Re: [CGUYS] Apple rejects and why

2009-11-28 Thread mike
Sorry I confuse you with silly things like the truth. You should actually try READING the site I linked and you'd see why Apple rejects. Do you ever tire of ignoring half the facts? On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 1:59 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 28, 2009, at 2:13 PM, mike wrote

Re: [CGUYS] A Tale of Two Hard Drives: Apple's Secret Wea pon?

2009-11-28 Thread mike
His point was, that part of the much higher price for Apple products is the built in better warranty support. As in, you get what you pay for. On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Stephen Brownfield steveei...@verizon.netwrote: Fred, I do not believe that I have ever bought AppleCare (my

Re: [CGUYS] Apple rejects and why

2009-11-28 Thread mike
It is possible to add to this discussion without your silliness. Anyone who has read the site I posted knows the BS you are spinning around. meh On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 4:02 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 28, 2009, at 4:22 PM, mike wrote: Sorry I confuse you with silly things like

Re: [CGUYS] A Tale of Two Hard Drives: Apple's Secret Wea pon?

2009-11-28 Thread mike
at 4:00 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 28, 2009, at 4:24 PM, mike wrote: His point was, that part of the much higher price for Apple products is the built in better warranty support. As in, you get what you pay for. Fox News says Macs cost more. Reviewers that compare hardware feature

Re: [CGUYS] A Tale of Two Hard Drives: Apple's Secret Wea pon?

2009-11-28 Thread mike
Not at all a bigot. The point is there is a choice, Tom likes to pretend there isn't. That you only give up things by getting a pc, the point is you give up things getting a mac too..like cash. His comment was that 'macs are priced similarly to pc's', this was incorrect by no small measure. I

Re: [CGUYS] Please Help me with Windows Media Center Problem

2009-11-28 Thread mike
is a Dell Dimension E510 with 2 GB RAM. I really look forward to hearing back from you. Many thanks again! Gail Miller - Original Message - From: mike xha...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Please

Re: [CGUYS] Please

2009-11-28 Thread mike
A usb device that has a wifi antenna attached. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENEDEPA=0Order=BESTMATCHDescription=usb+wifi+donglex=0y=0 On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 7:17 PM, Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com wrote: What is exactly a USB Wifi dongle? Marcio -Original

Re: [CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple

2009-11-27 Thread mike
You started bashing rural living. On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:59 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 23, 2009, at 7:31 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote: Tom, you are so urban, it is obvious you know little about rural living. How did this lovely topic mutate into this?

Re: [CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple

2009-11-27 Thread mike
I sit corrected from my big city chair. You obviously have nothing but love for your rural brothers. On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 12:05 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 27, 2009, at 11:59 AM, mike wrote: You started bashing rural living. Not true. I blame the hyper-sensitive hicks

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Magic Mouse

2009-11-27 Thread mike
Some people. I turn it off. On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: I use two finger drags all the time. Three rarely. But with my mouse I have a nice tactile click to tell me I've pressed a key. People like tactile feedback in their tools. On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at

Re: [CGUYS] Gulag?

2009-11-27 Thread mike
So the union member is just lying? Typical Tom Tactic. Just keep fearing your imaginary neomicrosofticons. PSST...if you hadn't noticed, the progressives are in charge cowboy... On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 1:14 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 26, 2009, at 6:50 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall

Re: [CGUYS] A Tale of Two Hard Drives: Apple’s Sec ret Wea pon?

2009-11-27 Thread mike
Maybe she didn't, but I save a lot of money. To each his own. Never bought a Dell, never would. On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 1:28 PM, tjp t...@tjpa.com wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] A Tale of Two Hard Drives: Apple’s Sec ret Wea pon?

2009-11-27 Thread mike
I did contract work for a friend who owned his own business, we ran into this kind of thing with Dell more than once unless the customer had a business warranty. On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net wrote: I own a few dells and have not

[CGUYS] Moto droid by Andy ihnatko

2009-11-26 Thread mike
suntimes.com/technology/ihnatko/1867831,ihnatko-verizon-droid-iphone-110509.article Good review/comparison of the new moto droid with the usual comparisons to the iPhone. * ** List info, subscription management, list

Re: [CGUYS] online storage --HIJACKED!!

2009-11-26 Thread mike
Carbonite works with Apple so I expect you to be dropping apple of course. On Nov 3, 2009 11:48 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 3, 2009, at 12:47 PM, mike wrote: BTW, lemme know when you stop using Apple products sinc... Details please

Re: [CGUYS] Real Windows 7 Reviews Start to Appear

2009-11-26 Thread mike
Where are they fighting losing control of their hardware in respect to how you are framing it? Psystar is not a threat to compatibility, who cares if they are compatible, it's a threat to Apple's money making machine, the hardware. And I don't say that in a negative way, of course any company is

Re: [CGUYS] two drives, two folders, two results.

2009-11-26 Thread mike
26, 2009 at 2:40 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: I've got two drives I should have been using a mirroring tool to...mirror. But due to laziness and thinking it would be easy to not, I had not. So now I am checking for missing files between the two. Drive 1 has folder A with 13 files

Re: [CGUYS] two drives, two folders, two results.

2009-11-26 Thread mike
a hidden file I have no idea. Doing a search now I find a ton of these files on the drive, a quick google search and I can't find out why. Thanks Reid for the help. On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: I wrongly muddied the issue

Re: [CGUYS] microsoft pays to pla...er screw us

2009-11-26 Thread mike
I've been on this list far too long to not feel more at ease if my moral sense does not match yours. On Nov 26, 2009 3:10 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 25, 2009, at 12:08 AM, mike wrote: Well it's not a dirty trick, friend of mine on irc sai... I figured your moral sense would

[CGUYS] two drives, two folders, two results.

2009-11-25 Thread mike
I've got two drives I should have been using a mirroring tool to...mirror. But due to laziness and thinking it would be easy to not, I had not. So now I am checking for missing files between the two. Drive 1 has folder A with 13 files in the folder. If I get properties on this folder, it says

Re: [CGUYS] ATT keeps whining, Apple attacks

2009-11-24 Thread mike
I know plenty of smokers who didn't get lung cancer, doesn't mean smoking doesn't cause it. On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:33 PM, John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:43 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah...we all know hundreds of people who have died

Re: [CGUYS] M M

2009-11-24 Thread mike
HA! beat you to the post. I linked a Salon piece though..good catch. On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:46 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: Microsoft and Murdoch have apparently decided to go into business together. What a perfect pairing. The two entities that both aspire to

Re: [CGUYS] Gulag?

2009-11-24 Thread mike
You have seen the unemployment numbers right? I'm not saying this is good, but if my choice is working my ass off and feeding my kids or not having a job. Easy choice. On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: Quoting phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com: current

Re: [CGUYS] microsoft pays to pla...er screw us

2009-11-24 Thread mike
Well it's not a dirty trick, friend of mine on irc said it was unethical. It's not either, it's paying for a job to get done. But as I said, they are just screwing users in the end. On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 7:13 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 24, 2009, at 2:47 PM, mike wrote: The gist

Re: [CGUYS] Crunchgear Starts Pissing Contest Over Silly M$ Store Antics

2009-11-23 Thread mike
In retail space I read just this week that Apple made more money per square foot than anyone else anywhere. Who else would look to for inspiration? I have not been in a MS store so I don't know how much they are copying their style. Has anyone actually been in one? On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at

[CGUYS] ATT keeps whining, Apple attacks

2009-11-23 Thread mike
While ATT keeps whining about verizon spreading the *gasp* truth, Apple has decided to take shots at Verizon themselves. Apple has to be irritated about having sissy partners. What is almost funny is that Apple is promoting the one space the iPhone can multitask...making calls and getting data,

Re: [CGUYS] ATT keeps whining, Apple attacks

2009-11-23 Thread mike
Yeah...we all know hundreds of people who have died of second hand smoke...oh wait, that's right there are none. Blah. Snobby machines for snobby people fixed by snobs working for snobs. Apparently these users didn't read the snob clause when they bought their macs. On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at

Re: [CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple

2009-11-22 Thread mike
Jordan doesn't want to ban escalators, he is just pointing out there are areas in the country that don't have any. On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 12:30 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 22, 2009, at 10:30 AM, Jordan wrote: Again, yours is the perspective of the pure urban dweller. Some of us

Re: [CGUYS] Crunchgear Starts Pissing Contest Over Silly M$ Store Antics

2009-11-22 Thread mike
There is no such thing as bad publicity, it would be worse if no one was talking about them at all. On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 1:15 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: This Microsoft store is trying too hard http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/11/17/this-microsoft-store-is-trying-too-hard/ This is

Re: [CGUYS] Crunchgear Starts Pissing Contest Over Silly M$ Store Antics

2009-11-22 Thread mike
They look like they are having fun, not sure why crunchgear seems so pissed off about it. Anyone ever heard of Johnny Rockets? They do the same thing there and that's been before improv anywhere. On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 1:19 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: There is no such thing as bad

Re: [CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple

2009-11-22 Thread mike
The country life is not for Tom. On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 3:58 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 22, 2009, at 5:13 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I live in out in the country. I have to use satellite internet service unless I am willing to go with landline dial-up. I often can't even

Re: [CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple

2009-11-22 Thread mike
So what you are saying is those horse farms out there smell better than the BS that is sometimes slung around here? I agree.. On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 4:07 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net wrote: We may not have all that you urbanites have but we like the country and it

Re: [CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple

2009-11-22 Thread mike
We go visit my cousin who lives an hour outside the city and it's always amazing just how many stars are visible out there in the desert. On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 5:40 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: Plus, we got stuff they ain't got, as is said out here. Quiet, Stars

Re: [CGUYS] Who could imagine... [was: Death to M$; Death to Apple]

2009-11-22 Thread mike
There are always individuals with vision to our benefit, but the bulk of people are trapped in the time they were born. Human beings existed virtually unchanged for thousands of years, it's just been the last few where true fundamental change has happened. We've had thousands, tens of thousands

Re: [CGUYS] Antivirus software

2009-11-21 Thread mike
What OS? Some viruses keep AV from installing. Try malwarebytes and see what you find. On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Christopher Range lcms0...@comcast.netwrote: I tried AVG and, Avast. Neither one of them finished installing. So I had to get rid of both of them. I tried McAffee

Re: [CGUYS] Antivirus software

2009-11-21 Thread mike
Try installing in safe mode, running any antispyware you might have in safe mode... If all else fails, you may just have to bite the bullet and reinstall if you think you've been compromised. On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Christopher Range lcms0...@comcast.netwrote: mike wrote: What OS

Re: [CGUYS] Digital camera connected to USB port

2009-11-21 Thread mike
It's probably used for transferring more data then the older cameras did. I always used a card reader anyway, because transferring directly from cam to computer always seemed to suck the batteries dry faster than anything else. On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple

2009-11-20 Thread mike
Somehow I don't think MS or especially Apple have anything to worry about. Google is going to race to the bottom with this one for a little while I think. Look out for bad sales on win 7 starter in the future...if there ever were a future for starter. On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 10:16 AM, tjp

Re: [CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple

2009-11-20 Thread mike
cheap Internets? Where's the everywhere Internets Do you trust Google with all your precious and personal data? Do you _trust_ the Cloud? mike escribió: Somehow I don't think MS or especially Apple have anything to worry about. Google is going to race to the bottom with this one

Re: [CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple

2009-11-20 Thread mike
:25 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: mike escribió: I get the feeling Betty is that farmer on the side of the road 100 years ago ridiculing his neighbor for using a fancy tractor with one of those engines to plow his field instead of the tried and true mule or team of horses. Sure

Re: [CGUYS] Region 2

2009-11-19 Thread mike
Check VLC, I think it's region free. On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 8:15 AM, chad evans wyatt cewyattph...@yahoo.comwrote: I am shortly to receive a set of DVD's of a theatre piece performed in Serbia. That is Region 2, we are Region 1. Ideally, I would like to play these discs on my g4 desktop

Re: [CGUYS] Suggestions for turntables

2009-11-17 Thread Mike Sloane
records to capture the entire range of the music. Feel free to contact me off-line mikeslo...@verizon.net to discuss this further... Mike David Turk wrote: We're thinking about purchasing a turntable for digital conversion for some of our records. Ideally, it would have 33, 45 78 rpm speeds

Re: [CGUYS] Free app

2009-11-17 Thread mike
Tmobile for regular users has email addresses attached to the phone number. so... 6238755...@tmomail.net should allow you to send from an email to the phone. On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:28 PM, Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net wrote: Is there a free Mac app out there for OS-X that would

Re: [CGUYS] Borrowing the Z OS from M$ and the design from Apple gets us what?

2009-11-16 Thread mike
Yep, speed. On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 9:50 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 15, 2009, at 3:47 PM, mike wrote: ESATA also..makes firewire look like a red headed step child. I don't think an ESATA cable will stand up to constant unplugging and replugging. Nor does it provide power

Re: [CGUYS] Apple and Something Bad

2009-11-16 Thread mike
Wow that's funny. On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:43 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 16, 2009, at 12:11 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote: Apple has filed a patent that forces users to interact with an ad. They could just hold the patent and use it to prevent anyone from doing this bad.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple and Something Bad

2009-11-16 Thread mike
(IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Mike, you didn't elaborate, but it appears you meant Apple would not do that. Actually, they might to protect their brand against ad-supported freebie competition. Or even someone doing this with OS X. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Wow that's

[CGUYS] For the Serious MFB

2009-11-16 Thread mike
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/16/iphone-home-button-earrings-are-for-serious-fangirls-and-guy/ Tom now has the first item on his christmas list when he goes to sit on Santas lap. * ** List info, subscription management,

Re: [CGUYS] Borrowing the Z OS from M$ and the design from Apple gets us what?

2009-11-16 Thread mike
So now no one can build a square without it being a mac? Who said anything about editing video, you are missing the point of the zino entirely because you want to compare it to a mac mini. On Nov 16, 2009 3:56 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: I said this myself, this zino thing isn't

Re: [CGUYS] Borrowing the Z OS from M$ and the design from Apple gets us what?

2009-11-16 Thread mike
Won't see a mac mini either. On Nov 16, 2009 4:11 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net wrote: Many consumer Camcorders are no longer using tape but SDHC cards for storage. This negates firewire in that you take the card out and directly transfer the file created over to the

Re: [CGUYS] Borrowing the Z OS from M$ and the design from Apple gets us what?

2009-11-16 Thread mike
800Mbps is often faster than 3.0Gbps...oh wait On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:57 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 16, 2009, at 5:42 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: eSATA isn't used in peripherals other than storage. USB is a vastly inferior technology for video. How can you effectively edit HD video in

Re: [CGUYS] Borrowing the Z OS from M$ and the design from Apple gets us what?

2009-11-16 Thread mike
Indeed, it's square so it's a mac mini...and so is the Wii...and some of those low end dvd players, they are squares. All of em look like mac minis. On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:59 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 16, 2009, at 6:00 PM, mike wrote: So now no one can build a square without

Re: [CGUYS] Borrowing the Z OS from M$ and the design from Apple gets us what?

2009-11-16 Thread mike
Well FW is the best because it exists on many HD cams, so obviously you need that if you are transferring data from an HD cam. But to say this translates to FW being faster is incorrect. On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net wrote: For mass storage

Re: [CGUYS] Borrowing the Z OS from M$ and the design from Apple gets us what?

2009-11-16 Thread mike
Well we've learned over time Tom's reality is different from others. On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net wrote: Or you need specs tor ead. Stewart At 07:24 PM 11/16/2009, you wrote: On Nov 16, 2009, at 7:04 PM, mike wrote: 800Mbps

Re: [CGUYS] Borrowing the Z OS from M$ and the design from Apple gets us what?

2009-11-16 Thread mike
My tower computer is 15 or so mac minis. On Nov 16, 2009 7:35 PM, John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 6:59 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 16, 2009, at 6:00 PM, mike wrote: So now no one can build a square without it being a ... More like a stack

Re: [CGUYS] Borrowing the Z OS from M$ and the design from Apple gets us what?

2009-11-16 Thread mike
was clearly about FW800 and ESATA, the current available techs on the market. On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 8:00 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 16, 2009, at 8:59 PM, mike wrote: Well we've learned over time Tom's reality is different from others. I know Stewart knows how to read

Re: [CGUYS] Borrowing the Z OS from M$ and the design from Apple gets us what?

2009-11-16 Thread mike
at 9:44 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:21 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Soon to come perhaps may be FW3200 which is faster then current ESATA speeds, although we have yet to see any mac with this spec. Also if we are going to include soon

Re: [CGUYS] Borrowing the Z OS from M$ and the design from Apple gets us what?

2009-11-15 Thread mike
Fewer ports than what? This seems targeted at the mac mini, it starts out at half the cost? It has esata...no esata on mac mini. It has HDMI and full 1080p out...nope not for mac mini. It has a blu ray drive...sorry, none for ANY mac yet. The mac mini is targeted as an expensive nettop

Re: [CGUYS] SPDY: Google wants to speed up the web by ditching HTTP

2009-11-15 Thread mike
Indeed, this would be great if it works. On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 11:53 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/11/spdy-google-wants-to-speed-up-the-web-by-ditching-http.ars Google's ability to zero in on projects that are truly useful is impressive.

Re: [CGUYS] Borrowing the Z OS from M$ and the design from Apple gets us what?

2009-11-15 Thread mike
ESATA also..makes firewire look like a red headed step child. On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net wrote: And pretty loaded still less than 1000. I priced one out with a good complement of stuff (1 TB drive, 4 GB memory) and it was only 733.

Re: [CGUYS] Borrowing the Z OS from M$ and the design from Apple gets us what?

2009-11-15 Thread mike
Who wants BluRay? Millions...Millions of people. All those yahoos who buy big screen tvs. I said this myself, this zino thing isn't aimed at the mac mini, different tools for different jobs. The zino doesn't need FW since it has the much faster ESATA. On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 11:24 PM,

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fee and More

2009-11-14 Thread mike
Who are you talking about? On Nov 14, 2009 7:57 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 13, 2009, at 8:29 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: It's not simply labor and materials. There's RD, d... PC vendors don't do RD. Intel provides them with designs and M$ provides the OS.

Re: [CGUYS] online storage --HIJACKED!!

2009-11-13 Thread mike
Who again? On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:10 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 3, 2009, at 11:43 AM, Tony B wrote: The ridiculously popular Carbonite (Peace of Mind backup) is only $4.60/mo unlimited; clearly a ton of people don't find that too expensive. True, but they use part of their

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fee and More

2009-11-13 Thread mike
Does anyone know the real cost of these smart phones? I realize dev costs are in the initial price, but when phones have been out for some time like the iPhone, costs are extremely low. Consider also that a lot of these phones come out in europe first so many times the money has already been

Re: [CGUYS] ATT responds with our EDGE is good enough for you!

2009-11-13 Thread mike
I have too many friends on ATT to believe you. On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 11:18 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 12, 2009, at 8:48 PM, mike wrote: Now to Tom, stating truth is underhanded. How often are you using your cell phone for net access, Tom? It is not the truth. The ads show

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fee and More

2009-11-13 Thread mike
Everyone knows the retail price, I'm asking actual cost. On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 11:11 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 13, 2009, at 12:38 PM, mike wrote: Does anyone know the real cost of these smart phones? I realize dev costs are in the initial price, but when phones have been out

Re: [CGUYS] ATT responds with our EDGE is good enough for you!

2009-11-13 Thread mike
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/editorial-hey-atandt-drop-lawsuits-not-calls/ A good editorial about the topic. On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 11:32 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: I have too many friends on ATT to believe you. On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 11:18 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote

Re: [CGUYS] Who Writes These Headlines?

2009-11-13 Thread mike
WIth that kind of math, they should do government work. What about a guy like Mossberg who is seemingly revered in the review tech community. Has he been bought and sold by Apple? Most of his reviews are glowing. The mac base loves the guy...and then he puts out a good review of windows 7 and

Re: [CGUYS] Water Cooling

2009-11-13 Thread mike
You can drop a pc into a vat of olive oil? I believe and it'll run like th wind! On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Roger D. Parish rogerd.par...@gmail.comwrote: At 11:08 AM -0500 11/13/09, Victor Subervi wrote: Hi; I live on a boat. Salt air is notorious for killing electronics. I'm

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fee and More

2009-11-13 Thread mike
LTE is only being built out by VZ from what I've read. 20-30 markets by 2010, ATT is a no go on LTE. I've heard rumors that Tmobile is further a long then some believe and may be introducing killer prices and speed around Q1 2010. As far as cost goes, I don't think I've been clear. I know what

Re: [CGUYS] Water Cooling

2009-11-13 Thread mike
Mineral oil, right. Cool but messy idea eh? On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 2:19 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 13, 2009, at 3:57 PM, Roger D. Parish wrote: I saw an article in Maximum PC about a computer whose ENTIRE case was filled with some sort of coolant solution. That'll keep out the

Re: [CGUYS] ATT responds with our EDGE is good enough for you!

2009-11-13 Thread mike
Touche! On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 2:42 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 13, 2009, at 1:32 PM, mike wrote: I have too many friends on ATT to believe you. I don't believe you. You can't possibly have any friends

Re: [CGUYS] Who Writes These Headlines?

2009-11-13 Thread mike
:41 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 13, 2009, at 2:07 PM, mike wrote: What about a guy like Mossberg who is seemingly revered in the review tech community. Has he been bought and sold by Apple? I agree that Mossberg is not that good, but I would never call him a shill. If you slow down

Re: [CGUYS] droid self-photography?

2009-11-13 Thread mike
http://xkcd.com/662/ On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:28 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:05 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: More aggressive distracted posting from Mike. He can't really pay attention to what you post because he's also in three chat

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fee and More

2009-11-13 Thread mike
I give up. On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 6:29 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: It's not simply labor and materials. There's RD, design, production, salaries, benefits, advertising, marketing, transportation, wholesale/retail, online/stores, support, feedback--and profits. The real cost isn't

Re: [CGUYS] Who Writes These Headlines?

2009-11-12 Thread mike
Says more about global warming than Fox Nation. On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 5:10 AM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: This is a problem with every news site. Check NYT or LATIMES or any other news paper. Agreed. I see this all the time. Fox Nation is a serial headline-abuser.

[CGUYS] ATT responds with our EDGE is good enough for you!

2009-11-12 Thread mike
Good point, instead of suing for telling the truth, ATT might want to build out their network a little. http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/atandt-responds-to-verizons-3g-ad-campaign-by-bragging-about-e/ Verizon certainly seems to be getting under ATT's

Re: [CGUYS] ATT responds with our EDGE is good enough for you!

2009-11-12 Thread mike
Now to Tom, stating truth is underhanded. How often are you using your cell phone for net access, Tom? On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 6:28 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 12, 2009, at 7:49 PM, mike wrote: With both 3G and EDGE coverage, customers can access the Internet, send e-mail, surf

Re: [CGUYS] droid self-photography?

2009-11-11 Thread mike
Is there a reason you think you are so much better than other people or is it just a general sense of superiority? You seem to have a horrible view of people who aren't exactly like you. On Nov 10, 2009 10:13 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:20 PM,

Re: [CGUYS] droid self-photography?

2009-11-11 Thread mike
Did you miss the part where anyone not living in a big city was a rube? Just because someone works outside they are automatically stupid? On Nov 11, 2009 5:13 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Mike, why the personal attack? This struck me as way over the top and I could see

Re: [CGUYS] droid self-photography?

2009-11-11 Thread mike
, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Did you miss the part where anyon... Hey, I live and work way out in the country myself, miles from any urban area!! Maybe that does make me stupid. Anyway, I placed my description of urbanites as being sophisticates in parentheses, as in sophisticates, thereby

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Spys on Customers Finds 5% Unworthy, Gives Them the Boot

2009-11-11 Thread mike
Just how big does a company need to be to be able to treat it's customers this way and get away with it? There really is nowhere else for these players to go for the same experience. Knowing MS's track record for crap DRM checks like Genuine Advantage, it's safe to say a good portion of these

Re: [CGUYS] Real Windows 7 Reviews Start to Appear

2009-11-11 Thread mike
As long as there are dollar signs attached to malware etc, as long as there are users like (your mom's name here) who don't know any better then to click on every link in her email box, and as long as windows has for all practical purposes almost the entire market, windows will be vulnerable. On

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Spys on Customers Finds 5% Unworthy, Gives Them the Boot

2009-11-11 Thread mike
What if Chevrolet put controls in their car so they knew how fast you were going. Then when they found out you went 10mph over the speed limit, they sent a /kill signal to your car and you were finished? Why is it any business of MS's if someone mods hardware they bought and *own*? This could

Re: [CGUYS] Real Windows 7 Reviews Start to Appear

2009-11-11 Thread mike
: On Nov 11, 2009, at 6:11 PM, mike wrote: As long as there are dollar signs attached to malware etc, as long as there are users like (your mom's name here) who don't know any better then to click on every link in her email box, and as long as windows has for all practical purposes almost

Re: [CGUYS] Who Writes These Headlines?

2009-11-11 Thread mike
This is a problem with every news site. Check NYT or LATIMES or any other news paper. On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 6:00 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: Read the headline. Read the story. Tell me if this head fits on this body. Bing Now a Serious Challenger to Google

Re: [CGUYS] droid self-photography?

2009-11-10 Thread mike
:31 PM 11/9/2009, you wrote: Thanks, I found four commercials for droid but not that one. I can see the michael bay effect strong on that one, not a good thing. On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 9:26 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 3:15 PM, mike xha

Re: [CGUYS] 'Clean Instal' W7 Upgrades Illegal

2009-11-10 Thread mike
Can't be that old, we are told constantly by the mac glitterati that pc's don't last that long. You must mean five or six months :p On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 2:31 PM, John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.comwrote: On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: Whoops I meant

Re: [CGUYS] droid self-photography?

2009-11-09 Thread mike
You can take screenshots, don't think it's built in though. On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 10:14 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: He might have been wanting to take screenshots You mean like on the iPhone and iPod Touch? That's build-in, no extra app needed. Can Droid do screenshots too? Can

Re: [CGUYS] droid self-photography?

2009-11-09 Thread mike
I must have missed that droid ad. On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:44 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:37 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: You can take screenshots, don't think it's built in though. Speaking of the coming of the Droids, here is what

Re: [CGUYS] droid self-photography?

2009-11-09 Thread mike
Nope, at least not for me, all I get are a lot of reviews and the iDont commercial. On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 12:44 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:24 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: I must have missed that droid ad. Watch just about any male

Re: [CGUYS] droid self-photography?

2009-11-09 Thread mike
Saw three more linked off engadget, all 'droid does' commercials with a robot theme. Still no go on the ones you are referring to. On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 1:05 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Nope, at least not for me, all I get are a lot of reviews and the iDont commercial. On Mon, Nov 9

Re: [CGUYS] Real Windows 7 Reviews Start to Appear

2009-11-08 Thread mike
Sounds like she needs medication and maybe a life outside of her job. She probably realized after the fact she lost all her personal stuff she wasn't supposed to leave on her work machine in the first place. On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 12:04 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 8, 2009, at 12:34

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 7 Nov 2009 - Special issue (#2009-996)

2009-11-08 Thread mike
Then stop doing it. On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 12:01 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: In the technical discussions conducted on this list this tactic is especially idiotic. * ** List info, subscription management, list

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 7 Nov 2009 - Special issue (#2009-996)

2009-11-08 Thread mike
The point isn't that Tom can prove what he said, he is merely rewriting history to suit his needs now. Just a day or two ago I was lying about running multiple apps on my phone...a phone he's probably never even seen in pictures but knows more about then it's own users know becanse Tom Says So.

Re: [CGUYS] Moto droid by Andy ihnatko

2009-11-08 Thread mike
For those who do support by phone, this isn't anything. An hour a day in a ten hour workday spent on the phone is 1200 minutes a month. On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 12:35 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 7, 2009, at 8:48 PM, db wrote: T-Mobile does not have roll over minutes so $45 is for 1000

Re: [CGUYS] Moto droid by Andy ihnatko

2009-11-08 Thread mike
Correction, the samsung moment has an 800mhz CPU, one of the fastest on the market be it iphone, blackberry or android. On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 10:26 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: That was all on my phone, an HTC Hero. The moto droid can do the same, all the android phones are similiar

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone multitasking

2009-11-08 Thread mike
YMMV for sure. I don't want apps to stop when I move to another, that's the point. It's not multitasking, it's resuming. On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 12:43 PM, MrMike6by9 mrmike6...@gmail.com wrote: Just a brief comment. If I switch to another app on the iPhone from a Apple native app such as

Re: [CGUYS] Moto droid by Andy ihnatko

2009-11-08 Thread mike
I responded, in detail. Try reading the posts. On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 1:18 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 7, 2009, at 8:38 PM, mike wrote: I read carefully your uninformed bullshit. You cry someone misunderstands what you say just when you know they've got it exactly, stick and move

Re: [CGUYS] Real Windows 7 Reviews Start to Appear

2009-11-08 Thread mike
We all bow to your obvious superior knowledge of all things. Blah. On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 1:28 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:32 PM, mike wrote: Safeway customers now just feel reinforced in their belief Safeway is the place to be. And they were happy to be ripped

[CGUYS] macheist bundle for free

2009-11-08 Thread mike
macheist.com is adverting a pack of free programs, some of you mac users might be interested. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at

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