[CGUYS] IT Asset Management input

2009-10-20 Thread Michael Drabick
Looking for any one actively involved in IT asset Management. I need some input on the latest and greatest software, and the most current trends in setting up a tracking system for about 21 servers, 15 virtual servers, 500 workstations, and 180 classrooms worth of AV equipment. I wont taint

Re: [CGUYS] Kindle Sighting

2009-05-19 Thread Michael Drabick
Pardon my ignorance,but what is a Kindle? Tom Piwowar wrote: I saw my first passenger reading on a Kindle today on the Metro. Will this be a trend? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives,

[CGUYS] Java C++ - Quickest way to learn

2009-05-18 Thread Michael Drabick
I am looking for the quickest way to get up to speed on these two programing languages, as I have become one of the victims of this troubled economy. I have been to a few Job fairs and every one wants Java and C++/C# programmers with clearances. It seems the government is the only one with

Re: [CGUYS] Java C++ - Quickest way to learn

2009-05-18 Thread Michael Drabick
for an open source project to join. Parallel to this a class at the local community college will help credential you. Do you already have a clearance? Matthew On May 18, 2009, at 12:07 PM, Michael Drabick wrote: I am looking for the quickest way to get up to speed on these two programing

Re: [CGUYS] Java C++ - Quickest way to learn

2009-05-18 Thread Michael Drabick
I will look for a good book and get started, thanks for your offer to help. It is greatly appreciated. Mike Vicky Staubly wrote: On Mon, 18 May 2009, Michael Drabick wrote: I am looking for the quickest way to get up to speed on these two programing languages, as I have become one

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon TV Box

2009-05-08 Thread Michael Drabick
Apparently, it is just a software change that would allow PIP on Verizon DVR and they choose not to install it. http://forums.verizon.com/vrzn/board/message?board.id=FiOS_TVmessage.id=1022 Verizon has a no frills box for $3 that only does channel surfing. It will NOT give you the channel info,

Re: [CGUYS] Mini Stereo? [Was: Request recommendation for computer speakers

2009-04-06 Thread Michael Drabick
Its smaller, and Sony usually has good quality sound. You won't be using it at a party but it should provide quality sound loud enough for an office environment. http://www.crutchfield.com/g_10210/Boomboxes.html?c=7tp=251avf=N Sony ZS-S2iP S2 SportĀ® CD/radio boombox with iPodĀ® dock (Black/

Re: [CGUYS] More Competition

2009-04-06 Thread Michael Drabick
Dells Business line has offered the down grade ever since XP went of the market - nice profit center - you can't get it with the home version - only the business/ultimate versions for $99/$129 respectively. Mike Tom Piwowar wrote: This is why MS is selling a dumbed down version of 7 for

Re: [CGUYS] What Does a President Give a Queen?

2009-04-02 Thread Michael Drabick
Is Obama in violation of copyright laws or the DRMA by giving content on a video Ipod to a third party? Tom Piwowar wrote: Hint: It is not a Zune. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives,

Re: [CGUYS] Audio Quality (was: [CGUYS] Audacity)

2009-03-20 Thread Michael Drabick
It strikes me as odd that we go to the ends of the earth to get a perfect picture (HD, Blueray,etc.) and that the sound that goes with it is an afterthought. Are the designers of this equipment hearing impaired, or are they just keeping costs down?? When I think about it, the CRT set in my

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Mail ???? - switching folders issues

2009-03-13 Thread Michael Drabick
Terry, Thanks, but I know how to sort them in the individual folders. It is when I switch back and forth between the folders that I have problems. When you switch between folders in Seamonkey it takes you to the message you were viewing when you left the folder. Windows Mail takes you to

[CGUYS] Windows Mail ???? - switching folders issues

2009-03-11 Thread Michael Drabick
When switching between folders in Windows Mail it always takes me to the most recent message in the next folder instead of the last message I was reading. Is there a way to change this or am I stuck with it. Mike * **

Re: [CGUYS] I Bought a BIG Mistake

2009-02-17 Thread Michael Drabick
What did you expect for $50 - Bose sound quality?? =-O You bought a cheap unit and got what you paid for. I like my Sansa unit, but it has no speakers. There are plenty of reasonably priced external speakers for the iPod, or even docking stations which are portable. Mike Tom Piwowar wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] Where to buy PC memory?

2009-01-07 Thread Michael Drabick
What about crucial.com they always seem to beat most prices - and be careful sometimes memory has to be added in pairs. Mike Tom Piwowar wrote: The computer has two memory slots, both filled with 1 GB memory cards. To get 3 GBs memory cost $50 additional at HP, so I reasoned that throwing

Re: [CGUYS] LP to CD turntable?

2008-12-03 Thread Michael Drabick
Ion makes a turntable that plugs into the USB port, it seems like a descent unit but I have not tried it. I found this laypersons review of the unit. http://www.winecommonsewer.com/the_wine_commonsewer/2008/05/ion-usb-turntab.html If you have a nice turntable and stereo set I would get a

Re: [CGUYS] Network wiring

2008-11-19 Thread Michael Drabick
The Switch is powered by an external 12v transformer, if that fails and sends 110 down the thin 12volt carrying wire that little wire will vaporize. I would assume that 110 at high amperage would also toast a Cat5e cable. Its not the voltage that kills its the current. I snipped a live 110

Re: [CGUYS] Network wiring

2008-11-18 Thread Michael Drabick
Larry, Vicky's first solution is where I would start. Just make sure the distance from building to garage is less than 330feet. Its hard wired so there is less chance of interference. Just make sure the cable is protected so it wont get sliced. You can run a test cable on the ground as

Re: [CGUYS] ???Network Configuration - Wiring , Switches and speed

2008-11-07 Thread Michael Drabick
computers in each cubicle... that can drag your badwidth a touch. I don't know how that would work with VoIP. - Original Message - From: Michael Drabick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 5:03 PM Subject: [CGUYS] ???Network

Re: [CGUYS] ???Network Configuration - Wiring , Switches and sp

2008-11-07 Thread Michael Drabick
Then what could cause the apparent slowdown when three computers are turned on in one room?? Tom Piwowar wrote: I'm using 100, but the problem is not the downstream switch... it's that it's all connected through one ethernet cable to the gigaswitch in the closet, and it's a LOT for one port

[CGUYS] ???Network Configuration - Wiring , Switches and speed

2008-11-06 Thread Michael Drabick
We are moving our office location, and we will be building out a new space. I am trying to find out if it is 1) better to run as many CAT5e/6 wires to the individual rooms plus any extras for the future, or 2) run one CAT5e/6 to each room and put an unmanaged switch in each room for the

[CGUYS] FREE A4 Binders ******

2008-10-29 Thread Michael Drabick
Our office is going to send 150-200 2 A4 binders to the landfill. They are in perfect condition, used for one case that had European sized docs. I know there are a lot of Not for Profit groups on the list, so I would rather see some one benefit from them than pollute the environment. Mike --

Re: [CGUYS] My Big, Fat FIOS Installation [was: just one..]

2008-10-23 Thread Michael Drabick
Does the DVR have any external ports to save recordings to e-sata drives? or network computers? Once it is on coax will any digital tuner work or do you need a Verizon Box? Mike Jeff Wright wrote: Keep me informed. I'm pleased that you were able to get through but I'm very concerned that it

Re: [CGUYS] Ars- Future of Driving

2008-10-15 Thread Michael Drabick
generation on a large scale. On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Michael Drabick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *Kudos to Betty* for pointing out that this miracle electric car pollutes just as the gas engine. Power plants have an efficiency rating of less than 50%(except Hydro 95%, Tidal90%)see link1

Re: [CGUYS] TiVo question

2008-10-15 Thread Michael Drabick
Does TIVO work with Comcast? I have two DVRs that have pretty much been turned into recording units with mimimal TV functionality since they moved all the channels up to the 100 plus range and required the boxes to decode the signal. mike Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Depends on your

Re: [CGUYS] Ars- Future of Driving

2008-10-15 Thread Michael Drabick
*Kudos to Betty* for pointing out that this miracle electric car pollutes just as the gas engine. Power plants have an efficiency rating of less than 50%(except Hydro 95%, Tidal90%)see link1. Then you have transmission losses, getting the power many miles to the end consumer (7.2% losses)see

Re: [CGUYS] MS access problem

2008-10-03 Thread Michael Drabick
Larry, Suggestion 1) Have you tried putting copies of the files from the old computer on the new computer using the identical paths. This could solve your permissions problem, as the program is searching for a file that it can't find because it is in the wrong path.

[CGUYS] DOS system Help

2008-06-19 Thread Michael Drabick
A NEC Versa V/50 laptop has a disk drive that no longer works. This machine is used as an interface with a machine that does blood tests. The database used is DOS based and will only archive to the A:/ drive wich is not functioning. The database is full and it is set up that the only way you

Re: [CGUYS] DOS system Help

2008-06-19 Thread Michael Drabick
system to run the card. I cant install any drivers without an A:\ drive on these computers can I? Mike Matthew Taylor wrote: As a work around, you could pull the hard drive and USB mount it on another computer with a working A drive. On Jun 19, 2008, at 12:46 PM, Michael Drabick wrote: A NEC

Re: [CGUYS] Busboys and aother worthless people (WAS: Safari on

2008-06-10 Thread Michael Drabick
She probably was given the unit as a marketing ploy. It is an empty case so she doesn't strain he fragile arms. She gets paid millions to carry it around. Thats how the glitterati work. ;-) Mike Tom Piwowar wrote: http://blog.libero.it/ParisHiltonFacts/3413950.html OK, Tom, I

[CGUYS] Don't blame it on the operating system! [was Fool MLS: Make Safari look like IE on Windows?]

2008-06-04 Thread Michael Drabick
Don't blame it on the operating system, I have problems when trying to access websites that are coded for just IE. It is frustrating that some people do not even know that they are blocking many users when they use code specific to IE. Mike Alvin Auerbach wrote: Thanks Jordan, I'll try

[CGUYS] kaspersky?? is it safe - is it better than Norton

2008-05-02 Thread Michael Drabick
I need to renew a couple of computers AV software currently on Norton AV. After reading CNET's review of Norton ( it is a pig, 300MB in size and monopolizes 258MB of memory) I was thinking of switching to Kaspersky. Any thoughts would be appreciated. McAfee is not on my list because it is a

Re: [CGUYS] kaspersky?? is it safe - is it better than Norton

2008-05-02 Thread Michael Drabick
, but many more positive testimonies. www.grisoft.com (Not a sales pitch, only a longtime satisfied customer on about ten network installations) Michael Drabick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to renew a couple of computers AV software currently on Norton AV. After reading CNET's review

Re: [CGUYS] LCD TVs

2008-03-04 Thread Michael Drabick
This is where I ran into a problem with a very poor picture. If you supply your HD LCD TV with a standard non HD signal the tuner inside has to up-convert to the native resolution of the TV(720p,1080i,1080p). Better tuners do a better job of up-converting, but I have yet to find a source that

[CGUYS] ISP with a reliable mailserver

2007-09-25 Thread Michael Drabick
I need recomendations for a service provider that has reliable mail servers. I currently have an account with Toad.net, and they are becoming a very unreliable mail service. I have e-mails that show up 5- 10 hours after they are sent (sometimes days), and when you trace the path it is their

[CGUYS] Is this a Great Deal on Webcam opinions wanted

2007-07-20 Thread Michael Drabick
The webcam below seems to be on super special at Bestbuy is this a good one or is it junk and therefore the price reduction? Logitech usually puts out a quality product. Logitech QuickCam Orbit MP onsale for $60(normaly $132) Iit has a wide angle lens and will folow you as you move around.

Re: [CGUYS] Printing from a DOS legacy app running at a command prompt under WinXP

2007-06-07 Thread Michael Drabick
*Fred, Save your money. If you capture a printer port anything printed to LPT1 will go to the printer you desire. I have done it in the past. It is easy to set up. I found these instructions which look correct, I have not tried it. http://support.riverdeep.net/techtips_detail.asp?id=156

[CGUYS] Macs get abused in a video

2007-06-04 Thread Michael Drabick
This video is similar to the Mac adds but makes fun of Macs instead of PC's. I enjoy the Mac adds so much I thought you would enjoy a good laugh. Be forewarned there is some profanity - the f bomb a few times. Mike http://www.heavy.com/video/3726 -- Mike Drabick HDH Construction Consultants,