ore. Can anyone recommend software
that has that capability?
I have a one off use for such and don't want to invest in one of the
expensive OCR packages so am hoping to find freeware or shareware.
(I don't believe my MS Office 2003 has such a
com/article.php?story=2005041817191411
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Julie Kubal wrote:
Well, after all that talk about choosing a new Mac Book Pro, I started
getting some scary error messages on my old PowerBook G4 (which is
still my only computer). Several applications just crashed and when I
tried to relaunch them, I got a
And memory comes down in price until a point that it becomes heritage/
antique memory where the price goes back up unless you can scrounge it
somewhere.
Waiting a year and buying from a 3rd party is a good option if you don't
need it now for video production etc...
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Julie Kubal
$1000? ... that doesn't sound right? Have you checked the price for
the additional memory from Crucial?
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Julie Kubal wrote:
Unfortunately, the extra memory is an extra $1000, while the extra
processing speed in only another $300.
On 22 May 2009, at 12:02, Rev. Stewart Marshall
And plug it directly into a known working outlet... bypassing the plug
strip which potentially could be a problem...
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Jeff Wright wrote:
The light on the monitor no longer comes on when one tries to turn it
on
even when it's just plugged into the outlet and not connected to the
com
llustrates how that kind of centralized dependence can
ultimately let us down in big ways...
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Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Yes and no.
Music is Music. CD/DVD/LP/Cassette/MP3 are all mediums to deliver the
content of music.
Books on the other hand are something that has to be read. The
Usually a louder fan means the fan bearing is starting to fail.
There is nothing to do for that except replace the fan. Usually it
takes a fair amount of time for it to fail and it will continue to get
louder but ...
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Alvin Auerbach wrote:
My iMac is about 4 years old, and I think that
Could you send a non Tiny.URL too.
Tiny URLs are blocked by my firewall...
Thanks,
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mike wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/qleja6
Apple has a strange baffling approval process.
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IMHO,
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Mike wrote:
She already has a RAID setup. You might want to read up on RAID, they
do the exact opposite of what you think they do.
Sent from my iPod
On May 10, 2009, at 10:49 AM, Tony B wrote:
She didn't SAY she wanted a live
Picasa is now available for OS X...
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phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 12:48 PM, John Mealey III
wrote:
So we have:
GIMP
Picasa
Corel Paint Shop Pro
Adobe Elements
Nikon Software with her camera
We do not know what OS is involved in this query about photo
I am curious too about this... I no longer have a turntable nor a desire
to but have a big box full of my old LPs in the basement that I am
debating what to do with...
Are there stores (Seattle) who will buy them?
Is there a website you can search for LP value on?
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John Emmerling wrote
lity/ longevity will matter down the
road.
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Robert Carroll wrote:
It is my belief that there is no difference at all between a "music"
CD and a "data" CD except the price. There is a royalty paid to ASCAP
for each music CD sold because the intent is to store music on
to free.
I am so relieved that Picasa has come along and eliminated all the photo
processing drudgery for me when I don't need to or care to partake in it.
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Steve at Verizon wrote:
Won't address your other criticisms, but File Management couldn't be
easier.
Tools=>O
I would say start with Picasa because you can have it installed and
running in 5 mins for free and it's use is so transparent. If it isn't
enough, move on.
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
It does not have to be free, open source, etc, needs to run on XP, and
can't break the bank (I E
You should shut down all other applications/ processes.
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Alvin Auerbach wrote:
I'm using Alsoft's DiskWarrior 4.1.1 on a WD 1 TB USB hard drive,
connected to a 2 GHz iMac G5 with 2 GB RAM.
DiskWarrior has now been on for about 48 hours.
Alsoft's support did not answer my qu
Dell... since it cost more than an e-machine, it comes
with the OS, drivers etc on a DVD.
To do that or for e-machine to stock and be able to deliver older
images, e-machines would have to cost more.
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mike wrote:
Always helpful Tom.
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Com
ave.. the railroads deliver the coal
Sounds like some PR person got carried away
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
Yahoo mentioned closing down Geocities in the near future. 1&1 is in
Philly? I lived there for 8 years, and I think some people there speak
English.
They moved their data ce
One on One a wonderful thing but it seems to me they will not be able
to afford to keep doing it once Apple's current sales boom subsides...
?
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
I've always known Apple was good for its customer support, but this just
blew me away. This may be specific to our
If Yahoo (GeoCities?) is going to get out of the site hosting business,
wouldn't we want to not include them as a good hosting candidate? Or
are they only closing down GeoCities?
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
Yahoo mentioned closing down Geocities in the near future. 1&1 is in
Philly
rd's LDAP settings are.
How do you handle your company mail now? Just tell whomever to add LDAP
services...
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db wrote:
No Thunderbird is a email client software... not a server software.
But the good news is it works with most any server mail software.
You should give more particul
How can you tell who doesn't oversell their servers?
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Tony B wrote:
I regularly participate in 4 different hosting forums and we're used
to hearing people moving from 1&1 with nothing but complaints. Of
course, those are the ones that leave - the ones that are having
trou
. Then we could suggest an appropriate solution.
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johnmen...@aol.com wrote:
We have nine computers tied together that can all access a Dell that stores
all of the data for my company.
Is it possible to install Thunderbird on the "server" and have access by
anyone to a unique address b
Is there any site which tests and rates web hosting sites re: page
loading latency// CPU load averages, bandwidth, customer support etc.
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Tony B wrote:
I've heard of nothing but trouble from free hosting. But for a long
term family site that may be the cheapest way to go (you may still
Which brings up the capacity issue. I liked your site... was interested
in the guineas and the tractors ... but had a hard time changing pages
because of the long latency...
When you visit your site, you are probably seeing cached pages speedily
but the rest of us have to wait ...
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plunk your website, what capabilities/ capacities do
you want?
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Frank Sestir wrote:
Any favorites out there for webhosting? Anyone use Inmotion Hosting?
Looking for an inexpensive but reliable site.
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basically both styles of video cable ... non digital and digital ...
attach your computer to your monitor and carry the video signal.
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mike wrote:
The video card...then to monitor
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Judy Cosler wrote:
what's the other end attach to???
On Wed, A
rious kinds of monitor cables and not necessarily buy the cheapest
option. Never heard of a wireless monitor...
Here's two co's I have bought from:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/department.asp?c_id=102
http://www.cables4computer.com/
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Tony B wrote:
a) check Wikipedia, bu
just start googling for it... usually someone has it for download
somewhere although you should have get some sense that it is a legit
site before you download.
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David Turk wrote:
I have an old UMAX Astra 2200 scanner, but can't locate the software. I looked on
their site, &
Iowa,
they knew nothing much about "any business that didn't have a handle on
it" so their reputation with customers went to hell and Dell buried them.
I know ... I worked for them in '94/'95.
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Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Yes and no.
Gateway is not the same Gatew
aving the knowledge, doesn't mean he has common sense to follow it.
To the contrary...
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Matthew Taylor wrote:
This is what is known in the UNIX world as an "honor virus". You have
to put in place software you know to be illegitimate and give it
administrative access to inst
responses. Frequently now I post a tech question and get one or two
replies and sometimes none.
It seems CGUYS is morphing to a different use and different users...
For me that is not good but I guess for others it is better...
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Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:
In my Exchange-Outlook mailbox, I
sually get peeved when one complains... and it just generates
chatter about chatter (such as this!).
Tech philosophers are doing what they like to and others who respond
also enjoy it and thus the conundrum for a list as a who
t interests. Sometimes people leave and find other
lists that are for the time being at least better serving their interests.
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All the viewfinders on point and shoot (non SLR) cameras do not function
thru the lens so they do not and can not in fact tell you where the
borders of your shot will be.
The LCD image does do that I believe...
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Tony B wrote:
Never use digital zoom. It only removes resolution you can use
the screen and the camera's focal plane will adjust/ follow the figure
until you shoot).
I just used one of the new Sony point and shoots out of doors and did
not have any problem whatsoever with screen washout although it was not
the supreme test posed by snow or beach scenes...
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Chri
Yes, and it makes it increasingly difficult to create filters that
filter out the off topic or tech philosophy discussions. Every change
of topic requires a new filter...
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
This bit of the discussion is REALLY off-topic, but I can't let that stand
without noting
Some sketches and line drawings interspersed/ annotated with text mostly.
Also maybe eventually designing a logo... which might alsorequire a
simple illustrator type program.
Is there such a critter as a similarly simple/ user friendly
illustration program for OS X?
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only used for remote login between Macs?)
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Thanks! I'll check them out and choose one.
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
Can anyone recommend a "beginners" graphics layout program for the Apple
platform that is equivalent in simplicity and ease of use as MS Publisher?
There are several good choices that run on Leopard.
&qu
Can anyone recommend a "beginners" graphics layout program for the Apple
platform that is equivalent in simplicity and ease of use as MS Publisher?
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thanks,
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might be the exception along with Bang
Olufsen etc
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
Not true IMHO.
But if I already have an audiophile-grade "mini stereo" in my office I
might as well use it and not clutter the place up with more speakers. For
others, getting a "mini stereo
rift shops, 2nd hand stores you can find them for
$20-$30 and probably $125 new. You'll be amazed...
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b_s-wilk wrote:
>Is CD and DVD - R or + R media advantageous for burning data on a
new >iMac?
One plays better on DVD players. I don't remember which. Try
Wikipedia. I think I saw the answer there.
DVD-R is the native format for video DVDs. I can burn the -R an
Is CD and DVD - R or + R media advantageous for burning data on a new
iMac?
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Install the Free AVAST antivirus software (be sure to uninstall what
you have now first). It has malware and spyware protection...
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Gail.Miller wrote:
Kept gripping about how badly his system was
running how it was a piece of trash and you know the drill. Well
when he went to work on
Can anyone recommend an OS X font manager that would be appropriate for
a graphics designer (Tiger system soon to be upgraded to Leopard) and is
as trouble free as possible?
I see from googling around that Extensis Fusion might be a contender...
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or
what works best for them.
Consensus isn't hard to spot... and MS's sinking profits won't be either...
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Chris Dunford wrote:
MS is consistent in it's mediocrity and the public's opinion
is also notably consistent. Office 07, Vista, Explorer.
Needlessly confusing,
Thanks a lot David,
Master Key does look like just what I am looking for.
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David K Watson wrote:
I can tell you what NOT to use, and that's any old versions of
the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing. I tried it a few years ago
for my son, and that version was plainly ported from the Wi
.
Best thing they could do would be to get rid of raging bull Balmer.
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mike wrote:
I know from an interview I heard with one of the developers on MS office
that almost all the features MS would get requests for were already in the
product. One of the reasons for developing the ribbon was t
At some point you are probably going to have to migrate your client
database to another program.
Unfortunately, databases grow continuously and live longer usable
lifespans than DB programs so your problem is one of the chief concerns
and problems for professionals.
You should check on the
data on it also? (I assume any data on it could not be part of
the Time Machine backup....)
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
I want to install a 1 TB SATA II drive internally in a Leopard G5 on the
2nd onboard SATA controller and use it as the target drive for Time
Machine to back up the main drive
I have yet to meet a non IT person who doesn't strongly dislike MS's
07 versions.
People just want to do their work ... not be forced to slow down to
learn something in the process for no good reason.
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Tony B wrote:
The most complicated thing I had to re-learn was mailings. I
in looking at some of them
they seem more oriented for people who have used PC's etc before... not
a raw beginner.
Cost is not an issue.
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Does anyone have any experience with the various touch typing tutorial
software available for OS X and can recommend one over the others ?
I am trying to make a purchase recommendation for an older person who
never learned to touch type and wants to learn now.
Thanks,
db
Try
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
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Tony B wrote:
There are different packages, but median might be 350kbps. I'm unaware
of any method of finding out for sure, other than to run a few online
speed tests and average.
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Ellen Rains Harris
wrote:
mpusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_voicerecorders.asp
and this handy kit.
Olympus AS-2400 Digital Transcription Kit AS2400
http://www.aaaprice.com/as2400.html
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mike wrote:
I can't recommend a recorder, but a feature you may want to find is one that
allows the file to be broken into segments with the pu
recorder costs about $200 and has removable SD memory
too and uses a DSS high compression file format... not sure if it can
also use WAV/ MP3 although I would think so.
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David Turk wrote:
We have a group that will be doing oral histories, & then giving us the files.
We'd prefer
Did I see a discussion about that a while back?
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If you validate the fonts, what happens when you validate corrupt
fonts. They get repaired or identified as needing to be replaced?
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David K Watson wrote:
The thing you tried will not work if a font is in fact corrupt, and
reinstalling Office may not fix it either. To check for corrupt
ven't found the answer...
Everyone is talking about more complex backup issues...
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
UPDATE: I sent the Coby back to Amazon for a refund. After a few recharge
cycles the glue that held on the front plate stopped working entirely. I
think that is enough to justify a return so I won't mention its countless
other f
room etc and
have a statistically more durable drive solution.
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rleesimon wrote:
are external hard drives more prone to failure than the same drive
internally installed?
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Although they used to, I am not sure that HP more recent designs include
print heads any more.
?
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
At least with HP's I have been running them out of ink for years and
they always print well again once I replace the empty cartridiges.
Might not be true of Epson&
their 1 TB + drives.
3 or 4 years ago Hitachi was having drive reliability issues but I don't
know about now...
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mike wrote:
Good info Betty, thanks. It's hard to keep track of who is actually making
hardware these days and I'll be the first to admit my bad feelings about
h
e and well constructed. Both top and bottom
feed and they have wonderful user interfaces that are similar to
professional copiers..
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Tony B wrote:
I've preferred lasers myself since they became affordable, but then I
don't like all-in-ones. Keep in mind the cheap color lasers don't l
That isn't necessarily meaninfgul since vendors sometimes/ often sell
printers below cost in order to up their ink sales...
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gerald wrote:
some of the laser cartridges, particularly canon, or color are extremely
expensive. probably charge enough to make them more expensive than inkje
to not buy one for conventional printing...
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
Epson has made it so no aftermarket cartridges can be used in their
machines. They also set their machines to stop printing when a
cartridge reports (not is, but reports) it is empty.
If an inkjet cart runs to empty it wil
The point I was trying to make is while the models you speak of require
no electricity, people should be aware there are some which do. and for
more than the fan.
db.
Richard P. wrote:
The term is one I heard to indicate an ability to have a gas heater be
able to run without an outside
thermostat can powered by electricity also...
Probably not so much with small portable devices but certainly can be an
issue with bigger systems.
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Tony B wrote:
Heh. That *is* an odd phraseology - sounds like a medical device. :)
http://www.fireplacesandwoodstoves.com/indoor-fireplaces
booming w. unemployment at 3%.
Depending on one all-in-one mega communication technologies for your
everything can likewise make you vulnerable.
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Tony B wrote:
Let's be realistic. If you have no power for a week, you're not going
to stay there. I mean, no phone is minor compared
.and I doubt their code is a top to bottom
rewrite
Maybe the article should be: "Top Internet Security Suites: Paying for
Ratings..."
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Tony B wrote:
Multiple recent reviews are giving Norton Internet Security 2009 top
ratings, so I thought I'd make sure the list was aware of
Doesn't seem right to knock out all shortwave communication with BPL.
I'm surprised there hasn't been suits because of bandwidth infringment.
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b_s-wilk wrote:
My friend has a shortwave base station that has worked for years. It's
the best first responder emergency rad
The thing that bothers me with the new DECT 6 answering machines is I
could not find one that would support multiple voicemail box recordings.
They used to but new models seem to have dropped that ... good for
families capability.
db
b_s-wilk wrote:
We're using an old Pana
Can't Carbon Copy Cloner and some other backup software make bootable CD's
db
b_s-wilk wrote:
How do you make a bootable CD for Mac OS X Tiger?
The install disk is on a DVD, and was installed through a network. The
system is on an iMac that only has a CD-RW drive. The iMac was gi
has a dependability advantage not always factored in when
calculating the economics...
For that purpose, I keep a stripped down POTS line as the way to stretch
my cell minutes and to add dependability.
db.
Tony B wrote:
I don't see why not, especially since you may not be getting it fro
Save yourself the research... look for such machine specifications for
free at sites like:
Sharky Extreme:
http://www.sharkyextreme.com/index.php
Tom's Hardware:
http://www.tomshardware.com/us/#redir
Ars Technica:
http://arstechnica.com/
AnandTech:
http://www.anandtech.com/
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of the scheduled backups?
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A friend of mine has the Bose docking station also. The sound is quite
good and loud.
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Jeff Miles wrote:
I don't really care about this subject. I'm not a music person.
But my mom bought an iPod, (no clue as to generation but it's 80 gig
or something) and also bought
If you like the m25 check out Sandisk's "Sansa Fuze": no speaker but
really small and slim with a great user interface, internal rechargeable
battery, SD card slot and FM radio:
http://www.anythingbutipod.com/archives/2008/03/sandisk-sansa-fuze-review.php
rleesimon wrote:
no speaker, as you s
Can you buy those 65 mpg clean diesels in the US? Who makes them... VW?
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b_s-wilk wrote:
Elaine Zablocki escribió:
What scarcity? What is America running out of in your view? In
what way are our prospects diminished? Most libertarians believe
that if there is a scarcity, it represents a
..
I was given some leads but I never got to the bottom of that
research. yet!
I suspect I was asking for too much... unless I buy a bluetooth phone
that has music capability...
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Matthew S. Taylor wrote:
I think what he was hoping for was the equivalent of an old portable
transistor r
wondering
... while knowing very little about it...
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
Time Capsule not withstanding, someone has said TM is not meant to be
used as an as an off site backup. Could that, and programmer's
difficulty, have to do with the integrated and unusual role that the OS
X kernel play
Time Capsule not withstanding, someone has said TM is not meant to be
used as an as an off site backup. Could that, and programmer's
difficulty, have to do with the integrated and unusual role that the OS
X kernel plays in the backup/ restore?
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
At the moment n
smaller data footprint than normal rsync and other type
of backups are capable of ...
I forget where I read those details but they are around somewhere.
Here's a small reference in wikipedia that might lead to something...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Machine_(Apple_software)
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care to pass on?
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You got pluck gurl!
( I'm envisioning you pecking away with one hand :))
What did you end up with for a keyboard solution, if any ?
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Constance Warner wrote:
I that the "POLITICS" header for the threads being discussed lately is
a GREAT idea!
I've noticed th
looking at the reviews (mixed...) for Deja Vu just now, I came across
another option ChronoSync ($40):
http://www.econtechnologies.com/pages/cs/chrono_overview.html
Anybody have experience re: good stability/ dependability with
ChronoSync or the other options?
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
I'm u
I would like to set up automatic file replication on a pre Time Machine
Tiger G5 so as to provide a 2nd copy of all critical user data files on
a separate but local hard drive. Any recommendations? Hopefully freeware.
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for one... you are a treasure trove of information and reason!
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Tom Piwowar wrote:
How do you preserve history and direct seekers to facts and rational
discussions instead of getting lost and entangled in a jungle of
disinformation and fantasy? How do we educate our children so that they
ha
I vote for progress over disintegration.
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Chris Dunford wrote:
I can't help but notice you did not address the question - why do most
liberals appear to prefer progressive?
Pretty simple answer: because Limbaugh and the rest of the neocon media
comedians have managed to turn &qu
You got to break some eggs to make an omelet.
Is breaking things orderly?
Probably not from the chicken's point of view...
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Matthew Taylor wrote:
On Feb 10, 2009, at 11:36 PM, Vicky Staubly wrote:
That any state feels it can prohibit who I am as a person is outrageous
and should n
Eric S. Sande wrote:
...But the United States is something new. We can, and do, "toss the
rascals out." On a regular basis.
On occasion we do elect a new bunch of rascals. But the system is
designed in such a way
as to never allow particular rascals enough time to do real damage.
What do y
I hear yays and nays about the need or wisdom in defragging or optimized
OSX 10.4 hard drives?
What's the collective thought here... and if so are there any free
utilities for such?
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Fancy that! ... and also the coincidence that I was considering buying
the memory from BHphoto.
20MB/s I guess equals 133x so that is what I need to look for in a
alternative brand memory stick. Thanks.
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mike wrote:
I googled the topic and the first hit was the computerguys list and
ps: Basically, I think American's are spoiled rotten in general and are
beginning to get their comeuppance and a lesson about priorities and the
power and advantages of working together in an organized if imperfect
fashion (ie: government)
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John Emmerling wrote:
Some general observa
tude about
the need for good government will more closely align with the rest of
the world who are more acutely aware of government as being essential
and more helpful than not.
(I apologize to those concerned if I have re-awakened this thread...)
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John Emmerling wrote:
Some general obser
I have been trouble finding data on Sony's memory stick speeds ...
particularly the above.
It is supposed to be fast but I'd like to know how fast so I could
consider buying a Lexar or Sandisk Memory Stick of the same R/W
capability instead.
Anyone
ll another layer and complexity of software you are depending on so
there will be overhead.
Understanding it's setup, maintainance and usage is the first step.
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Stephen Brownfield wrote:
Samba appears to be the answer. I will read the manual. Will using
it create any problems with
MS Office Document Imaging will OCR also...
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Fred Holmes wrote:
At 02:10 PM 2/1/2009, gerald wrote:
it is a document of public record the FannieMae 10Q(quarterly report). i
presume it is made with Adobe software as the feds have long been a big
supporter and user of the pdf format
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