Max Pc has an article each month on linux geared for the curious. On 11/7/06, tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org <tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org> wrote: > Send tclug-list mailing list submissions to > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tclug-list-owner at mn-linux.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of tclug-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: new motherboard recommendation (Florin Iucha) > 2. Re: new motherboard recommendation (Yaron) > 3. OT - Magazines (John Meier) > 4. OT: webcams (John Meier) > 5. Re: OT: webcams (Sam Martin) > 6. Re: OT - Magazines (Benjamin Gramlich) > 7. Re: OT - Magazines (Haudy Kazemi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 14:05:59 -0600 > From: florin at iucha.net (Florin Iucha) > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] new motherboard recommendation > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Message-ID: <20061106200559.GC10870 at iucha.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > On Mon, Nov 06, 2006 at 11:43:44AM -0600, Yaron wrote: > > > What about this one: "Antec NSK2400 Media PC Case" ? > > > > I thought they stopped selling the NS series when they came out with the > > Fusion (which is, by the way, BEAUTIFUL). > > NSK2400 is Fusion without the buttons and display. > > Actually my real problem here is I'm still refusing to pay more for the > > case than I am for the motherboard... but I'll get over it. Two of my mATX > > machines are Antec Aria cases right now, and I do loooove Antec cases. > > You should be able to find it for $80 (which includes a decent > power-suppy) plus shipping. > > florin > > -- > If we wish to count lines of code, we should not regard them as lines > produced but as lines spent. -- Edsger Dijkstra > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: application/pgp-signature > Size: 189 bytes > Desc: Digital signature > Url : http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20061106/93b0ea7d/attachment-0001.pgp > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 14:20:53 -0600 (CST) > From: Yaron <tclug at freakzilla.com> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] new motherboard recommendation > To: TCLUG <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0611061411030.21463 at Rooster> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > On Mon, 6 Nov 2006, Florin Iucha wrote: > > >> NSK2400 is Fusion without the buttons and display. > > Yeah, about half the price, about half the pretty. > > > You should be able to find it for $80 (which includes a decent > > power-suppy) plus shipping. > > Yeah, which is more than I'm paying for a motherboard. > > Now before I get accused of cheap-assness, let me just say that I am a > cheap-ass. Okay, when I'm building a server or my desktop, then I'll go > all out and spend the extra money for super-high-quality stuff. The guy > I'm building now is not a vital machine - if it dies I can live without > it for, well, however long it takes to fix/replace it. So I'm trying to do > it for REALLY cheap. > > That said, the whole mediacenter form factor appeals to me. A lot. And an > Antec one would be nice. I'll have to add a shelf to my entertainment > center (because sitting on top of my stereo receiver will melt a computer) > but that's fairly easy. > > You know what really annoys me about these mediacenter cases though? No > place to stick an IR receiver. So whatever I get, I'll have to drill a > hole in it. > > > -Yaron > > -- > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 22:58:08 -0600 > From: "John Meier" <john.meier at gmail.com> > Subject: [tclug-list] OT - Magazines > To: tclug <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Message-ID: > <65293fcc0611062058r165f21c1h4c47ff63cd16f39 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Way lame thread, but - > > Magazine sub, offered by school kids - usually I decline, but my niece is > giving me the heat, so I identified 3 possible sub that I might be > interested in that were on the list of mags to subscribe to: > > PC World > PC Magazine > Wired > > Don't know the difference between the two "PC" offerings, and I think Wired > is a general tech mag. Went to the website of each and after that I'm still > at a loss. > > Anyone read any of the three mentioned above? Recommendations? I guess I'm > be ok with anything that deal with upcoming techy stuff or one that offered > (unbiased?) opinions on current OS issues and software/hardware etc... > > Like I said - kinda a lame topic... but thought the group might have some > input. > > thanks > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20061106/9f2d8fee/attachment-0001.htm > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 23:18:36 -0600 > From: "John Meier" <john.meier at gmail.com> > Subject: [tclug-list] OT: webcams > To: tclug <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Message-ID: > <65293fcc0611062118o52558a10n10c5838090a50d78 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Kinda OT here, maybe maybe not, > > Here's the situation - > > I have a brother-in-law that is serving the the military forces over seas. > I have a sister-in-law and a niece that are here in the states. They have > not seen each other in a long time. I'd like to set them up with a web cam > interface where they can talk/see each other. He has a laptop with him > (windows based I assume) > and she has a home PC - also windows based. The y can call each other and > talk, but I'd like to set them up with a way to at least see each other. > > I have not dealt with web cams for a long time - and have no idea if they > can just connect (stright IP connection) or if there needs to be some sort > of broadcaster to manage connections. I'm willing to set up a server (linux > based in my case) to facilitate their connections. > > Any hardware/software recommendations? > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20061106/701bb6ee/attachment-0001.htm > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 23:50:07 -0600 > From: "Sam Martin" <s.earl.martin at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT: webcams > To: tclug <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Message-ID: > <d9a50e890611062150h264c9025y521a7f812ad1d878 at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 11/6/06, John Meier wrote: > > I have a brother-in-law that is serving the the military forces over seas. > > I have a sister-in-law and a niece that are here in the states. They have > > not seen each other in a long time. I'd like to set them up with a web cam > > interface where they can talk/see each other. He has a laptop with him > > (windows based I assume) > > and she has a home PC - also windows based. The y can call each other and > > talk, but I'd like to set them up with a way to at least see each other. > > > > I'd go with cheapo webcams and use skype (or pretty much any IM > client). Not exactly open source or linux-related, but it should be > fairly straightforward. Your biggest headache (if there is one) will > probably be firewall/NAT issues on either end. > > sm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:17:28 -0600 > From: Benjamin Gramlich <benjamin.gramlich at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT - Magazines > To: John Meier <john.meier at gmail.com> > Cc: tclug <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Message-ID: <455024F8.2030301 at gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Both of the PC magazines are really low level consumer titles. Most of > what they feature are wish lists of new tech gear, but no in-depth > discussions. A recent cover asks us if we are ready for Windows Vista. > It seems as though the editors of these two magazines think that PC > means Windows. There isn't even coverage of Macintosh computers let > alone linux. > > Wired is a business magazine with a strong eye towards the role > technology plays in the economy. It's a magazine that is okay with it's > place on the fringe of business commentary. In other words it's not > trying to be like Forbes or Harvard Business Review. It has a niche > audience, but continues to publish prescient articles that garner the > attention of mainstream economists, CEOs, and investors. I highly > recommend this one. > > Personally, though, I'd look to see if Scientific American, Scientific > American Mind, and The Economist were part of your niece's magazine > drive and get those. > > These are just some thoughts from a bookseller at a Barnes and Noble, > though, so don't take them too seriously. > > Cheers, > > Benjamin > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: 07 Nov 2006 01:13:21 -0600 > From: Haudy Kazemi <kaze0010 at umn.edu> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT - Magazines > To: tclug <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Cc: John Meier <john.meier at GMAIL.COM>, Benjamin Gramlich > <benjamin.gramlich at GMAIL.COM> > Message-ID: <Prayer.1.0.16.0611070113210.17696 at wm2.tc.umn.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On Nov 7 2006, Benjamin Gramlich wrote: > > >Both of the PC magazines are really low level consumer titles. Most of > >what they feature are wish lists of new tech gear, but no in-depth > >discussions. A recent cover asks us if we are ready for Windows Vista. > >It seems as though the editors of these two magazines think that PC > >means Windows. There isn't even coverage of Macintosh computers let > >alone linux. > > I second this view...although I do remember that PC Magazine issues in the > late 1980s and early 1990s did have some in-depth articles that were more > 'geeky', including segments on DOS Debug assembly, and advanced batch > files. At that time it was a good introductory journal. I seem to recall it > getting a lot thinner (down to 1/4" thick from nearly 1 inch) in the mid > 90s when the Internet started taking off, with the articles being more > low-level consumer centric. > > >Wired is a business magazine with a strong eye towards the role > >technology plays in the economy. It's a magazine that is okay with it's > >place on the fringe of business commentary. In other words it's not > >trying to be like Forbes or Harvard Business Review. It has a niche > >audience, but continues to publish prescient articles that garner the > >attention of mainstream economists, CEOs, and investors. I highly > >recommend this one. > > > >Personally, though, I'd look to see if Scientific American, Scientific > >American Mind, and The Economist were part of your niece's magazine > >drive and get those. > > I'd also look for Maximum PC (formerly Boot!) magazine. They include a > monthly CD with the issue as well. > > -hk > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > End of tclug-list Digest, Vol 23, Issue 10 > ****************************************** >