I have a variety of pepper plants ready to put in the ground, and now's the time to do it. Varieties include: - gypsy peppers -- mild and sweet - cayenne...
Hello all, The new {Xu,Edu,U}buntu 6.06 has been released. From my initial dabbling, it seems very nice. I had a 5.10 Edubuntu install and upgrading to 6.06...
Modifications to the GRADUATE image: 1. Adjust network settings in GRADUATE machines (so networking is not enabled by default on startup): Click on "K" start...
Well, I haven't yet had a chance to try the latest version yet, but I have experience with the prior two releases and for desktop systems its hard to beat, and...
When do classes start again for ByteWorks? I did not see anything mentioned on either the shop[1] or staff calendars[2] for the next few Saturdays. [1]...
Classes started last week, June 3. The second class (on the Internet) is this Saturday. I will not be teaching--Rick Allard will be subbing in for me....
FYI--I had a friend donate about a dozen PIII computers from Six Flags that I brought to the shop yesterday. They are stacked in front of the copy machine,...
I've been reading reviews (generally quite favorable), but came across a few things mentioned in this article that have me wondering. First the article: ...
... Saw that, too, but don't know what that means. ... Dunno. ... Sounds good. I took a box from the lab the other day trying to get Drake working on it. ...
... Using the Edubuntu flavor of Ubuntu, I installed Breezy (5.10) on a 1 GHz/128 MB system, which worked pretty well. Not the snappiest in the world, but it...
Hello all, I was thinking of sending the message below out to some of the local groups. But before I do I thought I'd solicit for some feedback. Regards, -...
Can someone (redundancy OK) send me off-list the email addresses of at least some of the board. I know someone who is interested in doing something similar on...
Hello Rick, ... The list of board members and their e-mails are on the "official" BWorks website[1,2]. You can also sign up to the staff list[3]. [1]...
... Yup, that's what need to be done. So, installing on a fast machine, imaging the install, and putting that install into a slower machine works just fine....
... A non-profit having too many volunteers is like a for-profit having too much money: it's a nice problem to have. It's also a problem we can postpone...
... What I forgot to mention was that I was hoping to send out the message tomorrow (Wednesday) evening. Anyone have any comments or suggestions on content,...
... I think the wording and style are fantastic -- professional, clean, crisp. I would check with Dr Walter (might take a separate email to him as I don't...
From the Staff list ... What: Thurman Grill & Provisions benefit party for BWorks Date: Friday, June 16 Time: 7-10 PM Where: Thurman Grill & Provisions, 4069...
Hello all, I just thought I would send a very informal, casual invitation to those of you who like to dabble with Free/Libre/OpenSource Software to help out at...
Hi, Is this a public event? I mentioned this last night to several people at StLLUG and they were interested in coming and donating. Can I cross post to the...
... More correctly, the LiveCD requires 256 MB RAM. Running any of the Ubuntus on 128 MB works just fine. In fact, I've got Edubuntu 6.06 installed and...
... In the absence of anything that would indicate the contrary, I'd say go for it. It's often easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission. ;) Regards,...
Hello all, Thought this was a neat device: http://www.newertech.com/products/products_univ_adptr.php I was thinking it could be used it for cloning and...
Came across this article and thought folks here might be interested: http://techsoup.org/products/recycle/ "TechSoup has compiled a comprehensive body of...
Hello all, I'm creating a new Debian image for cloning. It will have many of the settings already pre-configured that we have been doing by hand. For example:...
Some questions for the next round of student machines: * What is the total number of student machines we need? (IIRC, it's 11. Is that right?) * How many do...