Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-09 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
In many situations you have to. When generators need to be up they will even change the oil while it is running. Stewart At 01:40 AM 8/9/2009, you wrote: I really don't get this. Applying a patch to a working OS isn't the same as adding oil to a running engine. You probably shouldn'

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-09 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting Jeff Miles : On Aug 8, 2009, at 3:55 AM, Reid Katan wrote: That's funny. Every time my MacBook updates, it tells me I've got to shut down. No choice in the matter, whether I want to do it now, I really don't get this. Applying a patch to a working OS isn't the same as addin

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-08 Thread Jeff Miles
I really don't get this. Applying a patch to a working OS isn't the same as adding oil to a running engine. You probably shouldn't do that either. So what's the big deal with a restart? On my Mac it's probably a good thing, since I haven't restarted in a week or more. Jeff M On Aug 8, 20

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-08 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting TPiwowar : On Aug 8, 2009, at 6:55 AM, Reid Katan wrote: That's funny. Every time my MacBook updates, it tells me I've got to shut down. No choice in the matter, whether I want to do it now, I suggest moving your lips as you read or maybe reading aloud. I wrote "That's not Apple any

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-08 Thread Jordan
Jeff Wright wrote: Every right winger like yourself has a stronger reality distortion field. Now go back to your worship of Dick and Sara and leave the rational discussion to others. You know Jordan, I want to be nice to you, I really do. I an truly blessed! But then, you shoot your mou

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-08 Thread TPiwowar
On Aug 8, 2009, at 6:55 AM, Reid Katan wrote: That's funny. Every time my MacBook updates, it tells me I've got to shut down. No choice in the matter, whether I want to do it now, or wait 'till later. I can't find the Start Button, so it *must* be OSX. I suggest moving your lips as you rea

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-08 Thread Jeff Wright
> Every right winger like yourself has a stronger reality distortion field. > Now go back to your worship of Dick and Sara and leave the rational > discussion to others. You know Jordan, I want to be nice to you, I really do. But then, you shoot your mouth off with such blinding, illiterate and

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-08 Thread Jordan
Jeff Wright wrote: Except this isn't true. You constantly talk derisively about the people you are supposed to support and save the greater portion on your spleen for those who are best able to do their work with Macs. That is what makes it an issue. I don't think I've ever known anyone wi

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-08 Thread Jeff Wright
> Except this isn't true. You constantly talk derisively about the > people you are supposed to support and save the greater portion on > your spleen for those who are best able to do their work with Macs. > That is what makes it an issue. Let's get one thing clear right now. I don't "constantly"

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-08 Thread Jeff Wright
> That's funny. Every time my MacBook updates, it tells me I've got to > shut down. No choice in the matter, whether I want to do it now, or > wait 'till later. I can't find the Start Button, so it *must* be OSX. Tom also never moves off of v. 1.0 of his applications. Those later versions are jus

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-08 Thread Jeff Wright
> Except this isn't true. You constantly talk derisively about the > people you are supposed to support and save the greater portion on > your spleen for those who are best able to do their work with Macs. > That is what makes it an issue. I don't think I've ever known anyone with such a strong re

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-08 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting "t.piwowar" : On Aug 6, 2009, at 9:40 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: You can expect it all you want. *All* OSes have patches that need to be applied and hardware should have its firmware at the latest spec at least annually. A properly engineered OS does not need to be restarted when patches

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-07 Thread t.piwowar
On Aug 6, 2009, at 9:40 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: You can expect it all you want. *All* OSes have patches that need to be applied and hardware should have its firmware at the latest spec at least annually. A properly engineered OS does not need to be restarted when patches are applied. That

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-07 Thread t.piwowar
On Aug 7, 2009, at 8:30 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: I have three HP's and two Epsons with scanners on them (All in ones) and I much prefer the output I get from the Epsons than the HP's Epson scanners are probably the best made today. Alas, the market for scanners keeps shrinking. **

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-07 Thread t.piwowar
On Aug 7, 2009, at 8:23 PM, Mark A. Metz wrote: I guess my point is that if the intention of the listserv is to provide computer users a forum for asking questions, like the "Computer Guys and Gal" show, then novices exposed to heated platform discussions to the point of expletives might not

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-07 Thread t.piwowar
On Aug 6, 2009, at 8:34 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: Maybe, just maybe, I respect the idea that you know better about your business needs than I do and don't deign to look down my nose at your choices and question your intelligence. Too bad that courtesy isn't a 2-way street with the Mac zealots.

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-07 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I agree with you. I have three HP's and two Epsons with scanners on them (All in ones) and I much prefer the output I get from the Epsons than the HP's I scan in a lot of Hymnal pages and the scans from the Epson look so much better. Stewart At 07:23 PM 8/7/2009, you wrote: That's funny.

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-07 Thread Mark A. Metz
If you have a choice, get a better scanner with real drivers. HP has awful drivers. If you can find a generic open source driver that works, use it. That's funny. I heard that same retort almost verbatim from someone before, a Mac person by the way. I'll take the Professional Mode scanner int

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-07 Thread b_s-wilk
"Mark A. Metz" escribió: Thanks for the link to the article on the DC Bus iPhone app (Cavan any relation?). I use the Fairfax Connector so it doesn't help for me, but I'm sure it is advantageous for some. I used the commuterpages with my WM phone (free), but it doesn't seem to be supporte

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
> I expect servers to have zero downtime. That is nothing to crow > about. You can expect it all you want. *All* OSes have patches that need to be applied and hardware should have its firmware at the latest spec at least annually. What you expect is kinda irrelevant. > The servers I have her

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
> As a scientist and a user of both platforms (I am not an IT person. I'm an > untrained geek.), I don't give much credence to anecdotal information. I > can usually match anecdote for anecdote with users on either platform. You sound far too reasonable and rational, Mark. You won't last long h

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Mark A. Metz
This scientist will hold his judgment until somebody comes up with some objective, substantiated, repeatable data. ------------------ From: "b_s-wilk" Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 1:14 PM To: Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
> Our businesses involve work other than IT. Your business is IT. Ours > isn't. What's your point? My company is not in the business of IT either. It uses technology to accomplish its goals, which I support. What's your point? > If we need a tech support, it significantly cuts into our bottom

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
> Jeff, To believe that the two of you maintain 99.99% uptime in a > MS-shop, I must conclude that the computers are doing bare-bones > functions. My current project involves a few dozen servers (100K+ users > all over the US), mostly windows, and those servers need rebooting or > services restart

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread b_s-wilk
> It's your job to provide IT/network support. Yeah? So what? Tom's point was that he would have to hire additional staff to handle PCs. Your experience notwithstanding, my experience proves him decidedly wrong. Our businesses involve work other than IT. Your business is IT. Ours isn't.

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread TPiwowar
On Aug 6, 2009, at 7:35 AM, Jeff Wright wrote: Yep. Only 2 locations have servers. We've had zero network downtime (excepting the 6 year old server our financial system was on--I had been warning my boss for over a year that it needed to be replaced) and the only downtime is for maintenance

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Jeff, To believe that the two of you maintain 99.99% uptime in a MS-shop, I must conclude that the computers are doing bare-bones functions. My current project involves a few dozen servers (100K+ users all over the US), mostly windows, and those servers need rebooting or services restarted at leas

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Wright
> Pretty good, Jeff. 99.99% uptime means just under an hour of total > downtime per year (about 53 minutes). Is that really what you and the > DBA are maintaining over three locations? Yep. Only 2 locations have servers. We've had zero network downtime (excepting the 6 year old server our fina

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-06 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
Pretty good, Jeff. 99.99% uptime means just under an hour of total downtime per year (about 53 minutes). Is that really what you and the DBA are maintaining over three locations? Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- We ARE a small business. We also have the needs of a larger enter

Re: [CGUYS] Ford! Chevy! Lather, rinse, repeat [Finally an FCC that earns its keep]

2009-08-05 Thread Jeff Wright
> It's your job to provide IT/network support. Yeah? So what? Tom's point was that he would have to hire additional staff to handle PCs. Your experience notwithstanding, my experience proves him decidedly wrong. > It's your job to provide IT/network support. Those of us with small > businesse