Re: Doodle poll for GNHLUG party location

2009-10-19 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Greg Rundlett (freephile) wrote: > It won't let me vote for more than one place ... That was intentional. We already had a bunch of people saying just about any place would do. By forcing a choice, we... well, force the issue. :) > I noticed that I can edit

Re: Doodle poll for GNHLUG party location

2009-10-19 Thread Greg Rundlett (freephile)
It won't let me vote for more than one place - but I'd probably enjoy any of Strange Brew, Milly's or La Caretta (first choice). I noticed that I can edit my choice, and even change other votes. Strange poll system. Greg Rundlett nbpt 978-225-8302 m. 978-764-4424 -skype/aim/irc/twitter freephile

Re: Doodle poll for GNHLUG party location

2009-10-19 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Jon 'maddog' Hall wrote: > Well, I do not know what happened, but I voted already in this poll (in > fact I was the FIRST person to vote) and my vote was not there! I think you are thinking of the first poll, which was about the date. This new poll is about the

Re: are DVD disks very fragile??

2009-10-19 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Lloyd Kvam wrote: > I checked and found nearly 100 files with errors ... > ... DVD+RW ... errors ... could not be fixed by rewriting the disk ... What do the surfaces of the disc look like? Any scratches on the "bottom" (shinny side) can skew the laser beam a

Fwd: Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter -- October 2009

2009-10-19 Thread Ted Roche
Original Message Subject:Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter -- October 2009 Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:40:29 -0700 From: InformIT Reply-To: InformIT Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter Issue 21 -- October 2009 Thank you for

are DVD disks very fragile??

2009-10-19 Thread Lloyd Kvam
I've lent out the most recent Ubuntu book with its 9.04 install DVD a few times. The last borrower grumbled about media errors. I checked and found nearly 100 files with errors out of the nearly 4000 files on the DVD. The DVD I had burned on a cheap Staples DVD+RW also had errors that could no

Re: Doodle poll for GNHLUG party location

2009-10-19 Thread Jon 'maddog' Hall
> A furious race! Neck-and-neck between Milly's Tavern and La > Carreta, both with a staggering three votes each! Followed up closely > by Strange Brew, with a tremendous two votes! What a contest! What a > drama! Oh, the humanity! Well, I do not know what happened, but I voted already in

Re: Doodle poll for GNHLUG party location

2009-10-19 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Ben Scott wrote: > http://doodle.com/p7c6h6kc9zw7i5mt A furious race! Neck-and-neck between Milly's Tavern and La Carreta, both with a staggering three votes each! Followed up closely by Strange Brew, with a tremendous two votes! What a contest! What a dram