Re: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
A happy employee is worth a ton of money! They help recruit business. I know this as it is the same or similar model Churches use to grow. The idea that the government should respond to social problems was a product of the Reformation, part of the process of sidelining the church. Then the

[CGUYS] Rename the List?

2007-09-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
Computational Epistemology Discussion List? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your

Re: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
The one my doctor prefers to associate with. What is sometimes overlooked is that Doctor preference can also be an indicator of what are the better hospitals. If you have a family physician and he only chooses to associate with one particular hospital there must be a reason. Other than

Re: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread Matthew Taylor
Sometimes hospitals also restrict how many doctors they will allow privileges as well. Some very good family practice doctors have no privileges at all, as most anything going on in a hospital involves a specialist. On Sep 26, 2007, at 10:33 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: What is

Re: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread Charles Ballinger
Adding to Matthew's comments: The established trend is to use hospitalists. Your doc gets some feedback, etc on your progress, but your inpatient care is directed and managed by the hospital's W-2 employed hospitalist. I'd not call a hospitalist a specialist other than as defined

Re: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread Constance Warner
You should also be aware that Catholic hospitals will not provide emergency contraception in case of rape, or--for that matter--any contraception at all. Provision of contraception in areas where few providers are available continues to be a problem, and not just in the case of Catholic

[CGUYS] India outsourcing tech jobs

2007-09-26 Thread b_s-wilk
Outsourcing Works, So India Is Exporting Jobs By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS Published: September 25, 2007 MYSORE, India --- Thousands of Indians report to Infosys Technologies' campus here to learn the finer points of programming. Lately, though, packs of foreigners have been roaming the manicured

Re: [CGUYS] India outsourcing tech jobs

2007-09-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
Thousands of Indians report to Infosys Technologies' campus here to learn the finer points of programming. Lately, though, packs of foreigners have been roaming the manicured lawns, too. Many of them are recent American college graduates, A news report by somebody who does not follow world

Re: [CGUYS] Fw: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
I think too many list members have switched to OS X. Now they don't have any computer problems to gripe about. The rest of you need to get to work -- install Vista or some other harebrained piece of software so we can ponder the consequences.

Re: [CGUYS] x31 HDD upgrade ... interim report

2007-09-26 Thread rlsimon
Installed WD-1200VE 120gb 5400 in my x31 with Apricorn Kit ...it was anything but easy!! Since the Apricorn drive needs 2 USB connections (1 data, 1 power) and the x31 has 2 usb2 ports and the CD-ROM also needs to be connected (IBM external usb2 multiburner) it's quite a headache! Was on the

Re: [CGUYS] OT WARNING!!!! - Tom is right

2007-09-26 Thread Charles Ballinger
On Sep 26, 2007, at 3:18 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote: I think too many list members have switched to OS X. Now they don't have any computer problems to gripe about. The rest of you need to get to work -- install Vista or some other harebrained piece of software so we can ponder the consequences.

Re: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread Robert
Tom Piwowar wrote: Given the choice of three hospitals and knowing only that one was run by a government agency, one was run by a for-profit corporation, and one was run by a religious-charitable organization, which would your choose? Depends on the government agency. If it is a hospital

Re: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread Randy
What would be a real-world example of a government-run hospital, aside from the VA, maybe Childrens or NIH? Can't think of any in D.C. area, Boston area, Baltimore or otherwise, unless memory is failing me, which could always be the case. Randall - Original Message - From: Tom

Re: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread Charles Ballinger
Teaching hospitals are fine.. especially if you're stuck with some 'zebra' of a problem. Although every July and August, given a choice, I'd lean toward the non-teaching, non-govt places. On Sep 26, 2007, at 4:29 PM, Robert wrote: Tom Piwowar wrote: Given the choice of three hospitals

Re: [CGUYS] India outsourcing tech jobs

2007-09-26 Thread Randy
Oh, I don't know about that; along with outsourcing other jobs, don't see why we can't outsource the Congress, Supreme Ct and maybe even the White House. After all, what can't you do from New Delhi that you can do from a ranch in Texas? Randall - Original Message - From: Tom

Re: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread Randy
Supposedly the VA hospitals have improved greatly over their rather dismal past; however still hear tales of woe from a few vets who use the one in D.C., not to mention the various stories that broke last year about some VA or other vet facilities. Randall - Original Message - From:

Re: [CGUYS] Fw: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread mike
Or maybe the last guy with a question regarding apple stuff was refused an answer so everyone gave up. Mike On 9/26/07, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think too many list members have switched to OS X. Now they don't have any computer problems to gripe about. The rest of you need to

Re: [CGUYS] Rename the List?

2007-09-26 Thread Stephen Brownfield
I don't care what the list is called as long as you can get and share good advice about all things computer. Steve Tom Piwowar wrote: Computational Epistemology Discussion List? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put

Re: [CGUYS] Fw: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
No the vote on apple split three ways. Fuji, Granny Smith and Gravenstein with a few outliers for Winter Banana, Macoun and McIntosh On 9/26/07, mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or maybe the last guy with a question regarding apple stuff was refused an answer so everyone gave up. Mike On

Re: [CGUYS] Anti-virus

2007-09-26 Thread mike
AVG from Grisoft. The free version is fine. Mike On 9/26/07, Stephen Brownfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A coworker of mine just bought a new Dell computer (with Vista) and her free Norton Anti-Virus (spyware blocker etc) has expired. She turned to me to ask me if she should renew it or

Re: [CGUYS] Fw: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread mike
Silly me I voted for gala. Mike On 9/26/07, John Duncan Yoyo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No the vote on apple split three ways. Fuji, Granny Smith and Gravenstein with a few outliers for Winter Banana, Macoun and McIntosh On 9/26/07, mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or maybe the last guy

Re: [CGUYS] Anti-virus

2007-09-26 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Avast. www.avast.com Stewart At 06:38 PM 9/26/2007, you wrote: A coworker of mine just bought a new Dell computer (with Vista) and her free Norton Anti-Virus (spyware blocker etc) has expired. She turned to me to ask me if she should renew it or get something else and if so what. I told

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 26 Sep 2007 - Special issue (#2007-684)

2007-09-26 Thread MrMike6by9
I like NOD32 on my current desktop. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130906-c,securitysoftware/article.html It has a small footprint, works right out of box, it costs about $30 annually, you get new def files several times a day. I use AVG Free on my Dell laptop and my PII-800 machine. My MBP

Re: [CGUYS] VMWare

2007-09-26 Thread Jeff Wright
I run VMWare Server 1.0 at work. Solid as a rock. And free. -Original Message- I might a solved my issue with the remaining three programs I would like windows [XP Pro] to run: Everquest [crack for some] Quicken Versacheck VMWare workstation seems to fit the bill, get the

Re: [CGUYS] VMWare

2007-09-26 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I tried it with good results. The other person I knew swore by it not at it. (He set up all sorts of users on VM installs so that they would not break his good install. Said it worked well.) Stewart At 09:20 PM 9/26/2007, you wrote: I might a solved my issue with the remaining three

Re: [CGUYS] Fw: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread Randy
Imagine if they had gone with Gravenstein. So, how do you like your new Gravenstein? Would undoubtedly have been shortened to something like Grave, as in nice Grave you've got there! Randall - Original Message - From: John Duncan Yoyo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: