Re: [OCLUG-Tech] looking for recommendations for portable MP3/FLAC music player

2018-02-05 Thread Roland Renaud
I'll concur on the Sandisk. In 2016 I got SanDisk Clip Sport 8GB MP3 Player from shopRBC for $50. I just checked and it's still available for that price. Not as good as a genuine iPod (too much hassle running itunes in Windows VM) but has been working fine. It has 8GB but also a slot allowing yo

[OCLUG-Tech] meeting thursda?

2016-11-02 Thread Roland Renaud
Hi, Is there a meeting this Thursday? If so where? thanks roland ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] how to best (securely?) install S/W on 1000s of remote sites?

2016-09-06 Thread Roland Renaud
We used Sun "jumpstart" to upgrade machines for Y2K. In 2005, I used "kickstart" for a few Linux machines. There might be a modern version of this that might help. As far as trusting your downloads, would having SHA sums help to verify that you got what you expected? roland On Tue, Sep 6, 2016

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] place in ottawa to take old laptops for recycling?

2016-01-09 Thread Roland Renaud
Rob Echlin writes: | TTE used to take back things that they can sell for cheap, which they | dealt with in a separate store area 3 units down. | Maybe they still do? | Are they are an official e-waste recycling center? Yes, the "separate store" is http://TTER.ca. roland __

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] place in ottawa to take old laptops for recycling?

2016-01-09 Thread Roland Renaud
There are probably a few places. http://tter.ca/ is one of them. Bells Corners 6 Bexley Place, Unit 107, Ottawa ON K2H 8W2 (map) 613-596-0310 roland On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 6:55 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > i have a couple ancient laptops that have zero value so is there > som

[OCLUG-Tech] January Meeting (was December Meeting: 2014-12-04 @ 19:00)

2014-12-08 Thread Roland Renaud
Thurs in Jan is Jan 1. Meeting should probably be Jan 8 for better attendance. Have a good holiday. roland -- Roland Renaud 2rjren...@gmail.com 613-828-4983 156 Lincoln Heights Rd, Ottawa, Ont, Canada, K2B 8A6 _

[OCLUG-Tech] reminder - OCLUG AGM this Thursday

2012-04-02 Thread Roland Renaud
http://oclug.on.ca/ April Meeting: 2012 AGM + Games Date: April 5, 2012 at 7 p.m. Location: Algonquin College (Woodroffe Campus), room T130 The Annual General Meeting of the Ottawa Carleton Linux Users Group will he held April 5, 2012 at Algonquin College, Room T130, Building T. starting at 1

[OCLUG-Tech] fyi - OCLUG May Meeting: OCLUG AGM, IPv6 summit report and discussion

2011-05-02 Thread Roland Renaud
http://oclug.on.ca/ OCLUG meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 7pm May Meeting: OCLUG AGM, IPv6 summit report and discussion Date: May 3, 2011 at 7 p.m. Location: Algonquin College (Woodroffe Campus), room T304 OCLUG Annual General Meeting Speaker: John C. Nash We

[OCLUG-Tech] oclug membership list update

2011-04-21 Thread Roland Renaud
This message is going to active (and some inactive) OCLUG mailing lists. We are sending out membership confirmation messages to the emails we have on our latest membership list. If you DO NOT receive one and wish to be considered a member, please send a message to members...@oclug.on.ca giving you

[OCLUG-Tech] possible meeting topic: non-trivial software installations

2011-04-06 Thread Roland Renaud
Would anyone be interested in a talk or general discussion about installation and package managers? Installation of the current Linux distros work reasonably well for common hardware but purchasing an interesting peripheral can be a gamble. Even when they claim to be Linux compatible, hardware v

[OCLUG-Tech] FYI - April 5 OCLUG meeting

2011-04-05 Thread Roland Renaud
http://oclug.on.ca/ OCLUG meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 7pm April Meeting: Python 2 and Python 3 Date: April 5, 2011 at 7 p.m. Location: Algonquin College (Woodroffe Campus), room A119 Gnews: Speaker: various The meeting will begin with our semi-regular Gnews session that briefl

[OCLUG-Tech] Notes for March OCLUG talk on Shell Programming

2011-03-10 Thread Roland Renaud
I've updated the presentation notes for the March OCLUG talk on Shell Programming with the questions and added some references. They're accessible from this page: http://devel.oclug.on.ca/wiki/MeetingPresentations2011 Prepared on short notice, it was intended to be a new to Linux level talk

[OCLUG-Tech] speakers needed for Nov and Dec OCLUG meetings

2010-10-18 Thread Roland Renaud
We still have room for more speakers for the November and December OCLUG meetings. For a start... thanks roland ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux