Re: [CGUYS] RAID n' MS security updates
Not if it's working properly. On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Christopher Range [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can a RAID setup block MS security updates from being installed? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] IDC hits 6%
Just a followup to the IBM story. Clearly, if MS doesn't fix the Vista debacle soon, this tiny 6% market share could quickly snowball. Assuming Steve kicks the bucket and the OS is allowed to be installed anywhere, and assuming MS takes more than 10-20 years to release another good OS. International Data Corporation's survey this month showed Apple with a 6 percent share of the American market in the first quarter, compared with 4.9 percent a year ago. Apple's strong Macintosh growth comes as Microsoft struggles with its Windows Vista operating system, which was released last year to largely critical reviews. I think people are really noticing the difference between Mac OS X and Windows to a greater degree than ever before, Mr. Jobs said. The more people understand that there is an alternative, the more people are choosing a Mac. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/24/technology/24apple.html?themc=th * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] IBM Tests: 86% Ask to Keep the Mac
Yes, I read the story. The numbers speak for themselves. Out of a company presumably of thousands, 19 wanted to run Windows on Mac hardware. But the hilarious part is Tom's (and Dan's) spin on the whole thing, making it sound like the Mac was taking over or something! Again, what the story lacked was any kind of report on the Linux group, only mentioning it briefly in passing. Don't change the subject to a Mac OSX vs Vista debate, because I don't see Vista in my future either, and will not be put in any kind of a position defending it. On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 2:07 PM, b_s-wilk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tony, Did you read the story? On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 7:25 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 19 of 22 (86%) Users Ask to Keep the Mac. However, when asked if they would rather keep their MacBook Pro or return to using their familiar ThinkPad, only three chose the ThinkPad; the rest decided to keep the Mac laptop and obtain VMWare Fusion licenses to run Windows when necessary. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] ISPs' Error Page Ads Let Hackers Hijack Entire Web
Yet another reason to use OpenDNS. http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/isps-error-page.html * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] DropMyRights
http://nonadmin.editme.com/DropMyRights Apparently the only two solutions to the recent Flash security problems are either a) running your browser sandboxed or b) lowering your browser's privileges. I've tried using the free sandboxie, but it presents problems like incompatibility with Roboform. Now I'm trying DropMyRights. It seems to be working, so I suspect I should implement this strategy quickly on all our machines. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Anyone get an email from Reunion.com saying someone is searching for you?
Well, no, that's not good advice for any of us that make public contact. We have to check all our email because you never know where a legit email will come from. I got one from somewhere last week (not reunion.com). I opened it. I appreciate the heads up, and they weren't asking for money or anything. I actually changed one of my profiles after the reminder. Think I've again and, hopefully, finally, learned the lesson: to NEVER click on a site in an email that is unsolicited and not from someone I know. Would that not be universally applicable, good advice for everyone? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Disc vs. Disk
What a wacky idea. Cite Wikipedia as an authority on word usage! Just try that stunt in school. For all we know you might have made those entries yourself! I gave you a link to 20 different modern dictionaries, most of which either support the interchangeability of the words or don't mention it. If you'd rather go off in your own fantasy-language land where the public contributors to Wikipedia define the language, go for it. Just don't expect anyone to have any idea what you're talking about. Oh, and BTW, the dictionary version of Wikipedia is Wiktionary. And guess what? Right at the top it defines 'disk' as an alternative spelling for 'disc' (though it mentions the usage note). Oddly, since it was mentioned, I too now think I tend to use 'disk' differently than 'disc'. But I doubt I've written 'disc' 10 times in my life, preferring abbreviations like CD or DVD. On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 7:17 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The OED is not the authority, *we* are the authority and the OED is the reporter of what we do. If we were to inform the OED that they are wrong they probably would check their facts and correct their error. But one never knows what an English major will do in the face of technology. In this field the Wikipedia is probably a better source... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Disc vs. Disk
Yes, I imagine in your world of fantasy languages, dictionaries aren't used a lot, and you find yourself embarrassed quite a bit. What bemuses me is why you'd want to use a user-written encyclopedia but not a user-written dictionary. On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 8:55 PM, John DeCarlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please try a bit harder to reason in your replies. It becomes too embarrassing to read, otherwise. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Disc vs. Disk
Or by the pleasantly ignorant that never bother to read dictionaries or have any understanding of how living languages evolve. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=disc On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 10:47 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've always used disc for optical media and disk for hard drives etc. And you would be right. These are not interchangeable, except by those who think all words interchangeable and simply grunt. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Apple Now #1
Interesting, but maybe old news already. http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSWEN358320080128 I just had reason to need a couple tunes last week, and was happily surprised to find them at Amazon.com in DRM-free .mp3 format (though the one-click purchasing wasn't working). I probably could have gotten them at walmart.com as well. Apple, afaik, still requires one to install itunes (proprietary software) just to even SHOP at their music store. A deal-breaker for me. On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSWNAS680520080403 That may drive the last nail into the RIAA's coffin. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Apple Now #1
The last version of itunes I installed (last summer I think) was malware. It took over lots more than it should have without asking me. Perhaps they've fixed that by now. But now it's nagware. Every week or so I get a desktop popup reminding me to update Quicktime with itunes, and that box is checked by default. Less attentive users would install itunes unintentionally. I don't want to disable the reminder because I *want* to keep Quicktime (without itunes!) updated. There's no reason to force shoppers to use proprietary intrusive software, even if it is free. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Updater Mess
The only two annoying updaters I have to deal with these days are Apple and Adobe. Firefox has the good sense, like most apps, to only check on startup. And nothing extraneous is included by default in the updates (like Quicktime + iTunes). On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:33 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apple provides a consilidated updater for all its software. Microsoft does this too. So does Adobe. Firefox checks not only for its own updates, but also for any plug-ins and skins you are using. Are you mad at all of the above or just Apple? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] april fools around the web
Gmail to allow you to set a custom time when your emails were sent. Internet explodes. http://mail.google.com/mail/help/customtime/index.html * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Vista home premium disk management query: is unallocated space recoverable for use ??
Doesn't Vista do disk partitioning operations? Regardless, I wouldn't wish gparted on my worst enemy until it gets a decent GUI. http://vistarewired.com/2007/02/16/how-to-resize-a-partition-in-windows-vista/ On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 11:32 PM, John DeCarlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://gparted-livecd.tuxfamily.org/ On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 8:53 PM, John DeCarlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure. Boot from a Linux bootable disk that has GParted or QTParted on it and run the disk partitioning software. Expand the OS/primary partition to include the 15 GB unallocated space. Done. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] solar battery chargers
You are mistaken. Current technology requires a LOT of light to generate usable amounts of electricity. It's hard to find real data, so let's just take an example from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EQ8WKA#moreAboutThisProduct From the ad copy: Charging 2 AA (or AAA) batteries in only 10 hours, this is one of the the fastest AA/AAA solar chargers money can buy! Now, assuming they've put the best possible 'light' on the product, that means 10 hours of full sunlight just to charge 2 small batteries. Multiply that by many times to recharge the much larger batteries on a FIOS device. Multiply that by x times if the sunlight is diffused. Sorry, but it's just not practical with today's solar cells; they're just too inefficient. BTW I don't even want to bring up that if you're getting that much direct sunlight in summer you're spending a fortune in air conditioning to offset it. Silly to try to compare 2 AA batteries to your AC draw. PS Solar homes have NOTHING to do with solar battery chargers. For god's sake take 2 seconds and CHANGE YOUR SUBJECT LINES please. On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 10:51 PM, betty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've lived in a solar house since 1980. We have at least 100 trees. From my experience with passive and active systems, all you need is daylight--sun, clouds, rain or snowy weather, direct or reflected light--to produce enough electricity to run a battery charger, or produce enough electricity to run most home appliances, including recharging a laptop; same weather conditions apply for heating and cooling. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] solar battery chargers
Then you're going to have to enlighten me. It uses solar cells (photovoltaic cells, if you will) to charge a battery at a slow current (trickle charge), so I don't know of a better example. On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 12:20 PM, John DeCarlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 11:58 AM, Tony B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are mistaken. Current technology requires a LOT of light to generate usable amounts of electricity. It's hard to find real data, so let's just take an example from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EQ8WKA#moreAboutThisProduct Tony, bad example. Not a photovoltaic trickle charger, as betty was talking about. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] bittorrent with Opera
It gets back to what I said a while back about torrent downloads speeds being limited to your upload speed. As Mike explained, you may occasionally come across a particularly fast uploader, but much more common is that you connect with a bunch of users like yourself, thus limiting your download speeds. Anyway, unless you're in a big hurry it doesn't matter. The sharing goes on in the background. Just leave it on overnight. Questions: Does Opera actually support bittorrent? If so, why such a long time to download? A 105 MB file would download in very much less time without bittorent. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Assigning permanent letter to external drive
Actually, it was the OP that mistakenly believed shuffling drive letters was his problem. So far this thread has gone off on a completely useless tangent, certainly not helpful to him at all. His question: How can I get my J external drive to show up in the [Win XP File and Settings Transfer Wizard] defaults? My answer: I'm sorry, I don't know. But I do know you're wasting your time using FS. Implement a good backup strategy instead. On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 9:17 AM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why are you folks so stuck on drive letters? That is the world of DOS. I do not pay any attention to drive letters on my PC. What an I missing out on? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] solar battery chargers
Aren't we generalizing a bit? I'm under trees here, there's not nearly enough sunlight to charge batteries. People in apartment buildings would have the same trouble. On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 1:56 PM, b_s-wilk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Photovoltaic solar panels are the sensible answer to unlimited backup for FIOS. They can be standard equipment with FIOS boxes. PV solar panels are small and will keep the backup batteries charged indefinitely, even on rainy days. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] drive labels
WTF are you talking about? My point was clear - if you want to discuss drive labels then just change the subject. I don't know of anyone that particularly _likes_ the Windows way of labeling drives with single letters of the alphabet, so if you're trying to rile up controversy I doubt it will happen. Hopefully it's just a legacy thing we can dispense with eventually. On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oops. We gotta scram. The PC censors have arrived. We have to narrowly interpret questions and not explore possibilities. Drive letters are double-plus good. Yes they are. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Assigning permanent letter to external drive
One of our laptops has a similar issue. Four reserved drive letters that do nothing at all. Just ignore them. At least until you use z: and really _need_ to free one up. I already told you a way around it. If you're dead set on using that brain-dead wizard, just save the files to eg c:/tmp/ then move them to whatever drive you want. On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:11:25 -0400, Richard P. wrote: What really throws me off is that Windows is telling me to transfer my settings to these non-existent drives and won't allow an option to save to existing drives. Is there a way around this? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] sata card
You're lucky your mobo does that. My Intel doesn't. After some research I read many won't; Nvidia chipsets (presumably) will. What's yours? I _did_ find a hot swap program on the web, but that didn't work for me either, so it's long gone and I don't remember what it was called. On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 3:16 PM, mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recently got a internal pci sata card. It has an external sata connection and an internal one. I've got the drivers loaded correctly etc etc. I get a sata drive up and running on the internal connector but it doesn't show up in the list for me to eject the drive. Anyone know of a utility I might need to do this? My four other sata drives on the motherboard controller show up fine in the eject dialog. Windows xp pro. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] shared bandwidth
I'm wondering how you've identified the problem? Or are you just blowing smoke? PS I doubt DSL would help much since all the wires come to a head a bit upstream anyway. On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 1:42 PM, db [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In my case, there isn't always enough pie to go around. In the last 6 months, my cablemodem connection that I have had for years, now gets drug down at certain times of day or night to pokey speeds by a bunch of local 20 somethings who live nearby and who download a lot of pirated movies. We've identified the problem but there is nothing we can do about it but pay more to switch ourselves to DSL and abandon cablemodem to them I guess. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] shared bandwidth
I bet you didn't know bit torrent is *already* throttled to their upload speed? You can blame your slow service on a lot of things, but neighbors running bit torrent isn't one of them. OTOH, legal downloads like the site mentioned earlier, and Netflix, etc., can support much faster downloads. On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 3:03 PM, db [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By social methods.. word of mouth. This is confirmed by comparing when our problems started and when they got bit torrenting in earnest. We've been trying to convince them to thottle their clients... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] classic movie downloads
Now we're getting somewhere. These guys have links to download the movies alongside a viewer. I wonder how long it will take me to download Night of the Living Dead (4.1gb mpg2) from them? If I read it correctly, their mpeg2 files are at full DVD resolution also. On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 4:59 AM, rocky lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.archive.org/index.php * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] tv viewer cams
I recall seeing this idea at least 20, maybe 30 years ago. It's not a new idea at all. When Nielsen found people blatantly cheating in their diaries (who *didn't* say they watched all the Star Trek episodes - we'd seen them all 5 times already anyway), they started installing tuners that actually recorded what channel was tuned in. But then they found people would set that and fall asleep or wander off to the kitchen or something. So they started toying with the idea of detectors and/or cameras. Predictably, consumer acceptance was and always has been 0%. Not enough incentive. Possibly the only news about this is that this story was about Comcast, not Nielsen. I'd do it in exchange for free cable. On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 8:49 AM, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Spy cameras on our cable TV boxes? They meant to publish that on April 1, didn't they? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] XP Reinstall
There won't be any real limit. Buy whatever you can afford. But remember - 2 drives is safer than one. Your daily backups need to be to a second physical drive. On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 1:36 PM, Richard P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I find out what the largest usable internal HD is for this computer (SR2032X)? Compaq's website only lists what came in the PC originally which is a HP 200GB Serial ATA 3G 7200 and lists for $200, which is overpriced as well. Also, any recommendations for HD manufacturer? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] classic movie downloads
See, that's the problem all the plethora of current services seem to be ignoring in a big way. Presumably we're supposed to hook our computer to our TV. While many people do that, I bet many more don't, and would like not just the freedom to archive the material, but to be able to move it from room to room in the house. Again, this is only for free legal downloads. On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Judy Cosler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if you can't burn them to DVD, how do you watch them? on your computer monitor Jim wrote: Montgomery County Public Library has free movie downloads if your friend has access to a library card from there. Downloads are good for 7 day then they self delete. Limit of 10 a week. Cannot burn them to DVD however. Just re-download. Since they are always available there is really no need to burn this selection. It is a Windows only service. On Mar 22, 2008, at 10:06 PM, Tony B wrote: I was helping a neighbor with her new broadband today and she's into classic movies. So I started telling her about the internet. But everything we could scare up on a Google search seems to want you to watch stuff on their site. Is anyone aware of any sites that are geared toward downloading and burning DVDs? I'm not talking about warez here; just public domain classic movies. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] XP Reinstall
No. A disk image is a snapshot of ALL the data on that disk partition. An image _is_ a backup, but a backup only saves selected data. Norton Ghost, Acronis, a freeware imager: http://www.download.com/DriveImage-XML/3000-2242_4-10443230.html On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Richard P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is imaging the same as backup? When I do the Windows backup, it looks like it only chooses My Documents, Favorites, Desktop and Cookies, and it doesn't backup any programs that I see (although I don't know this). * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] XP Reinstall
I'm not sure that's better, just somewhat convenient. Or is it? I'd just hang the old drive on there long enough to image it to the new drive (overnight, 0 labor), then disconnect it. Then you'd have the browsable image right there. When you haven't referred to the image for a few weeks, delete it. Or split it and burn to DVD, then delete it. On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Jeff Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even better, buy an external shell, USB2 or eSATA, and put the old drive in that. Move the data off to the new drive whenever you want. -Original Message- Yes, just buy a new hard drive and install to that. Keep the whole old drive as a backup. Monumental waste of time keeping track of the programs you installed. You should have the programs you USE on your C partition and that should be imaged daily. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] classic movie downloads
Yesterday when I was with the client I had her google free movie downloads and public domain movies and we had no problem finding lots of classic movies. Try it. But I couldn't see any way to easily burn them to DVD. On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm curious to know what movies are in the public domain. Copyright lasts 90 years, so these movies would be made before 1918, the silent era. If a silent movie were remade with a music track added, then the copyright begins at the date of the remake. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] XP Reinstall
If you image the system partition (c: maybe) then yes, you'll have a snapshot of the OS that day. On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Richard P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does the disk image include the operating system or is it everything but the OS? It does sound like the way to go. Richard P. Tony B wrote: No. A disk image is a snapshot of ALL the data on that disk partition. An image _is_ a backup, but a backup only saves selected data. Norton Ghost, Acronis, a freeware imager: http://www.download.com/DriveImage-XML/3000-2242_4-10443230.html On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Richard P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is imaging the same as backup? When I do the Windows backup, it looks like it only chooses My Documents, Favorites, Desktop and Cookies, and it doesn't backup any programs that I see (although I don't know this). * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] gray weekend
Hagiography? I had to look it up too. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=hagiography Basically it's what Apple fanboys are clamoring for. Or seem to be. I see it all the time on this list. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/22/business/22online.html?themc=th Another interesting article in the NYTimes today about the failure of municipal wireless: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/22/us/22wireless.html?themc=th But when City Council leaders here held a hearing in December to question EarthLink about how it intended to keep service running and complete the planned network, the company failed to show up. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] classic movie downloads
I was helping a neighbor with her new broadband today and she's into classic movies. So I started telling her about the internet. But everything we could scare up on a Google search seems to want you to watch stuff on their site. Is anyone aware of any sites that are geared toward downloading and burning DVDs? I'm not talking about warez here; just public domain classic movies. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] XP Reinstall
Yes, just buy a new hard drive and install to that. Keep the whole old drive as a backup. Monumental waste of time keeping track of the programs you installed. You should have the programs you USE on your C partition and that should be imaged daily. On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 11:06 PM, Richard P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It looks like I'll have to reinstall my Windows XP operating system in the near future. Is there a simple program that can document and print out a copy of all the existing programs I currently have on the computer? I want to keep track of the ones I have added without having to write down each one. Second, any suggestions for the best way to backup files in preparation for the reinstall? I tried backing up to a 160GB Seagate external drive but it stopped at 4GB, which apparently is the limit for FAT32. One thought is to buy a second internal harddrive and just copy everything over to it and then after reinstall, use the second hard drive as permanent data storage, with the primary drive holding the operating system. Any suggestions will be appreciated. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] MAJOR hard drive problems
I always point out when discussing good backups that hard drives can and do fail suddenly and without warning. Not what I would consider 'archival' storage at all. But they're great for the day to day backups; still much faster than the internet. On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 6:07 PM, cindy brandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So this is a warning to all - do not depend on any backup drive. THe more I * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Web Politicking
FWIW, I don't see anything but my IP at that url. On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just noticed a small Obama 08 badge in the corner of the home page at whatismyip.org. I have not seen such politicking on non-political web sites before. Have others noticed such? Where? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] rampant piracy
Either we should abolish the library system and jail all the librarians, or abolish the laws that enable terrorist groups like the RIAA MPAA to operate with impunity. I couldn't miss the contrast of books vs. software. Doing any of the above with software would be criminal. Should doing these things with an book, just because it has been converted to software, suddenly be criminal too? The fundamental nature of the book has not really changed by making it an eBook, so why should different rules apply? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] New south wales law allows all computers on a network to be searched
Why, yes it does. The Bush fascists here would have thought of it first, but I guess it must be assumed they're already doing it, so they don't care. On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 1:24 PM, mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/06/2182021.htm From the article: The proposed laws would allow police to search computers networked to those listed on a search warrant. Police could also seize computer hard drives and memory sticks for up to seven days. Police Minister David Campbell says police are currently only able to search computer hardware found on a premises named in a search warrant. From that snippet it not only sounds as if they can search computers on local networks, as in, in the same office space for example but also any computers networked anywhere. Doesn't this mean if they get one warrant for a computer connected to the net, any computer in the entire country on the net is subject? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] New south wales law allows all computers on a network to be searched
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=fascist fascist: a person who is dictatorial or has extreme right-wing views. *You* might want to look it up before accusing _me_ of cracking a party joke about the Bush regime. It may have had a different meaning in the past, but in a living language word meanings change all the time. On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 2:04 PM, mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Might want to look up fascists before you toss it around like a joke at a party. Just a thought. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Neighborhood security cameras
This may not work as planned though. If the kid gets hurt on your mailbox, his parents can sue. Not to mention if their car gets damaged they'll be back to let you know how happy that makes them! For now, I prefer my 'breakaway' box that's relatively easy to attach back. On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 7:04 AM, John Duncan Yoyo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For Mailbox smashers they make a special extra tough steel mailbox that should break the baseball bat off in their hands * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] gmail replies
Correct. But for people coming from the Dark Ages of Eudora or (gasp) Outlook, we just don't believe our email *worked* unless we actually see our own returned email from the list. Yes, this means you have two copies. Yes, it's inefficient. And yes, I've gotten used to doing it the new way. I mean, who really cares if I forget to hit send? I send too gd much email out anyway. The List isn't going to miss it! 8) On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 9:31 PM, John DeCarlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wait a second, as far as gmail goes. You should see all your *replies*. Because they are automatically associated with the conversation already there. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Neighborhood security cameras
It's hard to compare the security of a cam in a school with that of a cam out in the woods. The one has all sorts of law enforcement protection, the other doesn't. Not to mention in a school setting even a blurry image might be recognizable. Of course, if you just want the cams to deter, then you can just get much cheaper dummy cameras. We'd rather have pictures with license plates that we could publish to humiliate. Probably time to split the threads, because comparatively, home security is a breeze with cheap multicam systems with motion sensing, email alerting, and several days of .mp4 recording readily available. Although I recently have seen a number of video cameras capture vandals in schools etc. and somehow these cameras never seem to be vandalized and they are sitting out in the open for everyone to see. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Neighborhood security cameras
Good point. The local security guru hereabouts likes to tell the story how they got an email from their system (in WV) when they were in Australia. They immediately logged onto the web to take a look and saw a guy standing on their front porch. He didn't seem to be doing much and they watched him for a while and he left. I'm not sure why they didn't call the police, but they found out later it was a neighbor came by to hand deliver a Christmas card and stopped to enjoy his beer. My point being, if they couldn't tell this was a neighbor, would they have had enough information to prosecute? Probably not. On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Alvin Auerbach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, let's say that you have the hardware - cameras, recording hardware, etc.; and the software. What useful information can you glean from the pictures? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Neighborhood security cameras
This is part of the problem with our trash-cam (which btw, would also overlook a communal mail area). If we put it far enough up a tree or telephone pole to make it vandal-resistant, we won't be able to get to it ourselves! Mounted in the right position it could be just the answer. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Neighborhood security cameras
As you point out, this is a nice indoor webcam, but useless for perimeter security. Add another $85 just to get wireless. From my own limited research, it seems to me the cameras need a few basic things: 1) 802 wireless, with a web address 2) weatherproof 3) vandal proof 4) long self-contained battery life And so far #4 seems to be the kicker. I don't know what the regs are on mounting one of these up high enough on a telephone pole to be vandal proof, but I also don't think you could easily get power up there. And I know I don't want to buy wireless network cameras if I have to string extension cords around the neighborhood to run them! On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm currently experimenting with the Panasonic BL-C1A. It costs $85. It * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Neighborhood security cameras
I thought we were just discussing the subject in general. There's no way the OP is going to give us a detailed map. That's great if you have windows overlooking your doors. But I'll admit my interest was more towards cameras *in the neighborhood*, not inside my house. We have a little money to buy at least one trash-cam to try to catch litterers, but the technology just doesn't appear to be there yet to do it at a reasonable cost. On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Without a detailed map you have no way to know that. I know that at least from my home I can see everything that needs to be seen from one window or another. Why don't we wait for more information? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] gmail replies
Are you new to gmail? I hate this feature too and wish they gave us the _option_ to see our own replies. But I gotta admit I'm getting used to it. On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My posts don't seem to get through lately. Would someone please just comment if you see this? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] A windows 98 question
I haven't been paying attention, but it would probably be easier to run his software in WinXP than to try to get wireless working in Win98. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] gmail replies
It's a feature of gmail. Nothing you can do on any list will make it work, I guess because Gmail's smarter than the lists. On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 7:00 PM, John A. Newitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 5:35 PM -0500 2/25/08, Tony B wrote: Are you new to gmail? I hate this feature too and wish they gave us the _option_ to see our own replies. But I gotta admit I'm getting used to it. On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My posts don't seem to get through lately. Would someone please just comment if you see this? Is this a function of your mailhost or your listserv settings for Computerguys-L? SET REPro/NOREPro - Copy of your own postings? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Neighborhood security cameras
Post o the week if he wasn't _trying_ to be funny. :) . On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 8:16 PM, Chris Dunford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My posts don't seem to get through lately. Would someone please just comment if you see this? What a waste of bandwidth. It would be much more efficient to ask for a comment from someone who does NOT see it. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] gmail replies
Yeah, well, don't confuse them. First we'd like the ability to do offline backups (and no, I don't mean emailing all my saved messages to a POP account)! On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:33 PM, db [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm surprised that the Google tech people are thinking in such fuzzy ways... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] gmail inbox
I didn't know that was an optional label. But if I turn it off, where is my unclassified mail going to sit? Don't even suggest All Mail because that would be a real chore to sift through! If you are lazy, you can still use Gmail labels like filters. Turn off the inbox label and it isn't in your inbox any more. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] gmail inbox
I'm not seeing that. There are 6 options in the filters dialog, none of which is remove inbox label. Closest might be Skip the Inbox(Archive it). Could that really be it? Coming from Eudora/tbird I saw 'archiving' as something else entirely and would never have thought to use that option without *reading* email first! But if true, I'll change all my filters at once. It's always seemed odd to me I couldn't emulate my old filters better. On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 3:50 PM, John DeCarlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess I wasn't clear. I meant that if you use a filter today with your mail client, it moves the message out of the Inbox and into a message folder, say the CGUYS folder. You can make it seem like the exact same thing in Gmail by setting up a filter to put a label of CGUYS on the messages and take off the Inbox label. Now it isn't showing up in your Inbox, only under the CGUYS label. And yes, if you simply take off the Inbox label, you can't easily browse through the list of messages. You then have to search to find it. On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 7:36 AM, Tony B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't know that was an optional label. But if I turn it off, where is my unclassified mail going to sit? Don't even suggest All Mail because that would be a real chore to sift through! If you are lazy, you can still use Gmail labels like filters. Turn off the inbox label and it isn't in your inbox any more. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] expanding archives
Firstly, make sure you aren't subscribed to the digest. It makes no sense to subscribe to a digest (that combines messages) and then break the messages apart later. You are not saving bandwidth or anything, you're only delaying delivery, making timely participation impossible. Not to mention adding a whole layer of unnecessary complexity. On Feb 19, 2008 10:19 AM, Andy Gallant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would be great if I could open/import/convert such a file and use an email client to see it as a folder or mailbox of individual messages. I get the MIME digest. The footer would show up between every message if I read it that way. But I use Eudora to read my digests, and I use its ability to explode MIME digests back into individual messages. So the way I see the digest is as a mailbox full of individual messages that can be sorted by subject, date, etc., and each with its own footer. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Memory upgrade advice sought
You've got a bigger problem. To _really_ come up to speed, she needs all the niceties in WinXP (or Vista). You can throw a gig or two of ram at that Win2k install but you'll never get it up to today's standards. This system would make a nice internet enabled backup for guests, but it's too aged for a personal machine. On Feb 18, 2008 7:52 PM, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an older desktop computer for my daughter's use which was adequate until she is now in high school. She complains that she can't play on-line games because the computer is too slow. I'm wondering if additional RAM would help, and if so whether it is worth buying for such an old computer. INFO: Dell Optiplex GX240 1700 MHz. Pentium 4; 3/256 KB memory cache Bus 100 MHz. Windows 2000 Pro SP4 Drives: 40 GB, 26 GB free Memory: 384 MB total: DIMM_A: 256 MB and DIMM_B: 128 MB * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] CGUYS.ORG Footer Updated
Cute fish. The more serious question: If email lists in general can survive. On Feb 16, 2008 2:45 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The footer at the bottom of every post was getting a bit long and not covering everything that needed to be covered so I put up a page at CGUYS.ORG. Let me know: - If there is anything else to add. - If I made any errors/typos. - If you have any ideas for the slogan, now High-Level Help with Low-Level Noise which I adapted from a post by Eric Sande. * For information about the list, managing your list subscription, list rules, * * list archives, privacy policy, calmness, and a member map go to CGUYS.ORG. * * For information about the list, managing your list subscription, list rules, * * list archives, privacy policy, calmness, and a member map go to CGUYS.ORG. *
Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet
The other year when the cartoon thing was an issue I asked one of our users to take down the image. I dunno, it just seems Islam is in a Very Bad Place right now, and, unlike the thousands of years when the Christians were in it, now they can do real *planetary* damage. On Feb 16, 2008 8:01 PM, Steve Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia, is refusing to remove medieval artistic depictions of the Prophet Muhammad, despite being flooded with complaints from Muslims demanding the images be deleted. http://tinyurl.com/2f9q7w * For information about the list, managing your list subscription, list rules, * * list archives, privacy policy, calmness, and a member map go to CGUYS.ORG. *
Re: [CGUYS] I Made a Green-Horn Error in Windows Install
Bzzzt. The system drive (or boot drive, as MS calls it right now) cannot be changed. Once H:, always H:. Unless you reinstall. If you can prove me wrong, I have two systems with boot drives other than C:; the users have no trouble with them, but I'd consider changing them. On Feb 8, 2008 5:36 PM, mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Right click MY COMPUTER and select MANAGE. Select DISK MANAGEMENT in the window that opens from the list on the left. Right click the drive you want to change and the option should be in the menu. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] find tracking device on truck
I should add that the only reason he should care about this is if he's up to something. My wife is welcome to check my location if she just wants to see me go to work every morning and back home every night. On Feb 8, 2008 8:13 AM, Tony B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My god that would have to cost her a fortune in texting charges, not to mention filling her inbox. Unless he's exaggerating about the whenever the truck moves part! More likely she's just polling the location of his cell phone periodically. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_phone_tracking On Feb 8, 2008 5:43 AM, Isa Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My brother's wife placed a tracking device on his truck and he wants to find it and remove it. It texts her cell phone whenever the truck moves. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] How stable is Excel?
I think it's a given that converting to Excel format will flatten the heck out of this db. In a way that might require custom coding to recover from. But maybe they just want to use Excel for output/conversion to web format? Nothing wrong with that, as long as the db is intact. Access should be able to handle that db, and will be easier to convert to open source in the future. I think before I let them flatten it I'd consider online solutions too. Does Google offer a real database app now? On Feb 7, 2008 12:06 PM, Constance Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My co-workers think that an Excel spreadsheet--with four fields--is just fine to keep track of the documents that will be posted online. They don't think that ANY database--or Excel, either--is needed to keep track of all the thousands of other documents. (Yeah, I know it's weird. But it's a good weird; it makes me try harder to find another job, which is not an easy task in this economy.) * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] i think i'm in big trouble!! pls read respond!!!
I see there are removal instructions. I can't say though whether I might not just format and reinstall Windows; probably depend on how bloated I'd let it get. Presumably all your personal data is safe in a recent backup, but you don't have images? Remember, you can format and reinstall in 2 hours. Or have an image from a week ago restored. But if you screw around chatting about removal, it will take *days*. On Feb 7, 2008 12:15 PM, Judy Cosler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i think my problems started when I joined Grouply then Malware Crush installed itself on my computer. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro installation update
Since you asked specifically for *any ideas*... Forget it. Get a cheap ATA drive and use it for the boot drive. You'd have been finished with it a week ago. On Feb 6, 2008 12:17 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any ideas? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] .org sites
There's no approval process; just get one. These days, many hosts will throw in the name for free with your hosting package so you may just want to sign up with a host and then get the name with them. On Feb 4, 2008 8:24 AM, Jay Montero [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am wondering how one goes about getting a domain with a .org url. I am looking for one for a small non-profit volunteer group. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] AVG Trojan Detected?
Run all the free online virus checkers you can find. http://www.google.com/search?source=ighl=enrlz=q=free+online+virus Call me paranoid, but at least once I've just reinstalled Windows rather than deal with possible trojans. I do a lot of important stuff from this machine. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Suddenly a disk drive is not formatted in Windows X
External devices would take lots more abuse. Heck, just forgetting to properly disconnect, or losing power/connection, can cause total data loss. FWIW, I haven't seen this price disparity. Externals are always $30 or more for the case. Unless you count sale prices, in which case it may be overstock of older smaller drives pushing the low end. On Feb 1, 2008 5:21 PM, mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Externals usually warranty around a year...internals as much as five. Mike On Feb 1, 2008 10:49 AM, Matthew Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I had to guess, warranty issues - internal tend to have longer warranties than the external. Matthew On Feb 1, 2008, at 11:18 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote: Why do internal drives cost more than external drives these days? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Suddenly a disk drive is not formatted in Windows XP
Hard drives can and do fail suddenly and without warning. But your backup strategy seems to consist entirely of adding more hard drives! This is certainly incorrect, but you don't need to wait for blu-ray; use DVDs like the rest of us do. Any good compression program (e.g. 7zip) will split large files so they can span multiple disks. I understand that for some work you may need lots of online storage. That's why I asked *why* you needed all those drives. Really, you only need two - one for Windows, one for data and to write daily image backups of Windows to. These can both be internal. There's nothing wrong with having two externals for your monthly backups, just remember to keep alternate ones off-premises. If one loses formatting, chances are it won't matter. On Jan 31, 2008 8:18 PM, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tony B wrote: I can't recommend much else because I have no idea why you've got so many drives hooked up or what you do with them. Try to consolidate. I'm not sure that I understand your recommendation. According to Belarc Advisor, I have about 1.3 terabytes of hard drive storage. Why so many drives is that my PC computer will accept only 3 internal hard drives (bays), and only two of these may be SATA. As my disk space ran out, I purchased additional external hard drives with either USB 2.0 or IEEE 1394 interfaces. Right now I am running out of disk space and thinking that either I have to clean older files or buy another large hard drive. For those who have large and important files that need to be kept, is there a better way of backing up than I am doing? With so much data, is there an alternative -- maybe BlueRay disks? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Odd paper CD label question
I have no personal experience, but I know (non-printable) CDs are constructed with the reflective layer right on the top. So the labels will be stuck right to the important part, making removal virtually impossible. I'd just copy off the data to DVD, which you should probably do anyway after a few years. On Jan 30, 2008 12:06 PM, Constance Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had thought of trying to remove the labels, but I didn't know if there were any solvents that I could use that wouldn't damage the CD, and removing the labels might leave an uneven or rough surface that would prevent the CD from playing properly or that could damage the drive. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Idle question: CPU usage in Windows
I'm not sure I understand the question. Not the way you put it, anyway. In the scenario you describe, there should be no CPU 'slowdown' at all, since the CPU isn't being used completely. Maybe you're having some trouble with a specific program? On Jan 30, 2008 8:04 PM, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is a curiosity question about CPU usage in Windows XP -- not important, just wondering. This question shows my ignorance of the computer. I notice that the computer execution speed seems independent of the CPU usage. For example, suppose that two processes are running simultaneously, with one normally taking up 50% of CPU speed as shown by Task Manager if running alone, the other normally taking up 20% of CPU if running alone. Thus, 80% of processor speed is in use, leaving 20% idle. Both use disk access but not excessively. But it seems that both programs are slowed down quite a bit -- one would think that there would be little slowdown (allowing for some disk RAM reads/writes). Why is there such a great slowdown on execution time that, I think, can't be explained by the disk bottleneck? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Hotel WiFi advice? (put up again cuz I didn't see any answer)
I saw a few, mine included. did I miss the answer?? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Suddenly a disk drive is not formatted in Windows XP
What a mess. I'm allowed to call it that because at one point you actually admit I can't remember WHAT was on that drive!. Hard drives are only temporary storage. Especially removable (external) drives will lose formatting from time to time. Not a big deal, especially if there wasn't anything important on it. Just reformat it. You could try to recover data on it, but it's been my experience that can take DAYS and in the end you're left with useless files anyway. I can't recommend much else because I have no idea why you've got so many drives hooked up or what you do with them. Try to consolidate. On Jan 26, 2008 7:16 PM, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A week or more ago, I noticed that the desktop icon for internal drive F was missing. I reinstalled the shortcut using My Computer (Windows XP SP 2). Now trying to access the drive F, I get this message from Windows: The disk drive in F is not formatted. Do you want to format it now? I have 5 hard drives: 2 internal (including F), three external. Here's what Belarc Advisor says: DMI WD5000AAKB-0_UKA IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device [Hard drive] (500.11 GB) -- drive 0 Maxtor 6 L200P0 USB Device [Hard drive] (203.92 GB) -- drive 3 Maxtor 6Y120M0 [Hard drive] (122.94 GB) -- drive 2, s/n Y3KTK99E, rev YAR51EW0, SMART http://www.belarc.com/smart.html Status: Healthy WD 4000YS External USB Device [Hard drive] (400.09 GB) -- drive 4 WDC WD1200JD-75FYB0 [Hard drive] (120.00 GB) -- drive 1 The amounts of GBs doesn't seem right to me in the above. Here's what I think that I have: drive C (boot drive, internal): 120 GB drive F: can't remember, probably 160 GB (My Computer reports 0 bytes, internal) drive X: 500 GB drive Y: 400 GB drive Z: thought it was 400 GB, but My Computer reports it as 200 GB. Is all my data on drive F destroyed? I have a backup of drive F but it is from 2007 November. I can't remember what data is on drive F. Should I reformat and restore the backup? Or is it possible that drive F is being reported as unformatted when it really is not? What to do? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Suddenly a disk drive is not formatted in Windows X
However, in my experience, this has never been the case with external drives, which a lot of his seem to be (I don't remember if this one was). This was a BIOS limitation only evident on EIDE internal drives. On Jan 26, 2008 10:03 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: drive Z: thought it was 400 GB, but My Computer reports it as 200 GB. Writing data beyond 256GB could cause this. I have read about situations where high-capacity drives are installed on computers with disk controllers that do not have an address space wide enough to span the the disk's capacity. Everything is fine as long as you don't need to write to a part of the drive that needs the missing high address bits. When you finally get around to needing the last bits you have a problem when the drive starts to overwrite lower addresses because that high bit is not being communicated to the drive. This results in sudden data loss. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] website parked
Right now that link is just parked at godaddy as you said. It's showing their standard parking page. Change the nameservers to point to her host, and have her create an index.html page of her own and place it in her public_html directory. PS I can't get through to .com either. It's asking for a login. On Jan 22, 2008 9:29 AM, gerald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Among others, I own www.slawecki.com, and www.slawecki.net. I use .com, and have put the items i wish on it. my wife uses .net...She decided to put those items near and dear to her on slawecki.net should be no problem, as we have a contract with allnet to allow 30gign on their server. however, godaddy.com has parked their standard advertising on the site. how do I get that garbage off of there? i checked the registration, and unless in the very fine print, i have not given them permission to post on the site. i also have not specifically denied them the right to post on that site. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Hotel WiFi advice?
Use any browser but MS Internet Explorer and you'll be fine. No need to disable file sharing, but I wouldn't type ANY passwords while on a public network, most especially online banking. On Jan 25, 2008 1:32 PM, rlsimon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last year I went to a hotel using their wifi and found I had folders installed on my box and lotsa problems which I have fixed. Now, I'm on my way again and I plan to: 1) disable file share, 2) use webmail only, 3) what about banking for bill pay?, 4) is winXPsp2 firewall enuf or do I need2get zone alarm?, 5) is Avast enuf, or what? 6) what else? ...TIA!! * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Make a Straight Through Paper Path for a Brother Printer?
It's not something I ever need to do, but if you do a lot of printing on thick paper, I would buy a printer designed around that feature, not a 'multifunction' that, at best, might be jerry-rigged to do it. On Jan 22, 2008 1:37 AM, Alvin Auerbach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm interested in purchasing a Brother MFC 9840CDW Multifunction Printer, but I don't like the fact that it (and similar Brother printers) does not have a straight through paper path. Has anyone had experience with doing this with a Brother printer? Has anyone had experience with doing this with any other printer? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] WSJ Disses IT
The big question is: With Apple's stock tanking again, who's going to bail them out this time now that Bill's (almost) gone? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] website parked
Opinion: All that stuff should be in a sub directory. A home page named after your family should have a message to the ages, and contact information for today. Hi! Welcome to the S family. We're from x and I can be reached at y. Right now there's nothing there that you couldn't store at any number of web sites for free. On Jan 22, 2008 11:56 AM, gerald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i eliminated the password requirement. PS I can't get through to .com either. It's asking for a login. On Jan 22, 2008 9:29 AM, gerald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Among others, I own www.slawecki.com, and www.slawecki.net. I use .com, and have put the items i wish on it. my wife uses .net...She decided to put those items near and dear to her on slawecki.net should be no problem, as we have a contract with allnet to allow 30gign on their server. however, godaddy.com has parked their standard advertising on the site. how do I get that garbage off of there? i checked the registration, and unless in the very fine print, i have not given them permission to post on the site. i also have not specifically denied them the right to post on that site. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Make a Straight Through Paper Path for a Brother Printer?
It's not valuable to most people. What are you printing so much of that needs to be on really thick paper? It's nothing you can do at Staples? As I recall, most of the printers I've owned won't print when open. Yes, it might be a switch you could easily duck tape, but it seems to me if the manufacturer _could_ do that and advertise it as handling much thicker paper, they _would_. On Jan 22, 2008 11:55 AM, Alvin Auerbach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's not good. Straight through is so valuable, and monochrome laser printers have it. Perhaps it's more difficult to achieve with color laser printers. However, if the back opens... (As I started out saying...) * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] List Spam?
I'd be more interested to know how we're supposed to use someone's DNS to get their credit score? That's not scary, it's humorous. On Jan 20, 2008 3:25 PM, Roger D. Parish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got the following message, ostensibly in response to a posting I made on this list. While obviously bogus, I wonder about the motive of the sender. There is no apparent hook to the message, other than to instill fear. Has anyone else on this list seen one of these? Disposition-Notification-To: toubib2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080116-0, 01/16/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Hey roger ...how come your credit score is only 311 ...I used your dns to get your ss# and got your score ...better b careful!! * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
[CGUYS] email reliability
These days this has nothing to do with server logs. It's mostly people's onerous spam filters, which they often don't even know exist. On Jan 18, 2008 11:00 AM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the Washington beltway area is the shallow South, my northern Virginia (Annandale) area Episcopal church can't reliably contact all (by a wide margin) of its members via e-mail either. So lets see your server logs and figure out what's up. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Internet Web Cam
Many of our video projects are weddings, so I keep on top of this. The biggest problem isn't getting the audio video mixed ($), it's the internet connection. Few churches have a wireless network handy. I hate to travel too (and it's no small expense for some people), and I hate pomp and circumstance. Especially for people that get divorced/married every few years (50%). The chances of me watching your unedited live wedding feed wouldn't be real great. Just send them a DVD when the editing is finished. MUCH more entertaining and they can fast forward through it. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
[CGUYS] SMTP server app?
I recently discovered on my online forum that email no longer works user-user because the host's SMTP server requires a valid From: addy. The only solution presented so far has been to set up my own SMTP server. But googling has been fairly fruitless, only turning up a ton of Windows apps and some old stuff at Sourceforge. Anyone have any suggestions for me for something simple? It's a shared host, I'm not exactly sure what type of *nix it runs, but it's got PHP5 and MySQL (4 I think). And I only have jailed ssh access. Or was my first impulse right and it's a crazy idea to try to do smtp on my own? TIA * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] SMTP server app?
Yes, my host has smtp. But like pretty much ALL hosts these days, they no longer allow 'relaying' or whatever it's called. I can create 1000 email accounts and they'll all work fine. But when a forum member clicks a button send email to this (other) user, PHP mail() sends it with *their* registered return email address, it does NOT come from an account I've set up. So it gets rejected. Right now I just have email features turned off. All forum 'business' email works fine since it all comes from _my_ account. But that really wouldn't work for people emailing each other. Sorry, I cannot login with Putty right now. It wants a username and password and I'm just too damn used to using Roboform and I really don't want to hassle with trying to find the darn login. The forum's admin control panel tells me it's Linux, Apache 2.0.6.1 (cgi) if that helps. I vaguely remember reading on their forum they use Posix(?). Again, if this is a lot of trouble, fighting spam or otherwise, I'll just leave emails turned off. Members can still PM each other and they can subscribe to instant email notifications of PMs (which come from my [EMAIL PROTECTED] account). * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] SMTP server app?
Thanks, but these are both forum functions and they don't seem to be options (nor mods) in vBulletin. 1. Set up PHP or whatever to invoke people's local email (like a mailto: link will) to send to that user's email address on your hosting site. 2. Set the Sender: field to be a local hosting account for this purpose. Many mailing lists set the From: and Reply-To: to be the individual user's email address, but have to set the Sender: field to be the mailing list, so that the mail will go out successfully. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Optical drive firmware questions....
Yes, I suppose any kind of memory can get corrupted, though ROM (well, EEPROM) would be much less susceptible than RAM. The bigger question is why are you burning so many different types of DVDs? I burn several per week and all of them are UDF, no multisession, DVD-R, which the company buys in bulk for like 25 cents each. When one of our burners starts acting up, it just gets replaced without a whole lot of angst. On Jan 14, 2008 4:53 AM, D.L.H. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Recently a three-year old Lite-On multi-format DL DVD burner in my Windiows XP desktop started balking at some DVD burning jons. DVD-R? Fine. DVD=R? Fine. DVD-DL? Fine. DVD RW variants? Fine. CD and CD-RW? Fine. But it was not happy with DVD-R jobs. At first I suspected Nero, because the current version has some issues. Then I suspected a media brand/batch issue (it would do Memorex fine, but not Sony..for while. Then the problem became all DVD-R jobs). I found a firmware upgrade on the Lite-On USA website. It installed with no problems and seems the DVD-R issue seems resolved. My questions: The burner worked fine from day 1 until it started eliminating DVD-R from its functionality. The firmware upgrade fixed this. Can firmware get corrupted? Was the firmware update the best troubleshooting path (other than the obvious yes, since it fixed it///) I've never had a similar hardware issue over 15 years of computing with optical drives... * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Optical drive firmware questions....
Probably just a hardware failure then. Maybe intermittent; a dust mote on the laser, or a crack on the circuit board. May come back soon, may not. I personally doubt the firmware upgrade was responsible for 'fixing' the drive. Again, you've gone to much more effort than I would have. I'd be more worried about a _lasting_ repair and would likely have just replaced the unit. On Jan 14, 2008 6:37 PM, D.L.H. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't normally burn that many types (and don't to multisession). I was just trying to clarify wheat the issue was: the hardware, the media or the authoring software. I guess the restored functionality after the firmware upgrade puts the answer in the hardware sort of category:-) * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] High quality brand (non SDHC) SD card?
Last I heard was that SDHC was developed to break the 2G barrier. Doesn't SD use like FAT which was limited to 2G? Surely someone knows of a quality 4GB 60x or better SD card that is not SDHC? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Final Cut vs. Premiere
FCP is your only real choice if you're on a Mac. On the PC I'd recommend Sony's Vegas for most people. I've used Premiere and it's just... obtuse. And a steeper learning curve than Vegas (PC). On Jan 11, 2008 2:05 PM, David Turk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can I get some feedback on which of these 2 people would recommend? I'm adding Videographer to my skill-sets (like I needed another one!). tia. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Problem with File Manager on PC
Have you tried Folder OptionsViewReset all folders? Or toggling the view in that folder? Toggle ViewRemember each folders view settings. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Problem with File Manager on PC
To get an accurate answer we need more info. *) Which OS? *) Do thumbnail file names show in other folders? *) Do thumbnails appear correctly in other apps (eg Picasa, Irfanview)? *) What have you tried to solve the problem (can we at least assume some web searches?) On Jan 10, 2008 5:19 PM, Christian Feuillet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good afternoon, I use an external hard drive (M:) to have my files on which ever PC I work. Since Monday, the computer on my desk at work does not show the names of the files / directories in the root of M: in Thumbnail display mode. In other modes or on other computers everything is normal. How can I fix this annoying problem? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Digital TV
I'm not sure I believe this story. Do they cite references? We didn't even get a link to the newspaper story. It just seems to me once the new owners of the old frequencies start using them, they're going to be awfully upset if some TV station, low power or not, is stepping on their signals. Possibly the author (or reader) is confusing broadcast TV with things like TV over Amateur radio. I just read an article in the local paper that noted not all TV stations will be converting to digital. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] OpenDNS weirdness
Nope. At 1:06am est still erroring out here in Firefox, Opera, and MSIE7. What's even stranger - both tracert and ping work, resolving to 208.67.217.132! No, http://208.67.217.132 doesn't work in a browser. On Jan 11, 2008 12:52 AM, John Duncan Yoyo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It just worked for me. Probably a temporary glitch at Open DNS. On Jan 10, 2008 7:42 PM, Tony B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If we're taking a poll, I can't reach them either when I change to OpenDNS. Makes me want to go back to Comcast DNS because I wonder how many others are broken? On Jan 10, 2008 6:52 PM, Roger D. Parish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 4:13 PM -0500 1/10/08, Steve at Verizon wrote: Now I'm really confused. I switched back and forth a few times specifying the OpenDNS DNS servers (208.67.222.222 and 208.65.220.220) and none (letting Verizon DSL select) and fail and succeed each time. (This is the only url I have ever had problems with using OpenDSL.) At the OpenDNS web site, I used their CacheCheck feature which showed that they could not resolve www.highcriteria.com at any of their DNS, even with a Cache refresh. Is it just me?? and why?? I compared my OpenDNS addresses with yours and note that I have 208.67.220.220 for the second address, NOT 208.65..;. Maybe that is the difference? PS. I also tried BOTH www.highcriteria.com and just highcriteria.com: both worked. FWIW * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] DTV future
Unlikely. Stations are licensed by the FCC for a specific power on a specific frequency, and getting approval for more power is almost unheard of since they'll always be stepping on someone else's toes. They're spending small fortunes to buy new transmitters, and it seems unlikely they'll buy one that only outputs a fraction of what they're approved for, then buy another one next year. Sometimes stations can improve coverage by leasing/building better transmitter antennas (location, altitude, polarization, etc.). More likely *receivers* will improve, digging more signal out of the background noise. And people will learn to set up the picky antennas better. i.e., pointing it right _here_ for this channel, and pointing it right _here_ for another. On Jan 8, 2008 4:57 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Digital TV doesn't carry as far as analog. We get ZERO channels using the digital tuners. A few months back I saw a chart of the power used for the different channels. In almost all cases the power on the HD channels was much less than for the old analog channels. Perhaps when they drop analog, the power on the digital channels will be increased? In the days before cable and even now when cable does not carry all digital channels there is a good reason for the station to make their power as high as possible. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Building Your Own TIVO
I think this topic is wandering now and I'm getting confused with several different people talking about different systems.? Anyway, if you've been watching the news from CES, it looks like several manufacturers are showing wireless HDMI, and I don't think any of it requires gigabit. But details are sparse. I swear I read a story yesterday about HDMI over 802G, but I can't find it right now. Having one main TV would really simplify life around here. But between the office, the living room, and the bedroom, I could really use a way to move material around. Maybe just by DVD. On Jan 7, 2008 8:09 AM, Jay Montero [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My 6200 has DVI out which I connect to my TV's HDMI port.for video. For surround sound I use my sound card directly into my amp. My HD5000 card was the only item on which I overspent. I paid $100 new online for it and could have paid half that on eBay. If I were to set up a gigabit network in my house I could stream the video to anywhere. The gigabit is a must for the HiDef stuff. As it is I just watch TV on my one TV and am quite content with that. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Upgrade the video card?
I forget the details now too, but in general: A new video card might help 3D games. For office apps and internet browsing, you will see no improvement at all. On Jan 7, 2008 2:46 PM, Quentin Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A delayed update. I got rid of Spysweeper which I long suspected of bogging down the computer, and voila things are better. But the question still stands, would there be any incemental improvement with a heftier video card? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Building Your Own TIVO
Yes, but so does this device featured in the NY Times today: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/business/06novel.html At $200 (street) it would probably be cheaper than trying to upgrade that old computer in the closet, not to mention the hassle of trying to get Linux working yourself. Probably big power savings over a computer too. However, it does not appear to currently be a PVR, but it does offer Schedule recording so I wonder if it's possible? http://www.neurostechnology.com/neuros-osd-specifications Using the OSD for daily video recording demands no special technical background, and no PC is required. Setup is easy: Plug a U.S.B. hard drive or other memory device into one side of this lightweight unit, and plug the TV and, for example, the DVD player into the other side. On Jan 5, 2008 1:47 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just discovered byopvr.com. Looks interesting. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 5 Jan 2008 - Special issue (#2008-25)
But that doesn't answer either of my questions. Okay, I don't think the 6200 has HDMI out so I've taken the time to look up the HD5000. Wow - at $400 I bet that's going to be more than most people thought your whole home made PVR cost! And you still can't watch a recording anywhere but right in that one spot.? On Jan 6, 2008 10:12 AM, Jay Montero [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I watch on my Samsung 42 DLP connected through a HDMI port. :-) on Sat, 5 Jan 2008, Tony B wrote: So do you have to watch this material through the 6200? Or the HD5000? Or is it easy to watch it all over the house? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Building Your Own TIVO
So do you have to watch this material through the 6200? Or the HD5000? Or is it easy to watch it all over the house? On Jan 5, 2008 12:07 PM, Jay Montero [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's what I've got working. Note that for recording less than HDTV, you can get by with way less hardware in terms of CPU and video card. My MythDora 4 System: Biostar NF325-A7 754 NVIDIA nForce3 250 ATX AMD Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 2.2GHz 512KB L2 Cache Socket 754 Processor Eagle Tech Coolpower400 Power Supply EVGA nVidia GeForce 6200 256Mb AGP Graphics Card Technisat Airstar-HD5000-PCI ATSC HDTV Card (came with remote but I use my Harmony Universal) (one can also control MythTV via keyboard so some folks opt for wireless) CHAINTECH AV-710 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Sound Card 1GB DDR SDRAM 400 (PC 3200) 160GB Dedicated IDE Harddrive * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
[CGUYS] measuring dpi
That's interesting, because I'm not aware of any format that reliably keeps track of this figure. Did you have to start scanning at that or did you find software that would just change the value? On Jan 4, 2008 2:34 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PS dpi is a printing term, not _really_ relative to either stills or video. Yes indeed. There are only dots. I just got put through the wringer by an IT Dept genius who insisted that the jpegs I delever had to be 96 dpi (Microsoft told him so). * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Recovering encrypted data?
Ya. Old Fred's finally passed on, but do you mind if we borrow the body long enough to open his flash drive? On Jan 4, 2008 2:17 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In order to keep this from happening again, is there a recommendation for a good and secure program to keep track of usernames/passwords by using a master password? Why not get one that uses a biometric key? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
