Re: [OCLUG-Tech] does anyone still use "dump" for backups these days?

2018-02-26 Thread Robert Brockway
On Thu, 22 Feb 2018, Robert P. J. Day wrote: i understand that dump is ubiquitous, and that it integrates with entries in /etc/fstab but, beyond that, does anyone seriously use dump for official backups these days? I haven't used it for backups for a long time but I do use it to migrate file

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] does anyone still use "dump" for backups these days?

2018-02-26 Thread Robert Brockway
On Sun, 25 Feb 2018, Dianne Skoll wrote: My backups are all to hard drives in three separate locations. Everything is RAIDed. I'm placing my bet that not everything will fail at the same time. :) Hi Dianne. Long time no speak. It sounds to me like your backups are online and replicating fr

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] cheap host for .ca domain

2013-05-20 Thread Robert Brockway
On Tue, 21 May 2013, Robert Brockway wrote: On Mon, 20 May 2013, Bruce wrote: Looking for suggestion hosting my .ca domain. My present host EasyDNS want $75 for 2 years. Gandi.net isn't the cheapest but they should be cheaper than that. I highly recommend Gandi. Gandi's mo

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] cheap host for .ca domain

2013-05-20 Thread Robert Brockway
On Mon, 20 May 2013, Bruce wrote: Looking for suggestion hosting my .ca domain. My present host EasyDNS want $75 for 2 years. Gandi.net isn't the cheapest but they should be cheaper than that. I highly recommend Gandi. Gandi's motto is "No Bullshit" and they've certainly stuck by that wit

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Accounting help needed

2013-04-27 Thread Robert Brockway
On Sat, 27 Apr 2013, Stewart Bill wrote: Hi - we have a couple customers (of our open source cloud solution) that are looking for help with their use of http://SQL-Ledger.com, one of the oldest, most boring, and best FOSS accounting apps, with a principle developer living in Alberta. Hi Stewa

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Need help finding Linux based server vendors in London area and O/S technicians

2011-01-12 Thread Robert Brockway
On Wed, 5 Jan 2011, Kim Carder wrote: Hello, I work for Dr. Kyle Brydon an Ophthalmologist in St. Thomas and we are currently changing to electronic medical records and are currently in the process of changing operating systems. We currently are on a Mac and will be turning PC and running a