Re: [CGUYS] EXT :Re: [CGUYS] Question re External HDD

2011-03-05 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
I would win that bet quickly, Mike - as long as the drive format is compatible with Windows, I can connect it to either pc or Mac. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- In my own experience, it is that simple. All my machines are Windowz based, If you are moving between Mac and

Re: [CGUYS] EXT :Re: [CGUYS] HELP..................................John Roschella

2011-02-15 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Ya think, Mike? What clued you in - no real way to contact him - not even the name of the hotel? The foreign representation of money? The fact that list members do not mention trips unless they have tech-related questions? That spam appears to be quite old and made me LOL. Thank you, Mark

Re: [CGUYS] New Mac Mini

2010-06-18 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Yes! I want an iKey! Thank you, -Original Message- Should we bring back the telegraph? Sent from my iPad * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a

Re: [CGUYS] more problems could be ahead for the iPad

2010-06-15 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
That was from Deep Throat's advice to Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward in the Nixon Water Gate scandal investigation. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- I cant remember the program, but always follow the money.

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Cancels Courier - Lost their Way?

2010-05-03 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Source, Mike? Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Keep in mind, Apple's markup is about 50%...so HP could come in under. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** **

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Cancels Courier - Lost their Way?

2010-05-03 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Okay, but that reference is for iPods and is a year old. You were talking about PCs. Why are you crossing devices to compare? The iPod actually took so much market share competing with its rivals that many of them are gone or marginal. Your assertion is as suspect as your method. Thank you,

[CGUYS] M$ Cancels Courier - Lost their Way?

2010-04-30 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Ars posted a nice post mortem article on the Courier: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/04/courier-no-more-not-that- it-ever-was-a-post-mortem.ars What do you think - Has M$ lost their ability to design marketable new products, misunderstood the main criteria for UI design, let perfect

Re: [CGUYS] Free advertising [was: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?]

2010-04-29 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
And I am already tuning out of this. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- The entire iPhone prototype adventure--Lost--can't be too serious to Apple. Otherwise they would have fired the guy who lost it. Just like the TV show, there's lots of confusing twists, and both versions

Re: [CGUYS] Seek advice about removing programs

2010-04-23 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
You can remove Apple Software Update, but you probably want to keep it IF you use Safari web browser or iTunes. It is Apple's method for accessing updates to these two programs in Windows. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- I have NEVER found update programs to benefit me. They

Re: [CGUYS] Why I won't buy an Ipad...

2010-04-08 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
The smart phones, such as the iPhone, are a new type of computer, and that is changing the way people use computers. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Yes, I know that. My point was that TP says (paraphrased), He repeats the common mistake of thinking that the iPad is a

Re: [CGUYS] Cellphone choices [WAS It's an app world, and it could swallow all computing}

2010-04-01 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
So, Rev. are you accusing the entire tech industry of being a tease? Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Yeah but for those trying to make a decision on what their next phone will be it is disheartening. Do I don't I when? There is a word for folks like that it is called a

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Runs Out of iPads

2010-03-29 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Apple hopes to sell 8-10 million iPads this calendar year: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/29/apple_to_build_8_10m_ipads _in_2010_begins_shipping_preorders.html Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- I'm still trying to figure out who said nobody would want one. Everyone

Re: [CGUYS] Cybercrooks take shine to Apple lineup

2010-03-21 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
I read the article and came away with a different take. The spammers want to make people think they might win an iPad (or other Apple product) so much they will go to a web site and enter their credit card information. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- From: Computer Guys

Re: [CGUYS] M$'s HD Mess

2010-03-12 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Sure, but this ignore the discussion in the Ars article of the penalty: RMW (read, modify, write). Quoting from the Ars article: And so it was that last September (and it's this that makes it a little surprising that the BBC and other outlets are talking about the issue now, but it's one that

Re: [CGUYS] M$'s HD Mess

2010-03-12 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Chris, you misunderstand RMW. Your jumper setting does not get around it. Bliss-based ignorance. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:computerguy...@listserv.aol.com] On Behalf Of Chris Dunford Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 7:26 AM To:

Re: [CGUYS] M$'s HD Mess

2010-03-12 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Okay, you are talking pricing. Got it. My posts were a bit more general, so I was not thinking (or writing) about prices. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Read what I wrote. 1.5 are at that price level. I never said 2 TB are not here. But right now they are at a premium

Re: [CGUYS] M$'s HD Mess

2010-03-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Tom, I was happy to read that OS X does not have this issue (accommodates sectors larger than 512 bytes). The article explained this as a BIOS issue in Windows and said Vista, W7 have work-around fixes. MS has not endorsed replacing BIOS with EFI, have they? Thank you, Mark Snyder

Re: [CGUYS] M$'s HD Mess

2010-03-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Rev, this is a BIOS issue in older versions of Windows (XP and Server 2003). Also, reams of Windows code expect a 512 byte sector. I am not optimistic about any fixes for this. XP came out around 2000 or 2001, didn't it? Apple escapes partly because they don't have the BIOS issue and partly

Re: [CGUYS] M$'s HD Mess

2010-03-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
A bit smug, Chris. This bites my company big-time, which has not yet migrated from XP (about 100,000 users). I doubt it will until sometime in 2011. That is when 4TB drives (3.5-inch FF) will be available; beyond Window's BIOS addressing capability. It also affects Windows Server 2003.

Re: [CGUYS] A Multigenerational Look at the iPad

2010-03-09 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Yes, M$ seems to announce work on a new me-too project every time Apple starts releasing a new product. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- MS has released a required set of hardware requirements for their phones and manufacturers are developing said phones at present. Lets be

Re: [CGUYS] more apps removed...apparently for no reason

2010-03-05 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Apple is cleaning out Apps that provide little or no functionality (their words, including an app that makes the iPhone quack like a duck, make fart sounds and so on. So, I'd be one peeved developer if I saw my fart App removed! Not sure why you say it is for no reason. They have so many apps,

Re: [CGUYS] more apps removed...apparently for no reason

2010-03-05 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Apple also just revamped its Mac developer program, modeling it on the iPhone developer program, cutting the cost from $500/year to $99/year. I don't think Apple has alienated many developers, Mike! Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- On Mar 5, 2010, at 11:39 AM, mike wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] Evil people [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability]

2010-03-04 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
As a municipal official (elected to town council of a very small town), that garbage makes my blood boil. The town pays me well under $1,000 per year. I file for election with the state election board and stand every four years. I am honored to serve with others who may disagree at times, but

Re: [CGUYS] Evil people [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability]

2010-03-02 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
The way this country privatizes everything seems to provide a perverse incentive for doctors inclined to profit as their primary motive. A 'specialist' I went to a couple years ago sent me to get expensive diagnostic scans, x-rays and MRI. When I went for follow-up, he could not find the x-rays.

Re: [CGUYS] Evil people [Was: Re: [CGUYS] FCC head calls for broadband availability]

2010-03-02 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
occasionally. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Much harder to get rid of this guy under government health care than free market health care...just look at how hard it is to fire teachers. On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 5:57 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: The way

Re: [CGUYS] Science Friday: Facial Recognition

2010-02-16 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Computerized facial recognition is very much a work in progress. When I last renewed my VA drivers license, I saw their initial implementation of facial recognition. Hold head in approved position and no toothy smile. Photo also can't be color. Very preliminary stage. Thank you, Mark Snyder

Re: [CGUYS] Science Friday: Facial Recognition

2010-02-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Depends on what database is used to check the face; if FaceBook, I can see an iPhone app for that. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 11:56 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: Science Friday recently had an interesting segment on facial recognition. snip And

Re: [CGUYS] Gigabit Broadband To Your House?

2010-02-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
And the NeoCons spread BS and fear-mongering to keep us all ignorant and afraid of the liberals. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- If you took all of the corporate bonuses and threw them in a pot, it would be minuscule in comparison with the deficits governments are running.

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-08 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Chris, Knife the baby. Was a direct quote from Bill Gates, who said it when a startup told him they would not agree to a purchase offer from M$. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Doesn't justify how they got that money. And Gates goes from Knife the baby to savior... Knife

Re: [CGUYS] apple-stanza-usb

2010-02-05 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
I read that Apple had talks with ATT and with Verizon, but ATT out bid Verizon. I think Apple agrees with your premise; exclusive provider can't get them the market share they want. So I think it is a matter of when, not if. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- There has been

Re: [CGUYS] apple-stanza-usb

2010-02-04 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Alas, Reverend, I could not stop work to listen and would much appreciate a summary! Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- No but I am not going to get into a shouting match with you either. * ** List info,

Re: [CGUYS] apple-stanza-usb

2010-02-04 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Yes, with the iPad Jobs is attempting a wireless, portable device paradigm change. Well worth watching to see how Apple goes about it. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- I don't agree. The iPhone gives us some great clues and all the revolutionary changes it brought will still

Re: [CGUYS] apple-stanza-usb

2010-02-04 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Yes, with the iPad Jobs is attempting a wireless, portable device paradigm change. Well worth watching to see how Apple goes about it. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- I don't agree. The iPhone gives us some

Re: [CGUYS] Digital goes awry, or a scare tactic?

2010-02-03 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
You may have seen tape recorded some time ago. However, when responding to my doctor's questions about temperature, I replied, adding, but it's just an old glass/mercury thermometer. Doctor replied - those are still the best. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- As it was

Re: [CGUYS] New SIM, but improved?

2010-02-02 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Feature sizes decrease in electronics every 1-1.5 years, so more features per given area. Eventually, the format size for a component decreases as well. This has been occurring for decades. This is obvious and I am surprised that people on the list think this is a bad thing. Thank you, Mark

Re: [CGUYS] New SIM, but improved?

2010-02-02 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Steve, I was addressing components; you are addressing consumer devices. Increasing component density translates into increasing performance, reliability or capacity/capability (depending on what the engineers focus on). It allows things that were stationary to become faster, mobile or just

Re: [CGUYS] New SIM, but improved?

2010-02-02 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Okay. If you're using multiple SIMs that are small, I would suggest a container system to prevent losing them. As their density increases, is it logical to expect you to use fewer of them, change them out less often? Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Mark, I would posit that a

Re: [CGUYS] New SIM, but improved?

2010-02-02 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
...this seems obvious. I don't want to have to get out tweezers and a microscope whenever I want to do something with my modern electronics. On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 4:17 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Feature sizes decrease in electronics every 1-1.5 years, so more

Re: [CGUYS] New SIM, but improved?

2010-02-02 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
I only replied when it was apparent that the technology assertions were incorrect. Talk anything you want about SIM cards, but when you make false assertions about technology, I may respond. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- I read fine, Mark. I don't think you fully

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-02 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:03 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it Quoting Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com: They too gave away much of their questionable gains to great causes. A cleansing experience, I

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-02-01 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Yes, Gates and his backers make the biggest philanthropy ever. Reminds me of the big capitalists like Andrew Carnegie and Mellon. They too gave away much of their questionable gains to great causes. A cleansing experience, I guess. Doesn't justify how they got that money. And Gates goes

Re: [CGUYS] You Saw the Demo? Are you impressed?

2010-01-29 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Apple prefaced the names with I for internet, when most things internet were lower-case. Internet was shiny new for many consumers in the 1990's. They have continues with this branding. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List

Re: [CGUYS] Bill Gates saves the world...well some of it

2010-01-29 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Too bad Gates didn't spend some of that money ten years ago to fight computer viruses' ability to attack Windows. He made that money selling Windows; a virus magnet. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:computerguy...@listserv.aol.com]

Re: [CGUYS] You Saw the Demo? Are you impressed?

2010-01-28 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Yes, people who make sense can get paid. That must infuriate you, Mike! Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- He gets paid for this? On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 9:23 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/the-apple-ipad-first-impressio ns/ Pogue

Re: [CGUYS] You Saw the Demo? Are you impressed?

2010-01-27 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Missed the live demo (working), but reading the tech press, it appears that Steve hit another home run. I was impressed; we should probably start testing Jobs for steroids! Previous tech rumors reported $1,000 price, then polls said people would pay only 700. The various models priced from

Re: [CGUYS] Time Watching TV Linked to Greater Risk of Death, New Study Says - WSJ.com

2010-01-21 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Maybe the wording wasn't tight enough for you, Tony. My chances of death are 100% given enough time. However, I know I should not take risks that are likely to hasten it. Reducing risks reduce the odds of dying sooner. Is that clear enough? Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message-

Re: [CGUYS] Cars and the CES...

2010-01-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
I will update my bumper sticker ASAP: Jesus loves you: Text to meet him! Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- One of the bigger news stories coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the huge emphasis on the part of car makers to provide drivers with full blown

Re: [CGUYS] Reality

2010-01-07 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
According to Frank Cioffi of Market Watch, Apple's share is already at 6%. He further notes that Apple gets one of every five dollars from the home computing market, presumably in the US, but the article didn't say. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Since this thread is now

Re: [CGUYS] a new word?

2010-01-05 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Tom, that is unmitigated, but often-perpetuated, BS. Please list some of these extra words for snow. Also, tech-folks do not need extra words, unless they mean different things that we need to be able to differentiate to be clear. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Tech folks

Re: [CGUYS] a new word?

2010-01-05 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Chris, thanks for a more informative response. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- You're right in general, but Eskimos having many words for snow is something of a myth. The Eskimo languages are polysynthetic, which means, more or less, that multiple words are combined into one

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-18 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
I think most kids will learn how to use both - at home and with friends, not so important at school anymore. More important at school is learning how, why they work. For too many people, computers are magic, like cars. Therefore, when something behaves incorrectly, they have no clue. Thank

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-18 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
I sometimes wear a tee shirt I got years ago from Sun that says, No, I will not fix your computer in bold lettering. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- And they rant and they rave about how awful the machine is. Not realizing it is something they did to make it behave that way.

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-17 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
I've been using XP for years in my office and still am (they will upgrade to W7 in about 2012), but had never used Help. I tried each of the methods suggested and they work. I wouldn't have known, though without the suggestions. I have no idea how a newbie would guess them. Finding help on the

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-17 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
My (company's) HP laptop keyboard (built-in and external) just have F1. Nothing says Help on it. When I click Start on the taskbar, I did see Help and Support near Log Off and Shut Down, but I did have to look for it. Office 2007 had enough annoying changes to make me hunt around to find

Re: [CGUYS] Swapping Boot Drives

2009-12-17 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Mike is right. Their screw-up, not yours. Let them jump through hoops, if they are willing to, to get their more expensive computer back. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- I think the point is, you in good faith called and tried to fix the situation, they in turn have been

[CGUYS] DRM/DMCA Story

2009-12-17 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Interesting story at ARS Technica about stupid companies (garage-door opener and Lexmark printers) trying to use DRM and/or DMCA to prevent competition. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/what-is-drm-doing-in-my- garage.ars What is DRM doing in my garage? My new garage door opener

Re: [CGUYS] Consternation over Computer Constipation (including Mac's) - help!

2009-12-17 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
No, I meant I never looked for the Help menu in XP. Since it is a company-configured OS, I had to look to see if it was there on this laptop. Since I never looked for it, I had no idea how to find it. I've known forever (since 1980's) where help was in Mac OS then OS X. Any sited person who can

Re: [CGUYS] DRM/DMCA Story

2009-12-17 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Probably, but only if someone can afford a lawyer good enough to convince high-level judges. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Very interesting. Could this be a wedge to vacate many other nutty DRM restrictions? Like copying a DVD to my hard drive for viewing while

[CGUYS] US Military Ignoring Encryption

2009-12-17 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Predator drones use less encryption than your TV, DVDs about an hour ago - by Nate Anderson | Posted in: Law Disorder Militants have been recording video from US Predator drones in Iraq and Afghanistan using laptops and $30 software, thanks to a total lack of encryption.

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
So Much BS! I predicated my statement with the difference between a hack and a pro. You are permitted to be a hack. Just don't show up when I am asking for the pro's with crappy tools; I won't give you the job - I will just laugh. Why such defense of crappy tools? I am in IT, so when applied

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Not going off Mike, just not quite parsing your defense of crummy tools. So if I want to build a birdhouse, hang a picture or build something in the backyard I need crappy tools? If I already use professional tools, these projects are beneath those tools? Do you apply this to computers? If so,

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
I never mentioned cost; _you_ made that assumption, Rev! Your assumptions are flawed... Thank you, -Original Message- You make a bad assumption cost = quality You are saying that the Rolls Royce is indeed a better car for everyone because it costs more money therefore it is of the

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
I never mentioned cost as a requirement for quality. That seems to be a WFB trap or argument trick. My mother is becoming very forgetful. A quality computer tool for her is something easy to use. But I am talking about people who do professional work and my long-retired mother does not

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Rev, you keep attributing things not said in my posts like some demon. My posts discuss quality. Your posts are refutations of imagined costs or biases. My kindest description of that is slippery discourse. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- OK lets use this line of

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
That, Mike, must be a WFB misperception. I said crummy, crappy tools. *You* said M$. I said quality, professional tools. You cried expensive Apple. You seem to imply that Apple makes the only quality tools; I would refute that. Thank you, -Original Message- If it was some sort of

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Ugh, please live up to the honorific! Thou hast painteth me with colors most unbidden. The reverend is bereft of logic! Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- You make one side of the argument and Tom fills in the gap. I am discussing the whole thing because between you and Tom

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
That is one of my posts, yes. I am not able to hallucinate the accused words. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- You mean this comment? Stewart At 06:32 AM 12/11/2009, you wrote: So Much BS! I predicated my statement with the difference between a hack and a pro. You are

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Mike, maybe these are two diametrically opposed points of view. I look for a quality tool likely to produce a professional result, predictably and efficiently. My joy is the quality of the output and using efficient, well-built tools. You seem to look for the least-expensive tool that can do a

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
No, Mike. I am saying your joy is finding, getting the low-cost tools. My joy is finding the quality tools. I look at cost if I find several quality tools. I refer to tools that are important to me, in professional pursuits where my reputation and my time are on the line or a serious hobby. I

Re: [CGUYS] Waking from sleep

2009-12-10 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
The difference between a hack and a pro are skill-level and the quality of their tools. I am picky about choosing tools. I spend whatever time is necessary to learn what is good and what is not before I make my choice. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- You got some right there,

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Magic Mouse

2009-12-09 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Windows Fan Bois Thank you, Mark Snyder IdM/Provisioning Identity Access Management 703.883-8365 -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:computerguy...@listserv.aol.com] On Behalf Of Rob Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 8:03 AM To:

Re: [CGUYS] IE8/9 Fail Acid Test Badly

2009-12-03 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
I was mistaken when I called you catatonic, Mike. You are a moron. The Acid Test has absolutely nothing to do with security. You have lost all association with logic. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Why do you do this? READ the thread. Tom brought up security. You guys

Re: [CGUYS] IE8/9 Fail Acid Test Badly

2009-12-03 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
No, that misses the point. That only allows the guilty to bury the evidence. The Acid test is only worth paying attention to because it is written a standards organization http://acid3.acidtests.org/, not by the authors of the software to be tested. The tests then measure standards defined by

Re: [CGUYS] microsoft pays to pla...er screw us

2009-11-25 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
It is M$ SOP. If M$ can't develop a better product and they can't force you to be acquired, they will pay others to beat you out of business. That is how Gates succeeded and built M# into the giant it is today. Hopefully, this won't work with Google. If not unethical, then truly an ugly business

Re: [CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple

2009-11-23 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Tom, you are so urban, it is obvious you know little about rural living. My rural Virginia town, Middleburg, has municipal utilities. I live in town and use them. It also has a utility building for telephone. So I have DSL and could also use cable. Walmart is about 30 minutes away; which is

Re: [CGUYS] Crunchgear Starts Pissing Contest Over Silly M$ Store Antics

2009-11-23 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Not so flattering in business, especially when the larger competitor does it. M$ also seem to be increasing their copying of Apple. Copying Apple for Windows (admitting this just gat a VP slapped-down), Zune, Stores. I would not be surprised to see Ballmer imitating Jobs' attire. If Apple

Re: [CGUYS] Crunchgear Starts Pissing Contest Over Silly M$ Store Antics

2009-11-23 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Reverend, I deliver one of your sermons, verbatim, without any attribution - you are fine? Admittedly, this gets done a little differently in business, but seldom do businesses deploy the wholesale copying of one competitor the way M$ are at present. Ford, to pick one, does not copy the entire

Re: [CGUYS] BSoD Cooking

2009-11-19 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Sorry, Betty, I should have included the link; Slashdot comments are definitely fun. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:computerguy...@listserv.aol.com] On Behalf Of b_s-wilk Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:30 PM To:

[CGUYS] BSoD Cooking

2009-11-18 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
From SlashDot: Nathan Myhrvold, former CTO of Microsoft, is self-publishing a cook book with scientific underpinnings. The man who presided over the original iterations of Windows has built a laboratory kitchen http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/science/17prof.html , hired 5 chefs, and plays with

[CGUYS] Data Transfer Rates [was Borrowing the Z OS from M$ ...]

2009-11-17 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
The issue of CPU overhead for managing data transfers goes way back. I was arguing the superior transfer rate of SCSI over ATA years ago. Fortunately, I could demonstrate the difference side-by-side in our test configuration. Not everything in tech is as simple as some imagine it. The extra

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Patents sudo

2009-11-17 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Tom, you should have looked at this a bit further. The M$ patent is more for a graphical interface used in the M$ utility to adjust user privileges; similar to UNIX's sudo - but M$ cannot patent sudo. Your source is crummy. This was settled on better tech sites yesterday. Thank you, Mark

Re: [CGUYS] CNET News.com: Gates: Apple is a 'force in doing good things' - CNET News

2009-11-16 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Gates has been out of M$ long enough that he can afford to be gracious... No more babies to knife! Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- On Nov 16, 2009, at 9:07 AM, Rev. Stewart A. Marshall wrote: During a CNBC special in which he appeared with Warren Buffett, Microsoft's Bill

[CGUYS] Apple and Something Bad

2009-11-16 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Such as this evil idea Apple has filed for patent? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/business/15digi.html?_r=2ref=business Apple has filed a patent that forces users to interact with an ad. FTFA: Its distinctive feature is a design that doesn't simply invite a user to pay attention to an ad - it

Re: [CGUYS] Apple and Something Bad

2009-11-16 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
told. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- On Nov 16, 2009, at 12:11 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote: Apple has filed a patent that forces users to interact with an ad. They could just hold the patent and use it to prevent anyone from doing this bad

Re: [CGUYS] Apple and Something Bad

2009-11-16 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
at 10:43 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Nov 16, 2009, at 12:11 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote: Apple has filed a patent that forces users to interact with an ad. They could just hold the patent and use it to prevent anyone from doing this bad

Re: [CGUYS] Who Writes These Headlines?

2009-11-13 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
I agree, Betty. Reliable tech news is limited. The W Post and NY Times have some good tech writers, but that is about as far as I go for general US news media. Even NPR does not have a good tech reporter (except for Science Friday, but that is mostly science, not tech news). Most general

Re: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter

2009-11-13 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
An opportunity for someone to market a blacklist cleaner - once blacklists get large enough to become too big? Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Apparently there is a blak hole into which IPs are disappearing. When blocks of IPs get blacklisted the blacklisting lasts forever.

Re: [CGUYS] Who Writes These Headlines?

2009-11-13 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
When does it air in the DC area? Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- APM'a Future Tense daily is quick, fun, and usually of good quality. He used to be a bit too gullible on malware stories promoted by the security vultures, but I think his listeners straightened him out on

Re: [CGUYS] Who Writes These Headlines?

2009-11-13 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Poseurs and shills PfB's (paid-for bloggers) and other unscrupulous writers. I got frustrated over the general press and tech topics of any sort. Heck, they too often stumble in economic news. For example, in the Sunday Post, an otherwise well written article had this: [now ill-remembered by

Re: [CGUYS] Who Writes These Headlines?

2009-11-12 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
One of the problems I see with the tech writers on the net, especially, is lack of disclosure/honesty. Some of these Bozos own stock or are otherwise blatant shills for the companies they write about. It has been a real problem since the tech press began writing and seems to have grown. I am

Re: [CGUYS] Who Writes These Headlines?

2009-11-12 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Tom, That seems overly broad. It only applies to some newspapers. As a long-term reader of newspapers, I cringe each time a good paper, such as the W Post or NY Times, loses an important feature or writer. Both papers seem to be run more from a journalistic perspective, than that of your evil

Re: [CGUYS] droid self-photography?

2009-11-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Mike, why the personal attack? This struck me as way over the top and I could see nothing in the post that would indicate your characterization? Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Is there a reason you think you are so much better than other people or is it just a general sense

Re: [CGUYS] droid self-photography?

2009-11-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
No, I took it the same way I'd react to bumpkin. Why the super-sensitive reaction, response? Thank you, Mark Snyder Original Message- Did you miss the part where anyone not living in a big city was a rube? Just because someone works outside they are automatically stupid?

Re: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter

2009-11-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
If memory serves IPV6 is good to go. It is the effort to make the switch that is delaying it. (Disclaimer: I am not a network guru, but I do follow the tech press.) I also wonder what the motivation is for the internet service providers to make any effort? Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original

Re: [CGUYS] Apple fixes your wagon...and yours

2009-11-03 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
marketing and making money from what they are doing. MSI, other netbook manufacturers, Palm, these guys aren't trying to wedge their devices to work with Apple, they just do. On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Apple is defending its brand and its

Re: [CGUYS] Apple fixes your wagon...and yours

2009-11-03 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
freak perception Apple has with the public? On Nov 3, 2009 3:42 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Apple is preventing them from taking advantage of Apple's investments in iTunes and in Mac OS X by not making these investments work with non-Apple products; phones and other

Re: [CGUYS] Apple fixes your wagon...and yours

2009-11-03 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
whimpering now. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- With the logic you present below, MS should try to write code so that Windows won't run in any fashion on a Mac? Someone's business model is flawed? Fred Holmes At 05:38 AM 11/3/2009, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote: Apple is preventing

Re: [CGUYS] Apple fixes your wagon...and yours

2009-11-02 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Apple is defending its brand and its infrastructure from the other companies trying to make money on Mac OS (psyster, mostly) and from iTunes - other phone vendors. Apple made those investments and are trying to make sure competitors can't rip them off. Why do you expect Apple to share its

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

2009-10-22 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Marcio, it would probably be more fun to set your hair on fire... Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:computerguy...@listserv.aol.com] On Behalf Of Marcio Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:36 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM

Re: [CGUYS] Hype Cycle Graph

2009-09-17 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Tom, I have seen these hype charts from Gartner for many years, and monitored them when I did technology change management for a DoD project, for a little over 15 years. They are just two-dimensional; plain x-y axis: just expectations mapped over time to wide-spread adoption. They did not

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