Re: Aunt Tilly's Linux

2007-08-17 Thread JT Moree
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Chris Gehlker wrote: > On Aug 17, 2007, at 10:27 PM, JT Moree wrote: > >> What is it that is confusing and how is the gnome equivalent so much >> better? I always use sftp:// but have had 1 or 2 instances where >> fish:// worked better. > > The Gnom

Re: Aunt Tilly's Linux

2007-08-17 Thread Chris Gehlker
On Aug 17, 2007, at 10:27 PM, JT Moree wrote: > What is it that is confusing and how is the gnome equivalent so much > better? I always use sftp:// but have had 1 or 2 instances where > fish:// worked better. The Gnome equivalent runs from the GUI shell. It is accessed from the Places->Connec

Laptop for Linux

2007-08-17 Thread Phillip Waclawski
Hmmm, well, I know I tried to get both the wireless, and the ethernet to work on an HP Pavillion dv6563cl from CostCo the day/night before my trip to the LinuxWorld Expo. Had a lot of odd problems. The Fedora DVD that Dennis Kibbe let me use would boot up, but when you chose "CD" for media, it sud

Re: Aunt Tilly's Linux

2007-08-17 Thread JT Moree
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ted Gould wrote: > On Thu, 2007-08-16 at 16:51 -0700, JT Moree wrote: >> Ted Gould wrote: >>> In my experience don't question why you need to know this magic keyword >>> to KDE people, they are unable to talk rationally about it. Hopefully >>> this ha

Re: Fedora 7/Ubuntu help

2007-08-17 Thread JT Moree
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stephen P Rufle wrote: > I would like to ask the list if there is anyone that lives near > Ray/Cooper who would be willing to help me learn about GNU/Linux ( I am I don't know where ray and cooper are but there is an installfest at UAT (across from Fry

Re: Who is the best registar?

2007-08-17 Thread Darrin Chandler
On Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 09:01:36PM -0700, keith smith wrote: > I've always felt Godaddy was solid however I have never trusted them. > I have ab out 1/2 my domains with them and they are better than other > experiences I have had, however with what is going on I am thinking of > taking my business

Re: Inspiron 1420n Laptop?

2007-08-17 Thread Joseph Sinclair
I recently recommended (against my better judgment) a 1505n for a relative (who promptly had it shipped to me so I could "set it up", they're WAY too used to windows). So far the machine seems to work fine, out of the box the only problem was that the video couldn't handle the resolution of the

Re: Who is the best registar?

2007-08-17 Thread Alan Dayley
keith smith wrote: > > With all that is going on I am thinking of chaging registrars. It seems > they all have their problems and horror stories. > > Any suggestions? http://easydns.com Not the cheapest. But... - They have a lightweight but very thorough admin interface. - Very good tutorial

Re: Who is the best registar?

2007-08-17 Thread keith smith
I've had good experience with Godaddy support. Local call and they answer within a minute lately. In the past it could take a few minutes or more. As far as leasing or purchasing, I think the registry has the final say. I'll checkout Gandi.net. irb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: * Quoth keith sm

Re: Who is the best registar?

2007-08-17 Thread keith smith
I've always felt Godaddy was solid however I have never trusted them. I have ab out 1/2 my domains with them and they are better than other experiences I have had, however with what is going on I am thinking of taking my business elsewhere. Funny thing is I have been recommending their hosti

Re: Who is the best registar?

2007-08-17 Thread irb
* Quoth keith smith ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), on Fri, 2007.08.17, at 17:39 -0700: > > Hi everyone. > > With all that is going on I am thinking of chaging registrars. It > seems they all have their problems and horror stories. I know a lot of people like godaddy around here, but they're not without t

Re: Who is the best registar?

2007-08-17 Thread Randy Melder
I've had Joker.com, GKG, Domain People, and Network Solutions. I've dealt with Register.com, DROA, netsol.com, Yahoo!, Tucows, and some others. My opinion? Godaddy is the best. I am now a reseller for them. http://spinfax.com/ ; ) .randy On 8/17/07, keith smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >

Re: OT - Need Dell certified repair shop, preferably local

2007-08-17 Thread Randy Melder
Try CS&S computer in Tempe 480-968-8585 ; ) On 8/17/07, Bryan O'Neal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I need a quote for the boss on repairing his Dell laptop. The laptop will > no longer run off of AC or charge a battery, I have a quote on an external > battery charger for it, but I need a

Inspiron 1420n Laptop?

2007-08-17 Thread Phillip Waclawski
So, I'm still interested in getting a laptop that I can run Linux on, and now I'm not so pressed for time. Has anyone gotten the new Dell Laptops? I'm curious because the prices for the various upgrade features seem to change daily. The 2Gig ram is now extra, when it was included, the 4 gig ram ha

Re: Fedora 7/Ubuntu help

2007-08-17 Thread Josh Coffman
I can give you some help via email, but I'm not close to Ray/Cooper. I'll be able to help more on some Fedora topics, depending on what they are. With server type issues, there are others on this list more qualified than I regarding Fedora. On 8/17/07, Matt Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > O

Who is the best registar?

2007-08-17 Thread keith smith
Hi everyone. With all that is going on I am thinking of chaging registrars. It seems they all have their problems and horror stories. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. Keith Keith Smith (480) 584-4772 PHP Programming -

Re: More : GoDaddyGirls.com

2007-08-17 Thread keith smith
By they way do not go to the website. keith smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: A guy gets a threat from GoDaddy for buying GoDaddyGirls.com http://forums.nodaddy.com/index.php?topic=38.0 Keith Smith (480) 584-4772 PHP Programming

Re: Fedora 7/Ubuntu help

2007-08-17 Thread Matt Graham
On Friday 17 August 2007 12:18, after a long battle with technology, Stephen P Rufle wrote: > I would like to ask the list if there is anyone that lives near > Ray/Cooper who would be willing to help me learn about GNU/Linux ( I > am starting with the two distros in the subject). I would be willin

More : GoDaddyGirls.com

2007-08-17 Thread keith smith
A guy gets a threat from GoDaddy for buying GoDaddyGirls.com http://forums.nodaddy.com/index.php?topic=38.0 Keith Smith (480) 584-4772 PHP Programming - Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user pa

Re: GoDaddy bullying tactics

2007-08-17 Thread keith smith
It is refreshing to find people who are willing to stand and be counted. I draw on your strength. I will keep everyone up to date with what transpires. I will be thinking on what I might want to do and will be consulting with a lawyer. Josef Lowder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: . On Fri,

Re: GoDaddy bullying tactics

2007-08-17 Thread keith smith
In their second email they said I need to sign an agreement. So I replied with my fax number and asked they fax it to me. I just got the fax. It makes me attest that I own the domain and all rights to it and have the authority to sell it. Sounds like common stuff so no one can come along and

OT - Need Dell certified repair shop, preferably local

2007-08-17 Thread Bryan O'Neal
I need a quote for the boss on repairing his Dell laptop. The laptop will no longer run off of AC or charge a battery, I have a quote on an external battery charger for it, but I need a repair quote as well. Any one know of a local Dell certified repair shop? Bryan O'Neal Cornerstone Homes &

Fedora 7/Ubuntu help

2007-08-17 Thread Stephen P Rufle
I would like to ask the list if there is anyone that lives near Ray/Cooper who would be willing to help me learn about GNU/Linux ( I am starting with the two distros in the subject). I would be willing to buy dinner ( pizza ... etc or you can eat a home cooked meal :) and then tutor me on the d

Re: GoDaddy bullying tactics

2007-08-17 Thread Josef Lowder
. On Fri, 17 Aug 2007, keith smith wrote > I have had some time to think about everything and > feel I need to sit tight for now. > > I do not have the time nor do I have the desire to fight with > GoDaddy, however I do not want to be bullied into anything either. Sounds good. I certainly

Re: GoDaddy bullying tactics

2007-08-17 Thread Joshua Zeidner
Keith, ( IANAL, TINLA ) If I were you I would just contact a lawyer. A good trademark lawyer would know how much the domain is worth to them. He/she may even buy it from you. Although I am not really qualified to dispense legal advice, I would think that doing something like putting cont

Re: Aunt Tilly's Linux

2007-08-17 Thread Alex LeDonne
On 8/16/07, Ted Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2007-08-16 at 10:31 -0700, Chris Gehlker wrote: > > My question for you all is this: 'Is the Nautilus shell common > > enough on newbie desktop Linux systems that it is reasonable just to > > assume it is there?' > > For GNOME based distri

RE: GoDaddy bullying tactics

2007-08-17 Thread keith smith
Thanks for your advise. I think I will add some grill stuff in the next day or two. I never intended to compete with GoDaddy, nor did I ever intend to put anything on GoDaddyGrill that would be remotely like what GoDaddy does or sells. I thought it would be a nice affiliate BBQ website.

Re: GoDaddy bullying tactics

2007-08-17 Thread keith smith
Thanks Josef for taking so much time on this. I have had some time to think about everything and feel I need to sit tight for now. I do not have the time nor do I have the desire to fight with GoDaddy, however I do not want to be bullied into anything either. For now I am going to take a p

RE: GoDaddyGrill.com

2007-08-17 Thread keith smith
Right now it is a test site for codeigniter. Maybe I need to put some BBQ stuff on it now instead of later. Bryan O'Neal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Trade marks are only valid if ruthlessly defended. If you put up a grill site it would be hard for them to take it from you, and they ma

Re: Aunt Tilly's Linux

2007-08-17 Thread Chris Gehlker
On Aug 17, 2007, at 9:02 AM, Matt Graham wrote: > Please > note that sftp:// can be used in much the same way as fish:// AFAICT, > at least in konqueror 3.5.5. People may find this more palatable > since > sftp is a reasonably well-known program. Aha! That is certainly easier to explain. Thank

RE: GoDaddy bullying tactics

2007-08-17 Thread Bryan O'Neal
The really question is do you want to keep it and use it as you originally intended, or sell it to some one who may try to get some major cash out of the deal, or have no interest in it and purchased it on a whim, but would likely have let it laps any way. (I purchased a bunch of ASU oriented name

Re: Aunt Tilly's Linux

2007-08-17 Thread Matt Graham
On Thursday 16 August 2007 22:45, after a long battle with technology, Ted Gould wrote: > On Thu, 2007-08-16 at 16:51 -0700, JT Moree wrote: > > Ted Gould wrote: > > > In my experience don't question why you need to know this magic > > > keyword to KDE people, they are unable to talk rationally ab

RE: GoDaddyGrill.com

2007-08-17 Thread Bryan O'Neal
Trade marks are only valid if ruthlessly defended. If you put up a grill site it would be hard for them to take it from you, and they may have no desire to, but they must make the attempt or run the risk of losing all control over Go Daddy, much like Escalator lost all control of their name when i

Re: Aunt Tilly's Linux

2007-08-17 Thread Chris Gehlker
Thanks again to everyone that replied. I have SFTP working in Nautilus and with that silly fish thing. -- Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it. -Samuel Butler, writer (1835-1902) --

Re: GoDaddy bullying tactics

2007-08-17 Thread Josef Lowder
. On Thu, 16 Aug 2007, Josef Lowder wrote > On 8/16/07, keith smith wrote: > > I have no intention of fighting them. I am going to release > > the domain to them. > > Keith, I would definitely *NOT* be too quick to capitulate on this. > > GoDaddy does *NOT* own all rights to the use of the word

Re: ot: he looked like such a normal guy

2007-08-17 Thread Shawn Badger
7 out of 10 On 8/16/07, Alex Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Programming language inventor... or serial killer? > > http://www.malevole.com/mv/misc/killerquiz/ > > I got 6 out of 10. > > alex > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists

Re: Aunt Tilly's Linux

2007-08-17 Thread Chris Gehlker
On Aug 16, 2007, at 8:44 PM, JT Moree wrote: > since you're already using ubuntu, try kubuntu. either download the > liveCD or use apt/adept in ubuntu to install the kde packages. To get > the full experience include kdm you should download the liveCD and > install it. Thanks for replying, JT.

Re: Aunt Tilly's Linux

2007-08-17 Thread Chris Gehlker
On Aug 16, 2007, at 8:43 PM, Jon M. Hanson wrote: > Kubuntu is just like Ubuntu expect it uses KDE for the window > manager instead of Gnome. It should work under virtualization just > fine. I've run it under VMWare with no problems. Thanks, Jon. I'm installing it now. -- In America, anybody