October 2008 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

GIMP question

by Richard Klein

It's not necessarily a Linux-specific question, but I'm creating some maps for the company Halloween party to direct kids to cubicles that have candy. I want to mark those cubicles with jack-o-lanterns. Using the GIMP, how can I use some jack-o-lantern clip-art as a stamp? It might be useful to keep the jack-o-lanterns on a separate layer in the process. -- Thanks! Rich

Oct. 22, 2008

Re: [Wlug] Sorry I didn't make it!

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tim Keller wrote: > Hey Gang, > > I might be at the next meeting! My wife and I decided to go off this > month and spawn another daughter process. > > Olivia Keller was added to the global name space on Oct 7th. > > Later, > Tim. HI Tim, Congratulations! I hope everybody is doing well. Later, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFI+nUYHl0iXDssISsRAislAJ9VYjoExBrR6zoyD29xt//L5SPvuACcC7kc LTQCSKIu8QlZVRq/DA2N5tk= =a/pd -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Oct. 18, 2008

Re: [Wlug] Sorry I didn't make it!

by Stephen Daukas

Awesome! Congrats!! Steve On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 8:25 PM, Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Gang, > > I might be at the next meeting! My wife and I decided to go off this month > and spawn another daughter process. > > Olivia Keller was added to the global name space on Oct 7th. > > Later, > Tim. > >

Oct. 18, 2008

Re: [Wlug] Sorry I didn't make it!

by William Smith

Congratulations, Tim! I hope parent and child processes are running withing expected parameters... (See, two can play at this pun game... ;) ) Bill Smith Fall River, MA Charter Member of LOPSA On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 9:25 PM, Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Gang, > > I might be at the next meeting! My wife and I decided to go off this month > and spawn another daughter process. > > Olivia Keller was added to the global name space on Oct 7th. > > Later, > Tim. > > > > > -- > I am weary of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

Oct. 18, 2008

Re: [Wlug] Sorry I didn't make it!

by Clint Moyer

Congrats, Dad. ---- Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: ============= Hey Gang, I might be at the next meeting! My wife and I decided to go off this month and spawn another daughter process. Olivia Keller was added to the global name space on Oct 7th. Later, Tim. -- I am weary of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Oct. 18, 2008

Sorry I didn't make it!

by Tim Keller

Hey Gang, I might be at the next meeting! My wife and I decided to go off this month and spawn another daughter process. Olivia Keller was added to the global name space on Oct 7th. Later, Tim. -- I am weary of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Oct. 18, 2008

ACM Professional Development Seminar

by Bob Breznak

Hey,The Worcester Area Chapter of the ACM is hosting a professional development seminar entitled "Eclipse: Inside and Out". It will be a day long event that covers everything about the Eclipse IDE including installation, advanced features, available plug-ins leading up to developing a plug-in from scratch. The end portion will cover specific tools and uses at WPI. For more information: http://acm.wpi.edu/pds Thanks, Bob ------------------ Bob Breznak 908 672 2841 robert.breznak(a)gmail.com Senior Assistant for Computer Science ACM President UPE President IEEE Webmaster

Oct. 17, 2008

A REALLY nifty utility for making CD's and USB keys

by Karl Lind

It's called Universal Netboot Installer and "UNetbootin allows for the installation of various Linux/BSD distributions to a partition or USB drive, so it's no different from a standard install, only it doesn't need a CD. It can create a dual-boot install, or replace the existing OS entirely. http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Oct. 17, 2008

Re: [Wlug] Mythtv Hardware

by John Stoffel

vze284qe> I'd like to know what Wlug'ers are recommending for mythtv vze284qe> hardware these days. I already have a Hauppauge PVR-350 TV vze284qe> capture card. I'd like to build a low-profile quiet mythtv vze284qe> box that I can put next to a standard TV (not hi-def). What vze284qe> do people recommend? What about disk space? Ideally, I'd vze284qe> like something about the size of the mac-mini, but I don't vze284qe> think I can use a mac-mini as a mythtv backend. vze284qe> I already have a mythbuntu box, but it's big, noisy, and not vze284qe> suitable for what I'm looking for. It sounds like what you want is to move your existing box to the basement and put all your storage and PVR-350 card there, and then build/buy a small, silent box to act as the frontend Myth box. I've seen some nice cases from Antec. You won't need a bunch of power there, nor a blazing fast graphics card. Something with a Mobo with builtin graphics should be just fine. I'd also suggest that you boot off a CompactFlash or USB thumb drive as well, something without any moving parts. Then the system will be even quieter and generate less heat. Put all the disks somewhere else with the noisy system. Of course you need to now have a network between then. I've been meaning to do this myself, but as people say, Tivo Series 2, lifetime subscription has really slowed down my movement. :] John

Oct. 16, 2008

Re: [Wlug] Upcoming meeting - a potential topic - on Wed Oct 15th 7:00

by Keith Wright

> From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> > Hi gang, > > All of these sound great...thanks! > I'll see you at the meeting in 1 hour. > > Later, Andy Sorry, I didn't mean to snub y'all, but I just finished mashing 120lbs of mortar into the biggest cracks in my driveway and foundation. It took twice as long as I thought it would. I am covered in sweat and mortar dust, using the last of twilight to clean tools. I don't feel like hurrying to get anywhere. See you in four weeks. -- Keith

Oct. 15, 2008