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Reminder: WLUG BBQ: Wednesday, August 10, 6pm

by Chuck Anderson

Hi gang, The WLUG BBQ is coming up next week, Wednesday, August 10, starting at 6pm. Thanks to those who volunteered to bring items, and thanks to our hostess Liz Johnson. We'll have hot dogs, burgers, bratwurst, all the fixings, some chips/snacks, salad and soda. The grill will be fired up if anyone has something else they'd like to grill, and desserts would be welcome as well. There will be a cooler or two and some ice for BYOB. People should bring a lawn chair for themselves if they wish to sit down. Based on past BBQ's, I'm expecting about 15-20 people, perhaps more. The address: 34 Hudson St, Worcester, MA (It is a green house, one house south of Elm St. Elm St runs east/west along Elm Park and Hudson St is one block east of Park Ave.) Look for a "WLUG" sign on the city light pole, as well as a big Tux Penguin. If you get lost you can call Liz at 508-471-4407. Hope to see you there! Chuck WLUG President

Aug. 6, 2011

WLUG BBQ

by Chuck Anderson

We need some volunteers to help make this BBQ a success. Who can help by picking up the following items and bringing them to the BBQ? WLUG will reimburse for food & supplies (please save receipts). Please email me back if you can help out with anything. 0. Burgers, Hot Dogs, Buns 1. Cheese, Condiments 2. Soda, Ice 3. Utensils, Plates, Napkins 4. Chips/dip/snacks Also, if anyone has the following items we could use, that would be helpful: 5. A couple tables 6. Lawn chairs (I have some coolers I can bring) Beyond that, people can bring whatever BYOB, desserts, or other items they wish. On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 10:06:50PM -0400, E Johnson wrote: > Aug 10 will do. > > Bring lawn chairs & etc. Need extra table or 2. > I will make sure there is propane for the grill. Refrig can hold some stuff, > but bring coolers for the most critical items. > Will make sure grass is mowed & etc. Will make potato salad & get tomatoes > from Farm Market. > > 34 Hudson St Worcester (top floor) > It's not beautiful, but it's certainly central. > > Liz J > 508-471-4407 > > On 11 July 2011 21:55, Chuck Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > > > Thanks for volunteering Liz! Would people like to have this on our > > regularly scheduled 2nd Wednesday of August 10, perhaps starting at > > 6pm? If not, July 27th also works for me. > > > > On Wed, Jul 06, 2011 at 07:17:59PM -0400, E Johnson wrote: > > > We might be able to host this year. I am near WPI near Elm Park. > > > > > > We have one propane grill here now. Have backyard, would need chairs & > > > prob. table or 2 (bring yours) > > > > > > Note > I am a Tenant not Owner. owner would not mind low-key geekly > > > club. Clloers for drinks & ice & grill meats would be needed. > > > > > > I can turn on the wireless and/or throw down a long ethernet cable > > > with/without 2nd wireless router, for use during the event. > > > > > > Facilities (including B-room) in my place are small but certainly > > > usable. These are on 3rd Floor, but obviously yard is on ground level. > > > > > > We have been rather bug-free so far this season. > > > > > > Shoot for late July / early Aug if this sounds good, & commit for > > > supplies/details if you want to use this venue. I will make a nice > > > tomato salad and some other compliments to carnivoer fare. If all > > > else fails, TechPizza is onlt a phone call away. > > > > > > Liz J > > > More anchovies please

July 21, 2011

Announce: no meeting tonight

by Chuck Anderson

We're going to take this month off. See you all at the WLUG BBQ on August 10! Chuck

July 13, 2011

Re: [Wlug] WLUG BBQ

by E Johnson

Aug 10 will do. Bring lawn chairs & etc. Need extra table or 2. I will make sure there is propane for the grill. Refrig can hold some stuff, but bring coolers for the most critical items. Will make sure grass is mowed & etc. Will make potato salad & get tomatoes from Farm Market. 34 Hudson St Worcester (top floor) It's not beautiful, but it's certainly central. Liz J 508-471-4407 On 11 July 2011 21:55, Chuck Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > Thanks for volunteering Liz! Would people like to have this on our > regularly scheduled 2nd Wednesday of August 10, perhaps starting at > 6pm? If not, July 27th also works for me. > > On Wed, Jul 06, 2011 at 07:17:59PM -0400, E Johnson wrote: > > We might be able to host this year. I am near WPI near Elm Park. > > > > We have one propane grill here now. Have backyard, would need chairs & > > prob. table or 2 (bring yours) > > > > Note > I am a Tenant not Owner. owner would not mind low-key geekly > > club. Clloers for drinks & ice & grill meats would be needed. > > > > I can turn on the wireless and/or throw down a long ethernet cable > > with/without 2nd wireless router, for use during the event. > > > > Facilities (including B-room) in my place are small but certainly > > usable. These are on 3rd Floor, but obviously yard is on ground level. > > > > We have been rather bug-free so far this season. > > > > Shoot for late July / early Aug if this sounds good, & commit for > > supplies/details if you want to use this venue. I will make a nice > > tomato salad and some other compliments to carnivoer fare. If all > > else fails, TechPizza is onlt a phone call away. > > > > Liz J > > More anchovies please > > > > > > > > On 6 July 2011 14:21, Chuck Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > > > Who wants to have a WLUG BBQ? Traditionally, we have one in July or > > > August. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 >

July 12, 2011

Re: [Wlug] WLUG BBQ

by Chuck Anderson

Thanks for volunteering Liz! Would people like to have this on our regularly scheduled 2nd Wednesday of August 10, perhaps starting at 6pm? If not, July 27th also works for me. On Wed, Jul 06, 2011 at 07:17:59PM -0400, E Johnson wrote: > We might be able to host this year. I am near WPI near Elm Park. > > We have one propane grill here now. Have backyard, would need chairs & > prob. table or 2 (bring yours) > > Note > I am a Tenant not Owner. owner would not mind low-key geekly > club. Clloers for drinks & ice & grill meats would be needed. > > I can turn on the wireless and/or throw down a long ethernet cable > with/without 2nd wireless router, for use during the event. > > Facilities (including B-room) in my place are small but certainly > usable. These are on 3rd Floor, but obviously yard is on ground level. > > We have been rather bug-free so far this season. > > Shoot for late July / early Aug if this sounds good, & commit for > supplies/details if you want to use this venue. I will make a nice > tomato salad and some other compliments to carnivoer fare. If all > else fails, TechPizza is onlt a phone call away. > > Liz J > More anchovies please > > > > On 6 July 2011 14:21, Chuck Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > > Who wants to have a WLUG BBQ? Traditionally, we have one in July or > > August. > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

July 12, 2011

Re: [Wlug] WLUG BBQ

by Tim Keller

Depending on the date, you can count me in as well! You can count me in for bratwurst, buns, some chips, etc. On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 7:17 PM, E Johnson <iris.gates(a)gmail.com> wrote: > We might be able to host this year. I am near WPI near Elm Park. > > We have one propane grill here now. Have backyard, would need chairs & > prob. table or 2 (bring yours) > > Note > I am a Tenant not Owner. owner would not mind low-key geekly > club. Clloers for drinks & ice & grill meats would be needed. > > I can turn on the wireless and/or throw down a long ethernet cable > with/without 2nd wireless router, for use during the event. > > Facilities (including B-room) in my place are small but certainly > usable. These are on 3rd Floor, but obviously yard is on ground level. > > We have been rather bug-free so far this season. > > Shoot for late July / early Aug if this sounds good, & commit for > supplies/details if you want to use this venue. I will make a nice > tomato salad and some other compliments to carnivoer fare. If all > else fails, TechPizza is onlt a phone call away. > > Liz J > More anchovies please > > > > On 6 July 2011 14:21, Chuck Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > > Who wants to have a WLUG BBQ? Traditionally, we have one in July or > > August. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

July 7, 2011

Re: [Wlug] WLUG BBQ

by E Johnson

We might be able to host this year. I am near WPI near Elm Park. We have one propane grill here now. Have backyard, would need chairs & prob. table or 2 (bring yours) Note > I am a Tenant not Owner. owner would not mind low-key geekly club. Clloers for drinks & ice & grill meats would be needed. I can turn on the wireless and/or throw down a long ethernet cable with/without 2nd wireless router, for use during the event. Facilities (including B-room) in my place are small but certainly usable. These are on 3rd Floor, but obviously yard is on ground level. We have been rather bug-free so far this season. Shoot for late July / early Aug if this sounds good, & commit for supplies/details if you want to use this venue. I will make a nice tomato salad and some other compliments to carnivoer fare. If all else fails, TechPizza is onlt a phone call away. Liz J More anchovies please On 6 July 2011 14:21, Chuck Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > Who wants to have a WLUG BBQ? Traditionally, we have one in July or > August. > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

July 6, 2011

Re: [Wlug] WLUG BBQ

by David Glaser

I'm interested. On 7/6/2011 2:21 PM, Chuck Anderson wrote: > Who wants to have a WLUG BBQ? Traditionally, we have one in July or > August. > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

July 6, 2011

Re: [Wlug] WLUG BBQ

by Jason Couture

I'm game. I may even be able to bring some food. On Jul 6, 2011 2:22 PM, "Chuck Anderson" <cra(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > Who wants to have a WLUG BBQ? Traditionally, we have one in July or > August. > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

July 6, 2011

WLUG BBQ

by Chuck Anderson

Who wants to have a WLUG BBQ? Traditionally, we have one in July or August.

July 6, 2011

Invitación a conectarnos en LinkedIn

by Nicolas Ardison

LinkedIn ------------ Worcester, Me gustaría añadirte a mi red profesional en LinkedIn. -Nicolas Nicolas Ardison Tecnico en Caipe Automatización Argentina Confirma que conoces a Nicolas Ardison https://www.linkedin.com/e/-guplyd-gpsjdxoe-14/isd/3451526616/0mFq9NjV/ -- (c) 2011, LinkedIn Corporation

July 6, 2011

Looking for a partner for a project

by Aljerin Butler,Jr.

Hi Jason, I would be interested in giving you a hand. I have experience with HTML, some with CSS. Haven't tried my hand at Javascript yet but have checked out a few tutorials and online learning. Have some past experience with SQL/MySQL along with Perl/CGI/DBI. It would be a great opportunity for me, as I'm seeking a transition over to web development. Here are some of the best samples of my handiwork:http://customlinux.tripod.com/ http://customlinux.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/career_center/source/sourc… Al Butler

July 5, 2011

Re: [Wlug] MP3 playback in Fedora

by Chuck Anderson

Flash on Fedora: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Flash Not as helpful, but MP3: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/MP3 Third Party Repositories: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Third_party_repositories rpmfusion.org and livna are "safe" to mix/enable with Fedora, as they are designed to co-exist. I use repos.fedorapeople.org for Chromium (the open source version of Google Chrome), but in general these repos are less vetted. Any Fedora developer can create a personal repo there. On Sat, Jul 02, 2011 at 08:40:40PM -0400, Eric Martin wrote: > gstreamer-ugly and gstreamer-bad took care of videos, gstreamer-ffmpeg was > the final requirement for mp3s (I had libmad and ffmpeg, but I needed the > gstreamer plugin. As for flash, I'm running 64bit so it's not as simple as > downloading the file. I know how to put the plugin in the correct directory > and make sure via about:plugins, but the nswrapper program isn't wrapping it > correctly. Oh well, I have homework to do so I shouldn't be messing with > this, although audio is nice to have. > > On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Gregory Avedissian <avedis.dc(a)gmail.com>wrote: > > > It's been a long time since I've used Fedora, so I don't know the official > > way to do stuff, but for flash, you should be able to just download the > > linux flash plugin from Adobe, unpack the tarball and copy > > libflashplayer.so to your firefox/plugins directory for a system install, > > or to your user's .mozilla/plugins directory for a single user. (Create > > the plugins directory if it doesn't exist.) > > > > Doing it this way might cause you to miss any automatic updates to flash, > > but you can just check periodically for newer versions from Adobe. > > > > For mp3, I think I used to add libmad, but for the past couple of years > > (and in Debian) I just add ffmpeg, and everything works. > > > > Greg > > > > > > On 07/01/2011 12:04 PM, Eric Martin wrote: > > > I added fusion but i didn't know what packages to add. The sites that I > > > looked at didn't specify for some reason. Thanks. > > > > > > Eric Martin > > > > > > On Jul 1, 2011 12:02 PM, "Justin St. Marie" <stmariejw(a)gmail.com > > > <mailto:stmariejw@gmail.com>> wrote: > > >> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Eric Martin > > >> <eric.joshua.martin(a)gmail.com <mailto:eric.joshua.martin@gmail.com > > >>wrote: > > >> > > >>> I'm thinking about switch over to CentOS from Gentoo at work for a few > > >>> reasons, two of which are the compile time and the ability to check > > > packages > > >>> against GPG signatures. That being the case, I decided to convert my > > >>> desktop to Fedora so I can get my chops up on yum and the RedHat style > > >>> distros. it's going ok and I'm getting pretty good at figuring out > > > where to > > >>> find things, and I'm even looking at writing an RPM or two where I need > > >>> stuff. However, I can't seem to get MP3, Mpeg1 or Mpeg2 playback > > working, > > >>> and I can't get adobe-flash to install via the nspluginwrapper. I've > > >>> googled, installed a bunch of packages that people suggested and even > > >>> checked what packages I have on my Gentoo system and installed some > > > of those > > >>> but I'm stuck. > > >>> > > >>> I have Adobe-Flash installed as well as nspluginwrapper, but the > > > commands I > > >>> find online aren't wrapping the plugin. I installed libmpeg2 and > > libmpeg3 > > >>> but I still can't play movies or mp3s. Any suggestions?

July 3, 2011

Re: [Wlug] MP3 playback in Fedora

by Eric Martin

gstreamer-ugly and gstreamer-bad took care of videos, gstreamer-ffmpeg was the final requirement for mp3s (I had libmad and ffmpeg, but I needed the gstreamer plugin. As for flash, I'm running 64bit so it's not as simple as downloading the file. I know how to put the plugin in the correct directory and make sure via about:plugins, but the nswrapper program isn't wrapping it correctly. Oh well, I have homework to do so I shouldn't be messing with this, although audio is nice to have. On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Gregory Avedissian <avedis.dc(a)gmail.com>wrote: > It's been a long time since I've used Fedora, so I don't know the official > way to do stuff, but for flash, you should be able to just download the > linux flash plugin from Adobe, unpack the tarball and copy > libflashplayer.so to your firefox/plugins directory for a system install, > or to your user's .mozilla/plugins directory for a single user. (Create > the plugins directory if it doesn't exist.) > > Doing it this way might cause you to miss any automatic updates to flash, > but you can just check periodically for newer versions from Adobe. > > For mp3, I think I used to add libmad, but for the past couple of years > (and in Debian) I just add ffmpeg, and everything works. > > Greg > > > On 07/01/2011 12:04 PM, Eric Martin wrote: > > I added fusion but i didn't know what packages to add. The sites that I > > looked at didn't specify for some reason. Thanks. > > > > Eric Martin > > > > On Jul 1, 2011 12:02 PM, "Justin St. Marie" <stmariejw(a)gmail.com > > <mailto:stmariejw@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Eric Martin > >> <eric.joshua.martin(a)gmail.com <mailto:eric.joshua.martin@gmail.com > >>wrote: > >> > >>> I'm thinking about switch over to CentOS from Gentoo at work for a few > >>> reasons, two of which are the compile time and the ability to check > > packages > >>> against GPG signatures. That being the case, I decided to convert my > >>> desktop to Fedora so I can get my chops up on yum and the RedHat style > >>> distros. it's going ok and I'm getting pretty good at figuring out > > where to > >>> find things, and I'm even looking at writing an RPM or two where I need > >>> stuff. However, I can't seem to get MP3, Mpeg1 or Mpeg2 playback > working, > >>> and I can't get adobe-flash to install via the nspluginwrapper. I've > >>> googled, installed a bunch of packages that people suggested and even > >>> checked what packages I have on my Gentoo system and installed some > > of those > >>> but I'm stuck. > >>> > >>> I have Adobe-Flash installed as well as nspluginwrapper, but the > > commands I > >>> find online aren't wrapping the plugin. I installed libmpeg2 and > libmpeg3 > >>> but I still can't play movies or mp3s. Any suggestions? > >>> > >>> thanks, > >>> -- > >>> Eric Martin > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Wlug mailing list > >>> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org <mailto:Wlug@mail.wlug.org> > >>> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >>> > >>> > >> You will need to add the RPM Fusion repositories. It has a ton of > packages > >> that can't get into the Fedora repos due to licensing/proprietary/etc... > >> > >> Here's the link: http://rpmfusion.org/Configuration > >> > >> After you add the repo, I believe the package names are > >> gstreamer-plugins-ugly and gstreamer-plugins-bad. yum search mp3 should > >> also bring these up. > >> > >> Also feel free to pop into #fedora on freenode. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Eric Martin

July 3, 2011

Looking for a partner for a project

by Jason Couture

Would anyone at all be interested in helping build a new website? I can't share too many details, as it will be commercial, but i need someone who has experience with HTML/CSS/Javascript/PHP/AJAX/MySql and preferably experience setting up a version control system (server). Parts of this project will end up being open source (the chat server for the web site already is). If anyone knows any of this, or even if they feel they can lend a hand with part of it, It would be much appreciated. More details will be given in direct emails, provided a good faith non-disclosure agreement is acceptable. No signing anything, just an email stating you agree not to disclose the details of this project, prior to its release. This project will benefit the open source community if it is successful. Thanks in advance, Jason Couture

July 2, 2011

Re: [Wlug] MP3 playback in Fedora

by Gregory Avedissian

It's been a long time since I've used Fedora, so I don't know the official way to do stuff, but for flash, you should be able to just download the linux flash plugin from Adobe, unpack the tarball and copy libflashplayer.so to your firefox/plugins directory for a system install, or to your user's .mozilla/plugins directory for a single user. (Create the plugins directory if it doesn't exist.) Doing it this way might cause you to miss any automatic updates to flash, but you can just check periodically for newer versions from Adobe. For mp3, I think I used to add libmad, but for the past couple of years (and in Debian) I just add ffmpeg, and everything works. Greg On 07/01/2011 12:04 PM, Eric Martin wrote: > I added fusion but i didn't know what packages to add. The sites that I > looked at didn't specify for some reason. Thanks. > > Eric Martin > > On Jul 1, 2011 12:02 PM, "Justin St. Marie" <stmariejw(a)gmail.com > <mailto:stmariejw@gmail.com>> wrote: >> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Eric Martin >> <eric.joshua.martin(a)gmail.com <mailto:eric.joshua.martin@gmail.com>>wrote: >> >>> I'm thinking about switch over to CentOS from Gentoo at work for a few >>> reasons, two of which are the compile time and the ability to check > packages >>> against GPG signatures. That being the case, I decided to convert my >>> desktop to Fedora so I can get my chops up on yum and the RedHat style >>> distros. it's going ok and I'm getting pretty good at figuring out > where to >>> find things, and I'm even looking at writing an RPM or two where I need >>> stuff. However, I can't seem to get MP3, Mpeg1 or Mpeg2 playback working, >>> and I can't get adobe-flash to install via the nspluginwrapper. I've >>> googled, installed a bunch of packages that people suggested and even >>> checked what packages I have on my Gentoo system and installed some > of those >>> but I'm stuck. >>> >>> I have Adobe-Flash installed as well as nspluginwrapper, but the > commands I >>> find online aren't wrapping the plugin. I installed libmpeg2 and libmpeg3 >>> but I still can't play movies or mp3s. Any suggestions? >>> >>> thanks, >>> -- >>> Eric Martin >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wlug mailing list >>> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org <mailto:Wlug@mail.wlug.org> >>> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >>> >>> >> You will need to add the RPM Fusion repositories. It has a ton of packages >> that can't get into the Fedora repos due to licensing/proprietary/etc... >> >> Here's the link: http://rpmfusion.org/Configuration >> >> After you add the repo, I believe the package names are >> gstreamer-plugins-ugly and gstreamer-plugins-bad. yum search mp3 should >> also bring these up. >> >> Also feel free to pop into #fedora on freenode. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

July 2, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Lights going dim, concerned about compouters & assoc. equip.

by E Johnson

Great suggestion Jerry! Never knew they could do that! Thanks very much. Will call the elex co after the 4th. Liz J iris.gates(a)gmail.com no clue why you don't see it but Thank you. On 1 July 2011 22:15, jerry baillie <jebaill52(a)gmail.com> wrote: > If you call and explain the dimming to electric company they will come out > and put a monitoring device on your meter. They leave it for ~ 1 week. They > did this for my house and found a bad connection out in the street. My > neighbor was pissed cause they tore up his driveway to fix it. Sorry this is > going out to all but for some reason I don't see Liz's email address.. > > On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:47 PM, E Johnson <iris.gates(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I think we have a bad refrigerator here, possibly problems also compounded >> by an inadequate elex cicsuit. Elex is owned & paid by landlord, who thinks >> this is "no big deal" & "happens all the time No problem." >> >> Maintence is not this building owner's favorite occupation. Person is on a >> tight budget just like most of the rest of the world. >> >> Proibem: >> Lights go dim whenever dying refrigerator comes on. This unit rins apprix >> 40 minutes per every hour, even on cool days with minimum opening/closing. >> >> I am concerned about longevity and function of my computers. power >> supplies, modem and router (I own these & they are nice). One printer >> already fried when Handyman shorted hot and cold elex together in the >> process of replacing one light swich in kitchen. Hope never to see him >> again, he's not a bright bulb. >> >> Is there some way to monitor the currrent on the elex line for several >> days and record what's going on? If so, does someone have a monitoring >> device that could be loaned and set up to do this? >> >> I am in Woircester near Elm Park, & am a very good cook. Have decent >> chairs & workspace with fast internet... could provide free beer & P1zzA or >> lunch if needed during setup period. >> >> Thanks mightily, >> Liz J >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >

July 2, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Lights going dim, concerned about compouters & assoc. equip.

by jerry baillie

If you call and explain the dimming to electric company they will come out and put a monitoring device on your meter. They leave it for ~ 1 week. They did this for my house and found a bad connection out in the street. My neighbor was pissed cause they tore up his driveway to fix it. Sorry this is going out to all but for some reason I don't see Liz's email address.. On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:47 PM, E Johnson <iris.gates(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I think we have a bad refrigerator here, possibly problems also compounded > by an inadequate elex cicsuit. Elex is owned & paid by landlord, who thinks > this is "no big deal" & "happens all the time No problem." > > Maintence is not this building owner's favorite occupation. Person is on a > tight budget just like most of the rest of the world. > > Proibem: > Lights go dim whenever dying refrigerator comes on. This unit rins apprix > 40 minutes per every hour, even on cool days with minimum opening/closing. > > I am concerned about longevity and function of my computers. power > supplies, modem and router (I own these & they are nice). One printer > already fried when Handyman shorted hot and cold elex together in the > process of replacing one light swich in kitchen. Hope never to see him > again, he's not a bright bulb. > > Is there some way to monitor the currrent on the elex line for several days > and record what's going on? If so, does someone have a monitoring device > that could be loaned and set up to do this? > > I am in Woircester near Elm Park, & am a very good cook. Have decent chairs > & workspace with fast internet... could provide free beer & P1zzA or lunch > if needed during setup period. > > Thanks mightily, > Liz J > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

July 2, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Lights going dim, concerned about compouters & assoc. equip.

by E Johnson

I knew the UPS thing would come up. That's on our Santa list. Maybe sooner. If my power supplies are not new (couple of years old), do I need the Square wave UPCs, or the Sine wave type? Recommendations for specific UPS with the appropriate software (link to newegg?) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Liz J On 1 July 2011 22:05, Eric Martin <eric.joshua.martin(a)gmail.com> wrote: > A smart UPS with monitoring software will do exactly what you're looking > for. Small ones can run $100 new, big rack ones run >$1000 new (I'm updating > my server room so i have those numbers in the forefront of my mind. ) > > Eric Martin > On Jul 1, 2011 9:48 PM, "E Johnson" <iris.gates(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I think we have a bad refrigerator here, possibly problems also > compounded > > by an inadequate elex cicsuit. Elex is owned & paid by landlord, who > thinks > > this is "no big deal" & "happens all the time No problem." > > > > Maintence is not this building owner's favorite occupation. Person is on > a > > tight budget just like most of the rest of the world. > > > > Proibem: > > Lights go dim whenever dying refrigerator comes on. This unit rins apprix > 40 > > minutes per every hour, even on cool days with minimum opening/closing. > > > > I am concerned about longevity and function of my computers. power > supplies, > > modem and router (I own these & they are nice). One printer already fried > > when Handyman shorted hot and cold elex together in the process of > replacing > > one light swich in kitchen. Hope never to see him again, he's not a > bright > > bulb. > > > > Is there some way to monitor the currrent on the elex line for several > days > > and record what's going on? If so, does someone have a monitoring device > > that could be loaned and set up to do this? > > > > I am in Woircester near Elm Park, & am a very good cook. Have decent > chairs > > & workspace with fast internet... could provide free beer & P1zzA or > lunch > > if needed during setup period. > > > > Thanks mightily, > > Liz J > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

July 2, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Lights going dim, concerned about compouters & assoc. equip.

by Eric Martin

A smart UPS with monitoring software will do exactly what you're looking for. Small ones can run $100 new, big rack ones run >$1000 new (I'm updating my server room so i have those numbers in the forefront of my mind. ) Eric Martin On Jul 1, 2011 9:48 PM, "E Johnson" <iris.gates(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I think we have a bad refrigerator here, possibly problems also compounded > by an inadequate elex cicsuit. Elex is owned & paid by landlord, who thinks > this is "no big deal" & "happens all the time No problem." > > Maintence is not this building owner's favorite occupation. Person is on a > tight budget just like most of the rest of the world. > > Proibem: > Lights go dim whenever dying refrigerator comes on. This unit rins apprix 40 > minutes per every hour, even on cool days with minimum opening/closing. > > I am concerned about longevity and function of my computers. power supplies, > modem and router (I own these & they are nice). One printer already fried > when Handyman shorted hot and cold elex together in the process of replacing > one light swich in kitchen. Hope never to see him again, he's not a bright > bulb. > > Is there some way to monitor the currrent on the elex line for several days > and record what's going on? If so, does someone have a monitoring device > that could be loaned and set up to do this? > > I am in Woircester near Elm Park, & am a very good cook. Have decent chairs > & workspace with fast internet... could provide free beer & P1zzA or lunch > if needed during setup period. > > Thanks mightily, > Liz J

July 2, 2011

Lights going dim, concerned about compouters & assoc. equip.

by E Johnson

Hi all, I think we have a bad refrigerator here, possibly problems also compounded by an inadequate elex cicsuit. Elex is owned & paid by landlord, who thinks this is "no big deal" & "happens all the time No problem." Maintence is not this building owner's favorite occupation. Person is on a tight budget just like most of the rest of the world. Proibem: Lights go dim whenever dying refrigerator comes on. This unit rins apprix 40 minutes per every hour, even on cool days with minimum opening/closing. I am concerned about longevity and function of my computers. power supplies, modem and router (I own these & they are nice). One printer already fried when Handyman shorted hot and cold elex together in the process of replacing one light swich in kitchen. Hope never to see him again, he's not a bright bulb. Is there some way to monitor the currrent on the elex line for several days and record what's going on? If so, does someone have a monitoring device that could be loaned and set up to do this? I am in Woircester near Elm Park, & am a very good cook. Have decent chairs & workspace with fast internet... could provide free beer & P1zzA or lunch if needed during setup period. Thanks mightily, Liz J

July 2, 2011

Re: [Wlug] MP3 playback in Fedora

by Eric Martin

I added fusion but i didn't know what packages to add. The sites that I looked at didn't specify for some reason. Thanks. Eric Martin On Jul 1, 2011 12:02 PM, "Justin St. Marie" <stmariejw(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Eric Martin > <eric.joshua.martin(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> I'm thinking about switch over to CentOS from Gentoo at work for a few >> reasons, two of which are the compile time and the ability to check packages >> against GPG signatures. That being the case, I decided to convert my >> desktop to Fedora so I can get my chops up on yum and the RedHat style >> distros. it's going ok and I'm getting pretty good at figuring out where to >> find things, and I'm even looking at writing an RPM or two where I need >> stuff. However, I can't seem to get MP3, Mpeg1 or Mpeg2 playback working, >> and I can't get adobe-flash to install via the nspluginwrapper. I've >> googled, installed a bunch of packages that people suggested and even >> checked what packages I have on my Gentoo system and installed some of those >> but I'm stuck. >> >> I have Adobe-Flash installed as well as nspluginwrapper, but the commands I >> find online aren't wrapping the plugin. I installed libmpeg2 and libmpeg3 >> but I still can't play movies or mp3s. Any suggestions? >> >> thanks, >> -- >> Eric Martin >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wlug mailing list >> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> >> > You will need to add the RPM Fusion repositories. It has a ton of packages > that can't get into the Fedora repos due to licensing/proprietary/etc... > > Here's the link: http://rpmfusion.org/Configuration > > After you add the repo, I believe the package names are > gstreamer-plugins-ugly and gstreamer-plugins-bad. yum search mp3 should > also bring these up. > > Also feel free to pop into #fedora on freenode.

July 1, 2011

Re: [Wlug] MP3 playback in Fedora

by Justin St. Marie

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Eric Martin <eric.joshua.martin(a)gmail.com>wrote: > I'm thinking about switch over to CentOS from Gentoo at work for a few > reasons, two of which are the compile time and the ability to check packages > against GPG signatures. That being the case, I decided to convert my > desktop to Fedora so I can get my chops up on yum and the RedHat style > distros. it's going ok and I'm getting pretty good at figuring out where to > find things, and I'm even looking at writing an RPM or two where I need > stuff. However, I can't seem to get MP3, Mpeg1 or Mpeg2 playback working, > and I can't get adobe-flash to install via the nspluginwrapper. I've > googled, installed a bunch of packages that people suggested and even > checked what packages I have on my Gentoo system and installed some of those > but I'm stuck. > > I have Adobe-Flash installed as well as nspluginwrapper, but the commands I > find online aren't wrapping the plugin. I installed libmpeg2 and libmpeg3 > but I still can't play movies or mp3s. Any suggestions? > > thanks, > -- > Eric Martin > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > You will need to add the RPM Fusion repositories. It has a ton of packages that can't get into the Fedora repos due to licensing/proprietary/etc... Here's the link: http://rpmfusion.org/Configuration After you add the repo, I believe the package names are gstreamer-plugins-ugly and gstreamer-plugins-bad. yum search mp3 should also bring these up. Also feel free to pop into #fedora on freenode.

July 1, 2011

MP3 playback in Fedora

by Eric Martin

I'm thinking about switch over to CentOS from Gentoo at work for a few reasons, two of which are the compile time and the ability to check packages against GPG signatures. That being the case, I decided to convert my desktop to Fedora so I can get my chops up on yum and the RedHat style distros. it's going ok and I'm getting pretty good at figuring out where to find things, and I'm even looking at writing an RPM or two where I need stuff. However, I can't seem to get MP3, Mpeg1 or Mpeg2 playback working, and I can't get adobe-flash to install via the nspluginwrapper. I've googled, installed a bunch of packages that people suggested and even checked what packages I have on my Gentoo system and installed some of those but I'm stuck. I have Adobe-Flash installed as well as nspluginwrapper, but the commands I find online aren't wrapping the plugin. I installed libmpeg2 and libmpeg3 but I still can't play movies or mp3s. Any suggestions? thanks, -- Eric Martin

July 1, 2011

Re: [Wlug] RHEL cluster question...

by John Stoffel

David> Ran into a little situation today where we need to cycle David> power/reboot a bunch of nodes that are down and out, by telnet David> to the relevant terminal server ports and the advanced David> management module. This involves multiple consoles, windows, David> command line, GUI, the works, as follows: David> Subject: RHEL cluster, 4.0 through 5.3. David> Issue: How to find IP addresses of terminal server ports which David> service individual nodes which are down and out. (need to David> telnet to them for troubleshooting/maintenance/rebooting) I use 'conserver' (http://www.conserver.org) to manage a bunch of serial console ports. Works great to map the hostname to it's console. It supports telnet/ipmi access too, but I haven't used that feature yet. So I just do 'console <hostname>' and I get connected to the terminal server which holds the serial port without me having to remember anything. David> And: IP address and/or hostname of advanced management module David> which runs on the clusters . Some clusters have a "magic David> decoder ring" file that gives this information; most don't. Why don't you stuff this info into DNS? <hostname>-ilom/ilo/rlm/mgt is how we do things here, so I don't have to remember IPs, I just goto the right hostname. David> Any thoughts? Workaround so far has been via eyeballing racks David> of blades and doing various arithmetic problems in our heads. Yuck. Be lazy. Write it out once on install and stuff the info in DNS. Even if it's just an internal sub-domain which does the management interfaces. host.mgt.work.com would be one way. More details on how you do things now would be helpful too. John

June 14, 2011