Re: [CGUYS] Where to buy XP computer?
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0325905 Microcenter often has one of a kind old boxes for sale. - Original Message - From: Richard P. richs...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 7:02 PM Subject: [CGUYS] Where to buy XP computer? A senior friend went out to a local electronics store and bought a new Dell, 64 bit Windows 7 Home Premium computer to replace his old XP which has a failing hard drive. Unfortunately, the only program that he has that will run on the new computer is his antivirus software and AOL. Even his 6 month old HP digital camera's software won't run on it. It will end up costing more to replace all the software than the computer cost. While replacing the hard drive and transferring over his programs and data is a $250 option, it will still leave him with a old computer with a slow chip. Is there a place he can buy an XP computer with a decent amount of memory (2GB) and dual core chip for a reasonable amount of $? Is there another solution for him? It looks like the only Microsoft computer's being advertised are the Windows 7, 64 bit version. Thanks in advance, Richard P. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Need Internet Radio Recommendations
I have two of the Grace Digitals, and I love them. They do internet, Sirius and Pandora. - Original Message - From: Mother Geek g...@mothergeek.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@listserv.aol.com Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Need Internet Radio Recommendations I just got a Sangean from CCrane. Love it and works well even here at the grid we live in that is blocked from everywhere. http://www.ccrane.com/radios/wifi-radios/sangean-rcr-8wf-wifi-internet-radio.aspx Probably can find this cheaper with a bit of research. Don't know about the HD. /gayley On Apr 15, 2010, at 10:21 AM, tjp wrote: Does anyone have experience with the new crop of internet radios? My old audiophile table radio (Yamaha YST-R7) is starting to act strange and I'm looking for a replacement that adds the latest functions. Ideally that means getting one that does internet radio and HD radio too. Some examples in the $125 to $150 range are ... http://www.amazon.com/Sanyo-R227-Internet-Radio-Black/dp/B001O84M3I/ http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-930-000101-Squeezebox-Radio/dp/B002LARRDK http://www.amazon.com/Grace-Digital-Wireless-Internet-GDI-IR2000/dp/B001DL8OV2 Has anyone seen such with a proper set of speakers? The above have just one in the box. My current radio has a pair of tuned-port bass reflex cans that sound pretty good. I also have 3 auxiliary ports and all 3 are in use. I would hate to lose that. Another concern I have is that these radios seem to be tied to a web site. My current radio is 25 years old and I seriously doubt that I can depend on a website to still be around in 25 years. I worry that when that web site dies my access to internet radio would die too. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map
The Amen Corner checking in. Friends on the Lower North Shore of Quebec have neither dependable dial-up, nor hydro. - Original Message - From: Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Broadband Speeds Map Absolutely. My in-laws live 300+ miles north of the border. The services they can get and the cost are far, far different than what is offered in the lower half of the province. The farther you get from the border the more remote and rugged it gets. Leave any of the population dense sites and it is like stepping into another world. Stewart At 12:32 PM 4/3/2010, you wrote: On Apr 3, 2010, at 12:24 PM, Steve at Verizon wrote: Technically Canada has a low population density when you divide its population by the size of the country. However, it is highly concentrated. Over three quarters of its population lives within 90 miles of the US border. Also see this map of the distribution. Since the map shows average speed, that would mean that those in your 90 mile band must have one heck of a high rate to make up for all those who live in the rest of Canada. Does this seem plausible? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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 dt...@indianahistory.org To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM 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 dt...@indianahistory.org To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM 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 dt...@indianahistory.org Discover the Indiana Experience, a New Way to Live History: http://www.indianahistory.org/experience * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Replacement large format scanner
How long since you have done a consumables kit replacement on this scanner? - Original Message - From: David Turk dt...@indianahistory.org To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM 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 dt...@indianahistory.org Discover the Indiana Experience, a New Way to Live History: http://www.indianahistory.org/experience * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Evil people [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability]
Then cowboy up and buy the Globe and Mail article. It's even more horrifying., - Original Message - From: tjpa t...@tjpa.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Evil people [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability] On Mar 1, 2010, at 9:51 PM, Ellen Rains Harris wrote: Read the article. Bonnie has already died. Unfortunately it is in the ultra kooky National Review. It is hard to accept the case they make for anything. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Evil people [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability]
Ontario's Health Insurance Plan would kill me and several of my friends. I have a rare disease, and my meds run about $30k monthly. I take three meds daily. My friend Cindy Waters-Goodman is losing this option because she lives in Ontario. The Globe and Mail has already locked up the story, but (unfortunately) National Review has a good shot at it at http://healthcare.nationalreview.com/post/?q=M2ZjMTk2NDllN2Y5MTMwMTdjOWVkODY3YTM4ZDU2ZGU Briefly, Ontario pays for only one treatment, and if you have private insurance which pays for one, then they pay for none. She needs two. I need three. We need reform. This isn't it. - Original Message - From: Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Evil people [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability] Check out OHIP (Ontario Health Insurance Plan) I think they have the same rates you quote Tom. By the way it is done very similarly to what the insurance plans do down here. They negotiate a set rate with Doctors and Hospitals etc. The biggest difference is that they limit technology. Where we might have 1 CT machine and MRI for 25K they would be 1 CT machine and MRI to 250K. One statistic that has been shown to be true down here, is introduce more technology and doctors use it, plus are encouraged to use it to justify costs of obtaining it. Stewart At 06:13 PM 3/1/2010, you wrote: Bad math. Government run heath care (here and abroad) has overhead of around 3%. Private insurance companies in the US have overhead of around 30%. That difference is 27% of total premiums. Quite a big chunk of change. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Evil people [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability]
Read the article. Bonnie has already died. - Original Message - From: tjpa t...@tjpa.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Evil people [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability] On Mar 1, 2010, at 8:44 PM, Ellen Rains Harris wrote: We need reform. This isn't it. I was writing about over supply and low utilization rates. I don't see how you can fairly leap from that to an insurer murdering its customers to save money. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Evil people [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability]
Stewart, Right, most of us are eligible for disability upon diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension, so whatever the Ontario version of Medicare is what they would have been using, and secondly, my treatments aren't pharmaceuticals, but treatments, billed like chemotherapy (except I'll be taking them for the rest of my life). It's more of a case of one size not fitting all. - Original Message - From: Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 10:35 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Evil people [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability] Ellen I am a little curious. OHIP did not usually cover prescriptions. That was a separate private insurance. Once you became a senior or for other circumstances the provincial Ministry of Health might be the ones who would cover these things. So what I am saying was that it was not OHIP that denied her coverage, but the provincial authorities which did this. Still does not justify it. Stewart At 08:51 PM 3/1/2010, you wrote: Read the article. Bonnie has already died. - Original Message - From: tjpa t...@tjpa.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Evil people [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability] On Mar 1, 2010, at 8:44 PM, Ellen Rains Harris wrote: We need reform. This isn't it. I was writing about over supply and low utilization rates. I don't see how you can fairly leap from that to an insurer murdering its customers to save money. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Meat as an iPhone [iPad?] stylus
You know, Bill Gates probably doesn't own any because they're most often leased. - Original Message - From: phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 10:08 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Meat as an iPhone [iPad?] stylus On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 5:29 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: You didn't answer the question! HOW MANY PRIVATE JETS DO YOU OWN? What was that? I didn't hear you. Could you please speak a bit louder? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Snow Removal and disposal.
Two Words: Flame Thrower - Original Message - From: Ranbo ran...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Snow Removal and disposal. *Why can't they come up with a way to simply melt the snow in place? I see they have a device some places used called a Snow Dragon which does this but still requires snow to be shoveled into it (like feeding a furnace). Why not, though, some sort of heating device (I'm picturing a giant soldering iron) that melts the snow in place? May need to have some tubing or something similar to catch the runoff and steer it towards a drain or something. Might not work in all locations but could work in some, particularly if it could melt the snow fairly slowly. I imagine a large arm with the device on the end that moves back and forth across a swath of snow. Once finished one swath the device would automatically move a little to the next swatch or controlled manually according to conditions. Crazy idea? Randall * On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: When I lived in Canada they did pick up the snow. he banks would get too high and they would then cut down the banks and use a huge show blower to load it up in trucks and haul it to an empty field where it cold stack over winter, and then melt off in Summer. (the two months it would melt) Stewart At 08:26 AM 2/12/2010, you wrote: First, plows don't pick up snow, they only push it, so your idea won't work for plows. Shopping centers often go to the extra expense of trucking out snow, but it's sure not cheap. Usually they just find a far part of their own parking lot to take it to. Would you really expect a truck to drive from say, Gaithersburg all the way to a river in a snowstorm? And what would they do once they got there? Not like we have truck ramps over the river that they can safely pull back to and dump - again, in a snowstorm. Oh, and all those chemicals end up in the rivers anyway as the snow melts. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Hulu Downloader
Anyone have a favorite Hulu downloader? Thanks, Ellen H * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] The Other Digital: Radio
Constance, We have something that we enjoy a great deal: a wifi internet radio. It looks like a regular tabletop radio, but plays anything that streams from the internet, about 17,000 stations worldwide. In addition, it also plays all our Sirius stations, Pandora music and podcasts. We have two of them, both Grace brand, less than $150. Ellen - Original Message - From: t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 12:58 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] The Other Digital: Radio On Feb 6, 2010, at 12:28 PM, Constance Warner wrote: So does anybody out there have a digital radio--or do your friends have them--and if so, what's your/their experience? From time to time I encounter somebody with a digital radio and they consistently tell me they gave up on it. In contrast those who have satellite radio love it. I've run into people who got both and they use satellite a lot and digital hardly at all. You talk about dead spots for cell phones. From what I've been told from folks who tried to use digital in their cars, the dead spots make it unlistenable. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] digital camera shutter lag
Except Your Government insists on putting all their archival material on microfilm, even alongside the digital archives, and archival preservation of their paper. Your Government also is the world's largest user of vacuum tubes. - Original Message - From: t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 10:57 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] digital camera shutter lag On Jan 26, 2010, at 10:01 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Fuji, Kodak and I believe Ilford are all still producing film. ... and delivering it to customers via horse-drawn carriage. Here is a thoughtful post... In a recent conversation with one of the scientists/archivists at the Getty museum in Los Angeles we discussed the future of color film. We agreed that what keeps color film alive is the motion picture film industry and once that industry moves over largely to digital capture and even more importantly, digital projection there will not be enough demand for color film for anyone to continue to produce it profitably and it will disappear. Regardless of it's attributes or the demand by prominent film makers and photographers no one will any longer be able to afford to produce it. The still film market is minuscule when compared to the motion picture market and any innovations you are seeing are motivated by motion picture sales and not still film. Unlike BW film, there is a huge amount of technology involved in the production of color film and because of this I believe it will likely disappear completely in the next 5 to 10 years. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100124134411AAwoHCs * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] SOS -- Outlook Express Destroying Emails as soon as they're opened
Close OE. Search for files with the suffix .dbx and move them to a seperate folder. Open OE and it should automatically rebuild the .dbx files. If it doesn't you will need to replace the .dbx files to their previous locations. This is my best bet. Good luck. - Original Message - From: Gail Miller gail.mil...@comcast.net To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 2:58 PM Subject: [CGUYS] SOS -- Outlook Express Destroying Emails as soon as they're opened Suddenly -- this morning -- My Outlook Express destroys each email that it optns. It will show up in the search function (in a box) but it cannot open the file from there. We recently did a test and once opened it disappeared. It shows in the result box of the search function as in the 'INBOX but it is clearly not there. WHAT to do? A couple of these are important!! As usual, thanks in advance for sharing your wisdom! Gail Miller * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] a new word?
wireline n: a slender, rodlike or threadlike piece of metal usually small in diameter, that is used for lowering special tools (such as logging sondes, perforating guns, and so forth) into the well. Also called slick line. Ellen H who once worked in the oil patch - Original Message - From: Roger D. Parish rogerd.par...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@listserv.aol.com Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 2:51 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] a new word? At 11:45 AM -0500 1/5/10, Tony B wrote: It's this kind of sloppy writing that makes the rest of us have to learn useless new words. I've never in my life heard the word wireline before today, and really can't see the need when landline works so well. Unless maybe we're talking about wired lines in the air? Even underwater lines lay on the ground. It isn't an unknown term in the communications industry, I believe. From the Glossary of Telecommunications Technology Terms at: http://www.netaction.org/broadband/glossary.html Wireline: A system that uses wires or cables to transmit signals instead of air-borne radio frequencies. That's small consolation to someone who may not be IN the communications industry, of course. -- Roger Lovettsville, VA * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] ATT Takes the Blame, Even for the iPhone's Faults
I have a Treo Centro that I used roaming on CDMA in Canada twice this year with Sprint. Haven't carried it farther than that. My husband has a GSM Blackberry on ATT and we've used it in US, Canada, UK, Korea, and Oz. - Original Message - From: b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 12:05 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] ATT Takes the Blame, Even for the iPhone's Faults I recently saw a chart that showed the standard for all countries in the world that support Cell phones. CDMA is used outside the US, but it is not as popular as GSM. CDMA is also used by Sprint. When I was in Canada I could use my Verizon phone in a number of places. It was only when I got into the Northern area of Ontario (Which is semi remote) that I had problems with reception. If I travel there again (which is likely as my in-laws live there.) I will buy a prepay ATT or T-mobile phone so I can have reception. By the way prepay is a pretty big player up in Canada over and against contract. International roaming for voice and 3G uses different frequencies than North America. Quadband GSM phones for voice are common. Only a limited number of phones have more than two frequencies for 3G, but they're available for travelers. Japan uses CDMA, and I think there are CDMA networks in Australia. The 3G is WCDMA but not the same frequencies. Can you roam on the Sprint/Nextel network with Verizon? I thought they used incompatible phones and frequencies. Do Sprint customers need to buy another new phone to use their 4G network? PAYGO - buy your phone in Canada, or use a US phone with a Canadian SIM. Roaming charges with some providers can be steep. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Swapping Boot Drives
Yes, you can boot from an external drive, but that's not what he's asking. When I worked with classified information, I had computers which would boot normally from the HDD 0 with access to the internet, then I had a SCSI Jaz Drive with a completely separate installation of the operating system and no access to network adapters. Worked like a charm. The main thing we did to remind the user which configuration they were in was to change the desktop background color. I think the classified ones were red... - Original Message - From: betty b1sun...@yahoo.es To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Swapping Boot Drives With a Windows PC, can you boot from an external drive? If not, can you run programs from an external drive? I do this with my Mac, and run Windows inside VirtualBox, but don't usually use my husband's PCs. If I plan to install the hard drive in the computer, I'll run it bare using a drive adapter [USB - SATA/ATA] for a short time until I have a chance to install the drive permanently. You may be able to do this on a Dell. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation - help!
Operating system? Amount of RAM? Generally, you don't need a firewall in any Win version after 2000. - Original Message - From: Ranbo ran...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 3:57 PM Subject: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation - help! Once again I seek the wisdom that is so generously dispensed here. My Dell desk top just doesn't seem to want to do anything right...or quickly. When I click on links nothing happens. Sites don't load or only very, very slowly, hence the constipation metaphor. IE freezes up and Fire Fox (which is what I usually use) is having the above problems. Documents also open slowly. These problems seem to have occurred or become significantly worse since I installed the upgrade for the free AVG software on Dec 1, when the previous version expired, so wonder if this has a role. I notice that it now has a spy ware software, as well as the free Zone Alarm Pro version I downloaded maybe 2 months ago (the previous free version didn't have this as I recall). I also have at least one other spyware program running, so wonder if I have too much of a good thing. My question is - I don't even know where to start to figure out what's wrong or how to fix it. Are there simple steps I should take to see if the problem(s) get better? I can't even fix the message that says Firefox is not able to show the Toolbar. Don't know if this is related, but in Firefox, don't even have the back keys highlighted or functional. Tried to reinstall Firefox but got a message and wouldn't even let me do this. One other thing - the program that is supposed to automatically begin to download pics from digital camera to PC also isn't working (and it once did). Couldn't get this fixed, either. Don't know if this might be related to other problems. Is my computer now like a very old person or car, where too many things are breaking down and it looks terminal?? Should I just start uninstalling questionable software? I'm afraid if I start tinkering, I'll make things worse. I have 1 gig of memory. Should I add more? Will this magically solve everything?! :) Thanks as always Randall * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Print Problems
Uninstall and reinstall the printer you're trying to use? It's a corrupted dll from one of your printer packages. - Original Message - From: Barry Reff br4comp...@aol.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:08 AM Subject: [CGUYS] Print Problems Everytime I try to send anything to any printer, network or local, I get Spooler Subsystem App has an error and must shut down. Can anyone suggest a cure? brr...@aim.com * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter
I agree, because I have been guilty of such in the past. At one point it was cheaper for me to get individual IP addresses than it was to get a router-firewall to map them. Silly, especially since the hardware has gotten both cheaper and better Ellen H. - Original Message - From: tjpa t...@tjpa.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter Somebody ought to be looking at assigned, but unused IPs. I commonly see ISPs providing customers with multiple static IPs when they really need only one or would do fine with a dynamic IP. I won't believe that there is really a shortage until I see an annual fee assessed per IP address where people get a real bill that lists their IPs and the charge. What is essentially free tends to get wasted. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter
So does this mean I'm going to have to learn something about IPv6 or can we just steal some v4 from the less fortunate? - Original Message - From: tjpa t...@tjpa.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@listserv.aol.com Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:33 PM Subject: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter http://inetcore.com/project/ipv4ec/index_en.html The available supply of IPv4 Internet addresses for the United States, Canada and Atlantic region is expected to be exhausted within the next two years. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Primer on RAID
RAID is important on high-access servers like retail websites or application servers. I cannot conceive of a reason you would want RAID otherwise. But then, my conceiver has been in the shop for a while... Ellen H. - Original Message - From: Michael Wosnick mwosn...@rogers.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 2:33 PM Subject: [CGUYS] Primer on RAID Hi all, I will be taking delivery of a new Intel i7-920 Win 7 PC shorty and it will come with 12 G of DDRR3 RAM and a 1TB HD to which I intend to add a 2nd 1TB drive that I just bought for a PC that is no longer going to be used. I have never used any RAID or similar configuration and am wondering what are the pros and cons. This is a home machine and in the past when I had multiple disks I always backed up my critical data and media etc from my main drive manually to one of the other physical disks, on the premise that, unless there was a fire and the whole computer melted, the odds of 2 physical drives failing at the same time are infinitesimally small. But with 2 really large drives, and a lot of RAM and a very fast machine coming, I am wondering if I should be using a RAID configuration, and if so, what advantages or disadvantages does that bring. Advice is welcome. Michael * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] SMS on iPod Touch
I SMS from Skype. - Original Message - From: mike xha...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 7:16 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] SMS on iPod Touch Or just use an app from the app store On Nov 4, 2009 5:11 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 4, 2009, at 12:31 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: What I can't do is receive SMS texts. I'm looking f... http://www.developershome.com/sms/#quickGuideNonDevelopers says... There are three ways to receive SMS messages using your computer / PC: 1) Connect a mobile phone or GSM/GPRS modem to a computer / PC. Then use the computer / PC and AT commands to get the received SMS messages from the mobile phone or GSM/GPRS modem. 2) Get access to the SMS center (SMSC) or SMS gateway of a wireless carrier. Any SMS messages received will be forwarded to your computer / PC using a protocol / interface supported by the SMSC or SMS gateway. 3) Get access to the SMS gateway of an SMS service provider. Any SMS messages received will be forwarded to your computer / PC using a protocol / interface supported by the SMS gateway. There are services that provide access to an SMS gateway. SMSs sent to the gateway are rerouted to your email or an inbox. http://www.ipipi.com/help/friends_send_sms.htm http://www.fabit.com/ http://www.labnol.org/gadgets/phones/send-receive-sms-text-messages-computer-internet/1493/ etc. * ** List info, subscrip... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] The fun never ends...
Did you put a fan or a heat sink on the new processor? - Original Message - From: Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 10:24 PM Subject: [CGUYS] The fun never ends... Hi folks Hope I am not tiring you...To be short, my computer (ASUS P4S800D-X), WIndows XP Pro, 3 Giga memory... You all know, I had troubles with it. At one point it would not boot. Went to the shop. They kept if for many days then said that the problem was that my Pentium 4 was heating too much. I found another Pentium 4. Exchanged it. They bought the computer back, working... Had to start all programs and all...(what a pain). Now...if I leave it on (I am not sure for how long before this happens, perhaps hours) when I come back the green light and the HD red light are ON, not moving. The monitor is receiving some sign because it is green...but the screen is black. Nothing I can do to makes it work... I have to put it off... If I re-start right way... it will go to a black screen and will not start. It seems that I have to wait, 15 minutes, 30 minutos (to cool off?) for it to start. It then starts OK, no problem... Where is the problem? Mobo, CPU, Memory?... The fun never ends... Back to the shop?... Thanks in advance. Marcio * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Fw: Windows Live One Scan and Cleanup
Has he reset the CMOS so he can boot from a CD? - Original Message - From: Gail.Miller gail.mil...@comcast.net To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:10 AM Subject: [CGUYS] Fw: Windows Live One Scan and Cleanup Hi ... My neighbor just used Windows Live One Scan and Clean on his Dell laptop and it apparently has completely crashed his computer. When it tried to reboot after the scan he could hear the hdd whirring and the screen lit up for a moment with the Dell logo but then went to black and he can't get a picture to come back onto the monitor (excepton trying the reboot again, it will come back just momentarily). Then the mouse arrow appears on the screen (again only momentarily) and then it goes to black, the hdd (or something) continues to whirr and nothing else happend. I looked at the Windows Live site trying to help him find a contact number to call but can't find anything even close to a contact phone or email. The computer (several years old) (Inspiron 8000) originally had Windows ME on it but he upgraded to Windows XP and has the XP CD but that won't bring up a picture on the screen either. Is this something mindless and easy to fix? (I hope!) Or will it require a trip to the shop (assuming he can find a decent one. He's in Takoma Park MD. Any suggestions?) This message neer got posted to the group so I'm forwarding it from my sent box. My friend phoned to say he was able to get the computer to boot from the cd but called back to say it was short-lived. Within the hour, the monitor had gone to black again. Any suggestions? As always, thanks in advance for your help !! Best, Gail Miller * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Guys and GPS
My husband the pilot argues with all these women who speak to him. Better them than me. He calls them all, collectively, Bitchin' Betty. (Sorry, Betty!) - Original Message - From: Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Guys and GPS There are some days when I get to the office or to somewhere I was going to travel that I simply cannot remember the trip! It is semi automatic driving. We are all guilty of it. Cruel joke but at least he listened to the directions! :-) Last year I was going to a Kiwanis club convention in state and I drove with a few other members. I had my GPS up as I was going to an area I was not familiar with. It was hilarious to hear one of the members argue with the GPS every now and then as we drove. If I had not driven with him before I would not have been amused, but he has a Chrysler Van that has it built in and he does it with that all the time. I will be honest I use them usually on long trips so when I get off the interstate at an interchange I am not familiar with it gets me back on without getting lost. (It has been known to happen!) Stewart At 11:24 AM 9/4/2009, you wrote: Someone (not me) came to work very tired last Monday morning. They had made a long trip. Halfway back to home someone had fiddled with the GPS and the infernal machine started giving them directions back to where they had started the day. They dutifully followed directions. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Sudden MAC OS X V4 Inefficiency
How about turning off and on your wireless radio (on the computer) when you see the signal strength fading? - Original Message - From: Arnold Kee a...@expandingthecircle.org To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:04 PM Subject: [CGUYS] Sudden MAC OS X V4 Inefficiency Thanks to all for your suggestions. So far I've tried: - Clearing the Safari Cache - Clicking the renew the DHCP lease - Adding DNS sites; and - Reviewing the configuration of my modem. Nothing so far has worked. A curious tendency is for the web to get back to normal within the first five minutes of use.and then steadily degrade... I can see the signal strength fade once we get to about ten minutes of use and longer. I'll keep investigating. Arnold * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] noiseheat
I've actually frozen entire laptops just to pull the data off. Doesn't take more than a couple of hours to chill it up enough. - Original Message - From: db db...@att.net To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] noiseheat From Google Shopping: http://www.google.com/products?q=buy+pata+2.5+drivehl=enaq=f http://www.google.com/products?q=buy+pata+2.5+drivehl=enaq=f Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: I was told at least over night, then boot the system up right away and get the stuff off. By the way PATA are still available and you can ;put it as large as your system can handle. Probably a 100+ drive. Stewart At 02:22 PM 7/31/2009, you wrote: If you need to attempt to retrieve data off of that drive, put it in the freezer for an hours or so and then take it out and see if it will work again temporarily. You can google freezing hard drive to retrieve data if you want to know more about this technique... db Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare
Single-payer systems work very well for those who are not sick. I have two rare diseases. In the US, my insurance paid over $300k in treatments (no hospitalizations). In Ontario, I would only be eligible for one of my three main treatments. And in the UK, NICE has decided not to put anyone else on my main treatment, even if they can afford it privately. And if I had no insurance in the US? The pharmaceutical companies provide them through a foundation. Tax deduction, you know. Ellen H * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] foreign
Type any of the symbols (carat, tilde, etc,) then type the letter you want it to apply to. Umlauts are from the shift-quote (double quotes). Just play with it, you'll figure it out. Oh, and now you have to put a space after quote marks to make them appear. élse they become áccents. Éllèn - Original Message - From: rleesimon rleesi...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 6:05 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] foreign OK ...I did that, now where can I find out what the difference is with the US version plain?? -Original Message- From: Ellen Rains Harris [mailto:el...@goodshiptabasco.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 3:49 PM Subject: Re: foreign Set your default keyboard to US-International and you can have âll Thé symböls yöu wãnt. - Original Message - From: rleesimon rleesi...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2:06 PM Subject: [CGUYS] foreign I have occasion to use foreign characters frequently (French). Character map is one horrible hassle ( incomplete, doesn’t have the Euro symbol € at all)-winXPhomeSP3. My keyboard does not have a “compose key” and multi keystroke combinations in the office2007 instructions online do not seem to work (i.e. ctrl+ ` followed by the desired example “e” character is sposta give you the combo example `è but doesn’t). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key#cite_note-0 speaks of AltGr combo but I can’t figure that out. My keyboard is an IBM SpaceSaverII without keypad so ansi codes are a hassle. An on-screen popup would be cool to have (like in PocketPCs where you can use handwriting recognition and pop the keyboard for funny stuff the thing doesn’t read). Suggestions? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] foreign
Set your default keyboard to US-International and you can have âll Thé symböls yöu wãnt. - Original Message - From: rleesimon rleesi...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2:06 PM Subject: [CGUYS] foreign I have occasion to use foreign characters frequently (French). Character map is one horrible hassle ( incomplete, doesn’t have the Euro symbol € at all)-winXPhomeSP3. My keyboard does not have a “compose key” and multi keystroke combinations in the office2007 instructions online do not seem to work (i.e. ctrl+ ` followed by the desired example “e” character is sposta give you the combo example `è but doesn’t). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key#cite_note-0 speaks of AltGr combo but I can’t figure that out. My keyboard is an IBM SpaceSaverII without keypad so ansi codes are a hassle. An on-screen popup would be cool to have (like in PocketPCs where you can use handwriting recognition and pop the keyboard for funny stuff the thing doesn’t read). Suggestions? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Movng sand...
Yes, it is possible. During the installation process, it will say something like Install has detected a previous installation of Windows. Would you like to repair this installation? And you may choose Yes and install it on the same partition as the other one. HOWEVER, when you do that, you will have to download and install years worth of patches and updates. - Original Message - From: Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 3:48 AM Subject: [CGUYS] Movng sand... I am trying desperatellynoto erase the whole boot disc C: and stat from scrach with reintallation. Oh my God here we go...reinstall every program... Now the Restore is no working and when I try to use it, it sends a mensage to microsoft that it has to close... Then when I try to reinstall my Xerox 6110 driver it doesn´t go... How many hours I will spend in this computer to have thse things working? As a last step of despair I am thinking about installing Vista on the top of this XP Pro. Is possible to reinstall XP Pro on the top pf XP Pro?... I am in deep troubles Marcio * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] I Got 9
I still have neither 7 or 9 and I'm inside the Beltway. Ellen H. - Original Message - From: phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] I Got 9 On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:03 PM, t.piwowart...@tjpa.com wrote: Finally today. Signal strength is between 85 and 90, which is plenty good enough, but not the 100 I get with most other stations. Hooray! The problem with digital OTA transmissions has been well exhibited by our local governments. They have pretty much all switched to digital modes of radio comms from analog, and have suffered a series of well publicized problems as a result. OTA TV viewers are now experiencing many of the same issues. OTA digital is quite prone to all sorts of interference problems. When OTA DTV works well it is good, but when it doesn't work well, it is very bad. Would you rather have a highly reliable, albeit lower resolution television service, or a higher resolution unreliable one? Think about that in computer terms. Which you you rather have in a computer? One that is somewhat slower but very reliable, or a faster one that craps out routinely? Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Databases: Open Office Base?
Constance, If I were them, I would scan all the docs as PDF files, then index them in a hyperlinked .xls file that serves as the index. It's simple to do, you can throw the whole directory up on a website behind a login and password, and with a reasonable scanner, they can do about a five drawer filecabinet a week. Further, if they choose to, they can bulk OCR them and make each page that's legible searchable. It's cheap and easy and I've done it with OpenOffice. - Original Message - From: Constance Warner cawar...@his.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 1:06 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Databases: Open Office Base? It's like this: I was visiting the offices of a small nonprofit dedicated to promoting civic activism and getting out the vote. One of the staff members gestured towards a filing cabinet and some banker boxes and said, We'd like to get these [documents] organized and have a way to get these out to our field organizers when they want them and when we need to send them. They'd been using fax, U.S. mail, and hand carrying the documents in the past. Right now, most of the documents aren't even in electronic format. They have basic computers, of course, but neither they nor their field organizers can afford the latest electronic bells and whistles (no iPhones, for example). A lot of small nonprofits are like that. So I was trying to offer them a few basic suggestions. FileMaker Pro would be nice for them to use to index their documents, because it's easy to use and, once it's set up properly, it's practically crash- proof. On the other hand, it's expensive. Base is free, but I've never used it (and neither has anybody else I know). Somebody else-- not me--will be doing the work for this nonprofit, but these are very nice people and I wanted to offer them a few signposts. They're really brilliant, politically; they just haven't had the time to get really computer savvy, or the money for the latest computers, webmasters, or IT workers. --Constance Warner On Jun 19, 2009, at 10:49 AM, t.piwowar wrote: On Jun 19, 2009, at 2:15 AM, Constance Warner wrote: For an acquaintance who's trying to organize a lot of documents to put on a website, I was going to recommend FileMaker Pro, which I've worked with for years and which can produce crash-proof databases. But it's kind of expensive. What do you think? I'm confused. Are these documents or databases that are to be posted online? Flat files or relational model? The details make a big difference in software selection. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] I Got 9
I have a digital antenna that ties into a coax plug marked digital on my fancy TV, with my analog cable plugged into the analog coax plug. I have room for many other inputs, but no other antennae - Original Message - From: phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 5:13 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] I Got 9 On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Ellen Rains Harrisel...@goodshiptabasco.com wrote: I still have neither 7 or 9 and I'm inside the Beltway. Those two channels did migrate from temporary UHF digital frequencies to VHF frequencies on June 12. A VHF capable antenna would probably be needed to receive them now while a UHF antenna was needed earlier. From inside the beltway, a fairly simple VHF antenna such as the venerable rabbit ears should work. However, these digital transmissions are highly prone to all sorts of anomalies as opposed to the previous analog mode of television signal transmission. We have all now entered a highly complex and potentially troublesome era of TV broadcast reception, which is going to leave a lot of folks wondering if the available programing is really worth the effort to be able to receive it. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] monitor suddenly won't work in new computer
Your monitor has died. RIP. Time for a new one. - Original Message - From: Kathy Bilton ka...@fred.net To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] monitor suddenly won't work in new computer Wed, 20 May 2009, at about 17:55, Matthew Taylor averred: :Can you try the monitor on another computer? Even try it on the old one would :be a valid test of the monitor's health. The light on the monitor no longer comes on when one tries to turn it on even when it's just plugged into the outlet and not connected to the computer. --Kathy : : :On May 20, 2009, at 5:44 PM, Kathy Bilton wrote: : : Hi - : : I just got a new little Compaq cheapie computer (CQ2009 Desktop PC) for my : mom to replace her old one. I turned the old one off - monitor working just : fine. Started hooking up the new computer (attached Envision monitor which : has always worked perfectly, keyboard, etc.) Turned on the computer (light : came on and it sounded OK) but when I tried to turn on the monitor - the : light on it did not come on. The light on its power supply was on. I turned : off computer. Did lots of plugging and ubplugging all to no avail. : : Any thoughts about what happened? I don't have another monitor to try on it, : and am afraid to borrow one - as I wonder if the computer did something to : cause the monitor not to work. : : Thanks for any help. My poor little mom was so looking forward to getting : this set up!! Her old one had slowed to being unusable even after I did : everything I oculd think of to try to get it working better. : : Please copy to me any answer as I get the digest. : : --Kathy * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] OT: Cable Digital TV
Does anyone have any data on 12v converter boxes? The TVs on boats and rvs are perfectly fine for what they're doing and they were cheap, but to replace them with a flat dtv is a considerable investment... and what about hurricane season? - Original Message - From: Robert Carroll carrollcompu...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 6:09 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] OT: Cable Digital TV A minor correction: 3 db is twice power, not 1 db. The formula is: db = 10 log(P2 / P1) = 20 log (v2 / v1) where P is power and v is voltage. 12 db is an increase in power of about 15.8. Tom Piwowar wrote: SolidSignal.com has good info. Note new Channel Master model 4228HD covers down to channel 7. Channel Master 4228 has the highest gain of 12 db. Remember that 1 db = a doubling of power so 12 db is a lot. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Apple Will Show You Net Books Done Right
I don't understand: Are you in charge of deciding what a netbook is, or isn't? I bought a 12 inch netbook which weighs less than 3 lbs and has no optical drive, and it goes in my bag and is with me everywhere. And it has most of the apps that I need... open office, etc. And it does my day to day computing. I also have a 15 notebook which weighs more than twice as much and is too heavy for me to carry comfortably on a day to day basis. It has the MS Office suite, etc. which are pretty standard for most general operations. I also have some desktop publishing apps. Both of these use my Treo for remote connection wherever I need network access. And each can access my server using Logmein Hamachi. Which of these is too small for day to day computing?? - Original Message - From: b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 3:36 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Apple Will Show You Net Books Done Right What do you do with a netbook? It's too small for day to day computing. So what do you do? Email? Web surfing? Find restaurants? Directions? Tweet? Wall scribbles on Facebook? You write this condescending BS, but can't understand why people think Mac users are elitist? My son has one. He does not use it for tweeting or Facebook wall scribbling. He takes it to high school. It fits easily in his backpack because it's smaller than most of his textbooks. He uses it for note-taking, homework, projects, reports, and research (much of all this stuff being done at school). He has no difficulty in typing on it. It's perfect for his needs. He loves it. His friends are all jealous... I'm sure your son loves his small inexpensive notebook, and it does what he needs. I've been considering one, too. Some are quite nice and convenient. They're simply not netbooks, except in the new redefinition. I'm not being condescending. I'm annoyed that instead of using an accurate description of a product, marketing depts. too often redefine names of existing products to confuse people, either because of laziness on their part or deliberate obfuscation. This is another example of that. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Win98 printer issue
Yes, unplug and replug the USB. Win98 has a nasty habit of losing USB-attached hardware. Remember this was the first WinOS to support USB, and it wasn't pretty. - Original Message - From: Richard P. richs...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@listserv.aol.com Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 5:47 PM Subject: [CGUYS] Win98 printer issue My relative has an issue with his Gateway Win 98 computer which I am trying to help him resolve (long distance). He is trying to hook up a Compaq IJ650 Printer with a USB cable. He has lost the installation disk but I was able to find the drivers for it (http://tinyurl.com/6spkf), and send them down. With great difficulty installing them, he was able to get it working over the weekend. But now it no longer works. Besides the obvious (get a new computer!), is there something that might help solve this problem? Thanks in advance, Richard P. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Webhosting Question
I'm using both Yahoo and Network Solutions and both are fine, I actually prefer Yahoo because their maintenance (Yahoo Webbuilder) is idiot proof. - Original Message - From: db db...@att.net To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 12:58 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Webhosting Question It depends on how much assistance, capabilities and bandwidth you want. GoDaddy is inexpensive and you pay additionally for more features. Yahoo seems to be rated highly. Network Solutions is another. I'd be curious to hear people's suggestions myself... Besides a place to plunk your website, what capabilities/ capacities do you want? db Frank Sestir wrote: Any favorites out there for webhosting? Anyone use Inmotion Hosting? Looking for an inexpensive but reliable site. Thanks * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Webhosting Question
Only Geocities. Yahoo Small Business continues. - Original Message - From: db db...@att.net To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 2:19 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Webhosting Question If Yahoo (GeoCities?) is going to get out of the site hosting business, wouldn't we want to not include them as a good hosting candidate? Or are they only closing down GeoCities? db Tom Piwowar wrote: Yahoo mentioned closing down Geocities in the near future. 11 is in Philly? I lived there for 8 years, and I think some people there speak English. They moved their data center to Kansas City about a year ago. To their credit they did it with minimal disruption to their clients. KC seems to have lots of fiber due to its being a major RR hub. They claim to be green, powered mostly by local hydro. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Bypassing Cable TV
Well, I'm in one of the most densely populated areas in the country, and I can't get FIOS. They appear to be installing in all new construction, and since that seems to be going down the tubes at this phase of the business cycle, I'm hoping that they will come back to town and give us FIOS. And I'm not convinced that anywhere else has a better system. I have a few stamps on my passport, and while travelling on the economy I have never seen anything like our ubiquitous computer use (like my 91 year old mother in law who has her own website.) Ellen H From: betty b1sun...@yahoo.es Verizon only installs FIOS where there are people. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Recommendation for simple OSX layout program?
What do you want to lay out? - Original Message - From: db db...@att.net To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 10:21 PM Subject: [CGUYS] Recommendation for simple OSX layout program? Can anyone recommend a beginners graphics layout program for the Apple platform that is equivalent in simplicity and ease of use as MS Publisher? db * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] FW: How secure is Verizon central if I put my formation on my person web space?
What secure info are you talking about? Are you going to put your SSN on there? I can't think of anything on a resume which isn't in the public domain anyway. - Original Message - From: Givings Thomas givings.tho...@pbgc.gov To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:08 PM Subject: [CGUYS] FW: How secure is Verizon central if I put my formation on my person web space? Thomas Washington DC Question: How secure is Verizon central if I put my formation on my person web space? Was think about creating a Web Resume using my Verizon personal web space 10 MB (more space is available at a cost $5-10 per month) I would send out a short one page resume to employer if they have any further interest They can go to my person web space for a more detailed resume. Good Ideal or bad ideal?. Thanks * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Upload speeds
Hi, I'm configuring a Logmein Hamachi VPN for a pal in DC and I cannot find any information about what Comcast's alleged upload speeds might be. Can you give me a clue? Thanks. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Windows resources [Was: Silly but important question...]
Have you reset your paging space (virtual memory)? It should be set to twice your RAM size. Ellen H. - Original Message - From: Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 6:37 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows resources [Was: Silly but important question...] This is what puzzles me... I will observe... Thanks Marcio -Original Message- From: Reid Katan ka...@his.com Sent: Mar 21, 2009 1:41 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: [CGUYS] Windows resources [Was: Silly but important question...] Quoting Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com: Disappointed that now I have 4 giga memory, a very good mother board and I keep still having the sign that I am not having enough resources... Very disappointed... Well that doesn't make much sense. What are you doing when you get that message? I'm running a Toshiba laptop that started out with 512MB mem. (now 2G), 1.7 GHz, and never had any resource issues. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Now the Word...
I think you mean normal.dot instead of normal.doc, right? - Original Message - From: Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 7:24 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Now the Word... Open a document and set all the parameters that you want . (font, size, margins etc.) Save the document as normal.doc If word does not allow you to save this save it on your desktop and then close word and copy it to the location. c:\documents and settings\name of your computer\My Documents\WINWORD\TEMPLATE This is the template document that Word loads up every time it runs. Also note there was a program you could purchase that got you the old Menu system to run Word 2007. It does have a large learning curve. Stewart At 05:40 PM 3/21/2009, you wrote: My wife is refusing to use Word 2007. She is lost. I tried to help and I myself feel that I must work with it at least three months daily to get an idea on how it works... Well... I installed Word 97... yeas the old Word 97... Now I only have one problem that I have not been able to solve for hours... How can I make the default font Arial 12?... When I start the program it goes to Arial 10... Why? Many thanks Marcio * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] A curious problem
A friend has an older HP All-in-one (PSC 2410) physically connected to an older HP workstation by serial port. Machine runs XP Home. I shared the printer, and attempted to connect to it on a new HP laptop, also running XP Home. The laptop can find the printer, and when we try to install the drivers, the install package scans the laptop and comes up with Cannot install because your processor is not powerful enough to support this printer. 1.2 Ghz is below the minimum of 500 Mhz. It's not a networking problem; I have passed files back and forth between the machines with no problem. Anybody have any ideas, other than going through every driver in the package (a LOT, since there are scanner drivers as well)? Ellen H. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Safari 4 Beta
Gee, sounds like Chrome. - Original Message - From: John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.com Safari 4 has a few massively cool features. Cover flow on your web history so you can look for actual web pages. It also has a top dozen web sites that show up in a 3 by 4 grid. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] AVG updates.
I'm having no problems with mine, both v. 8. You might want to check your DNS settings; I had a DNS hijacked not too long ago which kept me from being able to update the AVG. Ellen Harris - Original Message - From: katan ka...@his.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 12:11 PM Subject: [CGUYS] AVG updates. At the risk of turning this list into a computer discussion list, I have a question about AVG updates. Mine doesn't. I've got three computers (one dual booting XP/Win7) with AVG and all set to auto-update, and they've all been failing (Connection failed). It shouldn't be my Internet connection, because they're at two different locations (the dual boot at both). I just tried to manually update and it was crawling along at 25-30 *bytes* per second before it failed. Minutes later iTunes was updating at about 1MB/sec. Is it just me? -- R:\katan * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] The Cloud
Yeah, I remember when thin clients were only dumb terminals. A long time ago. - Original Message - From: b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es The cloud is a new name for an old idea. Technology has improved enough recently to implement it. It still sucks for individual users [except, maybe, email]. Give me fast, reliable, cheap broadband first, then I'll consider the cloud. Otherwise, it's just a pipe dream. Now Ellison is claiming that cloud computing may not be so profitable after all. Betty * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] GPS [was: Windows Active X]
It works great. Within three meters a lot of the time. - Original Message - From: mike xha...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:45 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] GPS [was: Windows Active X] Google is offering new mapping software for cell phones without gps using triangulation via the cell towers. Has anyone tried this? How was it if so? Mike * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] New Vista computer experiences
Uh, I just did it on my Vista Home laptop. From the Admin account: 1. Access the Control Panel and select Classic View. 2. Locate and click User Accounts. 3. Select the Turn User Account Control on or off and respond appropriately to the UAC. 4. Clear the Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer. 5. Click OK. 6. Restart Windows - Original Message - From: Robert carrollcompu...@gmail.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] New Vista computer experiences This must be the problem that I have installing older software on a Vista 64-bit computer that I just bought. When I insert the application CD, a message appears that I don't have administration rights to install the software. According to the MS link that you provided, the only way to install the software is to turn off UAC if I understand it. Unfortunately, Vista Home Premium does not provide a way to turn off UAC, so I must buy a new software application that costs as much as the new computer. Is there any way to install this software? Jeff Wright wrote: I thought the same thing at first, but no, you really are a standard user with limited rights until you elevate the user to admin rights with UAC. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709691.aspx MS didn't do a very good job publicizing this aspect of Vista's security. Come to think of it, they didn't do a very good job publicizing *anything* about Vista, except how to get sued for letting the marketing trolls handle everything. -Original Message- Let her get settled in with it before you play with it, and let us know how she likes it. Eventually, you'll want to go in and set her up as a User, since apparently by default the owner is still inexplicably an Admin. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer backup software
What's wrong with the built-in backup? I've never lost anything using it (knock wood). - Original Message - From: Richard P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 4:51 PM Subject: [CGUYS] Computer backup software Any recommendations for scheduled data backup software for Windows XP? Free would be good too. Thanks in advance, Richard P. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] External Firewalls
Essentially, yes. Real firewalls have a few other capabilities (closing ports, eliminating some file types, etc.) - Original Message - From: John Duncan Yoyo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] External Firewalls On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Ellen Rains Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At home they're probably not, esp. if you have a NAT router (most of them are). In a business, they're desireable because it can act both as a wall and as a gateway. Keeps bad guys out, lets good guys in. Isn't a NAT router a low end firewall? It keeps out random attacks. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] yes or no to mcafee
Probably. - Original Message - From: RLeeSimon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 1:13 PM Subject: [CGUYS] yes or no to mcafee I just got comcast internet snail plan (768up) which is ok for me having had dialup (56k but really around 23-28k at best) for years...comcast offers MacAfee suite which installs easily ...but the cost in speed and footprint on the resources is very high which makes my pIV2-1gb-winXPhomeSP3 machine run notably slower with many hourglass times and very slow boot ...I took off MacAfee and put back Avast and ZoneAlarm free and it's back to normal ... my net is behind a router ...is this all I need? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Laptop computers for teens, tweens?
Look on Dell's small business page. You can still buy computers from there with XP for a small fee. Ellen Harris - Original Message - From: Richardson, Sharon Y. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 3:25 PM Subject: [CGUYS] Laptop computers for teens, tweens? HELP! My teen (soon to leave for college) and my tween want Dell Inspiron laptop computers (the ones that come in all the cool colors -- thank you Dell TV advertising blitz!). Problem is, Dell only sells those with Microsoft Vista (soon to be abandoned by Microsoft in favor of Windows 7). Further, the college that my child will be attending supports Windows XP but not Vista. Besides, the family PC is a Dell desktop (circa 2002) that is running Windows XP so EVERYONE is familiar with this OS. The kids have used Vista at their respective schools and don't much like it. My question to the esteemed members of this listserv is: How/Where can I get a new Inspiron laptop (remember, cool colors!) loaded with Windows XP? And how can I get them in time to put them under the Christmas tree? Help! Sharon R. Woodbridge, VA From: Computer Guys Discussion List on behalf of COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system Sent: Sun 11/16/2008 2:10 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 15 Nov 2008 to 16 Nov 2008 - Special issue (#2008-761) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 16 Nov 2008 - Special issue (#2008-762)
Change your default keyboard to US English International You can do that by 1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel. 2. Under Pick a category, click Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options. 3. Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Regional and Language Options. The Regional and Language Options dialog box appears. 4. On the Languages tab, click Details. The Text Services and Input Languages dialog box appears. 5. Under Installed services, click Add. The Add Input language dialog box appears. 6. In the Input language list, click the language that you want. For example, English (United States). Ellen Harris Then look up US International in the help files to figure out how it works. - Original Message - From: RLeeSimon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 8:10 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 16 Nov 2008 - Special issue (#2008-762) I sometimes require accented alpha for creation of a doc in French ...character map is such a miserable hassle and incomplete (no Euro symbol €, for instance) ...is there a little popup that would let me customize a little collection of special characters (not the giant list of char map) so I can use it without using a keyboard switch? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] ???Network Configuration - Wiring , Switches and speed
I'm using 100, but the problem is not the downstream switch... it's that it's all connected through one ethernet cable to the gigaswitch in the closet, and it's a LOT for one port of even a gigaswitch. - Original Message - From: Michael Drabick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] ???Network Configuration - Wiring , Switches and speed Are you using a 10MBps or 100MBps, and would the problem go away using giga switches? Ellen Rains Harris wrote: I have a number of unmanaged switches around our offices for a number of reasons and the only problems we've ever had are when we have overload due to someone deciding to run three computers in each cubicle... that can drag your badwidth a touch. I don't know how that would work with VoIP. - Original Message - From: Michael Drabick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 5:03 PM Subject: [CGUYS] ???Network Configuration - Wiring , Switches and speed We are moving our office location, and we will be building out a new space. I am trying to find out if it is 1) better to run as many CAT5e/6 wires to the individual rooms plus any extras for the future, or 2) run one CAT5e/6 to each room and put an unmanaged switch in each room for the number of devices required.(4,6,8Port) They have four-port switches you can put in the wall, or even an external unit is fine, although less aesthetically pleasing. Running individual runs to the areas can get extremely expensive, since one run can be $100. Will I have a problem with 13 unmanaged switches in my network bringing it to a crawl? I plan to also have a wireless setup but I like to use wired also as my security blanket. Considering that we may run Voip and computers in each of the 13 areas the cost savings of using $15 4Port switches are very big. Am I missing something that will make me regret going with unmanaged switches Mike * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * -- *Mike Drabick HDH Construction Consultants, Inc 200 Harry S. Truman Parkway Suite 220 Annapolis, MD 21401 410-571-1100 410-571-1177 Fax* * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] ???Network Configuration - Wiring , Switches and sp
I'm tellin' ya what happens. I dunno why. I don't always know what they're doing but on a 10-port dumb switch, with three or so machines (a NAS box, a laptop and a couple of workstations) things were not as snappy as they were at other places in the network. - Original Message - From: Michael Drabick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 4:44 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] ???Network Configuration - Wiring , Switches and sp Then what could cause the apparent slowdown when three computers are turned on in one room?? Tom Piwowar wrote: I'm using 100, but the problem is not the downstream switch... it's that it's all connected through one ethernet cable to the gigaswitch in the closet, and it's a LOT for one port of even a gigaswitch. Says who? Are you streaming video? I bet if you totaled up your data rates you would see you have lots of headroom there. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * -- *Mike Drabick HDH Construction Consultants, Inc 200 Harry S. Truman Parkway Suite 220 Annapolis, MD 21401 410-571-1100 410-571-1177 Fax* * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] ???Network Configuration - Wiring , Switches and speed
I have a number of unmanaged switches around our offices for a number of reasons and the only problems we've ever had are when we have overload due to someone deciding to run three computers in each cubicle... that can drag your badwidth a touch. I don't know how that would work with VoIP. - Original Message - From: Michael Drabick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 5:03 PM Subject: [CGUYS] ???Network Configuration - Wiring , Switches and speed We are moving our office location, and we will be building out a new space. I am trying to find out if it is 1) better to run as many CAT5e/6 wires to the individual rooms plus any extras for the future, or 2) run one CAT5e/6 to each room and put an unmanaged switch in each room for the number of devices required.(4,6,8Port) They have four-port switches you can put in the wall, or even an external unit is fine, although less aesthetically pleasing. Running individual runs to the areas can get extremely expensive, since one run can be $100. Will I have a problem with 13 unmanaged switches in my network bringing it to a crawl? I plan to also have a wireless setup but I like to use wired also as my security blanket. Considering that we may run Voip and computers in each of the 13 areas the cost savings of using $15 4Port switches are very big. Am I missing something that will make me regret going with unmanaged switches Mike * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] cannot delete device from device manager
Yes. I have one machine in my office that insists that a Buffalo NAS device is actually an Iomega StorCenter. It works just fine, but I cannot change its mind, no matter how I try to convince it. - Original Message - From: Wayne Dernoncourt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Could the Zip drive be masquerading as a tape drive... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Hawking NAS drive
Does the NAS drive have an IP address? Have you tried mapping the drive directly to the shared folder at the IP address? - Original Message - From: b_s-wilk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 1:30 PM Subject: [CGUYS] Hawking NAS drive Can't access network drive from HP notebook w/Vista Business. Vista sees the drive but gives RPC error. Says to contact administrator. Compaq notebook [Vista home premium] can't see drive at all. Drive appears on Dell with XP, also mounts immediately in OS X Tiger. Drive has its own IP address, two users, one admin account. What kind of setting do I need to make to the drive mount in Vista? Is it a Vista setting? Firewall? Open port? Permissions? XP works so much better! Betty * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] GPS advice
I got a matchbook-sized Bluetooth GPS receiver about the size of an XM antenna (60 bucks) and subscribed to TeleNav on my Treo 650. As long as you have a scent of a cell signal, you can get postion, directions, compass... it's $10 a month. We also use it on my husband's BlackBerry. We have two Garmins on our boat that give position only, and one mapping Lowrance we use both in the car and the boat. The Lowrance has downloadable mapping to an SD card. I personally prefer my phone's dynamic mapping capability, even though it has a small screen. It will zoom up to be quite useable. If I want a more detailed map, I also have Google Maps on the phone. (you'd never believe from the equipment that the boat never actually gets out of sight of land) - Original Message - From: Wayne Dernoncourt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 8:42 AM Subject: [CGUYS] GPS advice I got mildly lost a couple of weeks ago, a phone call to my sister (lives in the area) provided no real help (rush hour and construction). I use the term mildly lost in, I knew where I was approximately but not precisely how to get where I wanted to go. I was also looking to get a car but was reluctant to spend $1,000-1,500 for an integrated GPS in the car since a top of the line portable GPS is ~$1,000. Last weekend I went shopping for a GPS and tried one out in Circuit City. I was in southern Maryland (Waldorf) and picked out an address in Annapolis. It generated a route that took US 301 to US 3 to MD 450 to the final destination. This is at least 6 miles longer than taking US 301 to US 50, which is a little longer than US 301 to MD 214 (MD 450 is a two lane road, US 50 is 4 lanes and goes across the Bay Bridge). The other GPS receivers didn't seem to get a signal, there didn't seem to be a lot of sales help there, so I left. Yesterday I went to a Best Buy, repeated the experiment and the units there couldn't find the satellites. Of course not, they're in a big steel building! So is there any advice out there about what to get and what to avoid? I go on trips typically once or twice a year where this would be useful, so I don't see this as being big on features, but it shouldn't be stupid either. -- Take care | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't Wayne D. | supply this, at least not directly I used to have a handle on life, then it broke. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Low battery voltage warning?
You have low system battery voltage. You need to change the battery on your motherboard. Likely it looks like a nickel or a quarter on your motherboard. Radio Shack is your pal. If you enter your service tag number into support.dell.com, you can find out what kind of battery you need. - Original Message - From: Ranbo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 1:36 PM Subject: [CGUYS] Low battery voltage warning? Lately when I boot up my computer I get a warning that says something like: Warning - low system battery voltage, hit F1 to continue or F2 to run utility Nothing happens when I hit F1 or F2 and the only way I can get anything to happen is to turn power off and on. Today, I had to do this 3 times before it powered up. I've never had this problem before, until the past week and now seems to be happening more frequently. Any ideas on what's going on or what can be done? Is my Dell 8300 desktop in its deaththroes, about to crash for good?! Maybe I better leave computer on in case I can't restart it and not see any replies! Randall * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Mozilla stopped working
Rebooted? - Original Message - From: Tourbus Rider Stuart Carlow [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 10:12 PM Subject: [CGUYS] Mozilla stopped working I was using Firefox 3.0.x and either accidentally closed it or something else closed it, and when I clicked on the icon to restart it I heard disk action but the program didn't run. Thinking that something might have been corrupted, I used IE to go to mozilla.com and downloaded and reinstalled Firefox 3.0.3. Upon completion of installation I tried running it, and again I briefly got the hourglass, heard disk action, yet no Firefox. Windows Task Manager confirmed that it isn't running. What happened?(McAfee and Spysweeper indicate no virus nor spyware.) Help!Thanks. --Stu **New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew0002) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer won't Boot
Any clue what the error might have said? Can you get to the BIOS setup? - Original Message - From: Richard P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 11:15 PM Subject: [CGUYS] Computer won't Boot PC had trouble with the video display where the picture went bad with everything going diagonal. After several reboots, the computer and picture came up fine but then the picture went diagonal again. The third time it failed, a screen came up briefly announcing an error before it all disappeared. Tried rebooting but now only the fans run continuously with no activity on the monitor. Tried a different monitor without success. Tried putting in the recovery disc and booting from that without success. All it will do now is run the fans continuously. There is no activity on the monitor except a blinking standby light. Any ideas? If it's not one thing, it's another... Win XP SP3 Thanks in advance, Richard P. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
