[nlug] Help Needed for Instalation

2014-05-15 Thread Bobby Sanders
I live in Texas. I have a friend in Brownsville, TN, who is disabled and wants to run Linux on his computer. He uses his computer mostly for gaming and browsing. He is currently running a Windows platform. I am reluctant to try to help him install, eve Ubuntu, over the phone. Does anyone kno

Re: [nlug] Help Needed for Instalation

2014-05-15 Thread Howard White
On 05/15/2014 08:57 AM, Bobby Sanders wrote: I live in Texas. I have a friend in Brownsville, TN, who is disabled and wants to run Linux on his computer. He uses his computer mostly for gaming and browsing. He is currently running a Windows platform. I am reluctant to try to help him install,

Re: [nlug] Help Needed for Instalation

2014-05-15 Thread Jon Moore
Just a thought, the Ubuntu install CD does have a live environment that would allow someone to access the remote desktop during the initial install process. Assuming the remote party can boot to a DVD and has access to the internet one could then use TeamViewer, vnc, etc to do a remote assisted in

[nlug] Re: [se2600] PhreakNIC meeting - Sunday, May 18th

2014-05-15 Thread John F. Eldredge
Some locations on campus allow food and drink, some don't. NLUG isn't allowed to have food and drink in the lecture hall in MRB III. On May 14, 2014 10:36:20 PM CDT, Mike Walker wrote: > Hi all, > > We could look into having our meetings at Vanderbilt, it is a wet > campus(yes, jokes aside...

Re: [nlug] 185 TB tape?

2014-05-15 Thread Allen Minix
You've always been ahead of your time! On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 3:35:05 PM UTC-5, Steven S. Critchfield wrote: > > In-line compression, yes, built into the backup app. > deduplication, yes, built into our filestorage. > > - Original Message - > > Your 2008 solution had in-line compre

[nlug] Contest time! Mars need women, PhreakNIC needs business cards

2014-05-15 Thread Pope jonnyX
(and fliers)(and postcards)(yes, there is some NLUG relevance, I promise) 1} We'll start with the business cards: 250 for $10 via vistaprint.com if we snag 'em by Monday, May 19th. Tilghman has a good design, which is an update from last year's cards; you can see' em here: https://www.dropbox.c

Re: [nlug] Contest time! Mars need women, PhreakNIC needs business cards

2014-05-15 Thread Amber Adams
I like the legacy cards as submitted by Tilghman. Let's print some so we'll have SOMETHING to hand out right away. I'll turn my mind towards designing a few other things as well; I'm already designing promotional fliers today for a Bitcoin class I'm teaching next month. I look forward to seeing eve

Re: [nlug] Help Needed for Instalation

2014-05-15 Thread Bobby Sanders
Thanks, Jon & Howard. Your replies were most appreciated. See comments interspersed below. On 05/15/2014 09:53 AM, Jon Moore wrote: > Just a thought, the Ubuntu install CD does have a live environment > that would allow someone to access the remote desktop during the > initial install process.