Re: [CGUYS] Google Docs

2010-09-30 Thread tjpa
1) Create a new blank spreadsheet 2) Form menu Create a Form 3) Answers will populate the spreadsheet On Sep 30, 2010, at 6:13 PM, Stewart Marshall wrote: Can someone help me or point me to directions on how to do this? *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO

Re: [CGUYS] Gmail, POP, and attachments

2010-09-30 Thread tjpa
Few will see your post here at the old address... *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *** *** **

Re: [CGUYS] Why Sounds of Silence?

2010-07-25 Thread TJPA
And even more silence here. Please read the notice at the bottom. Then come join us. On Jul 25, 2010, at 1:17 PM, Ranbo ran...@gmail.com wrote: Can't get any sound from speakers. Had this problem before; this time it is not the volume knob being turned down by the cat getting on the keyboard

Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 and Windows XP mode

2010-07-21 Thread TJPA
Doesn't M$ provide virtualization? I recall they bought out the original company that sold Virtual PC for the Mac (great product then M$ proceeded to destroy it). You should be able to run a virtual PC under Win7 and put XP on that. Worse case you could buy a Mac and run XP under a virtual PC

Re: [CGUYS] Fwd: Re: [dcpilots] Re: Chart availability

2010-07-17 Thread tjpa
No you don't see anything. Most people are not ascetics who scourge themselves while chanting I do not desire an iPad. They ask very good questions about the iPad's capabilities. They quickly run through their demonstrated needs for mobile computing: does it do email, how good is the web

Re: [CGUYS] Apple looks in rear view mirror..hopes objects only appear to be closer than they are

2010-07-16 Thread TJPA
See, there is another example of your faulty reasoning. The assertion you have just made is not at all related to my assertion. And then you will go on and on insisting that it has monumental significance. Sorry, no. Sent from my iPad On Jul 15, 2010, at 11:42 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] Fwd: Re: [dcpilots] Re: Chart availability

2010-07-16 Thread TJPA
You mean like the voodoo cultists in our ranks who expect Apple to bend the electronic flux using the power of pure design? No, why do you ask? Sent from my iPad On Jul 16, 2010, at 10:12 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com wrote: In case you never noticed, there exists in this

Re: [CGUYS] Fwd: Re: [dcpilots] Re: Chart availability

2010-07-16 Thread TJPA
It has not reached you nor the people in Zimbabwe. Bitter, bitter, bitter. I love my iPad and I love showing it off. I have showed it to many people who promptly decided they want one too -- present company exempted. It is the computer of our dreams, now achieved in reality. Sent from my

Re: [CGUYS] Fwd: Re: [dcpilots] Re: Chart availability

2010-07-15 Thread TJPA
Yes indeed. I am surprised how much the iPad has changed my reading habits. It is just so much more pleasant to be reading on the iPad. I have stopped reading the newspaper almost entirely. Sent from my iPad On Jul 15, 2010, at 1:14 PM, Ken av8or...@comcast.net wrote: I have used just about

Re: [CGUYS] Apple looks in rear view mirror..hopes objects only appear to be closer than they are

2010-07-15 Thread TJPA
The problem is that so many of the Android apps are of very poor quality. Hence poor sales and no profits. Sent from my iPad On Jul 15, 2010, at 5:16 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: One point that is brought up each time the subject is discussed is that so few apps are actually making

Re: [CGUYS] Recs 4 hw support for netbook

2010-07-12 Thread tjpa
Many options... 1) Don't hold it that way. 2) Demand that the manufacturer give you a new one for free with vents in a different location. 3) Blog about the defect. 4) File a class action suit. On Jul 9, 2010, at 8:53 AM, One Man wrote: I 'm travelling and using a samsung netbook. I like the

Re: [CGUYS] laptop shuts down

2010-07-12 Thread TJPA
Have you tried removing and reinserting the battery while it is fully charged? Sometimes the computer gets confused about the state of the battery and doing this will reset things. You may also want to look if there is a way to reset the laptop's power manager. I do not know enough about SSUS

Re: [CGUYS] Just How Bad is Google's Mismanagement of the Android Market?

2010-07-08 Thread tjpa
Hear we go again. I suppose this breathless author does not know of any other online merchant having accounts breached. It just never happens. Or, more accurately, it only happens to Apple. Sure. This is looking more and more like some bloggers are piling on. On Jul 7, 2010, at 2:05 PM,

Re: [CGUYS] Junk mail in Outlook 2007 Outlook Express

2010-07-06 Thread tjpa
On Jul 6, 2010, at 1:11 PM, Fred Jones wrote: email messages. They always go to his junk mail folder Chris' suggestion is the first thing to do. Another way would be to set the email client to always deliver mail from anyone who is in your address book. The problem may be that you have

Re: [CGUYS] Salvaging Hard Drive

2010-07-02 Thread TJPA
Is your laptop's BIOS set to boot from a CD? That and restarting should get you to a screen with the options you desire. Sent from my iPad On Jul 2, 2010, at 5:59 PM, Richard P. richs...@gmail.com wrote: I've somehow messed up the re-formatting of my laptop hard drive when I was attempting

Re: [CGUYS] Salvaging Hard Drive

2010-07-02 Thread TJPA
Is your CD intended for upgrading only? M$ won't let you install if it does not see a previous OS on the disk. Sent from my iPad On Jul 2, 2010, at 6:37 PM, Richard P. richs...@gmail.com wrote: When I set up the boot order to CD first, and put in the CD, I get the prompt Press any key to

Re: [CGUYS] Salvaging Hard Drive

2010-07-02 Thread TJPA
Dell computers often have a recovery partition on the drive. You start up while holding down some F key and it restores you to original condition. This partition may also be interfering with your attempt to roll your own install. Sent from my iPad On Jul 2, 2010, at 6:37 PM, Richard P.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple’s iPad: Death knell for tra ditional Macintos h computers?

2010-06-30 Thread tjpa
You will be better served by reading those commentators who are insightful enough to recognize that the iPad is a new category. We now need to identify the computer users who fit into that new category. For creatives the need for a real computer remains. Getting an iPad does not cause me

Re: [CGUYS] Apple's iPad: Death knell for traditional Ma cintos h computers?

2010-06-30 Thread tjpa
I think you are missing one aspect: Windows PCs will be disappearing at a more rapid rate than Macs. The majority of Windows PCs are used for low-level tasks that are better served by something in the iPad category. Also noteworthy is that M$ was again caught flat footed. They do not

Re: [CGUYS] Apple's iPad: Death knell for traditional Ma cintos h computers?

2010-06-30 Thread tjpa
I keep getting faster with the iPad's virtual keyboard. I have noticed that it is far better than the one on the iPhone. Whenever I run an iPhone app on my iPad (even at the 2x setting) I see that the iPhone's keyboard is too small and has an awkward arrangement of keys. The iPad's

Re: [CGUYS] Apple's iPad: Death knell for traditional Ma cintos h computers?

2010-06-30 Thread tjpa
Maybe it is a cost-plus contract? On Jun 30, 2010, at 9:50 AM, Chris Dunford wrote: Having to flip back forth while coding is distracting terribly inefficient. In the long run, this company would probably save money with bigger/multiple screens.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple's iPad: Death knell for traditional Ma cintos h computers?

2010-06-30 Thread tjpa
You are mixing up your own finances with the objective value of a new technology. I would gladly trade a few meals at an Georgetown Italian restaurant to pay for my iPad. And I use it for much more serious purposes than picking a restaurant. On Jun 30, 2010, at 2:38 AM, Constance Warner

Re: [CGUYS] Apple’s iPad: Death knell for tra diti onal Macintos h computers?

2010-06-30 Thread tjpa
Apple should do their own version of M$ Laptop Hunters TV ad. This time Loren walks out with an iPad, plus gets to keep $400 in cash. On Jun 30, 2010, at 10:31 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I feel you are correct on all points. What matters in this regard is that the huge bulk of computer

Re: [CGUYS] Just How Bad is Google's Mismanagement of the Android Market?

2010-06-30 Thread tjpa
Yes it is there. The default is no controls (as it should be). I tried the Tap Fish app. There are better and free aquariums available. Buying additional items takes you to the Apps Store and a password prompt. The problem may be that once the store password is entered, it does not have to

Re: [CGUYS] Apple's iPad: Death knell for traditional Ma cintos h computers?

2010-06-30 Thread tjpa
You are putting a negative spin on it. Geolocation is hot and has many applications. Telling someone that they will never be lost or bewildered in an unfamiliar neighborhood is a fantastic selling point. It is a very positive benefit. I have read several stories about people using their

Re: [CGUYS] Apple's iPad: Death knell for traditional Ma cintos h computers?

2010-06-30 Thread tjpa
On Jun 30, 2010, at 1:01 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: But, hey, it's marketing at its best...or worst. I guess some folks would just rather wallow in misery. You may go ahead an buy the sad-sack phone. The one with no ringer because nobody ever calls you and no keyboard because you have

Re: [CGUYS] Apple's iPad: Death knell for traditional Ma cintos h computers?

2010-06-30 Thread tjpa
Now that the news is out about Verizon we can hopefully see a price war. On Jun 30, 2010, at 2:31 PM, mike wrote: While my friends iPhone was killer, he cringed a little when I told him I get more minutes, more texts and more data for 40 dollars less a month.

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 4, Engineering thoughts

2010-06-29 Thread TJPA
Because it doesn't matter in normal use. It appears that it may matter in some extreme cases. You are insisting that they must design their product for the extreme case and make the rest of us suffer the consequences. You have not explained why they must do such a silly thing. You just insist

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 4, Engineering thoughts

2010-06-29 Thread tjpa
On Jun 29, 2010, at 8:10 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: By extreme cases are you perhaps referring to emergency situations where life or death or serious injury or even just a great inconvenience may be the outcome? Yep, your mommy can't be with you all the time. On Jun 29, 2010, at 8:10 AM,

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 4, Engineering thoughts

2010-06-29 Thread tjpa
I suggest duct tape. Duct tape cures all ills. On Jun 29, 2010, at 9:45 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Apple could have easily eliminated that 1/8 inch of problematic area by applying an insulating material over it. * **

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 4, Engineering thoughts

2010-06-28 Thread tjpa
Good analysis and later confirmed by one of the commentators. It is also interesting to note how many of the other commentators just won't let go of the original story. On Jun 28, 2010, at 1:26 PM, John DeCarlo wrote: From Steve Gibson (and his recommendation of a reply to read): The

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 4, Engineering thoughts

2010-06-28 Thread tjpa
Read Gibson's analysis and you will understand that this is really a very marginal problem. If one has good signal strength it won't matter how you hold the phone. If your signal strength is about to go over a cliff, anything you do can potentially push you over. One of those things is

Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 4, Engineering thoughts

2010-06-28 Thread tjpa
On Jun 28, 2010, at 8:13 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Well, then let us sum this thing up. In your view, is there anything whatsoever that is problematic, in terms of the end user of these phones, about how Apple decided to use an antenna system that is highly exposed to direct contact with

Re: [CGUYS] iphone 4, running with the herd

2010-06-26 Thread TJPA
Jobs is a leftie. Some of their gear definitely favors lefties. And sometimes it does not. Sent from my iPad On Jun 26, 2010, at 10:27 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: I've seen this in some of the forums regarding the issue..calling it a lefty issue as if there are so few left handed

Re: [CGUYS] Apple iOS or OS X

2010-06-25 Thread TJPA
Is is all a matter of volume. M$ is pounding my computer with a constant barrage of security updates. It is frequent and the number of updates I may get in a day is often larger than I wish to count. These are security updates, not giving me any new features. In contrast Apple will go for

Re: [CGUYS] Apple iOS or OS X

2010-06-25 Thread TJPA
Yes, and I think they will. I just do not see them abandoning OSX for iOS. In comparison iOS is a much smaller and easier to support product. Apple would have no need to abandon OSX and strategically it would lose them a lot of credibility. They need to have a real OS on some of their hardware.

Re: [CGUYS] iphone 4, running with the herd

2010-06-25 Thread TJPA
There is speculation that part of the problem may be with the software that displays the bars. Sent from my iPad On Jun 25, 2010, at 11:01 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: We did verify the same problem that is being reported everywhere, holding the phone as any normal right handed person

Re: [CGUYS] iphone 4, running with the herd

2010-06-25 Thread TJPA
Someone always writes that. I was having connection problems with my iPad. It turned out to be a problem with my old access point. A guy at Engadget wrote that this was the first time an iPhone had worked at his apartment and it worked great there. Connection problems are hard to figure out.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple iOS or OS X

2010-06-24 Thread tjpa
On Jun 24, 2010, at 9:01 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Apple will cede the professional market to Windows (why not?) and focus on computing devices of all sorts that offer more of an everyperson experience as opposed to a niche market which has been their tradition for the most part. This is

Re: [CGUYS] Picture editing software recommendations

2010-06-24 Thread tjpa
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pixelbasedwin/tp/freephotoedw.htm On Jun 24, 2010, at 9:53 AM, Richard P. wrote: A friend needs recommendations for a simple photo editing software, preferably off-line. The most that he does is organize, re-size and group photos so that several will fit on a

Re: [CGUYS] Apple iOS or OS X

2010-06-24 Thread TJPA
Correct, I wasn't, but you have just experienced another case of the same phenomena. Strange assertions designed to create discord. Sent from my iPad On Jun 24, 2010, at 6:01 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I did not think that he was calling me an Apple hater.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple iOS or OS X

2010-06-24 Thread TJPA
Actually, what iOS could do is sweep the business market. A locked down system is just what most IT managers want. A much larger iPad with a wireless keyboard may be the business computer of the future. After getting used to using an iPad it is somewhat frustrating to use an old fashioned

Re: [CGUYS] Apple iOS or OS X

2010-06-24 Thread TJPA
Somehow in Mike's twisted logic, making improvements is a bad thing. Sent from my iPad On Jun 24, 2010, at 7:21 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Not so locked down, with iOS 4, Apple released over 60 security updates, *

Re: [CGUYS] Apple iOS or OS X

2010-06-24 Thread TJPA
I do not agree. There are of course those Apple-hating IT types who want to maintain their bloated staffs. But the Apple advantage will be so obvious that normally silent business managers will start to question the bad judgement of those misguided IT types. Sent from my iPad On Jun 24, 2010,

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Mail to Windows Live Mail

2010-06-23 Thread tjpa
On Jun 23, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Terry Kilburg wrote: I don't want to go to a web mail because my email addy is on business site and material. I do have the option to view my email on both the Pop3 and ISP's web mail site. If your email is on a business site then you probably have a proper

Re: [CGUYS] Apple iOS or OS X

2010-06-23 Thread TJPA
Not likely, though it may become available as an option. I can see power-mad IT types going for it as a way to totally control what is on the machine. IOS does not need the horsepower of a pro-line machine so I expect to see it on very different hardware. I am certainly impressed by the

Re: [CGUYS] Windows Mail to Windows Live Mail

2010-06-22 Thread tjpa
On Jun 21, 2010, at 7:53 PM, Terry Kilburg wrote: It seems like a good time to leave the buggy windows mail behind. So i have decided to download Windows Live Mail and forget Windows Mail. I don't know about Windows Mail, but it seems to me that you are missing an opportunity to make a

Re: [CGUYS] New Mac Mini

2010-06-18 Thread TJPA
This is a major chunk of the country. Why should the future wait for you laggards? Sent from my iPad On Jun 17, 2010, at 7:37 PM, Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net wrote: What you fail to realize is that you live in a unique area. From DC north to NYC

Re: [CGUYS] New Mac Mini

2010-06-18 Thread TJPA
When you are wrong, you can always drop back to calling me names. Sent from my iPad On Jun 18, 2010, at 2:30 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Arrogant as always. You are nothing if not dependable. * ** List info,

Re: [CGUYS] New Mac Mini

2010-06-18 Thread TJPA
You did not answer the question. Why should the future wait for you laggards? Especially so when it is you laggards who are battling against a revitalized broadband policy. Should we bring back the telegraph? Sent from my iPad On Jun 18, 2010, at 3:03 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall

Re: [CGUYS] New Mac Mini

2010-06-17 Thread TJPA
BR is yesterday's answer. Look at what NetFlix is doing to see what replaced it. Sent from my iPad On Jun 17, 2010, at 11:47 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Well Jobs does make bags of money from selling media as he does...I know he's leaving out a lot of people though who know for now, BR

Re: [CGUYS] New Mac Mini

2010-06-17 Thread TJPA
These are licensing issues, not technical. A smart Steve Jobs can sweep them away with a wave of his hand. Sent from my iPad On Jun 17, 2010, at 1:46 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: New releases usually are not on the view menu. Because of Studio agreements and

Re: [CGUYS] New Mac Mini

2010-06-17 Thread TJPA
I am of course assuming you have proper broadband service. RinkeyDink Comminications Corp is not going to provide state of the art service. The future is not going to halt just because you can't find a good service provider. Sent from my iPad On Jun 17, 2010, at 2:51 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com

Re: [CGUYS] New Mac Mini

2010-06-17 Thread TJPA
The only people I know who can't manage a decent broadband connection are on his list. And the DC area is not all that advanced. To get g4 I would have to go to Baltimore. Enough of the country has sufficiently advanced connectivity that I think the future is not in peril. Sent from my iPad

Re: [CGUYS] New Mac Mini

2010-06-16 Thread TJPA
Maybe they have learned lessons by watching M$? Spread yourself out too thin and fail at everything. Sent from my magical iPad On Jun 16, 2010, at 1:23 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder why there was nary a word at the WWDC about the new Mini?

Re: [CGUYS] New Mac Mini

2010-06-16 Thread TJPA
Also an SD card slot. Sent from my iPad On Jun 16, 2010, at 6:26 AM, Roger D. Parish rogerd.par...@gmail.com wrote: Along those lines, I note that supplied with the Mini is an HDMI-to-DVI cable for connecting a monitor. Not a mini-DisplayPort cable, but an HDMI cable

[CGUYS] Seeing only part of the conversation?

2010-06-16 Thread TJPA
Be sure to also subscribe to our Yahoo list. This list swings both ways. Details at guys.org Sent from my iPad * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map,

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

2010-06-16 Thread TJPA
Could be that nobody knew the answer. We used to be smarter. Brain damage due to cell phone radiation takes it's toll. Sent from my iPad On Jun 16, 2010, at 11:53 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: I don't see em, they might have not gotten through if you got NO reply. I know we often go off

Re: [CGUYS] New Mac Mini

2010-06-16 Thread TJPA
Exactly. Mike can keep his Happy Panda brand junk box. Sent from my iPad On Jun 16, 2010, at 11:55 AM, Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net wrote: Hey but you are getting a Mac. * ** List info, subscription

Re: [CGUYS] Seeing only part of the conversation?

2010-06-16 Thread tjpa
On Jun 16, 2010, at 1:59 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: You mean the list is BI? Actually 4 ways. Lets not leave out the Linux and Commodore folks. I don't know about those Amiga folks though. * ** List info,

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

2010-06-15 Thread TJPA
Exactly my point. The ATT servers have a problem and you make a bizarre twist of logic to somehow try to tar Apple with the ATT problem. I read the hacker blog post about iPad Safari. It demonstrates that the hacker has no idea about the structure of iOS. He thinks he is attacking Windows.

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

2010-06-15 Thread TJPA
Tell him that the iPad is not locked to ATT. Sent from my iPad On Jun 15, 2010, at 7:17 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com wrote: country on business. He likes his iPhone and iPad, but has to always take another phone with him on those trips because he cannot depend on the service

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

2010-06-15 Thread tjpa
On Jun 15, 2010, at 9:06 AM, mike wrote: I can buy an iPad for Sprint and Verizon? Your bad grammar makes it hard to answer precisely. You could be trying to stack the deck to get a particular answer. In the interest of shedding light and not heat I will refer you to this... Use Your

[CGUYS] New Mac Mini

2010-06-15 Thread TJPA
Apple does it again. I really love the small-format Mac Mini despite several faults. The new version is even smaller, even more gorgeous, and eliminates all of its top faults. Wow! I don't need to replace my current Mini, but I sure want to.

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

2010-06-14 Thread tjpa
On Jun 14, 2010, at 6:08 PM, mike wrote: ATT's website said there are still lurking security problems related to the iPad. This is an ATT problem, not an iPad problem. You are so desperate to attack Apple that you can't even keep your facts straight. In a blog post, hacker group Goatse

Re: [CGUYS] The AOL LISTSERV is back up. Let's see if it works.

2010-06-13 Thread tjpa
On Jun 12, 2010, at 10:06 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: Well, if the AOL Listserv is back up, this message should be distributed. Yes, I got it. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** **

Re: [CGUYS] The AOL LISTSERV is back up. Let's see if it works.

2010-06-13 Thread tjpa
If you register via the web interface you can specify a list of email accounts that you can post from and to what account you want email to be delivered to. On Jun 13, 2010, at 3:49 PM, John Emmerling wrote: Not exactly. I meant to be signed up for the Yahoo group but be able to

[CGUYS]

2010-06-13 Thread tjpa
On Jun 13, 2010, at 7:02 PM, Alvin Auerbach wrote: It's spam. Get this guy off of the list. He is locked out now, but I did appreciate the spam letting me know the AOL server was working again. * ** List info,

[CGUYS] Where Did the Computer Guys List Go? (June 12)

2010-06-12 Thread tjpa
Moved to more reliable Yahoo. Go to cguys.org for details. To Subscribe The best way to subscribe to The Computer Guys mailing list is via the web browser interface. This requires a Yahoo ID. Go to the group’s page http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ComputerGuys-L Click the Join This Group!

Re: [CGUYS] Apple drops OS X awards

2010-05-11 Thread tjpa
On May 10, 2010, at 8:30 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Actually I have looked at it and I want a phone with a physical keypad! I keep reading reports of people who insisted they needed a physical keyboard, discovering that a virtual keyboard works fine. I have also read that the

Re: [CGUYS] Apple drops OS X awards

2010-05-11 Thread tjpa
On May 10, 2010, at 8:23 PM, Mike Henderson wrote: The nexus was cutting edge for about ten minutes It is indeed a wonderful time to be a consumer of app phones. With change being so rapid I expect that 10-minute old phones will be selling a very good prices. Panicky vendors want to unload

Re: [CGUYS] Apple drops OS X awards

2010-05-11 Thread tjpa
The QWERTY design is based on a layout designed by Christopher Latham Sholes in 1874 for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter ... Dang if it was good enough in 1874 it should be good enough today. I don't know why anyone would want to innovate. Personally I like this one...

[CGUYS] Feeling Suicidal?

2010-05-11 Thread tjpa
There's an app for that... M-3 Information, LLC entered the smart phone application environment by offering the M-3 Checklist, a scientifically validated screen for depression and anxiety disorders, at the iTunes store... For users in distress and at risk of suicide, mym3 provides a

Re: [CGUYS] NPD reports Android ahead of iPhone in share

2010-05-11 Thread tjpa
On May 11, 2010, at 1:29 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I am no phone phreak at all, but I'd have to ask what is wrong about $19.99? At 1/10th of the cost of an iPhone, it would be a pretty good value even if an iPhone is ten times better. Precisely. They have to hit up ATT for a much bigger

Re: [CGUYS] Feeling Suicidal?

2010-05-11 Thread tjpa
On May 11, 2010, at 3:20 PM, Art Clemons wrote: I can't help suspecting though that this app won't be used much or downloaded a lot even with the potentially suicidal. Maybe you are not its target audience. * ** List

Re: [CGUYS] NPD reports Android ahead of iPhone in share

2010-05-10 Thread tjpa
On May 10, 2010, at 5:16 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: They seem to have many models and many modes of entry into the market. And a buy one get one free deal. That would double their numbers pretty quickly. * **

[CGUYS] LISTSERV Problems

2010-05-10 Thread tjpa
Emails are not all getting through and the server management interface times out. Feel free to repost. The server is supposed to weed out duplicate posts. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives,

Re: [CGUYS] How to Opt Out of Facebook’s Inst ant Person alization | Electronic Frontier Foun dation

2010-05-09 Thread tjpa
On Apr 29, 2010, at 2:28 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Facebook needs to make money. Is Instant Persalization a good way? EFF doesn't like it. A great animated graphic tells the story (click on it)... The Evolution of Privacy on Facebook http://mattmckeon.com/facebook-privacy/

Re: [CGUYS] Fwd: [Slashdot] Mac OS X Problem Puts Up a Block To IPv6

2010-05-08 Thread tjpa
On May 6, 2010, at 10:44 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: Discuss this story at: http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/05/04/2029255 A headline written by someone frustrated by the slow transition to IPv6. The discussion following the Slashdot post is very interesting as people debate

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

2010-05-07 Thread tjpa
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

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

2010-05-07 Thread tjpa
On May 7, 2010, at 11:21 AM, Stephen Brownfield wrote: IntelliKeys USB does not currently support machines running 64-bit Operating Systems (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Snow Leopard), nor machines with multiple-core processors (unless additional processor cores are disabled).

Re: [CGUYS] security softward - trendmicro - any information?

2010-05-06 Thread tjpa
On May 5, 2010, at 5:57 PM, Brian Jones wrote: I was recently installing Trend Micro's AV for a customer when an error occurred. When tried to uninstall to start over, there was no uninstall routine available. So I re-ran the install and got more errors (different from the prior time). I

Re: [CGUYS] webbugs in webmail?

2010-05-06 Thread tjpa
On May 6, 2010, at 4:36 AM, Fred Jones wrote: 1. If you load a Spam message in webmail to report it to Network Solutions won't any Webbugs identify the IP address and the recipient of the Spam for future Spamming? Good question. If the mail client does not automatically display images --

Re: [CGUYS] security softward - trendmicro - any information?

2010-05-05 Thread tjpa
Decisions, decisions, decisions... McAfee Internet Security 2010 1-User SAVE $38.00 FREE BUDGET SHIPPING Buy.com price: $11.99 List price: $49.99 Trend Micro Internet Security 2010 3 User SAVE $30.00 FREE BUDGET SHIPPING Buy.com price: $19.99 List price: $49.99

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Anti-trust App

2010-05-04 Thread tjpa
On May 4, 2010, at 6:56 AM, Chris Dunford wrote: OK, what's the big difference between If you want to do X you have to use our software and what MS used to do? You mean Vendor must pay for a Windows license for every unit sold even if Windows is not installed? Has APple found a way to do

Re: [CGUYS] Thoughts on Flash

2010-05-04 Thread tjpa
On May 4, 2010, at 2:16 AM, mike wrote: A false argument, Apple supports all kinds of 'old technology', why does Apple still put USB on their systems? If you don't know that Apple is consistently the first to drop obsolete technologies you haven't been paying attention. You haven't even

Re: [CGUYS] Adobe Digital Editions

2010-05-04 Thread tjpa
On May 4, 2010, at 2:13 AM, mike wrote: Air has nothing to do with Flash Do your homework before you post. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map,

[CGUYS] M$ Decline Continues

2010-05-04 Thread tjpa
http://www.pcworld.com/article/195532/browser_war_update_ie_takes_another_big_hit.html For the first time since Internet Explorer 4 won over Netscape over 10 years ago, Microsoft's browser has dropped in usage to 59.95 per cent market share in April this year. Internet Explorer had an 80

Re: [CGUYS] security softward - trendmicro - any information?

2010-05-04 Thread tjpa
On May 4, 2010, at 5:37 PM, Mother Geek wrote: Hi - I have a tech guru who wired my house who suggests dumping McAfee (even before last week's difficulty) and use Microtrend instead www.trendmicro.com Have any of you used this successfully? Is there something else you'd recommend? There

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

2010-05-03 Thread tjpa
Tough competition... Apple said it sold one million iPads as of Friday, just 28 days after the touch-screen tablet computers went on sale in the U.S. Demand is such that consumers looking to purchase one of the devices face wait times of up to a week or more.

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Anti-trust App

2010-05-03 Thread tjpa
The iPhone is now the top selling phone in the US. That is certainly going to get Apple a kind of legal attention it never had before. However, I expect that after Apple is finished explaining its actions the Feds will agree that Apple's actions are reasonable and not anti- competitive.

[CGUYS] A New Age of Enlightenment

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
http://www.appleinsider.com/print/10/04/30/kraft_foods_adds_new_support_for_employees_choosing_macs.html Following the general trend away from top-down, centralized corporate computing monoculture, Kraft Foods has initiated a Bring Your Own Computer program for its employees, providing new

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
On May 1, 2010, at 7:18 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: You cannot have oil drilling off-shore without without accidents, spills and likely occasional disastrous consequences. Ditto for nuclear. * ** List info,

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
On May 1, 2010, at 7:18 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: I know he was, and personally I disagreed with that political decision. I thought such a wide open proposition was a recipe for looming disaster, and so did many others, including, as you point out, at least some conservatives. He threw

Re: [CGUYS] It's here...God help us

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
On May 1, 2010, at 5:14 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: How do you visit clients [clients' sites] if you don't have/drive a car [or truck]? I typically walk. Have your feet atrophied? * ** List info, subscription

Re: [CGUYS] It's here...God help us

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
On May 2, 2010, at 8:32 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Looking around on the internet reveals that virtually anyone who is commenting on driving while using an iPad thinks it is a fantastic idea. A number of commenters say that driving is boring, and having the ability to watch movies or play

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
On May 1, 2010, at 10:31 PM, Stewart Marshall wrote: Dont smear the whole state by this action. Perhaps, if this were the only example of same. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy **

Re: [CGUYS] It's here...God help us

2010-05-02 Thread tjpa
On May 2, 2010, at 8:32 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: A lot of these commenters live in California, and while they admit that using any device in a manner described above is illegal, they say that nobody cares about that and that such laws are stupid. Is this not another example of getting

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-01 Thread tjpa
On May 1, 2010, at 5:52 AM, Eric S. Sande wrote: Don't be ashamed of being a Virginian, Tom, here's a nice warm bowl of grits and some frizzled ham for you, along with some Jeffersonian democracy. Back in the 18th century it was possible to be proud to be a Virginian. These days all we can

Re: [CGUYS] illegal search warrant?

2010-05-01 Thread tjpa
On May 1, 2010, at 12:39 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Also statistics can be misleading. Statistics can be misused or misinterpreted, but they are never misleading. They just are what they are. * ** List info,

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