Re: [H] Security
Then use an app on ur phone & make sure a significant other has access? I just don't think putting it on the web is a safe idea unless u encrypt / password it... Hope I'm helping here On November 21, 2019 4:21:34 PM CST, Winterlight wrote: >At 02:53 PM 11/21/2019, you wrote: >>I'd not use any personal info, > >you can't avoid that and you can't make a mystery out of it.. The >people that will look at it are RNs and administrators. The kind of >people who tell guys like us "I use computers every day at work" but >we know what they really mean. And they need numbers... insurance, >doctors, history, medication lots of stuff. How quickly they get the >info may determine the outcome. I have had the site up for over 10 >years without a problem but things have changed a lot in 10 years. I >am doing a six month update today and thought I should ask the >collective if the risk is greater then I know it to be, and maybe >somebody knows a better way to hide in the shadows. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
Re: [H] Security
I'd not use any personal info, just list ur medical diagnosis & allergies, meds(amount, how & when u take etc), & maybe "if u got to this site by reading ABC dogtag u r @ the right place." Where ABC r ur initials? On November 21, 2019 1:51:24 PM CST, Winterlight wrote: >I own a domain and hosting account that is hung on Godaddy. I have a >sub domain that has to do with personal medical information. I >created it because I live alone and if something were to happen all >necessary information is on that sub domain index web page. I don't >use passwords or encryption for this page because if I am brought in >the ER somebody needs to look at my dog tag and use the address to >bring up my info. It is the KISS principle. I use a robots.txt file >on both the main and sub domain to avoid searches, and the fact that >somebody would have to know the sub domain address in-order to bring >it up which is unlikely or that is my theory. I think we have >some web developers in the collective so please give me your >thoughts. There is always going to be a risk but is this good enough. >Thanks w -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
Re: [H] Phone File transfer under Win10
Is it possible that you have some sort of file manager giving you the conflict? Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..." > Original Message > Subject: Re: [H] Phone File transfer under Win10 > From: Steve Tomporowski <didym...@gmail.com> > Date: Sun, August 14, 2016 4:47 pm > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > > > Supposedly I have the pc suite installed, but all it does is check if my > system is updated. Then I checked all the settings on the phone and > can't find anything about USB mode. Thanks. It looks like it's time > for more research > > On 8/14/2016 3:14 PM, Richard Quilhot wrote: > > most phones have a USB mode setting changing between file storage and > > picture sharing. > > The other thing to try is the Motorola's pc suite. > > > > Rick Q > > quilh...@gmail.com > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 2:04 PM, Steve Tomporowski <didym...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Locked or unlocked doesn't seem to matter. I wonder if it's a driver > >> problem, but according to Motorola, I'm up to date. Wasn't there some > >> setting about the type of USB device? > >> > >> > >> > >> On 8/14/2016 1:54 PM, Richard Quilhot wrote: > >> > >>> in the phone's screen unlocked? > >>> > >>> Rick Q > >>> quilh...@gmail.com > >>> > >>> > >>> On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 11:26 AM, <joeu...@chronic.org> wrote: > >>> > >>> Have you rebooted/restarted? > >>>> Regards, > >>>> joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... > >>>> > >>>> "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..." > >>>> > >>>> Original Message > >>>>> Subject: [H] Phone File transfer under Win10 > >>>>> From: Steve Tomporowski <didym...@gmail.com> > >>>>> Date: Sun, August 14, 2016 8:38 am > >>>>> To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> I have a Droid Turbo. Under Win7, I would save my images to my main > >>>>> computer and then also move them to the external SD storage. Since I've > >>>>> upgraded to Win10, while I can save my images to my computer, I can no > >>>>> longer transfer them to external SD storage. File explorer says the > >>>>> phone is busy and it's never un-busy. > >>>>> > >>>>> Is anyone familiar with this kind of problem? > >>>>> > >>>>> ThanksSteve > >>>>> > >>
Re: [H] Fingerprint reader
TBH, I just uninstall the drivers & software for FP readers. To much BS. Remember Win10 is SaaS - it's always a work in progress. This latest 'anniversary' update also broke stuff... Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..." > Original Message > Subject: [H] Fingerprint reader > From: Winterlight <winterli...@winterlight.org> > Date: Sun, August 14, 2016 5:12 pm > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > > > I have a Thinkpad EDGE. I did a clean install of Win10 PRO last year. > Now I can't get the finger print reader to work right. I can setup > the fingerprint successfully but it can never read it when I try to > log in. It fails twice and then tells me to use my pin. I have > removed the driver and installed the latest available Lenovo driver > but it hasn't helped. It has an extended in home warren and I could > call them but it seems to me if I can create the fingerprint the > scanner itself must be OK.. right? It must be a software or firmware > problem... what does the collective think? > > m
Re: [H] Phone File transfer under Win10
Have you rebooted/restarted? Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..." > Original Message > Subject: [H] Phone File transfer under Win10 > From: Steve Tomporowski <didym...@gmail.com> > Date: Sun, August 14, 2016 8:38 am > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > > > I have a Droid Turbo. Under Win7, I would save my images to my main > computer and then also move them to the external SD storage. Since I've > upgraded to Win10, while I can save my images to my computer, I can no > longer transfer them to external SD storage. File explorer says the > phone is busy and it's never un-busy. > > Is anyone familiar with this kind of problem? > > ThanksSteve
[H] HDD, GPT, & Adapters
I have a 3TB backup drive set with GPT. I set it up with one USB3 to SATA drive adapter cable. When I use that same drive with a different cable, it wants me to format the drive. Anyone know what's going on here? Is there anyway to avoid this other than MBR? Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..."
Re: [H] Watch out what you say around your TV - Samsung's Privacy Policy
My TV already told me this... Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: [H] Watch out what you say around your TV - Samsung's Privacy Policy From: Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com Date: Mon, February 09, 2015 9:59 am To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/8/8001687/samsungs-smart-tv-privacy-policy-george-orwell
Re: [H] Advertising content on some pages
Might have been just a glitch, does it still happen? I'll tell you a few years ago when I was playing WoW, I went to BattleNet my usual way... Google searching for it... Well, someone bought ads on those keywords to make it look like the real BattleNet site, including a convincing page. Had I not checked the URL I wouldn't have known. I reported it to Google. Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: [H] Advertising content on some pages From: Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com Date: Thu, January 08, 2015 12:56 pm To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Here's an odd one - when I go to http://us.battle.net/en/ on one of my computers in Firefox, I get the following error: XML Parsing Error: not well-formed Location: http://us.battle.net/en/ Line Number 61, Column 88: script src=https://www.best-deals-products.com/ws/sf_main.jsp?dlsource=hdrykzcuserid=1e13e49e-fc53-40c3-a98b-24daae16c438version=2.3.0.2;/script/head ---^ When I look at the source, I see this: meta name=robots content=NOODP / script src=https://www.best-deals-products.com/ws/sf_main.jsp?dlsource=hdrykzcuserid=1e13e49e-fc53-40c3-a98b-24daae16c438version=2.3.0.2;/script/head body class=en-us homepage I have run ADWCleaner, JRT, Malwarebytes, everything says the computer is clean. I've checked host files, removed Firefox and deleted all Mozilla folders, and reinstalled. The problem remains. I created a new Firefox profile, tried the about:support reset, still no change. Any ideas? T
Re: [H] Duncan
+1 Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] Duncan From: Gary Jackson gjack...@visi.com Date: Mon, November 24, 2014 11:59 am To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com My best wishes for a speedy recovery Duncan ! Gary -Original Message- From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of James Edwards Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:52 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Cc: addy4st...@yahoo.com Subject: [H] Duncan Yo everyone, pay attention! From his sister Bonny at addy4st...@yahoo.com To all, My brother, Duncan, (do not know how he's identified in your group other than the owner of this site) was admitted to the hospital on 11-11 after suffering multiple strokes. He was in ccu for 3 days, the hospital for 3 and is now in re-hab. He is mobile, somewhat, and coherent, but memory, vision, and balance are impaired. Thought you would like to know. He's optimistic, accepting, and going with the flow. He's himself in conversation, just trapped in a not too responsive body. Bonny Bonny, please send me a good address to send well wishes. I will forward it to the list. Jim Edwards
Re: [H] SSD-wondering?
I would try the manufacturers website, I guess. I know with a regular HDD you'd have to write 0 1's (for example) over over again. This would be wasteful on a SSD as you have a limited numbers of access before it will go bad. Interesting question. Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: [H] SSD-wondering? From: DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com Date: Thu, July 24, 2014 3:43 pm To: HWG hardware@hardwaregroup.com Is there any program/app available that may allow me to ERASE an ssd installed on my PC I may accept a 'FORMAT' program/app, but I wish to ensure that my ssd is totally blank. Like without ANY history remaining on it. Thank you, Duncan
Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?!
Yeah 2.2 TB larger. Yeah 128 256 GB SSD's are all I can afford! lol In fact, a new 256GB SSD is what spurred this whole thing to happen. I googled for a few days, one search leading to another. Very informative. Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?! From: DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com Date: Thu, July 10, 2014 9:29 am To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com JoeUser, Thanks for the share, but, your mention 2.2 and larger SSD's. What is your perspective? Are you talking Tera-Bytes? Understand the '64bitOS' share, but, most, if not all of the Collective is/has moved to 64bit. I am installing 128GB and 256GB SSD's. That is about as large as I can deal with (mentally) ATM. Yes, I do see how the 'old' *M*aster *B*oot *R*ecord, or the new *G*UI *P*artition *T*able, wherever they physically live can easily get out of hand (dorked up!). Still confused! Thanks, Duncan
Re: [H] USB Problem
I don't think you have to many, IIRC you can have like 256 devices? I'd do just what your thinking. Plug the card directly into a USB port, skip the hub. Hubs can be cheesy, quality-wise. Tripplite makes some great powered hubs. Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: [H] USB Problem From: Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com Date: Sat, July 12, 2014 11:15 am To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Still working out the bugs on the new build. I *think* I have too many USB devices. System is an Asus Maximus VII Hero, i7-4770k, 16GB memory, not overclocked, Ancient 6850 video card. Antech 650 watt supply. Now for USB I have: Video camera, 2 external drives, printer, scanner, mouse, keyboard, two midi keyboards and the problem indication: Alva Nanoface sound card. When I had everything plugged in (printer, scanner midi keyboards were on an external hub), the sound would start out okay, then begin to crackle, finally get so bad you couldn't stand it. Tried plugging nanoface into just about every USB hole with the same result. The nanoface expects USB 2.0. Tried powering the hub, but that didn't help. If I unplugged one of the midi keyboards, things were okay for most of the time. Every once in a while (days apart), I'd get the crackling again, in the same way. Tried a different hub, no joy. I checked with the IT department at work, they said they'd had this happen once, too many USB devices, but don't know if it every got solved (it was at another division). So I'm looking for some ideas on how to make this bullet proof. Right now the performance is acceptable, on the infrequent times when it's crackling, I only need unplug the nanoface and replug it and I'm good for a while. Right now I have a PCI-E USB 3.0 card sitting here. It takes power directly from the system PS. I was planning on isolating the nanoface with this card. If the problem is power, this has it's own power. If it's bandwidth, then this card doesn't share bandwidth with any other USB port. Ideals? ThanksSteve
Re: [H] nVidia video card until
No one? Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: [H] nVidia video card until From: joeu...@chronic.org Date: Wed, July 09, 2014 10:24 am To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com I have 2 - nVidia GTX 460's SLI'd on a Win7 x64 box. ASUS's included utility is kind of crappy. Anyone suggest something they use to trim down power use of the cards when your not gaming? More features - fine, but that's my main focus. Save power! Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line...
Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?!
It'll be awhile before we can afford 2.2 larger SSD's lol GPT requires a 64 bit OS. My Win7 handled everything fine. It's just a bit more involved than what we're used to be with MBR. Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?! From: DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com Date: Wed, July 09, 2014 5:13 pm To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Greg, Thanks for your knowledge. I will file this away for later. Will simple tools appear in time so that we may know whether our 'getting huge' EM drives and already huge SSD drives were setup and/or formatted? Best, Duncan
Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?!
I just searched with google read forums just like our list. Maybe, it was a freak incident. Since it's my first I read what I read - I came to the conclusions I did. I move disks all the time also. MBR's - this was my first GPT this freak incident happened. Regardless, it may be worth take the minute to do the unmount/removal before someone gets another freak incident. I certainly have spent more than 1 minute with the aftermath! Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?! From: Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net Date: Wed, July 09, 2014 10:52 am To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com I'm not at all suggesting that it didn't happen; I'm just making sure that the rest of the collective knows that this is a freak incident and that it is not a requirement to do anything special in disk management or otherwise when moving a GPT disk. I've worked with a lot of GPT disks many different hardware and operating system configurations--I'm quite certain I would have run in to this if it were a common occurrence. The root cause for the behavior you experienced is, at this point, a mystery. If you have information from an official source prescribing that a GPT disk be unmounted before powering down (if you're removing a disk live it should always be removed cleanly, GPT or otherwise) and relocating, I'd be interested to see it, as I've not yielded anything.
Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?!
Not sure either but I do know GPT is mainly used for 2GB I did see some stuff on converting GPT to MBR but I didn't follow it. Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?! From: FORC5 fuf...@cox.net Date: Tue, July 08, 2014 9:10 am To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com one of my SSD's are listed as GPT, NO idea how this happened. Only used for storage. There two identical, only is listed GPT when I run Diskpart Thought about trying to get rid of that, not sure why. They are only 250gb drives. no harm I suppose, just no idea where the gpt came from. fp
Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?!
T - That's because I didn't unmount it first. I just pulled the drive and then hooked it up to an external USB3 SATA cable. I should have unmounted/removed it from Disk Mgmt snap in first. If I had, I'd be fine. Since I hadn't... It might be toast. I'm going to hook it back up today - to the original cable see just how bad I screwed the pooch. My understanding is the drive gets keyed to the position on the SATA ports, basically. Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?! From: Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net Date: Tue, July 08, 2014 9:20 am To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Thanks for this. I have a box full of GPT drivesI was wondering what I'd do if I needed to upgrade the host mobo...as it is starting to get old. As all I have are mkv rips from my blu-ray collection, this would be a LOT of work to do over. So one day I just want to move the drives over to a new box. Original Message Subject: Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?! From: Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com Date: Tue, July 08, 2014 9:47 am To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Hi Joeuser, Thanks for the update. So if you have a GPT disk, you go into diskmgmt.msc and unmount it? I thought you said that Windows 7 couldn't see it at all? T
Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?!
I'm guessing its the difference of you having UEFI bios me, not having UEFI? GPT UEFI seems to go together like peas carrots... Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?! From: Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net Date: Wed, July 09, 2014 12:12 am To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com I've never experienced what the OP describes, despite working with a fairly large number of GPT disks with my large arrays and moving them between OS installations. I'm pretty sure there's something else going on here. Excepting being mindful of OS (and utility) support, GPT does not require any special handling compared to MBR.
Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?!
As I guessed, I screwed the pooch. I went wrong as soon as I told Windows to apply GPT again. From what I gathered. I should have stopped - put the drive back where it was, removed/unmounted then proceeded along. Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?! From: Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com Date: Wed, July 09, 2014 9:33 am To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Ok, cool. Very good info. Please keep us posted on how it goes. T
Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?!
Well, I'm very glad for you, I'm also lucky in the fact that nothing there was to critical and/or can be transferred again. However, this did indeed happen. I also looked up the info as I have described to everyone that is a fact. The only other thing I can think of is, I went from an internal sata port to a USB3 ext sata cable? Regardless. If you have a GPT drive - UNMOUNT/REMOVE from DISK MGMT! If you forget, DO NOTHING - plug it back in where it was then REMOVE/UNMOUNT... This may or may not apply to UEFI - I don't have UEFI I don't care to right now. Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?! From: Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net Date: Wed, July 09, 2014 9:42 am To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com I don't think that's it--I've moved UEFI to UEFI, BIOS to BIOS, and BIOS to UEFI.
[H] nVidia video card until
I have 2 - nVidia GTX 460's SLI'd on a Win7 x64 box. ASUS's included utility is kind of crappy. Anyone suggest something they use to trim down power use of the cards when your not gaming? More features - fine, but that's my main focus. Save power! Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line...
Re: [H] GPT_disk_moving?!
OK, I found out what needs to be done since no one else knows I thought I'd share it with you. This way, if you make the same mistake you'll know what to do. I guess GPT disks need to be unmounted or removed from disk mgmt then there will be no issues at all. I don't know this for certain but someday I'll have the chance to check this out. However, if you didn't know any better, like me, the best course of advice is to just reattach the drive where it was go from there. Big differences from MBR to GPT. HTH you guys. Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: [H] GPT_disk_moving?! From: joeu...@chronic.org Date: Sun, July 06, 2014 3:08 am To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Have a 3TB disk I installed in my Win7 box. Planned to backup a bunch of stuff pull the drive for safe keeping. I used GPT as it has the 3TB support. I pulled drive then put it on a SATA to USB 3 cable to read the drive. Win7 acted like it never saw it. I opened disk management it asked me if I wanted MBR or GPT... I picked GPT now it wants to format the drive... WTF did I do?! GPT is foreign to me Google searching is making me panic with results! I stopped after selecting GPT, again - I did not format... Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line...
[H] GPT disk moving?!
Have a 3TB disk I installed in my Win7 box. Planned to backup a bunch of stuff pull the drive for safe keeping. I used GPT as it has the 3TB support. I pulled drive then put it on a SATA to USB 3 cable to read the drive. Win7 acted like it never saw it. I opened disk management it asked me if I wanted MBR or GPT... I picked GPT now it wants to format the drive... WTF did I do?! GPT is foreign to me Google searching is making me panic with results! I stopped after selecting GPT, again - I did not format... Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line...
[H] Free, lite AV suggestions for XP
In light of MSFT's dropping of XP support thus the download/install of MSE (even though current installs will function until July 2015), does anyone have a suggestion for a free lite AV program? AVG Avast are out, as they are not lite enough for me. They may run fine for others but I think they are resource hogs, you may agree to disagree. Anything else out there, that one could recommend? Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line...
Re: [H] outage
We still love you! Esp. your spelling!!! Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: [H] outage From: James Edwards jedwa...@hardwaregroup.com Date: Mon, January 27, 2014 4:51 am To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sorry for the extended outage peoples. What I thought would be a simple tech support restore turned into a week of them doing nothing. No expiation. They must have run out of keyboard. Jim
Re: [H] Stumper on GPT Protected Partitions
Guessing - Some USB HDD devices have limits as to what all they can access... HTH Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: [H] Stumper on GPT Protected Partitions From: tmse...@rlrnews.com Date: Wed, December 25, 2013 10:14 am To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Ok. Had a 3TB drive get setup in a PCH (Network Media Tank). Pulled it. Went to a Windows station, ran DiskPart, cleaned it off. Put it back and initialized it GPT. Copied files onto it. Machine A (the one that did it) sees all the files and data -perfectly- Remove the drive from USB and connect to anything else, and everything else sees NOTHING, only the GPT Protected partition that Machine #1 thinks is gone. Any hints?
Re: [H] IE11
I'm waiting... Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: [H] IE11 From: Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com Date: Thu, November 14, 2013 2:35 pm To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Anyone tried this yet? Is it ready for roll out, or should we wait like every other new version of IE? :) T
Re: [H] FFL?
*crickets* - Original Message - Subject: [H] FFL? From: Joe User joeu...@chronic.org Date: 8/21/13 7:33 pm To: Hardware LIST hardware@hardwaregroup.com Any FFL this year? I'm interested have more experience at it now. So I promise not to hog all the NY Jets on you guys, lol! Sent from my Windows Phone
Re: [H] Free Screensavers
This might sound nuts, but is FTP'ing into cdrom safe anymore? CNET has went from good to total BS, I went there a few years back for the first time, in a long time, and noticed the wrapper. I left never went back. If it's not warez (reputable) or bought, I just have a hard time trusting it. Anyway, GL! Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: [H] Free Screensavers From: Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com Date: Fri, April 05, 2013 5:42 pm To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com My friend's wife is looking for a 'cute' screensaver and luckily she emails me first before she downloads. I have never seen so much crap bundled with free software in my life. When I go for freeware, I go to Gizmo, however, I never realized how bad the rest of the net is. I downloaded a screensaver from CNET and from one download, I got Whitesmoke, Conduit and Strongvault. That doesn't count the stuff I unclicked. Well, the real question is, is there a safe place I can send her to look at screensavers, one that will give her a screensaver and not a ton of unwanted junk? Gizmo really doesn't do screensavers and right now I'm not going to send her to CNET. Thanks...Steve
Re: [H] Box Dell giving away 50GB free online storage
Should still be active Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] Box Dell giving away 50GB free online storage From: Joshua MacCraw maccr...@gmail.com Date: Sat, March 02, 2013 3:13 pm To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Kicking myself that I missed this one! On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 3:46 PM, joeu...@chronic.org wrote: It's legit, 50GB free online storage, there was no check for Dell (I haven't had a Dell since 98). 50GB Free seemed like a good deal to me... https://www.box.com/signup/o/dell_50gb_give_get Enjoy! Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line...
Re: [H] IPS high res monitor
How about this? http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?p_id=9579seq=1format=2 Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] IPS high res monitor From: Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net Date: Mon, February 25, 2013 9:32 am To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com 27 2560x1440 monitors seem to be popular. I was too wary of the overseas shipping (plus they usually only have a dual-link DVI input and lack a scaler and OSD) and have purchased 4 total--2 Aurias from Microcenter (same IPS panel, multiple inputs, with scaler, but still glossy) for $400 each, and two Asus PB278Q's (Samsung PLS panel, non-aggressive anti-glare, multiple inputs) for $700 each. In my opinion, the Asus units have better contrast (for text) than the LG-based IPS displays. I now run my Asus units at home, and the Aurias at work. The Asus monitors were perfect, but each of the Aurias had one dead pixel in the outer areas of the screen. Here's the thing--the pixels on that screen are so tiny that it doesn't matter. I had to look closely to find them, and never, ever notice them in normal use. I don't think a handful of dead pixels along the outer track is a dealbreaker on these. http://www.microcenter.com/product/384780/EQ276W_27_IPS_LED_Monitor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236294 -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 5:57 AM To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] IPS high res monitor Still thinking of getting something more than a cheapo monitor. Are the Dell Ultrasharp's the ones to go for or is there an alternative? One that is less expensive? I recall someone mentioned one from ebay that comes from overseas? With a dead-pixel guarantee for an extra $20 (can't have no dead pixels, can we?)?
Re: [H] IMAP and iPad
Good point - agreed, BUT still better than POP, IMO. Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] IMAP and iPad From: Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net Date: Sat, February 16, 2013 7:31 am To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com What I find to be a pain with imap is I have to copy my emails to another local folder to save them, because if you delete them off the server they are gone from your local machine. I like to save emails on my main home and work PCs.
Re: [H] IMAP and iPad
That's why I'm so happy with GoDaddy hosting my email. Unlimited. Now I don't have to back up myself, unless I choose to. Sync'd email is very important to me. Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] IMAP and iPad From: Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com Date: Sat, February 16, 2013 11:41 am To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com I see the advantage for people who want to have multiple machines with synced emails, but it doesn't work if you want to keep more than a few emails (or have an ISP who is willing to give you a ton of storage and you trust that storage. T
Re: [H] IMAP and iPad
My daughter has the iPhone and I use a hosted email through GoDaddy. IMAP works fine. Your message limit is dependent on your provider, Godaddy is unlimited (for me anyway). Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: [H] IMAP and iPad From: Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com Date: Fri, February 15, 2013 11:43 am To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com If I want to share email between a computer an iPad, can I use IMAP rather than POP? If I use IMAP, am I right in thinking that the mail will take up space on my provider and ultimately fill the mailbox there? T
Re: [H] IMAP and iPad
POP can be set to leave messages on the server. Think of IMAP like a web based service. Hotmail, for example. You can be on any PC, anywhere and your hotmail is the same. Any changes you make, delete, move, whatever - is how it is wherever you are. IMAP can be a tad slower in my experience. Depends on many factors. I will never go back to POP. Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] IMAP and iPad From: Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com Date: Fri, February 15, 2013 3:30 pm To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com At 02:05 PM 15/02/2013, Brian Weeden wrote: Like with any email system, if you don't delete emails they have to reside somewhere. But with IMAP, they reside on the server, right, unlike POP where they are downloaded to one's computer? T
Re: [H] IMAP and iPad
IMAP shouldn't be that big of a deal and your ISP should support it, if not... that's pretty sad. IMAP is nice, for many reasons, but it's great to have your email accessible from your PC, someone else's PC, your laptop, your smartphone, etc. It's the wave of the future - wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future, wave of the future... 8P Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line... Original Message Subject: Re: [H] IMAP and iPad From: DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com Date: Fri, February 15, 2013 6:18 pm To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Christopher, Best answer I've ever read. Thank you. I do not do 'phone/ipad' email, but I get it. Think I will stay POP3 for now; well untilI can not. IMAP reads to me as another layer (ISP) to deal with. Thank you. Duncan On 02/15/2013 18:51, Christopher Fisk wrote: If you use the IMAP protocol, the email is stored on your ISP's mail server. If you use POP then you download then delete. IMAP can cache stuff locally, but overall all the messages are stored and synced with the server. This allows you to delete messages from IMAP from your ipad and have them disappear from your home workstation as well. But you need to make sure you have enough quota for it. On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 6:07 PM, DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: Christopher, Can you please expand on your 'Correct'? OK, I do not trust anInternet Email provider. OK, I do not trust my local ISP. I do POP3 emailto my local Thunderbird (on this machine). When I delete my old emaillocally, I assumemy email is GONE! Am I being stupid now, and just do not understand email business? Duncan On 02/15/2013 16:33, Christopher Fisk wrote: Correct. Imap uses server space. Also depending on mailbox size, speed might be an issue On Feb 15, 2013 4:31 PM, Thane Sherrington thane@computerconnectionltd.**com th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 02:05 PM 15/02/2013, Brian Weeden wrote: Like with any email system, if you don't delete emails they have to reside somewhere. But with IMAP, they reside on the server, right, unlike POP where they are downloaded to one's computer? T
[H] Box Dell giving away 50GB free online storage
It's legit, 50GB free online storage, there was no check for Dell (I haven't had a Dell since 98). 50GB Free seemed like a good deal to me... https://www.box.com/signup/o/dell_50gb_give_get Enjoy! Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line...
[H] Outdoor B/G WiFi extending
I'm checking out a device from Newegg from Hawking but wanted to see if anyone has experiences they care to share. Basically, we want to extend the signal of a WRT54G with DDWRT Hot Spot about 300 yards to another building. I'm assuming semi directional is the way to go, since omni directional wouldn't have the range and we really only need to put the signal on that building... Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line...
Re[2]: [H] Apple iPhone announced today
Hello JRS, Thursday, January 11, 2007, 8:47:16 AM, you wrote: 5 hours is fantastic. My Razr only has like 120 minutes of talk time. My old Nokia only had 180 minutes of talk.. Standby is 6-7 days though. I was going to say... my phone only gets a couple of hours. However, I wasn't sure if that was bad or good. 5 hours - wow... -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re[2]: [H] Apple iPhone announced today
Hello Neil, Thursday, January 11, 2007, 9:58:16 AM, you wrote: No it isn't. Current phone - SonyEricsson P990i Talk time - 9 hours on GSM, 3 hours on 3G Standby time - 14 days max Previous phone - SonyEricsson K750i Talk time - 9 hours Standby time - 16 days max Phone before that - SonyEricsson T610 Talk time - 11 hours Standby time - 13 days max Never mind... -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re[2]: [H] Making XP legit...
Well, here is the latest. It was a VLK license. Which means it was a bootleg and I would need either a legit VLK to replace or buy it at 150. Since it's his money he will have to decide on 100 for XP home and a reload or 150 for Pro. Hope he does for the 150. Sounds like a cheap XP pro to me. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re[4]: [H] Making XP legit...
Hello Anthony, Thursday, January 11, 2007, 11:00:11 AM, you wrote: I'm curious. How much of your time did you spend figuring this out? If he decides to just skip it, do you get paid? What is a VLK licence, by the way? All said and done, less then an hour. I get paid at least an hour as soon as I open the machine up, blow it out, put it on the bench, and plug it in. If the machine was purchased from me then I give way more leeway. Luckily, this is a significant other to a long time and loyal client. I'm sure I have the guys business now. VLK, Volume Licence Key. I didn't know either until Windows genuine advantage page told me. I am glad it did, because you can only replace like keys to particular 'distros' of Windows. OEM key for OEM copy of Windows, etc. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
[H] Making XP legit...
I have a guy that got a system, with what appears to be, a ripped copy of XP. Looks like he got hit with WGA. When the system boots it informs him it is not genuine and advises it will not be eligible for updates. In the task bar a light purple star looking icon resides with the same information. Is it possible to get him legit without reinstalling? If so, how? I cannot confirm if this OS is legit or not but a 'friend' built it for him. Thanks. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re[2]: [H] Making XP legit...
Hello Rick, Monday, January 8, 2007, 11:57:09 AM, you wrote: I got some false positives from that crap on software I got DIRECTLY from MS, so you can't always believe that... Great, I thought I recalled someone saying on our list there were false positives. I cannot say if this is copy and 'friend' are credible or not but I will try to fight it first. Thank you very much. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re[4]: [H] Making XP legit...
Hello Anthony, Monday, January 8, 2007, 12:34:21 PM, you wrote: Wow.why? Just in case it is legit... I just don't know one way or the other. I don't want to sell him another copy if he legally owns this one. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re: [H] trying to setup a second WAP
Hello Chris, Sunday, January 7, 2007, 12:16:45 AM, you wrote: I have a WRT54G connected to my cable modem. It provides WPA2 Wireless G access to several devices in my apartment, along with a cat 5 connection to my main computer. Something you may want to check into (super-charge your LinkSys) http://www.sveasoft.com/ -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re[2]: [H] Shift key broke
Hello Anthony, Wednesday, January 3, 2007, 10:27:16 PM, you wrote: I've had this happen to me.there was something else wrongI can't remember what, though. do they work in dos? Nothing in DOS either. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re: [H] Transcend 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
Hello Wayne, Thursday, January 4, 2007, 4:41:58 AM, you wrote: Does anyone have one of these and what do you use it for ? http://www.digi4me.com/product.php?productid=1909cat=0page=1#tabs I don't have one of those but as far as Transcend goes - I sold plenty of their RAM modules (lifetime guarantee) and 5 years now - still no issues. I consider them to be reliable. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re[2]: [H] Replacement for iTunes, MusicMatch, etc.
Hello Hayes, Tuesday, January 2, 2007, 11:58:38 PM, you wrote: Winamp 2.93 and windows explorer. Exactly what I use. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
[H] Shift key broke
Really strange. Neither shift keys work on a new laptop I got. CAPS LOCK will produce capitals but pressing and holding the shift key does not. I don't think it's the keyboard - since both do not work. I seem to recall sticky keys and the like but can't seem to locate it in WinXP Pro. Has to be software, anyone able to figure this out? Googling was fun... http://ifaq.wap.org/computers/shiftkeyfaq.html -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re: [H] USB mouse and 98SE
Hello Thane, Wednesday, January 3, 2007, 7:20:58 PM, you wrote: Is there a generic USB mouse driver for 98SE? I've got a mouse with no 98 driver (surprise surprise) and I haven't been able to get it to work. Should be able to use native drivers, have you tried plugging the mouse in while system was on and booted and/or allowing the system to boot with mouse in? Usually the standard mouse drivers work just fine. Unless there is a mainboard or mouse issue. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re[2]: [H] Shift key broke
Hello Wayne, Wednesday, January 3, 2007, 7:32:35 PM, you wrote: If really stuck there is a remapkey in Win2k3 ResKit that works well. If it's really stuck or broke - it's going back... -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re[3]: [H] Shift key broke
Hello Wayne, Wednesday, January 3, 2007, 7:53:06 PM, you wrote: Now how do you expect them to support their families with attitudes like that? LOL FWIW I only used it to turn off the CapLock remap some other keys but not to replace broken keys. I'm an evil bastard... Sounds like it would be handy... Well I dusted off my Microscope CD and sho' nuff nothing from the shift keys. Cant find anything in the limited laptop BIOS about it... Must be broke? -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re: [H] FPS question for gamers...
Hello Veech, Thursday, November 9, 2006, 4:53:06 PM, you wrote: Those of you who enjoy fast-action PC gaming, I have a question: At what point does FPS become moot? We all know that you can tell the difference between 40fps and 60fps, but what about 80fps vs 100fps? Don't quote me on this, but IIRC, when the FPS exceed the refresh rate you have maxed the benefit. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re: [H] Rebooting issue...
Agreed. Also if set to - the system will reboot on crashes. Goto system properties - advanced - (startup and recovery) settings Bill wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:23 PM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: [H] Rebooting issue... I have to go over to a friends house this evening where the pc keeps rebooting. I'm pretty sure it's XP home. Can someone give me some pointers as to what I should be looking for to correct the problem? Thanks, Bobby Could be a number of things.. Have you run a Virus scan? This sounds like the MSBLAST Worm from a few years back... Bill -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] iMac arrived today...
I can't stand to listen to either of those bought and paid for idiots, but thank god there were transcripts. I downloaded and installed parallels - wow - awesome. I summarily dismissed the XP partition and life is GREAT! Parallels runs fast and without hiccups or issues*. *If you download the package of the front page it will not work but if you download the RC2 it works great. What a cinch to install and operate. Lovely! Boot camp (dual boot OSX and WinXP) WARNINGS This is beta software and it shows. I had to install USB keyboard and mouse which negates the wireless iMac stuff (bleh) while things worked ok it was still a pain in the ass. Also holding the option button at startup (which is supposed to allow you to choose the OS) didn't work for me. So I had to direct it from the current OS - it sucked. Having used Parallels - I would not ever go back to Boot Camp. A couple of bumps along the road but still loving this iMac. Thanks for the info Brian, appreciate it. Next question... AV software? I read viruses and malware no issues right now but I am sure I read there were some viruses out there... Suggestions? Brian Weeden wrote: Take a listen to this podcast where they talk about how to setup Parallels so you can run Windows apps on your Mac without dualbooting: http://www.twit.tv/node/4548 On 9/30/06, joeuser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One word... WOW! iMac, 20-inch, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iWork '06 preinstalled 250GB Serial ATA Drive SuperDrive 8X (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Apple Wireless Keyboard wireless Mighty Mouse + Mac OS X (US English) ATI Radeon X1600/256MB VRAM 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB I cannot believe how sharp and vibrant the image is. Some things I noticed... Setup: What a cinch. Answer a few questions... simple stuff. Done. Everything worked. I didn't have to install or remove jack. VERY friendly. Very sexy. I took the old family pc which was salvaged Gateway mini case (tall but not as deep) and 17in CRT and put it in the boy's room. Looks so sleek. If I was using wireless I would have only one line connected to it - power. Speaking of, the power cord was soft, flexible and flat angle. Setting easily located. Firewall off by default though... not sure if that's bad or not. INet sharing through the wireless was on? Maybe I misunderstood it, but I turned it off. Heavy into the .Mac jazz but not forced down your throat. Mouse is different - it is a button basically. Has a little gray rubber ball to scroll with. It's very nice and I am quite happy. I can see I will be an Apple fan. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key) -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] OT: Awesome South Park tonight
Ok, glad you said something. I don't trust the numb nutted bastards in the game anymore... Chuck Norris facts? I'll check out the encore. Brian Weeden wrote: They just did an awesome parody of World of Warcraft. Must see for anyone who has played the game. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
[H] iMac arrived today...
One word... WOW! iMac, 20-inch, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iWork '06 preinstalled 250GB Serial ATA Drive SuperDrive 8X (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Apple Wireless Keyboard wireless Mighty Mouse + Mac OS X (US English) ATI Radeon X1600/256MB VRAM 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB I cannot believe how sharp and vibrant the image is. Some things I noticed... Setup: What a cinch. Answer a few questions... simple stuff. Done. Everything worked. I didn't have to install or remove jack. VERY friendly. Very sexy. I took the old family pc which was salvaged Gateway mini case (tall but not as deep) and 17in CRT and put it in the boy's room. Looks so sleek. If I was using wireless I would have only one line connected to it - power. Speaking of, the power cord was soft, flexible and flat angle. Setting easily located. Firewall off by default though... not sure if that's bad or not. INet sharing through the wireless was on? Maybe I misunderstood it, but I turned it off. Heavy into the .Mac jazz but not forced down your throat. Mouse is different - it is a button basically. Has a little gray rubber ball to scroll with. It's very nice and I am quite happy. I can see I will be an Apple fan. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] iMac arrived today...
Me either, I will still use PC's for games and windows only apps. My wife loves the thing. We both love the widgets. Found one with a countdown till Christmas. Another tells me that my World of Warcraft Doomhammer server is up or down. Just great stuff. Now if I can get her gin rummy and yahtzee games for the damn thing. Chris Klein wrote: Too many problems with them at work. They can't handle what we needswitching everything over to PCs slowly. We have some brand new G5s in that we are testing. Those are little better than the older G5s but still lots of problems in a corporate environment. I have an older mac here...it's cool because it's different but I don't think I could make the switch over and use just the mac. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bryan Seitz Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 9:42 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] iMac arrived today... Yeah OSX is ... *nix + good UI = productivity and fun. I love it. On Sat, Sep 30, 2006 at 08:37:51PM -0500, joeuser wrote: One word... WOW! iMac, 20-inch, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iWork '06 preinstalled 250GB Serial ATA Drive SuperDrive 8X (DVD+R DL/DVD?RW/CD-RW) Apple Wireless Keyboard wireless Mighty Mouse + Mac OS X (US English) ATI Radeon X1600/256MB VRAM 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB I cannot believe how sharp and vibrant the image is. Some things I noticed... Setup: What a cinch. Answer a few questions... simple stuff. Done. Everything worked. I didn't have to install or remove jack. VERY friendly. Very sexy. I took the old family pc which was salvaged Gateway mini case (tall but not as deep) and 17in CRT and put it in the boy's room. Looks so sleek. If I was using wireless I would have only one line connected to it - power. Speaking of, the power cord was soft, flexible and flat angle. Setting easily located. Firewall off by default though... not sure if that's bad or not. INet sharing through the wireless was on? Maybe I misunderstood it, but I turned it off. Heavy into the .Mac jazz but not forced down your throat. Mouse is different - it is a button basically. Has a little gray rubber ball to scroll with. It's very nice and I am quite happy. I can see I will be an Apple fan. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key) -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
[H] It is done...
I'm an Apple user... iMac, 20-inch, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iWork '06 preinstalled 250GB Serial ATA Drive SuperDrive 8X (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Apple Wireless Keyboard wireless Mighty Mouse + Mac OS X (US English) ATI Radeon X1600/256MB VRAM 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
[H] iMac time...
I have a couple weeks to burn a promotion for a new Apple system for the shop. I am looking at the iMac (Yes, MacPro is sexy as hell but I just don't see myself gaming on it or making music, etc, etc.) There are two iMac's I am looking at, one has: ATI Radeon X1600 graphics with 128MB GDDR3 memory The other has: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 128MB GDDR3 memory Which is better? -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] iMac time...
Yeah, World of Warcraft could use it but I would have to buy a new copy of it. I'd rather just play it on the PC. I was going to hold off on a new game system until WOW expansion was released... OK let me back up. MacPro is awesome and I would get it if the expansion for WoW had been released and I could be sure I was on or past the edge of what I would need for it. That's really a gaming system. I just don't want to buy one now and then be kicking myself for buying to early. Having said that... I will probably not game on an Apple (although I'd love too). So, this system will be general use and for me to learn Apple, OSX, and the Apple software. Ben Ruset wrote: Are there any (Mac) games that can take advantage of that video card? joeuser wrote: I have a couple weeks to burn a promotion for a new Apple system for the shop. I am looking at the iMac (Yes, MacPro is sexy as hell but I just don't see myself gaming on it or making music, etc, etc.) There are two iMac's I am looking at, one has: ATI Radeon X1600 graphics with 128MB GDDR3 memory The other has: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 128MB GDDR3 memory Which is better? -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] iMac time...
Duh! Yes, true. I constantly forget that. Well now I have more to consider... Brian Weeden wrote: Remember, you can always dual boot windows on it or run it in Parallels to play your games. That is what I am looking to do - use the Mac for multimedia and internet, use Windows for games. Ben Ruset wrote: Are there any (Mac) games that can take advantage of that video card? joeuser wrote: I have a couple weeks to burn a promotion for a new Apple system for the shop. I am looking at the iMac (Yes, MacPro is sexy as hell but I just don't see myself gaming on it or making music, etc, etc.) There are two iMac's I am looking at, one has: ATI Radeon X1600 graphics with 128MB GDDR3 memory The other has: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 128MB GDDR3 memory Which is better? -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key) -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] iMac time...
Ohhh... truthfully, I just assumed. I don't have the box anymore... Guess I will have to do some checking... However, if I won't get the same or better performance... and pc's being cheaper... Ok. No Apple for gaming. Just Apple for Net stuff. Now... Which card is better? ATI Radeon X1600 graphics with 128MB GDDR3 memory or NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 128MB GDDR3 memory I am assuming the Nvidia... it's on the most expensive unit. Scott Sipe wrote: You'd have to buy a new copy? When I played WoW, my CDs had both PC +Mac copies on the same install CD. Also I should add, WoW WILL run slower on Mac than PC--sometimes dramatically slower. Blizzard's been amazingly great about crossplatform stuff--my War3 and StarCraft CD's are both PC/Mac also, and I believe a recent WoW patch made it a universal binary for Intel systems (not sure--don't play anymore). Scott On Sep 19, 2006, at 6:24 PM, joeuser wrote: Yeah, World of Warcraft could use it but I would have to buy a new copy of it. I'd rather just play it on the PC. I was going to hold off on a new game system until WOW expansion was released... OK let me back up. MacPro is awesome and I would get it if the expansion for WoW had been released and I could be sure I was on or past the edge of what I would need for it. That's really a gaming system. I just don't want to buy one now and then be kicking myself for buying to early. Having said that... I will probably not game on an Apple (although I'd love too). So, this system will be general use and for me to learn Apple, OSX, and the Apple software. Ben Ruset wrote: Are there any (Mac) games that can take advantage of that video card? joeuser wrote: I have a couple weeks to burn a promotion for a new Apple system for the shop. I am looking at the iMac (Yes, MacPro is sexy as hell but I just don't see myself gaming on it or making music, etc, etc.) There are two iMac's I am looking at, one has: ATI Radeon X1600 graphics with 128MB GDDR3 memory The other has: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 128MB GDDR3 memory Which is better? -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key) -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] IE annoyance
At least he was more forgiving with the firefox answer. Christopher Fisk wrote: On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 04:46 PM 29/08/2006, Christopher Fisk wrote: Occasionally, when I start internet explorer I am directed to windows update instead of my home page. How do I prevent this behaviour? Switch to Firefox? :) Have you tried turning off Automatically Check for Internet Explorer Updates? If you look at my mail client you'll see I run in linux, so Firefox actually is my browser of choice, but I do occasionally need to check websites using internet explorer in a VM, or from a spare windows machine. The checkbox did the trick! Thanks! Christopher Fisk -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Torrent Client
I am using abc but looks like I'll have to give utorrent a try. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 05:16 PM 30/08/2006, Winterlight wrote: UTorrent is auto update, it asks you, of course, but it is almost instant after you give approval. Plus there is nothing to install with Utorrent. It is all in it's own directory which allows you to move it around at will. I run it from a VM. I didn't know about the updates, but that is very cool. I do love the zero install system. Too bad more programs wouldn't adopt that system. T -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
[H] Mozilla?
Went to mozilla.org and don't see Mozzy available for download... Is it Firefox and Thunderbird only now? -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Dell embracing channel as earnings drop by half a billion?
They are doing fine! Thane Sherrington wrote: To continue the Dell controversy... :) http://www.channelinsider.com/article/As+Dell+Earnings+Dive+Channel+Beckons/186518_1.aspx?kc=CITCIEMNL082106EOAD T -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries
Dell's going down the shitter also. This is just the tip of the iceberg. CRN magazine had a little write up. I stripped naked and danced around a pile of Dell catalogs and a laptop like a wild indian in celebration. Neil Davidson wrote: Don't know about Dell, but the Sony stock price dropped yesterday according to the BBC News 24. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: 17 August 2006 09:54 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries At 11:53 PM 16/08/2006, Ben Ruset wrote: Except that the same batteries are in various other manufacturer's laptops. Dell is the only company to come forward and admit there is a problem, so far. But according to what I've read, a lot depends on the battery configuration (which is probably a Dell decision) and the position in the laptop (also a Dell decision, and given how poorly they cool their laptops, I can understand why the batteries blow up.) It will be interesting to see if there are further recalls. Does this hurt Dell or damage Sony? T -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries
The writing is on the wall Ben. Temporary? Read your periodicals. Ben Ruset wrote: Except that the recall isn't costing Dell anything. Sony is picking up the tab. Any drop in their share price will be temporary. Thane Sherrington wrote: LOL! I love it. I think I'll do that too. :) You can only sell so many computers at a $50 profit and expect to survive. They (and all the other bottom feeders) are idiots. You can sell a donut with no customer service for no markup, but computers just don't work that way. The race to the bottom always ends with the company splattering against the ground. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries
I ever tell you about that Eddie Murphy deal, he talks about being starved in the desert and someone gives him a saltine cracker. He says, OMG is this a Ritz? This is the best damn cracker I have ever eaten Customer service (Lack thereof) is one of the things that is killing Dell. They are doing the right thing but I wouldn't call it top notch. Then again, I eat mostly Ritz crackers. Ben Ruset wrote: Well, what was it specifically about Dell laptops that makes Sony batteries fail? Dell doesn't make the battery. Dell barely makes the laptop. They are being proactive and doing a massive recall. I am not a huge Dell fan anymore, but I think that what they are doing is top notch customer service. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 11:21 AM 17/08/2006, Ben Ruset wrote: One would hope that the ODM who actually build the laptops would also go down the shitter as well. Why? If Dell specified crap, then it's all their fault. T joeuser wrote: Dell's going down the shitter also. This is just the tip of the iceberg. CRN magazine had a little write up. I stripped naked and danced around a pile of Dell catalogs and a laptop like a wild indian in celebration. __ NOD32 1.1712 (20060817) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries
Well volume helps but then again so does buying Windows and Office at a buck a copy or whatever. Replacement parts are also where they make money. HP is picking up Dell slack now. The computer is personal again. LOL YEAH. Push 1 for sales Push 2 for Technical support, etc etc. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 11:10 AM 17/08/2006, joeuser wrote: Dell's going down the shitter also. This is just the tip of the iceberg. CRN magazine had a little write up. I stripped naked and danced around a pile of Dell catalogs and a laptop like a wild indian in celebration. LOL! I love it. I think I'll do that too. :) You can only sell so many computers at a $50 profit and expect to survive. They (and all the other bottom feeders) are idiots. You can sell a donut with no customer service for no markup, but computers just don't work that way. The race to the bottom always ends with the company splattering against the ground. T -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries
It's the beginning of the end. Just last month, Dell warned that for its fiscal second quarter ended Aug. 4, it expected earnings per share to be 21 cents to 23 cents, down 44 percent to 49 percent from the year-earlier period and substantially below analysts' estimates of 32 cents per share. Dell said its fiscal second-quarter revenue should reach $14 billion, up 4.3 percent from second-quarter 2005 but below analysts' expectations of $14.2 billion. Dell blamed the shortfall on aggressive pricing in a slowing commercial market worldwide. But analysts and some customers say there are other things contributing to company's shortfall, namely service and technical glitches. Cindy Shaw, vice president of research, computer hardware and services at Moors Cabot, an equity research firm in San Francisco, said in a report last month, We are reducing estimates and our price target to reflect increasing concern about Dell's customer experience challenges and ability to succeed given current market trends. Shaw, in the report, said she was responding in part to a Better Business Bureau (BBB) report that for every PC or printer sold to a U.S. consumer, a Dell customer is about 2.5 times as likely to complain to the BBB as a Gateway customer and possibly 16 times as likely as an HP customer. http://www.crn.com/sections/coverstory/coverstory.jhtml?articleId=191901795printableArticle=true I can't find the graphic but Dells' sales are waning by the day. Ben Ruset wrote: Uhm, there is nothing in the WSJ today, and in fact Dell's share prices are up 1/2 point right now. http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=DELL Historical: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=DELL DateOpenHighLowCloseVolumeAdj 16-Aug-0622.1322.8821.8022.7332,107,70022.73 15-Aug-0621.4122.2021.3922.0826,268,60022.08 14-Aug-0621.3721.9521.1121.2423,928,90021.24 11-Aug-0620.9021.3020.7421.0721,720,90021.07 10-Aug-0621.0621.2520.8820.9917,882,20020.99 But hey, this is THG! Lets all bash Dell because it's the cool thing to do! joeuser wrote: The writing is on the wall Ben. Temporary? Read your periodicals. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries
I would hope so, since I don't think anyone considers Dell as quality. Save for Dell zealots. They don't count. Let them drink Kool Aid! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most of the people I know who buy and recomend Dells will certainly not be put off in the slightest by this. They buy Dell for reasons other then quality. Regards, Jason Tozer Database Analyst London Ext 1131 - 3SC.5 *** This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete this message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. For further information about Clifford Chance please see our website at http://www.cliffordchance.com or refer to any Clifford Chance office. This firm is not authorised by the Financial Services Authority. However, we are included on the Register maintained by the Financial Services Authority so that we can carry on insurance mediation activity in the UK, which is broadly the advising on, selling and administration of insurance contracts. This part of our business, including arrangements for complaints or redress if something goes wrong, is regulated by The Law Society. The Register can be accessed via the Financial Services Authority website at www.fsa.gov.uk/register. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries
Not Dell. Ben Ruset wrote: Who makes a quality computer? joeuser wrote: I would hope so, since I don't think anyone considers Dell as quality. Save for Dell zealots. They don't count. Let them drink Kool Aid! -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries
I'd agree with that. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For chain manufacture dell is as good as any Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:05:19 To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries Who makes a quality computer? joeuser wrote: I would hope so, since I don't think anyone considers Dell as quality. Save for Dell zealots. They don't count. Let them drink Kool Aid! -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries
I'd have to say white boxes are quality PC's for the most part. I'm not blindly anti-dell, my eyes are wide open. Not all home brew PC's are quality, I would say for the most part they are. You won't get me to swear on anything or deal in absolutes except to say Dell sucks. Ben Ruset wrote: Yet in your last email you said Not Dell. So what is it? Are you just blindly anti-Dell, or do you dislike all non homebrew/mom pop PC's? joeuser wrote: I'd agree with that. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For chain manufacture dell is as good as any Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:05:19 To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries Who makes a quality computer? joeuser wrote: I would hope so, since I don't think anyone considers Dell as quality. Save for Dell zealots. They don't count. Let them drink Kool Aid! -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries
So I can now counter with a crappy dell story? I give; you win. Dell rules! Ben Ruset wrote: I needed to buy two Opteron capable servers with PCI slots. I finally found one that had both PCI-X and PCI. It was an Asus. So when we got it in, I noticed that it only came with a PCI-X riser. I went back and forth with Asus support who finally gave up and said that they had no part # for a PCI riser card. We had to communicate through email because I could not, for the life of me, understand him through his Asian accent. After much trial and error I finally found some guy on the internet who had risers that worked with those servers. That's my pretty crappy whitebox support story. And the whitebox itself (no processors, drives, or RAM) was $1000+. joeuser wrote: I'd have to say white boxes are quality PC's for the most part. I'm not blindly anti-dell, my eyes are wide open. Not all home brew PC's are quality, I would say for the most part they are. You won't get me to swear on anything or deal in absolutes except to say Dell sucks. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries
Oh sorry didn't mean to make your opinions unwelcome. Ben Ruset wrote: So the only opinions welcome here are pro-whitebox anti-Dell rants? You want a crappy Dell story? Look at my blog - http://www.benruset.com - Dell sent me a new laptop to replace the absolute fucking lemon they sent me 9 months ago. But, at least they sent me a new laptop. joeuser wrote: So I can now counter with a crappy dell story? I give; you win. Dell rules! Ben Ruset wrote: I needed to buy two Opteron capable servers with PCI slots. I finally found one that had both PCI-X and PCI. It was an Asus. So when we got it in, I noticed that it only came with a PCI-X riser. I went back and forth with Asus support who finally gave up and said that they had no part # for a PCI riser card. We had to communicate through email because I could not, for the life of me, understand him through his Asian accent. After much trial and error I finally found some guy on the internet who had risers that worked with those servers. That's my pretty crappy whitebox support story. And the whitebox itself (no processors, drives, or RAM) was $1000+. joeuser wrote: I'd have to say white boxes are quality PC's for the most part. I'm not blindly anti-dell, my eyes are wide open. Not all home brew PC's are quality, I would say for the most part they are. You won't get me to swear on anything or deal in absolutes except to say Dell sucks. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] AntiVirus - Consumer Reports
Opinions are like Robert Turnbull wrote: The September issue of Consumer Reports has a cover article on the best software to protect against Viruses, Spam and Spyware. They rate 12 antivirus programs and the top three are: 1. BitDefender 2. ZoneAlarm 3. Kaspersky Labs I have no idea how reliable their testing is, BUT the point of this message is that it is important to be aware of what information customers who read Consumer Reports will have. Best Robert Turnbull, Toronto, Canada -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Karaoke
You should be banned immediately. 8P Thane Sherrington wrote: Does anyone have any suggestions for playing Karaoke CDs on computer or on XBox? My DVD player died, so I'm down to my HTPC or my XBox. T -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
[H] Switch
Any Apple guru's out there? I'm jumping into Apple systems now. All signed up and legit (background investigation completed - lol). I am looking for some basic info, apple email lists, and pc(MS) user to apple user how-to's etc. Need to get started on this so I can get up to speed. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Ooh....
Weird, I thought it was just me. (hair) I'd like to see Shamrock beat the tar out of Tito also but... Hayes Elkins wrote: Arlovski seems to have lost his touch since cutting his hair...just like the fairy tale. Ha. I say Sylvia in the 2nd. From: joeuser [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Ooh Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:04:46 -0500 Kewl so how do I find people that will broadcast UFC 61 tomorrow night? Julian Hale wrote: At 06:52 AM 7/7/2006, you wrote: http://www.slingmedia.com/slingbox/ http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1833045,00.asp And you might be able to get it for as little as $100 after rebate: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=40threadid=1888493enterthread=y -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key) -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Dremel Owners
Yes thanks! Julian Zottl wrote: Awesome, thanks :) _ Julian Zottl CTO, Radiant Network Technology, LLC Getting ahead in the tech sector isn't about kissing butt ... you gotta sniff the right packets -- Original Message -- From: Winterlight [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 11:44:14 -0700 If you own a Dremel you might want to check out this site https://www.widgetsupply.com for bits. 20 to 30 percent the price of Dremel retail. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] teamspeak
You can't but I can... I should be able to accommodate that load... email me with chan names / pass etc etc Jim Edwards wrote: So could I create a few private password protected channels that may never be used but might need to be used at any time? I'm guessing that as little as 4 up to 12 users for up to 4 hours if it was needed. At 6/20/2006 02:58 AM, joeuser wrote: Yeah I got the high quality service. Bryan Seitz wrote: On Sun, Jun 18, 2006 at 08:33:13PM -0500, joeuser wrote: Likewise. Well I have a Ventrilo server you can use in a pinch. Has about 15 users on average. Peeks about 30 users and has a 50 user limit. Ventrilo Teamspeak as long as the codec is upgraded to the best. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key) -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.1/369 - Release Date: 6/19/2006 -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] teamspeak
Does it have to be TS? Jim Edwards wrote: Does anyone have teamspeak (nonprofit) running on a server and bandwidth isn't an issue that I can use for an undetermined amount of time? In a nutshell, in EveOnline, the corp I am in is at war and we need reliable TS service for ops and such. I was going to provide a back up server but looks like running TS on BSD (at least not the latest versions) is a bear and might crash constantly. So instead of trying to tackle BSD and TS I thought I would inquire here to see if someone could help out with setting me up with a backup server that may never be used. Thanks, Jim -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] RE: Dell restore disks - WAS: Dell's remote assistance
Who are you? ;P Wayne Johnson wrote: At 11:29 AM 6/17/2006, joeuser typed: While un afflicted people (like Thane and I) scratch our heads. Hey don't forget about me? ;-) --+-- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805 http://www.wavijo.com -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] teamspeak
Likewise. Well I have a Ventrilo server you can use in a pinch. Has about 15 users on average. Peeks about 30 users and has a 50 user limit. If you are interested let me know. Jim Edwards wrote: Dono, only service I am familiar with. Open to suggestions. Oh and happy Fathers Day Joeuser and other dads. At 6/18/2006 05:40 PM, joeuser wrote: Does it have to be TS? Jim Edwards wrote: Does anyone have teamspeak (nonprofit) running on a server and bandwidth isn't an issue that I can use for an undetermined amount of time? In a nutshell, in EveOnline, the corp I am in is at war and we need reliable TS service for ops and such. I was going to provide a back up server but looks like running TS on BSD (at least not the latest versions) is a bear and might crash constantly. So instead of trying to tackle BSD and TS I thought I would inquire here to see if someone could help out with setting me up with a backup server that may never be used. Thanks, Jim -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key) -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.0/368 - Release Date: 6/16/2006 -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] RE: Dell restore disks - WAS: Dell's remote assistance
I think they have put something in the water Stories seems to be the same way. OMG Dell is awesome. While un afflicted people (like Thane and I) scratch our heads. Reminds me of Eddie Murphy and when he talks about the guy starving in the desert. Guy gives him a regular old - saltine cracker and the guy is like OMG this is the best damn cracker ever, is this a ritz? Yeah these dell stories are great. So many starving folks though - makes me sad. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 07:25 AM 16/06/2006, Bobby Heid wrote: I bought my daughter a Dell laptop for graduation. The default is to not include a restore disk. Well, on this particular order, there was not an option to purchase a recovery disk ($10). So after ordering the laptop, I called them up to purchase the disk and the guy told me I did not need one because it was on the system (wasting space I might add). I told him that was just great, but what was I to do when the HD crashed? He did not have an answer for me and promptly shipped me the disks. On top of that, I was not charged for them! :) I wouldn't see that as great customer service. They neglected to give you a recovery CD, and when you called them and pointed that out, they gave you one. Recovery CDs with the system is a minimum service level. Forcing you to call, convince them that you need one and then sending one out takes them below minimum. It's ridiculous, and a great example of how they try to take their customers. If you hadn't been a savvy customer, you never would have gotten the CD. T -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] RE: Dell restore disks - WAS: Dell's remote assistance
The best way though is not to do business with Dell at all. Ben Ruset wrote: You're lucky. I ordered Restore Disks for my laptop. Actually I order them for all of the systems we buy in house. The restore disk consists of an OEM install of XP (good) and a driver disk. It does *not* include any sort of DVD viewing software or CD burning software that the system ships with from Dell. I called up my Dell sales rep, and was told well, those are bundled free, so if you format the drive, you're SOL. we don't even have SKU's for them. I called bullshit, and escalated it all the way up to Michael Dell's office. (For those curious, emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a *great* way of getting problems solved with Dell if you're a decent sized corporate customer.) It took two weeks, but they finally found me some media. I got a rockin copy of Easy CD Creator 5 and an equally ancient copy of WinDVD. :( Which is why I think I am going barebones for any new PC purchases at work. Or maybe I will switch everyone to Mac Mini's. :) Bobby Heid wrote: I bought my daughter a Dell laptop for graduation. The default is to not include a restore disk. Well, on this particular order, there was not an option to purchase a recovery disk ($10). So after ordering the laptop, I called them up to purchase the disk and the guy told me I did not need one because it was on the system (wasting space I might add). I told him that was just great, but what was I to do when the HD crashed? He did not have an answer for me and promptly shipped me the disks. On top of that, I was not charged for them! :) Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joeuser Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 2:58 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Dell's remote assistance Restore disk baby! More Dell propaganda please... it amuses me. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Dell's remote assistance
Restore disk baby! More Dell propaganda please... it amuses me. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 10:18 AM 15/06/2006, Robert Turnbull wrote: Mr. Rollins said that DellConnect, which was in testing until early this month, had been used 450,000 times and that 80 percent of problems were resolved. Here is the part Mr. Rollins really liked: 95 percent of customers were left satisfied. Interesting. I wonder how they manage to remove viruses and spyware that are active in memory and rootkits? T -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Windows Validation tool
This 'critical update' was for XP only right? Chris Reeves wrote: Yes. Actually ever 12 hours I think CW Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: warpmedia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:13:46 To:[EMAIL PROTECTED], The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Windows Validation tool Wait, I got some frelling beacon program announcing me daily? Chris Reeves wrote: Response sent off list for obvious reasons -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Windows Validation tool
Same, I could use this info down the road JRS wrote: Chris; I own this copy of Windows legit, and still hate the idea of it phoning home.. Please send me the info off list as well.. Thanx.. Yes. Actually ever 12 hours I think CW Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: warpmedia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:13:46 To:[EMAIL PROTECTED], The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Windows Validation tool Wait, I got some frelling beacon program announcing me daily? Chris Reeves wrote: Response sent off list for obvious reasons -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] NIS 2006 = POS
I might have said this before but I quit using, suggesting, or defending Symantec with NAV 2004. Thane Sherrington (S) wrote: I hadn't realized with a POS Norton Internet Security was until today. I have a machine in with Norton claiming every cookie written or read is a HIGH RISK - it would be funny if it weren't so clearly lying to make the product look like it was doing something. Interestingly enough, the system had 362 pieces of spyware and 9 viruses on it. T -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] NIS 2006 = POS
Agreed. FORC5 wrote: most NIS are these days, and have been for some time. beside being a performance hog. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] MSN Explorer
People think it's like the greatest thing cuz they seen it on teevee - like AOL or something. Lame as shit and break easily. Thane Sherrington (S) wrote: Can this be right? I have a customer who wants to use MSN Explorer (I have no idea why) and I notice on the download page it says: Note: this version of MSN contains Internet Explorer 5.5. So MSN Explorer is IE 5.5? Doesn't that mean it's full of security holes? T -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.
Anyone know how to go about reselling Apple computers? -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.
Yeah, I'm serious... joeuser wrote: Anyone know how to go about reselling Apple computers? -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Tricky one: GWBasic under.. anything..
What was wrong with dual booting? Have they considered a separate pc for the software? CW wrote: Ok, I have a client that is a hotel. They have their entire accounting software package written in 1992 in GW Basic. Because it was written by the person who owns the hotel, they refuse to switch. Up until now, they have been dual booting between Windows98 and their software. We would like to change that. So, I made an image of their HDD, and put it in virtualPC, and DOSBox, etc... but their program never shows anything to the screen no matter what we try.. Do I just need to give up and setup dual boot? -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] Device Mangler
Yeah that is what it was. They had, at one time, a Compaq IJ6000 wonder printer (ala Lexmark, I think). Once I got it off everything was fine. Jim Edwards wrote: like a printer At 5/19/2006 06:57 PM, joeuser wrote: Ahhh esp when they aren't plugged in? There were no USB devices attached when I had the system... Not to say there wasn't something attached before I got it Hayes Elkins wrote: USB devices. Specifically, shitty USB devices. From: joeuser [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Device Mangler Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 22:03:38 -0500 Win2K Pro SP4. System clean. Open system properties and device manager and usually it will refresh and you can poke around in the hardware. However, this system constantly polls at the hardware and since it's always refreshing - you can't open anything. What in God's name would cause something like this perpetual refresh/poll in device manager? -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key) -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key) -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.6.1/344 - Release Date: 5/19/2006 -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
