Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case

2010-04-07 Thread t.piwowar
On Apr 6, 2010, at 11:58 PM, Eric S. Sande wrote: Now, I don't know where this case is going to go. Likely to the Supreme Court. But the fact of the matter is that the cable and telephone companies built these networks and shouldn't be penalized for charging what the traffic will bear.

[CGUYS] CD-R/W

2010-04-07 Thread Chris Range
Other than an electrical sort, what could cause it to want to run a CD without a given command? Christopher * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map,

Re: [CGUYS] CD-R/W

2010-04-07 Thread mike
Considering dvdrws are 29 bux on sale, I would not spend time trying to figure it out. On Apr 7, 2010 6:42 AM, Chris Range lcms0...@comcast.net wrote: Other than an electrical sort, what could cause it to want to run a CD without a given command? Christopher

Re: [CGUYS] CD-R/W

2010-04-07 Thread Chris Range
On 4/7/2010 10:14 AM, mike wrote: Considering dvdrws are 29 bux on sale, I would not spend time trying to figure it out. I was sort of thinking the same thing: DVD/CD-R/W combo drive http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5214097CatId=482 Christopher

[CGUYS] Download US podcasts while traveling

2010-04-07 Thread b_s-wilk
I'm considering subscribing to a paid podcast, but the site only posts two weeks of podcasts at a time. I often travel for a month or more. Will I be able to download the podcast while overseas? Doesn't Apple restrict iTunes connections to US IP addresses--or did they change that?

Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case

2010-04-07 Thread b_s-wilk
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks. I heard the tail end of this story on Market Place this

[CGUYS] vga port to port

2010-04-07 Thread rleesimon
If I have a vga out port on my laptop can't I just get a simple vga monitor cable (http://tinyurl.com/yjnyy37) or even one that has an integrated sound cable on it (http://tinyurl.com/yfrxj5k) and show whatever from the computer on my TV since it has a VGA port without buying some folderol that

Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case

2010-04-07 Thread mike
You mean like where the FCC under Bush tried to make throttling illegal? Now the courts decided the FCC can't do that, so back to the big providers deciding what content they want to give you at what speed. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:19 AM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: A federal

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-07 Thread David K Watson
Safari has always worked pretty well on my Touch, it's only crashed once that I can remember. On my laptop the flash plugin will crash sometimes, but I almost never need it and will continue to surf on with a lot fewer annoying ads. Could you give us some examples of some sites that crash

[CGUYS] Why I won't buy an Ipad...

2010-04-07 Thread mike
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/02/why-i-wont-buy-an-ipad-and-think-you-shouldnt-either.html Cory Doctorow is getting some heat among the mac faithful for this one. Interesting read, two excerpts for your pleasure. * clearly there's a lot of thoughtfulness and smarts that went into the design.

Re: [CGUYS] workaround for safari blocking popups

2010-04-07 Thread b_s-wilk
Mother Geek escribió: Do any of you know these sites: PithHelmet Privoxy as possibilities for blocking some popups and allowing others in Safari? I know there is the pulldown that one can toggle between off and on, but it does not always work. I am wondering if there is something else any

Re: [CGUYS] vga port to port

2010-04-07 Thread Chris Dunford
If I have a vga out port on my laptop can't I just get a simple vga monitor cable (http://tinyurl.com/yjnyy37) or even one that has an integrated sound cable on it (http://tinyurl.com/yfrxj5k) and show whatever from the computer on my TV since it has a VGA port without buying some folderol

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-07 Thread mike
Is the iPad a first gen device? It's hard to say it's any different than a very large ipod touch isn't it? On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 8:46 AM, David K Watson davidkirkwat...@gmail.comwrote: I tried out an iPad in Best Buy yesterday, and I have to say that I was impressed. It is more evolved

Re: [CGUYS] Download US podcasts while traveling

2010-04-07 Thread mike
Can you email the content creater? I know the podcasts I listen to are available overseas...like ones on the TWIT network, but these are free. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:39 AM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: I'm considering subscribing to a paid podcast, but the site only posts two weeks of

Re: [CGUYS] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-07 Thread Stewart Marshall
It is like some of the movies that are done. it is a first gen product of a 3rd gen product of another product. So who knows. Stewart At 10:58 AM 4/7/2010, you wrote: Is the iPad a first gen device? It's hard to say it's any different than a very large ipod touch isn't it? On Wed, Apr 7,

Re: [CGUYS] workaround for safari blocking popups

2010-04-07 Thread David K Watson
I haven't heard about Pith Helmet for a while. The last time I paid it any attention, a Safari update had come out, and the two wouldn't work together very well until Pith Helmet made a series of fixes. Looking at the website, I see that they say that the most recent version is compatible

Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case

2010-04-07 Thread Steve at Verizon
I thought the court's ruling stated that Congress authorized the FCC to regulate only Telecommunications. If Congress wishes for the FCC to regulate Broadband, then it should do so. Hence Comcast, not a Telecommunications company, but a Broadband company does not fall under the juristicion of

Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case

2010-04-07 Thread b_s-wilk
I thought the court's ruling stated that Congress authorized the FCC to regulate only Telecommunications. If Congress wishes for the FCC to regulate Broadband, then it should do so. Hence Comcast, not a Telecommunications company, but a Broadband company does not fall under the juristicion of the

Re: [CGUYS] Why I won't buy an Ipad...

2010-04-07 Thread tjpa
He is making a common mistake. He thinks the iPad is a computer when it really is a very powerful phone. On Apr 7, 2010, at 11:54 AM, mike wrote: Cory Doctorow is getting some heat among the mac faithful for this one. Interesting read, two excerpts for your pleasure. * clearly there's a lot

Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case

2010-04-07 Thread tjpa
On Apr 7, 2010, at 12:52 PM, Steve at Verizon wrote: I thought the court's ruling stated that Congress authorized the FCC to regulate only Telecommunications. If Congress wishes for the FCC to regulate Broadband, then it should do so. Hence Comcast, not a Telecommunications company, but a

Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case

2010-04-07 Thread mike
Got an url for that one? Why would the 'Bushies' try and stop Comcast from packet shaping and then do this? On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 12:18 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Apr 7, 2010, at 12:52 PM, Steve at Verizon wrote: I thought the court's ruling stated that Congress authorized the FCC to

Re: [CGUYS] Why I won't buy an Ipad...

2010-04-07 Thread mike
I still say it would look funny holding that thing up to your ear...especially since it doesn't make calls. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 12:12 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: He is making a common mistake. He thinks the iPad is a computer when it really is a very powerful phone. On Apr 7, 2010, at

Re: [CGUYS] Why I won't buy an Ipad...

2010-04-07 Thread Chris Dunford
He is making a common mistake. He thinks the iPad is a computer when it really is a very powerful phone. But...but...but...haven't you repeatedly referred to the iPhone as a computer (with which, by the way, I would not disagree)?

Re: [CGUYS] Why I won't buy an Ipad...

2010-04-07 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
I played with one in the Apple Store yesterday. It didn't make me pull out my wallet but it was darn close. Someone bought one while I was there so they were in stock. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: He is making a common mistake. He thinks the iPad is

Re: [CGUYS] Why I won't buy an Ipad...

2010-04-07 Thread Constance Warner
I'm not buying one because they're expensive. It would be nice to be able to afford every piece of cute hardware that comes along, but that's just not the real world. The questions I'm most interested in are: 1) how many people are going to buy an iPad INSTEAD of a laptop; and 2) how long

Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case

2010-04-07 Thread Steve at Verizon
b_s-wilk wrote: This is screaming for an update of the definition of telecommunications. With more people using VOIP and cellular services, of course telecommunications include cable services. It needs to be revised in the FCC's code. That was my point exactly, except that I would say it

Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case

2010-04-07 Thread mike
Net neutrality involves very different things for different people. Congress could write a bill that does all kind of things that mean the complete opposite to what you think NN means...and call it the NN bill. As far as paying more if we 'use' more by downloading more...right now tv is almost

Re: [CGUYS] Here I am again...in troubles.

2010-04-07 Thread Marcio
Thank you very much. So I can boot on XP and if there is no wireless connection I can install the Linksys driver. It says to install the driver first and then connect the wireless adapter. I guess I will have to disconnect the adapter (USB) that is working with Sindows 7 and then connect it

Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case

2010-04-07 Thread Eric S. Sande
The Bushies reclassified them so they could more easily escape justice. Actually Clinton signed the 1996 Act. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_Act_of_1996 Read the paragraph under the Title VII bullet that begins: The Act makes a significant distinction ... That should

Re: [CGUYS] Here I am again...in troubles.

2010-04-07 Thread Art Clemons
On 04/07/2010 08:29 PM, Marcio wrote: Thank you very much. So I can boot on XP and if there is no wireless connection I can install the Linksys driver. It says to install the driver first and then connect the wireless adapter. I guess I will have to disconnect the adapter (USB) that is

Re: [CGUYS] Download US podcasts while traveling

2010-04-07 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
Podcasts aren't distributed through iTunes. iTunes just acts as a listing service. It does depend on the podcast provider as to whether or not you could download it overseas. Odds are it wouldn't matter unless it is something like audible.com which has regional restrictions. If you have a

[CGUYS] Making my website compatible with Internet Explorer 8

2010-04-07 Thread Michael S. Altus
Subject: Making my website compatible with Internet Explorer 8 (subjects are not appearing in the digests that I receive) When I launch Internet Explorer on my Windows XP computer, opening my website, www.intensivecarecom.com, locks up the computer. Task Manager CPU Usage goes to 100%. I had

Re: [CGUYS] Why I won't buy an Ipad...

2010-04-07 Thread Art Clemons
On 04/07/2010 05:21 PM, Constance Warner wrote: The questions I'm most interested in are: 1) how many people are going to buy an iPad INSTEAD of a laptop; and 2) how long before having an iPad is pretty much expected of you, if you're middle class in the business and professional world--for