Re: [CGUYS] I'm so confused...need simple instructions. was:Re:

2007-12-20 Thread Paul Meyer
Tom, I assume NAC's are the same thing as NACK's (neg*ACK). Do CS and EE tribes use a different abbreviation? -P Paula Minor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom P said: Normally, DSL should not do that. This implies that some bandwidth is being consumed by NACs. The speed measuring sites do not seem

Re: [CGUYS] possible eBay scam: what to do?

2007-12-20 Thread chad evans wyatt
As a working photographer, this whole thread is quite saddening. Adobe has emigrated over the years from the good guy to the paranoid guy (remind you of anyone?). But the understandable reason is that their valuable software is massively pirated, they reason that raising the price will

Re: [CGUYS] Test, test, test.

2007-12-20 Thread John Settle
Bill L'Hommedieu wrote: This a test message to see if my posts are getting, well, posted. I'm receiving all the others but not mine. Thanks and Merry Christmas. Bill L'Hommedieu You passed. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND

[CGUYS] Test, test, test.

2007-12-20 Thread Bill L'Hommedieu
This a test message to see if my posts are getting, well, posted. I'm receiving all the others but not mine. Thanks and Merry Christmas. Bill L'Hommedieu * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands

Re: [CGUYS] Test, test, test.

2007-12-20 Thread Tom Piwowar
This a test message to see if my posts are getting, well, posted... Check your Listserv settings to be sure the narcissism flag is set to on * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the

[CGUYS] CPU temperature

2007-12-20 Thread Jordan
I'm not sure if this is a processor question or a Mac question. I have one of the last G5 iMacs, before they went to Intel CPUs. I have the iStatPro widget and a little app called Hardware Monitor. They each show CPU temperature. The temp indicated by iStat changes pretty slowly and in my

Re: [CGUYS] possible eBay scam: what to do?

2007-12-20 Thread D Freye
Many coverdisks on the magazines I buy at Barnes and Noble have a free 30 day trial of Adobe CS3. Have the daughter install it first on her machine, then when it runs out, put it on a friend's machine to finish her work if need be. On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:33:09 -0500, Tony

Re: [CGUYS] possible eBay scam: what to do?

2007-12-20 Thread Tom Piwowar
Actually, Photoshop retails (academic version) for about $270 for the whole extended version. That's right. Adobe offers very good deals to students. Go to an established vendor like academicsuperstore.com. T * == QUICK

Re: [CGUYS] possible eBay scam: what to do?

2007-12-20 Thread b_s-wilk
I always use a credit card, usually through paypal. I have one card that I only use on the Internet. It's from our small local credit union. When there are any questionable charges, the CU calls us to ask us if it's our purchase [got a call on Monday]. I can log into a secure account online and I

Re: [CGUYS] possible eBay scam: what to do?

2007-12-20 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
9 times out of 10 an academic version is the exact same version of the software as the retail, it is just been packaged in a special package to go to academic ventures. Microsoft and Aldus (before Adobe) used to sell NFS packaged software and hardware for vendors use to hype up sales (You go

Re: [CGUYS] possible eBay scam: what to do?

2007-12-20 Thread Tom Piwowar
As a working photographer, this whole thread is quite saddening. Adobe has emigrated over the years from the good guy to the paranoid guy (remind you of anyone?). But the understandable reason is that their valuable software is massively pirated, they reason that raising the price will

Re: [CGUYS] I'm so confused...need simple instructions. was:R

2007-12-20 Thread Tom Piwowar
This would be a sign that the cable provided knows it is running out of bandwidth and is trying various tricks to keep things from getting b This is pretty much what I had thought, too, and I called them and asked about it. They denied they were doing anything to alter or inhibit the

Re: [CGUYS] possible eBay scam: what to do?

2007-12-20 Thread Tom Piwowar
OK, I am sadder but wiser. I thought the 100% seller rating and the eBay verification was good enough. I think I have lost my money, since the seller hasn't replied to my email of yesterday. The seller had earlier sent me his address to send the money for the purchase, and the cashier's

Re: [CGUYS] External hard drives: brand comparison

2007-12-20 Thread Tom Piwowar
It looks like SMARTReporter is for Macs. Is there a SMART diagnostic utility for WinXP that you would recommend? I would recommend not using a PC. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * ==

[CGUYS] Vacation settings

2007-12-20 Thread David Turk
It's that time of year again, when I've failed to locate the instructions for temporarily halting Computer Guys email. Can someone list the setting? tia. david David Turk Manager, Preservation Imaging Services Indiana Historical Society 450 W. Ohio St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317)

Re: [CGUYS] possible eBay scam: what to do?

2007-12-20 Thread chad evans wyatt
--- Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:46:22 -0500 From: Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [CGUYS] possible eBay scam: what to do? To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@listserv.aol.com As a working photographer, this whole thread is quite saddening. Adobe has

Re: [CGUYS] External hard drives: brand comparison

2007-12-20 Thread mike
Again so much help from the mac zealot. http://www.passmark.com/products/diskcheckup.htm That one isn't bad, free for personal use. Mike On Dec 20, 2007 1:04 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It looks like SMARTReporter is for Macs. Is there a SMART diagnostic utility for WinXP that

[CGUYS] FW: Vacation settings

2007-12-20 Thread David Turk
Disregard previous message; I finally found the settings in my Drafts folder. david David Turk Manager, Preservation Imaging Services Indiana Historical Society 450 W. Ohio St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 232-4592 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: David Turk Sent:

Re: [CGUYS] External hard drives: brand comparison

2007-12-20 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I use Smartfan which includes some minor Smart stuff not sure how complicated you need. Also free. Stewart At 03:06 PM 12/20/2007, you wrote: Again so much help from the mac zealot. http://www.passmark.com/products/diskcheckup.htm That one isn't bad, free for personal use. Mike Rev.

Re: [CGUYS] firefox crashing

2007-12-20 Thread Richard P.
Just for reference, my Firefox version 2.0.0.11 appears to be stable on my Compaq XP SP2, with no apparent issues. Any symptoms? Richard P. gerald wrote: I have firefox 2.0.0.11 loaded on an xp machine(oem compaq). it is not very stable. it goes down more than once a day. this is sort of

[CGUYS] adobe vs apple

2007-12-20 Thread gerald
At 03:53 PM 12/20/2007, you wrote: ...snip... instituted their onerous copy protection they assured us that it would allow them to lower prices -- the liars. Adobe: Profit Margin (ttm):23.38% Operating Margin (ttm):25.44% apple: Profit Margin (ttm):14.56% Operating Margin (ttm):18.37%

Re: [CGUYS] firefox crashing

2007-12-20 Thread John DeCarlo
On Dec 20, 2007 3:47 PM, gerald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have firefox 2.0.0.11 loaded on an xp machine(oem compaq). it is not very stable. it goes down more than once a day. this is sort of new. the xp was reloaded not all that long ago. nothing else seems to misbehave. the only thing

Re: [CGUYS] possible eBay scam: what to do?

2007-12-20 Thread b_s-wilk
On teachers requiring stuff like this, do you have any kids in High School? I have seen this getting a little out of hand. About 6 years ago my children were required to either rent or purchase a TI-83 calculator (retailed about $100.00 at that time) It was being used in their math class. I

[CGUYS] Adobe is the scammer [was: possible eBay scam: what to do?]

2007-12-20 Thread b_s-wilk
As a working photographer, this whole thread is quite saddening. Adobe has emigrated over the years from the good guy to the paranoid guy (remind you of anyone?). But the understandable reason is that their valuable software is massively pirated, they reason that raising the price will

Re: [CGUYS] adobe vs apple

2007-12-20 Thread Tom Piwowar
I guess apple is just smart, and adobe is a gouger Apple does not demand every iPod owner send them $750 every 18 months. My original iPod still works fine with iTunes. The previous version of Adobe Creative Suite does not work with the current Apple OS and Adobe says they will not update

[CGUYS] Graphite AirPort as bridge?

2007-12-20 Thread b_s-wilk
I have an old graphite 2nd gen AirPort base station. We just 'inherited' an indigo G3/500 iMac without an AirPort card. Can the old base station be used as a wireless bridge to our existing network? If so, how? * ==

Re: [CGUYS] Adobe is the scammer [was: possible eBay scam: what

2007-12-20 Thread Tom Piwowar
I have been using Photoshop 7 since it was released. Nothing in later versions is special enough to get me to upgrade, except that it won't run in Leopard [supposedly]. Every so often I use an older version so I can use Kai's Power Tools, too. The current version is 9. If you do not buy an