[USMA:20250] Re: Congratulations to Jim Elwell on New Metric Today
Bill writes Obviously, Jim is a sly so-and-so for having kept this a secret during all the discussion about Metric Today's format. Congratulations Jim (and Darren) and thank you. And, lest we forget, continued thanks to Valerie Antoine for the editing job she does, on a volunteer basis, issue after issue. I'm not sly, just discreet -- it was not my place to make any announcements about the ongoing work. However, for all those who have harped about not using A4 paper before: the newsletter is printed as two A3 sheets on 19x25 oversize printer sheets, then trimmed to A3 after printing, then folded to A4. QSI's marketing assistant spent about 12 hours getting quotes from printers and paper suppliers, trying to locate an appropriate sheet size, paper style, paper weight, paper color and compatible printer. She's tenacious enough that she eventually succeeded, but only after we agreed to buy a six month's supply of paper up front, which had to be ordered from distribution center and shipped to Utah. In other words, saying just use A3/A4 paper is equivalent to saying I have no idea what I am talking about when it comes to printing. As with so many things, what looks so simple in the end result often takes far more work and expertise in the making than a lay person realizes. Jim Elwell Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com
[USMA:20251] Re: Congratulations to Jim Elwell on New Metric Today
Well said! It is the mark of a professional to make the difficult happen and even more so to make it look easy. Unfortunately, that's what promotes the proliferation of Monday Morning Quarterbacks and Free Advice Providers. I haven't seen my new MT yet, Jim, but I look forward to receiving it --- as soon as the pony makes its way down to the Lowcountry here in the Southeast. My thanks and compliments in advance! You are a generous man. Jim Jim Elwell wrote: Bill writes Obviously, Jim is a sly so-and-so for having kept this a secret during all the discussion about Metric Today's format. Congratulations Jim (and Darren) and thank you. And, lest we forget, continued thanks to Valerie Antoine for the editing job she does, on a volunteer basis, issue after issue. I'm not sly, just discreet -- it was not my place to make any announcements about the ongoing work. However, for all those who have harped about not using A4 paper before: the newsletter is printed as two A3 sheets on 19x25 oversize printer sheets, then trimmed to A3 after printing, then folded to A4. QSI's marketing assistant spent about 12 hours getting quotes from printers and paper suppliers, trying to locate an appropriate sheet size, paper style, paper weight, paper color and compatible printer. She's tenacious enough that she eventually succeeded, but only after we agreed to buy a six month's supply of paper up front, which had to be ordered from distribution center and shipped to Utah. In other words, saying just use A3/A4 paper is equivalent to saying I have no idea what I am talking about when it comes to printing. As with so many things, what looks so simple in the end result often takes far more work and expertise in the making than a lay person realizes. Jim Elwell Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com
[USMA:20252] Re: Fw: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message notification
Does anybody know how much it costs to download an update for Norton Antivirus?? I would like to get the updated patches, but I am not sure if I can afford it or not!! Regards, Steve. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Han Maenen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 6:23 AM Subject: [USMA:20249] Re: Fw: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message notification John, My computer is absolutely not set to US formats of time and date. When I got the computer, the first thing I did was check; it defaulted to Dutch notations, which are 24 h time and for the date dd-mm-; and then I set the date format to ISO 8601. The clock and date down on the right side of the screen are ISO 8601. The clock says 07:22, not 7:22 when writing this. Putting the mouse pointer over the clock shows the date in ISO 86021 format. I have also checked the headers of my e-mails. Any wrong settings on my computer must be down in its deepest innards. Anyway, either your or my computer, or both, has some invisible incorrect settings which cannot be easily accessed and changed. They may be in DOS somewhere and then they pop up in e-mail, overriding the Windows settings. DOS is always there, even though the new Windows is supposed not be based on it anymore. And DOS was set to am/pm etc., which was not easy to change. It was even dangerous to try. I have not imported system settings from my old computer, which, BTW, I had also set to ISO 8602 as far as I could see. Han Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands - Original Message - From: kilopascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 8:49 PM Subject: Re: [USMA:20227] Re: Fw: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message notification 2002-05-26 Which makes sense as there were no attachments leaving and none returning. I wonder who at Loyola University is on our list server. Also, Han, check you time/date settings. You are still set to US time/date format, instead of the proper ISO-8601. I'm using Windows Me and never had a problem using the ISO format.With Windows XP, you should be able to change easily to ISO. John - Original Message - From: Han Maenen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 2002-05-26 14:38 Subject: [USMA:20227] Re: Fw: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message notification I did not get a virus warning with that message. My Norton Antivirus 2002 has the latest virusdefinitions downloaded, it checks all incoming and departing e-mails; I did not get an alarm from both, Han Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands - Original Message - From: kilopascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 7:51 PM Subject: [USMA:20225] Fw: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message notification 2002-05-26 I just received this message! Did anyone receive USMA:20223 with a virus attached? Since this was a response to USMA: 20221, that may also have been the source. My outgoing mail is checked, and no virus was detected. Please let me know! John - Original Message - From: GWAVA [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 2002-05-26 13:50 Subject: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message notification A virus has been detected in a message originating from your e-mail address. You may want to contact your system administrator for assistance. Information about the problem message: FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED].LOYOLA_GWIA.GWINTMAIL TO : [No To Addresses] CC : [No Cc Addresses] BCC: AKS.Evergreen.KNOTT Subject: [USMA:20223] Re: Global America Attachment Name:
[USMA:20253] Re: Fw: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message notification
You should have the Live Update option enabled, so as to receive all the updates automatically. Assuming you registered your product properly, you have a one-year subscription service. In the U.S., renewal for each additional year is a mere $9.95. When you consider the possible cost of recovering from a computer virus, $9.95 per year is incredibly cheap insurance. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Stephen Davis Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 11:32 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:20252] Re: Fw: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message notification Does anybody know how much it costs to download an update for Norton Antivirus?? I would like to get the updated patches, but I am not sure if I can afford it or not!! Regards, Steve. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Han Maenen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 6:23 AM Subject: [USMA:20249] Re: Fw: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message notification John, My computer is absolutely not set to US formats of time and date. When I got the computer, the first thing I did was check; it defaulted to Dutch notations, which are 24 h time and for the date dd-mm-; and then I set the date format to ISO 8601. The clock and date down on the right side of the screen are ISO 8601. The clock says 07:22, not 7:22 when writing this. Putting the mouse pointer over the clock shows the date in ISO 86021 format. I have also checked the headers of my e-mails. Any wrong settings on my computer must be down in its deepest innards. Anyway, either your or my computer, or both, has some invisible incorrect settings which cannot be easily accessed and changed. They may be in DOS somewhere and then they pop up in e-mail, overriding the Windows settings. DOS is always there, even though the new Windows is supposed not be based on it anymore. And DOS was set to am/pm etc., which was not easy to change. It was even dangerous to try. I have not imported system settings from my old computer, which, BTW, I had also set to ISO 8602 as far as I could see. Han Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands - Original Message - From: kilopascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 8:49 PM Subject: Re: [USMA:20227] Re: Fw: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message notification 2002-05-26 Which makes sense as there were no attachments leaving and none returning. I wonder who at Loyola University is on our list server. Also, Han, check you time/date settings. You are still set to US time/date format, instead of the proper ISO-8601. I'm using Windows Me and never had a problem using the ISO format.With Windows XP, you should be able to change easily to ISO. John - Original Message - From: Han Maenen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 2002-05-26 14:38 Subject: [USMA:20227] Re: Fw: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message notification I did not get a virus warning with that message. My Norton Antivirus 2002 has the latest virusdefinitions downloaded, it checks all incoming and departing e-mails; I did not get an alarm from both, Han Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands - Original Message - From: kilopascal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 7:51 PM Subject: [USMA:20225] Fw: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message notification 2002-05-26 I just received this message! Did anyone receive USMA:20223 with a virus attached? Since this was a response to USMA: 20221, that may also have been the source. My outgoing mail is checked, and no virus was detected. Please let me know! John - Original Message - From: GWAVA [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 2002-05-26 13:50 Subject: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message notification A virus has been detected in a message originating from your e-mail address. You may want to contact your system administrator for assistance. Information about the problem message: FROM: [EMAIL PROTECTED].LOYOLA_GWIA.GWINTMAIL TO : [No To Addresses] CC : [No Cc Addresses] BCC: AKS.Evergreen.KNOTT Subject: [USMA:20223] Re: Global America Attachment Name:
[USMA:20254] Correction of message USMA 20249
John and all, Correction from USMA 20249: The clock and date down on the right side of the screen are ISO 8601. The clock says 07:22, not 7:22 when writing this. Putting the mouse pointer over the clock shows the date in ISO 86021 format. I have also checked the headers of my e-mails. should be The clock and date down on the right side of the screen are ISO 8601. The clock says 07:22, not 7:22 AM while writing this message. Putting the mouse pointer over the clock shows the date in ISO 8601 format. I have also checked the headers of my e-mails. I wonder, you use Eudora 5.1, I use Outlook Express, attached to IE 6. Might that be the cause of wrong time-and date settings popping up in e-mail headers? Might some invisible settings in OE be overriding Windows preferences? Han Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
[USMA:20255] Re: Fw: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message notification
In a message dated 2002-05-28 14:34:49 Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does anybody know how much it costs to download an update for Norton Antivirus?? I would like to get the updated patches, but I am not sure if I can afford it or not!! Regards, Steve. [EMAIL PROTECTED] See if you have "Live Update" as an option. It will connect you to Symantec's web site, determine what new definitions you don't have, and send them. You may have had to register your software first. cm
