[CGUYS] welcome to thunderbird

[gerald]

vista, firefox, tbird, big computer with lots of free space.

once every couple weeks i get a tbird upgrade.  seems even more 
agressive than MS improvements.  i get to the computer in the morning, 
and it's there.  a couple weeks ago, i got a sidebar calendar from 
them.  did not have much use for it, but really did not know how to 
completely delete it.


about tues or wed, got another UG.  few minutes later, got an email that 
wanted display on firefox.  attemped display crashed the computer, 
pretty hard.  after 3 hours of mucking around, and probably doing no 
good at all, i was able to get firefox back up.  could not open tbird.  
went to the thunderbird site to look for reported problems.  saw none.  
google post mentions the calender sidebar causes some problems.


while at the tbird site, i downloaded and then ran the latest tbird.  
all works.  there is no sidebar calender at the moment.



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[CGUYS] firefox 5.0

[gerald]

a while back i loaded firefox 3.xxx or 4.xxx and found my system was 
very unhappy.
i poked around and found i had to eliminate some pop up blocker, or 
something to mgenerate happines in my firefox.  i just ended up with 
firefox 5.0, and it is slow, and it crashes a lot.  behaves like a beta 
program.  anyone know what is wrong, or what the fix is.


vista home, amd quaddraport in an acer, tons of memory, ati video, panda 
antivirus.


it also happened about the same time i installed a usb 3.0 card and 
seagate 3.0 drive(3.0 is not MS approved)


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Re: [CGUYS] Kaspersky

[gerald]

you can get the 3 user pack on amazon for about $30. .  i have never 
seen firewall reviews.  kapersky is a very nice, non intrusive (norton 
is very intrusive) AV.  i use panda(?).  it is also very non intrusive.  
reviews are here


http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,2806,1639159,00.asp

On 7/10/2011 2:05 AM, D Freye wrote:

  Does Kaspersky Internet Security have as good firewall in it as
  Zone Alarm? Where could I get a good deal on it if I did not want
  to fool around with Staples "EASY REBATES"?
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Re: [CGUYS] 3.0 drives

[gerald]

On 6/23/2011 3:54 PM, mike wrote:

What OS? vista 64 home.  big machine with an amd quad processor and lots of 
memory.  the pci 3.0 card i bought is a VIA with 4 ports

On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 6:00 AM, gerald  wrote:


the f/w800 was an easy install.  after all, there is a f/w800 plug on the
back of the screen.

the usb 3.0 is another matter.  MS does not support usb 3.0.  the pci card
did not want to load.  the 3.0 driver did not want to load.  i think i
finally have it loaded, but the device driver shows a 2/21/06 MS2.0
driver in the disk driver section,

in the usb controllers>usb 3.0  root hub, it shows a "VIA 1/7/2011" driver.

when i tested drive speeds by dumping a gig of jpegs, looks like  i get
about 1GB per minute.  the literature talks about 1 Gbit/sec.  i think i
divide by 8 to get bites.  that's about 40 gb/minute.  need help to fix the
problem


On 6/15/2011 3:52 PM, gerald wrote:


i bought a 1T WD drive, and a 2T seagate.  the WD is terrible.  it is hard
to load.  once loaded, it is difficult to find.  there is supposed to be
software with it, but i cannot get to it.  i decided to send it back.  i
downloaded the WD upgrade, and software for something.  i cannot delete it
by standard delete techniques.  the seagate on the other hand loaded like a
piece of cake.  i got an unnessary piece of software called memeo plus, or
somesuch.  it has as many ads as norton.  hope it goes away at the 30 day
trial period.

i have purchased a 2T seagate 800/fw for wife's machine.  had to buy the
800 f/w seagate interconnect.  was only $20, and with only 100 for the
drive, all seems pretty reasonable to me.



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Re: [CGUYS] 3.0 drives

[gerald]

the f/w800 was an easy install.  after all, there is a f/w800 plug on 
the back of the screen.


the usb 3.0 is another matter.  MS does not support usb 3.0.  the pci 
card did not want to load.  the 3.0 driver did not want to load.  i 
think i finally have it loaded, but the device driver shows a 2/21/06 
MS2.0 driver in the disk driver section,


in the usb controllers>usb 3.0  root hub, it shows a "VIA 1/7/2011" driver.

when i tested drive speeds by dumping a gig of jpegs, looks like  i get 
about 1GB per minute.  the literature talks about 1 Gbit/sec.  i think i 
divide by 8 to get bites.  that's about 40 gb/minute.  need help to fix 
the problem


On 6/15/2011 3:52 PM, gerald wrote:
i bought a 1T WD drive, and a 2T seagate.  the WD is terrible.  it is 
hard to load.  once loaded, it is difficult to find.  there is 
supposed to be software with it, but i cannot get to it.  i decided to 
send it back.  i downloaded the WD upgrade, and software for 
something.  i cannot delete it by standard delete techniques.  the 
seagate on the other hand loaded like a piece of cake.  i got an 
unnessary piece of software called memeo plus, or somesuch.  it has as 
many ads as norton.  hope it goes away at the 30 day trial period.


i have purchased a 2T seagate 800/fw for wife's machine.  had to buy 
the 800 f/w seagate interconnect.  was only $20, and with only 100 for 
the drive, all seems pretty reasonable to me.





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[CGUYS] 3.0 drives

[gerald]

i bought a 1T WD drive, and a 2T seagate.  the WD is terrible.  it is 
hard to load.  once loaded, it is difficult to find.  there is supposed 
to be software with it, but i cannot get to it.  i decided to send it 
back.  i downloaded the WD upgrade, and software for something.  i 
cannot delete it by standard delete techniques.  the seagate on the 
other hand loaded like a piece of cake.  i got an unnessary piece of 
software called memeo plus, or somesuch.  it has as many ads as norton.  
hope it goes away at the 30 day trial period.


i have purchased a 2T seagate 800/fw for wife's machine.  had to buy the 
800 f/w seagate interconnect.  was only $20, and with only 100 for the 
drive, all seems pretty reasonable to me.


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[CGUYS] fios renewal was:Digital TV [Was: Broadband Speeds Map]

[gerald slawecki]

>my promo fios ran its' course.  so, since i had a really lot of time to waste, 
>i tried to renew online.  i cannot renew on line, as i am an existing 
>customer.  all packages on line are promo packages and are for new customers.


for the "triple play"(tv,computer, telephone), the telephone person gave me 3 
options .  lo,mid,hi:$120,130, and 145.  two year package, with a $360 pro 
rated early cancellation penalty.   i had a $110 cost for the middle package.  
the mid pack is 5/20 up/down.  the hi pack was 30/30.  big push (lots of sales 
ups) to get me to get that wonderful speed.  after starting on acoustical 
modems, 5/20 seems pretty fast to me.

they will not show in writing what is in any of the packages.  they will not 
show in writing what is in the cancellation package(that's  360 bucks).  i got 
some verbal stuff, but did not tape it, and do not believe they would honor it 
, anyway.

i had received a letter from verizon notifying me that my 130 promo mid package 
was expiring, and going from 110 to 120.  this has no cancel penalty.  so i 
took the mid package at 120.

i received an email conformation that i have renewed.  my new mid pack is $125.

i just got a hard copy promo letter from Comcast for their "triple play" for 
$99.  anyone have this package?  any ideas what is in the package in the way of 
speeds and feeds and HD channels?




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Re: [CGUYS] My download speed

[gerald slawecki]

verizon offers speed for money.  go to their website to see what you have.  the 
basic dl is 10mbps.  i bought a slightly larger package(hd movies) and it comes 
with the next step up in speed.  20mbps and 2.8mbps.

At 07:49 PM 4/3/2010, you wrote:
>Reading the "Broadband Speed Map" message, I checked my speed at 
>http://www.wugnet.com/myspeed/speedtest.asp
>
>Download Speed is 10.0 Mbps
>Upload speed variable for 3 tests:  0.76 Mbps, 1.51 Mbps, and 1.6 Mbps.
>
>Don't know if this is good or bad.  Advice, please.
>
>I have Verizon FIOS in Vienna, Virginia.
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Re: [CGUYS] domain value

[gerald slawecki]

i  have under $100 in it.  does that mean i should sell it for 100, if it is 
worth 1000 or 100,000?  if i had, and was able to hold exxon.com, or coke.com, 
should i sell them for the $100 i would have in them?  some of these domain 
name collectors have thousands of domain names, and they are not selling them 
for $10 each.

At 06:29 PM 3/31/2010, you wrote:
>On Mar 31, 2010, at 2:40 PM, gerald slawecki wrote:
>>i own a domain site ppiusa.com, that i no longer use.  someone seems  
>>to be interested in purchasing it, and has asked how much i want for  
>>it.  how do i go about determining value?  anyone have a feeling for  
>>value?  i did not consider it to be a particularly special domain.   
>>i missed ppi.com by only a couple of months, and quit paying on  
>>ppiusa.net, and a bunch of others that i had registered that were  
>>named photoframe.XX or pictureframe.xx
>
>Interesting problem. Anything over what you paid to registrars plus  
>the time it will take you to transfer it will be pure profit to you.  
>So you don't have to get that much to be ahead. If you insist that you  
>have to squeeze every last penny out of the deal, you will assuredly  
>end up unhappy no matter what you get. The idea that you could have  
>got $1 more will gnaw at you. If you ask for too much they will walk  
>and you get nothing.
>
>Do you know anything about the buyer. Will this be a commercial  
>website? A rich non-profit? A poor non-profit?
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[CGUYS] domain value

[gerald slawecki]

>i own a domain site ppiusa.com, that i no longer use.  someone seems to be 
>interested in purchasing it, and has asked how much i want for it.  how do i 
>go about determining value?  anyone have a feeling for value?  i did not 
>consider it to be a particularly special domain.  i missed ppi.com by only a 
>couple of months, and quit paying on ppiusa.net, and a bunch of others that i 
>had registered that were named photoframe.XX or pictureframe.xx

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Re: [CGUYS] Replacement large format scanner

[gerald slawecki]

i have a working 13 x 19 heidelberg scanner in the basement that is no longer 
in service.  it is huge and heavy.  i have no use for it if someone wants it.  
wash dc area.  i think it is about 10-15 years old.

At 01:21 PM 3/29/2010, you wrote:
>Unfortunately, there is nothing on this scanner designed to be 
>user-accessible.  We use a company in-town called Premier Technology Repair, 
>Inc. (formerly Microtrace), & I'd like to give a shout-out to them, as they 
>are the best.
>
>  david
>
>David Turk
>Manager, Preservation Imaging Services
>Indiana Historical Society
>Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
>450 W. Ohio St.
>Indianapolis, IN  46202
>(317) 232-4592
>dt...@indianahistory.org
> 
>Discover the Indiana Experience, a New Way to Live History:
>http://www.indianahistory.org/experience
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>-Original Message-
>From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:computerguy...@listserv.aol.com] 
>On Behalf Of Ellen Rains Harris
>Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 9:19 PM
>To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
>Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Replacement large format scanner
>
>Consumables kit replaces rollers, wheels, lamps, etc. to a new condition.
>
>Check with your manufacturer.
>
>- Original Message - 
>From: "David Turk" 
>To: 
>Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 12:38 PM
>Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Replacement large format scanner
>
>
>> I'm not sure what that is.  I wasn't involved in the original purchase.  I 
>> do know we bought it from a small publishing company who had bought it for 
>> one large project, then didn't need it anymore.  It's at least 6-8 years 
>> old.
>>
>>   david
>>
>> David Turk
>> Manager, Preservation Imaging
>> Indiana Historical Society
>> 450 W. Ohio St.
>> Indianapolis, IN  46202
>> dt...@indianahistory.org
>> 
>> From: Computer Guys Discussion List [computerguy...@listserv.aol.com] On 
>> Behalf Of Ellen Rains Harris [el...@goodshiptabasco.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 5:21 PM
>> To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
>> Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Replacement large format scanner
>>
>> How long since you have done a consumables kit replacement on this 
>> scanner?
>>
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "David Turk" 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 1:58 PM
>> Subject: [CGUYS] Replacement large format scanner
>>
>>
>>> Our Widecom 936SLC single line contact scanner (also called a roll
>>> scanner) is acting up (scanned image has image alternating with white
>>> bands).  The last time something like this happened, it was a bent pin on
>>> the SCSI cable.  I've tried a new cable, with no luck.  While I'm having
>>> it checked out, I'm looking at other options.  This is a 36" color
>>> scanner.  I'd appreciate any suggestions.  tia.
>>>
>>>david
>>>
>>> David Turk
>>> Manager, Preservation Imaging Services
>>> Indiana Historical Society
>>> Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
>>> 450 W. Ohio St.
>>> Indianapolis, IN  46202
>>> (317) 232-4592
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Re: [CGUYS] LCD HDTV

[gerald slawecki]

i bought mine through buy.com a couple years ago.  i think them a front for 
corporate  samsung.  it was shipped airfreight fedex from CA to DC.  i bought a 
55" LED that is about 6-8" thick.  it weighed around 100lbs in the crate.  
fedex did not wait while i uncrated it, which took at least 15 min.

samsung has a nice chart and retail prices here:

http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/tv-video/televisions/led-tv/index.idx?pagetype=subtype

i thought what i was buying was a LED-DLP.  one of the reasons i bought the LED 
was the bulbs in the rest of the dlp's have less than a 1000 hr half life.  
that's not very long(1000hrs is 6 weeks).  

our led is still running after two years, and i would guess 3 days a week x 6 
hrs on.  we listen to the cable music.guess that be about 2000 hrs.

At 11:12 PM 3/21/2010, you wrote:
>Who is he ordering from?
>
>What idiot company is delivering?
>
>Granted I have picked up all my flat screen TV's.
>
>Stewart
>
>
>At 09:45 PM 3/21/2010, you wrote:
>>My friend, Kurt, has one of those Samsung TVs. It's LCD with LED backlight. 
>>It's beautiful. It's ridiculously thin. I think it's 46". I want one.
>>
>>He bought it online and made sure that he was home for delivery. First TV had 
>>broken screen; second TV was also damaged; third is fine. He's lucky that he 
>>could arrange his job so that he could be home. You may not be so fortunate 
>>when you're not home to receive and inspect a delivery.
>>
>>
>>>Cost is much higher also.
>>>On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 12:14 PM, gerald slawecki wrote:
>>>
>>>>> why you want an lcd instead of an led.  the samsung(the only one i follow)
>>>>> led has about a 10x superior brightness or contrast ratio.
>>>>>
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Re: [CGUYS] LCD HDTV

[gerald slawecki]

>i bought a 55" samsung led from buy.com a couple of years ago.  buy.com was a 
>front for samsung in CA.  the set came with some form of a 12 month return 
>policy.  the set arrived by fedex 2 days after purchase(they flew it to dc).  
>the saving was about $1000.  i see no such saving presently, so buy locally.

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Re: [CGUYS] LCD HDTV

[gerald slawecki]

why you want an lcd instead of an led.  the samsung(the only one i follow) led 
has about a 10x superior brightness or contrast ratio. 


At 01:12 PM 3/21/2010, you wrote:
>We may be on the cusp of a breakthrough ladies and gentlemen.  I may be in
>the market for an HDTV.
>
>Any thoughts will be considered...who to stay away from, brand and or
>seller..who to go to first.  We are looking for something LCD in type, not
>LED...42 or perhaps 46 inches.  We are budget conscious...read CHEAP.  I've
>heard things like...vizio is a solid inexpensive brand and others say stay
>far away.  I'm neither an audiophile or videophile, I'm just looking for
>something solid and reliable.
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[CGUYS] overwrite office 2003

[gerald]

>i have rejoined cguys.  sorry if this has been addressed in the past.
>
>
>i have office 2003. i just started getting this error message.  it states that 
>myopy is using  an authorization number from a large company
>
>rather than try to fight ms, since i bought this copy at least 5 years ago on 
>ebay(probably), i bought a copy of the new office2007 one surprise is that if 
>i bought the copy after march5(i bought mine on march3), i will get an updated 
>copy of office(2010) when it comes out, for free.
>
>my question is, can i get away with overrighting office 2003 with 2007.  can i 
>get away with that, or will i end up with a mess?

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[CGUYS] copy of office not genuine

[gerald]

>i have rejoined cguys.  sorry if this has been addressed in the past.


i have office 2003. i just started getting this error message.  it states that 
this copy is using  an authorization number from a large company

rather than try to fight ms, since i bought this copy at least 5 years ago on 
ebay(probably), i bought a copy of the new office2007 one surprise is that if i 
bought the copy after march5(i bought mine on march3), i will get an updated 
copy of office(2010) when it comes out, for free.

my question is, can i get away with overrighting office 2003 with 2007.  can i 
get away with that, or will i end up with a mess?


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[CGUYS] copy of office not genuine

[gerald]

>i have rejoined cguys.  sorry if this has been addressed in the past.


i have office 2003. i just started getting this error message.  it states that 
this copy was from a large company.  

rather than try to fight ms, since i bought this copy at least 5 years ago on 
ebay(probably), i bought a copy of the new office2007 one surprise is that if i 
bought the copy after march5(i bought mine on march3), i will get an updated 
copy of office(2010) when it comes out, for free.

my question is, can i get away with overrighting office 2003 with 2007.  can i 
get away with that, or will i end up with a mess?


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Re: [CGUYS] Silly but important question...

[gerald]

as an aside, last i recall, marcio was running windows ME on that machine

At 01:42 PM 3/17/2009, you wrote:
>You do not need to screw with manually saving your favorites. Just get
>any bookmark synchronizer like the freeware Foxmarks
>(http://download.foxmarks.com/download/all) and your Favorites are
>automatically sync'ed among all your devices, be it a new computer or
>your laptop. They're also safely backed up this way.
>
>On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Marcio  wrote:
>> Many thanks... I am looking for this folder "Favorites" and I can´t find it. 
>> I have C: and D:.
>> Please advise
>>
>> Marcio
>>
>> -Original Message-
>>>From: Chris Dunford 
>>>Sent: Mar 11, 2009 6:53 PM
>>>To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
>>>Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Silly but important question...
>>>
 I am changing computers. Finally will retire my old Compaq. I like to
 save the "Favorites" file to use it in the IE in the new computer.
 Where do I find the file to save it? How to install in the new IE?
 Many, many thanks
>>>
>>>Favorites isn't a file, it's a folder. Look for it under your user folder 
>>>(same place as My Documents). Just transfer its contents to the Favorites 
>>>folder on your new system.
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Re: [CGUYS] Relinquishing copyright on Wikipedia photo

[gerald]

I think i would contact the owner of the copyright and get a written release 
from him.  there is a copyright problem if you are to profit from this image, 
unless he releases the image.

copyright law for artistic items is really screwed up.  you may need a release 
from the guy who made the carving, although it looks pretty wpa to me.  if wpa, 
no copyright.  and i think the guy can not get a copyright to hold up.

wonder why the guy shot it at a diagonal.  

At 12:08 PM 3/10/2009, you wrote:
>We're interested in using this photo for an exhibit.  There is a statement 
>beneath the photo, where the owner gives up all copyright.  Is this really 
>valid?  There is contact info for the owner, so we could contact him.  I've 
>never seen this before; usually we only count any published material before 
>1923 as public domain.
>
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lincoln_boyhood_memoral3.jpg
>
>tia.
>
>   david
>
>
>David Turk
>Manager, Preservation Imaging Services
>Indiana Historical Society
>Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
>450 W. Ohio St.
>Indianapolis, IN  46202
>(317) 232-4592
>dt...@indianahistory.org
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[CGUYS] Look for apple TVz

[gerald]

thank you stevie.  screwed up my pc bigtime.  did not do any favors to my 
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Re: [CGUYS] Firefox jar:file FOUND THE FIX

[gerald]

TOOLS>OPTIONS>ADVANCED>encryption>  in certificates, uncheck ASK ME EVERY TIME 
by checking "select one automatically"

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Re: [CGUYS] Firefox jar:file?

[gerald]

in the past, (3.0.1,2,3) if i typed in google, or yahoo, or ebay or somesuch, 
firefox found or made a guess at the site i was looking for.  in 3.0.6 and now 
3.0.7, i get a response of :

jar:file:///C:/Program%20Files/Mozilla%20Firefox/chrome/en-US.jar!/locale/browser-region/region.propertiesgoogle

and file not found.  

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Re: [CGUYS] Would like suggestions for 4-in-1 printer

[gerald]

i have a canon D680.  it is a 3 in 1(i do not think it scans) .  this is close 
to a comercial grade machine.  it is built on a hefty little printer.  ink is 
big bucks if you buy canon.  i also had a canon mf 3240(maybe)  would not feed 
two pages. piece of junk.

circuit city(rip) and best buy had/have excellent return policies.

At 01:39 PM 3/3/2009, you wrote:
>>Okay,  can you give me a model name/number for the Canon and any suggestions
>>where to get it at good price and decent return policy?
>
>Mine is no longer made. I'm not even recommending Canon, just that you 
>narrow down your list to B&W lasers.
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Re: [CGUYS] Would like suggestions for 4-in-1 printer

[gerald]

some of the laser cartridges, particularly canon, or color are extremely 
expensive.  probably charge enough to make them more expensive than inkjet.  i 
know hp decided to get into that mode, and xerox one upped them.  a full set of 
full color cartridges cost more than the machine.

At 06:26 PM 3/2/2009, you wrote:
>>Anyone have knowledge or experience relevant to this Staples claim that
>>there are inkjets which are MORE cost effective per page (just counting
>>printing costs) than lasers?  Can't find the make or model off-hand they
>>were referring to but was on sale there about 10 days ago.
>
>I have not looked recently, but lasers have been less costly for a long 
>time.
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Re: [CGUYS] Would like suggestions for 4-in-1 printer

[gerald]

in the world of dot matrix, epson is tough to beat.  they never established a 
trash line (HP,Brother, compaq,lexmark,xerox) to sell on the cheap at bestbuy 
and circuitcity.

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/ProductCategory.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=-8182

they also have a clearance center.

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/BuyEpson/ccHome.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes

they claim 540 pages with their high output black cartridge.

their scanners have always also been one of the best.



At 01:56 PM 3/2/2009, you wrote:
>I need a 4-in-1 printer and have had it with replacing ink jet cartridges
>every 50 pages (or whatever the low number is) so am thinking of getting a
>laser 4-in-1 if it's affordable.  Was in Staples recently and noticed they
>have 4-in-1 inkjets which claim (and the salesperson did as well) get far
>more pages per cartridge, and are actually cheaper per page (50% cheaper as
>I recall the statement).  Some of the models were on sale, at least that
>week.  I don't think I need color, at least not for current needs.  So my
>questions are:  1)  any suggestions for a model of a reasonably priced
>(under $200?) laser 4-in-1, and where to get one?  Is this something to buy
>online?
>
>2)  Anyone with experience with these supposedly improved, higher capacity
>inkjet cartridges, and if so, whether this might be worth it over a laser
>printer, all costs considered?
>3)  Is is it a good idea, if one can afford it, to get a color laser
>printer, in case one has need for this in the future (maybe brochures,
>flyers?)
>
>4)  Is the print quality on a laser noticeably better to today's inkjets?
>Please don't suggest a Dell inkjet; I've had so much frustration with the
>one I have now!
>
>As always, I appreciate people with knowledge and experience on this list
>taking the time to answer such questions!
>
>Thanks
>
>Randall
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[CGUYS] firefox 3.0.6

[gerald]

jar:file:///C:/Program%20Files/Mozilla%20Firefox/chrome/en-US.jar!/locale/browser-region/region.propertiesrds.yahoo.com

i get this love note a lot.  did not get it a few months back.  i also loaded 
foxit at about the same time.

any new page seems to take a while thinking about it before it loads.  the 
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Re: [CGUYS] Stereo Receiver Tech Considerations

[gerald]

you probably should make certain the machine has HDMI switching.  then you can 
plug the dvd and the cable box into the back of the receiver  on the way to the 
tv and switch.  a second feature that may not be necessary is that the receiver 
can have the upscaling chip and software(converting dvd from regular to 1080p). 
 the receiver usually does a better job than the dvd player.

the avs video forum has a thread on receivers

At 08:00 AM 2/25/2009, you wrote:
>I bought my last stereo receiver, a nice one from Denon, in the late
>1980's and it is time to replace it now.  With TV going digital and all
>the other technology changes, what should I be looking for, especially
>if I'd like to get about 20 years from the new one?  Where are good
>place to look at reviews and pricing?
>
>Thank you,
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Re: [CGUYS] Republican Bill Would Require Home Owners To Retain Internet Access Logs

[gerald]

the dropout gamer kids are making the best drone pilots.  much to the dismay of 
the college educated highly trained TOP GUNS.

At 01:37 PM 2/22/2009, you wrote:
>just think of all the high school dropouts who will be sitting looking at
>the stored crap for the almighty gov fishing expedition (of course, the vice
>presidential hunting expedition didn't go so well, so they hafta try
>something else)... give those kids unlimited jolt cola and cheetoes and
>we're in the race to reopen gitmo to hold all the porn downloaders and
>spammers ...string'em up!
>
>-Original Message-
>From: betty [mailto:b1sun...@yahoo.es] 
>Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:49 PM
>Subject: Re: Republican Bill Would Require Home Owners To Retain Internet
>Access Logs
>
>
>Was the Fifth Amendment repealed by one of those midnight regulations in
>December?
>
>It's all a big distraction from the economic mess we have. Instead of trying
>to create 
>jobs, provide the regulation that has been lacking on Wall Street and
>elsewhere, protect 
>the environment without hurting businesses, balancing the budget and paying
>down the 
>national debt, we get a bill requiring us to spy on ourselves. Don't they
>have important 
>work to do? HAHAHAHA
>
>What a waste of time.
>
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Re: [CGUYS] Republican Bill Would Require Home Owners To Retain Internet Access Logs

[gerald]

how does one keep these records?  it would be one thing if i sat on utube all 
day, but i bounce through probably 10-20 sites an hour.  my wife uses the same 
router, and does even more.  when our service  goes down, we get on the server 
next door.  since they don't do security very well and are usually not home, 
they do not know we are piggybacking.

At 08:24 AM 2/21/2009, you wrote:
>Friday February 20, 2009 02:00 pm
>Republican Bill Would Require Home Owners To Retain Internet Access Logs
>By Jamie
>
>
>Chalk this up as forcing you to become big brother:
>
>Republican politicians on Thursday called for a sweeping new federal law 
> that would require all Internet providers and operators of millions of Wi-Fi 
> access points, even hotels, local coffee shops, and home users, to keep 
> records about users for two years to aid police investigations.
>
>The legislation, which echoes a measure proposed by one of their 
> Democratic colleagues three years ago, would impose unprecedented data 
> retention requirements on a broad swath of Internet access providers and is 
> certain to draw fire from businesses and privacy advocates.
>
>"While the Internet has generated many positive changes in the way we 
> communicate and do business, its limitless nature offers anonymity that has 
> opened the door to criminals looking to harm innocent children," U.S. Sen. 
> John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said at a press conference on Thursday. 
> "Keeping our children safe requires cooperation on the local, state, federal, 
> and family level."
>
>Joining Cornyn was Texas Rep. Lamar Smith, the senior Republican on the 
> House Judiciary Committee, and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, who said 
> such a measure would let "law enforcement stay ahead of the criminals."
>
>Two bills have been introduced so far--S.436 in the Senate and H.R.1076 in 
> the House. Each of the companion bills is titled "Internet Stopping Adults 
> Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act," or Internet Safety Act.
>
>So in essence, if you have a wireless router in your home then you would be 
>required to log all access to that router and keep those logs for two years. 
>Why? Because your neighbor might do something bad and use your internet 
>connection to do it.
>
>What has me scratching my head is the situation of failure. What if my $50 
>Linksys decides to bite the dust after one year? Do I have to store that 
>router for another year to comply with this law?
>
>How about people who have routers without logging, or that has very limited 
>logging that might only keep X number of records and couldn’t possibly store 
>the data for two years? Will these people have to go out and by new routers 
>now?
>
>This legislation will really cause outcries from privacy advocates. Just the 
>idea that some people may have to go out and buy new hardware simply to become 
>a new “big brother” for our government is very troubling.
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Re: [CGUYS] Spam Blocker

[gerald]

i use allmail.net as an email host for my virtual sites.  

http://www.allmail.net/old/?MLS=MB-*;Ust=7445fd21!ab1041ac;SMB-CF=890833;UDm=491;MSignal=OP-*S-1.N-1

for very little money, they throw in a 3 level spam blocker, antivirus for 
email, and a place in the sky(web support)

i slice my email into accept, look at it, and never see it.  i don't think i 
miss anything thrown into the never see it.   i have never done any fine 
adjustments(like throwing away all the cguys political absurdity), but probably 
could.  

i purchased extra web space, because it is so inexpensive.

i also bought a second package and gave it to my wife to host her sites, which 
i cannot see.  much cheaper than D*I*V*O*R*C*E(sung by 


Tammy Wynette)

at least look at it.

At 03:43 PM 2/19/2009, you wrote:
>Hi ... 
>I'm drowning in SPAM in my Outlook Express mail program. Can anyone recommend 
>a reliable cheap (better yet, free) anti-spam program? As always, thanks in 
>advance!
>Gail Miller
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Re: [CGUYS] What? Me Worry? - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! -- OT! POL

[gerald]

i thought they were going to run on methane from cow manure

At 03:34 PM 2/18/2009, you wrote:
>>There were political reasons to force us into using our food for fuel.
>
>Wasn't Charlton Heston involved in that?
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Re: [CGUYS] shrifted

[gerald]

i'm a senior citizen, maybe they screwed me.  that 99.95 rate only lasts til 
the sun goes down.

you got a friend that can get me a better rate?  or 24 hr service?

At 03:00 PM 2/17/2009, you wrote:
>>my fios basic internet... is around $170
>
>$170 a month! They and you are out of your minds. That is just a crazy 
>price.
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Re: [CGUYS] shrifted

[gerald]

my fios basic internet(which is very fast when working), 2 basic telephones, 
and tv(have to pay for hd) is around $170 now that the promo has worn off.  tv 
and phone are rock solid.  verizon is still learning how to stay connected to 
the internet.  hope you don't want to do something at noon today.

At 01:48 PM 2/17/2009, you wrote:
>sole me basic limited net sposta be 768 and I am getting around 950-1100 but
>you can buy faster comcast speeds for more money ...having come from years
>of dialup, I am thrilled with what I have!
>
>however, the cable tv is poor and buggy despite the great price (free for
>basic for 1 year)...
>
>the DSL type speed has allowed me to go VOIP with tremendous savings of over
>$100/mo on 2 lines verizon and the dialup fees...
>
>thus, my hope fios will come soon (competition will broach a myriad of good
>deals, I assume)...
>
>-Original Message-
>From: mike [mailto:xha...@gmail.com] 
>Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 7:02 PM
>Subject: Re: shrifted
>
>
>Cable here is 20+mbit...what speed are you talking about for yours?  BTW,
>when docsis 3 comes out it's supposed to go upwards of 50 I believe.
>
>On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 4:50 PM, rleesimon  wrote:
>
>> wanna know what shrifted is?  well, I live 5 minutes outside the 
>> county seat ...inna good wind, I can spit into the city limits ...the 
>> city is one of the
>> poorest with lotsa illegals and public assistance residents with little or
>> no actual economic base since the factory closed 15+ years back ...cities
>> around are doing better ...they just got FIOS and we, the taxpayers who
>> live
>> outside the city limits in neighboring towns, nada!!  ...so, I'm stuck
>with
>> cable.  So, the FIOS goes to the low income areas, the crap to us ...is
>> that
>> all there is?
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Re: [CGUYS] shrifted

[gerald]

read about the experiences of prince william county va.  they got rid of all 
them illegals.  they also have no factories.

we have fios here where i live.  comcast cable was more reliable and same smoke 
for same dollars.

fios was down for 4 hrs today.  just came back up at 130pm.  hasn't been down 
once in the past two weeks.  that's real good huh?  mayebe it's because the 
illegals they threw out of pw county are moving into pg county.(is happening 
for real).

At 06:50 PM 2/16/2009, you wrote:
>wanna know what shrifted is?  well, I live 5 minutes outside the county seat
>...inna good wind, I can spit into the city limits ...the city is one of the
>poorest with lotsa illegals and public assistance residents with little or
>no actual economic base since the factory closed 15+ years back ...cities
>around are doing better ...they just got FIOS and we, the taxpayers who live
>outside the city limits in neighboring towns, nada!!  ...so, I'm stuck with
>cable.  So, the FIOS goes to the low income areas, the crap to us ...is that
>all there is? 
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Re: [CGUYS] shrifted

[gerald]

two towers cover the whole country.  one in french, one in flemish

At 01:48 PM 2/17/2009, you wrote:
>visited my family in a little tiny town in the backwoods of belgium where I
>connected dialup to local isp and got extremely fast response even there
>...also, 3g cell coverage is almost 100% so you can get that kind of service
>tethered ...at my brother-in-law's house 2 towns over, he has what they call
>DSL which is extremely fast beyond belief ...so much for a great country!!
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Rev. Stewart Marshall [mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net] 
>Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 7:19 PM
>Subject: Re: shrifted
>
>
>Around here we can only get 15Mps at the most, but even with that 
>speed we only can achieve half that if we are lucky.  But if we 
>choose that speed the cost is about $75 a month.
>
>Only game in town, local phone company cannot offer higher than 1.5 mps.
>
>We also cannot get local VOIP or DVR with the local cable 
>company.  They have just announced that they are declaring bankruptcy 
>and we have nothing to fear.
>
>Oh in the meantime Paul Allen gets his bacon saved with the 
>bankruptcy.  Don't we live in a great country?
>
>Stewart
>
>
>
>
>At 06:01 PM 2/16/2009, you wrote:
>>Cable here is 20+mbit...what speed are you talking about for yours?  
>>BTW, when docsis 3 comes out it's supposed to go upwards of 50 I 
>>believe.
>>
>>On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 4:50 PM, rleesimon  wrote:
>
>Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
>mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net
>Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
>Ozark, AL  SL 82
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[CGUYS] Politics Hour

[gerald]

i have no interest in the politics being discussed on this list.  could the 
political discussion crowd agree on at least one thing.  use a topic subject so 
i can dump all this stuff into spam before i have to trash it and them dump it.

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[CGUYS] TomTom software resolution

[gerald]

took the wife about 20 hrs to resolve the problem.

data is written from the sd chip to the tomtom memory and stored there.  the 
tomtom runs on the data stored in the memory.  the backup is created from the 
sd chip to a computer.  wife had done that.  

apparently, when tomtom builds these machine, they load the data directly to 
the memory.  the files on the chip were defective, so wife had a defective 
backup.

she finally determined the defect when she realized the files on the computer 
and the chip were the wrong size.

tomtom gave her the new software, and a year subscription for her troubles.

the files have grown, and barely fit on a 1 gig chip(890meg).  is time to buy a 
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Re: [CGUYS] Windows Installation disk with new computer?

[gerald]

None of the inexpensive machines i have purchased in the past few years have 
included disks.  the OS can usually be downloaded to disks from wherever it is 
stored on the HD.  a recent compaq had a defect in the cd when i attempted to 
download.  when i attempted to download a second time, i was unable to do so.  
got a message of "one download per machine" or somesuch.  if one reloads using 
the disks created from the machine, all the Crap is also reloaded.

the MS disks i have received with machines from screwdriver shops, or from 
mfgrs have been OEM disks.  when calling MS for assistance, i have been told 
that i have OEM disks, and they are not supported by MS.(been a while since i 
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[CGUYS] tomtom 510 died

[gerald]

sorry to interupt, but this really is computer related:

my wife's tomtom 510 died a slow death. she tried to add a feature, and the 
only map that showed up was Guam(apparently a common problem). after she spent 
the day with it she gave up and called and got through to tomtom tech support. 
they told her to wipe the chip and reload. she did. now she got nothing on the 
tomtom. the software is on the chip. her software is around version 6.5.

this is also a common problem. there must be a standard fix for a common 
problem.

anyone else have the problem and get it fixed. she now cannot get through to 
tech support. 
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Re: [CGUYS] Taxes and good life

[gerald]

At 07:44 PM 2/6/2009, you wrote:

>Over time people have gotten better at "working together in an organized 
>if imperfect fashion."  The cons/neocons call that "big government."

neocons want "democracy"  but in the name of democracy their incompetence and 
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Re: [CGUYS] "HOME" OWNERSHIP

[gerald]

there was almost nothing to regulate during bush1 and even clinton.  the boom 
started after the gramm introduced methods of handling(slicing) the bundled 
mortgages.  the real growth did not start until the second bush2 term.

At 04:06 AM 2/4/2009, you wrote:
>On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 5:58 PM, rleesimon  wrote:
>
>> it's an obamarama!
>
>
>More of a Bush Up.  Failing to have the regulators regulate for eight years
>is part of the problem.  It probably started in Clinton or the older Bush
>although I have heard people blaming Reagan for all this.
>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: gerald [mailto:ger...@slawecki.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 4:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: "HOME" OWNERSHIP
>>
>>
>> tom, i'm not going to dig it up, but the wash post had a large story about
>> the poor lady in woodbridge who has a house in foreclosure. and is now
>> owned
>> by fnm.
>>
>> she upped the mortgage and took the cash to get a better house.(the house
>> was valued around 225-250k).  i do not know what she purchased.
>>
>> around 30% of the houses in the original group became
>> distressed(foreclosed).
>>
>> rents in the area dropped from $2000 a month to under $1000 a month(called
>> a
>> dutch auction), as everybody was playing the sell it and move game.
>>
>> she could not afford to pay for her new home, and the house she was specing
>> with $800 rent, as payments piti were around 2000/mo.
>>
>> house was foreclosed by fnm and went into the pile.  since we do supply and
>> demand on stuff like this, house is sitting on market at 130k or something
>> like that, while offers are at 80k.
>>
>> this is a bit of a special circumstance, as this is prince william county
>> virginia, where the ruling fathers have decided to export all non-wasps, or
>> at least check them daily to be certain they are qualified as psuedo wasps.
>> they are a bit uncomfortable attacking afro americans, but all hispanics,
>> indians, have been abused to the place that they have left.  fortunately
>> for
>> them, most sold before the crash.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 04:10 PM 1/31/2009, you wrote:
>> >>a very high percentage of the houses being foreclosed are not HOMES.
>> >>i'm
>> >>pretty certain that even FNM/FRE allowed up to 4 "home" loans.  takes a
>> >>very divided family to need 4 "homes".  this stuff belonged to either
>> >>speculators, or to innocents that decided to take their money out of
>> their
>>
>> >>original home and buy a bigger one, leaving behind a house/building.
>> >
>> >Interesting point. If that is the case why does an income-producing
>> >property go into foreclosure? Did all of the tennants in these areas get
>> >whiped out in a cataclysm that the government is keeping secret?
>> >Something else must have happened to cause this sequence of events. What?
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Re: [CGUYS] Opening jpeg files

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go to a document.  right clik.  choose "open with".  should be a box somewhere 
to check to say "always open this type program with wp()"  

what's wp?

come back if wp does not show up in the open with column.

At 02:00 PM 2/3/2009, you wrote:
>I'm having the same problem with OS X since the update, except that they are 
>pc docs now opening in textedit rather than wp. Can you help?  With thanks in 
>advance.
>
>
>--- On Tue, 2/3/09, Tony B  wrote:
>
>> From: Tony B 
>> Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Opening jpeg files
>> To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
>> Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 12:30 PM
>> Locate the file in an Explorer window ("My
>> Computer"), right-click it
>> and select "Open with", and be sure to select the
>> checkbox to always
>> open with the app you choose.
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Ralph
>>  wrote:
>> > Somehow, my WinXP has lost its pointer to which
>> program is supposed to
>> > open jpeg files - which is a pain because I don't
>> know what I was
>> > using.  Any suggestions?
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Re: [CGUYS] cut and paste a pdf

[gerald]

document is "protected"  all locked up.  as suggested by above, wife opened it 
in mac preview and can copy it.  so much for "protection"  thanks. for info.

At 04:44 PM 2/1/2009, you wrote:
>>I just downloaded a doc from the Fannie Mae web sit called q12008.pdf 
>>and was able to cut and paste freely.
>>The pdf download add-on for Firefox would not open it in Firefox but 
>>Preview on Mac OS X had no problem.
>
>Good point. Sometimes the browser plugins don't let you do everything you 
>should be able to do. It is best to download the file and open it in 
>Preview or Acrobat Reader, or even better with the full version of 
>Acrobat.
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Re: [CGUYS] cut and paste a pdf

[gerald]

link

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Re: [CGUYS] Resodding the mall, was Re: [CGUYS] Senate Approves

[gerald]

At 01:23 PM 2/1/2009, you wrote:
>I have no complaint with a progressive tax system. The difference is that in 
>the past we collected less income tax from the poor and now we don't collect 
>any income tax from the poor but give our income tax money to them.

until recently, i owned a small business in baltimore.  i employed a lot of 
unskilled labor.  there was a program to keep people off of welfare.  part of 
their salary was made up with reverse tax money.  worked well.  they cancelled 
the program, and the employees went onto full time welfare.  these people were 
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Re: [CGUYS] Yahoo! News Story - AP Investigation: Banks sought foreign workers - Yahoo! News

[gerald]

At 02:39 PM 2/1/2009, you wrote:
>Special skills?
>
>Read closely some of the positions they recruited for.  "for positions that 
>included senior vice presidents, corporate lawyers, junior investment analysts 
>and human resources specialists."
>
>Many of those jobs do not require special language skills, or can be filled 
>with temp employees that have those skills.  Not full time employment.

can any and all those jobs, including every one of those mentioned at a company 
be filled with skills readily found in us citizens?



> This was not garbage.  It highlighted that they were trying to lower their 
> expenses at the detriment of their employees.  Last sentences
>
>Jennifer Scott of Yreka, Calif., a retired technical systems manager at Bank 
>of America in Concord, Calif., said in 2004 she oversaw foreign employees from 
>a contractor firm that also sent overnight work to employees in India.

almost every major company in the usa use to send whatever computer work that 
would go overseas overseas.  why should bac pay 3x the price just to hire 
american?



>"It had nothing to do with a shortage, but they didn't want to pay the U.S. 
>rate," she said, adding that the quality of the work was weak. "It's all about 
>numbers crunching."
>
>The simple fact that they requested that many exemptions but probably did not 
>receive them is telling.


drive a ford recently?  has way less than 50%  american labor in it.  

do not know what % of a MAC is american.  probably 75%, because 50% of a mac is 
marketing.


>Stewart
>
>
>At 10:19 AM 2/1/2009, you wrote:
>>The actual number is likely a fraction of the 21,800 foreign workers the 
>>banks sought to hire because
>>
>>that's a request of 4000 a year.  they may have had a special skill(speak 
>>farsi?).  that ended in 2006.  there were a shortage of skilled bank 
>>employees during the big boom loan times. grow up and think about it.
>>
>> this is typical garbage that belongs in the national enquirer.
>
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Re: [CGUYS] cut and paste a pdf

[gerald]

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 and usually do not allow funny programs 
into house.

i cannot imagine they would lock it.  however, when i try to do cut and paste 
in foxpro, the cut and paste are sort of beiged out.

i tried to open the document in photoshop and security wanted the "master 
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Re: [CGUYS] Yahoo! News Story - AP Investigation: Banks sought foreign workers - Yahoo! News

[gerald]

The actual number is likely a fraction of the 21,800 foreign workers the banks 
sought to hire because 

that's a request of 4000 a year.  they may have had a special skill(speak 
farsi?).  that ended in 2006.  there were a shortage of skilled bank employees 
during the big boom loan times. grow up and think about it.

 this is typical garbage that belongs in the national enquirer.

At 09:27 AM 2/1/2009, you wrote:
>Stewart Marshall (popoz...@earthlink.net) has sent you a news article. 
>(Email address has not been verified.)
>
>Personal message:
>
>Another nail in the coffin of US Banks.
>
>Stewart
>
>AP Investigation: Banks sought foreign workers - Yahoo! News
>
>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090201/ap_on_bi_ge/bailout_foreign_workers
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>Yahoo! News 
>http://news.yahoo.com/
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[CGUYS] cut and paste a pdf

[gerald]

what is the easiest way to get a quote from a pdf into a microsoft cut and 
paste format.

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Re: [CGUYS] "HOME" OWNERSHIP

[gerald]

tom, i'm not going to dig it up, but the wash post had a large story about the 
poor lady in woodbridge who has a house in foreclosure. and is now owned by 
fnm.  

she upped the mortgage and took the cash to get a better house.(the house was 
valued around 225-250k).  i do not know what she purchased.

around 30% of the houses in the original group became distressed(foreclosed).

rents in the area dropped from $2000 a month to under $1000 a month(called a 
dutch auction), as everybody was playing the sell it and move game.

she could not afford to pay for her new home, and the house she was specing 
with $800 rent, as payments piti were around 2000/mo.

house was foreclosed by fnm and went into the pile.  since we do supply and 
demand on stuff like this, house is sitting on market at 130k or something like 
that, while offers are at 80k.

this is a bit of a special circumstance, as this is prince william county 
virginia, where the ruling fathers have decided to export all non-wasps, or at 
least check them daily to be certain they are qualified as psuedo wasps.  they 
are a bit uncomfortable attacking afro americans, but all hispanics, indians, 
have been abused to the place that they have left.  fortunately for them, most 
sold before the crash.




At 04:10 PM 1/31/2009, you wrote:
>>a very high percentage of the houses being foreclosed are not HOMES.  i'm 
>>pretty certain that even FNM/FRE allowed up to 4 "home" loans.  takes a 
>>very divided family to need 4 "homes".  this stuff belonged to either 
>>speculators, or to innocents that decided to take their money out of their 
>>original home and buy a bigger one, leaving behind a house/building.
>
>Interesting point. If that is the case why does an income-producing 
>property go into foreclosure? Did all of the tennants in these areas get 
>whiped out in a cataclysm that the government is keeping secret? 
>Something else must have happened to cause this sequence of events. What?
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[CGUYS] "HOME" OWNERSHIP

[gerald]

>
>I am pretty sure 90% of those who lost their homes worked very hard for them 
>and got screwed and the full weight of the law must come down on the swindlers 
>who call themselves mortgage brokers and bankers.


wrong   wrong  wrong.



a very high percentage of the houses being foreclosed are not HOMES.  i'm 
pretty certain that even FNM/FRE allowed up to 4 "home" loans.  takes a very 
divided family to need 4 "homes".  this stuff belonged to either speculators, 
or to innocents that decided to take their money out of their original home and 
buy a bigger one, leaving behind a house/building.

CA,NV, AZ, and FL has a very high percentage of this.  nobody wants to talk 
about how many of the homes are spec owned.

either fnm or fre have 20,000 (forgot which) tenant occupied houses that they 
are considering allowing tenant to stay.  fre or fnm only have 5 total  
foreclosed homes/houses in inventory.  90 % are not homes.

another large pile of the fnm/fre houses were not or even never occupied.  
these are not homes.  this is all spec investment.

i spec invested in houses a long time ago.  could not get more than one fnm/fre 
loan per house.





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Re: [CGUYS] Google weirdness and Firefox on Windows?

[gerald]

yep.  had to use ms ie explorer.

At 10:48 AM 1/31/2009, you wrote:
>I have been running Ubuntu the last couple of days and just switched to
>Windows.
>Two weird problems with Google on Firefox (3.0.5):
>
>gmail would not load all the way in standard mode (html mode is OK).  The
>progress bar goes to about 98% and hangs.  Both my account and my wife's
>
>When doing a web search, every site bears the legend "this site may harm
>your computer".
>
>None of these phenomena are occurring in Chrome.
>
>Has anybody else seen this?
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Re: [CGUYS] Computer dropped dead overnight

[gerald]

At 10:30 AM 1/31/2009, you wrote:
>If there is a fuse in the power supply (and they are not easy to get at), and 
>it is blown, replacing it probably won't help - they are so cheaply built 
>these days that a component failure is final. Assuming that your power supply 
>is a standard form factor (size, mounting screws, connectors, etc.), it is 
>easier and cheaper to just replace it ($10-15 from Internet suppliers). I 
>routinely pull the power supplies out of dead machines and "inventory" them 
>for future replacements.
>
>Mike

even wrong form factor will go, if you can get a couple of screws in.

pull off the side, turn the machine on, and with a vom see if there is any 
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Re: [CGUYS] Dumb asked to give advice to dumber

[gerald]

he should burn the computer.  but prior to the fire, he should contact and warn 
all in the neighborhood that he is releasing live viruses into the area.

the alternate, which is probably better, is to put the thing into a plastic bag 
with a large rock.  take it to a religious place and have them cleanse 
it(non-judeo-christian religions best), then throw the thing into the deepest 
part of the Chesapeake.




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>A friend has an older Dell laptop with Windows XP that won't connect 
>wirelessly to internet.  Maybe other problems, don't know.  He knows nothing 
>at all about computers, so he asked me for advice since I know next to 
>nothing.  He believes his problem is caused by viruses since he sees a message 
>that his laptop has 178 viruses.  Don't know where the message comes from, 
>maybe an expired virus program from Dell or maybe a virus program that he paid 
>to download from the web.  He doesn't know what he downloaded, if anything, 
>and he threw away all the CDs that came from Dell, including OS, since he 
>didn't know what they were for.
>
>I told him to go to a local computer builder (not chain repair place) who 
>might have an old Win XP OS on hand, tell them that he will pay to have the 
>disk wiped and the OS reinstalled (ask price first), and say that if the 
>computer won't work afterwards he will make no demand that the computer be 
>fixed for that initial price.  The computer is old enough that a high price to 
>fix isn't wise, and he has no data that needs to be saved.
>
>Should I have told him something else?
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Re: [CGUYS] Dumb asked to give advice to dumber

[gerald]

i forgot to mention that you should then have yourself cleansed, which will 
require a trip to india.

At 07:10 PM 1/30/2009, you wrote:
>A friend has an older Dell laptop with Windows XP that won't connect 
>wirelessly to internet.  Maybe other problems, don't know.  He knows nothing 
>at all about computers, so he asked me for advice since I know next to 
>nothing.  He believes his problem is caused by viruses since he sees a message 
>that his laptop has 178 viruses.  Don't know where the message comes from, 
>maybe an expired virus program from Dell or maybe a virus program that he paid 
>to download from the web.  He doesn't know what he downloaded, if anything, 
>and he threw away all the CDs that came from Dell, including OS, since he 
>didn't know what they were for.
>
>I told him to go to a local computer builder (not chain repair place) who 
>might have an old Win XP OS on hand, tell them that he will pay to have the 
>disk wiped and the OS reinstalled (ask price first), and say that if the 
>computer won't work afterwards he will make no demand that the computer be 
>fixed for that initial price.  The computer is old enough that a high price to 
>fix isn't wise, and he has no data that needs to be saved.
>
>Should I have told him something else?
>
>(I could try to fix for him but I am not that dumb.)
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Re: [CGUYS] Destroy ALL the data

[gerald]

i just went in and asked my wife about fannie.  she was the xerox analyst for 
fannie.  she said they were very smart.  very smart is the best the fed govt 
gets, and fed govt  does computer very well.  overall, they are much smarter 
than most any large company, as they are not cost limited by some idiot in 
accounting that sez the machine(mainframe or whatever) has to be amortized over 
15 years or some such loonie toons.  the fbi and tsa are not considered govt 
operations.

At 03:31 PM 1/30/2009, you wrote:
>>is it not a bit difficult to put that much data in a place and in a way 
>>for it ALL to be destroyed in one shot by one contract guy?
>
>Yes that is quite a story, but I don't know. The reporter may be a bit 
>too innocent to be covering this story. A script on one server is not 
>going to whipe out 4000 servers. Yes it would have created a mess, just 
>not as big a mess as indicated.
>
>Last I heard details of their servers group there it was well managed. 
>The fact that they had somebody else reviewing the programmer's work 
>shows that. But they should have done it sooner. Chaos and cut backs will 
>hurt even a well run IT operation.
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[CGUYS] Destroy ALL the data

[gerald]

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090130/fannie_mae_virus.html?.v=5

is it not a bit difficult to put that much data in a place and in a way for it 
ALL to be destroyed in one shot by one contract guy?

the wiper has been sitting for 90 days.

this data is about 3 trillion dollars worth of loans.  about 30% of all home 
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[CGUYS] no sod for you

[gerald]

the sodding was pulled from the bill to appease the republicans.  they still 
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Re: [CGUYS] Resodding the mall, was Re: [CGUYS] Senate Approves

[gerald]

did you post this during the bush adm?

why you out of the woodwork today?

compare this mess to the bush printing press?

did you call imholf or whoever your republican senator is when he did this?

did you write ugly letters to the wsj and scream bluddy murder when they 
cheered on the trillion dollar dump to the wall street big banks?

where WERE you?  why you out now??

i quit, you quit.



At 03:56 PM 1/29/2009, you wrote:
>> So recovery projects should not include a criteria for Things that are
>> Important to us (and that need repair)?  What should the criteria be?
>
>I know that it's fashionable to be a Keynesian again, but I don't buy
>into the notion that it's in our best interest to spend trillions of
>dollars we don't have, so we can mortgage our relatively minor pain
>today, so our kids and grand kids (and probably their grand kids) can
>hopefully pay it off down the road.  That, and I'd rather carry my
>cash in a wallet and not a wheelbarrow.
>
>> So are you proposing that by keeping all of Your Money, you will do a
>> better job at recovery than the gov't?
>
>The government won't cause the economy to truly recover by spending
>monopoly money, nor will I alone with my real dollars.  The economy
>will recover the way it always does; incrementally and gradually
>through normal economic activity.   The Treasury artificially propping
>up home prices won't help with that, nor will propping up businesses
>that should have rightfully gone under from their incompetence.
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Re: [CGUYS] Slave labor, was Re: [CGUYS] Buying tv from Circuit City?

[gerald]

At 12:53 PM 1/29/2009, you wrote:
>What percentage of everything you consume is produced offshore by "slave 
>labor" ?

excluding food(we eat a lot of food from mexico and south america) and wine, i 
would guess well over 50%, and maybe even over 75%.

last i heard, japan and korea allowed most all of a product to be built in se 
asia or eastern africa and still get a "made in japan/korea" label.  almost 
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Re: [CGUYS] Resodding the mall, was Re: [CGUYS] Senate Approves

[gerald]

tha


>>
>
>When you apply for a job have you been asked to present a Social Security
>Card and a driver's license?  That is a citizenship check.

that is totally incorrect. 

No state requires citizenship, for a drivers licence, not even texas.

 drivers licence in many states, MD included does not require a "green card" 
and MD does not check.  at least until very recently, anyone could get a social 
security card.  i have sponsored around 20 immigrants.  all had driver licence 
and social security card before the process was started.  maryland wants 4 or 5 
id's for drivers licence, but with a valid foreign passport, one can skate 
around citizenship.  if one has a valid I-94, one needs nothing else.

the Cheney  administration wanted all companies to check all SS numbers of all 
employees against citizenship/greencard records.  they started that, but soon 
discovered the two databases were incomparable, incomplete, and it took a very 
long time to run through the hundreds of millions of SS numbers(none have ever 
been deleted).  early numbers, such as mine do not have any record of 
citizenship.  nobody cared in 1944 or 46, or whenever i got mine.  they also 
figured out(i think), that they did not want to open up access to the ss 
database(good thinking, george).

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Re: [CGUYS] Slave labor, was Re: [CGUYS] Buying tv from Circuit City?

[gerald]

>
>Clearly, you've never been in Asia, where "slave labor" provides money to 
>families who would otherwise lack it or otherwise starve or sell their 
>children into the sex trade of the slums as an alternative.

i do believe tom's neocon would want to know what was wrong with that picture, 
and could not the family still make product, and sell the hotties into sex 
trade.  

that was the business of Jack Abromov  and "The Hammer"  deLay.  dig around a 
bit on 

Mariana Islands work practices. 


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Re: [CGUYS] Resodding the mall, was Re: [CGUYS] Senate Approves

[gerald]

during summer season, prior to the Cheney administration, the mall was damaged 
daily.  not only did people walk on it, but there were about 50 softball games 
a day, daily volleyball, rugby, soccer,basketball and whatever else needed a 
field.  weekly there was a polo(yeah, with real horses).

They still allowed and still do,  in addition to that, the smithsonian 
positively destroyed the place for a couple weeks or a month with some silly 
festival.  also a major activity or two every month(opera, 4th of july, 
gathering for/against abortions, etc) if they would have only known, and paved 
that thing from wall to wall when they had the chance. would have been very 
cost effective.




>Perhaps we should wreck the Mall on a monthly basis!  Just think of
>how we could grow the economy, constantly rebuilding it.  Even more,
>if we break all the windows in the the museums along the Mall too.
>
>But, heavens no, don't let people keep more of their money.  They'll
>just bury it in old coffee cans in their back yard.
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Re: [CGUYS] Resodding the mall

[gerald]

the landscape area around the tidal basin is aggressively  maintained.  the 
beds are dug up at least 4 times a year and the plantings replaced.  the spring 
bulbs are removed and dumped.  i knew a landscaper who used to go to the 
dumping site and take whatever he wanted.   i do not know about the rest of the 
plants.  i do not know why this area is maintained and others are not.  

for an example of very high maintainance, just look at the plot in the center 
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[CGUYS] pdf's was scanned

[gerald]

i think my windows programs are quite happy to open tiffs.  

i have received a number of pdfs that idiots create with word(?) i think, send 
them to me, then ask me to edit them.  in the first place, it is a bastard form 
of pdf, and not happy to open.  second place, i am not too good with 
distiller(yes i have it, does not everyone?), so i do not try to edit them.

i do not know what the standards are, and how they are set up, but a lot of 
pdfs do not conform to adobe, and will not open.

tifs will open in windows photo gallery and can be edited. they are transparent 
to the user.  user probably does not know he is opening tif instead of gif or 
jpg.  my understanding is that tif is one of the more efficient methods of file 
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Re: [CGUYS] Resodding the mall, was Re: [CGUYS] Senate Approves

[gerald]

most of the landscaper employees that i have seen have appearances of some 
Hispanic origin.  pulling them all to the mall should give TSA an opportunity 
to hire dozens of new field agents to check papers.  again, good for the 
economy.

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Re: [CGUYS] cordless phone battery question

[gerald]

800's will work fine, if they fit in the space.

there are a lot of counterfeit batteries out there.  the counterfeit Nokia 
batteries even come with the nokia holo.

batteries need cobalt to be high quailty.  cobalt is expensive.  cheap 
batteries = no cobalt.  other than buying directly from mfgr, i do not know how 
to avoid this problem.  i bought a nokia for my cell phone off of ebay.  looks 
like a duck, smells like a duck, runs like a turkey.  seems to hold about half 
the charge.

in a cordless phone, almost any battery life will be adequate, so i would just 
buy off of ebay from someone with a high rating.

At 09:24 PM 1/28/2009, you wrote:
>Hate to ask another non-computer question, but figure this would be a good
>place to ask:  Cordless phone battery keeps losing charge so want to replace
>it. Original is 3.6 v, 600Mah (for AT&T, 2.4ghz phone/answering machine),
>but when I search for it online only or mostly finding ones that are 700 or
>800 Mah. Can I replace with a higher Mah?
>
>Also, any suggestions on local (D.C. area) or online places to get cordless
>batteries inexpensively?
>
>Thanks again
>
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Re: [CGUYS] Resodding the mall, was Re: [CGUYS] Senate Approves Digital TV Delay

[gerald]

the mall is one of the showplaces of the estates united.  the mall has been an 
embarrassment for the past couple of years.  no reason to maintain the mall, 
the whitehouse or lawn the capitol grounds, ect, as the usa has been a 
tremendous embarrassment to itself for quite a number of years.  other 
countries seem to be able to find the money to do proper landscaping.

At 01:32 AM 1/29/2009, you wrote:
>I disagree.
>
>I visited the mall this summer, and it needed to be resodded then.  It's not a 
>worthwhile expenditure for Congress, but worthwhile for the tourist industry 
>and provides jobs.  
>
>> Resodding the mall (wrecked by the wonderful outpouring of
>> support for the inauguration) may well be a worthwhile
>> expenditure for congress, but not in an emergency economic
>> and job stimulation package.
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Re: [CGUYS] Buying tv from Circuit City?

[gerald]

then shop Costco or BJ's.  they are so much better.

i think you will have much difficulty living and shopping in USA and not 
finding the same porblems.

what percentage of your beloved MAC products are produced offshore, by slave 
labor?

At 11:49 PM 1/28/2009, you wrote:
>>b_s-wilk wrote:
>>> I don't shop at Sam's club, since it's owned by evil trolls.
>>?
>>Please elucidate. 
>
>Sam's Club is owned by Walmart. Since Sam Walton died Walmart has been the 
>epitome of a bad neighbor. They get tax breaks from local communities, often 
>paying no local tax, sell products below cost until the competition goes out 
>of business, mislabel products as 'made in US' when they're imported [not from 
>US territories either], make employees work off the clock, fire employees who 
>want to have a union, and underpay their employees so badly that many have to 
>apply for food stamps and state health care programs.
>
>Worst, the Waltons, Alice Walton in particular, has been spending $millions 
>for lobbying to repeal the estate tax so they can keep all of their +$80 
>billions and not pay for the resources that gave Sam Walton the opportunity to 
>build his company in the first place.
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>Sorry, Stewart, et al, that you don't have choices where you live. Sometimes 
>we don't either.
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Re: [CGUYS] Buying tv from Circuit City? / No Savings at Circuit City Liquidation Sale

[gerald]

i read that XXX??? liquidators bought the merchandise.  creditors are out of 
the loop.  so is CC.

At 10:26 AM 1/27/2009, you wrote:
>As far as I know these sales are not administered by the Store themselves but 
>an outside agency whose job it is to get the biggest bucks possible to pay off 
>creditors.
>
>Stewart
>
>At 09:25 AM 1/27/2009, you wrote:
>>No savings at CC Liquidation Sales. When Tower Records liquidated, I found 
>>the same.
>>
>> From the Washington Post. *http://tinyurl.com/cmous4
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Re: [CGUYS] Buying tv from Circuit City?

[gerald]

i bought one of these:

http://www.buy.com/retail/usersearchresults.asp?querytype=home&qu=samsung+dlp&qxt=home&display=col

comes with complete mfgr's warranty.  it was airfreighted from CA.  arrived in 
about 2 days.  61"  LED DLP.  the price is $1200 compared to $2000 at best buy. 
 i am pretty certain that it is being sold from a warehouse front of samsung.  
buy.com is just a larger ordering house.

if you can live with the small lump in the back, this is a good option to 
plasma.  
standard dlp goes through the light source in 1000(?) hrs.  this is not much if 
you walk away from the TV and leave it on for 10 hrs a day.(3 months!!).  the 
leds last much longer, i have not checked as to how long.  this tv is very 
bright.

At 08:58 PM 1/26/2009, you wrote:
>*RCA tv from the 60s that was hand-me-down seems to have finally died, just
>in time for me to consider buying a new, HD-ready tv.  Someone suggested I
>might get a deal at Circuit City but wonder if it would be too much of a
>gamble if something goes wrong and all sales are final.  Anyone here been
>snapping up any "bargains" there?
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Re: [CGUYS] AMD Processor upgrade problem

[gerald]

screen prompt?? 

you lucky you don't get smoke and fire from cross threading a wrong processor 
in there.  i doubt the processors are wired the same.

At 11:39 AM 1/25/2009, you wrote:
>I don't even get a screen to prompt anything. I wondered if the BIOS
>would be affected but don't know how to change it if I can't access it
>after installing the processor.
>
>FYI, I am going from a single core to a dual core processor.
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Re: [CGUYS] AMD Processor upgrade problem

[gerald]

if that what you got, in addition to the MB, you might want to get some memory. 
 

if you can return the processor, you may want to consider an S3700F from office 
depot.  825 845.  they delivery free(to me at least)

At 11:12 PM 1/24/2009, you wrote:
>I bought an AMD Athlon X2 5200 processor to upgrade my computer from
>its original AMD Athlon 64 3500+ / 2.2 GHz, and went to install it
>tonight but the computer won't boot up afterwards. All I get is a
>single continuously repeating beep, several seconds apart with nothing
>else happening. I've confirmed the installation procedure and I used
>an anti-static strap during the entire procedure. I've put the
>original processor back in and the computer works fine. Any ideas?
>
>Compaq Presario SR2032X:
>
>http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/hp-compaq-presario-media/4507-3118_7-32103844.html?tag=mncol;rnav
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>Windows XP SP3
>
>Thanks in advance,
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Re: [CGUYS] Will Obama delay switch to HD?

[gerald]

I think TV is a wretched source for both entertainment and for news.  the main 
purpose of TV in the USA is to establish brand name recognition.

about 5-10 years ago, my wife and i bought a tv.   we got it along with an 
Erol's(now blockbuster) membership.  about 3 years ago, i bought the biggest tv 
available and a gigantic sound system to go with it.  all for movies.  the last 
two in theater movies we saw were Starwars (1) and Jaws.

i enjoy a number of the TV series that i can get from blockbuster.  rome and 
deadwood come to mind.  i realize that these were not produced by a "major 
network".

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Re: [CGUYS] Fw: Help with installing new Extermal HDD

[gerald]

very strange combo, SATA drive and cd for only 98 & ME.

i'd go the the wd site and download the mounting(?) software for today, then 
run it.  the software back when 98 was king was not too very good.

At 10:04 PM 1/24/2009, you wrote:
>Hi...
>
>A friend gave me a new Western Digital 200 GB HDD that he thought he needed 
>for his computer but didn't. I wanted to use it as an external drive.  So I 
>took the drive to Advanced 2000 in Alexandria and they sold me a Azio External 
>SATA HD Kit. I do not know the difference between SATA and IDE drives but 
>installed the new drive in the case without a hitch, plugged it in and my 
>Windows XP announced it had found new hardware, soon found the software for it 
>and said it was ready to go. 
>
>The drive does not show up in My Computer. So, following the instructions in 
>the leaflet that came with the case, I went to the Device Manager and there it 
>is -- the Western Digital drive (along with the internal drive and a second 
>external Maxtor drive). But it does not show up in My Computer. Several other 
>USB drives DO show  up that are ports for data storage cards (Secure Digital 
>and a couple others) for use with transferring pictures from cameras directly 
>to the computer.
>
>The leaflet that came with the SATA case said "If the drive fails to mount 
>after you plug it in and turn it on, you may have to partition and format it." 
> Howevr, since I can't find it in My Computer I can't do that.
>
>There's a CD that came with the case that says it's just for Windows 98 and ME 
>but I was tempted to try using it since in Device Manager I tried to update 
>the driver but XP said the current driver is the best it can find. 
>
>So ... I feel like I'm so close to making this work but yet so far away ... 
>
>My computer is a Dell Pentium IV 3 GHz with 1 GB RAM running XP Media Center 
>as the operating system. 
>
>One more thing, the case came with a SATA port and bracket that I could 
>install inside the computer but I'm hoping that's not necessary. I know many 
>of you would have had this up and running in 12 minutes so I hope you can tell 
>me what to do next. 
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>As always, thanks in advance!
>
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Re: [CGUYS] Technological Dark Ages

[gerald]

almost every machine is not allowed to leave the building, and most machines 
are not allowed to leave a given office.  why do they need laptops?  they are 
less cost efficient than desktops, and not particularly superior in a desktop 
environment.

At 02:37 PM 1/23/2009, you wrote:
>I feel their pain.
>
>
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/21/AR200901210
>4249.html
>
>"If the Obama campaign represented a sleek, new iPhone kind of future, 
>the first day of the Obama administration looked more like the 
>rotary-dial past."
>
>"The team members, accustomed to working on Macintoshes, found computers 
>outfitted with six-year-old versions of Microsoft software. Laptops were 
>scarce, assigned to only a few people in the West Wing. The team was left 
>struggling to put closed captions on online videos."
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Re: [CGUYS] ? about download speeds

[gerald]

a lot depends on where the kinks are in the pipe between here and there.

from dc area, to nj, 19m x3.8m
to la,  4.9m x 583K.  is reproducable.

http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?java=1

20 m is about max around here, unless you spend real money.

At 09:39 PM 1/14/2009, you wrote:
>I don't really understand how to interpret the speed I get on the  
>speed test sites.  This is what I got tonight on Speakeasy
>>Download Speed: 16523 kbps (2065.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
>>Upload Speed: 3077 kbps (384.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
>
>I'm on cable.  Is this considered a "fast" download speed?  I ask  
>because actual downloads I've been doing tonight are incredibly SLOW.
>
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Re: [CGUYS] Family Project

[gerald]

if AMD' and dual core are ok for online gaming, the Compaqs from office depot 
are extremely inexpensive, and a very good start point.  an upgrade video card 
may be necessary.  the very nice price units do not pop up on line, but they 
are there when called by part number and only for the week the brochure is 
valid.  the brochure can be found online.

 they deliver(at least to my house) for no charge.  i do pay sales tax.

these guys have a lot of components, and pretty good descriptions.  
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Home.jsp  over 200 mb, over 200video cards.  

regards

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>further her interest, bond  with her and (hopefully) to save some money, we 
>want to make a family project of  building a gaming computer for her.
>We have Comcast Cable as an  ISP.  I have built a computer before 
>(for the office) but the details  of a gaming computer needs are a bit arcane 
>for 
>me.  We think that we can  keep the monitor (LCD) she has.
>I am under the impression  that we start with a case and a power 
>supply (400W or better).  After  that, I think that the component parts of 
>MoBo, 
>CPU, hard drive, graphics  card and operating system need to be picked as to 
>best compatibility.   This is where my knowledge begins to lack.
>Can anyone give me  a flowchart process for picking the parts and 
>assembly that would be a  good jumping off point for this project? 
>I know that you can always  spend more money but I would like to see 
>options and places that we can cut  corners.
>I work in the entertainment  business(on the audio side) and often 
>have to suggest upgrades to PA systems for  musicians to get the most bang for 
>their buck.  My general rule of thumb is  to buy the best equipment you can 
>afford that is the human contact point (Best  microphones, best speaker 
>cabinets).  Is there such a "rule of thumb" in  the gaming computer world?
> 
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Re: [CGUYS] Availability of Cell Phone Batteries

[gerald]

one can procure "oem" batteries on ebay.  the general discussion on howard's 
list is that they are not really oem, but somewhat inferior.  the do beat a 
blank.

next time, buy brand name(nokia)  batteries are readily available.

At 11:20 AM 1/11/2009, you wrote:
>There' s been a great deal of discussion here about unlocking used  
>cell phones, and I assume that this means using the phones for several  
>years. Correct?
>
>But what about obtaining batteries? My experience with a LG phone on  
>Sprint, and a friends ?? phone on Verizon, is that at about three  
>years of use we needed a new battery, and could not find a new battery  
>on the web or from the carrier. We did see advertisements on the web  
>for "refurbished" batteries. [Sure. They opened the battery and  
>renewed the chemicals. Uh huh.]
>
>Is there a list of equivalent, new cell phone batteries?
>
>What do you do about keeping a phone after the battery doesn't hold a  
>charge for very long?
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Re: [CGUYS] Siemens S46 Cellphone

[gerald]

did you poke around in here:

http://www.howardforums.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=42

yet.  this is sort of the definitive nerd phone site.

At 01:23 PM 1/9/2009, you wrote:
>I bought 2 Siemens S46 Cellphones from AT&T just before the Cingular
>merger which unfortunately rendered the cellphones incompatible with
>the new Cingular/AT&T network. We ended up having to buy new Nokia
>phones for the remainder of our contract. I still have the Siemens and
>wondered if I can use these in any way? I tried swapping the sim cards
>from my Nokia's but that brought up an error message. I would like to
>be able to use them with AT&T but AT&T says they can't help us make
>them work.
>
>Can I get the Siemens S46 phones to work with AT&T (or other
>provider), or on a pay-as-you-go plans? They are GSM/GPRS, and TDMA
>compatible.
>
>http://reviews.cnet.com/Siemens_S46/4505-6454_7-20650345.html
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>Thanks in advance.
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>Richard P.
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[CGUYS] GPS software update

[gerald]

if i buy a new tomtom with current software, can i transfer the maps to my old 
tomtom?

lets skip compatibility issues for the moment.  the "new" rebuilt tomtom is 
about the same price as the software ud.  if i have 2 identical tomtoms, and 
purchase the ud software from the tomtom site, can i use it to ug both 
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[CGUYS] HD survivability.

[gerald]

from another BB.

Modern 3.5" desktop drives are rated to survive a 2ms 300-350G 1/2 sine pulse, 
and 2.5" laptop drives ~1000G, when not operating. Server-grade drives have 
lower ratings. 

really??  1000G sounds way, way too high.  i'm not certain a steel billet 
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Re: [CGUYS] MS Blames the Pope for Zunepocalypse

[gerald]

i thought leap year was a caesar thing?  gergory mucked with the end of century 
leap years and divisible by 4 stuff(exercise left to students)

while we're at it, when was the last feb 30, and where did it go?

At 01:37 PM 1/1/2009, you wrote:
>> 424 years later MS is still playing catchup. Will a patch be ready for
>> 2012?
>
>It sure is a good thing for you that Apple software is completely bug-free,
>otherwise this would seem rather silly and childish.
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Re: [CGUYS] $199 Macs and $99 iPhones

[gerald]

i looked into the iphones for me and for my wife.  we both in the middle of 
very favorable ATT contracts (corporate negotiated holdovers)that i do not 
think we can cancel and and reup.  to get an iPhone, we would have to either 
pay the full price, or buy out, and re up at probably $10--20 a month more.

At 08:52 PM 12/29/2008, you wrote:
>AT&T is selling refurb iPhones for $99 (www.crn.com/retail/212700026), 
>but the really interesting story is the $199 EFI-X USB Boot Module 
>(www.macintouch.com/reviews/efix). Apparently you can plug this into any 
>PC and it creates an environment that runs OS X with very few 
>compromises. Runs fast too. I'll buy that!
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Re: [CGUYS] Good Time to Buy Zunes

[gerald]

why you got five?  so you got one that works??

At 04:24 PM 12/16/2008, you wrote:
>Who?
>
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Re: [CGUYS] Good Time to Buy Zunes

[gerald]

correction 100 mil a day.

At 10:05 AM 12/16/2008, you wrote:
>apple's about a 30bil company.  they shipping 100 bil a day on fedex next day?
>
>that is the ultimat just in time mfg and delivery, and an extremely 
>inefficient method of mfgr.
>
>At 09:27 PM 12/15/2008, you wrote:
>>>Well two tip offs should have made everyone realize this was another
>>>tom-attacks-ms-no-reason-needed email.  It was from Tom and he was citing
>>>the roughly drafted blog.
>>
>>Some folks on the List had expressed a desire for Zunes. When I read that 
>>retailers were overstocked and prices were as low as $80 I thought they 
>>would appreciate the news. I guess not.
>>
>>Why do WFBs have such vast inferiority complexes?
>>
>>Apple makes daily deliveries of iPods/iPhones to retailers. They often 
>>sell out early. Hence "shipped" and "sold" are virtually the same number.
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Re: [CGUYS] Good Time to Buy Zunes

[gerald]

apple's about a 30bil company.  they shipping 100 bil a day on fedex next day?

that is the ultimat just in time mfg and delivery, and an extremely inefficient 
method of mfgr.

At 09:27 PM 12/15/2008, you wrote:
>>Well two tip offs should have made everyone realize this was another
>>tom-attacks-ms-no-reason-needed email.  It was from Tom and he was citing
>>the roughly drafted blog.
>
>Some folks on the List had expressed a desire for Zunes. When I read that 
>retailers were overstocked and prices were as low as $80 I thought they 
>would appreciate the news. I guess not.
>
>Why do WFBs have such vast inferiority complexes?
>
>Apple makes daily deliveries of iPods/iPhones to retailers. They often 
>sell out early. Hence "shipped" and "sold" are virtually the same number.
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Re: [CGUYS] Good Time to Buy Zunes

[gerald]

Large corporations that pay major commissions on big chunks of hardware by the 
piece play the "installed" game, but i really think apple, for example counts 
all that iron sitting in MacMall as sold once it goes out the apple door.

MacMall is having a "black friday" sale this week. 

At 09:27 AM 12/15/2008, you wrote:
>I was reading a history of the Zune over at the Roughly Drafted blog. He 
>notes that MS uses "shipped" as a term of art meaning it is in the 
>distributor's hands and no longer MS's problem. Thus 2M "shipped" means 
>that there are a lot of Zunes clogging distributor's shelves.
>
>Good news for us. New Zunes are going for as little as $80. That is a lot 
>less than what Apple charges for refurbed iPods.
>
>Warning: Don't ask me to do your XMas shopping for you. You go find the 
>deals yourselves.
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Re: [CGUYS] Good Time to Buy Zunes

[gerald]

and how else do mfgrs count?  could maybe count after cash is on hand.

does apple call each distributor and ask how many did you sell today?  or each 
retailer?

i had a small business, but i certainly did count items as "sold" once they 
left my factory.

At 09:27 AM 12/15/2008, you wrote:
>I was reading a history of the Zune over at the Roughly Drafted blog. He 
>notes that MS uses "shipped" as a term of art meaning it is in the 
>distributor's hands and no longer MS's problem. Thus 2M "shipped" means 
>that there are a lot of Zunes clogging distributor's shelves.
>
>Good news for us. New Zunes are going for as little as $80. That is a lot 
>less than what Apple charges for refurbed iPods.
>
>Warning: Don't ask me to do your XMas shopping for you. You go find the 
>deals yourselves.
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Re: [CGUYS] speedtest

[gerald]

i think verizon fios has a way of doing the throttle remotely.  when i signed 
up for more speed, the sales person in the office turned on the turbocharger.  
was up speed in less than 5 min.

At 02:47 PM 12/12/2008, you wrote:
>You do realize Comcast sells 3 tiers...
>
>Basic 768up
>High 6Gup
>High+Boost 16Gup
>
>I have the BASIC and the numbers I cite exceed what they sold me so I cannot
>fault that.  But, they put a "brake" on the pole to keep it below the upper
>tiers and behind them in priority.  Where does one get a splitter with a low
>impedance through channel such as you describe?  Would there be a WiFi
>solution to this that can reside behind my router?  Can it "see" the cable
>TV carried into the cable modem via the computer?
>
>-Original Message-
>From: Richard P. [mailto:richs...@gmail.com] 
>Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 10:12 PM
>Subject: Re: speedtest
>
>
>Yes, there are splitters with different impedance's. Cox has the cable
>hitting the splitter and then the lowest impedance output (3.5db) of the
>splitter along with the shortest run of cable going to the modem. The higher
>impedance (7.0db) connections go to the TV sets. One time after doing some
>maintenance the connections got mixed up and the Cox help desk was able to
>see this through the modem signal strength reading. I swapped the terminals
>back and the signal strength came back up to normal. Here is an example of a
>similar splitter:
>
>http://www.dslreports.com/faq/3399
>
>Regardless, your numbers seem abnormally low for cable on a regular basis.
>Adding 30 to 40% by bypassing the TV isn't a solution. Tony is probably
>right in suggesting that the bigger problem is more likely outside your
>house, rather than inside. I had a similar issue and the technicians found a
>bad connection at the pole and a shorting out cable, both problems outside.
>Get a technician out there.
>
>Richard P.
>
>> what can I conclude from these results for my comcast sold as 768up 
>> speed basic internet via cable?
>>
>> speedtest.net 1867u/145d NY.NY
>> speedtest.net 1195/116 Newark,DE (listed preferred) frontier.net 
>> 1115/335 voip.com 1004/361
>>
>> do these results have any meaning?  are they accurate?  are there 
>> better places to check this?
>>
>> there was a "splitter" installed by comcast to allow a tv about 10 
>> feet before my cable modem.  I took it out and put in a "bullet" rated 
>> for over 3g and the speed went up about 30-40%.  Was the splitter 
>> defective?  Is there some sort of splitter I can get that will better 
>> distribute the signal as I want to hook up a tv near the computer?  
>> Can I hook the TV up somehow behind my router instead of on the cable 
>> before it?
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Re: [CGUYS] Problem accessing Comcast.net from Verizon

[gerald]

comcast does this every so often.  verizon does this every so often, etc.  only 
lasts a couple of days.

At 08:32 AM 12/13/2008, you wrote:
>Follow up: I went to Comcast's help site and found out that they use 
>TrendMicro for a spam filter, and it has identified verizon.net as a spam 
>source and blocked everything. Now I don't know what to do.
>
>Mike
>
>Mike Sloane wrote:
>>All of the messages I have sent in the last two days to recipients with 
>>comcast.net IDs are bouncing back with the explanation: "Reason: Illegal 
>>host/domain name found   Remote system: dns;mx2.comcast.net 
>>TCP|206.46.173.3|51451|76.96.30.116|25"
>>Has anyone else had that problem? Or is it something local? It appears to be 
>>a DNS problem from what little I can make of the explanation.
>>Mike
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Re: [CGUYS] speedtest

[gerald]

on initial instalattion,the  comcast crew put wrong splitter/filters  in our 
entire neighborhood (only about 10 installs). big problem with dropping off the 
internet.   the third tech to come out checked signal strength at my modem.  he 
then replaced the filter/splitter.  comcast then sent out a crew to replace all 
f/s. in the neighborhood.

At 10:12 PM 12/11/2008, you wrote:
>Yes, there are splitters with different impedance's. Cox has the cable
>hitting the splitter and then the lowest impedance output (3.5db) of
>the splitter along with the shortest run of cable going to the modem.
>The higher impedance (7.0db) connections go to the TV sets. One time
>after doing some maintenance the connections got mixed up and the Cox
>help desk was able to see this through the modem signal strength
>reading. I swapped the terminals back and the signal strength came
>back up to normal. Here is an example of a similar splitter:
>
>http://www.dslreports.com/faq/3399
>
>Regardless, your numbers seem abnormally low for cable on a regular
>basis. Adding 30 to 40% by bypassing the TV isn't a solution. Tony is
>probably right in suggesting that the bigger problem is more likely
>outside your house, rather than inside. I had a similar issue and the
>technicians found a bad connection at the pole and a shorting out
>cable, both problems outside. Get a technician out there.
>
>Richard P.
>
>> what can I conclude from these results for my comcast sold as 768up speed
>> basic internet via cable?
>>
>> speedtest.net 1867u/145d NY.NY
>> speedtest.net 1195/116 Newark,DE (listed preferred)
>> frontier.net 1115/335
>> voip.com 1004/361
>>
>> do these results have any meaning?  are they accurate?  are there better
>> places to check this?
>>
>> there was a "splitter" installed by comcast to allow a tv about 10 feet
>> before my cable modem.  I took it out and put in a "bullet" rated for over
>> 3g and the speed went up about 30-40%.  Was the splitter defective?  Is
>> there some sort of splitter I can get that will better distribute the signal
>> as I want to hook up a tv near the computer?  Can I hook the TV up somehow
>> behind my router instead of on the cable before it?
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Re: [CGUYS] speedtest

[gerald]

???

At 12:54 PM 12/11/2008, you wrote:
>There's definitely _something_ wrong with your results, if your
>download speeds are such a small fraction of upload. I assume you
>tried different servers? But it's not going to be a problem inside
>your house, or anything you can do about it short of calling them. Try
>lying if you have to just to get a tech out to see for themselves.
>
>PS My Comcast is giving me 25000d/1400u to DC today.

you got:

1400/25000=?

he got:
speedtest.net 1867u/145d NY.NY   145/1867=?
speedtest.net 1195/116 Newark,DE (listed preferred)  116/1195=?
frontier.net 1115/335 335/1115=?
voip.com 1004/361   361/1004=?

i think his ratios are better than yours.

___

i have2321/19705= about13% on frontier, wva
and  2133/14875 = about 15% on verizon in va.

when i went cross country to seattle,

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Re: [CGUYS] Computer backup software

[gerald]

a lot of people back up to a single external drive.  i think this not a good 
idea.  i have not had good luck with external drive reliability.  if possible, 
back up to cd's or dvd's and grandfather them.  for my company, we did a backup 
every day just before closing.  used append feature.  dated each cd or dvd.  
stacked them back on the spindle as they filled.  

last year the state of Texas sent me a love note for not paying sales tax(my 
company is in MD) for the past 7 or 8 years for $110,000 plus about another 
100k in penalties.  went back to 1999.  i then got a bill from texas for 
another 110k for not paying franchise fees.  oh, and 100k in penalties.   by 
the time it was all said and done, texas wanted half a mil from me.

i dug out the spindles, created year end data, customer lists, etc for 
1999-2007.  hired a couple texas lawyers, and went about defending self.  could 
not have done it without the backups.

could not do it if i backed up external.  data would be long gone.

backups were on win98, 2000 and xp.  all were recoverable with "backup my pc" 
to xp.  this is very difficult if you used MS win 98 and win 2000 backup.  i do 
not think they talk to win xp backup.



At 04:51 PM 12/10/2008, you wrote:
>Any recommendations for scheduled data backup software for Windows XP?
>Free would be good too.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Richard P.
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Re: [CGUYS] Computer backup software

[gerald]

i like backup my pc by stomp. it is the old seagate-veritas-stomp now migo 
that has been updated.  I think 2005 is the latest version.should be cheap. 
 it does say NOT that it works on vista. i have not tried it on vista.  i think 
stomp disappeared.

hold the presses...MIGO just came out with 
http://www.migosoftware.com/store/pc-backup8.html?SourceID=PCBACKUP_storehomepage_ShowCase3
  backup pro 10

there may be a better product out by now, but backup my pc 2005 did an 
excellent job for me for years and made program transfers very easy.

using cheap backup software is like trying to impress someone with a cheap date.

if you think you will want to transfer your data to Vista some day within the 
next couple of years, i would recommend you find a package that works on both 
xp and vista.

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>Any recommendations for scheduled data backup software for Windows XP?
>Free would be good too.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Richard P.
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[CGUYS] parallels 4.0

[gerald]

my wife wants to spend $40 to UG her parallels 30 to 40.  is it worth $40?  she 
runs a lot of windows apps.



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Re: [CGUYS] LP to CD turntable?

[gerald]

>
>Face it, no matter how good it is, the old records are going to sound
>worse than modern digital music.


you should post this comment on the Klipsch bb, where people pay a fortune for 
vynal, macintosch,marantz, crown and other tube components.  1960 turntables 
are worshipped.  large horn speakers are a life within themselves.  they may 
send the tone of death down the ether to you.

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Re: [CGUYS] LP to CD turntable?

[gerald]

we got an audio technica

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UKUDSE/ref=s9k2a_c3_at1-rfc_p-3237_g1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1HZAEF4XG1H0TPZ03ERA&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463383351&pf_rd_i=507846

comes with software.  totally cleans up pops and crackles.  totally acceptable. 
is very inexpensive compared to the teac, and probably does the same job.

limits are:
1.  no breaks between songs

  2 no song titles

ie it can't put in what ain't there.

At 02:28 PM 12/3/2008, you wrote:
>any recommendations for a turntable to convert vinyl to digital format?
>
>any that I should stay away from?
>
>want easy, fast; don't want to have to tinker with.
>but, i don't want hum or other bad things.
>i'm no audiophile really!
>
>TIA, Judy
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[CGUYS] TuneUp Utilities

[gerald]

after reading about slow computers, i decided that my computer had slowed down 
considerably for no real reason.  i have 22 gig on a 500 gig HD, a quad core 
processor with 3 meg of ram, etc.

when i had a mess on the last machine, i ran TuneUp, and it repaired a number 
of problems.  so i did a full copy to an external, downloaded TuneUp, and ran 
it.  

it found a number of nuisance/background programs to remove, fixed a little of 
this and that, and probably increased the speed of page loading in FireFox 3 
fold or 4 fold.  big difference. 

CAVEAT:  i had run a similar program a couple years ago.  it found some 200 
errors in my registry.  after i cleaned them all out, the machine would not 
boot, and could not be repaired.  i had to reload XP, programs, and data.

http://www.tune-up.com/products/tuneup-utilities/

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