Re: [CGUYS] the moon

2009-09-15 Thread db
industry and of course would like money from us... Or unless you want to give Asia another implement to sink us with... Money we borrow from them is money they will use to control our future for their benefit. Get real! My 3 bits... db Jeff Miles wrote: I find it so disappointing

Re: [CGUYS] the moon

2009-09-14 Thread db
ner space" for a while or suffer the consequences me thinks... Go to Mars when we've got affairs on Earth on solid footing again... db This BS system of corps using us b_s-wilk wrote: Energy is only as free as the technology to capture and distribute it. The advantages in manufacturing

Re: [CGUYS] the moon

2009-09-13 Thread db
y coming a point as a nation the US won't be able to borrow much of anything for anything... no less incredibly expensive manned space flight to moons and other planets. With such US manned space flights, I think we're talking about champagne tastes on a beer budget db Eric

Re: [CGUYS] the moon

2009-09-11 Thread db
I should have called that one ... Shoot the Moon ... go baby go ... roll those dice ! :) db db wrote: 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

Re: [CGUYS] the moon

2009-09-11 Thread db
e can walk on air and right on up there to the moon while we are at it! Why pay attention to laws of gravity when laws of economics obviously don't affect us?? Pardon my sarcasm. db Jeff Miles wrote: It's becoming one busy place. I've thought about what my great g

Re: [CGUYS] Insurance and National Security [was: Intensive care unit]

2009-09-11 Thread db
great job of dishing up that info in a easily understandable way. (Says essentially there are 4 different types around the world). Very informative... highly recommend it. db Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: The problem in some areas is that they think people look act and think monolithic or ho

Re: [CGUYS] Gmail question...

2009-09-11 Thread db
ey weren't removed from the server by the first access. I guess that is because no email is actually ever removed from Gmail unless you do it by deletion? db Jennifer Hiebert wrote: I may misunderstand you, but are you looking for the Gmail "recent mode"? See http://mail.google.com

Re: [CGUYS] Gmail question...

2009-09-09 Thread db
Yes... there is something going on... intentionally by design I think. And it keeps me from doing things I occasionally want to / need to do. If I knew what it was... that might be the first part of a fix/ workaround. db Paula Minor wrote: Now that you are all talking about this, I realized

Re: [CGUYS] Gmail question...

2009-09-09 Thread db
something... Slightly different variant that someone just mentioned where Gmail notices that he is sending to a listserve so when the list redistributes the post back to the sender, it notices and doesn't show it in the inbox thus denying the sender knowledge of if and when his post hit the l

Re: [CGUYS] Gmail question...

2009-09-09 Thread db
What exactly is the feature? How does it work? Maybe if we understood that we could find a solution... It seems to recognize its own user's email and alter its behavior. Thinks its helping you but its not... db Richard P. wrote: The same for me. If I start a C-Guys email, it won'

Re: [CGUYS] Gmail question...

2009-09-09 Thread db
problem for me that I would like to eliminate ... if I knew how. db Bill wrote: So, you can't send gmail to gmail with the same account? I have no trouble doing that. On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Tony B wrote: Pretty tricky, eh? For testing, I use a different accoun

[CGUYS] Gmail question...

2009-09-09 Thread db
turn that "smart" feature off... that anybody knows of? db * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *

Re: [CGUYS] Guys and GPS

2009-09-04 Thread db
logging road... the paved road data was inaccurate... My instincts a long way back were we were being steered wrong but my friend who owned the GPS was adamant about following the GPS... db Eric S. Sande wrote: Ask just about any woman. Heh. I'll take the map and the compass every time.

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-02 Thread db
u with whatever ... we're just hoping you don't keep subjecting yourself to the more dire problems... db John Settle wrote: * I don´t have a Dell The suggestion is you buy one. Hee is their international sales page. http://multina

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-02 Thread db
you a better computer. db Marcio wrote: Dell? No, I am always doing generic computers... I buy the parts... This is no good? Marcio -Original Message- From: "Rev. Stewart Marshall" Sent: Sep 1, 2009 9:59 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Inte

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-01 Thread db
Well actually I might have been. Are you allowed to take Dells out of the States? db TPiwowar wrote: On Sep 1, 2009, at 2:51 PM Sep 1, db wrote: We all ... most of us anyway ... just wish you would do the easy and more inexpensive thing by leaving that boat anchor on the bottom where it

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-01 Thread db
that is current and works. That shop is your enabler as in ... a unhealthy codependent relationship. But I guess if you got a Dell, we'd never hear from you again... :) When you come up and get that chip for your "Jones", pick up a Dell too at the same time ... for your computin

Re: [CGUYS] Power strip

2009-09-01 Thread db
.. Their scarcity is a reflection that IT marketing is no longer dominated by geeks ... Got love pocket protectors to appreciate these switches... db b_s-wilk wrote: Chris - Found some interesting solutions. First stop was at familiar places--musiciansfriend.com, then guitarcenter.com. Then

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-08-31 Thread db
xpensive than a mass produced computer from a good company like Dell. Computers are cheap nowdays... your time and blood pressure level is not. I would recommend buying something good and off the shelf. db Marcio wrote: I don´t know if you remember me... I discussed my Pentium 4 WindowsXP compu

Re: [CGUYS] Power strip

2009-08-30 Thread db
Interex is one that I have. Here's a newer model: http://gooeydoobooks.com/Interex-UMPC900TF-Surge-Suppressor/M/B001YS0EXK.htm?traffic_src=froogle&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=froogle db Tony B wrote: Good God I too thought I would quickly google up something like my Memorex

Re: [CGUYS] Snow Leopard Review

2009-08-29 Thread db
Apple relies on the honor system? There seems to be a discrepancy in this string ... Can you just buy or borrow someone else's Snow Leopard and install it on any Mac or what? db mike wrote: *However, in contrast to Microsoft—which offers a confusing array of full and upgrade versio

Re: [CGUYS] Thunderbird Word Wrap Broken

2009-08-26 Thread db
Thunderbird has a Options/ Composition word wrap setting for Plain text (72 characters is what I put there) but for HTML I don't see any options except the manual "Edit/ rewrap" command for a particular email... db b_s-wilk wrote: I've just noticed that when I forw

Re: [CGUYS] Logmein

2009-08-23 Thread db
Don't study ... just try it out. It will take 5 mins to set up and a few more to get used to it. Just set up an account at LogMeIn and download the software from there and install it on the two machines and then log on. db Jordan wrote: db wrote: LogMeIn is easy as cake... a great

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

2009-08-23 Thread db
hat type and doesn't hang around when she visits ... and has an iPhone with her when she comes. Can I chase down oscar.aol.com on my own by other means to see if it is someone he knows? (I know nothing about Chat ... I have 0 experience since about 10 years ago when I experimented with it

Re: [CGUYS] Logmein

2009-08-23 Thread db
d key for key commands but you can mouse around that. db Jordan wrote: db or anyone else, how did the logmein work for you, and are there any other programs like that, that work for the Mac? Thanks * ** List info, subscri

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

2009-08-23 Thread db
launching those chat windows? That seems like a bad situation if that is the default. Does anyone know? What was the exploit that was in the news a while back about Macs and iChat/ camera and microphone? db Reid Katan wrote: Quoting TPiwowar : On Aug 23, 2009, at 8:14 AM, Reid Katan wrote: Ho

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

2009-08-22 Thread db
s for securing iChat/ AIM that won't also block the LogMeIn remote login that I use to give him lessons? db * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness,

Re: [CGUYS] WSJ.com | Why AT&T Killed Google Voice

2009-08-22 Thread db
So if you are using Google voice across the data plan as you describe does that essentially free you from the expensive daytime minutes restriction? Can you get a cell phone with a data plan AND WITHOUT a talk plan? db Jeff Wright wrote: I posted two different articles about the same issue

Re: [CGUYS] Slow Dell startup

2009-08-20 Thread db
Use the Dell numbers on the case to find the manual on the dell site re: the case latch etc. db Chris Dunford wrote: Does it matter if the laptop is running on battery power or the power brick? Sorry, I wasn't specific enough. It's a desktop, not a laptop. I'm thinking

Re: [CGUYS] drupal for only 10 million

2009-08-17 Thread db
if gouging was involved but I do think there had to be some substantive development labor cost involved in using drupal.It's not an off the shelf ready to use end user product. It's a developer's tool. db mike wrote: The software infrastructure was supplied by drupal...wh

Re: [CGUYS] disk tool..can't recall the name

2009-08-15 Thread db
Try this one too ... it's a good complement to WinDirStat. It uses pie charts which are easier to work with. I use it mainly and sometime use WinDirStat db JDiskReport (Win / Mac) http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html mike wrote: WINDIRSTAT! that's it! Thank

Re: [CGUYS] Backup for Windows Laptop

2009-08-14 Thread db
Mozy online backup (cheaper) or JungleDisk (better). Varying from 2 GB's for free to .15 / mo per GB. So easy and so safe and so cheap unless you have lots of GB to backup... db Bill Wajert wrote: Can someone suggest a good backup software, or hardware solution for my wife's

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Offers to Pay "Buckets" for Zune Apps

2009-08-14 Thread db
Great justice in that. In the 90's MS extorted from Apple the copy write privilege to sell Win95 by threat of dropping Office for the Mac. Now Apple has MS over a barrel. I say go fish! db TPiwowar wrote: Reports that M$ is offering "buckets of money" to Apple deve

Re: [CGUYS] LISTSERV

2009-08-09 Thread db
that feature forums, don't usually develop the sense of community that a list can. Does anyone know if there are any lists which are also concurrently set up as forums? ... seems like that might be possible. db b_s-wilk wrote: > I'm sorry I misunderstood. So you have an older

Re: [CGUYS] Billable hours software?

2009-08-08 Thread db
Anyone have recommendations for a "billable hours" tracking software that is cross platform, can export to spreadsheet and can also be used with various PDA / Smartphone platforms? db * ** List info, su

Re: [CGUYS] Turn $30 Prepaid Nokia 3555 Into $1/day 3G Mobile Broadband Card

2009-08-08 Thread db
So what was the consensus... a viable strategy or currently irrelevant? db b_s-wilk wrote: The website I was referring to is this: What is an SAR rating <http://www.sarvalues.com/what-is-sar.html> That site is ancient history, and mostly irrelevant if you're tethering your phone

Re: [CGUYS] NextBus DC iPhone app review - Greater Greater Washington

2009-08-06 Thread db
ns you can travel by bus and cut out most of the bus wait time. Why drive? db b_s-wilk wrote: For DC area residents and commuters who use iPhones/iPods, SMS, some PDAs: http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=3090 More: http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id

[CGUYS] Data recovery software for a Mac disk?

2009-08-04 Thread db
I use PC Inspector Smart Recovery products for recovering data from media and hard drives on PC's. Can anyone recommend similar products for Mac hard drives? (In case of corruption of the drive directory or accidentally deleted files on an external USB drive attached to a Tiger MacBook)

Re: [CGUYS] Returned Mail that I never sent

2009-08-03 Thread db
Yes, it's typically caused by spammers etc spoofing your address and there is nothing you can do about it except try not to expose your email address to such types ... with emails that contain many CC's etc. db Jordan wrote: trac...@aol.com wrote: I have been receiving notice

Re: [CGUYS] Wireless remote control app for iPhone?

2009-08-03 Thread db
Yes, I came across Air Mouse Pro accidentally by myself. Not sure how it works but the reviews are good and it's only $6 to try out. That Mini Media Hub article and its update is informative on several scores. Thanks. db Jordan wrote: db wrote: As another alternative solution r

Re: [CGUYS] Wireless keyboard w. built-in mouse/ pointer for mac??

2009-08-02 Thread db
Dinovo Edge Hmm $130 ... I see it has a track circle or something. Does that work well? Do you know if it will work from the couch 20 ft away or so? db Minor Paula wrote: No, but a comment in general. We got a wireless mouse/keyboard combo once a couple years back. Turns out it's not n

Re: [CGUYS] Wireless keyboard w. built-in mouse/ pointer for mac??

2009-08-02 Thread db
Need a keyboard too for logging into sites, typing URL's etc db Matthew Taylor wrote: Use a Wireless trackball. On Aug 2, 2009, at 9:15 PM, db wrote: (So would having a keyboard with a separate mouse as there is no where to place the mouse but one&

[CGUYS] Wireless remote control app for iPhone?

2009-08-02 Thread db
know if there is one for my purposes ... remote controlling a Tiger macbook (playing downloaded videos) from across the room? db * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness

Re: [CGUYS] Wireless keyboard w. built-in mouse/ pointer for mac??

2009-08-02 Thread db
a computer ... specifically a white Tiger MacBook? db Jordan wrote: To continue: I use the Logitech cordless optical trackman on the iMac that I use for EyeTV in the living room. I just checked it and with used batteries it was still working from 8 feet away. I could use one of the bluetooth ke

Re: [CGUYS] Wireless keyboard w. built-in mouse/ pointer for mac??

2009-08-02 Thread db
Someone mentioned a free app for the iPhone? db TPiwowar wrote: On Aug 2, 2009, at 3:36 PM, db wrote: wireless keyboard with mouse http://www.google.com/products?rls=en&q=wireless+keyboard+with+mouse *

[CGUYS] Wireless keyboard w. built-in mouse/ pointer for mac??

2009-08-02 Thread db
I'm looking for an all in one wireless keyboard with mouse or pointer device that can be used for sitting back and working from your lap. Can anyone recommend such? db * ** List info, subscription management,

Re: [CGUYS] Privacy [was: Gmail issue]

2009-08-01 Thread db
client such as Thunderbird with IMAP accounts ... instead of POP. My two bits... db TPiwowar wrote: On Aug 1, 2009, at 7:11 AM, betty wrote: I don't like IMAP except for my iPod Touch. It's a pain to clean up more than location for email. I don't understand. I use IMAP from mul

Re: [CGUYS] Google Warning...

2009-08-01 Thread db
WoW! Impressive... db betty wrote: I'm finding it very difficult to teach these seniors not to be afraid of the machines, and yet balance that with the security issues that they will find on their home computers. You are experience first hand the difference between getting Window

computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com

2009-07-31 Thread db
I think it was a 2.5 PATA drive... notebook size ... that was in the docking bay... db Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Better pricing. <http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150014%201035907789&name=IDE%20Ultra%20ATA100> Stewart At 02:46 PM 7/31/2

Re: [CGUYS] Gmail issue

2009-07-31 Thread db
stay ahead of them... db b_s-wilk wrote: Yes, I trust Google to store my stuff. And Amazon. I may store other stuff with MS when they start offering the service. In a separate thread, please tell us about your own redundant backup strategy and why it's better than cloud storage. I wou

computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com

2009-07-31 Thread db
if it will work again temporarily. You can google "freezing hard drive to retrieve data" if you want to know more about this technique... db Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeo

computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com

2009-07-31 Thread db
If you need to attempt to retrieve data off of that drive, put it in the freezer for an hours or so and then take it out and see if it will work again temporarily. You can google "freezing hard drive to retrieve data" if you want to know more about this technique... db rleesimon

Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare

2009-07-28 Thread db
redo existing systems that people are depending on for their lives in many cases... at the same time. No reason they couldn't be merged in the future when we are ready in good ways we can't even imagine now. db mike wrote: I've wondered something along these lines...why are

Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare

2009-07-28 Thread db
want ... except for the radicals on either side... is just the option of a federal med insurance plan that people of modest means can pay into and get some relief. db Steve at Verizon wrote: For one who constantly rails against the MS monopoly, I am surprised that you advocate a monopoly on

Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare

2009-07-28 Thread db
t period. No charge. I can't tell you how grateful I was. It would have been in a huge complicated and unnecessarily expensive problem otherwise. Their system was so direct, simple, common sensical and no big bureaucratic deal. Like medecin

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-28 Thread db
If your machine will do that just install a bootable OS on the 2nd drive and use the menu Fred mentions to make the choice at boot time. db Fred Holmes wrote: At 11:42 AM 7/27/2009, Marcio wrote: Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data D:... I am no sure if

Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare

2009-07-27 Thread db
oks as the system begins to work and "show its stuff" and hospitably accept them. So much will need to be worked out. As with anything, deployment, testing and troubleshooting takes time. 200 million early adopters riding the bleeding edge? Be careful what you wish for db Ma

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-27 Thread db
Odds are you'll be much happier in the end... and so will we... (Sell your copy of Vista while it still has some value...) db Marcio wrote: Yes, after pondering and pondering... I may do just that. Will lose my Windows Vista (that will have no use) and start wth Windows 7. Perhaps I wil

Re: [CGUYS] Health care debate

2009-07-26 Thread db
se of the other and with shareholder profit based companies in control, it's inevitable what the inevitable result will always be re: cost and amount of benefits and care db t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 26, 2009, at 2:35 PM, Rev. S Marshall wrote: The final product must be bipartisan, and

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes problem

2009-07-26 Thread db
Why do these programs have to be so mysterious and self governing? Makes us users into sleuths in order to do anything other than day to day operation... bah humbug! db t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 26, 2009, at 2:53 PM, Jordan wrote: But when I tried it, instead of rebuilding the library from

Re: [CGUYS] Is the party over for Microsoft?

2009-07-25 Thread db
Been done before ... Gateway took on the expense of opening stores to counter Dell's success and became a minor player... db t.piwowar wrote: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/is-the-party-over-for-microsoft-2009-07-24 "The cash cows are dying of neglect. This company cannot ke

Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...

2009-07-24 Thread db
If you want to think about it as luck, think of playing the odds... and the odds are against you. In IT, keeping it simple whenever you can is a great approach. db t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Marcio wrote: Wish me luck... You'll be

Re: [CGUYS] On line backup programs

2009-07-24 Thread db
store. Does Carbonite do something similar? db Chris Dunford wrote: Carbonite is 55 a year and Mozy has a home unlimited but I do not think they would like my over 100GB work files done this way. Their monthly amount is much higher than carbonite. What experiences have you had with them?

Re: [CGUYS] Why Amazon went Big Brother on some Kindle e-books

2009-07-20 Thread db
how to regulate the digital publishing process in this new electronic file system medium without essentially killing the capability for the small guy. db Jeff Miles wrote: Remember this. The bank bailout will only happen once. And I have an axe to grind. Where's my 850 Billion? I'

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

2009-07-16 Thread db
on lists. Trying to assemble a set of comprehensive tips that cover the various iTunes move possibilities is harder than most IT work I do. Anybody know of a good resource on this subject? db t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 16, 2009, at 2:54 PM, db wrote: I resent a lack of info / guidance for a procedure

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

2009-07-16 Thread db
run" BS that MS is famous for. Making your customers hate you via incredible arrogance and and "I'm too famous and rich to be anytthing but golden" disregard for their customers. Can you tell I am upset? :) db t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 16, 2009, at 1:40 PM, db wrote: Apple

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

2009-07-16 Thread db
e the answer is no to most of those questions if not all. Who fits in the "our libraries don't get too big ... we only constantly buy the latest Mac goody" mold? db t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 16, 2009, at 12:09 PM, db wrote: I just don't understand why these big Apple and MS

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

2009-07-16 Thread db
k about it occasionally... as an afterthought! "What? They want to keep their mail... their music playlists?" God forbid should we want to change from a PC to a Mac or the other way around while moving our music or mail... Why is it good business to let us twist in wind? db t.piwow

Re: [CGUYS] pc anywhere

2009-07-15 Thread db
LogMeIn works well crossplatform... very easy, user friendly and comes in various models... one of which is Free. Seems to rank near the top in reviews... db mike wrote: Check out the VNC variants, google will supply results for ultra/tight/jollyfast vnc etc. I use mochavnc on my ipod touch

Re: [CGUYS] need help with wifi problem in a large art center

2009-07-15 Thread db
wifi system. db Jeff Wright wrote: Wireless networking is still largely a black art. The Kennedy Center had a consulting company survey the facility and they determined it would take 512 APs to fully light the building; public spaces, the houses and office space. That's going to take t

Re: [CGUYS] Google IMAP mail... does anyone know...?

2009-07-14 Thread db
No I would not want it. I thought someone said it might be mandatory with a Gmail account? db Tony B wrote: Not that I'm aware of. I guess you could make a sig that would do it if you wanted it though. On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 2:19 PM, db wrote: In neither case would a "on

Re: [CGUYS] Google IMAP mail... does anyone know...?

2009-07-14 Thread db
hinking of using an IMAP email client with such a setup where Gmail is acting as the email server... but as was pointed out... a local client isn't necessary. db An ability to send from the different accounts Jeff Wright wrote: It forges the header instead of routing the sendmail thru t

Re: [CGUYS] Google IMAP mail... does anyone know...?

2009-07-14 Thread db
mails...etc ) ? db t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 14, 2009, at 11:19 AM, mike wrote: I moved and was forced from cable to DSL...this is when I made the switch to web mail. DSL is horrid. Maybe *your* DSL is horrid, but it is technically a superior way to deliver data. Maybe you need to get some

Re: [CGUYS] Google IMAP mail... does anyone know...?

2009-07-14 Thread db
It forges the header instead of routing the sendmail thru the other's SMTP server? db Tony B wrote: Yes, after you confirm that each one is valid, gmail happily forges the From: headers. On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 1:16 AM, db wrote: If you have forwarded three ATT.net mail accounts

Re: [CGUYS] Google IMAP mail... does anyone know...?

2009-07-14 Thread db
That sounds counter-intuitive... like you had a corrupt email client or something... Clients would always be technically faster than any kind of web service... and your webmail would be operating over the same DSL line to boot. db mike wrote: I switched from a local client to a web one

Re: [CGUYS] Google IMAP mail... does anyone know...?

2009-07-13 Thread db
bout local mail clients... db Tony B wrote: I don't think this is what he was asking. I thought he wanted to know how to get all his *old* emails out of tbird on his machine and into gmail. Once you're using gmail, there's no need for this Mail Fetcher, as you should just *forward* al

Re: [CGUYS] Google IMAP mail... does anyone know...?

2009-07-13 Thread db
splay. db Tony B wrote: What in the world are you talking about? Everything in my Inbox is listed by time received. But everything in my Cguys 'folder' is listed by thread *and* time received. I'm not sure what you want - a folder full of cguys postings where the posts just flo

Re: [CGUYS] Google IMAP mail... does anyone know...?

2009-07-13 Thread db
POP is faster because it doesn't have to do folder sync ... it just sends whatever it's got in the inbox folder when it's polled. A lot less to do so it happens faster. db Jeff Miles wrote: I also find web mail so slow. I deal with hundreds of emails per day. Yes, mostly

Re: [CGUYS] Google IMAP mail... does anyone know...?

2009-07-13 Thread db
ost of the webmail clients and I like being able to work on mail when I don't have an internet connection. db Tony B wrote: You really are dating yourself. The modern AJAX web mail clients are every bit as fast as a local client (since the code runs locally). This has been true for a couple

Re: [CGUYS] Google IMAP mail... does anyone know...?

2009-07-13 Thread db
at least part of my original question... db Tony B wrote: No, I haven't. But why are you trying to make it so complicated? The rage these days - for very good reasons - is simply to use your browser for email. No muss, no fuss. On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 5:04 PM, db wrote: I know th

[CGUYS] Google IMAP mail... does anyone know...?

2009-07-13 Thread db
t them as labeled perhaps archived mail? Has anyone done this before? db * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *

Re: [CGUYS] silvery

2009-07-13 Thread db
Are there inexpensive scanners available? Seems like a good thing for one to have... countermeasures / escalation is inherent with every technology. db Judy Cosler wrote: what items have RFID? how does one tell? (I saw the version of US passport online that has RFID) On Mon, Jul 13, 2009

Re: [CGUYS] silvery

2009-07-12 Thread db
What "trash can" video ? db rleesimon wrote: The real thing is, even not decoded, the rfid file may have a certain "signature" or other recognizable stuff that would let one ID you as an American and set off a bomb with a simple switch unattended to get a high value tar

Re: [CGUYS] silvery

2009-07-11 Thread db
n you, you make a guaranteed high yield target for mugging. Why both risking a crime over someone who only has $30 in his wallet? db Really, on a 10-scale, with 10 being a great real-world danger such as driving to work in traffic, and 5 being household accidents, I'd have to place RFID

Re: [CGUYS] Time capsule for iTunes & iPhoto libraries?

2009-07-08 Thread db
configured / seen as just another attached hard drive for such offsite backup purposes... db db wrote: Has anyone used Time Capsule with a Tiger or Leopard Macbook for placing/ offloading one's iTunes or iPhoto libraries? Will it work well? If so, an more than one Macbook use the sa

[CGUYS] Time capsule for iTunes & iPhoto libraries?

2009-07-08 Thread db
Has anyone used Time Capsule with a Tiger or Leopard Macbook for placing/ offloading one's iTunes or iPhoto libraries? Will it work well? If so, an more than one Macbook use the same Time Capsule centralized libraries?

[CGUYS] Wifi security start up date on Leopard MacBook Pro?

2009-07-07 Thread db
I am trying to do some after the fact sleuthing and figure out when wifi security (WEP) was set up on a Leopard MacBook Pro. Would there be a dated file created at that point that I could look for? db * ** List info

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Stampede?

2009-06-26 Thread db
ut I really wonder what it is that Win 7 is going to do for most users. Transfer $ to MS. db Mike Sloane wrote: I guess my question, after reading all the various specifications and comparison charts, is: why should I upgrade from XP? It looks as if I would have to buy a new machine with

Re: [CGUYS] Unhappy Verizon Customer Killed

2009-06-21 Thread db
Oh wicked! db mike wrote: A sad, sad statement on the perception of the telcos today that Eric felt he even had to say this. Course he doesn't work for qwest where the driver would have backed over the customer to ensure he wouldn't have to return to fix the problem he had just

Re: [CGUYS] Unhappy Verizon Customer Killed

2009-06-21 Thread db
ism and no real competition / choices for us. db t.piwowar wrote: On Jun 20, 2009, at 6:57 PM, Jeff Miles wrote: The quote about the neighbors said "losing his life..." not that he was killed. You imply by saying "killed" that he was murdered. From what I'v

Re: [CGUYS] links cut off

2009-06-21 Thread db
I see lines wrapped at 72 characters. Does the <___> trick mentioned earlier, always consistently trump this URL break problem if you use it? db Chris Dunford wrote: On my screen the following goes all the way to the right side without wrapping. What do othe

Re: [CGUYS] Databases: Open Office Base?

2009-06-21 Thread db
eless for retrieval purposes. ? db Tony B wrote: Ya, but often the fields are different. i.e., You want to describe that photo as "Uncle George", "Atlantic City", "July 2008", "Aunt Mary", "Casino", "Beach", "vacations". What fie

Re: [CGUYS] Databases: Open Office Base?

2009-06-20 Thread db
Google it... wikipedia will have an good description Stephen Brownfield wrote: What is metadata? Where can I find out more about it? Thanks Steve t.piwowar wrote: If you embed metadata in each file you can have all the database-like fields stored with the document. This eliminates database m

Re: [CGUYS] Databases: Open Office Base?

2009-06-19 Thread db
... isn't an answer without the tech skills and overhead that set it up, do the training of users and maintain it thereafter. db Tony B wrote: Okay, so we have a whole honking *file cabinet* full of paper documents that need to be scanned and put online. This is not going to be an easy

Re: [CGUYS] When I think know...

2009-06-01 Thread db
Somebody mentioned Box.net also https://www.box.net/signup Three vers: Free Lite: 5 collaboration folders 1 GB of storage 25 MB file uploads Individual - Free 14 Day Trial $7.95 / mo 5 collaboration folders, 5 GB of storage, 1 GB file uploads, Email Support, Faster Uploads Business - Free

Re: [CGUYS] When I think know...

2009-06-01 Thread db
GB limit and Premier / Educational / NonProfit having a 25GB limit. db t.piwowar wrote: On Jun 1, 2009, at 2:52 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: What are the typical restraints upon the size of e-mail attachments? How much variation is there between providers of e-mail service? 20 MB for Gmail

Re: [CGUYS] MIT's futuristic, networked bus stop design

2009-05-28 Thread db
And we will be flirting with bankruptcy in the US ... as we are now ... until we start looking at real costs and what we are spending on subsidies. No one ... not an individual nor a nation ... can plan, budget or save until you readily know what you are spending for what... db Rev

Re: [CGUYS] MIT's futuristic, networked bus stop design

2009-05-28 Thread db
more readily accept and address the real shared costs of the transport capabilities that connect all of us individually ... including the cost of gasoline. db Matthew Taylor wrote: Not at all true in the DC metro area where I live or the NY metro area where I grew up. Lots of people commu

Re: [CGUYS] MIT's futuristic, networked bus stop design

2009-05-27 Thread db
probably reasonably inexpensive. Not sure who funds it since, it isn't a Seattle Metro Service... Hopefully it isn't a temporary grant situation. db Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: It depends. In many foreign countries public transportation is the backbone of getting from one place to t

Re: [CGUYS] MIT's futuristic, networked bus stop design

2009-05-27 Thread db
... not sarcasm... db b_s-wilk wrote: GreaterGreaterWashington.com sez: Bus stop 2020: A team at MIT has designed a bus stop of the future. "Riders can plan a bus trip on an interactive map, surf the Web, monitor their real-time exposure to pollutants and use their mobile devices as an inte

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