On Thu, 12 Nov 2009, Paul Meyer wrote:
Old topic, I know but I am cleaning out my folders.
Basic and Fortran are very different animals from
object oriented languages. Books on design patterns
in those languages will really get you to understand
why o-o is useful. C++ FAQ is a greatly
I agree, Betty. Reliable tech news is limited. The W Post and NY Times have
some good tech writers, but that is about as far as I go for general US news
media. Even NPR does not have a good tech reporter (except for Science Friday,
but that is mostly science, not tech news). Most general
My number one friend has an account at Classmates.com. She holds
this account, and has held it for a few years, because she heads up
reunion activities for her old high school. This is a paid account,
not a freebie.
Classmates.com just redesigned their site, and along with that
redesign,
Classmates.com isn't really the cloud it is just a smoky room.
She should probably duplicate her organizing efforts on Facebook as well as
using one of the online photo storage options as a backup.
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 7:10 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote:
My number one
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 7:49 AM, John Duncan Yoyo
johnduncany...@gmail.com wrote:
Classmates.com isn't really the cloud it is just a smoky room.
She should probably duplicate her organizing efforts on Facebook as well as
using one of the online photo storage options as a backup.
She keeps
On Nov 3, 2009, at 11:43 AM, Tony B wrote:
The ridiculously popular Carbonite (Peace of Mind backup) is only
$4.60/mo unlimited; clearly a ton of people don't find that too
expensive.
True, but they use part of their profits to support wacky neocon
politics. I will stay away.
My son just got a new Netbook with Win7 on it.
Not a complaint versus his old Vista machine.
Stewart
At 02:52 PM 11/3/2009, you wrote:
According to what I've read, part of the impression that Win7 is
faster than XP and Vista is a hangover from the fact that many
of the Win7 betas really were
Who again?
On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:10 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Nov 3, 2009, at 11:43 AM, Tony B wrote:
The ridiculously popular Carbonite (Peace of Mind backup) is only
$4.60/mo unlimited; clearly a ton of people don't find that too
expensive.
True, but they use part of their
When light is shined it has a tendency to overshadow darkness.
Too bad it does not work in Washington.
Stewart
At 11:08 AM 11/3/2009, you wrote:
And a lot of pressure on Walmart has caused it to mend some of its
ways. Thus you can't argue that making the right choice is not
ineffective.
On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Constance Warner cawar...@his.com wrote:
What does this say about the efforts
of the insurance industry and certain politicians to scuttle insurance
reform bills in Congress? They aren't equivalent to Osama Bin Laudin, but
are they entirely innocent?
I just have one problem with this. It is under someone else's control.
What is to say that they will not come back and say If you want this
information you will have to pay us such and such $s.
Secondly everyone claims paranoia about the government getting into
your stuff (listening in to
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com:
New operating system adds a few cool features, but look, feel and
performance are the same
And how was *your* experience with Win7?
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Quoting Rev. Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net:
Now for you religious ones, Satan always ranks up there in the top 10.
Hey! I resent the rem. . .oh wait, you said *S*atan not *K*atan. (-:
PS. Yes, they sound the same.
I think the confusion is online storage does stink for lots of day to day
uses if it is not stored locally as well. Online storage is great as a
second or third string backup for when your house burns down and you are
just happy to get to your photos at all.
On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Tony
Your overall point is true, but Leopard was slower than Tiger.
Exposé, Spaces and the Spotlight improvements in Leopard
put some overhead on the OS. Still, it's quite a record,
10.0 - 10.1- 10.2- 10.3- 10.4, each with more features
but also faster than their predecessor, then a slowdown
in the
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 8:06 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote:
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 7:49 AM, John Duncan Yoyo
johnduncany...@gmail.com wrote:
Classmates.com isn't really the cloud it is just a smoky room.
She should probably duplicate her organizing efforts on Facebook
Apparently there is a black hole into which IPs are disappearing. When
blocks of IPs get blacklisted the blacklisting lasts forever. There is
no mechanism for removing IPs from blacklists. Blacklists often copy
from each other and there are so many different blacklists that it
would be
There was a link on that I forgot to include...
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/11/a_year_later_a_look_back_at_mc.html
On Nov 13, 2009, at 10:08 AM, tjpa wrote:
Apparently there is a black hole into which IPs are disappearing.
When blocks of IPs get blacklisted the
An opportunity for someone to market a blacklist cleaner - once
blacklists get large enough to become too big?
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
-Original Message-
Apparently there is a blak hole into which IPs are disappearing. When
blocks of IPs get blacklisted the blacklisting lasts forever.
Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fee and More
Thursday November 12, @04:27PM
If you buy a smartphone through Verizon, be prepared for an increase in
the early termination fee. Verizon is doubling the phone-subsidy to
$350. What's more, Verizon also actively charges customers for
accidental
On Nov 13, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:
An opportunity for someone to market a blacklist cleaner - once
blacklists get large enough to become too big?
Great idea. I'll market it via spam and won't actually do any cleaning.
Verizon will not sell a smartphone without a Data package.
That is what led me away from Smartphones.
I did not use data packages with a smartphone.
I recently upgraded my phone plan to have unlimited data plan.
So no extra charges.
Very often this is explained (or is supposed to be) to the
b_s-wilk wrote:
Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fee and More
Thursday November 12, @04:27PM
If you buy a smartphone through Verizon, be prepared for an increase
in the early termination fee. Verizon is doubling the phone-subsidy to
$350. What's more, Verizon also actively charges customers
Except for Card processing companies which have shown repeatedly that
they are extremely vulnerable to data hacks as they keep everything
and I mean everything together in one place.
Stewart
At 11:32 AM 11/13/2009, you wrote:
When I was working on my dissertation my policy was to keep a copy
Does anyone know the real cost of these smart phones? I realize dev costs
are in the initial price, but when phones have been out for some time like
the iPhone, costs are extremely low. Consider also that a lot of these
phones come out in europe first so many times the money has already been
Retails on these go from $499 (low end) to $699 (middle high end) on
many of the ones I have seen.
Of course that is not the real cost of these things.
So when you pay $199 or even $99 on one of these babies you are not
paying retail pricing you are getting a subsidized phone.
Very often we
On Nov 13, 2009, at 6:21 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:
I agree, Betty. Reliable tech news is limited. The W Post and NY
Times have some good tech writers, but that is about as far as I go
for general US news media. Even NPR does not have a good tech
reporter (except for Science
On Nov 13, 2009, at 12:38 PM, mike wrote:
Does anyone know the real cost of these smart phones? I realize dev
costs
are in the initial price, but when phones have been out for some
time like
the iPhone, costs are extremely low.
Apple will sell you a phone without a contract so that tells
Cnet is not that bad as they usually have customer reviews alongside
their reviews and in some cases they include video reviews.
They do not pull punches and the customers do not either.
I have steered clear of some items due to customer reviews.
Stewart
At 12:05 PM 11/13/2009, you wrote:
On Nov 12, 2009, at 8:48 PM, mike wrote:
Now to Tom, stating truth is underhanded. How often are you using
your cell
phone for net access, Tom?
It is not the truth. The ads show people getting no bars as if that
were commonly the case. It isn't.
I agree, Betty. Reliable tech news is limited. The W Post and NY
Times have some good tech writers, but that is about as far as I go
for general US news media. Even NPR does not have a good tech
reporter (except for Science Friday, but that is mostly science, not
tech news). Most general
When does it air in the DC area?
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
-Original Message-
APM'a Future Tense daily is quick, fun, and usually of good quality.
He used to be a bit too gullible on malware stories promoted by the
security vultures, but I think his listeners straightened him out on
I have too many friends on ATT to believe you.
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 11:18 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Nov 12, 2009, at 8:48 PM, mike wrote:
Now to Tom, stating truth is underhanded. How often are you using your
cell
phone for net access, Tom?
It is not the truth. The ads show
Retail is retail. Apples price is their retail. What does the
market bear and who buys an Iphone at retail?
The tear down sites tell you their estimate! It is very difficult to
get an actual cost basis as there are a lot of fungibles involved.
I just read an article that gave the cost
Everyone knows the retail price, I'm asking actual cost.
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 11:11 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Nov 13, 2009, at 12:38 PM, mike wrote:
Does anyone know the real cost of these smart phones? I realize dev costs
are in the initial price, but when phones have been out
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/editorial-hey-atandt-drop-lawsuits-not-calls/
A good editorial about the topic.
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 11:32 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote:
I have too many friends on ATT to believe you.
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 11:18 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On
Poseurs and shills PfB's (paid-for bloggers) and other unscrupulous writers.
I got frustrated over the general press and tech topics of any sort. Heck,
they too often stumble in economic news. For example, in the Sunday Post, an
otherwise well written article had this: [now ill-remembered by
WIth that kind of math, they should do government work.
What about a guy like Mossberg who is seemingly revered in the review tech
community. Has he been bought and sold by Apple? Most of his reviews are
glowing. The mac base loves the guy...and then he puts out a good review of
windows 7 and
My old phone had the hiccups and accidentally sent 40+ text messages to the first person in my phone book. After I called her to apologize, I called T-Mobile. They said it looked like a mistake and deleted charges for those messages. Would Verizon, ATT or Sprint give credit for a mistake?
This
Hi;
I live on a boat. Salt air is notorious for killing electronics. I'm
building a new computer. I'm adding a water cooling system so I can
eliminate fans (not for speed). Now I'm wondering if I can seal the box up
so no air enters. Ideas? Anybody tried this?
TIA,
Victor
At 11:08 AM -0500 11/13/09, Victor Subervi wrote:
Hi;
I live on a boat. Salt air is notorious for killing electronics. I'm
building a new computer. I'm adding a water cooling system so I can
eliminate fans (not for speed). Now I'm wondering if I can seal the box up
so no air enters. Ideas?
You can drop a pc into a vat of olive oil? I believe and it'll run like th
wind!
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Roger D. Parish rogerd.par...@gmail.comwrote:
At 11:08 AM -0500 11/13/09, Victor Subervi wrote:
Hi;
I live on a boat. Salt air is notorious for killing electronics. I'm
LTE is only being built out by VZ from what I've read. 20-30 markets by
2010, ATT is a no go on LTE. I've heard rumors that Tmobile is further a
long then some believe and may be introducing killer prices and speed around
Q1 2010.
As far as cost goes, I don't think I've been clear. I know what
On Nov 13, 2009, at 3:57 PM, Roger D. Parish wrote:
I saw an article in Maximum PC about a computer whose ENTIRE case
was filled with some sort of coolant solution. That'll keep out the
salt!
They used mineral oil. The PC was in a fish tank.
On Nov 13, 2009, at 1:33 PM, mike wrote:
Everyone knows the retail price, I'm asking actual cost.
Oh, there he goes again!
^c^c^c
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Mineral oil, right. Cool but messy idea eh?
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 2:19 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Nov 13, 2009, at 3:57 PM, Roger D. Parish wrote:
I saw an article in Maximum PC about a computer whose ENTIRE case was
filled with some sort of coolant solution. That'll keep out the
On Nov 13, 2009, at 11:08 AM, Victor Subervi wrote:
I live on a boat. Salt air is notorious for killing electronics. I'm
building a new computer. I'm adding a water cooling system so I can
eliminate fans (not for speed). Now I'm wondering if I can seal the
box up
so no air enters. Ideas?
On Nov 13, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:
When does it air in the DC area?
Podcast.
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On Nov 13, 2009, at 1:32 PM, mike wrote:
I have too many friends on ATT to believe you.
I don't believe you. You can't possibly have any friends.
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On Nov 13, 2009, at 1:44 PM, mike wrote:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/editorial-hey-atandt-drop-lawsuits-not-calls/
Lots of mumble, mumble followed with...
To be fair, Verizon's taking a questionable angle in its advertising
by trying to associate 3G coverage with call reliability --
Touche!
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 2:42 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Nov 13, 2009, at 1:32 PM, mike wrote:
I have too many friends on ATT to believe you.
I don't believe you. You can't possibly have any friends.
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On Nov 13, 2009, at 2:07 PM, mike wrote:
What about a guy like Mossberg who is seemingly revered in the
review tech
community. Has he been bought and sold by Apple?
I agree that Mossberg is not that good, but I would never call him a
shill. If you slow down and actually read his reviews
Well it helps if you read what I wrote. Whatever it is you are doing while
reading these posts you might want to stop, and if all you are doing is
reading them I'd suggest someone read them to you for better comprehension
since I never said what you assert. Dance on.
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at
One of my members is building computer boxes to be used on Gulf based Oil Rigs.
They are pretty well sealed. If I can I will get his email address
and you can talk to him.
His PC's are all Dual Core Atom based with a built in Battery Back up.
Stewart
At 10:08 AM 11/13/2009, you wrote:
http://xkcd.com/662/
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:28 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote:
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:05 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
More aggressive distracted posting from Mike. He can't really pay
attention
to what you post because he's also in three chat
LTE is only being built out by VZ from what I've read. 20-30 markets by
2010, ATT is a no go on LTE. I've heard rumors that Tmobile is further a
long then some believe and may be introducing killer prices and speed around
Q1 2010.
Verizon is not the only one. T-Mobile was first with LTE, with
I give up.
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 6:29 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote:
It's not simply labor and materials. There's RD, design, production,
salaries, benefits, advertising, marketing, transportation,
wholesale/retail, online/stores, support, feedback--and profits. The real
cost isn't
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