Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
Pretty good, Jeff. 99.99% uptime means just under an hour of total downtime per year (about 53 minutes). Is that really what you and the DBA are maintaining over three locations? Yep. Only 2 locations have servers. We've had zero network downtime (excepting the 6 year old server our

Re: [CGUYS] BOGUS [was: Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
So, if the systems that you are charged with maintaining are up a cumulative 99.9% of the time, as you described in a previous message on this subject, when do you ever do any real work? What amount of time in a week does that missing 1/10 of one percent represent? How long does it take,

Re: [CGUYS] BOGUS [was: Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
How come there are no drama kings? I've got plenty. I'll lend you a couple if you're light. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at

Re: [CGUYS] big decisions

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
I wouldn't mind an HTC Hero, but the last I read, it wasn't coming to T-Mobile. -Original Message- Coverage isn't an issue where I live, not enough of one to force me into one carrier. I'm already with tmobile so obviously coverage is not my concern. My concern are cost and the

Re: [CGUYS] BOGUS [was: Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
Yes, I forgot that one. Imperial IT telling the poor schmucks who actually have work to do that they have to do the work in the way that is most convenient for IT. You want to use the good software, then you can stand in line with all the other schmucks to get your turn. Right on schedule.

Re: [CGUYS] BOGO [was: Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
The MO of Windows IT is typically to run a highly centralized operation. That is how they define efficiency. Another statement stuffed with ignorance. By all means, stay decentralized, if your time is worth nothing. You and your zero value time can have fun visiting every computer

Re: [CGUYS] BOGO [was: Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
One more example of contemptuous IT's attitude toward the people who really get the work done. So, when you rescued the beautiful princess from the evil dragon, how did you bill her? Flat rate or time and materials? That asbestos underwear can't be cheap. I'm sure she has a block hour

Re: [CGUYS] BOGO [was: Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
Multitasking man, mutlitasking.  Say, are you at work right now? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
Jeff, To believe that the two of you maintain 99.99% uptime in a MS-shop, I must conclude that the computers are doing bare-bones functions. My current project involves a few dozen servers (100K+ users all over the US), mostly windows, and those servers need rebooting or services restarted

Re: [CGUYS] BOGO [was: Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
As I wrote previously: what's good for IT vs. what's good for the workers and the organization. What is good for the business is what is good for IT. Full stop. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules,

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
Our businesses involve work other than IT. Your business is IT. Ours isn't. What's your point? My company is not in the business of IT either. It uses technology to accomplish its goals, which I support. What's your point? If we need a tech support, it significantly cuts into our bottom

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
07 or 97? The 07's have the square-ish double-din radio opening; the 97's had the jellybean motif. You can replace the jellybeans with an aftermarket mask that goes over the heat/AC controls at Crutchfield. I had a 96. -Original Message- Unless you own a car like mine which will not

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
07 last year the last body style was produced. Bought it used it was a rental car before. Oh, you mean the fleet production model of the old jellybean style. I forgot they were still making them. I was thinking you meant the Five Hundred body style that was renamed the Taurus in 07.

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
As a scientist and a user of both platforms (I am not an IT person. I'm an untrained geek.), I don't give much credence to anecdotal information. I can usually match anecdote for anecdote with users on either platform. You sound far too reasonable and rational, Mark. You won't last long

Re: [CGUYS] BOGUS [was: Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
You mean like ordering the $700 program when the $90 program works just as well? It seems like the only solution template Tom has: let the inmates run the asylum. He sees Nurse Ratched in manager's offices everywhere. I found a solution to my $450 drama queen problem. I was able to get an

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
I expect servers to have zero downtime. That is nothing to crow about. You can expect it all you want. *All* OSes have patches that need to be applied and hardware should have its firmware at the latest spec at least annually. What you expect is kinda irrelevant. The servers I have here

Re: [CGUYS] BOGO [was: Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
M$ pays him to harass us. Nah. I do that for free. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **

Re: [CGUYS] Brutal Zune Review

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
Zune HD Sounds Like a Winner - If it Had Been Announced in August 2007 http://www.mediabistro.com/mobilecontenttoday/hardware/ zune_hd_sounds_like_a_winner_if_it_had_been_announced_in_august_2007_123 532.asp An iPod snob waving his hanky and sniffing at the riff-raff. Oh yeah, savage.

Re: [CGUYS] Brutal Zune Review

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
Zune HD Sounds Like a Winner - If it Had Been Announced in August 2007 http://www.mediabistro.com/mobilecontenttoday/hardware/ zune_hd_sounds_like_a_winner_if_it_had_been_announced_in_august_2007_123 532.asp Captures M$ in a nutshell. CNET disagrees. Zune HD hands-on look,

Re: [CGUYS] BOGO [was: Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-05 Thread Jeff Wright
We can run Windows on our Macs. We can run Windows programs without Windows. We can run Mac OS X on our Macs. We can run Linux on our Macs. Buy one, get two/three free. Macs have longer useful life than PCs. Buy one, get three/four free. If I buy or build a PC, I only have to buy one OS

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-05 Thread Jeff Wright
It's your job to provide IT/network support. Yeah? So what? Tom's point was that he would have to hire additional staff to handle PCs. Your experience notwithstanding, my experience proves him decidedly wrong. It's your job to provide IT/network support. Those of us with small businesses

Re: [CGUYS] BOGO [was: Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-05 Thread Jeff Wright
The MO of Windows IT is typically to run a highly centralized operation. That is how they define efficiency. Every time a PC is started software, patches, settings, policies, etc. download and the user has to go get a cup of coffee or maybe two. They use the Policy Editor to play god. IT

Re: [CGUYS] BOGUS [was: Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-05 Thread Jeff Wright
Since IT was never around they didn't have a clue that there were problems. IT thinks everything runs. My users can get a hold of me 8 different ways: -Send an email to the help desk which automatically opens a ticket in the system and sends an email to everyone in IT. -Send me an email

Re: [CGUYS] Finally an FCC that earns its keep

2009-08-03 Thread Jeff Wright
An I owe all these riches to the increased productivity I get from my Macs. If I ran PCs I would have to add a staff person to do maintenance or devote a large portion of my own time to maintenance instead of going out to do billable work. My staff would also be bogged down in Windows

Re: [CGUYS] Gubmint computer grab

2009-08-03 Thread Jeff Wright
-Original Message- On Aug 3, 2009, at 8:11 PM, Matthew Taylor wrote: More of your insults is all you have to offer. I think I am done bothering with you. From: TPiwowar Good. But I wrote nothing insulting. Feigning insult is just another of your evasive tactics. CGUYS as

Re: [CGUYS] Finally an FCC that earns its keep

2009-08-03 Thread Jeff Wright
I don't see any of that. My staff changes their own toner and the other stuff does not happen. Of course you don't. We work in completely different environments with completely different types of staffs. Mine's in the real world, BTW. So you have proved my point. And you so often prove

Re: [CGUYS] Well-thought analysis of MSFT ...MORE

2009-08-02 Thread Jeff Wright
I don't care what Gartner says if APPLE posts differently to the Feds (SEC) and signs on that it is accurate. I doubt Apple execs want to go to jail. Gartner will not go to jail if it provides wrong information. Yeah, but Gartner will kick sand in their face and hide their sunscreen if they

Re: [CGUYS] Gubmint computer grab

2009-08-02 Thread Jeff Wright
You are being too kind. Glenn Beck is about as bright as canned tuna. -Original Message- Mr. Beck, and I am being kind here to refer to him so reverentially, also said just a few days ago, again on Fox, that President Obama is most definitely a racist. A racist. He hates,

Re: [CGUYS] Finally an FCC that earns its keep

2009-08-02 Thread Jeff Wright
About the only thing that can get a radical right-wing Mac hater to spring to the defense of Apple is the prospect of the people having a say in the way things run. Radical right? Seriously? Oh right, that's to turn the mob against me, or it's the product of your one-dimensional world-view.

Re: [CGUYS] Well-thought analysis of MSFT ...MORE

2009-08-02 Thread Jeff Wright
Correct. I guess you are not always wrong. Keep up the good work. *pt* Apple. Options. Restatement. I'll presume you know how to google that. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives,

Re: [CGUYS] Finally an FCC that earns its keep

2009-08-02 Thread Jeff Wright
... Mac hater... Yes, that must be why I want the FCC to piss off and Apple to do what it chooses to do with its own products. Brilliant deduction, Sherlock. And let's be perfectly clear about this: I don't hate Macs or Apple. Apple fleeces its customers with its profit margins, but its

Re: [CGUYS] Finally an FCC that earns its keep

2009-08-02 Thread Jeff Wright
Baseball without umpires. Makes a lot of sense. About the only thing that could make it better would be to let the players carry guns. That certainly would eliminate the designated hitter rule once and for all. * ** List

Re: [CGUYS] Finally an FCC that earns its keep

2009-08-02 Thread Jeff Wright
Ouch! That hurt. Do you always paint with such a wide brush? The painter's union would not like that very much. I make sure that I use painters tape and a tarp so I can afford to use a wide brush. There are some Mac users who aren't complete zealots, they're actually decent to talk to,

Re: [CGUYS] Just Imagine

2009-08-02 Thread Jeff Wright
Just imagine if John McCain had won the election boobs like this would be running the country and we would be facing the prospect of our grandchildren speaking Chinese instead of English. Your grandchildren are going to be speaking Chinese no matter who gets elected. Shiny. Gao yang jong

Re: [CGUYS] Gubmint computer grab

2009-08-02 Thread Jeff Wright
I know, I know, there is no such monument in lalaland. It's behind the Juniors section. http://tinyurl.com/kkpg6m * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member

Re: [CGUYS] Finally an FCC that earns its keep

2009-08-02 Thread Jeff Wright
Kinda like all those Windows users who tell me that they would love to switch to Macs but for the fact that they have too much money already invested in Windows apps. Sunk costs is a reasonable ...er... reason for not investing in a new platform. Unlike Uncle Moneybags Piwowar, some of us

Re: [CGUYS] Well-thought analysis of MSFT ...

2009-08-01 Thread Jeff Wright
http://daringfireball.net/2009/07/microsofts_long_slow_decline John Gruber is a keen observer. M$ can't seem to gets its brain around the concept of quality. Gruber is an MFB. All he is doing is confirming your biases. Would you consider a hard-right neocon analysis of the Democrats well

Re: [CGUYS] Gmail issue

2009-08-01 Thread Jeff Wright
Ditto for Apple Mail, Thunderbird, and many others. My main concern is that email storage be in a robust format that does not put everything in one huge file. These formats are especially sweet to use in conjunction with Time Machine backup. You never have to worry about lost mail. The only

Re: [CGUYS] Well-thought analysis of MSFT ...

2009-08-01 Thread Jeff Wright
Gruber is not a MFB. He often takes Apple to task. You seem to think that mere knowledge of Macs makes someone a fan boi. Sure, Tom, sure, whatever you say. When sturdy and dependable right-wingers, like Buchannan and Limbaugh, criticized Bush during his presidency, they weren't being

Re: [CGUYS] Well-thought analysis of MSFT ...

2009-08-01 Thread Jeff Wright
On Aug 1, 2009, at 7:18 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: Gruber is an MFB. All he is doing is confirming your biases. Then Tom wrote: You attack on Gruber just shows how far out from reality you are. Seriously? This is an attack? Really? Just how tender are your sensibilities

[CGUYS] Linus Torvalds: Microsoft hatred is a disease

2009-08-01 Thread Jeff Wright
I would call it Windows Derangement Syndrome. http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/07/linus-torvalds-microsoft-hatre d-is-a-disease.ars The quoted article is quite interesting. * ** List info, subscription

Re: [CGUYS] Gmail issue

2009-07-31 Thread Jeff Wright
I would certainly trust Google more than Outlook. I frequently get calls about corrupt email database files and when those go it is highly probable that you can kiss your saved emails goodbye. Google may have a temporary slowdown or outage, but I don't know of anyone who has lost all their

Re: [CGUYS] GMail issues

2009-07-30 Thread Jeff Wright
This would have never happened if it were still in beta. Golly... Two WHOLE hours??? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption useless

2009-07-29 Thread Jeff Wright
iPhone owners, of course, have nothing to worry about on these grounds. Oh no, nothing at all. iPhone SMS attack to be unleashed at Black Hat http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136012/iPhone_SMS_attack_to_be_unlea shed_at_Black_Hat?source=rss_news

Re: [CGUYS] OS X blackhat training

2009-07-29 Thread Jeff Wright
Bottom like is that OS X is extremely hard to hack and these are still no viruses in the wild that attack Macs. Meanwhile there have been 10,000s that have attacked Windows. The latest (June) WildList (http://www.wildlist.org/WildList) shows 753 viruses currently circulating in the wild that

Re: [CGUYS] InfoWorld on Win7 UI

2009-07-29 Thread Jeff Wright
As the owner/user of half a dozen networked XP machines that date back quite a few years and have half to one meg of ram and under 2 MHz processors, I have to ask myself what advantage there is of Win7 over XP. I am not a gamer or need to deal with video files; I don't watch TV on my PC (or

Re: [CGUYS] InfoWorld on Win7 UI

2009-07-29 Thread Jeff Wright
I guess forced was the wrong word and probably should have been omitted from the sentence. It just seems that there is considerable marketing pressure on people like me to upgrade. Well, yeah, you aren't making them any money being content and efficient like that!

Re: [CGUYS] OS X blackhat training

2009-07-29 Thread Jeff Wright
Apple supports the current and previous versions of the OS. They price their OS upgrades very reasonably and they have a quality product (not Vista). It is easy for their customers to keep up and they get lots of value with each upgrade. It makes little sense to support X.3. I should add that

Re: [CGUYS] OS X blackhat training

2009-07-29 Thread Jeff Wright
Now you know what killed Billy Mays. Don't they sell those on late night cable tv? On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Jeff Wright wrote: Never mind, I get it, it's just the patented Piwowar Hypocrisy Pump in action again

Re: [CGUYS] Great earnings report doesn't stop apple from being stu...stu...stupid

2009-07-29 Thread Jeff Wright
Apple is now claiming that jailbroken iPhones could crash cell networks here and abroad. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/jailbreak/ It'll also make you into a pimp and a pusher: http://paranoia.dubfire.net/2009/07/apple-want-anonymity-you-must-be-drug.ht ml

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 29 Jul 2009 - Special issue (#2009-708)

2009-07-29 Thread Jeff Wright
But if applications are fair game, MS released Internet Explorer 5.2 for OS X in 2002, stopped updating it in 2003, and officially ended support for it in 2005. You're complaining? You want it back? And you're using a .x version as a scale? That's almost honest. Version 5 for OS X was

Re: [CGUYS] Mac's True Market Share is 91%

2009-07-26 Thread Jeff Wright
Time to face the truth. The predominant reason for getting a PC is poverty. MS even advertises that on the TV. What you call poverty, normal people call frugality and thrift. Those are positive values, in case you were wondering. The only evident truth here is your usual out-of-touch

Re: [CGUYS] Mac's True Market Share is 91%

2009-07-26 Thread Jeff Wright
Sorry, but that's just wrong. Those who are frugal and thrift buy things that last. Those who think they are being frugal and thrift shop for slightly underpriced things with even less value. Then they buy it again, and again. There's a fallacy in your theory: you presume that all

Re: [CGUYS] Mac's True Market Share is 91%

2009-07-26 Thread Jeff Wright
No. I look at quality and worry about the price later. Looks to me like you start with price and then try to scrounge up something that is not terrible. I'll admit that sometimes this works. Does Muffy take this approach with the gardeners? I'll bet the help steals from you anyway.

Re: [CGUYS] Mac's True Market Share is 91%

2009-07-26 Thread Jeff Wright
Some people can't tell the difference and apparently you are one. Oh, I can alright. That's why my life is largely Apple free and will be so for the foreseeable future. I have plenty non-boutique products that don't cost me a chunk of my soul and work great. I just have to bear the crushing

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption useless

2009-07-25 Thread Jeff Wright
Also check out Zdziarski's website for a lengthy attack on health care reform... http://www.zdziarski.com/ I'm sure in your twisted world-view, this is supposed to be an indictment of his intelligence or trustworthiness. Don't let those tarring skills go to waste Thanks for the tip. He's

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption useless

2009-07-25 Thread Jeff Wright
The trick is to install an alternative kernel (operating system) on the device and then copy the data off. I don't know that there is any computer that can't be defeated this way. That's not the point. The point was to demonstrate how easy it is to hack a device that someone drags with them

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption useless

2009-07-25 Thread Jeff Wright
We judge people by the whole of what they do. Or in your case, what they believe. He's a double heretic! Shun him! Shun him! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy,

Re: [CGUYS] Boogeyman! [was: iPhone 3GS encryption useless]

2009-07-25 Thread Jeff Wright
And you are left...it's not about right or left, the first question should be, is the info correct? The next is, do I care? I've read many parts of the bill, those things he lists are in it...so the question is, do you care? mike, the issue Tom and Jordan are illustrating here is: Critical

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption useless

2009-07-25 Thread Jeff Wright
What I said is precisely the point. If you lose physical control of any device, the information in the device can be hacked by someone who is an expert. In some cases (e.g. Windows) you don't even have to be an expert: a quick Google search will lead to quick and easy methods. REMAIN CALM!

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption useless

2009-07-25 Thread Jeff Wright
iPhone owners, of course, have nothing to worry about on these grounds. Oh no, nothing at all. http://www.google.com/search?hl=enrls=com.microsoft%3Aen-usq=iphone+vulner abilitiesaq=foq=aqi= Results 1 - 10 of about 2,620,000 for iphone vulnerabilities. (0.13 seconds)

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption useless

2009-07-25 Thread Jeff Wright
I still can't get past not having search plug ins. I might use chrome or safari if it just had some good search options. Search works fine. It's not having add-ons like Adblock and NoScript that sinks IE for me. I also like how Firefox will spell-check forum/blog postings on the fly.

Re: [CGUYS] Mac's True Market Share is 91%

2009-07-25 Thread Jeff Wright
91% of computers that are not junk are made by Apple... Are you really so insecure that you constantly have to rationalize and validate your choices? Is it really so important what P. Diddy is wearing this week? Nothing stinks up a place as a lack of confidence in one's decisions. Man up and

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Sales

2009-07-24 Thread Jeff Wright
I guess the market for defective products is not what it use to be. You might want to keep that crow in an airtight container to avoid spoilage. Apple's good profits are dependent on *one* product: the iPhone. Everything else in the portfolio had small gains, but were largely flat. Pray that

Re: [CGUYS] On line backup programs

2009-07-24 Thread Jeff Wright
I'm using Mozy and it's great. $60 per year, all you can eat, fire and forget. I have about 37 GB up there now, docs, pics and music for the most part, but it did choke on a 40 GB disk image that tried to move up. They do have Mozy for business, but I've never looked into it. I doubt they

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption useless

2009-07-24 Thread Jeff Wright
[T]he ... encryption included with the iPhone 3GS is so weak it can be cracked in two minutes with a few pieces of readily available freeware. It is kind of like storing all your secret messages right next to the secret decoder ring, said Jonathan Zdziarski, an iPhone developer and a

Re: [CGUYS] Drive Image Backup

2009-07-22 Thread Jeff Wright
I agree completely, for better software you need to get a Mac. Yes, but only if you then run Windows on top of it. Then you get quality *and* choice of software, rather than the paltry few bones thrown to Apple. * **

Re: [CGUYS] WFB's Hatred of Apple Knows No Bounds

2009-07-22 Thread Jeff Wright
No, just a demonstration of WFB stupidity. MFBs know that availability is no secret... http://www.apple.com/retail/iphone/availability.php The table breaks out by individual store and model. Apple says their availability page is updated hourly. Gosh, you think the Apple store staff might

Re: [CGUYS] WFB's Hatred of Apple Knows No Bounds

2009-07-22 Thread Jeff Wright
Highly unlikely. Or could this be another variation of Laptop Hunters? Somebody complaining about Apple who did not actually step inside an Apple Store? Misinformation planted by M$? Sure, it's possible. MS has been taking a few pages out of Apple's playbook recently, all to great tantrums

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-22 Thread Jeff Wright
Apple knows how to make money. Like their 1% share of the cell phone market that nets them 20% of the revenues. Got to admire that. I'd say that most of the bigger companies know how to make money, but yeah, I gotta respect that. They're fleecing *everyone* in the supply chain, not just the

Re: [CGUYS] Drive Image Backup

2009-07-21 Thread Jeff Wright
I have used SecondCopy (http://www.centered.com/) to get this kind of incremental backup. Of course SecondCopy is not the fancy, enterprise-level product as Acronis, but it can certainly handle needs like you describe with no frustration. Excepting that SecondCopy isn't imaging software as

Re: [CGUYS] WFB's Hatred of Apple Knows No Bounds

2009-07-21 Thread Jeff Wright
Oh look! Another hateful WFB: http://www.cio.com/article/497443/Apple_Secrets_Lead_to_The_Great_iPhone_Chase_?page=2taxonomyId=1436 http://tinyurl.com/m385g3 --- I think your headline should be more like 'rabid apple user goes nutball' since he is an

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-20 Thread Jeff Wright
Mac sales jump 16% in June www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/20/ apple_flirts_with_record_quarter_as_mac_sales_jump_16_in_june.html Setting up business next to an Apple Store keeps looking better and better. After dropping 12.4% in 2Q, falling to 5th place in the US, failing to show

Re: [CGUYS] WFB's Hatred of Apple Knows No Bounds

2009-07-20 Thread Jeff Wright
I think your headline should be more like 'rabid apple user goes nutball' since he is an apple user. There you go again. Letting pesky things like facts get in the way of the mythos. * ** List info, subscription

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-19 Thread Jeff Wright
Do you think Mac owners exhibit curiosity and imagination (creativity too) to a greater extent than PC owners? It seems like just about every time I see a computer on PBS' NOVA it is a Mac. Last night I had dinner with a NIH researcher and found out that they use Macs almost exclusively. The

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-19 Thread Jeff Wright
WFBs don't like discussions they obviously won't win. There's something to win here? Seriously? OK, I promise that if I come across a Steve Ballmer kewpie doll, I'll send it your way. * ** List info, subscription

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-19 Thread Jeff Wright
Besides what jeff thinks, next they'll be saying it's product placement. I've seen gobs of NASA videos, all loaded with hordes of rocket scientists all using PCs. What does that prove? Right, nothing, other than it's the right tool for them. See how that works? Your self-worth isn't

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-19 Thread Jeff Wright
Surprise, surprise! Mr Wright in another pissing contest. The last I checked, it takes more than one person to have a contest. True, or maybe some Linux? But anyway, in spite of what has been talked about on this list, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of shops don't allow a choice. I saw 1

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-19 Thread Jeff Wright
Do you think PCs owners exhibit hostility and resentment against non- PC owners to a greater extent than non-PC owners? It seems like just about every time there is a discussion comparing different computer types I see bitter crap from them instead of anything thoughtful. You're projecting.

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-19 Thread Jeff Wright
No one, probably not even Tom, has ever claimed that Macs do not have problems. Actually yeah, Tom has, many, many times. The less-balanced types are committed to spreading the iMythos at all costs. Justin Long as a Mac is just a manifestation of them. Everything has problems...even

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-19 Thread Jeff Wright
Wow. 1996. Not bitter or anything are we? The author wouldn't be a Macarazzi by any chance? Are you sure you want to be quoting these guys? They're gratuitous free market types. http://www.houstonspacesociety.org/entlinks.html -Original Message- Great example! This proves that

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-19 Thread Jeff Wright
I guess it also proves that creative people don't use PCs willingly. Let's see what Wikipedia has to say about evil JSC CIO Jack Garmin. You're right, he doesn't seem creative at all: John R. Jack Garman is a computer engineer, former senior NASA executive and a noted key figure of the Apollo

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-18 Thread Jeff Wright
About once a year I get a job to switch from Win to Mac. So far this year I've had two such jobs. It's like being surprised that you met New Yorkers in NYC, or anywhere else for that matter (they seem to be everywhere). There are about 90x the number of Windows installations than Mac, so yeah,

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-18 Thread Jeff Wright
However, the initial question was not how many, but rather what is the propensity to make the switch. Now, you can change the question if you want to base it upon market share instead. That was in response to Tom's post, but it also fits in to your perceptions. As for you, do you know of

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-18 Thread Jeff Wright
That's it! Maybe everyone mike and jeff know work for the CIA and are trained not to reveal any unnecessary information. Or maybe mike and jeff have such prickly personalities that people don't talk to them any more than necessary. Or maybe it's just an extension of the secretive nature of

[CGUYS] Why Amazon went Big Brother on some Kindle e-books

2009-07-18 Thread Jeff Wright
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/07/amazon-sold-pirated-books-ra ided-some-kindles.ars I'll stick to hard copy for now. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy,

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-18 Thread Jeff Wright
That seems odd to me because, to the best of my recollection, any person who has ever told me that they made a switch in either direction has said something about why, and without me having to ask. For instance, I finally decided to go with Macs because of virus and malware issues. Or, I

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-18 Thread Jeff Wright
Be careful when you come for me. Strangers in my area are likely to get shot by the right wingers around here. Not to worry. They've been fully briefed. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives,

Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why

2009-07-18 Thread Jeff Wright
A ha! An iAxe to grind. Not an axe, but an iAxe. Yes. Platform choice is a Very Serious Issue(tm) for you. The Why? becomes redundant after brief exposure. I keep hearing that most folks use Windows, even for personal use, because it is better. It's bizarre that you think this needs

Re: [CGUYS] Why Amazon went Big Brother on some Kindle e-books

2009-07-18 Thread Jeff Wright
Yet another example of how crazy these copyright holders have become. They really like the idea of being able to monitor all your hard drives for 'approved' content, and would love a kill switch to delete anything they deemed 'not approved'. I'm wondering if Amazon could have possibly handled

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-17 Thread Jeff Wright
So Apple store good idea. MS store bad idea. I think that it's good as it meets Apple on its own turf and isn't counting on a captive audience to maintain their bottom line. They need to change the way they do business, as we've seen with the laptop hunter ads. Just on Appleista agitation

Re: [CGUYS] Friendly neighbors?

2009-07-17 Thread Jeff Wright
Okay, you asked and I took a stab at defining excitement and you panned it. So, Jeff, tag, you're it: tell us (or stop sneering). Make it relevant, too and tell us how M$ will generate excitement. Actually, no, I didn't ask. Jeff Miles did, I believe. I'm just snarking at the sycophants. I

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

2009-07-17 Thread Jeff Wright
A circular argument. By definition The Commons have no deed of ownership. Circling back to my original comment: some of you have an obvious problem understanding the concept of The Commons. Your responses have proved this to be true. QED. Please explain to the class what a commons is, Thomas.

Re: [CGUYS] Spoiled brats [was: Advertising for cell phones]

2009-07-17 Thread Jeff Wright
This is one area where I disagree, and a lot of people (those good parents) have problems with. I have no problems with kids and tvs as long as I monitor what they watch. My tv is on 24/7, usually on one of the news channels, history channels or science channels. Yes, I waste a lot of

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

2009-07-17 Thread Jeff Wright
Here we go again. You won't follow the link to Wikipedia and instead play the I don't understand broken record game. It is not my job to teach you. I merely point out a serious defect in your understanding of how the world works. I did follow the link. Here is the sum total: The commons

Re: [CGUYS] Advertising for cell phones

2009-07-17 Thread Jeff Wright
Sports is now one of the most expensive and time consuming hobbies a child can get involved in. A bumper sticker on the wall at the ice rink where my son is learning to play hockey: Driver carries no cash. My child plays hockey. Yay.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

2009-07-16 Thread Jeff Wright
I didn't; I explicitly chose the let me manage my music option. But it did its folder juggling act anyway. -Original Message- Never, never, nevernever, let iTunes manage your music if you already know what you are doing.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

2009-07-16 Thread Jeff Wright
That is an option that can be set in iTunes preferences. So if you don't like it you have only yourself to blame. Nope. I did set it not manage the data. It's not even in the default folder. This all the stuff it adds as part of its normal operation. It didn't like question marks, for

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

2009-07-16 Thread Jeff Wright
But it is not their market. When any large corporation makes anti- competitive actions it damages the market. If the damage is slight we let it pass. If the damage is major we go after the bastards. Define anti-competitive please. Objectively, if you would, not EU-style where the technocrats

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

2009-07-16 Thread Jeff Wright
-Original Message- Apple apologist? Are you talking to me? The truth comes out. You closet Apple lover you! No! Stop! It burr-r-r-rns! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy

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