Re: [GTALUG] Intel Contact Info

2019-02-13 Thread Stewart C. Russell via talk
On 2019-02-12 8:45 p.m., nick via talk wrote: > > As for the Hack Labs I have a also new Intel Galileo board if someone wants to > take that off me. If people like *really* tiny Linux systems, the Galileo might prove interesting. I had one of the Gen 1 boards; I'm told the Gen 2 ones are a

[GTALUG] Unsubscribe from talk list

2019-02-13 Thread Peter Hiscocks via talk
Peter Hiscocks is deceased. Please remove from list. -- Peter Hiscocks Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto http://www.syscompdesign.com USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator 647-839-0325 --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk

[GTALUG] seeking web developer, project lead

2019-02-13 Thread John Sellens via talk
Hi - hope no one minds a job posting - apologies if so. We're looking for a web developer/project lead to join our small team for a new project. We're based in Newmarket, and meet in person once a week. Full-time, permanent, likely looking for intermediate/senior, but we're flexible for the

Re: [GTALUG] Software to draw illustrations?

2019-02-13 Thread Matthew Gordon via talk
Yes; I don't know if the Emacs thing was meant as a joke, but Postscript is human readable and if you need to generate a bunch of something relatively simple then just writing a script that spits out PS is often the easiest way to do it. I've used that approach for generating place-cards for a

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

2019-02-13 Thread Russell Reiter via talk
On Wed, Feb 13, 2019, 10:24 AM Kevin Cozens via talk On 2019-02-13 9:45 a.m., Stewart Russell via talk wrote: > > Yes. The owners retired and sold up. > > > > Graham Greene, former manager, has kept some of it going at SteamLabs > and > > the Science Centre: > > Good to know that the Gorilla is

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

2019-02-13 Thread Alex Volkov via talk
I met Graham at last year's Toronto Makerfest, I even made a short video on our channel -- https://youtu.be/auGHwemeeUk On 2019-02-13 9:45 a.m., Stewart Russell via talk wrote: On Wed, Feb 13, 2019, 09:28 James Knott via talk wrote: I thought they moved up to

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

2019-02-13 Thread Kevin Cozens via talk
On 2019-02-13 9:45 a.m., Stewart Russell via talk wrote: Yes. The owners retired and sold up. Graham Greene, former manager, has kept some of it going at SteamLabs and the Science Centre: Good to know that the Gorilla is still around. It was a Toronto landmark on Queen St. West for so

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

2019-02-13 Thread Howard Gibson via talk
On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 03:25:07 -0500 Russell Reiter via talk wrote: > If you can't find someone with a donation, you can probably find the one > you are looking for at Above All Electronics on Bloor St for 5$ or so. I > got a micro-pin p/s there last year. I wasn't sure if it was the right one >

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

2019-02-13 Thread James Knott via talk
On 02/13/2019 09:45 AM, Stewart Russell via talk wrote: > Graham Greene, former manager, has kept some of it going at SteamLabs > and the Science Centre:  > https://thegorillastore.com/ > I see they still have the gorilla from the Queen St. store.  :-) --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

2019-02-13 Thread Alex Volkov via talk
Hey Giles, I have a spare 12V power supply with barell connector for my external hard drive I can lent it to you. If you want to adopt your existing 19v power supply you can get a DC-to-DC buck converter with regulator that takes anything above 12V and converts it to 5v-12v. I think they cost

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

2019-02-13 Thread James Knott via talk
On 02/13/2019 09:45 AM, Stewart Russell via talk wrote: > > I thought they moved up to Steeles Ave.  Did they die there? > > > Yes. The owners retired and sold up.  > I guess the far north was too much for them.  ;-) --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

2019-02-13 Thread Stewart Russell via talk
On Wed, Feb 13, 2019, 09:28 James Knott via talk > I thought they moved up to Steeles Ave. Did they die there? > Yes. The owners retired and sold up. Graham Greene, former manager, has kept some of it going at SteamLabs and the Science Centre: https://thegorillastore.com/ Stewart > --- Talk

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

2019-02-13 Thread James Knott via talk
On 02/13/2019 09:13 AM, Giles Orr wrote: > On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 at 09:06, James Knott via talk > wrote: > > On 02/13/2019 07:37 AM, Giles Orr via talk wrote: > > I was thinking I'd have to use eBay, which I don't want to do.  > I know > > of Above All and

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

2019-02-13 Thread Giles Orr via talk
On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 at 09:06, James Knott via talk wrote: > On 02/13/2019 07:37 AM, Giles Orr via talk wrote: > > I was thinking I'd have to use eBay, which I don't want to do. I know > > of Above All and didn't think of it: an excellent suggestion, thank you. > > Is Active Surplus still

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

2019-02-13 Thread James Knott via talk
On 02/13/2019 07:37 AM, Giles Orr via talk wrote: > I was thinking I'd have to use eBay, which I don't want to do.  I know > of Above All and didn't think of it: an excellent suggestion, thank you. Is Active Surplus still around?  They'd typically have that sort of thing.  I used to regularly

Re: [GTALUG] Intel Contact Info

2019-02-13 Thread David Collier-Brown via talk
I've always found that asking a salesperson is the first step (;-)) They're coin-operated, and so will often refer you to someone helpful, both to avoid spending their time  on non-profitable work, and to do things that make the company in general richer. --dave On 2019-02-12 8:45 p.m., nick

Re: [GTALUG] Intel Contact Info

2019-02-13 Thread Dave Collier-Brown via talk
I've always found that asking a salesperson is the first step (;-)) They're coin-operated, and so will often refer you to someone helpful, both to avoid spending their time on non-profitable work, and to do things that make the company in general richer. --dave On 2019-02-12 8:45 p.m., nick

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

2019-02-13 Thread Giles Orr via talk
On Tue, Feb 12, 2019, 10:15 PM Giles Orr via talk I've been given a 24" Samsung monitor. I don't know if it works because > it requires a specialized power supply, and that didn't come with. It > takes 12-14VDC on a barrel connector - I have laptop power supplies that > fit it, but as most of

Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

2019-02-13 Thread Russell Reiter via talk
If you can't find someone with a donation, you can probably find the one you are looking for at Above All Electronics on Bloor St for 5$ or so. I got a micro-pin p/s there last year. I wasn't sure if it was the right one so Steve said, if not bring it back for exchange or refund. Disclaimer I've