March 2021 - Roundtable

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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Rural Fiber with Rural Connections Manitoba Ltd?
by Patrick Murphy 22 Mar '21

22 Mar '21

I'm no longer considering Xplornet; thanks! What about bringing fiber to our farm located south of Elie? Does anyone has any experience with Rural Connections Manitoba Ltd. https://rcml.ca/ I just found their website today. They are offering $150/month 150mbps down and up with a $1,200 rural installation fee. They are based out of Oak Bluff; there is apparently no coverage map on their website. They also offer In-Town connections: $80/month for 100mbps down and up - and no installation fee if you sign a 2 year agreement. Patrick

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I...am not feeling too well...
by Alberto Abrao 16 Mar '21

16 Mar '21

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rogers-signs-deal-buy-shaw-1.5949825 Alberto Abrao

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Happy "Pandeversary"
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

Happy "pandeversary" everyone!... -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Pandemic pandemonium Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:09:57 -0500 From: Gilbert E. Detillieux <gedetil(a)cs.umanitoba.ca> Wyatt called it first!... https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-who-says-covid-19-outbreak-a-pand… Gilbert -- Manitoba UNIX User Group E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca> c/o Gilbert E. Detillieux Web: http://muug.ca/ University of Manitoba Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R3T 2N2 Fax: (204)474-7609

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I told you all: I am **NOT** making any endorsements! (and the timing was just grand, wasn't it?)
by Alberto Abrao 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

(this was not on their Canadian datacentre, but still...) https://twitter.com/olesovhcom/status/1369478732247932929 https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/fire-destroys-ovhclouds-sbg2-dat… Kind regards, Alberto Abrao

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Reminder: MUUG Online Meeting, Tonight, Mar 9, 7:30pm -- MeshCentral
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 09 Mar '21

09 Mar '21

A reminder that the MUUG online meeting will be on Jitsi this evening... The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting online, on Tuesday, March 9th, at 7:30pm: MeshCentral Following up on our recent Open Source Solutions for Remote Work series, Alberto Abrao will show how to install and use MeshCentral, a simple and efficient open source solution for management and control of computers, phones and tablets. A web portal provides the tools for managing and controlling all paired devices. The server runs on Windows, Linux, or OpenBSD. These can be hosted on cloud platforms such as Azure and Amazon EC2, or a cheap VPS instance by virtue of its light footprint. It is also suitable for self-hosting, either Internet-facing or restricted to your Local Area Network (LAN). The Agent to be installed on client devices is compatible with Windows, Linux, *BSD, MacOS, and Android. Join the meeting: https://jitsi.merlin.mb.ca/muug.2021.03 The group holds its 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. For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their web server: https://muug.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or linking to it on social media: https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/

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MUUG Online Meeting, Tuesday, Mar 9, 7:30pm -- MeshCentral
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 02 Mar '21

02 Mar '21

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting online, on Tuesday, March 9th, at 7:30pm: MeshCentral Following up on our recent Open Source Solutions for Remote Work series, Alberto Abrao will show how to install and use MeshCentral, a simple and efficient open source solution for management and control of computers, phones and tablets. A web portal provides the tools for managing and controlling all paired devices. The server runs on Windows, Linux, or OpenBSD. These can be hosted on cloud platforms such as Azure and Amazon EC2, or a cheap VPS instance by virtue of its light footprint. It is also suitable for self-hosting, either Internet-facing or restricted to your Local Area Network (LAN). The Agent to be installed on client devices is compatible with Windows, Linux, *BSD, MacOS, and Android. Join the meeting: https://jitsi.merlin.mb.ca/muug.2021.03 The group holds its 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. For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their web server: https://muug.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or linking to it on social media: https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/

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