Re: [CGUYS] Physical vs. Virtual

2009-12-19 Thread mike
Should work with ubuntu as the main box. I think they are talking about more intensive video applications like gaming, because the VM os doesn't have direct access to the hardware, but this should work for just streaming video over IE..although I have not done it myself. I have my main machine

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-19 Thread mike
Indeed. I do find myself glued to Dexter however. On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 12:32 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: The new HD TV's have only 3 times as much resolution as the old standard

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-19 Thread mike
... have been both good and bad. The good ones were probably the ones that developed to a mature level. The bad ones are when they rot sometime thereafter... when citizens stop maintaining them. ?? db mike wrote: I don't think it's a good thing, that's where you get things

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-19 Thread mike
.. db mike wrote: My point was that part of the problem is that when things get too big they are unaccountable because they don't have to be. WM was untouched for years because nothing challanged them...the post office is run like crap because no matter what they know they will keep getting

Re: [CGUYS] Swapping Boot Drives

2009-12-19 Thread mike
Well with friends like these.. On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 6:05 PM, John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.comwrote: On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 10:44 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: I think the point is, you in good faith called and tried to fix the situation, they in turn have been screwing

Re: [CGUYS] Physical vs. Virtual

2009-12-19 Thread mike
I thought it was limited to 3.5 gigs? On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 6:10 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: No, 4g is the limit for 32 bit Windows. To use most versions of Windows with more than 4g you need to go 64 bit. This is not a hard limit, it's a business decision by MS. On Sat, Dec 19,

Re: [CGUYS] Right computer OS [was: [CGUYS] Consternation...]

2009-12-19 Thread mike
uh huh. Constant, neverending, denial. Not a fact to be seen..you are a funny man. On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 8:34 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 19, 2009, at 1:58 PM, mike wrote: As I stated, the TCO of the pc's at this community college was lower than the macs...because a lot

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-19 Thread mike
You mean like the ordinary citizens?? Heaven forbid! On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 8:52 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Constant denigration of government is a strategy designed to discourage as many citizens as possible from participating. That makes it easier for private interests to control

Re: [CGUYS] Right computer OS [was: [CGUYS] Consternation...]

2009-12-19 Thread mike
Tom won't care about pesky facts like every user can do exactly what they want to do. He doesn't even bother to ask how they are locked down he just assumes it's some horrible way that makes doing anything impossible. He doesn't care about the truth, just advancing a MFB ideology. On Sat, Dec

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-18 Thread mike
I suspect this is like anything..why can't they learn both? There are MUCH larger problems with our eduction system than which OS to learn. I'd much rather have them at a very young age begin to learn other languages, a more broadly based education in general will help them in many areas. On

Re: [CGUYS] Freeware registry cleaner

2009-12-18 Thread mike
Do you lean towards a specific one? On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 8:27 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 18, 2009, at 8:25 AM, Tony B wrote: But note that, while you should probably have it installed anyway, cleaning your registry isn't likely to solve any system problems you may be having. I

Re: [CGUYS] Freeware registry cleaner

2009-12-18 Thread mike
The idea is that there is a massive web of interlocked registry items, depending on how adventurous you are will determine how deep you want to clean. Some registry cleaners will inform you that xx number of items are not linked to ANYTHING and can be deleted, and xxx number MAY be linked to

Re: [CGUYS] Right computer OS [was: [CGUYS] Consternation...]

2009-12-18 Thread mike
I've been around enough IT managers and departments to know that this is not some huge conspiracy, it is only the mac faithful who believe they are locked out of business because of IT departments trying to secure jobs. This is ridiculous..I'm not saying it never happens, but it's not rampant.

Re: [CGUYS] WSJ.com - Officers Warned of Flaw in U.S. Drones in 2004

2009-12-18 Thread mike
Watch out Tom, the wingnuts on your socialist side like Dean are screaming about voting down the HCR bill. And than there are the wingnuts in Russia who say their climate data was deleted from the reports...and those greedy bankers? Yah...the big O paid em off. On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 11:41 AM,

Re: [CGUYS] Right computer OS [was: [CGUYS] Consternation...]

2009-12-18 Thread mike
Case in point of rabid mac fan bois... On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 11:51 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 18, 2009, at 1:20 PM, mike wrote: I've been around enough IT managers and departments to know that this is not some huge conspiracy, it is only the mac faithful who believe

Re: [CGUYS] Right computer OS [was: [CGUYS] Consternation...]

2009-12-18 Thread mike
Right...just install that software you had built to run your million dollar business on that mac...oh wait it's windows only...hmm On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 11:55 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 18, 2009, at 1:20 PM, mike wrote: There is also the fact of changing from windows to mac

Re: [CGUYS] Right computer OS [was: [CGUYS] Consternation...]

2009-12-18 Thread mike
I'm talking about environments that use massive databases, RAID'd servers, hard enough to build something fast enough when it's local...cloud would be insane at this point. On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net wrote: What he is talking about and what

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-18 Thread mike
Faulty logic...we all know how to drive cars because we want to go places. Not because they are all the same. By this logic everyone should know how to change the oil or a tire...but they don't. On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 12:46 PM, db db...@att.net wrote: Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote: I think

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-18 Thread mike
will acknowledge exist ... and that would cause people to absolutely flock to their products ... as they have for the iPod and iPhone. db mike wrote: Faulty logic...we all know how to drive cars because we want to go places. Not because they are all the same. By this logic everyone should know

Re: [CGUYS] Audio File Conversion

2009-12-18 Thread mike
OS? On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Bill L'Hommedieu lhomme...@comcast.netwrote: I want to convert some .wma, .wav and au files to mp3. Any suggestions on a utility to get this done? Thanks. Bill L'Hommedieu *

Re: [CGUYS] Right computer OS [was: [CGUYS] Consternation...]

2009-12-18 Thread mike
print shop, I'm talking over 600 users, two locations, over a hundred thousand patient records... On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 2:48 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 18, 2009, at 2:34 PM, mike wrote: I'm talking about environments that use massive databases, RAID'd servers, hard enough to build

Re: [CGUYS] Audio File Conversion

2009-12-18 Thread mike
If it's for windows, I use xilisoft... http://download.cnet.com/Xilisoft-Audio-Converter/3000-2140_4-10580994.html On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 3:02 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: OS? On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Bill L'Hommedieu lhomme...@comcast.netwrote: I want to convert some .wma

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-18 Thread mike
Funny how the lefties like Tom who really *did* back stalin push him off on others... On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 2:54 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 18, 2009, at 2:23 PM, db wrote: That is why OS's need to and will eventually get over their proprietaryness and look and work essentially

Re: [CGUYS] Audio File Conversion

2009-12-18 Thread mike
On OS X I've only used SoX...but I hear mplayer is good. Google will guide your way.. On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 3:05 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: If it's for windows, I use xilisoft... http://download.cnet.com/Xilisoft-Audio-Converter/3000-2140_4-10580994.html On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 3

Re: [CGUYS] Audio File Conversion

2009-12-18 Thread mike
Don't think audacity does batch conversions. On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: Don't forget the good open source audio editor Audacity. However, it may be more trouble than you want just to convert a bunch of files. But if you need to edit the files at all it's

Re: [CGUYS] Right computer OS [was: [CGUYS] Consternation...]

2009-12-18 Thread mike
with NO outside support [that could be a good thing]? Research labs use whatever OS does the job best, but the Windows-dominated IT departments throw up roadblocks instead of cooperating. Mike, perhaps you've had better experience in mixed environments? Case in point of rabid mac fan bois

Re: [CGUYS] need lots of PCI slots???

2009-12-17 Thread mike
Tech has changed a lot in those few years. On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: Check New egg you can search by CPU etc. YOU can also read reviews of teh MB's. Another place to look is Toms Hardware. An 01 is extremely dated MB. Mine was

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-17 Thread mike
become. Google search in windows was the bottom of the barrel as far as search goes compared to other third party apps like copernic and yahoo search etc. On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 9:18 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 16, 2009, at 11:36 PM, mike wrote: I found search horrid in XP and win2k

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-17 Thread mike
You might have known if you were looking for it. You said you never even looked for it, I'm not sure how someone looking could miss the HELP in every application window and the HELP in the start menu. I mean start -- help. It's not that hard. BTW, I've known too many mac users to believe

[CGUYS] AT$T, two tales...a carrot and stick

2009-12-17 Thread mike
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704541004574600381410694794.html?mod=googlenews_wsj *A senior ATThttp://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djnsymbol=TInc. executive dismissed speculation that the telecommunications carrier is planning to change the way it prices data plans

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-17 Thread mike
Right, just as any sighted person can't miss it in windows.. On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: No, I meant I never looked for the Help menu in XP. Since it is a company-configured OS, I had to look to see if it was there on this laptop.

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone overtakes Windows Mobile

2009-12-17 Thread mike
Bout time...WM sucks...bad... You can see Balmer being an idiot for that first week or so the iPhone was out after he laughed about Apple putting out a smartphone...but it took him what? Almost two years to kick some ass in the WM group and it's going to be another year before we see devices?

Re: [CGUYS] OMG! Mac sales jump 16.4%

2009-12-17 Thread mike
*In October, the 21.5-inch iMac was the best-selling desktophttp://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/04/apples_imac_macbook_pro_top_u_s_october_pc_sales.html, and the 13-inch MacBook Pro the best-selling laptop in the U.S. The 27-inch iMac was the third-best-selling desktop for the month, and

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread mike
Right, I can see the control panel issue, they took them and grouped em in Vista and it's not clear how to ungroup them in 7. Network adapters...still available in the system tray. I think part of windows problem is there are sixteen ways to do anything, perhaps they changed one way but that's

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread mike
It's like they *tried* to make it as hard as they could. On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 10:10 AM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: Quark XPress = user hostile. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives,

Re: [CGUYS] need lots of PCI slots???

2009-12-16 Thread mike
It used to be if you wanted good sound you got an add on card, that myth lasted longer because of companies who made these cards wanting to stay in business. I know serious audiophiles say to move the sound card away from the rig..as in external connected via toslink. I've used the sound on the

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread mike
Well you said yourself you found the windows startbar more useful than the os x dock? Perhaps take this chance to tell him how to use the dock better? This is the kind of stuff he was talking about earlier, he voices some opinions and complaints etc, and he gets told to shut it and he's wrong

Re: [CGUYS] First commercial 4G wireless network debuts -- Not in America

2009-12-16 Thread mike
Verizon is in the testing stages for LTE, they've rolled out in Seattle at least...so where are ATT, Tmobile and Sprint? On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 1:42 PM, tjp t...@tjpa.com wrote: http://gcn.com/articles/2009/12/14/web-1st-4g-wireless-network.aspx?s=gcndaily_161209 Mobile communications took

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread mike
Hit start and type HELP...that works. On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: So how do you tell them to access the help menu when there are no windows open? I know I'm biased by knowing already, but my guess would be to click the

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread mike
Where does it say help on a mac? Or are we using two different standards as usual? On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 4:56 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 16, 2009, at 5:17 PM, Reid Katan wrote: I know I'm biased by knowing already, but my guess would be to click the Start button. Sure, it seems

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread mike
Tom can 'play' dumb better than anyone. On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 4:53 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 16, 2009, at 5:41 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Try F1. What does that mean? You need to supply an explanation for a noob.

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread mike
Yes, that's right, ANY typing you do is considered command line. On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 4:54 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 16, 2009, at 5:32 PM, mike wrote: Hit start and type HELP...that works. So you are sending a confused noob to a command line interface? That is rich

Re: [CGUYS] Swapping Boot Drives

2009-12-16 Thread mike
With all the trouble, I'd do the same. You TRIED to fix it...they aren't. On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 5:03 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 16, 2009, at 7:48 AM, Michael Wosnick wrote: Because I assume that if I keep it, then sooner or later I will have to PAY for it. At about $6K list

Re: [CGUYS] Android Apps again

2009-12-16 Thread mike
So do MFB's...like you...just a week or two ago. Your memory is slipping. On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 5:00 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 15, 2009, at 3:11 PM, mike wrote: Quantity rarely equals quality I'm confused. WFBs keep assuring me that it is so

Re: [CGUYS] ATT Takes the Blame, Even for the iPhone's Faults

2009-12-16 Thread mike
Great! And? On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 5:11 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 15, 2009, at 12:27 AM, mike wrote: Tmobile and ATT are the worst for coverage, they aren't even in the same ballpark. I have T-Mobile. The only places where I did not get service were underground in the DC

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread mike
You have been for some time. On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 5:26 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 16, 2009, at 6:59 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: F1 is the universal help key in Windows. I pressed F1 and got a big window full of text. Nothing there about opening a window. I typed open

Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro problems

2009-12-16 Thread mike
But if the motherboard ALREADY has sound..you aren't spending even more for a sound card are you? I mean use onboard sound till it breaks, then put a pci card in? On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Christopher Range lcms0...@comcast.netwrote: On 12/16/2009 12:01 AM, Fred Holmes wrote: Whatever

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread mike
...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 16, 2009, at 7:11 PM, mike wrote: Where does it say help on a mac? Or are we using two different standards as usual? There is a Help button on the keyboard. The rightmost item on the menu bar is also Help

Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro problems

2009-12-16 Thread mike
Google nLite, they do a free tool for slipstreaming not only SP's but drivers etc. On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Christopher Range lcms0...@comcast.netwrote: On 12/16/2009 1:16 PM, Tony B wrote: Actually, it's even easier to just get a disk with WinXP SP3 already slipstreamed in. Install

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread mike
All my keyboards say 'F1' and 'HELP' underneath the F1...I think even noobs can get that. Or they can hit that big glowy button start and help is almost first on the list. On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: Quoting Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net:

Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro problems

2009-12-16 Thread mike
ye be judged and have a hard drive failure I always say. On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Christopher Range lcms0...@comcast.netwrote: On 12/16/2009 7:40 PM, mike wrote: But if the motherboard ALREADY has sound..you aren't spending even more for a sound card are you? I mean use onboard sound

Re: [CGUYS] Swapping Boot Drives

2009-12-16 Thread mike
I think the point is, you in good faith called and tried to fix the situation, they in turn have been screwing around. This reminds me of that problem when a student finds a teacher grades their paper wrong in the students favor. Most my teachers said, if it happens, don't tell me. You made an

Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro problems

2009-12-16 Thread mike
: On 12/16/2009 1:17 AM, mike wrote: In my experience, it seems like video card manufacturers are always updating their drivers, I got in the habit of keeping older ones around for just what Tom is talking about. Until they stop supporting the card

Re: [CGUYS] need lots of PCI slots???

2009-12-16 Thread mike
Hitachi was to me :) On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Christopher Range lcms0...@comcast.netwrote: Hitachi is a moot point, in that, I am not debating the quality of their drives. So I take your word for it. * **

Re: [CGUYS] need lots of PCI slots???

2009-12-16 Thread mike
That's not sub standard, you just have old. There are a lot of nice mobos with built in 5.1 surround...digital audio out..etc etc, I have one, it's got fantastic sound. They carry the same chipsets the cards you buy. On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 9:19 PM, Christopher Range lcms0...@comcast.netwrote:

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread mike
I found search horrid in XP and win2k...vista better, 7 has been great but not perfect. I can open any program or utility, control panel, management tool I want right from the start menu. Easy. I have thousands of mp3's, loads and loads of pics etc...I run a program called everything that is

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-16 Thread mike
I have used a dock app in windows that mimics the OS X dock, I'd have to say with those new 27 imacs and those MASSIVE resolutions, you'd have to have about 300 programs open before they'd be too small. This just boils down to which you prefer, I liked having all windows showing in the dock

Re: [CGUYS] Random cell phone calls

2009-12-15 Thread mike
Reset the phone. If you continue with the issue, Tmobile has good customer service in my experience and they will do something about it. I had my HTC excaliber replaced finally with a blackberry after a few issues. It took some calling and dealing with customer service, but the issue was moved

[CGUYS] Android Apps again

2009-12-15 Thread mike
From AndroLib. Quantity rarely equals quality, of course, but it's still fairly notable that the Android Market http://www.engadget.com/tag/androidmarket has now managed to top 20,000 apps just a little over a year after it opened its doors -- Apple's App Store had over 50,000 apps a year into

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-15 Thread mike
An earlier thread showed that to some macs aren't tools, they are a way of life. Some people feel they are defined by their computer choice, and so they feel the need to define others in this way. On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 1:31 PM, db db...@att.net wrote: As I am trying to do now. But seem to

Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro problems

2009-12-15 Thread mike
Starting in safe mode will also display the drivers as they load and you might see which one is hanging you On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Christopher Range lcms0...@comcast.net wrote: I installed XP SP2 via upgrade CD

Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro problems

2009-12-15 Thread mike
As an aside...Motherboards today almost always include sound and some sort of video on board. When or if these go out, you can easily put a card in and you have it working again. I don't use the onboard video on any of my machines, I bypass it and use a video card. I've never had a motherboard

Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro problems

2009-12-15 Thread mike
SP 3 I believe is a rollup of all previous updates...shouldn't need to do SP2. On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 10:37 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry, I missed this the first time. It's true you must install SP2 before you can get up to SP3, so you don't have a choice; you must get SP2 in

Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro problems

2009-12-15 Thread mike
In my experience, it seems like video card manufacturers are always updating their drivers, I got in the habit of keeping older ones around for just what Tom is talking about. On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:10 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 16, 2009, at 12:51 AM, Christopher Range

Re: [CGUYS] need lots of PCI slots???

2009-12-15 Thread mike
This sounds like someone who had a nightmare experience once and isn't going to allow it to happen again. I don't want to put words in Christopher's mouth...just what I was thinking. Same reason I won't buy Hitachi drives even if they are half the price and twice the warranty. On Tue, Dec 15,

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-15 Thread mike
Odd because I found the opposite. I didn't find myself looking for anything. Do you have any examples of what you noticed? My wife too is on 7, I installed it one day while she was gone, after two days I finally asked her if she liked it was having trouble...she looked at me blankly 'it's

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-15 Thread mike
I do wonder why they haven't gone harder after video entertainment the way they seemed to go after music. They don't seem to have anywhere near the kind of plan for that as they do other areas...they just sort of meander around. On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:29 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-14 Thread mike
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091214/D9CIPAIO0.html *The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, reported Sunday that Google plans to sell the phone directly to consumers, instead of through a wireless carrier. Such a move would mean Google would go head-to-head with Apple's iPhone and

Re: [CGUYS] Swapping Boot Drives

2009-12-14 Thread mike
Too true, Apple has to sue the pants off those making copies of their hardware, MS has to make it as hard as possible to copy their software...in the end of course it's just harder on the customer. On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 8:11 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 14, 2009, at 2:41 PM, Michael

Re: [CGUYS] ATT Takes the Blame, Even for the iPhone's Faults

2009-12-14 Thread mike
I'm not sure 'proactive' has the same meaning to you as it does me. It surely doesn't have any meaning to ATT. So when you are out of range of Tmobile, you pay nothing extra and get 3g connectivity? Tmobile and ATT together have a smaller 3g footprint than Verizon or Sprint on their own. Take

[CGUYS] google phone

2009-12-14 Thread mike
Sorry, forgot to change the subject on this one... On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 7:17 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091214/D9CIPAIO0.html *The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, reported Sunday that Google plans to sell the phone directly to consumers

Re: [CGUYS] Swapping Boot Drives

2009-12-14 Thread mike
The problem is, even if you do install it externally, I doubt you have FW or ESATA on that machine, USB isn't made to be used to run an OS on an external drive. On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 11:08 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: In essence, my original question was to utilize an external drive

Re: [CGUYS] ATT Takes the Blame, Even for the iPhone's Faults

2009-12-13 Thread mike
So we'll see bad 3g everywhere with Verizon? And ATT will look better because they can only offer bad 3g in a couple places? I like where it says ATT won't criticize Apple...but they have no problem blasting their own customers. I'd like to see some of these stats somewhere other then the NYT,

Re: [CGUYS] ATT Takes the Blame, Even for the iPhone's Faults

2009-12-13 Thread mike
Oh I get very well why they are doing it. But would you really put up with this? ATT has known about this issue since the first six months of the iPhone release, if by now they still don't know where calls are getting dropped, what have they been doing all this time? Well recently they have

Re: [CGUYS] ATT Takes the Blame, Even for the iPhone's Faults

2009-12-13 Thread mike
that is actually missing at Verizon? Blackberry? check WM phones? check Android? check On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 1:05 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 13, 2009, at 2:02 PM, mike wrote: ATT offers the single most popular smartphone, beyond that, every network now has virtually the same phones...so

Re: [CGUYS] moto android again

2009-12-13 Thread mike
for the well being of humans it loved. On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 1:28 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 1:48 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Where does a robot engender fear and aprehension? Droid is a play on google's OS name, not motorola's

[CGUYS] Facebook TOS and Jason Calacanis

2009-12-13 Thread mike
The following is an excerpt from Jason Calacanis's newest email about the recent change in Facebook TOS. If you are a FB user, you may want to read it. In this case, if you simply click through the windows you've exposed all of your private Facebook information, including comments, friends,

Re: [CGUYS] fone gps trouble

2009-12-13 Thread mike
Are you having GPS trouble or Application trouble? I know for android and WM you can download apps that just basically check your GPS status, how many sats you are connected to etc. On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 5:55 PM, rleesimon rleesi...@gmail.com wrote: Got a great Motorola Surf a3100 and put in

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help! Don't know if this deserves a topic change but ok...

2009-12-12 Thread mike
Near the tail end of XP life on my main machine, most people on first glance thought I was running OS X or at least some version of linux. As much as some vocal members of the mac community don't like the dock, I was using a third party to emulate it. While desktop widgets came to windows before

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help! Don't know if this deserves a topic change but ok...

2009-12-12 Thread mike
7 lets you drag the icons around on the task bar...if you have three FF windows open when you hover over the icon, all three show up as live thumbnails and you pick which one you want to open. On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 3:38 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 12, 2009, at 2:05 PM, mike wrote

Re: [CGUYS] ATT Takes the Blame, Even for the iPhone's Faults

2009-12-12 Thread mike
Well the funniest part is now the app for that, is an ATT app that after you've been dropped lets you notify ATT...that you've been dropped. So, they dump resources into having their customers do RD for them about the quality of their network. Maybe for each time you send in the info, you get a

Re: [CGUYS] ATT Takes the Blame, Even for the iPhone's Faults

2009-12-12 Thread mike
for that too. On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 5:42 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 12, 2009, at 6:38 PM, mike wrote: Well the funniest part is now the app for that, is an ATT app that after you've been dropped lets you notify ATT...that you've been dropped. So, they dump resources into having

Re: [CGUYS] Google free DNS

2009-12-11 Thread mike
then likely post Rush junk more worthy of looking at then this. Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net Join my Mafia http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/status_invite.php?from=550968726 On Dec 5, 2009, at 9:07 AM, mike wrote: Don't believe what? http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/04/obama-doj-worse

Re: [CGUYS] moto android again

2009-12-11 Thread mike
Have you thought maybe it's just you that gets 'warmonger' out of that? Maybe the euros just don't like Michael Bay movies? On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:02 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 6:09 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread mike
Not sure why you are going off when I agreed with you. Habit maybe? Which part is bs? I said 'Those building homes need better tools than someone putting together a few pieces of wood.' Was that the BS? On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:32 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: So

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread mike
, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Not going off Mike, just not quite parsing your defense of crummy tools. So if I want to build a birdhouse, hang a picture or build something in the backyard I need crappy tools? If I already use professional tools, these projects are beneath those

Re: [CGUYS] Google exec dismisses concept of privacy

2009-12-11 Thread mike
Same logic as 'just let us search you without a warrant because you claim to have nothing to hide.' On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:54 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 11, 2009, at 6:43 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: The other day, on CNN, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said this about the

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread mike
of buying my wrenches or power tools at Dollar General. Your logic is flawed. Stewart At 09:33 AM 12/11/2009, you wrote: Not going off Mike, just not quite parsing your defense of crummy tools. So if I want to build a birdhouse, hang a picture or build something in the backyard I need

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread mike
Keep dancing, don't address the issue! On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:15 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 10, 2009, at 9:23 PM, mike wrote: Another ridiculous assertion made by someone who clearly has never had to meet a budget, you should do government work. Ben Franklin warned against

Re: [CGUYS] Google free DNS

2009-12-11 Thread mike
Do it yourself since you changed it...please! On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:06 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 11, 2009, at 9:38 AM, mike wrote: Funny how it was credible when they were blasting Bush...but then when he does things it's bad...obama good...bush bad.. HEY! Change

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread mike
We who? The voices in your head? On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:30 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 11, 2009, at 11:04 AM, mike wrote: I went into Harbor Freight about a year ago to just look around, I had no plans on buying anything. I found a 10 piece set of pliers for 8 dollars. All

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread mike
If it was some sort of 'WFB' trick, then your trick being the MFB is to exchange inexpensive for crummy. I never mentioned crummy...I said inexpensive, you made the inexpensive = crummy analogy. *Not going off Mike, just not quite parsing your defense of crummy tools. So if I want to build

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread mike
makes the only quality tools. Once again, from the start, I've said the right tool for the right job, never pay 500 dollars for a job that should cost 5. On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: That, Mike, must be a WFB misperception. I said crummy

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread mike
do the job RIGHT. Isn't that what you do? If you have two equal quality tools for a job, you don't buy the most expensive one do you? On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Mike, maybe these are two diametrically opposed points of view. I look

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread mike
Defective of course is Tom's hate for MS showing through. Windows is as 'defective' as a mac, it's just that macs are safer by obscurity. That said, his point is correct. On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 12:28 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 11, 2009, at 11:35 AM, Stewart Marshall wrote: I

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread mike
, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: No, Mike. I am saying your joy is finding, getting the low-cost tools. My joy is finding the quality tools. I look at cost if I find several quality tools. I refer to tools that are important to me, in professional pursuits where my reputation

Re: [CGUYS] Android PDAs

2009-12-11 Thread mike
They are coming out with net books with android, haven't seen any pdas. It think the PDA is going away. You could look around and get a used android phone and not get service for it, it would still run the apps. On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Michael Fernando michael@gmail.comwrote:

Re: [CGUYS] Google exec dismisses concept of privacy

2009-12-11 Thread mike
This announcement is like when Conyers was asked about reading bills and he actually laughed at the question...read them? What do you mean *read*them?? lol Eric Schmidt admitted nothing that all of us didn't already know. We've all been sitting around drinking tea pretending that gorilla

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Magic Mouse

2009-12-11 Thread mike
so many Mac owners actually run Windows, they would be the first to be totally pissed off that their Magic Mouse wouldn't work! On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 9:06 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2009/11/14588

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-10 Thread mike
cream game. Can you give us, from your vast experience of actually using 7, some examples of it being 'just as crappy' ? On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 10:03 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 10, 2009, at 1:35 AM, mike wrote: Part of the problem is how MS approaches touting the features. Part

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