Re: OT: Hardware free to good, bad, or indifferent home

2009-06-09 Thread Tuna
Any chance you could bring those to the Avondale stammtisch this month, on the 17th? Excerpts from tjones136's message of Tue Jun 09 17:10:53 -0700 2009: > Found a smoking deal on some hardware, didn't realize how literal that was. > > I have a generic midtower case, with 380W power supply, a Vi

OT: Hardware free to good, bad, or indifferent home

2009-06-09 Thread tjones136
Found a smoking deal on some hardware, didn't realize how literal that was. I have a generic midtower case, with 380W power supply, a ViewSonic A90f 17 inch CRT monitor, a generic USB optical mouse, and a 104 key PS2 Kensington keyboard to give away. All items were in working order as of last w

Re: Thinkpad z60t wwireless w/centos

2009-06-09 Thread Steve Phariss
And yes I realize I can probably fix the issue with the bad drivers, it would just take time. right now it is just easier to reload and get on with other issues. On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Steve Phariss wrote: > I might get the AGN card, I might have to tweak the bios or the firmware > pci

Re: Thinkpad z60t wwireless w/centos

2009-06-09 Thread Steve Phariss
I might get the AGN card, I might have to tweak the bios or the firmware pci id though. it would be nice to have N speeds available. more research needed. In the mean time I am going to reload and try the ath5k driver again. From all reports it SHOULD work. My mistake might have been trying to

Re: Jun east side topics

2009-06-09 Thread der.hans
Am 09. Jun, 2009 schwätzte Mike Schwartz so: I second that emotion -- IMHO a message about a meeting should always include stuff like the date / time / place, One of the problems of cutting and pasting from the calendar entry is that the date isn't in the event description since it's in the e

Re: Jun east side topics

2009-06-09 Thread der.hans
Am 09. Jun, 2009 schwätzte Stephen so: may seem silly, but i have a sive for memory, this is coming on Thursday? Yes, in two days. http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/126 ciao, der.hans -- # http://www.LuftHans.com/http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes/ # "I decry the current tendency to see

Re: Thinkpad z60t wwireless w/centos

2009-06-09 Thread Dennis Kibbe
> Worst comes to worst you might want to replace your card like the intel > 3945abg card because that works right out of the box. I think because u do > have a thinkpad you can replace the card without issue since the wifi card > has a cover over it (lenovo netbooks have one). > > > Nadim Hoque I

Re: OT: book to CD/DVD ?

2009-06-09 Thread Mike Schwartz
I think I read (or heard) somewhere, that for archival purposes (like this, or for data backup of any kind), it is better to use one of those WORM devices -- ("write once, read mostly") -- instead of "erasable" discs, which even though they may be "called" CD-ROM discs, they are designed so that yo

Re: OT: [sorta]: from wired.com : Why Isn't Wireless [IP] Everywhere?

2009-06-09 Thread R P Herrold
On Tue, 9 Jun 2009, Mike Schwartz wrote: I was thinking tangentially about this the other day -=- We forget it now, but recall the 'urgency' for the regulated telco's to 'add more wireline phone numbers' during the dial-up phase of the internet roll-in? Wired number pool allocations with all t

Re: Jun east side topics

2009-06-09 Thread Mike Schwartz
I second that emotion -- IMHO a message about a meeting should always include stuff like the date / time / place, ** even if ** most readers area expected to (/slash, "should") already know that stuff. If you tell them something that they already know, then (IMHO) that is OK -- Mike Schw

Re: OT: book to CD/DVD ?

2009-06-09 Thread Mark Jarvis
Great info--Thanks! -mj- Matt Graham wrote: From: Mark Jarvis I'd like to scan it in again but this time put the scanned pages on a CD or DVD. Does anyone know of a reputable shop that they would recommend for this? I could scan the pages myself, but would prefer to find a sour

Re: OT: [sorta]: from wired.com : Why Isn't Wireless [IP] Everywhere?

2009-06-09 Thread Mike Schwartz
TYPO in URL: (I think)the first link in the quote below, was taken straight from one of the reader comments at the first URL given below; but I think it may be wrong; try this instead: just http://www.wirevolution.com/2007/09

OT: [sorta]: from wired.com : Why Isn't Wireless [IP] Everywhere?

2009-06-09 Thread Mike Schwartz
Quote from one of the reader comments at http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/magazine/17-06/ts_burningquestion ("Burning Question: Why Isn't Wireless Net Access Available Everywhere?") : << WiFi is now much fas

Re: OT: book to CD/DVD ?

2009-06-09 Thread Matt Graham
From: Mark Jarvis > I'd like to scan it in again but this time put the scanned pages > on a CD or DVD. Does anyone know of a reputable shop that they > would recommend for this? I could scan the pages myself, but > would prefer to find a source for making pressed disks. Any place that does scanni

OT: book to CD/DVD ?

2009-06-09 Thread Mark Jarvis
I have access to an out of print genealogy/family history book which was previously cut apart, scanned and copies made (I didn't get one.). I'd like to scan it in again but this time put the scanned pages on a CD or DVD. Does anyone know of a reputable shop that they would recommend for this?

Re: Jun east side topics

2009-06-09 Thread Stephen
may seem silly, but i have a sive for memory, this is coming on Thursday? On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 1:26 AM, der.hans wrote: > moin moin, > > Presentations This Month > . Getting Involved in the (Online) Community > . Dell Mini with Ubuntu Netbook Remix > > When: 19:00 to about 21:00 > > Where: Sequo

Re: Jun east side topics

2009-06-09 Thread Dennis Kibbe
> moin moin, > > Presentations This Month > . Getting Involved in the (Online) Community > . Dell Mini with Ubuntu Netbook Remix Hans, Great topics! I'll be bringing my MCC class. dennisk -- "Free as in Freedom" Free Software Foundation --- PLUG

Re: my router hates me

2009-06-09 Thread kitepi...@kitepilot.com
If you are connected to the router and grabbing public addresses, and because most likely you don't get more than one from your provider, the first device seen will snag it and that's the end of it... Yes, you may want to reset that router to defaults and try again. You should get (most likely) s

Re: my router hates me

2009-06-09 Thread Eric Shubert
I would think not. If so, then the router is probably configured in bridged mode. Time to reset to factory settings if that's the case. kitepi...@kitepilot.com wrote: > Are you grabbing those IP addresses connected to the router? > Hm.. > ET > > > > Robert Holtzman writes: > >> On Sun,

Re: Thinkpad z60t wwireless w/centos

2009-06-09 Thread Eric Shubert
Patrick Jacques wrote: > Purchase new hardware?? That's horrible advice for a RHCE in training, > especially when the chipset has been supported for years (madwifi). > It's always easy to work around the problem instead of solving it, but > the knowledge gained from the experience of tackling

Fwd: Announcing Fedora 11

2009-06-09 Thread Ryan Rix
Get your CD burners ready, guys! :) -- Forwarded message -- From: Paul W. Frields Date: Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 7:16 AM Subject: Announcing Fedora 11 To: fedora-announce-list Ladies and gentlemen of the Royal Explorers Club! Your attention please. It falls to me to be the host of o

Re: Thinkpad z60t wwireless w/centos

2009-06-09 Thread Patrick Jacques
Purchase new hardware??  That's horrible advice for a RHCE in training, especially when the chipset has been supported for years (madwifi).   It's always easy to work around the problem instead of solving it, but the knowledge gained from the experience of tackling the problem head on is a gift

Jun east side topics

2009-06-09 Thread der.hans
moin moin, Presentations This Month . Getting Involved in the (Online) Community . Dell Mini with Ubuntu Netbook Remix When: 19:00 to about 21:00 Where: Sequoia Charter School in Mesa Address: 1460 S. Horne, Mesa, AZ Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1460+S.+Horne,Mesa+AZ&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&ll