Re: [CGUYS] Anyone see any good Cyber Monday specials?

2009-12-01 Thread b_s-wilk
CNET Cheapskate has deals every day, like this Polaroid PoGo pocket printer, $29.99 - http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-10405624-58.html * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** **

Re: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives

2009-12-01 Thread b_s-wilk
What I hear from friends closer to Apple than I am is that FW is alive and well, but that general consumers don't care whether it's there or not. The MacBook Pro and desktop Macs all have FireWire. If it were eliminated from future iMacs or Mac Minis, I'd be forced to get a Mac Pro, or figure

Re: [CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags

2009-11-30 Thread b_s-wilk
Perhaps instead of paying millions to a few at the top, they should spend that money to retain the talent that's actually doing the work of the company. A very fine idea that will never happen. It's ironic that most companies can exist and prosper without top management, but will fail

Re: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives

2009-11-30 Thread b_s-wilk
You said to ultimately put into your Mac- then why use an old one. Buy a new Hard drive; get an enclosure (15 bucks is max) and you are home free. You can clone the drive and then replace the one in your computer. The WD My Passport drive is new--got it last week on Black Friday. It was

Re: [CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags

2009-11-30 Thread b_s-wilk
The capitalist caste system can be broken. It's not like the real caste system where those who reject it are designated to be in the outcaste caste, and others are told that their fate depends on accepting their lot and hoping to be reborn in a higher caste. The capitalist castes are a state

Re: [CGUYS] Gulag?

2009-11-29 Thread b_s-wilk
Doctors, nurses and teachers have powerful professional associations. They're highly educated professionals. Professional organizations are somewhat different than labor unions, and they try to distinguish themselves from unions. I think that professional organizations place more emphasis

Re: [CGUYS] A Tale of Two Hard Drives: Apple's Secret Wea pon?

2009-11-29 Thread b_s-wilk
hdmi out..no hdmi on apple To the best of my knowledge, a DVI HDMI cable will achieve the exact same result at the output end that an HDMI HDMI achieves. If I am wrong on this, then please correct me DVI and HDMI are the same for transmitting uncompressed digital video. The

Re: [CGUYS] Gulag?

2009-11-27 Thread b_s-wilk
I do not disagree with anything you have written. Personally, I think that a prime reason that high-tech computing professionals, as they see themselves, shun the thought of organizing for their own betterment is because they tend to associate such organization of workers as being blue collar

[CGUYS] Who could imagine... [was: Death to M$; Death to Apple]

2009-11-22 Thread b_s-wilk
A little less of your ego and you might actually consider what I'm saying. We, you and I have no idea what technology will be here in a decade, two decades, longer..it is presumptuous to assume you are just smarter than the previous generations and will just grok it. Who could have imagined

Re: [CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple

2009-11-22 Thread b_s-wilk
Oh so wrong. And Constance's complaint that there are only 24 hours in a day just compounds the error. I am constantly at client's sites and see first hand how people use computers at work. It is painful. People do not know how to use their computers efficiently and are totally clueless about

Re: [CGUYS] Region 2

2009-11-20 Thread b_s-wilk
mike xha...@gmail.com escribió: Check VLC, I think it's region free. VLC, http://www.videolan.org/, works OK with our videos from Spain. Be sure that your default video player doesn't open first when you insert the DVD. Your computer may automatically reject the disk before VLC opens it.

[CGUYS] Patent Issued For Podcasting

2009-11-20 Thread b_s-wilk
From Slashdot today [here we go again!]: Patent Issued For Podcasting on Friday November 20, @12:14PM from the next-a-patent-on-the-eardrum dept. ...The EFF is reaching out for help after a company called Volomedia got the Patent Office to grant them exclusive rights to 'a method for

Re: [CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple

2009-11-20 Thread b_s-wilk
It's the stupid cloud again! No. The cloud won't obscure computers. Ridiculous, as in worthy of ridicule, as only in geek fantasies. Computers are changing, but aren't going away any time soon, and neither are Apple or MS, as long as they keep changing as technology evolves. Apple is in a

Re: [CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple

2009-11-20 Thread b_s-wilk
mike escribió: I get the feeling Betty is that farmer on the side of the road 100 years ago ridiculing his neighbor for using a fancy tractor with one of those engines to plow his field instead of the tried and true mule or team of horses. Sure the next few years...decade...the horse was

[CGUYS] Try Out Chrome OS In a Virtual Machine

2009-11-20 Thread b_s-wilk
from Slashdot [glad I just installed VirtualBox]: Technology: Try Out Chrome OS In a Virtual Machine Friday November 20, @09:55PM Posted by Soulskill on Friday November 20, @09:55PM from the that-didn't-take-long dept. itwbennett writes: Some very generous Alpha OS geeks have snagged the

Re: [CGUYS] Free app

2009-11-18 Thread b_s-wilk
Does your phone have Bluetooth? I transfer pictures via BT to my S-E phone. No phone number, no email necessary. I use the Bluetooth System Preference on my iMac to do this. If your phone has WiFi you can also transfer that way. Betty Tmobile for regular users has email addresses attached

Re: [CGUYS] BSoD Cooking

2009-11-18 Thread b_s-wilk
From SlashDot: Nathan Myhrvold, former CTO of Microsoft, is self-publishing a cook book with scientific underpinnings. The man who presided over the original iterations of Windows has built a laboratory kitchen http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/science/17prof.html , hired 5 chefs, and plays

Re: [CGUYS] Dead desktop computer -- what is likely the matter?

2009-11-18 Thread b_s-wilk
BIOS battery? Bad RAM? There's some amazing deals coming up next week and for Christmas. BLACK FRIDAY! YES!! Or she can buy $1100 worth of software with $1450 in rebates and use the difference to get a free computer. Betty

Re: [CGUYS] Borrowing the Z OS from M$ and the design from Apple gets us what?

2009-11-16 Thread b_s-wilk
I said this myself, this zino thing isn't aimed at the mac mini, different tools for different jobs. The zino doesn't need FW since it has the much faster ESATA. Sure looks like the Mac Mini. There are other form factors they could have used, but making it look like a Mini clone in black sure

Re: [CGUYS] Water Cooling

2009-11-15 Thread b_s-wilk
Hi; I live on a boat. Salt air is notorious for killing electronics. I'm building a new computer. I'm adding a water cooling system so I can eliminate fans (not for speed). Now I'm wondering if I can seal the box up so no air enters. Ideas? Anybody tried this? TIA, Victor Since both Panasonic

Re: [CGUYS] Borrowing the Z OS from M$ and the design from Apple gets us what?

2009-11-15 Thread b_s-wilk
Oh, look! The Inspiron Zino has a *tray-loading* DVD burner! Of course, it's Inspiron, not Latitude. Why it's like a multi-color Mac Mini with a huge fan! Zino has no FireWire; Mini does and can be easily modded to use eSATA. The Mini can connect to HDMI with a DVI-HDMI cable, so direct HDMI

[CGUYS] Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fee and More

2009-11-13 Thread b_s-wilk
Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fee and More Thursday November 12, @04:27PM If you buy a smartphone through Verizon, be prepared for an increase in the early termination fee. Verizon is doubling the phone-subsidy to $350. What's more, Verizon also actively charges customers for accidental

Re: [CGUYS] Who Writes These Headlines?

2009-11-13 Thread b_s-wilk
I agree, Betty. Reliable tech news is limited. The W Post and NY Times have some good tech writers, but that is about as far as I go for general US news media. Even NPR does not have a good tech reporter (except for Science Friday, but that is mostly science, not tech news). Most general

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fee and More

2009-11-13 Thread b_s-wilk
My old phone had the hiccups and accidentally sent 40+ text messages to the first person in my phone book. After I called her to apologize, I called T-Mobile. They said it looked like a mistake and deleted charges for those messages. Would Verizon, ATT or Sprint give credit for a mistake? This

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fee and More

2009-11-13 Thread b_s-wilk
LTE is only being built out by VZ from what I've read. 20-30 markets by 2010, ATT is a no go on LTE. I've heard rumors that Tmobile is further a long then some believe and may be introducing killer prices and speed around Q1 2010. Verizon is not the only one. T-Mobile was first with LTE, with

Re: [CGUYS] Who Writes These Headlines?

2009-11-12 Thread b_s-wilk
Oh, please. He said it has the same legal status AS a religion (or a philosophy). He didn't say that it IS a religion (or a philosophy). Someone tell me this wasn't intentional. We can expect Fox News and the New York Post to deliberately misrepresent issues in headlines. It's Murdoch's M.O.

Re: [CGUYS] Who Writes These Headlines?

2009-11-11 Thread b_s-wilk
mike xha...@gmail.com escribió: This is a problem with every news site. Check NYT or LATIMES or any other news paper. This is a somewhat recent phenomenon. I've worked on several newspapers and have done work for magazines and books. Newspaper headlines were edited carefully just as was

[CGUYS] Chinese iPhone Has No Wi-Fi

2009-11-09 Thread b_s-wilk
Chinese iPhone Has No Wi-Fi --- by Glenn Fleishman gl...@tidbits.com The combination of mobile broadband and Wi-Fi in the iPhone has long been one of its selling points, and seamless data roaming between cell and Wi-Fi...Not so in China. The iPhone model for sale

[CGUYS] DROID killer [was: It's monotheist versus pagan (It's a Windows Mobile killer)]

2009-11-08 Thread b_s-wilk
First, I forgot that the Droid is by Motorola. Could this be that company's last gasp at mobile phones? My Moto SLVR was a very attractive phone that made me sound like I was calling from an undersea cave--on both Cingular and T-Mobile networks, plus Vodafone, Orange, Telefonica in Europe. Its

Re: [CGUYS] droid self-photography?

2009-11-08 Thread b_s-wilk
He might have been wanting to take screenshots You mean like on the iPhone and iPod Touch? That's build-in, no extra app needed. Can Droid do screenshots too? Can it select and save images? Betty * ** List info,

Re: [CGUYS] Moto droid by Andy ihnatko

2009-11-08 Thread b_s-wilk
I believe that after a given period of time they are required to give you an unlock code to allow you open your phone up for any service provider that fits. (In this case GSM) you can then subscribe to a service and put in the SIM card. I think that you should be able to use any hardware

Re: [CGUYS] Moto droid by Andy ihnatko

2009-11-08 Thread b_s-wilk
Both the unlocking and jailbreaking are done with software? Depends on the phone. Some phones need a special SIM to unlock, others must be connected by cable to a PC with bluetooth turned off. Some phones all you need is an unlock code which is calculated using the IMEI, model number,

Re: [CGUYS] Quality control?

2009-11-07 Thread b_s-wilk
I can buy the same part at the local hardware store, Home Depot or Lowes. Same packaging same number. Yes indeed. He pointed that out Same packaging same number but not the same product in the box. That was your plumber trying to justify charging you a higher price. No markup. I was

Re: [CGUYS] It's monotheist versus pagan (It's a Windows Mobile killer)

2009-11-07 Thread b_s-wilk
It does flash most the time. Why wouldn't they do it without gsm? iPhone is a world phone. CDMA is mostly US and Japan. Apple can sell more GSM phones than CDMA. Verizon still wants the iPhone, as noted in recent news. It will take Apple a year or so to reengineer hardware and software for

Re: [CGUYS] droid self-photography?

2009-11-07 Thread b_s-wilk
Did I miss something? I don't own a cell phone so I'm not real interested in that discussion, and I sure don't want to read the review, but is this some sort of new tech? How and why does a cell phone take pictures of itself? Some phones have cameras on the front and back of the phone. You can

Re: [CGUYS] SMS on iPod Touch

2009-11-04 Thread b_s-wilk
-free-sms-text-messages-from-iphone-and-ipod-touch-via-aim-and-ichat/ That might be a good start for you. On Nov 3, 2009 9:26 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: What app can do SMS? I can send texts via email, but how can I receive texts on my iPod? Nobody uses email any more, according

[CGUYS] iPhone unlimited [was online storage]

2009-11-04 Thread b_s-wilk
In WA state, unlimited calling and a data plan for an iPhone is $130/ mo. It's only $70 / mo where you are? Cavan [and some of my friends] has an iPhone 3G with unlimited data, and 450 minutes with rollover. He texts using the data plan or WiFi rather than SMS, but has the additional text

Re: [CGUYS] online storage --HIJACKED!!

2009-11-04 Thread b_s-wilk
Why are you adding all that unrelated stuff together? Just to make a point with people that can't add??? If you're tired of hearing about cloud computing then you're on the wrong list. For those of us who are on the road a lot, all of the items are important to be connected well enough to

Re: [CGUYS] online storage --HIJACKED!!

2009-11-04 Thread b_s-wilk
No, I've never seen the name as derogatory. Most 'clouds' are good, aren't they? Down south storm clouds are not a good omen and often portend very bad weather. Especially green clouds that warn us to take cover from tornadoes! Most clouds around here are not so good, especially since

Re: [CGUYS] online storage --HIJACKED!!

2009-11-03 Thread b_s-wilk
Tony B ton...@gmail.com escribió: Why don't you guys start your own thread to whine about cell phones? I started this thread to discuss online storage - the cloud. Serious topic hijacking. Tony, You hijacked this thread. Tony sez: ...But have you seen modern cell coverage maps of the

Re: [CGUYS] online storage --HIJACKED!!

2009-11-03 Thread b_s-wilk
Online backups: $1.78-$4.60 per month for backup service, PLUS the faster broadband service for home/office, PLUS the mobile data plan, PLUS the cellular modem plan for a notebook. These can easily add up to well over $100/mo., could be upwards of $150-$200/mo. EXPENSIVE, unless you stay

[CGUYS] SMS on iPod Touch

2009-11-03 Thread b_s-wilk
What app can do SMS? I can send texts via email, but how can I receive texts on my iPod? Nobody uses email any more, according to the kiddies [except this email]. Betty * ** List info, subscription management, list rules,

Re: [CGUYS] It's monotheist versus pagan (It's a Windows Mobile killer)

2009-11-02 Thread b_s-wilk
Since Mike is so desperate to find out what the Droid can't do that the iPhone can, here's two: Because the Droid is built for Verizon's mostly CDMA network, you don't have simultaneous data and voice. So you can't for example do a web search for restaurants while making dinner plans with your

Re: [CGUYS] online storage

2009-11-02 Thread b_s-wilk
Don't fall for this. The person claimed he needed to read his emails when he wasn't online. I pointed out the fallacy involved. Namely, that if he had a job that *really* required this, he could get cell coverage over most of the country. Of course, it turned out he really has no such need, and

Re: [CGUYS] online storage

2009-11-01 Thread b_s-wilk
But have you seen modern cell coverage maps of the country? What part are you in that you can't get your email anywhere you need it? Offline access just isn't a factor any longer. Have you seen how expensive cellular data plans are? Most people with mobile phones don't have them. Most people

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of flash drives

2009-11-01 Thread b_s-wilk
Flash drives break when you need them most, yet survive the most brutal abuse. I found Bob's 8GB flash drive in the washing machine last week--after the laundry was washed at the heavy duty setting. I opened it and hung it up to dry with everything else, waited a day for it to dry. It works

Re: [CGUYS] New Apple Ad -- doesn't play on iPod Touch

2009-10-26 Thread b_s-wilk
Betty, I have OS 3.1 on my iPod, and it won't play the newest videos (the top 3) either. My friend can't play them on his iPhone with 3.1 either. Time to loudly embarrass Apple for making their site incompatible with their hardware.

[CGUYS] New Apple Ad -- doesn't play on iPod Touch

2009-10-24 Thread b_s-wilk
http://tinyurl.com/yjtwgwn Does this mean I have to upgrade the OS from 2.x to 3.1? [at least it's half price now] * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member

Re: [CGUYS] wireless question

2009-10-24 Thread b_s-wilk
I have an iMac G4 (iLamp) running OS 10.4.11. I would like to make it wireless. It takes the old airport card (I could get that off ebay). Should I use that or should I get a USB wireless adapter (this iMac only has USB 1.1)? Thanks Could you use a wireless access point to act as a bridge,

Re: [CGUYS] wireless question

2009-10-24 Thread b_s-wilk
It is currently set using the Ethernet. It connects to my wireless DSL modem/router. The printer is connected to iMac and shared with our wireless laptops. My iMac is over 7 years old, so I was thinking when I replace it that I would make it my wireless print server. I was wondering if I

[CGUYS] WFBs Should Skip This Post

2009-10-23 Thread b_s-wilk
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 down and buy the 3.1 OS to view the movie? [At least it's half price now.]

[CGUYS] Finland: Broadband Is a Legal Right - BusinessWeek

2009-10-21 Thread b_s-wilk
Finland: Broadband Is a Legal Right - BusinessWeek Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:49:06 -0700 http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/10/ finland_broadba.html People need broadband connections to live normal lives

Re: [CGUYS] Web Cam, Microphone recommendations

2009-10-19 Thread b_s-wilk
Agreed. However, if you have a DV camcorder to use as a web cam, you'll look more fabulous than with the cheapo web cam. Don't run out and buy one just for the web. The cheaper camera might be better because it has terrible resolution, thus will use less bandwidth. You have to RTFM for the

Re: [CGUYS] Apple attempts to one up MS in account data deletion..possibly good job

2009-10-18 Thread b_s-wilk
Time warp. No wonder you think Apple's market share is 3%. Could be 3-5% or 10-12% depending on which statistics you choose. When you choose to count the number of computers that are sold, Apple may well be in the 5% range. The data skews upward to above 12% when you count the computers in

Re: [CGUYS] Mac keyboard.

2009-10-18 Thread b_s-wilk
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)? The Mac low-profile

Re: [CGUYS] Plain English, please...

2009-10-18 Thread b_s-wilk
Hey young fella! Old people invented the cloud many years ago. Do you remember ARPANET? I do. I used it. I used punch cards for Fortran programs that I fed into a Burroughs mainframe that was the 3400 block of Market Street in Philly. You mean good old Unicol. I spent quite a few nights

Re: [CGUYS] Plain English, please...

2009-10-17 Thread b_s-wilk
Cloud changes its name every few years. The new idea is not cloud. I have drawing templates from 30 years ago (pre-internet) for drawing clouds. The new idea is storing all your data in the cloud. Previously we lacked enough bandwidth to do such a thing and storage costs were too high. When

Re: [CGUYS] Plain English, please...

2009-10-16 Thread b_s-wilk
Hey young fella! Old people invented the cloud many years ago. Do you remember ARPANET? I do. I used it. I used punch cards for Fortran programs that I fed into a Burroughs mainframe that was the 3400 block of Market Street in Philly. My Mom retired in December at the age of 87 because she

Re: [CGUYS] Plain English, please...

2009-10-15 Thread b_s-wilk
At 05:25 PM 10/15/2009, Sue Cubic wrote: I want to know---what is the cloud? It is wherever your data is when it isn't on your own equipment and you haven't the foggiest idea where it really is. Heh heh, FOGGY, heh heh, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Hah! The cloud! Foggy! Cloud changes its name every

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: Apple's Iphone app Policy]

2009-10-14 Thread b_s-wilk
http://tinyurl.com/yk57ff9 It is not just Apple. Are not most products that are sold via download sold with no-refund policy? Even boxed software is sold this way too. If the box is opened you can't return it. The problem is that anyone can demand a refund and keep using the software. I guess

Re: [CGUYS] Snail Mail

2009-10-14 Thread b_s-wilk
I think the problem was Verizon. I Googled smtp verizon filtered for the last 24 hours and got 376 hits. 13,100 hits in the last week. Lots of mad people. Apparently Verizon is so panicked about handling spam that they are dropping standard email support. The posts linked to

Re: [CGUYS] Snail Mail

2009-10-14 Thread b_s-wilk
I just kept all my mail on gmail after I signed onto to VZ. I have GMail too, but retrieve it with Thunderbird or online through Yahoo. I don't like the online interface. Much harder to sort than basic Yahoo, or Thunderbird client, but filters OK. Don't like their SMTP server settings

[CGUYS] [Fwd: Apple's Iphone app Policy]

2009-10-13 Thread b_s-wilk
Is this a good reason to jailbreak your iPhone? Are lite versions of apps available through Cydia? Original Message Subject: [MD_Apple_Corps_List] Apple's Iphone app Policy Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:40:11 -0400 From: Gerry... Apple's Iphone app Policy -- See

Re: [CGUYS] Saving Web Pages with Firefox-Followup

2009-10-12 Thread b_s-wilk
On Oct 12, 2009, at 6:05 AM, computerg...@att.net wrote: Thank you everyone who replied to my post a while back. Briefly, I am trying to save web pages in my computer, rather than print them out and have lots of paper laying around. Per the advice here, I updated my Firefox to the latest

Re: [CGUYS] formats web archive vs page source

2009-10-12 Thread b_s-wilk
I want to save some images from the web and the options safari gives me are save as web archive or page source Advantages to either? I can see disadvantages to both. If you save as Page Source, all you have is the HTML code with no images, animations, etc. Save as Web Archive in Safari and

[CGUYS] nostalgia [was: awesomeness]

2009-10-12 Thread b_s-wilk
mike xha...@gmail.com escribió: http://gallery.elksex.com/fun/1324.JPG http://indemnity83.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/foxtrot_imac-500x160.jpg * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy

Re: [CGUYS] ATT VOIP decision...

2009-10-08 Thread b_s-wilk
Any likelihood that it was consumer backlash? More like world phone envy, or at least T-Mobile envy. T-Mobile has been selling WiFi phones for a year or so. They're popular, like the ones from HTC. Only problem, they were originally crippled so that they only worked with T-M WiFi. WiFi

Re: [CGUYS] Finding web stores overseas

2009-10-08 Thread b_s-wilk
Go to amazon.fr and search on plume waterman. Let me know if it works. In France you're likely to get more returns at Kelkoo, same search terms, http://tinyurl.com/ylyt7qr. Many of the items are in Amazon marketplace, but many are elsewhere too. Try

Re: [CGUYS] Crazy Adoption Rate for Snow Leopard

2009-10-05 Thread b_s-wilk
Most annoying thing is that the print options in most programs seem to have changed and there is no option in the File Menu for making a selection - it now is all or nothing. We had to update one peice of software. I think that was a Leopard change, and only in some programs. In Preview, for

Re: [CGUYS] Crazy Adoption Rate for Snow Leopard

2009-10-05 Thread b_s-wilk
The font problem is worse than you report. It messes up TrueType and OpenType fonts too. Some apologists for Apple say that you can just adjust the type specs to get spacing back to right, but these are hopeless programmers who know nothing about typography. The numbers that they say to randomly

Re: [CGUYS] Finding web stores overseas

2009-10-04 Thread b_s-wilk
Eric S. Sande escribió: Besides when you order from China, you have to figure out if it's the real thing, No you don't. It's guaranteed to be junk, even if it's designed and supervised by European engineers. I'm guessing that won't be a popular statement. But I KNOW that Americans can

Re: [CGUYS] Finding web stores overseas

2009-10-03 Thread b_s-wilk
I don't think they do that in Europe, at least, not in France. I'm pretty familiar with what US audio equipment goes for in Japan and Australia. It's a 20-30% percent markup over US list, that it gets bought says something for the quality of the product. Of course it's all high end

Re: [CGUYS] Finding web stores overseas

2009-10-03 Thread b_s-wilk
Which one did you order and from who? What do you want to buy? I've had good luck with several eBay stores. The last order I made at Meritline had half shipped from the US [blank DVDs and DVD-RW] and half from Hong Kong [card readers, SIM card, etc]. I've used other HK vendors too and all

[CGUYS] iPod Touch mic [was: Netbooks vs. Notebooks]

2009-10-02 Thread b_s-wilk
The Touches are all microphone-capable. In the most recent generation, the larger capacity Touches come with Apple earphones that have the built-in microphone, but the entry-level 8GB Touch comes with regular earphones. For my previous generation Touch, I bought and use a microphone by Monster

Re: [CGUYS] Finding web stores overseas

2009-10-02 Thread b_s-wilk
Finding web stores sellers from other countries on Google search in the U.S. produces unsatisfactory results for me. Specifying the Google search domain from other countries has proved for me to produce a limited number of links. Question: Is there a good way of finding web stores

Re: [CGUYS] Finding web stores overseas

2009-10-02 Thread b_s-wilk
Question: Is there a good way of finding web stores internationally? Not really. It has to do with tariffs and trade, generally. Foreign exchange and VAT make a difference too. The dollar is down against the Euro, after going up in the Spring. Makes a difference when the Euro was $1.30

Re: [CGUYS] Netbooks vs. Notebooks

2009-10-01 Thread b_s-wilk
What UMPC's do you recommend Betty? dan Since I can't fit one into my budget--just into a pocket--I can make a wishlist. I like the Panasonic Toughbook U1 for size, but it's heavy. Something like that would be nice, but needs to be lighter. Itronix GoBook® MR-1 is better, but not much

Re: [CGUYS] Netbooks vs. Notebooks

2009-10-01 Thread b_s-wilk
Thanks Betty ... I agree with you about small size being important for road warrioring. And I think the small powerful ones have to weigh more ... because they have more guts... I am interested to know the how's and why's of your going with an iPod Touch and a separate phone. How come you

Re: [CGUYS] Netbooks vs. Notebooks

2009-10-01 Thread b_s-wilk
I was going to add, I think UMPC's have been overrun in the public market by either netbooks or the iPod touch. I only see UMPC's in the workplace replacing what would have gone to touchscreen notebooks. I'd examine what you need this for and then see if the iPod touch can suit your needs.

[CGUYS] Netbooks: Great in Bed

2009-10-01 Thread b_s-wilk
Financial Times' how to spend it magazine defined netbooks well on their Sept. 19, 2009 technopolis page. The prose is delightful--describes the attraction perfectly: Samsung N310 Mini-Notebook It's only two years since the word netbook emerged to describe a mini, handbag/man-bag-sized

[CGUYS] vhs to dvd

2009-09-30 Thread b_s-wilk
A friend asked if I could convert a few VHS tapes to DVD. I've done many, so I said OK. One tape he gave me is a commercial movie--obscure, but one of his favorites--and it's never been released as a DVD. It has Macrovision. Is there a legal way to do this conversion without buying expensive

Re: [CGUYS] Apple pushes unwanted enterprise tool to Windows users

2009-09-29 Thread b_s-wilk
Yet again. If this were MS pulling this stunt, they would certainly be pilloried. And probably sued by the EU. Where's the outrage here? I'm outraged that some Windows programs update without informing users! And our HP notebook came with dozens of undocumented programs installed, not even a

Re: [CGUYS] Apple pushes unwanted enterprise tool to Windows users

2009-09-29 Thread b_s-wilk
Are you saying the HP you owned would install NEW software you did not already have installed or was updating software on your system already? Also, there is a very easy solution to these so called undocumented programs...hit the start button. The Windows PCs don't have a list of preinstalled

Re: [CGUYS] Netbooks vs. Notebooks

2009-09-29 Thread b_s-wilk
What do you really want/need? An ultra-mobile PC or a small notebook? *That's a very good question and not really sure of the difference. Think a small notebook though. * * The original small hand-held PCs with 4 to 7 inch displays that came out at some 3 or 4 years ago were mostly

[CGUYS] Why not Dell?

2009-09-28 Thread b_s-wilk
Bad PC Sales Staff Exposed Barence writes An undercover investigation has revealed how Dell's online sales staff take liberties with the truth when trying to sell customers new PCs. One member of staff told an undercover reporter that he would need a PC with a good graphics card to download

Re: [CGUYS] Download previously downloaded gmail messages?

2009-09-28 Thread b_s-wilk
I download my gmail to Thunderbird. Something happened that caused Thunderbird to no longer recognize that my account existed along with folders containing hundreds of messages. Since nothing I tried fixed the problem, I ended up deleting my default folder and reloading from my previous week's

[CGUYS] Brother HL- 2170W printer

2009-09-26 Thread b_s-wilk
Just got it. So far it's a loud paperweight. Loaded drivers and utilities on PCs and Macs. None can see or print to it. Ethernet cable makes lights blink on printer and router, utility finds it--nothing happens. Any tips for using this printer wirelessly or wired? Prefer to use wired or

Re: [CGUYS] Netbooks vs. Notebooks

2009-09-25 Thread b_s-wilk
Editing a photo does not take near the video ram a video does. Keyboards are keyboards. Want a full size one, plug it in. I can edit photos on my mobile phone. I can surf the 'net on my phone or iPod. Add a keyboard to a netbook and it isn't portable any more [rollups and virtual keyboard,

Re: [CGUYS] Netbooks vs. Notebooks

2009-09-25 Thread b_s-wilk
Lack of an optical drive for burning DVDs isn't necessarily an obstacle in a 'netbook'. The SD card slot can make up for DVD burner and hard drive or small flash drive. You can save to the SD card the kinds of things you'd normally burn to disk, and your drive space is limited only by the

[CGUYS] We're #22!!! and we're #15!!! [was: We're #19!!!}

2009-09-20 Thread b_s-wilk
phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com escribió: US Chamber of Commerce cites #19 rank, wants tougher IP laws http://tinyurl.com/lkcdsh IP laws won't be effective in the US until the copyright and patent laws are rewritten to be in compliance with Article I, Section 8 of the

Re: [CGUYS] We're #22!!! and we're #15!!! [was: We're #19!!!}

2009-09-20 Thread b_s-wilk
Because we are no longer the home of the brave and land of the free. We are the home of the Corporate Entity and land of the Connected. Stewart Touché! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives,

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 10 Sep 2009 - Special issue (#2009-870)

2009-09-17 Thread b_s-wilk
What I do find is that one side only mentions the problems with the other side. For every Madoff there is a government bureaucrat like Geithner ripping us off. For every wall street banker there are guys like Ted Stevens or Charlie Rangel. Actually, what I think is that each side either

Re: [CGUYS] ipod touch not the golden devil

2009-09-17 Thread b_s-wilk
What makes you think I believe it's a golden devil? iPod touch = the cool. Also on a related note of sorts. I emailed the list about choices in cell phones and service, and the comments were all helpful. I had almost decided for sure I was going to get the new mytouch from Tmobile. I had

Re: [CGUYS] ipod touch not the golden devil

2009-09-17 Thread b_s-wilk
HTC has been selling phones under the big carriers for quite awhile. An unlocked Hero would run 750 to 1000 dollars, it's 180 with the 2 year contract discount. HTC Hero US phones start around $500--$350 for a Euro model with 3G that doesn't work on US frequencies. You'll be paying a lot

[CGUYS] Best voice to text iPhone app.?

2009-09-15 Thread b_s-wilk
Quick Voice ShoutOUT [soon?] http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10185457-1.html Jott I would appreciate recommendations for an iPhone app. where the text could perhaps be used in a note, email or SMS perhaps? Who are the contenders and are they ready for prime time? thanks in advance,

Re: [CGUYS] the moon

2009-09-14 Thread b_s-wilk
Energy is only as free as the technology to capture and distribute it. The advantages in manufacturing are cancelled out by the costs. Are the corporations that want to use microgravity for production going to absorb all the risks? Or is this yet another example of socializing risk with

Re: [CGUYS] the moon

2009-09-12 Thread b_s-wilk
Yeh ... and the US announced something er other about wanting to shut the Space Station down in 2015 ... a mere years after completion so we can pay for manned missions going back to the moon or to Mars or just wandering around out in space...Why would that be? ...Anybody notice a striking

Re: [CGUYS] the moon

2009-09-12 Thread b_s-wilk
Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com escribió: According to physicist Dr. Robert Park of UMd and the American Physical Society: You beat me to it. I was just about to post this. If, God forbid, a terrorist someday forces me to put on a Terps sweatshirt, I will be able to resist giving up the goods

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 10 Sep 2009 - Special issue (#2009-870)

2009-09-11 Thread b_s-wilk
Jeff Morris jmor...@clarkswb.net escribió: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnc0CeUT-Lc There is an old saying, and judging by the posts on here it is 100% accurate: You can't reason people out of positions they didn't reason themselves into. Too many people are partisan without ever really

Re: [CGUYS] Keyboard problem

2009-09-11 Thread b_s-wilk
On Sep 9, 2009, at 9:31 AM, Jordan wrote: The nice Apple keyboard that I use on the iMac has a problem. The cde and 3 keys have stopped working. Is there anything I can tinker with that might fix this? It's a couple years old, but does anyone think Apple will do anything for me on this?

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