Re: [tech-geeks] OT-Coaching Debut

2010-08-20 Thread rkasson
Tough game. We played a really good team with 2 8th graders and 7 6th graders. The kids played really well. A couple dropped fly balls, but the infield kept it in the infield and the outfield only had two get by them and those two were over their heads. We just didn't hit well. I thin

Re: [tech-geeks] Had your "oh s%&@" moment yet?

2010-08-20 Thread rkasson
I've had a string of rooms that started dropping network access intermittently. I sat and watched one room go up and down by watching the lights on the workgroup switch in the room. I thought, great, loose wire in the rj45 jack, but it hadn't gone down since. Today, the two rooms next doo

Re: [tech-geeks] OT-Coaching Debut

2010-08-20 Thread rkasson
Amen to that. I threw a no-hitter in legion ball and lost 1-0. I walked the guy that scored, stole second and catcher threw the ball into center field. Walk off sac fly. The other pitcher threw a 3 hitter. Sucked to lose, but it was a fun game. Quoting JimHays : Tell you pitchers to

Re: [tech-geeks] quick poll on district owned equipment.

2010-08-28 Thread rkasson
We don't allow it, but it still gets done. When I find it,I uninstall it and remind them it is a violation of the AUP to install anything without my approval. I don't mind being the bad guy. We'll see how this goes with the new administration, but it always worked out ok before. Quotin

Re: [tech-geeks] Need suggestions for workstation specs for Windows 7with 5-yr warranty

2010-09-17 Thread rkasson
I just bought our bookkeeper an i5. I'll have to look at which motherboard it is. It's got RAID 10 capability so I set it up with 4\500 GB drives. It's got 4GB of RAM. This thing runs absolutely fantastic with Windows 7. It has a 5-year because it's a Bytespeed machine. I would think

Re: [tech-geeks] OT-home security systems

2010-09-17 Thread rkasson
Pam, I live way out in the sticks. Last year there were some issues with farms and other places out this way getting broken into. I went with a company called Interface. The technician came in and had everything up and running in just over an hour. I think I spend about $30/month for

Re: [tech-geeks] ISBE Tech Inventory Survey

2010-09-20 Thread rkasson
I've gotten in trouble too many times for expressing my opinion on the subject, but when you look at some of the requirements, you gotta wonder who we're paying to come up with this stuff and why they can't keep up with the changes but we're expected to. This is exactly what happens when p

[tech-geeks] OT- Car Deal

2010-09-24 Thread rkasson
Last Wednesday I called a dealer in beautiful downtown Burbank (for you old Laugh-in fans), IL. to ask some questions about a Corvette Z06 they had for sale on ebay. After talking to them I decided to go ahead with the deal. The sales guy says "we can start it here". I asked if he was su

Re: [tech-geeks] OT- Car Deal

2010-09-24 Thread rkasson
Yep. Several. That call has already been made. The trouble is, the car is already gone. They only made about 2500 of the Electron Blue 50th anniversary Z06's so they are kind of hard to find - at least in that kind of shape and at that price. Also have the AG sending me a complaint form.

Re: [tech-geeks] OT- Car Deal

2010-09-24 Thread rkasson
Sure. A good blackball is worth a couple laps. Maybe even a ride to wings-n-things and back. Quoting "Joel A. Brondos" : If we participate in the Facebook commentary, will you give us a ride once around the Crowne Plaza parking lot at the next IETC conference in your convertible Hummer afte

Re: [tech-geeks] OT- Car Deal

2010-09-24 Thread rkasson
I talked to the State's Attorney down here. He said he doesn't think there is anything illegal that was done, just unethical as long as I get the bucks back. Quoting JimHays : I would contact your attorney and talk to him to see if you have any recourse. Of course, since you talked to th

Re: [tech-geeks] plagiarism software

2010-09-25 Thread rkasson
We use Eve2. Quoting Theresa Twaddle : Try paperrater http://www.paperrater.com/ Sincerely, Theresa Twaddle Theresa Twaddle Email: bustea...@hotmail.com Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 11:06:01 -0500 From: jrin...@southcentralschools.org To: tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org Subject: [tech-geeks] plagi

Re: [tech-geeks] OT- Car Deal

2010-09-25 Thread rkasson
The contract was entered into. The bank gave them approval and faxed copies of the checks. I overnighted the money. They sold the car between the time they received the info from the bank and the time they got the actual paperwork and checks. They should have ended the ebay auction like

Re: [tech-geeks] OT- Car Deal

2010-09-25 Thread rkasson
I called a lawyer friend of mine and he was happy to take it on. We talked it over and decided it would cost more to drag them to court that I could probably get out of it. However, he did recommend that I file a complaint with the Attorney General. Quoting Don Griffin : It sounds like t

Re: [tech-geeks] (no subject)

2010-09-28 Thread rkasson
Wow, our chance to get even with a spammer. What are we waiting for Quoting Joshua Halls : Oh the irony. On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Williams, Scott wrote: This guy is from India and is a scammer. English is not his first language. I'm not sure how he got on our list, but I gu

Re: [tech-geeks] Shot Fired at University of Texas

2010-09-29 Thread rkasson
Thanks Jim, you hit the nail on the head. While I don't hunt as much as I used to, I still enjoy a few days a year. My dad and grandpa always told me "if you shoot it, you had better be prepared to eat it". I agree that nobody should be allowed to go into a show and buy an AR-15 (M16) or

Re: [tech-geeks] Before Taking the 64-bit OS Plunge

2010-10-05 Thread rkasson
I've been running Windows 7 64-bit and the only issue I've had is with an HP LJ8150. Quoting "Steele, Thomas C" : I've been running 64-bit Vista for over 2 years now and have yet to find hardware that I actually use that won't work (including some old laser printers). Will the HP UPD supp

Re: [tech-geeks] TechFeast (*) Stimulus Sessions

2010-07-12 Thread rkasson
Porky is going on the grill Friday AM Quoting "Peterson, Jim" : Josh and I have been "starring" (*) a variety of sessions in rooms that we are making free of charge to TechGeeks who just want to drop in. If you check out http://www.techfeast.org/schedule_Bloomington_2010.htm, you will se

Re: [tech-geeks] Unused Toner

2010-07-12 Thread rkasson
Will they work for the CLJ4600? Quoting Jared Lynn : I have 5 Black, 5 Yellow, 2 Magenta and 1 Blue toner cartridges available for a HP CLJ 4500 or 4550. I also have 3 transfer kits for the same model if anybody is interested in purchasing them for a deep discount. I've had these sittin

Re: [tech-geeks] exit enrollment.

2010-07-14 Thread rkasson
I just export their detailed enrollment report in an .XLS file copy and past the info into their exit enrollment spreadsheet, put the exit info in and save it as a.csv file. The only thing that makes exit enrollment a real pain this year is the pre-k data. If a 3rd grader was a pre-k stude

Re: [tech-geeks] exit enrollment.

2010-07-14 Thread rkasson
I think they are having issues. I just took a look at my PSAE scores and a kid that dropped out is shown as testing but has no scores. I exited her before tested. We've got a couple other kids that are showing up with no scores that had scores before. Not sure what's up. Their response

Re: [tech-geeks] Fan explodes - need a spare old part

2010-07-20 Thread rkasson
John, I don't have any 240s, but I know I have one fan from a 260. I may have more. You're welcome to the one that I do have. It should work. Rich Quoting John Hawk : I need a new CPU fan for a Dell Optiplex GX240. It's the slim flat desktop model not a tower. I was blowing the old PC out o

Re: [tech-geeks] OT: My condolences to to Mark Drone

2010-07-20 Thread rkasson
The Air Force has been doing that for years. Quoting "Egolf, Ron" : I just read this horrifying story about the Navy shooting at Drones... Mark, you can never be safe, never. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20011041-501465.html ___ Tec

Re: [tech-geeks] akeeba backup

2010-07-20 Thread rkasson
PHPMyAdmin will run on 7.4. I use it to mess with the MYSQL database. However PHP 5 is not a good thing. Quoting "Haffer, Rick" : Joomla 1.5xx Sme 7.4 From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of William M. Bell Sent: Tuesday, July 2

Re: [tech-geeks] Moodle Site Backup

2010-07-20 Thread rkasson
Jim, Here's the link to Terry Sullivan's how-to's. If you get a login page, just click login as a guest. Rich http://moodle.district87.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=12338&subdir=/Moodle Quoting Jim Beal : I am wondering what people are using to backup/restore their entire Moodle site. S

Re: [tech-geeks] Position

2010-07-22 Thread rkasson
All of the K-12 districts that I know of are. I don't know if it holds true for all of the K-12's though. Quoting "McKay, Curtis" : Ah, helps explain why in our title it says ? High School District 201 So, are all K-12 officially unit districts? Curtis McKay Network Administrator Belleville

Re: [tech-geeks] St. Cardinals vs Reds on 9/5 (Sunday)

2010-07-26 Thread rkasson
I'd like to to go, but...that's Labor Day weekend. I close the pool the day before and head to the lake for the weekend. That's the only weekend of the year that I'm not married to my cell phone. Quoting Joshua Halls : If you would be interested in going to this game with a few folks plea

Re: [tech-geeks] St. Cardinals vs Reds on 9/5 (Sunday)

2010-07-26 Thread rkasson
I'll be there. Don't know if the Metro Link runs to Murphysboro though. Quoting Joshua Halls : Maybe we will go to the lake afterwards :-). --Josh On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 1:17 PM, wrote: I'd like to to go, but...that's Labor Day weekend. I close the pool the day before and head to the la

Re: [tech-geeks] OT: Dyson vacuum cleaner

2010-07-27 Thread rkasson
I have a Dyson Animal because I had 2 Golden Retrievers. It does a good job. I got it to replace an Oreck because the filters in the Oreck continued to smell like Dog even when changed. In my opinion, the Oreck had more suction, especially on the indoor/outdoor carpet in the basement. I

Re: [tech-geeks] Quinn Budget Cuts: New Details Released On $1.4B In Statewide Cuts

2010-08-06 Thread rkasson
Amen. Quoting "Steele, Thomas C" : Even if you boot them all out, will their replacements be any better? I don't have the answer and people a lot smarter than me don't seem to either. I really am starting to buy in to the conspiracy theory, but it seems there is a conspiracy by all in pow

Re: [tech-geeks] OT - America's Got Talent last night

2010-08-11 Thread rkasson
I hadn't seen this little girl yet and I missed last night. I don't know how a little one gets such a mature sounding voice. Wow. Quoting Bob Munds : saw it - a lot like Susan Boyle's performance last year I liked the magician just before her "Bob Morse" 8/11/2010 2:06 PM >>> If you d

Re: [tech-geeks] OT - America's Got Talent last night

2010-08-11 Thread rkasson
I thought that too, but watch one of the other videos of her on youtube that isn't professionally done. The pipes are still there. I'd hate to think that they are pulling a hoax on National TV, but I guess it's been done before. Look at Congress. Quoting Scott Williams : My Internet conn

Re: [tech-geeks] OT: A question that makes you say "DOH"

2010-08-11 Thread rkasson
I had a goofy ID10T from Trane pull the wires from our AC controls for the Offices and Library after I told him not to touch them. He didn't think that I knew my network and the HVAC control system as well as he did. He almost cooked four servers when the HVAC system reverted to it's last