Re: [CGUYS] iPod Recommendations?

2007-12-14 Thread Site Guy
Santa sez that I've been a good boy this year, as a result I'm gonna get a 160gig iPod Classic. Cool beans, my entire collection of CDs will fit on it in Apple Lossless format. Phar Out. Bart - Original Message - From: Paula Minor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [CGUYS] ATT DSL ok?

2007-12-14 Thread mike
No worries on that end, filter is in the right place. Mike On Dec 11, 2007 3:34 PM, Mike Sloane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You do realize that the filter goes on the voice line, not the data line, right? I am not trying to be sarcastic - it is an easy mistake to make. Mike mike wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] IT Managers

2007-12-14 Thread Tom Piwowar
Lies, damn lies and...well you know. When we describe actual IT horrors they call it anecdotal and dismiss it. When we show survey results they make fun of statistics. I would say the bad guys are in deep, deep denial. They are severely damaging their organizations and want to continue to do

Re: [CGUYS] IT Managers

2007-12-14 Thread Tom Piwowar
Through past IT non-involvement, I've had to acquire quite a few IT skills myself, consequently don't need IT assistance often (in part because of all of you on this listserv). Yet, I enjoy working with the staff, so I don't think working with computers all day alone can make one anti-social.

Re: [CGUYS] ATT DSL ok?

2007-12-14 Thread mike
It could be, I've been meaning to do some rearranging of my phone lines and I'll probably set it up the way you have it. mike On 12/11/07, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've tried 3 different filters. No go. Maybe something else is going wrong? This is just a simple low pass filter

Re: [CGUYS] IT Managers

2007-12-14 Thread Matthew Taylor
Many, if not most, IT folks are eclectic people. Most office workers are not. IT folks often do not have anything other than work in common with the rest of the staff. They get tired of small talk about sports, American Idol, whatever really quickly, and do not seek non-work

Re: [CGUYS] ATT DSL ok?

2007-12-14 Thread mike
How differently each of us sees things. I was forced into 1.5mbit over a year ago and have been suffering ever since. I can't do more then one thing at a time. I used to download all my podcasts in a minute or so, now i'm waiting almost an hour for all of them to update one or two at a time

Re: [CGUYS] IT Managers

2007-12-14 Thread Matthew Taylor
It is true that all to often IT forgets that they exist to serve the users, not the other way around. Unfortunately all too often Senior management forgets that IT can add to the bottom line, not just be a cost of doing business, and freezes them out until too late in the process. When

Re: [CGUYS] IT Managers

2007-12-14 Thread David Turk
The thing I don't get is why some IT people are anti-social. We've had 5 IT directors assistants since I've been here, only one went out of his way to interact with the staff. The last IT director was so invisible, I gave up contacting him, went through his assistant, who at least had the

Re: [CGUYS] IT Managers

2007-12-14 Thread David Turk
You aren't required to pick up the phone if I call you. But, if I telephone you leave a voicemail asking a question, professional etiquette requires some type of response, whether it's I'm sorry, I can't help you, or I'm not the person you need to be contacting. Contact ... Where I work,

Re: [CGUYS] iPod Recommendations?

2007-12-14 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
If the car stereo takes a standard head phone jack then any cable will do. You may have to look for a second gen nano. Some stores probably still have them but I think the Apple store is pretty much all 3rd gen. As for accessories you can find things all over. The Apple Store is a good place

Re: [CGUYS] IT Managers

2007-12-14 Thread db
From my observance the IT/ management disconnect is created by both sides. Management often expects IT miracles... too much from too little or too inconsistent organizational IT support/ resources. As a rule, IT people DO tend to be pointy headed specialists, prone to their desire to solve

Re: [CGUYS] iPod Recommendations?

2007-12-14 Thread Richard P.
This is all great information. I've narrowed it down to the 2nd Gen Nano 8GB which looks like it will do all that is needed. As far as accessories go, where is the best place to get them? The Apple Store offers the Belkin case online:

[CGUYS] iTunes upgrade

2007-12-14 Thread Stephen Brownfield
Should I upgrade to iTunes 7.5 from iTunes 6.0.4? I've been happy with 6.0.4. If I upgrade is there anything I need to look out for? I have a Mac running 10.4.11 and an iPod mini. Thanks, Steve * == QUICK

Re: [CGUYS] iPod Recommendations?

2007-12-14 Thread David Newhall
I love my 4g nano, but would recommend something larger. You don't really want to have to manage playlist. You just want to sync. A co-worker's husband gave her an iPod for Christmas with with photos and tunes from their courtship. She cried. Evil man setting such high standards for the

Re: [CGUYS] IT Managers

2007-12-14 Thread Robert
I probably have complained before about IT managers, but I am in a special case. I belong to a major university in the DC area, and my school has a small but deficient computer service facility that must cope with a very small budget. After the IT director, there are only inexperienced

Re: [CGUYS] iPod Recommendations?

2007-12-14 Thread Richard P.
That would be a tough act to follow, especially at this late date. At least I know what to shoot for. We got the 8GB so that should hold us for a bit. Richard P. David wrote: I love my 4g nano, but would recommend something larger. You don't really want to have to manage playlist. You just