No, not 'we', I was just talking to you.
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 3:44 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Aug 25, 2009, at 3:42 PM, mike wrote:
MS has not because no that they are running 64bit or
32bit.
Got it. Official M$ line is that 64-bit is useless, something that no one
would
The OS loads either the 32 or 64-bit kernel at startup. Default is
32. At some point the default will be 64. This doesn't paint
customers into a corner. Yes very nice -- typical Apple engineering.
No matter how you slice and dice it, the fact remains that Vista and Win7 are
fully 64-bit out
Not sure why you're flailing on this. Mac OS 10.6, Snow Leopard, can be
set to load 64-bit, every time, if desired, or left to the default, to
load the 32-bit kernel. Windows users must install one or the other.
This is not a huge difference. Why split hairs? I like Apple's
approach; if I need
Mark, where exactly did I slam $now Leopard? I don't have any problem with
either approach. I just think it's amusing that TP manages to find that
defaulting to a 32-bit kernel in a 64-bit OS is
superior engineering. If MS did that, he'd be dripping with contempt and
sarcasm, and saying Why am
Okay, Chris, I guess I am getting miffed at the cross-jabs on this one.
Seems to be lame attempts at petty one-ups. I think his small point was
OS X does not need to be re-installed to go between 32- and 64-bit. A
small thing, but a better design. M$ often charges for these
differences. I'm
As I said before 99% of windows or mac users don't know and/or don't care
about 32 vs 64 bit. I'd wager most mac users if confronted with the choice
of the two won't know which to choose or why to choose which one.
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 4:30 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
mark.sny...@ngc.com
Ah, but most of us on this list know the issues (or know who to ask).
This is/was a discussion of a design issue, not the merits of 32-bit vs.
64-bit.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
-Original Message-
As I said before 99% of windows or mac users don't know and/or don't
care about 32 vs 64 bit.
I mean, if someone buys a Mac and runs their PC on it, are they a Windows user
or a Mac user?
YES!
We can do both. We are 'ambidextrous'. We have Macs.
*
** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives,
I've just noticed that when I forward some messages in Thunderbird
(version 2.0.0.23 ), that the word-wrap is broken and there's no way
to get it rewrap. Anyone else notice this and is there a way to get it
to word-wrap all the time. The problem emails are ones that are
automatically forwarded to
I think the actual term is BI
Or acey ducey.
:-)
Stewart
At 11:18 AM 8/26/2009, you wrote:
I mean, if someone buys a Mac and runs their PC on it, are they a
Windows user or a Mac user?
YES!
We can do both. We are 'ambidextrous'. We have Macs.
But the mac design issue leads into a normal user having to choose 32 or 64
unless I read wrong?
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote:
Ah, but most of us on this list know the issues (or know who to ask).
This is/was a discussion of a design
Mike, you already asserted that the average user would not know which to
pick or how to tell which was running, so how is this now an issue for
normal users?
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
-Original Message-
But the mac design issue leads into a normal user having to choose 32 or
64 unless I
I'm not flailing here. I just don't understand and I'm not afraid to
ask apparently ignorant questions. Keep in mind that I'm an experienced
computer user, not a tech., so I don't quite understand the whole kernel
level aspects of the discussed feature set.
I have a Vista 64 machine that
Thanks to both Betty and Mark for cool and dispassionate logic.
--- On Wed, 8/26/09, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote:
From: b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] A Lifeline to Frustrated PC Users
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 12:18 PM
I mean,
The most common issue is with drivers and other system functions. Most
updating or replacing an operating system (not a server) just need to
find out if their applications run okay in the new OS. For most, this
is a handful of commercial applications, so is a short process. Those
with
Thunderbird has a Options/ Composition word wrap setting for Plain text
(72 characters is what I put there) but for HTML I don't see any options
except the manual Edit/ rewrap command for a particular email...
db
b_s-wilk wrote:
I've just noticed that when I forward some messages in
Mine seems to work fine!
In a message dated 8/26/2009 4:41:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
el...@goodshiptabasco.com writes:
Is anyone else finding this latest update of Firefox to be more similar to
a demolition derby than a browser.
It's crashing every time it's opened on my machines.
The 4gb memory limit is just a Windows licensing issue though. Unless
Mac OS also has such licensing issues, this shouldn't be as big an
advantage.
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM
(IS)mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote:
A large advantage of 64-bit is getting past the 4B address limit.
Been fine for me on several machines. Try deleting everything? Cache,
cookies, profiles?
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 4:49 PM, johnmen...@aol.com wrote:
Mine seems to work fine!
In a message dated 8/26/2009 4:41:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
el...@goodshiptabasco.com writes:
Is anyone else
That's yet another reason to send email as plain text and avoid HTML
email like the plague.
Thunderbird has a Options/ Composition word wrap setting for Plain
text (72 characters is what I put there) but for HTML I don't see any
options except the manual Edit/ rewrap command for a particular
Explain what you mean by a licensing issue?
Stewart
At 04:18 PM 8/26/2009, you wrote:
The 4gb memory limit is just a Windows licensing issue though. Unless
Mac OS also has such licensing issues, this shouldn't be as big an
advantage.
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net
The 32 bit Windows versions have always limited people to addressing
4gb of memory. Not so with e.g. 32 bit Windows Server 2008, which I
think comes with as much as like 80gb ram.
In fact, I asked about this on the list a while back. How can I
ensure that PAE is turned on so I know my WinXP is
I had a similar issue after I upgraded where I got an error message stating
that Firefox was already open, and I needed to close before I could open a new
browser. Booted in safe mode and still had the issue. I ended having to
uninstall (delete files option), delete the registry keys under
On Wed, 26 Aug 2009, Tony B wrote:
The 4gb memory limit is just a Windows licensing issue though. Unless
Mac OS also has such licensing issues, this shouldn't be as big an
advantage.
Right. The 32-bits specified is the size of a virtual memory address.
Physical memory can actually be larger,
On Aug 25, 2009, at 10:15 PM, Arnold Kee wrote:
Are there gremlins out to get me?
Yes!
all of a sudden, it now acts really slowly and fails to connect
with my wireless network consistently
Have you cleared the browser's cache files? A corrupt cache happens
suddenly and will slow things
On Aug 26, 2009, at 5:55 PM, Tony B wrote:
In fact, I asked about this on the list a while back. How can I
ensure that PAE is turned on so I know my WinXP is using all 6gb of my
ram. It was only much later I discovered the consumer versions of
Windows don't include PAE, and so are limited to 4gb
On Aug 26, 2009, at 7:49 AM, Jeff Wright wrote:
And Windows has been 64-bit for several years now. The problem has
been in
driver support and app compatibility, no surprise there.
Precisely. Apple knows that some drivers won't work right with the 64
kernel, but it doesn't know if you have
On Aug 26, 2009, at 12:43 PM, Mark A. Metz wrote:
I have a Vista 64 machine that runs Photoshop CS4 at 64 bit. It
runs Photoshop 7 at 32 bit. It even runs older apps at 16 bit, I
think. So even though the OS is 64 bit, and I realize that means I
can run 64 bit apps., it doesn't limit my
I had a similar issue after I upgraded where I got an error message stating
that Firefox was already open, and I needed to close before I could open a new
browser. Booted in safe mode and still had the issue. I ended having to
uninstall (delete files option), delete the registry keys under
On Aug 26, 2009, at 7:30 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:
Not sure why you're flailing on this. Mac OS 10.6, Snow Leopard,
can be
set to load 64-bit, every time, if desired, or left to the default, to
load the 32-bit kernel. Windows users must install one or the other.
This is not a huge
Sure is a huge difference. Reinstalling Windows is not quick and will
probably mess up many installed apps. Not something that is done
lightly. Definitely not something you would want to switch back and
forth.
You can dual boot with 32-bit and 64-bit versions. I know people who do it
now.
On Aug 26, 2009, at 10:41 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
You can dual boot with 32-bit and 64-bit versions. I know people
who do it
now.
Now you are being silly just to prove a point. Most people do not dual
boot and may who try find themselves in a world of pain.
Is anyone else finding this latest update of Firefox to be more
similar to a demolition derby than a browser.
It's crashing every time it's opened on my machines. Vista Home
and XP machines.
My son said he's been having a lot of problems since upgrading it on
his pc and his search of
33 matches
Mail list logo