Re: [CGUYS] ACT! and .NET have destroyed my computer

2007-11-30 Thread Andy Gallant
I am not an expert, and I don't have any experience with ACT!, but .NET framework pieces have been truly painful to fix when something goes wrong, such as when some MS security updates for .NET didn't quite work. If nothing else works, you might want to try removing and reinstalling all the

Re: [CGUYS] It should not be that hard ...

2007-11-30 Thread Tom Piwowar
My experience is that vented metal fanless models like Speed Metal, in which four sides are wire mesh, last just as long as internal CPU case mounted drives do. I should have been clearer.It is not the drive that fries. It is the interface card. Probably a static charge issue as the external

[CGUYS] Two questions about Macbook Pro -- card reader backup

2007-11-30 Thread Robert
I have decided to give my college-age daughter a Canon point-and-shoot camera for Xmas. She has a Macbook Pro (15 inch?) laptop and a PC desktop that she intends to give to her younger sister because she doesn't use the PC any more. My question is: does the Macbook Pro have a built-in SD or

[CGUYS] How come...Help!

2007-11-30 Thread Marcio V. Pinheiro
I upgraded a Windows ME to XP Home. Now I always go through this windows trying to update a file and it never here is installed. So, next time it tries again...and again... How come? Thanks Marcio * == QUICK

Re: [CGUYS] How come...Help!

2007-11-30 Thread Eric S. Sande
I upgraded a Windows ME to XP Home. Windows ME is widely regarded as the exploding Pinto version of Windows. It definitely was worse than 98SE. If by upgrade you mean anything other than a complete wipe and reinstall, then I'm not surprised there are problems. Now I always go through this

Re: [CGUYS] Blue tooth radiation?

2007-11-30 Thread Mike Sloane
I have often wondered if those people who wander around yakking on their cellphones in the middle of stores, traffic, etc. were mindless idiots before they stuck those things in their heads, or did they become babbling fools afterwards. (When people near me start talking out loud, I make it a

Re: [CGUYS] Blue tooth radiation?

2007-11-30 Thread mike
Bluetooth: Is Its Radiation Harmful? Is using a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone dangerous to your health? Not according to the experts http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2006/tc20060829_289239.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_technology On Nov 30, 2007 3:20 PM, Randy [EMAIL

[CGUYS] Blue tooth radiation?

2007-11-30 Thread Randy
I was in a store checking out bluetooth headsets for cell phone, ending up getting one on sale for $15. However another customer I was talking to about cell phones, etc. said that bluetooth headpieces deliver as much radiation to the head as using the cellphone directly, near your head, maybe

Re: [CGUYS] It should not be that hard ...

2007-11-30 Thread Tom Piwowar
I can find some all in one, but I was hoping for the option to swap drives without buying two full enclosures. I find that I'm replacing enclosures every year or two. Eventually they fry. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND

Re: [CGUYS] It should not be that hard ...

2007-11-30 Thread db
I don't believe you'll ever fulfill your wish list as stated. Multiple drive enclosures all have fans because of concentrated heat build up. If you want fan-less you have to go with a multiple single enclosure models such as Speed Metal etc. but I have never seen a single enclosure (a

[CGUYS] It should not be that hard ...

2007-11-30 Thread Matthew Taylor
... to find a hard drive with a decent (3-5 years) warranty compatible with a fanless firewire enclosure with a similar warranty. Yet it is proving to be so. Any thoughts on why? I can find some all in one, but I was hoping for the option to swap drives without buying two full

Re: [CGUYS] removing Norton

2007-11-30 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I bought one of the Dell laptops Walmart had on their Black Friday Ad (a really nice unit) and we set it up when we got home to get updates and register it. (It is being put away until graduation) It had Norton on it fresh from the factory and one of the first things I instructed my wife to

Re: [CGUYS] removing Norton

2007-11-30 Thread Tom Piwowar
Millions use NAV because the manufacturers ship you their PC with it already installed. Millions smoke tobacco and other weeds. Millions are morbidly obese. Millions don't wear seat belts. Millions use Windows. What's your point?

Re: [CGUYS] removing Norton

2007-11-30 Thread Tom Piwowar
I guess it is because I think buying a crappy, misconfigured computer is a CHOICE. Smoking, overeating, and not wearing seat belts are CHOICES that consumers are (mostly) free to make. Receiving a PC with AOL or NAV already installed is not a choice most computer buyers make. It's the path of

Re: [CGUYS] removing Norton

2007-11-30 Thread Michel Lowe
Not much of a point, really. The question posted was how come so many people use NAV if it's such a poor product. My post pointed out that people use the stuff the PC comes shipped with whether it's the best solution or not. NAV is shipped preinstalled on lots of PCs unless you custom-order it

[CGUYS] ACT! and .NET have destroyed my computer

2007-11-30 Thread Josie Leyman Elias
Good morning all, I have a serious problem with my computer and am desperately trying to prevent a complete wipe of my computer. I recently installed ACT! 2008 over the 2006 version and everything seemed fine. I then uninstalled ACT!2008 to return to the earlier version. When I tried to

Re: [CGUYS] removing Norton

2007-11-30 Thread rlsimon
I have Norton SystemWorks 2003 on my winXPsp2 box which ran like sludge with 256mb ram and 40gb hdd about 3/4 full ...upgraded to 1gb ram and 120gb hdd with plennya space and ran like sludge ...uninstalled NAV and put on Avast ...runs like a top (although, the Opera browser seems to linger until

Re: [CGUYS] removing Norton

2007-11-30 Thread Tom Piwowar
wadda y'all think about that? Save yourself some trouble and convert it to a hackintosh. Instructions for Leopard are already on the web. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body

Re: [CGUYS] It should not be that hard ...

2007-11-30 Thread db
Plastic fanless enclosures fry because of poor heat dissipation because plastic is more of an insulator than a conductor. My experience is that vented metal fanless models like Speed Metal, in which four sides are wire mesh, last just as long as internal CPU case mounted drives do. db Tom

Re: [CGUYS] Two questions about Macbook Pro -- card reader backup

2007-11-30 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Here is a cheap alternative. Buy a SD USB reader, that doubles as a USB thumb drive. It has a slot in the back where you plug the SD card into it and then you plug it into your system like a Thumb drive. Slick and nice. I bought one for my lap top when I travel as I do not have a built in