Re: I now am on a Chromebook trying to d/l Libre Office

2018-01-27 Thread Stephen Partington
well if it is like most laptops the mouse is connected to the keyboard. so if the keyboard goes then so does the mouse. PS look up crouton. It is your path to Linux on the chromebook. On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 10:29 PM, Michael wrote: > How do I install linux on it? I thought the hd made it usele

Re: I now am on a Chromebook trying to d/l Libre Office

2018-01-27 Thread Todd Cole
might try booting it to a live distro to eliminate software issues if it works On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 10:29 PM, Michael wrote: > How do I install linux on it? I thought the hd made it useless for > anything > > On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 12:25 AM, Michael wrote: > >> because it is a brow

Re: I now am on a Chromebook trying to d/l Libre Office

2018-01-27 Thread Michael
How do I install linux on it? I thought the hd made it useless for anything On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 12:25 AM, Michael wrote: > because it is a browser machine is why I recommended it to my lady. I sure > wish my machine's hardware didn't decide to die. I think it strange that > both the mouse an

Re: I now am on a Chromebook trying to d/l Libre Office

2018-01-27 Thread Michael
because it is a browser machine is why I recommended it to my lady. I sure wish my machine's hardware didn't decide to die. I think it strange that both the mouse and keyboaed died at the same time. On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 8:48 PM, Stephen Partington wrote: > ​hack it or install linux. or find s

Re: What is the best printer for the price?

2018-01-27 Thread Phil Waclawski
Considering how dry it is here in Aridzona, unless you do a lot of printing or print several times a week, I'd go for a laser printer. I've had too many of those ink cartridges dry up before I can print enough to make them useful. Phil W On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 7:38 PM, Daniel Stasinski wrote:

Re: KeePass2 versus KeePassX

2018-01-27 Thread Phil Waclawski
There should be a keepass2 option for your OS, that is what I install and use on Kubuntu, and I know it is fully compatible with the windows keepass2. Phil W On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 3:55 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > Never mind...I found this project which converts KeePass2 files to > KeePassX fil

Re: What is the best printer for the price?

2018-01-27 Thread Daniel Stasinski
Just as an aside, avoid printers that have the ink nozzles built in. When the nozzles clog, there is a self-cleaning feature but you can burn through an entire cartridge doing the clean. *Daniel P. Stasinski* dan...@genericinbox.com I 💛✞ On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 7:21 PM, Michael wrote: > thanks

Re: What is the best printer for the price?

2018-01-27 Thread Stephen Partington
I have for work/office Brother printers are very good value On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 7:21 PM, Michael wrote: > thank guys > > On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: > >> Look for printers with at least all the features you want. Then look at >> the yield you get per cartridge

Re: What is the best printer for the price?

2018-01-27 Thread Michael
thank guys On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: > Look for printers with at least all the features you want. Then look at > the yield you get per cartridge and divide that by the cartridges price and > eliminate the most expensive yields. Keep in mind that the more expensive

Re: What is the best printer for the price?

2018-01-27 Thread Brian Cluff
Look for printers with at least all the features you want.  Then look at the yield you get per cartridge and divide that by the cartridges price and eliminate the most expensive yields.  Keep in mind that the more expensive cartridges can be the cheapest ones if the yield is high. Then check the

Re: I now am on a Chromebook trying to d/l Libre Office

2018-01-27 Thread Stephen Partington
​hack it or install linux. or find someone that does collabora online. Chromebooks are BROWSER dedicated machines.​ On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 5:45 PM, Michael wrote: > How do I run libreoffice on a Chromebook? > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --- > PLUG-di

Re: What is the best printer for the price?

2018-01-27 Thread Michael
these are the printers the cartridges will work with On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 12:44 PM, Michael wrote: > I can get HP or Canon. > HP: > CM2320 > CP2025 > Canon color image class: > LBP7200C > LBP7200Cd > LBP7200CN > LBP7200Cdn > LBP7210Cdn > LBP7600C > LBP7660Cdn > LBP7680Cx > 8350Cdn > MF8380Cdw

I now am on a Chromebook trying to d/l Libre Office

2018-01-27 Thread Michael
How do I run libreoffice on a Chromebook? -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

Re: KeePass2 versus KeePassX

2018-01-27 Thread Mark Phillips
Never mind...I found this project which converts KeePass2 files to KeePassX files. https://github.com/dvorka/keepass2-to-keepassx Not sure I want to trust the process, as I would have no idea how to make sure "something wasn't lost in the translation." Mark On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 3:52 PM, Mark

Re: KeePass2 versus KeePassX

2018-01-27 Thread Mark Phillips
I just tried to open my KeePass2 database with KeePassX, and got the error message - Wrong signature. I keep my database on Dropbox and a key file on my hard drive. When I used KeePassX to access the database on Dropbox, it did not show up in the file finder until I selected all files. The databas

Re: What is the best printer for the price?

2018-01-27 Thread Michael
just a business machine price point- best quality for as cheap On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 4:54 PM, Stephen Partington wrote: > what do you want it to do. and what is your price point? > > On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 10:44 AM, Michael wrote: > >> I can get HP or Canon. >> HP: >> CM2320 >> CP2025 >>

Re: What is the best printer for the price?

2018-01-27 Thread Stephen Partington
what do you want it to do. and what is your price point? On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 10:44 AM, Michael wrote: > I can get HP or Canon. > HP: > CM2320 > CP2025 > Canon color image class: > LBP7200C > LBP7200Cd > LBP7200CN > LBP7200Cdn > LBP7210Cdn > LBP7600C > LBP7660Cdn > LBP7680Cx > 8350Cdn > MF838

Re: hardware error

2018-01-27 Thread Michael
It is a lenovo. I went into bios and tried resetting it to default but that didn't help a bit. It opens the screen asking which os to load (sometimes) then it asks for a password. Then the os icon pops up (Linux MInt) as the os loads and finally it asks for the password again (all normal). The muse

Re: Trent's projects

2018-01-27 Thread David Schwartz
Well, I’m not going to argue with you over an analogy. I believe there’s value in having a solid theoretical foundation in this field. “Programming” is distinct from “software design,” and people with less of that foundation in their background have to rely on things that are entirely based in

Re: hardware error

2018-01-27 Thread Andrew McRobb
Hard to say. What sort of laptop are we talking about? -- Are you able to get into BIOs at least? Andrew McRobb Full-time Software Developer Part-time Freelancer mcrobb.info On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 8:01 AM, Michael wrote: > well... when I try to type things the key gets stuck or the mouse and >

What is the best printer for the price?

2018-01-27 Thread Michael
I can get HP or Canon. HP: CM2320 CP2025 Canon color image class: LBP7200C LBP7200Cd LBP7200CN LBP7200Cdn LBP7210Cdn LBP7600C LBP7660Cdn LBP7680Cx 8350Cdn MF8380Cdw MF8580Cdw -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinu

Re: hardware error

2018-01-27 Thread Michael
well... when I try to type things the key gets stuck or the mouse and keyboard don't work On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 9:53 AM, Michael wrote: > I turned the laptop on this morning and logged in. After the os loaded it > was as if a key got stuck. So i did a hard reboot and after the login > screen a

CS graduates vs no degree

2018-01-27 Thread techlists
Another video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOQ7wrolG2c--- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss

hardware error

2018-01-27 Thread Michael
I turned the laptop on this morning and logged in. After the os loaded it was as if a key got stuck. So i did a hard reboot and after the login screen appeared nothing would type and the mouse no longer works. Is there anything I can do to fix it? -- :-)~MIKE~(-: -

Re: Trent's projects

2018-01-27 Thread techlists
I happened upon this YouTube video that talks about this very subject. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FioceDs7JA On 2018-01-23 03:02, David Schwartz wrote: > The fallacy here is that a HS dropout who's been building homes for 30 years > could build a home as nice as any Architect just a cou