Re: fonting the universe

Google fonts On Dec 3, 2016 10:13 AM, "der.hans" wrote: > moin moin, > > I'm at my once a decade point of caring about fonts. > > It's awesome that distributions support so many languages, but Urdu, > Klingon and Thai having legible fonts are not going to help me read them. > > fonts-gfs-complut

Re: Alternative FS OS Installs (btrfs, zfs)

So far btrfs has been treating my server very nicely On Dec 3, 2016 12:22 PM, "Michael Butash" wrote: > Anyone using "alternative" file system methods like btrfs or zfs to boot > with? Nothing seems too native, but can be made to work it seems, just > wondering if this is one of those "should d

Re: Alternative FS OS Installs (btrfs, zfs)

s, so I doubt I'd need another fast(er) disk to > cache zilog too, but would be nice for some 2tb disks I'm putting in for > games and such would be nice. > > -mb > > On 12/03/2016 12:33 PM, Stephen Partington wrote: > > So far btrfs has been treating my server

Re: Color blindness test

Well the contrast is good, but I just dislike the various shades of mustard. especially when paired with blue. On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 8:15 AM, Anon Anon wrote: > Hey all, > > https://retro64.xyz/ > > Any one have a good method for testing a website for consumption by the > color blind? > > I nee

Re: Color blindness test

ssue I see is Microsoft (they have their fingers buried deeply in UEFI and > getting them to play ball requires legal action most times). > > anyway, thats my 2 cents worth for now. > > -eric > home office of the technomage guild > > On Dec 5, 2016, at 8:47 AM, Stephen Parting

SteamCMD DNS Flooding issues

So apparently this bug is back. in a big way... http://ein-eike.de/2015/01/02/fixing-download-speed-problems-under-steam-for-linux/ Anyone else run into this? any better solution than a dnsmasq (which worked remarkably well when i installed it) ​Also has anyone looked at the ​concept behind File

Re: Arch migration (success!!)

Good information, however "GPT as far as I can tell simply doesn't work outside EFI" this is kind of the norm. On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Michael Butash wrote: > I figured if I'm going to anything, I'd prefer to go to something I can > control more, which always seems to bring me back to A

Re: Arch migration (success!!)

I personally love how fast an EFI/GPT based system boots and runs. and certain levels of simplicity it gives. But setup admittedly becomes more complex. On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 10:13 AM, Michael Butash wrote: > I agree, this is why I keep separate /usr partitions, both to allow for > growth, and

Re: Arch migration (success!!)

I have done it with my LVMcache based solution without issue. Currently am running that on a Mac mini server If i could get a pair of spinners in there with an SSD cache i would. On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 1:36 PM, Michael Butash wrote: > How does one handle redundant disks *properly* or *official

Re: Arch migration (success!!)

r infringement, with > Oyen Tech. ;) > > This looked nifty too for thunderbolt3/usb3.1... > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item= > N82E16817245003&cm_re=m.2_usb-_-17-245-003-_-Product > > -mb > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 1:55 PM, Stephen Partington

Re: Arch migration (success!!)

s effort is being made. Perhaps one > day... > > Of course, this is also how people are dma attacking macs and other > devices for password recovery... > > http://blog.frizk.net/2016/12/filevault-password-retrieval.html > > -mb > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 4:38 PM, Stephen P

Re: Arch migration (success!!)

om/store/razer-core > > I could deal with only having a real gpu at home. Or packing one if I > really had an itch needing scratched. > > -mb > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 5:47 PM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> Well they are trying to get the kernel to play

Re: Phone pwn

The issue with this, Is that it is now fully leaked and out there. Sadly i need to unroot my phone for it to be secure again. On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 12:30 AM, Michael Butash wrote: > https://motherboard.vice.com/read/us-state-police-have- > spent-millions-on-israeli-phone-cracking-tech-cellebr

Re: cyanogen/LineageOS phone recommendations

The Samsung J7 is actually a good price point. As is the Moto G. and they are popular enough to have some XDA love http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j7 On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 12:43 PM, der.hans wrote: > moin moin, > > work requires a couple of applications I refuse to install on my persona

Re: cyanogen/LineageOS phone recommendations

I would just recommend buying the barest of bones and cheapest android > phone you can use for work and put as little data as possible about you > personally on it. > > Why waste time and money on a work phone? Just my 2 cents. > > On Dec 28, 2016 12:52 PM, "Stephen Partingto

Re: cyanogen/LineageOS phone recommendations

I saw Moto G on sale at Costco sold as unlocked multi-carrier. On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 1:31 PM, der.hans wrote: > Am 28. Dec, 2016 schwätzte Stephen Partington so: > > moin moin, > > The Samsung J7 is actually a good price point. As is the Moto G. and they >> are popular en

Re: cyanogen/LineageOS phone recommendations

The J7 is remarkably close to the S7 in performance making it a rather nice device. On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 1:31 PM, der.hans wrote: > Am 28. Dec, 2016 schwätzte Stephen Partington so: > > moin moin, > > The Samsung J7 is actually a good price point. As is the Moto G. and they

Re: cyanogen/LineageOS phone recommendations

an use for work and put as little data as possible about you > personally on it. > > Why waste time and money on a work phone? Just my 2 cents. > > On Dec 28, 2016 12:52 PM, "Stephen Partington" > wrote: > >> The Samsung J7 is actually a good price point. As i

Re: 3Com NJ200 software

https://community.hpe.com/t5/Switches-Hubs-Modems-Legacy/NJ2000-Intellijack-setup-software/td-p/5310625 http://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c02583527-1&lang=en-us&cc=us On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 5:58 PM, Steve B wrote: > Would anyone have a resource for the old 3Com NJ2

Re: 3Com NJ200 software

One is the doc, the other will get you to the software. On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 6:11 PM, Steve B wrote: > Thanks for the link, but that seems to go to the old docs and not the > software package. > > On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 6:01 PM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> h

Re: 3Com NJ200 software

Sure thing! On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 6:59 PM, Steve B wrote: > You're right, my bad. Thank you! > > On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> One is the doc, the other will get you to the software. >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 29, 20

Re: rk3399: like a Pi, but more RAM/CPU/I/O?

the reason Pi has not done the USB3 is because of those binary blobs you mentioned. for my use i will stick with the Pi. or move on to an intel compute stick. On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 3:11 PM, Matt Graham wrote: > Saw this kickstarter link earlier: https://www.kickstarter.com/pr > ojects/1771382

Re: IBM 402 printing tabulator

No but I recall the movie. On Jan 6, 2017 2:19 AM, "Mark Jarvis" wrote: > > Watched a DVD tonight of *Desk Set* with Spencer Tracy & Katherine > Hepburn. It opened with a shot of what purported to be an IBM 402 printing. > Purported because the printing on the paper was centered on the page whil

Re: 64GB SD card

So some reading to consider, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24966676/transport-endpoint-is-not-connected On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 7:51 PM, Michael wrote: > Okay So I found two other cards. A 64GB and an 8GB. I stuck them into > the computer and nothing. I then plugged them into the camer

Re: 64GB SD card

Does it work in camera? On Jan 13, 2017 6:47 AM, "Michael" wrote: > You know, my sd cards worked fine until I got this new reader. Thanks. Is > there a way to verify this before I go out and buy a new reader? > > On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 9:58 PM, Stephen Partington > wr

Re: 64GB SD card

This suggests that the card might be ok On Jan 13, 2017 7:29 AM, "Michael" wrote: > at least I can see the photos > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM, Michael wrote: > >> yes >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 9:25 AM, Stephen Partington > >

Re: 64GB SD card

Probable On Jan 13, 2017 7:33 AM, "Michael" wrote: > so it is the reader > > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 9:29 AM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> This suggests that the card might be ok >> >> On Jan 13, 2017 7:29 AM, "Michael" wrote: >

Re: rsync

Try a - v or - - progress On Jan 15, 2017 8:01 AM, "Michael" wrote: > I was wondering if there was a way to see the progress of an rsync command > so I searched the man page and found '--progress'. So I included that into > my command and the output doesn't seem to look like it is supposed to. >

Re: (OT) Gmail Account Hacked - what else should I do?

2 factor authentication is a huge step to protecting your account. PS take a picture of the QR code and save the code to type in. Can help in authenticator recovery On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 3:37 PM, Matthew Crews wrote: > I'll start with the obvious. > > 1. Change her password. Use something fai

Re: (OT) Backup Software Suggestions

I am with Brian on the use of rsync. You can also go with zamanda wich is rsync with some fancy UI and scripting. On Jan 26, 2017 10:49 AM, "Brian Cluff" wrote: I like to roll my own using rsync... but mostly just wanted to point out that you flagged your message as off topic, but it couldn't be

Re: (OT) Backup Software Suggestions

On a side thought you could try looking at nextcloud if you just care about files and not disaster recovery On Jan 26, 2017 10:58 AM, "Brien Dieterle" wrote: > Backuppc moved to github and there are regular commits, so maybe it's not > dying? The 4.0 beta branch definitely is stale though: > ht

Re: (OT) Backup Software Suggestions

Wow, rear looks awesome! On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 7:40 AM, Bob Elzer wrote: > for bare metal backup I use REAR(Relax and Recover) along with fsarchiver > > REAR can make iso files or make a bootable flash drive > > fsarchiver is like tar, but it can recreate the filesystem too. > also if the arch

Thursday morning funny! and a major oops.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/31/cryptkeeper_cooked/ -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLU

Re: fonts

Google for Google fonts. On Feb 18, 2017 9:15 AM, "Michael" wrote: > How do you get the gothic font and all of the cool fonts in libre office > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscri

Re: fonts

install ttf-mscorefonts-installer edubuntu-fonts > ubuntustudio-font-meta ttf-oxygen-font-family ttf-xfree86-nonfree > > Thanks. > > On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> Google for Google fonts. >> >> On Feb 18, 2017 9:15 AM, &qu

Re: Microsoft has created an A.I. that can write its own code

Really? you took this there. On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 2:49 PM, Nathan England wrote: > On 2017-03-09 08:47, Anon Anon wrote: > > How long until they teach this one how to create html filled with >> explitives and hate speech? >> >> > > I read this and about died laughing. All I could think of was

Re: USB 3 compatible cards

That is an internal 20 pin connector for a USB3 header. On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 12:32 PM, Matt Graham wrote: > On 2017-03-14 21:15, Steve B wrote: > >> Can anyone on the list recommend a USB 3.x compatible card that has >> at least two ports on the back of the card plus an internal 20-pin >> con

Re: OT: Need a Campaign to Secure WIFI Sites

This is usually done as a means to be easy for their customers. On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Victor Odhner wrote: > I’m really annoyed that so many companies offer open WIFI when it would be > so easy to secure those hot spots. > > Restaurants, hotels, and the waiting rooms of auto dealersh

A fun discovery on the vulnerability of SMS authentication.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlcAHkjbARs -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.p

Re: wifi to cable

Ddwrt installations can be touchy. Very touchy. I have had supported devices not take the install from one device to another (same model and revision). This one of those times where a raspberry pi and some USB WiFi might be easier to work with. On Apr 2, 2017 7:21 AM, "Michael" wrote: > I am go

Re: Wow... Unity, Mir, Ubuntu phone/tablet all going bye bye

The Ubuntu mobile UI was a nice platform to work with in a tablet or phone interface, but the application ecosystem was horrifying to deal with. I am sorry a slapped together wrapper for someone's website is not an app. It is a bastardized browser experience that is worse than just using a browser.

Re: Wow... Unity, Mir, Ubuntu phone/tablet all going bye bye

On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 2:02 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: > >> Microsoft's biggest problem with convergence is they have completely > married themselves to the x86 architecture, and so while MS can create an > interface for other devices, those devices will largely require non-x86 > processors to run an

Re: Opinions on tablets....

So that listing of tablets at B&H also includes actual stylus tablets. However, Those 64gb ASUS ZenPads are pretty nice and have very nice screen and that will be what you want most. On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 3:04 PM, Michael wrote: > I need something to carry a photograph portfolio around on for

Re: Wow... Unity, Mir, Ubuntu phone/tablet all going bye bye

snappy is a containerized application distribution of Ubuntu. aimed at IOT and Server/VM deployments. it also features a much different update schema so you have fewer needs to restart. On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Matthew Crews wrote: > Remind us what Snappy is. I think I know, but I'm not s

Re: Wow... Unity, Mir, Ubuntu phone/tablet all going bye bye

it becomes > the Ubuntu Secret Sauce (tm) > > On Thu, Apr 6, 2017, 13:58 Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> snappy is a containerized application distribution of Ubuntu. aimed at >> IOT and Server/VM deployments. it also features a much different update >> schema so y

Re: mobile security tips from FotP

So far I am really happy with lineage OS On May 10, 2017 5:34 PM, "Herminio Hernandez, Jr." < herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > Has anyone looked into LineageOS running with no Google services? I am > pondering trying it with F-Droid > > On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 2:31 PM, der.hans wrote: >

Re: Alternate DNS

Dreamhost has taken a pretty tight stance on customer privacy. they may be worth looking at. On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 3:18 PM, AZ Pete wrote: > Hi All, > > Generally, I'm unable to make the Plug meetings due to scheduling > conflicts, so I've been watching the videos of the meetings. Thanks for >

Re: zip

https://linux.die.net/man/1/zip Virus-free. www.avast.com

Re: zip

For windows 7zip is my absolute favorite. If i could get a 7zip GUI port for Linux i would be a very happy camper. Virus-free. www.avast.com

Re: Final Credit Card (with random number generations for vendor isolation)

That is a neat concept On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 1:53 PM, Michael Butash wrote: > So, I don't normally try to sell friends (or enemies) into banking slavery > or anything else really, but for those that need a card to buy things > online and other sketchy places, I found Final to be rather com

Re: PLUG-discuss Digest, Vol 144, Issue 5

Chrome is actually very clear about what it snoops on and what they do with it. You can move to chromium. Or Firefox. Or Opera. The challenge is that it is hard to get that kind of budget without support. It is why chrome and Firefox are basically top of the heap. On Jun 5, 2017 7:14 PM, "Stephen

Re: Alternate DNS

​I think so.​ On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 11:02 AM, der.hans wrote: > Am 13. May, 2017 schwätzte Stephen Partington so: > > moin moin Stephen, > > Dreamhost has taken a pretty tight stance on customer privacy. they may be >> worth looking at. >> > > DreamHost offers

Re: laptop for sale

Which dell? Which dual core? On Jun 8, 2017 5:08 PM, "Herminio Hernandez, Jr." < herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just replaced my wife's dell with a Lenovo T440 and am looking to sell > the Dell. It ran Ubuntu 16.04 pretty well. It is a dual core intel with 4 > GB of RAM and 1TB hybrid

Re: laptop for sale

Solid machine. I used one for quite some time. On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 5:42 PM, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. < herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > E6400 here are the specs http://www.dell.com/us/dfb/p/latitude-e6400/pd > > On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 5:38 PM, Stephen Partington >

Re: annotation

Scribes, Inkscape, or gimp. Libre Draw. On Jun 25, 2017 10:17 PM, "Michael" wrote: > of course! what was I thinking? just use GIMP. > > On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 11:27 PM, David Schwartz < > newslett...@thetoolwiz.com> wrote: > >> virtually any drawing tool that supports editing images would work.

Re: Semi-OT: ChromeOS

I take it you opened up dev mode and dual booted it? On Jul 3, 2017 12:18 AM, "Carl Parrish" wrote: > I have a Pixel 2. I *love* it. The very few things I can't do in ChromeOS > I just boot into Ubuntu for. > > On Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 10:12 PM Kevin Fries wrote: > >> I love my chromebook and use

Re: YouTube TV streaming in Phx today ...

Good to know. On Jul 20, 2017 5:00 PM, wrote: > Just signed up for YouTube TV streaming today > and cancelled DirecTV Now. YouTube is far, > far superior in every way plus unlimited DVR. > > > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.

Re: YouTube TV streaming in Phx today ...

youtube.tv On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 11:23 PM, Eric Oyen wrote: > what is the link for that subscription? I just dropped all video services > with cox (a $240 cable bill made up my mind for me. I was thinking of sling > box, apple tv, amazon firestick or even Channelmaster.com offering of a > liv

Re: New computer.

so a tool to consider is keypass or lastpass. Lastpass will crawl your browsers and extract all of the passwords and save them in an online vault. from there you can install a helper for IE, Firefox, Edge, chrome that allows you access to them. In addition you can sync these via website or mobile a

Re: YouTube TV streaming in Phx today ...

Cos is limiting all but their Gigablast service to 1T. Gigablast customers have 2T. With the overages thankfully it is available and it will save me money to run Gigablast vs ultimate and overages. On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 8:02 AM, Saul wrote: > Interesting info. Cox in Mesa is limiting me to 1t

Re: How to make wireless stay connected?

This might be related to sleep, hibernate, and power saving features. On Jul 27, 2017 7:47 PM, wrote: > I have several thinkpads with linux mint connected via wireless and all > of them automatically connect when turned on and stay connected ... > except on the most recent linux mint 18 installe

Re: Chromebook

The best way to set up a chrombook is to move your data into google drive. this will then become available to the account from the chromebook. On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 7:09 AM, Brien Dieterle wrote: > Probably just upload them all to Google drive > > On Jul 28, 2017 7:04 AM, "Michael" wrote: >

Re: Monitor problem....

Also try swapping cables if you can. On Aug 3, 2017 5:34 PM, "Michael" wrote: > When when I push a button the monitor says that it is in power save mode > and to press the keyboard or the power of the power button to activate the > monitor > > On Aug 3, 2017 8:32 PM, "Michael" wrote: > >> Sound

Re: sporadic connectivity

If there is an issue with the dongle or your system trying to put the USB chain to sleep. On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 7:42 PM, Michael wrote: > Do you think the problem could be the dongle? Would getting a wireless > card resolve the problem? > > On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 8:54 PM, Michael wrote: > >>

Re: Cheap Domain Renewals

I just moved a domain over to google domains, and they have a very nice service set up there. including some goodies to allow for Dynamic Name Clients. On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 1:03 PM, JD Austin wrote: > I don't let them expire :) I move them just before. > > -- JD Austin > Voice: 480.269.43

Re: libre calc

That really depends on the file, its size, macros, and type. also any possible large graphics or file corruption. On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 12:03 PM, Michael wrote: > I go to open my file and it freezes. I try closing the window and the 'is > not responding' error comes up. I force quit and try ag

Re: OT: Best cell phone plan for light use?

Ting is a good idea. On Aug 17, 2017 8:05 PM, "Ed" wrote: Michael, your small phone dreams may become reality - if the Jelly phone ships - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jellyphone/jelly-the- smallest-4g-smartphone also if IF you can get VoIP to work (sorry Apple profit centers) your phone

Re: Fw: Current point in process:

This makes no sense. What is going on with this email in plug? On Aug 21, 2017 5:06 PM, "Michael" wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/NASA/videos/10155497958441772/?qp_ > instance_log_data[is_shareable]=true&qp_instance_ > log_data[os_type]=Linux&qp_instance_log_data[browser_ > name]=Chrome&qp_ins

Re: Well.... I think my power-supply is going.

Cheaper power supplies are pron to their capacitors failing. this is ultimately what will destabilize them. but if after you cooled the system off and cleaned out the schmutz and it stabilizes then you might have a solution there. Also consider fan/airflow as well. On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 6:09 PM,

Re: I just deleted something by mistake and can not find it in the trash bin.

There are a number of options. Step one no disk writes if you can help it On Aug 25, 2017 5:25 PM, "Michael" wrote: > holy moly! Anyone know what to do to recover it? > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.ph

Re: I just deleted something by mistake and can not find it in the trash bin.

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/122305/undelete-a-just-deleted-file-on-ext4-with-extundelete On Aug 25, 2017 5:28 PM, "Michael" wrote: > done > > > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 8:26 PM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> There are a number of options. Step

Re: I just deleted something by mistake and can not find it in the trash bin.

Depending on filesystem. My go to when it goes south is test disk by grc On Aug 25, 2017 5:33 PM, "Michael" wrote: > that is only extundelete. Is there another way? > > > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 8:29 PM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> https://unix.stackexch

Re: I just deleted something by mistake and can not find it in the trash bin.

It asked me for nothing On Aug 25, 2017 5:51 PM, "Michael" wrote: > test disk wanted to much information for my liking to download. I guess > I'll just recover what I had backed up and live with what is missing! > > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 8:34 PM,

Re: I just deleted something by mistake and can not find it in the trash bin.

http://www.cgsecurity.org On Aug 25, 2017 5:53 PM, "Stephen Partington" wrote: > It asked me for nothing > > On Aug 25, 2017 5:51 PM, "Michael" wrote: > >> test disk wanted to much information for my liking to download. I guess >> I'll jus

Re: OT: Chromebook to Network Printer

The chrome printing back-end is such that you can print to your printer from home. I think the CUPS implementation would be a preferred way to go unless you want to print from android and the like as well. On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 10:01 PM, Victor Odhner wrote: > Wow, this is crazy. I got a new

Re: Warranty!!?!?!?!?!

I would look into one of the models that have the SSD+HDD combinations already (i have seen the 32GB SSD for OS or caching) and use that. But i am looking for something very similar to that (alienware 17 is looking the most promising) however as i can order it with a spinning drive and add a pair o

Re: Warranty!!?!?!?!?!

I have been seeing Ubuntu offered on their precision mobile workstations... On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 8:41 AM, Carruth, Rusty wrote: > Actually, comparing the Alienware that I bought vs a very similar one at > System 76: > > > > Alienware: 16G RAM, 4K display, 1T rotating drive, 128G SSD, I7-7700:

Re: Warranty!!?!?!?!?!

Lenovo has a really bloated image. I have had to do a clean install and build my own just to gain performance. On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Carruth, Rusty wrote: > Well, I suppose that makes the place I work smarter than I realized, since > the first thing they did was throw away the supplie

Re: what sort of use cases/memory_needs/etc (was RE: Warranty!!?!?!?!?!)

I am currently running 24gb ram and would use more. But I have a combination of VM use, photography (ram goes fast when you have 24mp raw) gaming and other strange tasks going. On Sep 6, 2017 1:48 PM, "Carruth, Rusty" wrote: > Well, we've kind of strayed from the original topic, so I'll do a > p

Re: rsync

that suggests disk issues where those files are. I would start using some FS tools like chkdisk to clean up. On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 4:26 PM, Michael wrote: > interesting. I recovered some files using tesstdisk. I tried to delete > them and some of the wouldn't die (the ones I'm having probl

Re: Sep, Okt, Nov presentations

Hans did you want a follow up on my LVM-Cache presentation and use case? On Sep 8, 2017 2:51 AM, "Ed" wrote: > Hans, I can present Oct or Nov on the following if interested: > 1) Project Atomic and immutable Linux > 2) Community onBoarding - Wikipedia, Openstreetmap, MusicBrainz and > Archive.or

Re: iptables redirect with a caveat

This is what I recall as a best practice, ideally you want to drop anything you are not using. /sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 80 -j DROP On Sep 17, 2017 9:53 PM, "Amit Nepal" wrote: > I have not tested but you can probably use mark to accomplish this. Mark > any request comi

Re: Well.... I think my power-supply is going.

y thought to myself that I should blow it out a couple of >>> weeks ago but fogot I had the hand blower and kept forgetting to buy >>> compressed air to do it. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 11:55 PM, Stephen Partington < >>> cryptwo...@gmail.

Re: seeking lapblet

>From personal experience the yoga 260 (Lenovo) works very well as a flip top device with Ubuntu on it. Touchscreen and stylus appear to work out of the box. It is not to bad to get inside and update disk/ram/cleaning. It performs very well and the adapter that gives vga or vga/ethernet work well.

Re: seeking lapblet

Maintenance options, os installation options, hate for Apple business practices. On Sep 25, 2017 6:41 PM, wrote: > > > I have to ask, with these prices, why not spend a little more and go with > a MAC? > > > On 2017-09-25 12:42, der.hans wrote: > >> Am 25. Sep, 2017 schwätzte Carruth, Rusty so:

Re: seeking lapblet

https://lifehacker.com/build-your-own-sidekick-inspired-mobile-raspberry-pi-co-1793894398 might entertain you. On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 11:44 PM, der.hans wrote: > Am 25. Sep, 2017 schwätzte techli...@phpcoderusa.com so: > > moin moin, > > I have to ask, with these prices, why not spend a littl

Re: seeking lapblet

:38 AM, Stephen Partington wrote: > https://lifehacker.com/build-your-own-sidekick-inspired- > mobile-raspberry-pi-co-1793894398 might entertain you. > > > > On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 11:44 PM, der.hans wrote: > >> Am 25. Sep, 2017 schwätzte techli...@phpcoderusa.com s

Re: hack into google account

If you saved the password you can pull it from browser settings. Documentation is easy to find. Or you can use a service like lastpass or keypass which can pull them for you. On Sep 29, 2017 12:30 PM, "Michael" wrote: > my lady bought a new computer and tried to log into her google account but >

Re: hack into google account

misinformed). she does not have it save on her laptop >> but on her kindle. can we do anything? >> >> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Stephen Partington > > wrote: >> >>> If you saved the password you can pull it from browser settings. >>> Docume

Re: Laptop Weirdness

Could be loose connections. or maybe jsut the panel. Virus-free. www.avast.com

Re: Vocational Rehab

ADD can be great for Software engineering, but very challenging for Waterfall testing cycles. however If you document your code and what you are doing you can still code quite nicely. In It you will have similar mundane things where the ADD kicks in and make it challenging. Having lived with ADD s

Re: NetGear Routers

I have the same device and have installed DD-WRT on it right now. More to the point if you backup your settings in case of failure they should persist across updates. On Oct 18, 2017 3:54 PM, "Mark Phillips" wrote: I find I need to upgrade the firmware on my Netgear WNDR3400v3 routers. I actual

Re: DD-WRT Routers and Asus RT-N16

For my n66u router the only one that booted was the mega. On Oct 18, 2017 4:20 PM, "Todd Cole" wrote: > I tend to use the VPN on most routers mid-size firmware mini may be best > to keep a bit of extra free ram but if you need all the extra features go > for it > and easy to change to mega if yo

Re: NetGear Routers

d a way to backup the configuration of the router. I performed the Netgear upgrade, and it seems to have saved all the configuration settings, but I used the back up anyway and all seems to be working! Thanks! Mark On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Stephen Partington wrote: > I have the sa

Re: NetGear Routers

that deeply into > the dd-wrt web sites. > > Mark > > On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 6:45 PM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> It is weird. They support several of the erosion of the 3400 except 4 I >> think. >> >> On Oct 18, 2017 6:02 PM, "Mark Phillips&quo

Re: NetGear Routers

r netgear firmware! > > Mark > > On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 7:57 PM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> Ok. I feel silly. My netgear is the wndr3700 >> >> On Oct 18, 2017 7:07 PM, "Mark Phillips" >> wrote: >> >>> This is the latest inf

Re: OT: What is a nnnn.7z voice message?

My question is do you trust the sender enough to open the 7z file. but it is a compression by 7zip (there is Linux support for 7z as well) On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 8:14 PM, Snyder, Alexander J < a...@misteralexander.com> wrote: > 7z is the (default?) Compression format from "7zip". At least that's

Re: Plex Media Problems

I have a gen1 chromecast and a gen1 Amazon fire stick. The chromecast is really slick but needs your phone etc to work. But the fire is nice but a tad bit underpowered. With both of these i really think they should have made ethernet adapters. Life would have been fantastic for both with that. On

Re: computer slow

OpenCL in darktable mainly impacts rendering. it should have no effect on on system or ram consumption unless you are experiencing slowness during render cycles. On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 12:21 PM, Michael wrote: > You know I'm having trouble running darktable. It seems that after I > start it

Re: computer slow

ere you had a power >>> switch on the back of your computer... or it is like a hard reboot. >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 3:33 PM, Stephen Partington < >>> cryptwo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> OpenCL in darktable mainly impacts renderi

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