Yahoo and gmail PLUG subscription failures

2014-05-09 Thread techlists
Hi, I've been having bounce issues leading to being unsubscribed 3 times. I tried gmail and never received the confirmation email. I tried to subscribe 3 different times. As a result I will not use my gmail account at all and I am moving away from Yahoo. I have been subscribed to the

Need help with SPF record

2014-05-09 Thread techlists
Hi, I need to find a DNS and SPF expert to help work through an SPF issue. The data center owner says one thing and the newsletter management company says another. We need to resolve this issue once and for all. If this is you or if you can recommend someone that would be great!! Thanks!

Re: Need help with SPF record

2014-05-09 Thread techlists
Thank you for your feedback, however I am not sure what you are telling me. On 2014-05-09 13:17, Mike Ballon wrote: I probably won't check email again today or even tomorrow, all I can really over is how to obtain the info since I'm not sure what the issue is. $ dig @8.8.8.8 [2] apple.com

Re: Need help with SPF record

2014-05-09 Thread techlists
I need to find a DNS and SPF expert to help work through an SPF issue. (willing to pay) The data center owner says one thing and the newsletter management company says another. I have an SPF configured. Newsletter folk keep saying it is wrong but will not say why they think so. Data center

Re: Yahoo and gmail PLUG subscription failures

2014-05-09 Thread techlists
Thanks!! So far using an email on my domain seems to be working, however it has only been a couple hours.. Hopefully Yahoo will see a dip in revenues and will realize they are losing mail customers. On 2014-05-09 17:19, Joseph Sinclair wrote: Everyone and everything from Yahoo

OT: Looking for a Drupal 7 module theme developer

2014-05-13 Thread techlists
Hi, I potentially have a project that would require Drupal 7 module theme development skills. If interested please contact me off list. Keith --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to

Re: OT: Test -1405-23- disregard this

2014-05-25 Thread techlists
Have you contacted your hosting provider? I assume they also provide your email? On 2014-05-23 15:34, j...@actionline.com wrote: From: j...@actionline.com Date: May 23, 2014 at 1:35 pm To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org OT: Test -1405-23- disregard this Still trying to figure out

Re: installfest for the Flagstaff, Prescott, and Payson area?

2014-05-26 Thread techlists
Tucson Computer Society charged dues and it was mostly retired hobbyists. The Tucson Free Unix group was like PhxLUG - no dues and serious folks for the most part. On 2014-05-26 13:37, Nathan O'Brennan wrote: I tried doing several in Payson through out the years. We have a small computer

Re: OT: another test - disregard

2014-06-02 Thread techlists
Your treetop tall and wall to wall! On 2014-06-02 18:53, j...@actionline.com wrote: OT: another test - disregard Still having problems with bluehost blocking email from plug even after whitelisting it. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list -

Re: OT: Google voice spam problem ...

2014-06-02 Thread techlists
Have you been opening these emails? It is my understanding that after a while if you receive emails that you do not open they may then be put in your spam folder. I could be wrong though. On 2014-06-02 19:00, j...@actionline.com wrote: Over the past month, I have discovered that Google

GoDaddy is going public

2014-06-09 Thread techlists
I heard on the radio that GoDaddy has revenues of $1.3 Billion and has losses of several hundred thousand. It is my understanding GoDaddy has never made a profit. Parsons is an accountant so I'd bet it is some accounting trick. I'll bet he has 100 million in the bank and is paying

Vhost mod rewrite

2014-06-11 Thread techlists
Hi, I just set up a new CentOS 6.5 LAMP box. I am in the process of configuring the vhosts. I created a file /etc/httpd/conf.d/vhosts.conf and the docroot to go with the vhost definition. So far so good. What I am wondering about is if I can do something like this in the vhost.conf

With the Americas running out of IPv4, it’s official: The Internet is full

2014-06-13 Thread techlists
Thought you might find this article informative http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/06/with-the-americas-running-out-of-ipv4-its-official-the-internet-is-full/ Keith --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org

Re: Where to define vhosts

2014-06-13 Thread techlists
Thank you everyone for your help!! I'm running Apache 2.2 on CentOS 6.5. I was told once to put the vhost file in the config path so that during future upgrades I do not lose my configuration. My main concern is where the config files are included in the httpd.conf file and how that might

Re: OT: Test - 1406-17 disregard this.

2014-06-17 Thread techlists
I got it!! On 2014-06-17 16:19, j...@actionline.com wrote: OT: Test - 1406-17 disregard this. Today (after several weeks of PLUG email messages having been blocked from being delivered to me), I received 3 messages, so perhaps somebody someplace fixed something (we hope). Therefore, this is

Re: How to find or set printer IP address for wireless?

2014-06-17 Thread techlists
I searched google for config wireless printer linux and found a bunch of resources. Here is a YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oVEqZKOpD4 Hope is is what you are looking for. On 2014-06-17 20:13, j...@actionline.com wrote: Recently, I submitted this question: How to find

Re: Fwd: Re: Ransom Virus

2014-06-20 Thread techlists
Now that is funny!! On 2014-06-20 00:46, Lyle Tuttle wrote: Someone should have told the IRS about backups. well, I wish your friend a lot of luck. The encryption is very difficult to break and would likely take longer than its worth. This is why I strongly recommend daily backups of

Re: Useless and meaningless rant about my hate for Linux Mint...

2014-06-21 Thread techlists
What a great rant!! I was on my way to look for a video on HULU I enjoyed this much more. I think Win7 is one of the best OS's ever made. I started with DOS 2.11 and stayed with DOS until 95 when I was forced to use it. In 2000 I used Linux for 8 months and then went back to Windows.

Re: Useless and meaningless rant about my hate for Linux Mint...

2014-06-21 Thread techlists
I take it you are using XBMC to watch NetFlix? On 2014-06-21 17:00, Michael Havens wrote: hwy are you using netflix? Use xbmc! :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Phil Waclawski phil.waclaw...@mesacc.edu wrote: http://www.compholio.com/netflix-desktop/ [1] It works fairly well

Re: Useless and meaningless rant about my hate for Linux Mint...

2014-06-21 Thread techlists
Thank you!! On 2014-06-21 16:51, Phil Waclawski wrote: http://www.compholio.com/netflix-desktop/ [2] It works fairly well if you want netflix on Linux. Even if it does install silverlight :P Phil Waclawski On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 2:45 PM, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote: What a great rant!!

Re: Useless and meaningless rant about my hate for Linux Mint...

2014-06-22 Thread techlists
It is amazing - the transformation of computers since my first exposure in 1983. My first experience was intro to computers - Fortran programming using punch cards. It was 1985 before I saw a full screen editor. In 1986 I bought a Commodore 64 that had 64kb of RAM. It was plenty powerful

Re: OT: Test - 1406-21 disregard this.

2014-06-22 Thread techlists
You should have received a flurry over the past 24 hours. On 2014-06-22 01:41, j...@actionline.com wrote: OT: Test - 1406-21 disregard this. Just checking to see if plug emails are coming through to me now. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list -

Help with finding Linux apps for editing HTML/Movies/Images

2014-06-23 Thread techlists
Hi, About 6 months ago I switch to Kubuntu and am trying to stay with Linux for my workstation. I need to find a couple tools that will help me with that goal. I am a LAMP dev not a designer, however, occasionally I need to edit am image or create a button. I also need to work with

Re: Help with finding Linux apps for editing HTML/Movies/Images

2014-06-23 Thread techlists
I'm looking at the NVU website and it looks like Kompozer was an update to NVU. I use Kompozer on Win and like it, however it is not supported any longer. If nothing else pops up I'll give it a shot. Thanks!! On 2014-06-23 15:52, Stephen Partington wrote: For graphics (in general) i

Re: Help with finding Linux apps for editing HTML/Movies/Images

2014-06-23 Thread techlists
I've used it on Windows and like it. Not sure i like that it is not maintained. Thanks!! On 2014-06-23 15:39, Michael Havens wrote: for #3 (last I heard) it is no longer being developed  but you can still download Kompozer. http://www.kompozer.net/ [2] :-)~MIKE~(-: On Mon, Jun 23, 2014

Re: Help with finding Linux apps for editing HTML/Movies/Images

2014-06-24 Thread techlists
Thank you to all that responded. Here is the list: HTML: http://www.kompozer.net/ HTML: http://www.nvu.com/ video: http://www.kdenlive.org/ Image: Darktable for a lightroom style Photo post-processing tool Image: gimp Image: ImageMagick HTML: NVU became Kompozer which became bluegriffon.

Re: Help with finding Linux apps for editing HTML/Movies/Images

2014-06-25 Thread techlists
Thank You!! On 2014-06-25 00:11, Brian Cluff wrote: I have used Paint.net on my Windows laptop and find it to be ok. I would like to go fully Linux If you like Paint.net, you should check out Pinta which is modeled after paint.net. It's available in the repositories.

Re: Google Domains

2014-06-25 Thread techlists
Godaddy does have it's dirty laundry. And they are one of the best if not the best vhost provider. GoDaddy was the first, as far as I know, and is the most egregious in breaking apart what used to be the total vhost package. I hosted my business website with them for years. I really liked

Re: Google Domains

2014-06-25 Thread techlists
And they have a huge bargaining chip - Our Data. On 2014-06-25 16:11, Derek Trotter wrote: You might be right, but Google will get away with it as long as they keep donating to the right candidates and political organizations. On 06/25/2014 07:49 AM, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote: Google

Need Drupal 7 Commerce Theme Contract Help

2014-06-25 Thread techlists
Hi, I am looking for contract help with a Drupal 7 Commerce project. This requires Drupal 7 commerce theme experience. It will require design experience as well - image creation and modification, CSS...etc. This is part-time off site contract work. I am not entirely sure how long this

Re: OT: Happy 4th of July! - maybe the best tribute ever!

2014-07-05 Thread techlists
Thanks Joe!! Enjoyed the walk down memory lane very much. May God richly Bless America!! On 2014-07-04 15:55, j...@actionline.com wrote: This may be the best musical and slide-show tribute to America ever! Turn up your speakers and click on this link:

Re: Oh boy... We *ARE* criminals!!!

2014-07-11 Thread techlists
This has been brewing for years. About 6 years ago the Federal Gov sent out a bulletin that stated that anyone who used cash, supported a non-main-stream political candidate, was pro life... etc was suspect. Returning veterans were included for no other reason than they were war

Re: Oh boy... We *ARE* criminals!!!

2014-07-11 Thread techlists
Isn’t Soden a whistle blower? Don't we need people like him so we know what is really going on. As it stands if the Gov does not want you or even most politicians to know what is going on all they have to do is classify their documents. We need far more transparency and disclosure.

FireFox very slow on Win and Linux

2014-07-13 Thread techlists
Hi, I was thinking it was my machine. I'm running and i5 with 8GB RAM and Kubuntu. And I was also thinking it was my connection. Right now I was trying to reach a website on my local dev box and it timed out. I went over to my Win laptop and the site came up. So I decided to try an

Chromium Browser Vs Google Chrome

2014-07-13 Thread techlists
Hi, I have seen some talk about the Chromium Browser. I'm curious about the merits of one over the other. Or maybe I should be looking at some other browser altogether. Thank you for your input. Keith --- PLUG-discuss mailing list -

Mathematics makes strong case that “snoopy2” can be just fine as a password

2014-07-17 Thread techlists
Thought you might find this interesting. http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/mathematics-makes-strong-case-that-snoopy2-can-be-just-fine-as-a-password/ --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe,

Microsoft to cut up to 18,000 jobs over next year while Gates pushes to bring in more guest workers

2014-07-18 Thread techlists
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/07/17/microsoft-job-cuts/12772901/ http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/17/Microsoft-to-Slash-18-000-Jobs-Week-After-Bill-Gates-Pushed-for-Unlimited-Guest-Worker-Visas --- PLUG-discuss mailing

Cheap Dell Laptops

2014-07-18 Thread techlists
Better than a Chromebook? http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-3531-laptop/pd?oc=fndoc3001bmodel_id=inspiron-15-3531-laptop --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:

Re: Cheap Dell Laptops

2014-07-18 Thread techlists
On 2014-07-18 14:19, Bob Holtzman wrote: On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:52:05AM -0700, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote: From my experience Dell is Linux friendly. I'd double check if it will run Linux though. I think the new HP's will not. Reason? I think it has something to do with the bios.

Re: Cheap Dell Laptops

2014-07-18 Thread techlists
On 2014-07-18 19:49, Jerry Snitselaar wrote: On Fri Jul 18 14, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote: On 2014-07-18 14:19, Bob Holtzman wrote: On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:52:05AM -0700, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote: From my experience Dell is Linux friendly. I'd double check if it will run Linux

Re: Cheap Dell Laptops

2014-07-19 Thread techlists
And maybe it was some confusion on my part. I did have to turn off the UEFI? with On my Dell when I installed Linux on it. On 2014-07-19 10:21, Kevin Fries wrote: UEFI is not the problem. As a matter of fact,  it probably helps the Linux enthusiasts break the Microsoft Monopoly better than

Re: Dual Boot system

2014-07-26 Thread techlists
Can't you create a VM for Linux? On 2014-07-26 01:33, Harold wrote: It is my intent to purchase a Dell XPS 8700 It should be coming in with Win 7 When I bought the last one I had to trash out the last windows. Is there a way to set up dual boot using CentOS without having to do that? I

Re: OT: mobile device portrait vs landscape size changes

2014-07-26 Thread techlists
I am looking into this myself. I'm thinking what you are describing is mobile responsive. Take a look at http://getbootstrap.com/css/ On 2014-07-26 20:17, j...@actionline.com wrote: On my mobile devices (and most others, I think), when changing from portrait to landscape viewing, the size of

Re: Introducing myself

2014-07-28 Thread techlists
Hi Fred! Welcome!! On 2014-07-28 16:37, Fred Fifield wrote: Hello! My name is Fred and I've been stalking this mailing list for about three weeks now and I thought it was time to come to the surface.  I'm a new Linux user. I installed Mint 17 Cinnamon back in June and I've been loving it. I

Mint

2014-07-28 Thread techlists
I keep hearing about Mint and some place I heard Mint and Debian in away that made me think maybe Mint is a Debian derivative. Then I visited the website and it looks like Mint is actually Debian. Could that be true? I have not used Debian for years.

Re: Laptop configuration : Linux, VM... etc

2014-08-01 Thread techlists
Thanks!! I did notice a foot note on this page : http://ark.intel.com/products/81018/Intel-Core-i3-4030U-Processor-3M-Cache-1_90-GHz that says ‡ This feature may not be available on all computing systems. Please check with the system vendor to determine if your system delivers this feature,

Re: Laptop configuration : Linux, VM... etc

2014-08-01 Thread techlists
Thank you, that puts it in perspective. You have some bragging rights with a 10 year old laptop that is still functional. On 2014-08-01 12:57, John J. Macey wrote: Keith, I've recently put, Linux Mint 17 (Ubuntu 14.04) 32-bit, on 10 year old Dell Inspiron, that had a 60Gb HDD, Pentium-m

Re: OT: Wanted: Android App Developer $??? Reward ...

2014-08-03 Thread techlists
Hi Paul, One would think that Andriod programming is going to be with us for year... decade at least. However that begs the question, what do you (or anyone else) think the long term demand will be? Increasing or decreasing? Is there any barriers to entry like a nasty learning curve?

Re: OT: Wanted: Android App Developer $??? Reward ...

2014-08-04 Thread techlists
...sorry... meant it to go to the list, thanks!! To clarify you are seeing a trend towards browser based mobile apps? On 2014-08-04 09:48, Paul Mooring wrote: I wanted to send this to the list, because I think you make some excellent points here.  Also just for the record, I'm not

Re: OT: Wanted: Android App Developer $??? Reward ...

2014-08-04 Thread techlists
On 2014-08-04 10:57, David Schwartz wrote: It always amazes me that these discussions inevitably devolve into arguments about the tools. When people discuss new features for cars, like switching to hybrid or electic technology, do they spend most of their time talking about battery chemistry or

Re: OT: Wanted: Android App Developer $??? Reward ...

2014-08-04 Thread techlists
I've looked at it several times. Each time the price goes up. $4,150 is a little pricey for me. On 2014-08-04 13:35, David Schwartz wrote: Delphi is just as easy to use as VB, if not easier. Have you looked at it lately? It’s just not considered “mainstream” any longer. People say,

Re: OT: Wanted: Android App Developer $??? Reward ...

2014-08-04 Thread techlists
In the 80's I began to develop using dBaseII, then dBaseIII... dBaseIII+, foxBase+, Clipper 87, Visual FoxPro. It was a great file server database system that was probably the best tool on the market for developing small company database applications. The problem is it was a niche skill

Re: OT: Wanted: Android App Developer $??? Reward ...

2014-08-04 Thread techlists
Your CIO example was not lost on me. I get it. I'm focusing on the market and how it effects my ability to make a living as a freelance developer. For me it is about demand/compensation, is the projected life cycle long enough to make it worth while making the necessary investment of time

Re: Laptop Recommendations

2014-08-12 Thread techlists
On 2014-08-12 19:25, Mark Phillips wrote: Does anyone use an Dell XPS15 or M3800 laptop? I am looking at these two models, or perhaps the developer edition with Ubuntu pre-installed. I have read that these machines get really hot...to the point of the machine crashing. Just wondering about

Re: Laptop Recommendations

2014-08-13 Thread techlists
I agree with you David. Only thing I would add is it is important to know how the machine will be used. You are right. I have a 12 year old Toshiba that has a 1G Celeron and 256mb of ram. I was able to load and test Qmail Toaster on CentOS 5. However I would never want to do any Drupal

Installing VirtualBox on Mint 17 KDE failed

2014-08-16 Thread techlists
Hi, I installed Mint 17 KDE on my desktop today and man very happy so far. Trying to get virtual box running. I read that i should run the command sudo apt-get install virtualbox so I did. This is the output: eading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state

Re: Installing VirtualBox on Mint 17 KDE failed - got it installed

2014-08-16 Thread techlists
Followed this YouTube video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD4vCxtWRdk On 2014-08-16 22:43, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote: Hi, I installed Mint 17 KDE on my desktop today and man very happy so far. Trying to get virtual box running. I read that i should run the command sudo

modern.IE

2014-08-17 Thread techlists
Hi, Anyone install this? Looks like these are not just the O/S but a VM in and of itself. Is that true that these are VM's not just the O/S? Thanks! Keith --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe,

Re: Installing VirtualBox on Mint 17 KDE failed

2014-08-17 Thread techlists
Thanks to everyone's feed back. I was able to get tie VirtualBox installed. On 2014-08-17 11:16, Brian Cluff wrote: In the information that apt gave when you installed was a section that looked like: Suggested packages: libvncserver0-dbg virtualbox-guest-additions-iso vde2 Recommended

Don't I feel silly!!

2014-08-17 Thread techlists
Hi, Ok, it was me. I put the domain first and the Ip needs to go first Yikes... Thanks!! Keith --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:

/etc/hosts not routing

2014-08-17 Thread techlists
Hi, I am running Mint 17 KDE. I have another box configured as a LAMP server with each domain having a TLD of dev. I usually add a line for each of he vhosts into the /etc/hosts file and it has worked for years. Yesterday I moved from Kubuntu to Mint and now that is not working. I added a

Re: modern.IE

2014-08-17 Thread techlists
Hey so I got the Modern.IE configured and it creates an appliance that is imported into the VirtualBox. I downloaded the Modern.IE win7 IE 11 and the VirtualBox for Win7. I was able to import the appliance and it started with a configuration screen. I put it away for the evening, however

Re: /etc/hosts not routing

2014-08-17 Thread techlists
On 2014-08-18 00:20, James Dugger wrote: Shouldn't the IP address come first?       192.168.xx.xx    domain.dev Yes, I realized that just after psoting. Also do you have this in the /etc/hosts files of both boxes? just the client box. On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 7:55 PM,

Re: Installfest matters

2014-08-19 Thread techlists
On 2014-08-19 12:10, Lisa Kachold wrote: Well if it's that hard to maintain a non-profit how does the San Diego LUG, and the Portland and Seattle LUGS manage?  How does Heatsync labs do it?  It is EASY!   I cannot answer that. We are a different group and maybe what is important to those

Re: Installfest matters

2014-08-19 Thread techlists
I've watched this country become divided over the past 4 or 5 years. Now I see it in the PLUG. I think I need to start attending the meetings. We are not going to agree on everything. Debate is good. I'd like to hear Han's thoughts on not running HTTPS everywhere. And I'd like to hear

Re: Installfest matters

2014-08-19 Thread techlists
Your having people sign a waiver when the enter the installfest? I missed this comment that is embedded below : But I really DO NOT appreciate when the ones that don't pull the weight are trying to tell the ones who pull the wait what to do!! Back to lurking mode On 2014-08-19 14:08,

Re: Installfest matters

2014-08-21 Thread techlists
Are both of the pages the same group? https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=565460910248711id=556228454505290 https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=556228454505290story_fbid=565462070248595 On 2014-08-20 00:46, Kaoru Wilbur wrote: Great info Mark. I am sure the new

Re: Installfest matters

2014-08-23 Thread techlists
Sorry, did you already post the day and time? On 2014-08-23 10:57, Kaoru Wilbur wrote: Nope. Meetings are not on the same day as PLUG (currently). However, this is not necessarily for PLUG members, anyway. We are further east in the Technology Corridor near the Polytechnic Campus, GT

Re: Installfest matters

2014-08-23 Thread techlists
Sorry I see it is the 3rd Wednesdays. What is the time? On 2014-08-23 11:12, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote: Sorry, did you already post the day and time? On 2014-08-23 10:57, Kaoru Wilbur wrote: Nope. Meetings are not on the same day as PLUG (currently). However, this is not necessarily

Re: Question About System 76 Hardware

2014-08-31 Thread techlists
I agree with both Brian and Joseph. I take the cheap approach to buying hardware. I am a LAMP developer and do not play games nor do any heavy duty graphics editing ETC. So I can get away with cheaper less powerful hardware. That is not so much an issue any longer. I bought my fist

Why the police are listening to your calls and why Congress won't stop them

2014-09-04 Thread techlists
This is LOCAL Gov. Notice how they hide that they have this equipment. They are forced to sign a non-disclosure. http://www.dailydot.com/opinion/police-listening-calls-congress-wont-stop/ Keith --- PLUG-discuss mailing list -

Another Nail in the M$ Coffin

2014-09-05 Thread techlists
Hi Ya'll, I only use Windows for a handful of things. I have a laptop running win7. A couple days ago the automatic updates kicked in and upon completion I was unable to use the computer. Every time I attempted to launch an application I would be greeted with an error message stating

Re: samba trouble

2014-09-06 Thread techlists
I am by no means an expert. I was looking at your command : sudo /etc/init.d/samba stop and was wondering if you should be using samba. Have you tried : sudo service smbd stop ? On 2014-09-06 05:01, Derek Trotter wrote: A few days ago I was given a computer. I decided to try using

Re: Installfest related question

2014-09-12 Thread techlists
I recently bought a Dell laptop that came with win7. I started it and did some testing as I recall. So I launched the Win7. I then replaced win7 with Mint 17 KDE. I need access to windows and would like to run a copy of Win7 in a VM if possible. It is my understanding that running

Re: what I heard... is it true?

2014-09-19 Thread techlists
I have a laptop that is on 14 - 16 hours a day everyday for maybe 4 years. I took the battery out of it long ago in the hopes of salvaging it. No problems so far with either the battery or the laptop. I hear about all the hardware failures... I have been blessed not to experience but a

Re: what I heard... is it true?

2014-09-19 Thread techlists
I hope to get more than 3 out of mine. On 2014-09-19 13:08, Stephen Partington wrote: Well that could simply be the fact that they used substandard capacitors and part for the ethernet, and as such it failed over time. manufactures consider laptops to be pretty disposable after 2-3 years, any

Re: what I heard... is it true?

2014-09-19 Thread techlists
I've been using these since the early 90's http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-ISOBAR8ULTRA-Isobar-Protector/dp/B511U7/ref=pd_sim_pc_3?ie=UTF8refRID=15XC2HF1XSAX68KHCHRV Not cheap however I suspect they add to the longevity of my equipment. The transformer outside my house exploded one

Re: Aaron Swartz movie

2014-09-22 Thread techlists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXr-2hwTk58 On 2014-09-22 02:01, der.hans wrote: Am 04. Sep, 2014 schwätzte Shawn Badger so: moin moin, I watched that a couple weeks ago, what a great story. I am still amazed at the ignorance of the FBI when it comes to what is considered a computer crime.

Re: Aaron Swartz movie

2014-09-22 Thread techlists
After watching the trailer for the movie I would be interested in seeing it AND talking about activism. I recently launched a blog at http://www.ChandlerAzConservative.com/ . I see the Internet as a very important tool for grass roots movements, so we must keep it free and unrestricted.

Re: Aaron Swartz movie

2014-09-23 Thread techlists
You mean Holder? I think we will have much better luck with our Senators and reps. It is going to take a lot of people to make a difference. On 2014-09-23 13:12, Lisa Kachold wrote: At the very least sign the petition to DOJ to provide better checks and balances:

Cannot burn DVD but can burn CD's.

2014-09-23 Thread techlists
Hello, I have a Dell Inspiron 660 running Mint 17 KDE. I was trying to burn a DVD and cannot. I get a popup shortly after I insert the DVD which allows me to open the burner software, however is says something to the effect that the medium is not valid. I can burn CD's but not DVD's. A

Re: Cannot burn DVD but can burn CD's.

2014-09-24 Thread techlists
I'm using K3b to burn the data disk. As it turns out their meter is wrong. They say the DVD should hold 4.7GB and if I look at the disk info they say the disk is 4.4GB. If I try to burn with more than 4.4GB of data it does not recognize the DVD. When I remove data and go below 4.4GB it

Reducing image size

2014-09-24 Thread techlists
Hi, I have about 9GB of photos. These images are 2560 X 1920 and are roughly 2mb each. I assume I could get away with a much smaller image. What size should I reduce these to? During my research most suggest using ImageMagick from the command line. Is this the best practice? I'm sure

Re: Cannot burn DVD but can burn CD's.

2014-09-24 Thread techlists
Interesting!! Thanks!! On 2014-09-24 13:42, Jon Kettenhofen wrote: There's no fault here. The difference between the 4.4 and the 4.7GB is overhead for the DVD format and index (directory) written when the data meaningful to you is written. If it were a straight, single track song or movie

Re: Reducing image size

2014-09-25 Thread techlists
Thank you to everyone who responded!! On 2014-09-24 15:03, Stephen Partington wrote: I shoot raw and keep them at full resolution and then render out the correct size i need. The downside to changing the resolution is that you will lose detail and you will never get it back. so the first step

Re: Having fun with KVM

2014-09-26 Thread techlists
On 2014-09-26 07:59, Michael Butash wrote: It wants *secure* efi booting likely, not sure windoze8 will boot without it in that capacity. I think not, but I've only ran it long enough to update the bios and wipe my laptop. Wouldn't surprise me if they key the backup to your laptop's efi data

Bash is vulnerable!

2014-09-28 Thread techlists
Hi, I'm running Mint 17 KDE on on workstation. I ran the command: env VAR='() { :;}; echo Bash is vulnerable!' bash -c echo Bash Test and it returned Bash is vulnerable! Bash Test So I did an apt-get update which completed w/o issue. Then I rebooted just in case Ran the command

upgrade bash

2014-09-28 Thread techlists
I guess I needed to do an upgrade. This command fixed the issue: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade bash Keith --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail

Re: Bash is vulnerable!

2014-09-28 Thread techlists
Thanks that explains it!! On 2014-09-28 10:31, sean wrote: Did you do apt-get upgrade? Update syncs with repos and doesn't install anything. On Sep 28, 2014 8:22 AM, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote: Hi, I'm running Mint 17 KDE on on workstation. I ran the command: env VAR='() { :;}; echo

Is this list wilting?

2014-09-29 Thread techlists
Not much traffic compared to years gone by. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

CodeIgniter Has a New Home

2014-10-07 Thread techlists
Hi All, https://ellislab.com/blog/entry/your-favorite-php-framework-codeigniter-has-a-new-home Thoughts? Keith --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:

Configuring a test box with multiple VM's

2014-10-09 Thread techlists
Hi, I'd like to configure a test box for LAMP development. What I have in mind is setting up multiple VM's on the box and loading a different distro in each VM. Probably only need 2 or 3 VMs. The number might grow over time. Will not be configuring X on any of the VM's - they will be

Re: microsoft, IBM, and how to kill a big company....

2014-10-09 Thread techlists
Real missed opportunity. M$ could have made some cool stuff, and they did and we owe them for where we are at today. I just wish they would have made a leaner O/S and focused just on the O/S and dev tools. They seemed to understand how to make things intuitive and easy. I really like

Re: Configuring a test box with multiple VM's

2014-10-09 Thread techlists
I provided the wrong specs here is the specs of the box I want to use i3-3220 with visualization http://ark.intel.com/products/65693/Intel-Core-i3-3220-Processor-3M-Cache-3_30-GHz 8GB RAM. Thank you for your help!! Keith On 2014-10-09 13:01, techli...@phpcoderusa.com wrote: Hi, I'd

Re: memory

2014-10-09 Thread techlists
what CPU does that box have? On 2014-10-09 09:36, Mark Phillips wrote: Michael, It seems the max memory is 4GB for that system - 4 banks of 1 GB sticks. RAM memory Capacity - 4 GB Memory Type - DDR2 SDRAM - DIMM 240-pin Data Integrity Check - Non-ECC Speed - 667 MHz ( PC2-5300 ) Features -

Re: Configuring a test box with multiple VM's

2014-10-09 Thread techlists
Thanks!! I took a look at Proxmox. I'm looking for something free. You jogged my memory - I was told a while ago to use KVM. I took a quick look and it looks like I install KVM and configure each VM using it. It appears I would not need to install any other software to create VM's - very

Re: Configuring a test box with multiple VM's

2014-10-09 Thread techlists
Thanks!! On 2014-10-09 14:27, JD Austin wrote: Proxmox is free by the way; you don't have to do their subscriptions and having a nag telling you that you're not registered on login hasn't been a big deal for me :) -- JD Austin Voice: 480.269.4335 (480 2MY Geek) j...@twingeckos.com On Thu, Oct

Re: memory

2014-10-09 Thread techlists
I did a search on CPU family 15 Model 79 Stepping 2 and this is what I found. http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/AMD-Sempron%2064%203400%2B%20-%20SDA3400IAA3CN%20%28SDA3400CNBOX%29.html And here is the benchmark I found http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Sempron+3400%2B I would

Re: Configuring a test box with multiple VM's

2014-10-09 Thread techlists
Thanks!! On 2014-10-09 14:23, Sean Roe wrote: Im going to have to go with JD.  Proxmox is the best opensource VM solution period. Sean On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 11:40 AM, JD Austin j...@twingeckos.com wrote: Proxmox, your preferred Linux OS with Virtualbox, or using your preferred Linux OS's

RE: memory

2014-10-09 Thread techlists
My question is what is the computer used for? Are you using it for your Linux from scratch project? If your just browsing the web and doing email, I wonder if more RAM will really make a difference. When you posted your memory usage I think you had more than 400MB free. I did a search

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