November 2005 - KCLUG

trip planner and non-microsoft web browsers
by David Nicol 01 Dec '05

01 Dec '05

Dear KCATA: We of the kansas city linux users group would be happy to repair the trip planner server-side application so that it will work with any web browser, either as a paid project or on a volunteer basis. Please reply to kclug(a)kclug.org. -- David L Nicol

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LCD repair?
by David Ambs 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Anyone here handy enough to do LCD repair? To make a long story short, I get no display on my laptop anymore... well, I get a tad, but seems the backlight isn't kicking on. I figure I'd buy a backlight and replace it for the heck of it.<tearing that display apart was a damn learning experience.... why does it take 500+ screws to hold this thing together?!> Still no light coming on. I can see the display on the LCD very faintly, so I know something is getting out there. Could it be the power inverter that is going out as well? Is there any way to test that? I'd hate to keep buying random parts until it fixes it. Are there any local shops that would fix it? It may be easier to have someone else fix it then me mess with it forever =] Thanks for any responses -dave public key at http://www.ambs.net/~encieno/encieno.gpg.key

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RE: LCD repair?
by Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO 29 Nov '05

29 Nov '05

I saw a link to a backlight repair on a desktop LCD on digg.com last week. There were decent pictures and instructions. The author used a cold cathode to repair it. I don't know if you can do this in a laptop or not. ******************************************* If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. - Robert X. Cringely -----Original Message----- From: On Behalf Of Anyone here handy enough to do LCD repair? To make a long story short, I get no display on my laptop anymore... well, I get a tad, but seems the backlight isn't kicking on. I figure I'd buy a backlight and replace it for the heck of it.<tearing that display apart was a damn learning experience.... why does it take 500+ screws to hold this thing together?!> Still no light coming on. I can see the display on the LCD very faintly, so I know something is getting out there. Could it be the power inverter that is going out as well? Is there any way to test that? I'd hate to keep buying random parts until it fixes it. Are there any local shops that would fix it? It may be easier to have someone else fix it then me mess with it forever =] Thanks for any responses -dave

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Kcata.org
by Arthur Pemberton 27 Nov '05

27 Nov '05

Anyone has any idea why the Kcata Trip Planner is Windows/IE only, despite the fact that it is a server side application: http://68.166.86.20/etripplanner/ Just curious. -- As a boy I jumped through Windows, as a man I play with Penguins.

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RE: SBC to unbundle local service from dsl
by Garrett Goebel 25 Nov '05

25 Nov '05

Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO wrote: > Garrett Goebel wrote: > > > > A SBC AT&T merger date has not yet been set, but 12 months from > > the day... SBC will have to offer DSL service unbundled from > > local voice service. > > ... > > This might make DSL affordable for us cell only users. Right > now, I might as well get Cable Internet and basic cable, since > that is less than DSL and local phone service. Not to mention > the slower speeds of DSL. It might lead to cable companies unbundling services too... Whenever it becomes affordable, I will switch to VOIP for local and long distance voice service through someone like SunRocket http://www.sunrocket.com for $200/year. -- Garrett Goebel IS Development Specialist ScriptPro Direct: 913.403.5261 5828 Reeds Road Main: 913.384.1008 Mission, KS 66202 Fax: 913.384.2180 www.scriptpro.com garrett at scriptpro dot com

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posting rules reminder
by Jason Dewayne Clinton 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

Over the years we have established ad-hoc posting rules. Many things are still debated but the ones we agreed on are: * Do not top post. Put your reply below the quoted parts of the message. * Trim your posts. Only quote those parts of the message relevant to your reply. Message line width is generally 72 characters if using plain text format. If you are re-wrapping someone else's quote and your MUA makes it difficult to read, it's your responsibility to reformat it. These guidelines exist in order to put the onus of making an email legible on the author of an email rather than on the hundred or so people that might read it. Please help us keep our list and list archives friendly and easy to read. Thank you. -- I use digital signatures and encryption. My key is stored at pgp.mit.edu 0x8DB3BF09 FP: F628 D9D3 E57A C281 5EFE - 7DF7 B52A A393 8DB3 BF09

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Suggestions for interview questions
by Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

I think I could even work in insertion, promiscuous, orifice, sniffed, plugged, rolled over and back door. -----Original Message----- I could even add the word Window's (with multiple meanings, gasp) > "Use the words hole, probe, trojan, and penetration in a sentence" > > -- > David L Nicol >

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RE: posting rules
by Garrett Goebel 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Frank Wiles wrote: > > 4) This thread is really getting on most peoples nerves. The signal > vs noise lately on this list, I fear, is driving people away. You forgot to invoke Godwin's Law: "People who post about posting etiquette are Nazis." -- Garrett Goebel IS Development Specialist ScriptPro Direct: 913.403.5261 5828 Reeds Road Main: 913.384.1008 Mission, KS 66202 Fax: 913.384.2180 www.scriptpro.com garrett at scriptpro dot com

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Semi-OT: Update to my How-To for FCKEditor and Ruby on Rails
by Josh Charles 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Good Morning, I've continued my work on integrating FCKEditor into Rails, and have updated the How-to on my website to reflect this: http://www.joshuamcharles.com/rails/fckeditor.html With this update, I explain how to use AJAX to load, unload, and submit a form that contains an FCKEditor field. I've also added a roadmap of future updates for those interested. Thanks, Josh

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posting rules
by Frank Wiles 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Hey Guys, I'm sure most of you already know this, but for the ones that don't: 1) Top posting has been shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals. 2) Not trimming your post is a sure fire way to get audited by the IRS. 3) Historically on the Internet, as defined in RFC 1855, it is considered good netiquette to bottom post, NOT top post. People who do not follow good netiquette guidelines have been known to be ridiculed, beaten with Nerf bats, and to occasionally disappear in the night as if they were taken by ninjas. 4) This thread is really getting on most peoples nerves. The signal vs noise lately on this list, I fear, is driving people away. --------------------------------- Frank Wiles <frank(a)wiles.org> http://www.wiles.org ---------------------------------

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