Re: [PLUG] Info Interview Request for Linux Sys Admin training & employment?

Hu, I'll look at that too. I'm re-entering school winter term for STEM but I'll look at that as well. Blessings, Paul W. On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 2:21 PM, Mike C. wrote: > Hi, > > I've recently been accepted & enrolled into the RebootNW training > program for

Re: [PLUG] HIPAA, FAX, regulations, EPA

Pardon my interjecting.. HIPPA is all about backwards responsibility e.g. who has deep pockets. We have people that leave HIPPA class info lying all over- But you can't sue someone living on $10-11 per hour; they have nothing to take. So the responsibility lies with the ownership (you should see

Re: [PLUG] Linux Widows Guide

Humm... As a side issue I'll be returning to school for Software Engineering & Embedded systems. Hoping to have some of my student loans forgiven I was thinking of setting up something where we take given-away computers and install a variant of Linux education for poor Montessori programs,

Re: [PLUG] I'm shopping for hardware, what about Lenovo?

...@gmail.com)@Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 09:51:48AM > -0700: > > > > > > On 08/23/2017 07:16 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > > > > On Wed, 23 Aug 2017 17:53:49 -0700 > > > > Vedanta Teacher <orevedantateac...@gmail.com> dijo: > > > > > >

Re: [PLUG] I'm shopping for hardware, what about Lenovo?

The hard drive was tested and was fine. Paul W. On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 7:31 PM, Bill Barry <waba...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Aug 23, 2017 7:54 PM, "Vedanta Teacher" <orevedantateac...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Everyone, > > My Dell Insperon

Re: [PLUG] Ethereum Mining

Merlin, Ethereum is a 'cripto-currency' like Bitcoin e.g. it's a computer algorithm based on blockchain. That opens the question of what currency is be it sea-shells, cattle, gold or pretty pieces of paper like we use... If you do it as a hobby keep it as such. Some Chinese adventurers &

[PLUG] I'm shopping for hardware, what about Lenovo?

Everyone, My Dell Insperon 15.6" that I was going to use in school this September just died (the Motherboard no longer recognized the Hd). I need reliability & durability more than anything. I'll need it to last at least 1 year. I'll be going to school for Software Engineering & Embedded

Re: [PLUG] Selecting a SSD

I'm doing this from memory ,and I've been up since 03:00 but, I think the 850 EVO *comes* with encryption if you're interested in such things. I have an 850 EVO that I put in an ASUS laptop that I've never had a problem with. Blessings, Paul W. On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 8:59 PM, Denis

Re: [PLUG] Migrating Win 10 on new machine to VirtualBox

I must be getting old & cautious... I've started researching compatibility issues as much as I can before purchase. Blessings, Paul W. On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > I found this from a 2013 posting: > Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p only boots

Re: [PLUG] Operation Status

I wish you well. I've suffered on/off for several years with Tachycardia & Arrhythmia. So, I know the feelings of mortality. Blessings, Paul W. On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 3:06 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > Alan, > > Glad to hear the surgery went well and you are on the

Re: [PLUG] PLUG Advanced Topics Volunteer?

Everyone, 00: What about using the Tuesday evening meeting to discus any needed changes in PLUG? Sorry for the simplicity of logic. 01: Wes provided access @ FG Sunday so that option still seems to work. 02: I don't "work in the field" so I wouldn't have the necessary contacts. And working in

Re: [PLUG] Wireless video cameras?

www.krebsonsecurity.com just posted a piece of vulnerabilities in DVR cameras. Personally I will not be joining the IoT. I'm doing this from memory but, in the Mayan *Popol Vuh* (yes I have a copy & I've read it) the Maya are attacked by their household goods; chairs, tables, pots, pans, etc.

[PLUG] Apt-get is corrupted?

Greetings, A few weeks ago I gave a system (ASUS laptop, 4 gig ram, 250 gig SSD) in Linux mint 18.0 and not knowing what to do she downloaded things directly from the internet (I did encourage her to take classes @ FG). Now the system will not update and the message comes up 'apt-get is

Re: [PLUG] [PLUG-ANNOUNCE] Clinic on Sunday

Wes, 11 January 2017 I gave a friend a system in Linux Mint 18.0 and she unknowingly downloaded something wrong and now the error "APT get is corrupted" . She may need a fresh install. Having said that there is 1' + of snow today where I live in North Portland so I'm not sure

Re: [PLUG] Mint 18.0 Cinnamon 64-bit: Message 'Boot is Full'

<jjkarl...@gmail.com> wrote: > At 04:39 PM 11/13/2016, Vedanta Teacher wrote: > >Everyone, > > > >I'm running a relatively new HP Pavilion desktop with: > >Mint 18.0 Cinnamon 64-bit > >Version 3.0.7 > >Linux Kernel 4.4.0-47-generic > >AM

[PLUG] Mint 18.0 Cinnamon 64-bit: Message 'Boot is Full'

Everyone, I'm running a relatively new HP Pavilion desktop with: Mint 18.0 Cinnamon 64-bit Version 3.0.7 Linux Kernel 4.4.0-47-generic AMD A8 CPU RAM 14.6 HD 945.9GB Yesterday it threw a message at my of: Boot is Full I've used the default installation settings for Boot & Grub. ** I did a

Re: [PLUG] Linux Laptop Recommendation

Beware that some new laptops are 'sealed' e.g. you can't open them with a screwdriver. I have an ASUS lap top wherein you have to pry open the corner with a screwdriver and slide a credit card or something around the perimeter 'breaking the plastic clips loose'; sometimes the clips break off. I

Re: [PLUG] Web site URL points to localhost

I almost wondered if this was going to start just before the election as a "tech October Surprise". If you cut people off from information, communication, etc. you control what they know and hopefully their vote. Just like the Agents Provocateurs in many critical US cities seem well funded and

Re: [PLUG] Another reason to NOT buy HP

I had a similar problem with MS turning off my Word and Office functions by remote after I had purchased a full licence & demanding blackmail, er.. more money to turn the software back on. What it came down to for me was this: If I write something in MS Word who owns the intellectual property

Re: [PLUG] internet buffer bloat

I was looking at W3M from emacs. I just have an overly full plate at the moment. BTW emacs looks fascinating Blessings, Paul W. On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 6:33 AM, Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> wrote: > On Thu, 8 Sep 2016, Vedanta Teacher wrote: > > > Hummm, this

Re: [PLUG] internet buffer bloat

Hummm, this is interesting. I was speaking with Wes at the last PLUG lab and I pointed out that I'd been on the internet since 1986 when I was using Jughead (?) Gopher (?) and pulling FTP files off of the web. And in many ways the web was just as fast back then because we didn't have Flash, Java

Re: [PLUG] SSD unhappiness

John, I'm running Mint 17.3 , 64 bit on a platter HDD and have had no issues since installation on a brand new machine. I don't know how old the T-410 series is but I'd back up and replace. Actually I've found 17.3 to be amazingly stable, more stable than my machine running PC-BSD 10.2.

Re: [PLUG] Cannot get to printer

If it is any relief to you CUPS has caused me grief as well. Paul W. On Mon, Jul 4, 2016 at 3:56 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > Well, after much fussing without any progress, I used Synaptic to install > cups. Now before you say "duh", let me explain. Synaptic

[PLUG] Local Domain Hosting ? A semi-newbie question

Everyone, I was thinking of setting up a local Domain and/or website so that I can have my own email and DROP gmail, hotmail, etc. so that the email would be something like: b...@blabla.com or b...@wolfie.org or rav...@idiot.com or something like that. I don't necessarily

Re: [PLUG] NAS System suggestions

This may or may not help... but ixsystems sells a FreeNAS Mimi with 4 bays for $999 @ https://www.ixsystems.com/freenas-mini/ I've never used the FreeNAS OS myself . Blessings, Paul W. On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 9:04 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > I need a NAS system which

[PLUG] Linux, The Russian military & North Korea: Linux is everywhere....

Wow, I just found out that the Russian Military uses a modified Linux in : www.astra-linux.com I already knew that North Korea used Linux (dubbed Red Star) with a KDE interface. Linux truly is everywhere. Paul W. ___ PLUG mailing list

Re: [PLUG] Subject matter for a talk?

I can't lead it, I have nothing prepared. But if there is a round table I would like to attend. I'm sorry. Paul W. On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Michael Dexter <dex...@ambidexter.com> wrote: > On 5/16/16 2:38 PM, Vedanta Teacher wrote: > >That would be nice. I haven't us

Re: [PLUG] Subject matter for a talk?

<dex...@ambidexter.com> wrote: > On 5/15/16 10:44 AM, Vedanta Teacher wrote: > > I'm still grappling with OpenBSD and just will not be > > ready by May 17th. It is my nature to prepare well > > so I'll work out some sort of outline on PC-BSD > > or my

Re: [PLUG] Subject matter for a talk?

st been short > on time coordinating people. However, on-list proposals like this are > very appreciated. > > Michael Dexter > PLUG Volunteer > > On 5/12/16 7:19 AM, Vedanta Teacher wrote: > > Everyone, > > > >Was the next talk Tuesday the 17th @ Free

Re: [PLUG] Subject matter for a talk?

I also use PC-BSD which is also a security oriented release. Before I installed it I read: The Definitive Guide to PC-BSD by Dru Lavigine which was a great pre-installation help. Paul W. On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 9:10 AM, Michael Dexter wrote: > On 5/12/16 8:41 AM,

Re: [PLUG] Subject matter for a talk?

> Would you like to come up with a more detailed description or shall I? > > About subject matter... there is a flood of it. I have just been short > on time coordinating people. However, on-list proposals like this are > very appreciated. > > Michael Dexter > PLUG Volunteer > >

[PLUG] Subject matter for a talk?

Everyone, Was the next talk Tuesday the 17th @ Free Geek? I can see that Michael D. does many of the talks and its difficult to find subject matter. What about a round table about non-traditional methods of installing Linux & BSD? If you've seen my posts on installing OpenBSD it might be

Re: [PLUG] Does anyone have experience installing OpenBSD and/or a Live CD I could use?

Neal, Thank you, I'll try that too. I did have one CD that only had a [ install59.iso ] file. I'll try what you suggested in the morning. I feel like I need Star Trek music or something... Paul W. On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 9:12 PM, Neal wrote: > Wild guess here but you

Re: [PLUG] Does anyone have experience installing OpenBSD and/or a Live CD I could use?

ill want to install of the proper dependencies. Thank You, Paul W. On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 7:44 PM, David <dafr+p...@dafr.us> wrote: > On 05/11/2016 06:59 PM, Vedanta Teacher wrote: > > Greetings, > > > >Does anyone have experience installing OpenBSD for civilian use &g

[PLUG] Installing OpenBSD & Xenocara ...

Everyone, I had forgotten, I did also want to install Xenocara, the graphical face for OpenBSD. I am learning terminal commands but it will take me a while to get up to speed but I am looking forward to it. Thank You, Paul W. ___ PLUG mailing list

[PLUG] Does anyone have experience installing OpenBSD and/or a Live CD I could use?

Greetings, Does anyone have experience installing OpenBSD for civilian use and/or a Live CD set? I have a relatively new Dell Insperon lap top W/6 gigs RAM and 1 TB HDD . 3000 series, model 3558., Intel i3-5051U so, I'm 99.9%+ sure its an AMD64 type of chip. #0: I don't have a Live CD so I

Re: [PLUG] Tuesday Advanced Topics?

Hari Om, One basic rule in churches is that 5% of the people do 95% of the work (I know, in some ways I helped set up a Hindu Temple). I think the same rule would apply to any volunteer organization. That also means the more you put into it the more you get out of it and that's why

Re: [PLUG] Linux Clinic this Sunday

I actually have a day off ... I'll meet you all there. Paul On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:18 PM, wes wrote: > Come one, come all, to Free Geek on Sunday between 1pm and 5pm! > > Bring your questions and computers and we will try to make sure you leave > with different ones!

[PLUG] Any thoughts on installing KDE/Plasma on a Solid State (sans HD) Laptop

Everyone, I was thinking of picking up a solid state lap top with no physical HD and installing KDE/Plasma. From what I've read and heard KDE is a bit resource hungry but its been around a long time and the support seems stable. I don't know if there are issues installing KDE on a solid state.

Re: [PLUG] Any thoughts on installing KDE/Plasma on a Solid State (sans HD) Laptop

ate to see people get > stuck in a routine before exploring the playing field. > > -- > Tyrell Jentink > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 4:32 PM, Wayne E. Van Loon <w...@pacifier.com> > wrote: > > > Paul: > > I recently installed Slackware 14.1 KDE on a San

[PLUG] What role could or should the Open Source Software community play in the 2016 election?

Blessings, Let me begin by saying that I haven't belonged to a political party beginning in 1985-1989 (?) and have voted independently from that time so I have no ax to grind. There are multiple accusations of vote fixing or manipulation in Iowa by MS through a "free" app. "Free" as in spy

Re: [PLUG] VPN anyone?

Bless you, That's why I love this group. Its the best, cheapest and most meaningful education one can receive. After much thought I've decided to set up a Bitcoin account (the Fed can go pound sand...) and use the people in Iceland. Any people brave enough to put bankers in prison deserve our

[PLUG] Two easy questions...

Everyone, I was hoping to extend my knowledge on Linux, Ubuntu, Open source, and wanted to find some books somewhere between "Linux for dummies" & Coding. I know about the BIOS,CMOS, CPU, etc. but I wanted deeper knowledge on Linux. Yes, I still read paper books; just run a search for

Re: [PLUG] PLUG Call for Participation

Everyone, I had to think before I responded to this. I could give several talks but they wouldn't relate to Linux or computers. I could speak about: #1: The Bhagavad-gita. But I would need to introduce a series of words in Sanskrit and concepts from Vedanta. The Bhagavad-gita is so vast that

Re: [PLUG] I also will bring an old iBook G-4

John, Thank You, it still runs well; it just over heats with excessive use. I don't think it's fast enough for the newer Mac OS systems. Blessings, Paul On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 1:21 PM, John Jason Jordan <joh...@comcast.net> wrote: > On Sat, 19 Sep 2015 11:26:43 -0700 > Ved

[PLUG] I also will bring an old iBook G-4

Everyone, I also have an old iBook G-4 I'll bring too. It is Tiger OSX 10.4, 37.46 gig HD, 1.5 gig ram. I "think" it's an old Motorola CPU. I have the original discs but I'll be damned if I can remember the installation password from 2004. We used to be able to get past the Win (3.1 or 95 ?)

Re: [PLUG] PLUG Clinic 20 September

Debra, I'll be at out temple in Hillsboro Sunday morning. If Crust and Curry is open I'll see if I can bring pizza with Indian flavoring -yum. Blessings, Paul W. On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 12:13 PM, wrote: > > > I'll be bringing pizza, crackers, cheese, fruit as usual,

Re: [PLUG] I have no experience with installing Linux, can anyone help?

Russell, I have multiple thumb drives and I remembered that I have an external HD. If I get a chance I'll see if I can get everything set up. I do have an external dvd/rw I still do recieve cd's from overseas so I keep that option open. Blessings, Paul W. On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 6:53 PM,

[PLUG] I have no experience with installing Linux, can anyone help?

Greetings, After cursing MS since 1985 (?) I'd finally like to completely drop all MS products as far as is piratical. I may keep one isolated MS machine for applications that will run no where else. I just picked up a New In Box ASUS laptop 15.6' , Pentium, 4 gigs ram, 500 gig hd. I'd like

Re: [PLUG] I have no experience with installing Linux, can anyone help?

com> wrote: > On Mon, 14 Sep 2015, Vedanta Teacher wrote: > > > I just picked up a New In Box ASUS laptop 15.6' , Pentium, 4 gigs ram, > 500 > > gig hd. I'd like to completely strip off the factory 8.1 O/S and install > a > > clean copy of Linux O/S but I don't know how.