Re: [CGUYS] Nat Geo Classroom

2008-03-13 Thread Tom Piwowar
I was just reading an article yesterday where insurance companies are no longer going to pay for hospital goofs. Can you imagine that Hospitals expected your and my insurance to cover them for their mistakes This is a new Bush administration policy promulgated through Medicare. If

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon DSL Service Dry Loop

2008-03-13 Thread Tom Piwowar
DSL is not a shared line, so provides a fairly constant rate. Cable promises the moon, but puts the entire neighborhood on the same wire so it delivers dirt when too many people are using it This is not true for all areas, may be true for the place you live, here the complete opposite is true.

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon DSL Service Dry Loop

2008-03-13 Thread Tom Piwowar
Our cable system can deliver 6 mps with better reliability than the phone company can that is sad. There is no technology that can not be made high cost and low quality by bad management. Nevertheless it is worthwhile to consider what the technology can accomplish so that we know how much the

Re: [CGUYS] Music from Minidisc to PC

2008-03-13 Thread Robert
You don't say what model minidisc you have. The latest models of Sony minidiscs can transfer files directly to the PC via a USB cable. The Sony software that comes with the minidisc is called SonicStage. It is essentially a drag-and-drop operation to transfer minidisc file between PC and

Re: [CGUYS] Nat Geo Classroom

2008-03-13 Thread Tom Piwowar
No it is about our low expectations of service and care. Where are the good ministers when we need them? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and

Re: [CGUYS] Nat Geo Classroom

2008-03-13 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Keep searching even within my own denomination there is a cry about the lack of care and concern shown by some. Stewart At 10:02 AM 3/13/2008, you wrote: No it is about our low expectations of service and care. Where are the good ministers when we need them? Rev. Stewart A. Marshall

[CGUYS] Publisher to Pages

2008-03-13 Thread Matthew Taylor
Can anyone recommend a good way to convert a newsletter previously done in MS Publisher to Pages 08? I have access to Publisher on a Windows box. Can Publisher export in a useful file format, where useful is defined as including the page layout and formatting? Any intermediate programs

Re: [CGUYS] Investment Tracking Recommendations?

2008-03-13 Thread Jordan
That's right! It might be better to invest in euros in a european company or fund right now. Tom Piwowar wrote: Today it is reporting a YTD return of -13% and a 1 year return of -3.6%. It would be better to put my dough in a mattress while spending 3% of my savings on wine, women, and song.

Re: [CGUYS] Publisher to Pages

2008-03-13 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
It can export HTML, or you can copy and paste into word and save as RTF. Stewart At 03:19 PM 3/13/2008, you wrote: Can anyone recommend a good way to convert a newsletter previously done in MS Publisher to Pages 08? I have access to Publisher on a Windows box. Can Publisher export in a

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon DSL Service Dry Loop

2008-03-13 Thread Tom Piwowar
If I'm stuck with bad management your assertions that 'this is true' doesn't really matter. Reality matters, not what ifs. That's why I suggested asking the neighbors for *real* experiences and not just going by so called 'truths of the system'. You mean it is better to not even know that you

Re: [CGUYS] computer guys subscription

2008-03-13 Thread Tom Piwowar
Today there are only 3 addresses on the watch list and nobody got deleted. So I guess we are back to normal. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map,

Re: [CGUYS] Web Politicking

2008-03-13 Thread Vicky Staubly
On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, Brim wrote: Could it be that whatISmyip.org returns the white page with the ip address, but whatSmyip.org (no i) brings up the web page with the Obama add in the corner. Two different urls and web pages At least it is on my Firefox.. Brian wins the prize! Good eyes!

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon DSL Service Dry Loop

2008-03-13 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
My eyes are always open and I am constantly looking at the technology and how it is working. Would I buy DSL again? Yes in a different location and with a different provider. When I lived in TN I had Bellsouth DSL and it was hands down better than the Cable provider (happens to be the same

Re: [CGUYS] computer guys subscription

2008-03-13 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I will go through this with most of the email lists I manage on Yahoogroups. Many ISP's are using spam address blockers with lists from specific providers. However I find the lists tend to be heavy handed and use the sledge hammer approach instead of tack hammer. Thus you see a big list for

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon DSL Service Dry Loop

2008-03-13 Thread Pat Fauquet
I have helped several of my clients set up Internet service using mobile broadband cards. In fact, there is an article on my blog with links to a recent Macworld article. The information would apply to PCs as well as Macs. There is also information about cellular routers which allow you to

Re: [CGUYS] Nat Geo Classroom

2008-03-13 Thread Eric S. Sande
To clarify what I wrote earlier, if my every word was an order I would be a bad manager. I expect my staff to respond to clients' needs as well as to mine and clients usually come first. So could conveys the understanding that staff apply good judgement. I would not be happy to be told that a big

Re: [CGUYS] Nat Geo Classroom

2008-03-13 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
My youngest used to work fast food. I was in the restaurant one night when a bus pulled in 15 minutes before they closed. Need less to say it was turned away. I happen to know the owner so I mentioned it to him that week, and he was livid. They did not want to serve the bus as they might