Re: [CGUYS] On Line TV Listings [WAS: the Myth of TiVo [was Re: DVD-RW]]

2007-05-24 Thread MrMike6by9
For those who might like to use an online resource for listings, I recommend www.titantv.com and www.zap2it.com. They each are customizable for your local carrier and give you about 7 days of programming. If you have multiple outlets, TitanTV is better since you can setup a tab/page for each such

Re: [CGUYS] Google desktop

2007-05-24 Thread b_s-wilk
Have you tried EasyFind? www.devon-technologies.com/products/freeware Don't like it. Slow. Not enough choices. None of them could find the chocolate chip cookie recipe in the system. Of course. This is not a good tool for searching file contents as it does not index files beforehand. It is

Re: [CGUYS] the Myth of TiVo [was Re: DVD-RW]

2007-05-24 Thread Tom Piwowar
Tired of looking at so many grossly obese Americans. Turning TV Guide pages doesn't burn up many calories. Don't you have a treadmill set up in front of your TV? You could even power the TV with it and be totally green. www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-06-07-office-fit_x.htm

Re: [CGUYS] Google desktop

2007-05-24 Thread Tom Piwowar
None of the search tools could find exactly what I wanted quickly without having to muddle through a big list of irrelevant results. None of the tools could search the system without first using Safari [Location = file:///usr... etc.] to open some of the invisible folders and add to the

[CGUYS] Black space in screen

2007-05-24 Thread Michael S. Altus
My desktop is in the shop, so I attached my Toshiba Satellite M55-S139 (14.5 diameter) laptop to the monitor, an HP L1925 (19 diameter). The screen fills up horizontally (left to right) but not vertically. Black horizontal spaces are above and below the image. What do I need to change? Also,

Re: [CGUYS] Black space in screen

2007-05-24 Thread Tony B
Presumably this is because you're running at a different screen resolution. No biggie, just use the controls on the monitor to adjust the vertical size and centering. I dunno about clearer. Maybe you have Cleartype (http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/Step1.aspx) enabled on the

Re: [CGUYS] Disappearing windows

2007-05-24 Thread Judy Cosler
i'm running XP sometimes I can't find my windows. I can get to the hiddden window, by bringing up Windoze Task Manager. Tourbus Rider Stuart Carlow wrote: A friend told me of a problem he had, starting yesterday. He readily admits that he may have accidentally done something wrong, but he

Re: [CGUYS] Disappearing windows

2007-05-24 Thread Vicky Staubly
On Thu, 24 May 2007, Judy Cosler wrote: i'm running XP sometimes I can't find my windows. I can get to the hiddden window, by bringing up Windoze Task Manager. Another way of doing it is to cycle through the running applications with the Alt-Tab key-combo. By the way, Alt-tab also works in

Re: [CGUYS] Disappearing windows

2007-05-24 Thread John DeCarlo
On 5/24/07, Vicky Staubly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another way of doing it is to cycle through the running applications with the Alt-Tab key-combo. By the way, Alt-tab also works in Gnome-based versions of Linux (KDE probably has an equivalent, but I don't know it). KDE uses Alt-Tab, too. I

Re: [CGUYS] Sanity Check before installing Ubuntu

2007-05-24 Thread dbota
Another trick is to install Linux on a second HD and create a boot floppy that you insert when you want to boot Linux that points to that drive ... That segregates the OS's Make a couple of copies of the floppy for security.. Db -Original Message- From: Paul Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [CGUYS] Sanity Check before installing Ubuntu

2007-05-24 Thread dbota
Do it by buying a 5 1/4 bay drive drawer, with two trays, online (Less than $30 I think...) just power down, switch drawer trays and power up whenever... No fuss no muss... Db -Original Message- From: Michael Fernando [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: Re: [CGUYS] Sanity Check before

Re: [CGUYS] Disappearing windows

2007-05-24 Thread Tony C.
heh heh,.. Did he, by chance, accidentally drag the windows taskbar down off the screen? I have helped a couple people who did this by accident. Or perhaps the bottom taskbar was changed to show only the QuickLaunch toolbar and not the TaskManager toolbar, or something similar If the taskbar is

Re: [CGUYS] Comparing Mac and PC laptops

2007-05-24 Thread Michael Fernando
Also, does the MacBook Pro come with an emulation program for Windows? Emulation? No, use virtualization. http://www.parallels.com/ ($80 for Mac, worth every penny) * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the

Re: [CGUYS] Now...what do I do?

2007-05-24 Thread Marcio V. Pinheiro
What do you mean by after you replace it? ,,, I tried a straightened paper clip too to no avail... Many thanks Marcio At 10:45 PM 5/24/2007, Tony B wrote: You might try a straightened paper clip instead of a pin. But at any rate, after you replace it you should be able to get the tray out