The author also doesn't understand (or refuses to acknowledge) the different definitions of "free," and as such, misses some of the major points of why more and more people are using FOSS.
"No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun--for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax--This won't hurt" -- Hunter S. Thompson, suicide note.
Check out OnForce.com. They look for people in your area to do one-off installs, change out UPS batteries, run cable, update virus programs; all kinds of things that make more sense to hire someone knowledgeable one time than to keep people on staff "just in case."
I used these folks in my last gig to do field work all over the country...cheaper than flying someone out to do it.
Uh, duh, nooo, I don't. If you had read a bit more carefully, you would have noticed that I said the UPS clicked and faulted even with nothing plugged into it. I.E., no load.
So, your snarkiness isn't quite as effective when you don't pay attention.
I do believe you're right. And this thing is about two years old. I guess it's time for new one. Maybe it should have been named the "Conext 900 POS.";-)
I'm an old guy, so I pretty much already have the vast majority of "my music" on CDs, ripped to ogg files. Anything new I come across these days that actually interests me will more often than not be a bootleg. Should something come up that should want to purchase, I'll do my damnedest to find it on ebay, or in a pawn shop, before I'll enrich those SOB's coffers.
Yes, this is a smaller model, the ML-2571N, but the same (in)famous Samsung current draw.
BTW, the printer is not plugged into the UPS. If I can find a long enough CAT-5, I'm going to move it into another room and see if that makes any difference. Thanks.
I'll look into that. Although I should mention that both the UPS and Tripp-Lite suppressor both have built-in circuit analysis sections, and neither one indicates a problem.
However, resistance between neutral and NEMA ground is about 50 ohms, so I'll check some other rooms, and maybe tighten the connections on the buss-bar in the breaker box. Thanks.
No, the computer does not reboot when yanking the UPS cord from the wall. In that case it goes to battery, just like it should. It's only when I print, or rather, start to print, and the printer element preheats, that the UPS clicks off and then right back on, and the computer reboots then. Again, printer is plugged into a different wall socket, not into the UPS. The UPS test button functions normally, as does the initial test when you first power up the UPS.
Sorry, my attempt at levity. Of course it's a UPS, but since it is allowing the computer to reset whenever I print, it's really more of an IPS. In other words, it's pretty much useless to me right now.;-)
If I yank the UPS power cord, it goes to battery with nary a hiccup. There is something about the high current draw of the printer on the line voltage that messes with it. When the printer warms up, the UPS never goes to battery, but just loses power (or voltage level drops too low) to the computer. Very odd.
Hi. Thanks. But, um, in my post I wrote "The printer, btw, is NOT plugged into the UPS."
I don't understand how the printer could yank the line voltage down so that the UPS faults, and yet a computer plugged directly into the wall can handle it. Unless my computer's power supply buffers better than the UPS.
Maybe I'm not explaining it well enough. If I plug my computer into the UPS, and plug the printer into a different wall outlet in the room, when I print, I hear the UPS click, and then the computer resets. If I unplug the computer from the UPS, and then plug the computer into yet another wall outlet, when I print the UPS still clicks (with nothing plugged into it), but the computer is fine.
Printer is plugged into a reasonably high-end Tripp-Lite Isobar suppressor (but acts the same without it).
Here's question for you all. I have a cheap Conext (made by APC) IPS. Yes, it's an interruptible power supply. It used to work fine, but once I added a Samsung b/w laser printer, whenever the printer's heating element first comes on, the UPS drops out immediately and the computer restarts. Even put a new battery in it; no help. The printer, btw, is NOT plugged into the UPS. The line voltage appears to get yanked down just momentarily and the computer ignores it, when off the UPS. The UPS, with nothing plugged in to it, always clicks off then back on once during the printer's warm-up cycle. Is the UPS just too small (900 AVR)?
Okay, I left out "binaries." Still, filtering for "erotica" results in zero newsgroups. Seriously, did I pick the wrong NNTP provider, or are they all like that?
Apparently not just the ISPs' version of Usenet is watered down. I just signed up with newsdemon.com, and there is absolutely NO alt.erotica.* newsgroups. Is this normal for third-party NNTP providers?
...using nom de plumes! Or pseudonyms, if you will. Americans enjoy a rich history of allegedly seditious writings created under aliases. Have these people never heard of the Federalist Papers? Do they not know from what the United States of America and its Constitution were born?
This will set a scary precedent, indeed.
That noise you're hearing? It's Thomas Jefferson spinning in his grave.
Sounds like the laptop was never re-imaged before being issued to this guy. DIA's IT department should be held directly accountable. Giving a person someone else's used machine without a new image is unacceptable. DIA needs to step up, apologize, and compensate him. Period.
And he needs to figure out that his "friends" that abandoned him, weren't.
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The author also doesn't understand (or refuses to acknowledge) the different definitions of "free," and as such, misses some of the major points of why more and more people are using FOSS.
"No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun--for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax--This won't hurt" -- Hunter S. Thompson, suicide note.
Check out OnForce.com. They look for people in your area to do one-off installs, change out UPS batteries, run cable, update virus programs; all kinds of things that make more sense to hire someone knowledgeable one time than to keep people on staff "just in case."
I used these folks in my last gig to do field work all over the country...cheaper than flying someone out to do it.
And remember kids, marijuana grows breasts on men! It's true! I saw it in a movie in the sixties!
Is the UPS just too small (900 AVR)?
Duh? You think it might?
Uh, duh, nooo, I don't. If you had read a bit more carefully, you would have noticed that I said the UPS clicked and faulted even with nothing plugged into it. I.E., no load.
So, your snarkiness isn't quite as effective when you don't pay attention.
I do believe you're right. And this thing is about two years old. I guess it's time for new one. Maybe it should have been named the "Conext 900 POS." ;-)
Thanks
Makes sense. Thanks.
I'm an old guy, so I pretty much already have the vast majority of "my music" on CDs, ripped to ogg files. Anything new I come across these days that actually interests me will more often than not be a bootleg. Should something come up that should want to purchase, I'll do my damnedest to find it on ebay, or in a pawn shop, before I'll enrich those SOB's coffers.
Now get off my lawn!
Yes, this is a smaller model, the ML-2571N, but the same (in)famous Samsung current draw.
BTW, the printer is not plugged into the UPS. If I can find a long enough CAT-5, I'm going to move it into another room and see if that makes any difference. Thanks.
I'll look into that. Although I should mention that both the UPS and Tripp-Lite suppressor both have built-in circuit analysis sections, and neither one indicates a problem.
However, resistance between neutral and NEMA ground is about 50 ohms, so I'll check some other rooms, and maybe tighten the connections on the buss-bar in the breaker box. Thanks.
No, the computer does not reboot when yanking the UPS cord from the wall. In that case it goes to battery, just like it should. It's only when I print, or rather, start to print, and the printer element preheats, that the UPS clicks off and then right back on, and the computer reboots then. Again, printer is plugged into a different wall socket, not into the UPS. The UPS test button functions normally, as does the initial test when you first power up the UPS.
Sorry, my attempt at levity. Of course it's a UPS, but since it is allowing the computer to reset whenever I print, it's really more of an IPS. In other words, it's pretty much useless to me right now. ;-)
If I yank the UPS power cord, it goes to battery with nary a hiccup. There is something about the high current draw of the printer on the line voltage that messes with it. When the printer warms up, the UPS never goes to battery, but just loses power (or voltage level drops too low) to the computer. Very odd.
Thanks for responding; please see my reply to Reziac.
Hi. Thanks. But, um, in my post I wrote "The printer, btw, is NOT plugged into the UPS."
I don't understand how the printer could yank the line voltage down so that the UPS faults, and yet a computer plugged directly into the wall can handle it. Unless my computer's power supply buffers better than the UPS.
Maybe I'm not explaining it well enough. If I plug my computer into the UPS, and plug the printer into a different wall outlet in the room, when I print, I hear the UPS click, and then the computer resets. If I unplug the computer from the UPS, and then plug the computer into yet another wall outlet, when I print the UPS still clicks (with nothing plugged into it), but the computer is fine.
Printer is plugged into a reasonably high-end Tripp-Lite Isobar suppressor (but acts the same without it).
Well, duh. Thank you Captain Obvious.
Here's question for you all. I have a cheap Conext (made by APC) IPS. Yes, it's an interruptible power supply. It used to work fine, but once I added a Samsung b/w laser printer, whenever the printer's heating element first comes on, the UPS drops out immediately and the computer restarts. Even put a new battery in it; no help. The printer, btw, is NOT plugged into the UPS. The line voltage appears to get yanked down just momentarily and the computer ignores it, when off the UPS. The UPS, with nothing plugged in to it, always clicks off then back on once during the printer's warm-up cycle. Is the UPS just too small (900 AVR)?
Okay, I left out "binaries." Still, filtering for "erotica" results in zero newsgroups. Seriously, did I pick the wrong NNTP provider, or are they all like that?
Apparently not just the ISPs' version of Usenet is watered down. I just signed up with newsdemon.com, and there is absolutely NO alt.erotica.* newsgroups. Is this normal for third-party NNTP providers?
...using nom de plumes! Or pseudonyms, if you will. Americans enjoy a rich history of allegedly seditious writings created under aliases. Have these people never heard of the Federalist Papers? Do they not know from what the United States of America and its Constitution were born?
This will set a scary precedent, indeed.
That noise you're hearing? It's Thomas Jefferson spinning in his grave.
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Seriously. They do.
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Anyone remember the old SWTPC Tigersaurus kit?
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&q=swtpc+tigersaurus&btnG=Search+Images
Sounds like the laptop was never re-imaged before being issued to this guy. DIA's IT department should be held directly accountable. Giving a person someone else's used machine without a new image is unacceptable. DIA needs to step up, apologize, and compensate him. Period.
And he needs to figure out that his "friends" that abandoned him, weren't.
It's already happening. A tech friend of mine works for a major U.S. wireless telecom, and their MTBF for the average cell phone is less than a year.
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That's Clatus Junkin, a former Circuit Court judge...
You know what they say about people who dislike cats...