[CGUYS] Acer launching world's first Android-based netbook in Q3

2009-06-02 Thread Jeff Wright
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSTP18980620090602 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **

Re: [CGUYS] When I think know...

2009-06-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Yes sadly it was. Saw Marshall Tucker there way back when I was in college and Charlie Daniel's was the backup band. Stewart At 10:51 PM 6/1/2009, you wrote: That's so cool Rev, that I want it on a hat. This can't be the place: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo_World_Headquarters

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-02 Thread Tony B
I don't recall anyone saying Wii was better than Xbox? Cheaper than the clearly superior PS3. And most gaming is still vastly superior on a PC than all three. But I dunno, given the internet and enough time it's possible you found some rabid Wii fan site where they think Wii is superior to

Re: [CGUYS] Capturing HD video from mini-DV tapes

2009-06-02 Thread Tony B
We use the cheap Canon HDV cameras to capture HDV footage from miniDV tapes. About $600 I think. On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:52 AM, David Turk dt...@indianahistory.org wrote: We outsourced some video work, they're providing us with High-Def video on mini-DV tapes.  We have a Standard Def

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
A Wii is not made to be a gaming machine like a PS3. The Wii is aimed more at families and at those who may no longer have children around the house, while a PS3 is aimed at Gamers. My 70 some in-laws bought a Wii and they do not play Tom Clancy or anything like that. It is more a part of

Re: [CGUYS] When I think know...

2009-06-02 Thread Marcio
Well good people, I never felt so important... gaining so much attention. Many, many thanks. But, let me confess. I captured the video with a Pinnacle program and I had the whole video transferred to a DVD. Guess the size: 954,842 KB. I burned it in the format PDI (Pinnacle). It took hours for

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-02 Thread Chris Dunford
My 70 some in-laws bought a Wii and they do not play Tom Clancy or anything like that. It is more a part of their fitness regime. Nintendo found a niche and developed a product for it. Smart marketing move. Rev, if you look at the Natal video, you'll find that it's even better exercise

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-02 Thread Chris Dunford
I don't recall anyone saying Wii was better than Xbox? Yes, Tom was pretty emphatic about that. It didn't make much sense then, and it makes no sense at all now. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules,

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Understood, but the Wii has come out with a new one (Actually EA Sports) that does that also. Stewart At 10:29 AM 6/2/2009, you wrote: My 70 some in-laws bought a Wii and they do not play Tom Clancy or anything like that. It is more a part of their fitness regime. Nintendo found a niche

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
It is called EA Sports Active. Resembles (in my mind) Tai Bo a little. Lots of work and kinking and action. Includes another attachment to monitor what you do. Supposed to be pretty good. Check out EA's site. What we have to realize is that the companies (Sony, Nintendo, MS etc.) just

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-02 Thread mike
I think the Wii one can only assume you are 'running' because of your movement on the footpad. The natal appears to be the Wii for full body, not just hands and feet. It's a full body motion sensing system. On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
No the one from EA Sports you ruin in place. (No footpad) it has a sensor that attaches to your thigh along with the other two sensors that tracks full body movement. You have to remember this does not use the Balance Board from Wii Fitness. It is a totally separate game. Here is a web

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-02 Thread b_s-wilk
I don't recall anyone saying Wii was better than Xbox? Cheaper than the clearly superior PS3. And most gaming is still vastly superior on a PC than all three. But I dunno, given the internet and enough time it's possible you found some rabid Wii fan site where they think Wii is superior to

Re: [CGUYS] Capturing HD video from mini-DV tapes

2009-06-02 Thread b_s-wilk
We outsourced some video work, they're providing us with High-Def video on mini-DV tapes. We have a Standard Def camcorder that uses mini-DV tapes, but I don't think we can play back HD tapes retain the HD from it. I've seen some HD playback devices for sale; or should we just get an HD

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
That is what I said when Is aid good marketing. They decided to go a different route in their design and implementation. Some of the new games and additions to controllers for Wii are making this just better (new motion sensor and the EA Sports additions) Stewart At 01:08 PM 6/2/2009, you

Re: [CGUYS] Capturing HD video from mini-DV tapes

2009-06-02 Thread David Turk
We'll probably output for several formats, for web use for promotional DVD's. I wasn't in on the planning session, so I don't know how much they would charge to convert it to standard def. -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:computerguy...@listserv.aol.com]

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-02 Thread Chris Dunford
No the one from EA Sports you ruin in place. (No footpad) it has a sensor that attaches to your thigh along with the other two sensors that tracks full body movement. You have to remember this does not use the Balance Board from Wii Fitness. It is a totally separate game. Here is a web

Re: [CGUYS] OT: how to incorporate yourself quickly?

2009-06-02 Thread John Emmerling
What's the procedure? On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. acker...@astrecg.com wrote: You can file yourself in MD. However, you need to determine if you need to be a Corporation, an LLC, or a disregarded LLC. There are financial repercussions to each of these

Re: [CGUYS] OT: how to incorporate yourself quickly?

2009-06-02 Thread Tony B
We hired a local attorney to file some of the papers. Cost us $500 to do what we could easily have done ourselves. Just go to the state secretary's website and follow the links. They're glad to get your money. Some states make this a lot easier than others. But like Roy said, simply answering

Re: [CGUYS] When I think know...

2009-06-02 Thread t.piwowar
On Jun 2, 2009, at 10:53 AM, Marcio wrote: Well good people, I never felt so important... gaining so much attention. Many, many thanks. But, let me confess. I captured the video with a Pinnacle program and I had the whole video transferred to a DVD. Guess the size: 954,842 KB. 954MB that

Re: [CGUYS] OT: how to incorporate yourself quickly?

2009-06-02 Thread t.piwowar
I hired a local attorney who did it for $200. He filled in a form on his computer screen and it spit out the papers. He filed with DC. He gave me a stock certificate. He gave me a 10 minute lecture on the things I had to do every year to keep the incorporation valid. He told me I needed a

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-02 Thread t.piwowar
On Jun 2, 2009, at 7:52 AM, Chris Dunford wrote: Those who were going on about Wii being better than Xbox should look at the video of the MS's E3 press conference yesterday: Wii obviously has M$ terrified. Nintendo is making big bucks while M$ is investing big bucks, but losing money on

[CGUYS] Bing Bong

2009-06-02 Thread t.piwowar
I searched for Project Natal at Google and at Bing. The results were quite different. Bing showed me M$ press release stuff -- reviews by M$ minions who had nothing but praise and the party line. Google showed me a much more independent set of results -- reviewers who had tried Natal and

Re: [CGUYS] Xbox Natal

2009-06-02 Thread David K Watson
The running game on the Wii Fit doesn't use the balance board either. It uses the motion sensor in the remote. You put the remote in a waist pocket for this. On a related note, Nintendo has announced the Wii Fit Plus at E3. It has new games (one lets you pretend to be Mario) and it also has a