Re: Anyone Have USB wifi adapter or 50ft ethernet cable they want to sell?

2020-03-29 Thread der.hans
Am 29. Mar, 2020 schwätzte Jim so: moin moin, Someone mentioned the virus and so many people working from home.  This makes sense to me.  I'm guessing a lot of people used wifi to connect their computers, and found they needed the extra speed or reliability of ethernet, so they all rushed out

Re: Anyone Have USB wifi adapter or 50ft ethernet cable they want to sell?

2020-03-29 Thread Jim
Someone mentioned the virus and so many people working from home.  This makes sense to me.  I'm guessing a lot of people used wifi to connect their computers, and found they needed the extra speed or reliability of ethernet, so they all rushed out to buy what they needed.  Also a lot of factori

Re: Anyone Have USB wifi adapter or 50ft ethernet cable they want to sell?

2020-03-29 Thread der.hans
Am 29. Mar, 2020 schwätzte Andrew McRobb so: moin moin Andrew, Sorry just found a 25ft I can cheat with using my son's ethernet port in hes room. I'll have to find a matt or something so the family doesnt trip I have a box of cable, tips and crimp tools, so we can make long cables if anyone n

Re: Anyone Have USB wifi adapter or 50ft ethernet cable they want to sell?

2020-03-29 Thread Ed
Or maybe the tariffs took out their cash reserves and they are trying to refill their supply channels - COVID-19 will likely push them into a chapter On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 5:55 PM Jim wrote: > > There have been reports from Frys location all over the country about them > not having anything in

Re: Anyone Have USB wifi adapter or 50ft ethernet cable they want to sell?

2020-03-29 Thread Jim
There have been reports from Frys location all over the country about them not having anything in stock.  I wonder if they're in trouble because people are buying stuff online instead. On 3/29/20 5:41 PM, Phil Waclawski wrote: I was at Fry's maybe 2 months ago, and it was about 80% empty shelve

Re: Anyone Have USB wifi adapter or 50ft ethernet cable they want to sell?

2020-03-29 Thread Phil Waclawski
I was at Fry's maybe 2 months ago, and it was about 80% empty shelves or more. I have heard a variety of things. One was that they are "emptying out the store for a major remodel". Seems fishy to me, could be that the Fry's in Arizona is going to shut down. Not really clear what is going on, Phil

Re: Anyone Have USB wifi adapter or 50ft ethernet cable they want to sell?

2020-03-29 Thread Jim
Speaking of shortages.  I've heard several months ago that the shelves in Fry's are bare and haven't been stocked in months.  Are they still in business? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or

Re: small, portable, mechanical keyboard

2020-03-29 Thread Matt Graham
On 2020-03-29 13:21, der.hans wrote: Am 29. Mar, 2020 schwätzte Brian Cluff so: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/keyboardio/atreus Hrmmm, For me I think it would be worth the extra space and weight to have dedicated number keys. Me too. Then again, I'm using a PS/2 ergo keyboard that's a

Re: small, portable, mechanical keyboard

2020-03-29 Thread der.hans
Am 29. Mar, 2020 schwätzte Brian Cluff so: moin moin, Hrmmm, For me I think it would be worth the extra space and weight to have dedicated number keys. Yeah, I have a happy hacking keyboard and the layout just doesn't work for me. There are lots of people who love it, though, so power to the

Re: small, portable, mechanical keyboard

2020-03-29 Thread Brian Cluff
Hrmmm, For me I think it would be worth the extra space and weight to have dedicated number keys. Brian Cluff On 3/29/20 11:08 AM, der.hans wrote: moin moin, We have some people who really love mechanical keyboard. Some FLOSS hardware types have put together a kickstarter for a portable mech

small, portable, mechanical keyboard

2020-03-29 Thread der.hans
moin moin, We have some people who really love mechanical keyboard. Some FLOSS hardware types have put together a kickstarter for a portable mechanical keyboard. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/keyboardio/atreus ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org #

Re: Anyone Have USB wifi adapter or 50ft ethernet cable they want to sell?

2020-03-29 Thread Andrew McRobb
Will do! Thank you for the offer! :) On Sun, Mar 29, 2020, 12:08 AM Phil Waclawski wrote: > Haven't tried office max lately. If you still need the 50ft cable let me > know. > > Phil W > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 12:05 AM Andrew McRobb > wrote: > >> Sorry just found a 25ft I can cheat with using

coloring patterns for kids

2020-03-29 Thread der.hans
moin moin, our esteemed PLUGger Ted pointed out a Mastodon post about some coloring mandalas for those of us looking for stay at home activities. https://mastodon.art/@welshpixie/103895388372414414 Now that I have a functioning laser printer ( and still owe an email about that ), I'm up for pri

COVID-19 OSS help desk

2020-03-29 Thread der.hans
moin moin, a forum for people working on stopping COVID-19 to get help with Free and Open Source software they're using. If you're working on a solution using FLOSS, then you can join and ask quesitons. If not, you can still offer useful responses to those with questions. https://covid-oss-hel

Free Software video conferencing ( and PLUG mtgs )

2020-03-29 Thread der.hans
moin moin, I've worked remotely for more than the last few weeks. As such, I've used a bunch of video conferencing tools. Recently, Libre Planet went to virtual only over the course of a week and ramped up its jitsi infrastructure to match. I joined both as a viewer and presenter. From my perspe

Re: Anyone Have USB wifi adapter or 50ft ethernet cable they want to sell?

2020-03-29 Thread Phil Waclawski
Haven't tried office max lately. If you still need the 50ft cable let me know. Phil W On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 12:05 AM Andrew McRobb wrote: > Sorry just found a 25ft I can cheat with using my son's ethernet port in > hes room. I'll have to find a matt or something so the family doesnt trip > on

Re: Anyone Have USB wifi adapter or 50ft ethernet cable they want to sell?

2020-03-29 Thread Andrew McRobb
Sorry just found a 25ft I can cheat with using my son's ethernet port in hes room. I'll have to find a matt or something so the family doesnt trip on it. Dont know why network gear is a pain to find atm. Anyone have any luck at officemax lately? On Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 11:43 PM Phil Waclawski wrote