Re: [CGUYS] Time Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death, New Study Says - WSJ.com

2010-01-21 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Ranbo ran...@gmail.com wrote: H'.if there reason for the higher death rate is correct wouldn't this also apply to people who sit for prolonged periods in front of computer screens? Sure, if those people did nothing to offset the deleterious effects

[CGUYS] Copying multiple DVD's to one DVD

2010-01-21 Thread David Turk
I have several DVD's, copies of a locally produced show that we now have the rights to reproduce, that I'm trying to put on one DVD. The episodes are only about 20 minutes/DVD. Nero 6 had an option for this, but I kept getting an error message. I have a copy of Nero 7, this option seems to

Re: [CGUYS] Why Firefox Will Flame Out - PC World

2010-01-21 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 5:23 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Jan 20, 2010, at 2:32 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Huh? Is this a peecee thing? What's the replacement? Chrome is not ready for prime time, and IE sucks. The author is just bitching and moaning about the slowing of their upgrade cycle.

[CGUYS] Networking Issue

2010-01-21 Thread Brian Jones
I have a customer with an unusual problem... Her Dell Latitude D610 (5 yrs old) has both an Ethernet port and Wireless G. Her wireless did not work until she discovered by accident that it would start working when she disabled the Broadcom drivers for the Ethernet port.I have upgraded her

Re: [CGUYS] Time Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death, New Study Says - WSJ.com

2010-01-21 Thread Tony B
Sorry, but this makes no sense as written. Don't we all have a 100% chance of death? How can someone have a 101% chance of death? As professional reporters are replaced with amateurs, I'm afraid we're going to be seeing lots more of this type of nonsense in the years to come. In a provocative

Re: [CGUYS] Time Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death, New Study Says - WSJ.com

2010-01-21 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Maybe the wording wasn't tight enough for you, Tony. My chances of death are 100% given enough time. However, I know I should not take risks that are likely to hasten it. Reducing risks reduce the odds of dying sooner. Is that clear enough? Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message-

[CGUYS] Cell phone numbers to be made public?

2010-01-21 Thread Ranbo
I've received a few emails stating that starting next month cell phone companies will be given access to personal cell phone numbers and that one must call a special number to request that your number not be given out. Can anyone verify whether this is correct or just another rumor? If the

Re: [CGUYS] Cell phone numbers to be made public?

2010-01-21 Thread Chris Dunford
I've received a few emails stating that starting next month cell phone companies will be given access to personal cell phone numbers and that one must call a special number to request that your number not be given out. Can anyone verify whether this is correct or just another rumor? If the

Re: [CGUYS] Cell phone numbers to be made public?

2010-01-21 Thread Tony B
Your belief that cell phone numbers are now, or have ever been, private, is mistaken. http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Ranbo ran...@gmail.com wrote: I've received a few emails stating that starting next month cell phone companies will be

Re: [CGUYS] Cell phone numbers to be made public?

2010-01-21 Thread Art Clemons
I've received a few emails stating that starting next month cell phone companies will be given access to personal cell phone numbers and that one must call a special number to request that your number not be given out. Can anyone verify whether this is correct or just another rumor? If the

Re: [CGUYS] Better than a UPS

2010-01-21 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net wrote: A lot of work is being done on fuel cells and better batteries. I really think the answers lie in that. Then no need to transport anything you have the power generation pack on board. You still need to

Re: [CGUYS] Networking Issue

2010-01-21 Thread Tony B
IMHO, there is no way in hell you're going to fix a wireless issue with WinXP by remote control. In fact, even if you had it I wouldn't recommend wasting a lot of time with it and instead would just reinstall WinXP clean in an afternoon and be done with it (hopefully). An even better solution

Re: [CGUYS] Time Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death, New Study Says - WSJ.com

2010-01-21 Thread t.piwowar
On Jan 21, 2010, at 9:46 AM, Tony B wrote: Sorry, but this makes no sense as written. Don't we all have a 100% chance of death? How can someone have a 101% chance of death? As professional reporters are replaced with amateurs, I'm afraid we're going to be seeing lots more of this type of

Re: [CGUYS] Why Firefox Will Flame Out - PC World

2010-01-21 Thread t.piwowar
On Jan 21, 2010, at 9:18 AM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: Another interpretation of this slowing of the cycle indicate that the program is getting to be finished. That will never happen. * ** List info, subscription

[CGUYS] Slow Web Connection? Test Its Speed. - NYTimes.com

2010-01-21 Thread t.piwowar
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/technology/personaltech/21basics.html?8ciremc=cir Points out where to find different tests that test different kinds of things. Also notes that some ISPs will throttle you back after a few seconds of file transfer. That favors loading web pages over file

[CGUYS] Technology - Pogue’s Posts Blog - NYTimes.com

2010-01-21 Thread t.piwowar
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/ Great rant from Pogue about manufacturers who publish false product specs. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map,

Re: [CGUYS] Cell phone numbers to be made public?

2010-01-21 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Ranbo ran...@gmail.com wrote: I've received a few emails stating that starting next month cell phone companies will be given access to personal cell phone numbers and that one must call a special number to request that your number not be given out. Can anyone

Re: [CGUYS] Slow Web Connection? Test Its Speed. - NYTimes.com

2010-01-21 Thread mike
I found out two days ago my ISP...Qwest...has an excessive use policy. I apparently hit it but they will not tell me what the bandwith was. They won't even hint. They claim on their website that anyone doing for example 340 gigs of hulu watching is 'excessive'. Yeah, I think so too...I also

Re: [CGUYS] digital camera shutter lag

2010-01-21 Thread Darrell Anon
On 1/20/10, Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com wrote: Back thereI received several prizes in photo contests with the Argus C3. Marcio -Original Message- From: b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es Sent: Jan 20, 2010 5:39 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@listserv.aol.com Subject: Re: [CGUYS] digital camera shutter

Re: [CGUYS] Cell phone numbers to be made public?

2010-01-21 Thread b_s-wilk
Not unless you want yours to be public. I wouldn't mind so much if I didn't have to pay for incoming calls, as in other countries. We get too many spam calls as it is--and have to pay for some of them too! Had to change phone numbers twice to stop getting junk calls.