Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: On Dec 16, 2009, at 5:17 PM, Reid Katan wrote: I know I'm biased by knowing already, but my guess would be to click the Start button. Sure, it seems odd to push the Start button to shut down, but if you want to start doing something. . . Okay, I pressed Start

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net: F1 is the universal help key in Windows. At 05:53 PM 12/16/2009, you wrote: On Dec 16, 2009, at 5:41 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Try F1. What does that mean? You need to supply an explanation for a noob. In all fairness, a noob

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: All my keyboards say 'F1' and 'HELP' underneath the F1...I think even noobs Really? I don't believe that I've ever seen that. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules,

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es: Uhh. Mkay, if you can't figure out where to go from there, perhaps you should not be using a computer. How about clicking on the word Help? I have seven apps open now. Each has Help in the menu at the top of the screen as the last menu item. There's

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Right, I can see the control panel issue, they took them and grouped em in Actually, I was talking about the Control Panel item on the left side of the Explorer window. Sometimes there. Sometimes not. Vista and it's not clear how to ungroup them in 7.

Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro problems

2009-12-15 Thread Reid Katan
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Christopher Range lcms0...@comcast.net wrote: I installed XP SP2 via upgrade CD and, when I tried to re-boot, the computer will hang right after the XP logo screen. So I thought the upgrade CD was damaged. [. . .] So, I would appreciate all feedback

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-15 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting db db...@att.net: b_s-wilk wrote: The magic and unattached Apple menu make is so much more difficult to train the uninitiated ... and it causes a number of complications re: what's running?, RAM depletion and file backup. Makes more sense to have only ONE menu for each program,

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-15 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es: * What's the usefulness of the Apple menu bar that morphs with each application and leaves apps running and consuming memory and file First time I used Vista, I couldn't find menus in most of the programs. Then I hit the ALT key and the menus

Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro problems

2009-12-15 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Christopher Range lcms0...@comcast.net: I already did update all the drivers. It didn't make a difference. Have you tried Safe Mode? Like Mike said, there should be an option to step through the boot. Just keep on stepping until it stops on you. That should narrow it down. Is

Re: [CGUYS] Users or Programs?

2009-12-13 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Michael Wosnick mwosn...@rogers.com: Hi all, Related to my previous question about swapping boot drives, I suspect I am going to bite the bullet and build in time to do a re-install and not try to band-aid it all. Which leads me to another question. My Win 7 machine will have

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-10 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: On Dec 10, 2009, at 2:47 PM, mike wrote: Those building homes need better tools than someone putting together a few pieces of wood. Interestingly, when I have a friend of mine over who is a professional carpenter, he doesn't make fun of me because of the saw I

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Magic Mouse

2009-12-09 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Rob robfl...@ix.netcom.com: What is a WFB? Anybody that doesn't agree with Tom. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at

Re: [CGUYS] The reason for all the agita (Was: Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of 2.5 drives. . .)

2009-12-09 Thread katan
On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:06:37 -0500, Tony B wrote: If you don't use add-ons, what's the point of using Firefox? You may Umm. Because? -- R:\katan - SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE

[CGUYS] The reason for all the agita (Was: Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of 2.5 drives. . .)

2009-12-08 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Tony B ton...@gmail.com: Ultra ATA SATA. I'm telling you, you'll be making a big mistake to rely on anything except your own eyes. In most laptops, it's only a 5 minute procedure to open it up and look at it - probably less time than you've taken so far playing with software. And

Re: [CGUYS] The reason for all the agita (Was: Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of 2.5 drives. . .)

2009-12-08 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Andy Gallant a...@agallant.com: FWIW, from a Toshiba web site about that model number (A105-S2712): GB anyway] - 60GB (5400 RPM); Serial-ATA (SATA) hard disk drive; 9.5mm height; user removable [. . .] - Accessory - Toshiba 320GB 2.5-inch 5400RPM Notebook Internal Hard Thanks. I've

Re: [CGUYS] The reason for all the agita (Was: Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of 2.5 drives. . .)

2009-12-08 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: On Dec 8, 2009, at 1:19 PM, Reid Katan wrote: It's not just the clock that slows. It's everything. Cursor blinks, window resizing, the spinning Avast ball in the Notification Area, the Firefox throbber. Oddly enough, the offending video will play at normal

Re: [CGUYS] The reason for all the agita (Was: Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of 2.5 drives. . .)

2009-12-08 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Tony B ton...@gmail.com: On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: When running XP, as soon as I start Firefox the computer slows down to 1/5 of normal speed. How do I know it's 1/5? Because the clock ticks one time every five seconds. Consistently. It doesn't

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of 2.5 drives. . .

2009-12-07 Thread Reid Katan
Thanks to all that made suggestions. I ran AIDA 32 (Similar to Belarc) on the Toshiba and it reported the drive as being Ultra ATA. A quick Google search on the model number told me that it is a Hitachi SATA drive, so I'm confident there. I'm not so worried about cloning the drive. It's

[CGUYS] Program start OS X

2009-12-06 Thread Reid Katan
Is there any way--I'm sure there is--to automatically start a program at boot time in OSX? I've found my desktop clock solution for X.5*, and I'd like to have it start up at boot time. Also (I don't remember if I asked this already), is there a way to assign keyboard short cuts to start

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Check out the Red cams, these things are shooting and putting out 4k. You keep talking about 4K. Pardon an ignorant question, but. . .what's that? * ** List info, subscription management,

Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X

2009-12-06 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Right click on the app in the dock and choose open at login. Okay, well that was just *too* easy. Thanks. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** **

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread katan
. Well, not completely, but it has to do with resolution, which is good enough. Thanks -- R:\katan - SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!! * ** List info, subscription

Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X

2009-12-06 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Jordan jor17...@gmail.com: By the way, if you go to System Preferences-Accounts and click on Login Items, you can see what's loading at startup and add or remove programs. Thanks. That's good to know. I'm sure I ran across it at some point while I was looking around the System

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Spys on Customers Finds 5% Unworthy, Gives Them the Boot

2009-12-06 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com: On Dec 6, 2009, at 9:09 PM, tjpa got this email that he sent: Date: November 11, 2009 8:09:07 PM EST This is quite annoying. But don't think I'm responding to ancient emails. I've noticed what look like a few old threads re-occurring over the last

Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X

2009-12-06 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Jordan jor17...@gmail.com: But in 10.4.11 at the bottom of keyboard Shortcuts, it appears as though you can add Apps and maybe assign shortcuts to them. Just guessing. It looks to me (OSX.5) that those are for menu items within programs.

[CGUYS] Speaking of 2.5 drives. . .

2009-12-06 Thread Reid Katan
My Toshiba is claimed to have a 60G SATA drive in it. Assuming so, circa 2005 or so, can I put something like a 250G or more in there? I'm guessing that the SATA spec allows for such things. Or would it be more of a BIOS thing, and if so, how does one find what is supported? TIA

Re: [CGUYS] Test, sorry

2009-12-05 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Eric S. Sande esa...@verizon.net: Trying to see if I can get out over this SMPT server. RCN apparently doesn't want me to use their servers over a VZ connection. Disregard if this goes through. What action should we take if it *doesn't* go through?

Re: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives

2009-12-01 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es: FireWire is far superior to USB and eSATA, but if you don't know about it or don't have FW peripherals or video cameras, you won't demand the best and will be stuck with the usual L.C.D. if Apple decides to discontinue FW in the future. The one advantage

[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 couple Mac questions.

2009-11-28 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: On Nov 27, 2009, at 11:32 PM, Reid Katan wrote: You mean Dashboard? Unless I'm doing something wrong, that comes and goes on an as-needed basis. I want a clock that will just hang out on the desktop. I'm not seeing any other widgets. http

Re: [CGUYS] A couple Mac questions.

2009-11-28 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: On Nov 28, 2009, at 3:54 PM, Reid Katan wrote: Thanks. I'll give that a try. It seems like an awfully Windows way to do it though. (-: I hate Dashboard. It is not an improvement over OS9's Apple menu. Seems almost useless to me. I guess it's an easy way

[CGUYS] A couple Mac questions.

2009-11-27 Thread katan
in there? Thanks -- R:\katan - SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map

Re: [CGUYS] A couple Mac questions.

2009-11-27 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: On Nov 27, 2009, at 12:06 PM, katan wrote: In OSX.4, you can take the clock off the menu bar, and put it on the desktop, a la a Windows widget (gadget?). In OSX.5, I can't find a way to do that. I do not recall that X.4 feature. IIRC (I'm not at the iBook right

Re: [CGUYS] Gulag?

2009-11-27 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: On Nov 27, 2009, at 11:42 AM, Constance Warner wrote: [. . .] expense. Instead, they're being ripped off to pile up surplus value in the bank accounts of their corporate employers. This is what happens when spreadsheet jockeys get control of the corporation.

Re: [CGUYS] A couple Mac questions.

2009-11-27 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com: On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 12:06 PM, katan ka...@his.com wrote: My iBook (the one with X.4) has a whopping 128MB of PC-133 memory. I have a few sticks of 512MB PC2-4200 lying around doing nothing, and was wondering if I can toss one

Re: [CGUYS] A couple Mac questions.

2009-11-27 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: On Nov 27, 2009, at 2:35 PM, Reid Katan wrote: that option is in the time/date preference panel I see it. Dragging a Widget to the desktop will do something very similar. You mean Dashboard? Unless I'm doing something wrong, that comes and goes on an as-needed

Re: [CGUYS] two drives, two folders, two results.

2009-11-26 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: I wrongly muddied the issue by bringing up the two drives, this is the context in which I found the problem. So I'll restart to be clear. I have a drive in which when I manually open folder XYZ it shows me 13 files. When I get properties on the folder it says

Re: [CGUYS] Crunchgear Starts Pissing Contest Over Silly M$ Store Antics

2009-11-22 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: This Microsoft store is trying too hard http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/11/17/this-microsoft-store-is-trying-too-hard/ This is embarrassing. Not only are the Microsoft Stores a clear copy Could have stopped at This is embarrassing.

Re: [CGUYS] Real Windows 7 Reviews Start to Appear

2009-11-13 Thread Reid Katan
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? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules,

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-13 Thread Reid Katan
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.

Re: [CGUYS] Who Writes These Headlines?

2009-11-12 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: On Nov 12, 2009, at 1:48 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Clean up your act, get some real musical talent out and then see music sales jump. It's really that newfangled radio machine that is doing in the music business. They let you listen to music for free.

Re: [CGUYS] Who Writes These Headlines?

2009-11-11 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: Read the headline. Read the story. Tell me if this head fits on this body. Bing Now a Serious Challenger to Google http://www.pcworld.com/article/181980/bing_now_a_serious_challenger_to_google.html Never mind squaring the headline with the body, there doesn't seem

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 7 Nov 2009 - Special issue (#2009-996)

2009-11-09 Thread katan
On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:05:23 -0500, Chris Dunford wrote: Now, who thought it was hokey-dokey, and what exactly did he or she say? We're still waiting. Can you back this up, or not? Dude, man, when are you going to learn? -- R:\katan

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread Reid Katan
On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: Don't go to Wal-Mart. Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Why? Because WalMart is evil. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives,

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-02 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net: There are definitely more evil things in this world to be wary of besides Walmart. You mean like republicans and Microsoft? (-: At 05:29 PM 11/2/2009, you wrote: Don't go to Wal-Mart. Why? Because WalMart is evil.

Re: [CGUYS] WFBs Should Skip This Post

2009-10-24 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es: http://movies.apple.com/media/us/mac/getamac/2009/apple-mvp-broken_promises-us-20091023_480x272.mov Totally vicious and totally funny! Movie doesn't play on my iPod Touch. Does this mean I have to break It's really just another Mac commercial. You'l

Re: [CGUYS] Fwd: [Slashdot] Stories for 2009-10-24: Apple Seeks Patent On Operating System Advertising

2009-10-24 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: On Oct 24, 2009, at 4:08 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: patentpundit writes On April 18, 2008, Apple Computer applied for a patent relating to an 'invention' that allows for [0]showing advertisements within an operating system. Looks like Apple is getting ready to start

Re: [CGUYS] Tricky things...

2009-10-23 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com: As I prepare for my new computer I bought an ASUS Mobo P5Q PRO TURBO. I am ready to by an OEM Windows 7 Professional. Then I read in the Mobo Manual that it will work with Windows XP and Vista. No 7 there... Where do I go from here? Nowhere. The

Re: [CGUYS] Good to know...

2009-10-21 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Stephen Brownfield steveei...@verizon.net: Jeff, Your subject line should have read OT: Good to know... since this is a computer/technology article. No, actually, his subject line should have read *Way* OT: Wingnut SPAM cited. No computer related stuff at all.

[CGUYS] Mac keyboard.

2009-10-17 Thread Reid Katan
Just got a Mac Mini and realized I don't have a USB keyboard to jack into it. Other than it being a nice keyboard, is there something about a Mac keyboard that's worth the $35 or so premium? If I run Parallels, should I expect any problems with Windoze (probably Win7)? Thanks

Re: [CGUYS] Mac keyboard.

2009-10-17 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: Should you expect any problems with Win7? ROFL! Right. What was I thinking? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and

Re: [CGUYS] Mac keyboard.

2009-10-17 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Jordan jor17...@gmail.com: Maybe it's just my opinion, but once you use the Apple low profile keyboard, every other keyboard feels clunky. Once you go Mac, you never go bac? (-: * ** List info, subscription

Re: [CGUYS] android takes on iphone

2009-10-17 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPYM-XTqcecfeature=player_embedded Not sure if this is Verizon or Moto or both, but they seem to be going head to head with Apple on their new phone. Whomever their marketing team is, They're also going after ATT. Showing

Re: [CGUYS] Finding web stores overseas

2009-10-09 Thread katan
is paid for. . . -- R:\katan - SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness

Re: [CGUYS] Netbooks vs. Notebooks

2009-09-23 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Ranbo ran...@gmail.com: But from the responses, guess a netbook can't be a full substitution for a desktop (what I have now) or a laptop, if it doesn't have CD or DVD drives. I was hoping to be able to substitute a laptop (which I don't think I can afford presently) or netbook for a

Re: [CGUYS] Flash drive limits

2009-09-22 Thread katan
On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:50:42 -0400, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 6:40 AM, katan ka...@his.com wrote: I ask this--maybe I shouldn't admit this in public--because I use a thumb drive as my primary data source for email and Quicken. I can use I don't think you need to worry

Re: [CGUYS] Flash drive limits

2009-09-22 Thread katan
On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:03:42 -0400, Tony B wrote: On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 6:40 AM, katan ka...@his.com wrote: I ask this--maybe I shouldn't admit this in public--because I use a thumb drive as my primary data source for email and Quicken. I can use A much bigger worry with pocket flash drives

Re: [CGUYS] Flash drive limits Was: Re: [CGUYS] Vista -- Help Needed with Read Only Flag

2009-09-22 Thread katan
On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:21:28 -0700, mike wrote: On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 3:40 AM, katan ka...@his.com wrote: I ask this--maybe I shouldn't admit this in public--because I use a thumb drive as my primary data source for email and Quicken. I can use Primary data source meaning you have a backup

[CGUYS] Flash drive limits Was: Re: [CGUYS] Vista -- Help Needed with Read Only Flag

2009-09-20 Thread katan
this in public--because I use a thumb drive as my primary data source for email and Quicken. I can use it among multiple machines, and if my laptop gets lost/stolen, I don't lose anything (nor will it be compromised). -- R:\katan LET'S

Re: [CGUYS] Pogue Feeling Sorry for M$

2009-09-17 Thread katan
. If this thing came out in a parallel universe where the iPod didn’t exist, it would be hailed as a god. Fair and balanced, anyone? -- R:\katan LET'S GO METS!! LET'S GO METS

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-09 Thread katan
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:57:52 -0400, Jeff Wright wrote: I'm out of this discussion at this point. It has devolved into the usual partisan nonsense. Sa-weet! Anybody else care to drop it so's we can get more on topic, like Steve Job's health? Oh wait . . . -- R:\katan

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-09 Thread katan
it so's we can get more on topic, like Steve Job's health? Oh wait . . . Please, no, Stewart, I *REALY* don't want to keep this stoopid thread going. -- R:\katan LET'S GO METS!! LET'S GO METS

Re: [CGUYS] first guinea pig?

2009-09-09 Thread katan
and Bonjour *yet again*. I'm sure there's more to it, but like I said, not exactly a power user. -- R:\katan LET'S GO METS!! LET'S GO METS!! * ** List info

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-05 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting rleesimon rleesi...@gmail.com: Hey ...leave Tom alone ...he got 'nuf cra'frum apr to last him... Hey. He brings it on himself. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** **

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-05 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com: On Sep 5, 2009, at 5:18 PM Sep 5, Marcio wrote: Well... he has been quite helpful to me... Don't bother arguing with this bunch. What they have inflicted on this List in recent months is much like what the USA has had inflicted on it in recent weeks of wild

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-04 Thread katan
On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 23:50:30 -0400, t.piwowar wrote: America has its Dick Cheney. CGUYS has Chris Dunford. Ever notice how The List can have a pleasant conversation, or even a lively debate. . .until Tom joins in? -- R:\katan LET'S

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-02 Thread katan
or spending more time on the couch. (-: If you want to play with computers, get a Dell for work and build your own for home. -- R:\katan - SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-01 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com: What do you mean by Dells? Dell computers. www.dell.com They build computers. It would be like getting an HP or a Gateway or--gods forbid--a Mac. They build a fairly quality machine.

Re: [CGUYS] Snow Leopard Review

2009-08-31 Thread katan
that it I *have to* upgrade my Win2000 machine to something more current. Should I be worried? -- R:\katan LET'S GO METS!! LET'S GO METS!! * ** List info

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-08-31 Thread katan
On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:23:54 -0300, Marcio wrote: They proposed building a totally new computer with the newest Intel chip (Li?)... very expensive. I don´t need this. I think I am going to shop for a Pentium 4 and see... Thoughts? Dell. -- R:\katan

Re: [CGUYS] mobo won't post

2009-08-28 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Ed Y inbox1...@verizon.net: Take a look at your mobo manual. Generally speaking there are jumper settings that may need to be set. Make sure the CPU is seated correctly. I have also seen where the CMOS battery is dead but that shouldn't cause it not to POST. It's worth a try.

Re: [CGUYS] mobo won't post

2009-08-28 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net: At 03:10 PM 8/28/2009, you wrote: I've got a computer that just stopped working and was wondering if the CMOS battery was so dead as to cause it to not start. It sounds like Joe's problem. some lights some noise but no beeps and no video.

Re: [CGUYS] Mysterious iChat / AIM messages transcripts appearing on iMac desktop ?

2009-08-23 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting db db...@att.net: Can anyone tell me what probably occurred and what are the best procedures for securing iChat/ AIM that won't also block the LogMeIn remote login that I use to give him lessons? I don't have an actual answer for you (sorry), but this might be worth a trip to an

Re: [CGUYS] Mysterious iChat / AIM messages transcripts appearing on iMac desktop ?

2009-08-23 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com: On Aug 23, 2009, at 8:14 AM, Reid Katan wrote: How else would he have iChat and AIM accounts going? iChat uses the AIM network. So no surprise there. What I was wondering is, basically, do Macs come with iChat/AIM accounts set up? That seems like something

Re: [CGUYS] Slow Dell startup

2009-08-20 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com: I've got an older Dell that hasn't been used much for a year or so, but now I need it. It works fine, but after I hit the power button it takes a couple of minutes before it starts the boot process. It just sits there, its little power light

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon smtp and Port 25

2009-08-17 Thread katan
that you want to use your his.com address, I've got mine set to use port 587. Going through Comcast and it works fine. Rather than fight Cox, maybe changing the port will do you. Again, assuming you want to send through his.com -- R:\katan

Re: [CGUYS] External keyboard for notebook computer

2009-08-15 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Fred Holmes f...@his.com: Partial solution. But unless one has a woodworking shop to make the blocks an exact size, a couple of pieces of 2x4 are big and bulky and take up real estate and large for the baggage to be carried. There's an app for that. (-:

Re: [CGUYS] External keyboard for notebook computer

2009-08-14 Thread katan
of blocks on either side of the laptop do you? Something high enough to get the external keyboard over the built-in keyboard? -- R:\katan LET'S GO METS!! LET'S GO METS

Re: [CGUYS] Disk geometry error

2009-08-12 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Tony B ton...@gmail.com: doesn't work. But then I remembered this list no longer deals with computers very much. The moderators need to tighten things up or change the name and scope of the group IMHO. Yeah. IMHO also.

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-11 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com: I would have to think that if it came to pass where it was legal for just about everybody to be walking around with loaded guns, that big switch blades, machetes, blackjacks, brass knucks and all sorts of other weapons of destruction would also

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-09 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net: On Aug 8, 2009, at 3:55 AM, Reid Katan wrote: That's funny. Every time my MacBook updates, it tells me I've got to shut down. No choice in the matter, whether I want to do it now, I really don't get this. Applying a patch to a working OS

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-08 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com: On Aug 6, 2009, at 9:40 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: You can expect it all you want. *All* OSes have patches that need to be applied and hardware should have its firmware at the latest spec at least annually. A properly engineered OS does not need to be restarted

Re: [CGUYS] Brutal Zune Review..and on to winmo

2009-08-08 Thread Reid Katan
On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 10:22 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: I've read that M$ is giving away loads of Zune HDs to industry bloggers and writers. That will no doubt generate lots of sycophantic stories for you to quote. Proving nothing. Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: It's nice to know

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-08 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com: On Aug 8, 2009, at 6:55 AM, Reid Katan wrote: That's funny. Every time my MacBook updates, it tells me I've got to shut down. No choice in the matter, whether I want to do it now, I suggest moving your lips as you read or maybe reading aloud. I wrote That's

Re: [CGUYS] Tony's Search [Was Google: 2nd hit. Bing: Not in 100 hits}

2009-08-01 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Alvin Auerbach alvin.auerb...@verizon.net: Tony, I tried your suggestion, one percent own wealth Tried the original search on Yahoo! It *suggested* these as search terms: top 1% own 1% ownership richest 1% own top 1% own 90% 1% owns Now if you go with the original, you get useless

[CGUYS] EFI-X (Was: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...)

2009-07-29 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: very cool. On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 7:46 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Get an EFI-X card to handle multi-booting and enable installing of OS X too. Cool hardware. You have experience with said hardware? How'd it go for you?

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Mike xha...@gmail.com: Tagging would specifically fix your problem for good. Sent from my iPod On Jul 27, 2009, at 5:56 AM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: Except for the specific problem with the multitude of audio files I But isn't tagging just filling in the artist/title and

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Yes. At this point he is missing the MD or it is wrong. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: But isn't tagging just filling in the artist/title and all that other info? And isn't that the same as metadata? Or am I missing something

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-27 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Is date/time for modification/creation system information or metadata? I thought this info was held within the system, not in the metadata. Would this info be kept intact across os x or windows or linux? It could be, but never have I ever heard of the creation

[CGUYS] Customer Service [Was:] Re: Mac's True Market Share is 91%

2009-07-26 Thread katan
. We sure did. Your picture is on our wall as Customer of the Year. We're all exhausted but can't wait for you to come back to CDBABY.COM!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Sigh... Top that Steve Jobs! -- R:\katan - SOYLENT GREEN

[CGUYS] Customer service [Was:Re: [CGUYS] Mac's True Market Share is 91%]

2009-07-26 Thread katan
sure did. Your picture is on our wall as Customer of the Year. We're all exhausted but can't wait for you to come back to CDBABY.COM!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Sigh... Top *that* Steve Jobs! -- R:\katan - SOYLENT GREEN

[CGUYS] Oops.

2009-07-26 Thread katan
Sorry about the double post. My (non-MicroSoft) email client borked on me as I sent the first one, and it didn't show up in my Sent Mail folder, and I guess I didn't wait long enough for it to show up on The List. Oh well. -- R:\katan

Re: [CGUYS] Unhappy Verizon Customer Killed

2009-06-22 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com: I do wonder what the tech could have possibly done to cause such rage. I only caught half the story on WAMU, but I *think* they said the guy didn't like the way the cable was run. *

Re: [CGUYS] Unhappy Verizon Customer Killed

2009-06-20 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com: Neighbors can't imagine the man losing his life over a phone company issue. http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25sid=1699616 Where does it say that he was killed? The technician began to drive away and as he did, the homeowner reached in through the van window and

Re: [CGUYS] Unhappy Verizon Customer Killed

2009-06-20 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com: Where does it say that he was killed? You know what? I'm going to give Tom this one. Sorry, everyone. Killed doesn't always mean murdered. Think of, say, The driver was killed instantly. I didn't say anything about murder. Killed at least

Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 pain

2009-06-07 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com: Here in Brazil the news are in the papers. Microsoft will start selling Windows 7 on October 22. To my dismay no upgrade from XP. Only from Vista. And I have a brasilian XP Home and a US XP Professional. I have a Vista to put on the top of the XP

Re: [CGUYS] Was browsing newegg and this piqued my interest

2009-05-27 Thread katan
a good MFB is like joining scientology, you never worry about the high price of being pure. As expressed in another thread, the very idea of going into a computer store with a budget is not towing the line for Steve Jobs. Think Steve, Think Different...Think Pure. -- R:\katan

Re: [CGUYS] Was browsing newegg and this peaked my interest

2009-05-26 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Paul Cannon pecan...@bellatlantic.net: MSI Wind Nettop 100 Intel 945GC 1 x 200Pin Intel GMA 950 Black Mini / Booksize Barebone System [. . .] so for around 300$ can get a dual core Linux system to tinker with. I already have a monitor and keyboard/mouse so I won't have to buy

Re: [CGUYS] Slow-motion video

2009-05-26 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Tony B ton...@gmail.com: We're dying to know why a lay person would need this capability? Anyone doing any kind of video editing already has programs that do this (NLE's). My wife would like to watch videos (MP4s) in slow motion on her MacBook Pro A lay person? Does she need to be a

Re: [CGUYS] Slow-motion video

2009-05-26 Thread katan
On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:41:57 -0400, Tony B wrote: She might be a pro. Law enforcement, or any number of professions. That's why I was asking. Aren't you curious at all? On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: Quoting Tony B ton...@gmail.com: We're dying to know why

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