Re: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives

2009-11-30 Thread Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.
You said to ultimately put into your Mac- then why use an old one. Buy a new Hard drive; get an enclosure (15 bucks is max) and you are home free. You can clone the drive and then replace the one in your computer. Eschew Obfuscation This is a reply from: Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.

[CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags

2009-11-30 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es: The representation you describe can be done through good old union organizing. It's daunting because there are too many coders who can't imagine being in a union, and potential employers who fight unionization with vicious ferocity. It's worth fighting for

Re: [CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags

2009-11-30 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: I find it kind of odd that the coders (and all the other unwashed masses) feel like they have to put in extra time without compensation in fear of losing their jobs, but at the other end, companies pay COEs obscene bonuses in

Re: [CGUYS] Gulag

2009-11-30 Thread Jordan
Adil Godrej wrote: P.S. Okay, I'm done. It's going to be a long week at work. I'll accept whatever you send my way, but I'm afraid I will not be able to respond. Yeah, I'm running away from the fight. It's only the ethical thing to do (being as I'm at work). (Did I just hear a collective

Re: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives

2009-11-30 Thread mike
If you buy an external drive, they may not have the full warranty of a bare drive. I worry more about warranty length and ease of exchange, WD, seagate...between the two I can't say which I've had better or worse luck. I've a friend who replaced his 5400 drive with a 7200 drive in his macbook

Re: [CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags

2009-11-30 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
An old Murphyism. Management is like a septic tank, all the big chunks float to the top. Stewart At 02:38 PM 11/30/2009, you wrote: Trouble is, new management promoted the top talent from the old management team that took the game down.

Re: [CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags

2009-11-30 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:38 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Trouble is, new management promoted the top talent from the old management team that took the game down. See, we are not dealing here with actual talent, productivity, knowledge or know-how. What we actually have are workplace

Re: [CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags

2009-11-30 Thread b_s-wilk
Perhaps instead of paying millions to a few at the top, they should spend that money to retain the talent that's actually doing the work of the company. A very fine idea that will never happen. It's ironic that most companies can exist and prosper without top management, but will fail

Re: [CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags

2009-11-30 Thread mike
We don't agree on much, Steve, but this we do. The trouble happens when some people have bought into believing their guy or girl isn't part of the caste system, and are blind to the real behind the scenes. The players at the top depend on the little guys arguing at the bottom so they don't see

Re: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives

2009-11-30 Thread b_s-wilk
You said to ultimately put into your Mac- then why use an old one. Buy a new Hard drive; get an enclosure (15 bucks is max) and you are home free. You can clone the drive and then replace the one in your computer. The WD My Passport drive is new--got it last week on Black Friday. It was

Re: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives

2009-11-30 Thread tjpa
On Nov 30, 2009, at 6:27 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Is a WD notebook drive any good, or should I consider another mfg? I think it is a crap shoot. Drive quality for various brands goes up and down. The major brands are all usually quite good. You can read about problems with recently made drives,

Re: [CGUYS] Gulag

2009-11-30 Thread tjpa
On Nov 30, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Adil Godrej wrote: P.S. Okay, I'm done. It's going to be a long week at work. I'll accept whatever you send my way, but I'm afraid I will not be able to respond. Yeah, I'm running away from the fight. It's only the ethical thing to do (being as I'm at work).

[CGUYS] Anyone see any good Cyber Monday specials?

2009-11-30 Thread Ranbo
For laptops or other electronics? Thanks Randall * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **

Re: [CGUYS] Anyone see any good Cyber Monday specials?

2009-11-30 Thread Tony B
I've been watching for laptops for a friend, and I've seen nothing that wasn't sold out. This is probably good news for the industry, but it's making it hard to find a good dual core for $600. On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Ranbo ran...@gmail.com wrote: For laptops or other electronics?

Re: [CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags

2009-11-30 Thread b_s-wilk
The capitalist caste system can be broken. It's not like the real caste system where those who reject it are designated to be in the outcaste caste, and others are told that their fate depends on accepting their lot and hoping to be reborn in a higher caste. The capitalist castes are a state

Re: [CGUYS] Drop box

2009-11-30 Thread David Newhall
On Nov 30, 2009, at 1:12 PM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system wrote: Date:Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:26:37 -0500 From:Stephen Brownfield steveei...@verizon.net Subject: Drop Box Has anyone used Drop Box? What are the pros cons? Steve There's no real cons. I use Dropbox on my