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> 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 o
> 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
> 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 kno
> 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
> 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.
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> 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 co
> 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
> 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, Th
> 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.
> 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 alo
> Apple generates lots of "excitement" at their
> stores when they release a new product. People line up for the opening
> at their stores; that is consumer excitement.
We normal types call that kind of excitement "marketing hype" and those
people lining up, "schmucks."
YMMV.
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> When I was house hunting a few months ago, I was somewhat astounded
> to see the rooms of some children in houses I was looking at. The
> computer/entertainment systems in the rooms of some kids had to be up
> in the triple thousands of dollars. Huge LCD or plasma TV/monitors,
> DVD players,
> I recently bought a refurbished HP L7650 Office ink Jet for the office.
>
> My computer will not load the printer drivers for the network .
>
> I chatted with HP support and it turns out that since I have already
> installed the drivers for my J6480 at home (Wireless) I cant load the
> drivers
> Moot point for us cons. With our loss of exec and legislative branches,
> the Dems could finally get their SCHIP program through and now the sick
> children are safe from the wrath of con.
NEO C-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-N! (Tom's nightly regime.)
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> Nope. She had the iPod, her brother has a Zune. She used both and liked
the
> Zune better. She is, in fact, going against the current since the cool
kids
> are going to stick their noses in the air and
> sniff aristocratically.
Thank god we've grown out of that whole thing around here, eh?
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> Clearly you have not been in an Apple Store. They do not look
> anything like a Circuit City.
Closed?
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> These days a $1,600 computer
> for a nine year old is par for the course, along with the cellphone,
> the game machine. the digital camera and Lord knows what else. And we
> wonder why so many seem to need special ed to know the difference
> betewwn work and play?
Even then, there are levels of
> Marketing types even use the term "owning the market." It is exactly
> what they strive to do. Literally.
It's called a metaphor, Tom. It's the same as a simile without using like
or as to describe something.
You're taking advice from marketing trolls now? Wouldn't an ice pick to the
forehead
> Twist and turn all you like, markets exist.
Are you being deliberately obtuse?
> > The market is not given away - the patent holder has exclusive
> > rights to offer a specific thing into the market.
>
> Playing word games does not change a thing. A pie vs. a slice of a
> pie. A market vs. a
> My retailer discount cards are in fake names. They can
> maintain databases on the spending habits of these made up individuals
> all they want to. At least I'm helping to create jobs.
Some don't even require a name. PetsMart gave me a card and I never
bothered to fill out the form. I still
> I guess I'm surprised that Libertarians and their friends don't
> object to this; they're paying for something they're not getting, and
> they have no choice in the matter.
You always have a choice. It just may not the one you want.
> > Which is about as "exciting" as an Apple store. You know, about as
exciting
> > as a Gap store.
>
> What the heck makes any store "exciting?" Does your heart actually
> begin to race when you enter certain stores and your adrenalin begin
> to pump?
You missed the invisible /sarcasm tag.
> You keep digging yourself in deeper. So now you deny the existence of
> intellectual property?
Of course not. But I'm not the one conflating IP with the concept of
markets.
Honestly, it's going to take a bit more than putting "all the things you
can't see or touch" into a Venn diagram.
> T
> > Windows/Zune-Mart? How exciting!
Which is about as "exciting" as an Apple store. You know, about as exciting
as a Gap store.
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> Not "by my logic." What I stated is the way it is viewed by *some*
economists.
FTFY
> A patent is exactly a limited grant of monopoly rights. It is a deal
> made between society and inventors so that the society may benefit
> from the work of inventors. Each contributes something of value so
>
> I think you have a problem understanding what economists call the
> Commons.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_commons
>
> Markets are a common good from which we all benefit and which we must
> all protect (or suffer the consequences).
Each according to their needs, eh Thomas? You seriou
> They do. The league owners meet and vote on such things. The Nats get
> the same vote as any owner.
Seriously? The World Series is preordained before the season even starts?
No wonder they want to keep their anti-trust exemption.
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The MS COO could be full of it, but it's very amusing if true.
http://enews.penton.com/enews/windowsitpro/wininfodaily/2009_07_16_071609/di
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> Unfortunately, the latest legislation/ proposed regulation of credit
> card companies does nothing to address the problems of the fees
> charged to retailers by the credit card companies, so you can expect
> to pay this "tax" for the foreseeable future.
>
> Incidentally, the merchants' fee [when
> Microsoft to Open Retail Stores Next to Apple's
>
> http://tinyurl.com/myrkw3
Curious strategy, but I say it's about time MS actually competes. Enough of
coasting on inertia.
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> That's like having baseball eliminate umpires. Not a good move in any
> game.
Swing, and a miss. This like having the Nats (or insert your favorite
cellar-dwelling team here) have a say in who should be allowed to play in
the World Series and with what equipment.
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> > Apple apologist? Are you talking to me?
>
> The truth comes out. You closet Apple lover you!
No! Stop! It burr-r-r-rns!
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> 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 technocr
> 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 exam
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.
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Good catch rocky. You don't get any more on point than that.
> -Original Message-
> Also, per the vendors FAQ, check the firmware version of your
> ECB-3220 access point.
>
> Rocky
>
>
> http://www.engeniustech.com/datacom/products/resources.aspx?faq=8&ID=170
>
> When WDS is enabled i
> So, if Microsoft elected to STOP you from using another browser- it's
their
> software, admit, leave me alone- it would be ok.
> I love the consistency of Apple apologists.
> May you all get your just desserts (or is that deserts)
Apple apologist? Are you talking to me?
OK, let's pretend t
> On Jul 15, 2009, at 6:06 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
> > They really are temping the anti-trust hammer of justice, aren't they?
>
> I hope the DOJ smites them good.
I don't. It's their software, they can cripple it any damn way they want.
Take your business
http://www.pcworld.com/article/168489/apple_bans_palm_pre_from_itunes_get_th
e_workaround.html
They really are temping the anti-trust hammer of justice, aren't they?
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> The router is a SonicWall TZ190W the access points are EnGenius
> ECB-3220. THe access points are both located on the second floor
> which only has studios around the perimeter of the building so it is
> mostly open over the first floor in the center. There is a very large
> open staircase in th
Wireless networking is still largely a black art. The Kennedy Center had a
consulting company survey the facility and they determined it would take 512
APs to fully light the building; public spaces, the houses and office space.
That's going to take them a while.
Your APs are what the clients use
> No I would not want it. I thought someone said it might be mandatory
> with a Gmail account?
When I was using gmail as my SMTP server for my Treo, it would do that.
They may have changed it in the couple years since then.
> Clearly you're confusing gmail's threaded view with Outlook's old
> Subject view. I know superficially they may be similar, but not once
> since I switched have I ever had a desire to turn off threaded view. I
> have, however, seen different sorts requested of gmail from time to
> time, but to re
> Truly amazing!
>
> We has a somewhat similar problem. I am the chair of our county mosquito
> control commission. Every summer we hire seasonal workers, usually
> college science students, to do field work - surveying for breeding
> sites, etc. This year we found that we had to develop and promu
> Also, how does one do a search for a particular email if you know
> which sender you want to view.
Forgot to answer this: As is there is no spoon, there is also no search
feature in the 2003 version IIRC. Exchange 2007 does have search.
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> The usual way is to click or select a message, then go up or down to the
> last message, Shift click it, then hit delete. The interface has only
> boxes that can be checked and there is no apparent way to click
> more than one box at a time for deletion purposes.
>
> Also, how does one do a sear
> Don't blame the technology blame the people.
Agreed. I tell this to our managers when they want to know if X on the
Internet can be blocked because their staff are spending too much time on
it. Usually, it's Facebook.
Yes, I can block X. However, that still doesn't address the problem that
w
> It forges the header instead of routing the sendmail thru the other's
> SMTP server?
As I understand it, you're using Gmail as an authorized relay. It will also
insert "on behalf of x...@gmail.com" into the sending header to keep it
kosher. At least that what Gmail did for me when I was using
> POP is faster because it doesn't have to do folder sync ... it just
> sends whatever it's got in the inbox folder when it's polled. A lot
> less to do so it happens faster.
There seems to be a bit of confusion on mail protocols. POP3 is intended
only to retrieve messages from mailboxes, downlo
> What in the world are you talking about? Everything in my Inbox is
> listed by time received. But everything in my Cguys 'folder' is listed
> by thread *and* time received.
If you have multiple messages in a single subject, it's all crammed into one
header in the inbox. There's no option to vie
> No, I haven't. But why are you trying to make it so complicated? The
> rage these days - for very good reasons - is simply to use your
> browser for email. No muss, no fuss.
I don't like how Gmail organizes everything by thread, with no option to
instead organize messages by time received.
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> BTW Grassley is one of the few conservatives who is not an utter
> nincompoop. When he speaks or twits it is worth paying attention --
> even if it taxes your brain.
Yes, especially when he comes hat-in-hand for another generous handout for
the poor, suffering Archer Daniels Midland.
How's that
> This is fairly normal behavior for humans. Normal people are very
> social. They like to interact with other people and make plans for
> future opportunities for further social interaction. "6 to 7"
> instances of social interaction in an 8 hour work day is hardly
> noteworthy.
I read that as sh
> > A wife of a friend of mine calls and ichats all the time. It's
> > annoying as hell.
>
> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/misanthropy
Or, she's just annoying as hell.
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> Here are two very recent posts by the honorable(?) Chuck Grassley to
> his Twitter account:
>
> "Watch Supreme Court nominee on TV b4 judiciary. I b there most of this
wk."
>
> "Chr Rangel wealthy 1pc make 27pc of total income pay 40pc of income
> tax U hv 5pc health care surTax How hi taxes
> Technically its called "anecdotal" information -- "an account not
> necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than
> facts or research."
Just remember kids: Tom's completely uninformed, zero-experience
opinion is vastly superior than those with actual hands-on expe
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/07/social-insecurity-numbers-op
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I believe that is an native accessibility function in XP. Look under Start
>> Programs >> Accessibility
> -Original Message-
> Will someone pls tell me in simple terms how to remove the "On-Screen
> Keyboard" from my Dell Laptop, so that it doesn't open everytime I boot
up?
> With thanks
That's what's brilliant about Mozy. You don't have to think about it. It
just goes (and it tells you when it does).
> -Original Message-
> I gotcha but this came unexpected before I had a chance to do a
> current back up.
>
> Plus there have been a ton of things currently in my life tha
Rev--Get Mozy!
Backup, backup, backup.
> -Original Message-
> Thanks for the tip.
>
> Working on setting up ownership.
>
> I must have clicked private when setting up the user name.
>
> Never before had this kind of problem.
>
> Will have to reset it when I get the laptop back.
> WFBs will insist they see no difference or that they like the "after"
> version better.
Or, choice 3: I don't care either way.
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> Why does anyone give an extortionist or kidnapper money? No choice.
Funny, people manage to build MS-free computers all the time. I could do it
today, if I were so inclined.
Maybe you just make bad choices.
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> The Gates Foundation does not send anybody dividends. I see you do
> not understand how this works. That explains a lot.
Did you lend Bill Gates or Sam Walton money and they never paid you back?
I'm trying to understand your delusion here. Help me out.
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> So it is just a tax dodge to keep us from getting some of our money
> back? Why am I not surprised?
You own stock and they haven't been sending you your dividend? You should
bring that up at the next shareholder meeting.
> Or is advertising money and a tax dodge disguised as charitable donation?
> Probably still legal.
The Gates Foundation was set up with shares of Gates' MS stock at the outset
and works off of the endowment it created. The Howard Hughes Medical
Institute started the same. It was to shelter Hugh
> Yes, he is busily working on buying his stairway to heaven (with our
> money).
>
> Did you know that Walmart also has a "Good Works" program. Also using
> our money.
Are they using tax dollars to do this?
No? Then it's *their* money.
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> I agree with you. However, what is meant by your use of the word
> "we"? We, i.e., those of us here at the Computer Guys, are but a
> small part the great big "WE" that is out there. There are plenty of
> "we" people who would, for one reason or another, be fully involved in
> the death of M
> The same way even partial computer code can be made illegal to be seen.
I don't think this is analogous. Computer code can be (and often is) a
trade secret. News can't.
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> A frustrated WFB no doubt...
More likely an iPhone early adopter.
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> It seems to me that an internet link is the same thing as informing
> someone about what page in a book a particular sentence or paragraph
> can be found. How is either, and particularly an internet link,
> possibly a copyright infringement?
It's not. But, Posner is having an favored ox gore
The link to the original post (while it's still legal!):
http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/archives/2009/06/the_future_of_n.html
Many of the comments rebut Posner's flawed logic on this matter very well.
> -Original Message-
> > *** or to bar linking to or paraphrasing copyrighted materi
> *** or to bar linking to or paraphrasing copyrighted materials without the
copyright holder's consent ***
Let me introduce you to my little friend.
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment01/
I find it a little more than frightening that a well-known Appeals Court
judge thinks
> I am now on my third time reinstalling to factory build. It now no
> longer goes past the Windows XP setup screen. I'm giving up for a
> while. I'll be swapping out memory, hd, etc. to try to get this thing
> working again. It had 2-512MB chips in it, and I've replaced them with
> 2-256MB chip
> My brother keeps getting this msg popping up on his screen, sometimes
every 20
> seconds.? Google & Bing searches haven't pointed to a cause/cure.? Any
help??
> Thanks!
http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread199605.html
Search on domain, plenty of hits:
http://www.google.com/search?q=rmd.atdmt.co
http://gizmodo.com/5303771/blackberry-saves-man-from-falling-700-feet-and-dy
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> Yeah, but who is going to grab the scarf from around your
> (or Tom's) neck??
>
> Yes, this relates to the story where the Drazi purple
> and green fought - it's amusing in places...
Hey...whoa! I'm more of a Marcus or Garibaldi type. That task falls to
you, Mr. Ivanova.
Actually, I picture
> Will Apple disable the iPhone's telephone function if somebody starts
> to talk dirty? What's the Libertarian position on that?
Apple is a private business. They can allow, or prohibit, anything they so
choose on their products. You're free to take your money elsewhere of you
don't like it.
I
> "A problem caused the program to stop working correctly."
"We know this to be impossible. Please stop what you are doing wrong and
immediately consult your local Genius(t)."
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> (Though recent events prove that even cons/
> neocons may not be as righteous as they claim to be.)
You thought they were? ::larf::
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> I know I'll regret asking...how do you link your made up political
> bogeymen
> to this?
I was wondering the same after reading the linked article, since it doesn't
even touch on ideology at all. But, it has a simple explanation:
Tom is green. Anyone putting forth an idea that doesn't fit wit
> I guess my question, after reading all the various specifications and
> comparison charts, is: why should I upgrade from XP? It looks as if I
> would have to buy a new machine with more memory and faster processor
> speed, when the machines I have now work just fine with under 1 GHz and
> under 1
> Going to feign a difficulty with reading comprehension? Why am I not
> surprised?
I don't have to feign finding you incomprehensible.
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> I can't recall any other vendor giving its customers barely 2 weeks
> to place orders. To what can we attribute this? Does M$ need the
> money that bad? Are they doing this for their own personal amusement?
> Are they trying to keep ahead of the product reviews? Why? Why? Why?
Seriously? You're
> To my clients, standards compliance and easy to execute HTML email is
> very important. Newsletters delivered via email are a royal pain to
> execute when M$ makes its email work differently from what everybody
> has been doing for years. This makes my clients lives more difficult
> and therefore
> Why am I not surprised?
Why am I not surprised that you found a trivial and largely meaningless nit
to pick with a MS product?
HTML email? Seriously?
You really need a different hobby. I hear stamp collecting is very
relaxing.
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> The cons/neocons never want to take responsibility when their nutty
> theories are observed in practice.
Politicians don't want to admit to their failures in public? No WAY!
You're pulling my leg.
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> Yes CALEA was signed into law by Clinton, but the problems really
> stem from what Bush did with it.
You are correct in your assessment of Bush, but I don't give Bubba a pass.
His hostility to the civil liberties wasn't limited to Carnivore.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.10/netizen.htm
> Well somebody has to pay for the yacht and the mansion in the
> Hamptons. Don't you believe in the operation of the Free Market, Mike?
I know I do. Good thing this is nothing of the sort.
It's rent-seeking corporatism at the very least, something Congress and the
president, including the curre
> http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/The-Metered-Billing-Fight-Is-About-
> To-Get-Ugly-103043
>
> Interesting story on how the industry wants to kill flat rate billing
> for the Internet.
I couldn't have said it better:
"However well intentioned, regulation limiting pricing models is never goi
IP is out of control Rev.
It's time we take it back.
I never bought any crippled music during the 7-odd years the RIAA tried to
cram DRM down our throats. Not so ironically, music piracy brought them to
their senses and they finally backed off of the DRM demand. But, I did buy
used CDs and ripp
> This is only a bad thing if you happen to own stock in or own one
> of
> these record labels. It's good for everybody else. Can you imagine
> owning a Ford car and when you sold it or traded it in having to send
> a portion of the sale or trade in value back to Ford? I understand how
> copy
>From what I understand of the Amazon TOS, this is kosher.
But, since the recording labels get screwed out their cut on the 2nd, 3rd
and 17th rounds, this is a bad thing.
> -Original Message-
://www.houstonpress.com/2009-06-18/music/byte-this/
>
> Interesting article about web sites crop
> Using words to hide true meaning. What is "the State." This is not
> North Korea or Iran. This is a democratic state.
That only shows how little you know of our system. It is a republic, not a
democracy.
If it were a democracy, the citizenry would be voting every single thing up
or down.
> T
This is a consequence of the inability of our elected officials to behave
like adults and not repeatedly overspend the current levels taxation. And
that is a consequence of the squealing hogs who insist that anything is a
worthy expenditure: the state as God crowd.
FTFY
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> Where does it say that he was "killed"?
>
> "The technician began to drive away and as he did, the homeowner
> reached in through the van window and grabbed onto the steering wheel,"
>
> "The man then fell onto the ground and was transported to a hospital,
> where he later died of his injuries.
> Overall, I am quite pleased with the price and performance with this
> computer.
> This computer would be a very poor choice for Windows gaming or heavy
> graphical jobs but for "normal everyday" tasks it works great.
Sounds nice and you weren't torpedoed by unreasonably high expectations.
I
> -Original Message-
> I looked endlessly last night to find one. Every website I looked said
> I had to download software and, for it to fully work, I had to buy it.
>
> I would really appreciate, someone pointing me in the right direction.
Why can't you just go to your computer's mfr s
> Why wouldn't an EU computer vendor just put Firefox or other browser on
> the computers they sell? What's the problem? Am I missing something?
>
> t.piwowar wrote:
> >
> > Looks more like M$ arrogance to me.
Jordan wins the prize for figuring out the really obvious and likely solution
that elu
> I had a call about this same thing too. The client's connection to
> the DNS were blown away. Once restored everything worked fine. The
> computer in question had not been used much of the week so it was
> easier to trace the problem back to a cause. That was M$'s Tuesday
> patches. The Tuesday p
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