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cheap today: 43 inch UltraHD TV
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 26 Jun '17

26 Jun '17

tl;dr: if you yearn for monitor resolution, have I got a deal for you! <http://forums.redflagdeals.com/real-canadian-superstore-rcss-haier-uhd-4k-t…> I use a cheap and nasty 39" UltraHD TV as my desktop monitor. I am very happy with the experience. Real Canadian Superstore is selling 43" UltraHD TVs for $298 + EHF but with HST already included in that price ($263.72 before taxes). I expect that it is a better TV than my 3 year old 39". I imagine 43" is a good size for a desktop monitor, but I'm not sure. I'm happy with 39" - I can view it at monitor-distance (25"? I haven't measured) and see text on it at normal pixels/character - I don't get whiplash looking around on my screen (but I do have glasses dedicated to this task -- a great investment) - it fits on my desk - it has multiple inputs so I can connect several computers at once There are flaws with my monitor. At full resolution (the only one I every use) it only refreshes at 30Hz. I don't find that bad (I don't game) but I think that the 43" monitor does not have this limitation. Many TV sets do "chroma sub-sampling" <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroma_subsampling> This means that the colour (not brightness) on adjacent pixels is not totally independant. My monitor uses 4:2:2 sampling and that creates "artifacts" in some cases. I really dislike this in theory but I have rarely found it to be a problem. I have no idea what chroma subsampling, if any, the 43" TV does. I would guess 4:2:2. I expect to replace my TV when a cheap one comes out with HDR (High Dynamic Range) and no chroma subsampling. TV sets don't have DisplayPort inputs. Too bad. HDMI has struggled to keep up with the bandwidth of UltraHD. My TV's 30Hz limitation came from that (the HDMI standard has since been upgraded). Not all video cards can handle this. Nouveau doesn't drive my monitor properly so I'm using the proprietary nvidia driver. Nouveau may have been fixed but I only test every year or so. I don't have a powerful enough ATI card to test. I haven't tried Intel GPUs.

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Vi-keybinding for MS-Word
by William Park 24 Jun '17

24 Jun '17

I have no choice but to use MS-Office (mostly, Word and Outlook). And, my productivity is very low. Is there Vi-keybinding for Word or Outlook, just for cursor movement and editing text? -- William

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Fwd: Cogeco E-Mail not bouncing unknown mailboxes?
by Alex Beamish 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Hi All, A friend is having issues changing his contact info on a domain. The Admin contact E-Mail address points to a Cogeco mailbox that was attached to an account that was closed years ago. However, it seems Cogeco doesn't bounce messages to non-existent mailboxes. So he's stuck. And his domain is give from the DNS servers, which is a drag. Thoughts?

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Difference with Git in Windows vs Linux
by Jim Ruxton 17 Jun '17

17 Jun '17

I am having an issue wtih git that is driving me a bit nuts and wondering if anyone has any thoughts. I set up a bare git repository on my Google Drive. I pushed a repository that I created on my Linux machine to it . I can clone it back to another folder on my Linux machine but for some reason I can not clone it to a folder on Windows? The Google Drive folder is set up as a local drive on both machines and seems to work fine. I can copy and read files from it. locally. I am using Git Bash on Windows. The command I am using to try and clone the repository on the Windows machine in Git Bash is: git clone ~/Google\ Drive/git/ProjectFolder.git/ / I get an error message stating that this does not appear to be a valid repository and to makes sure that I have the correct access rights. I get the same results using the git GUI in Windows. This is the same folder I have no problem cloning on Linux Also if I go into ProjectFolder.git in Git Bash and do a "git fetch" command I get the message that it is not a git repository. If I look at the ProjectFolder.git it looks like a git repository to me, ie. the file structure is correct. I also tried to copy the folder to somewhere else , ie. not on Google Drive and it gives the same result. Again that same repository clones perfectly on Linux so what gives, any thoughts? Thanks, Jim

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Favourite GUI tool for SQLite?
by William Park 15 Jun '17

15 Jun '17

I hear pgAdmin is GUI tool of choice for PostgreSQL. Is there similar thing for SQLite? I am using "SQLite Manager" add-on for Firefox, only because that's what co-workers use. But, I'm curious what the experts use. -- William

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[GTALUG-Announce] Meeting on 11 July at 7:30pm
by hi＠gtalug.org 15 Jun '17

15 Jun '17

<http://gtalug.org/meeting/2017-07/> # Lighting Talks _Lighting Talks_ is GTALUG's version of an un-conference, a loosely structured short talks emphasizing the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants, rather than following a conventionally structured GTALUG meetings. If you would like to give a talk, all you have to do is write your name on a post-it and stick it on the whiteboard in the front of the room. When your talk get's picked you will have five uninterrupted minutes for you to present your idea, then five minutes of audience questions. Schedule Five Minute Talks: * Add your name to this list by emailing <hi(a)gtalug.org> ## Location George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre 245 Church Street, Room 203 Ryerson University <http://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525> ## Schedule * 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk(a)gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner. * 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation. * 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising. # Code of Conduct We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing needs, interests and skills. We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community. The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or offline. We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open. Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: <http://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board(a)gtalug.org>. --- GTALUG Announce mailing list announce(a)gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Sovereign - An Ansible playbook to build/maintain your own "Cloud"
by Myles Braithwaite 👾 15 Jun '17

15 Jun '17

I was talking with someone on Tuesday about a good Ansible playbook called Sovereign that sets up Email, XMPP, Cal/CardDav, VPN, etc. Here's the link: <https://github.com/sovereign/sovereign/>. It's really good if you want to see how to setup an Ansible playbook and don't know where to start (Ansible's documentation is very overwhelming).

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Re: [GTALUG] Question [about network security and privacy]
by o1bigtenor 15 Jun '17

15 Jun '17

On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 11:21 PM, ac via talk <talk(a)gtalug.org> wrote: > On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 13:25:28 -0400 (EDT) > "D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk" <talk(a)gtalug.org> wrote: > <snip> > > | That way the control is what I chose and the information I share is > > my own | security/privacy trade-off. > > > +1 > > > All systems other than Linux and other open source OSes (BSD, > > FreeDOS...) seem to have migrated to oversharing. And even on Linux, > > some important applications programs seem to be headed that way > > (Firefox?). > > > with the advent of strong encryption it is in the best interests of > multinationals > and governments (+1% and Capital) that there are other ways of obtaining > data. > > it would be trivial for the same players to make every person in the world > 100% secure > and private, if that was the objective. > snip As I don't want to be one of the 'chickens' I am wanting a way of shutting down a black box internal cell phone wireless transmitter. I need to use the black box, would very much rather not but for health reasons its quite useful, but don't want the stupid thing to be transmitting. According to the 'idiots' selling the thing it will only transmit AFTER its been logged onto the companies 'cloud' (like I'm going to pay for insecurity!!). There seems to be no understanding that 1. I don't want their access to my data 2. I don't want the machine looking for a cell network. Somehow the sellers (and manufacturer) are missing the point that if the machine can send cell phone signals it can also receive them - - - and I won't allow that if I can help it. The machine has what is termed an 'airplane' mode but use of this results in regular requests to be taken off of that mode. ET is desperate to call home. How could I disable this 'feature'? Dee

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Question
by o1bigtenor 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

Greetings Many companies are now developing equipment for home use that is for the latest buzz in the world - - IoT (more morons them!). There is, as a result, the need to be searching for a cell phone signal (a wireless section that can only be put in airplane mode not an off). This machine behavior has me very concerned about my personal information security. Any suggestions on how to 'shut off' wireless services on a machine that doesn't really have too much in the way for access? (Only access that I can see is through the memory card but that only has data loaded no system information - - - no other visible ports. Any ideas for hacks to disable this wireless module will be gratefully accepted. (I do need the machine to work though so no - - - sledge hammers aren't an option!!! Have thought of using a farady cage but am not sure if that's going to be sufficient.) Regards Dee

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[GTALUG-Announce] GTALUG Meeting on Tuesday at 7:30pm
by hi＠gtalug.org 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

<http://gtalug.org/meeting/2017-06/> # Intelligent Availability; The evolution of High Availability with Alex Bruneau Alex will discuss the tenants of and concepts behind "Intelligent Availability" and how it provides "next gen" availability. The "Anvil!" platform is the first full IA platform, combining a fully redundant architecture along with the 100% open source Striker UI and ScanCore "decision engine". A live demonstration of this platform will be used to show IA in action. Various faults will be induced, showing how the Anvil! autonomously reacts to mitigate these changing risks. Attendees will be learn how to apply these IA techniques and concepts, allowing them to make their own IT environments more resilient. Alex Bruneau is the head of customer support at Alteeve. Alteeve is the company of Esteemed Community Member, Madison Kelly. ## Location George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre 245 Church Street, Room 203 Ryerson University <http://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525> ## Schedule * 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk(a)gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner. * 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation. * 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising. # Code of Conduct We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing needs, interests and skills. We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community. The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or offline. We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open. Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: <http://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board(a)gtalug.org>. --- GTALUG Announce mailing list announce(a)gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

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