Re: [CGUYS] CPU Exhaust Fan Running In Super Fast Mode

2007-05-30 Thread b_s-wilk
I would guess: a) Something is running hot (Maybe CPU) and the fan is trying to cool the machine b) A temperature sensor is broken and the machine thinks it is always hot c) dust on the fan and/or fan cover/exhaust vent I've opened many computers. It's amazing how some of them can run

Re: [CGUYS] The Consequences of EULA Violation

2007-05-30 Thread John DeCarlo
On 5/30/07, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Me, I would say that the store is being immoral. And the EULA wouldn't hold up in most courts of law. And I would say the moral stand is to serve whatever food you buy from them to whomever you want. So you are going to take the good old two

Re: [CGUYS] The Consequences of EULA Violation

2007-05-30 Thread P Yasuda
Tom, I couldn't let this pass without comment: On 5/30/07, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As Bill Gates once said If we tell them they have to put a ham sandwich in every box, they have to put a ham sandwich in every box. Your obligation is to read the EULA and according to the terms of

Re: [CGUYS] The Consequences of EULA Violation

2007-05-30 Thread John DeCarlo
On 5/30/07, P Yasuda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When our civilization falls, it won't be because Harvey violated Microsoft's EULA. Heck, I would argue that if everyone complied with Microsoft EULAs, then our civilization would have already fallen. (It is one of the sure signs of the

[CGUYS] PDF files in a Macintosh environment

2007-05-30 Thread Steve Rigby
I do not know if this is a Macintosh issue, or if it applies to other platforms. There are some PDF files, seemingly created using Adobe Acrobat, that cannot be coherently viewed using a PDF reader other than Acrobat. Why is this? Is this condition avoidable by the creator of said PDF

[CGUYS] Apple hides account info in DRM-free music

2007-05-30 Thread b_s-wilk
is trivial, shouldn't the idea that your account name and email address are contained in the files make you uneasy, to say the least? http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070530-apple-hides-account-info-in-drm-free-music-too.html http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070530-apple-hides

Re: [CGUYS] Apple hides account info in DRM-free music

2007-05-30 Thread Tom Piwowar
shouldn't the idea that your account name and email address are contained in the files make you uneasy, to say the least? Only if you are planning to do something unethical with the files. Did you get upset at your Mom when she put a name label on your coat? Books sold as PDFs are often

Re: [CGUYS] PDF files in a Macintosh environment

2007-05-30 Thread Steve Rigby
On May 30, 2007, at 10:00 PM, E. Riley Casey wrote: What exactly does cannot be coherently viewed mean in your experience ? I mean that the PDF files are garbled. Incoherent. Alpha numeric characters, but in a form that is nonsense. Graphic files are reproduced just fine, but not the