Re: [CGUYS] Intuit is back for more cash

2008-03-17 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
There is usually a deal for quicken at tax time from Staples if you buy TurboTax. I think was about $10 bucks after rebates and buying Turbo Tax. I just copy and past data from my bank into a s spread sheet. On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 10:47 PM, Arthur Finkelstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon DSL Service Dry Loop

2008-03-17 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
FIOS is fast. The simple version is that they run a fiber to your house. Outside your house they put a box which converts the light to internet, TV and phone. The box outputs internet on a ethernet cable, TV on a coax with a small portion available without a secondary converter box and the

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon DSL Service Dry Loop

2008-03-17 Thread Mike Sloane
I hope you meant to write 15mbps down and 2 mbps up. That is the way that most asynchronous services work. Mike John Duncan Yoyo wrote: The internet comes into the house to a Verizon wireless router through an ethernet cable and you can distribute it either wirelessly or through a wired

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon DSL Service Dry Loop

2008-03-17 Thread Richard P.
Is the same true for POTS alone on a copper wire? If so, when did this change? Richard P. POTS no longer supplies your phone power as they can't figure out a way to pump electricity down the fibre line. :) * **

[CGUYS] Win XP Pro Disks

2008-03-17 Thread Richard P.
I need to reinstall Win XP Pro on a PC but I don't have the disks. Originally, it was XP Home which got infected and it was upgraded to Win XP Pro during the exterminating process. What's the best way to get this done? If I need to buy XP Pro, where is the best and cheapest place to get it?

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon DSL Service Dry Loop

2008-03-17 Thread MrMike6by9
Everything I've heard says that when Verizon installs FiOS, they cut the old POTS line. That Princess phone will not work then. YMMV The phone company still supplies power for legacy phones. If you've got a '70s Princess Phone in a box in your basement, you can plug it into a POTS line and

Re: [CGUYS] Win XP Pro Disks

2008-03-17 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
www.newegg.com is not bad. BUT BEWARE The XP SP2 they are selling now is a different Xp than what originally came out a year ago. Apparently they have released a new version of XP SP2 (cant remember the nomenclature) and it requires a whole new set of numbers. So don't loose that COA that

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon DSL Service Dry Loop

2008-03-17 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
What I read (and I think it was on this list) is that they disable the POTS service from the box or father back. It is their way of cutting back on service for that type of line etc. Keep a cell phone handy. The FCC is requiring (and the cell companies are fighting) long term back ups at all