Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

Wasn't this the argument against the use of calculators? I've been using one for years and still know 2+2=5. On Aug 9, 2009, at 12:34 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 3:00 PM, mike wrote: There is an iphone app that tells you where the speed traps are...populated by

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

Thank you Mike, Perfect example. Plus I have to ask Tom, while I might not arm a child, did you see anyone mess with him? If you had a gun strapped in a holster like police do, how many people are going to mess with you? Jeff M On Aug 9, 2009, at 10:03 AM, mike wrote: About a w

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

I'm not sure about the bus thing. Maybe. As for people being routinely shot down in the streets of my town, yes. We have a gang war going on here. So personally, I'd feel safer being armed. Will being able to shoot back improve the situation? Yes! The more innocent people who don't

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

Is that for booze or guns or both? Guns. Booze is more heavily regulated in VA than guns. VA has preemption, which means that state law trumps local ordinances. That means you can carry say a handgun on your belt as long as it is visible, even in say downtown Arlington or a Crystal City mall.

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 11:22 AM, rleesimon wrote: > > We live just beyond the county seat city limits and FIOS came there but not > > here ...we'll surely get FIOS in our card before we ever get it at our > > house, can't even get dsl, only cable... and I was so proud of having never > > be

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

I thought we weren't going to have this discussion? So did I. Silly me, I took Tom at his word. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at h

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

I am having a vision of Eric swinging a U-lock and armed with a >Topeak (or possibly Park) Multi bicycle tool at me when I ask "When is FIOS ever coming to my condo?". Au contraire, I am an extremely peaceful person. * **

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 not winsome WRT upgrades

On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 8:07 PM, TPiwowar wrote: > On Aug 10, 2009, at 6:04 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: > >> But it is windows. A clean install is the only sane way to install. >> > > Might as well make it a hackintosh. Less trouble and a better result. > Yeah but I would clean install OSX as w

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

> Not true at all. They buy guns by the dozen, legally (because it is > so easy in VA) and then sell them in DC (illegally). Why should they > bother to do something illegally when it is so easy to do in legally? I thought we weren't going to have this discussion? ***

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 not winsome WRT upgrades

On Aug 10, 2009, at 6:04 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: But it is windows. A clean install is the only sane way to install. Might as well make it a hackintosh. Less trouble and a better result. * ** List info, subscripti

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 not winsome WRT upgrades

> But it is windows. A clean install is the only sane way to install. Yes > I've done upgrades in place but it wasn't pretty and went back to reinstall > soon after. Actually, this turns out not to be always the case. A co-worker of mine updated his PC from Vista Ultimate to Win7 Ultimate RTM o

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

On Aug 10, 2009, at 5:57 PM, Bill Wajert wrote: Let's be very clear about one thing. Gun Bans only affect law abiding citizens. Criminals could care less and do not purchase guns legally, even if they could. Not true at all. They buy guns by the dozen, legally (because it is so easy in VA)

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

Let's be very clear about one thing. Gun Bans only affect law abiding citizens. Criminals could care less and do not purchase guns legally, even if they could. Subject: Re: Computer gadgets in cars From: TPiwowar Date:

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 not winsome WRT upgrades

But it is windows. A clean install is the only sane way to install. Yes I've done upgrades in place but it wasn't pretty and went back to reinstall soon after. On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 1:30 PM, David K Watson wrote: > Walt Mossberg requested and got from MS an official Windows 7 > upgrade chart.

Re: [CGUYS] LISTSERV

What facts are you referring to? My post was an opinion. Having trouble telling the difference? 2009/8/10 TPiwowar : > On Aug 10, 2009, at 1:45 AM, Tony B wrote: >> >> This is a heck of a stretch though. While both Google and Yahoo Groups >> save old messages, and allow you to read them from a br

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

The big O is a neocon now? On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:18 AM, TPiwowar wrote: > They manage the economy believing the money will never run out. They > manage healthcare believing that illness and old age are things that only > happen to other people. ***

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

What is wrong with cable in your area? Cable here is the it. Speeds up to 50mbit coming soon. On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 11:22 AM, rleesimon wrote: > We live just beyond the county seat city limits and FIOS came there but not > here ...we'll surely get FIOS in our card before we ever get it at ou

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

We live just beyond the county seat city limits and FIOS came there but not here ...we'll surely get FIOS in our card before we ever get it at our house, can't even get dsl, only cable... and I was so proud of having never been a cable customer, but got only 2 channels with a converter and 30' towe

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

Frienda mine is'n old cop (had a 6 shooter) and he went through from academy to retirement and never shot at a suspect or was shot himself ...good career!! ...and others in his squad were involved in shootings or got tagged, so... I don't know where, but I have the idea statistics show most cops ar

Re: [CGUYS] LISTSERV

On Aug 10, 2009, at 1:45 AM, Tony B wrote: This is a heck of a stretch though. While both Google and Yahoo Groups save old messages, and allow you to read them from a browser, comparing that experience to even the simplest free forums these days is like comparing a unicycle to a Corvette. Did y

Re: [CGUYS] Blind search engine comparison

> Another thing I find not surprising... > "Then Matt Cutts, a Google employee, pointed out on FriendFeed that > Kordahi works for Microsoft. "I worry a little bit about self- > selection bias," he wrote." Yes, Tom, let's assume that the guy just made up the results and put MS in second place. Th

[CGUYS] Win7 not winsome WRT upgrades

Walt Mossberg requested and got from MS an official Windows 7 upgrade chart. It has *only* 66 upgrade scenarios in it, as it merely considers half of the versions of Win7 that MS will be offering. Th

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

On Aug 10, 2009, at 1:13 AM, Constance Warner wrote: I'm afraid that my co-worker had kind of unrealistic mental pictures of just how this kind of scene would play out in real life, and how useful--and practical--a firearm would be. His rescue fantasies probably wouldn't rescue anybody and

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

On Sun, Aug 09, 2009 at 05:36:38PM -0400, Eric S. Sande wrote: Open carry is legal in VA. Is that for booze or guns or both? Is there any law about carrying a gun while sloshed? * ** List info, subscription management

Re: [CGUYS] Turbo Tax help

On Aug 10, 2009, at 9:26 AM, Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. wrote: I really don't want to get too deeply into it- however-- it is well know what errors (i.e., questions NOT asked) exist for both Tax Cut and TurboTax. One could (theoretically?) choose the proper program to prepare one's taxes

Re: [CGUYS] Blind search engine comparison

On Aug 10, 2009, at 11:04 AM, Chris Dunford wrote: Considering how new Bing is, that strikes me as a surprisingly good result. Search for blindsearch.fejus.com and you'll get an error message in the Bing column: Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/.taniika/ mkordahi/bl

Re: [CGUYS] Turbo Tax help

1. You are assuming that someone may be ignorant of the idiosyncrasies of the program in question. 2. You still owe the tax, when and if found. Eschew Obfuscation This is a reply from: Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. Financial, Managerial, and Tech

Re: [CGUYS] Turbo Tax help

I agree with you that tax programs are best for those filers who have relatively simple returns (as I do). I'm very surprised that a high profile individual who worked in an environment where there are tricky issues regarding what constitutes income, would use a tax program rather than a tax a

[CGUYS] Blind search engine comparison

This is interesting: http://blindsearch.fejus.com/ Basically, you type in a search query and it submits the query to Google, Bing, and Yahoo, then displays the results in three columns. All branding is removed so that you don't know which results are which. At one point you could vote on which

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

I am having a vision of Eric swinging a U-lock and armed with a Topeak (or possibly Park) Multi bicycle tool at me when I ask "When is FIOS ever coming to my condo?". Scary. Very Scary... On Sun, Aug 09, 2009 at 05:36:38PM -0400, Eric S. Sande wrote: >> He will. And then he'll rob you. Biker

Re: [CGUYS] Turbo Tax help

I really don't want to get too deeply into it- however-- it is well know what errors (i.e., questions NOT asked) exist for both Tax Cut and TurboTax. One could (theoretically?) choose the proper program to prepare one's taxes and then blame the error on the questions NOT asked by the program. Es

Re: [CGUYS] Turbo Tax help

If you're an employee and don't have complicated deductions, I think TurboTax, filed on-line, works fine. However, there are at LOT of new tax laws this year that you may be able to take advantage of, so unless you stay current on individual tax law I don't see how you have any choice BUT (1) t

Re: [CGUYS] Turbo Tax help

I don't think you can blame a tax program for not catching Daschle's tax evasion. Could you expect a program to ask "Were you loaned a limousine and driver for free?" I don't think you could expect a tax accountant to present a series of questions including that one. As a high ranking member o

Re: [CGUYS] Difference between a mailing list and a web forum

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Re: [CGUYS] Turbo Tax help

I am hardly the most organized of people (a big understatement at best), but I am very careful with anything to do with taxes (US and state). When the first piece of paper comes in that has anything related to a year's taxes, I put it in a big manila envelope marked "200X Taxes". As the year pr