Roundtable September 2006

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MUUG Board Elections - FINAL CALL for Nominations
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 25 Sep '06

25 Sep '06

Hear ye, hear ye! This is the FINAL CALL for nominees to participate in the election for the MUUG board. Those elected will serve from October 2006 until October 2007. The deadline to nominate yourself, or someone else, is September 26, 2006. (That's tomorrow, folks!) Instructions follow. The MUUG board is charged with coordinating the meetings and other events by the group. It's fun, and you get a role in guiding the group. All are encouraged to apply. ------------------------ MUUG Board Elections - Call for Nominations Every October the Manitoba Unix User Group holds its Annual Meeting, the main goals of which are to elect a new Board of Directors and to pass any special resolutions. (Aside from that, it is a regular meeting) Any member in good standing can be nominated to run for a position. As of this writing, the following members of the current Board have let their names stand for re-election: Gilbert Detillieux Systems Analyst University of Manitoba Michael Doob Professor University of Manitoba Kevin McGregor Systems Specialist City of Winnipeg Doug Shewfelt Systems Specialist City of Winnipeg Adam Thompson Consultant athompso.net Shawn Walbridge System Administrator Frantic Films Of course, this list is just a starting point. Any member in good standing of the group can be nominated simply by getting the support of one other member. If you feel you would like to contribute to the group by running for a board position, please don't hesitate to do so. (In fact, we'd like to see the number of board members increase.) If you want to be nominated, or to nominate someone else, send a letter to the group's postal box or deliver it in person to a current board member. The letter must contain the name, title, and employer of the nominee, along with a short (100 word or so) biography, and must contain the signatures of the nominee and one other member. The letter must be received no later than September 26, 2006, which is 14 days prior to the October 10 meeting. Although the by-laws require that the nominations be done in writing, with signatures, you can speed up the process by sending us e-mail to <election(a)muug.mb.ca>, with the above information, and sending the signed paper copy later. In this case, please include the e-mail address of both the nominee and the supporter on the CC: list of the message, so that all parties concerned have a record of the communication. Nominees should familiarize themselves with the MUUG bylaws, found here: http://www.muug.mb.ca/pub/bylaws/ If you have any questions about the election or the nomination process, please contact Gilbert Detillieux, either by phone (474-8161) during business hours, or by e-mail to <election(a)muug.mb.ca> anytime. Gilbert Detillieux Election Committee Chair ------------------------ -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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Re: Roundtable Digest, Vol 19, Issue 2
by Michael Boyd 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

I am currently away from the office on holidays effective Monday, July 10th. I will be returning on Monday, July 31st. During this period, I will not be accessing email. I will answer all correspondence upon my return. If your email is of an urgent nature, please contact the Registration Office at 982-6633. Take care.

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Wireless PrintServer example
by John D 19 Sep '06

19 Sep '06

a query came up last meeting, "What's a good wireless PrintServer w/USB ? " _ _ _ _ _ "Good" or not, I can't say, but this mfg "Airlink" is growing in presence and offerings. http://www.airlink101.com/products/apsusb201w.html Stock? The apsusb201w is FOB Vancouver, wholesale approx. $85. it is one of four sibling models, all USB: http://www.airlink101.com/products/printer_server.html Interesting to see Airlink offering both _PowerlineTransmission_ (APL8522 in stock, VanBC) http://www.airlink101.com/products/apl8511_22.html and _PwrOverEthernet_ (asw308p not listed [yet]). http://www.airlink101.com/products/asw308p.html The latter will be popular with IP cams like http://www.airlink101.com/products/aic250w.html John Donovan P.S: The OpenWRT project may list some WirelessAccessPoint models where you solder-in a USB jack onto the PCB; similar to the many DB-9 (console I/F) retrofits.

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CIRA elections
by Bill Reid 15 Sep '06

15 Sep '06

Voting for the CIRA Board of Directors begins today at 11:00. To vote you must be a .ca domain name registrant. https://elections.cira.ca/2006/en/vote.html I appreciate your support but the important thing is to vote. You will be voting for 3 from the slate of the Nomination Committee and 3 from the slate of Member Nominated. I was nominated by the Nomination Committee. If you are wondering who to vote for in the Member Nominated ballot I would suggest you seriously consider Clyde Beattie. Clyde is the Board Chair and has done an excellent job. Thanks, Bill

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Missed the meeting...
by Tim Lavoie 14 Sep '06

14 Sep '06

I was hoping to go, but couldn't make it. How *does* Gilbert make make a happy transition. (and of course, why?) I have to use MS-everything for work, but do use putty, Cygwin and VNC for at least accessing remote Linux systems or the Cygwin shell utilities where I can. Cheers, Tim -- Do not handicap your children by making their lives easy. -- Robert Heinlein

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More on virtualization
by Kevin McGregor 13 Sep '06

13 Sep '06

I went looking for more information about which CPUs by AMD and Intel support the hardware virtualization feature, and found a couple of Wikipedia articles. They indicate that "It is available on all Pentium 4 6x2, Pentium D 9x0, Xeon 7xxx, Core Duo and Core 2 Duo processors." Further, "AMD processors using Socket AM2, Socket S1, and Socket F include AMD Virtualization support. In May 2006, AMD introduced such versions of the Athlon 64 and Turion 64 processors. It is expected that Opteron processors with AMD Virtualization support will be announced in August 2006." See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtualization_Technology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core By the way, Socket AM2 has 940 pins, but is not the same as Socket 940. Does anyone have other information or links?

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Who Controls the Internet?
by Bill Reid 13 Sep '06

13 Sep '06

During the break last night our conversation reminded me of a book I had read this summer. "Who Controls the Internet?: Illusions of a Borderless World " by Goldsmith and Wu http://www.amazon.com/Who-Controls-Internet-Illusions-Borderless/dp/0195152… -- Bill

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Group policy for Windows updates
by Kevin McGregor 13 Sep '06

13 Sep '06

As referred to in tonight's meeting, I've attached the group policy settings which seem to prevent the annoying uncontrolled reboots. Sorry for the big html file! I hope it turns out okay. You may need IE to view it. :-(

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MUUG Meeting, Sep 12, 7:30pm -- Surviving with a Non-UNIX Desktop
by gedetil＠cs.umanitoba.ca 05 Sep '06

05 Sep '06

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 12. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: Surviving with a Non-UNIX Desktop A few months ago, Gilbert Detillieux, a die-hard UNIX user since around 1980, did the unthinkable: he switched to using a Windows-based system as his primary desktop at work! Has he lost his mind? Or were there mitigating factors that affected his decision? How can a UNIX user survive in a Windows environment? Are there tools available that can ease the pain, and allow one to work effectively in a heterogeneous environment, without going through UNIX withdrawal? Come hear how this one person did it. This will be a fairly informal, interactive presentation, which will hopefully lead to some lively discussion on alternative desktop solutions, and the pros and cons of each. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ********************************************************************** Please note our meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice Ave. (between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you (in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15pm, so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30pm. Don't be late, or you may not get in. (But don't come too early either, since security may not be there to let you in before 7:15 or so.) Limited parking is available for free on the street, either on Ellice Ave. or on some of the intersecting streets. Indoor parking is also available nearby, at Portage Place, for $3.00 for the evening. Bicycle parking is available in a bike rack under video surveillance located behind the building on Webb Place. ********************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Also note that MUUG maintains two mailing lists, called "muug-announce" and "roundtable". If you're not already on these lists, we encourage you to subscribe now: http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/ The "muug-announce" list is used for monthly meeting announcements (such as this one) as well as other important announcements of interest to MUUG members. The "rountable" list is meant to be a forum for follow-ups to topics discussed at the meetings, or for round-table-style discussion on other topics that come up between meetings. Of course, for this to be effective, we need to reach a certain critical mass. So, please subscribe, and stay involved! -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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Problem Reading DVDs
by John Lange 05 Sep '06

05 Sep '06

For some reason we have a stack of DVDs that must have been burned in some strange format. When I put one in my DVD drive the drive refuses to recognize it. When I try to mount it, it simply says "no media". What I would like to do is take a "raw" image off the disk, so I can try to recover it. Something similar to what would be done with "dd" on a hard disk. dd if=/dev/hdc of=/tmp/file But again, it just says "no media". Is there a way to "force" a mount or some other technique so I can read the disk? Or any other suggestions as to how to recover the data? John

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Roundtable September 2006