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FYI... Adata 16GB microSD = fast read
by William Park 17 Dec '14

17 Dec '14

FYI... I was trying out my new ODROID-U3 with 16GB Adata microSD, http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=11_1216_175_177&item_… I was actually looking for 8GB one, but they were out of it. Adata specs says - 10MB/s write -- I got 13MB/s, so it's in the ballpark. - 30MB/s read -- I got 80MB/s. It may go higher, but probably limited by my card reader. It's rare to see something above published specs. -- William

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Monitor for Internet Hosting Speed?
by phiscock＠ee.ryerson.ca 13 Dec '14

13 Dec '14

Most of the time this Teksaavy connection is fine, but on occasion it slows to the point of being unusable. Can anyone suggest a program that will log connection speed? A scrolling graph and ascii record would be perfect. There are lots of programs listed in response to a Google search, such as this one: http://dynacont.net/documentation/linux/network_monitoring/ But it would greatly help to hear what others in this group recommend. I'm running Linux Mint. Thanks - Peter -- Peter Hiscocks Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto http://www.syscompdesign.com USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator 647-839-0325

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28" UHD monitor for $299+taxes, delivered
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

This is quite a bargain. 3840 x 2160 pixels! Not a great monitor (TN, not IPS; 30Hz), but still perhaps useful. <http://forums.redflagdeals.com/microsoft-store-dell-2815q-28-4k-30hz-tn-mon…> Linus bought one: <https://plus.google.com/+LinusTorvalds/posts/4MwQKZhGkEr> Some think that the headline is that Linus bought it from the Microsoft Store. We can buy it cheaper: US price was US$299 but ours is C$299.

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Love At First Bite is closed; Z-Teca as alternate?
by Bob Jonkman 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

Seems that the pre-meeting meeting will have find a new locale, this month anyway. Love At First Bite is closed, so I've gone to the Z-Teca Gourmet Burrito Restaurant on the NW corner of Church and Gerard. Location: http://osm.org/go/ZX6B4oEY?m -- Bob Jonkman bjonkman(a)sobac.com http://bob.jonkman.ca/blogs/bobjonkman

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[GTALUG-Announce] GTALUG Meeting Tonight at 7:30pm
by Myles Braithwaite 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

<http://gtalug.org/meeting/2014-12/> Maven and a Round Table Q&A Session =================================== Maven ----- Make was written to avoid the problem of recompiling files that hadn't changed. It of course introduced a new set of problems , such as verbosity, and the solutions for them. Those solutions in turn introduced another set of problems such as redundancy, and so on. Maven is one of the moderately successful attempts to solve most of them. Round Table Q&A Session ----------------------- A Round Table Q&A Session is where we take questions from the audience, and the audience discusses and attempts to answer those questions from their own knowledge. It's a great way to meet fellow members of our community and discover the skill sets we each bring to the table. ## Location George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre 245 Church Street, Room 203 Ryerson University <http://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2> ## Schedule * 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation. * 9:00 pm - After each meeting (at 9:00 pm) a group of GTALUGers move to the The Imperial Pub 54 Dundas St East for refreshments and more socializing. 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 jeopardize 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 honored 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 one of the GTALUG Board Members. _______________________________________________ announce mailing list announce(a)gtalug.org http://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

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[OT] Dead motherboard or dead CPU?
by Kevin Cozens 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

Greetings, all. Someone recently reported a problem booting their computer. I've had my first ever major failure of a system where I can't boot my machine. My situation is a little different than in the previous thread about a boot problem. FYI, my machine is an HP m7680n with an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU that I have had for several years and gets a lot of use every day. When the machine powers up all the fans start spinning and the drives do their initial power on reset activities. The CPU doesn't seem to warm up AFAICT (unless I haven't let the system run long enough for it to warm up). The first time I had a problem starting up the system I power cycled the machine a few times and got it to boot. I did that on three consecutive days but starting with the fourth day power cycling the machine is no longer able to kick the machine in to showing signs of life. A POST card shows ---- instead of any actual code. All the LEDs on the POST card light that are related to power supply voltages. CLK is also lit up and the RESET LED comes on briefly at power up and power down. The IRDY and FRAME lights are always off. I have tried to boot after pulling all plug-in cards and even after also pulling the RAM and disconnecting the SATA drives. The power supply is a Corsair TX650M that is only a few months old. The separate four pin 12V connector to the MB is reading within tolerance. There are no signs of bad capacitors on the MB (ie. none that have bulges on the top). I don't have an ESR meter to propery test the individual capacitors. Am I looking at a motherboard failure or is it possible the CPU has died? I read the C2D is quite reliable so CPU failure seems less likely than an MB failure but anything is possible when dealing with electronics. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick

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refurb Acer C720 Chromebook cheap
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

This can run linux with a bit of work. Pretty good netbook. As described by several folks on this list. (Not yet me -- haven't got the conversion working yet.) $144.99 plus $4.99 shipping plus taxes. <http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314635&cm_re=c720-_…> Other tricks: You can join the newegg "premier" program for a 30-day free trial and get free shipping ($60 per year afterwords). If you pay with VISA, you can get $25 off your first purchase of $150 or more. Read about that here <http://forums.redflagdeals.com/newegg-25-off-purchases-over-150-using-visa-…> Expires December 5. You would have to add something to your order to qualify for this since the c720 is less than $150. Sadly, newegg shipping is not reduced when you combine items within an order.

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Cache DNS issues.
by William Muriithi 26 Nov '14

26 Nov '14

‎Morning, I have cache dns running on a postfix based mail server. The bin‎d server do come up before postfix, but dns queries fail till the dns master come up. Doesn't slave servers keep data persistent? I mean, is it normal for slave to fail resolving queries on start up if the master us down? Thanks in advance ‎ William

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27" monitor $300
by Matt Price 25 Nov '14

25 Nov '14

this came in my email today -- reminded me of that long Dell thread, which I have not read in its entirety; but anyway thought I would share: http://slickdeals.net/f/7402732-27-monoprice-2560x1440-ips-panel-pro-led-mo… I have no idea if this is a good monitor or not, I'm not in the market so not making the necessary effort to find out...

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Who gave us a talk on shell scripting?
by David Collier-Brown 24 Nov '14

24 Nov '14

My brain leaks: I have his book at home, but I can't remember his name! --dave -- David Collier-Brown, | Always do right. This will gratify System Programmer and Author | some people and astonish the rest davecb(a)spamcop.net | -- Mark Twain

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