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OS/2 - eComStation News - August, 2005Browse - August 2005: Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Event: Warpstock Europe 2005 - Merchandising Event: SCOUG Meeting 20 Aug 2005 at 0930 PDT - All Things Mozilla! SW: djprint version 0.01 Net: Week of touchscreen on ecomstation.ru SW: The Analogue TV Simulator module for Doodle's Screen Saver has been updated SW: djprint 0.23 - now with landscape mode printing Event: BayWarp meeting August 23 SW: PM123 version 1.31b4 Has Been Released Net: VOICE OS/2 User group listing page updated SW: djprint version 0.26 is available Event: Warpstock Hotel reservation room block ending in one month. SW: djprint 0.29 OT: BBC article: ID theft spyware scam uncovered Net: Unix to OS/2 Build System Mailing List
2005-08-16 ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: infoDESPAM@DESPAMwarpstock.net Warpstock Europe 2005, the event for OS/2 and eComStation users in Europe, will take place in the city of Dresden, Germany. The three day event will be held from November 18th to 20th at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW). The Warpstock Europe 2005 event team has created an online shop that sells merchandising articles. The shop was created in the Spreadshirt online shopping system. Spreadshirt is a company that has specialized in creating such articles on demand for each order. Spreadshirt is responsible for the quality and creation of the articles and also for sending them out. If you have any issues with the products, please contact Spreadshirt. Currently, you can buy four items in different versions in the shop. There is a bag and a mouse pad. There are two kinds of T-Shirts with different designs. And finally, there is cute teddy bear. Please have a look at the following URL to learn more about the online shop: http://warpstock.net/WSE2005/Supportersandexhibitors/Merchandisers/index.html If you want to stay informed about the latest news on Warpstock Europe 2005, please visit the homepage of Warpstock Europe - http://www.warpstock.net or install the Warpstock Europe 2005 screen saver module for Doodle's Screen Saver. If you want to contact us, you can do that by sending an eMail to: infoDESPAM@DESPAMwarpstock.net. References: Warpstock Europe 2005 http://warpstock.net/WSE2005/index.html Warpstock Europe Screen Saver Module ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/dssaver/Modules/dssaver_module_WSE2005_v151.zip Warpstock Merchandising http://warpstock.net/WSE2005/Supportersandexhibitors/Merchandisers/index.html Mensys Online Shop http://shop.mensys.nl/catalogue/mns_WarpStockEurope2005.html Url: http://warpstock.net/WSE2005/Supportersandexhibitors/Merchandisers/index.html From: Robert Henschel (infoDESPAM@DESPAMwarpstock.net) Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php Top
2005-08-16 ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: Tom Brown The next meeting of the Southern California OS/2 User Group (SCOUG) will be: Saturday, August 20, 2005 9:30 AM - 1 PM The topic is All Things Mozilla! If the planets align properly, Steven Levine has promised to show us all the new stuff in the latest release of the Mozilla suite at our August meeting. Beware, however, that Peter Skye is preparing to commandeer the meeting (but only for a little while)! Next month we celebrate SCOUG's 12th year, and Peter wants to get things moving. Got ideas? Bring them to SCOUG! Not to be outdone, Greg Smith and the Programming SIG will push on with instruction on how to port C programs from other platforms to OS/2 using Watcom and GCC. Always coffee and donuts. And lively discussion. (Peter will help see to that.) Come to SCOUG! Room 326 of the Eastside Christian School at the Grace Ministries Complex 1645 W Valencia Dr. in Fullerton Check the SCOUG site for specific directions and a link to a map: http://www.scoug.com/directions.html -- Tom Brown thombrown at san dot rr dot com Member SCOUG, V.O.I.C.E. & SDAA running eComStation GA + FP 3 eCS system uptime is 0 days 00:42 hours Top
2005-08-16 ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: dwhawkDESPAM@DESPAMintcon.net (Posted on: ecomstation.apps) This program is intended to print program listings on HP DeskJet or LazerJet printers. It should work with any HP printer that supports PCL 5. It sets the printer to print 16.5 characters per inch and sends a reset to the printer when it is finished. The program accepts multiple file names and wildcards. The program prints a header at the top of each page and line numbers for each source line. The program provides does line wrap of lines over 119 characters and can do multiple wraps if the source line is very long. If the source line is wrapped, the line number is not incremented. If line 10 is wrapped three times, there will be three lines labeled 0010. Currently, the only option is /F to send the output to a file called testprn in the current directory. This allows the user to see what would be sent to the printer without using ink or paper. Please let me know if this program works with your HP printer and the model number of your printer. If you have suggestions for program options, send them too The program may be downloaded at: http://home.tulsaconnect.com/dwhawk/djprint.zip Don Hawkinson dwhawk at intcon.net http://www.dwhawkinson.com Top
2005-08-17 ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: "Eugene Gorbunoff" The thirty third week of 2005 is dedicated to collection of info about compatible/non-compatible touchscreens. Our database contains 3 records about industrial hardware only (http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=category§ion=ind). Post new reports using the web-form (http://ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=new). Attention! The developers of solutions are interested to know the list of unsupported touchscreens and modified drivers. Top
2005-08-17 ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: doodleDESPAM@DESPAMdfmk.hu This module mimics an analogue television screen. The new version (v1.51) fixes a problem that the module did not stop properly and kept running in the background, which resulted in the inability of other applications to use WarpOverlay!. It can be downloaded from Netlabs. Right now it's in incoming: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/DSSaver/dss_antvsim_v151.exe But sooner or later will be moved to: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/dssaver/Modules/dss_antvsim_v151.exe Web Site: http://dssaver.netlabs.org Forum: http://www.os2world.com/cgi-bin/forum/UltraBoard.cgi?action=Headlines&BID=78 Url: ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/dssaver/Modules/dss_antvsim_v151.exe From: Doodle (doodleDESPAM@DESPAMdfmk.hu) Submitted with the form on http://www.os2world.com/submit_news.php Top
2005-08-19 ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: "Don Hawkinson" djprint version 0.23 This program is intended to print program listings on HP DeskJet or LazerJet printers. It should work with any HP printer that supports PCL 5. It sets the printer to print 16.5 characters per inch and sends a reset to the printer when it is finished. The program prints a header at the top of each page and defaults to printing line numbers for each source line. The program does line wrap of lines over 119 characters and can do multiple wraps if the source line is very long. If the source line is wrapped, the line number is not incremented. If line 10 is wrapped three times, there will be three lines labeled 0010. Options: The /R option sends a reset to the printer before printing"); The /F option causes the output to be sent to the file testprn The /Hxx option starts the printing with line xx "); The /Txx option ends the printing with line xx "); The /N option stops the printing of line numbers"); The /S option puts the printer in 8 lpi mode - 77 lines per page The /L option puts the printer in landscape mode - 155 char per line The /F option sends the output to a file called testprn in the current directory. This allows the user to see what would be sent to the printer without using ink or paper. Please let me know if this program works with your HP printer and the model number of your printer. If you have suggestions for program options, send them too. I will be making frequent changes to the program and will not always make an announcement that a new version is available. You can check the version number by executing the program with no arguments. The program may be downloaded at: http://home.tulsaconnect.com/dwhawk/djprint.zip Don Hawkinson dwhawkDESPAM@DESPAMintcon.net http://www.dwhawkinson.com Top
2005-08-19 ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: "Neil Waldhauer" Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 Time: 7:00 - 10:00 PM Place: Help Desk Computers (WTW Group), 1456 Pollard Road, Los Gatos, CA 95032 Come join us in our monthly meeting. We are OS/2 and eComStation users, and we meet every month to show off our latest software and hardware. We bring laptops, network cables and power, and we often do live troubleshooting of systems during our meetings. Hint: It's between the Mexican Restaurant and the Japanese Restaurant in the corner (Safeway is on the far right). $5.00 per person to be collected for help with the munchies. Topics: * Suntan Special preview * Survey of recent Flash animation * OS/2 Question & Answer Web Page <http://www.baywarp.org/> Contact Info Paul Lazaga Neil Waldhauer -- Neil Waldhauer neilDESPAM@DESPAMblondeguy.com www.blondeguy.com Expert consulting for OS/2 Warp and eComStation Top
2005-08-20 ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: "Sander Nyman"<2sanderDESPAM@DESPAMsbcglobal.net> PM123 version 1.31b4 has been released, and is available at: ftp://ftp.ptv.ru/pub/glass/pm123/pm123-1_31_beta_4.zip PM123 is an excellent open source PM based digital audio player for OS/2. It plays MP3s, WAV-files and audio CDs. PM123 supports skins, audio streaming, plugins, visualization and more! Originally developed by Samuel Audet, it is being maintained by Dmitry Steklenev. Thanks Dmitry!! You can find more information on PM123 here: http://sektori.com/pm123/index.php New since version 1.30: - It's now possible to stop use of the playlist after beginning it's use. - Duplicate items will not be added to the lists of recent files. - Playing of a file does not stop if this file is removed from the playlist and the player is not in a mode of use of this playlist. - The playlist window doesn't close when using alt-f4 to close the ID3 tag editor. - The name of the loaded playlist file is displayed in the title of the playlist window. - Added ID3 tag charset conversion. CDDAPLAY: - The FreeDB online search now can be turned off. - GUI is not freezed while getting the servers-list. - If the CD disk is not found in the FreeDB, this negative hit is cached up at restart of the program. ANALYZER: - Fixed the minimal value of update frequency and percent of spectrum display. Zero values caused crash of the program. - The spectrum analyzer uses new FFT library and works more accurately. - Added the new display mode with thick bars and using a logarithmic scale of frequencies. MPG123: - The MP3 decoder does not stop at playing some broken files. REALEQ: - New presets are used immediately after loading an equalizer from a file. - If the "zero" has been pressed then the current preset will not be loaded after restart of the program. Regards, Sander Nyman -- ----------------------------------------------------------- "Sander Nyman"<2sanderDESPAM@DESPAMsbcglobal.net> ----------------------------------------------------------- Do not worry about whether or not the sun will rise. Be prepared to enjoy it. - Pearl Bailey Top
2005-08-20 ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: os2groupsDESPAM@DESPAMos2voice.org Just a one update to the new VOICE listing of known OS/2-eComStation User groups. - Thanks to Massimo S., Team OS/2 Italy has been added. You can access the VOICE OS/2-eComStation User Group listing at http://www.os2voice.org/os2groups.html Or from any VOICE web page by clicking on the --User Groups-- link on the left hand navigation menu. This list is just a starting point. We know there are more OS/2 and eComStation user groups around. So that is where you come in. If you know of an active OS/2 or eComStation User group in your area or have a correction for any information posted on the listing, please use the web entry form (http://www.os2voice.org/usergroupinfo.html ) or email us at os2groups@os2voice.org with the following details (leaving blank unused fields): Country: State: General Locale/City: Group name: Brief description of the group: Contact info: URL: Chair/President: Membership contact person: Contact email address: Contact Phone: Contact Fax: Contact mailing address: MeetingInfo: Meeting Schedule : Meeting location: Top
2005-08-21 ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: "Don Hawkinson" djprint version 0.26 Options: The /R option sends a reset to the printer before printing"); The /F option causes the output to be sent to the file testprn The /Hxx option starts the printing with line xx The /Txx option ends the printing with line xx The /N option stops the printing of line numbers The /S option puts the printer in 8 lpi mode - 77 lines per page The /L option puts the printer in landscape mode - 155 char per line The /PA option sets the paper size to A4 (210x297 mm) The /PL option sets the paper size to legal (8x14 in) The /? option displays the above text I will be making frequent changes to the program and will not always make an announcement that a new version is available. You can check the version number by executing the program with no arguments. The program may be downloaded at: http://home.tulsaconnect.com/dwhawk/djprint.zip Don Hawkinson dwhawkDESPAM@DESPAMintcon.net http://www.dwhawkinson.com Top
2005-08-22 ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: hotel2005DESPAM@DESPAMwarpstock.org The Wyndham Harrisburg-Hershey Hotel, the site for the 2005 Warpstock, still has some limited availability of rooms on the Wednesday before and particularly Sunday night after the event. If you are planning to attend we recommend getting your reservations in now if you are in need of a room these nights. The hotel expects to be full for the weekend, so it would be a good idea to make reservations now if you haven't already done so. The Warpstock special rate of $99 Double/Single are guaranteed for the assigned block of rooms only until September 22nd at 12:00 midnight. Please make reservations as early as possible to make sure you have the rooms you need. If you are driving the hotel provides free parking for quests. To make reservations you can call the Wyndham 800 reservation number: 1-877-999-3223 (toll free reservation) or outside U.S./Canda 1-972-915-7070 (International Direct Dial rates apply.) The direct Wyndham Harrisburg-Hershey hotel phone number is: 1-717-564-5511 and their fax: 1-717-564-2476. When calling the hotel to make your reservation, please make sure to mention you are with "Warpstock" in order to receive the special rate. If you encounter a problem with making reservations please contact us at hotel2005@warpstock.org so we can attempt to remedy any glitches as soon as possible. Online you can access information about the hotel at: http://www.wyndhamharrisburg.com/ You can make reservations online here. [ http://www.wyndham.com/wbe/reservations.wnt?PRO=MDTHT&cha=WYNDHAM&grp=1006772TH&arr=10/05/2005&dep=10/09/2005 ] To get the low Warpstock rate you must enter the Group code: 1006772TH You MUST USE this GROUP CODE to get the negotiated rates in their online reservation system. Also we have learned that it is a good idea to join Wyndham by Request. https://www.wyndham.com/wbr/join.wnt Membership is free and includes various benefits such as free, in-room High Speed internet access. There is no advantage to Warpstock for you to do this, we are just advising you to do this for the free additional benefits. As of now, because of the outrageous expense there are no plans to provide free internet availablity in the exhibit area as we have done in the past. For more on this year's event location, including lots of Hershey area attractions (mmm, did somebody say chocolate?), see our web site at: http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2005/location.html To learn more about Warpstock visit the homepage at: http://warpstock.org/index.html Information about this years event can be found at: http://warpstock.org/index_2005.html Registration information is at: http://warpstock.org/event_info/2005/registration.html We also offer the Warpstock eNewsletter mailing list where you can get more detialed information bulletins electronically as we announce them. If you would like to subscribe to the Warpstock eNewsletter send the following message in the body of an email to [ majormajor@os2voice.org ] subscribe wsenews my@email.address end Or by clicking on the following link [ http://www.os2voice.org/mailinglists.html ] and using the web form to subscribe/unsubscribe from the Warpstock eNews list. Have you been to Warpstock yet? * Warpstock 1997 - Diamond Bar, California * Warpstock 1998 - Chicago, Illinois * Warpstock 1999 - Atlanta, Georgia * Warpstock 2000 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Warpstock 2001 - Toronto, Canada * Warpstock 2002 - Austin, Texas * Warpstock 2003 - San Francisco, California * Warpstock 2004 - Denver, Colorado * Warpstock 2005 - Hershey, Pennsylvania Warpstock, Inc., is a North Carolina corporation. The Warpstock annual conference is a gathering of OS/2 users, developers, and vendors from around the world for the purpose of education and advocacy. More information is available at the Warpstock web site: http://www.warpstock.org -- From the eComStation Desktop of: Mark Dodel, president, Warpstock Inc. Top
2005-08-23 ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: "Don Hawkinson" This program is intended to print program listings on HP DeskJet or LazerJet printers. It should work with any HP printer that supports PCL 5. It sets the printer to print 16.5 characters per inch and sends a reset to the printer when it is finished. I think that I have found most of the bugs and added most of the options that people have suggested. The /R option sends a reset to the printer before printing The /F option causes the output to be sent to the file testprn The /Hxx option starts the printing with line xx The /Txx option ends the printing with line xx The /N option stops the printing of line numbers The /S option puts the printer in 8 lpi mode - 77 lines per page The /L option puts the printer in landscape mode - 155 char per line The /PA option sets the paper size to A4 (210x297 mm) The /PL option sets the paper size to legal (8x14 in) The /W option adds a name or comment to the header on page 1 for example: /w"Don Hawkinson" or /W"windows IS a virus!" The /B option goes to a new page afer a user specified string is found for example: /b"page break" or /W"new page" The /W and /B options only require the quotes if the text includes a space. The program may be downloaded at: http://home.tulsaconnect.com/dwhawk/djprint.zip Don Hawkinson , author of CCA, DH-Grep-PM, PMStripper, Pastry Box, and DH_ClipSave/2 http://www.dwhawkinson.com dwhawk@intcon.net Top
2005-08-23 ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: madodelDESPAM@DESPAMptdprolog.net The following appears to be a very serious, and apparently Windows/IE only exploit. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4173218.stm ID theft spyware scam uncovered By Mark Ward Technology Correspondent, BBC News website Accounts at 50 banks are in danger of being plundered Thousands of computer users have been caught out by a huge ID theft ring. Security firm Sunbelt Software said it stumbled across a US-based server storing megabytes of data stolen from compromised computers while researching spyware infections. The server held passwords for online accounts from 50 banks, Ebay and Paypal logins, hundreds of credit card numbers and reams of personal data. The FBI has reportedly now started investigating the ring of ID thieves. Hidden data The bug that has stolen all the data is thought to be a variant of a family of trojans known as Dumaru or Nibu that exploit a vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. .... Top
2005-08-23 ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eComStation News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++ From: "Ian Manners" Hi Everyone The Unix to OS/2 Build System Mailing List has been resurrected at http://unixos2.org/ you can also find more information and archives at http://unixos2.org/sw/pub/list/ux2bs/ these are not complete but I will be going back through my emails and updating these archives. This is an email list for those interested in helping, testing and developing the Unix to OS/2 development build system to create a Unix like enviroment under OS/2 to ease compiling and porting applications to OS/2. To subscribe to the list, send an email to 'list-request at unixos2.org' place in the body of the email :- subscribe ux2bs end You can also email 'list-request at unixos2.org' and place the word 'help' in the body of the email for help on list commands. Cheers Ian Manners http://www.os2site.com/ WINERR 013 - KEYBOARD ERROR; USER MUST LEARN TO SLOW DOWN Top
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