Re: [CGUYS] I need help with defaults

2007-11-12 Thread Christian Feuillet
Thank you very much, I thought it should be easy to do. I will try it this evening. Christian At 18:57 12/11/2007, you wrote: Open any folder. Go to "Tools." Choose "Folder Options" Choose "File Types" In the "Registered File Types" window, find "PDF" and change the default to Acrobat. Go

Re: [CGUYS] Thunderbird Quitting

2007-11-12 Thread Tom Piwowar
>That didn't occur to me, but the OS was totally up to date. Is it >possible to somehow force it to do an update it does not need? The combo updater will check and fix a version that is the same as the updates. * ==> QUIC

Re: [CGUYS] XP computer running slow

2007-11-12 Thread db
Look at the available hard drive space. At 90% of capacity, performance begins to drop off significantly. She also may not have enough RAM for all the upgrading of local and net apps. that have occurred since she bought the machine. Windows and OS X need at least 512mb to operate efficientl

[CGUYS] Inexpensive ink cartridges

2007-11-12 Thread Steve Rigby
Since Epson won this recent lawsuit that prohibits the sale of inkjet cartridges in the United States that are manufactured by parties other than Epson, sellers of these inexpensive ink carts have devised a new tactic. They are offering remanufactured Epson carts that have been "remanufactur

Re: [CGUYS] I need help with defaults

2007-11-12 Thread Tony B
You forgot to tell us what you've already done to try to solve the problem. Normally you'd simply right click a jpg or pdf and select "Open With", browse to the app you want if you don't see it in the list, and check "always use this program...". But I assume you've already tried that and it doesn

[CGUYS] XP computer running slow

2007-11-12 Thread John McDonald
Hello everyone, A friend's windows xp pro computer is running very slow from what she tells me. I'm going to see what programs are running and turn off the unnecessary ones. Then do scans with ad-aware and spybot SD. I'd love suggestions on what else to try. TIA, John **

Re: [CGUYS] I need help with defaults

2007-11-12 Thread Admiral Harris
Open any folder. Go to "Tools." Choose "Folder Options" Choose "File Types" In the "Registered File Types" window, find "PDF" and change the default to Acrobat. Go to "JPG" and find the app you want to look at pictures with. You're welcome. - Original Message - From: "Christian

Re: [CGUYS] Thunderbird Quitting

2007-11-12 Thread Jordan
That didn't occur to me, but the OS was totally up to date. Is it possible to somehow force it to do an update it does not need? It's a pain in the butt to start over, but the process makes me dig into areas of the system that I tend to forget about. It makes me more effective when I help others

Re: [CGUYS] Transferring a font

2007-11-12 Thread Tom Piwowar
>It's Bradley Hand ITC Bold. I have regular Bradley on the PC, with a .TTF >extension. The Bold version doesn't show an extension on my Mac, which I >know will cause problems. When saving the file from my email to the PC, I >did the (probably) heinous act of adding ".TTF" to the filename. I

[CGUYS] OLPC -- Innovative Customer Support

2007-11-12 Thread Tom Piwowar
Here's an interesting note in the "Terms and Conditions" page: 9. Neither OLPC Foundation nor One Laptop per Child, Inc. has service facilities, a help desk or maintenance personnel in the United States or Canada. Although we believe you will love your XO laptop, you should understand that it i

[CGUYS] Puzzling...

2007-11-12 Thread Marcio V. Pinheiro
Thanks for the answers. I printed them and one of these week ends - no pressure - will try again to connect my WME to the network... Regards Marcio * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <==

Re: [CGUYS] Buying a Mac PowerBook Pro

2007-11-12 Thread Snyder, Mark (NGIT-CA)
By next month 10.5.1 should be out. It is being developer-tested now. I have 10.5 and am waiting, but expect to upgrade to 10.5 (then 10.5.1) by sometime next month. I am also tracking 10.5 issues on MacFixit while I wait. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- >I would plan to add

Re: [CGUYS] Rip Van Winkle [Was: Looking for notebooks

2007-11-12 Thread Tom Piwowar
>You should also try a wee bit of research for recycling options (it's that >thinking thing again). Service Source in Va. takes CRTs for $10 each. They >even will come and get them. >http://www.ourpeoplework.org/content.asp?contentid=381 Has anyone actually been to this place and managed to unlo

Re: [CGUYS] Thunderbird Quitting

2007-11-12 Thread Tom Piwowar
>I don't remember specific wording but at the end of >the CCC process it put up a message that certain parts of the System >could not be copied. It would seem that they might be critical parts of >the OS. Sure looks like it. Faster than reinstalling the whole OS you might have succeeded by sim

Re: [CGUYS] Transferring a font

2007-11-12 Thread David Turk
It's Bradley Hand ITC Bold. I have regular Bradley on the PC, with a .TTF extension. The Bold version doesn't show an extension on my Mac, which I know will cause problems. When saving the file from my email to the PC, I did the (probably) heinous act of adding ".TTF" to the filename. I also

Re: [CGUYS] Rip Van Winkle [Was: Looking for notebooks

2007-11-12 Thread Tom Piwowar
>This endless thread about old versus new computers with accessories >assumes a healthy business with productivity being a goal. A few people >not in this situation might find an old computer makes sense. Perhaps a failure to think clearly about technology is a contributing factor to not havin

Re: [CGUYS] Buying a Mac PowerBook Pro

2007-11-12 Thread Tom Piwowar
>I would plan to add 10.5, especially if you get an external drive(s) and >would like automatic backup with TimeMachine, which comes with 10.5. But don't do it this month or next! * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put th

Re: [CGUYS] Transferring a font

2007-11-12 Thread Tom Piwowar
>it's just a font That is like saying "its just a photo." More respect for the art and technology of typography could result in your having fewer silly typographic problems. You did not even tell us what type of font you were abusing. **

[CGUYS] Transferring a font

2007-11-12 Thread David Turk
I have a font on my Mac laptop I'd like to transfer to my work PC. Every attempt to copy it to disc or email it results in an empty file. There has to be a way to do this; it's just a font. Any help would be appreciated. david David Turk Manager, Preservation Imaging Services Indiana

Re: [CGUYS] Buying a Mac PowerBook Pro

2007-11-12 Thread Snyder, Mark (NGIT-CA)
Robert, The link has the specifics right there; two USB 2.0 ports, one Firewire 400 MHz port and one Firewire 800 MHz port. You can use the faster 800 MHz Firewire port to connect an external drive (a little better than a USB drive, which you can also use). With an external 1 TB drive (or more t