Re: backups

Right now I have 5 Windows servers ( a mix of virtualized and physical). They all use an agent that take a snap shot every 15 minutes and stores the snap shot on a dedicated server. The server uploads the snapshots to a remote storage service off site. What I'm using is managed by our IT company

Re: backups

This is a good set of instructions. Thanks for sharing this with us! On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Jack Coats wrote: > After having spent half my career dealing with backups. The wisest thing I > believe you can do is test it. > > I have done this, and it seems to work for me: > > Find an

Re: backups

s solution is provided by Zenith. I am starting to completely distrust things i can't manage myself. As a result I'm looking into another backup solution. I'm glad Ryan brought this subject up. On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Richard Pieri wrote: > On Dec 15, 2010, at 9:

Linux Foundation Memberships

Guys, I've been looking at getting a membership at Linux Foundation.org for a while now. The benefits don't seem so great that they justify the membership costs, but maybe I'm missing the overall point? Does anyone in our organization have a Linux Foundation membership? Any reasons to buy or no

Re: Linux Foundation

eiman >wrote: > > > 1. Linux Foundation Memberships (Chris O'Connell) > > I've been looking at getting a membership at Linux Foundation.org for a > > while now. The benefits don't seem so great that they justify the > > membership costs, but mayb

Re: Backup software

Hey Mark, IMO I think there are a few important features: 1. The backups must be mountable, allowing for file browsing and single file restoration. 2. The backup should NOT be file based, it should be image based. 3. Encrypted backups. I want the backups to be encrypted and I want the encrypti

Re: Backup software

Agreed, bare metal restore is a must. On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote: > > From: discuss-boun...@blu.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@blu.org] On Behalf > > Of Mark Woodward > > > > My question for you guys is what do you *want* in a backup. We've all > > used these feature la

Infoworld Linux IQ Test

Hi Everyone, I found this Linux IQ test online this morning: http://infoworld.com/t/linux/linux-iq-test-round-2-657?source=rss_infoworld_top_stories_ Thought you all may find this useful. --Chris ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu

Re: Firefox IE mode on Linux?

Just because your CPU doesn't support virtualization doesn't mean you can't run Virtual Box with a copy of windows inside. A copy of XP runs just fine without bios virtualization support provided your system has adequate CPU and ram. On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:48 AM, David Miller wrote: > Have y

Re: Desktop searching in Ubuntu

There are two that I recommend: if you are just searching for files from the command line you can use the LOCATE command. Envoke "updatedb" to update the file index and then "locate filename" to get a list. Alternately, google desktop makes an indexing software for ubuntu that will search file co

Re: Resizing VirtualBox disk

Does the windows disk manager show that there is more space on wn empty partition? Looks like the command completed successfully to me. Chris O'Connell >From my iPhone On Feb 5, 2011, at 1:52 PM, jbk wrote: > On 02/05/2011 10:58 AM, David Kramer wrote: >> >> The pro

Re: New Router Suggestions

Over the years I've found the Linksys routers to be THE LEAST reliable. Mine have failed every year or 16 months like clockwork. Belkin is good, so is netgear. Go with a midrange model. Configuration is similar on most of the mid-range routers. On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 8:51 PM, jbk wrote: > O

Re: Drumming Up More Internet Addresses

an interesting idea for a presentation: Linux and IPv6! On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Jerry Feldman wrote: > I was just reading the following article in the NYTimes: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/technology/15internet.html?partner=rss&emc=rss > > >By LAURIE J. FLYNN > > >

Re: 30% Apple

This cost is simply going to be handed down to the consumer. Unfortunately, Apple is a very greedy company. They already have HUGE mark ups on all of their hardware. Remember right before the IPAD was released one of the higher ups at Apple said "We are prepared to be nimble with our pricing if

Sandboxing & System 76 Laptops

Hi Guys, My question is sort of cross platform. I have an 86 year old user here at my work. He's very bright, but no matter how many times I tell him not to click weird email links or strange websites he does. The result is a weekly visit into his office to run a 45 minute sweep for spyware, vi

Re: Sandboxing & System 76 Laptops

Matt, I like that suggestion! I don't think my supervisor would think that's an adequate solution and he does use one web based application at least ;-) On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Matt Shields wrote: > On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote: >

Re: 30% Apple

Dan, that's a great point about not passing our subscriber info along... that is very nice! On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Dan O'Donovan < odono...@hkl.hms.harvard.edu> wrote: > I personally think 30% is way to high. Perhaps 10-15% would be more > > > reasonable, but Apple is huge and most com

Re: 30% Apple

I remember hearing about this same sort of ratio regarding the ipod. There are some R&D and advertising expenses of course, but this still proves that the prices could come way down if Apple saw fit (as they did with their notebook line a couple of years ago). --chris On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:

Re: 30% Apple

Hi Jack, Jailbreaking the iphone will give you the ability to install apps not sold/distributed in the App Store. Unfortunately, and mostly because jailbreaking is not mainstream, the apps distributed to a jailbroken phone aren't as smooth running (if they run at all) as those found in the App St

Help Desk Software

Can anyone recommend some open source help desk software? Obviously the software should be web based. I also want to be able to run reports about closed items, open items, and who is assigned to what. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://list

Re: Help Desk Software

n source change management or collaboration tools that might help? It sounds like RT is the suggested ticketing software. On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 7:42 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: > On 02/25/2011 07:14 PM, Chris O'Connell wrote: > > Can anyone recommend some open source help desk software? &

Re: Help Desk Software

ttings. I reverted to the previous settings and viola! Performance monitoring was working again. On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: > > On 02/26/2011 08:05 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote: > > Thanks Guys. I guess I should have included more information in my

Re: Help Desk Software

Hi Rich, Thanks for the advice. So the JIRA $10 is a one time purchase price per module allowing you to install on your own server? Thanks, --Chris On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Rich Braun wrote: > I swear by JIRA and its cousins from Atlassian Software. Not free but one > really cool t

Re: Lightweight network monitoring program

Jerry, Here are some step-by-step instructions on installing nagios: http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com/2010/11/nagios-installation-step-by-step_15.html On another note, it sounds like you just want a ping check to

Re: mysql and access

I've configured this before and yes, the process was fairly straight forward. There was just one main gotcha that I found, which was something to do with the autonumber value access uses to create primary keys. Forgive me, it's been probably 5 years and the exact nuances escape me at present. I

Android/Gmail Tasks App

Can anyone recommend an android app that interfaces with the Tasks inside of your GMAIL account? Thanks, --Chris ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

SpiderOak Woes

Hi Guys, After seeing the BLU presentation on online backups I decided it was time to get my act together and start to back up my critical files off-site. The only consideration I had was that whichever software I chose needed to be cross platform (linux, mac and Windows). I chose Spideroak beca

Re: SpiderOak Woes

annually. Good point about the encryption Rich P. On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 11:39 PM, Franco Castro wrote: > 200$ per month or annually, because with 200 bucks you could rent a server. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 11/04/2011, at 08:36 p.m., "Chris O'Connell

Re: ebooks and pdf?

Speaking of breaking DRM for ebooks... anyone have any tips? I'm adamant about buying only ebooks from now on. The problem is that very few publishers provide their books in a DRM free format. O'Reilly is one notable exception. I won't be pirating my books, but I don't like the idea of being ti

Re: ebooks and pdf?

Calibre can convert either Mobi (Amazon's format) or EPUB (the one BN chose to standardize on). EPUB books are also available from the public library for download. EPUB seems to be a more standardized format. On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: > On 04/12/2011 06:31 AM, Scott

Re: ebooks and pdf?

oh yeah, O'Reilly allows for downloads in PDF, EPUB, MOBI and one other format, all DRM free. On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote: > Calibre can convert either Mobi (Amazon's format) or EPUB (the one BN chose > to standardize on). EPUB books are also avai

Re: ebooks and pdf?

at has the longevity that PDFs have. There's probably room for both but it's largely a matter of what you intend to use the files for. On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Richard Pieri wrote: > On Apr 12, 2011, at 7:35 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote: > > > > one notable

Re: SpiderOak Woes

Spider Oak Update: I resorted to googling their phone number and called. After being placed on hold for a few minutes I was told no technical support agent was available. The girl at the front desk asked if I would mind emailing support instead. I explained my situation to her and she wasn't ab

Re: ebooks and pdf?

Oh... I didn't realize that. You can open a book you purchase for your nook in any EPUB reader? On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Richard Pieri wrote: > On Apr 12, 2011, at 11:50 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote: > > > > my definition of "portable" PDF works perf

Re: ebooks and pdf?

Sorry, I misread that Rich. On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Chris O'Connell wrote: > Oh... I didn't realize that. You can open a book you purchase for your > nook in any EPUB reader? > > > On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Richard Pieri > wrote: > >>

Re: Gnome 3 Discussions

These are great points. The apparent goal behind Gnome3 is to attract NEW users, not to address the needs and wants of the existing user base. I'm always a huge fan of soliciting ideas and feedback from users, but I think this philosophy is lost on many developers and the management that guides t

Re: Fedora 14 -- Hard Drive Temperature over 60 C.

How about indexing or some other service that is causing the drive to run continuously? Did _top_ show you anything of interest as far as running services? On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: > Coule possibly be. I ran hddtemp on my Ubuntu netbook it shows 34°C. And > the net

Random Linux Questions

Hey Guys, A couple of quick questions: 1. Does Ubuntu 9.04 support TRIM support for SSD drives? 2. If one were transferring data from one USB drive to another USB drive through a computer with two USB ports, is the hosting computer used as a buffer? Does data get read and written to/from the ho

[Discuss] Small Form Factor PCs

I'm looking for a very small form factor computer to install some home automation software on. The software is not very resource intensive. Here are the key requirements for the system: 1. Must be able to power back up without human intervention if power to the unit is lost. 2. Should be small

[Discuss] Fwd: Small Form Factor PCs

-- Forwarded message -- From: Chris O'Connell Date: Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 11:49 PM Subject: Small Form Factor PCs To: blu I'm looking for a very small form factor computer to install some home automation software on. The software is not very resource intensive. He

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Small Form Factor PCs

12, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Mark Woodward wrote: > On 06/12/2011 10:31 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote: > >> -- Forwarded message -- >> From: Chris O'Connell >> Date: Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 11:49 PM >> Subject: Small Form Factor PCs >> To: blu >

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Small Form Factor PCs

ut the links you sent me. --Chris On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Mark Woodward wrote: > On 06/13/2011 08:28 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote: > > 1) This is something I would like to productize eventually. > > If this is so, an up-front investment in sing Linux will be make

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Small Form Factor PCs

I love the idea of Windows for Warships! Well, again, I didn't pick the operating system platform that HomeSeer chose to develop on. There is an iPhone and Android app for the automation system though, seems to work very nicely. On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 7:10 PM, Richard Pieri wrote: > On Jun 1

Re: [Discuss] Skype Replacement

Check out this rather timely article: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20072845-264/google-building-skype-alike-software-into-chrome/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 1:52 AM, Tom Metro wrote: > Mark Woodward wrote: > > ...is there a practical replacement for Skype..

Re: [Discuss] strange behaviour

this may be kind of a shot in the dark, but check the maximum size of your swap file? A utility such as this may help: http://windirstat.info/ Good luck, let us know what you find! On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:23 AM, dan moylan wrote: > > last night, running ubuntu 11.04 on acer d255e, i got a >

Re: [Discuss] strange behaviour

Shoot, sorry, for some reason I hadn't missed the part about this being Linux... I saw the 98 and my brain assumed Windows 98 :-( On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote: > this may be kind of a shot in the dark, but check the maximum size of your > swap file? &g

Re: [Discuss] Dell

Hey Guys, I have one old Compaq Proliant server, I think it's a ML280 G3 or something. It's been working for many years with NO trouble. I also have 3 Dell servers. Most of our critical applications work off from these Dells. As a result I'm a little more familiar with the Dell servers than an

[Discuss] TrueCrypt with SSD

Hey All, I bought my boss a really awesome computer and specifically wanted to use an SSD for the many benefits (sound, speed, power consumption). Before encrypting the drive using trusty TrueCrypt I did a little googling. I found that full disk encryption significantly decreases performance. I

Re: [Discuss] TrueCrypt with SSD

Does anyone know of any other methods to securing the data on a solid state drive? Any BIOS level or TPM integrated security? On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Chuck Anderson wrote: > On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 07:45:26AM -0400, Edward Ned Harvey wrote: > > Incidentally, what *is* the problem with

Re: [Discuss] TrueCrypt with SSD

a self destruct where the laptop explodes if stolen :-) > > On 08/15/2011 09:07 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote: > > Does anyone know of any other methods to securing the data on a solid > state > > drive? Any BIOS level or TPM integrated security? > > > > On Mon, Aug 15,

Re: [Discuss] TrueCrypt with SSD

That's the way it should be, but not the way it is. On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Richard Pieri wrote: > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: > > > So, what is a good practice for an employee who has company property > > that may contain some sensitive data? > > > > Answer: t

Re: [Discuss] Photo Manager

how about Picasa? I like that program and it integrates with Android. Linux, Mac and Windows versions are all available. On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Kyle Leslie wrote: > Hi Everyone. > > Looking for a suggestion on a photo manager. I am a huge fan of Apples > iPhoto, but I can't afford a

[Discuss] Gnome 3 Compatible Video Card

I find myself really trying to like Gnome 3 and Unity, but am having a tough time. Unity seems so buggy and flakey. Aside from strange Unity behavior, I am just not fond of the interface. I have higher hopes for Gnome 3. Unfortunately I've yet to get Gnome 3 to work with ANY of the graphics car

Re: [Discuss] how to manage a bunch of ms boxes?

If the users were half-intelligent you may want to train them to use a sandboxing software like SandieBox, which is very effective at eliminating user induced problems. I think there is a program called Deep Freeze or something that sets a computer back to locked state after a reboot. That may be

[Discuss] OT: 8mm to dvd

Hi Guys, This is off topic, but I figured I would ask you all. Has anyone had any experience converting 8mm tapes to DVD? A bunch of coworkers came to me and asked if I could convert their old 8mm to DVD for them. I actually don't want to, so I'm looking for a reputable service I can send these

Re: [Discuss] [OT] [Mac related] Wiping an old Mac

Jerry, Any Apple iOS CD that can be booted from has the Disk Utility on it. This utility allows for a secure wipe, simple erase or format. To access the utility boot from the CD and select Disk Utility from the Tools (or Utilities) drop down menu on the top of the screen. Chris On Wed, Nov 2,

Re: [Discuss] [OT] [Mac related] Wiping an old Mac

Sorry guys, I meant OSX, not iOS... Ooops. On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: > On 11/02/2011 09:56 AM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote: > >> From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss- > >> bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Feldman > >> > >>

Re: [Discuss] (OT) Barnes & Noble wants DOJ probe into Microsoft patent tactics

I would like someone to investigate the way Barnes and Noble treats their customers. Instead of insulting Amazon's new competing product ( http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/07/tech/gaming-gadgets/nook-kindle-war/index.html?eref=rss_tech&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn

Re: [Discuss] (OT) Barnes & Noble wants DOJ probe into Microsoft patent tactics

alid HTC and Samsung, along with the other android device makers, would have jointly gone after MS in court. On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 7:42 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: > I would also agree with that, I saw your FB post. > > On 11/09/2011 07:39 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote: > > I wou

Re: [Discuss] (OT) Barnes & Noble wants DOJ probe into Microsoft patent tactics

they are building the Nook product line and > > providing ebooks, they are still organized as a retail book seller, and > > probably have not set up the proper support infrastructure so your > > criticism of B&N is certainly correct. Fortunately I have not had to > >

Re: [Discuss] (OT) Barnes & Noble wants DOJ probe into Microsoft patent tactics

Cole, thanks for sharing, I hold Amazon in high regards because of their good customer service. On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Cole Tuininga wrote: > On 11/10/11 10:12 AM, Brendan Kidwell wrote: > >> Anyone have a similar Kindle problem ever? If so how did Amazon react >> to your inquiry? >> >

[Discuss] Linux Mail Server That Sends Email to Exchange Servers

Hey Guys, I'm looking or an open source email server that allows me to send email messages to an Exchange server. I've researched Postfix, but have never been able to get it to send an email to an exchange account. Any thoughts? Thanks, Chris ___ Dis

[Discuss] Genesi EFIKA MX and boot without HDMI plugged in

the GENESI splash screen and I can't use the monitor. Is there a simple fix to get these devices (or Ubuntu 10.04 in general) to boot headless? -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Genesi EFIKA MX and boot without HDMI plugged in

Dan, Thanks for the reply. I looked at your suggestion but found that the EFIKA MX uses uboot, not GRUB. Does anyone familiar with UBOOT? Chris On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Dan Ritter wrote: > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 02:52:45PM -0500, Chris O'Connell wrote: > > Hi Guys, >

Re: [Discuss] Full disk encryption

> > Are you using full disk encryption? If so, what tool are you using? > > -Tom > > -- > Tom Metro > Venture Logic, Newton, MA, USA > "Enterprise solutions through open source." > Professional Profile: http://tmetro.venturelogic.com/ > __

Re: [Discuss] Full disk encryption

p://tmetro.venturelogic.com/ > _______ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Full disk encryption

Harvey wrote: > > From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss- > > bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Chris O'Connell > > > > ALSO, NO FULL DISK ENCRYPTION should ever be used on an SSD drive. > > Performance will drop by 30% a

Re: [Discuss] Full disk encryption

A couple of more supporting links regarding TRIM and wear-leveling (from Truecrypt): http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=trim-operation http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=wear-leveling On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Chris O'Connell wrote: > That has not been my experience at all.

Re: [Discuss] Full disk encryption

. You have really proven your point Ed! Chris On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote: > > From: Chris O'Connell [mailto:omegah...@gmail.com] > > > > http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=trim-operation > > Given: Truecrypt permits TRIM. And if you TRIM,

[Discuss] OT: Computer Professionals Update Act

-center-181183?page=0,0 I'm salary, so this doesn't apply to me, but I'm wondering if this may be a topic worthy of discussion. -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://l

[Discuss] Raid 5 Disk Won't Rebuild

don't think I can restore the image if the disk sizes don't match, am I wrong? Any help would save me a lot of time, Great thanks! -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] running Snort on a consumer-grade router

didn't report whether they ever got custom rules working. > > -Tom > > -- > Tom Metro > Venture Logic, Newton, MA, USA > "Enterprise solutions through open source." > Professional Profile: http://tmetro.venturelogic.com/ > __

Re: [Discuss] Visualizing LAN traffic

_______ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] running Snort on a consumer-grade router

, Newton, MA, USA > "Enterprise solutions through open source." > Professional Profile: http://tmetro.venturelogic.com/ > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

[Discuss] Home Wireless Routers OT

rom my NAS, XBOX and other network devices that I use via my laptop wirelessly. The Guest SSID should have just access to the internet only. Any suggestions? -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discu

Re: [Discuss] Light Linux Distro for VM usage

obe. > > -- > Jerry Feldman > Boston Linux and Unix > PGP key id:3BC1EB90 > PGP Key fingerprint: 49E2 C52A FC5A A31F 8D66 C0AF 7CEA 30FC 3BC1 EB90 > > > > _______ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.bl

Re: [Discuss] Light Linux Distro for VM usage

t. > > You're running the linux machine in the VM guest, right? Not the host? > Make sure you install VirtualBox Tools (or whatever they're calling it now) > into the guest OS. Then you shouldn't have any display sizing or > performance problems. > > ___

Re: [Discuss] Future of Personal Computers

> > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss@blu.org > > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Future of Personal Computers

have their uses, but a tablet isn't going to replace my laptop any time in the near future. On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote: > > From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss- > > bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Chri

[Discuss] A Little OT: The Password Post-It

recommended terminating at least on person here, but I think my boss thought I was kidding ;-) -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] A Little OT: The Password Post-It

I provide them with KeePassX, but even that seems to complex for most of my users. I guess what I'm looking for is a non-technical solution or idea of how to keep users from having to write the passwords on postits. On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 12:15 PM, wrote: > Chris O'Connell wrote

Re: [Discuss] A Little OT: The Password Post-It

So, end user training? Good point! On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Richard Pieri wrote: > On 4/18/2012 12:29 PM, Chris O'Connell wrote: > >> I guess what I'm looking for is a non-technical solution or idea of how to >> keep users from having to write the passwords

Re: [Discuss] A Little OT: The Password Post-It

enforced by screen locks and keyboard > entry, key cards, smartphone applications, or whatever else someone who > thinks he's clever can come up with. Enforcement is stupid because it > doesn't address the problem. > > --Rich P. > > >

Re: [Discuss] Most Dangerous Operating System

irst place. Security holes can be fixed, but bad design is > forever. > > -- > Rich P. > __**_ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/**listinfo/discuss<http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss> > -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

[Discuss] Disk/Tape Eraser

Hi All, Can anyone recommend a piece of hardware used to erase hard disks/tapes/floppies? I've done some googling, looked on Amazon and NewEgg, but can't seem to find anything that fits the bill. Thanks, -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutb

[Discuss] Ubuntu USB Drives appending _ to folder

th. Has anyone seen this before? Anyone know why this is happening? Thanks! -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Ubuntu USB Drives appending _ to folder

ive powers down while idle and the usb subsystem loses > track of it, while there's still a process that has the directory open. > > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Chris O'Connell > wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 for

Re: [Discuss] Gnome Shell

Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix > PGP KeyID: 32A492D8 / Email: abre...@gmail.com > PGP FP: 7834 AEC2 EFA3 565C A4B6 9BA4 0ACB AD85 32A4 92D8 > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailma

Re: [Discuss] Google's Nexus 7

round the > edge was great. Easily kept my stuff in, and dirt/grime out. > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Europe hits old internet address limits

I second a meeting on this. On Sep 15, 2012 4:13 PM, "John Abreau" wrote: > Do you have just one server to put on IPv6? Most of the complications > relate to setting up an entire IPv6 network; if you only have a single > system to deal with, it's a lot simpler. > > Basically, if you've only got o

Re: [Discuss] Speakers for IPv6?

Director, Boston Linux & Unix > Email j...@blu.org / WWW http://www.abreau.net / PGP-Key-ID 0xD5C7B5D9 > PGP-Key-Fingerprint 72 FB 39 4F 3C 3B D6 5B E0 C8 5A 6E F1 2C BE 99 > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] TrueCrypt on a network Drive

> Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] TrueCrypt on a network Drive

I think Rich is saying that you need to dismount the volume. On Oct 29, 2012 5:01 PM, "aldo albanese" wrote: > Rich, As far as I know not. > Chris yes it is a NTFS volume. > > > > > From: Rich Pieri > To: discuss@blu.org > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 12:48

[Discuss] IPv6 Hardware

27;m looking to start tinkering and am reading a book on the topic, but don't want to go through the trial and error of buying and returning expensive hardware. Any input is of course highly appreciated! -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com __

[Discuss] Launch Shortcut as Sudo

ript never appears on the screen. 2. Second, I need to ensure the script runs as the super user. I really should know how to do this after using Linux for so long, but it's one of those things that's just proving frustrating. -- Chris O'C

[Discuss] Google Reader Retiring

my devices... Anyone know of any substitutions? -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Google Reader Retiring

gt; On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 8:09 PM, Chris O'Connell > wrote: > > Wow... I just logged into Google Reader, as I do every day several times > > and was told by Google, very matter-of-factly, that Google Reader is > being > > retired. > > > > That'

Re: [Discuss] Google Reader Retiring

gt; > Not skepticism. RSS is pretty well free of advertising. What's Google's > primary revenue stream? Advertising. Doesn't take genius to add that up. > > -- > Rich P. > ___ > Discuss mailing list

[Discuss] OT: Windows

details: http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com/2013/03/upcoming-windows-server-2012-load-fest.html Thank you! -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

[Discuss] DNS question about DNSENUM.PL

show up without the use of brute force and others don't? -- Chris O'Connell http://outlookoutbox.blogspot.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

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