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word perfect
by donald vitkus 07 Nov '19

07 Nov '19

can not install word perfect 8.0 on united linux any ideas

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Charter Telephone reviews, boylston?
by John Stoffel 29 Sep '18

29 Sep '18

Hi, Anyone on here using Charter Telephone VOIP service? I've currently got Verizon, but the wife hates it because our phone lines get flaky all the time, esp when it rains. So I'm thinking to save money and combine all my stuff onto Charter. I've already got High Speed internet and regular old cable. Not wild about Digital Cable since I'm happy with Tivo and I don't want yet another set top box to have to deal with... So, any horror stories about Charter Phone VOIP quality and service? Thanks, John

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Re: [Wlug] Next meeting day question...
by Chuck Anderson 30 Jan '18

30 Jan '18

The calendar on the website is a Google Calendar. Tim, Frank, and myself have access to change the calendar from any Google calendar client, including google.com/calendar. I recommend Jorte on Android, but the built-in Google calendar on Android should work fine as well. Ideally, whomever reserves a room and/or announces a meeting date/time/topic would update the calendar at the same time. Just change "only this event" so as to not mess up the default recurring schedule. The calendar is public so anyone can subscribe to it so it shows up on their own personal device(s): https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=bzVvc3E4NTBsazYxZThoMW4xbzFybGRiNz… Tuesday Feb 20th works for me. On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 10:07:36AM -0500, thinkbrown(a)gmail.com wrote: > I'm fine with that. If we're going to do it, someone should update the > website for that specific day. > > On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 5:07 PM, Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> > wrote: > > > It looks like the 20th will work for me. > > > > On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 4:56 PM, Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Hey Gang, > >> > >> I got talking to my buddy Nick who I'd like to have come and do a talk > >> about cryptography. Unfortunately, he can't make it Thursday. Would Tuesday > >> the 20th work for everybody? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Tim.

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Re: [Wlug] Next meeting day question...
by thinkbrown＠gmail.com 30 Jan '18

30 Jan '18

I'm fine with that. If we're going to do it, someone should update the website for that specific day. On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 5:07 PM, Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > It looks like the 20th will work for me. > > On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 4:56 PM, Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hey Gang, >> >> I got talking to my buddy Nick who I'd like to have come and do a talk >> about cryptography. Unfortunately, he can't make it Thursday. Would Tuesday >> the 20th work for everybody? >> >> Thanks, >> Tim. >> >> -- >> I am leery 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

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Re: [Wlug] Next meeting day question...
by Richard Klein 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

It looks like the 20th will work for me. On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 4:56 PM, Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Gang, > > I got talking to my buddy Nick who I'd like to have come and do a talk > about cryptography. Unfortunately, he can't make it Thursday. Would Tuesday > the 20th work for everybody? > > Thanks, > Tim. > > -- > I am leery 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 > >

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Next meeting day question...
by Tim Keller 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

Hey Gang, I got talking to my buddy Nick who I'd like to have come and do a talk about cryptography. Unfortunately, he can't make it Thursday. Would Tuesday the 20th work for everybody? Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Sr Software Engineer - C++, Linux contract opening in MA
by John Spencer 19 Jan '18

19 Jan '18

Connected Systems has a client in the Lowell, MA area with a long-term contract opening (9+ months) for a Sr Software Engineer with strong C++ and Linux application design and development experience. Must be a US Citizen or US Perm resident Work is to be performed at the client site. Design and develop software applications that will control embedded products Work with other engineering groups to successfully design, develop, test and release products to customers Must have 7+ years of successful C++ software design and development experience building embedded products/devices/machines. Must have strong OOD and multi-threaded development experience. Must have experience writing software that interfaces with products with moving parts. Any experience designing and developing mobile/hand held applications is a plus Please call or email me with your resume and any questions. Regards, John Spencer Connected Systems Partners Office: (978) 455-5550 x208 Cell: (978) 621-9743 jspencer(a)connectedsp.com<mailto:jspencer@connectedsp.com> www.connectedsp.com<http://www.connectedsp.com/> GET CONNECTED! All information in this email, unless indicated otherwise in the body of the email, is considered confidential and intended for the view and use of the recipient(s) only.

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Reminder: WLUG Meeting Tomorrow Jan 18th, 2018 Topic: Spectre and Meltdown!
by Tim Keller 18 Jan '18

18 Jan '18

We've got a meeting this week! Short Topic: Spectre and Meltdown. What it is, what it does, etc. I figure this is pretty topical as many of us are starting to wrap our heads around the performance implications as well as the tackling the task of patching many systems. Location: Campus Center, Mid Century Rm 331 Time: 7pm Snacks and Refreshments will be provided. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Meeting This Week! Jan 18th 2018!
by Tim Keller 16 Jan '18

16 Jan '18

We've got a meeting this week! Short Topic: Spectre and Meltdown. What it is, what it does, etc. I figure this is pretty topical as many of us are starting to wrap our heads around the performance implications as well as the tackling the task of patching many systems. Location: Campus Center, Mid Century Rm 331 Time: 7pm Snacks and Refreshments will be provided. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Re: [Wlug] Spectre and Meltdown.
by thinkbrown＠gmail.com 10 Jan '18

10 Jan '18

The xkcd comic is basically how I explain it to my parents :P Not the most useful from a technical standpoint though. Logan On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 10:18 AM, Higgins, Benjamin J <bjhiggins(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > Really – I found XKCD really nailed it > > https://xkcd.com/1938/ > > > > > > *From:* wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org] *On > Behalf Of *thinkbrown(a)gmail.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 10, 2018 10:14 AM > *To:* Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > *Subject:* Re: [Wlug] Spectre and Meltdown. > > > > I found the Raspberry Pi Foundation's explanation the most useful: > https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/why-raspberry-pi-isnt-vulnerable- > to-spectre-or-meltdown/ > > > > I found some of the non-computer based metaphors a little lacking - they > didn't really fit my mental model of the computer. > > The Raspberry Pi article explains it in a way that people familiar with > basic Python (or almost any procedural language) will be familiar with. > > > > Logan > > > > On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 2:13 PM, Sweetser, Frank E <fs(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > > This one is my own personal favorite out of what I've seen so far: > > > > https://ds9a.nl/articles/posts/spectre-meltdown/ > > > > Frank Sweetser > Director of Network Operations > Worcester Polytechnic Institute > "For every problem, there is a solution that is simple, elegant, and > wrong." - HL Mencken > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org <wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org> on behalf > of Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 9, 2018 12:27 PM > *To:* Worcester Linux Users Group > *Subject:* [Wlug] Spectre and Meltdown. > > > > There seems to be a HUGE amount of woo regarding spectre and meltdown. > This *seems* to me to be the most concise explanation I've heard so far. > > > > https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/meltdown-and- > spectre-heres-what-intel-apple-microsoft-others-are-doing-about-it/ > > > > Feel free to argue that it's not. > > > > Thanks, > > Tim. > > > > -- > > I am leery 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

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