On 2024-01-20 10:14, Peter King via talk wrote:
Can't say that I disagree with any of this. I protested when the UofT
decided to amalgamate all its services on Microsoft Server (to no
avail), and even more so when they made it all but impossible not to
use Outlook (after using mutt happily
I don't know how much effort you want to put on a new PC, but I just built
one using a Xeon from '14 and a motherboard from Aliexpress. Paid around
$20 for the processor and $50 for the motherboard, and it's a beast. Xeon
E5-2667v3 and a Machinist MR9A motherboard, paired with some Kingsthon
yes, I am old, but my next generation both know how to solder and how to
sew. My daughter has both a sewing machine and a serger. She has become the
"Go to" person in her circle to repair a treasured possession instead of
the pitch and repurchase cycle. When you have little money, maintenance
On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 11:26 AM Don Tai via talk wrote:
>
> "I'd like to say that soldering is a basic life-skill, but it isn't. " I
> think it is.
>
> If you do any kind of electronics repair or hacking, then you must know how
> to solder. It isn't difficult. You just need practice. Tutorials
On 2024-01-20 10:14, Peter King via talk wrote:
Just recently I was told that the University would not allow me to ssh
in to my office computer "because ssh had to be protected from the
internet" (!), and instead I was supposed to use some binary blob to
create a VPN into the UofT network --
On 2024-01-20 02:51, ac via talk wrote:
On Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:44:01 -0500
Alvin Starr via talk wrote:
I have a client who buys systems fromhttps://www.servergiant.net/
I have also bought systems from them.
The prices will not be as cheap as a minipc from amazon but you can
get a decent HP or
"I'd like to say that soldering is a basic life-skill, but it isn't. " I
think it is.
If you do any kind of electronics repair or hacking, then you must know how
to solder. It isn't difficult. You just need practice. Tutorials abound
on YT. Knowing how to use a multimeter is also an essential
excellent fix, and you, hopefully, improved your soldering technique!
On Fri, 19 Jan 2024 at 17:46, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk
wrote:
> My LASER printer / scanner, a Brother MFC-L2729DW, would not power on.
> Normally something like this is due to a power supply failure, but I
> googled and
| From: Evan Leibovitch via talk
| I've had a CDP-L2520DW for at least a decade.
| Touch wood, no problems like this.
I've found Brother laser printers to be fairly reliable, especially
considering how complex and mechanical they are. I don't buy other brands
so I cannot compare them.
I've
Can't say that I disagree with any of this. I protested when the UofT
decided to amalgamate all its services on Microsoft Server (to no
avail), and even more so when they made it all but impossible not to use
Outlook (after using mutt happily for years and years) - on the grounds
that Outlook
I've had a CDP-L2520DW for at least a decade.
Touch wood, no problems like this.
FWIW, I've found Brother tech support to be quite helpful -- I used their
chat-wirth-an-agent system instead of phone or email.
The problem I had -- fuser related -- was solved quickly. While I have no
idea where she
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