Re: [CGUYS] Tom: "I just renewed my candy-bar Nokia 6010 for a

2008-07-15 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I have 700 minutes but that is shred between 4 people. If I had only myself and my wife to worry about I would have prepaid had for many years and it served me well. My middle son uses his Cell phone like a regular phone. He has no landline where he lives. My wife and him talk daily so thos

Re: [CGUYS] Macs in business

2008-07-16 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
OK so what does that say when Rush Limbuagh is a Mac Addict :-) Stewart At 04:28 PM 7/16/2008, you wrote: There actually was a higher percentage for the Mac platform a few years ago than there are today, and where I work we initially had Macintosh POS software, but that maker switched to

Re: [CGUYS] Macs in business

2008-07-16 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Both. It adequately describes of lot of what is out there!!! Stewart At 04:58 PM 7/16/2008, you wrote: "POS Software" as in "Point Of Sale" or "Piece Of Sh*t"? :-) Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace Ozark, AL SL 82 *

Re: [CGUYS] Macs in business

2008-07-16 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I think this list bears that out! :-) Stewart At 05:27 PM 7/16/2008, you wrote: In my experience, Apple computers are the choice of those who are strongly opinionated. Doesn't matter which part of the political or cultural spectrum. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince

Re: [CGUYS] The blessed ones

2008-07-17 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
As with any manufacturer who does not make their own boards, they are made the customers specifications. I have bought name brand stuff only to discover another name on the board. Dell does not make boards but only assembles parts made to their specs. It is like Cell phones. The phone you buy

Re: [CGUYS] Macs in business...take 2

2008-07-18 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
The reason they have the lions share in this realm is that they were the first and the best in this area. They also had the lions share of publishing jobs. I remember back when every newspaper used nothing but Mac's to layout and set their paper. Even the small weekly my wife worked for 10 y

Re: [CGUYS] Macs in business

2008-07-18 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Yes and no. I worked for a company that sold turnkey systems (Xenix and DOS) and for many it was if we have a problem we will call you. In some cases on site coverage (We covered the whole US and Canada) Was purchased from an outside company. However there is always one (or more) person who

Re: [CGUYS] Laptop LCD screen resizing

2008-07-18 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Possibility of either. You have to see what their video resolution is set for. I cannot remember what that pone is, but it is a non standard size. It is narrow and wide. I will check my wife's and let you know. Also check and see that they have not enabled some sort of accessibility optio

Re: [CGUYS] Laptop LCD screen resizing

2008-07-18 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
1280 x 768 is the video resolution my wife's is set for. Same machine. Stewart At 02:27 PM 7/18/2008, you wrote: A relative has a laptop in which the bottom of the LCD window goes beyond the visible screen. There are some web pages in which it is impossible to click on anything at the bottom

Re: [CGUYS] Laptop LCD screen resizing

2008-07-18 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Glad it worked i know what it is like working on someones machine hundreds of miles away. Good program to look at is Logmein www.logmein.com Once you have it set up, you can get on their machine and do a lot of work. Stewart At 03:36 PM 7/18/2008, you wrote: That's exactly what the problem w

Re: [CGUYS] Google Maps slow or stopped?

2008-07-22 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
You want to share those coordinates so we can all try? :-) Stewart At 02:53 PM 7/22/2008, you wrote: Nice and clear. I can even count the windows in my office building. I only get blocked when I zoom in on the nude beach. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace Oz

Re: [CGUYS] Macs in business...take 3: Fear Factor

2008-07-22 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
That is pretty much the trend on all computers Windows or Mac. Stewart At 05:18 PM 7/22/2008, you wrote: Macintosh portable computers outsold desktop units by almost 2 to 1. Steve Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL

Re: [CGUYS] LCD Monitor and color fringing

2008-07-22 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Swap them and see what happens if it occurs on her computer it is the monitor does not check the video card. Do you have the latest drivers installed? have you optimized the card for your display? Stewart At 09:36 PM 7/22/2008, you wrote: Thanks for the suggestion. However, I actually tried

Re: [CGUYS] DVI vs VGA [was: LCD Monitor and color fringing]

2008-07-22 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
To me it would be a limitation of the video drivers to set the proper resolution. I actually have my 19" Samsung set at a larger resolution (1024x768) than it's native and it is far clearer in that resolution than it is in the native resolution (1280x960). Stewart At 10:50 PM 7/22/2008, yo

Re: [CGUYS] Macs in business...take 4: Price competitiveness

2008-07-23 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Super computers do not use COBOL. When I worked at Cray they used a version of IBM400 or similar it was based on UNIX. Of course they used Sun stations throughout. Stewart At 09:18 AM 7/23/2008, you wrote: There are many reasons for a large business to use mainframes. I don't think that b

Re: [CGUYS] Firefix/IE file saving

2008-07-23 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
If you are uploading them to a site, cannot you not link them to an icon or a thumbnail of the pictures? Stewart At 09:09 AM 7/23/2008, you wrote: I use a free version of AceFTP for uploading the files. My co-worker would like to be able to view the image files I've uploaded to the FTP site

Re: [CGUYS] DVI vs VGA [was: LCD Monitor and color fringing]

2008-07-23 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Using your terminology I guess. But in this case that is not true. When I set it for the native resolution it was not sharp or clear. The text looked jagged and just did not look right. (My eye sight is not 20-20 but it is also not poor I do wear glasses to correct it.) At the non native

Re: [CGUYS] Macs in business...take 4: Price competitiveness

2008-07-23 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
My whole point was that Computer languages vary depending on what they are used for. Mainframes,Super computers, desktop PC's etc. I remember working on alone system that had a Novell network in the office and then had to install a workstation dedicated to serving a connection to an IBM AS400

Re: [CGUYS] T-Mobile?

2008-07-25 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
In the US and Canada Cell phone coverage is at best a regional thing. As I remember it, Cell phone areas at first were sold off to regional carriers, and so as they have merged they have kept pretty much to regional type coverage. Plus many of the domestic cell phone companies are legacies of

Re: [CGUYS] T-Mobile?

2008-07-25 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Depending on your little or no coverage and maybe higher cost coverage. It may also mean analog versus digital. Verizon does this with their pre-paid service. The coverage is not nearly as good as their conventual coverage. Stewart At 02:37 PM 7/25/2008, you wrote: and, the Carolinas (th

Re: [CGUYS] Emotional About (Cisco) Hardware?

2008-07-28 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
SF is well on its way to receiving the Town that least matters anymore. From it's Mayor on down they are just far out of it to really matter. Stewart At 07:01 PM 7/28/2008, you wrote: This story gets funnier and funnier. Now SF's DA has published a list of the city's most sensitive usernam

Re: [CGUYS] Emotional About (Cisco) Hardware?

2008-07-29 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
It reminded me of an incident my brother had years ago while working for a major company. My brothers is the IT Manager for a division of a major travel property management company. He manages the local office and is in charge of the equipment and such plus does data work. A network guy cam

Re: [CGUYS] Smileys Are Insulting (was RE: [CGUYS] Will iPhone Kill Radio?)

2008-07-29 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
It all depends. In the latest release of Eudora actually done by Eudora, they turn into icons. The Icons actually let you know there is something else there. Otherwise I have a hard time deciphering all the punctuation marks, and it reminds me of reading Hebrew! Stewart At 10:23 AM 7/29/

Re: [CGUYS] Will iPhone Kill Radio?

2008-07-29 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Yes and no. Where I think the Satellite radios have it over Internet radio is sports. The way sports events are licensed you will not find them on conventional internet radio. I am a big Nascar fan and would like one of the satellite radios to catch races when in the car. (There is no stati

Re: [CGUYS] Unusual sound on speakers

2008-07-29 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Out in the country I got it when passing electrified fences. Stewart At 01:12 PM 7/29/2008, you wrote: >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 hou

Re: [CGUYS] Unusual sound on speakers

2008-07-29 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Thank God I was there when I was an adult No one ever did that to me, but then again I do not think getting one over on the Pastor was like that. :-) Oh for the days of fresh milk, cheese curds and the smell of dairy air!!! Stewart Rich Schinnell wrote: Brings back old memories of us

Re: [CGUYS] Emotional About (Cisco) Hardware?

2008-07-29 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
And two made an airplane fly! Stewart At 06:07 PM 7/29/2008, you wrote: On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:40 AM, db <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Two wrongs don't make a right... > But three lefts do. > :) > > db Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace Ozark, AL SL 82 *

Re: [CGUYS] Eudora in Vista

2008-07-30 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
If you installed Eudroa using custom, you could create your own data (attach) folder where you wanted. Otherwise it defaulted to the appdata folder under c:\documents and settings. That was under XP. I have always kept my Eudora as a separate folder as its own root not in program files. If

Re: [CGUYS] Puritans at the helm...

2008-08-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Can everyone here do me a favor and quit bashing religion. Morals are set by society. Any society has a sense of morals, and taboos set by what the community standard is. (There may be a basis in a common religious background, but even diverse religious backgrounds can agree on moral standar

Re: [CGUYS] Puritans at the helm...

2008-08-03 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Tom I will not argue with religious extremists are dangerous at every turn. I know I am pilloried by my own church body, but I am not above regulation so that extremists can be persecuted and curtailed. (My firm belief is that any freedom will eventually be turned into an abuse real fast by t

Re: [CGUYS] Puritans at the helm...

2008-08-03 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Nope they do censor sexual stuff. Not to the extent that we do. We tend to outlaw all of it, but they only outlaw explicit content. (i.e. no penetration etc.) Plus the % of Christian's is nil.. Their main religion is ancestor worship. (Shintoism) Stewart At 10:56 AM 8/3/2008, you wrote

Re: [CGUYS] Puritans at the helm...

2008-08-03 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Been there done that. I also happen to agree with sister. America tends to follow the traditions of the conservative Reformed traditions which believe in regulation by the church through government. (I a oppose this) Check out John Calvin's experiment in Geneva in the 1500's. Also their vi

Re: [CGUYS] Eudora 8.0 beta in Vista

2008-08-03 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Qualcomm the original owners of Eudora quit developing it. They handed it over to the folks at Firefox/Thunderbird for them to develop it as open source. So any version that comes out after 7.1.0.9 will be free but developed over/under the Thunderbird engine. Stewart At 04:18 PM 8/3/2008,

Re: [CGUYS] Eudora 8.0 beta in Vista

2008-08-03 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Actually it is a better Thunderbird. I just installed it on both of my machines and it installed over my thunderbird. Better menu, better tools, looks a little more like Eudora, but still an updated Thunderbird. Stewart At 08:08 PM 8/3/2008, you wrote: Is what you are saying that Eudora 8 i

Re: [CGUYS] Puritans at the helm...

2008-08-03 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Sociology 101 Morals = Ethics. Stewart At 09:37 PM 8/3/2008, you wrote: Morals are set by society. No, they aren't. Morals and society have nothing to do with each other. Morals, even assuming such a thing exists, color the way someone, individually, deals with himself, how he makes h

Re: [CGUYS] Puritans at the helm...

2008-08-03 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
You have a problem with organized religion. Your right and my right to disagree with you. The problem arises when I try and force you to follow my opinion or live by it. It is also a problem when you try and make me live by your opinion. All societies set their own morals/ethics by majorit

Re: [CGUYS] Puritans at the helm...

2008-08-03 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Note third use and also see Websters #2 Stewart At 10:21 PM 8/3/2008, you wrote: Sociology 101 Morals = Ethics. Not exactly. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 **

Re: [CGUYS] Puritans at the helm...

2008-08-03 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
And to quote a very conservative radio broadcaster there is a shortage of hand baskets. Stewart At 10:35 PM 8/3/2008, you wrote: I can only account for myself, not others just as I would expect you to account for yourself and what you do. Yep. I am on the same boat as the Reverend here bu

Re: [CGUYS] Puritans at the helm...

2008-08-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
That is why we have the three branches of government to balance that all out. Unfortunately we have two (Executive and Legislative) that do not seem to be able to make any decisions without consulting public opinion. Thank God for the Judaical as it tries to keep it all balanced. Stewart At

Re: [CGUYS] Puritans at the helm...

2008-08-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
By the way Morals/Ethics do not equal public law. Now understand I am talking about this and looking at this as a Sociologist would. How the everyday person looks a this is a confusion of all the above terms and realizations. Stewart At 08:25 AM 8/4/2008, you wrote: >All societies set th

Re: [CGUYS] Puritans at the helm...

2008-08-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
By the way some would view secularism as its own religion. Stewart At 09:07 AM 8/4/2008, you wrote: Robert, As a fellow secularist, I have to point out that this type of confrontational arguing serves to discredit us in the eyes of most US citizens. Please try a different approach. --JE R

Re: [CGUYS] Meaning of ZoneAlarm message?

2008-08-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Oh and sticks usually cost a few hundred less! :-) Stewart At 11:02 AM 8/4/2008, you wrote: I'm still waiting for those computers with auto transmissions to come out. Mike Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 **

Re: [CGUYS] Puritans at the helm...

2008-08-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Interesting you should mention that. The Aztecs used tobacco in their society for religious and medical purposes. (I am watching the History channel!) Stewart At 11:58 AM 8/4/2008, you wrote: So we ban fast acting poisons, but allow slow acting poisons? What is the dividing line between ill

Re: [CGUYS] Meaning of ZoneAlarm message?

2008-08-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I still prefer Stick Shifts, you usually get better mileage with a stick! :-) Stewart At 11:02 AM 8/4/2008, you wrote: I'm still waiting for those computers with auto transmissions to come out. Mike Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.or

Re: [CGUYS] Puritans at the helm...

2008-08-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Nope groups have a tendency to set their own more's which get translated into morals which individuals accept as ethics. These are not always in congruency with the laws of the land. Take for example the area of the country I live in. For decades and even for a century the mores of the group

Re: [CGUYS] Eudora 8.0 beta in Vista

2008-08-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I would have to say that the newer Eudora with penelope is much nicer than earlier versions. The tools are real tools that allow you to adjust most areas, even where the attachments are done. Stewart At 03:45 PM 8/4/2008, you wrote: On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 9:08 PM, Fred Holmes <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [CGUYS] DSL line & lightning

2008-08-06 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Lasers are the tough ones. Their draw is quite heavy on warm up. I had a brother on one, and had to get it off. It would kick my UPS every time it started to print. Stewart At 09:27 PM 8/6/2008, you wrote: FWIW, UPS devices are not recommended for printers. That said, my printer's UPS ke

Re: [CGUYS] DSL line & lightning

2008-08-07 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
You are right. I only have now the CPU, Monitor, Cable Modem,and Router plugged in to the UPS side. However I still had problems when the printer was plugged into the same outlet in the wall. But that might say more for the wiring in my house than anything else. It is only 5 years old, bu

Re: [CGUYS] Hard drive connectors

2008-08-07 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
NO. You will need an adapter as power for the 2.5 is usually part of the ribbon cable. There are oodles of them on sale on Ebay. Stewart At 06:59 PM 8/7/2008, you wrote: Are the power and data transfer connectors the same on both 3.5 inch and 2.5 inch hard drives? In other words, can I

Re: [CGUYS] Hard drive connectors

2008-08-08 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I have one that handles both 3.5 one 2.5 IDE drives. Great to have in your tool box. Stewart At 11:19 AM 8/8/2008, you wrote: I use this to connect SATA and IDE, both laptop and full size. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812232002&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-

Re: [CGUYS] iPhones-Macintosh computers become apples of hacker

2008-08-10 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
That does not help me, but free Subway Sandwiches for life would be a good deal. :-) Stewart At 01:17 PM 8/10/2008, you wrote: >http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080810051102.njhra1ru&show_article=1 Who wrote this drivel? The "see spot run" grammar should be sufficient tip off that th

Re: [CGUYS] DVD's vs. External hard drives for archiving

2008-08-15 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Type and how it is set up. There are multiple types of raid, and they can easily be messed up by maladministration. (loose nut behind the wheel.) Stewart At 12:08 PM 8/15/2008, you wrote: I'm wondering how RAID can be less realiable then a 'modern' hard drive when those same modern hard dri

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-15 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Tom a lot of things drive that observation. 1.) Many folks just don't know what is available out there in other countries. 2.) A certain portion of the population is still confined to dial-up. (I have one in my congregation) the only other alternative is satellite and that is very expensiv

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-16 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Here here, I think they are now owned by Alcatel. Stewart At 10:08 PM 8/16/2008, you wrote: The Internet and broadband both are the result of many years of our government investing in science/technology R&D... Thank Bell Labs. ***

Re: [CGUYS] No Ghosts (Maybe Spooks)

2008-08-19 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Whoops that must have been a day when I had spam for lunch. :-) Stewart At 08:17 PM 8/19/2008, you wrote: Sign up for a gmail account. They seem to have fairly accurate spam filters. For some reason only the Rev has ever landed in my spam folder from this list and that was only once or twic

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-19 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I believe that Murphy was the one who said the chances of the toast falling on the floor butter side down is in inverse proportion to the cost of the carpet. Stewart At 09:15 PM 8/19/2008, you wrote: I am not a financial analyst but I know how to bet on whether the toast falls on the floor b

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-21 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Not only that but Obama's income with his wife for last year was listed as 4.3 million not bad for a guy who has done public service most of his life. Stewart At 09:01 PM 8/21/2008, you wrote: Also unfair. I'm sure he knows how many houses HE has, but not how many his rich wife with all her

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-22 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
This was taken right off of his public disclosure form Tom don't be so snide! Stewart At 10:20 PM 8/21/2008, you wrote: You should write a book too. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 **

Re: [CGUYS] What we actually get for our money...

2008-08-22 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I doubt I could get that much for writing a book. Stewart At 12:00 PM 8/22/2008, you wrote: I wasn't and I didn't disagree. That sum seems to be about average when somebody in the news writes a book. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-24 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Try Hammer snipe. What sniping does is make it possible to do a last second bid to a higher amount without sitting there and watching the auction. I use it when I know I might not be available when the auction is coming to a close. There have been quite a few auctions I have lost when a bid

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-25 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Ebay's system is the way it is. I would not want it to change, as I do not want to sit there watching bidding all the time. Snipe systems allow you to last second bid and possibly get an item for a better price. Too often I have seen an item I would like get snatched from me as I had a bid

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-25 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Having been to a few earl life auctions I know how they work. Ebay is not to simulate a real life auction. It is an auction venue. If you are going to knock it come up with another site that is as popular and makes as much money as theirs does. You may not think it operates as a real life Au

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-25 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I do some upgrades though Ebay. I try not to buy phones from the cell company. Every now and then we upgrade when they have a deal. But otherwise we have bought and sold phones on Ebay. Some electronic equipment is OK too. I usually buy last years model of stuff and Ebay is a nice place t

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-26 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
It all depends on the item,. I have noticed some companies are using Ebay to sell refurbished items. Also some other companies are using Ebay to sell restocked items they cannot sell on the shelf. Stewart At 10:00 AM 8/26/2008, you wrote: Sometimes the eBay price is 50% less. Those are ha

Re: [CGUYS] Latest Safari version for MacOS v10.3?

2008-08-27 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Desktops can usually be upgraded to handle a new OS. (More memory, newer video card, larger HD.) Laptops cannot be upgraded and must be changed out every few years. Stewart At 05:24 AM 8/27/2008, you wrote: Three years is old for a personal computer. All of my computers are old by this st

Re: [CGUYS] DSL Home Wiring

2008-08-27 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Yeah security. Turn on security when you add wireless mode. Stewart At 09:05 AM 8/27/2008, you wrote: I'd like to ramp up the technical question a bit. We already have DSL coming into the house (firewall, antivirus, etc., are already installed) with 2 Windows XP desktops plugged into the mod

Re: [CGUYS] How to fix a missing optical drive on a PC?

2008-08-27 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Hold fast I have seen this before. Ask one pertinent question. HAVE YOU INSTALLED ANY PROGRAM OR SOFTWARE LATELY! There are a few programs out there that will block recognition and installation of the drivers for optical drives. If that is not the case it is possible the cable came loose on

Re: [CGUYS] How to fix a missing optical drive on a PC?

2008-08-27 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Adobe wont cause this. Some free utilities can. If they are loading some sort of driver that either emulates or replaces the Optical driver. Also some universities load their own programs in order for students to get onto the net. It can also happen if it is failing as it is trying to read

Re: [CGUYS] security on public wireless

2008-08-29 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Many places set up security though it be lite to keep people from outside not being able to log onto the network. There are routers that allow two sides a public and a private side for situations like this. Stewart At 05:40 PM 8/29/2008, you wrote: sure appreciate someone explaining this t

Re: [CGUYS] security on public wireless

2008-08-29 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
connection secure to the site I visit (or email) if the wireless connection is only public without any encryption available? From: Rev. Stewart Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, August 29, 2008 04:06 pm Subject: Re: [CGUYS] security on public wireless Many places set up secur

Re: [CGUYS] really bad references

2008-08-30 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
On UUNET accounts it is very easy. With a user name and password once it hits it limit you turn off the account until it recycles. With a standard ISP account it is not so easy unless you require them to log in every time they access the account. I have a cable account with Charter. They m

Re: [CGUYS] Comcast Internet Cap

2008-08-30 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Tom that is very interesting but it also brings up a major question. Why is this? It is not just the Patriot Act. It is a lot of stuff that is causing this what is it? Stewart At 01:29 PM 8/30/2008, you wrote: Following up on the national security angle, please read... "Internet Traffic B

Re: [CGUYS] Comcast Internet Cap

2008-08-30 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Scientifically speaking Climate Change is the correct term. The Climate has never stayed stable and has always fluctuated (Can anyone say Ice Age?) The scientific quandary is why the Climate changes. Are we accelerating the change? From what I have heard over time the Climate has been warm

Re: [CGUYS] RAIDs ad nauseaum

2008-09-01 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I guess I must be showing my age. We used to talk about the speed of response of a HD. I remember when the typical 10-20 MB harddrive had a response time of 20 MS. A bit faster than a floppy but not tremendously so. Stewart At 07:08 PM 9/1/2008, you wrote: I see you are behind the times

Re: [CGUYS] .MOV to .mp4

2008-09-01 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
DVD's use VOB files. You still have some work to do to author a DVD. Stewart At 08:22 PM 9/1/2008, you wrote: I used iTunes to convert the.mov file to .m4v file. Since it wasn't a DRM copyrighted/protected file, I was then able to change the .m4v to .mp4. It was rather simple. My questio

Re: [CGUYS] Miro

2008-09-01 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Are you talking about a Mirro server? Automatic back up system for networks? Stewart At 08:54 PM 9/1/2008, you wrote: Has anyone used Miro? If you have any experience with it, what are your thoughts? Steve * ** List

Re: [CGUYS] Miro

2008-09-01 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Correction Mirra personal Server, manufactured by Segate. Stewart At 09:01 PM 9/1/2008, you wrote: Are you talking about a Mirro server? Automatic back up system for networks? Stewart Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL

Re: [CGUYS] Miro

2008-09-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I am a netflix subscriber, and recently a new box was introduced. Netflix allows you to watch movies on your puter, but then again I don't want to watch a movie sitting there either. This box allows you to download the movie and watch it on your TV. I think the next great revolution will be a

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi mobile phone

2008-09-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Betty specify which format. I assume you want GSM. There have been some decent ones on CDMA, but not many symbian ones. Stewart At 11:27 AM 9/2/2008, you wrote: I've used my son's iPod Touch and I really like it. I've used an iPhone and like it but it's missing features advertised on other

Re: [CGUYS] I-pod Touch good replacement for PDA ?

2008-09-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Totally different animals. An I-pod touch is a MP3 player with extras, A Palm is a PDA Personal Data Assistant that keeps data like calendars appointments etc. Its main function is keeping data for you, not MP3 playing. That is how I understand them. Stewart At 03:56 PM 9/2/2008, you wro

Re: [CGUYS] Miro

2008-09-02 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Simple solution don't deal with Comcast. Stewart At 09:15 PM 9/2/2008, you wrote: > I think the next great revolution will be appliances such as this > and apple TV. Until Comcast claims you are over limit and suspends your Web access for a year.

Re: [CGUYS] Miro

2008-09-03 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I am in similar circumstances. We have Charter for cable (and it sucks) and our DSL already enforces a 5 GB limit. Only on it's UUNET downloads Charter has wiped out it's UUNET support. It used to cripple it by throttling back the download speed, now it is gone. So Comcast could simil

Re: [CGUYS] IE8 better than Chrome OR Firefox

2008-09-03 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
So far one glitch I have seen in IE8 is it's handling of Java. I get Java errors on some stuff. This then freezes the session. Stewart At 10:10 AM 9/3/2008, you wrote: The guy's a tech writer. Let's give him some credit. He wouldn't be so stupid as to measure CPU use on only one core of a m

Re: [CGUYS] IE8 better than Chrome OR Firefox

2008-09-03 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Chrome just got released in Beta. IE8 is in Beta 2 format and was released to the public a week ago, Give them time I am sure they will review it. Have tried it myself. Some things I like and some tings I do not like. Stewart At 10:59 AM 9/3/2008, you wrote: >So far one glitch I have seen

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi mobile phone

2008-09-03 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
According to the news reports it is far cheaper to buy one on Ebay that is unlocked. One report I saw said a good percentage of the phones sold here and unlocked and resold over seas at a hefty profit. Check out the prices for these unlocked Iphones overseas. About 3-5 times what they are h

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi mobile phone

2008-09-03 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
At what price? I understand that we are talking 3-4 times what we pay over here for those phones, plus you need to figure in the exchange rate. At those rates it is just not worth it. Stewart At 09:43 PM 9/3/2008, you wrote: Most of them. In France and Belgium it is illegal to lock phones.

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi mobile phone

2008-09-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Wifi kind of narrows it down a little with Verizon. The newer Samsung (I think SCH-i830) is a wifi phone. However Verizon locks many features and you cannot use it as a skype type phone on WIfi. I had good luck with my Samsung 730 but found it bulky. I am now on a Motorola Q9C. Smartphone

Re: [CGUYS] MS Office Upgrade Fiasco?

2008-09-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
They got ripped off. MS does not sell a product code without disks for 2007 for retail. Stewart At 03:22 PM 9/4/2008, you wrote: A friend went to use their trial subscription of Office 2003 and found that it had expired. The program offered an upgrade to Office 2007. They went through the pr

Re: [CGUYS] MS Office Upgrade Fiasco?

2008-09-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
There still needs to be some media involved. 2003 Office cannot magically be changed to 2007 with the inputting of a number. They are drastically different. There has to be some media involved or at least a very large download. My church bought a new PC last year and we got office 2007 with

Re: [CGUYS] MS Office Upgrade Fiasco?

2008-09-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Appreciate it. They are still owed a hard disk from the vendor they bought it from. Plus a refund for the extra. Bad system as far as I am concerned. At present I have seen home and student 2007 office's suites for sale at Big box office stores for less than $100.00 his week. Stewart At

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi mobile phone

2008-09-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I refuse tog et a data plan from Verizon, over priced for what they are. 29.95 for web and email per month??? Come on Check out Samsung, I know it is a Windows based phone but I think ther eare som Mac interfaces for those type phones. Also note Palm is coming out with a centro style

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi mobile phone

2008-09-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Wifi will give you that ability. Palm I believe does not have Wifi and I do not think that Palm has a browser on their system. Palm's do work good with the Verizon. Stewart At 08:35 PM 9/4/2008, you wrote: ahhh,Richard. Thanks for that disappointing input. I guess. I had heard Nokias had

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi mobile phone

2008-09-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I mispoke I think he has a voyager, but to answer your question, crystal. (It is the touch screen with slide out keypad.) We have a large coverage by Verizon in this area, and they pretty much have the best service here. Stewart At 08:31 PM 9/4/2008, you wrote: Stewart, I'm mainly concer

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi mobile phone

2008-09-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Combination of the two. Check out Cnet reviews they usually put the phones through their paces and will let you know if they get clear or bad reception. Stewart At 08:54 PM 9/4/2008, you wrote: For clarification, it is a Nokia 6010. Don't know what other Nokia' phones sound like. I've alway

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi mobile phone

2008-09-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
But it is not a phone. Why pal did not include it on the treos is beyond me. Stewart At 09:21 PM 9/4/2008, you wrote: >Wifi will give you that ability. Palm I believe does not have Wifi >and I do not think that Palm has a browser on their system. My Palm Tungsten C has WiFi. *

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi mobile phone

2008-09-04 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I have a hard time thinking that you can get a good camera into a good phone. The resulting appliance would be too bulky and too big. Lenses are the key. Any good camera has good lenses. Cheap lenses give you bad results. To put a good set of lenses into a phone would require a decent amou

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi mobile phone

2008-09-05 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
OK but what about 5x7 or 8x10? They are still inadequate compared to the newer cameras. Only so much can be stuffed in a little box. Stewart At 12:12 AM 9/5/2008, you wrote: I have a hard time thinking that you can get a good camera into a good phone. The resulting appliance would be too bu

Re: [CGUYS] bluetooth

2008-09-05 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Their distance is limited to about 30 FT. Stewart At 10:38 AM 9/5/2008, you wrote: I have a bluetooth usb device for my desktop and one for my laptop but am not having lots of success with them. Should I expect them to give me short distance functionality similar to wifi? i.e. should I be ab

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon FIOS misinformation?

2008-09-05 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
If you did that we would have no politicians left in Washington? Then again that would not be a bad an idea. Stewart At 03:38 PM 9/5/2008, you wrote: I wish you would have a word with the Federal Election Commission. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.pri

Re: [CGUYS] WiFi mobile phone

2008-09-06 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I have two inexpensive 5MP cameras. One a Kodak, one a no name. I am the club secretary for the local Kiwanis club and take pictures of our speakers each week. Took some with the no name and then some with the Kodak and the Kodak's are always superior. Stewart At 11:40 AM 9/6/2008, you wr

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