Category5.TV Episode 171

Recorded Live December 28, 2010.


  • Installing VirtualBox 4.0 on Linux.
  • Using the Gnome Hamster Applet to track your time.
Notes:
Christy arrived 5 minutes before the show went live, and Hillary had just called in unable to make it for the news, so Christy joined us very impromptu, with no proofreading or prep.

In the rush, Robbie didn't mention about obtaining and registering the VirtualBox public key for apt-secure.  Please follow the directions on the VirtualBox web site in order to add the key to your computer.
This episode is sponsored in part by: Planet Calypso.

Topics Covered:

  • Eric's Bio: soon to make its debut on the Category5.TV web site.
  • Tali makes a surprise visit on the Category5 set to show off her fancy pen.
  • Robbie picked up a cheap DVD player, and it turned out to be really cool--with USB and SD card reader.  SW2300SX.
  • Happy Birthday to Jot.
  • Viewer Question:  What's the best KVM switch to buy to share my monitor with two computers?
  • DSUB (VGA) vs. DVI.
  • The Category5.TV Studio serves good coffee.
  • Viewer Question:  I'd like to limit the bandwidth of my network's devices, such as the WII.  My router doesn't support this.  Do you have something to recommend?
  • A bit about QoS (Quality of Service) and what it does for your network.
  • Viewer Question:  What's the best way to encrypt an entire volume in Ubuntu 10.10?
  • Software Feature:  Tracking your time in Linux using the Hamster applet for Gnome.
  • Installing the Hamster Gnome Applet to track your time.
  • Adding Hamster (Time Tracker) to Gnome Panel.
  • Setting up the Hamster (Time Tracker) preferences.
  • Special Guest:  Christy [Burton] Van Noort joins us to talk about the news.
  • Snow, snow and more snow in Canada.
  • Top Stories from the Category5.TV Newsroom.
  • Eric delivers a snowball to Christy.
  • Viewer Comment:  Thanks for your help with my computer that was slow to boot: you gave me a lot of great information to solve the problem.  It ended up being the hard drive.
  • Feature:  Oracle VirtualBox 4.0.
  • Some notable new features in VirtualBox 4.0.
  • Obtaining and installing VirtualBox 4.0 for Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X.
  • Figuring out which version of Ubuntu you're using, in the terminal.
  • Adding the VirtualBox repository to apt-get.
  • Eric says something about hockey.
  • Viewer Question:  Have you ever heard of Synergy?
  • Viewer Comment:  Not all Canadian's are "puck chasers"!
  • Obtaining the VirtualBox extensions pack.

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    (03:33:08 PM) The topic for #category5 is: www.Category5.TV
    (06:40:13 PM) RobbieF has changed the topic to: www.Category5.TV - VirtualBox 4.0 and tracking your time on Gnome. Don't miss tonight's special broadcast with guest, Christy [Burton] Van Noort!
    (06:59:25 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I should watch video more often
    (06:59:30 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: there's Robbie sipping something
    (06:59:52 PM) labfan: showtime!!
    (07:00:05 PM) raptor222: t-rex888 LOL! ROFL! and running for my life
    (07:00:19 PM) pyrosrock: and were off
    (07:00:21 PM) T-Rex888 is now known as Lock-Ness_Monsto
    (07:00:22 PM) Scorpio55 [~ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] entered the room.
    (07:01:19 PM) Lock-Ness_Monsto: RobbieF, Get Eric logged into chatroom!
    (07:01:28 PM) raptor222: no green screen
    (07:01:42 PM) ardian [~ardian@fedora/ardian] entered the room.
    (07:01:49 PM) Ledzep: Greetings all.
    (07:02:01 PM) G_Dog1985_: lol
    (07:02:02 PM) agamotto [~ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] entered the room.
    (07:02:02 PM) ardian: Hi alket
    (07:02:18 PM) alket: hi ardian , im having low internet connection
    (07:02:43 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: EricKidd just came dangerously close to singing some Pookie Hudson
    (07:02:49 PM) Lock-Ness_Monsto: I hope Robbie got the subject of that sentence, I didn't..
    (07:02:52 PM) Lock-Ness_Monsto is now known as Gadwil
    (07:02:59 PM) ardian: what's up
    (07:03:13 PM) SammySez: is Christy in chat?
    (07:03:13 PM) alket: wheres the green screen
    (07:03:39 PM) Gadwil: alket, behind the brown one.
    (07:03:52 PM) Gadwil: I think Eric is scarred of the chatroom.
    (07:04:03 PM) GoodGuy [~ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] entered the room.
    (07:04:04 PM) raptor222: erickidd going grunge
    (07:04:07 PM) Gadwil: RobbieF, Nvidia GTS 450.
    (07:04:14 PM) Knysliux001 [4e38bf3a@gateway/web/freenode/ip.78.56.191.58] entered the room.
    (07:04:18 PM) Gadwil: That was my geek gift.
    (07:04:21 PM) pyrosrock: RobbieF Minecraft Magnets
    (07:04:38 PM) SammySez: I was up until 3:15am installing RockBox on my Sansa Fuze. RockBox fookin' rocks!
    (07:05:09 PM) Gadwil: SammySez, I am not sure what to say to that. Super close though.
    (07:05:09 PM) Ledzep: Robbie does it play x.264
    (07:05:20 PM) Knysliux001 is now known as Knysliux
    (07:05:21 PM) ***agamotto bows
    (07:05:24 PM) agamotto: Hallo, all
    (07:05:26 PM) Gadwil: Hello Agamotto!
    (07:05:42 PM) _Jot_: Thanks Robbie :)
    (07:05:51 PM) _Jot_: hey Christy
    (07:05:53 PM) _Jot_: hi Johannes
    (07:05:55 PM) _Jot_: hi Eric
    (07:05:59 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Hi agamotto
    (07:06:20 PM) ardian left the room (quit: Quit: Leaving).
    (07:06:34 PM) Guest_6471 [43f2ae9b@gateway/web/freenode/ip.67.242.174.155] entered the room.
    (07:06:39 PM) agamotto: Did everyone enjoy their solstice?
    (07:06:39 PM) big_balls [4580e1cd@gateway/web/freenode/ip.69.128.225.205] entered the room.
    (07:07:08 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: agamotto: I didn't notice. I haven't left the house since Saturday night.
    (07:07:10 PM) Valpenone left the room (quit: Ping timeout: 265 seconds).
    (07:07:15 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Unless you count the driveway
    (07:07:22 PM) ***agamotto chuckles
    (07:07:37 PM) pyrosrock: u can get dvi ones just reli expensive!!!!!
    (07:07:44 PM) agamotto: In our neighborhood, we dug out paths to each other's house
    (07:07:45 PM) SammySez: borrowed the GF's US Cellular cell card from her Windows laptop, plugged into my Ubuntu netbook, fired right up - no software - no drivers - no hassles
    (07:07:47 PM) pyrosrock: coz iv been looking
    (07:08:00 PM) labfan: anyone else get a Roku box for christmas?
    (07:08:05 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: agamotto: The city didn't plow my street till this evening. The snow ended early monday morning
    (07:08:11 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: labfan: No, but I own one
    (07:08:18 PM) agamotto: SammySez- really? wow....
    (07:08:40 PM) labfan: i got the xds model,very nice
    (07:08:43 PM) ardian [~ardian@fedora/ardian] entered the room.
    (07:09:10 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: labfan: I have the original HD model, but I'm switching to the XD and giving my HD to my parents as a gift. They need the older connectors.
    (07:09:19 PM) agamotto: Moline plowed.. right onto and over some, cars.
    (07:09:21 PM) calhydro: Robbie: I got a Bamboo Tablet, now I'm editing photos like a pro does GIMP support tablets yet!
    (07:09:35 PM) SammySez: when you plug the card in, Ubuntu pops up a window, asking what cell provider you use with a drop down list of about 20 providers if I recall. Pick one and viola! you're on the web
    (07:09:39 PM) labfan: they seem to work like a charm Gadget
    (07:09:41 PM) Knysliux is now known as Knysliux001
    (07:09:45 PM) Gadwil: calhydro, What OS is on the tablet?
    (07:09:49 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: agamotto: My parents generously loaned me their car. Mine can't handle this weather.
    (07:10:04 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: labfan: It's a great piece of hardware, especially for the price.
    (07:10:11 PM) agamotto: SammySez- Wow, another neat thing most people don't know about
    (07:10:12 PM) labfan: agreed
    (07:10:45 PM) calhydro: You and can get a gender changers to allow use of KVM
    (07:10:59 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I always found the name Gender changer to be odd.
    (07:11:20 PM) agamotto: GadgetWisdomGuru- mine does well, save for the need to warm up the tranny if I want to go faster than 45 at first
    (07:11:21 PM) SammySez: with my Verizon smart-phone running Windoze 6.5 Mobile no less, even that requires special software installed on XP in order to tether. I plug the same phone into any ubuntu machine, and I don't touch a thing - bam! on the web
    (07:11:36 PM) agamotto: I prefer gender-bender
    (07:11:37 PM) calhydro: I use Belkin Soho Swithces
    (07:11:37 PM) pyrosrock: RobbieF EricKidd is there a way to run 2 hd's in RAID 0 and have them accesable in win 7 and ubuntu?
    (07:11:38 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: agamotto: My heat is busted.
    (07:11:58 PM) Gadwil: Pyrosrock, Why would you want RAID 0?
    (07:12:10 PM) pyrosrock: coz i want speed
    (07:12:11 PM) Gadwil: calhydro, GIMP on Tablet, what Tablet are you referring too?
    (07:12:20 PM) pyrosrock: dont care about my data
    (07:12:29 PM) agamotto: My tranny just doesn't like to go anywhere fast when it has to start up around 0 or colder
    (07:12:32 PM) Gadwil: pyrosrock, exactly, data is the important part.
    (07:12:51 PM) ilan [ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] entered the room.
    (07:12:55 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: "Funny, Eric never takes a second cup of coffee at home..."
    (07:12:58 PM) pyrosrock: Gadwill no i have no inportant data
    (07:13:01 PM) Gadwil: So long as you are using a hardware RAID option, I don't see why it would work out-of-the-box.
    (07:13:02 PM) GoodGuy: I have an Iogear KVM switch from a garage sale.. works great
    (07:13:06 PM) Pingutech [52a6ec12@gateway/web/freenode/ip.82.166.236.18] entered the room.
    (07:13:08 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Sorry, bad old reference.
    (07:13:18 PM) GoodGuy: Mine is VGA-PS2
    (07:13:22 PM) Pingutech: hello from Israel!
    (07:13:30 PM) Gadwil: hello Pingutech.
    (07:13:34 PM) agamotto: Shalom
    (07:13:36 PM) GoodGuy: Shalom Pingutech
    (07:13:39 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Pingutech: I've been meaning to stop by.
    (07:13:45 PM) pyrosrock: Gadwill i have a raid controller in my motherboard but not linux compatible
    (07:13:59 PM) Pingutech: thanks all
    (07:14:02 PM) Pingutech: Shalom!
    (07:14:12 PM) Gadwil: pyrosrock, if it doesn't support Linux, then it may not work at all since it would be raid.
    (07:14:16 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Pingutech: Where in israel, out of curiousity?
    (07:14:17 PM) Pingutech: I finally made it to the show - awake!
    (07:14:18 PM) calhydro: Not a Tablet Computer Input Tablet & Pen for Editing and Drawing i.e. http://www.wacom.com/bamboo/bamboo_fun.php?gclid=CPeA2pCXkKYCFUlN4Aod53pfow
    (07:14:22 PM) Gadwil: I would buy ad addon card for RAID.
    (07:14:30 PM) Pingutech: it's 2.15 am
    (07:14:41 PM) Pingutech: Haifa
    (07:14:47 PM) raptor222: pingutech, sating up until 2 am isnt that hard!!!
    (07:14:48 PM) Gadwil: calhydro, that depends on your OS then, since that tablet is just input.
    (07:14:48 PM) pyrosrock: no coz when the drives are not in raid they all work
    (07:14:49 PM) Pingutech: Are you here too?
    (07:15:05 PM) Gadwil: GIMP will take all input, that makes it so the pen is like the mouse.
    (07:15:21 PM) raptor222: yep
    (07:15:22 PM) agamotto: Pingutech- just coming in from the disco?
    (07:15:29 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Pingutech: No. But I have relatives there. Well, not in Haifa.
    (07:15:34 PM) calhydro: I use GIMP on both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.10
    (07:15:42 PM) Gadwil: Pyrosrock, Yea, when NOT in RAID, but if you then put them into RAID, and it isn't Linux compatable, then Linux won't see it as RAID.
    (07:15:44 PM) Pingutech: raptor222: It is if you have to 4 year old kids that wake you up by 5.30 am
    (07:16:01 PM) raptor222: tu che pingutech
    (07:16:11 PM) pyrosrock: Gadwill no linux just dosent see the drives at all
    (07:16:26 PM) pyrosrock: but win7 thinks it is one drive
    (07:16:46 PM) SammySez: DDWRT rulz
    (07:16:59 PM) Knysliux001: pyrosrock: you can try software raid
    (07:17:05 PM) Gadwil: pyrosrock, exactly, due to RAID, the card is saying " These drives are RAID " not EIDE or AHCI which is what Linux would look for then.
    (07:17:18 PM) pyrosrock: SammySez both of my routers are DDWRT incompatible
    (07:17:19 PM) Pingutech: can anyone help me with configuring a UPS connected via USB to my Ubuntu Lucid
    (07:17:19 PM) Dosbomber: Voluntarily stopping the bit flow from the Internet? You may as well stop the flow of blood in your veins... :P
    (07:17:28 PM) Gadwil: I would search your RAID card and then look for a linux driver/work-around from there.
    (07:17:46 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Pingutech: What brand?
    (07:17:58 PM) pyrosrock: Knysliux001 but are there any that work in win7 and ubuntu?
    (07:18:00 PM) SammySez: try tomato?
    (07:18:06 PM) SammySez: err... he just mentioned it
    (07:18:12 PM) Gadwil: Windows can see RAID cards like that since most built-in RAID's are built just for windows, whereas actual addon cards are built for both.
    (07:18:20 PM) agamotto: Dosbomber- i use QoS to set my parent's boxen to 1.5Mbps, so I can have the other 1.5 free for my use
    (07:18:22 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Pingutech: Either way, look into nut
    (07:18:25 PM) raptor222: pingutech if its the usual stuff sold in israel probably no one knows how (try asking the manufacturer)
    (07:18:29 PM) Pingutech: The box says Laserline Hornet 1000VA
    (07:18:35 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Never heard of it
    (07:18:38 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Laserline?
    (07:18:41 PM) Pingutech: lsusb says Agilar Inc
    (07:18:47 PM) SammySez: personally love IPcop myself
    (07:19:12 PM) raptor222: hey everybody the UPS that are sold in israel are locally manufactured
    (07:19:13 PM) Gadwil: RobbieF, Can you please ask EricKidd if he knows what the " /usr " folder is for?
    (07:19:33 PM) Gadwil: I prefer a smoothwall biuld... Currently saving roughly $200 to purchase parts for a DIY router.
    (07:19:38 PM) pyrosrock: Gadwill i will have to look but most iv seen in oz are reli expensive like all tec stuf in oz
    (07:19:53 PM) Gadwil: pyrosrock, exactly, but they will work in each OS.
    (07:20:02 PM) Pingutech: could't make it work wit nut...
    (07:20:05 PM) Gadwil: or French.
    (07:20:10 PM) pyrosrock: yeah have to look in to it Gadwill
    (07:20:13 PM) Pingutech: any specific guide I can follow?
    (07:20:35 PM) Pingutech: I cannot find out which driver to use
    (07:20:37 PM) agamotto: Lewees
    (07:20:45 PM) Gadwil: See episode 158 before you say " no data "
    (07:21:07 PM) agamotto: One is my name, the other is not.
    (07:21:24 PM) calhydro: ISP caps are like going to a All You Can Eat Buffet, but the plates are the size of a teacup saucer
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    (07:21:48 PM) Pingutech: Happy holiday for you guys!
    (07:21:52 PM) Pingutech: BTW
    (07:21:52 PM) Gadwil: calhydro, I have no cap... so far used about 160GB just this month.
    (07:22:00 PM) agamotto: calhydro- It is usually the case of 3% ruining it for everyone else
    (07:22:11 PM) codeblue [626d7be9@gateway/web/freenode/ip.98.109.123.233] entered the room.
    (07:22:13 PM) pyrosrock: Gadwill the other thing is i dont know if there are any raid cards that run SATA3 like my drives
    (07:22:18 PM) nimi_erkki [~ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] entered the room.
    (07:22:27 PM) codeblue: ROBBIE - where is the green screen tonight?
    (07:22:31 PM) Gadwil: pyrosrock, Are these HDD or SSDs?
    (07:22:39 PM) GoodGuy: It's more likely Netflix agamotto,... ISP's have On-Demand and Netflix competes
    (07:22:57 PM) agamotto: Our house chews through an average of 72Gb per month, now that both parents are fetching shows/vodcasts
    (07:22:58 PM) pyrosrock: they are caviar black hdd
    (07:23:05 PM) GoodGuy: They want to limit usage to cut them out
    (07:23:17 PM) calhydro: Hey do caps count your upload as well as download data?
    (07:23:29 PM) Gadwil: pyrosrock, then don't worry about SATA3, as you wont' even begin to reach SATA2 speeds.
    (07:23:44 PM) agamotto: GoodGuy- Ah, I thought you were speaking of caps for other reasons
    (07:23:47 PM) calhydro: Robbie: After sucessfully running Ubunto 10.10 RC I did a clean install of 10.10 final release and now I can't get Network Manager to auto load the ethernet connection. Had to manually add the connection. I have seen threads saying this a problem when upgrading from 10.4, but I did a clean install, any ideas.
    (07:24:00 PM) agamotto: calhydro- usually not
    (07:24:01 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Pingutech: What holiday?
    (07:24:07 PM) pyrosrock: Gadwill i dont know about that iv found sata 3 faster even with those drives
    (07:24:19 PM) Valpenone [59a01f5e@gateway/web/freenode/ip.89.160.31.94] entered the room.
    (07:24:33 PM) pyrosrock: Gadwill Espescialy with small files
    (07:24:34 PM) GoodGuy: I think others were, but I believe the ISP's like Comcast dont want to supply Netflix bandwidth to take their sales
    (07:24:59 PM) raptor222: pingutech, just did a google search for laserline hornet and agikar inc and didnt found anything, it's completley possible that it's impossible to make this UPS to work in ubuntu
    (07:25:04 PM) Gadwil: HDD's are limited by their ability to retrieve data. Since they have an upgraded board for transfer, that may help a bit, but nothing super fast like an SSD from SATA2 to 3.
    (07:25:17 PM) agamotto: They want to supply it, they just want Netfilx to pay extra for it, hence the fun with net neutrality
    (07:25:26 PM) GoodGuy: Yes
    (07:25:38 PM) calhydro: Comcast give you a 250gb cap, but the streaming of video can reach that pretty fast.
    (07:25:42 PM) Pingutech: here is my lsusb
    (07:25:46 PM) Pingutech: Bus 005 Device 002: ID 05b8:0000 Agiler, Inc.
    (07:25:53 PM) Gadwil: calhydro, Perhaps a re-install. I have this issue and that always fixes it for me.
    (07:25:54 PM) SammySez: Net Neutrality is the warm and fuzzy wrapping to government regulation of free speech. wait and see.
    (07:25:57 PM) Valpenone: my comp died :(
    (07:26:22 PM) ***Dosbomber nods at SammySez
    (07:26:25 PM) pyrosrock: Gadwill i know but with files under the 64m chache it is reli quick because all coppied to chache
    (07:26:29 PM) GoodGuy: So far I havent gotten a letter from Comcast and I d/l a fair amt of shows on Miro plus several Linux distros
    (07:26:37 PM) pyrosrock: then writen
    (07:27:03 PM) Pingutech: I just want is to have the battery tab in the Power Manager on my desktop, like I have on my Netbook
    (07:27:07 PM) agamotto: GoodGuy- yah, but that is downloading, which perversely, uses LESS data that streaming does
    (07:27:17 PM) pyrosrock: Gadwill have u been to the Beta forum recently?
    (07:27:30 PM) Gadwil: pyroscrock, Just before the show yea.
    (07:27:33 PM) Ledzep: Any body know what kind of a dock Robbie is using
    (07:27:40 PM) GoodGuy: Running Lucid Puppy under VirtualBox is annoying... It messes up the screen sizes for mouse usage etc
    (07:27:41 PM) agamotto: AWN
    (07:27:44 PM) Dosbomber left the room (quit: Quit: ChatZilla 0.9.86 [Firefox 3.6.13/20101203075014]).
    (07:28:05 PM) calhydro: During the installation process check list the internet connection category is x out so codecs a, updates and third party apps can't be downloaded
    (07:28:11 PM) GoodGuy: I was going to guess AWN also since its in Perfectbuntu
    (07:28:33 PM) raptor222: pingutech here is the manufacturers site http://agiler.us/productos.php#cat49
    (07:28:42 PM) Gadwil: ledzep, I believe it is Avant-Window-Navigator or AWN for Robbie's dock.
    (07:28:55 PM) Ledzep: ty very much
    (07:29:07 PM) ***agamotto chuckles VLC's taskbar icon has a Santa hat
    (07:29:12 PM) alket left the room (quit: Read error: Operation timed out).
    (07:30:03 PM) Gadwil: calhydro, Did you check the MD5 has of your ISO vs the Sum provided to make sure your disk is good? and what type of connection is it?
    (07:31:02 PM) dman810 [62d19c3e@gateway/web/freenode/ip.98.209.156.62] entered the room.
    (07:31:38 PM) calhydro: Burned and Verified two ISO(s) its a wired connection that worked prefect with the 10.10 rc
    (07:32:00 PM) agamotto: Weird
    (07:32:10 PM) Gadwil: Calhydro, Are you behind a router or directly to your modem?
    (07:33:20 PM) calhydro: I'm behind a router, DHCP is on and worked fine with the 10.10 rc
    (07:33:37 PM) pyrosrock: where is the news?
    (07:33:44 PM) Gadwil: Ok, so that should be all fine... I would have no idea why it won't auto connect then.
    (07:33:50 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: New York City has been hit with the 6th worst blizzard in its history.
    (07:33:56 PM) Gadwil: Every time I have that issue with any OS i just re-install.
    (07:33:59 PM) Pingutech: raptor222: it doesn't show on the list
    (07:34:01 PM) thiebaude [~ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ] entered the room.
    (07:34:03 PM) agamotto: yay!!!! Christy!
    (07:34:03 PM) Yazid: Hi Christie
    (07:34:13 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Stargate Universe has been canceled.
    (07:34:32 PM) agamotto: GadgetWisdomGuru- yes, apparently no one cares if they make it back
    (07:34:33 PM) Gadwil: GWG, And you are in the midldle of it somewhere.
    (07:34:34 PM) labfan: bye Kidder
    (07:34:39 PM) dman810: Hello GoodGuy
    (07:34:46 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Gadwil: Yes. Been stuck at home for days
    (07:34:48 PM) SammySez: sacked
    (07:34:51 PM) raptor222: pingutech can you tell under what brand it was sold
    (07:34:51 PM) GoodGuy: Hi dmn
    (07:34:54 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Going to try to get off the block tomorrow
    (07:34:55 PM) GoodGuy: dman810
    (07:35:01 PM) Yazid: Welcome Back
    (07:35:05 PM) agamotto: Which, I assume means at least two more wrestling shows
    (07:35:16 PM) thiebaude left the room.
    (07:35:38 PM) _Jot_: hey Christy, it's so cold here, that's news, we had a white christmas
    (07:35:48 PM) calhydro: Hey we have a Stargate in Detroit: See it here http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.328108,-83.044883&spn=0,359.999013&t=h&z=20&layer=c&cbll=42.328267,-83.045118&panoid=Hjtz4teF55kAJ5eNOHOjRQ&cbp=12,153.91,,0,-6.82
    (07:35:48 PM) Gadwil: ROBBIEF STOP HER!
    (07:35:54 PM) pyrosrock: no snow here :(
    (07:36:06 PM) agamotto: Yes, we wouldn't want CBC stalking her, waiting to see her cuss or something!
    (07:36:11 PM) Gadwil: I want to move now.
    (07:36:15 PM) codeblue: Yes - NJ has enjoyed 30+ inches in some places
    (07:36:17 PM) GoodGuy: First White Christmas in Atlanta GA in 100 yrs.. said on MNF
    (07:36:20 PM) Ledzep: We hardly have any snow in my area of Quebec. East of Mtl.
    (07:36:27 PM) Gatorman: It was even snowing here in Florida
    (07:36:28 PM) SammySez: and global warmists STILL claim it is due to global warming. heh - go figure.
    (07:36:29 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Note to self...don't move to Vancouver
    (07:36:33 PM) Pingutech: I have 66 F in Haifa, israel
    (07:36:33 PM) Gadwil: calhydro, for links that long, please use a shortener.
    (07:36:34 PM) labfan: Victoria BC?
    (07:36:40 PM) agamotto: 18F and clear here in Moline!
    (07:36:44 PM) ***agamotto chuckles
    (07:36:51 PM) New_Uby left the room (quit: Quit: Page closed).
    (07:36:59 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I'm thinking of moving to Florida
    (07:37:03 PM) Gadwil: This isn't news... these kinds of holes are all over MS products.
    (07:37:06 PM) SammySez: Vancouver is a beautiful city. Lived there a few years ago.
    (07:37:27 PM) GoodGuy: It was 28 this morning according to a friend in FL
    (07:37:27 PM) labfan: 27 F Niagara Falls USA
    (07:37:31 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: SammySez: I want to live somewhere where it is 50-60 all year round.
    (07:37:32 PM) G_Dog1985_: lol
    (07:37:36 PM) GoodGuy: 58 later in the afternoon
    (07:37:38 PM) G_Dog1985_: i have none
    (07:37:38 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: That's Fahrenheit
    (07:37:42 PM) calhydro: Shorten Link: http://tinyurl.com/DetroitStarGate
    (07:37:56 PM) raptor222: around 20C here in sderot
    (07:37:57 PM) Gadwil: Thank you calhydro.
    (07:37:57 PM) Yazid: 30 in Clifton NJ
    (07:38:02 PM) G_Dog1985_: oh that snow EricKidd
    (07:38:32 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Bey-zos
    (07:38:32 PM) agamotto: neat
    (07:38:46 PM) SammySez: GWG: vancouver is relatively mild year around in comparison to more inland areas though
    (07:38:47 PM) codeblue: NJ in the house !
    (07:38:48 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: And the history is the 3 years since the Kindle was released.
    (07:38:55 PM) Gadwil: VK7HSE, Do you happen to be around?
    (07:39:34 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Disclaimer: Author of this news story owns a Kindle
    (07:39:50 PM) agamotto: I think I will still wait for the color E-ink screens
    (07:39:52 PM) Gadwil: GWG, No one cares, we all know it is a good product.
    (07:39:53 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Fro-yo. Not Froy-yo
    (07:40:00 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Gadwil: Thank you
    (07:40:07 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: But I don't want the FTC after me
    (07:40:35 PM) mandov [6359c15f@gateway/web/freenode/ip.99.89.193.95] entered the room.
    (07:41:07 PM) mandov: hi everyone
    (07:41:08 PM) Ledzep: Be interesting to see what the price on the Samsung will be.
    (07:41:09 PM) agamotto: So, in short, it will be a great Skype phone
    (07:41:25 PM) SammySez: I wonder what that will go for on eBay now. There are a lotta diehard KodaChrome fans out there
    (07:41:40 PM) Pingutech: raptor222: so you are in Sderot?
    (07:41:50 PM) Gadwil: GWG, All that I just messaged you is simply put a little spew from my rage of opposition to the Net Neutrality bill.
    (07:41:55 PM) raptor222: yes pingutech
    (07:42:00 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: That's the FCC, not the FTC
    (07:42:02 PM) Ledzep: Kodachrome 64 bit
    (07:42:18 PM) Gadwil: ROBBIEF, A screenshot is on the show of the beta site!
    (07:42:26 PM) Pingutech: weird finding another Israeli here...
    (07:42:27 PM) Gadwil: Kill the leaker!
    (07:42:30 PM) pyrosrock: yep its a good site :P
    (07:42:39 PM) calhydro: If Free Its Me
    (07:42:47 PM) agamotto: Pingutech- the internet is a very wide, but close, community
    (07:42:52 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Gadwil: The Federal Trade Commission has nothing to do with net neutrality.
    (07:42:54 PM) _Jot_: so what's the address of that new site?
    (07:42:55 PM) Gadwil: Should jot be excluded from more free stuff?
    (07:43:05 PM) _Jot_: yay, Jot wins!
    (07:43:23 PM) Pingutech: Weather: 66 F in Haifa, israel
    (07:43:24 PM) Gadwil: GWG, I know it is the FCC, but I still think FTC had some hand in it somehow.
    (07:43:30 PM) SammySez: what did Jot win?
    (07:43:51 PM) _Jot_: not sure what I won, but I'm sure I won something since I win all the time
    (07:43:51 PM) raptor222: well pingutech its hard to find a streaming web show, so i am here (somtimes)
    (07:43:52 PM) Gadwil: I am still waiting to be able to download that bill so i can actually read the entire thing.
    (07:43:53 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I have to fly to Israel again. Haven't been since 99
    (07:43:59 PM) Pingutech: wasn't here a Category5 Desktop App?
    (07:44:01 PM) Ledzep: Thanks Christie for the news.
    (07:44:05 PM) agamotto: Christy: dpn'
    (07:44:25 PM) SammySez: poor snowman outside only has one left now
    (07:44:28 PM) Gadwil: Christy is the lady from alpha centarui.
    (07:44:33 PM) agamotto: don't feel so bad, I still occasionally answer my home phone as if i were still working at Home Depot
    (07:44:34 PM) Gadwil: centauri*
    (07:44:35 PM) _Jot_: RobbieF, would you say the weather was interfering?
    (07:44:49 PM) G_Dog1985_: haha i have none of that snow :P
    (07:45:24 PM) Pingutech: GadgetWisdomGuru: Come over, it is nothing like it was back in 99
    (07:45:25 PM) raptor222: yes robbief what is your head's albedo?
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    (07:45:50 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Pingutech: I was barely awake for it in 99. So I'll agree. But I never got to Haifa.
    (07:45:59 PM) SammySez: growing up in WI, we are taught at a very early age to not eat the yellow snow.
    (07:46:09 PM) G_Dog1985_ left the room (quit: Quit: Page closed).
    (07:46:11 PM) agamotto: hahahaahahahah
    (07:46:22 PM) Pingutech: Come over, I'll give you a toor
    (07:46:27 PM) Pingutech: tour
    (07:46:38 PM) Gadwil: Hey, do people in WI not like yellow snow SammySez?
    (07:46:44 PM) ajamison5579: RobbieF point of order it was around before Sun it used to be its own beast
    (07:46:48 PM) Pingutech: I am getting tired.... :-)
    (07:47:06 PM) SammySez: we used to make snowmen then use window cleaner bottles filled with water with food colors added to make blue heads, red shoes etc. pretty cool.
    (07:47:09 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Pingutech: I'm trying. I just won a ticket on El Al, space available.
    (07:47:15 PM) agamotto: EricKidd- Next show, will you wear red plaid in honor of Al from Home Improvement?
    (07:47:20 PM) raptor222: pingutech drink קפה תורכי עלית
    (07:47:46 PM) SammySez: <-- was thinking the same thing as agamotto
    (07:47:50 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: agamotto: You need him to say..."I don't think so, Robbie."
    (07:47:57 PM) ajamison5579: lol
    (07:48:07 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Hi, ajamison5579
    (07:48:08 PM) agamotto: fizzy bubuleh?
    (07:48:11 PM) Gadwil: RobbieF, They are also working out the Virtual Media Manager! Yay.
    (07:48:13 PM) Pingutech: raptor222: bad kind of coffee...
    (07:48:15 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: agamotto: That movie stunk.
    (07:48:20 PM) Pingutech: I drink Landver
    (07:48:42 PM) GoodGuy: I didnt care how they made adding an iso harder to VMM
    (07:48:44 PM) agamotto: GadgetWisdomGuru- agreed, which is why I am happy that I caught it on telly
    (07:48:57 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: I drink authentic Gadget Wisdom Diet Cola and Diet Ginger Ale. Made lovingly in the Gadget Wisdom laboratories.
    (07:49:04 PM) ajamison5579: Hi GWG
    (07:49:05 PM) raptor222: well pingutech it's an acquired taste
    (07:49:11 PM) GoodGuy: I had to attach it to a virtual machine to add the iso and them remove it
    (07:49:18 PM) Gadwil: Please show us how to throttle Robbie, I still havn't found that out yet.
    (07:49:28 PM) Pingutech: raptor222: LOL
    (07:49:33 PM) ajamison5579: RobbieF will it wash and fold my laundry as well?
    (07:49:48 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: Gadwil: you want someone to throttle Robbie? Why? I thought you liked him.
    (07:50:01 PM) agamotto: Only in Planet Calypso
    (07:50:03 PM) SammySez: VirtualBox blows on Windoze since Oracle took over - ugh! Can't keep it running.
    (07:50:17 PM) Gadwil: GWG, I meant how to throttle the VM, but yea, we can Throttle robbie's amount of brain space on earth too.
    (07:50:37 PM) SammySez: Don't click the UPDATES (at least in Windows)
    (07:51:10 PM) Gadwil: SammySez, Odd, Virtualbox always runs just fine in Windows for me.
    (07:51:39 PM) SammySez: totally hosed all my VMs a couple months ago after an upgrade.
    (07:51:43 PM) Pingutech: lbb_release
    (07:51:47 PM) pyrosrock: stumped
    (07:51:48 PM) Gadwil: RobbieF, Just got to " about Ubuntu " in the system menu.
    (07:51:49 PM) howefield: lsb_release
    (07:51:56 PM) ajamison5579: Too much Beta coding
    (07:52:03 PM) labfan: Eric seems quiet tonight
    (07:52:08 PM) SammySez: tried to rebuild from scratch and the same ISOs I used to create VMs the first time fail in the new VB release for me
    (07:52:25 PM) agamotto: He is drowning in the technobable
    (07:52:35 PM) Gadwil: SammySez, very odd.
    (07:52:46 PM) Gadwil: ajamison, Beta coding for what?
    (07:53:01 PM) ajamison5579: Robbief said he was not sure why he blanked
    (07:53:12 PM) Gadwil: Oh
    (07:53:13 PM) ajamison5579: I said because he had too much beta coding
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    (07:53:33 PM) GoodGuy: RobbieF-Hillary: I think I read it should be gksudo gedit .....
    (07:53:52 PM) Gadwil: GoodGuy, Doesn't matter in this enviornment.
    (07:54:14 PM) ajamison5579: goodguy sudo prompts for the password on the command line gksudo prompts via a gui field
    (07:54:16 PM) GoodGuy: I thought the article said it can cause issues in rare cases
    (07:54:19 PM) Gadwil: If you were running it across a network via SSH with X11, then you would want gksu over sudo.
    (07:54:27 PM) agamotto: if memory serves, gksudo would just release the terminal window in this case
    (07:54:55 PM) SammySez: hah!
    (07:55:02 PM) ajamison5579: RobbieF point of order Sun did not create virtualbox
    (07:55:22 PM) ajamison5579: it was an independant project first
    (07:55:49 PM) SammySez: <-- recently discovered the "-X" option in his ssh client and is a big fan of X11 forwarding as a result ;)
    (07:56:11 PM) agamotto: Not all Canadians are puck-chasers!
    (07:56:35 PM) Pingutech: RobbieF: can you help me with my USB UPS?
    (07:56:47 PM) Gadwil: EricKidd, Do you know what the " /usr " folder is for in Linux?
    (07:57:02 PM) agamotto: Just as most Americans aren't into footie.
    (07:57:33 PM) Gadwil: Pingutech, Try emailing him, he may get to it next week.
    (07:58:13 PM) Pingutech: Gadwil: I did - to live@cat5
    (07:58:55 PM) GoodGuy: I had problems getting usb to work on my PC under VB... I unchecked the USB 2.0 controller box and it started working
    (07:58:57 PM) Gadwil: pingutech, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it I hope was the full address you used, and he may have to get around to it next week due to time.
    (07:59:05 PM) EricKidd: Gadwil, i think /usr is typically for user apps and related files
    (07:59:09 PM) GoodGuy: Odd since I have USB 2.0 in this pc
    (07:59:09 PM) agamotto: GoodGuy- interesting
    (07:59:12 PM) SammySez: RockBox on the Sansa Fuze is incredible. Love my Fuze again.
    (07:59:19 PM) ajamison5579: just double click the extention file
    (07:59:23 PM) ajamison5579: at least in windows
    (07:59:47 PM) labfan: Happy New Year everyone!!
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    (07:59:58 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru: BRB. Have to reboot my system. Something is acting odd.
    (07:59:59 PM) Pingutech: Gadwil: I did
    (08:00:02 PM) agamotto: EricKidd- Good guess, but too logical. Universal System Resources for some reason
    (08:00:02 PM) calhydro: Cool See Yea Week
    (08:00:06 PM) Valpenone: labfan: you too
    (08:00:06 PM) GadgetWisdomGuru left the room.
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    (08:00:08 PM) pyrosrock: so jan 2nd 4 me
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    (08:00:22 PM) GoodGuy: Happy New Year everyone
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    (08:00:30 PM) Yazid: Happy New Year! Good Night All
    (08:00:37 PM) SammySez: laterz
    (08:00:40 PM) agamotto: Fleece nachos todd!
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    (08:00:42 PM) Gadwil: RobbieF, Loved the video during credits.
    (08:00:54 PM) labfan: nite all
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+1 #1 Gadwil 2011-01-04 21:09
It was great seeing Christy on the show again, and glad to hear officially about her marriage, Congrats! Also it was good to find out about some new features in Virtualbox 4, even though I have been using it since Beta 1!
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