Re: [CGUYS] digital pics

2007-05-09 Thread mike
Lucky or unluckily for me, she's semi pro. She's started earning money by word of mouth by taking pics of kids in cilents homes. These of course we don't keep but she still shoots a lot of pics here at home of our own kids. On top of that, I can't throw them away even if they are of iffy

Re: [CGUYS] What should one charge?

2007-05-09 Thread Paula Minor
I have not visited Apple recently - are the power buttons hard to find on the current models? The power button on my iMac is on the back, the same white color as the case. When I first got it I had to search a while for it. Paula IN/USA Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the

[CGUYS] Need to find computer help in INdy

2007-05-09 Thread Paula Minor
My son has been trying to set up a wireless network in his homeand I've tried to help him too. We've run the set up several times and get connected just fine but once the computers are turned off or the top is put down and it sleeps, they can't get it to reconnect. But they are

Re: [CGUYS] What should one charge?

2007-05-09 Thread Randy
The power button and its indicator light on my Dell 8300 computer are on the front panel, easily accessible. However, the light is extremely tiny and I often find it difficult to tell if the indicator is on or not. This has long struck me as a design flaw - make the indicator larger or

[CGUYS] Wireless Printer Server Connectivity Issue

2007-05-09 Thread Thomas Philip Clouse
I have an Actiontec DSL modem/router set up with 128 bit WEP. For that, I just type in a 26-digit hex key. I am now trying to connect a Netgear wireless printer driver, but the WEP screen has four keys, the option to type in a passphrase to generate the keys, and the option for public or

Re: [CGUYS] three-finger command et al.

2007-05-09 Thread MrMike6by9
What three-finger command are you talking about? My XP Pro desktop at home is locked but running 24/7. I merely click on my USERID icon and enter the password. My work machine uses a CAC. Once again no three-finger command. To power up any of these machines, including my MBP, I depress the power

Re: [CGUYS] Neighbor Runs A Crackhouse [Was: How to Install Free Anti-Virus

2007-05-09 Thread Eric S. Sande
I could manage without Windows, but why not have it there, just in case? Especially since you can. As of yet I can't put a Mac OS on my machine, but I'd pay for it and do it if I could. It would be a good tool to have in the box.

Re: [CGUYS] Wireless Printer Server Connectivity Issue

2007-05-09 Thread John DeCarlo
On 5/9/07, Thomas Philip Clouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an Actiontec DSL modem/router set up with 128 bit WEP. For that, I just type in a 26-digit hex key. I am now trying to connect a Netgear wireless printer driver, but the WEP screen has four keys, the option to type in a

Re: [CGUYS] USB Flash drive

2007-05-09 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Oh please do underestimate me. There are plenty of things that have not worked that I attempted. I am not sure how this thing works, but it is a little quirky. You must have contact with the item being soldered in order for it to heat! I read a review, done by MSNBC I think, in which an

Re: [CGUYS] What should one charge?

2007-05-09 Thread Jim
$45 for 10 minutes to diagnose the trash was so full the computer could not start up. Should have charged more just for time on the road but it was interesting to experience the incredulity I felt at someone owning a computer and not having grasped such a basic concept. I later

Re: [CGUYS] What should one charge?

2007-05-09 Thread rlsimon
My 8400 has the little green vertical poser light which flutters when there is HDD activity too! While it's small, it's unobtrusive. Now I have a flat screen from iInc which has an annoyingly large blue power button that shines in my eyes ...the world is imperfect! -Original Message-

[CGUYS] Dump WEP go to WPA or WPA2 if possible

2007-05-09 Thread MrMike6by9
I was at a geek gathering this weekend. One fellow told us of a poor soul who only used WEP to secure his wireless network and someone cracked it and used his connection to download child porn. The upshot was that the owner of network was sentenced to 5 years per image. The object lesson is that

Re: [CGUYS] Dump WEP go to WPA or WPA2 if possible

2007-05-09 Thread mike
WEP has been a problem since it was created really, but recently it had gotten worse. Mike On 5/9/07, MrMike6by9 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was at a geek gathering this weekend. One fellow told us of a poor soul who only used WEP to secure his wireless network and someone cracked it and used

Re: [CGUYS] Need to find computer help in INdy

2007-05-09 Thread Roger D. Parish
At 10:51 AM -0400 5/9/07, Paula Minor wrote: My son has been trying to set up a wireless network in his homeand I've tried to help him too. We've run the set up several times and get connected just fine but once the computers are turned off or the top is put down and it sleeps, they

Re: [CGUYS] Loss of quality in ripping CDs?

2007-05-09 Thread John DeCarlo
On 5/9/07, b_s-wilk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Philips/Sony Red Book standard for digital audio is AIFF, not WAV. There are slight differences in byte order and compression for raw AIFF and WAV files. The settings should be uncompressed 44.1KHz, 16-bit, stereo, PCM for the original recording.

Re: [CGUYS] digital pics

2007-05-09 Thread Sue Cubic
At 10:35 AM 05/09/2007 -0400, Tony B wrote I don't know her, but in general these are often also some of the worst photographers - taking 100 pics and keeping all 100 of them! Of course, with digital cameras it's sometimes advisable to overshoot, but if I can't delete 90% of the pics I take I

Re: [CGUYS] Dump WEP go to WPA or WPA2 if possible

2007-05-09 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
On Wed, 9 May 2007, MrMike6by9 wrote: I was at a geek gathering this weekend. One fellow told us of a poor soul who only used WEP to secure his wireless network and someone cracked it and used his connection to download child porn. The upshot was that the owner of network was sentenced to 5

Re: [CGUYS] Why not build back up function into the computer?? (part 1 of response)

2007-05-09 Thread Randy
(part 1, original was rejected as too long) Thanks, a lot to chew over. I'm stuck for now with my Dell Dimension 8300 PC, which was supposed to be a pretty good computer based on the research I did and opinions I got on it when i bought it 3-4 years ago. I don't have the Office 2007

Re: [CGUYS] Why not build back up function into the computer??

2007-05-09 Thread Randy
(part 2) One thing a computer should be good at - certainly better than a person - is monitoring and keeping track of things - upgrades, changes, differences in performance today vs. 6 months ago, what should be done, when, etc. As much as possible, it would be nice to have

Re: [CGUYS] three-finger command et al.

2007-05-09 Thread MrMike6by9
True, that's why all my system logins are password protected. I access the machines at work with a smartcard. Yes you can set up Windows to bypass security, but is this a good idea? -- So it goes - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922-2007)

Re: [CGUYS] digital pics

2007-05-09 Thread b_s-wilk
At 10:35 AM 05/09/2007 -0400, Tony B wrote I don't know her, but in general these are often also some of the worst photographers - taking 100 pics and keeping all 100 of them! Of course, with digital cameras it's sometimes advisable to overshoot, but if I can't delete 90% of the pics I take I

Re: [CGUYS] Upgrading Laptop Hard Drive

2007-05-09 Thread b_s-wilk
I've just about filled up the 60G hard drive that came on my Thinkpad. I'm looking at upgrading to a 160G replacement but I have a couple of qualms. I use Danz Retrospect backup software and have a complete system backup to restore from. My plan was to install Win XP, then Retrospect, then

Re: [CGUYS] Bees on the Beeb

2007-05-09 Thread b_s-wilk
More on bees and cellphones: on the BBC News Hour, a discussion about colony collapse syndrome and cellphones. One of the interviewees was some kind of officer of Vodaphone, and he didn't think that cellphones were involved. (Quelle surprise.) Tomorrow (Thursday): more bees on WAMU, on the