Re: [GTALUG] Hiring Someone to do a Custom Ubuntu Spins

On 13 October 2016 at 13:18, Marcus Brubaker via talk wrote: > I'm involved in a start-up which has developed software to run on Ubuntu > Linux [1]. We're currently looking to sell "appliance" servers with the > software pre-installed. We want to streamline the installation

Re: [GTALUG] Programmable LED badge

Did you try the python script in the github repo? That Reddit page had 176 comments on it if you click "full comments": https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenPV/comments/3pbuo3/evic_vtc_mini_anyone_know_the_mcuchipset_inside/ On 17 November 2016 at 06:08, Daniel Wayne Armstrong via talk <

Re: [GTALUG] Ubuntu 4.4.0-43 kernel update issue

eo card that's > not currently being used. > > On 15 October 2016 at 17:13, Stephen via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote: >> On 2016-10-14 08:23 AM, Tim Tisdall via talk wrote: >>> >>> On the off chance anyone else is using Ubuntu 16.04 ... >>> >>> T

Re: [GTALUG] Bitcoin Blockchain Crypto Surface

It's "up to" 8MB. The first block was about 2MB and the rest have been much much smaller: https://cash.coin.dance/blocks#blockDetails On 2 August 2017 at 09:11, Russell via talk wrote: > Now ... Eight Megabytes And Constantly Swapping > > Things just got tougher for little

Re: [GTALUG] Bitcoin Blockchain Crypto Surface

Sorry.. I was just so completely confused (and still am) as to how everything related. I didn't mean to insult. On 2 August 2017 at 10:39, Russell wrote: > On August 2, 2017 10:20:15 AM EDT, Tim Tisdall wrote: > >Uh... ... did you just have a stroke?

Re: [GTALUG] NOT: Re: From BTRFS to what?

You may find this helpful: https://www.reddit.com/user/dan_from_san_diego/submitted/ The guy claims to be doing something like this and provides some calculations about how profitable he is. I think one issue you're not accounting for is the need to constantly update hardware to stay competitive

Re: [GTALUG] "Massage Passing" library?

On 13 September 2017 at 03:24, William Park via talk wrote: > I have various local peripherals that I need to read and write. From > top of my head, I'm thinking 3 ways: I'd go with #1, but that's assuming your peripherals are some sort of I/O device. Most I/O usually ends up

Re: [GTALUG] An LibreOffice question.

On 30 July 2018 at 15:46, Alvin Starr via talk wrote: > Does anybody know how to display and work with SI numbers like 10k or 20M or > 40G within LIbreOffice? I think you may have to do it manually with a series of nested IF statements. So, if x>1,000,000,000 then x/1,000,000,000 + "G" else if

Re: [GTALUG] Name of gtalug wiki?

DokuWiki - https://www.dokuwiki.org/DokuWiki On 1 August 2018 at 22:46, William Park via talk wrote: > Hi, > > What is the name of wiki app for our gtalug.org? I want to try it at > work, for me, at least. > -- > William Park > --- > Talk Mailing List > talk@gtalug.org >

Re: [GTALUG] Alternative to Rogers

On 3 April 2018 at 08:08, Dave Cramer via talk wrote: > So one more time they put the prices up. > > This time the Roam Like at Home. now max of $90. Started at 50, that was > acceptable. then 60, now 90. > > So what options are there for > > 1) internet. 150M plans > 2) US SIM

Re: [GTALUG] Alternative to Rogers

https://www.freedommobile.ca/network-and-coverage/coverage has the coverage maps... but, no, it seems Orangeville isn't covered yet. On 3 April 2018 at 08:48, Dave Cramer wrote: > > > > > On 3 April 2018 at 08:42, Tim Tisdall wrote: >> >> The only

Re: [GTALUG] Alternative to Rogers

On 3 April 2018 at 10:01, Dave Cramer wrote: > At $5 US it's pretty close to 6 CDN? Take a look at the monthly plans. They have a $40 for 30 days plan that looks pretty good. --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk

Re: [GTALUG] another bargain netbook

In case anyone is interested, they're selling the Asus Zenbook UX331UA at Costco for $799. It's very much like https://www.costco.ca/ASUS-UX331UA-Q52SP-CB-ZenBook-Bilingual-Notebook,-i5-8250U.product.100405259.html but it has only 256GB SSD instead (the one on their website is $1177.99 and has

Re: [GTALUG] laptop repair in GTA/Markham?

On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 11:23, Don Tai wrote: > If you do not see screws or plastic snaps, then they might use double sided > tape. Slowly pry apart. > > FYI my old Lenovo Thinkpad has liquid drainage holes from the keyboard right > through to the back of the bottom casing. I have not tested

Re: [GTALUG] laptop repair in GTA/Markham?

So! I managed to get the computer on and confirm that the issue appears to be the power button. What I did was unplug the battery and the BIOS battery and then when I plugged in the power the default is for it to immediately turn on. After I got it running I was able to confirm that the power

Re: [GTALUG] laptop repair in GTA/Markham?

On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 11:40, Alvin Starr via talk wrote: > I have an asus of a similar design and the keys actually pop off. > > They were a pain to get back together but you may be able to pry off the > power button and clean the contact. > > This may be of some general help. >

Re: [GTALUG] laptop repair in GTA/Markham?

I removed the battery again and took a closer look at the keyboard. It's definitely melted plastic rivets holding it to a plastic framing that everything else screws into. I really don't want to start cutting into plastic. (here's a video of someone cutting and glue-gunning in a replacement:

Re: [GTALUG] laptop repair in GTA/Markham?

On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 13:22, Don Tai wrote: > Interesting way to fix keyboard traces. I've never done that but will look > next time a keyboard goes bad. With unsalvageable keyboards I cut up the > transparent sheets and use them as small notebook covers. They have a cool > high tech look.

Re: [GTALUG] laptop repair in GTA/Markham?

In case anyone is interested... I managed to find a seller on eBay who sold the case with the keyboard for about $50. So, whenever it comes, I'll move all the components over to the new case and then hopefully have a fully working unit again. Thanks again to everyone who responded with advice!

[GTALUG] laptop repair in GTA/Markham?

So, my laptop won't turn on today and it's likely due to a coffee spill that happened yesterday. I suspect a trace on the board may have become corroded. I took it to the ASUS repair centre on Markham and the absolute minimum cost to repair it would probably be $400 and if I want to keep

Re: [GTALUG] laptop repair in GTA/Markham?

On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 10:22, Don Tai via talk wrote: > I'd try buying the correct torx screwdriver sizes at CanTire and take it > apart myself. Then clean and put back together. Yeah, I actually ordered a set weeks ago to repair my phone and the tracking says it arrived at the airport on

Re: [GTALUG] laptop repair in GTA/Markham?

.2 interface which requires buying some sort of adapter. I'll take it apart some more and see if I find anything... On Wed, Jan 9, 2019, 12:12 PM Giles Orr via talk Hi Tim. > > On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 10:20, Tim Tisdall via talk wrote: > >> So, my laptop won't turn on today and

Re: [GTALUG] laptop repair in GTA/Markham?

On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 12:08, Lennart Sorensen via talk wrote: > Look up Louis Rossmann on youtube if you want to see what kind of repairs > are in fact possible today and not that big a deal. Yeah, those videos are exactly why I was looking for someone who does what he does. But it does seem to

Re: [GTALUG] laptop repair in GTA/Markham?

On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 13:04, Don Tai via talk wrote: > Switching tactics, can you get to BIOS? Can you boot to something like Ubuntu > with a USB key? The coffee and the boot issue might be coincidental. Remove > the battery (see video) and see if you can start up with a brick. It won't even

Re: [GTALUG] laptop repair in GTA/Markham?

button, is it possible that the keyboard is > shorted out along with power button and that's why laptop does't start. > It's is not actually dead? > > > > On Wed, Jan 9, 2019, 13:44 Tim Tisdall via talk wrote: > >> On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 13:04, Don Tai via talk wrote: >

Re: [GTALUG] Spamhaus block

On Thu, 21 Feb 2019 at 13:34, Marc Lijour via talk wrote: > > Does anyone has insights about dealing with Spamhaus? Is it being run on shared hosting? I had an issue with a similar service because the server shared an IP address with another site that was hacked and was spamming people. ---

Re: [GTALUG] Software to draw illustrations?

I haven't used it in many many years, but Dia was pretty good for making data diagrams, flow charts, etc. It's just drag-n-drop elements and filing in labels. Google Drawing isn't too bad for that type of thing, too. --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk

Re: [GTALUG] War Story: Asus UX305ca SSD failures

On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 11:15, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > Two years ago one of the m.2 SATA SSDs suddenly stopped working. If I > remember correctly, it didn't even show up as a disk. > > Last week the same thing happened on the second notebook. Yikes! I guess I better see if I have

Re: [GTALUG] Generic SSH question.

On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 at 11:28, Alvin Starr via talk wrote: > Does anybody know of a software package or service that does for SSH the > kind of thing that teamviewer does? > > I run into linux systems that are behind firewalls and trying to bounce > through some windows box using teamviewer or

Re: [GTALUG] Anyone know of a service to see if someone's pretending to be me?

I just checked and found https://www.google.ca/alerts . I have 4 alerts set up but haven't received anything for several years, so I'm not sure how effective it is. However, it's probably worth putting in your company name and then receive an alert when new things are spidered by Google that

Re: [GTALUG] Anyone know of a service to see if someone's pretending to be me?

Is Google Alerts still a thing? On Tue, 7 Sept 2021 at 15:37, David Collier-Brown via talk wrote: > My company just found a fake instance of themselves, so I wonder what > folks do to detect them? > > I know politicians suffer impersonation a lot, but I don't know who's > out there helping

Re: [GTALUG] Can anyone recommend a "health" smartwatch?

On Fri, 4 Feb 2022 at 08:32, David Collier-Brown via talk wrote: > > My fitbit with a heart-rate sensor died, so I bought a Spade and Co "Health > Smartwatch 2", which was absolutely beautiful, just what I wanted... and > didn't work. That watch's promo pictures make it suspiciously look like

Re: [GTALUG] OK notebook at a good price: $300, refurb / open box

Very nice find, thanks! I ordered one. I'm still making good use of my Asus Zenbook UX305CA suggested on the mailing list years ago. --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk

Re: [GTALUG] OK notebook at a good price: $300, refurb / open box

The keyboard is like this: https://www.dsi-keyboards.com/shop/accessories/language-labels/cd-languages/canada-french-keyboard-labels/ I think it's just a standard US Qwerty keyboard with some additional labels on the keys. I suspect you can set it up so the right Alt button works to enter the

Re: [GTALUG] Borked Python setup, please help

The OS has python needs and your app has its own. It's usually best to keep those things independent to avoid dependency conflicts. Using something like virtualenv or pyenv to create a separate python environment and then using the pip in it to install dependencies works well. --- Post to this

Re: [GTALUG] OK notebook at a good price: $300, refurb / open box

A good addition to this laptop is a keyboard cover to protect from spills. I killed the power button on my Asus Zenbook and replacing the keyboard involved replacing half the case (the half everything is bolted to, as well). Here's one I'm going to get: