Re: [CGUYS] Verizon Done with FIOS?
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 1:51 PM, mike wrote: > Yeah, the minute you do that Verizon sues the city for doing it. This is where a skillful lawyer/politician makes Verizon build out FIOS in that area or get the hell out of the way. If they want to prevent a build out because they are going to do it in a year or so is the only way they can get standing in a court. > > On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 10:28 AM, b_s-wilk wrote: > >> >>> >> Verizon may be finished with the main FIOS installation, but they're not >> doing the last mile or so. Do neighborhoods and small towns have to get >> their own connections through cooperation of all the residents? Ha! Fat >> chance! >> >> Betty >> >> > > > *** > ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO ** > ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** > ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > *** > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] 3.0 drives
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 3:52 PM, gerald wrote: > i bought a 1T WD drive, and a 2T seagate. the WD is terrible. it is hard > to load. once loaded, it is difficult to find. there is supposed to be > software with it, but i cannot get to it. i decided to send it back. i > downloaded the WD upgrade, and software for something. i cannot delete it > by standard delete techniques. the seagate on the other hand loaded like a > piece of cake. i got an unnessary piece of software called memeo plus, or > somesuch. it has as many ads as norton. hope it goes away at the 30 day > trial period. > > i have purchased a 2T seagate 800/fw for wife's machine. had to buy the 800 > f/w seagate interconnect. was only $20, and with only 100 for the drive, > all seems pretty reasonable to me. > PC Decrapifier http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/ will eliminate lots of the bloat on a new install but you need to get the proper Norton removal tool from Norton http://us.norton.com/support/kb/web_view.jsp?wv_type=public_web&docurl=20080710133834EN&ln=en_US and run that several times to eliminate Norton's nagging. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] New nomenclature
On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 6:13 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 5:21 PM, mike wrote: > >> As I said, a new generation. Look at the tech we are talking about, >> the guys who invented it, popularized it are getting older, a new >> generation has come along and is using it's own nomenclature to >> describe the new and old/redone tech that surrounds them. > > If it is Apple that has popularized the term "app." then that means > Steve Jobs has either coined or approved the term. He is hardly new > generation, although he often acts quite childish. > Jobs originally didn't want to do apps from everything I heard. He wanted all that sort of stuff done through web pages in the beginning of the iPhone. At some point the first Apps came in through the jailbreakers and Apple decided there was a market. I think the best thing Apple has done is to force a constant update cycle on the iPhone software that goes around the carriers. I have an Android, Samsung Moment, that is trapped in 2.1, The most current phone OS is 2.3 and my phone could easily be running 2.2 but Sprint doesn't want to pay Samsung for the upgrade. The result is I won't consider getting another Samsung phone even though their hardware is pretty good. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] iphone apps
On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 6:48 AM, Wayne Dernoncourt wrote: > I think you have to be in OSX environment for IOS development. I would love > to be wrong. > > This clown speaks for himself Yep, iOS apps need to be developed with Apple software which requires Apple hardware unless you go the Hackintosh route which may or may not work. http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] LG ALLY
My Sprint Samsung Moment is two versions back at Eclair 2.1.1 with little hope of an upgrade to Froyo 2.2 let alone Gingerbread. Apparently this is one either the manufacturer or the network depending on who thinks who should pay for the upgrade of older phones. I think though this will be a short sighted with people avoiding certain manufacturers due to their phones bad status with regard to upgrades. I like Samsung but if their phones are not getting upgrades that are feasible and HTC phones are getting those upgrades guess who is making is my next phone. This is one place where the Apple way is definitely the better way. All iPhones that are capable get the upgrade but there are some orphan iPhones out there. On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Stewart Marshall wrote: > The older Droid may ship with 2.1 > > but it updates itself to 2.2.1 > > All of Verizon's line should be updating themselves to 2.2.1 as I was told > that Ally would not ever get it. > > They no longer sell the Devour which shipped with 1.6 > > Stewart > > > > At 01:06 PM 1/23/2011, you wrote: >> >> Samsung galaxy on sprint is shipping with 2.1, this is the high water >> maker >> for android phones across all carriers. The lower end hero is also >> shipping >> with 2.1, also currently available. These are just two I know off the top >> of my head...I'm sure other carriers are shipping 2.1 as well. > > > *** > ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO ** > ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** > ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > *** > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] Google Chrome
There is no real need to switch for everything. I use different search engines for different things. I like Chrome for some things and it is faster than Firefox with a tons of add ons. Try it and figure out what you like it for. Chrome was more secure for at least one exploit that escapes me now. Chrome gets continuous silent updates. So it tends to be more up to date than systems who wait to patch. On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 4:06 PM, David D Odell wrote: > I know there was some discussion here in July about Google Chrome, but any > new feedback? Is it worthwile to switch from Firefox? > > > *** > ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO ** > ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** > ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ******* > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
[CGUYS] Police told to Text instead of use Radios in UK
Police being told to use texts to save money. It only costs 4p to send a 1000 texts. I want their plan. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20022761-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20101114/22543211866/uk-police-told-to-text-instead-of-using-radios-in-order-to-save-money.shtml -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] Apple looks in rear view mirror..hopes objects only appear to be closer than they are
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 8:45 AM, TJPA wrote: > My iPad is full of apps that were free. I bought a few children's books for > my granddaughter. Not counting those I don't think I have spent much more > than $5. How is this different? > > > There are multiple reports that apps in the iTunes store are selling well. I have yet to hear that about apps in the android store. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] Apple looks in rear view mirror..hopes objects only appear to be closer than they are
The problem Android has with apps is there are so many decent free ones that I don't think about paying for them. I've only had the phone for a couple of months but I have yet to be tempted by a paid app. On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 11:42 PM, mike wrote: > Sorry but I have both Android and an iPod touch...there are flaky apps on > both platforms. > > > On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 4:38 PM, TJPA wrote: > > > The problem is that so many of the Android apps are of very poor quality. > > Hence poor sales and no profits. > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Jul 15, 2010, at 5:16 PM, mike wrote: > > > > > One point that is brought up each time the subject is discussed is > > > that so few apps are actually making money on Android. Does this > matter > > > looking at the velocity of apps being created for Android? If no one > is > > > making money, why so many apps? > > > > > > *** > > ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** > > ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** > > ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > > *** > > > > > *** > ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** > ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** > ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > *** > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] Yesterday Amazon Buys Woot.Com: Today a $149 Kindle
Oh I read them but that isn't the sort of communication you get from a CEO. On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 6:53 PM, mike wrote: > I guess you guys aren't typically reading woot's descriptions in their > product sales? > > On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 1:39 PM, John Duncan Yoyo > wrote: > > > On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Chris Dunford > wrote: > > > > > > Read the letter from the president of woot about the sale it is an > > > unusual > > > > corporate letter. > > > > http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=13390 > > > > > > "Unusual" is a pale, pale description of that letter. > > > > > > > > > Yep but it is sure worth a read. > > > > -- > > John Duncan Yoyo > > ---o) > > > > > > *** > > ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** > > ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** > > ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > > *** > > > > > *** > ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** > ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** > ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > *** > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] Yesterday Amazon Buys Woot.Com: Today a $149 Kindle
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Chris Dunford wrote: > > Read the letter from the president of woot about the sale it is an > unusual > > corporate letter. > > http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=13390 > > "Unusual" is a pale, pale description of that letter. > > > Yep but it is sure worth a read. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
[CGUYS] Yesterday Amazon Buys Woot.Com: Today a $149 Kindle
Yesterday Amazon announced it bought Woot.com. Today Woot.com offers a $149 Kindle. I guess woot will have much better bags o crap. I just hope it works with my prime account. Read the letter from the president of woot about the sale it is an unusual corporate letter. http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=13390 -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] The kin is dead...long live Windows phone (ms hopes)
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:37 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:38 PM, mike wrote: > > > MS already killed the kin, barely out a week? Did the iPhone sales scare > > them off their little dangeresque device? It was clearly priced way too > > high for the target market. Can this bode well for Windows phone? > > Looks to me as if MS was going to test the waters to find out just > how much of mom and dad's money they could cajole kids into scraping > up to buy this thing. I'll say it seems to have had all the > attributes that kids want. It was Itsy bitsy teeny weeny, with a > microscopic display, keys smaller than Tic-Tacs, and oh so easy to > hide from the teacher. The perfect device for undeveloped minds to do > their Facebooking, or whatever social time wasting site is currently > in vogue. Times be tight, however, and mommy and daddy are pinching > their pennies these days. What a loss for society this is! > > It was also trapped between major phone OS releases. It was the last gasp of system 6 at 6.5 and too close to the release of 7. It was sort of a missing link phone. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] Lawsuit: Dell knowingly shipped 12 million faulty computers
I liked the fact that they sent a batch of the bad computers to their own lawyers and refused to make good on the faulty equipment. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot with a howitzer. On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Stewart Marshall < revsamarsh...@earthlink.net> wrote: > It also mentioned that Dell was not the only company hit by these bad > capacitors, but also HP and Apple. > > Seems Dell made the mistake of trying to cover it up. > > Remember it is not the 2 bit problem that sinks you but the 4 star cover > up. (rephrasing words spoken about Nixon) > > Stewart > > > > > At 09:53 AM 6/30/2010, you wrote: > >> Capacitor leaks are serious business. When a capacitor blows out, not >> only does the device in question die an instant death, it might even >> catch fire. So when the New York Times reports on freshly unsealed >> documents from a lawsuit alleging that Dell, over the course of two >> years, sold almost 12 million Optiplex machines with leaky capacitors >> to companies large and small, you know there's pain ahead for Dell >> whether the company wins the suit or not. >> >> >> http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2010/06/suit-alleges-that-dell-shipped-12-million-faulty-computers.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss >> >> >> * >> ** 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/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] Just How Bad is Google's Mismanagement of the Android Market?
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 8:36 AM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: > > Tap Fish found a way around this limitation on the touch. Apple knows it. > Apple refunded the $900 fish bill without much of a fight. Thurrott got > satisfaction rather quickly from Apple. He had to call on a iPad Touch that > was under warranty to have someone to complain to since the App store > doesn't seem to have phone support. > > Other's have had this problem as well. Link to kid who spent 1200 on Tap Fish fish. http://www.nowpublic.com/tech-biz/tap-fish-7-year-old-racks-1-200-itunes-2621825.html What Tap Fish/Bayview Labs exploited is that you need to turn off in App purchases on your device- (iphone, ipod touch). I would suspect that lots of people who thought that they blocked purchases missed this one. Here is how. Settings > General > Restrictions > In-App Purchases > OFF Could someone with an iPad see if that setting is there on on by default as well. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Just How Bad is Google's Mismanagement of the Android Market?
Tap Fish found a way around this limitation on the touch. Apple knows it. Apple refunded the $900 fish bill without much of a fight. Thurrott got satisfaction rather quickly from Apple. He had to call on a iPad Touch that was under warranty to have someone to complain to since the App store doesn't seem to have phone support. Other's have had this problem as well. On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:16 PM, mike wrote: > Paul Thurrott told a story a few days ago on one of the twit > shows...apparently his kids had racked up 900 dollars in fake fish with an > app called touch fish. Once you've ok'd the 'purchase' of the free app > with > your pass, the user can buy fish with real money in the game apparently > without the further need for a pass. So for all it's slickness, the Apple > store has it's own problems. > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 9:40 AM, mike wrote: > > > Freedom and Liberty is frightening to boot-heeled leftists. > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 10:21 PM, t.piwowar wrote: > > > >> Google’s mismanagement of the Android Market > >> > http://nanocr.eu/2010/06/27/googles-mismanagement-of-the-android-market/ > >> > >> I am sure glad that the Apps Store does not look anything like this > >> dystopian store that Android users are stuck with -- an anarchic place > that > >> only a Libertarian would love. > >> > >> > >> > * > >> ** 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/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Windows Mail to Windows Live Mail
Thunderbird is my mail client of choice. Fairly similar cross platforms so I do not get a big culture shift between Mac and PC. http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 9:22 AM, tjpa wrote: > On Jun 21, 2010, at 7:53 PM, Terry Kilburg wrote: > >> It seems like a good time to leave the buggy windows mail behind. So i >> have decided to download Windows Live Mail and forget Windows Mail. >> > > I don't know about Windows Mail, but it seems to me that you are missing an > opportunity to make a clean break. Why not go to an entirely different > source for your software and pick a company that gets good reviews for its > mail client? M$ has simply not developed a reputation for quality in its > email clients. > > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ********* > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] New Mac Mini
Eh, if you want a Blu-ray buy a blu-ray. They are getting down to a reasonable price and many do the streaming services. I haven't had my I need BR event yet- a cheap player and Star Wars is what got me to finally buy a DVD and might work for BR. On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 4:26 PM, mike wrote: > Well my rinkey dink service is servicing more households than the future > service you speak of. You know very well the ranking of the US for > broadband penetration, so the only reason you have having this argument is > to hold up Apple as some kind of visionary who sees BR going away. All > Apple did was miss the boat. > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:16 PM, TJPA wrote: > > > I am of course assuming you have proper broadband service. RinkeyDink > > Comminications Corp is not going to provide state of the art service. The > > future is not going to halt just because you can't find a good service > > provider. > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Jun 17, 2010, at 2:51 PM, mike wrote: > > > > > You live in a dream world. I broke my foot in October and spent the > > month > > > of November watching Hulu on my tv, Qwest turned off my internet > > connection > > > shortly after. I called and was informed my usage was too high and > this > > was > > > their way of warning me to lower it. > > > > > > * > > ** 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/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] New Mac Mini
To quote Jobs -'Blue-ray is a bag of hurt.' The licensing was complex and expensive in 2008. http://www.betanews.com/article/Steve-Jobs-Bluray-is-a-bag-of-hurt-no-netbook-planned/1224007987 On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 11:51 AM, mike wrote: > Be a lot more useful if the thing had a bluray player, 700 bux is > outrageous > for that hardware spec. > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 3:26 AM, Roger D. Parish >wrote: > > > At 1:23 AM -0400 6/16/10, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > Plus, I think that Apple plans to push the new > >> Mini more as a vehicle for entertainment purposes than as a device for > >> real work, which seems to me to generally be their new direction > >> anyway. > >> > > > > Along those lines, I note that supplied with the Mini is an HDMI-to-DVI > > cable for connecting a monitor. Not a mini-DisplayPort cable, but an HDMI > > cable. > > -- > > 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/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] more problems could be ahead for the iPad
On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 12:06 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:36 PM, John Duncan Yoyo > wrote: > > > What more do you need to google than a name, a description and a vendor? > Aw > > hell here is link, too. > > http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/mobilebroadband/?page=products_mifi > > Chill. I only asked a question. I can do that, can't I? Sure and I get to be sarcastic about it. > I don't > "google" anyway. I search, and maybe I'll use Google when I do. > Google is a brand name. I'm not so much into this brand loyalty > thing. > Google has been a verb for years now. When People are Bining then the end is near. > > Anyway, I already checked it out, I'll guess that the name, MiFi, > is as meaningless as the name WiFi. > > Mifi is the brand name and a pun. WiFI is pretty distinct in meaning. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] more problems could be ahead for the iPad
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 3:07 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 2:31 PM, John Duncan Yoyo > wrote: > > > It's easier than that it just may not be cheaper. A Mifi box from > Verizon > > is a portable personal mobile wifi hot spot for something like $50/month > but > > you can use a cheap wifi only iPad plus the mifi is good for 5 > connections. > > I was talking about 3G or 2G connectivity. Is that what you are > referring to? > What more do you need to google than a name, a description and a vendor? Aw hell here is link, too. http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/mobilebroadband/?page=products_mifi VZ doesn't mention XG where X= intentger 0 to 4. This is the gizmo that they think did in the iPhone demo last week. They had so many of them in the room that it overwhelmed the poor little iPhone 4. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] more problems could be ahead for the iPad
It's easier than that it just may not be cheaper. A Mifi box from Verizon is a portable personal mobile wifi hot spot for something like $50/month but you can use a cheap wifi only iPad plus the mifi is good for 5 connections. On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 1:00 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 7:53 AM, TJPA wrote: > > > Tell him that the iPad is not locked to ATT. > > Sure, but as far as I know you have to muck around with things, like > cutting SIM cards. Most folks aren't gonna get into doing that kind > of stuff, especially since the iPad is designed and marketed to be > particularly attractive to non-techie types. > > Steve > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ********* > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] more problems could be ahead for the iPad
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 7:17 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 2:36 AM, mike wrote: > > > Fact is, it was an iPad users problem and iPads are only on AT&T..it > didn't > > happen to all their phones on the network, just the iPad. > > That breach of security and privacy was a problem for iPad users and > should not be dismissed as such simply upon the basis that Apple was > not the culprit. It will probably not be the last of the personal > data breaches either. > > A fellow I know who works for the FAA has to travel all over the > country on business. He likes his iPhone and iPad, but has to always > take another phone with him on those trips because he cannot depend on > the service provided by AT&T. His big wish is that he could choose > another service provider. He does not like the "freedom" of not > having to choose. > > Apple may have contracts that force them to use AT&T exclusively for who knows how long. Other places have multiple carriers with the iPhones and apparently fewer problesm. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Cox Modem Troubleshooting
IMS you can get a cable modem that works with COX at MicroCentre, Best Buy or online. Cox lists ones that would work at- http://support.cox.com/sdccommon/asp/contentredirect.asp?sprt_cid=f3c8a618-6be2-4859-b7db-6152e87bd537 On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 8:51 AM, David Newhall wrote: > On May 9, 2010, at 12:00 AM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system wrote: > > > Subject: Cox Modem Troubleshooting > > > > During the last week, my cable modem for Cox Cable loses its Internet > > connection about once or twice a day. When troubleshooting, the light > > that indicates the cable connection on the Linksys modem, model > > "BEFCMU10", is not illuminated. If I reboot the modem, it comes up > > fine and I get adequate speeds through the connection. After calling > > Cox, the only thing they can offer is a service call for which I will > > be charged if it turns out that the problem is after their connection. > > > > I have also noticed a slight degradation in the analog TV signal from > > Cox during the last week as well. > > > > Should I just go ahead and replace the modem to see if that makes a > > difference? It would be less than the service call. > > Yes, replace it. I had exactly the same issues and the modem finally > failed. They suggested a service call, but I suspected that they would just > say I needed to replace the modem. Much more convenient for me to go to the > Cox office than wait for a service tech. Replacement was around $35. My > modem was a several years old and should have been changed for one meeting > the newer standards a couple of years ago. > > David Newhall > Falls Church, VA > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] webbugs in webmail?
FWIW gmail does a good job of blocking spam. Perhaps just forwarding his mail to a gMail address will do the trick. On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 7:34 PM, Reid Katan wrote: > Quoting tjpa : > > On May 6, 2010, at 4:36 AM, Fred Jones wrote: >> >>> 1. If you load a Spam message in webmail to report it to Network >>> Solutions won't any Webbugs identify the IP address and the recipient of >>> the Spam for future Spamming? >>> >> >> Good question. >> >> If the mail client does not automatically display images -- so you have >> to press a "Load images" button to see them -- that is a sign that it >> is trying to block web bugs. If you don't click that button, or >> anything in the email, you are probably not triggering web bugs. YMMV. >> > > Also, spam is pretty easy to spot (most of the time) without opening it up. > > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] M$ Cancels Courier - Lost their Way?
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 10:46 PM, mike wrote: > > What's next? Fusion Garage is still promising JooJoo delivery "in a few > months". Anybody want to wager on that? (On a side note, what't up > with that name? I can understand changing it from CrunchPad, you > don't want the word "crunch" associated with breakable electronics, > but "JooJoo" simultaneously evokes something anti-semitic and bad > movie theater candy.) > > I think that they were aiming at the Urban Dictionaries Definition 3 but Definition 1 is a bad double meaning. Definitions 2 and 4 are Crunch pad related. 1. <http://joojoo.urbanup.com/600438> joojoo <http://www.urbandictionary.com/products.php?term=joojoo&defid=600438> karma. bad luck. it's bad joojoo to speak ill of others. 3. <http://joojoo.urbanup.com/4421039> joojoo Joojoo means magic. Often used in conjunction with the word "bad" to refer to a thing or situation that might bring bad luck or bad karma, but things can have good joojoo too. Hey man, don't use that white lighter, that's bad joojoo! or Take this ring, its joojoo will protect you. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=joojoo -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] It's here...God help us
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 3:53 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 3:06 PM, tjpa wrote: > > > Is this not another example of getting the government off our backs? Who > are > > "they" to tell us that we can't be watching porn and cleaning our guns as > we > > zoom down the highway at 30 MPH over the speed limit, slowing down only > > while we aim at stop signs for target practice? That would be unAmerican! > > If you are using an Apple mobile device you will not be watching any > porn, at least as far as Apple is concerned. > I thought it was just that all Porn was to be accessed through Safari. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 11:25 PM, Stewart Marshall < revsamarsh...@earthlink.net> wrote: > They have maintained for some time that they have a unique status within > the USA. (You might have heard the sound bite of their current governor a > few months ago proposing secession?) > > Of course this is all hogwash, but you know Texans bigger than snot and > about as useful. > > My first thought is good riddance to that god forsaken hell hole, but I do know lots of nice people who have escaped Texas. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 5:52 AM, Eric S. Sande wrote: > Generally, people who live in NoVa don't consider themselves residents of >> Virginia and feel shamed when reminded. >> > > Is that the general or the particular? > "Don't consider themselves residents of Virginia?" > > Well, Richmond doesn't think so. > What do those idiots know. > > Don't be ashamed of being a Virginian, Tom, here's a nice warm bowl > of grits and some frizzled ham for you, along with some Jeffersonian > democracy. > Texas threw him out of the textbooks for being to liberal. > > :-) > > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?
On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 4:44 AM, Jeff Miles wrote: >I'm a strong Apple supporter. However, what they did by releasing > these prototypes was just plain stupid. >As to your comment below, this is crap. Bringing up the bible, > Moses, the 10 commandments, Hitler, Nazis, is a cheap trick that if used > means you've probably already lost the argument. > > You can add the gun debate to that list. Godwin's law: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1." -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?
On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 5:07 AM, Jeff Miles wrote: >No, it's not. > > This is one of those occasions where Top posting doesn't make sense It just makes it look like you are reenacting Monty Python's Argument Clinic Sketch. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?
On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 3:56 PM, mike wrote: > If I was a judge in this case my first query would be if this item is worth > so much, money, market share..etc...why did you send some kid into a bar to > leave it while he went out and took a leak in the alley? This super secret > phone from Apple wasn't taken from Apple headquarters by a team of IMF > agents, so I'd not let them prosecute like it was. > > I'm not really so sure he left it behind. I've heard this a few places that he may just as easily had his pocket picked. Real world testing includes carrying the thing around and using it as you would any other phone. This kid was doing that. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 10:37 PM, t.piwowar wrote: > On Apr 27, 2010, at 9:43 AM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: > >> it may look like an easy win for a prosecutor who needs a run in the win >> column. >> > > So why should effective law enforcement be treated with such contempt? The > Prosecutor's job is to prosecute and to win cases. What is wrong with that? > Nothing in particular. Anyone dim enough not check with the lawyers before pulling out the checkbook to buy a story deserves what they get. I just don't see a prosecutor pursuing this sort of thing without being fairly certain of win. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:41 PM, mike wrote: > There is also the question of how much force Apple is using to get this > done, it's not beyond them to use a hammer when none is needed. > > The problem is that another gadget blog that was approached asked their lawyers and they told them not to get anywhere near the thing. It would have been considered stolen property. CA state law is apparently lost items are to be held for six months and attempts must be made to find the legitmate owner before they become property of the finder. So doing things like taking it apart would be considered illegal. Apple could be pressing on this but it may look like an easy win for a prosecutor who needs a run in the win column. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 9:16 PM, mike wrote: > http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=33652 > > > http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/iphone-raid/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29 > > Some say this has been served illegally, partially due to the laws > regarding > journalists. Multiple implications of course, are online weblogs run by > journalists? Does this whole case rise to the level of busting in the door > of a private citizen? > > Knowingly receiving stolen goods is a crime especially when you pay $5,000 for them. The question is if they knew it would be considered stolen goods. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Seek advice about removing programs
On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 1:06 PM, tjpa wrote: > On Apr 23, 2010, at 11:42 AM, Michael S. Altus wrote: > >> I want to remove unnecessary programs from my Windows XP computer. I use >> the computer mainly for writing in Word, web browsing, reading PDF files, >> and >> keeping track of numbers in QuattroPro. >> > > Many PCs come loaded with crapware and removing that can clear up lots of > clutter and disk space, but the programs you list are not of that kind. > What you list are mostly support utilities that usually work invisibly and > don't take up much disk space. They assist other programs, typically web > browsers, in delivering media. Pulling them could break something that you > do use. > PC Decapifier works well for clearing the inital crap out of a new machine. http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/ -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iPad exceed radiation limits
On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 1:40 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 12:05 PM, tjpa wrote: > > > Actually somebody in the Israeli government is playing games. The iPad > uses > > the same chip set used in iPhones and many other brands of smart phones. > The > > scoop is that the exclusive right to sell iPads in Israel belongs to a > > relative of a government minister. They want to sell them for top dollar > and > > people bringing in iPads they bought in the US was spoiling their plans. > > > > http://blog.israeltech.net/ipad-ban/ > > One individual's opinion. I would suspect that the chipset > mentioned is not the component that directly controls the amount of RF > output power that can be delivered to the antenna. I think that there > are any number of digital wireless devices that utilize the same > wireless chipsets yet will exhibit widely varying levels of RF > radiated power. > > > Or is it the native corruption and nepotism in the Israeli government barring the door until Apple releases the iPad in Israel and they can gouge their own people. If you allow a state monopoly on sales in a democratic country you should never let it look like it is owned by relatives of high officials. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Manassas shutting down broadband over powerline
Manassas is shutting down its broadband over powerline network. All 520 subscribers need to get a new broadband provider. It never caught on and was slower than alternatives. http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Most-Successful-US-Broadband-Over-Powerline-Network-Shut-Down-107812 http://techdirt.com/articles/20100409/0826178949.shtml -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] NEF plugin for Irfanview
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 10:22 PM, Robert Carroll wrote: > I want to be able to view the "NEF" files that are stored on my PC. > According to Irfanview, there is a plugin for NEF files (these are similar > to RAW files), but I downloaded the plugin executable from the Irfanview web > site and, after installing, Windows still does not recognize NEF nor does > Irfanview. > > The list of plugins: http://www.irfanview.com/main_formats.htm > My Irfanview version: 4.23 > My plugin version: 4.25 > > Question 1: Where to obtain the plugin for NEF? > Question 2: If plugin not available, what free program will let me view > NEF files? > > http://www.irfanview.com/ comes recomended elsewhere and is free. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] amazon wireless blowout
$20 seems to be the price that lots of remarkerters sell the Droid at. I have even found the upgrade that low. I wonder what happens when the CDMA Nexxus one hits the streets for VZ and Sprint. On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Stewart Marshall < revsamarsh...@earthlink.net> wrote: > So do I, but you cant argue with a 20 year old who knows more than you do. > (well thinks they do!) > > Stewart > > > At 01:28 PM 4/10/2010, you wrote: > >> I like the look of the devour a tad more >> >> On Apr 10, 2010 11:12 AM, "Stewart Marshall" > > >> wrote: >> >> Will have to keep an eye on that. >> >> I recently did upgrade my phone to a Palm Pre for $0. It also came with >> the >> wireless hotspot for free. (No monthly fee) >> >> I will keep this in mind when it comes time for my son who wants a droid >> and >> > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case
On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:46 PM, mike wrote: > Got an url for that one? Why would the 'Bushies' try and stop Comcast from > packet shaping and then do this? > It is the Temerity of Nope. Whats left of the republican party is afraid to allow anything good for the country or not to pass during this administration. So they just say no and hope nobody notices that they blocked extending unemployment insurance payments during a recession largely of their own making. > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 12:18 PM, tjpa wrote: > > > On Apr 7, 2010, at 12:52 PM, Steve at Verizon wrote: > > > >> I thought the court's ruling stated that Congress authorized the FCC to > >> regulate only Telecommunications. If Congress wishes for the FCC to > regulate > >> Broadband, then it should do so. Hence Comcast, not a Telecommunications > >> company, but a Broadband company does not fall under the juristicion of > the > >> FCC. Am I wrong? > >> > > > > The Bushies reclassified them so they could more easily escape justice. > > > > Now Comcast is changing its name so it can more easily escape justice. > > > > > > > > * > > ** 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/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] FYI: News Alert: Court Rules Against F.C.C. in 'Net Neutrality' Case
On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Steve at Verizon wrote: > I thought the court's ruling stated that Congress authorized the FCC to > regulate only Telecommunications. If Congress wishes for the FCC to regulate > Broadband, then it should do so. Hence Comcast, not a Telecommunications > company, but a Broadband company does not fall under the juristicion of the > FCC. Am I wrong? > > Are we not communicating here? -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Download US podcasts while traveling
Podcasts aren't distributed through iTunes. iTunes just acts as a listing service. It does depend on the podcast provider as to whether or not you could download it overseas. Odds are it wouldn't matter unless it is something like audible.com which has regional restrictions. If you have a spare computer you could leave it running at home and have it check for podcasts on a schedule. It would capture your paid podcast for you. iTunes allows for this in the settings. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 12:00 PM, mike wrote: > Can you email the content creater? I know the podcasts I listen to are > available overseas...like ones on the TWIT network, but these are free. > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:39 AM, b_s-wilk wrote: > > > I'm considering subscribing to a paid podcast, but the site only posts > two > > weeks of podcasts at a time. I often travel for a month or more. Will I > be > > able to download the podcast while overseas? Doesn't Apple restrict > iTunes > > connections to US IP addresses--or did they change 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/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Why I won't buy an Ipad...
I played with one in the Apple Store yesterday. It didn't make me pull out my wallet but it was darn close. Someone bought one while I was there so they were in stock. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Chris Dunford wrote: > > He is making a common mistake. He thinks the iPad is a computer when > > it really is a very powerful phone. > > But...but...but...haven't you repeatedly referred to the iPhone as a > computer (with which, by the way, I would not disagree)? > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ********* > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Twist in school spying scandal
To me that implies she is complicit. On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 8:15 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > The head of the Lower Merion School District computer technology > department is refusing to provide an affidavit explaining her role in > the Harriton High School webcam spying caper. She is also attempting > to avoid having to appear before the court in a hearing related to > this case. Thus far, she has been refusing to cooperate with > investigators looking onto this case, although her second in command > in the school technology department has been cooperative with > investigators. The judge is ordering her to appear, although she may > well plead the fifth when she does appear before the court. > > Additionally, a second student and his parents in the high school > have now joined the lawsuit agaionst the school district, and are > demanding that photso taken of students be withheld from any form of > distribution. > > http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/89974282.html > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ***** > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] My download speed
On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 7:40 PM, Reid Katan wrote: > Quoting "Eric S. Sande" : > > I mean, it's easy to say that bandwidth is cheap, but not if you're >> in the business of building the infrastructure. >> >> http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20001377-266.html >> >> So, some ups and some downs. >> > > Let's see. If we combine this: > > "Initially, Wall Street was skeptical about Verizon's bet. It costs Verizon > about $750 per customer to wire an entire neighborhood for the Fios Fiber > service. And for every customer who signs up for service, Verizon spends an > additional $600 to bring wire directly to the home." > > With this: > > "And in markets where Verizon's Fios service has been around the longest, > insiders report penetration rates have exceeded 50 percent for Fios > high-speed Internet and are approaching 50 percent for Fios TV." > > And do a little math (scary, I know). . .let's see, ($750+$600)*2(half the > potentials taking)=$2700. Now, I don't know what the service is going for, > but if it's anything like Concast, er, Xfinity, It'll be more than > $100/month. That's 27 months to break-even. Pure profit after that. That > doesn't sound so bad. > > Well that neglects paying for TV programming so add a couple of months. I pay $110/month to VZ for the base FIOS package but it expands up to $160 when you throw in an add on or two and taxes. There was an add for FIOS for $70/month for 6 months in today's Post. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] domain value
On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 9:00 AM, gerald slawecki wrote: > i have under $100 in it. does that mean i should sell it for 100, if it > is worth 1000 or 100,000? if i had, and was able to hold exxon.com, or > coke.com, should i sell them for the $100 i would have in them? some of > these domain name collectors have thousands of domain names, and they are > not selling them for $10 each. > IMS there is the ability to force out domain squatters on trade marked brands so they can get basically nothing for the privilege of having owned something like that. In practice if you make the payment to you smaller than or near the costs of chasing you out then you might come out ahead. The trick here is to get as much as you can without being abusive about it. The good news here is ppiusa and ppi aren't immediately recognizable brands. > > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** 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
On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 10:17 AM, t.piwowar wrote: > On Apr 3, 2010, at 6:42 PM, Stewart Marshall wrote: > >> There are a number of smaller towns in this area, 10K population or so >> that have varying degrees of service. Most of them have VOIP available. >> > > But isn't your area somewhere in the middle of the Okefenokee Swamp? I > don't think Eric and his crews want to be fighting off crocodiles just so > you can stream Alice in Wonderland. > > Pretty sure it would be Alligators in Okefenokee Swamp. Crocs in the US don't range much farther north than Miami. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wow, Apple is kicking Flash off the Web
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 12:46 AM, b_s-wilk wrote: > ...and is not wasting any time about it. > > > http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/01/apple_highlights_ipad_ready_adobe_flash_free_web_sites.html > > Since most Flash on websites is superfluous and annoying, in addition to > being slow and a memory hog, I welcome the change. Few things are more > annoying on web sites than web links that don't work the way I want them > to--ex: I like to open links in a new tab or window while preserving the > original page. Can't do that in Flash. Can't extract web links from Flash > pages either. > > Good riddance. > > Why isn't Adobe rewriting Flash to be more web and user friendly? Don't > they want to preserve their market share? > > Isn't HTML 5 doing most if not all of what Flash did so badly? Adobe is a worse creator than M$ when it comes to exploitable and exploited hardware. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] iPad first looks appearing
The embargos dropped last night and the first real reviews are appearing now. I just listened to Andy Inahkos Mac break Weekly special from last night. He really likes it. No big surprise but there is 1:15 worth of discussion on a video. http://www.tuaw.com/2010/03/31/andy-ihnatko-ipad-is-pure-innovation-one-of-best-computers-e/ -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] It's an app world, and it could swallow all computing
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall < popoz...@earthlink.net> wrote: > I will be sticking with Verizon because of the service area where I live. > Wirefly is selling the Droid for Verizon on verizon's service. Just an end around the normal marketplace price. > > I have been looking at the Droid. > > My son absolutely wants the Droid. (Will be twenty in May more phone that I > think he really needs.) Right now they have a 2 for one offer, but you have > to have a contract coming up to use the second one, and my sons is not till > the end of April. So I am patiently waiting. > > My Env2 (bought used) has a flaky recharge circuit. Sometimes it will only > last a day and other times it will last for a few days. This also affects > the Bluetooth, so I cannot use bluetooth with it. (drats!) > > I have looked at the Droid and the Devour. Both nice phones and most > reviews are pretty good. > The Devour is on an older Android build Donut with Motorola's own veneer over it. I wouldn't consider it just because of the veneer but the old OS would scare me off as well. > > I signed up for Borders rewards, so we will see. The two for one is only > available on Verizon's website. > > Stewart > > > > At 07:47 PM 3/31/2010, you wrote: > >> If you really want the Droid the best deal I've found is through the free >> Borders Books Reward card. The Borders Card has an associated club- >> Borders >> Rewards Perks that offers a Droid for $50 for upgrading current >> subscribers >> and $20 for new subs through Wirefly. I've been holding off to see how >> the >> Nexus will be offered at Verizon but my EnV is getting long in the tooth >> and >> the battery even more so. >> >> The word is that the Droid just got up graded to the current Android 2.1. >> That is the biggest flaw in Android marketplace- The OS doesn't get >> upgraded >> on many older phones so that an App that works on one version of the OS >> might not work on another version of the OS. >> > > 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/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] It's an app world, and it could swallow all computing
If you really want the Droid the best deal I've found is through the free Borders Books Reward card. The Borders Card has an associated club- Borders Rewards Perks that offers a Droid for $50 for upgrading current subscribers and $20 for new subs through Wirefly. I've been holding off to see how the Nexus will be offered at Verizon but my EnV is getting long in the tooth and the battery even more so. The word is that the Droid just got up graded to the current Android 2.1. That is the biggest flaw in Android marketplace- The OS doesn't get upgraded on many older phones so that an App that works on one version of the OS might not work on another version of the OS. On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 7:29 PM, Stewart Marshall < revsamarsh...@earthlink.net> wrote: > OK you have my curiosity piqued. > > Which Android phone do you have? > > It is time for me tog et a new phone and I am patiently waiting to see > which one I should get. > > It is going to be a smart phone and Verizon is giving me some pretty sweet > deals. I am hoping the buy one get one free lasts till alter in April when > my sons contract is also due, so we can double down. > > Stewart > > > > At 06:04 PM 3/31/2010, you wrote: > >> I don't think this is a shocking development as the usefulness of these >> devices becomes greater. I rarely talk on my android phone, I'd say 90% >> of >> my time is on apps/sms etc. >> >> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 3:41 PM, tjpa wrote: >> >> > This is a good illustration of the point I was trying to make. The times >> > they are a changing... >> > >> > "The sea change here is that people are gradually moving away from >> spending >> > time with TV and computers to their mobile devices and that mobile time >> is >> > increasingly less about talking and all about apps." >> > >> > "He points to recent statistics prepared by Morgan Stanley tech analyst >> > Mary Meeker showing that typical cellphone users now spend 30% of their >> > 40-minutes-a-day average on data, and iPhone users spend 55% of their >> > 60-minute average on non-talking phone activities." >> > >> > http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2010-03-31-1Aappworld31_CV_N.htm >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> * >> > ** 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/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Apple Runs Out of iPads
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 11:18 PM, t.piwowar wrote: > > http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174305/Apple_exhausts_supply_of_iPads_for_pre_order > > As you read here... nobody will want one. > > What they sold the dozen that they made? Somewhere I heard running out would be a good strategy for Apple. I hope this is just real demand and not Wii-like availability manipulation. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** 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 - 21 Mar 2010 to 22 Mar 2010 (#2010-38)
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 8:14 PM, tjpa wrote: > On Mar 23, 2010, at 2:48 PM, mike wrote: > >> Yeah I covered that too in the past. I'm not arguing you are not safer on >> a >> mac, I'm arguing the same thing Miller is verifying, macs are safer >> because >> they are such a small portion of the market and the hackers don't spend >> time >> going after them, not because they are coded by perfect beings up on a >> mountain top. >> > > This is such a ridiculous assertion. If Macs were attacked less often this > type of assertion might have some merit, but it completely fails to explain > why the number of exploits is zero. > > Well the number we know about is zero. Still safer than running through the Windows minefield. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Is Verizon giving up on building out FIOS?
The article states that the bean counters are waiting for government to pony up for further FIOS deployments. If you don't have it yet you may be out of luck. http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/So-Is-This-Where-Verizons-FiOS-Deployment-Ends-107342 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100312/1855128547.shtml -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] noPad4me
Of course the battery replacement plan should be similar to the iPod plan where they give you a new/refurb unit. So for $100 you get a new iPad. On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 10:02 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: > This is easy. The iPad is a giant iPod Touch. We can open up the Touch to > change the battery. Why not the iPad? The biggest problem is finding a > source for the right battery, instead of a cheap copy. The battery could > cost $50 [the $5 one is worth 90% less], spudger is less than $5, and you > save the rest by doing it yourself, just like any other computer repair. > We'll have to see who has OEM batteries. > > That leaves you with $52 for a nice dinner and a bottle of wine. > > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ***** > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] PDF creation application
Open Office lets you print directly to PDF and it is free. www.openoffice.org/ On Mar 15, 2010 5:45pm, Wayne Dernoncourt wrote: I've showed my wife how to use PDF Creator, it seems to have at least a few limitations: - has to be run as an Administrator - it only will print one page, there's no error message, it's just that nothing happens until you cancel the "print" job and get a dialog and get a single page I did print out an 8 page document on Valeries PC one page at a time, transfer them to the Mac with a stick and then used my Mac to combine them into one file. Obviously this is horrible. Does anyone have a good, inexpensive piece of PDF file creation s/w that doesn't need admin priv's, etc. -- Take care | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't Wayne D. | supply this, at least not directly Back Up My Hard Drive? I Can't Find The Reverse 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] Off Topic, But Really Interesting
I like the fact that the put seven circles below the crust of the earth. Somebody must like Dante. On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 9:22 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall < revsamarsh...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Chart is pretty accurate. > > Stewart > > > > At 06:47 PM 3/10/2010, you wrote: > > I don't thing the Rev. is a Scientologist. Should have checked the >> chart before picking a flock. >> > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ********* > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] All Your Apps Are Belong to Apple
I wonder if Apple will allow any more federal apps since the agreement was gotten out of NASA with a FOA request. On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 8:31 PM, tjpa wrote: > On Mar 10, 2010, at 4:12 PM, mike wrote: > >> A short editorial from EFF about the app situation at Apple. Someone else >> on the list brought up Apple's new contract with developers believing this >> would help developers..I don't think so because Apple has been telling >> developers the rules all along, the problem is Apple keeps moving the goal >> posts around whenever they feel like it. >> > > This reaction to the Apple agreement is naive. I think it was written by a > starry-eyed idealist who has not read many contracts. Such terms are not > unusual. > > People sign such agreements because it gives them access to a very > lucrative opportunity to make $Millions. They see that Apple is giving away > something of great value and not asking for that much in return. > > You are ignoring Apple's motivation. They want to keep the iPhone a safe > place. That is not easy to do. They are insisting on strict terms because > they want to keep the bad guys away. > > Mike would probably have opposed Wyatt Earp's bringing law and order to > Tombstone too. > > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] A Multigenerational Look at the iPad
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall < popoz...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Yes the local DMV uses touch screens for their Drivers tests, and one of > the Big Orthopedic clinics uses windows touch screen laptops for their > staff, medical records. > But that sure isn't the surface. I know a Grad student that uses a M$ based tablet but it isn't a NEW iPad competing M$ TABLET (TM). Tablet support was in VISTA. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] A Multigenerational Look at the iPad
The possible windows pad is an advertising feint. Just like M$ announced the Surface when Apple's iPhone Buzz sucked all the oxygen out of the market before it's release the pad is a peice of advertising vaporware intended to keep the M$ name in circulation. To be fair there are a few surface' platforms out there but not many. Has anyone ever seen one in use? On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 8:05 PM, mike wrote: > So what is fictitious that you are talking about? > > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 4:51 PM, tjpa wrote: > > > On Mar 8, 2010, at 4:18 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: > > > >> Sort of like the Ipad right now. > >> > > > > No, the iPad exists. You can drive nails with it. It is not yet available > > for retail sale, but that is not the same as being fictitious. > > > > > > > > * > > ** 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/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Twist in school spying scandal
On Mar 8, 2010 12:45am, Art Clemons wrote: You'll note that there is no disputing that the laptop in question was removed from the school without permission. The question is though is did the kid get in trouble initially for taking the computer home without insurance? We know he was tagged for the eating of illicit candies. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Twist in school spying scandal
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 9:23 PM, Art Clemons wrote: > On 03/06/2010 09:23 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: > > If any pictures of an underage child were taken let alone viewed they are > > likely open to prosecution for kiddie porn. This happened in > Pennsylvania > > where they prosecuted a teenage girl for taking pictures of herself and > > emailing them to her boyfriend. > > > I live in PA, while there are idiot DAs, there is no present claim that > pornographic pictures were taken or even available. This isn't about > porn. There are more ways to allegedly invade privacy than having porn > involved. > > No but the prosecutors can choose to escalate the charges if they find anything that qualifies. I grew up in that part of the state. At this point a witch hunt wouldn't surprise me. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Twist in school spying scandal
On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Art Clemons wrote: > On 03/06/2010 08:27 PM, mike wrote: > > So the only crime so far is they should have told the boys and girls they > > would be watched remotely in their bedrooms? Maybe they failed to make > it > > clear because any sensible parent doesn't want their kids spied on by > sick > > perverts. > > The situation is more complicated than you're making it out to be. The > software in question was activated because the laptop was not supposed > to be removed from the school by the student since the parents had not > given permission or paid a $55 fee for insurance for said laptop. The > laptop thus was missing or stolen as far as school records were > concerned. If a thief had actually had the laptop, would you be as > concerned about the privacy of the thief? I suspect not. In some > jurisdictions, the student could or would be prosecuted for theft in > these circumstances. This situation is more confused than portrayed. > The original plaintiff may not be the one that pulls this house of cards down on the school board. The kid in question has a troubled history but the other cases of camera activation are still likely to blow up in the face of the district. If any pictures of an underage child were taken let alone viewed they are likely open to prosecution for kiddie porn. This happened in Pennsylvania where they prosecuted a teenage girl for taking pictures of herself and emailing them to her boyfriend. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** 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]
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Steve at Verizon wrote: > I know the name of the channel is Fox News, but there are two distinct > components. Commentary and news. Commentary includes the very conservative > Hannity, the populist O'Reilly, the libertarian Beck, and the > running-for-president Huckabee. > > Some of their bias shows up in the choice of stories. They ran away from the President's meeting with Republicans earlier in the year presumably because the Republicans were not coming off well. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Apple Co(r)p...
I'm just waiting for the biggest source of pron to be eliminated on the iPhone- The Safari Browser. On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 8:16 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 1:14 AM, b_s-wilk wrote: > > > What Apple is doing with the iTunes App Store is selling what they want > in > > their own store. If you want something else, go to Cydia. > > Yes, Apple does not want to be associated with the dissemination of > products that they construe to be potentially associated with > pornography under the laws of the United States. That is a legal > and/or moral position that they have taken. Apple does not want such > products to be able to operate on their devices that employ their > operating system, thus they have decided to ban such applications from > their store. Apple is making some mistakes in how they are > implementing this ban, in some cases allowing major players to slide > by while banning the minors even though their content may be far less > objectionable. > > In this arena, Apple appears to have fallen into step with the > uber-conservative mindset, and many feel that such a stance runs > counter to the concept that Apple has traditionally adhered to, that > being something for the "rest of us." Maybe there is no "rest of us" > anymore, or at least not in a form that dares to be in the public eye. > Seen any big war protests lately? Maybe 9/11 has changed us more > than we have fully realized. Maybe McCarthyism is making a comeback > as many are saying, and you are either with us or against us as a > recent President intoned as an implied warning. > > With technology being what it is today, a lot of folks are claiming > that Apple could have taken a different approach to this issue of > applications. Perhaps so, but Apple decided to go with the blunt > force method which usually works pretty damn well, objectionable as it > may be to many. > > Steve > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** 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]
A friend of mine who was an OB in Pennsylvania said the insurance was so bad he moved to another state. Imagine the costs of starting or buying a new practice and you can think of what the insurance must cost to make it worth doing. Those costs get passed on. On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall < revsamarsh...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Enough to make a difference in cost and practice. > > Stewart > > > > At 07:32 AM 3/1/2010, you wrote: > >> At 02:14 AM 3/1/2010, Jeff Miles wrote: >> >And I'm sure you're not one of those uneducated who will bring up the >> lack of tort reform as a reason for high insurance costs. >> >> So how much does liability insurance / damage claims add to the cost of >> healthcare? As a percentage of overall costs? >> >> >> * >> ** 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/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Time for a Nation Defense Internet Infrastructure Project?
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:54 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: > > > Who would attack and how? What software and hardware would be shut down by > a cyber attack anyway? > > > There have been reports of exploits in the power grid. I happen to be very fond of electricity, The phone system has been vulnerable to attacks in the distant past. I hope air traffic control is off the net. The film _Live Free and Die Hard_ had the terrorists messing with internet controlled systems. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Are USB Drives Dangerous?
On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 10:43 AM, John DeCarlo wrote: > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 10:21 AM, tjp wrote: > > > > > > http://gcn.com/blogs/quick-study/2010/02/to-usb-or-not-to-usb.aspx?s=gcndaily_230210 > > > > "Those little USB thumb drives are very helpful little critters for > > transporting data easily between one computer and another, you have to > > admit. However, they are also very useful for introducing malware into a > > system. That was that the reason the Pentagon banned their use in > November > > 2008, declaring that “Memory sticks, thumb drives and camera flash memory > > cards have given the adversary the capability to exploit our poor > personal > > practices and have provided an avenue of attack ... malicious software > > (malware) programmed to embed itself in memory devices has entered our > > systems." > > > > Why don't they simply ban Windows? > > > > I could easily put together a USB drive, especially a U3-type that presents > as a CD drive, with stuff for Mac OS, Windows, Linux, and others. > > All you need is a curious but clueless user to mess up any of those > Operating Systems. > > Plenty of stories out there about people "losing" a handful of USB drives, > and finding 80+% of them were inserted in people's computers and clicked > on, > compromising the computers. > > People who wouldn't click on a dangerous web site are likely to think that > the USB they found or borrowed must have something interesting on it. > > Just more user education, really. > > I think I heard that the pentagon sealed up all the USB ports with epoxy. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Creepy or what?
On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 12:03 AM, Tony B wrote: > ...leading to the question: How stupid would a lot of high school students > have to be to *not *cover the camera with a piece of tape? > > They threatened expulsion if you disabled the camera. It looks like it was a third party app with some other problems as well. >From Techdirt- Apparently, in various forums, blog posts and videos, one of the school's techies talked about the technology they were using and how to set it up so that the user would not realize they were being spied on. He also discussed how to prevent a laptop using this software from being "jailbroken," so users couldn't discover that their computers were being used in this manner. Other forum posts from students at the school show that they were told they could not use other computers, could not disable the cameras and could not jailbreak their laptops on the risk of expulsion. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100222/1118438253.shtml -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Anybody else find all tom's post in gMail spam?
Not intentionally. I was wondering if it was seeding off of someone else's Spam marking. On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 10:44 PM, Tony B wrote: > No. Are you sure you didn't mark one as spam at some point? > > > On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 4:22 PM, John Duncan Yoyo > wrote: > > > I just found the last couple of days worth of Tom's posts in the gMail > Spam > > folder. Both the tjpa and the t.piowar email addresses were there. > > > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ********* > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Anybody else find all tom's post in gMail spam?
I just found the last couple of days worth of Tom's posts in the gMail Spam folder. Both the tjpa and the t.piowar email addresses were there. I thought Tom was being unusually quiet. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Creepy or what?
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 10:33 AM, mike wrote: > To be blunt it doesn't matter what you think is going on, it matters what > happened. And that was spying on minors in their own homes. > It was bloody stupid to do and they should feel the full force of the law but the intent could have seemed justifiable if they were sold on this system even if the result isn't. It may be systemic if the video at < http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/learning/schools/how-google-saved-a-school.html> was used as a model by other schools. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] win7 to "phone home" - comments?
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 5:34 AM, Fred Holmes wrote: > Maybe that was the purpose of the patch? > > Nope, just a side effect. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Creepy or what?
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 1:18 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 9:21 PM, John Duncan Yoyo > wrote: > > > What it isn't correct that the district was CLAIMING that it was using > the > > camera for? I think not. > > Well, yeah, the school said that the only intended purpose for any > remote viewing was to help them retrieve stolen or lost laptops, but > that was not what they were doing. > > Yep, but I thought I'd give them the benefit of the doubt. Besides it is hard to believe that is what they were doing. The video of the teacher using the camera in another school to monitor students from the techdirt link is more what I think is going on. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] win7 to "phone home" - comments?
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 2:47 PM, tjpa wrote: > On Feb 11, 2010, at 2:06 PM, Andy Gallant wrote: > >> perpetual anti-piracy surveillance regime embedded within already >> purchased consumer equipment -- is entirely unacceptable. >> > > And don't omit mention of... > Security patch results in BSOD, stops Windows from booting > > http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/02/security-patch-results-in-bsod-stops-windows-from-booting.ars > > > > > Word is that this patch may have unmasked a rootkit that casued the BSOD. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2450052/posts -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) > > > > * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Creepy or what?
On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 6:00 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 10:33 AM, John Duncan Yoyo > wrote: > > > Apple offers the ability to take a picture remotely if your laptop is > > stolen to make it easier to recover which I think is what the district > was > > claiming it was doing. > > Not correct. That school had never used the cameras in the laptops > that had been distributed to the students in any attempt to recover a > stolen or misplaced computer. They were using it to 'spy' on at least > one student, and perhaps upon many more. The laptop involved in this > incident had not been reported as having been stolen. > What it isn't correct that the district was CLAIMING that it was using the camera for? I think not. >From Techdirt> The district is now claiming that, yes, it had the ability to do so, and in fact did so 42 times<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/19/AR2010021902004_pf.html>(though, it never told students or parents it could do this). However, the district claims that it *only* did so to try to track down lost or stolen laptops. That doesn't explain how this resulted in a student being reprimanded for "improper behavior in his home" though. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100219/1418438242.shtml There was another example of this system being used on film. Again from TechDirt follow the link http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100218/1056378228.shtml to see the youtube video of this> This may be more common than I thought. Julian Sanchez <http://twitter.com/normative/statuses/9295840723f> points us to a recent PBS Frontline episode<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/learning/schools/how-google-saved-a-school.html>about technology in schools that shows a school official proudly showing off the ability to spy on kids this way (well, using remote desktop emulation, rather than turning on webcams, but many of the kids seem to use webcams a lot). <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100218/1056378228.shtml> > > The student who is known to have been spied upon was hauled into the > principal's office and was to be disciplined by the school for > 'inappropriate behavior' even though the alleged behavior took place > in the boy's home, not in the school. The school had taken at least > one photo, by remote control, of the student, who is about 15, and the > charge against him was illegal drug use and suspicion of intent to > sell and distribute drugs. The "drug" involved? As it turns out, it > was candy that the student was eating. > > Had the school not blown its cover by informing the student that > they had taken a photo of him by way of his laptop, it is likely that > this spying would still be continuing. > Yep, About the only out on this for the district is if the kid didn't bring his laptop with him for a few days or have claimed that it was lost. > The FBI is now investigating. > > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Creepy or what?
On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Stewart Marshall < revsamarsh...@earthlink.net> wrote: > It is the newest and neatest thing for manufacturers to build them in. > Most often than not nowadays you will find them standard fare on laptops. > > We got two netbooks and one laptop in the last year and all of them had > built in webcams. > > I think all the apples with screens have cameras built in -even the apple monitors. The iMac I'm using now does and it is going on three years old. Apple offers the ability to take a picture remotely if your laptop is stolen to make it easier to recover which I think is what the district was claiming it was doing. There is also the ability to track IP adresses. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Cell phone radiated power
There was a lengthy (for Popular Science) article on this this month. On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 12:02 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 11:21 PM, t.piwowar wrote: > > > Oh no! Here we go again. > > Microwave RF can most certainly damage human cells. If you can > defeat the safety switch, stick your hand into a microwave oven and > turn it on if you think this is but an urban myth. > > Of course, cell phones produce such RF at far lower power, but the > FCC decided to limit the amount of RF absorption levels in the > interest of public safety. Would cell phone providers like to be able > to radiate at higher power levels? Probably so, because they could > then get by with fewer cell tower sites if for no other reason. > However, the FCC, in conjunction with the FDA, determined what was > perceived to be a safe level and mandated that it not be exceeded by > cell phone handsets. > > No one here on this list has said, to the best of my knowledge, that > cell phone use has been proven to cause any health problems other than > by killing and injuring folks when they crash their cars while using > one or hurt themselves by falling over or running into things as they > walk about talking or playing games on them. There is more than > enough danger right there. > > The facts of the matter are as originally stated. Make you own > decisions. If you want aluminum foil, be my guest. > > Steve > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Creepy or what?
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 8:53 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > Parents: school used webcam to spy on our kid at home > > By Jacqui Cheng | Last updated February 18, 2010 12:23 PM > > > School-issued laptops are becoming more and more common these days, > but thanks to the action of one high school, students and parents > might have second thoughts about bringing them home. The parents of a > Pennsylvania high school student, Blake J. Robbins, have filed a > lawsuit against his school district after discovering that school > officials had allegedly been remotely accessing the laptop in order to > take webcam photos of the students at home. There are a number of > unanswered questions about this story, but if true, it could mean > serious penalties for the Lower Merion School District. > > http://tinyurl.com/yfb4ujl > > As a graduate of nearby High School who used to play LM I laugh. Boy the prosecution of this could lead to no end of hurt. If the school district caused the taking of naked pictures of underage children wouldn't they be guilty of child pornography? If these pictures were moved between servers of the school it could be construed as the distribution of child pornography. I expect that lots of the kids or their parents will be covering their cameras with a post it note. John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Cell phone nos.
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 2:44 PM, mike wrote: > Did you ask them? > > On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:23 PM, One Man wrote: > > > Having sent my motorola razor through the wash and dry, I can't get it to > > work. Now at&t wants to replace my cell no. as well as the phone. what > > gives? > > > > > Put the phone in a bag of crystal style kitty litter and ignore it for a week or so. As for the number tell them no thank you, Verizon would let me keep the old one and see what they say. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Science Friday: Facial Recognition
On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 6:42 AM, Chris Dunford wrote: > Picasa is very good, but I still get plenty of false hits--maybe 1 or 2%. > That doesn't sound like much, but if a cop cam identifies one or two out of > every 100 people on the street as criminal, the > watchers are going to be very, very busy, and the population is going to be > very, very annoyed... > > It varies widly. It tries very hard to match a tag to every face even if it doesn't have a match. It still mixes up the girls in my daughters soccer team. Some of them just puzzle me. The redhead gets mixed up with my brown haired daughter and they don't look all that much alike. If it were better at grouping the misses I'd like it better. All the random faces in the background of pictures can cause real headaches. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Science Friday: Facial Recognition
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) < mark.sny...@ngc.com> wrote: > Depends on what database is used to check the face; if FaceBook, I can > see an iPhone app for that. > > Thank you, > Mark Snyder > > -Original Message- > On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 11:56 AM, tjpa wrote: > > > Science Friday recently had an interesting segment on facial > recognition. > And eventually being able to use it to get an instant > > ID for anybody you meet on the street. > > I think that last one is pretty much out of the question for > "normal" folks. Law enforcement and homeland security interests will > see to that. > > Given Google Picassa's facial recognition which works ok and facebook tags there is a decent chance that a face can be recognized. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Intuit's amazing sidestep
What OS are you running it on? On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Judy Cosler wrote: > WTH is an "engine log?" > > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Q. Fisher >wrote: > > > After jumping through all of Intuit's hoops, thought I could get my taxes > > done today while the snow melts (ha!). After a few hours of data entry > the > > program crashes with an error 25300 that includes a link to Intuit for > the > > solution! So they must know about it. > > > > I also found on several ocassions inormation entered into a wprkpage did > > not get sent onto the form it was to support, and the numbers had to be > > entered in over-ride mode. > > > > I've not found Turbotax to be buggy in years past, but this year is > making > > up for it! > > > > Here's what Intuit's support page says: > > > > > > > Error 25300 When Using TurboTax > > Updated: 1/13/2010 > > Article ID: 7760 > > It has been reported that Error 25300 occurs when using TurboTax, most > > commonly when switching from forms mode to interview mode and when trying > to > > open a tax file that has already been saved. > > We are aware of this issue and are currently investigating it. In order > for > > us to pinpoint the root cause of the situation, we would like to review > > engine logs from affected users. > > > > > -- > > -- > > Quentin A. Fisher > > Bethesda, MD > > > > > > * > > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > > * > > > > > > -- > Judy > > > ***** > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Google: evil, indifferent or disorganized?
On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 11:46 AM, mike wrote: > This could be google's big weakness...a fragmented os distribution. We are > going to have phones floating around with 1.5, 1.62.0 etc. Some with > multitouch, some not...although all of them are capable. I know sprint is > going to offer the 2.1 update when it's cooked, but will verizon? Who > knows. > > I've got an upgrade due me from VZ and I am just waiting to see if the Droid keeps current. I think that this has been a problem with Windows Mobile all along with so many different configs out there. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Google: evil, indifferent or disorganized?
This week google shipped multi-touch for 2.1.1 OS which is on the Nexxus 1. On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 7:56 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: > > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 10:39 PM, t.piwowar wrote: > >> On Feb 5, 2010, at 3:05 PM, David K Watson wrote: >> >>> Also, because of the many Android OS versions and hardware >>> models, there is no guarantee that any particular Android app will work >>> on >>> any given Android phone. People like choice, sure, but they also need a >>> degree of certainty to base their choices on. >>> >> >> You must consider that Google is new to consumer hardware and Apple has >> had decades of experience in this arena. Google is going to have to learn >> many important lessons via the school of hard knocks. >> >> The story I heard on one of the Twit shows this was Apple asked Google not > to enable multi-touch on the Droid. Apple believed it's patent was weak on > multitouch and they did't believe it would survive a challenge. That > doesn't make tons of sense but but lots of patent law applied to software > doesn't. In addition there are multi touch capabilities in the Android OS- > the shift key for one. > > > -- > John Duncan Yoyo > ---o) > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Google: evil, indifferent or disorganized?
On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 10:39 PM, t.piwowar wrote: > On Feb 5, 2010, at 3:05 PM, David K Watson wrote: > >> Also, because of the many Android OS versions and hardware >> models, there is no guarantee that any particular Android app will work on >> any given Android phone. People like choice, sure, but they also need a >> degree of certainty to base their choices on. >> > > You must consider that Google is new to consumer hardware and Apple has had > decades of experience in this arena. Google is going to have to learn many > important lessons via the school of hard knocks. > > The story I heard on one of the Twit shows this was Apple asked Google not to enable multi-touch on the Droid. Apple believed it's patent was weak on multitouch and they did't believe it would survive a challenge. That doesn't make tons of sense but but lots of patent law applied to software doesn't. In addition there are multi touch capabilities in the Android OS- the shift key for one. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Digital humanity (was: apple-stanza-usb)
On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 9:56 PM, Eric S. Sande wrote: > Actually the Russian space agency provides this service at lower cost and >> greater accuracy (because it has not been deliberately dumbed >> down by the generals). >> > > Don't get too confused on this. GPS is a strategic necessity. Or > something like it is. The US doesn't depend on the Russians for strategic > necessities. > The Clinton ordered US Military stopped fuzzing the numbers on the civilian system in 2000 when GPS became an economic engine. There is nothing to stop them from doing so again except a ton vital civilian uses like airplane navigation. The Russians could also mess with the satellite signals if they had a reason. > > What goes on at NASA is for public consumption. What goes on > in the military arena is a totally different kettle of fish, IMHO. > > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ********* > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** 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 - 3 Feb 2010 to 4 Feb 2010 - Special issue (#2010-82)
Make sure you have the most current real player. There apparently was a real nasty exploit in the wild. On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote: > Thanks, David! I will check it out. > > Thank you, > Mark Snyder > -Original Message- > Page with links to the Real Audio or Windows Media Player > formats for that show: > <http://wamu.org/programs/dr/10/02/03.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medi > um=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WAMU885DianeRehm+(WAMU%3A+The+Diane+Rehm<http://wamu.org/programs/dr/10/02/03.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medi%0Aum=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WAMU885DianeRehm+%28WAMU%3A+The+Diane+Rehm> > +Show)> > > Podcast link: > <http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=510071> > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ***** > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** 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 - 3 Feb 2010 to 4 Feb 2010 - Special issue (#2010-82)
On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote: > Thanks, David! I will check it out. > > Thank you, > Mark Snyder > -Original Message- > Page with links to the Real Audio or Windows Media Player > formats for that show: > <http://wamu.org/programs/dr/10/02/03.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medi > um=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WAMU885DianeRehm+(WAMU%3A+The+Diane+Rehm<http://wamu.org/programs/dr/10/02/03.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medi%0Aum=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WAMU885DianeRehm+%28WAMU%3A+The+Diane+Rehm> > +Show)> > > Podcast link: > <http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=510071> > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ***** > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Digital goes awry, or a scare tactic?
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 4:36 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: > On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 3:34 PM, John Duncan Yoyo > wrote: > > > Having worked in laboratories all my life I can tell you calibration is a > > big issue. > > I immediately thought of a calibration problem when I saw that very > improbable reading on the thermometer the reporter was using. I dunno > why she didn't think of that as well, but then again, she was out in > the field and maybe, just maybe, she thought that reading was correct. > Someone at the TV station, at least the weather person, surely must > have realized that something was probably wrong. After all, that > reading was 16 degrees off from what the TV station was displaying > on-screen, adjacent to their logo, as being the current temperature. > > That apparent inaccurate reading did, however, conform to the > hyperventilating she was engaged in at the moment. She had just > finished interviewing a motorist, trying her best to elicit admissions > from him that he was facing a terribly challenging task on the > roadways given all the snow. But he was not going along, insisting > instead that even his Mustang, hardly a snow car, would have no > problems getting him home in a reasonable amount of time, and that the > roads looked pretty good to him. And with that, she whips out the > digital thermometer and gets the 16 degree reading and accompanies > that with exclamations about the perils of ice. Final tally for the > TV viewers? She wins the argument and the poor guy might die trying > to get home. Go figure. > > Well she is a reporter and doesn't need to be the brightest bulb on the strip. I would not expect to see much in the way of liquid water or slush on the ground if she had anything resembling an accurate reading. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Digital goes awry, or a scare tactic?
Having worked in laboratories all my life I can tell you calibration is a big issue. Thermometers for people only really need to accurate over fairly narrow range. Something like 90 to 110 F should cover most situations that a doctor would expect to see in practice. They could still be wildly innaccurate outside that range and be useful. Another big issue is using instrumentation properly. Waving that IR thermometer around and getting a proper and accurate reading is at best iffy. Not knowing the exact instrument I would bet that it has a Maximum effective range of around a couple feet any more than that and the readings should be suspect. http://www.allqa.com/IR.htm Plus she just may have found a cold spot. Vienna did get dumped on last night. On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote: > You may have seen tape recorded some time ago. However, when responding > to my doctor's questions about temperature, I replied, adding, but it's > just an old glass/mercury thermometer. Doctor replied - those are still > the best. > > Thank you, > Mark Snyder > -Original Message- As it was snowing here in the DC area last > night, I tuned to Channel > 9 at 11pm to see what they were reporting. Lo and behold they had, as > usual, someone out in the weather. A reporter was on the scene, out > in the show, pointing out how treacherous things may be getting. > Nearing the end of her short piece, she pulls out a digital > thermometer as says that she is going to take a temperature reading > just to let viewers see how bad things are getting (actually, it was > not really all that bad, but as we know, TV has to hype things up.) > She points the digital thermometer toward the ground and the camera > zooms in to get a close look at the digital display. Amazingly, the > thermometer is reading 16 degrees F. I say to myself, "How can that > possibly be." I live miles to the west where it is always colder and > it is but 30 degrees, and the on-screen temperature display as > provided by the TV station next to their logo says 32 degrees. No > correction or mention is made about the glaring disparity, so I was > left to wonder about just what the heck that was all about. > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Schmidt, Paul wrote: > Not on this scale, but the Newman Foundation seems to do pretty good > too. > > > FYI You got sent to spam in my gmail with a big red warning that you may not be who you claim to be. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Even Peewee has an Ipad
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 7:53 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall < revsamarsh...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Check this link out. > > PeeWee Herman has an Ipad. > > > http://www.switched.com/2010/01/29/pee-wee-loves-the-ipad-chairry-stays-mum/?icid=main|main|dl7|link6|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.switched.com%2F2010%2F01%2F29%2Fpee-wee-loves-the-ipad-chairry-stays-mum%2F<http://www.switched.com/2010/01/29/pee-wee-loves-the-ipad-chairry-stays-mum/?icid=main%7Cmain%7Cdl7%7Clink6%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.switched.com%2F2010%2F01%2F29%2Fpee-wee-loves-the-ipad-chairry-stays-mum%2F> > > I wonder how and why he had the set handy. Could this be a hint that Pee Wee has something on the horizon. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iPad dock connector for tethering
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 3:05 PM, mike wrote: > If the ipad has wifi, you can connect it that way to any service I would > expect. Thus you could get a sprint or verizon mifi and use it like that. > I know there are programs for windows and android that let you turn your > mobile phone into a wifi router and this would work too. > > All iPads are supposed to have WIFI. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] safari and new windows vs tabs
FWIW Safari does the same things on a Snow Leopard Mac. On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 12:11 PM, mike wrote: > So off to chrome or FF I suppose. > > On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 7:56 AM, John Duncan Yoyo > wrote: > > > On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 2:56 AM, mike wrote: > > > > > I don't feel bad because I have that setting checked and it still opens > > new > > > windows. > > > > > > http://twitter.com/#search?q=%22Apple%20iPad%22%20OR%20%23Ipad > > > > > > > Yep it does the same for me on the PC. > > > > > > > > If you take safari there, and click on a picture link in one of the > > tweets, > > > does it open a new window or a new tab? On mine it's a new > > > window...despite > > > prefs saying otherwise. FF, IE, Opera..Chrome..all open new tabs. > > > > > > > If you read the help file for preferences it seems to imply that it will > > only open in a tab if the link doesn't specify a new window. I'm > guessing > > it is a bug in the software. > > -- > > 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/ ** > * > -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Kindle
On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 12:01 AM, Marcio wrote: > Which one is better, the Kindle or the Kindle DX ? > > That is a matter of taste question. DX is bigger and has the ability to import pdfs but that may have changed in the latest Kindle software. This is the best comparison I found. http://ireaderreview.com/2009/05/05/kindle-dx-vs-kindle-2/ -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] safari and new windows vs tabs
On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 2:56 AM, mike wrote: > I don't feel bad because I have that setting checked and it still opens new > windows. > > http://twitter.com/#search?q=%22Apple%20iPad%22%20OR%20%23Ipad > Yep it does the same for me on the PC. > > If you take safari there, and click on a picture link in one of the tweets, > does it open a new window or a new tab? On mine it's a new > window...despite > prefs saying otherwise. FF, IE, Opera..Chrome..all open new tabs. > If you read the help file for preferences it seems to imply that it will only open in a tab if the link doesn't specify a new window. I'm guessing it is a bug in the software. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] safari and new windows vs tabs
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 12:07 AM, mike wrote: > I downloaded Safari to once again try it out. One thing is driving me > absolutely batty...I click on some links and they open in new windows > instead of just opening in the current window or at the least a new tab. I > have checked the prefs and I can't find anything that seems to kill this > from happening. IE, Firefox and Chrome all handle these links by opening > new tabs. Am I missing a setting or is this just how Safari launches these > links? > > As an example, this happens on any picture linked on twitter. > > > Preferences>General>(at the bottom of the page is the option to Open links in a new tab. It took me twice through the preferences to find it and I knew it was there so don't feel bad. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] ipad vs Clarke
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 7:20 PM, David D Odell wrote: > Yes, both based on Clarke's short story "Childhood's End" > FYI the short story is The Sentinel. Childhood's End is a novel and perhaps the one Clarke is best known for. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_%28film%29 -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
