[CGUYS] Puzzling...

2007-11-11 Thread Marcio V. Pinheiro
Perhaps one of you could help. I have a LAN wired network with three computers, a router and a cable modem. Working fine. All Windows XP. Then a Toshiba LapTop (Windows Vista) connected wireless to an Access Point and part of the home network. Fine too. Then a fourth computer still o=with

Re: [CGUYS] Puzzling...

2007-11-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
It seems that it is connected to the network OK but it canĀ“t access the Internet and the e-mail. I have tried a lot of things to no avail. Quick tests to get you started... 1) Ping the router: positive response confirms connection up to the router 2) Browse to http://17.149.160.49 If this

Re: [CGUYS] Rip Van Winkle [Was: Looking for notebooks]

2007-11-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
Bet it works well for construction plans...engineering drawings... More like wallpaper (museum displays). * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL

Re: [CGUYS] Rip Van Winkle [Was: Looking for notebooks

2007-11-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
CRTs? I haven't bought one of those in almost 2 years, not since LCD panels became near equal in price. I'll be selling what CRTs remain once they rotate out, donating them to a poorer .org or just recycle them. Analog LCDs make *everyone* in my company happy, productive and none the poorer.

Re: [CGUYS] Website Browser question

2007-11-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
There are two closing tags for the head block and the opening body tag is between them. She should use a syntax checker. /head body ... /head A friend/volunteer has worked on a web page for a number of years (5yrs.). All of the sudden some of the newer browsers load a blank page. I can

Re: [CGUYS] Website Browser question

2007-11-11 Thread Robert
This page opens OK for me using Firefox v. 2.0.0.9. Looking at the html source code, there are some obvious errors. First, there are two head sections, one embedded in the other. One head section is all that should be there. Second, there is no /body statement before /html. Immediately

[CGUYS] G5 grace period question

2007-11-11 Thread Charles Ballinger
Our 1.6GHz G5 iMac died this morning. Bad logic board it seems. The pinch is our 3y AppleCare expired two weeks ago. Does anyone have an experience with Apple and grace periods or wiggle room? Charles * == QUICK

[CGUYS] External HD Enclosure

2007-11-11 Thread Matthew Taylor
Anyone care to recommend from experience an external hard drive enclosure that: 1. Supports a SATA drive 2. Is fanless 3. Is firewire Thank you * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == *

Re: [CGUYS] External HD Enclosure

2007-11-11 Thread db
Speed Metal makes a number of models and some have your requirements. http://www.google.com/search?hl=enq=Speed+Metal+SATA+firewire+external+enclosurebtnG=Search They are elegantly simple, durable and inexpensive. I have 3 of them. db Matthew Taylor wrote: Anyone care to recommend from

Re: [CGUYS] G5 grace period question

2007-11-11 Thread David Newhall
On Nov 11, 2007, at 6:20 PM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system wrote: G5 grace period question My experience is negative. Four weeks out of Applecare and an iBook HD failure resulted in plenty of free Genius help diagnosing, and an I'm sorry it will be $300 to replace. Time for the

Re: [CGUYS] Rip Van Winkle [Was: Looking for notebooks

2007-11-11 Thread Robert
Jeff Miles wrote: Excuse after excuse, it sounds like the person who refuses to buy a new car because the old one only has 250,000 miles on it. What's wrong with that? I think it all depends on what the car (or the computer) is used for. My father kept an old beat up car, torn seats,

Re: [CGUYS] Rip Van Winkle [Was: Looking for notebooks

2007-11-11 Thread Steve Rigby
On Nov 11, 2007, at 9:35 PM, Robert wrote: This endless thread about old versus new computers with accessories assumes a healthy business with productivity being a goal. A few people not in this situation might find an old computer makes sense. I agree, and that's about all I can really