Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?

2009-04-30 Thread mike
You'll get about as much done hammering your fingers as upgrading from XP to 7. Not recommended. On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: Huh? Stewart At 04:56 PM 4/30/2009, you wrote: You can expect pain when you take a hammer to your

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?

2009-04-30 Thread mike
Vile? Really? Is that like you calling someone a thief or someone else a gaybasher? Grow up, Tom. Your constant name calling is what is vile on this list. Why the whole list puts up with your abuse I have no idea. I'm wondering why I do myself. On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Tom Piwowar

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?

2009-04-30 Thread mike
Rev, please tell me you back up? On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: I hope they find a better way to upgrade or a lot of us will just not do it. I will not loose all my stuff just to upgrade their OS. Stewart At 05:14 PM 4/30/2009, you

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Vista out?

2009-04-30 Thread mike
. mike wrote: Vile? Really? Is that like you calling someone a thief or someone else a gaybasher? Grow up, Tom. Your constant name calling is what is vile on this list. Why the whole list puts up with your abuse I have no idea. I'm wondering why I do myself. On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 4:27

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Will Show You Net Books Done Right

2009-04-29 Thread mike
Manufacturers decided what a netbook was in the first place, they can call it peanut butter toast for all we care. I have a friend who is 6'6 and about 335 pounds...a 17 notebook is a netbook in his hands. It's what you make it to be. It's what works for the person using it. Netbooks aren't

Re: [CGUYS] folder list

2009-04-28 Thread mike
Yes. I can use a command prompt to spit out a text doc of the folders contents, I was hoping for something a little nicer looking. On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 9:08 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: Tree command. DOS. It's been so long. Can't you use the terminal, or I forget what it's

Re: [CGUYS] Microsoft DRM Infects FireFox?

2009-04-28 Thread mike
It did. On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Wayne Dernoncourt way...@panix.com wrote: Art Clemons According to a study sponsored by the EU(?ECIS?), MS didn't document the Windows interface so that WP could use it. The document was very interesting. It was things I had all along but never

Re: [CGUYS] folder list

2009-04-28 Thread mike
and SED is for *nix I believe. On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Perhaps you did, but if you didn't offer a step by step... Where is you sense of adventure? Step-by-step is is for those whiney MFBs.

Re: [CGUYS] folder list

2009-04-27 Thread mike
Thanks for the advice, Betty, that worked for me. Mike On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 10:02 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: I sometimes browse my hard drive from a browser, especially the 'invisible' system files, like the Samba manual or CUPS, instead of using command line. On my Mac I can

Re: [CGUYS] Webhosting Question

2009-04-27 Thread Mike Sloane
space and some bandwidth so people can get to the site. Mike C Ballinger wrote: I have several sites and domains with MacHighway. They're in Colorado, answer their own phones, and have always made things perfect. No snafus. They resell enom. The value they bring is huge. Their prices

Re: [CGUYS] Silverlight

2009-04-27 Thread mike
These web apps are owned by MS? Or are you talking 3rd party? On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Matthew Taylor taylorsmatt...@gmail.comwrote: How about non standard html coding? I have lost track of the number of web apps that will only run on IIS and only work client side on IE. Matthew

Re: [CGUYS] Microsoft DRM Infects FireFox?

2009-04-27 Thread mike
Like pushing Safari out to people who didn't ask for it while updating their iTunes? On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Actually I expect Silverlight to become even more popular over time. Ubiquitous maybe, but popular I think not. Pushing software down

Re: [CGUYS] folder list

2009-04-27 Thread mike
You are correct, I can't save a tree view so it's not 100% of what I wanted but I think it will be close enough. On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: I can't get this to work in Firefox, IE7, or Opera. All I can see is a single directory, not a tree view. Or is

Re: [CGUYS] Silverlight

2009-04-27 Thread mike
MS developed a version for windows only that was tied closely with their own java based applets, this went against Sun when developing java. After the settlement MS agreed to discontinue java under their umbrella. I'm not sure if you can have both Sun and MS versions of java installed, but

Re: [CGUYS] Madoff Pic

2009-04-27 Thread mike
He wanted to make sure he didn't get any trojans while ripping off his billions. On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/popup?id=7352101contentIndex=1page=2start=fal se

Re: [CGUYS] Microsoft DRM Infects FireFox?

2009-04-27 Thread mike
Right...Safari comes preinstalled ready to abuse out of the box. On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Like pushing Safari out to people who didn't ask for it while updating their iTunes? That stinks.They don't do that to Mac owners. Perhaps they think WFBs are

Re: [CGUYS] folder list

2009-04-27 Thread mike
folders show up fine. On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 1:10 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: Mike Did you do this on a Mac or in Windows? Does it or something similar work in Windows? Betty Thanks for the advice, Betty, that worked for me. Mike On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 10:02 PM, b_s-wilk

Re: [CGUYS] Microsoft DRM Infects FireFox?

2009-04-27 Thread mike
I like not being stuck at all with firefox. :) On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 2:13 PM, John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 3:10 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Right...Safari comes preinstalled ready to abuse out of the box. Safari is Apple's answer

Re: [CGUYS] Microsoft DRM Infects FireFox?

2009-04-27 Thread mike
I do like it...unless you want me to name some things I don't like? Not sure if you may have misread or I wasn't clear? On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Judy Cosler jfcos...@gmail.com wrote: what don't you like about Firefox, Mike? On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 5:39 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com

[CGUYS] Another contender..Re: [CGUYS] No netbook for you!

2009-04-26 Thread mike
Google powered netbooks emerging, using ARM cpu's and android OS. Is this a contender? This configuration could get a netbook below 200 bux and running for 12+ hours. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasictaxonomyName=LaptopsarticleId=9132109taxonomyId=76 On

[CGUYS] folder list

2009-04-26 Thread mike
I'm looking to convert a folder list on windows into html. I don't know if this is possible, basically I want to point to a folder/drive and convert all contents into a tree structured html file. I'm not looking for interaction..as in I don't want to click on a file in a web browser and have it

Re: [CGUYS] Microsoft DRM Infects FireFox?

2009-04-26 Thread mike
You installed it. I've never even heard of a 'MS DRM' plug in...you seem to attract very strange issues. I've been running FF on computers since it came out, I've never had it install any extensions without my doing so. I've also never known MS to be 'stealthy'. On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 11:58

Re: [CGUYS] APPL vs MSFT Stats

2009-04-26 Thread mike
Another difference between mac users and seemingly others...or maybe it's just Tom. For most users it's not about ideaology, it's about what works. For some, like me, I love my ipod touch and have little to no use for a netbook. Others may have exactly what they want/need in that form factor.

Re: [CGUYS] folder list

2009-04-26 Thread mike
Just *nix AFAIK. On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: I'm looking to convert a folder list on windows into html. I don't know if this is possible, basically I want to point to a folder/drive and convert all contents into a tree structured html file. I'm not

Re: [CGUYS] Microsoft DRM Infects FireFox?

2009-04-26 Thread mike
You were talking about xp a minute ago? So firefox reads plug ins in the windows media folder? All my extensions are in one place which is the firefox app folder. You also mentioned silverlight, what happened with that one? That is user installed. I have to always install a WMP plug in for my

Re: [CGUYS] Latest Win 7 Hack is Unfixable

2009-04-26 Thread mike
His hero is Barney...and it shows. On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: This is a non-story. I was wondering how long it would take Chris to do a Dick Cheney on us. Gotta love the selective copy paste job, carefully crafted to omit the entire context

Re: [CGUYS] APPL vs MSFT Stats

2009-04-26 Thread mike
I await Tom's posting of Apple losing the lawsuit regarding patent infringement. On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: mike wrote: For most users it's not about ideaology, it's about what works. You are describing Tom and Mac users in general

Re: [CGUYS] No netbook for you!

2009-04-25 Thread mike
Since apple uses the same GPU's as found in other laptops...uh yeah, kinda goes without saying. On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 7:45 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Would it be possible for him to purchase an inexpensive monitor and keyboard/mouse combo for his laptop. Couple hundered bux could

Re: [CGUYS] No netbook for you!

2009-04-25 Thread mike
Hopefully if/when it does come out you can run more then one app on it. On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: And we wonder why Apple is called elitist? Apple already makes a better product in this category. I suspect the reason Apple is even bothering to trash

Re: [CGUYS] No netbook for you!

2009-04-24 Thread mike
Would it be possible for him to purchase an inexpensive monitor and keyboard/mouse combo for his laptop. Couple hundered bux could help him take care of some of that wear and tear he is getting from the cramped keyboard/monitor of the laptop. On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 6:07 AM, phartz...@gmail.com

Re: [CGUYS] No netbook for you!

2009-04-24 Thread mike
, Apr 24, 2009 at 9:22 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Would it be possible for him to purchase an inexpensive monitor and keyboard/mouse combo for his laptop. Couple hundered bux could help him take care of some of that wear and tear he is getting from the cramped keyboard/monitor

Re: [CGUYS] No netbook for you!

2009-04-23 Thread mike
It's not a matter of understanding, it's a matter of it not mattering to those who you view as 'not getting' the apple way of life. To those people, a computer is just a tool, it's not a statement about who they are. And because a lot of mac people view their computer choice as a statement of

Re: [CGUYS] No netbook for you!

2009-04-23 Thread mike
No you don't get it! No you don't...no you don't! On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.comwrote: You still don't get it. Thank you, Mark Snyder * ** List info, subscription

Re: [CGUYS] No netbook for you!

2009-04-23 Thread mike
Yes..this list. On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Oh, you're in a group where coolness is important. Never mind, Mike, I got it now. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- No you don't get it! No you don't...no you don't

Re: [CGUYS] Video formats for Final Cut

2009-04-23 Thread mike
I don't know as much as others obviously do...but isn't h.264 the format to use? On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 12:10 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: You are correct. FC demands .mov files. Unfortunately, .mov rarely seems to work right on PCs, where you'd want .mpg or .avi. Uh, no. The .mov

[CGUYS] File sharing software under attack...again?

2009-04-23 Thread mike
http://digg.com/d1pPX2 LA Times reporting congress is looking into security risks associated with file sharing. Translation: Some noob shared sensitive data on limewire and now congress thinks it would be a good time to start banning software because there are idiots in the government. Doesn't

Re: [CGUYS] monitor cables

2009-04-22 Thread mike
It's the digital version of the VGA...used to attach to digital video like LCD or plasma etc On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Judy Cosler jfcos...@gmail.com wrote: is a VGA cable the 'regular' cable 'we' are used to for monitors? what is a DVI cable to what does it attach?

Re: [CGUYS] monitor cables

2009-04-22 Thread mike
The video card...then to monitor On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Judy Cosler jfcos...@gmail.com wrote: what's the other end attach to??? On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 6:15 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: It's the digital version of the VGA...used to attach to digital video like LCD

Re: [CGUYS] SunOracle: Ballmer:!??

2009-04-21 Thread mike
If it's GNU licensed now, wouldn't it still be under that license even if MS bought it? When you buy MySQL, you aren't buying the software, it's like buying redhat linux, you are purchasing the support behind it. On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Does ignoring

[CGUYS] CLI

2009-04-21 Thread mike
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/04/boston-college-prompt-commands-are-suspicious So now the very use of a CLI or the use of several OS's is being classified as suspicious. * ** List info, subscription management, list

Re: [CGUYS] DC first to get free mobile TV

2009-04-20 Thread Mike Sloane
. Lo, the wonders of modern science! I am neither technophobic nor a Luddite, but I am underwhelmed by some of these advances in technology. Mike Chris Dunford wrote: Washington will be the first U.S. city to get free digital TV broadcasts for mobile devices like cell phones, laptop computers

Re: [CGUYS] Torrents Round II

2009-04-19 Thread mike
none. On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Paul Cannon pecan...@bellatlantic.netwrote: I use azureus to typically download linux distros like fedora or to tinkter with Ubuntu. Not sure what benefit this client will give me. On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 04:36:41PM -0400, Tom Piwowar wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] Torrents Round II

2009-04-19 Thread mike
Although if that's all you are doing, I'd suggest a smaller client like utorrent. On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 9:07 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: none. On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Paul Cannon pecan...@bellatlantic.netwrote: I use azureus to typically download linux distros like fedora

Re: [CGUYS] First OS X Botnet Said to be Activating

2009-04-18 Thread mike
Hasn't touched shareware/freeware on windows. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Why would it have a negative impact on shareware/freeware? Because it would make folks terrified to install it.

Re: [CGUYS] First OS X Botnet Said to be Activating

2009-04-18 Thread mike
Different kind of user or not, the fact remains it hasn't touched the shareware/freeware side on windows. On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 6:35 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Hasn't touched shareware/freeware on windows. Different kind of user. Windows users like the sense of adventure that

Re: [CGUYS] Scanning software for Umax

2009-04-18 Thread Mike
Can you try the 10.3 software? Not sure there is a big enough difference between 10.3 and 10.4. Someone else might know if that point difference is a deal breaker. Sent from my iPod On Apr 18, 2009, at 10:08 AM, David Turk dt...@indianahistory.org wrote: I have an old UMAX Astra 2200

[CGUYS] Another insult for the sake of it.. Re: [CGUYS] M$ [Was: iTunes: Crap or not.]

2009-04-18 Thread mike
This was days ago Tom, stop reaching around for insulting users. Two days...you wait two days for a lull in the word battle, when the rest of us have calmed down and then hit me for reasons unknown. I'm not the one who in the last few weeks has accused users of thievery and gaybashing. I was

Re: [CGUYS] M$ [Was: iTunes: Crap or not.]

2009-04-18 Thread mike
Well it's clear if it's dividends you want we go with Jobs. On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Eric S. Sande esa...@erols.com wrote: Well, it is clear that you want to be the thought police. Maybe you and Benito can go halves on a web site. Benito's account was cancelled due to non-payment.

Re: [CGUYS] Torrents Round II

2009-04-18 Thread mike
Sounds like something users from say, oink.cd would have liked before their admin got busted. Private trackers exist, but AFAIK, this is the first private front end. On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Interesting torrent client that offers many features to evade

Re: [CGUYS] M$ [Was: iTunes: Crap or not.]

2009-04-18 Thread mike
WOW I wish I lived in your world. On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: Eric S. Sande wrote: Obama so far has done nothing but take my money. But less of it than Bush. * ** List info,

Re: [CGUYS] M$ [Was: iTunes: Crap or not.]

2009-04-18 Thread mike
I vote we not show any such thing and take it backchannel? I'm asking nice...please? Pretty please? On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Eric S. Sande esa...@erols.com wrote: But less of it than Bush. Yeah, maybe. You are going to have to show me how going deeper into debt to subsidize

Re: [CGUYS] M$ [Was: iTunes: Crap or not.]

2009-04-18 Thread mike
I retract! So sorry...following my own advice..keeping it to computers! :) On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sure this is a silly question but, what do you mean, and what is your source of information? mike wrote: WOW I wish I lived in your world

Re: [CGUYS] M$ [Was: iTunes: Crap or not.]

2009-04-18 Thread mike
My wife and I were looking at our credit card bills...they were maxed out, about 20% of my annual income...we decided we should get more credit cards, charge more and get it up to 80%...we figure this will get us out of the hole we are in. On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Jordan

[CGUYS] windows firewall

2009-04-18 Thread mike
Anyone have any experience with creating rules in the windows vista firewall? There are areas to create rules based on multiple values...just wondering if anyone has feedback? Mike * ** List info, subscription management

Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-17 Thread Mike Sloane
in rural areas. Mike betty wrote: I asked the guy in the Verizon truck. He guffawed. Then he said, Never. That was the wrong answer. Get his name and give it to me off list. I won't complain about the guy in the truck. I know he can only give an opinion that has nothing to do with company

Re: [CGUYS] M$ [Was: iTunes: Crap or not.]

2009-04-17 Thread mike
I'm not trying to get into the rest of your examination, but this statement is incorrect...which is the basis for the rest. It was not about someone using M$ etc, it was about someone altering someone elses quote to suit their needs, the example given was MS to M$. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 5:39

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: Zombie Macs Launch DoS Attack]

2009-04-17 Thread mike
This was reported on earlier, the iWork infection etc. Are you saying that collectively all the security companies and various freelance security 'experts' have gotten together and made this up? We saw at the last two cansecwest conferences that os x was no more and in some cases less secure

Re: [CGUYS] First OS X Botnet Said to be Activating

2009-04-17 Thread mike
Same as on windows machines. These things usually don't activate themselves. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 8:18 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Mac owners who downloaded pirated (free) versions of iWork '09 and Photoshop CS4 - said to be 20,000 downloads - also received the

Re: [CGUYS] Frank/ CGUYS chatter [Was:In Defense of Idiots]

2009-04-17 Thread mike
I did some research on Tom's question...not vast amounts, but I poked around and couldn't find an answer. At that point I decide, do I post an 'I don't know' or nothing at all. I went with nothing at all thinking someone else may know. The question itself was very odd, I wasn't even sure where

Re: [CGUYS] RAID for the uninitiated

2009-04-17 Thread mike
Yeah once you have lost some data this way, the cheapness of drives makes RAID and easy solution. On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Christopher Range lcms0...@comcast.netwrote: mike wrote: We? Says you :p Ditto After years of single-drive failures that had a poor backup scheme, I

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Family Safe Filter

2009-04-17 Thread mike
Installed it...set it to basic...google came up fine. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: A post on slashdot reports that installing Family Filter blocks Google: mike.rimov mailto:mike.ri...@centercomp.com writes I saw that part of the brand

Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-17 Thread mike
They install it where they can make the most money. Period. Or where they think they can. I live in a very densely populated area and I have nothing but horrible DSL available. Half a mile away I'd have access to 20mbit cable for only 1/3 more cost then what I pay for 1mbit DSL. Qwest has no

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Family Safe Filter

2009-04-17 Thread mike
7, haven't tried it on vista or xp. I know it was up and running because when I visited digg.com it alerted me and said it was blocking portions. All this is anecdotal, so take it for what it is worth. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Vista

Re: [CGUYS] First OS X Botnet Said to be Activating

2009-04-17 Thread mike
Trouble is, these botnets don't need root to run. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Matthew Taylor taylorsmatt...@gmail.comwrote: This is what is known in the UNIX world as an honor virus. You have to put in place software you know to be illegitimate and give it administrative access to

Re: [CGUYS] First OS X Botnet Said to be Activating

2009-04-17 Thread mike
...@gmail.comwrote: But they need root / admin access to install on a properly run machine. The trouble with trying to make things idiot proof is that idiots are so persistent and ingenious. On Apr 17, 2009, at 2:17 PM, mike wrote: Trouble is, these botnets don't need root to run. On Fri, Apr 17

Re: [CGUYS] .doc file in Windows vista

2009-04-17 Thread mike
Have you tried word viewer? Or you can also try downloading/installing open office, this shoud be able to open it. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Terry Kilburg kilb...@iowatelecom.netwrote: I don't have ms word but i have ms office excel viewer installed off google and ms works 8

Re: [CGUYS] First OS X Botnet Said to be Activating

2009-04-17 Thread mike
Why would it have a negative impact on shareware/freeware? On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Yes it is an honor virus but if you are installing software you expect that it will be asking for your admin password. So if you install anything where you are not

Re: [CGUYS] CNET News.com: Apple tops PC customer satisfaction survey | Apple - CNET News

2009-04-17 Thread mike
The surprise in this is gateway finised second..sheesh14 points below apple. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Rev. Stewart A. Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: This email was sent from popoz...@earthlink.net Message from sender: you have to give to Apple they seem to know how to do

Re: [CGUYS] In Defense of Idiots [Was: Recommendation for simpl

2009-04-16 Thread mike
You call people names on this list often, then you complain when others do it who have not. I don't say this to be argumentative, I say it because over the last few months you have become worse in this area. I think we can all agree that the Rev is hardly a flame thrower On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at

[CGUYS] D60 was: Re: [CGUYS] Camera query. Just curious.

2009-04-16 Thread mike
I've been looking at the nikon d60, any opinions? I need a mid level DSLR for my wife. Thanks Mike On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net wrote: I use both. I prefer the view finder, but their are times I want to actually pay attention to what I also want

Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV

2009-04-16 Thread mike
What kind of speed do you get with that? On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 12:45 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: We know the about caps and metered usage plans that the cable companies are trying to institute. This

Re: [CGUYS] Camera query. Just curious.

2009-04-16 Thread mike
He must use the force.. On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Some of my best pictures of people were taken using neither the viewfinder nor the LCD screen. You point the camera in generally the right direction, talk to your subject, smile perhaps, all the while

Re: [CGUYS] Disabling balloons poopng up over Windows XP taskbar icons

2009-04-16 Thread mike
another solution: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,7449,00.asp On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Michael S. Altus michb...@aol.com wrote: I wrote: When I mouse over icons on the Windows XP taskbar, balloons pop up that provide words to explain that the icon is. For example, when I mouse

Re: [CGUYS] M$ [Was: iTunes: Crap or not.]

2009-04-15 Thread mike
You know I have to agree with Chris on this one. More then once without quoting I've been accused of saying something I didn't say in some previous email, more then once but always by the same user.Now we have user(s) on the list changing what is being responded to? On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at

Re: [CGUYS] M$ [Was: iTunes: Crap or not.]

2009-04-15 Thread mike
Let's face it, Gates was never much of a computer guy either. I think Ballmer is smart enough to get out of the way and let others do that, putting the office guy in charge of windows development was probably one of the best decisions in 10 years and it wasn't by Gates. While 7 will undoubtedly

Re: [CGUYS] M$ [Was: iTunes: Crap or not.]

2009-04-15 Thread mike
Does it take much of a tech? I mean Jobs doesn't have a reputation for being a big tech guy, just a guy with a good solid vision. I've worked with managers who couldn't actually be any number of positions in the company, but knew how to assemble a good team beneath them. Another thing to

Re: [CGUYS] In Defense of Idiots [Was: Recommendation for simple OSX layout

2009-04-15 Thread mike
We still have them running the economy so lets keep em on the same computers...why not? On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 9:22 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote: And yet, millions of professional companies,

Re: [CGUYS] OS X on Dell Mini 9

2009-04-15 Thread mike
The cost differences are huge if they are considering apple hardware for running windows... On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Actually my fortune-100 company is reconsidering their Windows-only policy. This has been gaining momentum since

[CGUYS] RAID for the uninitiated

2009-04-15 Thread mike
http://fizzlechat.com/2008/11/11/raid-explained/ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **

Re: [CGUYS] M$ [Was: iTunes: Crap or not.]

2009-04-15 Thread mike
Well that depends on your definition of success. Are you saying Ballmer is a failure where Jobs is not? For not having any traits for the tech world, he's done well. On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: To be a leader in the tech business for

Re: [CGUYS] OS X on Dell Mini 9

2009-04-15 Thread mike
Now we have some answers, stop buying crap hardware. On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: The cost differences are huge if they are considering apple hardware for running windows... Actually running Windows on Apple hardware is a much more pleasurable

Re: [CGUYS] RAID for the uninitiated

2009-04-15 Thread mike
We? Says you :p On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Richard P. richs...@gmail.com wrote: Well done, thanks. I was waiting for someone to chime in about how we really didn't need RAID : )) Richard P. On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:54 PM, .com wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] M$ [Was: iTunes: Crap or not.]

2009-04-15 Thread mike
Right I forgot, in your world Ballmer is a fixer, thug...murderer and thief. But you have no hatred for MS and are ever fair minded. I'm sure next you'll compare Steve J to a mix of Ghandi, Obama and a touch of Mussolini...but in a good way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mussolini On Wed, Apr

Re: [CGUYS] In Defense of Idiots [Was: Recommendation for simpl

2009-04-15 Thread mike
You overstep yourself. Gay bashing? Keep your so called truth to yourself and mind your own tongue. If you want the topic reset, make the request, don't blather about with idiocy and then reprimand others for doing what you are engaged in. Your putrid hatred is getting old, calling names

Re: [CGUYS] In Defense of Idiots [Was: Recommendation for simpl

2009-04-15 Thread mike
Yes people, please stay on topic so Tom can preach to us all and then tell us to shush. Maybe if you called some of the listeners homophobes again you'd win more over? On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: No one is guiltless here. Does he work in Washington? If

Re: [CGUYS] Capturing a video

2009-04-14 Thread mike
Careful of Tom's knees, they are at it again. On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 7:59 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: I am trying to capture a video that, is not on MySpace, Google or, YouTube. It will automatically start Windows Media Player to view the video and, the video is 30mins. long. I

Re: [CGUYS] Capturing a video

2009-04-14 Thread mike
to spread FUD. I always considered Tom to be a Apple Advocate. On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 08:47:32AM -0700, mike wrote: Careful of Tom's knees, they are at it again. On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 7:59 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: I am trying to capture a video that, is not on MySpace

Re: [CGUYS] Capturing a video

2009-04-14 Thread mike
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Prepare for FUD.. Apple has been advocating against DRM for many years. Often that DRM is put there as the only way to get content owners to participate. In contrast MS has been pushing DRM for years and even made fundamental

Re: [CGUYS] Capturing a video

2009-04-14 Thread mike
So now you are saying Apple has BR support? Explain which part of my post was inaccurate. On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 4:37 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Prepare for FUD.. Thanks for the warning. You should put it at the top of more of your posts.

Re: [CGUYS] Launching iTunes on Windows Vista

2009-04-13 Thread mike
If you can't get itunes working, songbird is a good free alternative. On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 8:46 PM, Carl L. Baskerville calib...@aol.comwrote: Thanks.? I appreciate the advice.? I want my XP back! -Original Message- From: Chris Dunford ch...@covesoftware.com To:

Re: [CGUYS] Another new Windows ad...

2009-04-13 Thread mike
The zune hd if it exists isn't a competitor for whatever apple is doing with 10 screens...not much of one within it's own class for that matter. On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 6:52 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Bill originally wrote software for Apple, then was approached by IBM. QDOS was

Re: [CGUYS] Mac/PeeCee History [was: Another new Windows ad...]

2009-04-13 Thread mike
http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintoshstory=On_Xerox,_Apple_and_Progress.txttopic=Software%20DesignsortOrder=Sort%20by%20Date An essay about the xerox and apple influence on GUI development written by someone who worked for years at xerox before moving to apple. On Mon, Apr

Re: [CGUYS] Conficker AntiVirus Sales Stimulus Package

2009-04-13 Thread mike
http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Home-Edition/3000-2239_4-10019223.html rootkits, spyware, anti-virus + small foot print. On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Richard P. richs...@gmail.com wrote: It looks like the AntiVirus companies are attempting to profit from Conficker worm. Both Webroot and

Re: [CGUYS] Launching iTunes on Windows Vista

2009-04-13 Thread mike
I believe songbird does On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Carl L. Baskerville calib...@aol.comwrote: What alternative applications recognize iPod? In a message dated 4/13/2009 12:55:33 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ton...@gmail.com writes: Don't feel too bad. I too have had nothing but

Re: [CGUYS] Launching iTunes on Windows Vista

2009-04-12 Thread mike
Uninstall iTunes and restart...download the newest version and try installing it again, making sure you do it as admin. Try also running itunes as admin, right clicking the itunes launcher will give you the option to launch as admin. On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Carl L. Baskerville

[CGUYS] win 7 was: Re: [CGUYS] Launching iTunes on Windows Vista

2009-04-12 Thread mike
What version, Katan? On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 9:44 AM, katan ka...@his.com wrote: On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:15:03 EDT, Carl L. Baskerville wrote: I'm running Win7, and have had no problems with iTunes. * ** List info,

Re: [CGUYS] win 7 was: Re: [CGUYS] Launching iTunes on Windows Vista

2009-04-12 Thread mike
-0700, mike wrote: What version, Katan? Build 7000 I understand that there are other builds after that, but I'm not sure how/where to get them. You'd think it would get updated as they came out. Guess not. -- R:\katan LET'S GO

Re: [CGUYS] win 7 was: Re: [CGUYS] Launching iTunes on Windows Vista

2009-04-12 Thread mike
Anyone downloading and using the beta should expect just that...I do. Never, never update...clean install. Anyone downloading this and trying to use it as a primary os, deserves any problems they get. That said...build 7000 had a bug that apparently obliterated mp3 files. Make sure you update.

Re: [CGUYS] win 7 was: Re: [CGUYS] Launching iTunes on Windows Vista

2009-04-12 Thread mike
Torrents are the best way to get things like linux builds...or the music from south by southwest earlier this year. On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 11:29 AM, katan ka...@his.com wrote: On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:44:19 -0700, mike wrote: You can get em on torrent sites...and before anyone cries foul, MS

Re: [CGUYS] win 7 was: Re: [CGUYS] Launching iTunes on Windows

2009-04-12 Thread mike
Stolen? Calm down there big guy...MS releases these remember. I suppose if I download the full beta of win 7 that'll be stealing too. S...last week I stole the new version of Ubuntu... On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: I'm not too big on Torrents. Seems

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