Re: [CGUYS] Reformatted HDD --big problems still!.

2009-12-06 Thread mike
http://tinyurl.com/yggg4y6 That should link you up to the dell driver download page for the e510. Like a lot of dell products they have a couple of choices for drivers. On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 11:34 PM, Gail Miller wrote: > Hi I rinally (for the first time) reformatted my HDD on my Dell Dimensio

[CGUYS] Reformatted HDD --big problems still!.

2009-12-06 Thread Gail Miller
Hi I rinally (for the first time) reformatted my HDD on my Dell Dimension E510. The procedure went surprisingly well, and I THOUGHT I had gathered all the software, drivers, etc., taht I needed. However, somebody said the drivers would be on the ereformat drive so I wasn't very careful about t

Re: [CGUYS] Speaking of 2.5" drives. . .

2009-12-06 Thread Tony B
A 2005 computer should be able to handle a 250G drive. But I wouldn't assume it's SATA. You're going to have to open it and make absolutely sure before you order a new one. On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Reid Katan wrote: > My Toshiba is claimed to have a 60G SATA drive in it. Assuming so, cir

Re: [CGUYS] Mac OS upgrade

2009-12-06 Thread b_s-wilk
"John H. Davis" escribió: My G5 1.8 dual is getting a bit long in the tooth.At !0.39 it did everything I wanted it to but now several apps I want to update require 10.4 or later. Leopard is a better choice than Panther. It has new features and fixes bugs. One annoying thing is that my o

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Spys on Customers & Finds 5% Unworthy, Gives Them the Boot

2009-12-06 Thread mike
I knew you were a secret neomicrosofticon. On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 9:21 PM, t.piwowar wrote: > On Dec 6, 2009, at 11:04 PM, Reid Katan wrote: > >> I've noticed what look like a few old threads re-occurring over the last >> couple of days. Must have been a few emails stuck at AOL? >> > > Or we are

[CGUYS] Google Language Tools [was: Server restrictions]

2009-12-06 Thread b_s-wilk
chad evans wyatt escribió: I would aver that Google Translate is getting better. Not yet "quite good" in Slavic languages and Hungarian. But a great help. Google's translation service is quite good. I had a guest from Thailand staying with us last week. Her English is very good, but ther

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Spys on Customers & Finds 5% Unworthy, Gives Them the Boot

2009-12-06 Thread t.piwowar
On Dec 6, 2009, at 11:04 PM, Reid Katan wrote: I've noticed what look like a few old threads re-occurring over the last couple of days. Must have been a few emails stuck at AOL? Or we are being dragged into the past by the neocons.

[CGUYS] Speaking of 2.5" drives. . .

2009-12-06 Thread Reid Katan
My Toshiba is claimed to have a 60G SATA drive in it. Assuming so, circa 2005 or so, can I put something like a 250G or more in there? I'm guessing that the SATA spec allows for such things. Or would it be more of a BIOS thing, and if so, how does one find what is supported? TIA *

Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X

2009-12-06 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Jordan : But in 10.4.11 at the bottom of keyboard Shortcuts, it appears as though you can add Apps and maybe assign shortcuts to them. Just guessing. It looks to me (OSX.5) that those are for menu items within programs.

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Spys on Customers & Finds 5% Unworthy, Gives Them the Boot

2009-12-06 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting "t.piwowar" : On Dec 6, 2009, at 9:09 PM, tjpa got this email that he sent: Date: November 11, 2009 8:09:07 PM EST This is quite annoying. But don't think I'm responding to ancient emails. I've noticed what look like a few old threads re-occurring over the last couple of day

Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X

2009-12-06 Thread David K Watson
OK, if you want it harder, go to Accounts in System Preferences, select your user account, click on the Login Items tab, and add your application there. This is also how you can remove login items if you want to (and the real reason I'm telling you this). > From:Reid Katan > Subject:

Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X

2009-12-06 Thread Jordan
I type slowly and only take my hand off the mouse when necessary, so I'm no authority on keyboard shortcuts. But in 10.4.11 at the bottom of keyboard Shortcuts, it appears as though you can add Apps and maybe assign shortcuts to them. Just guessing. Reid Katan wrote: I've looked through there

Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X

2009-12-06 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Jordan : By the way, if you go to System Preferences-Accounts and click on Login Items, you can see what's loading at startup and add or remove programs. Thanks. That's good to know. I'm sure I ran across it at some point while I was looking around the System Preferences window. I

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Spys on Customers & Finds 5% Unworthy, Gives Them the Boot

2009-12-06 Thread t.piwowar
On Dec 6, 2009, at 9:09 PM, tjpa got this email that he sent: Date: November 11, 2009 8:09:07 PM EST This is quite annoying. But don't think I'm responding to ancient emails. * ** List info, subscription management, lis

Re: [CGUYS] Server restrictions

2009-12-06 Thread chad evans wyatt
I would aver that Google Translate is getting better.  Not yet "quite good" in Slavic languages and Hungarian.  But a great help. --- On Sun, 12/6/09, tjpa wrote: From: tjpa Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Server restrictions To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 4:29 PM Go

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Spys on Customers & Finds 5% Unworthy, Gives Them the Boot

2009-12-06 Thread tjpa
On Nov 11, 2009, at 7:28 PM, Tony B wrote: Until the technique is explained, there's not much to comment on. It's only half a story. The report on MSNBC says that swapping in a larger hard drive was enough to get you banned. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33866696/ns/technology_and_science-gam

Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X

2009-12-06 Thread Jordan
By the way, if you go to System Preferences-Accounts and click on Login Items, you can see what's loading at startup and add or remove programs. I don't know a specific answer to the shortcuts question, but I think I read that more of this capability was added to Snow Leopard. Again, in System Pr

Re: [CGUYS] Server restrictions

2009-12-06 Thread Eric S. Sande
Having two made it easier for me to figure out that it was VZ messing with my email. That would be the common factor, yes. I all ready know that they have certain policy elements that would tend to suggest that off network operation is not encouraged. ***

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread Tony B
Actually, this doesn't always apply to huge video files, which can take ages to copy. When it does, it introduces all kinds of workflow problems, and of course can double the expense as you duplicate drives. Nothing insurmountable, but not as simple as telling someone to back up their documents.

Re: [CGUYS] Server restrictions

2009-12-06 Thread tjpa
On Dec 6, 2009, at 4:05 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: I also had to verify all the email addresses that would be using foreign servers before they would accept my email. It's fun when the 'foreign server' is also in a foreign language. Glad I didn't get the Greek or HK account. Google's translation

Re: [CGUYS] Server restrictions

2009-12-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Mail servers. Within the past year, most of my email accounts have changed ports for both incoming and outgoing servers. Verizon changed for some, but not all of our email accounts: incoming.verizon.net - port 110 outgoing.verizon.net - port 587 SSL My Yahoo email through the yahoo.es, yaho

Re: [CGUYS] Server restrictions

2009-12-06 Thread tjpa
On Dec 6, 2009, at 3:10 PM, Eric S. Sande wrote: I'm not ticked off at VZ, they are what they are. I'm mostly ticked off at RCN, at this point. They've made it impossible for the average user to implement a distributed server model. It's their way or the highway. Well the good news is that t

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread tjpa
On Dec 6, 2009, at 3:02 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: When tapes fail, they don't fail entirely. When tapes print through they are just about totally wasted. Ditto when the adhesive fails or starts to bleed through the magnetic coating. ***

Re: [CGUYS] Print Problems

2009-12-06 Thread Ellen Rains Harris
Uninstall and reinstall the printer you're trying to use? It's a corrupted dll from one of your printer packages. - Original Message - From: "Barry Reff" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:08 AM Subject: [CGUYS] Print Problems Everytime I try to send anything to any printer, ne

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread katan
On Sun, 6 Dec 2009 11:27:21 -0700, mike wrote: >2k has slightly higher resolution than 1080p you'd find on most widescreen >tvs. 2k is 2048x1536 pixels...4k is twice that, so over twice the >resolution of 1080p at 4096x3072...there are other resolutions that fit this >class but you get the idea.

Re: [CGUYS] Server restrictions

2009-12-06 Thread Eric S. Sande
Mail servers. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **

Re: [CGUYS] Server restrictions

2009-12-06 Thread Eric S. Sande
Maybe not "own" it in the sense that you seem to have taken my statement. There's nothing wrong with the primary ISP. I just want the flexibility to adjust servers as appropriate. The dialup is valuable because it's portable, almost infinitely if that's not a contradiction in terms. Anywhere t

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread mike
If someone that is buying hardware to record to HD media, and they are stupid enough to not back up, they deserve to lose their data. On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 1:02 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: > Tape is a dead to dying media. It is expensive and degrades over time. >> Recorders can be cumbersome. Flash c

Re: [CGUYS] Server restrictions

2009-12-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Formerly I was happy to have access over a different network that didn't relate to my primary ISP. This would be in keeping with my belt and suspenders approach to most technology. I reasoned that a backup strategy would be preferred in the event, etc. I absolutely understand network d

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread b_s-wilk
Tape is a dead to dying media. It is expensive and degrades over time. Recorders can be cumbersome. Flash cards are compressed so a bunch of data and quality is lost. Transfer time starts to become an issue. Direct to hard drive starts to look better and better. I've had many hard drives fai

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread tjpa
On Dec 5, 2009, at 7:10 PM, Tony B wrote: You think a $4000 HD video recorder is an appropriate investment for entry into video production??? A business person would not do this. They might rent such a camera for a special need, but the ROI on such an investment would be terrible. Some peop

Re: [CGUYS] Server restrictions

2009-12-06 Thread tjpa
On Dec 6, 2009, at 5:18 AM, Roger D. Parish wrote: If you are referring to reaching an SMTP server on the well-known port 25, most providers are restricting access to only those IPs on their own network, in an attempt to limit/reduce spam. Most are also permitting cross-network access to the

Re: [CGUYS] Hardware Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread mike
Alex Lindsay who works at pixel corp has been around a long time...worked with lucasfilm on star wars for a time. I know from listening to macbreak weekly podcasts this is exactly what this video pro does. He has mentioned several times they have stacks of drives on a shelf each one labeled and r

Re: [CGUYS] droid self-photography?

2009-12-06 Thread mike
I suppose because I don't put people in groups and decide I'm better than they are. Silly me I look at individuals. On Nov 11, 2009 5:41 AM, "Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)" wrote: No, I took it the same way I'd react to bumpkin. Why the super-sensitive reaction, response? Thank you, Mark Snyder ---

Re: [CGUYS] Hardware Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread tjpa
On Dec 5, 2009, at 9:29 PM, rocky lee wrote: The weak part of the tapeless system is that leaves open how to archive the footage. You transfer the footage from the memory cards to the hard drive, but then what? The memory cards get wiped and reused but then that leaves the footage... on a h

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi SD cards

2009-12-06 Thread tjpa
On Dec 5, 2009, at 7:36 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: How does one tell/notice that that is happening? Maybe mine does it too, or does it only happen on Mac USB ports? I haven't read the manual. Leave the camera USB attached and see if it ever powers down. **

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread mike
2k has slightly higher resolution than 1080p you'd find on most widescreen tvs. 2k is 2048x1536 pixels...4k is twice that, so over twice the resolution of 1080p at 4096x3072...there are other resolutions that fit this class but you get the idea. On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Reid Katan wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread mike
PS...don't get the idea that I know much about this, most of what I know was from reading about the Red camera line coming out. I know the basics but that's it. On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 11:27 AM, mike wrote: > 2k has slightly higher resolution than 1080p you'd find on most widescreen > tvs. 2k i

Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X

2009-12-06 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting mike : Right click on the app in the dock and choose "open at login". Okay, well that was just *too* easy. Thanks. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness,

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting mike : Check out the Red cams, these things are shooting and putting out 4k. You keep talking about "4K". Pardon an ignorant question, but. . .what's that? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, ar

Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X

2009-12-06 Thread mike
Right click on the app in the dock and choose "open at login". On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Reid Katan wrote: > Is there any way--I'm sure there is--to automatically start a program at > boot time in OSX? I've found my desktop clock solution for X.5*, and I'd > like to have it start up at bo

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread mike
Check out the Red cams, these things are shooting and putting out 4k. No, tape is not going anywhere, but the guys on the fringe, the guys who are doing new things have already switched to HD...especially on the web. Also of note, more vaporware that you can actually buy came out earlier this yea

[CGUYS] Program start OS X

2009-12-06 Thread Reid Katan
Is there any way--I'm sure there is--to automatically start a program at boot time in OSX? I've found my desktop clock solution for X.5*, and I'd like to have it start up at boot time. Also (I don't remember if I asked this already), is there a way to assign keyboard short cuts to start pro

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread Tony B
I haven't seen any great evidence that tape is going away any time soon. Not for several years anyway. It has too many _perceived_ advantages. Real or not doesn't matter to someone shelling out big bucks *today*. Note I said _shooters_, not companies. The expense to maintain tape is a big factor fo

Re: [CGUYS] silly Recommendations

2009-12-06 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 7:10 PM, Tony B wrote: > You think a $4000 HD video recorder is an appropriate investment for > entry into video production??? > I was thinking in a more aspirational way. You can get the same effect by toting around a PC/Mac and connecting camera via firewire and recordin

Re: [CGUYS] Server restrictions

2009-12-06 Thread Tony B
You're right. It's whining. How would it even be possible to "own" a network connection? And if your primary ISP is so bad that you had to keep your old dialup and ever need to use it, then you need a new primary ISP. I mean, I can count on both hands the hours that broadband goes down here in a ye

Re: [CGUYS] Print Problems

2009-12-06 Thread Tony B
That's an awfully vague question. To give any useful answers we need to know things like what printer, what computer, what OS (and is it updated), and the exact error word for word. Most importantly we need to know all the things you've tried already to fix it (verified printer works from other com

Re: [CGUYS] Server restrictions

2009-12-06 Thread Roger D. Parish
To what restrictions do you refer? Which network is preventing you from reaching which service? If you are referring to reaching an SMTP server on the well-known port 25, most providers are restricting access to only those IPs on their own network, in an attempt to limit/reduce spam. Most are

Re: [CGUYS] droid self-photography?

2009-12-06 Thread Stewart Marshall
These ad folks are pretty savvy and do a lot of market research before they put together these ads. That is what they are paid for. Occasionally they drop a bomb (pun not intended) but usually they do a very good job. When I first saw the commercial I was intrigued then when they did the dr

[CGUYS] Print Problems

2009-12-06 Thread Barry Reff
Everytime I try to send anything to any printer, network or local, I get Spooler Subsystem App has an error and must shut down. Can anyone suggest a cure? brr...@aim.com * ** List info, subscription management, list rules