windows SUCKS!!!

2008-07-04 Thread Charles Jones
This is the second time I have composed this email. The first subject was a bit more diplomatic. I was writing an email to share a post ( http://blog.sontek.net/2008/06/30/windows-hater-in-response-to-linux-hater/ ) that I read about the failings of MS-Windows. Ironically in the middle of

OT: Re: windows SUCKS!!!

2008-07-04 Thread Jason Spatafore
Microsoft lost me at activation. I noticed you didn't list any activation woes in thereyou don't have to activate with *most* flavors of Linux. (RHEL and SLES are going down that route.) Here's something I wrote awhile back on activation. How much money has Microsoft cost the USA since

OT: New Law In Texas Requires PI License for Computer Techs

2008-07-04 Thread Joshua Zeidner
Not sure if this kind of law will find its way to AZ, but its a very interesting development. The only reason why I can imagine they would put this into effect is for the government to have more control over the services marketplace.

Re: OT: New Law In Texas Requires PI License for Computer Techs

2008-07-04 Thread Matt Graham
After a long battle with technology, Joshua Zeidner wrote: Not sure if this kind of law will find its way to AZ, but http://www.gearlog.com/2008/06/new_texas_law_requires_pi_lice.php The name's Route. Trace Route. I got eight slugs in me. One's lead, the rest are WordPress. The blog

OT: What's the best HDTV antenna setup?

2008-07-04 Thread Josef Lowder
What do recommend as the best HDTV antenna setup? Does signal strength need to be boosted if I put an antenna in my attic and run a long coax cable to connect it into my house cable with 3 devices connected? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list -

Re: OT: What's the best HDTV antenna setup?

2008-07-04 Thread koder
Try this link. http://www.hdtvantennalabs.com/hdtv-antenna-hype.php It says in essence there is no such thing as a HDTV antenna. An antenna is an antenna. Signal boosters will amplify the bad along with the good. Try it without and see what you get. You can always spend money later. Harold

Re: OT: New Law In Texas Requires PI License for Computer Techs

2008-07-04 Thread Joshua Zeidner
On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Matt Graham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After a long battle with technology, Joshua Zeidner wrote: Not sure if this kind of law will find its way to AZ, but http://www.gearlog.com/2008/06/new_texas_law_requires_pi_lice.php The name's Route. Trace Route. I got

Re: OT: What's the best HDTV antenna setup?

2008-07-04 Thread eculbert
I live 'over the hump' that is the hump between camelback mtn. and papago peak. And I have two dtv converters. I have a 30 dollar regular tv amplified pair of rabbit ears fully unscrewed with just the 'loop' hanging in the front westward facing window. Then a splitter to two tv's. One has about

Save a document as .doc instead of as odf or pdf

2008-07-04 Thread Thomas McGoldrick
Help!  I just converted from XP and do enjoy the lack of viruses and all the resulting reformat and reinstall of program exercise. However, I am experiencing a few frustrations.    Recently trying to do a resume upload to Monster.com I hit a stone wall when I tried to browse and upload a

RE: OT: New Law In Texas Requires PI License for Computer Techs

2008-07-04 Thread Richard Daggett
The law states you need a PI License if you (I may be reading this wrong). (b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), obtaining or furnishing information includes information obtained or furnished through the review and analysis of, and the investigation into the content of,

Re: OT: Re: windows SUCKS!!!

2008-07-04 Thread Charles Jones
It seems that Bill Gates is just as frustrated as the rest of the windows users: http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/141821.asp --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to

Re: OT: New Law In Texas Requires PI License for Computer Techs

2008-07-04 Thread Joshua Zeidner
thanks Richard! perhaps its not so OMG 19841! :) happy 4th to all! -jmz On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Richard Daggett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The law states you need a PI License if you (I may be reading this wrong). (b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), obtaining or

Re: OT: What's the best HDTV antenna setup?

2008-07-04 Thread Josef Lowder
Thanks, plugger friends, for your responses. So, may I ask one more related question: Since there are cable jacks in three rooms in our house, could I just relocate in the unsightly set-top UHF antenna that I now have sitting on top of the TV in the living room and perhaps use a double-male

Re: Server failover

2008-07-04 Thread Lisa Kachold
Correction:  Ultra Monkey is now FREE: www.ultramonkey.org (503)754-4452 Blackberry || www.obnosis.com via USB PPP EDVO/CDMA on Dell Latitude PII - Kubuntu 7.10 --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Lisa Kachold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Lisa Kachold [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Server failover To: Main

Re: OT: What's the best HDTV antenna setup?

2008-07-04 Thread koder
In principle, yes. Put the antenna where it will get the best reception. Play with it to determine where that is. Perhaps what you may need is a 'T' connector, depending on your setup. Radio Shack and Fry's have lots of options. Try to use as few connectors as possible. Each one saps signal

Re: OT: Re: windows SUCKS!!!

2008-07-04 Thread keith smith
So if someone decides not to go with windows and use Linux, is there not a learning curve there also. What about the cost of learning a new programming language every 6 to 10 years?  Is there a cost to that? Writing and re-wringing software is there not a cost to that also?  Writing an app

Re: Server failover

2008-07-04 Thread Lisa Kachold
Modern UltraMonkey now is layer 4. But this looks interesting: http://ultramonkey-l7.sourceforge.jp/index_en.html --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Lisa Kachold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Lisa Kachold [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Server failover To: Main PLUG discussion list

Re: OT: New Law In Texas Requires PI License for Computer Techs

2008-07-04 Thread keith smith
If some of the largest companies already employ tech with PI licenses, I suspect they lobbied for the law to force the little guy out. In Arizona you must have 3 years of investigative experience to become an agency and must have a sponsor to become a PI. So that leaves ex-police officers,

Re: OT: New Law In Texas Requires PI License for Computer Techs

2008-07-04 Thread Joshua Zeidner
this is no small segment of the economy mind you... that are now required to either seek sponsorship (a way to promote nepotism), or a 3 year degree. As you state if this were in AZ you would be *required* to have sponsorship. a second take on Richard's citation: (b) For purposes of

Re: OT: New Law In Texas Requires PI License for Computer Techs

2008-07-04 Thread keith smith
Example, I am working on a shopping cart.  The information stored is for the companies use only not for public consumption.  Yikes!!!  Sounds like I would need to be a PI Yikes!! Keith Smith (520) 207-9877 PHP Programmer --- On Fri, 7/4/08, Joshua Zeidner

Re: OT: Re: windows SUCKS!!!

2008-07-04 Thread Jason Spatafore
On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 15:11 -0700, keith smith wrote: So if someone decides not to go with windows and use Linux, is there not a learning curve there also. What about the cost of learning a new programming language every 6 to 10 years? Is there a cost to that? Writing and re-wringing

Re: OT: Re: windows SUCKS!!!

2008-07-04 Thread Craig White
On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 16:27 -0700, Jason Spatafore wrote: On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 15:11 -0700, keith smith wrote: So if someone decides not to go with windows and use Linux, is there not a learning curve there also. What about the cost of learning a new programming language every 6 to

Re: OT: New Law In Texas Requires PI License for Computer Techs

2008-07-04 Thread Jason Spatafore
I really don't see where the law states every computer repair shop requires a license. This sounds like a very poorly written news story. The law explicitly states what people the law applies to: -- Snip -- Section 1702.102(a), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Unless the

Re: OT: Re: windows SUCKS!!!

2008-07-04 Thread Jason Spatafore
honestly, after reading your earlier diatribe, I couldn't help but wonder what it has to do with Linux - after all, this is a Linux list. Yes, Microsoft, like other companies is heavily invested in technologies that seek to tie usage to a valid sale and they engage in this because they

Re: OT: Re: windows SUCKS!!!

2008-07-04 Thread keith smith
I would agree to some extent.  I was not trying to introduce oranges into your apples.   In the 80's the owners of dBase, Ashton-Tate, found that they actually made more sales when they removed their copy protection which was common during the mid to late 1980's. For the old timers they will

Re: OT: Re: windows SUCKS!!!

2008-07-04 Thread keith smith
We do not live in a vacuum.  I would expect most on the list are exposed to Windows in one shape or form. You are okay as far as I am concerned. Some windows topic comes up every so often.  Keith Smith (520) 207-9877 PHP Programmer --- On Fri, 7/4/08, Jason

SMTP auth problem

2008-07-04 Thread Joey Prestia
Hi All, On a server I am running RHEL 5.0 sendmail with saslauth for authenticated relay and recently logged in through ssh and changed a user password and now the user can not send authenticated relayed mail the password I thought might be the problem. Maybe it was stored in thunderbird e-mail

Re: SMTP auth problem

2008-07-04 Thread Craig White
On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 18:05 -0700, Joey Prestia wrote: Hi All, On a server I am running RHEL 5.0 sendmail with saslauth for authenticated relay and recently logged in through ssh and changed a user password and now the user can not send authenticated relayed mail the password I thought

Re: SMTP auth problem

2008-07-04 Thread Joey Prestia
Craig White wrote: On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 18:05 -0700, Joey Prestia wrote: Hi All, On a server I am running RHEL 5.0 sendmail with saslauth for authenticated relay and recently logged in through ssh and changed a user password and now the user can not send authenticated relayed mail the

Re: OT: Re: windows SUCKS!!!

2008-07-04 Thread Craig White
On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 17:12 -0700, Jason Spatafore wrote: honestly, after reading your earlier diatribe, I couldn't help but wonder what it has to do with Linux - after all, this is a Linux list. Yes, Microsoft, like other companies is heavily invested in technologies that seek to tie

Re: SMTP auth problem

2008-07-04 Thread Craig White
On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 19:42 -0700, Joey Prestia wrote: Craig White wrote: On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 18:05 -0700, Joey Prestia wrote: Hi All, On a server I am running RHEL 5.0 sendmail with saslauth for authenticated relay and recently logged in through ssh and changed a user password and

open source cartoon? (sorta)

2008-07-04 Thread mike havens
http://www.angelfire.com/vamp/shoopshoop/deathstar2.jpg -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:

Re: SMTP auth problem

2008-07-04 Thread Joey Prestia
Craig White wrote: Is saslauthd running? /sbin/service saslauthd status or better yet... /sbin/service saslauthd restart then look at the bottom of /var/log/messages and /var/log/maillog to make sure there isn't any errors. Are all the users stored in /etc/passwd or mysql or ldap?

Re: SMTP auth problem

2008-07-04 Thread Craig White
On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 20:03 -0700, Joey Prestia wrote: Craig White wrote: Is saslauthd running? /sbin/service saslauthd status or better yet... /sbin/service saslauthd restart then look at the bottom of /var/log/messages and /var/log/maillog to make sure there isn't any errors.

Re: SMTP auth problem

2008-07-04 Thread Joey Prestia
Craig White wrote: On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 20:03 -0700, Joey Prestia wrote: Craig White wrote: Is saslauthd running? /sbin/service saslauthd status or better yet... /sbin/service saslauthd restart then look at the bottom of /var/log/messages and /var/log/maillog to make sure there isn't any

Re: OT: New Law In Texas Requires PI License for Computer Techs

2008-07-04 Thread Judd Pickell
I think in some ways this is kind of jumping the gun a bit. Once the law is passed, if there is a problem with it, the public will take it up with the courts in that state, and if it is indeed found to be fundamentally flawed in the ways that have been pointed out here, it will be struck down

Re: OT: What's the best HDTV antenna setup?

2008-07-04 Thread eculbert
IF the signal is strong enough to go through the cable, it doesn't care where the source is probably. The only caveat is the further the run from the source, the more loss in the cable. Worst case is you might have to spend some money and get an amplifier for one of the rooms depending on how