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Re: Windows 11 wife tech support - replacement for Veracrypt

by joel d

Work laptop and she wants access to files regardless of location (work, home, road). I tried Proton drive for 15 minutes this week. As a secure file storage drive, it works. Tested it with a PDF file and could not click on PDF to open file in any PDF viewer. I guess its secure, but not ready for wife. She would just start copying files elsewhere in C: to get things done, making any security foolishly pointless. Still considering wife support options. Thinking currently about a hybrid option. Lots of these files in laptop C: drive folders, unsecured, fast and easy. Good for prior work at prior companies, most word, spreadsheet PowerPoint, pics, etc. Then certain "precious" files on a fast USB thumb drive at home (resume, anything with taxes, income, ID or social). Joel On June 2, 2024 11:23:34 AM Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Does she have to be able to access these files while at work or just at home? > > I was just looking at Proton Drive and I think it's the right solution to > her problem. > > Tim. > > > > > > > On Mon, May 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM joel d via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > > > Haven't been able to make a LUG meeting in a few months. Hope all are well. > > > I know it's not the focus of WLUG, but have a Windows based, wife tech > support issue. > > > She is in Finance, not technology, and therefore only uses Windows 11 > laptop provided by her employer. > > > For years she has had a TrueCrypt, and now a VeraCrypt drive she uses for > 'eyes only' stuff like resume and private personal item's. > > > Her new employer locks down Windows, not allowing running of an EXE or MSI > without an admin password. So I cannot continue trend running Veracrypt as > either installed or as Veracrypt portable. > > > Size of files to secure is reasonable at about 550MB today. > > > I am not a fan of USB thumb drives for data reliability long term. To many > LT flaky or dropped in puddles. > > > I am thinking an encrypted Internet Drive setup, something like Proton > Drive or similar. > > > Any known Windows options for me to try for my wife? > > > Thank you, > Joel > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/ISYAQ… > > > > > -- > > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers".

10 months, 2 weeks

Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Re: Free, viable videoconferencing ?

by joshua.gage.stone＠gmail.com

I've recently learned about BigBlueButton, which is designed around teaching with features like slideshow integration and session recordings (currently disabled due to increased demand though). I think this could work well for us seeing as we tend to do presentations hosted our own computers anyway. This demo looks quite promising: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hso8yLzkqj8 BBB and other communication solutions endorsed as being FOSS-friendly are listed here as well: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Remote_Communication -Josh On Thu, 2020-04-02 at 14:05 +0000, Krichevsky, Nicholas J. via WLUG wrote: > So this isn't free "as in beer" but I just saw > https://wire.com/en/ mentioned on HackerNews today. Source code is > GPL3, but it looks like they handle the hosting for 4 > euro/user/month. They mention in their FAQ that you can self-host, > but it sounds like you still have to pay to do that. Not sure if > they have a guide to just run it yourself but I'm sure you can... > you have the source... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The most secure collaboration platform · Wire > > Wire is actively leading the work on extending its security standards > to become the norm for protecting organizations' digital assets. > Messaging Layer Security (MLS) is a new protocol designed to firm up > the security of enterprise messaging platforms by employing > end-to-end encryption within group communication. > > wire.com > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Chris Thompson via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 1:34 PM > > To: wlug(a)lists.wlug.org <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > > Cc: Chris Thompson <wolcen(a)riseup.net> > > Subject: [EXT] [WLUG] Re: [EXT] Re: Free, viable videoconferencing ? > > > > > I know it's been mentioned, but wanted to point to two instances of > it I use frequently and offer some additional feedback. > There's the "premier" one, which is at > > https://meet.jit.si/ and is very often running the very latest > version. > The Mayfirst COOP also hosts an instance at > > https://meet.mayfirst.org/ This doesn't tend to be upgraded quite so > frequently, so unless it lands on a poor version, it's a great one to > use. > > > Usually "just works" on phone/desktop fine. It can be a little > glitchy, and has not often performed very well for my coop more than > about 10 participants or so. Desktop sharing, video, audio, and chat > as well > as other features all function well on GNU/Linux save for some > difficulty I had with Sway WM/Wayland (which may well have been my > shortcoming). I'm not sure how dependent the limits we've seen are > dependent upon the infrastructure available, but I'm told it's > not terribly difficult to deploy an instance, but have yet to try > myself. > > > FWIW, nearly every time, a quick page refresh (or two) for whomever > is having issues gets things working. > TBH, it's best to have a backup connection when using Jitsi (i.e. > text msg, etherpad, or IRC or whatever), or else to work with more > experienced users - e.g. those that will notice a message/open the > chat pane > to read that they cannot be heard and to either un-mute or else > refresh their page. > --Chris > > > On 3/25/20 11:53 AM, Bradley Noyes via WLUG wrote: > > > > I have never used this software, but apparently nextcloud can do > > some kind of video conferencing with their package call “spreed" > > > > > > > > https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 25, 2020, at 10:55, Krichevsky, Nicholas J. via WLUG < > > > wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How much do you care about it being *VIDEO* by the way? If it's > > > not important, there's always Mumble... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Get > > > Outlook for Android > > > > > > From: Michael Voorhis via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 10:53:52 AM > > > > > > To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion < > > > wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > > > > > > Cc: Voorhis, Michael C <mvoorhis(a)wpi.edu>; Joshua Stone < > > > joshua.gage.stone(a)gmail.com> > > > > > > Subject: [EXT] [WLUG] Re: Free, viable videoconferencing ? > > > > > > > > > > > > On 3/25/20 10:38 AM, Joshua Stone via WLUG wrote: > > > > > > > Zoom is a good option if using a Pro subscription. > > > > > > > > > > > > We're digressing a bit from the discussion-topic which is *free* > > > > > > videoconferencing. My email was in retrospect ambiguous; I made > > > > > > assumptions based on the listenership of my email. > > > > > > > > > > > > I was asking about FOSS videoconferencing. Jitsi appears to be > > > the only > > > > > > answer at this point. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks all, > > > > > > > > > > > > --MCV. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > > > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to > > > wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > > > > > > Create Account: > > > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… > > > > > > Change Settings: > > > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… > > > > > > Web Forum/Archive: > > > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > > > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to > > > wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > > > > > > Create Account: > > > https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > > > > > > Change Settings: > > > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > > > > > > Web Forum/Archive: > > > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/4ER6X… > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________WLUG mailing list -- > > wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > > Change Settings: > > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > > Web Forum/Archive: > > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/UH6HX… > > > > > > > _______________________________________________WLUG mailing list -- > wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/OSZK4…

5 years

Re: [Wlug] OPENING - Mid to Sr level SW Engineer - Linux, C++

by Frank Sweetser

Not that surprising. It's not uncommon for companies to outsource the mechanics of hiring process (publishing listings, storing resumes, meeting resume retention laws, etc), and even if it's only being read by in-house people, the HR staff who get first crack at it are non-technical people likely to be on Windows or Mac anyway. Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu | For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 06/18/2012 03:12 PM, Clint Moyer wrote: > Please send a Word version of your resume... For a "Linux" job. > > > On Jun 18, 2012, at 1:52 PM, John Spencer <jspencer(a)connectedsp.com > <mailto:jspencer@connectedsp.com>> wrote: > >> We are seeking a Mid to Sr level Software Engineer to be responsible for >> software design and development solutions. This is a perm position north of >> Boston. >> >> Responsible for Software Development Life Cycle including design, >> development, integration and test >> " Demonstrable ability to communicate complex concepts verbally and in writing >> " Responsible for major portions of software projects. >> " Write system design and specifications >> " Development in accordance with design requirements >> " Perform software verification procedures and document results >> " Generate software release >> >> Skills & Experience >> " BSCS or related technical degree >> " 4+ years of strong C++ and Linux >> " Strong Object Oriented Design experience >> " Background with multi-threading and Boost libraries >> " Experience with software design patterns >> " Ability to work with vendors, customers and other engineering groups >> " Experience with medical devices or experience in a regulated industry >> " Strong written and verbal communication skills >> >> Please send a Word version of your resume with any questions. >> Please Note, your resume will not be sent anywhere without your prior approval. >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> John Spencer >> >> >> >> Connected Systems Partners >> >> /Connecting Top Talent with Top Companies/ >> >> >> >> 978-455-5550 x208 >> >> 978-621-9743 cell >> >> jspencer(a)connectedsp.com <mailto:jspencer@connectedsp.com> >> >> >> >> www.connectedsp.com <www.connectedsp.com%20> >> >> * * >> >> *GET CONNECTED!* >> >> >> >> /Unless otherwise explicitly instructed by sender, all information in this >> email is considered confidential and intended for the view and use of the >> recipient(s) only./ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wlug mailing list >> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org <mailto:Wlug@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 >

12 years, 10 months

Re: [EXT] Re: Keyboard recommendations

by Kuhn, Keegan

The TEK keyboard looks good and with familiar design. I thought at first you were talking about the brand I use: I currently have a TEX Shinobi, which has the trackpoint (like on Thinkpads) if you use those, as well as left click/right click/scroll. I like the size as well, which I find to be compact. My only real issues: I would choose switches other than browns (there is a DIY version which seems interesting) and the scroll button does not register as Mouse3. It is also maybe a bit pricey ________________________________ From: Frank Sweetser via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 2:16:56 PM To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Cc: Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com>; Frank Sweetser <frank.sweetser(a)gmail.com> Subject: [EXT] [WLUG] Re: Keyboard recommendations So my primary keyboard these days is one of the older TEK keyboards. They're still mostly QWERTY, but have moved a few of the special keys around, like enter and delete. Even these took some time to get used to, and a little more time to get used to switching back and forth with the typical layout on anything else. I'd have to see some pretty impressive improvements before I'd try to really put in the work to learn and switch between the whole alphabet. Besides, I find that the keyboard is rarely the bottleneck - I quite frequently can type faster than I can think, so typing faster wouldn't speed up my work at all! On Wed, Jun 21, 2023 at 10:27 AM Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org<mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org>> wrote: What do people think of alternative keyboard layouts? I ask because a couple of my co-workers use "workman" https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kdeloach/workman/gh-pages/images/usage-vi… Tim. On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 4:43 PM John Stoffel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org<mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org>> wrote: >>>>> "Frank" == Frank Sweetser via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org<mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org>> writes: > (hey man, long time no see!) Bringing keyboards sounds like an > interesting idea. What would everyone think about showing off their > keyboards as a meeting topic? It's an interesting idea. I'd be happy bring one of mine at some point, but not until after then end of June. _______________________________________________ WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org<mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org<mailto:wlug-leave@lists.wlug.org> Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/X2VGC… -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers". _______________________________________________ WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org<mailto:wlug@lists.wlug.org> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org<mailto:wlug-leave@lists.wlug.org> Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/7KAJX… -- - Frank

1 year, 9 months

Re: [EXT] Re: [EXT] Free, viable videoconferencing ?

by Joshua Stone

Zoom is a good option if using a Pro subscription. Lots of businesses seem to depend on it for remote meetings thanks to the pandemic. It has some nice features like video recording which could be used for sharing on Youtube, and it doesn't require new users to create an account for meetups. I think Discord is also a good option with all of the features it provides as a chat platform. I've been using it for remote D&D sessions. One major downside of the Linux client is that you'll likely have to use a workaround for a bug that causes video calls to eventually crash the client: https://github.com/flathub/com.discordapp.Discord/issues/30 I've been using a Gnome Shell extension to fix this: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/ - Josh On Wed, 2020-03-25 at 13:46 +0000, Krichevsky, Nicholas J. via WLUG wrote: > Zoom, aside from not being FOSS, limits calls to 40 minutes without > paying. If we only care about free as in beer Discord is a great > option, but if we care about free in the other sense, then I'm not > sure I know if anything. > > > > > > > Get Outlook for Android > > > From: Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 9:44:41 AM > > To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion < > wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > > Cc: Anderson, Charles R <cra(a)wpi.edu>; Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> > > Subject: [EXT] [WLUG] Re: [EXT] Free, viable videoconferencing ? > > > > > My kids have been using the Zoom plugin on Chrome on the chromebook > so it'll work on linux. > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 8:14 PM Chuck Anderson via WLUG < > wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 07:48:12PM -0400, Michael Voorhis via WLUG > > wrote: > > > > > Does viable free videoconferencing software exist? > > > > > > > > Jitsi has been mentioned here before. I haven't looked into it: > > > > > > > > https://stackshare.io/stackups/jitsi-vs-zoom > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to > > wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > > > > Create Account: > > https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > > > > Change Settings: > > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > > > > Web Forum/Archive: > > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/KS3FX… > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________WLUG mailing list -- > wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/EIYAM…

5 years

Re: [EXT] The future of WLUG

by hammerron

I use IRC from time to time on other channels, averaging about once a week. I peer into the WLUG channel from time to time. I will make "noise" in the future when there. On 1/10/20 4:07 PM, Anderson, Charles R via WLUG wrote: > We also have an IRC channel: > > http://www.wlug.org/participate.html > > Internet Relay Chat > > Join the realtime chat on our IRC channel. > > Connect your IRC client to irc.freenode.net > Join the #wlug-ma channel or join directly from this link: irc://irc.freenode.net/#wlug-ma. > See more information about Freenode and join the chat from your web browser > > but maybe IRC is too old school--no one chats on it anymore. > > On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 04:03:14PM -0500, Joshua Stone via WLUG wrote: >> Hey all, >> >> Last night's meeting was excellent, and I'd like say thanks again to >> Tim for giving me a ride home! >> >> Last night's discussion gave me ideas of ways we could improve general >> activity, increase attendence, and improve outreach efforts. Hosting a >> meetup.com group would be certainly improve discoverability, and >> getting in touch with WPI's computer science group would be great too. >> >> I think what a lot communities are doing nowadays is having a text chat >> format for users who want to communicate more easily over the internet, >> especially with mobile devices. As an example, there are Discord >> servers for Fedora, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, etc, and they have room sizes >> generally in the hundreds or even well over a thousand. Even before >> Discord they'd use IRC for providing support, posting updates, etc. >> >> Having a text chat of our own would certainly help improve >> participation -- I think Matrix would be a good option here because it >> has many nice features and has a fairly polished user experience: >> >> - Numerous clients available on desktop, mobile, and web ( >> https://matrix.org/clients/ >> - Persistent chat history >> - Link previews >> - Various bots to choose from for adding functionality ( >> https://matrix.org/docs/projects/bots/ >> - User moderation >> - Server federation >> - Self-hosting available, both client and server are completely FOSS >> - File sharing >> - Voice/video calls >> >> >> I have a screenshot if anyone wants to see what a Matrix chat room >> would look like: >> >> https://i.imgur.com/aVILcWB.png >> >> Or you can join the room I made: >> >> https://matrix.to/#/!EiTljkvagZDFKfQfFu:matrix.org?via=matrix.org >> >> Alteratively, if you have a Matrix client already: >> >> #wlug:matrix.org >> >> >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> >> -Josh > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org

5 years, 3 months

Re: [Wlug] Regarding M$ enforcement of licenses...

by The Greater Worcester Land Trust

Star Office in its various iterations is pretty damn solid, and that is after using three different releases over the years. There are occassional glitches in representation of the same document between M$ and SO, but to be fair to the SO suite there are occassional glitches in representation of the same document between M$ and M$ (assuming you are not trapped from even opening the document in the first place.) Also the filters to Word Perfect etc etc are two way filters (not import only) and allow kids who have family computers running alternative software more flexibility. The other benefit of SO (and OO if you decide that the admin is up to a little more complexity (and you seem to imply that they are not)) is that they can run it on their Win boxes and dabble in Linux without causing confusion to the office suite end user. That makes it possible for them to consider jumping ship in a silent revolution should they build up the confidence. Just some thoughts to ignore. Colin On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 07:44:37 -0400, Stephen C. Daukas wrote: >In case you haven't heard, M$ is auditing a dozen or so large school >districts for compliance on licensing. Of course, this will be ugly and >will run one district an estimated $1,000,000 per year to comply with >M$. That's $1,000,000 more then they pay now. M$ is offering a simplified >arrangement whereby a school system pays a flat fee for every Intel box >(regardless of what it might actually be running) that would run that same >district about $30,000. You can see where this is headed! > >Aside from noting that people's dishonesty about paying the real costs >associated with M$ software has gotten them into this trouble (if only >because the real costs are not apparent to "management"), I'm wondering >what is available as a real alternative to M$ for the great unwashed masses. > >Of course, the answer I would expect to hear is "Linux!", but... > >I'm talking about a solution that is useable by those who are not rabid >members of a LUG, or Sys admins in their day job. I'm talking about >productivity software that will seamlessly read and write M$ file formats >(Excel, Word, etc.). I don't know, for example, if Star Office is a real >alternative because I don't know how well it interoperates with those who >use Word, for example, on a daily basis. Perhaps there is a solution that >will reliably run M$ applications without having to buy the OS, but that is >only a step in the right direction. > >I was hoping to hear suggestions about what is out there and if Linux is >ready to work seamlessly in heterogeneous High-Tech world. This might be a >good topic for one of the WLUG meetings... > >Steve > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

22 years, 11 months

Re: [Wlug] WLUG BBQ - Thursday July 10?

by Frank Sweetser

Awesome meeting topic! Any volunteers to present? :) -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. On June 24, 2014 1:29:58 PM EDT, Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: >I suppose with a 3d printer that could print in chocolate would be >awesome. > > >On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Frank Sweetser <fs(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > >> >> Or maybe this is what he meant? >> >> >> >http://techcrunch.com/2009/05/06/meatcards-print-your-business-cards-on-bee… >> >> Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu | For every problem, there is a >solution >> that >> Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. >> Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken >> >> On 06/24/2014 11:56 AM, dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net wrote: >> > Editable Items? How do you BBQ a PDF file? :-) >> > >> > On June 24, 2014 at 10:55 AM Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Obviously, I'd be willing to bring editable items! >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 8:50 PM, David Glaser < >> dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net >> >> <mailto:dglaser@glaserresearch.net>> wrote: >> >> >> >> Works for me. >> >> >> >> -David Glaser >> >> On 06/23/2014 02:42 PM, Chuck Anderson wrote: >> >>> Dick Goodman has volunteered to host & cook at his Worcester >home >> for >> >>> the WLUG BBQ this year on Thursday July 10. Who would be >able to >> make >> >>> it on that date? >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Wlug mailing list >> >>> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org <mailto:Wlug@mail.wlug.org> >> >>> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wlug mailing list >> >> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org <mailto:Wlug@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". >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> 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". > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

10 years, 9 months

Re: [Wlug] Linux

by Keith Wright

> From: Setag Lib <bsetag(a)wpidalamar.com> > > I hear linux is very good. Is this true? He asks the Linux users group whether Linux is good! What shall we tell him? > Where can I buy it? You can buy a CD that contains a copy at the Borders bookstore on Route 9 in Shrewsbury, or various other places. I think the WPI bookstore has them. I got three or four copies for the price of a beer from somebody I met at the WLUG meeting. You can download a copy from various Internet sites. To order with your chargecard, you can use our *SECURED* web page at: http://www.cheapbytes.com (that was an unpaid commercial advertisement) I would be happy to sell you one of my old CDs for $200 (price not firm). > What is difference between RedHat and Linux? Linux is the name of the Kernel of an Operating System. This operating system was written by a loose coalition of programers around the world, and is released under the terms of the GPL and various other Open Source Licenses. RedHat is the name of a company that tries to make money selling copies, documentation, and support for free software. Here is an excerpt from the GPL, which is the End User License Agreement for GNU/Linux. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software--to make sure the software is free for all its users. This General Public License applies to most of the Free Software Foundation's software and to any other program whose authors commit to using it. (Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by the GNU Library General Public License instead.) You can apply it to your programs, too. When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish), that you receive source code or can get it if you want it, that you can change the software or use pieces of it in new free programs; and that you know you can do these things. To protect your rights, we need to make restrictions that forbid anyone to deny you these rights or to ask you to surrender the rights. These restrictions translate to certain responsibilities for you if you distribute copies of the software, or if you modify it. For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that you have. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the source code. And you must show them these terms so they know their rights.

22 years, 5 months

Progress and success

by Marie I MacDonald

Greetings all, I thought I'd write and update you on my newbie experience with Linux et. al. To refresh your memory, my old laptop died just as I had been given a new Linux box and just before the Spring semester had started. I really was feeling stressed. But here are some high points of the past month: * Novell distro installed (and reinstalled (twice!) after a glitch) and updated without a hitch. * Evolution is now my email client of choice for two reasons: I couldn't figure out how to install Thunderbird and I wanted to sync my Palm to something. * I'm successfully popping all my Gmail and myrealbox accounts (13 total). I've never seen my filters run so fast (for junk and legit mail). * Palm Zire 21 now works beautifully with Evolution. I keep it simple and don't need more than the personal calendar. * Open Office installed and updated. I'm using 2.0.1.3 and have begun using Impress to create a presentation for school. * I have taken advantage of the desktop functions, using five work spaces and putting buttons on the tool bars. I love how smoothly my desktop works and allows me new workspaces. * Novell client for Linux working beautifully to connect me to the server upstairs (thanks Bob!) * I've been playing around with the GIMP image editor and in my opinion it is as robust as Photoshop (which I know very well). * I have successfully completed all the Novell Linux Desktop 9 Learning Center modules. The training was good and I would recommend it for new users. * I am successfully running Music Player and copying my CDs to the network. I can now burn a CD/DVD. Here are my observations/complaints: * While I've used both YaST and Red Carpet to install programs, I'd like to see something developed to click and run installation programs, much like the .exe files most are used to. Coming from that environment into a Linux environment, this is critical. If you want to make Linux more attractive for desktop users, software installation has to be easier. The average office user *ME* does not know how to work with code and such to install programs. * I'm still trying to find video capture and editing software. Any recommendations? * Now I also need software to create a business plan. Any recommendations? * I would love to listen to radio station web streams. I live in the boonies and get no radio reception. I do have RealPlayer on this but so far it hasn't worked for grabbing a radio web stream. I miss my Boston radio stations. Well, that's all I can think of for now. Oh, I did meet a wonderful teenager from Worcester who is very knowledgeable about Linux. His name is Stephen and I just wanted to send a shout out to him. I urged him to joint WLUG--he's a gem. Finally, I appreciate everyone here for all the marvelous advice, encouragement and patience. I consider it an honor to be part of your group. Thanks for letting me in! All my best, Marie

19 years, 1 month

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