Re: IE's Death Imminent

2009-03-20 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
Joe wrote: > It's still on the edge of being a rumor (though more are starting to > confirm it), but it seems like IE8 is going to be the last IE ever. M$ > is looking to replace IE with Gazelle, a new browser they are writing > from the ground up. Some are reporting that it will use Webkit for > r

Re: looking for db recommendation

2009-03-31 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
mz wrote: > I'm migrating from M$ WinXP to openSUSE 11.0. At the moment I'm looking > for a db for simple personal use. > > I have a music collection db in M$ Access. There are about 1900 records > w/ six variables. The collection is mostly vinyl LPs (i.e., entered by > hand) with another 2000 L

Re: looking for db recommendation

2009-03-31 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
t; [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Bishmer > Sekaran > Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 1:12 PM > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Subject: Re: looking for db recommendation > > mz wrote: > >> I'm migrating from M$ WinXP to openSUSE 11.0. At the moment I&#x

Re: router opinions wanted

2009-04-03 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
Robert Holtzman wrote: > Is it possible to disable a wireless router's transmitter and use it > with cable? I thought I might like to try it as hard wired but > retain the capability of going wireless later. I've run a lot of > searches on this question and haven't seen anything You should be a

Re: IM ROOT

2009-04-06 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
James Finstrom wrote: > I was at the park and swap today and the advantage of being a linux > geek is the ability touse it as an excuse. Hey, where/when is this park and swap? A friend at work was telling me about it and I love looking over old HW and SW so I really want to go. --

Re: O.T. email management ?

2009-04-07 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
Eric Shubert wrote: > I have come to appreciate imap. It allows me to access my email from a > variety of clients (t-bird, squirrelmail, blackberry) without any sort > of conflict. No more pop3 for me! > > I have multiple email accounts, and use thunderbird. It handles multiple > accounts (identi

Re: Ubuntu 9.04

2009-04-13 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
Stephen wrote: > I guess you agoold investigate the old rule of /home being its own > partition again > > :-) > > On 4/13/09, James Finstrom wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> So I have been fighting the urge to re-install until the final release but >> my geekyness got the best of me and I decided t

Re: Got a text formatting/database question - the political backstory

2009-04-15 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
Jim March wrote: > MS-Access is banned from voting > systems (ain't approved) This is a very refreshing change from the status quo! Out of curiousity, what are the approved DBs for voting systems? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.pl

Re: Got a text formatting/database question - the political backstory

2009-04-15 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
der.hans wrote: > > Will you be at Stammtische again on Tuesday? > > ciao, > > der.hans Absolutely! --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.ph

Re: ISO file to boot CD?

2009-04-15 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
architect Mike Enriquez wrote: > I am trying to understand how to take an ISO file and create a boot CD > from it. > I don't understand how Lunix relates to ISO files but Linux is > mentioned at several web sites. I understand TAR files but can anyone > understand how this relates to anything. >

Re: now I have a reason to learn backtrack3

2009-04-17 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
mike havens wrote: > people areasking me how to find out their wep passwords. can you teach > me how to help these people? > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailin

Re: Tempe Stammtisch tonight

2009-04-21 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
der.hans wrote: > moin moin, > > this month Free Software Š…tammtisch in Tempe is tonight. > > We'll start 19:00 at Boulders on Broadway. > > http://www.LuftHans.com/node/1521 > > ciao, > > der.hans > > > --

Re: Why Wubi is the stupidest idea in Linux history...

2009-04-30 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
If it wasn't for Wubi I'd have to use Winblows at work. --- 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/listinfo/plug-discuss

Re: Looking for Laptop Suggestions

2009-05-12 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
> 4. Lisa picked up on a good point - my daughter is deathly afraid I > will get her a "black box" computer for college. I mean a real black > box - square corners, matte black. We don't agree on shoes, and we > don't agree on the need for a fashionable laptopso I have to > through in tha

Re: Format

2009-05-13 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
> > Most 'top posters' are too lazy to actually clean up the e-mail below to > just retain the pertinent items to which they are responding to, leaving > the challenge to the next reader to figure it out. This is what happens when people have no Usenet chops. The storied customs and traditions o

Re: Format

2009-05-15 Thread Bishmer Sekaran
Matthew A Coulliette wrote: > The toilet paper should come over the top of the role, so that it hags > down in front of the role and away from the wall. ;-) > > MatthewMPP Exactamento. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.a