HP inkjet 5550. It did print ok from the XP computer, until the latest tests, and now all it'll print is the gibberish, hence the time-out.
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You know, all this time I thought "sudo" meant "super-user do" but it really means "switch users during operation." Boringer.
Says who?
You disagree? I think super-user do makes more sense, myself.
Speaking of which, I'm trying to follow their instructions to install Alfresco, and I'm coming up blocked when I try to do apt-get install xvfb
because I get the error Failed to fetch http:/ /security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.3.0.0.dfsg-12ubuntu8.3_i386.deb
. Which is reasonable, because it's not there. 8.4_i386.deb is there, though. Anyone know anything about this "dummy X server required for openoffice.org"? Should I be upgrading my version of Ubuntu from 7.10? The Alfresco install instructions say they are for 7.10.
Wait...I ran apt-get update and everything seems to be fine now. That's kinda cool. I wish I knew why it worked. Time for more research.
I call bullshit. The Official Sudo page tends to agree with me.
I will echo your bullshit, then. I like it your way better. Not going to touch the wiki, though. Just cross my fingers that the Alfresco install works without my faith.
The only reason I'd disagree is because you can sudo (or su) to any user. Not just a super-user. I use "su" to switch to other non-super users all the time, and can easily imagine doing the same with sudo.
Hey, Kindle users! It looks like I'm getting one for Christmas. However, its Whispernet uses Sprint's EVDO network, which we don't have access to, except probably once a quarter or so.
Is the "wake up to new content" such an integral part of the product that I won't utilize it? I should always be able to get internet content and transfer via cable. And I intend to get a bunch of the free project Gutenberg books to begin with.
What do you think? Will that give me enough functionality to appreciate the price? I just like books. I like reading. I like to carry around big bags of books 'cause you never know what you might want to read. And D. thinks possibly my life would be easier if I were carrying a digital device instead.
ION, my mobile internet usb device should show up tomorrow. It uses Verizon's EVDO, which I think I am in. So we may have much higher broadband speeds. Unfortunately, we'll also have a 5G/month cap, so we'll see how that goes.
Still, looking forward to it. At a minimum, we'll be able to be online without tying up D.'s phone. With a little more expenditure (specialized router) we'll both be able to be online at the same time, and I'll get my Vonage back.
Duh. "sudo" means "make me a sandwich".