Re: [GTALUG] GitLab plans to delete dormant projects in free accounts

[Digiital aka David via talk]

Understanding Space costs $$ . But this is somewhat silly since there are a
lot of good projects out there that are dead(no new updates) but still very
much useful.
1 yr is nothing. Maybe if it was a 10 yr old project I can see that.



On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 2:52 PM Stewart C. Russell via talk 
wrote:

> Remember when everyone ditched github when MS bought them?
> This from The Reg, so take with the appropriate quantity of low-sodium
> seasoning:
>
> GitLab plans to delete dormant projects in free accounts —
> https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/04/gitlab_data_retention_policy/
>
> "Exclusive: GitLab plans to automatically delete projects if they've
> been inactive for a year and are owned by users of its free tier.
>
> The Register has learned that such projects account for up to a quarter
> of GitLab's hosting costs, and that the auto-deletion of projects could
> save the cloudy coding collaboration service up to $1 million a year.
> The policy has therefore been suggested to help GitLab's finances remain
> sustainable.
>
> People with knowledge of the situation, who requested anonymity as they
> are not authorized to discuss it with the media, told The Register the
> policy is scheduled to come into force in September 2022.
>
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Re: [GTALUG] colocation downtown. Shared rack, non-profit price. Toronto Free-Net.

[Digiital aka David via talk]

Hold a second. .. Toronto freenet still exists? ;) Dang.
Freenets(cleveland, ottawa, Toronto )were one of the first systems I used.in
the early 90s

On Wed., Sep. 2, 2020, 9:11 p.m. Scott Sullivan via talk, 
wrote:

> Passing this along for my friends at the Toronto Freenet.
>
>
>  Original Message 
> Subject: colocation downtown.  Shared rack, non-profit price.  Toronto
> Free-Net.
>
> Toronto Free-Net is moving its servers to bigger digs and can offer
> colocation in a *shared* rack, at the premier carrier hotel, downtown.
>
> TFN is a non-profit, so price is *extremely* reasonable.  Starting at:
>
>   1 rack unit = $100 setup + $100/month  +HST
>
> Contact Iain:
>   * voice:  416 665 6259
>   * email:  tfna-colo at the Toronto Free-Net (torfree.net)
>
> EOF
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Re: [GTALUG] C.H.I.P. rides again - maybe

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Still have 2 of the CHIPs I never used sitting in my drawer

On Sat., Aug. 8, 2020, 9:48 p.m. Stewart C. Russell via talk, <
talk@gtalug.org> wrote:

> Pocket Popcorn Computer — https://popcorncomputer.com/ — looks like it's
> relaunching the old C.H.I.P.
>
> There might even be a PocketC.H.I.P. with a proper keyboard.
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Re: [GTALUG] What have people been using for remote meetings?

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Try this : https://jitsi.org/


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> My work has the usual dreck, plus bluejeans which is passible, but do
> people have favorites for non-one-to-one work?
>
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Re: [GTALUG] [GTALUG-Announce] GTALUG: COVID-19 Impact

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Another option is ; https://jitsi.org/



On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 9:57 PM James Knott via talk 
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> On 2020-03-26 03:10 PM, sean mancini via talk wrote:
> > How about a google hangout session?
>
> How many participants?  I believe Hangouts has a maximum of 10, unless
> you get some extra cost business package.
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Re: [GTALUG] another unique store gone: Above All Electronic Surplus

[Digiital aka David via talk]

Sadly with the days of the internet it's getting easier to buy all those
weird and cool stuff online. Plus younger people are just not into
the tinkering, it's the mind set of "why build, when I can build"

I can't count the days and hours I spent at Active . I'm pretty sure I
still have some things I bought there with the idea of building something
with it, and never got to it.

I wish that Canada Computers would possibly would fill in the gap in a
small way to the makers(or the old Radio Shake). I'm in Brampton and
our local CC has a few aisle that are just totally empty or just have
dozens and dozens of the same product as a filler.
Maybe if you are luck you may see one or two boxes of a 3D printer, or
filament.
Sucks when you want to buy a Raspberry Pi and it costs $11 for shipping.

When I jump down to the US to visit family I'm always going into micro
center
which I look at as a US version of CC with a good selection of a maker
area.
I can buy a raspberry pi zero ( 1 per visit) for $5(US), I make sure to
stop in a few times :)
and not only get the pi but stock up on my maker needs.




On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 8:04 AM David Thornton via talk 
wrote:

> Last time I was in Sayal ( Vic Park ) the lone staff members was slow and
> surly. Shame, they had tuns on net stuff.
>
> David
>
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 8:07 PM Don Tai via talk  wrote:
>
>> I'm uptown, so don't know many downtown stores. Sayal , Vic
>> Park/Mcnichol, is where I go for everything. For arduino stuff I used to go
>> to Creatron, on Dundas, but they moved to Birchmount/Sheppard.
>>
>> Long, long ago I recall Active Surplus, with the gorilla outside the
>> store?
>>
>> On Sun, 15 Dec 2019 at 19:25, Evan Leibovitch via talk 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On the positive side of things...
>>>
>>> One of my personal favourite places for obscure gear, Sayal Electronics,
>>> is not only doing well but has been quietly expanding.
>>>
>>> Unknown to inner city types, the original opened next to Active's
>>> Mississauga store. Frequently frustrated by Active's not having what I
>>> wanted, I'd go to Sayal which always had what I needed and eventually
>>> became my first stop in that plaza.
>>>
>>> That location is still doing well, obviously having outlasted Active.
>>> Their main location and head office remains on Victoria Park north of Finch
>>> (very close to where Electrosonic used to be)  but they also have locations
>>> in Markham and near Vaughan Mills. And they've also expanded to Barrie,
>>> Cambridge and Burlington. Their stores tend to be very large, which might
>>> be the reason they prefer industrial zones to city storefronts.
>>>
>>> Also: Canada Computers just did a move of its North York location, from
>>> a strip mall to Centrepoint Mall (Yonge & Steeles) where it occupies the
>>> ENTIRE space formerly used by the Target store. It's immense and when I
>>> went there a few weeks ago (though the "official" opening was yesterday)
>>> there was plenty of unused area, they could easily fit all of their other
>>> Toronto locations into this one spot.
>>>
>>> - Evan
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 15 Dec 2019 at 16:30, James Knott via talk 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 I remember when there were a lot of stores that sold electronic and
 computer stuff.  Besides Active Surplus, there were several stores
 along
 Queen, including Arkon, first near Church and later towards Spadina.
 There were also several stores on College around Spadina/Bathhurst.
 Then there was Active Electronics, on Lombard St. and when needed I
 could hop the subway up to Electrosonic at 555 Yonge St., before they
 moved to Gordon Baker Rd.  IIRC, there were a couple of other stores in
 the same vicinity.  There was also City Surplus, on Dixie Rd. north of
 the 401, which had a lot of electronic gear.  Of course, back in those
 days, there were a lot of shops that catered to the TV repair business,
 such as Atwater Electronics, not far from Heathkit, in Mississauga.
 Going way back, I remember Radio Essentials and Pat's Electronics, in
 Oakville.  The Oakville Amateur Radio club used to meet in Pat's
 basement.



 On 2019-12-15 02:59 PM, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
 > Oh I am crushed.
 > Steve had, and understood some of the most  creative things about
 > connecting electronics.
 > I have cables in my home and production studio that I simply could
 not
 > find  in town anywhere, especially after Radio shack went away.
 > Above all was a  computer maintenance dream as well.
 > *sniff!*
 > Kare
 >
 >
 >
 > On Sat, 14 Dec 2019, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote:
 >
 >> Losing Active Surplus a few years back was bad, but this one seems
 >> worse: long-established electronic surplus/weird stuff/junk store
 >> Above All Electronic Surplus (635 Bloor W, at Euclid) is closed. I
 >> went by today and the windows were papered over and a For Lease sign
 >> was 

Re: [GTALUG] a simple security solution?

[Digiital aka David via talk]

Try this one.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/b1ndA9WBBu4wdVo39



On Mon., Apr. 15, 2019, 8:56 p.m. Karen Lewellen, 
wrote:

> That link says google drive access denied.
> What should I find there?
>
>
>
> On Mon, 15 Apr 2019, Digiital aka David via talk wrote:
>
> > Here is a example of my wyze camera I have to detect motion on my side
> > street and not on the main Street in the background.
> >
> >
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IDW-ap37_yapzUcCQ_AzS-4SJkPZC_Cx/view?usp=drivesdk
> >
> >
> > On Mon., Apr. 15, 2019, 8:38 p.m. James Knott via talk,  >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 04/15/2019 04:33 PM, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
> >>> again a dictionary question, what is poe?
> >>
> >> Power over Ethernet.  It used power from the network switch, carried
> >> over the Ethernet cable, to power some device, such as a camera.  I use
> >> it here to power my WiFi access point.
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Re: [GTALUG] a simple security solution?

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Here is a example of my wyze camera I have to detect motion on my side
street and not on the main Street in the background.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IDW-ap37_yapzUcCQ_AzS-4SJkPZC_Cx/view?usp=drivesdk


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> On 04/15/2019 04:33 PM, Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
> > again a dictionary question, what is poe?
>
> Power over Ethernet.  It used power from the network switch, carried
> over the Ethernet cable, to power some device, such as a camera.  I use
> it here to power my WiFi access point.
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Re: [GTALUG] a simple security solution?

[Digiital aka David via talk]

Get yourself a wyze camera.  You can have it record to sd card. It records
12 seconds to the cloud and it will notify you when it senses motion.
https://www.amazon.ca/Wyze-Wireless-Camera-Android-Version/dp/B076H3SRXG/


On Mon., Apr. 15, 2019, 3:29 p.m. Karen Lewellen via talk, 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I do hope to ask this clearly.
> what I desire is a method of confirming if someone enters or approaches my
> flat without my knowledge.
> Ideally there would be a small camera, even a phone just for this role
> might work,  with at the absolute best a notification sent via  voice or
> e-mail that the feature is active..I hope this makes sense.  Perhaps  it
> activates when someone opens my downstairs door, letting me know?  Perhaps
> an alarm, perhaps not.
> I might also dedicate a laptop to this role, but the most important thing
> is that I am notified,  the setup calls my own phone number land line for
> example, or sends me an e-mail.  I have no way to get a text message,
> unless this  message is spoken.
> If I am  not being clear let me know.
> Range need not be profoundly large either.
> Ideas?
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Re: [GTALUG] Help with choosing a WiFi router

[Digiital aka David via talk]

Take note on the AC1900 from asus as good as it is .if you want any of the
good features you will need to turn them on and they report back to the
mother ship.  Who knows what info they are sharing.

On Sun., Mar. 31, 2019, 9:18 p.m. James Knott via talk, 
wrote:

> On 03/31/2019 07:17 PM, David Mason wrote:
> > I was looking at TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750 Dual Band Wireless AC
> > Gigabit
> > Router https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00BUSDVBQ?ref_=ams_ad_dp_ttl for $80
> > (I have Prime).
> >
> > Are there just APs that are better price/performance?
> >
>
>
> Be careful with TP link.  Some of their gear doesn't handle VLANs
> properly.  I have a TP link TL-WA901N AP that has that problem and it
> prevents me from setting up a guest WiFi.
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Re: [GTALUG] Boeing India software engineers

[Digiital aka David via talk]

Let me guess he worked for TATA.

On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 9:43 PM mwilson--- via talk  wrote:

>
> > Not to be left behind in an uncompetitive position, our Canadian
> > companies, too, are making great strides in reigning in costs by
> > shifting work offshore.
>
> A friend of mine had a job from hell for a while as Canada-side overseer
> of an India-based programming effort.  The job entailed being up all night
> to oversee, then being up all day explaining to management what was
> happening in India.  He's a smart, talented guy, but really, how good is
> *anybody* going to be working like that?
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Re: [GTALUG] Boeing India software engineers

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And that's what happened to me, I was a Dev for Rogers (The Cell side of
the biz) and they moved my work to India and said bye bye to me. As far as
I know after 1-2 yrs they brought the job back to Brampton. Because of the
issues where it would take double or more time to get things resolved
because of the time change, language.

On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 9:25 PM James Knott via talk 
wrote:

> On 03/12/2019 06:45 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote:
> > A number of years ago I read that India is generating more engineers per
> year
> > that the rest of the world combined. How good they are - - - - that's
> > another question.
>
> Several years ago, many companies decided to cut costs by moving help
> desks etc. to India.  Many have come to regret that decision, due to the
> poor quality "help".  In another thread, I mentioned how many put cost
> ahead of value and we get garbage as a result.
>
> One very important question a lot are missing is who is going to pay for
> products, services, etc., when more and more of the jobs are moving
> overseas.  At one time, it was just cheap manufactured goods.  Now it's
> IT, legal and medical services and more.  When does it end?
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Re: [GTALUG] Security cams question

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Some of those cheaper Chinese cameras their web interface require flash to
play the videos.  Or ActiveX plugin (ie browser).  But as long as it's
supports rtsp you can use something like VLC to stream the video.

On Sat., Feb. 9, 2019, 11:21 a.m. Scott Sullivan via talk  On 2/9/19 8:25 AM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote:
> > Greetings
> >
> > I am looking into using a security cam to observe animal behavior in an
> area.
> >
> > So I would like to use a camera that is IR capable to 30 m but what
> > I'm not finding is anything that I can run on Linux - - - just M$ is
> > listed.
> >
> > Has anyone out there played with security cams that might be able to
> help?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Dee
>
> You've not given us a lot of information to work with, and I see folks
> are making a lot of educated guesses to try and help you. Could you help
> us by adding some additional information?
>
> What's your budget?
>
> What is some example software / hardware you've looked at (links please)?
>
> What kind of data do you expect to have at the end?
>
> Video, time lapse photos, other?
>
> Do you want this recording all the time, or just on motion detection?
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Re: [GTALUG] Wyse Cx0

[Digiital aka David via talk]

Sure share the seller please..

I got a WYSE Dx0D, works great as well and was playing with using it as a
NVR for my security cameras.

On Mon, Feb 4, 2019 at 3:59 PM Ansar Mohammed via talk 
wrote:

> I just picked up 3 NIB Wyse Cx0x (2GB Flash/1GB RAM) on ebay for $5 each.
>> Great toys as they have a tiny form factor and run Debian quite well.
>> If anyone is interested I will send the link of the seller.
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Re: [GTALUG] Streaming address for Jazz91 FM?

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Try this:
https://ice66.securenetsystems.net/CJRT


On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 11:29 AM Peter King via talk  wrote:

> For a long time I used streamripper successfully to catch certain shows on
> our very own Toronto station, Jazz91 FM (CJRT).  A few months ago the
> address
> (http://streamertheta.jazz.fm:8000) stopped working, and for the life of
> me
> I can't figure out how to identify a working stream from the station, even
> though it's possible to play it live over the web.  Any ideas, suggestions,
> or even addresses?
>
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>
> http://individual.utoronto.ca/pking/
>
> =
> GPG keyID 0x7587EC42 (2B14 A355 46BC 2A16 D0BC  36F5 1FE6 D32A 7587 EC42)
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Re: [GTALUG] Anyone here using Manjaro or OpenSUSE?

[Digiital aka David via talk]

Funny enough I just started to use Manjaro after my laptops hdd failed last
week which had mint KDE. Im running xfce and so far the feel of it is
pretty nice coming from someone who's been a looong time user of KDE. I
haven't had lots of time to play with it but it's pretty quick. Maybe it's
the ssd drive too that has the laptop booting in well under 15 seconds.
I can have a look at this apps later tonight when I get on it

On Sun, Sep 9, 2018, 12:15 AM Evan Leibovitch via talk 
wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> I'm looking to install a new distro, after using Mint and Kubuntu for a
> long time.
> I'm trying to choose whether to try Manjaro or OpenSUSE.
>
> Sure, I can install both and can look around. But I'm wondering is there
> is anyone here who uses either of these distros who might be aware of
> issues not readily apparent. Intended desktop is KDE.
>
> Note: I want to be able to use Dupeguru, Spotify, Skype and Signal, apps
> that under *buntu require auxilliary PPA repositories. Some of these are
> dealbreakers if I can't use them.
>
> All answers are appreciated. The system is to be installed on an SSD, if
> that makes a difference.
>
> Thanks!
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[GTALUG] Cheap Stickers

[Digiital aka David via talk]

Friend sent me this , it's $1US(first package) free shipping to Canada

https://www.unixstickers.com/
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Re: [GTALUG] Ubuntu DLNA Server

[Digiital aka David via talk]

For a different server. I have been using OMV and have been very happy with
it

https://www.openmediavault.org/



On Sat, May 12, 2018 at 4:26 PM, Stephen via talk  wrote:

> So I have happily been using mediatomb for years. But I upgraded to 18.04
> and it has been unsupported, and worse the upgrade deleted the binary! :(
>
> I tried compiling from source, but that is a bigger learning curve that I
> am up for at this time.
>
> I tried miniDLNA. Setup was easy. No errors. It shows up on my network.
> But has no content. No errors. No log. So I am at a loss.
>
> Any suggestions and/or help appreciated.
>
> Open to recommendations for a different sever, as well.
>
> Thanks
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Re: [GTALUG] Alternative to Rogers

[Digiital aka David via talk]

When I'm traveling to the US I just load up my Roam Mobility Card before I
leave. It's a MUCH better deal than using one of the CDN providers with
roam option.

https://roammobility.com/plans

This company uses T-Mobile network. I have not had a issue with coverage(a
few yrs ago in VT it was pretty spotty, but other wise when I drive to NJ
there is zero problems)
At some point in the past you could choose the City where you got a number
from. Now it's a random location when you signup.

512MB  per-day is plenty and if you do use it up it just slows down to 2G
speeds afterwards. For Emails and GPS it's plenty.



On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 8:33 AM, Tim Tisdall via talk 
wrote:

> 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 or even a US plan
>
> Are you wanting to replace Roger's entirely or just get phone coverage
> in the US?  Freedom Mobile has a $20/month add-on to roam in the US
> with 1GB of data.  Their regular roaming fee without that add-on is
> only $0.25/minute.
>
> If you can manage with hopping between wifi hotspots, voip is very
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Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 3 Model B for $50 at Newegg.ca

[Digiital aka David via talk]

Speaking of Pi's.. How about a good source in the GTA that doesn't charge
for a Pi Zero Wireless as much as a Pi3?

On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 12:16 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk <
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> | From: William Park via talk 
> |
> | While shopping at Newegg.ca, I found
> |  Homepage_FDD-_-P3_13-300-007-_-11212017>
>
> Often the Microsoft store is a good place to buy these.  And it has
> free shipping.
>
>  bundle/8pq0whg388d2>
>
> $74.99, including official enclosure, power supply, and a possibly
> slow 16G SD card with NOOBS.
>
> A week or two ago, this was $60, but I think that was a price error.
>
> Speaking of which, finding the best SD card for the Raspberry Pi seems
> to involve more lore than I've penetrated.
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Re: [GTALUG] Question

[Digiital aka David via talk]

Oh I clearly knew that but the older people in the company were always
pushing back. "Why do we need something new, we have this and it works"
clearly it didn't work. it was amazing how it actually did work, the
'access db' didn't use keys. The guy that dev'ed it linked tables with text
and not a unique key example "Part123" and "part123" were the same part
, but showed up as two different parts in the system. :) and depending who
used the application, they would update the inventory one which ever part
came up ... "part123 = 10 parts" and "Part123 = 14" over all 24 parts, but
funny when "part123 = 0" was down to 0 they would order more but actually
had 14 still in stock

It's a looong story... the owner was set in his ways.

On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 9:32 AM, Marc Lijour  wrote:

> Odoo can be tailored, but at a cost (oftentimes underestimated by the
> customer). However, it's the best solution for those who need a custom-fit
> system -short of building one from scratch of course :-)
>
> On 2017-01-12 09:29 AM, Digiital aka David wrote:
>
> Could have used that meetup a few yrs ago. I was working with a
> manufacture in Mississauga that wanted to replace the homebrew ERP
> system(access?? Bl) and I was in the stages of rebuilding it using
> OpenERP(Odoo) but they didn't like the flow because they had been doing the
> biz the same way for over 30 yrs and just not possible in Odoo so they
> scrapped the project/and me :)
>
> Now they realize that they have to make some change and decided to go with
> http://openpro.com/ which isn't open at all.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 9:23 AM, Marc Lijour via talk 
> wrote:
>
>> For business uses, we use Odoo. It's open source and simple enough to get
>> started with a couple business functions like accounting. We actually
>> launched the Odoo Toronto meetup group with another Odoo service provider
>> (OERP). See https://www.meetup.com/Odoo-Toronto/ (slow right now)
>>
>> For personal use, I found that Gnucash does the job.
>>
>> On 2017-01-12 08:16 AM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote:
>>
>> Greetings
>>
>> Am trying to find (for need in the not to distant future) some of what
>> is normally called 'accounting' software (its really record keeping
>> software but that's a different argument!).
>>
>> What are you using that is, or could be, multi-user and has room for
>> some complexity?
>> (I am presently using 10 digit account numbers to get the granularity I 
>> want.)
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Dee
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Re: [GTALUG] Question

[Digiital aka David via talk]

Could have used that meetup a few yrs ago. I was working with a manufacture
in Mississauga that wanted to replace the homebrew ERP system(access??
Bl) and I was in the stages of rebuilding it using OpenERP(Odoo) but
they didn't like the flow because they had been doing the biz the same way
for over 30 yrs and just not possible in Odoo so they scrapped the
project/and me :)

Now they realize that they have to make some change and decided to go with
http://openpro.com/ which isn't open at all.





On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 9:23 AM, Marc Lijour via talk 
wrote:

> For business uses, we use Odoo. It's open source and simple enough to get
> started with a couple business functions like accounting. We actually
> launched the Odoo Toronto meetup group with another Odoo service provider
> (OERP). See https://www.meetup.com/Odoo-Toronto/ (slow right now)
>
> For personal use, I found that Gnucash does the job.
>
> On 2017-01-12 08:16 AM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote:
>
> Greetings
>
> Am trying to find (for need in the not to distant future) some of what
> is normally called 'accounting' software (its really record keeping
> software but that's a different argument!).
>
> What are you using that is, or could be, multi-user and has room for
> some complexity?
> (I am presently using 10 digit account numbers to get the granularity I want.)
>
> TIA
>
> Dee
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Re: [GTALUG] Certificate Error On Chrome

[Digiital aka David via talk]

I was getting that error as well.. I did a system update (MINT) and
rebooted to make sure there was a clean start and the website I was having
are now resolved. It's a known bug.

On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 10:24 PM, Bob Jonkman via talk 
wrote:

> I've seen that particular error too, and many other cert errors lately. It
> appears to be a combination of deprecated or compromised protocols no
> longer being accepted by up-to-date browsers where websites haven't updated
> their certs or servers, or older browsers that can't handle the new
> protocols implemented by some sites (Oh hello, IceCat and Midori!)
>
> If you know and understand what's going on it may be safe to bypass the
> error, as in the case of the Transparency requirement - your session should
> still be encrypted, although there's a low risk it's encrypted with a
> spoofed cert. Certainly it's no more dangerous than using a browser that
> doesn't enforce that transparency requirement.
>
> Long term, it requires all browsers, servers, and cert authorities to come
> up-to-date, using mutually agreed on certs and protocols. But as long as
> vulnerabilities are being found and vulnerable practices are being
> deprecated we may never reach that state of equilibrium again.
>
> --Bob
>
> On November 16, 2016 9:42:51 PM EST, Michael Galea via talk <
> talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
>>
>> I went to pay my cell providers bill via Chromium on Debian and it threw
>> a "Site not secure" error at me.  That was odd as I had paid at the same
>> site many times before.
>>
>> I reported the problem to the cell provider's customer support line, not
>> really expecting much.  To my surprise they requested screenshots, and I
>> provided them.
>>
>> The tech came back and replied, "I have seen this error before. Click on
>> “ADVANCED” and you should then have an option to proceed to website and
>> this should resolve the issue". :-)
>>
>> I replied that I would try paying by another means thanks, and that if I
>> was seeing the site warning, others were likely to as well..
>>
>> Google was reporting "Certificate Error : There are issues with the
>> site's certificate chain net::ERR_CERTIFICATE_TRANSPARENCY_REQUIRED)."
>> Apparently, Google started following a 2013 protocol that detects
>> fraudulent certificates, and the cell providers certificate vendor does
>> not support it.
>>
>> Has anyone else seen these sorts of certificate problems, and why now?
>>
>>
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