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are you laffin at me ????? just remember, I don't get mad, I get even ...

optical illusion

Several years ago when I was teaching introduction to Windows 95 to a group of office workers we got on the subject of passwords in a corporate workplace. Keep in mind that most of these people were fairly new to Windows; however they did have to key in usernames and passwords in various other internal business applications. One person in particular had 10 different passwords. I asked her "how do you manage to remember them all?" Her reply: "Oh, that's no problem ... I have them all written down on a sticky note stuck to my monitor!" :doh:

The GL1800 is an awesome bike alright. Had one for a while ... felt more like a 2-wheeled car to me. There will come a day when I will flip this Vic for a Wing ... when I get OLD.

yup, they do -but- you can get a hydraulic clutch kit for them. On older models some have had the cables break but I haven't heard much about that on newer ones. Mine works fine and I don't even realize it's cable.

kinda like me ... but I did it anyway LOL

LOL ... and at my age, stuff I read just doesn't sink in or stay very long I guess

don't feel bad ... most of the time I'm just adlibbing anyway

he's getting a 2nd gen coz at his age, a 1st gen is just too fast ...

Good idea

what version(s) of linux are you using? From my understanding, Samba is what allows a Linux machine to share files back and forth with Windows. Samba is generally included with default "Workgroup" settings when a Linux distro is installed. Samba was what allowed me to interconnect with my Windows machines back in 2000. From Wikipedia: Samba is a free software re-implementation of the SMB/CIFS networking protocol, originally developed by Andrew Tridgell. As of version 3, Samba provides file and print services for various Microsoft Windows clients and can integrate with a Windows Server domain, either as a Primary Domain Controller (PDC) or as a domain member. It can also be part of an Active Directory domain. Samba runs on most Unix and Unix-like systems, such as Linux, Solaris, AIX and the BSD variants, including Apple's Mac OS X Server and Mac OS X client (version 10.2 and greater). Samba is standard on nearly all distributions of Linux and is commonly included as a basic system service on other Unix-based operating systems as well. Samba is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License. The name Samba comes from SMB (Server Message Block), the name of the standard protocol used by the Microsoft Windows network file system.

I remember back around 2000 (+/-) when I first started messing with Linux (Corel Linux) I found it quite easy to do this in a "home" network. About 5 years ago I set up a Linux server here at the office using openSuSe 10.1 and had little trouble but I still had to use SAMBA. Keep in mind that we are operating within a Windows Domain, not a simple workgroup. With current distros, this process seems to be getting more complex, especially with more secure domain controllers and Windows OSs. What I am unable to do so far is browse the Windows network and see all the computers (in this install) yet I was able to when I installed this version of openSuSe earlier in the week (yes, I've installed this one 3 different times LOL). What I can do; however, is connect directly to a share on a Windows machine using it's IP address\share name from Dolphin.

FWIW ... After installing roughly 6 different linux distros on a workstation and attempting to configure SAMBA on each one as well as join a Windows Domain, I've found openSuSe Linux to be the least problematic while at the same time, having by default the appropriate "tools". That said, it has not been without a struggle. At this point I can easilly access the Linux machine from a Windows workstation yet I am only able to access one of my Windows servers (and none of the workstations) from the Linux machine. Still got some "tweaking" to do....

I shouldn't have to say this but I will anyway. Make sure you back up all your personal files. In addition, document all you various logins ... things like banking, webistes you visit that require login, etc. Don't forget your email and contacts ... make sure it's all "exported" into a format that can be imported by Thunderbird or Evolution as these are the email/contact client apps used in Linux.

Oh great, just what I wanted ...

LOL ... everything is "easier said than done"

Migrating to a newer version of a Microsoft product is one thing but moving to a totally different OS and applications is another. In the case of Microsoft, there are a lot of things to consider before a person upgrades. If switching to Linux, multiply those considerations 10 times minimum. In my case, the first thing I'm testing for is "can I use a Linux box as a file server?" ... answer=Yes Next is, "can I use it as an IntRanet server"? ... answer=yes The above "yes" answers are based on me having set it up and making it work in a test environment. That takes time and a whole lotta scouring the net. Then I have to look at the desktop workstations. Will current "in-house developed" applications run in Linux? answer=NO Will Enterprise apps run in Linux? There are a lot out there and many companies use a variety of them to run their business. Ok, so now what? ... Linux OS and Virtual machine running windows? ... might as well just stick with Windows. Redevelop the apps? ... well, I am working on that for us but still a long way off. Thankfully we don't use any Enterprise apps. Finally, can I use Linux servers as Domain Controllers and LDAP, DHCP, and DNS ? Apparently, but this I have yet to test. This is the kind of information/knowledge a person needs to be armed with in order to present a solid case to management. I'm lucky here because management would like nothing better if I could move everything to Linux.

Actually, there is a LOT of available info on the net. For example... http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/best-linux-distro-five-we-recommend-1090058 What I can say is this .... Most of them are pretty straight forward to install with graphical, guided installers. Once installed, you generally have to go thru an update process and that sometimes takes a while. After that, if you need to install anything extra, they all have "package" managers that will go out to the net and get/install this and that. Sometimes; however, you will need to open a "terminal" and type commands to get things to work. These commands are generally spelled out for you depending on what you're trying to install (they would be listed on the net). For example of the above, I have been configuring SAMBA to allow me to connect to my Linux box from a Windows machine and create/edit files, etc. This requires some typing of commands. Yes, there are graphical interfaces to do this but in my experience I've generally wound up having to do the "command line" thing in order to get it to work right .... kinda like DOS in the old days. You can see the commands and steps here .... http://www.unixmen.com/install-and-configure-samba-server-on-opensuse-13-1/ I've also messed things up pretty good too and had to do a complete re-install so I highly recommend everyone to do a backup of your data before "messing around". I'll add more as I think of it later.

As I've said in other threads, I've been "tinkering" with Linux distros since around 1998 or so. I switched to using Linux Mint full time (instead of Windows) last year on my home computer. Currently I'm testing various Linux distros at work in the hopes of moving all our servers and workstations over to Linux. In the process, I came across RoboLinux (http://www.robolinux.org/) ... this is a very slick OS based on Debian. It's easy to install, fast, and has a really cool, easy to maneouver desktop. It has pretty much everything a home user would want. Check it out ... I just dumped Linux Mint in favor of RoboLinux on my home PC. Oh, and BTW, with Linux, you will never have to worry about viruses again! Finally, as some of you may not know, I am in the IT biz and have been for over 25 years.

I so wanted to take my mom-in-law (Nina's mom) for a ride but timing never seemed to work out (she lived far away). Unfortunately, and regrettably, I will never get that opportunity now as she passed on 2 years ago. Do it before you can't guys!

http://gnli.christianpost.com/video/this-is-simply-impossible-but-it-happens-in-this-video-do-you-know-how-28315

I had similar issue with my '87 right around 165 km/h ... I found if I spread my knees out into the wind, the wobble would stop. Never had that issue on my '85 tho. Had it up to 210 km/h and no instability at all.

Yes, geographically speaking but you will NEVER hear a Canadian refer to themselves as an American ... no no no ...

I'm "un American" so Happy President's Day!

No holiday here. Some provinces have a "provincial" holiday but not here in BC. We had our "family day" last Monday. I think Alberta, Ontairo and Saskatchewan have their family day today. Manitoba it's Louis Riel day. No specific "Canada wide" holiday tho. But thanks for thinking of us