From wyllys at ischool.utexas.edu  Wed Dec  2 18:56:33 2009
From: wyllys at ischool.utexas.edu (Ronald Wyllys)
Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:56:33 -0600
Subject: [Linux SIG] A Microsoft-Turkey ad
Message-ID: <4B170CC1.7040407@ischool.utexas.edu>

Dear Colleagues in the LBSIG:

I'm sure you'll see the attached ad as I did on first glance (i.e., by 
ignoring the red hearts). :-)

Enjoy.

Ron Wyllys

P.S. Scanned by XSane and processed into a JPEG by GIMP.
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From dierdorf at io.com  Mon Dec  7 09:17:00 2009
From: dierdorf at io.com (John Dierdorf)
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 09:17:00 -0600
Subject: [Linux SIG] December Linux SIG Meeting
Message-ID: <200912070917.00565.dierdorf@io.com>

The December meeting of the Linux SIG will be this Tuesday, the 8th, at the 
usual time and place -- 8109 Greenslope Drive, 6 PM informal and 7 PM formal 
presentation.

I have a presentation on using SSH and SCP with both Linux and Windows.

As usual, carbs and coffee will be available.

See you there.

-- 
John Dierdorf <dierdorf at io.com> Austin, TX
www.io.com/~dierdorf

From errolty at yahoo.com  Mon Dec  7 10:33:44 2009
From: errolty at yahoo.com (Errol Tyrone Olson)
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 08:33:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Linux SIG] December Linux SIG Meeting
In-Reply-To: <200912070917.00565.dierdorf@io.com>
Message-ID: <130375.2416.qm@web50008.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

John,
?
Cannot Attend because Ushering for Austin Symphony Messiah. Have a great Meeting. 
?
See you soon, I have the Club Laptop to work on Slide Scanning with Don and Penny.? Mike was given the Projector and KVM Bag at the?General Meeting. ?
?
Errol

--- On Mon, 12/7/09, John Dierdorf <dierdorf at io.com> wrote:


From: John Dierdorf <dierdorf at io.com>
Subject: [Linux SIG] December Linux SIG Meeting
To: "Linux Beginners SIG" <linux at www.ccaustin.org>
Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 9:17 AM


The December meeting of the Linux SIG will be this Tuesday, the 8th, at the 
usual time and place -- 8109 Greenslope Drive, 6 PM informal and 7 PM formal 
presentation.

I have a presentation on using SSH and SCP with both Linux and Windows.

As usual, carbs and coffee will be available.

See you there.

-- 
John Dierdorf <dierdorf at io.com> Austin, TX
www.io.com/~dierdorf
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From dierdorf at io.com  Wed Dec  9 12:09:33 2009
From: dierdorf at io.com (John Dierdorf)
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:09:33 -0600
Subject: [Linux SIG] December Presentation on Web
Message-ID: <200912091209.33053.dierdorf@io.com>

For the many who missed it, I've posted the December presentation on SSH and 
SCP at my web site.  It is  http://www.io.com/~dierdorf/sshsetup.html


-- 
John Dierdorf <dierdorf at io.com> Austin, TX
www.io.com/~dierdorf

From dljones at bga.com  Wed Dec  9 12:31:17 2009
From: dljones at bga.com (Don Jones)
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:31:17 -0600
Subject: [Linux SIG] FW: Clear WiMax Setup
Message-ID: <47ACD11EB7134A3182277C8B6DCB6FB0@nikki>

For those of you interested in using Clear's 4G WiMax service, it works
great in the Windows environment. As you can see, "lesser" Operating Systems
are behind their curve; but they may be making head-way. I'll try to stay
abreast of developments and pass the info forward.
 
Don Jones

  _____  

From: Joe McLean [mailto:] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:36 AM
To: 'Don Jones'
Subject: RE: Clear WiMax Setup



Don,

 

I talked with Clearwire Support, and they say that they do not currently
support Linux.  There was an article online from July saying they were
working on a driver for Mac and a Linux driver would be coming in the
future.  The Mac driver at clear.com/support is dated Nov. 4, 2009 so
hopefully Linux is not far behind.  Sorry.

 

Joe McLean

 

  _____  

From: Don Jones [mailto:] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:49 AM
To: 'Joe McLean'
Subject: Clear WiMax Setup

 

Joe,

    Last night, at the Linux Beginners SIG, we attempted to use the Clear
USB Mobile device in a Linux environment.  We were unsuccessful in getting
it to be recognized. As a Clear representative, would you be willing to pass
the request upline that there are folks outside the Windows environment who
would like to use technology offered by Clear?  I have no doubt that the
Home unit would be a successful connection since there was no software setup
to use it and that would continue to apply if it were propogated through a
wire(d)less router.  If you would prefer that I, as an end user, make this
request, then I will refer it to whomever you indicate.

 

Donald Jones

3202 Benbrook Dr.

Austin, TX 78757

(512) 452-6640

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From johnr at rothgeb.net  Wed Dec  9 19:58:46 2009
From: johnr at rothgeb.net (John Rothgeb)
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 19:58:46 -0600
Subject: [Linux SIG] FW: Clear WiMax Setup
In-Reply-To: <47ACD11EB7134A3182277C8B6DCB6FB0@nikki>
References: <47ACD11EB7134A3182277C8B6DCB6FB0@nikki>
Message-ID: <B4567C80833A427D90F9B8FE1AE7A9E2@Narsil>

Just contacted them and they said they support Windows and Mac, but no plans
for Linux because "not enough people use it". Maybe not true, but that is
what they told me.

 

Now we just have to figure a way to hack it.

 

John

johnr at rothgeb.net

512-371-0619

  _____  

From: linux-bounces at ccaustin.org [mailto:linux-bounces at ccaustin.org] On
Behalf Of Don Jones
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 12:31 PM
To: Linux Beginners SIG
Subject: [Linux SIG] FW: Clear WiMax Setup

 

For those of you interested in using Clear's 4G WiMax service, it works
great in the Windows environment. As you can see, "lesser" Operating Systems
are behind their curve; but they may be making head-way. I'll try to stay
abreast of developments and pass the info forward.

 

Don Jones

 

  _____  

From: Joe McLean [mailto:] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:36 AM
To: 'Don Jones'
Subject: RE: Clear WiMax Setup

Don,

 

I talked with Clearwire Support, and they say that they do not currently
support Linux.  There was an article online from July saying they were
working on a driver for Mac and a Linux driver would be coming in the
future.  The Mac driver at clear.com/support is dated Nov. 4, 2009 so
hopefully Linux is not far behind.  Sorry.

 

Joe McLean

 

  _____  

From: Don Jones [mailto:] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:49 AM
To: 'Joe McLean'
Subject: Clear WiMax Setup

 

Joe,

    Last night, at the Linux Beginners SIG, we attempted to use the Clear
USB Mobile device in a Linux environment.  We were unsuccessful in getting
it to be recognized. As a Clear representative, would you be willing to pass
the request upline that there are folks outside the Windows environment who
would like to use technology offered by Clear?  I have no doubt that the
Home unit would be a successful connection since there was no software setup
to use it and that would continue to apply if it were propogated through a
wire(d)less router.  If you would prefer that I, as an end user, make this
request, then I will refer it to whomever you indicate.

 

Donald Jones

3202 Benbrook Dr.

Austin, TX 78757

(512) 452-6640

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From wyllys at ischool.utexas.edu  Wed Dec  9 20:10:11 2009
From: wyllys at ischool.utexas.edu (Ronald Wyllys)
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:10:11 -0600
Subject: [Linux SIG] December Presentation on Web
In-Reply-To: <200912091209.33053.dierdorf@io.com>
References: <200912091209.33053.dierdorf@io.com>
Message-ID: <4B205883.8050100@ischool.utexas.edu>

John,

Thanks much for posting your last night's presentation. It's very 
interesting and well worth reading (and studying).

Ron

P.S. I finally managed to see my physician this morning regarding my 
long-continued back- and hip-pain problems, and I'm scheduled to have an 
MRI tomorrow. I'm hoping that this will be at least the start of a path 
toward an explanation and solution.


John Dierdorf wrote:
> For the many who missed it, I've posted the December presentation on SSH and 
> SCP at my web site.  It is  http://www.io.com/~dierdorf/sshsetup.html
>
>
>   

From mikerrtx at yahoo.com  Wed Dec  9 22:38:20 2009
From: mikerrtx at yahoo.com (Mike Goggin)
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 22:38:20 -0600
Subject: [Linux SIG] December Presentation on Web
In-Reply-To: <200912091209.33053.dierdorf@io.com>
References: <200912091209.33053.dierdorf@io.com>
Message-ID: <4f58132b0912092038q4009239gdf69af4c933ff07@mail.gmail.com>

I added a link to this from the SIG announcement page, just for
convenience...

Mike

On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 12:09, John Dierdorf <dierdorf at io.com> wrote:

> For the many who missed it, I've posted the December presentation on SSH
> and
> SCP at my web site.  It is  http://www.io.com/~dierdorf/sshsetup.html
>
>
> --
> John Dierdorf <dierdorf at io.com> Austin, TX
> www.io.com/~dierdorf
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From wyllys at ischool.utexas.edu  Thu Dec 10 07:11:05 2009
From: wyllys at ischool.utexas.edu (Ronald Wyllys)
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:11:05 -0600
Subject: [Linux SIG] December Presentation on Web
In-Reply-To: <200912091209.33053.dierdorf@io.com>
References: <200912091209.33053.dierdorf@io.com>
Message-ID: <4B20F369.1020308@ischool.utexas.edu>

John,

Is the clever padlock terminal at the top of your SSH presentation one 
of your Inkscape endeavors?

Ron


John Dierdorf wrote:
> For the many who missed it, I've posted the December presentation on SSH and 
> SCP at my web site.  It is  http://www.io.com/~dierdorf/sshsetup.html
>
>
>   

From dierdorf at io.com  Thu Dec 10 16:49:20 2009
From: dierdorf at io.com (John Dierdorf)
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:49:20 -0600
Subject: [Linux SIG] December Presentation on Web
In-Reply-To: <4B20F369.1020308@ischool.utexas.edu>
References: <200912091209.33053.dierdorf@io.com>
	<4B20F369.1020308@ischool.utexas.edu>
Message-ID: <200912101649.20349.dierdorf@io.com>

On Thursday 10 December 2009 07:11:05 am Ronald Wyllys wrote:
> John,
> 
> Is the clever padlock terminal at the top of your SSH presentation one
> of your Inkscape endeavors?
> 

Nope.  Stole it via Google's Image Search.  Never saw any point in reinventing 
the wheel when so many wheels are dangled right in front of me.


-- 
John Dierdorf <dierdorf at io.com> Austin, TX
www.io.com/~dierdorf

From dierdorf at io.com  Mon Dec 21 13:12:33 2009
From: dierdorf at io.com (John Dierdorf)
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:12:33 -0600
Subject: [Linux SIG] If you're feeling Lucky
Message-ID: <200912211312.33403.dierdorf@io.com>

I stole this from the Austin Linux Group mailing list:

If you want to live dangerously, install the following file on your computer.  
Name it "roulette".

#!/bin/bash
$[ $RANDOM % 6] == 0 ] && rm -rf / || echo "You win!"


(If you aren't good at command-line stuff, every time you run it there is a one 
in six chance of it wiping your hard drive, at least if you run it as root:  
"sudo roulette" or whatever.)  Here's how it works:

$RANDOM gives a random integer between 0 and 32767. 

%6 is the remainder after dividing by 6, so it gives a number between 0 and 5, 
inclusive.

== 0 tests if the number was zero.

&& is logical AND.  It executes the following statement IF the previous test 
was true, so if the remainder was zero, rm -rf / deletes all files and 
directories in your root folder -- i.e., everything in the partition.

|| is logical OR.  If the test was false (i.e., the number was 1..5) then the 
echo statement prints "You win" instead.

NOTE THAT THIS IS A JOKE.  IF YOU REALLY AND TRULY TRY THIS, THEN YOU DESERVE 
TO BE INSTANTLY REMOVED FROM THE GENE POOL AND POSTHUMOUSLY REPORTED TO THE 
DARWIN SOCIETY!

Have a good holiday.

-- 
John Dierdorf <dierdorf at io.com> Austin, TX
www.io.com/~dierdorf

From wyllys at ischool.utexas.edu  Thu Dec 24 12:01:23 2009
From: wyllys at ischool.utexas.edu (Ronald Wyllys)
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:01:23 -0600
Subject: [Linux SIG] Dropbox vs. Ubuntu One
Message-ID: <4B33AC73.3050502@ischool.utexas.edu>

Dear fellow Linux SIG members,

This is just a note to let you know that I've succeeded in synching 
selected files between my desktop and my laptop, by using an account on 
Dropbox (www.dropbox.com) that I opened about half an hour ago.  The 
account is free for up to 2GB of "cloud" (i.e., Web) storage, and larger 
amounts are available at prices that are lower than those for comparable 
amounts on Ubuntu One.

As for Ubuntu One, over the past month or so, I have devoted at least a 
dozen hours or more trying to make it work--all without success.  
Dropbox was easy to set up, and success in using it was immediate for me.

So, for the time being at least, I've abandoned Ubuntu One.

Ron Wyllys

From wyllys at ischool.utexas.edu  Thu Dec 24 12:53:23 2009
From: wyllys at ischool.utexas.edu (Ronald Wyllys)
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:53:23 -0600
Subject: [Linux SIG] How to add Dropbox to Ubuntu 9.10
Message-ID: <4B33B8A3.3010408@ischool.utexas.edu>

Dear fellow Linux SIG members,

Sorry, I should have included the following information in my previous 
post re Dropbox.

Information on installing Dropbox in Ubuntu 9.10 is available at:

https://www.dropbox.com/downloading?os=lnx

As explicated in the above Webpage, the easy way is to install Dropbox 
in 9.10 is to add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list file 
(after, of course, backing up that file):

deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu karmic main


Once you've done that, you'll need to reboot into 9.10, following which 
you can use the Synaptic Package Manager to install Dropbox.  Then 
you'll find Dropbox under Applications--Internet.

Ron Wyllys

From dljones at bga.com  Thu Dec 24 13:25:00 2009
From: dljones at bga.com (Don Jones)
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:25:00 -0600
Subject: [Linux SIG] Dropbox vs. Ubuntu One
In-Reply-To: <4B33AC73.3050502@ischool.utexas.edu>
References: <4B33AC73.3050502@ischool.utexas.edu>
Message-ID: <A57ED1FFC6584EF2A5698FE091EFED2A@nikki>

Here's another alternative for online storage; however, I think that it may
only be for Web presences such as Gmail, Flickr and etc. I don't know for
sure if you can upload your personal, home files or not. 
This came from ZDNet Tech Update for last minute geeks. Read the article
instead of what I say.
 
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=28839&tag=nl.e540

Don Jones 

-----Original Message-----
From: linux-bounces at ccaustin.org [mailto:linux-bounces at ccaustin.org] On
Behalf Of Ronald Wyllys
Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 12:01 PM
To: Linux Beginners SIG
Subject: [Linux SIG] Dropbox vs. Ubuntu One

Dear fellow Linux SIG members,

This is just a note to let you know that I've succeeded in synching selected
files between my desktop and my laptop, by using an account on Dropbox
(www.dropbox.com) that I opened about half an hour ago.  The account is free
for up to 2GB of "cloud" (i.e., Web) storage, and larger amounts are
available at prices that are lower than those for comparable amounts on
Ubuntu One.

As for Ubuntu One, over the past month or so, I have devoted at least a
dozen hours or more trying to make it work--all without success.  
Dropbox was easy to set up, and success in using it was immediate for me.

So, for the time being at least, I've abandoned Ubuntu One.

Ron Wyllys
_______________________________________________
Linux mailing list
Linux at ccaustin.org
http://www.theccwizards.com/mailman/listinfo/linux


From wyllys at ischool.utexas.edu  Thu Dec 24 13:51:57 2009
From: wyllys at ischool.utexas.edu (Ronald Wyllys)
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:51:57 -0600
Subject: [Linux SIG] Dropbox vs. Ubuntu One
In-Reply-To: <A57ED1FFC6584EF2A5698FE091EFED2A@nikki>
References: <4B33AC73.3050502@ischool.utexas.edu>
	<A57ED1FFC6584EF2A5698FE091EFED2A@nikki>
Message-ID: <4B33C65D.2090306@ischool.utexas.edu>

Don,

The alternative you cite is interesting, but as far as I can tell, it 
syncs only online files, i.e., Web presences as you correctly style them.

It seems not to cover personal computer files, such as the 
addresses-and-miscellaneous-notes file that I maintain on my desktop and 
laptop. I update this file on whichever computer I happen to be using at 
a given moment, which is why I've a headache keeping them in sync till now.

Ron


Don Jones wrote:
> Here's another alternative for online storage; however, I think that it may
> only be for Web presences such as Gmail, Flickr and etc. I don't know for
> sure if you can upload your personal, home files or not. 
> This came from ZDNet Tech Update for last minute geeks. Read the article
> instead of what I say.
>  
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=28839&tag=nl.e540
>
> Don Jones 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-bounces at ccaustin.org [mailto:linux-bounces at ccaustin.org] On
> Behalf Of Ronald Wyllys
> Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 12:01 PM
> To: Linux Beginners SIG
> Subject: [Linux SIG] Dropbox vs. Ubuntu One
>
> Dear fellow Linux SIG members,
>
> This is just a note to let you know that I've succeeded in synching selected
> files between my desktop and my laptop, by using an account on Dropbox
> (www.dropbox.com) that I opened about half an hour ago.  The account is free
> for up to 2GB of "cloud" (i.e., Web) storage, and larger amounts are
> available at prices that are lower than those for comparable amounts on
> Ubuntu One.
>
> As for Ubuntu One, over the past month or so, I have devoted at least a
> dozen hours or more trying to make it work--all without success.  
> Dropbox was easy to set up, and success in using it was immediate for me.
>
> So, for the time being at least, I've abandoned Ubuntu One.
>
> Ron Wyllys
> _______________________________________________
> Linux mailing list
> Linux at ccaustin.org
> http://www.theccwizards.com/mailman/listinfo/linux
>
> _______________________________________________
> Linux mailing list
> Linux at ccaustin.org
> http://www.theccwizards.com/mailman/listinfo/linux
>
>