[CGUYS] [Fwd: TRANSNATIONAL CHAOS CAMP, 8-12 August 2007]

2007-08-01 Thread b_s-wilk
Anyone planning to travel to Berlin soon, like next week? Here's a special event for computer hackers [and associated life-forms], campers, sunshine lovers [weather should clear up by the 10th], artists and party lovers. These characters, er, artists, invite me to fun events all over the

[CGUYS] Notebook shuts down when I move the screen

2007-08-01 Thread computerguys
Hello all. Yes I know it is supposed to do that.:) However, now even the slightest vibration or movement of the lid and I have a black screen. I have to reboot from the power off button (ouch) and this is playing havoc with my os. Details are: Dell Inspiron 1000, Windows XP, only about

Re: [CGUYS] Notebook shuts down when I move the screen

2007-08-01 Thread Tom Piwowar
Yes I know it is supposed to do that.:) However, now even the slightest vibration or movement of the lid and I have a black screen. I have to reboot from the power off button (ouch) and this is playing havoc with my os. Details are: Dell Inspiron 1000, Windows XP, only about two years old.

[CGUYS] Vista a disappointment

2007-08-01 Thread Tom Piwowar
Acer president Gianfranco Lanci did tell Financial Times Deutschland that the whole [PC] industry is disappointed with Windows Vista. Lanci claimed that Microsoft's new operating system had not boosted PC sales, due to concerns over its stability and overall maturity.' Lanci said the operating

Re: [CGUYS] OS X maintenance routines

2007-08-01 Thread Stephen Brownfield
Tom, What maintenance routines other than daily, weekly, monthly need to be run? When and how should I run them? I run MacJanitor on 10.4.8. Steve Tom Piwowar wrote: Are Mac OS X maintenance routines supposed to be run for each and every user of a given machine, or can a single

Re: [CGUYS] Vista a disappointment

2007-08-01 Thread mike
Windows lover Paul Thurrott and mac lover Leo Laporte both like vista very much. With 60 million copies out there, I haven't heard much grumbling about vista. The worst I ever hear is 'it's fine'. That's been the major complaint...after five years we get xp sp 4. But real complaints, not many.

Re: [CGUYS] Vista a disappointment

2007-08-01 Thread Tom Piwowar
Windows lover Paul Thurrott and mac lover Leo Laporte both like vista very much. With 60 million copies out there, I haven't heard much grumbling about vista. The worst I ever hear is 'it's fine'. That's been the major complaint...after five years we get xp sp 4. But real complaints, not many.