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Quoting Henry Bruhl hmbr...@hotmail.com: http://orcen.euweb.cz/StuartScott80.html I think Henry needs to get the bums rush. Is there anyone left to do that? *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] New nomenclature
On 3/19/11 4:14 PM, mike wrote: This is how it's always been, new speech comes along with every generation and every previous one complains. That's how you know you're getting. . .old. *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] Iitunes on External HDD -- Not showing in Archive
On 3/6/2011 1:53 PM, Gail Miller wrote: As far as moving your library so you can use it on both machines, there's a fairly detailed explanation here: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-itunes-library-to-a-new-hard-drive/ I'm purging my email folder and wanted to be sure I can access thin link in the online archive of Computer guys -- but alas, this post is not showing up. What am I doing wrong? Is it my settings or what? Thanks so much ... Gail You're aware that it's gone to the old list? So if you're looking at the Yahoo archives, it won't be there. *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] Question re External HDD
On 3/5/2011 12:22 PM, Gail Miller wrote: Hi...I have a large external HDD connected to my desktop computer by a USB cable. I would like to use some of the data on the HDD on my Laptop. Can it be as simple as moving the USB cable from one machine to the other or am I missing something major here? If it works that easily, I can envision storing my photos and music on the HDD for use on both of my computers. Yup. It really *is* just that easy. The OS on the laptop will assign the drive it's own drive letter. One thing though, Autoplay will try to figure out what's on the drive, and probably ask you what you want to do. I've always found Take No Action to be the most appealing option. But that may just be me. If you're using iTunes, you can move the library file to the external drive, and use it on both machines. Topic for another thread. *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] Iitunes on External HDD
On 3/5/2011 1:04 PM, Gail Miller wrote: If you're using iTunes, you can move the library file to the external drive, and use it on both machines. Topic for another thread. I DO use ITunes and I do store my music files on the External drive. So ... are you saying that I could use EITHER machine to sync my IPod? That Well, I don't have any iThings (un-American, I know), so can't really answer that one. Could you explain a little more? My IPod is the Nano with the radio. It's just about a year old -- the 4th Generation, I think. As far as moving your library so you can use it on both machines, there's a fairly detailed explanation here: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-itunes-library-to-a-new-hard-drive/ Since you've already got the *media* moved to the external, you just need to move the *database* to it, and point iTunes to the new location. The best part about having the database travel with the media is, if you buy a new song from iTunes, or import a new CD on one machine, it'll automatically show up on the other. *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] Unsubscribe
Quoting Sheila Chatburn she...@maykit.co.uk: - Original Message - From: Gary Brick br...@mac.com It seems like no matter how many times you send an unsubscribe to the wrong address, it just doesn't work. (-: Seriously, if you're leaving this list to join the other one, just stay here *and* join the other one. Occasionally someone posts here. *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 and Windows XP mode
Quoting Fred Jones fredjone...@softhome.net: Thanks for the replies. The old program I need (want) is called Accpac Plus Accounting. I've had it for about 20+ years and have several different businesses accounting data on it. The program is expensive and I never liked the newer versions that much so I continue to use the old one. I think I will give the XP Mode a try as much to learn about it and then maybe run the accounting program too. Thanks again. Well, hell. You can always keep an old box alive (or dual boot) just to have DOS installed with your accounting program. It certainly wouldn't take a very modern system. Maybe get a KVM switch to bounce back and forth. *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 and Windows XP mode
Quoting Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net: But then you have the problems with printers etc. Many modern printers only print from USB ports etc. Or directly over the network. My P3 450 even has a couple of USB ports. Of course, *DOS* probably doesn't do USB very well. (-: *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] Cox Modem Troubleshooting
Quoting Richard P. richs...@gmail.com: During the last week, my cable modem for Cox Cable loses its Internet connection about once or twice a day. When troubleshooting, the light . . . 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. Why don't you call them up and complain about the crappy TV signal? Seems like fixing one might fix the other, and since there are fewer variables in the TV path, they might be more willing to look into it. * ** 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?
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: 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/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Seek advice about removing programs
Quoting Fred Holmes f...@his.com: At 11:42 AM 4/23/2010, Michael S. Altus wrote: Apple Software Update (Does it have useful downloads for a Windows XP computer?) Do you have QuickTime (for Windows) installed on your computer? Some video is encoded for it, and, apparently for IP reasons, other video players won't play it. Your Apple Software Update likely keeps it current. Along with any other Apple products you might have installed. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Is Apple Readying for a Rematch With Microsoft in Personal Computing? - NYTimes.com
On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:55 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: *A bigger iPad, with a keyboard? Sounds like a notebook. FWIW. I used an iPad on Tuesday. It's heavy, slippery, can be easily dropped. Keyboard is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i5i3ozyPS8 * ** 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
Quoting Mike Sloane mikeslo...@verizon.net: A federal appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks. I heard the tail end of this story on Market Place this afternoon. Then they said that Comcast's stock went *down*. What's up with that? * ** 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
Quoting Eric S. Sande esa...@verizon.net: Betty and Stewart will be waiting for Pedro, Jorge, and their amigos to come along and dig up their neighborhoods. Cheap shot. Well below your usual standard, Reid. Many don't actually buy it, in fact, even if it's available. Hey. I just used the number quoted in the article you posted. If you're saying I'm using cheap contractors for the buildout, prove it. Well, all I'm saying is that majority of the ditch diggers I've seen out there (and I get around. I work in big chunks of PG, Calvert, Anne Arundel, Charles) don't speak English as a first language. If your contractors are supposed to be union, I'd gladly help you bust them. * ** 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
Quoting Eric S. Sande esa...@verizon.net: Face it, the average VZ union employee is very extremely well paid for professional services. That would include the guy/gal who actually does the hookup. Sorry, Reid, I just objected to the tone, I guess. No tone was intended. All I was saying is that you keep telling Betty it's too expensive to run FiOS to her in the sticks of eastern MD. The article you posted a link for gave the figures of $750 for the build (per household), $600 to the house, and a 50% take rate. As for Pedro an' them, all I know is what I see. Non-Anglo-Saxon or non-African-American individuals running the picks and shovels. Documented or not, union or not, I don't know. If they are union contractors paying good wages, then it's a sad state of affairs given a 10% unemployment rate that they'd still have to go off-shore to find people willing to do the work. Or maybe I'm hypersensitive on this issue. No harm intended. No worries. We good? I'll buy the next round. * ** 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
Quoting t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com: The corporations invented the idea that bandwidth was a scarce resource to be sold to the public drop by drop. They started to throttle services like BitTorrent and block services like Skype. Suddenly the the wide open cables lost their ability to move our data unimpeded unless they got greased by the payment of extra tolls. Yeah. If Eric's FiOS is capable of delivering 100Mbs (or whatever their claim is), why do you have to pay extra for higher rates? What's the diff? It's not like they have to come out to my house and install a booster to the line, or come around and install a fatter wire. if they let the unwashed masses *all* have max bandwidth, and their wire isn't able to support it, then they don't *really* have 110Mbs bandwidth, and shouldn't be advertising as such. The wire is either capable of the bandwidth, or it isn't. Seems to me like it's more trouble and expense trying to meter out the service. * ** 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
Quoting Eric S. Sande esa...@verizon.net: 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. Betty and Stewart will be waiting for Pedro, Jorge, and their amigos to come along and dig up their neighborhoods. * ** 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
Quoting Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net: It mainly is based on expected usage. They expect you to use it more so you pay more for it. My church office uses a 1.5 mps connection. We are not a heavy user and do not rely on a super high speed connection for our work. Now if I were a business that required a high speed connection tog et a loot of work done I would see them charging for a higher speed. Why? It's not like they have to keep refilling the line more often. They don't have to keep an extra supply of Broadband in the back room. If you ordered up a faster connection, what would they have to do? type a few commands into their server allowing you the increased speed. Oh, and send a memo to Accounting to send you a fatter bill. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Cellphone choices [WAS It's an app world, and it could swallow all computing}
Quoting Rev. Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net: I read this, but again it is a faint rumor. NO one has verified it, and these have been going for a bout a year. I was also struck by the lack of actual sources. It's always people briefed by the company or variations there of. Did wonders for Apple's stock price though. It hit all time highs this week. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wozniak solves two iPhone problems
On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 13:25:31 -0400, David K Watson wrote: Very good, except that looking something up while talking on the phone is one of the kinds of multitasking that iPhones do. Apparently Woz hasn't seen the commercials. I know the ATT commercials show people talking and surfing in tandem, but do the iPhone commercials? I don't think I've ever seen an ATT commercial where any one is using an iPhone. Kind of odd, IMO. -- R:\katan - SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] DVD recorder - .VRO file
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:13:39 -0400, b_s-wilk wrote: Default for recording is DVD_VR which is used for editing on the recorder, but is a pain to use on a computer. Instead, you have to first initialize it as DVD_VR, then go to the menu and change the recording format choice to DVD Video or DVD_V. When you make a recording and close the file, it creates a Video_TS folder instead. Well that's good to know. I've switched my current disk to DVD_V. I haven't tried to copy anything off of it to my computer yet, though. Gotta wait for something worth saving to come along. . .could be a while. Did they translate the manual directly from poorly written Korean? I don't even know where my manual is at the moment. -- R:\katan - SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!! * ** 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
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: I'm still trying to figure out who said nobody would want one. Everyone knows the apple sheeple ordered two the moment pre orders were put up. That was my thought, too. Most of the dissenters were more about not for me, and, I don't see it as being that big a deal. Of course, I'm still waiting for all the Windows 7 hatred that Tom predicted. So far, I'm not really hearing anything. queue Tom firing up his bot-net to find that one site where somebody's complaining about the color scheme * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] DVD recorder - .VRO file
Quoting b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es: I recorded a TV show with a Samsung DVD recorder. The file is VR_MOVIE.VRO located inside a DVD_RTAV folder. How do I convert it on my Mac or on a PC so that it can play on a regular DVD player or a computer? It refuses to even copy to the Finder Wow. Something I might actually be able to help with. I also have one of them Samsungs with the stupid-ass .VRO files. First you have to close the disc in the Samsung. Otherwise it ain't gonna go. Then you should be able to copy the VR_MOVIE file to your drive. I've done it, so I know it *should* work. VLC *will* play the file as is. You'll probably have to drag it to the (already open) VLC player to make it go. That's what I have to do. There's a program (Mac or Windows) called MPEG Streamclip http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html that claims that it will convert your .VROs. However, it requires a plug in for QuickTime (MPEG-2 Playback Component http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2 $20 or so) to work. From their site: You can use MPEG Streamclip to: open most movie formats including MPEG files or transport streams; play them at full screen; edit them with Cut, Copy, Paste, and Trim; set In/Out points and convert them into muxed or demuxed files, or export them to QuickTime, AVI, DV and MPEG-4 files with more than professional quality, so you can easily import them in Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Toast 6, 7, 8, and use them with many other applications or devices. Supported input formats: MPEG, VOB, PS, M2P, MOD, VRO, DAT, MOV, DV, AVI, MP4, TS, M2T, MMV, REC, VID, AUD, AVR, VDR, PVR, TP0, TOD, M2V, M1V, MPV, AIFF, M1A, MP2, MPA, AC3, ... I haven't tried it yet, but those are the claims. Let me know if it works, I've been trying to find something to convert and edit those things for a while. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Somebody's been reading the list.
Diane Rehm show Tuesday 03-16 First hour. www.drshow.org. A faster, cheaper and more widely available Internet: How the FCC is proposing to remake the country's communications infrastructure and what it could mean for consumers and the U.S. telecommunications industry. * ** 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
Quoting Art Clemons artclem...@aol.com: On 03/12/2010 01:31 PM, Reid Katan wrote: How about: They have a picture of a student, upon which, they spied? But you're conceding that at first they didn't know who had the picture. I'm not conceding anything. Why are they even taking pictures when a quick phone call would do. In my own, admittedly twisted, world, this is how *I* think things should be: 1) School year starts. 2) Every student gets assigned a laptop. Her/his own special, serial numbered, we-know-who-it-belongs-to, laptop. 3a) Parents pay insurance fee, student takes laptop home all the time. Or, 3b) Parents don't pay fee, laptop stays at school. 4) School looks in the Laptop Department and notice that laptop #xyz, assigned to Ace Student is missing. 5) School calls Mr/Mrs Student to ask if Ace has laptop. 5a) Parents say Why, yes. Yes he does have his laptop. And OH MY GOD HE'S DOING DRUGS!! Oh no wait. It's just candy. Maybe I'm naive. Apparently School System went straight to: 6) Take pictures of whoever has Laptop because it's been *stolen*! We *know* it has. It appears that the IT guys probably lacked access to student records, which means that the student in question was just another possible thief. You So The IT Guys were either taking pictures of students without *anyone's* permission (AKA spying on children), or School System had them do it because they couldn't be bothered to call the 'rents. Just as a side note, assuming they probably had a pretty good idea who *might* have had the laptop, couldn't they just call the 'rents and *ask* if Jr. had the thing? You're missing something obvious. The company which provided the pictures definitely had ZERO idea of the identity of the individual in No I'm not. Phone call *before* pictures. Simple. * ** 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
Quoting Art Clemons artclem...@aol.com: On 03/12/2010 04:13 AM, Jeff Miles wrote: And this is comparable to visually spying on children in their bedrooms how? I think you're trying to compare apples with oranges here. You are assuming something here, something which none of the parties in the legal dispute seem to be claiming, namely that the webcam and tracking software was activated to spy on students. What source for this claim can you offer? How about: They have a picture of a student, upon which, they spied? Just as a side note, assuming they probably had a pretty good idea who *might* have had the laptop, couldn't they just call the 'rents and *ask* if Jr. had the thing? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] M$'s HD Mess
Quoting Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net: I am Glad that Mac's do not have this, but they also have been releasing more new releases of their OS that Windows have. Not to mention they control the software *and* the hardware. I'm sure it's a lot easier if you keep it all in house. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] TinyURLs [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC wants to measure]
Quoting John DeCarlo johndeca...@gmail.com: Sounds like a spam email to me. Especially with the tinyurl. On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 8:33 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: http://tinyurl.com/yet2zns TinyURLs always give me the heebies. You can *claim* it's for Something Wonderful when the TinyURL actually points to something nefarious. Perhaps if one wishes to point to something on this list with a TinyURL, they ought to also add the not-so-tiny-URL also. In this case though, I gave Steve the benefit of the doubt and followed his TinyURL. Nothing spammy about it. In fact, go straight to the FCC site: www.broadband.gov * ** 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
Quoting phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com: On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 7:47 AM, John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.com wrote: To be fair there are a few surface' platforms out there but not many. Has anyone ever seen one in use? Yeah, on TV shows and in movies, thanks to CGI and animation. You mean, like that iPad commercial tat was posted here the other day? I mean seriously, *nobody* holds something *that* still. Especially when they're poking at it. It doesn't move. It looks like two hands (mostly one though) poking at a green screen, with pictures of people holding their iPads and animation added after the fact. * ** 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 COMMERCIALS
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: See. As I wrote: true believers believe the iPad doesn't exist. Troll, er, Tom, try to follow along. . . On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 7:47 AM, John Duncan Yoyo To be fair there are a few surface' platforms out there but not many. Has anyone ever seen one in use? Quoting phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com: Yeah, on TV shows and in movies, thanks to CGI and animation. On Mar 9, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Reid Katan wrote: You mean, like that iPad commercial tat was posted here the other day? No mention of a non-existent iPad. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] What's the name of that Firefox Ad-on?
Quoting Judy Cosler jfcos...@gmail.com: what is a user agent? what does user agent mean? Don't panic. It's just the way web browsers identify themselves. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - computer seems infected, going crazy!
Quoting Ranbo ran...@gmail.com: *In other words, this virus, trojan or whatever it is could still be lurking and hiding from AVG's ability to detect it? I also ran a full scan of Well, I'm no expert (I don't even play one on TV), but no one on the list called me an idiot (at least. . .not on the list :-), so it can't be *that* bad advise. I'm just sayin', if it was me, just for the peace of mind, I'd go ahead and do the nasty. You gotta weigh the peace-of-mind vs. time-and-effort equation. Windows Defender which didn't find anything. Are you supposed to delete the infected files in the AVG vault or does it matter? Again, no expert, but. . . You plan on using them? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Mac Market Share At 11%
On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 13:15:07 -0500, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:41 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: That is disingenuous. We are talking about computers in use. Your method would be like stating the US population by just counting births instead of looking at how many people are really here. Not at all. The term, market share, by definition, is related solely to how many units are sold, not how many are in use. If you want to talk about how many are in use, then that is the question to be asked. This thread is titled Mac Market Share At 11%. And would therefore be mistitled, because the (original) content has to do with Internet use stats--what percentage of computers on the Internet (in the cited survey) are Macs. -- R:\katan - SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - computer seems infected, going crazy!
Quoting Ranbo ran...@gmail.com: Thanks much for the advice. Before I do reformat and reload my operating system as you suggest, want to be sure I have to go through this. For past 3 days, computer suddenly seems to be working normally, except maybe that I couldn't launch a new anti-malware program (run error) suggested here. Otherwise, things seem to be okay. I would do it just for the peace of mind. You don't know that you don't have a keystroke logger or some other thing running silently in the background. Try another anti-malware program. Try re-downloading (on a known good computer) the one that gave you the error and running it again. Try an (some) online scan(s). But hey, that's just me. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Roger Ebert's Voice
Quoting phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com: He is also blessed by virtue of having a huge number of hours of his voice available from having been recorded for all those years that he hosted that movie review show, That is what made the synthesis possible to the best of my knowledge. That means of synthesis, perhaps more accurately called sampling, is what has been used many times to assemble phrases that appear on the surface to have been uttered by a famous personality who has a voice that is easily recognizable. Stephen Hawking has, apparently, had opportunities over the years to upgrade his voice but hasn't because what he has now is recognizable as him. BTW, does anybody know where to get his voice? It would be nice to have someone other than Microsoft Mary barking out directions on the GPS. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability
Quoting Fred Holmes f...@his.com: At 01:07 AM 3/1/2010, t.piwowar wrote: Lest we forget, the Ten Commandments is regulation. But, at least in this case, the regulator is divine. You don't need ten. Apparently Two will do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkRYaMiP4K8 Of course, it's Carlin, so. . .enter at your own risk. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Evil people [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability]
Quoting Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net: OK I come from this on both sides. As a theologian I view mankind through both eyes. He is basically good, but there is a corrupt part of him that will screw you whenever he gets a chance. Sorry Stewart, I know you're in the business of thinking people are good, but these two statements are contradictory. If people were basically good they wouldn't be trying to screw you at every opportunity (and *wouldn't* need regulating). * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Thunmb Vs. DVD [Was: Help - computer seems infected, going crazy!]
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: needed...I keep my bookmarks synced with a firefox extension. I've refined my install process to using a USB thumb drive also..much faster than dvd. Really? I thought USB was comparatively slow. Do you copy program installs from DVD to USB sticks? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Thumb Vs. DVD [Was: Help - computer seems infected, going crazy!]
Quoting Judy Cosler jfcos...@gmail.com: I have no idea what this means, Tom! Not completely sure what you're asking here, but I'll try a little something. What Mike is saying, is that after he downloads programs from the Internet, he doesn't keep them on his system drive. He has a second 1TB (terabyte) drive inside his computer that he moves them to, and also to another external drive for back-up purposes. On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 3:15 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: I have all my installers on an internal one tb drive. I keep nothing on my os drive for very long, everything I keep is moved to another internal drive and mirrored with an external. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Apple App Store Gets Really Silly
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: I know with your ideological bent you'll never admit a dem can do anything less than pure but for anyone else.. Google Tipper Gore and video game violence. Not surprising. She's one of The Mothers of Prevention that wanted to do away with bad words in music, or some such. Definitely a killjoy. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Apple App Store Gets Really Silly
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: AppleInsider | Swimwear seller hit by Apple's removal of 'sexual' apps It’s just women in bikinis says the guy from the Simply Beach catalog store. I guess this is an answer to your own question of 02-20-10: Do any of you folks who chastised Apple for being too restrictive with their App Store want to weigh in on this one? Apple Adult Content Purge Encouraged By Developers -- InformationWeek http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/data/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223000381 Does Apple really need to be in the censoring business also? Why can't they, as someone posted in the comments section, improve their parental controls to hide the naughty bits (they can, apparently, be browsed, but not downloaded by minors) or put them in a separate place (the red-light district) on the App Store? * ** 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?
Quoting tjp t...@tjpa.com: 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 [blah, blah] So. . .nothing's changed since the days of floppies. Why don't they simply ban Windows? And parallel ports. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability
Quoting Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net: Rules regulations ability to transmit stuff. We have a new cable provider coming into town. They have to run a whole new set of lines to serve everyone. Seems like an awful waste of effort, money, and resources. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability
Quoting Eric S. Sande esa...@verizon.net: The Interstate Highway System is pegged at $425 billion in 2006 dollars. So you are saying the unrolling fiber costs almost as much as building a 6 lane national highway system? Basically yes. If you want a chicken in every pot. Every local switch and tandem switch has to be equipped. Every mile has to be rebuilt. It might be twice my estimate. Or even 6 times as much. After you get done, and the cable companies run their system, then Google comes in behind all of you to run theirs. I don't understand why everybody needs to roll their own fiber. I don't have three sets of power lines coming to my house. Why can't the information providers get together and run one system that they can all share at a fair price? *Before* the Feds regulate that you have to. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Yeah, but can you do *this* on an iPad?
Quoting John DeCarlo johndeca...@gmail.com: On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 3:55 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: Drawing problem: You need to draw some text, freehand, into a box that is 1/4 inch high by 2 inches long. Better results using a finger or using a fine stylus? [ . . ] What others are arguing, is that the physical nature of painting with a brush, or drawing with a range of pens and pencils, can be duplicated using a computer to change the characteristics of the single drawing implement you use. And I think what Steve is arguing (originally) is, if you want to, say, paint some freckles on a face, it's really kinda hard to do with a big fat finger and not get them places they don't belong. Of course you can draw a variety of different sized strokes in software, you can just do it easier with a finer pointing device. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Yeah, but can you do *this* on an iPad?
Quoting b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es: Michelangelo did OK with his charcoal drawings. [Forgot...we'd find a stylus to clean our fingernails after using clay.] That may be, but he *wasn't* using an iPad. Fat fingers are no excuse. You can either draw, or you can't draw. No big deal. No excuses. I most definitely fall into the not-so-much category. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Yeah, but can you do *this* on an iPad?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=518XP8prwZo -- R:\katan - SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Better Late than Never
Quoting Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com: Microsoft is to pull out all the stops in a bid to lock down security on its products, considered by many as the company's Achilles heel. Chairman and founder Bill Gates has called for a fundamental shift to focus on improved security against hackers and viruses. Yes, a focus on improved security obviously means We will find and fix every possible vulnerability in millions of lines of code, and, from now on, no security issues will ever be reported. And they should fix bugs 15 years before *anyone* knows they exist. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Laptop flicker and dying battery
Quoting John Emmerling jpemmerl...@gmail.com: The only other explanation that occurs to me is that the problem was due to a corruption of the BIOS or the boot sector, and somehow the installer cleaned it out. Could it be that in his display properties, he managed to set the refresh rate(?) really low? Like 60Hz (or less?). That would cause a flicker. I don't remember if this was a laptop or desktop with a LCD monitor, or even what the effect would be on LCD of setting the rate low. Just a thought. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Laptop flicker and dying battery
Quoting Tony B ton...@gmail.com: I suppose it depends how you define 'flicker'. I imagined it to look more like a loose wire - a random jumping of the picture. Anyway, we know film doesn't flicker at 24fps so it would have to be set lower than that, and I doubt that's possible. Could it be that in his display properties, he managed to set the refresh rate(?) really low? Like 60Hz (or less?). That would cause a flicker. Depends on how long the picture between the dark spots last. At 24 FPS, the light on the movie screen lasts close to 1/24th of a second, and is refreshed before it fades. No flicker. I suspect if you flashed a light that went dark immediately (LED, a strobe light) at 24Hz, you'd see it flicker. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] New SIM, but improved? [was: You Saw the Demo?...]
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Tmo US or overseas? I just read an article today that said the micro sim was not in use anywhere in the US. Dude. You got to give as good as you expect. Got Link? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] You Saw the Demo? Are you impressed?
Quoting t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com: On Jan 31, 2010, at 6:53 PM, mike wrote: Name someone in the US that is using them. Anyone? I'll give you a hint, it's the maker of a GPS tracker for kids. That's it. I never said anything regarding the length of time this has been out...12 years and it's still not standard. You are changing the point of what I said just enough to again try and be 'right'. Dab gummet and it ain't got one of 'em UFO thingies too. Can't be any good. What the hell kind of answer is *that*? Didn't your mother ever tell you, If you don't have anything useful to say, don't say anything at all. * ** 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
Quoting Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com: They too gave away much of their questionable gains to great causes. A cleansing experience, I guess. Doesn't justify how they got that money. And Gates goes from Knife the baby to savior... I thought Balmer was the baby knifer. No? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] You Saw the Demo? Are you impressed?
Quoting David D Odell waffenf...@atlanticbb.net: Is it just me or does the iPad (finally) look like the flatscreen tablets predicted in Kubrick's 2001? I'm just wondering how long it will be 'til we're all poking and stroking our iDesks (a la LCARS http://www.lcarscom.net/). Tapping on the object that you want, rather than using a mouse to drive a pointer around, seems a bit more intuitive, but reaching up to poke 'n stroke your monitor all day doesn't seem particularly ergonomic. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] You Saw the Demo? Are you impressed?
On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:17:14 -0600, Stewart Marshall wrote: Apple has fond a marketing niche with the i format. McDonald's has done it with the Mc format. (I read about a lawsuit recently where they are attempting to shut down a young ladies fund raising organization as it uses the Mc format for their name) It makes someone identify with them whenever they hear the i moniker. So what happened to iTV (Apple TV)? was that name already taken? The question comes up did they do enough research about the name before hand and did they have the right people involved. Right now it does not seem so. I'm gonna go with not so much. Especially in light of the Mad TV skit already pointing out the obvious. Surely *someone* at Apple had seen that already. -- R:\katan - SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] You Saw the Demo? Are you impressed?
Quoting Constance Warner cawar...@his.com: Not to be too delicate about it, but for any adolescent or adult woman, something named iPad inspires, at best, discreet laughter. (Not to mention a mental picture you'd rather not contemplate.) Sorry about that, guys. Maybe they can extensively modify version 2.0 and call it something else. How about iPon * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] You Saw the Demo? Are you impressed?
Quoting phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com: On the same tangent, I am still trying to find out what the i part of their various names is supposed to refer to. My guess would be iNternet, but what do iKnow. What was the first iName anyway? iMac? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] You Saw the Demo? Are you impressed?
Quoting Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net: Most of the stuff I have heard this afternoon place it somewhere on a hyper kindle that will have new stiff developed for it. The Apple site, of course, has a video. It strikes me as eminently more useful than an iPod. Certainly easier to read. What they *need* to do is pour more money into the naming of these things. iPhone, iBook, iPod, iMac, iTune, iStore, iPad, iWork, iPhoto, iCal, iChat. When is it going to iEnd? So much for creativity. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] You Saw the Demo? Are you impressed?
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Gizmodo too http://gizmodo.com/5458382/8-things-that-suck-about-the-ipad? I have to agree with most of what they say...it is odd it's not widescreen and no HDMI out. And no multitasking seems a bit of a downer. It would be nice to be able to listen to some tunes while you're working. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Reality [Was: Computer Guys ( gal) Show]
Quoting phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com: On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 6:42 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: I see you are getting closer to my point. Why not make your point perfectly clear and stop beating around the bush? Dude. You've stepped in it now. Good luck getting a direct answer. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Reality [Was: Computer Guys ( gal) Show]
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 10:59:39 -0500, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 10:23 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: Mac sales figures dispute your theory. While just about everybody else in the industry had negative growth, Mac sales are up 16% year over year. Citing such stats may initiate a dispute, but does not negate my theory. Sales figures for Apples computers does not prove that Or your personal experience. -- R:\katan - SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] new bank and a mint
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: On Jan 6, 2010, at 9:40 AM, mike wrote: You eat out? Give your credit card or visa debit to the waitress making 2+tips an hour? Drive through at jack or mcds and give the card to the kid making 8 bucks an hour? Not to mention all the people who get their CC numbers etc stolen by hackers at the bank level. I'm not sure I'd say Mint is the point of weakness. The credit card companies are very good at spotting fraud. I had one Yeah. . .not so much. My neighbor had his card taken by a relation. He only uses the thing once or twice a year (if that). Usually Sears, for a TV or refrigerator. She got a hold of his card and racked up $8000 in a month and a half. Using it as much as 7 times a day. You'd think there'd be flags going up all over the place. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Buying an iMac Pro
Quoting phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com: On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Victor Subervi victorsube...@gmail.com wrote: him reship it, that costs money and time. Anybody out there know of a supplier who will ship it directly to me? Only one I can immediately think of is Santa Clause...and for free. But, Santa's done for the year. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Buying an iMac Pro
On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Victor Subervi victorsube...@gmail.com wrote: This is my point. Apple and Amazon *only* ship computers to the continental US. I would not use FedEx or UPS...way too expensive...they charge for shipping to the Caribbean. The USPS charges as if it were the continental US...*much* cheaper. My question is, where can I find a vendor who will ship via USPS and isn't anal retentive about shipping outside the continental US. So, what you're saying is, living in the Virgin Islands(?) is not all it's cracked up to be, huh? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer Guys ( gal) Show
Quoting phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com: This is not totally correct, but it seems as though the WAMU Computer Guys show in the DC area that Tom used to be on has somewhat devolved more accurately into the Cellphone Guys show. They really Gee. Not unlike this very list, eh? We seem to spend freakish amounts of time talking all things cell phone. Is it that computers are not evolving quite as much, and people don't need as much help? or are cell phones just the Wave of the Future? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Dock placement: [Was: Re: [CGUYS] Consternation...]
On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:17:43 -0500, b_s-wilk wrote: YMMV. Try the locations and see which works best for you, but consider how each program works. Does this help? Yes. It does. Thanks. -- R:\katan - SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Upgrade Plan was Mac OS upgrade
Quoting John H. Davis glenwoodcompu...@verizon.net: I heard 10.5 no longer supports iphoto, anyone see other problem spots? I have X.5.8 on my Mini and it came with iPhoto. I think it was X.5.4 out of the box. Only used it once, but it seems like it worked okay. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] STRANGE VIRUS? AGAIN
Quoting Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net: For BIOS virus download from Dell their updated BIOS and load it. Have fun. I'm guessing if you've got a BIOS virus, you can still get enough control to boot off a CD, but if the virus is *already* in control, couldn't it just take over the BIOS update process and re-infect? My P-III has a setting in the BIOS to turn on BIOS virus protection. Essentially a warning that something is trying to write to the BIOS (or was that the CMOS?). * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] STRANGE VIRUS? AGAIN
Quoting Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net: You must boot to a outside source to gain control of the HD back as it will never show itself unless you do this. What some people do for fun huh? Absolutely. What I don't understand is, if you're trying to infect as many computers as possible, why would you write a virus that so screws up a computer that the victim is *sure* to take action. . .and quickly, as in the case of Gail and her son. I'd think you'd want to be more subtle. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] STRANGE VIRUS? AGAIN
Quoting Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net: Reid these are designed to be destructive, not money making. They are made to do as much damage and as much inconvenience as possible. They are done for fun. I know, but you'd think they write the virus to hang out and spread itself for a while before killing its host. The ones to make money seem to be much easier to take care of and fix. Ironical. Isn't it. Those are the ones you'd think would want to hide in all the good hiding places. Such is the humor of some folks who just want to have fun. Maybe they could get into the artificial intelligence field. (-: * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Dock placement: [Was: Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation]
Quoting t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com: On Dec 21, 2009, at 11:15 PM, Reid Katan wrote: But Tom and Betty both say the Dock *works better* (not has more functions, but is more user friendly) on the side. And IIRC, Tom intimated that no serious user would leave the Dock on the bottom. So, what up widdat. You can arm-chair theorize all you want. I went through all the same reasons why bottom is better, but what I observed in the field was different. So I tried it and the improvement was obvious. Ditto for Windows taskbar. I'm not trying to arm-chair anything. Inquiring minds want to know. What are the obvious improvements? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Dock placement: [Was: Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation]
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: On Dec 22, 2009, at 8:54 AM, Reid Katan wrote: I'm not trying to arm-chair anything. Inquiring minds want to know. What are the obvious improvements? Go try it. Everyone I showed it to, except certain folks on this list, have found it better. What's your evidence? Never mind. Maybe Betty will give an actual answer. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
Quoting Jordan jor17...@gmail.com: Right. I don't know what the Dock does when it gets full. When you've got more icons than can fit in a given space (vertical or horizontal). Do the icons shrink to make more room? start a second row? They shrink. I like mine on the right. Humans eyes scan better in the horizontal plane. Maybe that plays some small roll in why it's better to put the dock on the side. Unless, of course, it's better to put it on the bottom. Thank you! An actual answer. Of course, once you've scanned to the right to find the Dock, you have to scan vertically to find what you're looking for. (-: Tom. I tried it. The icons bounce a different direction. Big deal. The right click menu is the same. I see no difference. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: On Dec 22, 2009, at 10:15 AM, Reid Katan wrote: Tom. I tried it. The icons bounce a different direction. Big deal. The right click menu is the same. I see no difference. Biased observer. Do you treat your customers with such contempt? How do you even still have a business? I can see it now: Customer: Which page layout program would be best for me? Tom: Well if you don't know, I'm not going to tell you! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Anyone who doesn't back Tom's fascist OS view is biased. Get in line you dolts! I don't even care about OS. I'm not even asking about TaskBar. I just want to know what it is about putting the Dock on the side that works so much better. I'll never get an answer from Tom, I can see that already. Maybe when Betty gets around to it she can enlighten me (and anyone else that might wonder). BTW, notice that Jeff Wright finally got tired of Tom's shit. I haven't seen him around for a while. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
Quoting Reid Katan ka...@his.com: BTW, notice that Jeff Wright finally got tired of Tom's shit. I haven't seen him around for a while. Oops. That not supposed to be a command that everyone take note. Here's what it's *supposed* to say: BTW, *I* notice that Jeff Wright finally got tired of Tom's shit. I haven't seen him around for a while. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
Quoting db db...@att.net: But only a few saw any sense in what I was asking / saying... I got a whole lot of Mac indignation and we're too smart for such / how stupid are you to be wanting / asking for such. Not exactly an uplifting conversation for me Yeah, well, The List has a tendency to do that. )-: * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] STRANGE VIRUS?
Quoting Gail Miller gail.mil...@comcast.net: My son has a new Dell Mini10 that seems to have a fatal virus. Other than he thinks he has a virus, and he reinstalled Windows, you haven't given much to go on. If he *does* have a virus that keeps reappearing, it might be a boot sector virus that a simple format might not get rid of (someone correct me if I'm wrong). If someone on his insecure network has a virus, and he connects to it before he's got protection installed, well, then it's (probably) already too late. Have him turn off his WiFi before going through the procedure next time. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: about what is already there, but I think if you approach this with an open mind you will find that the Dock really works very well. It is best located it on the left (or right) and kept visible. That is how most heavy users use it. Pardon the noob question, but what about placing the Dock on the left or right makes it any better? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] STRANGE VIRUS?
Quoting Gail Miller gail.mil...@comcast.net: 1) How would he get rid of a boot sector virus? Brian says that a format should take care of it. Make sure he's formatting and doing a *clean* install. *Then* install anti-virus, *then* install that warez program he's using. (: 1) How would he turn off the wifi since it's built into the computer? There may be a switch to turn WiFi on/off. My Toshiba has one. 3) Have you ever heard of a BCD virus? I don't know where he got the name but asked me to ask about it. Google bcd virus. Sorry, that's all I got. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] STRANGE VIRUS? [unhelpful]
Quoting Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net: Please stop perpetuating a myth. I am typing this from a mini PC that I got in early November. [. . .] I think that topics that get off track ought to be labeled as such, if not an outright subject change (I know, Stewart, you didn't take this off track). It really does nothing to help Gail get her son's problems fixed (neither does telling her to get a Mac). * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
Quoting phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com: On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: Pardon the noob question, but what about placing the Dock on the left or right makes it any better? but that ain't me, so I keep mine at the bottom because I am used to that positioning and it also provides more room for whatever I want to have the dock display. Sometimes the dock accidentally activates, but it is not aggravating. Right. I don't know what the Dock does when it gets full. When you've got more icons than can fit in a given space (vertical or horizontal). Do the icons shrink to make more room? start a second row? It seems like you'd run out of space faster if your Dock is on the side, and I'm assuming a heavy user would tend to have more icons. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Dock placement: [Was: Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation]
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: That's just it, this is all opinion, not rules. Heavy user could be someone that has dozens of apps open all the time, or it could be someone who edits video 12 hours a day. People learn best what suits them, but if they don't know the parameters of the area in which they are working it's hard to get things just right. Some might not even realize the dock can be moved. But Tom and Betty both say the Dock *works better* (not has more functions, but is more user friendly) on the side. And IIRC, Tom intimated that no serious user would leave the Dock on the bottom. So, what up widdat. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
Quoting db db...@att.net: Not that the Mac Dock, Finder and Menu systems don't work. They do but in my opinion, they just don't work as well as they easily could at this point in the dev cycle. They particularly don't work as well as they should for newbies ... whose icons and menus and windows mysteriously seem to go poof ... and for people on the other extreme ... for users with many windows and projects going on simultaneously. Maybe I missed something, but I have no idea what you're talking about icons and menus and windows mysteriously seem to go poof. When you close a program, it's Dock icon *might* disappear. That happens when you don't have a short-cut icon parked there. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
Quoting db db...@att.net: That is why OS's need to and will eventually get over their proprietaryness and look and work essentially the same. Is homogenization really a Good Thing? Doesn't leave much room for innovation. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Freeware registry cleaner
Quoting Tony B ton...@gmail.com: Except that just the other day it took three passes on a machine at work for CCleaner to find no more problems. WinXP. Maybe. But that doesn't excuse anything. Nor does it justify anything. A better question would be: Did you see a marked, measurable improvement in something after you did it? I need to justify maintaining my computer?! To who? I don't even know where to get the proper forms! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Right computer OS [was: [CGUYS] Consternation...]
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: would have people believe. My point isn't that there are no IT managers who are biased, but that I don't think the whole IT field is as underhanded as Tom would have people believe. IT managers also don't control costs, many CFO's don't look years ahead to see what the TCO might be in a decade if they revamp the entire network. The TCO isn't IT...blame the bankers, or whomever. Perhaps his experience is just with bad IT managers, the two main ones I worked with came in from the ground level, hardware hobbyists who self taught and were certified later, I find these types of IT managers to be much better than those who get certified and pushed out in the field with no experience. Another thing Tom doesn't seem to understand is that IT departments *not* having problems are unlikely to call for his services, so, of course he's going to see an inordinate number of problems. He's never going to see the well run IT departments. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Brand new Win 7 laptop crashing
Quoting Joe Tseng joe_ts...@hotmail.com: I took delivery of a brand spanking new Vaio CW with Win 7 Pro earlier this month and for the most part it's been great. Great except for the part where it crashes overnight. I talked to a coworker and he thinks it's due to the defragger running - I did have it scheduled to run 3 times a week (it's now turned off). Has anyone had defrag issues, maybe even with Vista? Do I need to defrag with a SATA drive? Are there good free alternatives? It's not the drive interface that matters (IDE, SATA, SCSI), it's the file system (NTFS, FAT, FAT32). Assuming that your drive is formatted NTFS--and why wouldn't it be-- you *certainly* don't need to defrag *that* often. NTFS is much better than FAT at not fragging in the first place. Now, about the brand new computer that keeps crashing. . .I'd say take it back and make it *their* problem. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] gawwd ...bluetooth!
Quoting rleesimon rleesi...@gmail.com: [. . .] as service (not serial port), checked it, told AS to sync via BT and BAM .works like a charm. WTH happened? Was BT ever meant for we earthlings to comprehend, or is it squarely in the domain of the high and holy within 20mi of Redmond or Santa Clara ?? *And* you missed SmackDown! (-: * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Physical vs. Virtual
Quoting Michael Fernando michael@gmail.com: Option 3: Please suggest. (I must run 64-bit OSes, at least as the host OS, to take advantage of all 4Gigs of memory, correct?) Thanks in advance for suggestions/opinions. Other than the streaming video that requires IE can you do all your other video watching in Ubuntu? I guess I'd suggest you virtualize Windows for the few(?) times you need IE. Then complain like a mutha' to the offending site(s). They shouldn't be dictating your browser choices like that (which, I guess, you already know :-). * ** 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 - 19 Dec 2009 - Special issue (#2009-1129)
What? Quoting rleesimon rleesi...@gmail.com: Huh? From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:computerguy...@listserv.aol.com] On Behalf Of COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 2:14 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 19 Dec 2009 - Special issue (#2009-1129) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Physical vs. Virtual
On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:30:25 -0500, Michael Fernando wrote: They shouldn't be dictating your browser choices like that (which, I guess, you already know :-). Yeah, what's worse, I'm paying for the content (international sports). They said that they will fix, but I'm not holding my breath. When you want something bad enough, I guess, you are willing to put up with all sorts of requirements. :-) Hmm. I guess they got you by the. . . BTW, what is it about IE that is required? Is it a CaptiveX thing? Silver Light, or whatever it's called, runs in Firefox. -- R:\katan - SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Freeware registry cleaner
Quoting Christopher Range lcms0...@comcast.net: I need a freeware registry cleaner, THAT IS NOT going to tell me that I need to pay to repair the registry and/or, force me to buy some other product I don't need(which is a devious way of making someone pay for something that is claimed to be free). Do you have a broken registry, or do you just want to tidy up a bit? Have you looked a Crap Cleaner? It'll tidy up without cost. I don't know that it'll fix a broken registry. It'll also do a bunch of other stuff. Sorry. Don't have a link, but The Google knows. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Freeware registry cleaner
Quoting Tony B ton...@gmail.com: I can't recall seeing that happen since the old Win9x days. As I recall we had this discussion back then - to wit, if [this or that] registry cleaner is so great, why does it keep telling you more and more things need to be cleaned? Either that item needs to be cleaned or it doesn't. It's absurd to think that items are hiding behind other items and can't be seen until you move the object from in front of it. This is software, not furniture. Note that you will usually need to run the cleaner several times as each pass seems to reveal more crap. Except that just the other day it took three passes on a machine at work for CCleaner to find no more problems. WinXP. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
Quoting b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es: Window's windows have Help on the menu bar too. Turns out, you can't hide/minimize *all* your windows in OSX anyway. Just tried it with Com-H and no matter what window way last, it wouldn't go away. Maybe there are other ways to do it, but. . . Why do you want to hide all windows? Does that include windows in a program you're using? *I* don't usually hie all my windows. db put fort the question what's a noob supposed to do if there are no windows open on the desktop (or something to that effect)? I'm just saying it's not easy to do in OSX. Almost *certainly* a noob isn't going to be able to do it. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: The Dock normally displays an icon for every application, click on the icon to get a list of windows for that application. That does the job quite well. Your insisting that it has to function exactly in a particular way is like insisting that your MP3 player has to be brown. And, of course, Task Bar is becoming more Dock-like. It has the option (I think the default) to combine the icons of programs and show all their windows when you hover over them. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
Quoting b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es: And it's not complicated for you... you have long been an IT who loves to learn this stuff. The fact that IT people think and expect everyone else to be like them is the big geek disconnect that the rest of the world wonders about and makes fun of. I'm an artist who has been using Macs and PCs since they were invented, workstations and mainframes before that. There were no classes, no IT, no certifications, no third party books, no Internet [only BBS], only friends, coworkers, user groups, some tech support, mostly from other users and pros. And I suspect it'll be increasingly harder to find people who have *no* experience with computers. So I would expect that most would have enough experience to get *started* using a computer. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] need lots of PCI slots???
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: This sounds like someone who had a nightmare experience once and isn't going to allow it to happen again. I don't want to put words in Christopher's mouth...just what I was thinking. Same reason I won't buy Hitachi drives even if they are half the price and twice the warranty. Not to mention, he doesn't really have to explain himself to anybody. Personally, I like something with potential to grow. Whether I use it or not. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Odd because I found the opposite. I didn't find myself looking for anything. Do you have any examples of what you noticed? My wife too is on 7, I installed it one day while she was gone, after two days I finally asked her if she liked it was having trouble...she looked at me blankly 'it's working..' Like what else is it supposed to do? She had zero trouble with the transition. I'm actually finding it harder to get used to Win7 than OSX. Microsoft just moved *everything*. Every time I want to do something, I have to try to remember where they put it. It's effin' annoying. Two that come to mind are network adapter settings and the Control Panel. Seems like I'm always trying to remember how to get to the adapter settings, and the Control Panel has a mind of it's own. I usually get to it by way of Windows Explorer. Sometimes it's there, sometimes it isn't. If I could just figure out how it got there. Maybe my biggest problem with Win7 is that things aren't where they should be, but OSX with I have no preconceived notions. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: So how do you tell them to access the help menu when there are no windows open? I know I'm biased by knowing already, but my guess would be to click the Start button. Sure, it seems odd to push the Start button to shut down, but if you want to start doing something. . . * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
