Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-26 Thread b_s-wilk
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Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-26 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:41 PM, mike wrote: > There is also the question of how much force Apple is using to get this > done, it's not beyond them to use a hammer when none is needed. I believe that Apple Corp. is a commercial partner in the element of law enforcement that was used to conduc

[CGUYS] McAfee vs. MS Security Essentials

2010-04-26 Thread Alvin Auerbach
Which is best for Windows 7: Run McAfee, run MS Security essentials, or run both? Thanks * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-26 Thread Roger D. Parish
At 6:16 PM -0700 4/26/10, mike wrote: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=33652 http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/iphone-raid/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29 Some say this has been served illegally, partially

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-26 Thread mike
There is also the question of how much force Apple is using to get this done, it's not beyond them to use a hammer when none is needed. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 6:53 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: > On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 9:16 PM, mike wrote: > > > http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=33652 > > > > > > >

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-26 Thread mike
Hardly see that, considering the tactics Apple has used in the past if they were any other company they'd be lambasted in the press. I'm sure somehow they will come out squeaky on this one too. If this were MS we'd be hearing the caterwauling till dawn. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 7:44 PM, phartz...

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-26 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 9:16 PM, mike wrote: > Some say this has been served illegally, partially due to the laws regarding > journalists.  Multiple implications of course, are online weblogs run by > journalists?  Does this whole case rise to the level of busting in the door > of a private citiz

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-26 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 9:16 PM, mike wrote: > http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=33652 > > > http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/iphone-raid/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29 > > Some say this has been served ille

[CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-04-26 Thread mike
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=33652 http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/iphone-raid/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29 Some say this has been served illegally, partially due to the laws regarding journalists.

Re: [CGUYS] Seek advice about removing programs

2010-04-26 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 1:06 PM, tjpa wrote: > On Apr 23, 2010, at 11:42 AM, Michael S. Altus wrote: > >> I want to remove unnecessary programs from my Windows XP computer. I use >> the computer mainly for writing in Word, web browsing, reading PDF files, >> and >> keeping track of numbers in Qua

Re: [CGUYS] 2 ques: disposing of reel to reel; pagemaker program

2010-04-26 Thread tjpa
On Apr 26, 2010, at 12:25 PM, Mother Geek wrote: I have an Ampex reel to reel tape player/radio/tuner/amp that needs to be disposed of as it is no longer worth my time or money to keep it running. I am trying to keep it out of the landfill, as least as much as possible. I am looking for sugg

[CGUYS] 2 ques: disposing of reel to reel; pagemaker program

2010-04-26 Thread Mother Geek
Hello. I have an Ampex reel to reel tape player/radio/tuner/amp that needs to be disposed of as it is no longer worth my time or money to keep it running. I am trying to keep it out of the landfill, as least as much as possible. I am looking for suggestions as to recycling or reusing (or even

Re: [CGUYS] ArsTechnica: Low-income states have highest broadband competition

2010-04-26 Thread tjpa
On Apr 25, 2010, at 11:54 PM, Roger D. Parish wrote: Interesting article. I like Ars because their reports typically look deeper than just the headline. "In more prosperous states where there are many users, and more wealth, this tended to attract the largest providers," the survey cont

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-26 Thread Fred Holmes
Me too! Fred Holmes It's actually up and running on a working, plugged-in DOS machine. But then, I'm a total pack rat. At 05:42 AM 4/26/2010, Rich Schinnell wrote: >I still have a dual 5.25 and a 3.5 drive that supports 360/1.2/1.4 meg >diskettes. >Maybe I should keep it for nostalgia or when so

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-26 Thread Fred Holmes
I still use floppies for certain purposes, but I would never need to purchase any. Have enough old ones available that can be used at any time. Fred Holmes At 08:28 AM 4/26/2010, John Emmerling wrote: >At the store where my wife works, they just replaced a Windows98 based >POS system from which

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-26 Thread John Emmerling
At the store where my wife works, they just replaced a Windows98 based POS system from which sales data was transferred on a weekly basis via 3.5" floppy to my 6-year-old computer from which I converted it to SQL and uploaded to a web site. Just in time, I guess. On 4/26/10, Rich Schinnell wrote

Re: [CGUYS] Some of you will find this tragic

2010-04-26 Thread Rich Schinnell
Date:Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:06:55 -0400 From:tjpa http://www.tgdaily.com/business-and-law-brief/49505-the-end-of-an-era-sony-officially-kills-floppy-disks I recently tossed several 1,000s of them. I still have a dual 5.25 and a 3.5 drive that supports 360/1.2/1.4 meg diskettes. Maybe I