[brlug-general] Which distro of Linux should I use?

2004-10-20 Thread Edmund Cramp
Shannon Roddy wrote: >I still refuse to use Mandrake, if nothing else it is made by those pansies >the french. :-P > > Maybe, but they were smarter than we were. -- Q: How do you tell a black bear from a grizzly? A: Climb a tree. If it climbs after you and eats you, it's a black bear.

pansies? was Re: [brlug-general] Which distro of Linux should I use?

2004-10-21 Thread Edmund Cramp
John Hebert wrote: >Ahem. How have you served your country, mon frere? > I think we're drifting off topic here ;-) but since you ask ... with a tossed salad, a baguette, and a glass of merlot.

The One True Distro - was Re: pansies? was Re: [brlug-general] Which distro of Linux shouldIuse?

2004-10-23 Thread Edmund Cramp
Tim Sullivan wrote: >Wow, yall went off on a bad tangent from what I asked. > Dear Abby, My friends all laugh at me because I chose to use only software that has passed stringent litmus tests for political purity. I used to run Windows but moved to Linux after I discovered that a Republica

[brlug-general] Suitable Weapons? was (many years ago, in a galaxy far away) Which distro of Linux should I use?

2004-10-23 Thread Edmund Cramp
John Hebert wrote: >Since you and Doug are both well-armed already, why >not a boxing match instead at the next Advanced >meeting? The winner could get a copy of the next >Xandros release! ;) > > Good point John! Once upon a time, the comments on this list would have been enough for a duel - s

[brlug-general] Started [EMAIL PROTECTED] for continuing the political thread and more

2004-10-26 Thread Edmund Cramp
OTECTED] > > That's a great idea John ... and just as the thread was getting interesting too! Now to see if I can get on the list without having to sign their "privacy policy" ... Regards Edmund Cramp

[brlug-general] $BIG_NUM (was Supporting Linux vs. Linux Zealotry)

2005-01-15 Thread Edmund Cramp
al basis for GPL software - I guess these are people who never think about how much money they spend on razor blades or printer cartridges. Edmund Cramp -- Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.

[brlug-general] $BIG_NUM (was Supporting Linux vs. Linux Zealotry)

2005-01-16 Thread Edmund Cramp
Christian Tortorich wrote: >I would suggest the possibility that what gets passed down as >programmers underestimating the complexity of the problem is in fact a >clever disguise for mismanagement of the project. Programmers pretty >much do what the requirements say, don't you think? I know we hav

[brlug-general] $BIG_NUM (was Supporting Linux vs. Linux Zealotry)

2005-01-16 Thread Edmund Cramp
od programmer. >Software development is a topic that is >being researched and debated about every day. >Hopefully it is improving. > It would be nice to think so - and I'd agree with you if the "The Mythical Man-Month" wasn't still in print - and as a 20th anniversary ed

[brlug-general] Re: open source: truthfully adverstised

2005-01-16 Thread Edmund Cramp
John Hebert wrote: >I agree with Dustin that open source software is >usually buggy, _but_ it is usually described that way. >All software is buggy, but rarely does closed source >software describe itself that way. > >In fact, the nature of open source is that users are >expected to debug it. Mayb

[brlug-general] $BIG_NUM (was Supporting Linux vs. Linux Zealotry)

2005-01-21 Thread Edmund Cramp
were quite frankly unusable Windows386 but I believe that it's a good system, given the constraints on its design. I'm not trying to start a flame war here - I'd be happy to discuss it (dodge brickbats etc) at a meeting if we can have one any night except Thursday... Edmund C

[brlug-general] How do use Linux? (quick poll)

2005-01-21 Thread Edmund Cramp
> > >>>How (what for) do you use linux? (or BSD ;- >>> >>> Servers and Firewalls - our desktops are all Windows XP-Pro that talk to a BSD box running SAMBA. Backups are handled via BSD, as is the firewall - all configured and supported locally by Netshapers - webservices are BSD/Apache

[brlug-general] Diving in to Complex Projects with Established Codebases

2005-01-21 Thread Edmund Cramp
Banker, Craig wrote: >Anybody care to share some insight or battle stories, perhaps? > > Rule #1 - if you are presented with a program written with function that does not declare or document what comes in and what goes out then start rewriting from scratch. Unless the program is "Hello World"

Build your own Mac was Re: [brlug-general] LSU Nemeaux?

2005-01-25 Thread Edmund Cramp
John Hebert wrote: >--- Andrew Baudouin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>I need them to allow me to build my own workstation >>though! >> >> > >Um, waitasec. Didn't you recently post an argument >about how giving software away is a bad thing? > >Why yes, you did: >http://www.brlug.net/piperm

[brlug-general] Trying Thunderbird again..

2005-01-25 Thread Edmund Cramp
Dustin Puryear wrote: > I still wish there was an easy way to set Thunderbird to default to > Send Later. I thought that was called the "run your own mail server"? -- You are always doing something marginal when the boss drops by your desk.

limitations of x86 = Windows insecurity? was Re: [brlug-general] LSU Nemeaux?

2005-01-25 Thread Edmund Cramp
d remain. >> >> Compilers can check for this at compile time too. > > Yeah, but exploits that use code on the stack are runtime issues. More grist for the Microsoft vs Linux mill I think. You'd better hold this meeting when I'm in town. Edmund Cramp -- Never send an e-mail when a bathroom wall will do.

[brlug-general] Trying Thunderbird again..

2005-01-25 Thread Edmund Cramp
Tim Fournet wrote: >Our organization has to retain all our email, so I have Exchange sending >a copy of every received email to a linux box that stores the mail in >Maildirs. 60 gigs is about a year's worth. > I regularly get emails with 1-5Mb attachments ... some of which are data files from cus

[brlug-general] Trying Thunderbird again..

2005-01-27 Thread Edmund Cramp
Dustin Puryear wrote: > Edmund Cramp wrote: > >> Dustin Puryear wrote: >> >>> I still wish there was an easy way to set Thunderbird to default to >>> Send Later. >> >> >> >> I thought that was called the "run your own mail s

limitations of x86 = Windows insecurity? was Re: [brlug-general] LSU Nemeaux?

2005-01-27 Thread Edmund Cramp
Dustin Puryear wrote: > Edmund Cramp wrote: > >> Dustin Puryear wrote: >> >>> Scott Harney wrote: >>> >>>> Compilers can check for this at compile time too. >>> >>> >>> Yeah, but exploits that use code on the stack are

limitations of x86 = Windows insecurity? was Re: [brlug-general]LSU Nemeaux?

2005-01-27 Thread Edmund Cramp
> Ack. I didn't think to check with you on your > schedule. Are you available the evening of 2/9? Who > else out there is interested in defending Microsoft > and closed source? OK - It's on the calendar - right after Mardi Gras ... I might have a hangover... Edi

[brlug-general] OT: Electronics: What kind of switch do I need to power on an ATX mobo?

2005-02-01 Thread Edmund Cramp
John Hebert wrote: >I am testing some old motherboards. I would like to >test them without having to mount them in a PC case, >i.e.; on a table top with just a power supply, monitor >and keyboard plugged in. > >How would I power the motherboard on? I assume I would >need a spring loaded switch, on

[brlug-general] The end of email? I told you so!

2005-02-04 Thread Edmund Cramp
Will Hill wrote: >Cnet is reporting that spammers have done the obvious and are making their >bots use ISP mailservers. Slashdot pointed to it: > >http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/02/2317243&tid=172&tid=111 > >They quote Linford of Spamhouse: > >/* >This will cause ser

[brlug-general] The Microsoft vs Linux debate results (Verity says it best)

2005-02-09 Thread Edmund Cramp
The shower went wrong this morning, so I called out a programmer. It was my fault. I rebooted the john, owing to how it wouldn?t flush, but was stuck on a modal dialog saying Now wash your hands OK/Cancel and thought I would freshen up while I waited for it to finish its login sequence. So I ste

[brlug-general] The Microsoft vs Linux debate results (Verity says it best)

2005-02-10 Thread Edmund Cramp
o.uk/search/?q=Verity+Stob&x=9&y=9 Edmund Cramp -- My father warned me about men and booze but he never mentioned a word about women and cocaine. -- Tallulah Bankhead

[brlug-general] Article Quote

2005-02-18 Thread Edmund Cramp
in the last four years .. SoBig? what was that? Never even saw it. Edmund Cramp -- "This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force." -- Dorothy Parker

[brlug-general] Trying Thunderbird again..

2005-02-01 Thread Edmund Cramp
Dustin Puryear wrote: > Yup. Ditto. > > It's too bad. Like I said, I'll try in a later version. OE works fine > so I don't think it's the server. I've also found that Thunderbird can > take a while to change a view to Unread Only if I have a folder with a > lot of mails. > > I'll file a bug rep

[brlug-general] Bob's usually interesting ...

2005-05-13 Thread Edmund Cramp
> Robert X. Cringely's latest column is now available online at: > > http://www.pbs.org/cringely/ > > The title and topic of this week's column are as follows: > "Inflection Point" Did you know that the world of high tech > changed forever this week? Bob explains. Bob may not always be right but

[brlug-general] Eatel implements port filtering policy

2005-05-18 Thread Edmund Cramp
> http://www.eatel.com/portfiltering > > Doesn't seem to be as onerous as Cox's. Seems to be a > logical step to fight viruses caused by lusers running > without a firewall. I can live with this. > > Opinions? This policy appears to apply to EAtel home users - their business accounts are not aff

[brlug-general] Sorry - Please Ignore

2005-07-07 Thread Edmund Cramp
debugging stuff). Regards, Edmund Cramp

[brlug-general] Local phone/data service

2005-10-06 Thread Edmund Cramp
looks particularly good although Cox appear to have real people working for them while Bellsouth only has 'bots. Suggestions? Recommendations? Regards, Edmund Cramp

[brlug-general] to release or not to release, intellectual retentiveness.

2005-10-09 Thread Edmund Cramp
hat the basic issues that are currently to the forefront of the media discussions simply illustrate all that's broken with the patent industry. Edmund Cramp -- The day may come when we'll reject the money of the rich as tainted, but it hadn't come when I left Tammany Ha

[brlug-general] sharing a printer among multiple users sending contiguous jobs

2007-04-20 Thread Edmund Cramp
the user has completed their processes. I've seen this done years ago in the VMS world via a batch file written in the VMS command language. Edmund Cramp -- A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good. -Original Message- From: general-bounces at brlug.net [m

[brlug-general] Quickbooks on Linux..

2007-06-15 Thread Edmund Cramp
We've been using QB Pro and storing the database on a FreeBSD server for years without any problems. Regards Edmund Cramp -- Acceptance without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western religion. Rejection without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western science. --

[brlug-general] BR ISPs

2007-06-15 Thread Edmund Cramp
utsourcing all their Internet stuff - we used Eatel for years (and were one of their first customers) but they got out of the Baton Rouge area. All of the other "local" ISPs all seemed to resell the BellSouth ADSL service. Regards Edmund Cramp -- There's more than one way to skin a c

[brlug-general] BR ISPs

2007-06-16 Thread Edmund Cramp
ox haven't pissed me off recently so it's a low priority at the moment. Anyone moving here should consider what their options are at different locations - what's available in one place may not be available in another. Edmund Cramp -- My country, right or wrong," is a thing

[brlug-general] Getting blood from a stone (a sad tale)

2007-06-19 Thread Edmund Cramp
r option all the time ... now if only there was an Open Office equivalent of Outlook. OK, fire at will... Edmund Cramp -- Fairy Tales start "Once upon a time." Army/Sea stories start "This is no shit." Software proposals start "1.0."

[brlug-general] Getting blood from a stone (a sad tale)

2007-06-20 Thread Edmund Cramp
the laptop disk - but I realized the SBE features were pretty much brain dead unless you're running Exchange (something else that's not in the small print on the box) almost as soon as I'd installed it. Edmund Cramp -- -Original Message- From: general-bounces at brlug.ne

[brlug-general] Getting blood from a stone (a sad tale)

2007-06-20 Thread Edmund Cramp
Very true Andrew - if there was a third party alternative to Outlook with the features that we need I wouldn't be running any Orifice applications except possibly Word every now and then. Edmund -Original Message- From: general-bounces at brlug.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

[brlug-general] Getting blood from a stone (a sad tale)

2007-06-20 Thread Edmund Cramp
al at brlug.net > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Getting blood from a stone (a sad tale) > > I'm guessing you've already checked your C:\msocache folder > for the file? > > On 6/20/07, Edmund Cramp wrote: > > Very true Andrew - if there was a third party alternat

[brlug-general] Getting blood from a stone (a sad tale)

2007-06-22 Thread Edmund Cramp
that of course it's not a copy ... just a second "license" to run the software that they "own" because at no point do you actually "own" any of the software on the computer. But you have to "own" a CD to get it to run my head hurts... Let'

[brlug-general] Getting blood from a stone (a sad tale)

2007-06-28 Thread Edmund Cramp
not an OEM copy it worked for a couple of days and then stopped again - go figure. Meanwhile I'm just using another laptop when I need Excel. > -Original Message- > From: general-bounces at brlug.net > [mailto:general-bounces at brlug.net] On Behalf Of Edmund Cramp > Sen

[brlug-general] Login server?

2007-07-10 Thread Edmund Cramp
e not running on a Windows box. The web site is here - http://www.samba.org - however, I do wonder if you really *need* all of this for a home based network... but if you do, it works well, giving you full control over who has access to what. Edmund Cramp -- If at first you DO succeed, try n

[brlug-general] Mail to Earthlink

2007-07-11 Thread Edmund Cramp
cords. This has drastically reduced the amount of junk that was being delivered directly to the secondary mail server. Regards Edmund Cramp -- "Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of darkness, earthquakes, volcanoes! The dead rising from t

[brlug-general] Mail to Earthlink

2007-07-11 Thread Edmund Cramp
that *you sent* - this way you get to see what your message looks like when it is received by the target mail server. Regards Edmund Cramp -- The ability to type on a computer terminal is no guarantee of sanity, intelligence, or common sense. -- Gene Spafford > -Original Messag

[brlug-general] Mail to Earthlink

2007-07-11 Thread Edmund Cramp
ll you much although it will run Spam Assassin on the mail and tell you what it thinks for what that's worth. I think your friends need to get another mail server or a gmail account. Regards Edmund Cramp -- Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of

[brlug-general] COX VOIP FYI & comments anyone?

2007-08-14 Thread Edmund Cramp
then turn out not to be ... it's not too good for business. We never had this much trouble with POTS... Regards, Edmund Cramp -- Sales Support Motion Lab Systems, Inc. 15045 Old Hammond Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 USA Tel: +1 (225) 272-7364 Fax: +1 (225) 272-7336 Web: http://www.motion-labs.com

[brlug-general] COX VOIP FYI & comments anyone?

2007-08-15 Thread Edmund Cramp
onnections into our PBX - both are conencted via a splitter into the cable line with 1500/400 Internet service. COX came out yesterday, poked around and told me that, "It's up the pole" and that they would be back on Wednesday... Edmund Cramp -- My father warned me about men and b

[brlug-general] insane coding practices

2007-10-03 Thread Edmund Cramp
different sections of the same program. Regards Edmund Cramp -- The only sensible way to estimate the stability of a Windows server is to power it down and try it out as a step ladder. -- Robert Crawford, in the Monastery > -Original Message- > From: general-boun

[brlug-general] Wanted - old cheap wifi access points

2007-10-11 Thread Edmund Cramp
hannel. I need to do some 802.11 reliability tests so I want to be able to create a really lousy WiFi environment. If anyone has any suggestions for this or experiences then I'd love to hear from them. Contact me off list if you can help - eac at emgsrus.com Edmund Cramp

[brlug-general] Wanted - old cheap wifi access points

2007-10-11 Thread Edmund Cramp
Each channel uses 6 frequency bands in the WiFi range, so > when there is overlap, performance is degraded as those bands > are unused. > > Edmund Cramp wrote: > > I'm looking for some old, cheap, stand-alone, access > points, repeaters etc - anything that powers up and

[brlug-general] Wanted - old cheap wifi access points

2007-10-12 Thread Edmund Cramp
-bounces at brlug.net > [mailto:general-bounces at brlug.net] On Behalf Of Fernando Vilas > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:17 PM > To: general at brlug.net > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Wanted - old cheap wifi access points > > On Thursday 11 October 2007 16:15:00 Edmund Cramp wrote: &

[brlug-general] WiSpying

2007-10-19 Thread Edmund Cramp
ISM band - and this with the WiSpy about 20 feet and one internal wall away from the device. This suggests that your neighbors' microwave could be putting out a signal at least as strong as their Wi-Fi base station. WiSpy is a cool tool - http://www.metageek.net/ Regards, Edmund Cramp - ea

[brlug-general] C++, C# programmer almost needed

2007-11-15 Thread Edmund Cramp
with math skills is welcome to contact me by email. And, for bonus points, what are the chances of finding a good programmer with a math degree? Any advice would be appreciated. Regards, Edmund Cramp - eac at motion-labs.com Motion Lab Systems, Inc. - http://www.motion-labs.com 15045 Old Hammond Hi

[brlug-general] C++, C# programmer almost needed

2007-11-16 Thread Edmund Cramp
n but the position would be a permanent one. Regards, Edmund Cramp - eac at motion-labs.com Motion Lab Systems, Inc. - http://www.motion-labs.com 15045 Old Hammond Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 USA Tel: 1.225.272.7364 (Central Time Zone, GMT-6) Fax: 1.225.272.7336 > -Original Messag

[brlug-general] C++, C# programmer almost needed

2007-11-17 Thread Edmund Cramp
sing with them. Got some data? Need to filter it? Apply filter DLL - Done err no. If only life were that simple. Regards Edmund Cramp -- "In India a farmhand was caught in the act with his cow. He said he had bad eyesight and thought it was his wife." - Spike Milligan >

[brlug-general] C++, C# programmer almost needed

2007-11-17 Thread Edmund Cramp
may gather from our website. You're right that it's an option ... we did price it at one point an it looked like it was going to cost around $12k just to get the tools and libraries from matlab. Regards Edmund Cramp -- A true friend stabs you in the front. - Oscar Wilde >

[brlug-general] C++, C# programmer almost needed

2007-11-17 Thread Edmund Cramp
ing anything outside a VB macro. Play Nice! Regards Edmund Cramp -- "I learned to act by watching Martha Graham dance, and I learned to dance by watching Charlie Chaplin act" - Louise Brooks > -Original Message- > From: general-bounces at brlug.net > [mailto:

Re: [brlug-general] Cheap commercial internet access

2008-02-15 Thread Edmund Cramp
ficial relay that you can use if that's a problem. Edmund Cramp -- Lampner's Law of Employment: When leaving work late, you will go unnoticed. When you leave work early, you will meet the boss in the parking lot. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bret

Re: [brlug-general] is google really spamming?

2008-02-28 Thread Edmund Cramp
See this link - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/25/gmail_captcha_crack/ > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alvaro Zuniga > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 11:45 AM > To: general@brlug.net > Subject: [brlug-general] is google rea

Re: [brlug-general] Job Opening

2008-03-05 Thread Edmund Cramp
they knew up front what we were looking for - they showed up for the interview. Turns out that they can't even identify components on a schematic and have never used a soldering iron. I don't think that people really expect resumes to be read anymore... Edmund Cramp -- Sometimes

[brlug-general] Coming to an ISP near you soon?

2008-03-07 Thread Edmund Cramp
Those of you with an interest in how an ISP can make a profit from sipping your data stream may be interested in this article ... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/07/phorm_interview_burgess_ertegrul/ It has some interesting implications for the future. Edmund Cramp -- I wonder how much

[brlug-general] DSL rate caps?

2008-03-08 Thread Edmund Cramp
d FTP transfer then the FTP rate never goes higher than 50kbs AND my incomming rate FTP rate will not go higher than 18kbs. Web perfomance is also very slow while the FTP transfer is running. Does anyone know if ATT are rate capping? Is anyone seeing this type of problem with COX? Regard

Re: [brlug-general] I don't see this very often, is it still a problem?

2008-08-27 Thread Edmund Cramp
I can't be bothered to go and dig out the code to verify this but the CRLF predates CP/M by many years - I'm sure that I saw it in RT-11 and RSX11-M code and, when it comes down to it, the CP/M internals bear more than a passing resemblance to earlier operating systems. Regards Ed

Re: [brlug-general] gustav power outage

2008-09-10 Thread Edmund Cramp
tayed up the entire time... time to revisit their DSL access plans I think. Also, I need a firewall at home that runs off 12V. Regards Edmund Cramp -- ___ General mailing list General@brlug.net http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net

Re: [brlug-general] gustav power outage

2008-09-10 Thread Edmund Cramp
l Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edmund Cramp > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:15 AM > To: 'general@brlug.net' > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] gustav power outage > > We're off Millerville/Old Hammond and got

[brlug-general] Running a network on 12V

2008-09-10 Thread Edmund Cramp
This storm got me thinking - it looks like the phone system (mostly) stayed up ... at least until the CO batteries and generators died. But when we lost AC power at home my UPS running the DSL modem, wifi and firewall started to complain after half an hour... I disconnected the PC running the f

Re: [brlug-general] JOB POSTING Fwd: Contract PC Technician Located Metairie

2008-09-11 Thread Edmund Cramp
Used in Watergate? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brad Bendily Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9:05 PM To: general@brlug.net Subject: Re: [brlug-general] JOB POSTING Fwd: Contract PC Technician Located Metairie What exactly is "ENTER

Re: [brlug-general] Running a network on 12V

2008-09-11 Thread Edmund Cramp
of 12V. I'd rather not use a generator because the damn things are noisy (and I'd probably scew the maintenance anyway). The heat doesn't bother me - I can live without AC but I do want to know what's going on in the world and get the to the NWS sites. Edmund Cramp -- On the p

Re: [brlug-general] gustav power outage

2008-09-11 Thread Edmund Cramp
AM To: general@brlug.net Subject: Re: [brlug-general] gustav power outage On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 6:59 PM, Edmund Cramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sure - but as it happens, our phone lines coming into the building are underground. So are ours. I'm referring to specific poles which

Re: [brlug-general] Running a network on 12V

2008-09-11 Thread Edmund Cramp
> > What is probably killing you is that PC.. > > -- > Dustin Puryear > President and Sr. Consultant > Puryear Information Technology, LLC > 225-706-8414 x112 > http://www.puryear-it.com > > Author, "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" >

Re: [brlug-general] Traffic Camera Rant, while my power is still up.

2008-09-13 Thread Edmund Cramp
Will - do you have references for any of these accusations? > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of willhill > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 3:28 PM > To: General@brlug.net > Subject: [brlug-general] Traffic Camera Rant, while my power

Re: [brlug-general] Traffic Camera Rant, while my power is still up.

2008-09-16 Thread Edmund Cramp
Thanks Will - I'll go and digest these and, since it seems that the cameras are not running under a LINUX operating system, "that's all I have to say about that." (Forrest Gump). Regards Edmund Cramp -- "Harry very carefully read the manual - four times - because

[brlug-general] Replacing my firewall

2008-11-13 Thread Edmund Cramp
er than the old PC (~20W instead of ~300W I think) which was mainly what I wanted. The WiFi performance is much better than the old Netgear WGR box too - so both the PC firewall and the WiFi box have been retired. Edmund Cramp -- I picked up a Magic 8-Ball the other day and it said 'Outlo

Re: [brlug-general] wireless desktop card?

2008-11-23 Thread Edmund Cramp
I have a PCMCIA card if that helps - Netgear MA401 free to a good home Regards, Edmund Cramp - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Motion Lab Systems, Inc. - http://www.motion-labs.com 15045 Old Hammond Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 USA Tel: 1.225.272.7364 (Central Time Zone, GMT-6) Fax: 1.225.272.7336 From

Re: [brlug-general] new trend in netbooks

2009-02-04 Thread Edmund Cramp
plan do for you? That sound like a lot of money to me. Edmund Cramp -Original Message- From: general-boun...@brlug.net [mailto:general-boun...@brlug.net] On Behalf Of c.a. weisheit Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 8:57 AM To: general@brlug.net Subject: [brlug-general] new trend in netbooks

Re: [brlug-general] E16 finally has serious competiton.

2009-02-18 Thread Edmund Cramp
l be interested to play with elive since I've got a 1Gb, 512Mb machine needing a good fscking before I reinstall XP on it - I'll be pleasantly surprised if it's useable. Regards, Edmund Cramp - e...@motion-labs.com -Original Message- From: general-boun...@brlug.net [mai

[brlug-general] For anyone who's ever had to write INT math routines.

2009-04-20 Thread Edmund Cramp
http://xkcd.com/571/ Regards Edmund Cramp -- That’s the thing about people who think they hate computers. What they really hate is lousy programmers. - Larry Niven ___ General mailing list General@brlug.net http://mail.brlug.net/mailman

Re: [brlug-general] FW: [Nolug] Home made 8-bit CPU (uses hand wrapped wires!?)

2009-06-01 Thread Edmund Cramp
But does it support the S-100 bus? If so, then I've got a 110 baud modem we can hook up and get a web site going Regards Edmund Cramp -- Computer language design is just like a stroll in the park. Jurassic Park, that is. - Larry Wall | -Original Message- | From: general

Re: [brlug-general] Mail relay / smarthost?

2009-06-01 Thread Edmund Cramp
Try netshapers - on the brlug links list. Regards Edmund Cramp -- "Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant?? I'm halfway through my fish burger and I realize, Oh my God I could be eating a slow learner." | -Original Message- | From: general-bo

[brlug-general] Phones

2009-08-20 Thread Edmund Cramp
&T, Verizon and T-Mobile but you never really know what the coverage is until you've used them for a few months. Regards, Edmund Cramp - e...@motion-labs.com -- Hardware: The parts of a computer system that can be kicked. - Jeff Pesis

[brlug-general] Keyboard interface

2009-10-08 Thread Edmund Cramp
probably build one from scratch if the customer wanted to pay and I had the time. And I realize the "at the same time" has a significant error attached to it no matter how it's done - I just want to eliminate the user error. Regards, Edmund Cramp -- I hate leaving my house

Re: [brlug-general] Ping - Search for intelligent life

2010-01-04 Thread Edmund Cramp
;s more BSDish than Linuxish) and it's quite a nice snappy little firewall that makes building rules almost fun ... Can that be so bad? http://www.pfsense.org Regards Edmund Cramp -- There are only two industries that refer to their customers as ‘users’. - Edward Tufte | -Original Mes

[brlug-general] PfSense

2010-01-05 Thread Edmund Cramp
problem with more modern hardware. Regards, Edmund Cramp - e...@motion-labs.com Motion Lab Systems, Inc. - http://www.motion-labs.com 15045 Old Hammond Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 USA Tel: 1.225.272.7364 (Central Time Zone, GMT-6) Fax: 1.225.272.7336 | -Original Message- | From: general-b

Re: [brlug-general] PfSense

2010-01-07 Thread Edmund Cramp
On 1/5/2010 7:47 PM, Keith Stokes wrote: > I have all of the above... my home router is a Sokris box running > embedded PfSense. I haven't updated in way too long and it just > runs. I have an IPSEC VPN tunnel that's up full-time to a PIX and > it's rock-solid. I also use PPTP VPN for myself to

Re: [brlug-general] Should tech companies be run by tyrants?

2010-02-12 Thread Edmund Cramp
r effect in the open source world - look back on the Linux kernel development from the first Bitnet announcement to today for example. Regards, Edmund Cramp -- Motion Lab Systems, Inc. 15045 Old Hammond Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 USA Tel: +1 (225) 272-7364 Fax: +1 (225) 272-7336 Web: http:/

Re: [brlug-general] Sysadmin Job - CCT at LSU

2010-03-10 Thread Edmund Cramp
Ok - all you guys WITHOUT WinZip experience can apply for this. From: general-boun...@brlug.net [mailto:general-boun...@brlug.net] On Behalf Of Adam Yates Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 2:20 PM To: general@brlug.net Subject: [brlug-general] Sysadmin Job - CCT at

Re: [brlug-general] High-speed Internet access in Baton Rouge

2010-08-13 Thread Edmund Cramp
"if i remember correctly, at a previous employer, we had a 10Mbs for $800/month. and I think 100Mbs was $2000/month." $2k * 12 = $24k = Toyota Prius Hybrid ... so just slap a NAS in the back and just drive it home at night. Would that be a NAScar? What can I say? It's Friday. -

Re: [brlug-general] Offsite DNS hosting for Active Directory

2010-10-03 Thread Edmund Cramp
Ask Jerry at Netshapers (http://www.netshapers.com) - I don't know where they stand with AD but they've provided us with a BIND slave for about 10 years with no problems although it's not a service that they advertise. Regards, Edmund Cramp - e...@motion-labs.com Motion L

[brlug-general] A cautionary tale

2010-10-29 Thread Edmund Cramp
ot;If I can't debug the script in two weeks than I need another job." So I paid for it and left the store, never to return to the Cortana Mall Office Depot store - EVER. And getting the laptop back to the office, inside there's a little thank you note from Lenovo with a card saying

Re: [brlug-general] A cautionary tale

2010-11-05 Thread Edmund Cramp
in Spain and the the embassy would be closed Friday through Monday. I'd add that whenever I've had cause to call American Express on the phone I've always spoken to someone who not only understands English, but speaks it too. Edmund Cramp -- From: general-boun...@brlug.net [m

Re: [brlug-general] Looking for telco vendors in Baton Rouge

2011-01-13 Thread Edmund Cramp
We were EAtel customers for years and had really GREAT support and service from them - then one day they sent a letter telling us they were exiting the Baton Rouge market and that we had 4 weeks to "make other arrangements" Regards, Edmund Cramp -- Motion Lab Systems, Inc. 15045 O

[brlug-general] Nexus S ... Catch-22

2011-01-19 Thread Edmund Cramp
Has anyone managed by buy a Nexus S phone yet? Best Buy are advertising the Nexus S at $529.99 or $199.99 with a new 2 year contract. I've been with Nextel/Sprint for about 12 years and it's time for a change - and I really like the new version of Android so I figured I'd buy a couple of new

Re: [brlug-general] Nexus S ... Catch-22

2011-01-20 Thread Edmund Cramp
rocessing your credit. On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Edmund Cramp wrote: Has anyone managed by buy a Nexus S phone yet? Best Buy are advertising the Nexus S at $529.99 or $199.99 with a new 2 year contract. I've been with Nextel/Sprint for about 12 years and it's time for a chan

Re: [brlug-general] Nexus S ... Catch-22

2011-01-20 Thread Edmund Cramp
> spent the next couple of years trying to remove that entry. > > > -- > Karthik Poobal > Louisiana Board of Regents > kart...@poobal.net > kart...@la.gov > 225-341-5855 > Skype: poobal > > > > On Jan 20, 2011, at 3:39 AM, Edmund Cramp wrote: >

Re: [brlug-general] Nexus S ... Catch-22

2011-01-23 Thread Edmund Cramp
nice) and as a bonus, the Geek Squad never touched it. I fired it up, created a Google account and 10 minutes later the phone downloaded a software update and installed it. As Karthik pointed out, I'm probably not saving much money but I'm not tied to a plan for 2 years either. Edmu

[brlug-general] Android IMAP

2011-01-31 Thread Edmund Cramp
Does anyone have a suggestion for an IMAP client for Android? I'm looking for something that supports SSL and syncs email, contacts and calendars in the same way that the iPhone IMAP client does. I'm attempting to get K9 working but it seems to have a problem with using SSL. Regard

Re: [brlug-general] Programming certification.

2011-06-30 Thread Edmund Cramp
see the recent catalogue from LSU asking for a similar amount of money to learn to use Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn? For the amount that they charge, you'll learn more if you lock yourself in a room with a couple of decent books and manuals for a couple of days - and you'll save money.

Re: [brlug-general] Ruby on Rails

2011-07-01 Thread Edmund Cramp
Hmmm - now where's that certification? I think I did an online course on that about 10 years ago ... /ironic From: general-boun...@brlug.net [mailto:general-boun...@brlug.net] On Behalf Of Dustin Puryear Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:37 PM To: general@brlug.net; no...@nolug.org Subject:

Re: [brlug-general] PHP, foreach, associative array question

2011-07-04 Thread Edmund Cramp
s on form today... LOL Happy Forth everyone! Regards, Edmund Cramp -- PHP is a minor evil perpetrated and created by incompetent amateurs, whereas Perl is a great and insidious evil perpetrated by skilled but perverted professionals. - Jon Ribbens > -Original Message- &g

Re: [brlug-general] PHP, foreach, associative array question

2011-07-04 Thread Edmund Cramp
tube. > > I was just trying to make it do something more than what was > covered in the example. Silly me, trying to think for myself. > > On 7/4/2011 8:47 AM, Edmund Cramp wrote: > > Looks like it might be the coursework for "PHP/MySQL for > Web Developers"

[brlug-general] Botnet building?

2011-08-17 Thread Edmund Cramp
the quarantine folder today - most of them are addressed to the honeypot. Either somebody likes our honeypot or else the bot builders are back to work. Regards, Edmund Cramp -- (In answer to what she'd like for breakfast) "Just something light and easy to fix. How about a dear little

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