upgrade advice

2007-08-27 Thread 'josh coffman'
I've heard that adding memory to a linux box isn't straight forward. Is that true? I haven't had to add memory to a linux box where I wasn't also re-installing the OS. Here's a really far fetched question.. The ASRock motherboard in my desktop has an expansion slot for an

Re: Need to outsource programming or hire full-time

2007-08-24 Thread Josh Coffman
I'm sure the rest of the group would agree with me, and I appreciate the job posting on this list. It would be courteous of you to include your name and company in the signature when you post. Regards -j On 8/24/07, Joshua Zeidner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, I know who this is, I am not

Re: vmware on fedora 7

2007-08-23 Thread Josh Coffman
On 8/23/07, JT Moree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 JT Moree wrote: 'josh coffman' wrote: Ahh, interesting. Honestly, I didn't think of trying a static ip setting. Does the nic in the guest OS (XP) then need to be set to static or does it just

vmware on fedora 7

2007-08-22 Thread 'josh coffman'
Hi all, I've got a couple issues that I'm working on with vmware server on fedora 7. First, I'm not tied to server if using the player will solve things. Note: guest OS is WinXP; SELinux is off. First problem is the networking. My host machine is on wireless. I seem to have trouble

Re: Fedora 7/Ubuntu help

2007-08-17 Thread Josh Coffman
I can give you some help via email, but I'm not close to Ray/Cooper. I'll be able to help more on some Fedora topics, depending on what they are. With server type issues, there are others on this list more qualified than I regarding Fedora. On 8/17/07, Matt Graham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On

Re: fedora 7 down after update

2007-07-25 Thread 'josh coffman'
install gdm then reboot, and I was back in business. On 7/24/07, Josh Coffman wrote: Hi, Im working on this now. Im hoping someone is online and happens to know a solution off the top of their head. I started an package update on my fedora 7 box and let it go. The machine went to screen

Re: fedora 7 sound volume

2007-07-19 Thread 'josh coffman'
Date:Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:29:17 -0700 On 7/18/07, Josh Coffman wrote: The sound on my fedora 7 system is just not right.. the volume is WAY to muted and there is a noticeable white noise when the volume is turned up. I think the white noise is at least partially related

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2007-07-19 Thread 'josh coffman'
Ive had luck with most recent versions of ndiswrapper. its the windows driver you have to get right. If you have the driver cd, try ones on the cd. my guess is youll want bcmwl5 and not bcmwl5a. My desktop has a similar chipset and uses bcmwl5, my older HP lappy uses bcmwl5a.. Youll probably