Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
Steve - You can't taste the food on the Internet. You can't appreciate the special French love of beauty and nature on the Internet. You can't feel the excitement of colors and scents at the weekly outdoor markets on the Internet. Most of all you can't appreciate the wonderful French sense of humor on the Internet. Doesn't matter if you don't speak French or whatever language is spoken in the country you're visiting, as long as you learn the basics--hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and a few more phrases--and use them politely, you'll be welcome almost anywhere in the world. Lots of people will gladly practice speaking English with you. And if not, you can have an amazing conversation by pointing to pictures on you cell phone or notebook, and haggle effectively with a calculator. But you have to go, as a traveler instead a tourist, not on a tour, without a group, and meet lots of people [even the charming gendarmes who were taking classes at our hotel near Perpignan]. After all, that's the best reason to travel--people [and shopping]. And you can keep in touch with friends and family using their very fast Internet and ubiquitous cellular networks while you're away from home. Most important, never let a lack of money keep you from traveling. Go! Now! I hear the weather in the Canary Islands is delightful this time of year--or maybe Brazil, Uruguay or Chile. Did I mention the food? All that delicious unprocessed non-GMO food? Betty > Like this... > http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/02/11/france.quality.life/?hpt=T2 It often surprises me that the Internet does not really seem to have done all that much to broaden how well a lot of people in the United States understand and view the rest of the world and how our nation fits into the mix. So much information is available, yet so many of the same and tired old myths and misperceptions abound. We are not the top dog in many areas that are commonly used to determine quality of life, yet so many in the United States continue to maintain that we are. Yet, these same people, a lot of them in influential positions and claiming to be experts, are quite computer literate and routinely ply the ether of the Internet. They must have very powerful filtering algorithms at work in their computers that prevent them from discovering what so many others can easily find and plainly see. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] WinXP BSOD
For those who may be experiencing the BSOD that some have acquired after applying Tuesday's WinXP patches, there is a discussion of how to uninstall these patches using the Recovery Console at: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/73cea559-ebbd-4274-96bc-e292b69f2fd1/#e9b28c45-635c-4adf-8d24-817bf39c207b http://bit.ly/9cU7jJ Be sure to read the whole thing. The first (manual) script contains syntax errors (typos) that are corrected in later posts. Fred Holmes * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] popoz...@earthlink.net has shared: Apple iPad's Tiny SIM Is Just There to Mess With You
At 07:46 PM 2/11/2010, Steve at Verizon wrote: >On Feb 11, 2010, at 1:16 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: >>>I should have said, "Never RUSH OUT and buy version 1.0 of >>>anything." >>Many of us are quite happily running Windows 7 V1.0. Of course, many will say >>this is Windows Vista V3.0 :-) Nah! It's clearly Windows NT V. 7.0. That's exactly what it is named. Fred Holmes * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
At 06:48 PM 2/11/2010, John DeCarlo wrote: >You used to occasionally try to keep close to reality. I'm getting to old to worry about that any more. Fred Holmes * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
Perhaps the new networks should be owned by the public, as it is where it works, instead of waiting and waiting and waiting for private companies to expand the networks, often with assistance through public grants and tax breaks. Once the networks are created with public money, they could be maintained by private companies for the benefit of the public--as utilities. We all know about how far a suggestion such as this will go given the current political climate in the United States. Steve Too bad the evil US DoD invented ARPANET with OUR valuable tax dollars, and spent OUR money for so many years on a silly Defense project, then allowed that Brit Tim Berners-Lee at CERN [that evil place where they're looking for the God particle] to GIVE AWAY his WWW code for FREE--and have the nerve to start the W3C to make us follow their standards, not ours. Should have been corporate. Then we'd have nothing...or maybe the Swiss would own the Internet. That could be interesting [having worked for a Swiss company]. That might work better that it does now. I love/hate the Swiss, but they're never boring. Betty * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] popoz...@earthlink.net has shared: Apple iPad's Tiny SIM Is Just There to Mess With You
On Feb 11, 2010, at 1:16 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I should have said, "Never RUSH OUT and buy version 1.0 of anything." Many of us are quite happily running Windows 7 V1.0. Of course, many will say this is Windows Vista V3.0 :-) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 6:14 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: > At 05:22 PM 2/11/2010, tjpa wrote: > >viz. previous comment on brainwashing. Why did you not bring up death > >panels? That's the surest way to keep costs down. > > The death panel is a Democratic Party concept. Only the name came from the > Republicans. The Democrats had the concept buried in the Health Care bill > in very obscure language, but they didn't succeed in hiding it from the > public. > Man, I almost snorted my drink through my nose. Either you have your tongue planted firmly in cheek, or you have had some sort of brain hemorrhage. You used to occasionally try to keep close to reality. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Intuit's amazing sidestep
WTH is an "engine log?" On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Q. Fisher wrote: > After jumping through all of Intuit's hoops, thought I could get my taxes > done today while the snow melts (ha!). After a few hours of data entry the > program crashes with an error 25300 that includes a link to Intuit for the > solution! So they must know about it. > > I also found on several ocassions inormation entered into a wprkpage did > not get sent onto the form it was to support, and the numbers had to be > entered in over-ride mode. > > I've not found Turbotax to be buggy in years past, but this year is making > up for it! > > Here's what Intuit's support page says: > > > Error 25300 When Using TurboTax > Updated: 1/13/2010 > Article ID: 7760 > It has been reported that Error 25300 occurs when using TurboTax, most > commonly when switching from forms mode to interview mode and when trying to > open a tax file that has already been saved. > We are aware of this issue and are currently investigating it. In order for > us to pinpoint the root cause of the situation, we would like to review > engine logs from affected users. > > -- > -- > Quentin A. Fisher > Bethesda, MD > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > -- Judy * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
On Thu, 11 Feb 2010, Fred Holmes wrote: The death panel is a Democratic Party concept. Only the name came from the Republicans. The Democrats had the concept buried in the Health Care bill in very obscure language, but they didn't succeed in hiding it from the public. Wow! Does _everyone_ wear those tinfoil hats on your planet? -- Vicky Staubly http://www.steeds.com/vicky/vi...@steeds.com * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
At 05:22 PM 2/11/2010, tjpa wrote: >viz. previous comment on brainwashing. Why did you not bring up death >panels? That's the surest way to keep costs down. The death panel is a Democratic Party concept. Only the name came from the Republicans. The Democrats had the concept buried in the Health Care bill in very obscure language, but they didn't succeed in hiding it from the public. The best way to keep costs down is to have the lifestyle police prevent everyone from doing anything at all risky, including eating too much and eating the wrong foods. Prohibit all red meat, all starches, . . . Fred Holmes * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
On Feb 11, 2010, at 4:51 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Finland is also building a national network. It has lots of empty spaces and more weather challenges for installers than in the US-- including this week's eastern US blizzards. It should be considered a strategic resource, much like the National Defense Highway System. Considering the likelihood of cyberattack it probably needs more protection than our roadways. Tell me how is the internet substantially different from the highway net? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
I'm happy to have the republicans own their deficits, how long till both sides realize there is a third invisible party from both sides driving this up and up and now its just Obama at the helm now. On Feb 11, 2010 3:26 PM, "b_s-wilk" wrote: >> > The liberals just want to make everyone equally miserable. > > > > > Or, perhaps just more equally situated and hopefully happy, referred > > to as Communism in some ci... > The communist label would be wrong, however. Socialism, as in Scandinavia, is a better description for liberal societies where people are happy with their gummints. The Republican deficits he complains about will go away when we can get the corporations out of our government. Fast networks for people will make businesses more profitable too. * ** List info, subscrip... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
On Feb 11, 2010, at 5:02 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: I don't think any socialist state has made a go of it for a significant number of years, unless they have been able to fund their largess by selling North Sea Oil or other minerals to finance their largesse. viz. previous comment on brainwashing. Why did you not mention assassinating the Czar and seizing his gold? That's a sure way to raise money. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
On Feb 11, 2010, at 4:48 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: I don't know how to evaluate it, but it's often been said that the quality of life statistics are apples and oranges among different countries. The classic example is that most countries simply let preemies die, they don't try to save them. Since they die at birth, the are _not_ recorded as an infant mortality statistic. The U.S.'s infant mortality statistics are high because we do try to save preemies, but don't always succeed. Dunno if this is true, but I'll bet there are a lot of things like this. And, I'll bet most government cook these kinds of statistics. viz. previous comment on brainwashing. Why did you not bring up death panels? That's the surest way to keep costs down. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
> The liberals just want to make everyone equally miserable. Or, perhaps just more equally situated and hopefully happy, referred to as Communism in some circles. Steve The communist label would be wrong, however. Socialism, as in Scandinavia, is a better description for liberal societies where people are happy with their gummints. The Republican deficits he complains about will go away when we can get the corporations out of our government. Fast networks for people will make businesses more profitable too. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Intuit's amazing sidestep
After jumping through all of Intuit's hoops, thought I could get my taxes done today while the snow melts (ha!). After a few hours of data entry the program crashes with an error 25300 that includes a link to Intuit for the solution! So they must know about it. I also found on several ocassions inormation entered into a wprkpage did not get sent onto the form it was to support, and the numbers had to be entered in over-ride mode. I've not found Turbotax to be buggy in years past, but this year is making up for it! Here's what Intuit's support page says: Error 25300 When Using TurboTax Updated: 1/13/2010 Article ID: 7760 It has been reported that Error 25300 occurs when using TurboTax, most commonly when switching from forms mode to interview mode and when trying to open a tax file that has already been saved. We are aware of this issue and are currently investigating it. In order for us to pinpoint the root cause of the situation, we would like to review engine logs from affected users. -- -- Quentin A. Fisher Bethesda, MD * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
At 04:36 PM 2/11/2010, tjpa wrote: >Their supporters, who vote against their own interests, are so deeply >brainwashed that they are oblivious to facts. If you try to clue them >in they attack you with blind range. There is really nothing to do >about it. They will never wise up. I don't think so. They understand that the government is worse than the "robber barons." I don't think any socialist state has made a go of it for a significant number of years, unless they have been able to fund their largess by selling North Sea Oil or other minerals to finance their largesse. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 4:51 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: > Perhaps the new networks should be owned by the public, as it is where it > works, instead of waiting and waiting and waiting for private companies to > expand the networks, often with assistance through public grants and tax > breaks. Once the networks are created with public money, they could be > maintained by private companies for the benefit of the public--as utilities. We all know about how far a suggestion such as this will go given the current political climate in the United States. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
I don't know how to evaluate it, but it's often been said that the quality of life statistics are apples and oranges among different countries. The classic example is that most countries simply let preemies die, they don't try to save them. Since they die at birth, the are _not_ recorded as an infant mortality statistic. The U.S.'s infant mortality statistics are high because we do try to save preemies, but don't always succeed. Dunno if this is true, but I'll bet there are a lot of things like this. And, I'll bet most government cook these kinds of statistics. Fred Holmes At 03:38 PM 2/11/2010, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > It often surprises me that the Internet does not really seem to have >done all that much to broaden how well a lot of people in the United >States understand and view the rest of the world and how our nation >fits into the mix. So much information is available, yet so many of >the same and tired old myths and misperceptions abound. > > We are not the top dog in many areas that are commonly used to >determine quality of life, yet so many in the United States continue >to maintain that we are. Yet, these same people, a lot of them in >influential positions and claiming to be experts, are quite computer >literate and routinely ply the ether of the Internet. They must have >very powerful filtering algorithms at work in their computers that >prevent them from discovering what so many others can easily find and >plainly see. > > Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] popoz...@earthlink.net has shared: Apple iPad's Tiny SIM Is Just There to Mess With You
On Feb 11, 2010, at 3:52 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I saw that you got the iPod a few weeks after initial release. I will suppose that you did some research prior to buying it, or at least took note of comments made by folks who were already using iPods. I had been shopping for a MP3 player for over a year and constantly facing terrible compromises. When I went to the Apple Store to see the new iPod it was immediately obvious that they had solved the problems. It was plainly sufficient and far better than every other product on the market. There was no need to wait. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
It is not unprecedented. It exists in Japan, Korea, and other places I'm not going to look up. I'm not going to cite numbers on how small physically Japan and Korea are. Compared to the US. Finland is also building a national network. It has lots of empty spaces and more weather challenges for installers than in the US--including this week's eastern US blizzards. It could cost about the same or less per household in the US as in Finland if there are incentives to create a viable network. Google competition could help a lot with that. Maybe there could be an affordable gigabit network in the US, but not likely for a long time. The telecoms have been collecting fees for new networks. Perhaps the new networks should be owned by the public, as it is where it works, instead of waiting and waiting and waiting for private companies to expand the networks, often with assistance through public grants and tax breaks. Once the networks are created with public money, they could be maintained by private companies for the benefit of the public--as utilities. Private networks are welcomed to compete, however need to be prohibited from suing municipalities that plan to build their own networks for restraint of trade where the private companies refused to serve, as happened in Lafayette, Louisiana, in Ohio, Minnesota, North Carolina, and across the country; ex., http://is.gd/8bxiY. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
I don't give much credence to picks by "judges." The judges generally give different weighting factors to the quality of life attributes. What's the relative emigration / immigration between the U.S. and France? Fred Holmes At 02:42 PM 2/11/2010, tjpa wrote: >>The liberals just want to make everyone equally miserable. > >Like this... >http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/02/11/france.quality.life/?hpt=T2 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
On Feb 11, 2010, at 3:38 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: We are not the top dog in many areas that are commonly used to determine quality of life, yet so many in the United States continue to maintain that we are. Well the robber barons don't care. They are sitting in their mansions counting the loot they stole from widows and orphans. Their supporters, who vote against their own interests, are so deeply brainwashed that they are oblivious to facts. If you try to clue them in they attack you with blind range. There is really nothing to do about it. They will never wise up. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] popoz...@earthlink.net has shared: Apple iPad's Tiny SIM Is Just There to Mess With You
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 2:40 PM, tjpa wrote: > It is all about the quality of the engineering. To a great extent, yes. However, there are other considerations as well. Sometimes there may be an item or a feature that has been omitted in a brand new product that would have been expected, or a feature that is present but may not work as well as expected. Product reviews or commentary about a product can often provide insight into situations like this when such cannot be easily ascertained otherwise. I saw that you got the iPod a few weeks after initial release. I will suppose that you did some research prior to buying it, or at least took note of comments made by folks who were already using iPods. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 2:42 PM, tjpa wrote: > Like this... > http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/02/11/france.quality.life/?hpt=T2 It often surprises me that the Internet does not really seem to have done all that much to broaden how well a lot of people in the United States understand and view the rest of the world and how our nation fits into the mix. So much information is available, yet so many of the same and tired old myths and misperceptions abound. We are not the top dog in many areas that are commonly used to determine quality of life, yet so many in the United States continue to maintain that we are. Yet, these same people, a lot of them in influential positions and claiming to be experts, are quite computer literate and routinely ply the ether of the Internet. They must have very powerful filtering algorithms at work in their computers that prevent them from discovering what so many others can easily find and plainly see. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] win7 to "phone home" - comments?
On 2/11/2010 2:41 PM, John DeCarlo wrote: On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Andy Gallant wrote: Any comments or perspectives? - I suspect you already know what at least half a dozen people on this site will say. And how likely it is that you will get technical answers and comments on this list. True, but I can hope! And, seriously, I still think this update is worth asking about, and in particular, how accurate the technical aspects in the two postings are. -Andy * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] win7 to "phone home" - comments?
On Feb 11, 2010, at 2:41 PM, John DeCarlo wrote: And how likely it is that you will get technical answers and comments on this list. More misdirection. It is not a technical question so technical answers would be irrelevant. It is a business question. Does anybody want to risk their business to an operating system that can be remotely shut down whenever the security software has a hiccup? Anybody running Windows would be well served to have a few Macs in reserve. Or maybe more than a few. If the malware don't get you first, the M$ marketing department certainly will. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
The liberals just want to make everyone equally miserable. Like this... http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/02/11/france.quality.life/?hpt=T2 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] win7 to "phone home" - comments?
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Andy Gallant wrote: > > Any comments or perspectives? > > - > I suspect you already know what at least half a dozen people on this site will say. And how likely it is that you will get technical answers and comments on this list. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] win7 to "phone home" - comments?
On Feb 11, 2010, at 2:06 PM, Andy Gallant wrote: perpetual anti-piracy surveillance regime embedded within already purchased consumer equipment -- is entirely unacceptable. And don't omit mention of... Security patch results in BSOD, stops Windows from booting http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/02/security-patch-results-in-bsod-stops-windows-from-booting.ars * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] popoz...@earthlink.net has shared: Apple iPad's Tiny SIM Is Just There to Mess With You
On Feb 11, 2010, at 1:16 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I should have said, "Never RUSH OUT and buy version 1.0 of anything." I got my iPod 1.0 just a few weeks after it was introduced. It was absolutely amazing. For a few months I was the only one on Metro with white earphones. Then little by little, almost everybody had them. Though I agree that I would not touch a new OS X version or any M$ product until at least SP2 or SP3. It is all about the quality of the engineering. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] win7 to "phone home" - comments?
FYI: From Lauren Weinstein's Blog (http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000681.html), there's a long posting about the "Windows Activation Technologies Update for Windows 7" that begins and ends as follows: -begin- February 11, 2010 Who Owns Your PC? New Anti-Piracy Windows 7 Update "Phones Home" to Microsoft Every 90 Days Greetings. Sometimes a seemingly small software update can usher in a whole new world. When Microsoft shortly pushes out a Windows 7 update with the reportedly innocuous title "Update for Microsoft Windows (KB71033)" -- it will be taking your Windows 7 system where it has never been before. And it may not be a place where you want to go. -/major snip/- While I certainly appreciate Microsoft's piracy problems, and the negative impact that these have both on the company and consumers, I believe that the approach represented by this kind of escalation on the part of Microsoft and others -- into what basically amounts to a perpetual anti-piracy surveillance regime embedded within already purchased consumer equipment -- is entirely unacceptable. -end- The Windows Blog posting mentioned in that posting is here: http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/genuinewindows/archive/2010/02/11/windows-activation-technologies-update-for-windows-7.aspx. Two points from it are: "I'd like to stress that *the Update is voluntary,* which means that you can choose not to install it when you see it appear on Windows Update. I also want to stress that installing this update will not jeopardize your privacy; although the update contacts Microsoft's servers to check for new threats as I outline below, the information we receive from PCs during these checks *does not include any personally identifiable information *or any other information that Microsoft can use to identify or contact you." and "The Update will run periodic validations (initially every 90 days). During validation, Windows will download the latest 'signatures' that are used to identify new activation exploits -- much like an anti-virus service. When tampering, disabling, or missing licensing files are discovered, the WAT Update runs a check and repair weekly to ensure that the licensing files are properly repaired." Any comments or perspectives? -Andy * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
On Feb 11, 2010, at 12:55 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: If you took all of the corporate bonuses and threw them in a pot, it would be minuscule in comparison with the deficits governments are running. Magicians call this technique misdirection. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misdirection_(magic) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
On Feb 11, 2010, at 12:49 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: Gee, you can't plan ahead *four hours* NO! When you click on a web link are you oaky with the page appearing 4 hours later? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
And the NeoCons spread BS and fear-mongering to keep us all ignorant and afraid of the liberals. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- If you took all of the corporate bonuses and threw them in a pot, it would be minuscule in comparison with the deficits governments are running. While I have a problem when corporate managers get bonuses from failing companies, I have no problem with bonuses from successful companies. We do a better job of running industry in this country than anywhere else. At scale. A big factor is corporate management reward systems. The liberals just want to make everyone equally miserable. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: > The liberals just want to make everyone equally miserable. Or, perhaps just more equally situated and hopefully happy, referred to as Communism in some circles. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] popoz...@earthlink.net has shared: Apple iPad's Tiny SIM Is Just There to Mess With You
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 12:27 PM, tjpa wrote: > On Feb 11, 2010, at 10:57 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Please remember the cardinal rule. Never buy version 1.0 of anything. > > I'm really impressed by the size of the disinformation campaign that has > been launched against Apple. My version 1.0 iPod was amazing and I only > recently replaced it. Most damaging to Apple are the wild claims circulating > that Apple is going to drop the price. And Saint Bill Gates is not being > quoted saying that the iPod needs a parallel port. I should have said, "Never RUSH OUT and buy version 1.0 of anything." A bit if time will allow most potential purchasers of new gear to find out how well the new product actually works. If not up to expectations, a revised version of the product at a later date may prove to be satisfactory. This has nothing at all to do with disinformation about Apple. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
If you took all of the corporate bonuses and threw them in a pot, it would be minuscule in comparison with the deficits governments are running. While I have a problem when corporate managers get bonuses from failing companies, I have no problem with bonuses from successful companies. We do a better job of running industry in this country than anywhere else. At scale. A big factor is corporate management reward systems. The liberals just want to make everyone equally miserable. Fred Holmes At 10:47 AM 2/11/2010, tjpa wrote: >If it is liberal to notice that corporate managers are holding the >nation hostage while paying themselves huge salaries and bonuses then >I'm happy to be a liberal. This corporate attitude is not unlike that >of the Greek Communist labor unions who are currently striking to warn >their government that they expect to be paid top dollar even as the >Greek nation collapses under the financial burden. Should I call you a >Communist apparatchik? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
Gee, you can't plan ahead *four hours* BTW, what is the resolution and time duration of this four-hour download? 760p? two hours? Who is your ISP? On Cox Cable in Annandale, VA I get 20 mbs if the server can provide it, i.e., on occasional downloads. Fred Holmes At 11:40 PM 2/10/2010, t.piwowar wrote: >Today, suffering from cabin fever, I ordered up a video on demand from >Amazon. It took close to 4 hours to trickle down the wires. At such a >data rate I'm not likely to give the service much business. Google >claims their network would have delivered this video in 5 minutes. >That would make VOD quite appealing. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] popoz...@earthlink.net has shared: Apple iPad's Tiny SIM Is Just There to Mess With You
Ironically those wild claims probably came from Apple itself. Keeps them in the news longer if they leak little bits at a time. On Feb 11, 2010 10:31 AM, "tjpa" wrote: On Feb 11, 2010, at 10:57 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > > Please remember the cardinal rule. Nev... I'm really impressed by the size of the disinformation campaign that has been launched against Apple. My version 1.0 iPod was amazing and I only recently replaced it. Most damaging to Apple are the wild claims circulating that Apple is going to drop the price. And Saint Bill Gates is not being quoted saying that the iPod needs a parallel port. * ** List info, subscrip... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] popoz...@earthlink.net has shared: Apple iPad's Tiny SIM Is Just There to Mess With You
On Feb 11, 2010, at 10:57 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Please remember the cardinal rule. Never buy version 1.0 of anything. I'm really impressed by the size of the disinformation campaign that has been launched against Apple. My version 1.0 iPod was amazing and I only recently replaced it. Most damaging to Apple are the wild claims circulating that Apple is going to drop the price. And Saint Bill Gates is not being quoted saying that the iPod needs a parallel port. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
On Feb 11, 2010, at 11:29 AM, John DeCarlo wrote: So now it is "Boo hoo, we don't have multi-terabit optical switches anywhere, and it would cost us money to upgrade all at once just for consumers to get more bandwidth. Boo hoo, give us more money." Interesting commentary at http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/02/googles-fiber-network-experiment-could-be-disruptive-/1 "Some of the big telecoms may feel threatened by Google's attempts to control key parts of the Internet, says Day. Others may feel Google could help validate the hundreds of billions of dollars poured into installing fiber trunk lines. "If there is a new generation of compelling applications that come out of this," he says, "it could stimulate business for everyone." Several commentators have also noted that there is still a huge amount of dark fiber left over from the bursting of the Internet bubble a decade ago. Google could pick this up for a song and bypass recalcitrant incumbent carriers. Currently the telecoms are trying to hold the rest of the economy hostage. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] apple-stanza-usb
One of the problems with Cell service is that it is hostage to environmental conditions and topography. Go into a hilly area and you have dropouts of cell service. Hills, and stuff cut signal. Cities also have problems with buildings causing drop offs. Many cell companies have to increase their antennas in cities to get good coverage. But then you can place them atop buildings and get better coverage. In my are it is military posts that limit some signal coverage. Not only are we dealing with federal land, but also extensive flying are that must have permission to put anything that sticks up into the air. Until we get over some of those limitations it will be difficult. When Katrina hit New Orleans, we had problems communicating with our people in the NO area by voice. However SMS worked amazingly well. Takes up a lot less bandwidth. (And is a cash cow for cell companies.) Stewart At 09:40 AM 2/11/2010, you wrote: Getting a cell signal in parts of Great Falls in Virginia, near McLean and close to the CIA and DC can be difficult, and that is a fairly well populated section of the Virginia suburbs, and even a so-called high rent district. Thank goodness I have an old timey, and some believe obsolete, wired telephone at home here in Fauquier County, VA. During the recent storm electricity was out, cell signals were iffy at best as is usual, complicated even more by snow and blowing wind, and cell phone batteries died, but that old telephone technology just kept on cranking without fail. I even distributed two of those old "obsolete" phones to neighbors who only had cordless phones that do not work without electric service, and that was down for nearly five days. Steve Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Science Friday: Facial Recognition
Depends on what database is used to check the face; if FaceBook, I can see an iPhone app for that. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 11:56 AM, tjpa wrote: > Science Friday recently had an interesting segment on facial recognition. And eventually being able to use it to get an instant > ID for anybody you meet on the street. I think that last one is pretty much out of the question for "normal" folks. Law enforcement and homeland security interests will see to that. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 12:12 AM, Eric S. Sande wrote: > You want private telecom to deliver universal broadband in the US, > you are going to have to pay for it. > My main complaint in this area is that there seems to be little money spent to refresh technology. The hardest part about Gigabit to the home is really getting fiber to the home. For Verizon to complain about how hard it will be to update their infrastructure to handle the increased traffic is a big load of cr*p. There is no reason for telecoms not to have kept up with technology at fairly low costs over time. We saw how the telecoms were complaining how much it costs to provide consumers with *the advertised bandwidth* (we thought they would only use 1% of it, so we could clearly pretend to offer a lot, sniff!). As so many have mentioned, if they put some of the profit to keep the infrastructure upgraded as technology improved, they would have higher profit today. But the executives who depend on stock price would have seen a tiny decrease in their compensation, maybe, so it didn't get done. Sad commentary. So now it is "Boo hoo, we don't have multi-terabit optical switches anywhere, and it would cost us money to upgrade all at once just for consumers to get more bandwidth. Boo hoo, give us more money." -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Science Friday: Facial Recognition
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 11:56 AM, tjpa wrote: > Science Friday recently had an interesting segment on facial recognition. > What caught my attention was a digression about other uses for recognition > technology. They spoke of pointing your smart phone at a building and > getting the address and list of tenants. Or if it was a restaurant getting > its menu and reviews. And eventually being able to use it to get an instant > ID for anybody you meet on the street. I think that last one is pretty much out of the question for "normal" folks. Law enforcement and homeland security interests will see to that. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] popoz...@earthlink.net has shared: Apple iPad's Tiny SIM Is Just There to Mess With You
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 11:35 AM, tjpa wrote: > I continue to be amazed that the folks on this list would expect a tech > leader to introduce a new product and fill it with old technologies. Please remember the cardinal rule. Never buy version 1.0 of anything. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?
On Feb 11, 2010, at 12:12 AM, Eric S. Sande wrote: I know it's not a thing that liberals want to believe, but it costs real money to deploy that technology. Go ahead and vote for it, I know how to do it. But it is going to cost real money to implement on a wide scale. Last time I checked Google was not the government. Are you suggesting that those famous black helicopters are going to fan out from Washington to deliver gigabit to the people? Or are you just preparing an excuse in case Google delivers on its promise? If it is liberal to notice that corporate managers are holding the nation hostage while paying themselves huge salaries and bonuses then I'm happy to be a liberal. This corporate attitude is not unlike that of the Greek Communist labor unions who are currently striking to warn their government that they expect to be paid top dollar even as the Greek nation collapses under the financial burden. Should I call you a Communist apparatchik? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] apple-stanza-usb
On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Constance Warner wrote: > If you'll read reviews on cellphone performance in the National Capitol > area, you'll find lots of places [including some in the District] where the > cellphones of various providers just don't work. Getting a cell signal in parts of Great Falls in Virginia, near McLean and close to the CIA and DC can be difficult, and that is a fairly well populated section of the Virginia suburbs, and even a so-called high rent district. Thank goodness I have an old timey, and some believe obsolete, wired telephone at home here in Fauquier County, VA. During the recent storm electricity was out, cell signals were iffy at best as is usual, complicated even more by snow and blowing wind, and cell phone batteries died, but that old telephone technology just kept on cranking without fail. I even distributed two of those old "obsolete" phones to neighbors who only had cordless phones that do not work without electric service, and that was down for nearly five days. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
