[CGUYS] iPod cases

2007-09-10 Thread Charles Ballinger
I have a 30GB iPod and need to buy a case for it. It spends most of its time clipped into a bag, slipped into a jacket pocket, or sitting on a table. I charge it via USB (no dock) and also plug a Griffin iTalk microphone into it several times a week and would prefer a case that allow me

[CGUYS] iPod cases

2007-09-10 Thread Charles Ballinger
I have a 30GB iPod and need to buy a case for it. It spends most of its time clipped into a bag, slipped into a jacket pocket, or sitting on a lectern. I charge it via USB (no dock) and also plug a Griffin iTalk microphone into it several times a week and would prefer a case that allow me

Re: [CGUYS] Subject: [CGUYS] Buying First MAC

2007-09-10 Thread Charles Ballinger
Ditto what Betty said. I very recently bought a MacBook Pro and had the same experience. I had also ordered the 4GB RAM kit from datamem and installed it in a snap. She will love the machine. My first Mac was a dual USB iBook some 7 years ago and we still use that machine everyday at

Re: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-23 Thread Charles Ballinger
What I can't get past is that we, or society is gov't. The federal gov't was built only very specific powers. What it wasn't given remained with the states.. more specifically the people. It's still up to us. So again, what I don't understand is why we seem to want out of our obligations

Re: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread Charles Ballinger
Adding to Matthew's comments: The established trend is to use hospitalists. Your doc gets some feedback, etc on your progress, but your inpatient care is directed and managed by the hospital's W-2 employed hospitalist. I'd not call a hospitalist a specialist other than as defined

Re: [CGUYS] OT WARNING!!!! - Tom is right

2007-09-26 Thread Charles Ballinger
On Sep 26, 2007, at 3:18 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote: I think too many list members have switched to OS X. Now they don't have any computer problems to gripe about. The rest of you need to get to work -- install Vista or some other harebrained piece of software so we can ponder the consequences.

Re: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-26 Thread Charles Ballinger
Teaching hospitals are fine.. especially if you're stuck with some 'zebra' of a problem. Although every July and August, given a choice, I'd lean toward the non-teaching, non-govt places. On Sep 26, 2007, at 4:29 PM, Robert wrote: Tom Piwowar wrote: Given the choice of three hospitals

Re: [CGUYS] [ OT WARNING!!!!

2007-09-30 Thread Charles Ballinger
and fuzzy logic to build the systems. cb On Sep 30, 2007, at 10:57 AM, Mark Corrigan wrote: On Sep 26, 2007, at 11:14 AM, Charles Ballinger wrote: Any except the gov't hospital. What government hospital are you talking about? I take it that you are not a veteran and no nothing about

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: XP Gets Life Extension]

2007-09-30 Thread Charles Ballinger
and probably easier for you too since you wouldn't be there pushing her and hand-holding.. Maybe you would both have time to get a new hobby. g cb On Sep 30, 2007, at 7:43 PM, Mason Miller wrote: This would all be easier, not for you, but for her, on a Mac. Mason Sent from my iPhone via

Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: XP Gets Life Extension]

2007-09-30 Thread Charles Ballinger
This lady might benefit from a resource like SeniorNet. She might find a peer group. She'll learn things, maybe completely new things that will develop new interests for her to pursue. Who knows.. soon after Sue gets the PC set up the lady may go online, order a Mac, pull it out of the

Re: [CGUYS] iMac monitors

2007-10-02 Thread Charles Ballinger
My 15 MBP has the matte screen. Its not as matte as the older white iBook screens, but is nothing like the new glossy. I'm very happy with my choice. I work with lots of overhead light and the reflections on other glossy screens is distracting to me. The glossy is nice and makes for a

Re: [CGUYS] OT:Cell phone do not call

2007-10-02 Thread Charles Ballinger
From the FTC website http://www.ftc.gov/donotcall Did you get an email claiming that your cell phone is about to be assaulted by telemarketing calls because of a new cell phone number database? Those claims are not true. In fact, federal law prohibits telemarketers from using automated

Re: [CGUYS] Business Cards [Was: Printing pains and computer...

2007-10-07 Thread Charles Ballinger
I was in a Staples recently and noticed their sample book of cards. Seems they keep one, assuming the customer says ok, to show their work. I'm not a typesetting sort.. The cards were glossy without raised type (they had a more concise term for that). They can put a color logo and any

[CGUYS] G5 grace period question

2007-11-11 Thread Charles Ballinger
Our 1.6GHz G5 iMac died this morning. Bad logic board it seems. The pinch is our 3y AppleCare expired two weeks ago. Does anyone have an experience with Apple and grace periods or wiggle room? Charles * == QUICK

Re: [CGUYS] G5 grace period question

2007-11-16 Thread Charles Ballinger
Thanks for confirming our experience Tom. We thought we couldn't be happier with our computer experience before.. now we're closer to *knowing* we couldn't be happier with our computers. Might even end up putting onto the car, one of the many white Apple stickers we have laying around

[CGUYS] IP camera osx

2007-11-19 Thread Charles Ballinger
I'm looking for a wireless IP camera that can be config'd and managed by OSX v1.4.11 (I think I'm following Tom and holding off a bit on 10.5). I've found cameras in the past that were supposed to run under OSX but needed first to be set up under Windows. As a result, I've never gotten

Re: [CGUYS] IP camera osx

2007-11-20 Thread Charles Ballinger
. It looks like the remaining hinderance is me shedding a few hundred dollars. On Nov 20, 2007, at 10:28 AM, Jordan wrote: I just did a Google search of wireless camera Mac, without the quotes, and saw some promising hits. Did you try that? Charles Ballinger wrote: I'm looking for a wireless IP

Re: [CGUYS] How stable is Excel?

2008-02-06 Thread Charles Ballinger
The Public Risk Management Association wants to use Excel as a database? Makes you want to say, Hmmm... g cb On Feb 6, 2008, at 3:13 PM, Constance Warner wrote: And does anyone else have any talking points on why it's a bad idea to replace a perfectly reliable, crash-proof database with

Re: [CGUYS] Highlighting PDFs

2008-02-16 Thread Charles Ballinger
Micheal, This might not help you with given you're on XP. I use an OSX app called Skim to manage and annotate sources for my papers. Its a fantastic tool. Might even make it worth going to a Mac. Charles http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/ Skim is a PDF reader and note-taker for OS X. It

Re: [CGUYS] is anyone using jott.com

2008-03-09 Thread Charles Ballinger
There are other voice recognition systems using phones.. to transcribe medical record entries for example. I couldn't find anything on the jott site about how long messages can be. What I don't understand is how voice recognition can work so well over a phone while a quality mic and few

Re: [CGUYS] Web Politicking

2008-03-10 Thread Charles Ballinger
Same with my OSX firefox 2.0.0.11. I can't wait to hear an explanation. Chaels On Mar 10, 2008, at 7:37 PM, Richard P. wrote: If I let Firefox search for the right address by typing in whatsmyip.org and pressing enter, it comes up with the white screen and ip address as described below.

Re: [CGUYS] Email Scam?

2008-03-20 Thread Charles Ballinger
The bad grammar points I agree with. The Gallery page has the artist's phone number. Ask them to call you. I doubt they will. Worst case, take the offered cashiers check. Charles On Mar 20, 2008, at 8:14 AM, David Turk wrote: My partner has a website advertising his artwork for sale.