Re: [CGUYS] Cash in the EU

2008-04-30 Thread rlsimon
On purchases, I get a rebate, yes. But, alas, not for withdrawal of cash at an atm. I have the option of doing a wire transfer to my family member's bank there but I don't know if the rate will be a wholesale conversion rate like with the credit/atm cards or another less advantageous rate...???

[CGUYS] password

2008-04-30 Thread rlsimon
winXPsp2home ...at present has no password protection so it just boots and starts without any folderol ...if I add a password now, can I take it off and get back to this point later or am I stuck entering a username and password forever ?

Re: [CGUYS] Cash in the EU

2008-04-30 Thread db
I would consider getting one of the ATM debit cards from that table I posted that have no or little fee charge and do it that way. I think it will be the easiest, most flexible and give you as good as rate as any ... db rlsimon wrote: On purchases, I get a rebate, yes. But, alas, not

Re: [CGUYS] password

2008-04-30 Thread Christopher Range
rlsimon wrote: WinXP SP2 Home At present has no password protection so it just boots and starts without any folderol. If I add a password now, can I take it off and get back to this point later or am I stuck entering a username and password forever? You can always change it. Christopher

Re: [CGUYS] password

2008-04-30 Thread Tony B
You can always set it to boot into a specific user automatically, without having to enter that info. http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_passwords.htm On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 1:44 PM, rlsimon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: winXPsp2home ...at present has no password protection so it just boots and

Re: [CGUYS] password

2008-04-30 Thread Daniel Else
I think he was asking if he could erase it completely once entered. Dan Christopher Range [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4/30/2008 2:23 PM rlsimon wrote: WinXP SP2 Home At present has no password protection so it just boots and starts without any folderol. If I add a password now, can I take it off and

Re: [CGUYS] Cash in the EU

2008-04-30 Thread Robert
rlsimon wrote: Does anyone know if the best way to get spending cash in the EU while on travel from the US is to use a bank card or charge card at an ATM as far as rate of exchange, etc.?? IMHO, ATM and debit cards are the best way to convert, followed by credit cards. Credit cards may

Re: [CGUYS] Cash in the EU

2008-04-30 Thread Robert
rlsimon wrote: On purchases, I get a rebate, yes. But, alas, not for withdrawal of cash at an atm. I have the option of doing a wire transfer to my family member's bank there but I don't know if the rate will be a wholesale conversion rate like with the credit/atm cards or another less

Re: [CGUYS] Cash in the EU

2008-04-30 Thread Robert
b_s-wilk wrote: snip We had to pay cash for an apartment we rented for a few weeks last summer. Took three days to come up with 900 euros, since the clown ATMs wouldn't give us more than 200 euros each day, and we had three different credit cards but, the clown bank ATM wouldn't take my Chase

Re: [CGUYS] password

2008-04-30 Thread Tom Piwowar
You can always change it. Running for political office? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **

Re: [CGUYS] Cash in the EU

2008-04-30 Thread Tom Piwowar
At my commercial bank, a wire transfer cost about $45 for each transfer. I had to do this last year. My bank was making a big deal about it and wanted a high fee. After some digging around on the web I found the best rate was to make a wire transfer to an Italian post office via WalMart (yes

Re: [CGUYS] Cash in the EU

2008-04-30 Thread Tom Piwowar
What is the best way to convert dollars to Euros here? I dwell in Northern Virginia. WalMart. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at

Re: [CGUYS] password

2008-04-30 Thread Christopher Range
Tom Piwowar wrote: You can always change it. Running for political office? Well, It isn't impossible to change it. Christopher * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** **

Re: [CGUYS] password

2008-04-30 Thread Tom Piwowar
You can always change it. Running for political office? Well, It isn't impossible to change it That was not the question. Once a password is introduced, is it possible to go back to the original no password (and no password prompt) state?

Re: [CGUYS] Cash in the EU

2008-04-30 Thread b_s-wilk
Wire transfers are so last century. There's Paypal and similar services in other countries. We needed to pay cash for an apartment in Greece this year. They said to wire it to a bank account in Austria. I said, No, how about Paypal? They said no, but there's another service that they use.

Re: [CGUYS] Cash in the EU

2008-04-30 Thread b_s-wilk
Service charges are usually much higher for converting currency in the US, unless there are banks/services in DC that specialize in that. Call around. There may be good deals, just not where I live. Try to avoid changing money before you leave. Ask friends and acquaintances who have traveled

[CGUYS] LCD monitor question

2008-04-30 Thread Paula Minor
I bought a new Dell LCD monitor so I could have a dual setup. Now, with both of them side-by-side, I realize that my eyes weren't going bad fastthe older LCD monitor(also a Dell) is very dim and the letters are a bit soft or blurry. I do calibrate my monitors and had been having

[CGUYS] Home print server problem

2008-04-30 Thread Brim
Here's a problem that I hope somebody can help me with: I have a D-Link DP-301U print server installed on my home network that allows me to print from both wired and wireless PCs around the house and it's working fine. My saga however is that I picked up a refurbished Dell with XP home (yes

Re: [CGUYS] password

2008-04-30 Thread Christopher Range
Tom Piwowar wrote: You can always change it. Running for political office? Well, It isn't impossible to change it That was not the question. Once a password is introduced, is it possible to go back to the original no password (and no password prompt) state? Yes it