[CGUYS] Humourless WFBs

2009-04-20 Thread Chris Dunford
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[CGUYS] DC first to get free mobile TV

2009-04-20 Thread Chris Dunford
Washington will be the first U.S. city to get free digital TV broadcasts for mobile devices like cell phones, laptop computers and in-car entertainment systems, broadcasters were set to announce Monday. http://tinyurl.com/cpzoht

Re: [CGUYS] First OS X Botnet Said to be Activating

2009-04-20 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Yes, it requires stupidity to be affected by this in OS X. I don't see any shortage of stupidity, though, and it looks like 20,000 idiots downloaded infected software. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- This is what is known in the UNIX world as an honor virus. You have to

[CGUYS] Behind the Office ribbon

2009-04-20 Thread Chris Dunford
This seems to be my day for posting miscellany. There's been considerable criticism here regarding the Office ribbon: it makes no sense, users hate it, the organization is random, etc. This is an interesting article about the woman behind it and how it came to be. As some WFBs have kept

Re: [CGUYS] DC first to get free mobile TV

2009-04-20 Thread Mike Sloane
Oh, that's just wonderful. Now, in addition to texting, sexting, twittering, web surfing, and general yakking, we can look forward to drivers and pedestrians using their hand-held devices for watching soap operas, reality TV, and ball games instead of paying any attention to their

Re: [CGUYS] Scanning software for Umax

2009-04-20 Thread David Turk
I actually found compatible software on cnet.com's Download site. david David Turk Manager, Preservation Imaging Services Indiana Historical Society Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center 450 W. Ohio St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 232-4592 dt...@indianahistory.org -Original

Re: [CGUYS] DC first to get free mobile TV

2009-04-20 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Mike Sloane mikeslo...@verizon.net wrote: I am neither technophobic nor a Luddite, but I am underwhelmed by some of these advances in technology. Total agreement with you here. More crap available to distract and misdirect what we should be looking at.

Re: [CGUYS] DC first to get free mobile TV

2009-04-20 Thread Fred Holmes
What does this bode for an emergency TV set that runs off of batteries (including a dismounted 12V car battery) that provides news and warnings during a power outage resulting from a storm or terrorist attack? When analog TV went off the air (It has hasn't it?) my current emergency TV set

[CGUYS] Upgrade MS Office from 2003 to Office 2007

2009-04-20 Thread Phil Marchetti
On a Windows XP computer I need to upgrade from MS Office 2003 to Office 2007. Everything I read on the web says to uninstall 2003 first, then install 2007. That's relatively easy, BUT how do I preserve all my contact information, calendar and notes in Outlook ? Is it all in a file called

Re: [CGUYS] Behind the Office ribbon

2009-04-20 Thread Fred Holmes
With Windows itself, there is an option to select the classic Windows interface, instead of the designed-for interface of the particular version (at least one can make WinXP look very much like Win2000). All MS needed to do was to provide a classic interface (everything in its legacy place)

Re: [CGUYS] Vanishing Windows PC RESULTS

2009-04-20 Thread David K Watson
Here are a few things you can try: 1) Go to Startup Disk in System Preferences and see if the partition shows up there. It probably won't, since it is not showing up in Disk Utility or when you start up with the option key held down, but you might get lucky. 2) In Disk Utility, try selecting

Re: [CGUYS] Behind the Office ribbon

2009-04-20 Thread Fred Holmes
The article, and Larson-Green, slam confusingly redundant features (multiple ways to accomplish the same action/function, find the button that does it). I think that's just wrong. The redundant ways give multiple options for finding a function when you are just hunting for it, and make it

Re: [CGUYS] Behind the Office ribbon

2009-04-20 Thread John Emmerling
I think this refers to features that have redundant implementations that behave differently. Not the same as having multiple launch points for the same features. On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Fred Holmes f...@his.com wrote: The article, and Larson-Green, slam confusingly redundant features

[CGUYS] Spam

2009-04-20 Thread Fred Holmes
Starting maybe a week ago, spam for medicine, etc. has gone back up to as great as it has ever been. Anyone else noticed it? Whoever got shut down has found another way to get back up or has been justified in the courts, I think. Fred Holmes

Re: [CGUYS] Vanishing Windows PC RESULTS

2009-04-20 Thread David K Watson
You report lots of problems with partitions in Windows and Linux, then on the basis of a single reported incident on a Mac whose cause is so far unknown, you say I don't see how this reflects well on Apple…? It sounds to me like you are saying (to paraphrase Churchill) that OS X is the worst

Re: [CGUYS] Behind the Office ribbon

2009-04-20 Thread Chris Dunford
The article, and Larson-Green, slam confusingly redundant features (multiple ways to accomplish the same action/function, find the button that does it). I think that's just wrong. The redundant ways give multiple options for finding a function when you are just hunting for it, and make it

Re: [CGUYS] Behind the Office ribbon

2009-04-20 Thread Chris Dunford
All MS needed to do was to provide a classic interface (everything in its legacy place) option for the Office 2007 applications, and all would be well. Too expensive, too much in a hurry, or too lazy to do that? But then everything I need to do seems to be a capability of Office 2000

Re: [CGUYS] Upgrade MS Office from 2003 to Office 2007

2009-04-20 Thread Jeff Wright
All of your data is contained within the .pst files that is your Outlook mailbox. Nothing happens to that, but you may need to point 2007 at it. You'll probably have to set up your connections to POP/IMAP and SMTP servers, so have tyhat info handy. I never liked the way that MS buried the pst

Re: [CGUYS] Upgrade MS Office from 2003 to Office 2007

2009-04-20 Thread Richard P.
I just installed Office 2007 while keeping Office 2003. As I recall, the installation forced an uninstall of only the Outlook 2003 and migrated all of what was in Outlook 2003 into Outlook 2007. The rest of the Office 2003 components coexist with the Office 2007. I would think that you could run

Re: [CGUYS] Upgrade MS Office from 2003 to Office 2007

2009-04-20 Thread Chris Dunford
On a Windows XP computer I need to upgrade from MS Office 2003 to Office 2007. Everything I read on the web says to uninstall 2003 first, then install 2007. That's relatively easy, BUT how do I preserve all my contact information, calendar and notes in Outlook ? Is it all in a file

Re: [CGUYS] Upgrade MS Office from 2003 to Office 2007

2009-04-20 Thread Jeff Wright
Correction: that is .pst file, not files. There can be more than one pst file, but only if you create another one deliberately. All of your data is contained within the .pst files that is your Outlook mailbox.  Nothing happens to that, but you may need to point 2007 at it.  You'll probably

Re: [CGUYS] DC first to get free mobile TV

2009-04-20 Thread Richard P.
You'll be interested in this Forum page: http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=30t=100897 It discusses this problem and offers up some LCD Digital TV's as an option. Richard P. What does this bode for an emergency TV set that runs off of batteries (including a dismounted 12V car

Re: [CGUYS] Vanishing Windows PC RESULTS

2009-04-20 Thread Paul Cannon
You seem to have omitted my previous sentence. I don't see the rationale on toasting mysterious partitions vanishing. This was in response to Tom's sentence And a toast to many other mysterious Windows vanishings in the future. :) It is quite rare for me to see a partition problem at work or home

Re: [CGUYS] Upgrade MS Office from 2003 to Office 2007

2009-04-20 Thread Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.
There are also rules files, mailing lists that are NOT in the PST file. But, they will upgrade correctly if you are using the same computer. If not, you need to transfer them to the new computer. Eschew Obfuscation This is a reply from: Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.

[CGUYS] Itunes help!

2009-04-20 Thread Bill L'Hommedieu
I downloaded Itunes 8 and now I have nothing. I know the music somewhere, how do I get it into the current version. Thanks Bill L'Hommedieu * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy **

[CGUYS] cable for monitor

2009-04-20 Thread Judy Cosler
what is a DisplayPort Cable with Latches? where is the least expensive place to buy cables? is there such a thing as a wireless monitor? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** **

Re: [CGUYS] Itunes help!

2009-04-20 Thread Richard P.
Did you reboot? Are you talking Windows or Mac? and what version? In Windows XP, the music path is: My DocumentsMy MusiciTunesiTunes Music Richard P. I downloaded Itunes 8 and now I have nothing. I know the music somewhere, how do I get it into the current version. Thanks

Re: [CGUYS] cable for monitor

2009-04-20 Thread Tony B
a) check Wikipedia, but it's unlikely your equipment uses it. The latches help hold it in place. b) maybe Walmart; are you sure you _want_ the _cheapest_ cables? c) no On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Judy Cosler jfcos...@gmail.com wrote: what is a DisplayPort Cable with Latches? where is

Re: [CGUYS] cable for monitor

2009-04-20 Thread db
Best and by far the cheapest place is online. Cables are where retail stores make their profits that they can't get from advertised or competitive products like computers, printers, networking hardware, cameras etc.. But you need to study your cable selection carefully ... there are various

Re: [CGUYS] Vanishing Windows PC RESULTS

2009-04-20 Thread David K Watson
It is perfectly OK to criticize Apple, I do so myself sometimes (and don't get Tom started on the Finder). I was wondering about your reasoning. Given the missing sentence (which I didn't understand at the time and omitted because I thought it irrelevant), you do make more sense. Thanks for