Re: [CGUYS] wifi waffles me

2009-10-27 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Robert L Simon rleesi...@gmail.com wrote: I am having an interesting foray into wifi abroad. I got wifi and wireless tv from Belgacom and their modem (ASDL) gives great signal to my x31 with b/g when next to it but in the next room (less than 25 feet away)

Re: [CGUYS] The fun never ends...

2009-10-27 Thread Marcio
I appreciate your comment/advice. It makes good sense. But let me reassure you that I believe I know how far I can go before this jeopardizes my well being/work... Besides, trying to understand what goes wrong with humans (my work) sometimes has some things in common with computers... Both

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 badly written errors (already!)

2009-10-27 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:42 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: Okay, I got my Family Pack (2 DVDs, 32 bit and 64 bit, one Product ID). Went to install it on a new hard drive and setup reached the point of asking me for the Product ID. I typed it. In a flyout I got: The product key is not

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 badly written errors (already!)

2009-10-27 Thread Richard P.
There is only one product ID, which will be shared among 3 computers, is this correct? Thanks in advance, Richard P. On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:42 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: Okay, I got my Family Pack (2 DVDs, 32 bit and 64 bit, one Product ID).

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 badly written errors (already!)

2009-10-27 Thread mike
That is Vista, not win 7. On Oct 27, 2009 5:58 AM, John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:42 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: Okay, I got my Family Pack (2 ... Link to guide on how to clean install an upgrade disc.

Re: [CGUYS] T-Mobile Sidekick Data Lost Forever

2009-10-27 Thread Allen Firstenberg
The quote from MS itself (which I found at sidekick.com) was most, if not all. On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 1:44 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) said early Thursday that it has been able to recover the personal data lost on many of T-Mobile USA's

Re: [CGUYS] It's monotheist versus pagan (It's a Windows Mobile killer)

2009-10-27 Thread tjpa
On Oct 26, 2009, at 5:37 PM, mike wrote: One of the new Verizon ads makes fun of 'there is an app for that' by showing a Verizon map app that shows their 3g coverage compared to the lack of with ATT. Apples biggest weakness has always been their poor network partner, and now with the

Re: [CGUYS] It's monotheist versus pagan (It's a Windows Mobile killer)

2009-10-27 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Did we make a mistake and switch Verizon for ATT? One of the mistakes ATT also made was touting their coverage. What the ads did say but in very small print was that they were talking global coverage. Verizon has a much bigger footprint in the US than ATT but they have done that by shedding

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 badly written errors (already!)

2009-10-27 Thread Tony B
There is only one product ID in the package. Presumably MS has some plan in place to deal with a fourth computer showing up online with the same PID. But I have no clue what it might be. Given how often I've had to reinstall in the past, I could easily hit 4 installs in a month on the *same*

Re: [CGUYS] The fun never ends...

2009-10-27 Thread tjpa
On Oct 27, 2009, at 12:01 AM, db wrote: Computers aren't simple things like bicycles that just anyone can tinker with / cadge together willy nilly. Maybe you daughter will let you use her Mac? * ** List info,

Re: [CGUYS] It's monotheist versus pagan (It's a Windows Mobile killer)

2009-10-27 Thread tjpa
On Oct 27, 2009, at 11:56 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Also what will happen to ATT when they loose their exclusive deal? Will customers flock to other carriers to get better coverage? Good point. Bloggers who were ready to switch to Droid said never mind after suddenly finding ATT

Re: [CGUYS] Microsoft stores and Windows 7

2009-10-27 Thread tjpa
On Oct 26, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Problem is you use vague terms. What percentage of folks are having a problem? Trying to use an old Glenn Beck strategy on me? That won't work. * ** List info,

Re: [CGUYS] Microsoft stores and Windows 7

2009-10-27 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Don't watch him don't care for him, No I want real data instead of what my opinion is. Stewart At 11:54 AM 10/27/2009, you wrote: On Oct 26, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Problem is you use vague terms. What percentage of folks are having a problem? Trying to use an old

Re: [CGUYS] It's monotheist versus pagan (It's a Windows Mobile killer)

2009-10-27 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
It will be a while till it really improves. Unless you live in the city ATT coverages sucks. One of my members went with ATT to specifically get an Iphone. Left them within the 30 day window as reception was so lousy in and around us. (Back to Verizon and he will probably be one of the first

Re: [CGUYS] It's monotheist versus pagan (It's a Windows Mobile killer)

2009-10-27 Thread tjpa
On Oct 27, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Left them within the 30 day window as reception was so lousy in and around us. (Back to Verizon and he will probably be one of the first to get a Droid phone) Can we call it a backwoods droid?

[CGUYS] WhiteHouse.gov Goes Drupal

2009-10-27 Thread tjpa
Looks like the hand of God is finally on the government's keyboard. The Bush-era .net-based CMS is out the door. WhiteHouse.gov Goes Drupal http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/whitehousegov-goes-drupal WhiteHouse.gov has gone Drupal. After months of planning, says an Obama Administration

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 badly written errors (already!)

2009-10-27 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 10:00 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: That is Vista, not win 7. Whoops, copied the wrong link, http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp this is the right one. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o)

Re: [CGUYS] It's monotheist versus pagan (It's a Windows Mobile killer)

2009-10-27 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Nope we call it, That dog wont hunt Basically you can have all the eye candy you want, it can mix drinks as far as we care, but if it cannot get the job done and wont allow the work we want to get done then it is not worth the effort so that dog wont hunt. Right now the Iphone is a lot of

[CGUYS] changing the rules of Web addresses

2009-10-27 Thread Stephen Brownfield
I read that ICANN is planning on changing the rules of Web addresses, by allowing non-Latin alphabet characters. Here's the link: http://www.switched.com/2009/10/26/web-to-go-truly-world-wide-with-non-latin-urls/ According to the Daily Mail, the ICANN board will pass a resolution this

Re: [CGUYS] changing the rules of Web addresses

2009-10-27 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
It is both good and bad. Good in that you will now have more people making more web pages using foreign and native characters to create such web pages. (Did I say good?) Bad in that you have done away with standardization of any type. There is a reason that all airplane pilots must know

Re: [CGUYS] changing the rules of Web addresses

2009-10-27 Thread Roger D. Parish
At 9:42 AM -0400 10/27/09, Stephen Brownfield wrote: I read that ICANN is planning on changing the rules of Web addresses, by allowing non-Latin alphabet characters. Here's the link: http://www.switched.com/2009/10/26/web-to-go-truly-world-wide-with-non-latin-urls/ According to the Daily

Re: [CGUYS] Microsoft stores and Windows 7

2009-10-27 Thread mike
The rev is still under the impression you might back what you say. You'd think he would know better by now. On Oct 27, 2009 10:27 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Oct 26, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Problem is you use vague terms. What... Trying to use an old Glenn Beck

[CGUYS] Proper permissions for OS X slave drive?

2009-10-27 Thread db
I recently bought I new primary sata drive for a MacPro and loaded Leopard on it while keeping the 2ndary internal sata drive ... which included data ... intact. Now under leopard, under permissions, it still sees an unknown account which is the previous Tiger owner and it doesn't allow any

Re: [CGUYS] The fun never ends...

2009-10-27 Thread Marcio
She is looking into one... Marcio -Original Message- From: tjpa t...@tjpa.com Sent: Oct 27, 2009 1:32 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] The fun never ends... On Oct 27, 2009, at 12:01 AM, db wrote: Computers aren't simple things like bicycles that just anyone

Re: [CGUYS] changing the rules of Web addresses

2009-10-27 Thread tjpa
On Oct 27, 2009, at 9:42 AM, Stephen Brownfield wrote: I read that ICANN is planning on changing the rules of Web addresses, by allowing non-Latin alphabet characters. Here's the link: Do we let foreigners use the web? How did that happen?

Re: [CGUYS] It's monotheist versus pagan (It's a Windows Mobile killer)

2009-10-27 Thread betty
iPhone or Android? How about neither. Antennas and reception are very important for me as are WiFi, browsing, email, basic camera, VOIP. iPhones have lousy antennas and pathetic cameras [sshhh, Chad, Nokia ain't no Leica or Kolsch, but at least they use Zeiss lenses and autofocus w/LED flash,

Re: [CGUYS] It's monotheist versus pagan (It's a Windows Mobile killer)

2009-10-27 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
That dog hunts! :-) Stewart At 09:43 PM 10/27/2009, you wrote: iPhone or Android? How about neither. Antennas and reception are very important for me as are WiFi, browsing, email, basic camera, VOIP. iPhones have lousy antennas and pathetic cameras [sshhh, Chad, Nokia ain't no Leica or