Re: HTML, CSS and PHP

2024-07-02 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
I would agree. PHP basically prints to an HTML environment. So having a basic understanding of how the different parts interact can be of great help. On Tue, Jul 2, 2024, 18:36 Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Resident PHP expert? Your too kind!! I'm sure

Re: WordPress moving away from PHP to JavaScript

2024-04-21 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
Someone asked in this chain about what was so bad about PHP in the "old times". There were quite a few problems with earlier versions of PHP, especially 5 or older. Register globals was on, I can't even begin to explain how bad that was. the mysql library was very prone to SQL injection, but was

Re: Open Source Conference

2024-01-29 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
Are you talking about the Southern California Linux Expo? https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x March 14-17 Unfortunately as they put it at the end of my Spring break, instead of the beginning, I can't make it anymore. Phil W On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 4:58 PM Victor Montoya via PLUG-discuss <

Re: Linux friendly audio/video devices

2024-01-18 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
the logitech webcams work very well with Linux Phil W On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 7:33 PM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I finally have made the full jump to Linux on my home system. I built a > new Desktop and am running Garuda Linux (Arch variant) qu

Re: Have I been Black Balled?

2024-01-10 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
I can see this one, and your previous "Test" post. Phil W On Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 10:48 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Non of my messages are getting though. > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discus

Re: What to know : Just Linux

2023-11-30 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
I would add 14) use tools like ps/top and others to find/monitor and if need be kill processes 15) etckeeper to manage configuration files in /etc 16) software repo/package management (yum, apt, dnf etc) On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 4:13 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org

Re: CHIRP on Kubuntu 22.04

2023-06-22 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
I'm not familiar with that, but I know that in order to get my dive computer to work with subsurface on Linux I have to add my user to the dialout group. Maybe there's something like that for chirp? On Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 19:37 Jim via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I'm i

Re: PLUG discount for SCaLE

2023-01-22 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
I am looking forward to going again. Last one I attended was just before the pandemic shutdown in March 2020. Phil W On Sun, Jan 22, 2023 at 11:59 PM der.hans via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > moin moin, > > we have the PLUG registration code for SCaLE again this year.

Re: webp is a nuisance

2023-01-04 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
https://www.tecmint.com/convert-images-to-webp-format-in-linux/ The above link has a few options, including getting the packages directly from Google Phil W On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 7:00 PM joe--- via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > webp is a nuisance (imho). > > I tried t

Re: 4-year Programing and Analytics degree from Mesa CC

2022-12-23 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
I have been teaching PHP for over a decade at MCC. I feel that CIS is focused on hands on work that is as practical as possible. Is a college degree needed for every job? No, of course not. But for a lot of people, the organized structure, along with tips and tricks from somebody who works with th

Re: 4-year Programing and Analytics degree from Mesa CC

2022-12-22 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
I was one of the faculty who helped develop the four-year degree at MCC. It will be a computer information systems or CIS degree. The curriculum should be up and yes we do have hlc accreditation to get started fall of 2023. Not entirely sure if the prices will be different, but I am not heard of an

Re: portable ssd

2022-09-04 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
The one advantage of an SSD vs a spinning USB Hard drive is that you can bump an SSD drive without worrying about the drive crashing, regardless of speed. Drawback is you usually want to keep it at most about 70% full so it can do proper wear levelling Phil W On Sat, Sep 3, 2022 at 11:43 PM Michae

Re: portable ssd

2022-09-03 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
gt; wrote: > On Sat, 2022-09-03 at 17:03 -0700, Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > I had one of the Western Digital ones go bad as soon as I tried a large > > rsync with it. which is odd, as I prefer WD for the HD version. The > sandisk > > ones seem to work well.

Re: portable ssd

2022-09-03 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
I had one of the Western Digital ones go bad as soon as I tried a large rsync with it. which is odd, as I prefer WD for the HD version. The sandisk ones seem to work well. That is about all the experience I've had with portable SSDs Phil W On Sat, Sep 3, 2022 at 5:00 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss <

Re: Photoshop

2022-08-30 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
While it has a bit of a learning curve, for editing photos Darktable is pretty slick. Much like Adobe Lightroom, but actually has a few more features in some areas. It works on Mac/windows/linux I'm using it to edit my dive photos right now, some great youtube tutorials. Phil W On Tue, Aug 30, 20

Re: Opportunity

2022-08-23 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
As a CIS (Computer Information Systems) Faculty at Mesa Community College, I am of course biased. I do feel that we offer a good education at an affordable price compared to the universities. With CIS, we focus more on actually coding/making things than theory. So, you won't build compilers, but yo

Open Source Multimedia Summer Camp for 6-8th Graders

2022-06-23 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
After two years of Covid Cancellations, the MCC Multimedia Summer Camp is back! I use a variety of open source tools (Blender, Krita, GIMP,Inkscape, WoW Model Viewer and more...as well as a little Adobe Premier. Forgive me ;) We do a variety of projects, along with a bit of recording in front of

Re: how to get filezilla or best option ...

2022-05-06 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
If you are using sftp sftp -i ~/.ssh/keyfilename -P 22 u...@hostname.com if you are using your default key, and you are using the default port of 22, you can drop the -i and -P options when connected put filename (uploads file) get filename (downloads file) cd and ls (change directory or

Re: Still hoping for advice from Plug ...

2022-04-12 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
I have picked up used laptops from "feature marketing" in the past. https://featuremarketing.com/product-category/laptops-notebooks-tablets/ Their website is never up to date, call them and see what they have. Phil W On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 5:09 PM joe--- via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phx

Re: Is there such a niche?

2022-04-05 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
Bash is great, and when you can call almost any other script from within it (including some python utilities) you can do some amazing things. Phil W On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 7:34 PM greg zegan via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Its all I use right now for dev projects > Le

Re: GNOME or KDE?

2022-03-22 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
e if you are studying for the RHCSA exam? > > On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 03:37:56 PM MST, Phil Waclawski via > PLUG-discuss wrote: > > > I like Kubuntu (ubuntu with the KDE desktop) for my desktops/laptops. > I am presently using CentOS on my servers, but probably switching to R

Re: GNOME or KDE?

2022-03-22 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
I like Kubuntu (ubuntu with the KDE desktop) for my desktops/laptops. I am presently using CentOS on my servers, but probably switching to Rocky Linux. Phil W On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 3:23 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > In the past there has been some

Re: ot- camera lens

2022-01-24 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
Your best bet is to look around places like eBay, Craigslist, offer up and other places like that. It may take a while till you can find one that is in your price range On Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 12:46 Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > you people are so knowledgeable

Re: Directory size

2021-07-17 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
Congrats! We constantly have to learn and look things up,ask for help, and l am glad you're enjoying the process. On Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 15:06 Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I tell ya; I am so excited. > I was going to write a message to ya' all asking how to

Re: Linux Friendly Color Printer

2021-06-30 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
HP does really seem to work well with Linux. However in our super dry climate I'd almost recommend a laser printer instead of an inkjet. They are more expensive but the toner seems to last a long time when it's really dry. The same cannot be said of inkjets On Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 11:20 Herminio Her

OpenMediaVault Server

2021-01-01 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
I really need a way to backup and keep track of all the media files (photos, video etc) that I've created over the years. I've been looking at FreeNAS, OpenMediaVault and others. Any suggestions on drives? (thinking a RAID 10 of 4 8TB drives)? File Systems? (ext4 or ZFS or?) Any other advice

Re: Saturn and Jupiter conjunction

2020-12-20 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
Very cool. Thanks, I totally forgot about this, and it wasn't too hard to spot. Phil W On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 6:21 PM der.hans via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > moin moin, > > Right now is a great time to view the conjunction in the western sky. > > > https://www.plane

Re: gimp- layer via copy

2020-10-21 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
I am curious as to what you are trying to do? If you want to make a layer from a copy, "Edit" "paste as" "new layer" should work? Phil W On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 4:03 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > I think there is a plugin called layer via copy. how

Re: why executable file 'readin' not found but it is there

2020-10-05 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
A couple of things that might be the issue, or at least reasonable guesses. 1. Something in readin is trying to access a resource that does not exist on this machine 2. permissions are set wrong on readin (needs to be x etc) 3. Something like ACL rules were set on readin https://tylersguides.com/

Re: what does '%' do to apt-get install?

2020-08-22 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
In this case, the percent sign just represents the shell prompt Phil W On Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 17:53 Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > this is the command. It keeps aborting and I think it is the %: > > > sudo apt-get install git > cd > git clone git://github.com/

Re: New computer.

2020-07-17 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
Really depends on what you want. I'm putting together a new computer and I ordered almost everything from Newegg On Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 7:26 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Wellp, I am going to do something I never have done before. I'm > going to get a

Re: Which audio/video formats are best and why?

2020-05-12 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
mid is short for midi, or musical instrument digital interface. It is a set of instructions to allow a computer to PLAY an instrument (real or digital). It does not actually contain sounds. So using something to convert it to an actual sound file will of course make it a lot bigger. I think I u

Re: OT: How to make this simple html menu work?

2020-05-09 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
Thankfully not. Allowing HTML to execute system binaries from a local drive would be a security nightmare. Microsoft allowed that with ActiveX in IE and now, if you use IE/Edge and go to a site that uses Activex you get a big "Warning, this site uses ActiveX it is very dangerous". Was not one of M

Re: zoom and teams patches

2020-04-28 Thread Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss
Webex still does not have a Linux client (not even via web), so it is a no go for me except on my phone, and I can't teach class with a phone. So still using Zoom. Phil W On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 11:32 AM der.hans via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > moin moin, > > I'll be