Re: [CGUYS] HDD upgrade for thinkpad

2007-09-21 Thread mike
Yes they have a point. Greater size and especially speed is affected voltage and heat issues, I'd not get above what they say. Mike On 9/20/07, rlsimon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...called IBM who warned against getting faster than 5400 and bigger than 80gb which I think is c**p ...I see sites

Re: [CGUYS] controlling IP address access

2007-09-21 Thread mike
Can anyone with a apple router tell him how to block the site? Unless there is no one here that has one? Mike On 9/20/07, Matthew Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apple Router, not that I know of.A firewall, absolutely. That said, OS X has parental controls built in - you can allow only

Re: [CGUYS] controlling IP address access

2007-09-21 Thread Jay Montero
Years ago, when my kids were younger, I too needed a way to control their surfing online. What I did was I built my own firewall using an older unused computer and a free Linux software product called Smoothwall. I have since moved on to a similar product called IPCop. Whichever you choose,

Re: [CGUYS] controlling IP address access

2007-09-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
Can anyone with a apple router tell him how to block the site? Unless there is no one here that has one? You mean give a poor answer just to pacify him so he goes away? I think he would have to pay more money to get that level of support.

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes updates

2007-09-21 Thread Tony B
...not to mention all the ancillary stuff iTunes installs. I recently had to install it again to buy a tune I needed, but after a week I just couldn't take it anymore and have uninstalled it. Oddly, Walmart forced me to install some odd app too (Program Updates), but at least it just seems to be

Re: [CGUYS] HDD upgrade for ThinkPad

2007-09-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
I have a usb dongle that allows me to connect the naked 2.5 drive to my laptop...how do I migrate? Does MS not offer something like Apple's Migration Assistant? This lovely program comes free with OS X Tiger. Very useful.

Re: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-21 Thread gerald
I have owned small businesses for the past 40 years. I retired in Jan 2007. I provided health insurance for employees. Certainly for the past 10 years, I provided a compensation package that took the cost of health insurance into consideration. I had very low turnover as health insurance

Re: [CGUYS] HDD upgrade for thinkpad

2007-09-21 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Drive placement has a lot to do with this. I recently had to swap Laptops and put my working HD into a different style Dell. The drive in the old Dell was toward the back where the heat sinks are and never really got warm. The newer Dell has the drive toward the front and I can feel the

Re: [CGUYS] controlling IP address access

2007-09-21 Thread b_s-wilk
I appreciate the time and effort you put into helping me resolve the parenting aspect of my problem. The circular logic of your last two sentences escapes me however. There's a difference between a lockdown and guidance. When you're around to provide encouragement and rewards for doing

Re: [CGUYS] HDD upgrade for thinkpad

2007-09-21 Thread Michel Lowe
I replaced a 50G Hitachi 5400RPM drive with a 160G WD Scorpio, 5400 RPM in a ThinkPad with no adverse effects. That was in early May, the laptop runs most of the day every day. I suspect upgrading capacity would have minimal effect but upgrading speed to 7200 or even 10,000 RPM might draw more

Re: [CGUYS] controlling IP address access

2007-09-21 Thread mike
A router between the airport and the broadband? I thought the airport WAS the router?? The thing costs almost 200 dollars what does it do? Why have the airport there at all if he can spend 70 bux on a good router? Is that why no one will answer his question? Is the airport so hamstrung you

Re: [CGUYS] controlling IP address access

2007-09-21 Thread b_s-wilk
State of Delaware schools use Blue Coat, http://www.bluecoat.com/. Try their free K9 home version, http://www.k9webprotection.com/. It uses a web-based database. Unless your kids are fairly young, they'll get around it soon. Best thing about it -- it's free. Platform: Windows. FAQ claims that

Re: [CGUYS] HDD upgrade for thinkpad

2007-09-21 Thread rlsimon
Thanks Michael and Rev. Stewart and everyone. I am almost there. Can I do this with my USB dongle that allows me to connect it to the bare new drive and Norton Ghost 2003 which I already own ?? Anyone comment on the ata150 backward compatible to ata100 issue? ...tia! -Original

[CGUYS] iTunes updates

2007-09-21 Thread Harvey Simon
The iPhone, iPod Touch and other new iPods are driving these updates. To update the software for any of these requires new iTunes software. One update, e.g., included ringtones for the iPhone and there's another one coming this month that will allow the iPhone to access the iTunes store

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes updates

2007-09-21 Thread David Turk
I was wondering if that was it. david David Turk Manager, Preservation Imaging Services Indiana Historical Society 450 W. Ohio St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 232-4592 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Announcements and Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes updates

2007-09-21 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On 9/21/07, Harvey Simon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The iPhone, iPod Touch and other new iPods are driving these updates. To update the software for any of these requires new iTunes software. One update, e.g., included ringtones for the iPhone and there's another one coming this month that

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes updates

2007-09-21 Thread Mason Miller
I have confidence is the ability of the people who created these hacks to be able to overcome the patches as they come out. Mason John Duncan Yoyo wrote: On 9/21/07, Harvey Simon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The iPhone, iPod Touch and other new iPods are driving these updates. To update the

Re: [CGUYS] restore point in XP

2007-09-21 Thread db
Windows Restore only restores the Windows Registry to a previously created restore point state. It's not a total system backup/ rollback tool. It won't restore changes to application software or user data for instance. db Robert wrote: I too have often gotten these messages when I try to

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes updates

2007-09-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
What's the deal with iTunes updates? Every time I turn around, there's another update waiting for download. I know I regularly use 5 computers, but it seems like I've installed an update once a month on all of them. Perhaps you should try product from a less dynamic company? Perhaps one that

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes updates

2007-09-21 Thread MrMike6by9
My 60GB 4G iPod has been exhibiting increasingly strange behavior. I had thought the nearly 2 yo device was failing but, after viewing pages on iLounge and on the Apple forums, I am beginning to suspect that recent iTunes updates may be breaking the older units ... or maybe it's just a

Re: [CGUYS] controlling IP address access

2007-09-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
Thanks for the link to OpenDNS. It looks very interesting. Interesting to note that one of the categories of sites blocked are sites that provide information about proxy servers. You can check URLs to see if they are blocked. I'm glad to see that Reporters Without Borders (rsf.org)

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes updates

2007-09-21 Thread Tom Piwowar
...not to mention all the ancillary stuff iTunes installs. I recently had to install it again to buy a tune I needed, but after a week I just couldn't take it anymore and have uninstalled it. Maybe we should take up a collection for Tony? If a few of us kick in a couple of bucks we can get him a

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes updates

2007-09-21 Thread mike
They still make those? Or would we buy from a museum? Mike On 9/21/07, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...not to mention all the ancillary stuff iTunes installs. I recently had to install it again to buy a tune I needed, but after a week I just couldn't take it anymore and have

Re: [CGUYS] controlling IP address access

2007-09-21 Thread b_s-wilk
Betty, Thanks for the link to OpenDNS. It looks very interesting. Jim A few weeks ago I requested DNS services that work better than the ones I'm using. Thank Fred Holmes and John de Carlo, since they suggested OpenDNS to me on the list first, recently anyway. I wouldn't use the