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[Scott DuBois]

On 08/15/2014 06:02 PM, Sarah Newman wrote:
> On 08/15/2014 05:30 PM, Scott DuBois wrote:
>> Steve,
>>
>> Those are good points. I have an older CanoScan LiDE 500F scanner that
>> has NEVER worked with any of my Linux installs. It's a drag but I still
>> haven't considered it a "deal breaker". I know a lot of people would
>> never be able to settle with the peripheral issues we deal with using
>> Linux and it's probably the biggest "turn off" for most people even
>> compared to the lack of gaming problem. Some I've been able to get
>> around running Windows in a VM like my Garmin updates, but not everything.
>>
>> It is a trade-off for sure. I sometimes think I could probably earn a
>> good living writing drivers for Linux.
>>
> 
> For scanners I see no reason why a simple web interface shouldn't suffice, but I don't know of any
> with one.
> 
> Is it possible to print using airprint from linux? I can find a ton of articles explaining how to
> set up an airprint server but nothing on using a printer that already supports it.
> 
> For widgets like GPS's, there's no great solution without raising the cost to add some sort of
> on-board networking.  Since most of them already have a USB interface, I am envisioning a USB
> charging station that also provides networking but good luck making it a standard.
> 

Well, it's an older scanner and I rarely use it anyway as most work is
done digitally now anyway. Sometimes I use it to sign documents and send
them back as I haven't invested in a fax machine and still many people
have not learned how to use a digital signing technique.

I'm not sure about the whole Airprint thing but I ran across this online:

http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/AirPrint

Might be worth looking at if you haven't seen it already. I don't know
anyone who uses Apple products so it doesn't come up much.

The GPS's only really need to be updated at best every 6 months for the
average user. Since they run off SAT for nav anyway you'd think they
could update themselves through the same method.

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Scott DuBois
President EBLUG
BSIT Software Engineering
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