Roundtable January 2023

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12 discussions

How does on get the date function to work in Libre Office spreadsheet?
by eh＠eduardhiebert.com 08 May '23

08 May '23

Hi, I've formatted the cells as date mm/dd/yy and entered the values as is. Also tried by preceeding with equal sign in case deemed to be a formula but neither works. I assume a difference between two days yields the difference in days, correct? Or are the formula different than plain math? Eduard the Osborne guy at last meeting

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USB3 to Ethernet, to make NAS
by Hartmut W Sager 13 Feb '23

13 Feb '23

Can someone here recommend some specific USB3 to Ethernet hardware adapters, to make a reliable NAS drive. I want this architecture because the external USB3 drive will frequently need to be disconnected from NAS usage and connected locally to another computer via USB (for certain data updates). Hartmut - +1-204-339-8331

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libvirt, vmware, and Windows 2000
by Scott Toderash 05 Feb '23

05 Feb '23

If the subject line doesn't scare you then maybe you can help me out with this one. Windows 2000 is its own punishment at this point, but it's part of the mission in this case. I have a working Windows 2000 server running on VMWare esxi. I downloaded the image as a vmdk file and attempted to import it into my Linux system as a KVM image. It mostly works. I did this successfully with 2 other machines that were Windows 2012R2 from the same source and same destination. Those work. W2k is … [View More]

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Worst. Keyboard Layout. Ever.
by Brian Lowe 28 Jan '23

28 Jan '23

I saw this on another forum. A hospital somewhere in the US ordered a dozen HP laptops for some physicians and nurses. When they arrived, they discovered the "Power On/Off" button is shaped like just another keyboard key and is located in the top row. Immediately to the left of the Delete Key. And just above the Backspace key. And Insert? It's the fifth key to the left of Delete, on the F10 key. To its right are F11 (which also has a glyph of a jet aircraft on it), F12/Dual Screen Mode, … [View More]

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Fastmail observations
by Hartmut W Sager 27 Jan '23

27 Jan '23

I switched my main e-mail infrastructure to Fastmail in Sep 2022, and I just want to show you folks how visually elegant the nested quoting that we do in MUUG RoundTable looks in Fastmail: Another example (truncated at the top): Those long vertical braces and the different background colours (based on nesting depth) really add to the elegance. I've seen about 4 different colours in deep nesting. Also, the very thing that drove me to Fastmail (from Gmail) was the fact that Fastmail (like … [View More]

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LTO 5 compatible tape drive
by Daulton 25 Jan '23

25 Jan '23

Hey all,Does anyone have a LTO 5 compatible tape drive? I am looking for one that is external, whichever connection interface is fine, and even if it's single tape capacity that will work for me.Thanks,Daulton

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Help and Documentation System Development
by Brock Wolfe 21 Jan '23

21 Jan '23

I am looking at alternatives to the Adobe Robohelp help/documentation system development software. Are there any recommendations over the many open source packages that exist? I have looked briefly at Sphinx. Has anyone got any experience with this package? Many thanks in advance for your suggestions and comments. Regards Brock

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MUUG Online Meeting, Tuesday, Feb 7, 7:30pm -- Date Change, Topic TBA
by Gilbert Detillieux 19 Jan '23

19 Jan '23

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting online, on Tuesday, February 7th, at 7:30pm. Yes, that's a week early, i.e. the FIRST Tuesday of the month... Please note the change in meeting date for this month, and for the rest of the current year (at least until the July/August break). We are now meeting on the first Tuesday of each month. Stay tuned for a follow-up announcement, a week before the meeting date, with more information about … [View More]

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Need to borrow a SCSI Controller
by Alberto Abrao 13 Jan '23

13 Jan '23

Hello everyone, I know many of us like to use and keep older hardware, so I am hoping someone is able to assist me. I need to access some older tapes (Ultrium 2). I found the tape driver for it, and the SCSI cable. Now, I am looking for a SCSI Controller and a Terminator. My plan is to transfer all tapes to a different one that uses a newer tape standard. Would anyone have one or both of these parts, and would be willing to let me borrow them? It'd be much appreciated. Thank you. … [View More]

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Reminder: MUUG Online Meeting, Tonight, Jan 10, 7:30pm -- Taming journald, RTFM: nmap(1)
by Gilbert Detillieux 10 Jan '23

10 Jan '23

A reminder that the MUUG online meeting will be on BBB this evening... The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting online, on Tuesday, January 10th, at 7:30pm: The Taming of journald Continues In his last presentation, Trevor Cordes showed us how to use syslog with journald, and filter out unwanted log lines. However, those bazillion unwanted lines being filtered out are still being written to disk, causing major wear and tear on your … [View More]

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Roundtable January 2023