Re: [nlug] Powerline ethernet

2010-08-31 Thread Doug Smith
ugly things to shortwave radio reception in your neighborhood and may cause problems for over-the-air reception of Channel 5. -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View, TN EM66 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email

[nlug] Re: Flyer for LinuxFest

2009-08-30 Thread Doug Smith
I would concur with Jack. The free as in speech aspect of the GPL is somewhere between confusing and irrelevant for most newbies. (and a good many experienced users) Not that free as in speech is not important, but it's not something new users need to know immediately. -Original

[nlug] Re: More 64Studio, was Installfest was great

2009-06-23 Thread Doug Smith
than software that *must* be downloaded by the target machine. (i.e., where you can't download to removable media someplace where a fast connection is available and then transport the removable media to the target machine. Unfortunately quite common among Windows software...) -- Doug Smith

[nlug] Re: text to binary to text command line utility

2009-06-11 Thread Doug Smith
can't seem to find them on my Ubuntu 8.04 system. I've used uuencode/uudecode in the past. They aren't installed by default on Ubuntu. (at least not your version) They're in the sharutils package: http://www.gnu.org/software/sharutils/ -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View, TN EM66

[nlug] Re: backup power advice

2009-05-09 Thread Doug Smith
for the HVAC doesn't start? (or dies) (and always remember Murphy's Law. I think Curt may remember a certain generator in Wisconsin which was tested under load every Wednesday afternoon. It decided to wait for the Tuesday night ice storm to blow the radiator hose.) -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant

[nlug] Re: Double messages

2008-12-29 Thread Doug Smith
of OBSOLETE stuffed in the autosignature) Over the weekend I started seeing all the traffic again. Without any action on my part. This post would be more helpful if I were more observant had a better memory. -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View, TN EM66