backup. Everything is working now.
Is there any way to tell Thunderbird (or gmail) to re-download the
week's worth of messages I lost?
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If there is a Costco convenient to you, they have some pretty good
deals on printers... And, they have an excellent return policy... not
to mention, fairly good employment policies...
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So for you, it's GMail/Yahoo, import your Verizon email, and never go to their
site except to pay the bill.
And remember that it's verizon.com to pay your bill, and verizon.net
for your email account... a small point, perhaps, but one that can
confuse first-time subscribers.
You keep asking why, when their oppressors let them raise their heads
out of the water to take a breath of air, the Palestinians don't thank
the Israelis and immediately start acting like grateful citizens.
It might be useful to imagine how Americans would have reacted if we
had lost the Korean
I have two gmail accounts - my regular one that I download into
Thunderbird, and this one that I read online. Since the online Gmail
interface collates messages by Subject line, it removes the need to
subscribe using the Digest option. Those voluminous threads you refer
to, appear as one-line
Setup a unique gmail username specifically for subscribing to the computerguys.
DON'T download it to Thunderbird - read it by logging in online, where
gmail will group the messages by topic, with the primary sort by most
recent time-stamp.
When you encounter a thread that doesn't interest you,
Somehow, my WinXP has lost its pointer to which program is supposed to
open jpeg files - which is a pain because I don't know what I was
using. Any suggestions?
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There's bound to be a train wreck, whenever the switchover occurs. As
someone who has always received his TV with a rooftop antenna, and who
has an eleven year old analog set ($200 at Belmont-TV - which still
delivers a beautiful picture), I have already made the conversion.
The process would be
I know this is a long shot... Is there a way to show the differences
between two pdf files? A quick google brought up this site
http://www.ranks.nl/cgi-bin/ranksnl/tools/difference.cgi
It seems to work for a few seconds, but then doesn't show any results.
Maybe the source docs have to be true
I'm with Jeff on this. It may not be the most efficient method, but
my scanner creates a jpeg which I print to a pdf doc. I then attach
that to an email message.
For the print/conversion from jpeg to pdf, I use PDFCreator
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/
did we miss anything?
The Wire One of the best law and order/sociological dramas ever...
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They sold [broadcast spectrum] because it was to the businesses
advantage to buy it (read cheaper and predictable) rather than rent
it and they were elected as shills for business ... business provided
the funds that enabled them to run for office.
The importance of your last sentence
I hope I'm not muddying the water but I suspect the government, in
it's infinite wisdom, checks to make sure no one uses anyone elses
coupon. When I handed my coupon to the Radio Shack clerk, she asked
for the letter that came with it and appeared to copy the address into
her register/computer...
I recently say an car integrated GPS that had a display that looked to be
about 8 x 10 inches in size. This looks much more useful than the tiny
screens I've seen on the add-on models.
While not denying the appeal of those large, built-in screens, I've
found that by putting the GPS windshield
ATT is selling refurb iPhones for $99
Wouldn't matter if they were giving new iPhones away for free. While,
all things being equal, I wouldn't mind having an iPhone, it's not
worth switching carriers, and to a more expensive plan.
I hate to say it but is this akin to licensing guy buyers (which I
favor, BTW)? Legitimate buyers obey the law, but criminals don't?
Legitimate computer users will be licensed, and hackers will find ways
to circumvent the requirement?
We still have two local dairy queens, and a smatering of other stores...
Why do Dairy Queens seem to thrive only in small southern towns? Evey
time I have reason to drive through the Carolinas, I look forward to
spotting the first exit with a Dairy Queen, so I can get a Blizzard
along with
only two phones per
household for their prepaid phones?
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Regarding the prepaid plans: Am I correct in inferring that free
nation-wide calling is limited to only other T-Mobile phones? If so,
that seems an important difference between these and regular monthly
plans.
On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
T-Mobile knows
Of course, it depends on what the warning says, but it sounds like
your anti-virus program...
Windows XP computer; Verizon DSL
Sometimes I get a popup warning from the sys tray (lower right-hand side).
What does this mean? Is a warn out ether cable a possible source?
I've found that most corporate management is inclined to devalue
in-house programmers, and to assume that anything developed by the big
players must be superior. I remember, decades ago, informing my
department head that I'd fixed an error in a commonly used routine
that had been supplied by IBM.
Antenna Web reports that in DC channels 4, 5, 7, and 9 will continue on VHF
That makes sense. The stations are broadcasting analog and digital
signals now, why should they turn the analog signals off in February?
(Thereby ticking off (and potentially losing) the 10-15% of viewers
who will not be
Florida is doing a lot of public private construction of roads and
bridges and so that is now being explored. Except for opposition from
land owners and NMBY folks and those small towns who say we will loose
all our traffic it looks like it might get started and done in 5
years. Much faster than
. The problems is that I don't get a
copy back to download to my computer. (I get around this by
addressing the BCC copy to another non-gmail account of mine, which
does get downloaded to my computer.)
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Is there a version on CD as there was with WinXP SP2?
At the time of SP2, I only had dialup so I ordered the CD. I later
heard that some people who used the downloaded version had problems
that did not occur with the CD version.
Ralph
My apologies if this has been covered before (I think it has), but
does anyone know of a site that provides TV listings? Like a TV Guide
without having to pay for a subscription.
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any reference to Flash in the Start menu.
Ralph
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Will this Macromedia link help: Flash Settings Manager:
http://tinyurl.com/5kjv3
Also, Global Notifications Setting Panel:
http://tinyurl.com/ypwak
There you can set how often to check for Flash Updates
Richard P.
Ralph wrote:
WinXP, Firefox
First of all, I assume the Shockware Flash I
The thought that occurred to me was: If you want something you're sure
will work in France, and with the availability of support, then buy
a computer when you get to France.
Ralph
Before you invest in an azerty keyboard, find out how common it is where you
will be using the notebook
- especially at night, when road signs are
difficult to read. That's when I'm thankful for my GPS...
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We must be talking about two different things. The plan I read about
in the telephone directory wasn't that cheap...
The phone companies deserve all the bashing they get. I remember
visiting my elderly mother, in Florida, and thinking I'd take a few
minutes to reduce the full-option phone
-critter friends to have it outlawed (in the
consumer interest, of course.)
Ralph
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Betty,
Thanks a million! fn/delete did it! And, I'll peruse the other
references you provided, too.
Ralph
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 12:55 AM, b_s-wilk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now that I've overcome my problem with locking
-delete/right.
Ralph
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now that I've overcome my problem with locking myself out of the XP
side of my MacBook Pro, I'm pretty much enjoying it. However, I do
miss the what-do-you-call-it keypad. Pg-Up, Pg-dwn, Home, End,
Delete
, in the future. But, to
your question: Since most of my experience has been on Windows, that's
where I do most of my web-surfing. When I have more time, I plan on
playing around on the Mac side.
Ralph
On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Constance Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here's another dual-boot
Thanks for all the feedback. I decided to try the ManTrack, corded,
so I googled it and had an informative experience. I found it priced
between $28-$30, at about 5 or 6 sites. I decided to see whether I
could get it locally, rather than ordering it over the internet. The
first three stores I
Sorry, I meant, Logitech TrackMan Wheel, corded... whatever :-)
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:15 AM, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for all the feedback. I decided to try the ManTrack, corded,
so I googled it and had an informative experience. I found it priced
between $28-$30, at about
; then
hitting the Delete-right key. Is this a function I sacrificed when
moving to a MacBook Pro, under Win-XP? Can it be done on any laptop?
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This is why we pay you the big-bucks, John! Thanks, it worked like a charm :-)
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:53 PM, John DeCarlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Worse yet, without that keypad, I don't seem to be able to clean-out
(mass
part of the screen.
I doubt there's any work-around - I think the answer is to just get a
windows compatible mouse. Any suggestions?
Ralph
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Thanks, Matthew, that's a possibility I hadn't thought of.
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Matthew Taylor
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Don't get a mouse - get a trackball, specifically this one:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/trackballs/devices/166cl=us,en
My apologies for asking a question I'm sure has been answered before,
but which browser do you recommend for the Mac?
On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 3:06 PM,:
A little more information here. It was Safari 3.1. Wow, that version has
been out for just a couple of weeks. It adds several significant new
In your scenario, people are either middle-class (high, medium, or
low) or charity cases. The truth is a large portion of the U.S. is
poor: due to age, education, unemployment, immigration status,
whatever. Some of these people work, own cars, and some even own
their own homes. Out of to pride,
The next thing you'll want to do is nationalize the network.
That ALWAYS works well.
Who said anything about nationalization? How about a little
Eurosocialist regulation? I'd be happy to have some of their
broadband service, and their Eurosocialist prices.
By the way, when the network was
If Eurosocialism is so great, why have more open economies out
performed them over the long term for so long?
Neither Eurosocialism nor capitalism its without its shortcomings, but
to argue that the American cultural, economic and social systems have
out performed other western nations, over
it for $450 and Staples website is selling it for
$600 (see http://tinyurl.com/3xzcwe)
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Again Europe has a much higher population density than the US. Not
fully comparable. (Plus their regulations and rules are different)
That's the point: our regulations and rules should be more like the
rest of the world's.
I think it's that congress, the administration, and big business
Spy cameras on our cable TV boxes? They meant to publish that on
April 1, didn't they?
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would rather eat dirt than pay for cable.
Amen.
Never had cable, and hope the need never arises...
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Sorry, I forgot to add this is on a machine running Windows XP
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From: Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Locked out by my password...
To: cguys COMPUTERGUYS-L@listserv.aol.com
I recently bought a computer from a friend, who
Thanks, Stewart.
Ralph
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I spoke too soon. Safe mode (F8) still asks for the password.
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By the way, the U.S. already has a single-payer health plan that works
fairly well - it's called Medicare. It is not perfect, but it
provides a huge amount of healthcare, in America, with the least value
coming from the Republican-mandated free-market portion called
Medicare-Advantage
I agree, it is fantastic. However, I was only able to discover this after
finally biting the bullet and upgrading to high-speed internet (FIOS)
Otherwise, Google (and the other new-version) maps take too long to download
over dial-up lines.
than the Local Folders This works against the purpose of
using global (Local Folders.)
Ralph
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it identified one of the Java files as
having a virus or worm. I told it to delete the file.
Now, I periodically get error messages like Java Run Time Environment
can't be loaded or Several Java Virtual Machines running in the same
process caused an error.
Any suggestions on how to fix this?
Thanks,
Ralph
Uninstall, reinstall java.
And how would I do that?
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