Re: perlmagick

2012-09-24 Thread Dennis Kibbe
Mike, You may already have tiff2pdf installed which is a command line tool that will convert a tiff image to pdf document. Dennis Kibbe On Friday, September 07, 2012 01:20:19 PM Michael Havens wrote: I need this program to run gscan2pdf. :-)~MIKE~(-: gscan2pdf was working. --

Re: find and replace

2012-09-24 Thread Dennis Kibbe
Most Linux distros ship with rename which is part of the util-linux package. To change the extension from JPG to jpg on a set of files in the current directory the command is: $ rename .JPG .jpg *.JPG It would be wise to first backup the files just in case. There is no undo on the command li

Re: Minimum ram for kubuntu?

2012-09-24 Thread Dennis Kibbe
On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 06:21:16 PM j...@actionline.com wrote: > What is the minimum ram required for kubuntu? > > Some online sources say it should run okay with 512-meg of ram. > > I'm trying to set up an old Dell for a friend and since I can't seem to > get win-xp wireless to work, th

Re: How to reprogram the M$ key?

2012-09-24 Thread Dennis Kibbe
Joe, You can use xev to discover how Linux identifies the keystroke. The Windows key is Super_L. Under the System Settings search for Keyboard Shortcuts and you'll be able to configure just about anything you want. At least, in the stock KDE that Slackware ships. Dennis On Saturday, September

Re: Chromium

2012-09-24 Thread Michael Butash
Unless you have extensions going haywire, you likely have too windows/tabs/instances of it open, depleting memory and hitting swap. Usually when my system starts bogging down, I'll find I have far too many tabs open, exhausting memory, and/or flash goes bonkers hidden in a page somewhere spiki

Re: video transcoding app

2012-09-24 Thread Brian Cluff
I usually use Handbrake ( Packages available from http://handbrake.fr/ ), Which does a very nice job. You can also use VLC in a pinch, but it just compresses the movie and doesn't offer to add subtitles, alternative audio tracks, or chapter markers. Brian Cluff On 09/24/2012 03:22 PM, Derek

Re: video transcoding app

2012-09-24 Thread Stephen
I wonder if that would work with HD DVDs On Sep 24, 2012 3:54 PM, "Matt Graham" wrote: > From: Derek Trotter > > Can anyone tell me what are some good applications for ripping DVDs and > > transcoding video on kubuntu 12.04? > > I've usually used DVD::Rip for this. It does just about everything

Re: video transcoding app

2012-09-24 Thread Matt Graham
From: Derek Trotter > Can anyone tell me what are some good applications for ripping DVDs and > transcoding video on kubuntu 12.04? I've usually used DVD::Rip for this. It does just about everything you'd need to turn a DVD into 1 or 2 smaller AVI files that are not going to be larger than (use

video transcoding app

2012-09-24 Thread Derek Trotter
Can anyone tell me what are some good applications for ripping DVDs and transcoding video on kubuntu 12.04? Thanks -- "One mistake up here and it's half a day out with the undertaker!" - Fred Dibnah --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@li

Mesa hosts U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cyber Security Summit (26th)

2012-09-24 Thread plug
This half-day summit is at the Mesa Arts Center on Wednesday, the 26th. http://apps.mesaaz.gov/news/ArticleView.aspx?id=34776&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter -- Dennis Kibbe Adjunct Faculty Mesa Community College Mesa, Arizona --- PLU