[CGUYS] Test, sorry

2009-12-05 Thread Eric S. Sande
Trying to see if I can get out over this SMPT server. RCN apparently doesn't want me to use their servers over a VZ connection. Disregard if this goes through. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules,

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint fed customer GPS data to cops over 8 million times

2009-12-05 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:48 PM, Fred Holmes f...@his.com wrote: http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2009/12/sprint-fed-customer-gps-data-to-leos-over-8-million-times.ars Sprint fed customer GPS data to cops over 8 million times A blogger has released audio of Sprint's Electronic

Re: [CGUYS] google web crawlers and the WSJ

2009-12-05 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 8:02 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: I seem to remember a lot of us caring when enron was around the white house during bush, shouldn't we care when GE is doing the same? Absolutely! * ** List

Re: [CGUYS] google web crawlers and the WSJ

2009-12-05 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: Oh I am certain Palin will run, but I do not think she is quite up to the task. It really doesn't matter of she is up the task or not. That does not seem to be of concern to most who support, love or admire

[CGUYS] WiFi SD cards

2009-12-05 Thread Chris Dunford
Well, this is something I hadn't seen before: http://www.thenerds.net/EYE_FI.Eye_Fi_Home_Wireless_2_GB_Secure_Digital_SD_Card.EYEFI2HM.html Basically, it's a WiFi-enabled SD memory card. You stick it in your camera or whatever and it provides network connectivity. In essence, the camera gets

Re: [CGUYS] Google free DNS

2009-12-05 Thread Fred Holmes
Who would you rather have tracking every IP address you visit? OpenDNS? Google? There are no secrets in your Internet activity (without using some serious anonymity techniques, that most people won't or can't). When I first read the subject line, I was hoping that free modified Google as in

Re: [CGUYS] google web crawlers and the WSJ

2009-12-05 Thread mike
Obviously being 'up to the task' is not a concern for most voters. On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 5:31 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: Oh I am certain Palin will run, but I do not think she is

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi SD cards

2009-12-05 Thread tjpa
On Dec 5, 2009, at 9:07 AM, Chris Dunford wrote: Basically, it's a WiFi-enabled SD memory card. You stick it in your camera or whatever and it provides network connectivity. In essence, the camera gets networked. I tried out a still camera with built-in WiFi that a client had bought. It

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi SD cards

2009-12-05 Thread Stephen Brownfield
I've seen WiFi SD cards before, but not WiFi-enabled SD memory card. Chris Dunford wrote: Well, this is something I hadn't seen before: http://www.thenerds.net/EYE_FI.Eye_Fi_Home_Wireless_2_GB_Secure_Digital_SD_Card.EYEFI2HM.html Basically, it's a WiFi-enabled SD memory card. You stick it

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi SD cards

2009-12-05 Thread Judy Cosler
what's the difference, Steve? On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Stephen Brownfield steveei...@verizon.netwrote: I've seen WiFi SD cards before, but not WiFi-enabled SD memory card. Chris Dunford wrote: Well, this is something I hadn't seen before:

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi SD cards

2009-12-05 Thread mike
They've been around a little while...seems like one more thing to drain the batteries doing something that isn't taking pictures. I still stand by using a small reader to plug just the card into a computer. Moving files off a camera in almost any fashion drains that battery fast. On Sat, Dec 5,

Re: [CGUYS] Google free DNS

2009-12-05 Thread tjpa
On Dec 5, 2009, at 12:01 AM, Tony B wrote: I've used OpenDNS for so long I almost missed this. But Google now offers a free DNS that's much easier to remember (8.8.8.8., 8.8.4.4)! DynDNS started offering this recently too. I tried and stopped using DynDNS because I thought they were too

Re: [CGUYS] Google free DNS

2009-12-05 Thread tjpa
On Dec 5, 2009, at 10:16 AM, Fred Holmes wrote: When I first read the subject line, I was hoping that free modified Google as in Google doesn't have its hooks into this. Google is a Democrat conspiracy to track everything anyone does on the Net. Where were all these far-right paranoiac

[CGUYS] Slow DNS [Was: Google free DNS]

2009-12-05 Thread tjpa
On Dec 5, 2009, at 12:01 AM, Tony B wrote: I've used OpenDNS for so long I almost missed this. But Google now offers a free DNS that's much easier to remember (8.8.8.8., 8.8.4.4)! Recently I'm experimenting with various domain resolution services because I have noticed a dramatic DNS lookup

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi SD cards

2009-12-05 Thread tjpa
On Dec 5, 2009, at 11:08 AM, mike wrote: They've been around a little while...seems like one more thing to drain the batteries doing something that isn't taking pictures. I still stand by using a small reader to plug just the card into a computer. Moving files off a camera in almost any

Re: [CGUYS] Google free DNS

2009-12-05 Thread mike
Where are you now that the big O is expanding it? You whined about Bush and in your hypocrisy that's stopped as soon as your guy took over. On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 9:19 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 5, 2009, at 10:16 AM, Fred Holmes wrote: When I first read the subject line, I was

Re: [CGUYS] Mac OS upgrade

2009-12-05 Thread tjpa
On Dec 4, 2009, at 9:52 PM, Roger D. Parish wrote: Where you can find yourself buying home-made copies, complete with cover art on the disc. That's what I encountered when buying 10.4 on eBay. I had to install a DVD burner on my G4 in order to read the damned thing (the regular DVD reader

Re: [CGUYS] Mac OS upgrade

2009-12-05 Thread tjpa
On Dec 4, 2009, at 10:02 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Amazing. Leopard costs more now than when it was released! The value of a quality product grows with age. What do old copies of Vista go for? I just noticed that Dell still offers W7 downgrade to XP as an option on new computers.

Re: [CGUYS] Mac OS upgrade

2009-12-05 Thread tjpa
On Dec 4, 2009, at 9:57 PM, John H. Davis wrote: Will a Full version upgrade a 10.39 or do I have to do a clean install? Full means that it has not been crippled to work with only certain hardware. OS X installers offer a full range of upgrade options. In fact the newest Snow Leopard has

Re: [CGUYS] Google free DNS

2009-12-05 Thread tjpa
On Dec 5, 2009, at 11:36 AM, mike wrote: Where are you now that the big O is expanding it? What did Oprah do? I don't believe it. References please? And no links to Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, Rush. Fox, Moonies, or the WSJ please.

Re: [CGUYS] Mac OS upgrade

2009-12-05 Thread mike
For businesses with apps they've paid tens of thousands of dollars for that run on xp. Yes, bad the the software has not been updated timely, but reality for some businesses. On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 9:43 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 4, 2009, at 10:02 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Amazing.

Re: [CGUYS] Google free DNS

2009-12-05 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:36 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Where are you now that the big O is expanding it? You whined about Bush and in your hypocrisy that's stopped as soon as your guy took over. Is it any coincidence that Oprah announces she is quitting after she interviews another

Re: [CGUYS] Test, sorry

2009-12-05 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Eric S. Sande esa...@verizon.net: Trying to see if I can get out over this SMPT server. RCN apparently doesn't want me to use their servers over a VZ connection. Disregard if this goes through. What action should we take if it *doesn't* go through?

Re: [CGUYS] Google free DNS

2009-12-05 Thread mike
Don't believe what? http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/04/obama-doj-worse-than-bush It's not about 'believing' it's about not being close minded. Bush and Obama are more alike than anyone on either side care to admit. All O has done is remove the brake pedal completely. On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at

Re: [CGUYS] Hardware Reccomendations

2009-12-05 Thread tjpa
On Dec 4, 2009, at 9:35 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Actually the cards are relatively cheap and have as long a life as the tapes. I was taught to always use a new tape for every shoot. Every pass through the recorder increased the probability of drop outs. Never want to risk that.

Re: [CGUYS] Google free DNS

2009-12-05 Thread tjpa
On Dec 5, 2009, at 12:07 PM, mike wrote: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/04/obama-doj-worse-than-bush If this case was being tried in April then it would have been defending actions of the previous administration and probably being defended by a legal team assembled by the previous

Re: [CGUYS] google web crawlers and the WSJ

2009-12-05 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 7:45 PM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: They are all too loony for my tastes, but if everything is relative Huck seemed kind of down to earth compared to the planet that Sara and Beck seem to be on. But it sounds like you know more about Huckabee than I would ever

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi SD cards

2009-12-05 Thread Stephen Brownfield
Judy, The cards I saw were primarily for Palm devices and are much like the old wireless PC cards that that you would slide into the side of your laptop to connect it to a wireless network. It was not used for storage at all, just transferring data wirelessly. These

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi SD cards

2009-12-05 Thread b_s-wilk
I use Bluetooth to transfer photos from my phone--fast, easy, at least for a 2 mpx camera phone, maybe not for 10 mpx camera or for video. Cell phone video transfers fast enough via BT, but they're only a minute or two long. Aren't there Bluetooth or WiFi enabled cameras? It makes so much

Re: [CGUYS] Google free DNS

2009-12-05 Thread mike
This boys and girls is what is called a 'hypocrite'. To note, yes they were defending the previous admins actions, with newly appointed lawyers for the new admin. Using the same argument. But to Tom this is ok because O has a big D after his name therefore the exact same actions are 'good' that

Re: [CGUYS] google web crawlers and the WSJ

2009-12-05 Thread mike
And he's got some weird pseudo variety politico show on FOX. On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 10:53 AM, John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 7:45 PM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: They are all too loony for my tastes, but if everything is relative Huck seemed

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi SD cards

2009-12-05 Thread mike
I think the memory makers were faster on the draw with this one...but yes there are wifi enabled cams I posted a link on another thread about sugarsync. This too is handy with phones as you can auto sync between cloud and your camera phone pictures. It will do it automagically and where ever you

Re: [CGUYS] Test, sorry

2009-12-05 Thread Eric S. Sande
What action should we take if it *doesn't* go through? Uh, nothing in either case. Anyway, I think it works now, thanks. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy,

Re: [CGUYS] Apple rejects and why

2009-12-05 Thread tjpa
Worth reading: NYT has a long analytical story about the App Store and Apple's competitors... App Store Is a Game Changer for Apple and Cellphone Industry http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/technology/06apps.html Still, the App Store is markedly better than the alternative, says Peter

Re: [CGUYS] Apple rejects and why

2009-12-05 Thread mike
And anyone...like me who has used a WM phone knows the load of bull that part is. MS is behind, way, wayWAY behind the mobile game. Their newest isn't any different than the last 4 years. The only thing saving MS at this point is being deeply in the market and companies like HTC building

Re: [CGUYS] Apple rejects and why

2009-12-05 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 5:35 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: And anyone...like me who has used a WM phone knows the load of bull that part is. MS is behind, way, wayWAY behind the mobile game. Their newest isn't any different than the last 4 years. The only thing saving MS at this

Re: [CGUYS] Hardware Reccomendations

2009-12-05 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 12:33 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 4, 2009, at 9:35 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Actually the cards are relatively cheap and have as long a life as the tapes. I was taught to always use a new tape for every shoot. Every pass through the recorder

[CGUYS] Critical battery warning for Windows XP

2009-12-05 Thread Robert Carroll
This happened just now, and has happened a few times before. Immediately after switching profiles on my DESKTOP computer using Windows XP Pro, I get a balloon with a critical battery warning saying that I must soon switch to to electrical power. There is no power battery in my desktop, and

Re: [CGUYS] a twofer update

2009-12-05 Thread tjpa
On Dec 5, 2009, at 6:37 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: Apparently the Apple product images got rejected as inappropriate content. I wonder what is inappropriate about the imagery of old macs- erotic or obscenity is out? Apple should be providing this imagery themselves in the first place

Re: [CGUYS] Critical battery warning for Windows XP

2009-12-05 Thread Tony B
It may have to do with a UPS you have/had installed. You should be able to turn it off in Control PanelPower settings. On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 6:51 PM, Robert Carroll carrollcompu...@gmail.com wrote: This happened just now, and has happened a few times before.  Immediately after switching

[CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-05 Thread Tony B
You think a $4000 HD video recorder is an appropriate investment for entry into video production??? Note that the reason most shooters still prefer tape is because it's a good *archival* storage format. Don't bother sitting around comparing the cost of *temporary* storage like flash or HDDs or

Re: [CGUYS] a twofer update

2009-12-05 Thread mike
That was the problem...they reject the use of images they gave the developers. On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 4:37 PM, John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.comwrote: Apparently the Apple product images got rejected as inappropriate content. I wonder what is inappropriate about the imagery of old

Re: [CGUYS] Apple rejects and why

2009-12-05 Thread mike
Depends on the front. HTC has put a lot of work into it's SenseUI, I use it on the android phone I have and there is a version for windows phones. On WM it only goes so deep, so eventually you end up back at WM and some of the screens in that OS haven't been changed for years. Suddenly you are

Re: [CGUYS] Google free DNS

2009-12-05 Thread Fred Holmes
That's implied in the powers enumerated in the health care bill. They wouldn't be explicit about it. At 11:19 AM 12/5/2009, tjpa wrote: Where were all these far-right paranoiac conspiracy theories when the Bushies were building their vast infrastructure to track everything anyone did on the

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-05 Thread mike
A lot of web producers do archive on HD, new things are often hard for some to change to. On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: You think a $4000 HD video recorder is an appropriate investment for entry into video production??? Note that the reason most shooters

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi SD cards

2009-12-05 Thread Fred Holmes
How does one tell/notice that that is happening? Maybe mine does it too, or does it only happen on Mac USB ports? I haven't read the manual. I have both an Olympus FE-5010 and a FE-370. In practice, when I connect my camera to my computer, I simply transfer all the pictures from the camera

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-05 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I think most electronic studios have gone to HD/Computer storage away from tape. Tape is a notoriously fickle and unreliable medium for storage. TV studios use mostly HD storage for their studios, along with radio stations. Radio is almost totally Computer driven these days. They can sit at

Re: [CGUYS] Google free DNS

2009-12-05 Thread John DeCarlo
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 10:16 AM, Fred Holmes f...@his.com wrote: Who would you rather have tracking every IP address you visit? OpenDNS? Google? Certainly not your ISP, they are much lower on anyone's list. When I first read the subject line, I was hoping that free modified Google as in

[CGUYS] christmas lights

2009-12-05 Thread mike
OK...silly holiday question. If I have a list of addresses, is there a way to load them into google maps and have it tell me the best route? Best scenario I can load this on google maps on my phone.. Any ideas appreciated.

Re: [CGUYS] Hardware Recommendations

2009-12-05 Thread rocky lee
Date:    Fri, 4 Dec 2009 21:03:04 -0500 From:    b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es Subject: Re: Hardware Reccomendations On Dec 4, 2009, at 1:55 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Most pros use tape. Probably true, because most of them bought their gear years ago. Nope. New camcorders have tape. SD

Re: [CGUYS] christmas lights

2009-12-05 Thread John DeCarlo
I know you can load multiple addresses and have it plot the route. Then you can change the order yourself to optimize. You may not know that determining the best route takes exponential time to work out. Check out the Traveling Salesman problem in Wikipedia or Google. On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at

[CGUYS] Server restrictions

2009-12-05 Thread Eric S. Sande
Formerly I was happy to have access over a different network that didn't relate to my primary ISP. This would be in keeping with my belt and suspenders approach to most technology. I reasoned that a backup strategy would be preferred in the event, etc. So I have a dialup account which I have

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Mail and Yahoo

2009-12-05 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Rosenberg, Alan [USA] rosenberg_a...@bah.com wrote: Running Vista HP with Windows Mail, had a situation where my message to a friend with a Yahoo domain email address was never delivered, and a message from him to me (requested by phone) also never arrived.