OT: 3 Desktop Computers and 1 Laptop For Sale

Hi All, I have 3 desktop computers and 1 laptop that I am selling. *** SYSTEM #1 *** Dell Dimension 4600 2.8 Ghz P4 3Gb Ram 2 hard drives: 200Gb + 160Gb Dual DVI video Both wired and wireless LAN This was my main development machine for a long time and is still a quite capab

Re: O.T. Hostgator Registrar

Hi All, I'm am currently using HostGator for business VPS service as well as my personal websites on a shared hosting plan. I am very happy with there service. The customer support is excellent (and based in TX). I haven't used them for domain management or as a registrar, however. I use GoD

Best Programming Language to Learn

Hi All, I recall a thread several days ago where someone asked what is the best language learn for someone starting out. I came across this site: http://www.tiobe.com/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html /"//The TIOBE Programming Community index is an indicator of the popularity of programming l

Slightly OT: Apple & NTFS

Hi All, I'm not an Apple guy so I thought I might ping fellow Pluggers who may be familiar with Mac OS. My son needed to provide a USB flash drive to his science teacher so the teacher could copy several videos to the drive. The teacher who uses an an Apple (don't know make/model) returned the

Software Contracts

Hi All, A few weeks ago I posted about some troubles I was having regarding compensation arrangement with a long time client. I received many helpful replies, so thanks to all who shared their thoughts. I did open a dialog with my client and things are going quite well. We are still working o

OT: Cellular Modems

Hi All, I am looking to pickup a cellular USB modem that my wife and I can use on her laptop when traveling (rather than relying solely on trying to find free Wifi). I know that there are providers where I can purchase the modem device and purchase a month-to-month data plan. I'm looking to g

Process running time

Hi All, Is there a way to determine how a long a given process has been running. Specifically, I want to see how long each php-cgi (fcgid process) has been running. I have it configured such that after 60 minutes of idle time, the cgi process should die. I want to ensure that this is happening,

Re: OT: Software Licensing Fees

going on. Has their gross revenue remained flat for all these years, do you are not making add much as before? Or, are you now thinking that the percentage is too low? Are you spending more time maintaining their servers and performing updates than when you started? Are you creating new funct

OT: Software Licensing Fees

Hi All, I'm in a bit of a quandary about fees I'm receiving from a long time client and thought I'd tap the PLUG brain-trust to get some input. This situation is this: A few years ago I developed a PHP application that a client uses to run their business (its a typical LAMP platform). Without

IpTables Question

Hi All, I'm in the process of setting up a new Virtual Private Server and am using Plesk to configure to firewall (among other things). I have the firewall configured how I want it within Plesk. However, when I SSH into the box and list the firewall rules (using iptables -L -n) I get way more

OT: Free network hardware

Hi All, I've tried selling some older networking hardware on Ebay with no success. If anyone on the list wants it, come get it. Free! Get it today or I'm throwing it in the trash. The catch is you must take ALL of it. Here's the stuff: D-Link DSH-16 Dual Speed 16 Ports External HUB network swi

Re: OT: computer/electronics recycling

ies Plus which has a Scottsdale office. On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 12:05 PM, AZ Pete mailto:p...@cactusfamily.com>> wrote: Hi All, I have 2 old laptops that I'd like to get rid of and would prefer not to simply throw them in the trash. Is there a place I can drop them for re

OT: computer/electronics recycling

Hi All, I have 2 old laptops that I'd like to get rid of and would prefer not to simply throw them in the trash. Is there a place I can drop them for recycling? I live in North Scottsdale, so ideally a place in the vicinity would be great. Thanks, Peter --

OT: PHP Setup for IIS and SQL Server

Hi All, I think I recall someone posting a while back about having troubles getting PHP running with IIS and SQL Server. I'm not sure if it was on PLUG or the AzPHP list, so I'll post it here as well as AzPHP. I came across this article on a SQL Server blog site I read. It seems very inform

OT: Router Recommendations

Hi All, My aging wireless router is starting to act up and it seems that I'll need a new one in short order. My current router is a Linksys wireless G (before they became Cisco) with four 10/100Mb ports. I'm looking for something similar in a wireless N variety with 4 gigabit Ethernet ports.

OT: Cordless Phone for Sale

Hi All, I have a cordless phone system that I am no longer using and thought I'd offer it for sale here before posting it on Ebay. It has a base unit with built-in answering machine and 3 handsets. Here is a link to what I have. http://www.amazon.com/AT-SL82318-Cordless-Silver-Handsets/dp/B00

Re: OT: SQL Question

Mark, The current scenario sounds like: "Each teacher can be assigned one or more flights, but each flight can have one and only one teacher". The new scenario sounds like it would be "Each teacher can be assigned one or more flights and each flight can have one or more teachers." To create th

Web App Troubles

Hi All, I'm maintaining a web app that I've built and has been in production for a long time. We're starting to see issues with people using an iPad with Safari (certain functions of the app aren't working properly). I don't have access to an iPad and don't know anyone who could lend me one.

OT: Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350 For Sale

Hi All, I have a Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350 card for sale. I bought it to build a MythTv box and that project never got off the ground. It was only used once then put back in the box. The remote control, cables and adapters are all still shrink wrapped. I installed the card in my system yesterday

Re: OT: Virgin Mobile Limits Bandwidth to less than 2.5GB

As I understand, Virgin was the last hold-out to impose bandwidth caps. All the other carriers already had them in place (they may not be telling you as such, however). Peter On 1/28/2012 8:42 AM, JD Austin wrote: Guess I won't be switching to them... at least they don't completely shut you

Re: How to convert cr2 (raw) image format to jpg?

Hi, I do amateur phototaography and thought I'd chime in. Since your daughter is well versed with Canon RAW files I suspect she's using tools such as Adobe Photoshop and perhaps Canon RAW converter utilities. However, since she doesn't have access to her usual tools, she can use irfanview (www

OT: Web Architect Needed

Hi All, A company I've been doing consulting for has need for a web architect to help design and build an enterprise level web application. This is a brand new application, so there will be no legacy code to worry about. The back end infrastructure has only been partially determined. Namely, t

Fwd: Drive crash

Hi All, I got this message from a member of my photo club. Any one have any recommendations? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks, Peter Original Message Subject:Drive crash Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:40:14 -0700 (PDT) Does anyone

OT: PHP & AJAX

Hi All, I posted this to the PHP list and got some great response, but thought I get some fellow PLUG thoughts as well. Hopefully not too many people will be upset with my cross post. :) I have a fairly large PHP application that I've built and have been maintaining for several years now. I

OT: USB Drive enclosure help

Hi All, I have a friend who's laptop (Windows) died, but thinks the drive should be ok. She bought a new MacBook and would like to copy her data from the old laptop. My thought was to take the drive out of the defunct laptop and put it in a USB enclosure which could then be connected to the ne

Re: Need Recommendation for web photo album software

It sounds like Gallery is exactly what your are looking for. Excellent application, highly customizable. http://gallery.menalto.com/ I built my photo site with Gallery and a standard template. If you want to check it out: www.sonoranphoto.com Peter Mark Phillips wrote: I am looking for a si

OT: Computer & Printers for sale

Hi All, I've been doing some housecleaning and have some computer gear I no longer need. 1) Dell Optiplex GX150 Mid tower compter 1.2Ghz Celeron, 384Mb Ram, 20Gb hard drive, DVD reader, Floppy disk I've used this system as a dev linux server for years. I've even run Win XP on it quite w

Re: OT - Explaining periods of unemployment on an application

It is generally best not to "stretch the truth" on an application, but if you feel you must in order to get the job that's your decision. But understand that it is *extraordinarily* rare these days that a company will fire you because they found out later that you lied on your application. If

Re: OT - Explaining periods of unemployment on an application

Hi All, I thought I'd chime in here as I've seen many of these type of questions in my tenure in corporate IT. All that the hiring personell are looking for is someone who is creative, resourceful and doesn't give up. So, if you say you were unemployed from date X to date Y due to a lay off c

Small & Quiet PC recommendations

Hi All, I currently have a linux box that I use to serve MP3s, Videos, etc. as well as storing backups of emails and documents. Basically it's serving as a file storage box. However, I need to replace this box as it's starting to fail (old hardware). What I want to replace it with is a small

OT: IBM xSeries Servers for Sale

Hi All, I have two IBM eServer xSeries 225 servers for sale. These servers have been retired from active service. They are in excellent working condition. One was used as a production mail server, the other as a production file server. The specs for each are: One 2.66Ghz Xeon processor (serve

OT: Server Hardware For Sale

Hi All, I'm currently on a programming contract job and the company is retiring several servers. There are 18 servers that have been retired. The specs are: Dell 1650 PowerEdge 1U rack mount servers 2 x 1.26Ghz processors (i.e. dual proc) 1Gb Ram 80Gb hard disk Dual 10/100/1000 NICs (onboard)

Re: OT: Telephone land line and DSL alternatives?

found one. Thanks, Eric On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 10:10 AM, AZ Pete <mailto:su...@cactusfamily.com>> wrote: I have Cox for Internet, Phone and Cable. Several months ago I was getting irritated with the high cost of the land line phone portion of my bill. What I did was to ge

Re: OT: Telephone land line and DSL alternatives?

I have Cox for Internet, Phone and Cable. Several months ago I was getting irritated with the high cost of the land line phone portion of my bill. What I did was to get a Google voice number, which provided me with free long distance and voice mail (as well a many other excellent features - al

Statement of Work Template

Hey all, I'm picking up more and more DB consulting gigs and have need for a Statement of Work document. I've tried googling for some templates, but the ones I've found online are way to complicated and have too much legal jargon. Does anyone on the list have a simple SOW form that you use wh

OT: Host recommendations

Hi All, I'm pretty much fed up with my web hosting provider and would like any recommendations. My current host's server performance is very erratic, sometimes my site is quite speedy, but several times a day drags unacceptably slow (1-2 minutes to serve a page). This is simply to host my phot

File sharing web script

Hi All, I have a need to be able to make large files to available to several clients for download. When the need currently arises I use megaupload.com, which is a nice service for free, but I would rather keep things all on my server. What I want to be able to do is to upload said huge file (

Virtual Dedicated Hosting Recommendations

Hi All, I'm getting increasingly fed up with my current hosting provider (GoDaddy) for my virtual dedicated box. While their support is stellar for my shared hosting box, they're virtual dedicated support is quite poor (in both turnaround time and technical aptitude). I'm looking for recommen

Re: OT: TSA Secure Flight?

Interestingly, my wife just booked a flight for the entire family with Southwest. This morning I just received an email asking for this additional information. According to the TSA Secure Flight site (http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/secureflight/index.shtm) it is supposed to help prevent y

Need System Admin Help

Hi All, I've been away from the list for a while, but am now back and glad to see that it's still going strong. The knowledge base on this list has always been most impressive. I recently upgraded from a shared hosting environment to a virtual dedicated box. As such I've had to play system ad

OT: Computers for Sale

All, I have 2 desktop computers for sale. Dell Optiplex GX150 1.2 Ghz Pentium 384Mb ram 20Gb Hard disk 10/100 Ethernet CD-ROM Floppy Drive Keybrd and mouse included Ghz PIII 256Mb ram 20Gb hard disk CD-ROM drive 10/100 Ethernet keyboard & mouse included Both these computers run very quiet and w

OT: Tech Books for Sale

Hi All, I've been cleaning house and am getting rid of several tech books. Here's what I have. Pragmatic Version Control Using Subversion by Mike Mason ($5) Ship it! A Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects by Jared Richardson, William Gwaltney ($10) Small Java How to Program (6th Ed

OT: Hardware for Sale

All, I have a computer I'm selling. It's a Compaq Deskpro EN (not a tower case) * 1Ghz PIII * 256Mb ram * 20Gb hard disk * CD-ROM drive * 10/100 Ethernet * keyboard & mouse included This particular model runs very quiet and makes for an excellent Linux based firewall. I've seen this particular

OT: Hardware for Sale

All, I have a computer I'm selling. It's a Compaq Deskpro EN (not a tower case), 1Ghz PIII, 256Mb ram, 20Gb hard disk, CD-ROM drive, 10/100 Ethernet. Currently it has XP loaded on it, but it runs Linux great. Makes a great Linux firewall or an excellent computer for the kids. This particular mo