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Re: [Wlug] Web hosting

by Jamie Guinan

I ended up doing a (rather pricey) full colo, but if I had gone with shared hosting, these guys[1] looked interesting, http://linode.com/ -Jamie [1] When I read about it, I got the impression that it is mostly one rather smart dude behind it. On Tue, 11 Sep 2007, Mike Leo wrote: > I know this question has gone around a few times, but I don't keep all the = > emails i get!=0A=0AAnyway, i host a weak little personal web site out of my= > house and was looking into hosting companies.=0A=0ANot quite sure how it w= > orks, if I want linux/mysql/wordpress. I need more than just a place to ho= > ld my index.html.=0A=0AAre there companies that give me total control over = > a "server" on the internet? I say "server" 'cause my guess would be a virt= > ual machine I could control remotely.=0A=0AAny advise would be greatly appr= > eciated.=0A=0AMike=0A=0A

Sept. 12, 2007

Web hosting

by Mike Leo

I know this question has gone around a few times, but I don't keep all the emails i get! Anyway, i host a weak little personal web site out of my house and was looking into hosting companies. Not quite sure how it works, if I want linux/mysql/wordpress. I need more than just a place to hold my index.html. Are there companies that give me total control over a "server" on the internet? I say "server" 'cause my guess would be a virtual machine I could control remotely. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Mike

Sept. 12, 2007

Reminder: Meeting, Wed Sept 12th, 7:00 PM

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI everybody, Our next WLUG meeting will be on Wednesday, September 12th, at 7:00 PM in the Access Grid room on the WPI campus in Worcester, MA USA. If anybody would like to drive the discussion, feel free, otherwise, it will be a round table discussion. I'm wondering if anybody has any interest in giving a group presentation for any upcoming meeting. If so, please contact me. Afterwards, we'll get pizza on Highland Street. See ya then! 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 iD8DBQFG5gwhHl0iXDssISsRAn/fAJ0dMWdoPYXrSgXnHqArYw5CCWq38gCfZeeO q8tycQ3bhyEeuDAvhbxjMzQ= =PukN -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Sept. 11, 2007

Re: [Wlug] AMD Details Strategic Open Source Graphics Driver Development Initiative

by John Stoffel

I have to say that I'm in the market for a new system, or possibly upgrades to my old system. My Matrox G450 has worked well for years, but it's too darn slow for OpenGL stuff now. Esp since I'm on a 550mhz PIII Xeon (dual) box. kstratton> I am al little unfamiliar with ATI and their video kstratton> cards(chips) numbering system. Does releasing information kstratton> of the HD 2000 series mean all 2X00 HD cards may be kstratton> supportable in the future with an open source video driver? This announcement from AMD/ATI has really gotten my interest. I've been thinking about which system to get and I had almost decided on an Intel solution precisely because the drivers were more open. But now I think I can wait and get an AMD solution instead. Maybe. :] kstratton> If this is the case, cards like the HD 2600 XT may start kstratton> looking more attractive than lets say an 7300 or 7600 kstratton> Nvidia card. I currently use www.tomshardware.com and kstratton> www.anandtech.com for a general overview of PC technology. kstratton> Are there any other sites worth looking at? I am not a kstratton> hard core gamer (For me to spend $300 on a video card is kstratton> ridiculous), but I am interested in affordable and power kstratton> efficient technology. I'm curious what people think of the AMD/ATI line of cards for 2D graphics and clarity? The Matrox cards always had a stellar rep for crystal clear 2-d text and I want to stay with that, since I primarily use only 2-d stuff. Thanks, John

Sept. 10, 2007

Re: [Wlug] thursday meetings?

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Eric Stein wrote: > Is it just me, or did we used to meet on Wednesdays? I have a class at > that time, I guess this is bye until spring. HI Eric, I was originally asked to alternate between Wednesday and Thursday evenings when WLUG was first founded 10 years ago (wow! time flies). This was done to accommodate students who had class, so they could attend at least some WLUG meetings. We used to alternate between these two nights on a monthly basis for the first 7 years or so. Since I started teaching Linux class on Thursday evenings about 3 years ago, I've been scheduling the WLUG meetings for Wednesday evenings. When I'm not teaching, I move the WLUG meetings back to Thursday. Thus, we end up with a few consecutive meetings on one evening or the other. I apologize if this means that people will miss a few meetings when we switch from their preferred evening. 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 iD8DBQFG5S4gHl0iXDssISsRArFFAJ4vnF9g7rWCxUvwYUO6upLDmPUCFACfaAcj utKqgTeqC51wEG2e9SwYBhg= =t+By -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Sept. 10, 2007

thursday meetings?

by Eric Stein

Is it just me, or did we used to meet on Wednesdays? I have a class at that time, I guess this is bye until spring. Eric

Sept. 10, 2007

Re: [Wlug] AMD Details Strategic Open Source Graphics Driver Development Initiative

by kstratton＠fastmail.us

I am al little unfamiliar with ATI and their video cards(chips) numbering system. Does releasing information of the HD 2000 series mean all 2X00 HD cards may be supportable in the future with an open source video driver? If this is the case, cards like the HD 2600 XT may start looking more attractive than lets say an 7300 or 7600 Nvidia card. I currently use www.tomshardware.com and www.anandtech.com for a general overview of PC technology. Are there any other sites worth looking at? I am not a hard core gamer (For me to spend $300 on a video card is ridiculous), but I am interested in affordable and power efficient technology. On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:41:16 -0400, "Andy Stewart" <andystewart(a)comcast.net> said: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > Interesting reading: > http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543~119372,00… > > - -- > 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 > > iD8DBQFG4bdsHl0iXDssISsRAj7bAJ0Zrnmt+OZfcOcCM/BNnFokdcBg+ACfQJVS > LpZyqlOLvo5OgfYRvMgOs20= > =GvlO > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug -- kstratton(a)fastmail.us

Sept. 9, 2007

AMD Details Strategic Open Source Graphics Driver Development Initiative

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Interesting reading: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543~119372,00… - -- 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 iD8DBQFG4bdsHl0iXDssISsRAj7bAJ0Zrnmt+OZfcOcCM/BNnFokdcBg+ACfQJVS LpZyqlOLvo5OgfYRvMgOs20= =GvlO -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Sept. 7, 2007

Re: [Wlug] Charter Telephone reviews, boylston?

by John Stoffel

Brett> The advertised price for the triple play is a 12 mo promo of Brett> $106/mo plus taxes & fees. Is that what you have? I guess Brett> when I see a bill that high (and going higher after a year) Brett> it's hard to get excited about how much I'm *saving* :-) I'm Brett> sure it's worth it for some people though. I've gotten the 5mb down, 512kb down Internet, plus Phone (unlimited calling in the US, plus 6c/min for Internation calls to Switzerland/UK) plus Digital Cable with the Total View Tier (BBC America mostly... :] all for $119.97/mon for 12 months. Then it will go up (hah!) to something like $133/mon. Considering that I was already paying $106+ a month for Cable/Internet, plus $50ish for Verizon phone, I'm feeling ok about it. Yes, I'm saving money, plus we'll all Call Waiting without having to pay extra for it like we would with Verizon, etc. But I will say that researching this was a total pain in the ass while looking at the Charter Web site. They really don't make it easy to figure out which channels are in which tiers, what the various (Big, bigger and biggest!) channel bundles really are, etc. It's a friggin maze of useless info which you have to dig deep into to figure out. Oh yeah, and if you read the fine print, if you over use your "unlimited" phone calling, they get to pull your service if they want. So be careful if you have teenagers in the house. :] Luckily, my 5 year old doesn't have anyone to call. Yet. :] John

Sept. 7, 2007

Re: [Wlug] Charter Telephone reviews, boylston?

by John Stoffel

Robert> Flood? Backhoe? Heh. I'm in an old sand & gravel pit. We *never* flood. *grin* But I take your point. Backhoes, the enemy of connectivity!

Sept. 7, 2007