This is a non-story.
I was wondering how long it would take Chris to do a Dick Cheney on us.
Gotta love the selective copy paste job, carefully crafted to omit the
entire context of my statement. Cheesy politicians are pretty good at that
sort of thing, too.
My mom recently upgraded from Ibook to MacBook, Leopard OS. Everytime she
wants to use wi-fi , her new computer keeps trying to log on the old network
name. She is using a new network, so there is a conflict now. We tried to
go to the advance mode and delete the old network, but it keeps coming
Last night, one of the local TV stations informed viewers by way of
scrolling text across the screen that in June, after the digital
transition, their current digital channel will change. Their advice
was to rescan all channels in order to find their new one. If you had
any questions, their
I had my first session yesterday, am amazed that Apple can offer this level
of training for only $99/year. Myself several co-workers are learning Final
Cut ( trust me, you need thrusters on full when learning this program). We
can book sessions at once a week, over the internet. I've
On Apr 29, 2009, at 8:14 AM, David Turk wrote:
This may be specific to our store (the only one in Indianapolis-
actually, the only Apple chain store in Indiana, although there are
independent Apple stores), but maybe others have good experiences
at their stores. Highly recommend it.
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Ranbo ran...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, but what percentage of the time do you end up having to return
electronic purchases made online? All this talk of reception problems,
maybe a need for a special antenna, possibly roof antenna, etc. makes me
think a return
You may not be confused, but many will be. It's tough enough in a 60
second spot to try to tell them to re-scan channels. What would even
be the point of attempting to teach them how to re-program a single
channel manually?
Comcast just changed a couple channels in our lineup and I had to
rescan
No question, Final Cut is one of the more difficult NLEs to learn.
Very steep learning curve. Probably rivaled only by Avid.
But let's not confuse your decision to go with a difficult app - one
that virtually demands training - to then praise the trainers needed
at whatever cost. You guys could
Walmart and Borders allows you to search the store's inventory online.
Richard P.
It would be so helpful if you could search a specific store's inventory
online, rather than having to go in person or call and take a chance that a)
anyone will answer and b) if they do, they will give you an
Hey, these days, when I get super-cynical over crappy service offered by pretty
much everyone, talking with a knowledgeable, friendly rep is definitely
praiseworthy.
david
David Turk
Manager, Preservation Imaging Services
Indiana Historical Society
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History
Generally when a Mac does not see a network it has joined before and
sees a new network, It will simply ask you if you want to join the new
network.
I suggest you call Apple and have them help you with your settings. If
someone has messed with the settings or if your router is acting funny,
it
Hi fellows
Here I am in my new computer. By mistake I installed Internet XP Home
(Brazilian Portuguese). It came with an IE I am not sure the edition. I then
installed IE 8 but my Brazilian bank would not work with it. I then unistalled
it. I ended up 1ith IE
Can you go back to the original IE version using system restore and
the try to upgrade from there?
Richard P.
Hi fellows
Here I am in my new computer. By mistake I installed Internet XP Home
(Brazilian Portuguese). It came with an IE I am not sure the edition. I then
installed IE 8 but my
I then tried three times to install IE 7 on the top of IE 6. It goes
well, finishes, tells me to re-start and... when I check IE the version
remains 6.0.2900.
Now what?
Marcio, I don't know the answer to your question offhand, but I'm curious: when
you had IE8 installed and it
I've always known Apple was good for its customer support, but this just
blew me away. This may be specific to our store (the only one in
Indianapolis-actually...
Nope. They offer this coast to coast.
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Why make it such a mystery? Just tell me the channel,
okay? I am not so stupid as to be unable to program the new channel
myself as opposed to having to rely on my TV or converter box to do it
for me.
True. They have to file their plans with the FCC many months ahead so it
is no secret. There
There are many, and only FCP requires a proprietary OS.
You forgot that there are some NLEs that also run on Windows. They are
not as good as the three choices provided by Apple, but they are there.
I have not looked at the NLEs available on Linux. What do you suggest?
I see that you continue to be confused about what a netbook is.
Oh yes, I forgot, it has to be crappy.
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Everybody is guessing.
I see that you continue to be confused about what a netbook is.
No. Manufacturers have redefined their too-big notebooks as netbooks
to confuse consumers as to what real
One on One a wonderful thing but it seems to me they will not be able
to afford to keep doing it once Apple's current sales boom subsides...
?
db
Tom Piwowar wrote:
I've always known Apple was good for its customer support, but this just
blew me away. This may be specific to our store (the
Tom Piwowar
Since the town may also have a website, it sounds like its
not unreasonable to have a web form on the site instead of
any other email way to get a hold of the government. You
can put a CAPATCHA or other bot-obstacles in front of the form.
Spammers attack web forms too. They have
One on One a wonderful thing but it seems to me they will not be able
to afford to keep doing it once Apple's current sales boom subsides...
I was thinking they would not be able to afford to keep doing it as their
sales kept booming. Too many takers would swamp their capacity.
What other types of questions?
Just check street name against the list of streets in the community.
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See what happens when people actually think things through.
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Go to the Airport Utility in the Utilities folder under the GO
menu. Be sure the join open networks option is checked. If it
already is then call the Apple genius, if not that should fix it.
On Apr 29, 2009, at 12:41 PM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system
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From: Sandra
What do you do with a netbook? It's too small for day to day computing.
So what do you do? Email? Web surfing? Find restaurants? Directions?
Tweet? Wall scribbles on Facebook?
You write this condescending BS, but can't understand why people think Mac
users are elitist?
My son has one. He
I see that you continue to be confused about what a netbook is.
Oh yes, I forgot, it has to be crappy.
No, it has to have a keyboard and a screen that you don't need a magnifying
glass to see.
As of the start of 2009, the established definition of a netbook was a
notebook computer with a
There are few NLEs that come close to Final Cut Pro. Maybe Avid, but
it's even more confusing. Once you learn the basics of FCP, it has no
rivals for professional video editing. And, yes, I've used quite a few
apps/solutions over the past 15 years. No, I didn't have FCP training;
RTFM and
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009, Tom Piwowar wrote:
There are many, and only FCP requires a proprietary OS.
You forgot that there are some NLEs that also run on Windows. They are
not as good as the three choices provided by Apple, but they are there.
I have not looked at the NLEs available on Linux. What
Following on the heels of yesterday's rumors of an Apple deal for a
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I too have seen and heard nothing but amazing things about training from
Apple.
But I think they might be able to continue their training service even
with the increased volume. I bet a lot of people don't make maximum use
of their available training time they pay for, and it gets people back
Who cares?
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Ha! Clearly in your own mind, anyway. Tell me one thing you can do with FCP
that I can't do in virtually any other NLE - pick a random one for
comparison - maybe Grass Valley's Edius.
Premiere dropped support for Macs for a couple years due to lack of demand,
but it's currently available for both
Manufacturers decided what a netbook was in the first place, they can call
it peanut butter toast for all we care. I have a friend who is 6'6 and
about 335 pounds...a 17 notebook is a netbook in his hands. It's what you
make it to be. It's what works for the person using it. Netbooks aren't
As of the start of 2009, the established definition of a netbook was a
notebook computer with a low-powered x86-compatible processor (compatible
with PC standard software), small screen (no larger than 10 inches), small
keyboard, equipped with wireless connectivity, lightweight (under three
You write this condescending BS, but can't understand why people think Mac
users are elitist?
I can understand why people think WFBs with their off-brand, low-speced
PCs and belligerent attitudes are just trailer trash.
Are we here to discuss computers or call each other names?
I can't conceive of doing what he does with a 3.5 screen and an
execrable, microscopic, touchscreen keyboard simulation.
Even an illiterate WFB could have just looked at the pictures to see that
the speculative Apple iPad did not have a 3.5 screen.
Those LCDs that Apple has been stockpiling
What do you do with a netbook? It's too small for day to day
computing. So what do you do? Email? Web surfing? Find
restaurants? Directions? Tweet? Wall scribbles on Facebook?
You write this condescending BS, but can't understand why people
think Mac users are elitist?
My son has one. He does
I've had problems with uninstalling IE7 before... ended up in a loop where
neither version worked correctly.
... try these hints:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927177
- Brian
- Original Message -
From: Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com
Subject: [CGUYS] Can´t install IE7
Now what?
WordPerfect achieved 78% market saturation, but not because it was nearly
bug free;
it was because they chose to not implement copy protection. Business would
buy it,
and the employees would copy it and take it home. When the employee went to
a new
company, they would recommend it! The EULA
I don't understand: Are you in charge of deciding what a netbook is, or
isn't?
I bought a 12 inch netbook which weighs less than 3 lbs and has no optical
drive, and it goes in my bag and is with me everywhere. And it has most of
the apps that I need... open office, etc. And it does my day
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 7:48 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote:
Last night, one of the local TV stations informed viewers by way of
scrolling text across the screen that in June, after the digital
transition, their current digital channel will change. Their advice
was to
I'm not being condescending. I'm annoyed that instead of
using an accurate description of a product, marketing depts.
too often redefine names of existing products to confuse
people, either because of laziness on their part or
deliberate obfuscation. This is another example of
that.
No. Manufacturers have redefined their too-big notebooks as netbooks to
confuse consumers as to what real netbooks are. A real netbook is 5-8, not
a 10-12 notebook. Those small non-netbook notebooks are not much more
portable than any other notebook, just harder to type on. Redefined cheap
I can't conceive of doing what he does with a 3.5 screen and an
execrable, microscopic, touchscreen keyboard simulation.
Even an illiterate WFB could have just looked at the
pictures to see that the speculative Apple iPad did not have
a 3.5 screen.
Those LCDs that Apple has been
Many thanks... but I don´t have an upgrade for XP home to Vista and I hate to
start all over again... But yes, will use firefox. It worked with both banks.
But still puzzled why I can´t install IE7.
Marcio
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From: Tony B ton...@gmail.com
Sent: Apr 29, 2009 12:58 PM
To:
I would imagine that they are trying to make sure that all are
informed, so there's no false start again as with the last deadline.
My relatives in Florida had to endure this for 2 months straight
before the first February changeover date and tired of it quickly.
Richard P.
Expect to rescan
I am always scared of using RESTORE. Don´t ask me why...
Marcio
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From: Richard P. richs...@gmail.com
Sent: Apr 29, 2009 12:48 PM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Can=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B4t?= install IE7
Can you go back to the original IE version
You write this condescending BS, but can't understand
why people think Mac users are elitist?
I can understand why people think WFBs with their off-brand, low-speced
PCs and belligerent attitudes are just trailer trash.
Are we here to discuss computers or call each other names?
I didn't
Chris Dunford wrote:
You write this condescending BS, but can't understand why people think
Mac users are elitist?
Certain elements of society like to take words that mean perfectly good
things and twist their usage into something undesirable.
What the heck is wrong with being elite?
Premiere dropped support for Macs for a couple years due to lack of demand,
but it's currently available for both Mac and PC. My point was that it sucks
that I can't try FCP without buying an entire computer dongle to run it.
Apple's choice, not mine - yell at them.
Do I detect some envy here?
Certain elements of society like to take words
that mean perfectly good things and twist their
usage into something undesirable. What the heck
is wrong with being elite? Wouldn't most people
like to be elite at something? wouldn't you like
to know elite people or use elite products?
You previously suggested that iPhone and iTouch were netbooks. They have
3.5 screens, do they not?
Bla, bla, bla. Read the subject line. Look up will in the dictionary.
You'll discover that it is future tense. Check on previously and you'll
find that it refers to the past. You are off topic.
Certain elements of society like to take words that mean perfectly good
things and twist their usage into something undesirable.
What the heck is wrong with being elite? Wouldn't most people like to be
elite at something? wouldn't you like to know elite people or use elite
products?
You mean
No one has tried to redefine, confuse, and obfuscate except Tom, and now,
apparently, you. iPhone and iTouch are fine, but they are emphatically not
netbooks, and neither is the mythical iPad if it looks anything like it
did in the illustration.
Chris is sure going to be pissed when the Apple
You are off topic.
Any reference to the iPad as being a netbook is by definition off topic. It
doesn't have a keyboard. It's described as a media pad. It's an iPod with
HD video and a WiFi phone. It's clearly not intended for the same kinds of
uses as a netbook.
Furthermore, it's smaller than
Any reference to the iPad as being a netbook is by definition off topic. It
doesn't have a keyboard. It's described as a media pad. It's an iPod with
HD video and a WiFi phone. It's clearly not intended for the same kinds of
uses as a netbook.
This reminds me of the arguments made in the '70s
No telling where this will end up, but it is interesting that Apple is
doing DMCA takedowns over discussions of how to use its products in an
unapproved manner
That's the whole DMCA forbidden speech thing that I keep pointing out.
I wish it was not Apple who was playing the heavy, but that is
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 8:56 AM, John Duncan Yoyo
johnduncany...@gmail.com wrote:
Another thing to remember is that the power levels are expected to change
after the switch over and the signals should get stronger.
I don not know if the output power levels are expected to change,
but moving
Spiro T. didn't attack the elite, but the effete; as in:
He once described a group of opponents as an effete corps of impudent
snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals. (From the wiki on
Spiro).
Tom Piwowar wrote:
Certain elements of society like to take words that mean perfectly
I thought he was keying in on twisting their usage as has been done
with Spiro's name. :-)
Stewart
At 10:30 PM 4/29/2009, you wrote:
Spiro T. didn't attack the elite, but the effete; as in:
He once described a group of opponents as an effete corps of
impudent snobs who characterize
More pain. Two things in my new computer. Besides making the mistake of
installing Windows XP Home, now I notice two issues:
Drive C: has a partition and the boot part has about 20 giga. The other side is
named F: and has about 90. How to I make in without partition?... Just one
plain drive?
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