Re: Video Streaming Server

2012-02-22 Thread Ariel Gold
check out icecast I saw people using it at WikiMania, where they did live video streaming...might be more than you're looking for... On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Nadim Hoque nadimho...@gmail.com wrote: So I have a bunch of videos of mostly (i think) mpeg4 inside avi and some mkv. I do

Re: cascading style sheets

2012-02-20 Thread Ariel Gold
Looks like that could come in handy Thanks! On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Michael Havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote: For those of you looking for a little chart of cascading style sheets elements ? go here http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS/.

Re: find and replace

2012-02-20 Thread Ariel Gold
Here's one way to do it: for f in *JPG ; do mv $f `basename $f JPG`jpg; done On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Michael Havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote: I'm trying to rename some files that have the extension JPG to jpg. First thing I did was: bmike1@Michaels-Laptop ~/Pictures/2004 $ mv

Re: Expressionengine

2012-02-15 Thread Ariel Gold
That's a proprietary system, no? No, thank you. On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 6:36 PM, keith smith klsmith2...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, A friend is building a website for his water well ministry. He is looking at possibly using Expressionengine. I had not heard of it until a couple of weeks

Re: drupal or plone

2012-01-24 Thread Ariel Gold
not sure what distro you are using...but ubuntu sudo apt-get install imagemagick also try: sudo apt-cache search imagemagick On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 11:10 PM, Michael Havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote: I'm checking out plone and I'm trying to download it right now. I need to download some

Re: no admin privileges for ubuntu 11.10

2011-12-30 Thread Ariel Gold
sorry, didn't read your whole post. but i recently used these instructions to reset a root password. http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-reset-a-forgotten-root-password-with-knoppix I booted from an Ubuntu cd instead of a Knoppix one... (make sure you read the second page of that article, that's

Re: training

2011-12-19 Thread Ariel Gold
sorry, haven't followed the whole thread, but here a couple of cool resources: Free online books by Zed Shaw, who wrote mongrel web server: http://learncodethehardway.org/ interactive online coding exercises: codecademy.org On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Kevin Fries ke...@fries-biro.com

Re: Friendica?

2011-12-07 Thread Ariel Gold
I just got my invite yesterday to https://joindiaspora.com/ Diaspora is an awesome, distributed, open source social network in the making from some young hackers at NYU code on github... On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 8:57 AM, der.hans pl...@lufthans.com wrote: Am 07. Dec, 2011 schwätzte der.hans

Re: Ubuntu Linux losing popularity fast. New Unity interface to blame? | Royal Pingdom

2011-12-01 Thread Ariel Gold
I just started using 11.10 and Unity and the only thing I find annoying is hiding the File, Edit, etc menu and minimize, close buttons until you hover over themand that I needed to know ctrl-alt-t opens a terminal... On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 12:49 AM, Michael Butash mich...@butash.net wrote:

Centurylink Modem

2011-11-15 Thread Ariel Gold
I'm moving and getting internet access through Century Link. This goog_462873096Actiontec GT724WGRhttp://www.amazon.com/Actiontec-GT724WGR-Universally-Compatible-Wireless/dp/B0018CJ9LA/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronicsie=UTF8qid=1321402085sr=1-3 looks like a better modem than the Actiontec PK5000 that

Re: I've got a VPS, now what M's should I RTF?

2011-08-07 Thread Ariel Gold
Slicehost has great documentation too: http://articles.slicehost.com/ On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 7:06 PM, Ed p...@0x1b.com wrote: On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 4:38 PM, R P Herrold herr...@owlriver.com wrote: On Sun, 7 Aug 2011, Steven wrote: As I do consider RTFM do be a decent answer, does

Re: Netflix Plug-in for Chrome

2011-07-06 Thread Ariel Gold
When canceling my netflix trial I made sure to let them know I was doing so because linux wasn't supported... On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 4:42 AM, Carl Parrish cparr...@carlparrish.comwrote: I was actually just about to complain to netflix about not having any Linux options. I love how hbo go,

Re: Linux and VMWare?

2011-06-23 Thread Ariel Gold
If you're using windows as the host, then it seems that you lose out on a lot of the benefits of running gnu linux, namely that you aren't prone to viruses/malware/system corrupting itself. I run gnu linux as the host and windows in a virtualbox machine. If windows has a problem, it's easy to just

Re: Looking for Ideas to facilitate group communication on the road

2011-06-06 Thread Ariel Gold
Haven't used it, but http://betwext.com/ is a local startup based out of gangplank On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Donn dlshum...@gmail.com wrote: Just saw this website and thought of your request. It might be a simple solution. http://www.textmob.co/ On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:41 PM,

OT: What is the Internet Hiding From You?

2011-05-17 Thread Ariel Gold
I just watched this TED Talk and found it very interesting, basically highlighting how web companies customize services for us with the result that we are trapped in a filter bubble and don't get exposed to the same information.

Re: Looking For Simple Accounting/Inventory Management System - Was OpenERP

2011-05-11 Thread Ariel Gold
or are looking for consulting. Ariel Gold On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Mark Phillips m...@phillipsmarketing.bizwrote: Stephen, Thanks for your replay. I have been reading and playing with it, and it seems that it might be over kill for what I need. I should have started this thread

Re: Drupal presentation for May East Side Mtg?

2011-05-05 Thread Ariel Gold
Eek. I just realized I have a prior commitment that evening. Sorry! Hope to do a Drupal related presentation in the future if there's interest. On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Ariel Gold arielqg...@gmail.com wrote: HI Folks, I'm build websites, specializing in Drupal and CiviCRM and Hans has

Drupal presentation for May East Side Mtg?

2011-05-04 Thread Ariel Gold
. http://aegirproject.org http://drupal.org/project/drush_make See you! Ariel Gold --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman

Re: Amazon vs Linode

2011-04-21 Thread Ariel Gold
Private Cloud? Commodity hosting provider? So you're saying Amazon and Linode are public clouds, and recommending he setup a private cloud for less than $100/mo? That means he's paying and managing his own hardware and setting up an automated virtualization system? And the $100/month would be for

Remote desktop support, Bomgar alternative?

2011-04-14 Thread Ariel Gold
So the other day I was in a Windows VM making sure a local non-profit's email got past Outlook's spam filtters, and was having problems connecting to the Exchange server. Anyways, someone provided me remote desktop support, and all I needed to do was point my web browser to the address he told me

Re: how does one create a pdf of a scan?

2011-03-23 Thread Ariel Gold
I did a Ubuntu 10.04 LTS install recently on a friend's computer and it was like the simplest hardware experience ever. I added printer and it printed a test page successfully. This was a HP multifunction printer. But I don't remember the model. Then I went to Applications - Graphics - Simple Scan

Good/secure wireless router?

2010-12-26 Thread Ariel Gold
Recommendations? Small network with 2 wired connections, and at least 1 wireless. Using mac, windows, and linux I'd like to make it as secure as possible (if you can point me to any special documentation to do so that'd be great). Fast is good too. Thanks.

Re: Versioning system - Subversion Vs. Git

2010-12-14 Thread Ariel Gold
We also have someone who wants to put all of our Drupal stuff into a versioning system so it would be easy to tell if something has changed on the server. I know to little to know if this is the way to go or if this is even possible. from drupal maintainers-news: CVS IS BEING REPLACED

Re: Oct west side: Inkscape

2010-10-18 Thread Ariel Gold
Excited about this presentation! Definitely going to try to make it out to the West Side. I'm in NE Phoenix if anyone wants to share a ride. 2010/10/18 der.hans pl...@lufthans.com moin moin, http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/node/338 2010 Oct 27 - 19:00 DeVry University / Keller Graduate School

Re: Looking for October presenters for PLUGdev

2010-09-30 Thread Ariel Gold
Spent money on books? I guess if you like to have them sitting on your shelf. No, I buy books too. But I mostly rely on the internet, and I love the library. The library has plenty of good books on linux, from beginner to more advanced. 2010/9/29 James Dugger james.dug...@gmail.com Thanks

Re: talking linux for PPC (G3 Lombard)

2010-09-19 Thread Ariel Gold
You might try Yellow Dog Linux. I don't know about Powerbook G3, but I was using it successfully on a Powerbook G4. I'm sorry, but I have no idea if you can install it without visual assistance. 2010/9/18 Technomage_Hawke technomage.ha...@gmail.com well, I tried adriane knoppix. it still has a

Re: going M$ free

2010-09-13 Thread Ariel Gold
I also run virtualbox for IE testing. I run tinyxp, which runs blazing fast (not that i've done any benchmarking...) 2010/9/13 Roderick Ford r.f...@cox.net I keep a WinXP box running in a vm on my Fedora 7 (yes, due to be upgraded), then anytime I need windows I can just use KRDC to show the

Re: Filezilla for linux

2010-09-10 Thread Ariel Gold
I use it on occasion and it works fine. 2010/9/10 Stephen cryptwo...@gmail.com anyone ever use filezilla on Linux? http://filezilla-project.org/download.php I have used it in windows for years and on Mac somehow i missed the Linux port, did they do well? -- A mouse trap, placed on top

Backtrack 4 DVD Tutorials

2010-08-30 Thread Ariel Gold
[image: backtrack-4-beta.png backtrack 4 image by narakyo] *Backtrack 4 DVD Tutorials | English | AVI | 5.6GB* * * * Include: Installing Backtrack 3 Episode 1 – Network Hacking – Arp Poisoning Episode 2 – Wireless Hacking – Cracking WEP Episode 3 – Wireless Hacking – DeAuth Episode 5 – Lock

Re: Backtrack 4 DVD Tutorials

2010-08-30 Thread Ariel Gold
it's for the hackfest peoples. we don't have our own list, so you can just safely ignore it. 2010/8/30 Stephen cryptwo...@gmail.com what the crap was this? On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 6:10 PM, Ariel Gold arielqg...@gmail.com wrote: *Backtrack 4 DVD Tutorials | English | AVI | 5.6GB

Re: Firefox problem

2010-08-26 Thread Ariel Gold
Doubt this is it, but tried unchecking File - Work Offline ? 2010/8/26 Clayton Stapleton clay4...@inbox.com Installed Ubuntu 10.04 and everything is fine except for Firefox V. 3.6.8 which does not connect to the internet. Ubuntu downloads all its updates with no problems so the internet

Selling Linux on Startup?

2010-08-25 Thread Ariel Gold
My dad fixes up old computers and donates them. He's also volunteering with non-profit thrift shops. If the system has a licensed copy of windows he uses that license, otherwise he's loading ubuntu. I've also suggested he look at some other distros like Puppy for some of the older systems.

Video: Microsoft DLL Hijacking Exploit in Action

2010-08-25 Thread Ariel Gold
The “new” Insecure Library Loading vulnerability (2269637) in action… The Metasploit team has added a exploit module for this vulnerability. Check it out. http://www.offensive-security.com/offsec/microsoft-dll-hijacking-exploit-in-action/ ---

Re: Video: Microsoft DLL Hijacking Exploit in Action

2010-08-25 Thread Ariel Gold
more info: http://blog.rapid7.com/?p=5325 2010/8/25 Ariel Gold arielqg...@gmail.com The “new” Insecure Library Loading vulnerability (2269637) in action… The Metasploit team has added a exploit module for this vulnerability. Check it out. http://www.offensive-security.com/offsec/microsoft

Re: Attend Linux Day, Win a Kindle! (Sept 16)

2010-08-25 Thread Ariel Gold
Surprised the prize is a Kindle, which is Defective by Design http://www.defectivebydesign.org/amazon-kindle-swindle Amazon Erases Orwell Books From Kindle http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html 2010/8/25 Nathan Conger ncon...@gmail.com PLUG friends :) You're

Android encrypted voice and text apps

2010-08-19 Thread Ariel Gold
The blackberry thread made me want to share: whispersys.com has public betas of two apps Red Phone - encrypted voice Secure Text - encrypted text --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to

Re: ot: CMS

2010-07-21 Thread Ariel Gold
If you're thinking of going with a python based CMS, you might want to check out Django (djangoproject.com). I actually stumbled into PyCon when I was in Argentina, just because I met someone on the subway who was wearing a copyleft shirt and I was wearing a BSD shirt (both black of course) and

new smartphone?

2010-06-17 Thread Ariel Gold
Anyone know if I can get a phone like this: - doesn't require data plan - wifi-capable - gps works without data plan - shell access - sync calendar/contacts with linux box - plays ogg So I'm thinking of buying an unlocked android phonenot sure if it'll do all that.

Re: Brother HL-2140 laser printer report

2010-06-08 Thread Ariel Gold
Openprinting.org is a great resource for this http://www.openprinting.org/printers/manufacturer/Brother/ According to the site the Brother HL-2140 mostly works on linux. i consulted it before picking a brother hl-1440 out of a junk heap last week. which is listed as Perfectly working on linux.

How to record a screencast

2010-05-20 Thread Ariel Gold
Thought I'd start a new thread since Bryan asked about screencasting... gtk-recordmydesktop worked the best of all the tools i tried. You might be able to record sound and audio at once, but that didn't work on my aging laptop. I found that recording audio and video actually worked well as a

Re: How to record a screencast

2010-05-20 Thread Ariel Gold
20, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Ariel Gold arielqg...@gmail.com wrote: Thought I'd start a new thread since Bryan asked about screencasting... gtk-recordmydesktop worked the best of all the tools i tried. You might be able to record sound and audio at once, but that didn't work on my aging laptop. I

Re: How to record a screencast

2010-05-20 Thread Ariel Gold
Actually it looks like recordmyDesktop requires an X server. 2010/5/20 Ariel Gold arielqg...@gmail.com avidemux is a video editor, though I haven't done any editing with it. Floss Manuals has a manual on avidemux, and other video software http://en.flossmanuals.net/ Also, if you

Re: OT ditching Apple products due to boycotts?

2010-05-18 Thread Ariel Gold
Sure, some of the radical rhetoric, on both sides, sounds scary, and I understand people are upset and angry. While I don't think a listserv lends to people understanding each other on a volatile issue like this, I thought I'd still share this link from the conservative think tank, the Cato

Re: OT ditching Apple products due to boycotts?

2010-05-18 Thread Ariel Gold
, 5/17/10, Ariel Gold arielqg...@gmail.com* wrote: From: Ariel Gold arielqg...@gmail.com Subject: Re: OT ditching Apple products due to boycotts? To: Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Date: Monday, May 17, 2010, 11:40 PM Sure, some of the radical rhetoric

editing pdfs

2010-05-18 Thread Ariel Gold
I'm trying to edit a pdf to delete, change, and add text and hyperlinks. ANyone recommend how to do this? I've tried pdfedit, but I couldn't figure it out, and the documentation didn't seem to address how to add a link.. Installed through ubuntu karmic repository. Thought a newer version might

Re: Win: Starting a windows enterprise admin group

2010-05-18 Thread Ariel Gold
+1. thanks 2010/5/18 G Gambill gwgamb...@gmail.com Sign me up also. On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 9:23 PM, mike Enriquez myli...@cox.net wrote: Sign me I'll join your new group. Mike On 05/17/2010 08:20 AM, Jared Shapiro wrote: Sign me up for the MAUG ! js -Original