Comcast sold me 768k cable with free basic cabletv for $24.95/mo.
Is this internet performance any good or what??
Frequency 72300 Hz
Signal To Noise Ratio 41.0 dB
Power Level 2.5 dBmV
Upstream Value
Channel ID 2
Frequency 3160 Hz
Power 47.0 dBmV
1. Your Tweakable Settings
what flat panel TVs have descent sound built in?
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I agree with that ...my RazrV3 (old trusty original one) sounds terrible on
ATT (was Cingular) in the USA but sounded great on Proximus in Belgium ...go
figure??
-Original Message-
From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of chad evans wyatt
Sent: Sunday,
Actually, not this year only but when we were in the benelux area in 2001
the cellular coverage was superb even in the toolies and between mountains
...as to who owns the towers and who owns the transmission/reception
equipment, I don't know...there are several providers there as here
(proximus,
list had to be resubscribed cuz i gota new email address...so now it comes
as a text mail ...do I want it in mime format ...before outlook shows each
entry on a list so I can open individually ...now it's just a diatribe ...I
sent the mime command in to the server ...will that fixit?
well, they deserve it ...just got off the fone with them ...wait was less
than 5 minutes, cs agent in Philippines was courteous, well spoken,
knowledgeable, patient, and complete ...no arguments about my having a
motorola modem, no arguments about having an ibm laptop with ibm connection
manager
Well...I wonder if this would be avoided by a clean install of ie8b to a
separate directory... I use ie so infrequently, I want some other guinea pig
to tell me if that works... Richard... You up for it?
-Original Message-
From: Richard P. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday,
my sister has aol she used to get verizon dsl ...now she got fios from
verizon directly...
1.how to move all the accumulated email messages to outlook
2.how to export address book to outlook
3.how to get ridda that aol for good
these are what I would like to help her do...years ago
my sister has fios and now has an IBMT23Win2000 for which we got a netgear
wg511t pc card accesspoint which lets her fileshare and internet share via
an actiontec mi424wr gateway router supplied by verizon ...however, I am
having misery trying to help her to set up wpa as it will only run with wep
Then wat?
I need also to change her browser ...she's got win2k and it doesn't allow
upgrade to ie7 so wassabest? Firefox,mozilla,opera(which has an email
client in it)?
-Original Message-
From: Tom Piwowar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 10:41 AM
Subject: Re:
Yeah but she already has a lotta emails stored in her file cabinet in aol
and wants to keep them...somewhere. She can keep the aol email addresses,
but has already started a gmail account which works for her.
-Original Message-
From: Tony B [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday,
Don't fight boys...I just wanna helpout my sis...
-Original Message-
From: Chris Dunford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: ridda aol yeecch!
Nonresponsive. The question was, how do I?.
Who's really being Nonresponsive? If you were doing
I have outlookXP2002sp3 and I setup to get my gmail ...I have it set to
request receipts but I'm not gettin'em ...wassamattah?
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I sometimes require accented alpha for creation of a doc in French
...character map is such a miserable hassle and incomplete (no Euro symbol
€, for instance) ...is there a little popup that would let me customize a
little collection of special characters (not the giant list of char map) so
I can
I just got comcast internet snail plan (768up) which is ok for me having had
dialup (56k but really around 23-28k at best) for years...comcast offers
MacAfee suite which installs easily ...but the cost in speed and footprint
on the resources is very high which makes my pIV2-1gb-winXPhomeSP3
I've got 2 lines phone wired throughout the house ...I am consisdering
closing out all the landlines ...to what use could those wires be or just
remain as mouse fodder? ...one thing I have considered (we are gonna remain
with 2 cell phones) is to add another cellular line and use the cordless
How come my IBM ThinkpadX31 PM1.4 2gb ram (but the same was true before I
upgraded from 1gb ram) with exactly the same stuff running (except for lots
of ibm stuff extra) runs and performs sooo much better than my Dell
PIV2(w/intel speed boost) 1gb ram (max it will take) running the same but
none
So what's better that also will sync with pda and palm and fone?
-Original Message-
From: Tom Piwowar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: ridda aol yeecch!
You obviously haven't used Outlook this century. Outlook 2007 is very
stable and
I've got comcast cable slow but much better internet (sold 768up, getting
650-750up) and their free useless limited basic cableTV (mostly shopping,
bulletinboard for churches, and junk) ...waddaya want4free?? ...I can get
local fone for $24.95/mo with cw/id/3way/answeringmachine incl. or
I upgraded recently to a Maxtor DiamondMax20 which should perform better
than the prior seagateST3120026A 7200 8mbCache but rated slower (95)...
Maxtor specs:
Features
Storage Capacity160GB
Data Transfer Rate 100MBps Maximum External
Laptop IBM x31 upgraded a while ago to: WD WD1200VE 120gb drive 5400rpm 8mb
cache ...chose this over 7200 because of possibility of excessive heat...
-Original Message-
From: Jeff Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: better
I will wager
Clearing the registry ain't difficult ...there are a few registry fixers
which I have not noticed to be helpful ...how does one clear the prefetch?
I sent the drive stuff separately to the list and jeff...you will see them
there ...summary: desktop has 160gb/7200/8mb and laptop has 120gb/5400/8mb
Comcast offers fone over cable for $24.95/mo local only or $34.95(x6mo,then
$39.95) unlim long distance ...isn't that VOIP? I have the low end cable
internet (sold 768up) already and free basic tv...or is there something
better as far as voip??
-Original Message-
From: Tom Piwowar
Isn't AVG the one in the news that locked up lotsa peoples boxes recently
with an online upgrade that they had2 do sommersaults to fix??
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/app-security/showArticle.jhtml?
articleID=212001916
I have been using Avast and am quite happy so far...
18, 2008 6:32 PM
To: RLeeSimon
Subject: Re: yes or no to mcafee
Isn't AVG the one in the news that locked up lotsa peoples boxes
recently with an online upgrade that they had2 do sommersaults to
fix??
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/app-security/showArticle.
jhtml?
articleID
the
desktop with 7200 and the laptop has a slower processor...
-Original Message-
From: Jeff Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:25 PM
To: 'RLeeSimon'
Subject: RE: better
I've been using 7200 RPM Hitachi Deskstars in a couple different models of
Latitudes
Ok...so does that mean to simply go to c:\windows\prefetch and delete the
contents with hopes some of it is useless and some of it is corrupted?
-Original Message-
From: Tom Piwowar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: better
...it is a bad
Was he bald?
-Original Message-
Normally clearing out prefetch doesn't improve performance... the
opposite.
But it does if there was corruption in that data... so it is a
simple thing to try. Prefetch will rebuild itself.
I do understand that. I'm just not buying the claims made
We were on the remote help with the verizon tech where he controls the
computer while on the fone with us and he couldn't get it to work with wap
so he put it back to wep ...since there's a firewall in the router, is wep
enuf?
-Original Message-
From: Jeff Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
This sounds like some kinda problem with the boot sequence ...if it's a
windows xp machine, try booting with repeated press of F8 to get to the boot
selection screen and select boot last known stable configuration and if
that works, you are good to go...
-Original Message-
From: Tony B
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From: RLeeSimon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: 'Computer Guys Discussion List' COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
Sent: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 4:20 pm
Subject: RE: Acer beeping
This sounds like some kinda problem with the boot sequence ...if it's a
windows xp machine, try booting
How did you figure it out?
-Original Message-
From: Gwen Garfinkle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: Computerguys respond to your Acer 'Beep' problem
Thanks Brian - and everyone else.It was a memory issue. I replaced my
old memory
what would a good choice be for battery backup of my new voip ...would need
to cover modem (Motorola SB5010), router (Linksys WRT150N), and ATA
(Grandstream HandyTone 502) all of which have quite low power consumption
...however, I came upon a blog that states: A UPS operates as an inverter:
I have a network of my cable TV internet to cable modem to wireless router
behind which goes my wireless laptop (WPA), wired desktop, and ATA for voip
...I bought a CF wifi card for my winCE (3.0=pro) device (NEC MobilePro 770)
and installed the drivers and the device can see the card, but I am
I have M$ActiveSync installed to synchronize my PocketPC device...it was
working fine be5 sp3 ...now I am seeing where permissions are needed for
advanced rules not available in ZoneAlarmFree so I took it off and put on
PCToolsFirewallFree which does have that feature. I added the 4 different
I have several usb flash drives up to 2gb formatted ntfs no problem ...I
just received a 16gb usb2 flash drive and I cannot format it ntfs ...I went
into properties and changed it to optimize for speed and the ntfs choice
appeared in the format dialog but it fails ...I tried doing it from the cmd
Isn't this what class action suits are for?
-Original Message-
From: Larry Sacks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: Gillis v Apple
And in the case of frivolous lawsuits like this, toss in a nice tar and
feathering too...
My feelings is
they?
-Original Message-
From: Larry Sacks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 3:54 PM
To: RLeeSimon
Subject: RE: Gillis v Apple
Aren't those the things trial lawyers use to make a boat-load of money for
themselves and about $10 each for the plaintiffs
Nothing's perfect neehow izit?
-Original Message-
From: Larry Sacks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 4:12 PM
To: RLeeSimon
Subject: RE: Gillis v Apple
Maybe this is just a California thing but most of the class-action lawsuit
things I get in the mail aren't
But, if you have Kodachrome slides that scanner produces inferior results;
best to look for a Konica-Minlota dimage 5400 (incandescent) or 5400II
(fluorescent) the latter having one additional means of cleaning up the
scans ...try looking at www.stevesdigicams.com or elsewhere to read up on
those
I have both on my computer, 2 front, 2 back ver 1.1 built in and 4 on pci
card ver 2 ...when I plug in2 any ofem, if it's a usb2 device into usb1.1
port windows xp puts up a message telling me device could run faster if I
had usb 2 connection.
-Original Message-
From: Stephen Brownfield
recently, I switched from ATT dialup to cable internet much faster via
Comcast. As a result, my ATT email addresses are going, going, gone
...soon. I looked at yahoo and others and settled on gmail. I like it and
have setup outlookXP2002 to get my gmail... I also, set gmail to POP and to
erase
I have Comcast 768up which is just DSL speed and I selected PhonePower.com
voip which is WONDERFUL ...this is the clearest fone I have ever had. If
you run a bit-torrent download at the same time, you will notice
stuttering...otherwise clear as a bell. They have it on sale for $199 for
12 months
what can I conclude from these results for my comcast sold as 768up speed
basic internet via cable?
speedtest.net 1867u/145d NY.NY
speedtest.net 1195/116 Newark,DE (listed preferred)
frontier.net 1115/335
voip.com 1004/361
do these results have any meaning? are they accurate? are there
You do realize Comcast sells 3 tiers...
Basic 768up
High 6Gup
High+Boost 16Gup
I have the BASIC and the numbers I cite exceed what they sold me so I cannot
fault that. But, they put a brake on the pole to keep it below the upper
tiers and behind them in priority. Where does one get a splitter
if not
connected to anything? Anyone have an idea where to find such a thing?
Radio Shack is not showing such...
-Original Message-
From: Richard P. [mailto:richs...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 4:00 PM
To: RLeeSimon
Subject: Re: speedtest
Sorry, I missed that small detail about
What will a terminator accomplish on the unused port?
I purchased a 3 way 1 in 1 out 3db 2 out 7db ...we'll see!!
-Original Message-
From: Richard P. [mailto:richs...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 5:42 PM
To: RLeeSimon
Subject: Re: speedtest
I think all 2-ways
My sis has fios and her speed dropped suddenly ...she has a win2k laptop and
it was working fine and just dropped like a rock ...what should I advise her
other than to make verizon's life miserable until they fixit?
-Original Message-
From: gerald [mailto:ger...@slawecki.com]
Sent:
There is a brake on my comcast thing to put me down to what they sold
me...where is it? I assume on the pole?
-Original Message-
From: gerald [mailto:ger...@slawecki.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: speedtest
i think verizon fios has a way of doing the
U r correct ...I am a dolt ...lucky 1 at that!
-Original Message-
From: Rev. Stewart Marshall [mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: speedtest
Robert I think you are misstating what you are reading. Cable
usually has a high speed DOWNLOAD
Descent summary;
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/zune-vs-ipod-the-final-word-on-who
-should-get-your-money-215107.php ...tom, whatzit gonna take4u2getaZune??
-Original Message-
From: Tom Piwowar [mailto:t...@tjpa.com]
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: Good
Descent summary but more recent 2008;
http://www.anandtech.com/gadgets/showdoc.aspx?i=3204p=10 ...tom,
howzURzune??
-Original Message-
From: Tom Piwowar [mailto:t...@tjpa.com]
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: Good Time to Buy Zunes
Well two tip offs should have made
have one of those too!
-Original Message-
From: Tom Piwowar [mailto:t...@tjpa.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 6:52 PM
To: RLeeSimon
Subject: RE: Good Time to Buy Zunes
whatzit gonna take4u2getaZune??
When I look at Amazon's list of best selling MP3 players, the first 15
are iPods
have one of those too!
-Original Message-
From: Tom Piwowar [mailto:t...@tjpa.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 6:52 PM
To: RLeeSimon
Subject: RE: Good Time to Buy Zunes
whatzit gonna take4u2getaZune??
When I look at Amazon's list of best selling MP3 players, the first 15
are iPods
Get friendly with a neighbor not too far away who has cable ...make a deal
with them to share the internet connection and cost ...put it in writing as
a little contract in case you shoot their dog or something ...what you are
doing is getting a wifi router and hooking into their cable ...if their
Good newyear2ya!
http://coreygo.com/index.php/2008/12/31/how-to-temporarily-fix-the-zune-30s-
z2k9-woes/
Zune on!!
-Original Message-
From: John DeCarlo [mailto:johndeca...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: Zunepocalypse
Latest news is that the
I took off Chrome ...it would do relentless attempts to upgrade ...I found
the upgrade executable and deleted it but it comes back like a virus
...isn't that truly a virus, dontcha think?
-Original Message-
From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:computerguy...@listserv.aol.com]
On
Prolly hyperthyroid...
-Original Message-
From: Richard P. [mailto:richs...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 9:19 AM
Subject: Steve Jobs
This from Marketwatch:
http://tinyurl.com/9r2md7
Apple chief Steve Jobs afflicted with 'hormone imbalance'
By Steve Gelsi
Last update:
My Lenovo USB Webcam works for capture and for Gmail Video Chat but with
Micro$oft Windows Live Messenger it only shows the image, the sound does not
go despite using their configuration thing and being sure the driver is
correct and the proper device is selected ...how come? I see others have
No you don't!
-Original Message-
From: Rev. Stewart Marshall [mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: Steve Jobs
Wish I could catch it need to loose weight.
Stewart
At 01:19 PM 1/5/2009, you wrote:
Prolly hyperthyroid...
-Original
My personal take having had each...
Each of these has a different usage.
The notebook will, if chosen well, do the task of a desktop. If you have a
desktop already, the notebook might not serve you well unless you need full
power of windows XP or Vista while on the road.
Smartphones use some
I am flummoxed again. I recently hooked up my Lenovo USB Webcam ...a nice
little device. I went on the website to update to the latest drivers.
While downloading it, I noticed a note on the site. Apparently, the maker
of this (Vimicro) has, within the driver set for this, a running executable
.
Randall
On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:45 PM, RLeeSimon rleesi...@gmail.com wrote:
My personal take having had each...
Each of these has a different usage.
The notebook will, if chosen well, do the task of a desktop. If you
have a desktop already, the notebook might not serve you well unless
that may enable some advanced features like face tracking. Not
necessary at all just to use IM's.
I have no idea if bigdog.exe is malware or not. But it's certainly a
ridiculously non-descriptive name that sticks out at people in a running
tasks list.
On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 1:09 PM, RLeeSimon rleesi
Lenovo ...weren't they IBM ...weren't they the Big Boys ...or just the
Big Dog now ??
-Original Message-
From: Tom Piwowar [mailto:t...@tjpa.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: BigDog slobbers...
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] BigDog slobbers...
Sent:1/6/09
I have a new Linksys Router with, of course, their built in firewall.
BEHIND it is my desktop computer. Also, I use my laptop to it wirelessly.
WPA encryption is enabled. Do I need a software firewall at all ? I have
PCToolsPro on my desktop computer which causes some misery. I have
ZoneAlarm
ZoneAlarm, but it was hogging too
much memory on my old IBM ThinkPad 600x, so I was happy to turn it off.
I have little doubt that others will have different opinions. :-)
Mike
RLeeSimon wrote:
I have a new Linksys Router with, of course, their built in firewall.
BEHIND it is my desktop computer
[mailto:ton...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: firewall ...hard or what?
The built-in Windows firewall suffices for 95% of users. Just turn _it_ on.
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 3:38 PM, RLeeSimon rleesi...@gmail.com wrote:
I have a new Linksys Router with, of course
, I have firewall software in the ready for any travel with the
laptop.
I wish I were more clear on these points. Thanks Tony for the good words!!
-Original Message-
From: Tony B [mailto:ton...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 10:50 PM
To: RLeeSimon
Subject: Re: firewall ...hard
All is relative IMHO. I was sold 768down by Comcast as Limited Internet.
My stats are ~1150down ~350up and having used dial-up (~26down on a good
day) for many years I am thrilled not only with the speed of it but also the
fact it is faster than they claimed! Your numbers are like my sister's
That's for sure...here I bought the cheapest 768up called limited basic
while they also sell 10mbps and 16mbps boost ...what they do is put a
brake in your line to slow you down to what you pay for. I have my
computer at the most distant point from the cable entry to my home. Just
before the end
I got PhonePower.com (which had a 10% off deal at the time) and $199/year
with 2nd year free (except fed state fees) ...the performance is
unbelievably great ...it also has cloned line which means while you are on
a call another person can pick up another phone and make or receive a call
PhonePower works completely fine with just their modem and the cable modem
with the computer completely shut off. Also, they are going to add a
portability feature. The phone modem you get is about the size of a pack of
cigarettes and you can take it with you when you travel.
-Original
1.7c to all my family in Belgium on PhonePower ...they also had a sale in
December for the whole month calls to a coupla dozen countries free ...beat
that! (I didn't know Apple owned POTS)...hehee!
-Original Message-
From: Tom Piwowar [mailto:t...@tjpa.com]
Sent: Friday, January 16,
...@his.com]
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: MagicJack question
At 01:49 PM 1/16/2009, RLeeSimon wrote:
The
phone modem is BEHIND my router;
You emphasize behind. I assume that behind means on the client (LAN)
side of the router, not on the WAN side, which is normal for all
Get gmail and try Mail Goggles... (in settings/labs)
Google strives to make the world's information useful. Mail you send late
night on the weekends may be useful but you may regret it the next morning.
Solve some simple math problems and you're good to go. Otherwise, get a good
night's sleep and
Hey Tom ...why donna you tella dem all it's OK to copy all dem movies so
long as they send you a copy!! ...hehee!
-Original Message-
From: mike [mailto:xha...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: Rudeness [was RE: [CGUYS] copying a DVD movie disc]
It goes
Sorry to say, why didn't you put the exp date on your blackberry as a
reminder and just use it in time ...d'oh!
-Original Message-
From: Brian Jones [mailto:wjone...@carolina.rr.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: Will Obama delay switch to HD?
I got mine last
Ya'know ...I have similar experience here ...I am 1h drive from Philly and
up over a pond over which my antenna points from a 40' tower with pre-amp
and amp and still got very little ...my sis is 20mi from NYC on LI with
antenna on garage roof about 20' up and got 60+ channels ...the cliff is the
Hey, tom, where can I get somma dem cool apple colored glasses ?? ...lemme
see !!
-Original Message-
From: Reid Katan [mailto:ka...@his.com]
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: Win 7: A Clear-Eyed Review
Quoting Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com:
A clear-eyed review from
I have a swell little scanner ...travelscan 464 ...it comes, of course, with
a cd...well, it includes presto image manager which is slow/cumbersome; on
my laptop the scanner shows up with microsoft image manager software and
works like a champ (winxpprosp3) ...I have no idea how it got that way.
But house didn't !!
-Original Message-
From: Mike Sloane [mailto:mikeslo...@verizon.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: Senate Approves Digital TV Delay
For the details, see
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087sid=a8bM7KXlSCUgrefer=home
#
Mike
Rev.
My cordless is a uniden ...it uses actually the same battery as some cell
phones ...I do know the cell phone batteries have an ic chip in them to
prevent overcharging ...you better check whether your cordless has that
feature to make it go well with the charger stand ...mine does ...not all
Awcrap ...and I thought I was among peers !! Silly me !!
-Original Message-
From: Jordan [mailto:jor17...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: Scanned
Tom Piwowar wrote:
This list is not about being stupid.
Damn! I knew I was in the wrong place!
Get children of LadyByrd to scatter seeds ...they did that on a highway near
here a long time back and we've been payin' big bucks for the mowing ever
since !!
-Original Message-
From: One Man [mailto:one911...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 1:33 AM
Subject: Resodding the
something else. Maybe I'm just not understanding the dilemma.
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 7:46 PM, rleesimon rleesi...@gmail.com wrote:
I have a swell little scanner ...travelscan 464 ...it comes, of
course, with a cd...well, it includes presto image manager which is
slow/cumbersome; on my laptop
So, I should put on the driver that came with it, eh? I didn't put presto
back on and don't want to (had crash, fresh install winxphomesp3) ...thanks
to all who answered!!
-Original Message-
From: Rev. Stewart Marshall [mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Do I hear Big Lots ?
-Original Message-
From: Ranbo [mailto:ran...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: Circuit City deals
The liquidation sale is supposed to go through March. I wonder what happens
to merchandise that is unsold by, say, the last week of
I have a permanent physical challenge so I am congizant of your plight. One
suggestion nobody has had is to get yourself a used Palm device (I have a
IIIc which is great). Then get ahold of a program called Jot. The learning
curve is flat and you can do lots of text relatively fast on the touch
How much HDD space does it take up for 2 years of email ?
-Original Message-
From: Tony B [mailto:ton...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 2:40 PM
Subject: gmail offline
Anyone else got this new offline gmail installed?
Install was painless, but I had to initialize the tool in
, 2009 4:49 PM
To: rleesimon
Subject: Re: gmail offline
Buried deep at
C:\Users\cj\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\sdvhhoyb.default\Google
Gears for Firefox\mail.google.com is 231mb of new data, mostly attachments,
mostly .jpgs.. The mail itself seems to be in a long series of numbered
plain
he could also download a couple of spyware free programs and let them fix
his thing ...I suggest adaware free (lavasoft) and spybot ...they work fine.
Also, he might try an antivirus ...like Avast free which is also great!!
-Original Message-
From: Tony B [mailto:ton...@gmail.com]
Sent:
oh yeah, he should dld belarc advisor free and run it to find out what his
serial number is for windows so when he gets the restore cd he can use it
...the reinstall will ask for it ...belarc will display all the serial
numbers for his stuff ...he should print that and keep it !!
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If he bought it new from dell they may offer a recovery xp cd for cheap
...he should call dell and give them the express service code (it's usually
under a lift up door on the front of the tower right below the on button)
...they can be helpful... get ready for a wait ...polish up on hindi and
maybe your boss is gonna read your quips on this board while you hang out at
the water cooler !!
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/zd/20090130/tc_zd/236556
-Original Message-
From: Tony B [mailto:ton...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 4:49 PM
To: rleesimon
Subject: Re: gmail offline
it's an obamarama!
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From: gerald [mailto:ger...@slawecki.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: HOME OWNERSHIP
tom, i'm not going to dig it up, but the wash post had a large story about
the poor lady in woodbridge who has a house in foreclosure.
it's an Obamarama!!
-Original Message-
From: Tony B [mailto:ton...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 11:55 PM
Subject: political discussion
Is this true? Is there a shortage of forums for political discussions these
days? I wouldn't know, as I rarely indulge. Perhaps we need
do a simple screenshot, save as bmp and do ocr ...many free ocr apps out
there allovertheplace ...
-Original Message-
From: gerald [mailto:ger...@slawecki.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: cut and paste a pdf
document is protected all locked up. as suggested
so now he's 100 and must have gotten the hang of it !!
-Original Message-
From: Tom Piwowar [mailto:t...@tjpa.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:02 AM
Subject: Senior Computing [Was: political discussion]
Over 20 years ago, my 1st computer student was an 80 year-old writer. He
woah ...sensitive ;^) ...well, my wife does crafts and sells at juried
shows ...she hates it when people come to her booth and say, well, we could
get that at walmart cheaper! Nobody will ever know the hours of work and
devotion she puts into her creations ...no price will ever be enough! On
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