Paul's Journal

03/07/2010 12:42 #51124

Fedora 12 Verizon USB 760 Setup
Category: linux

Verizon USB 760 dongle

setup for Fedora 12. As a side note, they are down to $9.99 online.

In order to get 3G working on fedora I needed to use the following setting with NetworkManager.

1. First insert the dongle but then eject the disk that automounts as a CD. If you don't eject the disk it sees the dongle as a disk instead of as a modem. I am pretty sure there is a way to prevent this from happening but I haven't figured it out yet.

2. right-click network manager icon - choose edit connections. Click the mobile broadband tab and enter

Number:#777
Username: your phone @vzw3g.com e.g. 000000XXXX format
Password: vzw

Then just left click the network manager icon and select the network from the list

paul - 03/07/10 17:54
I believe it is the same price they pay for blackberries. I turned mine in for this instead. I need it so that I can get into the network and fix stuff from anywhere in an emergency as a lot of stuff depends on me. There is also a plan where you pay $10 or $15 just for the days you use it.

tinypliny - 03/07/10 16:52
5GB data per month for $50?! That's a huge rip-off. Wonder how RPCI can afford this - even if it were 50% of that price. I am guessing not many employees get this gizmo.

paul - 03/07/10 16:45
I think it is like $50/month but I have no idea - it is a work thing and I think they get them cheaper. It includes 5GB data per month but it is not as fast as DSL with the advantage that it works just about everywhere.

tinypliny - 03/07/10 14:05
This is so interesting. So the device is $9.99, but how much is the internet access rate for those 2 years? Can this serve as a substitute for my current DSL?

03/07/2010 02:24 #51122

Fedora 12 Recap
Category: linux

So today I was feeling under the weather and had some more time to play with Fedora 12 on the macbook pro.

Literally everything is working and I am pretty sure I am going to switch over now.

Working:
disk encryption
battery life is better
dual monitor
3d desktop
bluetooth mouse and keyboard
flash 10
netbeans 6.8
verizon usb modem
exchange on thunderbird via davmail
cisco VPN
wifi
citrix ICA client - just remember to remove

The best part is that aside from getting exchange into thunderbird, everything else worked by default. Its come a long way since the days when you had to spent a long time getting wireless and your graphics card to work.

Fedora even comes with new FOSS graphic card drivers which do an excellent job with 2D but you still the need the real nvidia drivers if you want to get a 3D desktop.

Honestly, it is totally amazing.

paul - 03/07/10 12:25
For me fedora was the best option because all of our servers are CENTOS which is a RHEL clone.

paul - 03/07/10 12:24
Even citrix is working for me.

uncutsaniflush - 03/07/10 12:02
It's nice to hear that someone has a pleasant Linux experience. I've heard good things about Fedora 11 and 12 but I've not gotten around to actually trying Fedora again.

03/06/2010 11:38 #51117

PBS donation
Category: charity

I called PBS this morning to make a donation. I wanted the Go Greener DVD that was currently advertised on the PBS pledge drive but the
person on the phone could not find it in the system for like 5
minutes. You would think that they would know th things currently
being advertised.

lilho - 03/06/10 19:22
where are you???

03/06/2010 00:18 #51115

Back to linux?
Category: linux

So I had a gift card for border today. I always want to buy the linux magazines but I can never get myself to pay $15 for something full of information about free software with disks of free software attached. With the giftcard it was only a dollar - so I gave it a try.

The magazine actually taught me a few things I didn't realize which was awesome but moreover it inspired me to switch back to linux yet again. I have this off and on relationship with linux as my desktop. During any given day I am using 1 of 9 linux computers I manage but my laptop is generally mac. Recently, I just haven't been feeling as apple as before and I am tired of having to recompile stuff for mac so I am giving Fedora 12 a try. Maybe I wil love it, maybe not. No promises.

If I do then I am getting a hardware encrypted disk and switching over permanently.

This also brings into question what I will get as my next laptop. The biggest issue is the lack of full driver for my new magic mouse ;(

tinypliny - 03/07/10 22:08
Um. I meant the non-expert-end-user-unfriendliness of LINUX.

tinypliny - 03/07/10 22:06
oHHHHHH. i SEE.

My next laptop will be Chrome OS. No questions asked. I am done with the headaches of windows, the end-non-expert-user-unfriendliness of mac and the snobbery and priciness of apple.

paul - 03/07/10 18:43
Ya I like it, however, is the one unresolved linux issue, scrolling with the mouse but there are already patches for it.

jenks - 03/07/10 18:23
do you like the new magic mouse? I do, I guess, but I find I miss the side buttons.

uncutsaniflush - 03/06/10 11:51
You might want to check to see how your cpu frequency scaling power management settings compare to osX.

paul - 03/06/10 02:10
Wow so it all just worked right out of the box. Wifi, graphics, trackpad, brightness, even VPN. I think the battery life is not as good as in OS X though.

03/05/2010 18:04 #51112

Happy St. Patrick's Day
Category: holidays

It looks like the weather is going to rock once again for St. Patrick's day. It should be real nice because that temperature is after a week of 40 degree weather.

tinypliny - 03/13/10 10:05
They lied. 90% chance of precipitation.

lilho - 03/06/10 19:22
hmmmm.... i will be there, it will be best ever.

metalpeter - 03/06/10 15:14
In That weather I would still be bundled up, hopefully it isn't frigid like how it often is on that Sunday