Re: [luau] OpenOffice

2002-05-05 Thread Ben Beeson
Alvin, I installed mine the other day on a RH 7.2 box. I forgot to use the -net switch on the first go around which caused me troubles later as a mere mortal. There is some fine print in the fine manual that outlines how to do this. Once I reinstalled with "-net" then it setup fine

Re: [luau] OpenOffice

2002-05-05 Thread Warren Togami
- Original Message - From: "Alvin Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 4:22 PM Subject: [luau] OpenOffice > Can anyone give me help with open office? I downloaded it, followed the > instructions for setting it up, but it will not start; I keep b

[luau] OpenOffice

2002-05-05 Thread Alvin Murphy
Can anyone give me help with open office? I downloaded it, followed the instructions for setting it up, but it will not start; I keep being fed back to the "modify, repair, etc" page. It works fine on two windows boxes. I am not even sure how to access the users group. Thanks Alvin Murphy

[luau] DEVEL: ACT - GTK based Development Environment Released

2002-05-05 Thread Warren Togami
http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/05/02/2359208 "ACT have a new GTK based IDE out for Ada, C and C++, called GPS. There's a Press Release, Quick Tour(pdf) and Detailed Tour. It's also apparently editor neutral, so I don't have to give up my beloved emacs... Sweet!" Interesting Info

Re: [luau] luau archive access

2002-05-05 Thread Warren Togami
It looks like Googlebot is currently indexing all LUAU posts, so you should be able to search LUAU with Google soon. - Original Message - From: "Warren Togami" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [luau] luau archive access > I wo

Re: [luau] INFO: Heavy duty storage needs

2002-05-05 Thread MonMotha
Just curious if someone would like to stick this on the MPLUG wiki as a ATA/IDE vs SCSI thing under the hardware section (since I just noticed there is one). Someone commented that they liked my explaination. --MonMotha MonMotha wrote: This is true. In terms of raw I/O speed, IDE drives have

Re: [luau] Reccomendations for proxy based content filter

2002-05-05 Thread MonMotha
I know a little PHP and will be learning more PHP (and possibly some SQL) over the summer in preparation for a WebDev class. I can see what I can do in terms of helping. I will check out squidblock in the meantime. --MonMotha Warren Togami wrote: - Original Message - From: "MonMotha

Re: [luau] REVIEW: Mandrake 8.2 PowerPC

2002-05-05 Thread R. Scott Belford
He doesn't say if it's an ibook1 or ibook2. I am just about to try this on my ibook1. I'll share how it goes. On Sunday, May 5, 2002, at 04:19 PM, Warren Togami wrote: http://www.imaclinux.net/plain_page.php?caller=imaclinux.php3+record=95 Review: Mandrake PPC 8.2 The positive adventure w

Re: [luau] Reccomendations for proxy based content filter

2002-05-05 Thread Warren Togami
- Original Message - From: "MonMotha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "LUAU Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 1:55 PM Subject: [luau] Reccomendations for proxy based content filter > I need to implement a proxy based content filter in my home (so nothing > expensive,

[luau] REVIEW: Mandrake 8.2 PowerPC

2002-05-05 Thread Warren Togami
http://www.imaclinux.net/plain_page.php?caller=imaclinux.php3+record=95 Review: Mandrake PPC 8.2 The positive adventure went on, once Linux had fully booted up and launched the KDE desktop interface. The usual things that give you trouble on Linux all seemed to work fine, automagically! I was gre

Re: [luau] squirrelmail questioon

2002-05-05 Thread Joe Linux
I've tried both,and both exhibit the same problem, but it is very inconsistent one day it works, and the next day it doesn't. Here's the good thing though. I'm up here in Denver and connected to Earthlink via ppp and it was painless. Now I have to see if my wife can connect in Hawaii with the E

Re: [luau] Laptop that works with Linux

2002-05-05 Thread Warren Togami
All components of my Sony Vaio PCG-FXA36 notebook work in Linux except for the winmodem. All Duron and Athlon notebooks made by Sony currently use the same motherboard so you will have the same results with any model. Drawbacks of this notebook... 1. The ATI Mobility Mach64 video is unaccelerated

Re: [luau] Laptop that works with Linux

2002-05-05 Thread R. Scott Belford
http://www.linux.org/hardware/laptop.html is one site I found. There used to be another, I think www.linux-laptop.net but I can't find it. Both summarized the installation process on a number of commercial laptops. On Sunday, May 5, 2002, at 12:34 PM, Jon Reynolds wrote: Thanks for the

Re: [luau] linux on laptop

2002-05-05 Thread MonMotha
Be aware that changing out hard drives on laptops isn't an easy thing without breaking the case unless you're experienced, and in the process you'll probably also void the warranty which your wife's employer might not be happy with. --MonMotha Alvin Murphy wrote: Another (cheaper) idea I am g

Re: [luau] Laptop that works with Linux

2002-05-05 Thread Jon Reynolds
Thanks for the suggestions. My work is purchasing me a new laptop and I wanted to make sure I could use Linux on it. Jon

[luau] linux on laptop

2002-05-05 Thread Alvin Murphy
Another (cheaper) idea I am going to try: my wife just got a Compaq Presario 700 for her work that she is willing to let me use. I found I can buy another hardrive over the internet for $169 (20 gigs, I believe). I am going to try to install Mdk 8.1 (or 8.2) on this drive and use it; then when