Re: [CGUYS] Computers and international events

2007-06-04 Thread mike
What kind of camera? Mike On 6/3/07, Steve Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Yahoo group pertinent to my digital camera is closing. It was being operated by a fellow in Great Britain, and while there has been a decline in group participation, the group owner has made it clear that the

Re: [CGUYS] Acrobat and Silverlight (was PDF files in a Macintosh environment), From:

2007-06-04 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
b_s-wilk H, word processing (WP had, MS took it away), C++ compiler (at least 2 or 3 competitors, MS took it Took it away? What, did WP misbehave and get sent its room? How exactly did they take it away? Microsoft is notorious for withholding the full complement of Windows APIs

Re: [CGUYS] The Consequences of EULA Violation

2007-06-04 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
That is the reason to ONLY run windows software in Parallels. You make a clean install once set it up the way you want. Save that file as master. Copy the file master file. Now run the copy until it gets wonky and toss it. Copy the master file again and start over. No prolonged reinstall.

Re: [CGUYS] Acrobat and Silverlight (was PDF files in a Macintosh environment)

2007-06-04 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
Jeff Wright Bundling. Isn't that similar to what railroads did in their early years. Cost a run to some popular location where they had competition below the cost to operate that route and charge other routes with little/no competition much more for rates. (I'm sure there are more recent

Re: [CGUYS] Acrobat and Silverlight (was PDF files in a Macinto

2007-06-04 Thread Tom Piwowar
Bundling... So? What is wrong with that? That *is* competition and it still goes on today in other markets. Short-sited thinking, but consistent with Jeff's MO. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following

Re: [CGUYS] The Consequences of EULA Violation

2007-06-04 Thread Tom Piwowar
That is the reason to ONLY run windows software in Parallels. You make a clean install once set it up the way you want. Save that file as master. Copy the file master file. Now run the copy until it gets wonky and toss it. Copy the master file again and start over. No prolonged reinstall.

Re: [CGUYS] Acrobat and Silverlight (was PDF files in a Macinto

2007-06-04 Thread Tom Piwowar
I don't expect Silverlight to work any better than most of its other lackluster products, but I do expect to see them put extraordinary pressure on Adobe to replace good PDFs and animation with the usual M$ shoddy afterthought products. MS did get Adobe to give up its crown jewels, PostScript

Re: [CGUYS] wireless connection problems

2007-06-04 Thread b_s-wilk
All of the connection services in Network Connections were turned on [and fighting with each other]. Why? is that the default? Firewall is turned on in the DSL modem and for notebook. I also changed to a different wireless channel. In the new User, I turned off everything except TCP/IP, and

Re: [CGUYS] wireless connection problems

2007-06-04 Thread Tom Piwowar
There are too many settings in too many places. Isn't that MS's motto? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list:

Re: [CGUYS] Computers and international events

2007-06-04 Thread Steve Rigby
On Jun 4, 2007, at 10:51 AM, Tony B wrote: So, where's he taking the group? Or is anyone? I do not know, in either case. Steve * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of

Re: [CGUYS] Computers and international events

2007-06-04 Thread Steve Rigby
On Jun 4, 2007, at 11:48 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote: Yep. I don't think many Americans know how hated the USA has become in these last 6 years. Of course he could just move the group to a non-US service. Or is he giving up on the Internet entirely because it was developed by the US Defense

Re: [CGUYS] Computers and international events

2007-06-04 Thread Tom Piwowar
I would not think the fellow is going to give up use of the internet. Then I'm going to question his real motivations :). I have posted a query to him as to his thoughts of somehow continuing the group somewhere. However, as it is, the Konica-Minolta line of cameras, film as well as digital,

[CGUYS] Macs get abused in a video

2007-06-04 Thread Michael Drabick
This video is similar to the Mac adds but makes fun of Macs instead of PC's. I enjoy the Mac adds so much I thought you would enjoy a good laugh. Be forewarned there is some profanity - the f bomb a few times. Mike http://www.heavy.com/video/3726 -- Mike Drabick HDH Construction Consultants,