[CGUYS] Seek advice about removing programs

2010-04-23 Thread Michael S. Altus
SE Runtime Environment 6 Update 1 Viewpoint Media Player Vz In Home Agent Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.® Biomedical Writing and Editing al...@intensivecarecomm.com www.intensivecarecomm.com

[CGUYS] Making my website compatible with Internet Explorer 8

2010-04-07 Thread Michael S. Altus
When viewed in Internet Explorer 8 set to compatibility view, why does my website hang up the computer. And, what to I need to do to the website so that it can be readily viewed in Internet Explorer 8 without or with compatibility view? Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Comm

Re: [CGUYS] Recommendation for laptop computer advice sought

2010-03-05 Thread Michael S. Altus
I'm at it, why do digests omit subject lines between posts?) Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.® Biomedical Writing and Editing al...@intensivecarecomm.com www.intensivecarecom

[CGUYS] Giveaway of the Day, "free licensed software daily"

2009-11-19 Thread Michael S. Altus
I bring your attention to Giveaway of the Day, "free licensed software daily." Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.® Biomedical Writing and Editing al...@intensivecarecomm.com www.intensiveca

Re: [CGUYS] Keyboard problem

2009-09-09 Thread Michael S. Altus
How To Clean Your Computer Keyboard Also, a simple Google search (keyboard dishwasher) confirms, to my surprise, that cleaning a keyboard in a dishwasher can actually be done, but drying time could take a week. Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.(R

[CGUYS] Difference between a mailing list and a web forum

2009-08-09 Thread Michael S. Altus
What is the difference between a mailing list and a web forum? Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.(R) Biomedical Writing and Editing al...@intensivecarecomm.com www.intensivecarecomm.com

[CGUYS] Difficulty powering on my computer

2009-07-06 Thread Michael S. Altus
Sometimes when I power-on my store-built Windows XP computer, the startup stalls. I can press the half-moon power switch, and then the startup starts to catch. This morning. it took a few tries. Might the power switch need to be replaced? Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive

Re: [CGUYS] Disabling balloons poopng up over Windows XP taskbar icons

2009-04-16 Thread Michael S. Altus
an option to do this? Tom, I'll check this out. Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.(R) Biomedical Writing and Editing al...@intensivecarecomm.com www.intensivecarecomm.com * ** List info

Re: [CGUYS] Disabling balloons poopng up over Windows XP taskbar icons

2009-04-16 Thread Michael S. Altus
stem tray.> That's right, Chris. I did Google searches and found many hits on getting rid of notification balloons, and I tried it. Not what I want. Still looking, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.(R) Biomedical Writing and Ed

[CGUYS] Disabling balloons poopng up over Windows XP taskbar icons

2009-04-16 Thread Michael S. Altus
When I mouse over icons on the Windows XP taskbar, balloons pop up that provide words to explain what the icon is. For example, when I mouse over the Internet Explorer icon, a balloon pops up that states, "Internet Explorer". How do I get rid of these balloons? Thanks, Michael

Re: [CGUYS] DSL & answering machines

2009-02-25 Thread Michael S. Altus
I fix it? tia. You could try adding additional filters in series. Might help. Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.® Biomedical Writing and Editing al...@intensivecarecomm.com www.intensivecare

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Installation disk with new computer?

2009-02-07 Thread Michael S. Altus
s etc. I thought that when you buy from a screwdriver shop, you're supposed to get a disk for everything installed on the system (except stuff you normally download). For example, if the shop doesn't give you Windows, the shop could be pirating. What gives? Michael Michae

Re: [CGUYS] Looking for an e-mail client with particular features

2008-12-07 Thread Michael S. Altus
sn't exist) a GUI dialog for setting the displayed headers. I comment: Worth a try. Thanks again, Fred. Thanks again, y'all. For the while, I'm starting off with Thunderbird. Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.(R) Biomedical Writing and Ed

Re: [CGUYS] Looking for an e-mail client with particular features

2008-12-04 Thread Michael S. Altus
copied. Matthew, Could you please walk me through the steps in Thunderbird version 2? I am using a Windows XP computer. Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.(R) Biomedical Writing and Editing Baltimore MD; [EMAIL PROTECTED

[CGUYS] Looking for an e-mail client with particular features

2008-12-04 Thread Michael S. Altus
o the e-mails. I do not care for the format, and I prefer to have an e-mail client on my computer so as to assure that e-mails are downloaded to my computer from the web. Does anyone know of an e-mail client that formats e-mails to enable copying visible headers along with the text? Thanks,

Re: [CGUYS] Backing up desktop

2008-09-04 Thread Michael S. Altus
name you use. Inside that folder, you'll see a folder called "Desktop". Open that, and you should see most of the files that are shown on your desktop. Works! Plus opening C: Documents And Settings/Owner/Desktop. I checked my backup and there they are, backed up. Thanks,

Re: [CGUYS] Backing up desktop

2008-09-04 Thread Michael S. Altus
desktop I have a folder, My Computer. I open My Computer and get a choice of drives, such as C: It seems that my C: drive is in My Computer which is on the desktop. Can this be resorted for backing up? Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.® Biomedical

[CGUYS] Backing up desktop

2008-09-03 Thread Michael S. Altus
PC computer running Windows XP. I have BounceBack software that directs a C-drive backup to a Seagate external drive. How can I get the desktop to be backed up up as well? Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.® Biomedical Writing and Editing Baltimore

[CGUYS] Unusual sound on speakers

2008-07-29 Thread Michael S. Altus
When I have my speakers on, I periodically get a sound, "dum-dum-duh-duh-duh-dum-dum-duh-dum". Does anyone know what that is? At first, I thought it is a time signal at the start of an hour, but I hear it at other times. Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Inte

[CGUYS] Recovering lost Word file

2008-07-22 Thread Michael S. Altus
case Google Desktop Search is better than Windows search. Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.(R) Biomedical Writing and Editing Baltimore MD; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Foo

Re: [CGUYS] Local Area Connection 3 warning

2008-07-07 Thread Michael S. Altus
uot;Local Area Connection 3. A network cable is unplugged." As I understand it, local area connection 3 is how my computer accesses DSL. Could the cable be defective? I used another cable but the problem persists. Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc

[CGUYS] Local Area Connection 3 warning

2008-07-07 Thread Michael S. Altus
Windows XP computer; Verizon DSL Sometimes I get a popup warning from the sys tray (lower right-hand side). What does this mean? Is a warn out ether cable a possible source? Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.(R) Biomedical Writing and Editing

Re: [CGUYS] TV schedule listings

2008-05-06 Thread Michael S. Altus
Ralph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My apologies if this has been covered before (I think it has), but does anyone know of a site that provides TV listings? Like a TV Guide without having to pay for a subscription. Yahoo! TV <http://tv.yahoo.com/listings_setup> Michael Michael S

Re: [CGUYS] kaspersky?? is it safe - is it better than Norton

2008-05-03 Thread Michael S. Altus
How about BitDefender Antivirus 2008? www.bitdefender.com Good technical support, good price. Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.(R) Biomedical Writing and Editing Baltimore MD; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Ge

[CGUYS] Hard noise activity upon launching software

2008-04-16 Thread Michael S. Altus
incoming calls to my telephone or to the fax-data modem. I might was well ask: Any suggestions about light-duty fax software? Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.(R) Biomedical Writing and Editing Baltimore MD; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** It'

Re: [CGUYS] Stopping shortcuts from being automatically added to the start menu

2008-02-20 Thread Michael S. Altus
ready on the start menu. Then I'd open Adobe Reader and find it on the start menu. I'll try again, and thanks. Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.(R) Biomedical Writing and Editing 3626 Fords Lane Baltimore MD 21215 410-585-1522 (voice/fax) [EMAIL

[CGUYS] Stopping shortcuts from being automatically added to the start menu

2008-02-19 Thread Michael S. Altus
I have a Windows XP computer that has me log on as Owner. When I use a program, I find that a program shortcut automatically gets pinned (added) to the start menu. How can I stop this? I did brief Google searches and cannot find an answer. Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS

Re: [CGUYS] Highlighting PDFs

2008-02-14 Thread Michael S. Altus
years). I apologize for bringing up the issue and for drawing in others to provide workarounds. Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.® Biomedical Writing and Editing Baltimore MD; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** The year's hottest artists on the red carp

Re: [CGUYS] Highlighting PDFs

2008-02-13 Thread Michael S. Altus
ticles and then might have to highlight them. That's why I want to be able to highlight. I might have to print out and highlight hard copy. Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.® Biomedical Writing and Editing 3626 Fords Lane Baltimore MD 21215 410

[CGUYS] Highlighting PDFs

2008-02-13 Thread Michael S. Altus
oftware.com/pdf/pe_intro.php PDF Annotator www.ograhl.com/en/download.php?Product=pdfannotator ScanSoft PaperPort www.digitalriver.com/v2.0-img/operations/scansoft/site/html/paperport11/pport_ overview.html Comments, anyone? I want do to it easily without having to learn new software. Thanks, Mic

Re: [CGUYS] XP computer running slow

2007-11-14 Thread Michael S. Altus
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[CGUYS] Importance of secure login page

2007-07-19 Thread Michael S. Altus
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[CGUYS] Seeking fax software

2007-06-01 Thread Michael S. Altus
, which one? Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.(R) Biomedical Writing and Editing Baltimore MD; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** See what's free at http://www.ao

[CGUYS] Black space in screen

2007-05-24 Thread Michael S. Altus
nge? Also, the image seems clearer that what I get with my desktop, a storebuild Windows XP computer. Any suggestions for improving clarity with the desktop? Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.® Biomedical Writing and Editing [EMAIL

Re: [CGUYS] Am I a spammer?

2007-04-27 Thread Michael S. Altus
pients are not receiving the posts. I'm surprised that AOL refuses to change scripts that check incoming e-mail. The AOL postmaster's phone number is 888-212-5537. That's one number that they answer on the first ring. Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communic