Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7, 32-bit or XP

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

64 bit windows 7 is ABSOLUTELY fine, as long as your printers are less than
8 years old, scanners about 5.   Scuttlebutt says 6t4 bit programs (Office
2010) is NOT advised unless you use large databases/spreadsheets (that's
really big; mine are 100 MB and are no faster).

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7, 32-bit or XP

On May 7, 2010, at 9:47 AM, Stephen Brownfield wrote:
 When I look online to get prices all the Windows 7 computers say  
 that they are 64-bit.  How hard will be to get the 32-bit version?   
 I could go with a computer running XP, but I'm afraid that that he  
 would then he would start to run into problems a year or two down  
 the road. Thanks

The problem is that your timing is bad. You need to wait for 64-bit  
drivers to become available. Can you make some minor improvements to  
the current setup to delay a major upgrade for a year? By then your  
adaptive hardware suppliers will probably have caught up with current  
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Re: [CGUYS] Seek advice about removing programs

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

I have NEVER found update programs to benefit me.  They are an easy kill.
If you don't use AVS, kill it, as well. Kill Viewpoint with alacrity.
Remove all Java.  Then download and install newest version.

That's my $ 0.02

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Sent: 04/23/2010 11:42 AM
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Subject: [CGUYS] Seek advice about removing programs

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.

What are your opinions about retaining or removing the following?

Apple Software Update (Does it have useful downloads for a Windows XP 
computer?)

AVS Media Player 3.1

AVS Update Manger 1.0

AVS4YOU Software Navigator 1.3

DNA (BitTorrent)

InterActual Player

J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 11
J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 6
J2SE runtime Environment 5.0 Update 9

Java 6 Update 18
Java SE Runtime Environment 6 Update 1

Viewpoint Media Player

Vz In Home Agent


Thanks,

Michael

Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS
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Re: [CGUYS] Recommendation for laptop computer advice sought

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Netbooks do not have full keyboards.
I ONLY use laptops with full keyboards (I do use a netbook for meetings; the
battery lasts about 8.6 h)- and have been doing so for almost a decade.  I
am an engineer/accountant/medical professional with dire need of numeric
keys, symbol keys, foreign languages, etc.

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Recommendation for laptop computer advice sought

We bought a laptop for my wife to do her school work, the idea being to get
rid of a desk in our home and make some more room.  After about 8 months she
just decided she wanted her desk back because while the laptop was full size
(numeric keypad etc) it was just not right for lots of home use.  I built
her a computer for about 250 and now we use the laptop for other things.



On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 7:35 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:

 On Mar 5, 2010, at 6:12 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:

 You said you were cheap (and did not tell us what you want to use the
 computer for), so that should be fine.  A netbook would be even cheaper.


 Often people tell me they need a laptop, only to later discover that it is
 so much less convenient than a desktop and regret the purchase. A laptop
is
 best bought for travel. You may want to look at some of the all-in one
 desktops as a compact alternative. While the best of class is the iMac,
 there are several PC vendors who make them too. Or you could buy an iMac,
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Re: [CGUYS] Recommendation for laptop computer advice sought

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

You forgot to tell us what you want to do.  A netbook is great for email and
websurfing- but not number crunching.
I avoid Dell AT ALL COSTS.  But, first we need to know what you want to do.

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Subject: [CGUYS] Recommendation for laptop computer advice sought

This listserv is so oriented towards social issues, I am almost afraid 
to ask a computer question.  But, here goes:

I have always had a PC with Windows, if I exclude the Apple IIe 
computer.  I have never owned or used a laptop, only a desktop.  I think 
now that I need to buy a laptop because wife has decided to use the 
desktop many hours a day for her new-found hobby of photography:  this 
leaves me without access to a computer, particularly the internet or 
other simple tasks.  If I get a laptop I will need a simple  cheap one 
only since wife goes to sleep early, thereby freeing the desktop computer.

Starting with the Dell web site, I find that a laptop with:

Processor  Intel TM 6600 Duo, 2.2 GHz, 800 MHz bus, 2 MB cache
Memory 4GB 800 MHz RAM
500 GB 5400 RPM hard drive
6-cell battery
Intel Link 5100 N wireless modem
8X CD/DVD burner (dual layer)

costs $659 before shipping.

Questions: 

Is this laptop a good choice? Is it a good price?  Are there other 
brands or options that I ought to consider?  Specially: I want good 
performance at the cheapest price.  I am very stingy by nature!

===

P.S.  Please don't say to buy a Mac laptop instead of a Windows 
machine.  I bought my daughter a MacBook Pro and she likes it very well, 
but I am more comfortable with a Windows OS because I already have a 
large number of Windows programs that I can install on a laptop, plus I 
don't want to start a new personal learning curve to use the Mac -- 
i.e., sharing data between computer might be hard -- and I want to go 
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Re: [CGUYS] OK Computer Mavens likes dislikes

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Hey, guys.  Each of these canned programs have plusses and minuses.  And,
I would venture that some (very famous) users deliberately choose packages
that have defects they wish to exploit.  Their defense- TurboTax made me do
it, TaxCut said I could.  The recent episodes have now exposed that as BS
and I doubt they (our politicians) will try that again.  

If your taxes are simple, then either one will do.  If you are
self-employed, then there could be a preference, but really a practitioner
(Yes, this recipient is one) is far more experienced and knowledgeable to
develop queries that are NOT canned- and knows what can and can't be done,
to really save you money.  Likewise, with corporate taxes, there are issues
that the standard interview will fail.

Remember (go ahead, attack me), JacksonHewitt, HR Block, etc. may have ONE
licensed or knowledgeable practitioner- but the rest of the lot in their
employ- the ones you are going to get to see- are generally not.  

You pays your money and you takes your choice.  Or, better yet Caveat
emptor.

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] OK Computer Mavens likes dislikes

I'd stay away from Turbo Tax, I doubt you'll get the...understanding Geitner
got after cheating on his taxes if you make a 'mistake'.

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Stewart Marshall 
revsamarsh...@earthlink.net wrote:

 I am getting ready to purchase my tax software for taxes.

 Pro cons on Turbo Tax versus Tax act?

 I have been using Turbo taxes for a few years (I used to use Parsons Tax
 Edge)

 I know they usually rate out close to each other.

 But I want to see what you all think of both of them.

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Re: [CGUYS] new bank and a mint

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Now that MINT is part of Intuit, I would presume more banks will be
supporting the program...

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Subject: [CGUYS] new bank and a mint

We are considering moving to a new bank, one small reason to do this is
because our bank doesn't support mint.com, there are other larger reasons
for the move but don't involve the tech side of things.  So...anyone have
thoughts on mint.com specifically and or banks they use to interface with
mint.com, AND any thoughts on banks with bad online interfaces?  Any
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Re: [CGUYS] Redacting PDF document files?

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

I have not found one, per se. What I do is redact using Adobe and then print
(not save as) to PDF, which then makes the PDF as redacted.

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Subject: [CGUYS] Redacting PDF document files?

Anyone know of a PDF redaction utility that works?  E.g., one chooses
(selects) a rectangle to redact, and the execute command replaces all
pixels in the rectangle with white, in all layers, and deletes any
accompanying text data (i.e., that which provides text searchability /
copyability)?  Does this capability exist somewhere in Adobe Acrobat?
(basic?  Professional?).  If so, where does one find it?  Third party
application/utility?

It should be equally able to redact text and graphics/pictures.

One that really does the job, even if the process is more complicated than I
have presumed in the above query?

TIA

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Re: [CGUYS] Redacting PDF document files?

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

My method takes much less time than that one.

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Redacting PDF document files?

On Dec 9, 2009, at 12:28 PM, Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. wrote:
 I have not found one, per se. What I do is redact using Adobe and  
 then print
 (not save as) to PDF, which then makes the PDF as redacted.

Details here...
http://blogs.adobe.com/acrolaw/2006/10/acrobat_8_new_f_1.html

Acrobat 8 Professional now make many of the dangers and workarounds  
moot, so this is a welcome tool for the legal market.


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Re: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

You said to ultimately put into your Mac- then why use an old one.
Buy a new Hard drive; get an enclosure (15 bucks is max) and you are home free. 
 You can clone the drive and then replace the one in your computer.

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Subject: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives

I need a new drive for my MacBook. I'm considering two external USB 
drives that I might open, remove from the case and put into my Mac, 
after testing for a few weeks.

I picked up a WD My Passport Essential 500GB drive on Friday, but 
reviews don't look good. How does it compare to the Seagate FreeAgent 
portable drive? I have a larger FreeAgent drive that was defective and 
replaced; it's been working fine since then. The WD Passport has a 
microUSB port like a digital camera, and the cable tends to get 
disconnected.

My other option is to buy a bare drive and an enclosure for the old 
drive. 5400 RPM is OK. Max [supported] drive size for my MacBook is 
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Re: [CGUYS] M$ Spys on Customers Finds 5% Unworthy, Gives Them the Boot

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Actually, Chrysler did that- and said my warranty was not valid.

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

What if Chevrolet put controls in their car so they knew how fast you were
going.  Then when they found out you went 10mph over the speed limit, they
sent a /kill signal to your car and you were finished?  Why is it any
business of MS's if someone mods hardware they bought and *own*?  This could
be a lawsuit by the time it's over, are we now reduced to not only 'leasing'
software with those crazy EULAs, but now leasing hardware as well?

I would be very interested to see if the rest of the story even matters
here.  What can MS say to back this up?

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote:

 It wasn't immediately clear how Microsoft uncovered the users'
 modifications.

 Until the technique is explained, there's not much to comment on. It's
 only half a story.


 On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 5:15 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote:
  Microsoft Boots 1 Million Xbox 360 Players Over Piracy Fears
 

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/20091401DOWJONESDJON
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Re: [CGUYS] A Tale of Two M$s (Who are we to believe?)

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

This is EXACTLY what is wrong with American Education.  
Both state the SAME facts.  It's just the points of view elucidated in both-
and the headlines.
Reading requires CRITICAL analysis.

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Subject: [CGUYS] A Tale of Two M$s (Who are we to believe?)

http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/microsoft_news/showArticle.jhtml
?articleID=220900346
Microsoft's overall first-quarter revenues were $12.9 billion, off 14%  
from the prior year's first quarter. Net income fell 18% to $3.57  
billion, on earnings per share of 40 cents.

http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/10/23/microsoft-crushes-q3-est
imates-revs-129b-eps-40-cents/
Microsoft Crushes FYQ1 Estimates: Revs $12.9B; EPS 40 Cents; Resumes  
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Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 the question...

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

To do it, go to Laplink.com and buy their PCMover product.  It's about 30
bucks and seems to work flawlessly. I have not tried, but was told by a
friend, that it did XP 32 bit to Vista 64 bit.  THAT is worth it all by
itself. (Which means you can use it to go from Vista 32 to 7 64- which
cannot be done otherwise!)

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Sent: 10/22/2009 10:48 AM
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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 the question...

NO!

They have not made that possible they ask that you back up all your 
data etc. and do a clean install of 7.

The only upgrade paths are from Windows Vista Home (Both Flavors) to 
7 Home Premium.

Vista Business to 7 Professional.

Vista Ultimate to Vista Enterprise

Also note 32 only to 32 64 only to 64.

All of this is going off the top of my head so I may have some of it wrong.

Stewart


At 09:36 AM 10/22/2009, you wrote:
Just a simples question: can I upgrade to Windows 7 on the top of my 
XP Professional?...

Again thanks

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Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 the question...

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

They have multiple licenses- 60 for 2, 230 for 5, etc.

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 the question...

Yes it does work, but you must have two computers up and running to 
make it happen.

Also it is a one off purchase.  Every time you go to use it, it is a 
new license.

Very expensive.

I  bought it to move the church computer and  it does work well.

But like I said can get expensive and you need to have two machines 
up and working.

Stewart


At 11:04 AM 10/22/2009, you wrote:
To do it, go to Laplink.com and buy their PCMover product.  It's about 30
bucks and seems to work flawlessly. I have not tried, but was told by a
friend, that it did XP 32 bit to Vista 64 bit.  THAT is worth it all by
itself. (Which means you can use it to go from Vista 32 to 7 64- which
cannot be done otherwise!)

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Sent: 10/22/2009 10:48 AM
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 the question...

NO!

They have not made that possible they ask that you back up all your
data etc. and do a clean install of 7.

The only upgrade paths are from Windows Vista Home (Both Flavors) to
7 Home Premium.

Vista Business to 7 Professional.

Vista Ultimate to Vista Enterprise

Also note 32 only to 32 64 only to 64.

All of this is going off the top of my head so I may have some of it wrong.

Stewart


At 09:36 AM 10/22/2009, you wrote:
 Just a simples question: can I upgrade to Windows 7 on the top of my
 XP Professional?...
 
 Again thanks
 
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Re: [CGUYS] Apple pushes unwanted enterprise tool to Windows users

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Actually, on PC's that update request (or automatic) is a function of how one 
installed the Apple app in the first place.  (It became VERY evident to those 
using Palm Pre's when Apple decided to update software to render Palm's 
connectivity impossible.)

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Apple pushes unwanted enterprise tool to Windows users

 Yet again. If this were MS pulling this stunt, they would certainly be
 pilloried. And probably sued by the EU. Where's the outrage here?

I'm outraged that some Windows programs update without informing users! 
And our HP notebook came with dozens of undocumented programs installed, 
not even a list of software in a ReadMe file.

Apple doesn't do that. Any program that's listed in Apple Software 
Update is a *suggestion* which you can install or ignore. I usually 
install 1/2 of their suggestions and delete the rest. Third parties also 
recommend software that I might want to install too--or not.

Must be a really slow day at Ars Technica to bother with such a 
nonissue. The editor who came up with the headline should be slapped 
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Re: [CGUYS] Netbooks vs. Notebooks

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

I am using an ACER right now, with a nine hour battery life.  It lets me
take notes in a meeting (in which I am currently bored, so I am reading my
email and writing back), access my real computer, service my clients, and
travel like I never have before.  (I started with the 28 pound Osborne, and
currently use a 7 pound full size laptop, with paraphernalia.)  This three
pound (with charger, portable HD, etc.) is a blessing.

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Sent: 09/23/2009 11:28 AM
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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Netbooks vs. Notebooks

Even people with smaller hands and slender fingers can have trouble  
with the small netbook keyboards.  I bought an Asus Eee PC, hoping  
for a portable word processor I could use on the subway or in a car  
(as a passenger).  Learning how to use a keyboard built for hobbits  
was much harder than I thought it would be.  I made a lot of errors  
when my finger slipped off the tiny key I was intending to hit and  
contacted an adjacent key instead.  Obviously, when you're using a  
netbook on a Metrobus, a plug-in keyboard is not an option.

I have heard of netbooks with keyboards that are slightly larger-- 
even a little closer to a standard keyboard would be a big help.

Recommendations, anyone?

--Constance Warner

On Sep 22, 2009, at 11:32 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:

 It depends on what you want to use it for.  As a regular PC/ 
 Notebook it would be a hassle.

 My Bishop (Who is larger than I am) uses one all the time, loves it.

 Now I would find it a little cramped, but at work I plug mine in  
 and use a full size keyboard.

 They are wickedly portable.  Just saw a video presentation given  
 today by the local retired sheriff who took one from Alabama to  
 Alaska and back on a motorcycle.

 Nicely portable.  If you travel a lot it would be nice for that.

 It all depends on what you are looking for.

 They are really aimed at being ultra portable laptops for those who  
 are on the road a lot.

 Even the cell companies are getting in on it as they are selling  
 connection plans with them to make them not only ultra portable,  
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Re: [CGUYS] Netbooks vs. Notebooks

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

ACER A0751h
$ 345

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Netbooks vs. Notebooks

My Eee PC is a 7 one, with the micro-mini keyboard that I thought  
wouldn't be a problem.  When I bought it, I don't think the store had  
any 10 ones in stock.

Later, I went to Micro Center on Rockville Pike to look for other  
netbooks with easier-to-use keyboards, but they didn't have anything  
in the price range of the Eee PC.  (In fact, there weren't any  
comparable machines for anywhere near the price or the weight of the  
Eee PC.)

If they had a slightly larger, non-Asus netbook, I might not have  
bought it, but I certainly would have tried it out for possible  
purchase at the store later.  (In general, if I try it out at the  
store, I buy it at the store.)

Mail-order is a possibility, of course, but after my mistake with the  
Eee PC child-size keyboard, I'd certainly want to know that the  
keyboard was significantly larger and/or easier to use.

So if there are any of those netbooks I've heard about with slightly  
larger keyboards, I'd certainly like to know about them.

--Constance Warner

On Sep 23, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:

 Constance was that a 7 or a 10 one..

 I think most of the first Eee PC's were the smaller ones.

 the 10 ones seem to have a larger keyboard.

 Stewart


 At 10:28 AM 9/23/2009, you wrote:
 Even people with smaller hands and slender fingers can have trouble
 with the small netbook keyboards.  I bought an Asus Eee PC, hoping
 for a portable word processor I could use on the subway or in a car
 (as a passenger).  Learning how to use a keyboard built for hobbits
 was much harder than I thought it would be.  I made a lot of errors
 when my finger slipped off the tiny key I was intending to hit and
 contacted an adjacent key instead.  Obviously, when you're using a
 netbook on a Metrobus, a plug-in keyboard is not an option.

 I have heard of netbooks with keyboards that are slightly larger--  
 even a little closer to a standard keyboard would be a big help.

 Recommendations, anyone?

 --Constance Warner

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Re: [CGUYS] Logmein

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

I have been using LogMeIn forever- love it so much better than the alternatives.
But, there is only one choice if you have the PalmPre and want to run/check out 
a Desktop (Mac or PC).

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Subject: [CGUYS] Logmein

db or anyone else, how did the logmein work for you, and are there any 
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Re: [CGUYS] Turbo Tax help

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

I really don't want to get too deeply into it- however-- it is well know
what errors (i.e., questions NOT asked) exist for both Tax Cut and TurboTax.
One could (theoretically?) choose the proper program to prepare one's taxes
and then blame the error on the questions NOT asked by the program.  

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Sent: 08/10/2009 9:12 AM
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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Turbo Tax help

I don't think you can blame a tax program for not catching Daschle's tax 
evasion. Could you expect a program to ask Were you loaned a limousine 
and driver for free? I don't think you could expect a tax accountant to 
present a series of questions including that one.

As a high ranking member of the Senate for decades, he should have known 
what political favors should be reported as income.

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Re: [CGUYS] Turbo Tax help

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

1.  You are assuming that someone may be ignorant of the
idiosyncrasies of the program in question.
2.  You still owe the tax, when and if found.  

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Turbo Tax help

I agree with you that tax programs are best for those filers who have 
relatively simple returns (as I do). I'm very surprised that a high 
profile individual who worked in an environment where there are tricky 
issues  regarding what constitutes income, would use a tax program 
rather than a tax accountant.

I think your last line is negated by the fact that ignorance of the law 
is no protection from breaking it.

Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. wrote:
 I really don't want to get too deeply into it- however-- it is well know
 what errors (i.e., questions NOT asked) exist for both Tax Cut and
TurboTax.
 One could (theoretically?) choose the proper program to prepare one's
taxes
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 Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Turbo Tax help

 I don't think you can blame a tax program for not catching Daschle's tax 
 evasion. Could you expect a program to ask Were you loaned a limousine 
 and driver for free? I don't think you could expect a tax accountant to 
 present a series of questions including that one.

 As a high ranking member of the Senate for decades, he should have known 
 what political favors should be reported as income.

 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. wrote:
   
 I am sure you recall that both Geithner and Daschle had tax problems and
 each used a different tax program.  Each program had its own failures.
   

 


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Re: [CGUYS] Turbo Tax help

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Whether you use software or a specialist- everyone and everything has its
capabilities.
I am sure you recall that both Geithner and Daschle had tax problems and
each used a different tax program.  Each program had its own failures.
Likewise, professionals have their own specialties.
Make sure you pick one that has a good foundation with your needs.
And, yes, you can do them yourself- but, as a tax professional, I can pretty
much guarantee you that we know things that you won't be able to pick up
(and certainly NOT the first time) from reading books. 
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b_s-wilk
 On Aug 9, 2009, at 2:08 PM, Wayne Dernoncourt wrote:
 I'm thinking we should go to a tax person to deal
 with this.

 Yes you should. I found that fighting the software
 distracted me from other important tax issues, causing
 a mess. I filed and then had to hire a human to refile
 a correct form.

 We do our own taxes, small business and all. Tax software
 isn't particularly efficient, but having everything in a
 database/spreadsheet at the end is convenient. It often
 takes more time to use software or an accountant than to
 fill out forms yourself. Most of the work is gathering
 all of the pieces of paper, records, notes, numbers,
 statememts, forms. I use my own Excel spreadsheet, then
 sometimes TurboTax.

Yes, keeping track of all of those stinking little pieces of
paper drives me crazy.  Usually I just put all of them in a
folder and pull it out when it's time to do taxes.  This year,
I got smart, I gave them to my wife - she's the organized one
and _she_ lost them for awhile (most was found).

 Filling out the forms is easy once you gather the numbers.
 Not making careless mistakes is the best reason for using
 tax software or a pro. Turbo Tax is best, IMHO; didn't
 like TaxCut. IRS has the info you need about 401k,
 http://www.irs.gov/retirement/article/0,,id=119625,00.html.

I use Turbo Tax so the printing is clear, etc. and the right
numbers get entered into the appropriate boxes and catch
goofy mistakes.

 I usually start doing taxes by downloading all the
 publications and forms I need,
 http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/, using
 http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf and
 http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p334.pdf as guides.

Mine is dead simple, Sweetie knows more about her return
and she doesn't want/need my help in getting information.

 I NEVER file online. We use snail mail with confirmation.

Same here, I tried it once and lost the fee with issues I
had.

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Take care  | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't
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Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

I have not joined in until now.  
There are MORE than enough folks on the road who can't chew gum and drive
cars.  Why not ticket them?
Why not do something REALLY logical and RETEST every driver no less
frequently than once a decade?  (I don't mean written- I mean a driving
test.) Let's get them off the roads.
Some of us CAN talk on the phone (not text, not surf) without endangering
others.  Some of us have actually been tested to make sure that it's true.
Pick on the real culprits- those that can't drive properly.
(Don't get me started on the folks that drive 41 mph on the highway and
proceed through traffic lights, stop signs, and don't signal!

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

Like you implied, common sense and responsibility is a very rare  
commodity. I totally agree. I'm one of those who is against the $100  
ticked or whatever is charged where you live, for using a cell phone  
while driving. It think these people should be charged the same as  
drunk drivers. Same fines, same jail time, same license suspension.

Jeff M


On Aug 6, 2009, at 6:24 AM, Jordan wrote:

 I agree with the comments made here on this subject but submit that  
 the essence of the problem lies with the lack of common sense of  
 most drivers.
 I have a GPS mounted on my windshield. But it is mounted such that  
 it does not block my view of the road. And I am very careful about  
 what kind of situation I'm in when I look at it. It seems that many  
 or most users don't give a thought to either of those issues.

 I just wanted to suggest that it is not impossible to use a GPS  
 responsibly.

 Constance Warner wrote:
 Great essay!  I'd be in favor of ticketing drivers who mount GPS  
 units and other such devices on their windshields, and I hope it  
 soon becomes similarly illegal to mount laptop support brackets  
 inside cars--a truly terrifying prospect.  Though I don't know how   
 a highway patrol officer would catch someone for computing while  
 driving.  When the computing driver is finally pulled over and the  
 police officer walks up to the offending driver's car, all Mr.  
 Distracted Driving has to do is to shut the lid of his laptop and  
 deny that he's done anything wrong.  Scary.  (And are there even  
 laws against computing while driving?  This sounds like one of  
 those obvious things you shouldn't need to be told NOT to do.  But  
 then I didn't think anyone would be dumb enough to send text  
 messages while driving, either.)

 Anybody who lives in this area has probably had at least one close  
 call with a car or other vehicle driven by a distracted driver,  
 especially if you're a pedestrian trying to cross K Street,  
 Rockville Pike, or any other road where Type A drivers cruise by  
 with cellphones pasted to their ears.  You can be as careful as you  
 like as a pedestrian or a driver, but your survival, when you  
 encounter a texting, cellphone-talking, or computer-using driver,  
 may still depend largely on luck.

 Yet there's a lot of resistance to passing laws against texting  
 while driving.  Under the circumstances, Im not overly optimistic  
 about enforcement actions against other kinds of electronic  
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Re: [CGUYS] Well-thought analysis of MSFT ...MORE

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I don't care what Gartner says if APPLE posts differently to the Feds (SEC)
and signs on that it is accurate.  I doubt Apple execs want to go to jail.
Gartner will not go to jail if it provides wrong information.

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On Jul 31, 2009, at 9:19 AM, Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. wrote:
 And, let us not be so smug- the reports over the past two days of
 significant security failures in Macs, iPhones, and iPods means  
 that as
 Apple market share augments, its desirability as a target and its  
 inherent
 flaws will force the (heretofore smug) users of these devices to  
 update and
 add security (antivirus, antispam, and personal security firewalls) to
 preclude the loss/damage of private information.

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Looks like a case of Obfuscation to me.

What security failures. Should you truthfully be calling it  
discovery of potential flaws? It ain't a security failure if it  
hasn't been exploited and it hasn't. Just like you are potentially  
deceased, but I'm sure you don't want us to consider you dead. By  
your faulty logic we are all dead already.

 ...as Apple market share augments, its desirability as a target...

This is more faulty logic. Products with large market shares do not  
have to be defective. You use one company, M$, as your model and come  
up with wild assertions. You are not thinking straight.

 the (heretofore smug) users


Smug carries too much baggage to be accurate. Smug implies  
excessive pride. Mac users pride is hard earned and based on real  
achievement. Only someone with an excessive Windows inferiority  
complex would use the word smug.

Speaking of having an excessive Windows inferiority complex, did you  
catch the Ballmer anti-Apple tirade...
http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2009/07/31/ballmer-skeptical-of- 
apple-share-gains/

Share versus Apple, you know, we think we may have ticked up a  
little tick, but when you get right down to it, it's a rounding  
error, he said. Apple's share change, plus or minus from ours, they  
took a little share a couple quarters, we took share back a couple  
quarters. But Apple's share globally cost us nothing. Now, hopefully,  
we will take share back from Apple, but you know, Apple still only  
sells about 10 million PCs, so it is a limited opportunity.

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Re: [CGUYS] Well-thought analysis of MSFT ...MORE

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

That's EXACTLY what I mean, Tom. FACTS!
Your example is what they prognosticate- so they can always beat the
numbers. 
What they report- that's real.
Please keep to reality- and not like they do on reality TV.

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On Aug 2, 2009, at 5:15 PM, Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. wrote:
 Absolutely NOT, Tom.  There just is no point in debating facts with  
 one who
 only wants to employ facts that either are invented (Gartner clearly
 contravenes Apple- and the penalties for lying- in spite of your coy,
 smart-aleck reply- require jail time of some sort or another) or  
 invented
 out of thin air.

You are out in lalaland. Apple always does this. It is well known.  
Stock bloggers complain about this all the time...

But that picture, perfectly tells the story on AAPL's earnings  
tonight, and AAPL's phony guidance.
Put a picture out for a billion Apps, when they've done 1.5 billion,  
and it's misleading.
But purposely underestimate your earnings numbers, and it's not. It's  
just Wall Street.
After all, isn't that how AAPL works?
http://aaronandmoses.blogspot.com/2009/07/apple-on-deck-for- 
earnings.html

On Aug 2, 2009, at 5:15 PM, Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. wrote:
 And, the same experts that enunciated this exploits are the ones who
 enunciated them for M$ that M$ failed to act upon, leaving problems  
 for us.
 Apple knew of at least some of these- and did not act- but one  
 would hope
 now that they are more publically available- will respond. If not,  
 guard
 your data and your mailing lists- and your phones.

There you are in lalaland again. The patch was out the next day.  
Nothing was ever exploited. You keep fuming about things that never  
happened and then get all bent out of shape when I cite things that  
did happen. You live a fantasy.




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Re: [CGUYS] Well-thought analysis of MSFT ...MORE

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Wow- that's the kettle calling the pot black.
You are the Primary denier.
I have no axe to grind- you, on the other hand, have no axe but one with a
Mac imprint deeply engrained.

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On Aug 2, 2009, at 6:59 PM, Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. wrote:
 That's EXACTLY what I mean, Tom. FACTS!

I am not going to waste any more time on you Birthers. You just  
ignore the facts and this goes around and around. Auditioning for Fox  
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Re: [CGUYS] Well-thought analysis of MSFT ...MORE

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

And, let us not be so smug- the reports over the past two days of
significant security failures in Macs, iPhones, and iPods means that as
Apple market share augments, its desirability as a target and its inherent
flaws will force the (heretofore smug) users of these devices to update and
add security (antivirus, antispam, and personal security firewalls) to
preclude the loss/damage of private information.

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Re: [CGUYS] Well-thought analysis of MSFT ... NOT

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

I am not being an apologist for MSFT.  They have done many things wrong-
including the concept of selling 5 different versions of Vista and 7, and
screwing up Windows Mobile.

However, to compare an Apple with a Microsoft is not totally correct.  That
would be equivalent to comparing Sherwin Williams with Punte Home Builders.
One provides something necessary for homes; the other provides the whole
home- with many subcontractors.

In addition, Apple outsources the bulk of its production to China.  You can
do your own political calculations with that.

More- over the past three years, PC Manufacturers have made concerted
efforts to lower the price of their desktops and (especially) laptops-
whether due to competition or market is immaterial for this analysis.  It
explains the changes to Dell, the disappearance of also-ran vendors (who are
by and large part of Acer nowadays).  So, if the desire of the manufacturer
was increased volume at lower unit sales price (notice that laptops no
longer use specialized components and are serviceable by almost anyone), the
fact that Apple never lowered its prices would guarantee that the sales
percentage increases.  

Now, a dose of reality (it's called examining the 10Q, 8K submitted to the
government and their stockholders) shows that gross sales of Macs (laptops
and desktops) as a gross number has decreased over the past year by some 8%
or more. And, that was before the much ballyhooed price drop (which is a
reflection of the information gleaned from the paragraph above). The growth
in Apple sales has been due to iPhone and iPod.  I salute that performance-
it's what companies need to do to grow and survive in the marketplace. (Hey,
MSFT wake the  up- and Xbox is NOT the answer.)  But computer sales are
not what you thought they were for Apple. 

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Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare

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The debate is, as usual, between those who do (at least a little) research
to discern the facts and those who determine the situation without having
any basis.  That is the problem with American politics today.

We need not even use any other example than our own country to determine how
health care can be improved in America.  That removes the differences
between attitudes, incompetencies, and mores from the equation.

Some of us are old enough to have fought the battle in 1976 to have the
costs of dialysis treatment covered in the US. (Some of you may even recall
the famous Life article depicting the life and death committees that
determined who were entitled and who were refused the treatment.) The same
BS complaints existed (from the same political spectrum).  Yes, there is a
problem- it only covers one disease.  Yes, there is a problem, our
government is so panicked that the practitioners will steal from the system
that they spend almost $ 1 in oversight for every $ 1 in benefit.  (THAT
IS THE TRUE ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY THE PROPOSED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
REFORM!).  Yet, in some 30+ years, we have been able to treat Americans
to about the best dialysis care found anywhere.  And, it is a single payer-
Medicare (once you have been on dialysis for about 9 months or so, no
private health insurance is involved).  And, it is multi-provider.

Please study facts- not half-hearted (or fully bloviated) opinion pieces
that have no clue how/why/where health care operates - here or elsewhere.

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On Jul 26, 2009, at 11:34 PM, Fred Holmes wrote:
 Absolutely wrong.  There must always be choices.  The customer must  
 always have somewhere else to go when the service he is currently  
 receiving is unsatisfactory.  Single payer is tyranny.

Single-payer systems typically include the opportunity for paying for  
care privately. Single-payer does not mean single provider. Why do  
the cons/neocons keep dragging in irrelevant boogeymen? It does not  
help the discussion.

When I broke my eyeglasses in London, even though I was an American,  
I was offered National Health glasses or I could get a swanky pair.  
I had the means to get a swanky pair so I did. I was also grateful to  
have the choice of a pair for almost nothing should I have been in  
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Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

There are actually well more than half-dozen.  And, that has no bearing on
the real issues.

In a nutshell, what the debate is about:
1.  Terminating the use of paper (or non-existent) health care information.
By making this information electronic, it can be transmitted from
practitioner to practitioner, from one department to another, on an as-need,
prior-approval basis.  In addition, it will force insurers (I will name one
BIG transgressor- Blue Cross/Blue Shield) to deal with electronic records,
billing, and subsequent payment in a more uniform, time-sensitive fashion.
It will also insure that the practitioners YOU have empowered have the
salient information to make decisions that make sense based upon your needs.
2.  Covering everyone means that unfunded liabilities don't get spread to
everyone else.  By requiring everyone to have insurance (just like auto
insurance) means that there won't be an unfunded bill that gets spread to
those of us that have payment capabilities to pick up the slack.
a.  As a corollary, it also means that hospitals and practitioners
can't elect to charge you $ 400 for an emergency visit (which will now be
truly an emergency, since non-emergencies will be sent to doc-in-the-box,
regular practitioners, or precluded with preventive care- and not a sore
throat for the uninsured or the unenlightened) or $ 100 for a 30 minute
visit because they like your insurance and $ 12000 or $ 500 to me,
respectively) because I am out-of-network or uninsured.  [Yes, these numbers
are real.]
3.  Covering everyone means that the children of America can be treated as
children, long before they develop diabetes or cardiac problems due to lack
of care- and then escalate to dialysis that our government pay $ 35K a year
for each soul.
4.  Reform means that companies like United Medical, which imposed a 20%
hike on its subscribers this year can't- because they had record profits.
Obviously, this raise is due to greed and not costs.
5.  Reform means that insurers like Blue Cross will not impose at 15%
increase on small employers (5 to 15 subscribers) or 30% on teeny employers
(2 to 5) because of the possible, extensive swings in the costs of
providing care on a year-to-year basis.   No other explanation or proof
provided.

 

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I've wondered something along these lines...why are we creating yet another
system when there are already half a dozen?  Yet one more large bureaucracy
when we should consolidate the others.



On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 
acker...@astrecg.com wrote:

 The debate is, as usual, between those who do (at least a little) research
 to discern the facts and those who determine the situation without having
 any basis.  That is the problem with American politics today.

 We need not even use any other example than our own country to determine
 how
 health care can be improved in America.  That removes the differences
 between attitudes, incompetencies, and mores from the equation.

 Some of us are old enough to have fought the battle in 1976 to have the
 costs of dialysis treatment covered in the US. (Some of you may even
recall
 the famous Life article depicting the life and death committees that
 determined who were entitled and who were refused the treatment.) The same
 BS complaints existed (from the same political spectrum).  Yes, there is a
 problem- it only covers one disease.  Yes, there is a problem, our
 government is so panicked that the practitioners will steal from the
system
 that they spend almost $ 1 in oversight for every $ 1 in benefit.  (THAT
 IS THE TRUE ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY THE PROPOSED HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM
 REFORM!).  Yet, in some 30+ years, we have been able to treat
Americans
 to about the best dialysis care found anywhere.  And, it is a single
payer-
 Medicare (once you have been on dialysis for about 9 months or so, no
 private health insurance is involved).  And, it is multi-provider.

 Please study facts- not half-hearted (or fully bloviated) opinion pieces
 that have no clue how/why/where health care operates - here or elsewhere.

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Re: [CGUYS] Drive Image Backup

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

I have been using a product for years to clone hard drives successfully-
have not been happy with Acronis or Ghost.  This one is simple- it copies
partitions or drives- period.
EaseUs DiskCopy 1.0

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http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/

BootItNG and other products.

At 11:23 PM 7/20/2009, Ari M. Goldberg wrote:
Has anyone used anything else besides Norton Ghost to perform backup
images of a single desktop? A quick search took me to a product called
Clonezilla and some other free Open Source software. I want to have the
system back up each day.
 
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Re: [CGUYS] Printer Experts needed

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Hmm.  If they are conflicting, perhaps the older drivers will work on the
new printer.  Try installing a new printer (the 7650) saying you have the
drivers and choose those of the 6480.  Then, run a test print.

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Subject: [CGUYS] Printer Experts needed

I recently bought a refurbished HP L7650 Office ink Jet for the office.

My computer will not load the printer drivers for the network .

I chatted with HP support and it turns out that since I have already 
installed the drivers for my J6480 at home (Wireless) I cant load the 
drivers for the L7650 unless I dump the drivers for the J6480.

Technician said I cannot have both on my computer as they will conflict!

Any one know any difference?

Seems like horse hockey to me.

Stewart

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Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

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So, if Microsoft elected to STOP you from using another browser- it's their
software, admit, leave me alone- it would be ok.
I love the consistency of Apple apologists.
May you all get your just desserts (or is that deserts)

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

 On Jul 15, 2009, at 6:06 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
  They really are temping the anti-trust hammer of justice, aren't they?
 
 I hope the DOJ smites them good.

I don't.  It's their software, they can cripple it any damn way they want.
Take your business elsewhere if you don't like it.  Considering the
overwhelming success of the iPod and its successors, the consuming public
doesn't feel harmed by this arrangement.  Those who do or simply desire
another player, have many other options.  That said, Apple's whining excuse
about not wanting to have to support other hardware is lame.  If it's
about propping up the bottom line, just say so.

Frankly, I can't stand the way iTunes mangles your music collection.  I lost
my iPod Classic walking out to the garage at work recently, somebody found a
nice surprise on the sidewalk that day, and I don't miss iTunes.  It took me
days to get my collection back to normal, deleting all the ghost folders and
all the pointers to compilations iTunes left littered throughout, along with
just plain odd stuff that it did.

I bought a used Zune 80 off of eBay for $100 to replace it (in excellent
condition--no scratches or damage at all) and I'm very satisfied.  I almost
didn't bid, since it was the first auction I came across and had only 12
minutes left, but I took a chance and got a bargain!  Since then almost
every auction has been $125 and up.  Amazon has a good selection of really
inexpensive accessories for it.  Nothing even remotely approaching the
selections available for iPods, but good enough.  Now, I have all these iPod
accessories to get rid of.

The Zune 80 is a very nice, solid player with a screen about twice the size
of the iPod Classic.  The cover art is big and beautiful when playing music
and watching video podcasts isn't a squinting chore any longer for my aging
eyes.  I find the squircle controller (yes, stupid name) on the Zune
device to be easier and more accurate to use than the iPod's rotary dial.
No turning down the volume when attempting to do something else entirely.
Happiness. 

The Zune software, while not perfect, leaves my music alone and doesn't try
to manage it for me.  It's *much* better at finding missing album art,
even the rare stuff; no store account required as with iTunes.  Oddly, it
doesn't broadly display the cover art during playback as does the Zune
itself.  There is a lot of white space in the software's interface and it
lacks some of the fine controls of iTunes.  But, considering that it doesn't
think that it knows better than I do about data management, it's a
worthwhile trade-off.

I installed Songbird on the upstairs computer and it's pretty good.  Fairly
iTunes-like in appearance, almost a cross between iTunes and Winamp, but I'm
still getting used to it.  It seems to leave the music collection alone as
well, but it doesn't support Zune yet, so it's just for playback in the
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Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

That was dammit- but my damned software corrected it...

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So, if Microsoft elected to STOP you from using another browser- it's their
software, admit, leave me alone- it would be ok.
I love the consistency of Apple apologists.
May you all get your just desserts (or is that deserts)

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Apple Bans Palm Pre from iTunes

 On Jul 15, 2009, at 6:06 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
  They really are temping the anti-trust hammer of justice, aren't they?
 
 I hope the DOJ smites them good.

I don't.  It's their software, they can cripple it any damn way they want.
Take your business elsewhere if you don't like it.  Considering the
overwhelming success of the iPod and its successors, the consuming public
doesn't feel harmed by this arrangement.  Those who do or simply desire
another player, have many other options.  That said, Apple's whining excuse
about not wanting to have to support other hardware is lame.  If it's
about propping up the bottom line, just say so.

Frankly, I can't stand the way iTunes mangles your music collection.  I lost
my iPod Classic walking out to the garage at work recently, somebody found a
nice surprise on the sidewalk that day, and I don't miss iTunes.  It took me
days to get my collection back to normal, deleting all the ghost folders and
all the pointers to compilations iTunes left littered throughout, along with
just plain odd stuff that it did.

I bought a used Zune 80 off of eBay for $100 to replace it (in excellent
condition--no scratches or damage at all) and I'm very satisfied.  I almost
didn't bid, since it was the first auction I came across and had only 12
minutes left, but I took a chance and got a bargain!  Since then almost
every auction has been $125 and up.  Amazon has a good selection of really
inexpensive accessories for it.  Nothing even remotely approaching the
selections available for iPods, but good enough.  Now, I have all these iPod
accessories to get rid of.

The Zune 80 is a very nice, solid player with a screen about twice the size
of the iPod Classic.  The cover art is big and beautiful when playing music
and watching video podcasts isn't a squinting chore any longer for my aging
eyes.  I find the squircle controller (yes, stupid name) on the Zune
device to be easier and more accurate to use than the iPod's rotary dial.
No turning down the volume when attempting to do something else entirely.
Happiness. 

The Zune software, while not perfect, leaves my music alone and doesn't try
to manage it for me.  It's *much* better at finding missing album art,
even the rare stuff; no store account required as with iTunes.  Oddly, it
doesn't broadly display the cover art during playback as does the Zune
itself.  There is a lot of white space in the software's interface and it
lacks some of the fine controls of iTunes.  But, considering that it doesn't
think that it knows better than I do about data management, it's a
worthwhile trade-off.

I installed Songbird on the upstairs computer and it's pretty good.  Fairly
iTunes-like in appearance, almost a cross between iTunes and Winamp, but I'm
still getting used to it.  It seems to leave the music collection alone as
well, but it doesn't support Zune yet, so it's just for playback in the
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Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Stampede?

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Tom:
There is a BIG difference between network connectivity (i.e., server
connections) between Home and Business.



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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Stampede?

On Jun 25, 2009, at 10:22 PM, mike wrote:
 I wonder if we could discuss which version I might want for
 prosumer use at home?

Or what minimum version will do the job. With XP they tried to  
embarrass businesses into paying too much by attaching Home to the  
lower-cost version, even though Home was perfectly usable in a  
business setting. Are they doing that again or will there now be some  
missing gotcha in the Home edition?

Any speculation if they will be able to make these high prices stick  
in a slow economy? Compare to Adobe's offering an introductory price  
through May 31 on Creative Suite and then introducing a new offer on  
June 1 that was only $20 more and good through Aug 31.

Looking at these prices it looks to me like the best option may be to  
buy a full-featured Snow Leopard instead of a pay-by-the-feature Win7  
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Re: [CGUYS] Good idea - manuals online

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

The new Palm Pre comes with NO manual.  If you search, you can find the PDF
on the website.

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Good idea - manuals online

At 11:16 PM 6/22/2009 -0400, you wrote:
The office called today and asked a technical question about one of
their video cameras. Of course, my first response was to shout at the
boss RTFM! But, she _does_ pay me for this type of thing, so I googled
the manual. I found it on Retrevo, apparently a new service. I can see
a real need for this type of service.

Then there are items sold with NO manuals!  I have one of those 
remote sensor thermometers and needed to change the batteries last 
week.  I knew there was some sort of trick to setting them up.  I 
never throw ANY manual away, but seemed to remember we had to go 
online to find the instructions.

The web site is written on the back of the thermometer!  Very 
convenient--as long as one has access to a computer. :)  I did print 
off a couple of pages though, for the few things that I might really 
need to know in the future, and put them in the file with my other manuals.

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Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

So, let me see.  ATT required it when I got their service.  Verizon demands
same for POTS.  What makes you think this is all that different?

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Subject: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

According to Slashdot's article here
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/06/21/2359255/SSN-Required-To-Buy-Palm
-Pre you cannot open a Sprint account and buy a Palm Pre without
telling Sprint your Social Security number (ostensibly so they can run a
credit check).  

Anybody willing to do that for a mobile phone or is that a deal killer?

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Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

The job is to check criminal records.  Most employers also check your credit
history (which is pure BS).  Once you are hired, it is a legal requirement
for taxes.

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

They always ask me for my last four when I am doing any changes on my 
Verizon account.

What was supposed to be solely a form of govt ID has become your 
personal identification number.

It is your ID for the armed forces, It may or may not be on your DL 
(you can ask for it not to be displayed on AL DL) and it is required 
of you are seeking a job.

Stewart


At 11:51 AM 6/22/2009, you wrote:
It's a deal killer.   It's an inappropriate use of a form of govt id 
which was intended for the SS admin, not the convenience of 
Sprint.  A private biz cannot require you to divulge your ssn.
It's the same thing when I was trying to buy a car and test 
driving.  They want to keep my driver's license.  They want to do 
this so they can run a credit check to see if I can afford the car 
I'm testing.  All they need to know is that I have a valid dl, and 
that can be confirmed by visual inspection.
When I test drove a car at another agency, they took no information 
from me, only my name.  When I drove away without purchasing, they 
took my tag down and a few days later I received a nice ty note for 
considering biz with them.  It's apparently legal, but at least I'm 
not volunteering info they don't really need.

--- On Mon, 6/22/09, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote:

From: Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com
Subject: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre
To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 11:14 AM

According to Slashdot's article here
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/06/21/2359255/SSN-Required-To-Buy-Palm
-Pre you cannot open a Sprint account and buy a Palm Pre without
telling Sprint your Social Security number (ostensibly so they can run a
credit check).

Anybody willing to do that for a mobile phone or is that a deal killer?

Thank you,

Mark Snyder

Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
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Re: [CGUYS] Magic Jack

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Magic Jack has terrible service- but you rarely need it.  The biggest
problem is the dongle they provide; if you don't use it, your problems are
radically reduced.
Magic Jack works with (ahem) real computers and Intel-based Macs (come on,
Tom, you have to take as much as you give :-) ).
I don't - and neither do my clients- use the international service often
enough to comment.
The BIGGEST problems with the device are:
Vista- make sure you download the updates TWICE
Likewise for Windows7.
YOU MUST have Internet Explorer running in Windows.  If you use
Firefox (or that is the default), you will get errors.  The errors can be on
startup or on call receipt.  It has to do (of course, Magic Jack denies
this) with the advertising they run in the little left hand box.  

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Magic Jack

Only know what my uncle has to say about it after he tried it. Stay

away, stay far away.
I guess the quality sucks and it puts adds and stuff up all over
your  
screen. Plus it's almost impossible to get rid of once you've put it on.

Jeff M


On Jun 16, 2009, at 9:26 AM, Bill L'Hommedieu wrote:

 I was checking out the web site for Magic Jack. Anyone have any  
 experience with the product and, as the web sit says, does it only  
 work Intel-based Macs?
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Re: [CGUYS] Magic Jack

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

You plug the device DIRECTLY into the USB port.  That is a problem in that
it tends to waste two slots on some computers.
We have NOT found that we need to use any special port- nor have our clients
(or, at least, they have not made us aware of this need).  
I currently have one attached to my laptop and it is working fine on Windows
7.

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Magic Jack

I've been evaluating one for a couple months now and have come to hate
it. But then, at $60/5 years, you have to figure you get what you pay
for. I'm ready to go back to any kind of regular VOIP at this point. I
was especially po'ed to find the usb jack on the laptop won't run it;
presumably not enough power. And I can't run it from a (powered) hub -
too many echoes.

Roy, a question for you. How is it possible to NOT use the dongle? The
app is installed on and runs from there. If I unplug it, MagicJack
uninstalls itself. Is it possible to plug it in after bootup, then
tell Windows NOT to run it, then go to a web page and make calls
through it with my regular phones?


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 problem is the dongle they provide; if you don't use it, your problems are
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Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 pain

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Tom, Tom, Tom---
For those of us who work - with real things- we do employ Windows.
Financial, Science, and Engineering (ok, the first doesn't make anything
either)- rely on Windows Apps.  
You are welcome to use your Mac, I am more than proficient at completing
multiple assignments using my base.  And, like the terrible modem apps, I
run rings around those of you completing my tasks compared to those on the
Mac.
To each his own- but let's keep delusions and persnicketiness relegated to
the politicians.

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On Jun 8, 2009, at 8:11 AM, Jeff Wright wrote:
 I can hear Tom now at home now, whimpering like Dr. Smith from  
 Lost in
 Space, Oh, Will, the pain, the pain.  I simply can't bear to try  
 it

Correction, if you are a computer hobbyist in need to massive  
entertainment then by all means go get W7. In fact you should be  
playing with the beta now. If you use your computer to preform useful  
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Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 pain

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Have used that for XP to XP and XP to Vista.
Have also used the Windows Migration successfully (XP to Vista and XP to XP.
Works for files and settings- NOT computer programs.  Works best over IP.)
There are five other programs of which I am aware- this one is the fastest
(but NOT the cheapest).  SoftRescue is probably a second choice.

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 pain

Laplink PC Mover

I have used it successfully to move PC's from one machine to another 
with a clean install and the former install.

I t does want two machines though, but it works great, only draw back 
is it is a once use program.

Must buy a separate license each tome you move it.

I have not used it with XP to Vista, but it does a wonderful XP - XP 
move and is supposed to be good from XP-Vista also.

Buy the full one with the high speed USB cable.

Stewart


At 09:56 AM 6/8/2009, you wrote:
On Jun 8, 2009, at 10:42 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Yes there is.

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Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 pain

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Your statement (security) may only be true because it is new and no one has
built attacks against it yet.


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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 pain


 I see no reason to rush out and buy new versions. Especially so when the
 older version is now well known and stable.

Agreed, except that unless you have set yourself up to run as a
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Re: [CGUYS] Upgrade MS Office from 2003 to Office 2007

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There are also rules files, mailing lists that are NOT in the PST file.
But, they will upgrade correctly if you are using the same computer.  If
not, you need to transfer them to the new computer.

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Correction: that is .pst file, not files.

There can be more than one pst file, but only if you create another
one deliberately.

 All of your data is contained within the .pst files that is your
 Outlook mailbox.  Nothing happens to that, but you may need to point
 2007 at it.  You'll probably have to set up your connections to
 POP/IMAP and SMTP servers, so have tyhat info handy.

 I never liked the way that MS buried the pst file 12 deep in a system
 folder, so I moved mine to My Documents, where it can be backed up
 (and found) more easily.  That said, it never hurts to back it up
 prior to the upgrade.

 On a Windows XP computer I need to upgrade from
 MS Office 2003 to Office 2007.

 Everything I read on the web says to uninstall 2003
 first, then install 2007.

 That's relatively easy, BUT how do I preserve all my
 contact information, calendar and notes in Outlook ?

 Is it all in a file called   filename.pst ?

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Re: [CGUYS] Redefining history [was: Taxes and good life]

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Not clear that Huffington is liberal or Liberal.  Read all her works.  

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Redefining history [was: Taxes and good life]

Well this can be said in both directions, I don't see many of my liberal
friends who populate the Kos and MM and Huffington post spending much time
at conservative blogs...these blogs are just lying liars who lie.  Very open
minded.  Generally speaking most people gavitate towards views they already
hold, it's disconcerting to spend time challanging ones own views, this is a
human trait, not a left or right wing one.



On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 7:47 AM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote:

 Thank you Chris,
 Unless a person is actually broadminded, curious, or both, they won't look
 at a site like MM and see for them selves what we are talking about. If
they
 are not broadminded or curious they'll resort to knee jerk responses and
 never look or understand, no matter how many times you tell them.

 By the way, there's a new article on Kos documenting how the right
 manipulates the media and scares the public in just the way we are talking
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Re: [CGUYS] Redefining history [was: Taxes and good life]

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

I do not know which conservatives you have in mind, but once you are done
with William Buckley, who unfortunately is no longer around to keep
Conservatism honest and clean, the fold is mostly histrionic beyond all pale
(starting with the current darling- Hannity, Palin, and Coulter).
Amazing how when you inject invective and hyperbole, it's acceptable. When
others use the same terminology, it's offensive.

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I've stayed out of this thread until now, because over the years I have
learned the utter futility in having political discussions with hardcore
liberals.  It's simply not worth it.  Conservatives sometimes have a
somewhat better grip on reality and can actually have a discussion where it
doesn't immediately devolve into a puddle of histrionics, but not always.  

If you are actually interested in learning what libertarians believe, there
are many fine and reliable sources all over the internet.  RTFM.

David Bergland's Libertarianism in One Lesson is an excellent primer, but
it isn't free.  Liberals  Libertarians, even though it hasn't been updated
in years, is a good starting place for its FAQs, including one from open
source maven Eric Raymond: http://www.impel.com/liblib/FAQs.html.  Take the
world's smallest political quiz, tho' the site is a bit cluttered:
http://www.theadvocates.org/index.html.  If you find the female form
interesting and need further persuasion to join Team Purple, Libertarian
Hotties is a fun site:  http://libhotties.com/.   I'll, of course, plug
Reason magazine too.  http://www.reason.com.  Plenty of sites out there. 

I'm happy to answer any actual factual inquiries about libertarianism, and
I'm sure Matthew is too, but no, I won't be dragged into a pointless,
partisan, bickering, political argument.  If anyone actually wants to learn,
rather than wallow in self-rationalizing ignorance, please do ask questions,
but otherwise, don't bother with a response.

 -Original Message-
 To me the cutting tax (ad nauseum...), small hands off government,
 free trade concepts are just me me me first types trying to make
 sure nobody gets in the way of them getting theirs and they have been
 increasingly motivated in the last 25 years or so to come strongly and
 selfishly forward by a trend of increasing American scarcity and
 diminishing prospects.
 
 I wouldn't want to be standing in line for the lifeboats on a sinking
 ship with any of these types around.
 
 That they argue that such policy is best for all of us is just
 superficial and insincere BS propaganda ... a slim cover for an
 otherwise socially unacceptable self serving philosophy. I'm convinced
 that by nature they subjectively don't really give a functional damn
 about the good of the whole so debating the economic and governance
 points with them makes about as much sense as trying to talk a wolf out
 of eating meat.
 
 If the last decade didn't prove out the bankruptcy of their theories of
 governance, I don't know what ever will.
 
 But I do learn a lot from other types in discussing such matters so I
 guess our string is worthwhile.
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Re: [CGUYS] Redefining history [was: Taxes and good life]

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Actually, I think the REAL problem is letting others define who/what you
are.
The right demands characteristics that are easily vilified to be part of
Liberal.
Once you fall into that trap, you are forced to continually define who/what
you are/think/act in terms of another's definition- which is generally a
moving target.


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On Behalf Of Vicky Staubly
Sent: 02/11/2009 2:01 PM
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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Redefining history [was: Taxes and good life]

On Wed, 11 Feb 2009, Chris Dunford wrote:
 I can't help but notice you did not address the question - why do most
 liberals appear to prefer progressive?

 Pretty simple answer: because Limbaugh and the rest of the neocon media
 comedians have managed to turn liberal into something akin to
communist
 in the fifties--an unpatriotic America-hater.

 I still use liberal because I am neither. I am a liberal patriotic
 America-lover. Limbaugh thinks this is an oxymoron, but he is wrong as
 usual. (Hard to say whether he actually believes the stuff he says or just
 says it because it makes him a lot of money--he certainly has to know that
a
 lot of his rant is factually incorrect. And if we're looking for someone
 unpatriotic, let's nominate someone who has actually said, in so many
words,
 that he hopes Obama will fail.)

Thanks, Chris. I too call myself a liberal, as do my parents, my aunts
and uncles and cousins. I understand (I don't remember personally) that
I went on my first civil rights march in a stroller. :-)

 [Progressive] implies change is valuable for the sake of
 change itself

 Sez who? I still prefer liberal, but progressive doesn't have the
 meaning you impute. A progressive is someone who wants progress. Progress
 means improvement. That is not change for the sake of change.

And, as software developers, we could point out that in contrast to
progress (good change), there is regress (bad change), as in
regression testing (testing for features in software which used to
work, but no longer do because a developer made some change).

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Re: [CGUYS] Resodding the mall, was Re: [CGUYS] Senate Approves

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

NOT True.  And, we should do EXACTLY the same.
Several cities along the Mississippi have finally relocated to higher
ground.
Scottsville in Virginia did so about ten years ago (after building a levee
taller than the fences in Israel, to no avail).
We all need to recognize the nature of flooding, desertification, and the
like- whether you ascribe to climate change (the ostriches abound) or not.

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 Remember Sam Kinison?  Get in the trucks - you live in a freaking
 desert - we are taking you to where the food is  I laughed so hard I
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Re: [CGUYS] Resodding the mall, was Re: [CGUYS] Senate Approves

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Hamas won the majority of seats in Parliament, but NOT the leadership.  They 
OUTSTED the Fatah's Officers and Management in Gaza (via murder).  They did NOT 
win the Presidency or the Ministry.

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 But by providing a support structure for Hamas, you help perpetuate
 the suffering.
 
 I know it is harsh, but sometimes you have to let people suffer until
 they change the behavior that creates the suffering.
 
 I would be all in favor aid programs to take people out of Gaza, or
 to take Hamas out of the picture, but simply supplementing the Hamas
 medical arm enables them to devote more effort to their execrable
 behavior.


The US government encouraged Palestinians to have elections. They did, 
with international observers. The Gazans elected Hamas because it was 
the only group that was providing services at the time. Any group that 
needs help can benefit from local groups, or international relief 
groups. Aid is important. Allowing those services into impoverished 
areas is important too.

Please consider both sides before condemning one group. Neither group is 
100% to blame, as shown in recent news reports from inside Gaza which 
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Re: [CGUYS] MagicJack question

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

I've had one for almost a year- never had such a problem.

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Subject: [CGUYS] MagicJack question

I bought MagicJack for my son, who is a gamer. It works fine, except
that instead of just ringing when there is an incoming call, it opens a
big new Window onscreen and prevents him from continuing to play until
he closes it.

Has anyone had any experience with MagicJack? Is there a way to disable
this feature?

TIA   Kelly
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Re: [CGUYS] miserable was: Re: [CGUYS] Chrome Reflects A Desktop In Decline

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

The Search function is on the menu bar (just like before) and you can also
type ANYTHING in the old command line bar and it will execute a search.
Unless you have added NOTHING to the Dell Machine, do NOT convert to Vista.
It reformats the drive and installs Vista.  You will lose any apps and data
which you have on your machine.  You will need to back up the data and
reinstall the apps if you want to go to VISTA.
But, if it is VISTA Home Basic, immediately spend the 100 bucks to go to
Home Premium. Otherwise, IMHO, do NOT convert to Vista.  The Basic will
remind you of Millennium (the only Y2K failure that everyone recognizes :-)
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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] miserable was: Re: [CGUYS] Chrome Reflects A Desktop In
Decline

 We are not ALL computer geeks.  We've mostly come along with the
  various OS's since Win95.  Now we're facing a huge learning curve,
unlike
 any
  other that MS has hit us with before.
 
 I don't think there is a HUGE learning curve, but there are changes.  Some
 make sense, some don't.  I'm used to it now for the most part, but for
 something I don't do all that often I have to dig into the memory heap for
a
 minute.
 
 And the changes from 3.1 to 95 and from 98 to XP were ginormous compared
to
 XP to Vista.

My first impression of Vista when we looked at my husband's new notebook 
last year was, Isn't that pretty!

My second impression was, Where are the menus?

Third impression, What happened to the search function? It can't find 
anything! Where is the search for content and system files?

Fourth impression, Ohh. I need to use the ALT key, just like in 
DOS. [groan]  Doesn't need the learning curve after all.

How can I use my Dell Latitude XP install disk to *upgrade Compaq and HP 
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Re: [CGUYS] miserable was: Re: [CGUYS] Chrome Reflects A Desktop In Decline

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Oh, I did not know you were running for office- the inflation and hyperbole
always sounds so nice- but it's BS. Where are the tens of millions; as a
matter of fact, where are the millions.  Please announce your political
party- I want to avoid it like the plague, since facts are not germane to
your discourse.

1.  the problem is that MS persists in selling too many flavors.  Home Basic
SUCKS.  Business and Ultimate are good.
2.  64 bit wins hands down over 32 bit.  If you have 32 bit, you will suffer
(not as much with the Business and Ultimate versions).

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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] miserable was: Re: [CGUYS] Chrome Reflects A Desktop In
Decline

On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 4:06 PM, mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Why is it miserable? Saying it doesn't make it so.


No, tens of millions of people saying it tends to have its own weight,
though.

Over and over again, people using Vista (who also used XP) complain about
how much worse it is.  And this is even with new computers designed to
handle the extra requirements of Vista.

I don't understand the defense of Vista - have you worked with people who
use it?
I have worked with many who have it on home computers, since businesses are
pretty much staying away from it.  All of them find it much harder to use
than XP, and even those who adapt after awhile, still note that they end up
with more problems and annoyances than they did with XP.

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Re: [CGUYS] MS Office Upgrade Fiasco?

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

I don't mean to start at the beginning- but WHAT upgrade?  They did NOT have
a valid 2003 copy and they tried to upgrade?   That does NOT justify two
charges- but it also sounds like they may have had a bootlegged version (one
from overseas) that led to the financial conversion charge.
I have had NO problems with more than 100 upgrades for clients- but they
were starting from a valid 2003 or a valid 2002 (XP) copy.  The conversion
from trial 2007 to real 2007 is even easier.

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Subject: [CGUYS] MS Office Upgrade Fiasco?

A friend went to use their trial subscription of Office 2003 and found
that it had expired. The program offered an upgrade to Office 2007.
They went through the process, gave their CC# and got a Product Code
which when used, was said to be invalid. They then went through the
process again, only to end up with the same result. To top things off,
when they got their CC bill, it showed 2 MS Office charges as well as
a financial conversion charge from the out of country vendor. They
have spent the last 6 hours trying to contact the vendor to no avail.
They are now going through their CC company to try and have the
charges reversed.

Is this typical of a MS online upgrade?

How does one get help in getting the MS Product codes validated?

I would have thought that there would have at least been some contact
information somewhere on the email confirmation/product code.

Windows XP SP2

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Re: [CGUYS] DVD's vs. External hard drives for archiving

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Is the true for the motherboard based RAID, as well?  I had not heard that-
so the SATA drive RAID's are supposed to be the way to go.

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On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 1:46 PM, mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Yes but the logic behind the statement isn't that RAID can have problems
 but
 that all RAID is less realiable then just single HD's.  Which is
 ridiculous.


No, the logic is that relying on a single hard drive is, for most
situations, less likely to result in data loss than relying on a RAID array.

There are more failure points in a RAID array, and more catastrophic failure
conditions.  A RAID card is more likely to fail than a single hard drive
(well, shorter MTBF).  It is always the case that the more components you
have in a system, the higher the chance of any one of them failing.

Really, the main point is that for most people, RAID is more likely to
result in data loss.


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Re: [CGUYS] please help with VISTA

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Actually, 32 bit Vista doesn't get better with more RAM; 64 bit does.

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As would the amount of RAM installed. The quickest and easiest cure 
for sluggish computers is usually more RAM.

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Re: [CGUYS] esata

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How are you sure that you have a the right driver installed?   Is it VISTA?
I am only saying that because I have several (home-built) external drivers-
all with the same enclosure- but one of the drives is not routinely
recognized (and there is NO Vista driver for it).

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I dunno about Vista 64, but in WinXP I have to use the freeware
HotSwap!. Better than the default icon anyway, as it shows more drive
information; I'd recommend it for everyone.
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On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:19 PM, mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I just hooked up a new 500 gig esata II drive to my vista 64 box.  I have
 the correct driver installed but the drive isn't showing up in the list
for
 drives available to be safely removed.  Am I missing a setting?  Perhaps a
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Re: [CGUYS] esata

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I know that- yet it still seems to like certain drives.  I also sought out a
better driver on the internet (not the one they provided) for Vista.

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For esata the driver isn't for the drive but the card.  The driver came with
the cardso I'm pretty sure.

Vista64, yes.

Mike

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 How are you sure that you have a the right driver installed?   Is it
VISTA?
 I am only saying that because I have several (home-built) external
drivers-
 all with the same enclosure- but one of the drives is not routinely
 recognized (and there is NO Vista driver for it).

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 I dunno about Vista 64, but in WinXP I have to use the freeware
 HotSwap!. Better than the default icon anyway, as it shows more drive
 information; I'd recommend it for everyone.
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  I just hooked up a new 500 gig esata II drive to my vista 64 box.  I
have
  the correct driver installed but the drive isn't showing up in the list
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  drives available to be safely removed.  Am I missing a setting?  Perhaps
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Re: [CGUYS] French

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Actually, you should be able to buy one from ACER or Dell Direct.  

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Subject: [CGUYS] french

I want to buy a notebook with french keyboard layout (azerty) and french
language version of windows (probably xp pro) to take with me as a gift for
a family member in the EU ...can I buy that here in the USA ?  ...neebodee
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Re: [CGUYS] MS Thugs Issuse Yahoo Ultimatum

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Ah, Tom, Tom, Tom-
Yahoo is not worth was offered- and M$ had the option to lower its price or
take it to the public. I think they should lower their price.
And, it behooves you to read the piece about Steve Jobs and Apple (I like
Steve, but he and Bill both have an arrogance complex) that was published in
Wired... http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-04/bz_apple

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Sent: 04/06/2008 3:26 PM
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Subject: [CGUYS] MS Thugs Issuse Yahoo Ultimatum

http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/04/05/microsoft.3.wk.yahoo

If we are forced to take an offer directly to your shareholders, that 
action will have an undesirable impact on the value of your company... 
Also something about the Sudetenland that I did not follow.

So should I renew my Flickr! subscription or move all my stuff to Google? 
Flickr! is $25/year. Google will give me similar service for free. I'll 
gladly pay a free and independent Yahoo $25, but not if it goes to the 
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Re: [CGUYS] XP advice needed -

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Do you mean XP home or XP Pro?
I would generally go with Pro, because there are few more features, but I no
longer know the price differential.

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Listmembers -
  I've had to retire two PCs because they both became 
clogged and un-useable . By co-
incidence(?) , they are the only machines I've had which ran Win2000.
   They both have one gig chips , lots of ram , and plenty 
of storage . I'd like to have them
wiped and reloaded with XP , which my current machines are running 
successfully . That means
I need to buy XP software , but I'm finding that confusing . I want to 
put XP on two basic
machines to be used at home for  word processing , internet connection , 
and possibly a
wireless network .
Can anyone offer any advice ?
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Re: [CGUYS] XP advice needed -

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Might BE TRUE- but the backup, networking features are useful.  My
differential used to be 22 bucks- WELL worth it.  We only deal with Vista
now, so I don't know XP pricing.

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I would generally go with Pro, because there are few more features, but I
no
longer know the price differential.

Note that paying for features you don't need is not a good use of 
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Re: [CGUYS] Vista and Printer Problems

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They are being set to offline.
Click online when you are back onto the network. 

This is NOT a VISTA issue, but has been true since at least W2K!

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Subject: [CGUYS] Vista and Printer Problems

Has anyone had problems with Vista printer drivers quitting.
It seems to happen each time I use my computer away from my home network.
The printer icons become 'grayed out', and the spoolers report 'error 
printing'.  The only solution I can find is to delete all the print 
jobs, delete the printer driver, and reinstall to get the printer going 
again.  I now have 3 Vista computers that do the same thing, and 3 
different printers involved in the fiasco.   I am growing weary of these 
problems keeping me from getting my work done.


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Re: [CGUYS] High quality brand SD card?

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Hello- SanDisk made an 8 GB SD card that I bought in Israe-l.  Are you
sure

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I want to buy a DURABLE high quality brand of SD card with medium speed 
RW capability (~9 mb/sec but don't need  the fastest speeds 
available).   (It's for for my Canon digital camera which can also shoot 
video but doesn't RW at the fastest speeds). 

I have had a 512MB and a 2GB SANDISK Ultra II SD card for a while and 
they have been great. 

More recently, I bought a A DATA 4 GB 133x SD card which has been 
lousy.  I had formatting problems and then the thinner plastic case fell 
apart.

I am looking for another 4 GB medium speed SD card but my camera cannot 
use the new SDHC cards and it turns out SANDISK does not make anything 
bigger than the 2GB Ultra II SD cards.  Everything in larger sizes is 
the new SDHC format which my camera will not accept.

Can anyone personally recommend another quality brand of SD cards other 
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Re: [CGUYS] Anecdotal Comparison of Broadband Service Worldwide

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You need to belong to the hotel club' to get the free benefit.

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Surprisingly the higher priced hotels/convention setups do not.

Oddly enough I was at the Hilton Paris.

Maybe this is a Hilton policy, but I almost always stay at Hiltons.

The one in Cleveland didn't charge extra, (but the speed was very
low).  I didn't get a chance to test out the Milennium in New York
as I was busy, on other business that didn't call for an internet
connection.  But it was a very nice hotel, narrowly surviving 9/11
as it did.

Hilton, I've found, is like MacDonalds.  It may not be the best
in town, and it may not be the least expensive, but you can count
on it for a certain level of service.

A reliable three and a half-star experience, from an American
perspective.  Europeans tend to give out four stars too readily, in
my opinion.  Don't get me wrong, the Hilton Paris is nice.

The service is impeccable, the accommodations are fine, the location
is primo.  But the internet access is Euro 22.00 per day.  That's high.




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 Surprisingly the higher priced hotels/convention setups do not.

 This past summer I was in Houston for a convention and stayed at the 
 Hilton's America Hotel which is next/connected to Brown Convention center.

 Cost was to be 8 or similar per 24 hour period.  (Rooms were 100 a night 
 convention rate!)

 It was free in the lobby/community area, but cost everywhere else.  I kept

 my use to the workroom where we had setup a connection for the room.

 Yet I have stayed in 60 a night motels where it is free, and also stayed 
 at one where it was free but worked like crap.

 It is all relative.

 Stewart


 At 07:14 PM 10/21/2007, you wrote:
Interesting.  In DC I pay US$30.00 per month for 3 mbps down, 768 kbps up.

That's unlimited but that's as good as it gets on speed.  No FiOS here 
yet.

I know there's been a lot said on how other countries are better 
implementing
broadband than the USA.  Some of them have state monopoly telecom
companies, almost all of them are smaller than the USA.  When I was in
France last July the broadband was fast as a greased gopher.  But it was
very expensive.  OK I was in a hotel.  But it was the first time I had to 
pay
for it separately.

In the USA if there's broadband in a hotel it's normally an included item.

At some point the infrastructure buildout will be complete.  Then we can 
all
breathe freely and start complainung about how slow it is again. :-)

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Re: [CGUYS] Replacing Vista with XP

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Hmmm.   Unless there is something wrong, you better have more than one-
which is why we have MANY opinions


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At 3:50 PM -0400 9/3/07, Jeff Wright wrote:

Fear makes you do the darndest things.

Sounds more like hardware-centric Apple's worst nightmare.  I don't have to
pay the Apple cachet pump tax, get a bajillion times more hardware options
and still get to run OS X, albeit virtually?  Helloo PCs.

And then you get to play the driver game, the same as you have to do 
with Windows. I think most of Windows' problems stem from them having 
to support every Mom and Pop board maker that comes along, with their 
home-brew drivers of dubious quality. If Microsoft controlled the 
platform as Apple does, and the drivers, the perceived lack of 
quality in Windows would be reduced.

That's my opinion, anyway. And you know what they say about opinions: 
they are like body orifices. Everybody has one.
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Re: [CGUYS] Phone or PDA

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It may  not be the unit- it is often your cellular provider that turns off
WiFi- Verizon comes to mind. So, from what I recall, the 700 does have WiFi-
if your vendor is NOT Verizon. I think you need to have ATT service or
reprogram the device to have WiFi (NOTE: Verizon and Sprint refuse to accept
reprogrammed devices).

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I'm trying to decide between something like a Treo 700 or a Palm TX. I 
currently use a Palm 500 and a Samsung cell phone. I like the idea of 
having the PDA and cell in one unit but I can see disadvantages as well 
(size for one). On the other hand the TX has wifi which would allow me 
to check email just about anywhere. Are there any cell phones like the 
Treo that would allow you to use non proprietary wifi? I'm not 
interested in paying $60 a month for something like Edge or whatever 
Sprints equivalent is just to occasionally check my email. Any thoughts?

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Re: [CGUYS] Where to buy Windows XP ?

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Anywhere
If you mean where you can buy it cheaply?   Then, if you want it now,
MicroCenter is having a sale.  If you want it in four or five months, then
it will be on sale everywhere.

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I have just ordered a MacBook Pro ( drum roll please ).  Now that I 
can actually use Windows where do I buy Windows?  Vista is of no use 
to me for compatibility with audio control programs that I need to 
use.  Thanks for any suggestions.
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Re: [CGUYS] Laptops and current TSA procedures

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If you have a laptop that is non-conventional (I used to have a 17 in
white-box long before there were 16 in devices; currently have a 19 in white
box), in the smaller cities, some jackasses are tempted to OPEN THEM UP.  I
have had a knock-down drag out with these poorly trained excuses more than I
care to mention.
The problem is when you provide power without knowledge and training to the
technologically obtuse, problems result. (Hmm, might explain some of the
problems with various government initiatives, not just the mis-named TSA).

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I am not aware of anyone being asked to turn on their laptops these days  
(including myself).  The only requirement is that you must remove the
laptop 
from its case and place it in one of those bins that goes through the
x-ray.  
I've never understood why they must be removed from their carrying  cases,
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Re: [CGUYS] Microsoft accounting express 2007 ?

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

Nice try, Tom.
Why don't you spend your time dealing with the inanity, illegalities, and
chicanery of our own government- it will do as much good.
Have a great day.

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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Piwowar
Sent: 08/07/2007 8:09 PM
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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Microsoft accounting express 2007 ?

Well, for starters, the express version is free.  So, that should certainly
make it worth the price.

Free for how long? What is the company's motivation for providing free 
software? Does it conform to the GPL or similar? What is the past track 
record of the company in terms of discontinuing products and then only 
offering an expensive migration path? Is your private data secure with 
them? What is the past track record of the company in terms of having 
their software surreptitiously collect information on their customers? Is 
the vendor a reliable business partner? Do they exhibit the same kind of 
integrity in their business practices as you would expect from your 
accountant? Have they been convicted of any felonies?



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Re: [CGUYS] Who's my Legislator?

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

It worked fine for me from all three of our addresses (home, office1,
office2).
Did you enter the 9 digit zip code?   Did you enter all the required
information?

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Sent: 07/13/2007 11:00 AM
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Subject: [CGUYS] Who's my Legislator?

Would someone please try the following URL

http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform

filling out the form and pressing lookup?

On a Win2k machine, with MSIE6, SP1, I get HTTP 500 - Internal server
error.

With Firefox, I get a page that just says Form Processed in the upper left
corner, and provides no other text/information.  The return page also gives
me the warning that I am about to submit information over an unencrypted
link, as if I were submitting the original page.

While I've tried it on two different machines here, I'm still concerned that
it might be due to something in my setup, rather than the web page itself.
I do have scripts turned on (and even turning on pop-ups doesn't fix
things).

Thanks,

Fred Holmes



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Re: [CGUYS] Need recommendation for high-end (non-Apple) laptop

[Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.]

There is a specific gaming PC, that was acquired by a larger firm.  I forgot
the name, but its reputation has NOT suffered due to the acquisition.
I have been using an HP professional laptop with a full keyboard and a 17
inch screen.  I upgraded it long ago to Vista (yes, I made my own drivers,
but HP has them now).  I was able to buy this at a discount because it was a
new introduction- and there was no HP premium price.  If there is another
new one- I would jump at it.

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Subject: [CGUYS] Need recommendation for high-end (non-Apple) laptop

Hi,

I am looking for recommendations for a laptop having the following
features:

Suitable for Gaming (ideally advertised as a gaming laptop)
17 screen
Intel Core Duo processor
4GB RAM (of whatever flavor)
Any other hardware requirement to support Aero Glass as well as can be
hoped for given the shortcomings of the technology.

I understand that to many, a high-end MacBook would be the only choice
worth considering, however the intended recipient (a HS grad who has a
full academic scholarship to UMCP) has said often and recently that he
doesn't want one, so let's assume that the MacBook is a obvious choice
and get past that.

The aforementioned recipient has also expressed a fondness for
ThinkPads (due to the esthetics?) but I wouldn't consider this more
than a general guide.

I would consider reliability and maintainability a bigger concern than
cost.

The major feature I am not eager to spend money on is HD video, due to
my perception of this technology as immature (i.e. the DVD aspect, not
broadcast/cable/satellite/etc.)

Anybody with a strong reason to recommend a particular vendor or model,
or against a particular vendor or model, please speak up (if the sound
of crashing waves on the beach hasn't put you to sleep!).

Thanks!

--John Emmerling



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