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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

RHEL cluster question...

by David Hardy

Greetings, fellow Linux lovers; Ran into a little situation today where we need to cycle power/reboot a bunch of nodes that are down and out, by telnet to the relevant terminal server ports and the advanced management module. This involves multiple consoles, windows, command line, GUI, the works, as follows: Subject: RHEL cluster, 4.0 through 5.3. Issue: How to find IP addresses of terminal server ports which service individual nodes which are down and out. (need to telnet to them for troubleshooting/maintenance/rebooting) And: IP address and/or hostname of advanced management module which runs on the clusters . Some clusters have a "magic decoder ring" file that gives this information; most don't. Any thoughts? Workaround so far has been via eyeballing racks of blades and doing various arithmetic problems in our heads.

June 13, 2011

Announce: WLUG Meeting tonight 7pm

by Chuck Anderson

Hi folks, At tonight's meeting we'll have a discussion of current events in the Linux/OSS world, Questions and Answers, etc. followed by our traditional outing @ Tech Pizza. The meeting room is in WPI's Morgan Hall (building 'H' on the campus map [1]), down the hallway to the right of the dining hall entrance. [1] http://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/WPI/walkingmap.pdf See you all there, Chuck President, Worcester Linux Users' Group

June 8, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Looking for DDR 333 (PC2700) 512mb or 1gb mem

by John Stoffel

David> I might have some in my big box o' memory, pretty sure I do David> actually. I can take a look later tonight when I get home from David> work, will let you know. How many DIMMs can you fit in the David> system/how many do you want? That would be awesome! I can fit a max of three, 1Gb DIMMs into this motherboard. It's really not worth spending money on the system, but it's just for the kids and they don't know better. :] David> Given all the content that is in HD these days, just might be a David> better choice to get a Premiere, unless you don't have HD David> capability on the device connected to the TV. You could always David> search a goodwill or salvation army for a series 2 to pillage a David> PS from. I'm still using my 32" JVC tube TV, around 13 years old and still going strong. No rush to replace it. I like the Goodwill/Salvation army idea too. Maybe there's one out there on craigslist as well... Anyone got a deadish Series 2 they want to give me? *grin* John

June 8, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Looking for DDR 333 (PC2700) 512mb or 1gb mem

by David Coutu

I might have some in my big box o' memory, pretty sure I do actually. I can take a look later tonight when I get home from work, will let you know. How many DIMMs can you fit in the system/how many do you want? Given all the content that is in HD these days, just might be a better choice to get a Premiere, unless you don't have HD capability on the device connected to the TV. You could always search a goodwill or salvation army for a series 2 to pillage a PS from. Thanks! Dave > Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 10:19:57 -0400 > From: john(a)stoffel.org > To: wlug(a)wlug.org > Subject: [Wlug] Looking for DDR 333 (PC2700) 512mb or 1gb mem > > > Guys, > > I've got an old home system for the kids. Works fine, but I've only > got 768Mb of RAM in it. Anyone got any 512Mb or 1Gb DIMMS they want > to sell? DDR, PC2700 is what I need. > > It's around $30/ea for 1Gb Dimms on newegg, which just isn't > justified. It's almost more cost effective to get a new > motherboard/cpu/RAM for this system instead. > > Thanks! > John > > P.S. My Tivo, Series 2 has died finally, after 8+ years. I can't get > my original 40Gb disk and mfstools 2.0 backup image to boot. > Sigh... could be a power supply issue, but again, is it worth the > money to fix or should I just get a premiere instead? > > -- > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

June 7, 2011

Looking for DDR 333 (PC2700) 512mb or 1gb mem

by John Stoffel

Guys, I've got an old home system for the kids. Works fine, but I've only got 768Mb of RAM in it. Anyone got any 512Mb or 1Gb DIMMS they want to sell? DDR, PC2700 is what I need. It's around $30/ea for 1Gb Dimms on newegg, which just isn't justified. It's almost more cost effective to get a new motherboard/cpu/RAM for this system instead. Thanks! John P.S. My Tivo, Series 2 has died finally, after 8+ years. I can't get my original 40Gb disk and mfstools 2.0 backup image to boot. Sigh... could be a power supply issue, but again, is it worth the money to fix or should I just get a premiere instead? --

June 7, 2011

Linux Ham Radio CD available for download

by Andy Stewart

Hi Everybody, I have created a remastered Linux CD of Ubuntu 10.10 which contains a selection of Amateur Radio software. Several of you were kind enough to beta test this CD and offer feedback, for which I thank you. This CD has been released and is now available for download from SourceForge: http://kb1oiq-andysham.sourceforge.net/ The software selection is optimized for older x86 32-bit computers that have at least a 1GHz processor and 256MB of memory, but naturally, if you have more than that, the software will work just fine. It uses the icewm window manager, and contains a web browser, graphical file manager, text editor, and other related tools. A short(!) list of the available Amateur Radio related software: aa-analyzer.pl - used with RigExpert AA-xxx antenna analyzers cqrlog - a full featured QSO logging program fldigi - digital modes such as PSK31 flmsg - companion to fldigi, a simple forms management editor for standard message formats flrig - rig control flwkey - modem program for the K1EL Winkeyer series flwrap - companion to fldigi, file encapsulation / compression Fl Moxgen - Moxon Rectangle antenna design program gpredict - satellite tracking grig - rig control software hamlib - radio control library ibp - HF beacons pskmail - send email via PSK31 qrq - CW callsig practice qsstv - SSTV sunclock - track day/night line on Earth svxlink - Echolink client (qtel) TQSL - used with ARRL Logbook of the World TQSL Cert - used with ARRL Logbook of the World wsjt - weak signal communication wspr - weak signal communication xastir - APRS mapping xcwcp - CW code practice xdx - DX cluster TCP/IP client xlog - simpler QSO logging program xnec2c - antenna modeling software xwxapt - display APT images from weather satellites FL_Moxgen and aa-analyzer.pl were written by yours truly and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License (version 3). Please feel free to pass this along to other interested parties. Thanks, and 73, Andy -- Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ) Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF)

May 13, 2011

Reminder: WLUG Meeting Tonight 7PM: Init Systems

by Chuck Anderson

This is a friendly reminder about our WLUG meeting tonight. Chuck On Wed, May 04, 2011 at 09:51:11AM -0400, Chuck Anderson wrote: > Hi folks, > > Our next WLUG meeting is Wednesday, May 11 at 7:00 PM at the WPI > campus in Worcester, MA USA. The meeting room is in WPI's Morgan Hall > (building 'H' on the campus map [1]), down the hallway to the right of > the dining hall entrance. > > [1] http://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/WPI/walkingmap.pdf > > This month, I'll be giving a talk on varios Init Systems for Linux, > including the traditional SysVinit and how it compares to Upstart, > OpenRC, and Systemd. I'll definately have a demo of at least Systemd. > > See you all there, > Chuck > President, Worcester Linux Users' Group

May 11, 2011

Announce: WLUG Meeting 5/11 7PM: Init Systems

by Chuck Anderson

Hi folks, Our next WLUG meeting is Wednesday, May 11 at 7:00 PM at the WPI campus in Worcester, MA USA. The meeting room is in WPI's Morgan Hall (building 'H' on the campus map [1]), down the hallway to the right of the dining hall entrance. [1] http://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/WPI/walkingmap.pdf This month, I'll be giving a talk on varios Init Systems for Linux, including the traditional SysVinit and how it compares to Upstart, OpenRC, and Systemd. I'll definately have a demo of at least Systemd. See you all there, Chuck President, Worcester Linux Users' Group

May 4, 2011

Re: [Wlug] In a bind

by Jason Couture

The SATA Model was sold, the IDE burner does have alot of hours, but it always worked like a charm. I have a stack of 3 optical drives, you can have your pick out of the lot. And i do have a 2nd SATA DVD Burner thats perhaps, a year old, used 2-3 times? I'd have to yank it out of my server. I'll send you an email tomorrow to let you know what i have left over. On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 12:16 PM, David P. Connell <davec99(a)charter.net>wrote: > I am interested in some of these items, but I am leaving for Providence > to work a second-shift job (filling-in for someone). If there is > anything left tomorrow, I should be able to arrange something. Please > take money in hand before waiting for me, of course. I was thinking of > one (maybe both?) 17" LCD, and both optical drives, as long as they > don't have hundreds of hours on them. davec99(a)charter.net > > -- > David P. Connell > "Watch where you're going; remember where you've been." > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

April 25, 2011

Re: [Wlug] In a bind

by Jason Couture

I have some more stuff to add to my list: 4 Port KVM Switch, with some cables (PS/2 + VGA) - $30 USB Hard Drive enclosure W/ HDD (160GB+, Cant remember, Haven't hooked it up yet) - $30 PCI Modem (Agere, unknown model) - $10 Multiple Power Supplies, Unknown conditions - $10 for all I can find, or $5 each (Currently have 2, i know i have more) Portable MP3 CD Player - $5 Polaroid 5 Megapixel Digital Camera - $20 Zune 80gb, Slightly Scratched with no cable - $30 2 Linksys Antennas (Went to a WRT Model i believe) - $10 I will also have a few HDD's listed, Once i go through them all and make sure they work. On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Jason Couture <plaguethenet(a)gmail.com>wrote: > I'm in bad need of money, I have the following things for sale: > > 17" LCD monitor - $30 (2 for sale) > 15" LCD monitor w/ integrated speakers - $25 > 15" crt monitor - $15 > SATA DVD burner - $20 > IDE Cd-rw - $10 > > If anyone is interested in any of these, please send me an email or call me > at 774-208-7385. I may have more stuff, if I find more I'll post it here. >

April 25, 2011

Re: [Wlug] In a bind

by David P. Connell

I am interested in some of these items, but I am leaving for Providence to work a second-shift job (filling-in for someone). If there is anything left tomorrow, I should be able to arrange something. Please take money in hand before waiting for me, of course. I was thinking of one (maybe both?) 17" LCD, and both optical drives, as long as they don't have hundreds of hours on them. davec99(a)charter.net -- David P. Connell "Watch where you're going; remember where you've been."

April 25, 2011

In a bind

by Jason Couture

I'm in bad need of money, I have the following things for sale: 17" LCD monitor - $30 (2 for sale) 15" LCD monitor w/ integrated speakers - $25 15" crt monitor - $15 SATA DVD burner - $20 IDE Cd-rw - $10 If anyone is interested in any of these, please send me an email or call me at 774-208-7385. I may have more stuff, if I find more I'll post it here.

April 25, 2011

Reminder: WLUG Meeting Today 7PM: Scratch

by Chuck Anderson

----- Forwarded message from Chuck Anderson <cra(a)WPI.EDU> ----- From: Chuck Anderson <cra(a)WPI.EDU> To: wlug(a)wlug.org Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 00:34:58 -0400 Subject: [Wlug] Announce: WLUG Meeting 4/13 7PM: Scratch Precedence: list Reply-To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Hi folks, Our next WLUG meeting is Wednesday, April 13 at 7:00 PM at the WPI campus in Worcester, MA USA. The meeting room is in WPI's Morgan Hall (building 'H' on the campus map [1]), down the hallway to the right of the dining hall entrance. [1] http://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/WPI/walkingmap.pdf I'm pleased to announce that we have a guest speaker this month, Andy Stewart's son Geoffrey: Geoffrey Stewart (age 13) will give a talk about his experiences using the Scratch software to create simple video games, characters, and animation. Geoffrey has been using this software as part of the video game design club which meets after school. The talk will include a live demo of the Scratch software. See you all there, Chuck President, Worcester Linux Users' Group ----- End forwarded message -----

April 13, 2011

Natick FOSS/Linux User Group

by Chuck Anderson

Dick and Jill Miller have started a new FOSS/Liux User Group in Natick. Here is the information about their meeting this afternoon 3-5pm (sorry for the late notice! They meet every 1st Wednesday 3pm-5pm.) You can find more information here including how to subscribe to their e-mail list: http://www.millermicro.com/FOSSUserGroupNatick.html Chuck ----- Forwarded message from Dick and Jill Miller <TheMillers(a)millermicro.com> ----- From: Dick and Jill Miller <TheMillers(a)millermicro.com> To: "(Distribution List Suppressed)" <TheMillers(a)millermicro.com> Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:15:37 -0400 Subject: [FOSS/Linux] User Group meets 3-5PM Wednesday, April 6th in Natick Hi! We e-mailed you on Friday, but now there's more news. 3-5PM Wednesday, at the FOSS User Group at the Natick Senior Center, we will report some highlights of this past Saturday's Northeast FOSS/Linux Fest in Worcester. Also, courtesy of that event, we have several free Linux magazines for each attendee. on Wednesday! Good Stuff for beginners and experts: advanced tricks with Fotoxx, a first look at GnuCash, and an under-the-hood look at Linux. All are invited; please tell your friends. This message indicates that you are on the FOSS/Linux e-mail list at MMS. If that's a mistake, please let us know. If it's A Good Thing, consider telling others to get aboard! Note: The Natick Senior Center maintains a separate e-mail list, and does not share it with this one. If that causes redundant mailings, please bear with us. Cheers from --Dick and Jill Miller, Partners, MMS <TheMillers(a)millermicro.com> Co-Leaders, FOSS User Group at Natick Senior Center E-MAIL LISTS (opt-in/out/etc.): http://millermicro.com/newURL.html -- A. Richard & Jill A. Miller | MILLER MICROCOMPUTER SERVICES | Mailto:TheMillers@millermicro.com | 61 Lake Shore Road | Web: http://www.millermicro.com/ | Natick, MA 01760-2099, USA | Voice: 508/653-6136, 9AM-9PM -0400(EDT)| NMEA 42.299951°N,-71.365562°E | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

April 6, 2011

Announce: WLUG Meeting 4/13 7PM: Scratch

by Chuck Anderson

Hi folks, Our next WLUG meeting is Wednesday, April 13 at 7:00 PM at the WPI campus in Worcester, MA USA. The meeting room is in WPI's Morgan Hall (building 'H' on the campus map [1]), down the hallway to the right of the dining hall entrance. [1] http://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/WPI/walkingmap.pdf I'm pleased to announce that we have a guest speaker this month, Andy Stewart's son Geoffrey: Geoffrey Stewart (age 13) will give a talk about his experiences using the Scratch software to create simple video games, characters, and animation. Geoffrey has been using this software as part of the video game design club which meets after school. The talk will include a live demo of the Scratch software. See you all there, Chuck President, Worcester Linux Users' Group

April 2, 2011

Re: [Wlug] April Topic?

by Chuck Anderson

Great! Anyone who is willing to prepare a talk on these or any other topics please email me directly and we'll work out which month(s) to fit them in. Thanks, Chuck On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 07:45:39AM -0400, David Glaser wrote: > Hmmm, lots of stuff to talk about. I woudl attend talks on open RC, > init, and open source robotics. > > -David > > On 3/30/2011 12:13 PM, Kevin Harrington wrote: >> Another idea is open source robotics. I have a lot of experience with this at this point and would love to share. >> >> One more idea would be talking about making and using custom Java JNI. have a library that's awesome but hate writing applications in C? JNI is a way of exposing these libs to Java. As an example I wrapped a v4l2 frame grabber and was able to get framerates 2-4 TIMES faster then OpenCV's frame grabber. Getting started with JNI is full of "gotchas" that keeps most developers away, which I think is a shame. >> >> ~Kevin Harrington

April 1, 2011

Re: [Wlug] April Topic?

by Tim Keller

I saw something not to long ago about using scratch to implement logic for lego's NXT modules! On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net>wrote: > On 03/31/2011 07:35 AM, Tim Keller wrote: > > Speaking of "cool" programming languages, at some point I'd love to give > > a presentation on "Scratch" > > > > I know, I know, it's not really a programming language... but it is a > > pretty good way to get kids interested in programming. > > > > Tim. > > My 13 year old son is using Scratch in school to write video game > programs. He is using it on Windoze in school and on Linux at home. He > has a thumb drive with a FATxx format so he can use his program in both > places. He really likes Scratch! > > Later, > > Andy > > -- > Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ) > Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group > Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group > President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF) > _______________________________________________ > 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".

March 31, 2011

Re: [Wlug] April Topic?

by Andy Stewart

On 03/31/2011 07:35 AM, Tim Keller wrote: > Speaking of "cool" programming languages, at some point I'd love to give > a presentation on "Scratch" > > I know, I know, it's not really a programming language... but it is a > pretty good way to get kids interested in programming. > > Tim. My 13 year old son is using Scratch in school to write video game programs. He is using it on Windoze in school and on Linux at home. He has a thumb drive with a FATxx format so he can use his program in both places. He really likes Scratch! Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ) Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF)

March 31, 2011

Re: [Wlug] April Topic?

by David Glaser

Hmmm, lots of stuff to talk about. I woudl attend talks on open RC, init, and open source robotics. -David On 3/30/2011 12:13 PM, Kevin Harrington wrote: > Another idea is open source robotics. I have a lot of experience with this at this point and would love to share. > > One more idea would be talking about making and using custom Java JNI. have a library that's awesome but hate writing applications in C? JNI is a way of exposing these libs to Java. As an example I wrapped a v4l2 frame grabber and was able to get framerates 2-4 TIMES faster then OpenCV's frame grabber. Getting started with JNI is full of "gotchas" that keeps most developers away, which I think is a shame. > > ~Kevin Harrington > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

March 31, 2011