Re: [CGUYS] Verizon Done with FIOS?

2011-10-26 Thread b_s-wilk
That is disturbing to me - I am in a copper only DSL area of Verizon's service. I was hoping to eventually get FIOS, as no cable vendor serves my area. Now I guess I will have to hope that LTE comes to my DirectTV eventually or that a cable company decides to serve this area. I am beginning to

Re: [CGUYS] welcome to thunderbird

2011-08-26 Thread b_s-wilk
On Aug 25, 2011, at 12:00 AM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: These examples are the best reasons to NEVER buy software at an app store where it's automatically installed, overwriting the last version. The worst bugs are always in the automatic installs, and they're harder to clean up

Re: [CGUYS] welcome to thunderbird

2011-08-26 Thread b_s-wilk
What's wrong with Apple? Steve Jobs should have retired a long time ago and taken his sadistic narrow micromanagement style with him. It is my thought that Apple wants to go with program installations on-line as opposed to having the user employ a downloaded installer because Apple has

Re: [CGUYS] welcome to thunderbird

2011-08-24 Thread b_s-wilk
On 08/12/2011 09:47 AM, gerald wrote: vista, firefox, tbird, big computer with lots of free space. once every couple weeks i get a tbird upgrade. seems even more agressive than MS improvements. i get to the computer in the morning, and it's there. a couple weeks ago, i got a sidebar

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 28 May 2011 to 29 May 2011 (#2011-38)

2011-05-30 Thread b_s-wilk
Henry - I saved these instructions from the old list, just for you! --and everyone else who needs it. The new list is at Yahoo. See details at the end of each message on the old list. Send your SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L message to lists...@listserv.aol.com. Don't bother to tell Tom. He created

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 22 May 2011 to 23 May 2011 (#2011-33)

2011-05-27 Thread b_s-wilk
Henry Why don't you get a new email address? It's easy--lots of choices. Then unsubscribe your hotmail.com address and rejoin the group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComputerGuys-L. Betty My email contacts file has been captured by a hacker sometime in the past. The problematic emails

[CGUYS] The Next Brick to Decorate Your Wall: iOS 3.x Devices

2011-04-28 Thread b_s-wilk
This is an iPhone story, but could be the same issue for other devices and systems. Be careful when installing new software on old devices--important for those who plan to keep them for a long time. Don't you hate it when your phone/computer/device works perfectly until you install an

[CGUYS] Odd email server messages

2011-04-20 Thread b_s-wilk
Got this from a friend early this morning. He checks his email online, using Firefox. FWIW, SBC/ATT uses Yahoo for email. Bored tech, playing with server messages or something else? --- Here's a weird one. I woke up at 3:15 am and decided to check my mail. Suddenly started getting this

Re: [CGUYS] A**hole + iPad = trouble, leads to censorship and idiocracy

2011-03-19 Thread b_s-wilk
phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com wrote: My best friend says that she just endured the worst short airplane flight in her life. She was seated next to some jerk of a guy who wanted to play motion sensor games on his iPad the whole way from Charlotte to Dulles. He kept jamming and

Re: [CGUYS] EXT :Re: [CGUYS] Question re External HDD

2011-03-07 Thread b_s-wilk
Any Windows drive can be read-write on a Mac, including the invisible NTFS drives, using MacFuse and NTFS-3G utilities, available from http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/ and http://www.tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-download/. Betty I would win that bet quickly, Mike - as long as the drive

Re: [CGUYS] Question re External HDD

2011-03-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Hi...I have a large external HDD connected to my desktop computer by a USB cable. I would like to use some of the data on the HDD on my Laptop. Can it be as simple as moving the USB cable from one machine to the other or am I missing something major here? If it works that easily, I can

Re: [CGUYS] Wanted: reliable corded ear piece for cell phone

2011-03-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Seems like a minor thing but the corded ear pieces I keep buying for the cell phone keep going bad. Sick of being frustrated, so can anyone recommend a got one that might last a few months or at least a place to buy one? Also, speaking of frustration, any places to buy low-cost batteries for

Re: [CGUYS] think i've been taken: replacement laptop keys

2011-02-14 Thread b_s-wilk
Judy Contact an electronics recycler. They get all kinds of computers and peripherals. When they can, they fix them, otherwise they sell parts, or or dismantle and recycle the parts into base components and elements. I just found a video card for one of our older computers for about 25% of

Re: [CGUYS] Unsubscribe

2010-11-24 Thread b_s-wilk
On 11/23/10 12:00 AM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system escribió: Subject: Unsubscribe From: Bernie Hylton hylto...@mac.com Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:33:45 -0500 ||| HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM COMPUTERGUYS-L

Re: [CGUYS] Re: Understanding the iPad

2010-07-21 Thread b_s-wilk
When a major change in computing is before us and all you geezers can do is whine about the good old days, I see nothing wrong with mocking you. In fact, it is my duty to do so. You have missed the boat. The train left the station. This parrot is no more. The iPad isn't a major change in

Re: [CGUYS] Thoughts on Flash

2010-05-04 Thread b_s-wilk
On May 4, 2010, at 2:16 AM, mike wrote: A false argument, Apple supports all kinds of 'old technology', why does Apple still put USB on their systems? If you don't know that Apple is consistently the first to drop obsolete technologies you haven't been paying attention. You haven't even been

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-29 Thread b_s-wilk
I transferred data from all of my floppy disks to Zips, then CDs over a dozen years ago, then to DVD, gave most of them away, but still have a few to use with my ancient computers. Problem is that my Mac SE has a broken floppy drive--only works on a network; makes a better museum piece. I

[CGUYS] How to Opt Out of Facebook’s Instant Person alization | Electronic Frontier Foundation

2010-04-29 Thread b_s-wilk
Facebook needs to make money. Is Instant Persalization a good way? EFF doesn't like it. Friday morning Facebook changed its privacy settings layout, making it a bit more challenging to opt out completely. As before, unchecking the Allow box is not sufficient because you need to block each

[CGUYS] Free advertising [was: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?]

2010-04-29 Thread b_s-wilk
I doubt Steve would agree with you. but Powell is arguably the more aggrieved party. The entire iPhone prototype adventure--Lost--can't be too serious to Apple. Otherwise they would have fired the guy who lost it. Just like the TV show, there's lots of confusing twists, and both

Re: [CGUYS] Free advertising [was: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?]

2010-04-29 Thread b_s-wilk
The thing is, Apple has never liked this kind of noise. They like noise they control. And at this point, if this guy gets fired it would make the evening news. Any noise is free publicity. Controlled noise is better. Have you ever done marketing or advertising? There are many ways to keep

Re: [CGUYS] fios renewal was:Digital TV [Was: Broadband Speeds Map]

2010-04-28 Thread b_s-wilk
Too true you could stream quite a few car-b-ques on that fast network. Haven't ever heard of 30,000 cars getting torched in LA or Miami or The Bronx... Mike You probably weren't around when DC, Philly, Newark, Detroit, LA were burning during the riots of the 60s and 70s. But if you were,

Re: [CGUYS] fios renewal was:Digital TV [Was: Broadband Speeds Map]

2010-04-27 Thread b_s-wilk
my promo fios ran its' course. so, since i had a really lot of time to waste, i tried to renew online. i cannot renew on line, as i am an existing customer. all packages on line are promo packages and are for new customers. for the triple play(tv,computer, telephone), the telephone person

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-26 Thread b_s-wilk
Scott Adams Blog: That Lost 4G Phone 04/26/2010 according to Wally... http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/thatlost4gphone/ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a

[CGUYS] Is Apple Readying for a Rematch With Microsoft in Personal Computing? - NYTimes.com

2010-04-18 Thread b_s-wilk
By SAAD FAZIL of VentureBeat Published: April 16, 2010 Pundits are declaring mobile the new PC. The number of mobile phones far outstrips the number of desktops. Mobile phones are available to people in the developing world who never had an opportunity to buy or even use a PC. With phones

Re: [CGUYS] Need Internet Radio Recommendations

2010-04-16 Thread b_s-wilk
On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:45:21 -0700 Ellen Rains Harris escribió: I have two of the Grace Digitals, and I love them. They do internet, Sirius and Pandora. At home I still use an FM transmitter connected to my iMac. It's a stereo transmitter for cars that I plugged into a DC/AC adapter. It

Re: [CGUYS] Digital TV [Was: Broadband Speeds Map]

2010-04-15 Thread b_s-wilk
t.piwowar escribió: On Apr 14, 2010, at 12:52 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Useless! My thoughts exactly. Only the object of our frustration differs. Do you have a source for data comparison of device tuners for current TVs, converters, DVD recorders, comparing them for consumers to decide

Re: [CGUYS] Digital TV [Was: Broadband Speeds Map]

2010-04-14 Thread b_s-wilk
Perhaps Mr. Parish is going to bop you in the nose for such a response. The report is rich with useful information, but you have to read it. What a hardship! Useless! I looked through the report, DTV Converter Box Test Program--Results and Lessons Learned. Aside from bad puctuation,

Re: [CGUYS] NEF plugin for Irfanview

2010-04-14 Thread b_s-wilk
Lastly, all digital images share the post processing characteristic of film images in darkroom. Snapshot or not. Finishing the image is something photographers have done since the 1820's. But dibble-dabble with archaic file formats in post-production is time lost. If you must have capacious

Re: [CGUYS] NEF plugin for Irfanview

2010-04-14 Thread b_s-wilk
This is a problem, but for those who want the very best image it is a problem that is worth tolerating. The reason to capture the image in RAW format is that it is the only version of the data that is exactly what the camera captured. A TIFF or JPEG file is obtained by processing what the camera

Re: [CGUYS] Recommendation for MIDI to USB cable

2010-04-12 Thread b_s-wilk
Any MIDI knowledgeable users in the group? Just got a keyboard and would like to connect to my laptop. Looking for a good MIDI to USB cable. See some very cheap (like $6); any good? Also any concern about the cable vis-a-vis drivers for Win 7 64-bit? Don't want to go further with MIDI help in

Re: [CGUYS] Making my website compatible with Internet Explorer 8

2010-04-08 Thread b_s-wilk
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 already followed Microsoft's page, Display Web sites in Compatibility View

Re: [CGUYS] cell phone recommendations

2010-04-08 Thread b_s-wilk
Any recommendations for a new cell? Requirements are: att service and free. From the customer reviews on their website they all sound like crap. But I guess poor sound quality is endemic to the industry. With thanks ... Get one with a low SAR rating. Which would mean not getting a smart

[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

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] 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] ipad/iphone/ipod touch and the lack of multitasking explained

2010-04-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Nice article, but I don't entirely buy it. First, just because the iPad has plenty of processing power and battery capacity and Apple may add more multitasking in a future OS release, this doesn't make a straw man out of Apple's argument that third party multitasking is a hamper to stability

Re: [CGUYS] My download speed

2010-04-05 Thread b_s-wilk
Eric S. Sande esa...@verizon.net escribió: On the downlink. On the uplink the speed is typically 1/10 of that as the providers have found yet another excuse for charging their customers extra if they want symmetric service. Not really. Most of the traffic is server to client, not

Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map

2010-04-05 Thread b_s-wilk
phartz...@gmail.com escribió: It was a long and arduous search that I had to undertake in order to find a digital TV that had a highly sensitive tuner. I rely upon over-the-air TV, and there is virtually no information whatsoever from any TV maker regarding tuner specifications. I really do

Re: [CGUYS] My download speed

2010-04-05 Thread b_s-wilk
Rev. Stewart Marshall escribió: Multiplier is 1.52 I'd be thrilled to pay £9.00 for month for 20Mbps broadband, even if I'd have to pay it in US dollars. Today's rate: 9.00 GBP = 13.7698 USD. I'll pay twice that at $27.54! YES! We need Orange US! That's great. The dollar has

Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map

2010-04-04 Thread b_s-wilk
WOW! That is so absurdly expensive. The US is failing us. Broadband monopolies better be regulated soon, otherwise we're going to sink lower and lower. In many places you can get 1Mbps for 1 euro. Here it's insanely higher, and not available many places, especially nowhere like here.

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

2010-04-04 Thread b_s-wilk
Gotta have that social networking thing, you know, not to mention the games. Dunno if Apple planned it that way, but if such a scenario transpires, what a way to inculcate flocks of youngsters into the Apple World... iPhones, iPods, iPads, and who knows what will be next. Maybe, slim chance,

Re: [CGUYS] My download speed

2010-04-04 Thread b_s-wilk
And in markets where Verizon's Fios service has been around the longest, insiders report penetration rates have exceeded 50 percent for Fios high-speed Internet and are approaching 50 percent for Fios TV. And do a little math (scary, I know). . .let's see, ($750+$600)*2(half the potentials

Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map

2010-04-04 Thread b_s-wilk
I am flummoxed. First they promote the over the air digital TV signal and make you go out and get converters so you don't hafta buy a new TV ...then you find out you only get 2 channels where you live (I have a 30' tower with uhf/vhf antenna 1h road south of Philadelphia ...no mountains here).

Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map

2010-04-03 Thread b_s-wilk
Can't speak for others, but I am on an account with Rogers Cable Systems in Ontario that gets me consistently up to 25 Mbps speed. And there is an account type that is one higher than that which tops out at 50. Mind you it doesn't;t come cheap but there it is. How much does Rogers Cable

Re: [CGUYS] Cellphone choices [WAS It's an app world...]

2010-04-01 Thread b_s-wilk
I read this, but again it is a faint rumor. NO one has verified it, and these have been going for a bout a year. A CDMA iPhone makes a lot of sense, but not necessarily because of Verizon. Both Japan and Korea also have CDMA service. The CDMA iPhone might appear in Japan first. However, since

[CGUYS] Wow, Apple is kicking Flash off the Web

2010-04-01 Thread b_s-wilk
...and is not wasting any time about it. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/01/apple_highlights_ipad_ready_adobe_flash_free_web_sites.html Since most Flash on websites is superfluous and annoying, in addition to being slow and a memory hog, I welcome the change. Few things are more

Re: [CGUYS] DVD recorder - .VRO file

2010-03-30 Thread b_s-wilk
I'm so glad I'm done trying to get self recorded dvds to play in my DVD player, buying blanks, worrying about if they will be good a year from now. 1.5 TB's in an inexpensive system behind my tv running free media center software with an ipod touch for a remote is the bomb. I don't often try

Re: [CGUYS] DVD recorder - .VRO file

2010-03-28 Thread b_s-wilk
I recorded a TV show with a Samsung DVD recorder. The file is VR_MOVIE.VRO located inside a DVD_RTAV folder. How do I convert it on my Mac or on a PC so that it can play on a regular DVD player or a computer? It refuses to even copy to the Finder Wow. Something I might

Re: [CGUYS] what DVD-R to buy

2010-03-28 Thread b_s-wilk
For single-layer DVDs, I recommend the Taiyo Yuden brand. For dual-layer DVDs, Verbatim has done well for me. I usually buy from http://www.meritline.com/ but there are a lot of listings on eBay. Taiyo Yuden brand are usually very good, but there are 2 or 3 different levels of quality.

[CGUYS] DVD recorder - .VRO file

2010-03-27 Thread b_s-wilk
I recorded a TV show with a Samsung DVD recorder. The file is VR_MOVIE.VRO located inside a DVD_RTAV folder. How do I convert it on my Mac or on a PC so that it can play on a regular DVD player or a computer? It refuses to even copy to the Finder. It crashes Toast. It just sits there doing

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-22 Thread b_s-wilk
rleesimon escribió: PROBLEM is there have emerged competitors to nationalized TV,phone,net service (Belgacom) but not available for all 3 outside population areas ...still stuck with Belgacom ...wifi 3g also only in population areas or else I would gladly dispense with cable internet and use

Re: [CGUYS] LCD HDTV

2010-03-22 Thread b_s-wilk
Who is he ordering from? One of the big online vendors. Don't recall which one. What idiot company is delivering? Fed Ex - not an idiot company. The big flat TVs are too big to take all the tumbling they get in regular delivery vans, even when they are packed well. FWIW, I bought my

Re: [CGUYS] LCD HDTV

2010-03-21 Thread b_s-wilk
We have two Philips HDTVs -- one 37 LCD [1080p] and one 42 plasma [1080i], both 4 years old and are excellent. We bought them before prices crashed, so we had to look hard for a decent price. The huge TVs, bigger than 46 are good if you have no life because they dominate the room and are

Re: [CGUYS] Cybercrooks take shine to Apple lineup

2010-03-21 Thread b_s-wilk
The claim is that the iPad will soon be pwned. Time for WFBs to put up or shut up. Let's see what happens. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/19/AR2010031905613.html The iPad is expected to be a target for credit-card thieves and online scammers of all types. The

Re: [CGUYS] Apple security and Charlie Miller

2010-03-21 Thread b_s-wilk
This looks more like he took advantage of a badly written browser, not the OS--and it's been fixed since then. That was over two years ago. Nothing happened. No serious exploits of OS X since then. I think there were a few problems with Windows, though. What's your point? Mike, you use Macs.

Re: [CGUYS] LCD HDTV

2010-03-21 Thread b_s-wilk
My friend, Kurt, has one of those Samsung TVs. It's LCD with LED backlight. It's beautiful. It's ridiculously thin. I think it's 46. I want one. He bought it online and made sure that he was home for delivery. First TV had broken screen; second TV was also damaged; third is fine. He's lucky

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-21 Thread b_s-wilk
rleesimon rleesi...@gmail.com escribió: Cellular internet in Belgium is around $90/mo and only around major cities do you get 3g ...the land line internet is around $60/mo with basic TV (around 50 channels) and is DSL speed ...not that fast ...it is transited over the phone lines ...now they

[CGUYS] FreeHand [Was: Apple to charge $107 for iPad...]

2010-03-17 Thread b_s-wilk
Steve phartz...@gmail.com escribió: My G3 Mac desktop still runs great, and most importantly to me, it runs Freehand, an application that I just cannot really do without unless I want to spend a lot of money. Obsolete? Definitely. Useful? Absolutely. I think? I think I share your

Re: [CGUYS] Apple to charge $107 for iPad battery replacement EarthLink - Technology News

2010-03-17 Thread b_s-wilk
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 8:59 PM, CITY BOY t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Mar 16, 2010, at 6:33 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Quite possibly. What, may I ask, is the difference between the life of a product as opposed to the useful life of a product? The internet has made it a lot shorter.

[CGUYS] Apple's Code Names

2010-03-17 Thread b_s-wilk
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: I have noticed that Mac owners refer to their Mac's by certain names, Lombards, Wallstreet, G3, G4, etc. Is there someplace where a neophyte can look these evolutions up? Look here, Stewart:

Re: [CGUYS] noPad4me

2010-03-16 Thread b_s-wilk
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 9:05 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: When do these new batteries get into laptops? Is it only rumor that the newest MacBook Pro computers contain batteries that are not serviceable by the user? Steve Batteries have been nonreplaceable in iPods since 1st gen.

Re: [CGUYS] noPad4me

2010-03-16 Thread b_s-wilk
I'm talking about the new tech batteries Tom mentioned. So am I. The unibody MacBooks and MacBook Pros have used the new tech batteries--much longer life, holds charge longer, no mercury--since the early 2009 versions. Most likely mfg. to put these in a PC? Your guess. MSI, Sony [but it

Re: [CGUYS] noPad4me

2010-03-16 Thread b_s-wilk
I spent $52 today on weekly food shopping, after $18 in coupons. My point is that the savings from changing the battery yourself vs. paying much more to have the shop do the same thing is like finding free money. You can do weekly shopping with it or you can splurge or you can save/invest it.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple to charge $107 for iPad battery replacement EarthLink - Technology News

2010-03-16 Thread b_s-wilk
This is a non-issue. These batteries typically last longer that the useful life of the product. Quite possibly. What, may I ask, is the difference between the life of a product as opposed to the useful life of a product? Steve My Mac SE [1987] still works. It runs PageMaker 2, maybe

Re: [CGUYS] Your house is a dump!

2010-03-15 Thread b_s-wilk
IS NOT!! This site links to Google Maps, http://maps.google.com/, and does a poor job of showing your house. I'm not sure whether Google deliberately points to the house/building/lot next door to whatever you seek. I checked an old address in Philly and the marker points to our former

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-15 Thread b_s-wilk
Considering how frequently unintended consequences of regulation (when we have yet to see any true problems with the current internet system) wreak havoc on things I don't see the rush to go into giving FCC the power over the internet. It is non-centralized at the core, and we should keep it that

Re: [CGUYS] Wing Nuts Oppose Better Broadband

2010-03-15 Thread b_s-wilk
This implies there is no cost of government provided services in the real world. No. That's a big DUH! Of course there are costs to government services, but consider this. How much of your income is disposable income? In countries with free democratic socialist governments like Sweden or

Re: [CGUYS] noPad4me

2010-03-15 Thread b_s-wilk
This is easy. The iPad is a giant iPod Touch. We can open up the Touch to change the battery. Why not the iPad? The biggest problem is finding a source for the right battery, instead of a cheap copy. The battery could cost $50 [the $5 one is worth 90% less], spudger is less than $5, and you

Re: [CGUYS] TinyURLs [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC wants to measure]

2010-03-12 Thread b_s-wilk
With all the protections I have these days (UAC, Spybot immunize, safe browsing warnings, etc), I don't feel the need for this, but if you must you can see where these shortened links go before you click on them. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8636 . Equivalents available in other

[CGUYS] Are Macs Really Cheaper To Manage Than PCs? - CIO.com

2010-03-12 Thread b_s-wilk
Does I'm a Mac mean I'm less expensive to manage? An Enterprise Desktop Alliance survey says Macs cost a lot less than PCs to manage -- yet Macs come with special challenges for enterprise IT admins. By Tom Kaneshige March 08, 2010 — CIO — Macs in the enterprise aren't just cheaper to

Re: [CGUYS] TinyURLs [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC wants to measure]

2010-03-12 Thread b_s-wilk
Please define burned. What happened? Did your hard drive melt? How is this burned experience different from the supposedly innocent URL you sent this week, http://tinyurl.com/X ? No, they don't, in fact many wrap at 72 characters. Actually tinyurls and similar services can be safer

Re: [CGUYS] Twist in school spying scandal

2010-03-11 Thread b_s-wilk
Trouble is from what was said they knew who had it. Nope, they knew after they had pictures from the webcam, not before. Suspecting someone has something and having proof that same individual has it are two different things and usually two different sets of circumstances too. It should be

[CGUYS] combining PDFs

2010-03-10 Thread b_s-wilk
I have 11 1-page pdfs that I'd like to combine into one file. I'm tired. I know I can do this with simple tools, but don't remember which ones. I don't have Adobe Acrobat that runs in OS X. I do have InDesign and a collection of freeware and shareware. [Mac OS X v.10.5.8]

Re: [CGUYS] Evil people

2010-03-01 Thread b_s-wilk
thus screwing would be smaller businesses wanting to give their employees good plans. In general, do you really think all the lobbying by multinational/multibillion dollar corporations helps them or helps small business? On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 11:23 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: Examples

Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability

2010-03-01 Thread b_s-wilk
mike escribió: And the Constitution is a specific lack of regulation. Madison didn't even want a bill of rights for fear it would weaken the individual by enumerating specific rights, thus perhaps conversely weakening the power of citizens by the absence of other rights. Hardly. The

Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability

2010-03-01 Thread b_s-wilk
The genius of the Ten Commandments--whether intentional or not--is that there are ten proscriptions, and everything else is OK. The Bill of Rights is similar, providing protections, but needed elaboration, hence the current number of Constitutional Amendments to protect the rights of

Re: [CGUYS] Evil people [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability]

2010-03-01 Thread b_s-wilk
Fred Holmes escribió: And I'm sure you're not one of those uneducated who will bring up the lack of tort reform as a reason for high insurance costs. So how much does liability insurance / damage claims add to the cost of healthcare? As a percentage of overall costs? The main problem

Re: [CGUYS] Evil people

2010-03-01 Thread b_s-wilk
Fred Holmes escribió: The law that was cited by the guy that drove his airplane into the IRS building in Austin, Texas. The guy was a tax evader. The law he objected to is in common use around the country. If you contract for only one company, you're a de facto employee and subject to

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Co(r)p...

2010-02-28 Thread b_s-wilk
On Feb 28, 2010, at 2:17 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Why doesn't Apple Corp. develop a means of either preventing or making it difficult for users of their computers to be able to access or use overtly sexual material or applications? Because Apple has customers around the world who aren't

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Co(r)p...

2010-02-28 Thread b_s-wilk
Apple isn't ensnared, they are doing this themselves. Apple is bar far the most controlling tech company out there, controlling their customers, controlling themselves.. That's silly. Ridiculous. Apple doesn't control their customers. They provide products that people like, and if there's

Re: [CGUYS] Evil people

2010-02-28 Thread b_s-wilk
Examples please. Except sometimes the regulation is used to do the screwing. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at

Re: [CGUYS] Evil people [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls...]

2010-02-28 Thread b_s-wilk
OK I come from this on both sides. As a theologian I view mankind through both eyes. He is basically good, but there is a corrupt part of him that will screw you whenever he gets a chance. Sorry Stewart, I know you're in the business of thinking people are good, but these two statements are

Re: [CGUYS] Time for a Nation Defense Internet Infrastructure Project?

2010-02-25 Thread b_s-wilk
Sounds lIke a case could be made not to implement any expansion of internet access, and even to curtail, limit or eliminate a lot of what already exists. I'd have to think that were any evidence to come to light that a cyber attack was occurring, that internet access would be

Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability

2010-02-22 Thread b_s-wilk
chad evans wyatt escribió: Exactly, Betty. Why can't they get together? We have propensity to deploy, with faux-entrepreneurial ideal, the same multiple-gauge railroads that bedeviled 19th century US commercial activity; that is our model, until it no longer can be driven forward. We have

Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability

2010-02-21 Thread b_s-wilk
Basically yes. If you want a chicken in every pot. Every local switch and tandem switch has to be equipped. Every mile has to be rebuilt. It might be twice my estimate. Or even 6 times as much. After you get done, and the cable companies run their system, then Google comes in behind all of

Re: [CGUYS] Creepy or what?

2010-02-20 Thread b_s-wilk
What in the Apple OS allows for this? I'd love it. I have 4 Apple laptops with built in web cams. Also have 2 iMacs with the same. I'd love to be able to take a picture of whoever stole one of them...I guess really I'd love the satisfaction of just nailing anyone who happened to steal

Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability

2010-02-20 Thread b_s-wilk
You should look around your neighborhoods, DC is the epitome of badly run Dem stronghold. Face it, government doesn't do much of anything right..or left. The larger the government, the smaller the citizen. If you're talking about Washington, DC, the city, you're mistaken. The city can't do

Re: [CGUYS] Password Keeper == Login King -- thoughts?

2010-02-20 Thread b_s-wilk
That brings to mind, how come banks (now they use 2 different passwords and a pictogram for the most part) don't give you a teaser email reminding you, periodically, to change your password... that would be a nice service. I logged into a state payroll system this morning. As soon as I got into

Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability

2010-02-20 Thread b_s-wilk
At 07:13 PM 2/20/2010, Eric S. Sande wrote: Don't kiss me now, mike, just be glad your freaking phone works. Yeah, but when they come to sell me FIOS, they will at the same time sell me VOIP, which dies four hours after the power grid goes down [frequently]. Not if you have your own larger,

Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability

2010-02-19 Thread b_s-wilk
phartz...@gmail.com escribió: On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 2:03 AM, Eric S. Sande esa...@verizon.net wrote: That's about it for now. Good post. I think that the FCC wants industry to get with the various governmental agencies and really get this issue hashed out...finally. I see that

Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability

2010-02-19 Thread b_s-wilk
We, the people, are the government of the United States. Yes, that's the way it is **supposed** to be. But it isn't, really. The federal government does all sorts of extra-constitutional things, and gets away with it. Who is doing anything about it? Fred, The US Constitution gives a

Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability

2010-02-18 Thread b_s-wilk
Leave the country for a while and go where people enjoy a better standard of living--and it's not the US. Why don't you leave the country and emigrate to one of the socialist countries where life is so much better? I'm doing just fine here. I never told you to emigrate. What I said is for

[CGUYS] LABS GALLERY: 25 Decade-Shaping Technologies - IT Management from eWeek

2010-02-18 Thread b_s-wilk
eWEEK Labs analysts picked the 25 Technologies that Changed the Decade. The products and technologies were chosen based on the impact they had not only on the decade that was but on the decade that will be.

Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability

2010-02-18 Thread b_s-wilk
At 10:07 AM 2/18/2010, b_s-wilk wrote: I never told you to emigrate. What I said is for you to look at countries that are doing better than the US both financially and socially, and you will find a balance between social good and corporate support through effective but not stifling regulation

Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability

2010-02-18 Thread b_s-wilk
Not a false premise at all. It's a corollary to Power corrupts . . . The power to regulate is the power to destroy. People appointed as regulators are very powerful. You're very confused. We, the people, are the government of the United States. Only when you cede power to the

Re: [CGUYS] Just what is a computer anyway?

2010-02-18 Thread b_s-wilk
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:56 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: Perhaps they will look more like this guitar... http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/interactive/c498/ That place does offer some unique items. If I am not mistaken, they are located in Fairfax County, perhaps very near the

Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability

2010-02-18 Thread b_s-wilk
I'll bet the universal broadband in other countries really doesn't cover everyone. Does it? Even those in very sparsely settled areas? The percentage in some countries is likely higher because a greater portion of the country's population lives in a high-population-density area that in the

Re: [CGUYS] Cell phone nos.

2010-02-17 Thread b_s-wilk
Having sent my motorola razor through the wash and dry, I can't get it to work. Now att wants to replace my cell no. as well as the phone. what gives? They probably want to replace the SIM card in the phone or use that card in your new phone. I don't think they can legally change your

Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability

2010-02-17 Thread b_s-wilk
Fred Holmes f...@his.com escribió: I suspect that socialist countries simply decide (legislate) that the government will provide the infrastructure and the government goes ahead and does it. Tax rates are a whole lot higher in most other countries. In the U.S. it was legislated that

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