Re: [GNHLUG] Re: Hosstraders Dead, but NEARFest Lives!!

2007-03-17 Thread Ben Scott
On 3/17/07, Jon 'maddog' Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I wonder if the issue is *all* of the "heavy metal" that was typically abandoned when the event ended, with CRT screens just being the most visible (pardon the pun) of them. I can't speak for them, of course, but I know that our local co

Re: [GNHLUG] Re: Hosstraders Dead, but NEARFest Lives!!

2007-03-17 Thread Jon 'maddog' Hall
On Sat, 2007-03-17 at 22:36 -0400, Ben Scott wrote: > On 3/17/07, Jon 'maddog' Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > and I found out that they are going to charge a $20. deposit on computer > > monitors to make sure that people take them back out with them. > > They seem to be calling out tubes, a

Re: Importing Visio .vsd into Linux program?

2007-03-17 Thread James R. Van Zandt
Ted Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was exploring the possibility that Visio could produce an > interoperable format document, as I'll always push for an Open > tool and an Open format when feasible. ... I have converted > (one-way) Visio documents for my own use to OpenOffice.org Dra

[GNHLUG] NHRuby.org Meeting TUESDAY, March 20: Security and Cryptography in Ruby and Rails.

2007-03-17 Thread Scott Garman
Attention local Rubyists and crypto geeks! The third meeting of the NHRuby.org user group is coming up in just a few days. This month we'll have Brian DeLacey speaking about using crypto algorithms in your Ruby code. He'll be demonstrating the Crypt library, which is written entirely in Ruby. http

Re: [GNHLUG] Re: Hosstraders Dead, but NEARFest Lives!!

2007-03-17 Thread Ben Scott
On 3/17/07, Jon 'maddog' Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: and I found out that they are going to charge a $20. deposit on computer monitors to make sure that people take them back out with them. They seem to be calling out tubes, and by implication, not flat panels. Doubtless because of the di

Re: [GNHLUG] Re: Hosstraders Dead, but NEARFest Lives!!

2007-03-17 Thread Jon 'maddog' Hall
On Sat, 2007-03-17 at 19:46 -0400, Ben Scott wrote: > On 3/17/07, Jon 'maddog' Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So maybe they should call it Farscape...no, no...Fun Amateur Radio Fest > > (FARfest) > > "Farfest" is already taken by another ham group: http://www.farfest.org/ > > Cracker

Re: [GNHLUG] Re: Hosstraders Dead, but NEARFest Lives!!

2007-03-17 Thread Ben Scott
On 3/17/07, Jon 'maddog' Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So maybe they should call it Farscape...no, no...Fun Amateur Radio Fest (FARfest) "Farfest" is already taken by another ham group: http://www.farfest.org/ Crackers don't matter! -- Ben -- "One day I feel I'm ahead of the wheel /

Re: Migrating a laptop from one distro (openSuse 10.2) to another (FC6)

2007-03-17 Thread Bayard Coolidge
>>> Did it actually have two physical disks, or just one disk split into two >>> partitions? Two Physical Disks, both 5400RPM 80GB SATA ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x30C0 ctl 0x30B6 bmdma 0x3090 irq 201 ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x30B8 ctl 0x30B2 bmdma 0x3098 irq 201 >>> Either way, it would

Re: Hosstraders Dead, but NEARFest Lives!!

2007-03-17 Thread Jon 'maddog' Hall
> > The new event will be called NEARFest and will basically be a > replacement event for Hosstraders and expected to be equal in size, etc. > > Great new for hams and others. > Well, I am glad to see this happen, but as the Hosstraders guys said, it takes some planning to pull one of these thi

Re: Hosstraders Dead, but NEARFest Lives!!

2007-03-17 Thread David Ecklein
Hooray! Deerfield was close to an ideal location - turnout should be huge. Ed, please post any contact information necessary for participants. Dave Ecklein - Original Message - From: "Ed Lawson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Cc: "gnhlug" Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 4:56 PM Subject: Hoss

[GNHLUG] Re: Hosstraders Dead, but NEARFest Lives!!

2007-03-17 Thread Bill Sconce
On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:05:13 -0400 "Seth Cohn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Um, _isn't_ happening, you meant right? Oh good grief. Of course: _isn't_ happening. On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:56:14 -0400 Ed Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It has been officially announced that a replacement hamfes

Hosstraders Dead, but NEARFest Lives!!

2007-03-17 Thread Ed Lawson
It has been officially announced that a replacement hamfest will happen on the Weekend of May 4-5 this year at the Derfield Fairgrounds. As some may know, Hosstraders was held there years ago and it is a great location. The new event will be called NEARFest and will basically be a replacement eve

Re: [GNHLUG] A ham radio flea market - tomorrow, in Henniker

2007-03-17 Thread Seth Cohn
On 3/17/07, Bill Sconce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I almost didn't think of this for GNHLUG, but maybe it's of greater than usual interest since Hosstraders happening this spring Um, _isn't_ happening, you meant right? One of the first electronics flea markets of the year is the one put on by

[GNHLUG] A ham radio flea market - tomorrow, in Henniker

2007-03-17 Thread Bill Sconce
I almost didn't think of this for GNHLUG, but maybe it's of greater than usual interest since Hosstraders happening this spring One of the first electronics flea markets of the year is the one put on by the Contoocook Valley Radio Club, in Henniker NH. It's much smaller than Hosstraders, and only

Re: [GNHLUG] PySIG next week, Thursday 22 March, ABI Manchester -- Project Nite!

2007-03-17 Thread Ben Scott
On 3/16/07, Bill Sconce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: o Once again we hope to have cookies, with thanks to Janet. Have we a volunteer for milk? I should be able to bring milk next week. -- Ben -- "One day I feel I'm ahead of the wheel / And the next it's rolling over me"

Re: Migrating a laptop from one distro (openSuse 10.2) to another (FC6)

2007-03-17 Thread Ben Scott
On 3/16/07, Bayard Coolidge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I bought a laptop recently with two SATA hardrives. Did it actually have two physical disks, or just one disk split into two partitions? Either way, it would be useful to know what partitions exist on what disks, and what their purpose i

Re: Migrating a laptop from one distro (openSuse 10.2) to another (FC6)

2007-03-17 Thread Jerry Feldman
The bottom line is that Linux will install where you put it. As long as GRUB is installed in the first drive, you could use the second drive after you resize the Windows D. Or, you could simply use tell fedora to use the same partitions you used for OpenSuSE. I have found that the Fedora disk mana