Re: RE: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-18 Thread Ben Ruset
It's been pretty good for Exxon, Getty, Shell, etc. From: Analyst [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu Aug 18 13:29:59 CDT 2005 To: 'The Hardware List' hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: RE: [H] Gas prices On 19 Aug 2005 at 0:12, Tony Antoniou wrote: Bush made the BS oil inflation happen with his War

Re: Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-17 Thread Ben Ruset
I paid $2.55/gal for Regular today. I just wonder if we'll ever get back to the $1.50/gal days again. As harsh as it sounds, low gas prices are a lot more important to me that supporing anybody's agenda or liberating other countries. It's funny, though, that the gas companies are posting

Re: RE: Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-17 Thread Ben Ruset
, Ben Ruset wrote: It's funny, though, that the gas companies are posting record profits. So I really wonder how much of this is an increase in oil price, and how much is just an excuse to charge more for gasoline. I look at it this way, assuming that a gas company wants to make 5% profit

Re: Re: RE: Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-17 Thread Ben Ruset
To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: RE: Re: [H] Gas prices On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, Ben Ruset wrote: A few years ago BMW showed off a 5 series that ran off water. It cracked the water into hydrogen within the car itself. Of course that tech won't ever see the light of day

Re: Re: Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-17 Thread Ben Ruset
If you're cracking hydrogen in your car why would you need to fill up at a station? From: Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed Aug 17 13:56:41 CDT 2005 To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: Re: [H] Gas prices At 03:52 PM 17/08/2005, Gary VanderMolen wrote: Did

Re: Re: Re: Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-17 Thread Ben Ruset
: Re: Re: Re: [H] Gas prices At 04:51 PM 17/08/2005, Ben Ruset wrote: If you're cracking hydrogen in your car why would you need to fill up at a station? Because cracking hydrogen requires more power than you can generate on current solar panels small enough to fit on a car roof. IIRC, there's

Re: Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-17 Thread Ben Ruset
Further proof that the oil companies are gouging customers outside the mideast. You can't tell me that there is a ~$1.60/gal charge that goes to only pay transport and taxes. From: Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed Aug 17 15:17:29 CDT 2005 To: The Hardware List

Re: Re: RE: Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-17 Thread Ben Ruset
the only estate taxes, and a whole lot more. We really need that right now! Sorryhad a senior moment and had to get that out. My fixed income will go up about $2.50 a month. Chris, you're rightI will not do math in class Jeff From: Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Re: Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-17 Thread Ben Ruset
cars use heavy water. 007. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Christopher Fisk Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 2:16 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: Re: [H] Gas prices On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, Ben Ruset wrote: It's funny, though

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-17 Thread Ben Ruset
Ball lightning is real - I have seen it. Bill Cohane wrote: So Physicists have pretty much debunked cold fusion. Interestingly, the DOE (Dept. of Energy) still occasionally gets suckered by cold fusion claims. These guys still seem willing to spend our tax dollars on research grants for

Re: [H] Question regarding VNC and Win/Linux

2005-08-16 Thread Ben Ruset
Yes - just load VNC on the Linux box and connect to it from any VNC client (windows, Linux, Palm, etc - they will all work.) Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: Assuming I am going to build a linux box that has gnome or KDE running on it What do I need on the linux box to view the desktop and

Re: [H] wtf

2005-08-14 Thread Ben Ruset
i am busy installing wainscotting if anybody cares. Jim Edwards wrote: Well, I guess you all are just silent this weekend. At 8/14/2005 07:02 AM, Jim Edwards wrote: Sunday -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.8/71

Re: [H] wtf

2005-08-14 Thread Ben Ruset
moving? Mark Dodge wrote: I have a week and a half to pack up my house so I have been busy... Mark Dodge MD Computers 602-421-0329

Re: [H] US not a nice place to travel through

2005-08-11 Thread Ben Ruset
Pretty scary stuff. The one thing that strikes me though: If passengers are deemed to be inadmissible, they have no constitutional rights even if later taken to an American prison. Mason says that's because they are deemed to be still outside the U.S., from a legal point of view. Foreign

Re: [H] US not a nice place to travel through

2005-08-11 Thread Ben Ruset
The Declaration of Independance is not the constitution. Plus a majority of the drafters of the Consitution owned slaves. j m g wrote: we hold these truths to be self evident...that all men are created equal unless you're just passing through? On 8/11/05, Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: [H] AVG Anti-Virus v7.0 Free Edition Released

2005-08-11 Thread Ben Ruset
Why anybody would use AVG Free over ClamWin, I don't know. No restrictive licence, and the interface is far and above better. jeff.lane wrote: I have never had any luck with that link. It always 404s on me. It seems Grisoft is making it harder and harder to get to the free version. I have had

Re: [H] AVG Anti-Virus v7.0 Free Edition Released

2005-08-11 Thread Ben Ruset
Well, my soon to be former employer doesn't like spending money on IT. I actually don't even have AV on my laptop right now since I did a flatten and reload the other day. I guess I'll go back to McAfee after seeing how bad Clam did. FORC5 wrote: cheap asses :{) :-} At 12:18 PM 8/11/2005,

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-09 Thread Ben Ruset
- From: Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already You can buy the OEM edition with parts that you buy from Newegg or anybody else

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-09 Thread Ben Ruset
inexpensive FORC5 wrote: cheap ??? At 11:31 AM 8/9/2005, Ben Ruset Poked the stick with: But the question is, how is NewEgg getting the OEM licences so cheap? And what can you, as a system builder, do to get it as cheap? -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Nobody shoots at Santa

Re: [H] Which laptop?

2005-08-08 Thread Ben Ruset
Hopefully he got the 3 year warranty. The standard warranty on the Inspiron line is 90 days IIRC. Bobby Heid wrote: My friend went with a Dell Inspiron 6000: Pentium M 1.6Ghz 512MB Ram 40GB HD 8x DVD /- RW 15,4 widescreen It retailed for $1,559, but I found a 40% off coupon so the

Re: [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
Destop? Ubuntu seems to be all the rage right now. Supports a lot of hardware and is pretty nice. http://www.ubuntu.com Server? I personally love CentOS Enterprise Linux. It's basically Red Hat Enterprise repackaged into a free format. http://www.centos.org FORC5 wrote: OK Linux gurus, what

Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
To be fair, XP is a few years older than Ubuntu. XP is just about as slow as Debian's releases. :) The only issue I had with Ubuntu was getting it to run at native resolution on my widescreen Toshiba laptop. Other than that, everything else detected at worked. If you don't like Gnome, you can

Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
Gnome and KDE are two different desktops for Linux. FORC5 wrote: whats the difference ? do not know what knome and kde are my bad been awhile, played with linux a long time ago and wound up on the floor with the cd's and a ball peen hammer :-D fp

Re: [H] Problems with WinXP Home installation on AMD k6 computer

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
Make sure you have the latest BIOS for the board. Additionall, disable any ACPI support the board may have. Further, remove any non-essential components installed, and if you have more than one DIMM in the machine, remove them so you only have one. Do a full format, not a quick format as

Re: [H] Linux/more questions

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
It comes with a browser and email client. It will usually have some games, an office suite, development (C++, etc.) tools, etc. Pretty much anything you want to do chances are that you can do it under Linux. It just might not have all the features and ease of setup that Windows does. FORC5

Re: [H] your experience refilling toner in a laser cartridge

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
I've also noticed paper jams happen more often with non-OEM cartridges than they do with OEM ones. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 07:30 PM 05/08/2005, jeff.lane wrote: Thane, That's interesting. I have never heard of the fuser issue. Do you have any references to the problem? Every Lexmark

Re: [H] Linux/more questions

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
Eudora can run under WINE just fine. FORC5 wrote: was wondering about Eudora thx At 03:25 PM 8/5/2005, Winterlight Poked the stick with: Basic Internet office box is supported out of the box. ... or any kind of real server support. But you will have trouble finding support for multimedia

Re: [H] your experience refilling toner in a laser cartridge

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
VanderMolen Ben Ruset wrote: I've also noticed paper jams happen more often with non-OEM cartridges than they do with OEM ones. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 07:30 PM 05/08/2005, jeff.lane wrote: Thane, That's interesting. I have never heard of the fuser issue. Do you have any references to the problem

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-04 Thread Ben Ruset
Yeah, I agree. That would be awesome. And likely be cheaper on their bandwidth costs. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 12:37 AM Subject

Re: [H] speaking of OS's

2005-08-04 Thread Ben Ruset
You can not join a Windows NT domain or Windows 2000/2003 directory. It will work just fine as a node on a home LAN. dsinc wrote: What does *Cannot join a domain... really mean? Like it cannot be a node on a home LAN or something? Thanks.

Re: [H] Router and ipconfig /flushdns

2005-08-04 Thread Ben Ruset
I've had some problems with the built in DNS server in several Linksys routers. It's very likely that something just wasn't talking right. You could have your customer set their router to give out 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2 as DNS servers in their DHCP config. Those are nice public DNS servers.

Re: [H] Router and ipconfig /flushdns

2005-08-04 Thread Ben Ruset
Verizon owns 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2 Winterlight wrote: At 10:19 AM 8/4/2005, you wrote: Who owns those servers? DLINK Ben Ruset wrote: You could have your customer set their router to give out 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2 as DNS servers in their DHCP config. Those are nice public DNS servers

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-03 Thread Ben Ruset
How much time is involved in doing WGA? As for being an unpaid policeman, I hardly think so. I see all of the OEM System Builder promo emails. I also know that MS does a lot to support their OEM's. WGA _is_ your protection against the pirate stores. The black market for Windows should

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-03 Thread Ben Ruset
Christopher Fisk wrote: Normally this wouldn't be an issue for the kid, he would just ride his bicycle, except that all the kids friends ever wanted to do was play ball. They were afraid of the bicycle. You _have_ to be kidding me. WGA takes less than 10 seconds to do. After that, you don't

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-03 Thread Ben Ruset
Thane, If you got the impression that I insinuated that you condoned piracy in your business, pleas accept my apologies for that *misunderstanding.* -ben Thane Sherrington wrote: At 10:56 AM 03/08/2005, Christopher Fisk wrote: Also, your insinuation that Thane supports the piracy of any

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-03 Thread Ben Ruset
Can you use SUS to load all of the updates instead of using Windows Update? Come to think about it, I think that most large OEM's just ship with what the latest service pack is and let the customer handle any additional updates. Chris Reeves wrote: I have no problem with WGA. At the same

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-03 Thread Ben Ruset
First off, do you have any idea how long it takes a lawsuit to move through the courts? Second, how do you know FOR SURE that nothing has been done or is in the works? Maybe they didn't shut down the Either way, WGA will block the FCKGW and like keys. So the problem is solved. Microsoft

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-03 Thread Ben Ruset
Yes, that's right. Christopher Fisk wrote: To legally buy OEM versions of software you generally need to buy hardware at the same time right? And am I also correct in thinking you can't resell them without an OEM agreement with Microsoft? I'm a novice in this area, so my lack of knowledge

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-03 Thread Ben Ruset
You don't think that MS won't go after these companies when they have to give out free XP licences to the end users??? Christopher Fisk wrote: WHAT? Microsoft benefits by allowing the Black Market OEM's to continue selling illegal versions of Windows? WGA will block those keys, but it

Re: [H] was Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already/ Sources for SW

2005-08-03 Thread Ben Ruset
We used to use Ingram. FORC5 wrote: my source is $144, still way to high. OK, system builders on the list, what are your sources. Mine has been Buy101 ? I went to Chucks vendor he recommended but did not want to fill out a credit apt from them to be a partner, I already have a business

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-03 Thread Ben Ruset
, and the company that we bought that software got fined HEAVILY. And if you don't believe me, wait for Warpmedia to read the list because we both worked at the same shop when this happened. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 12:19 PM 03/08/2005, Ben Ruset wrote: You don't think that MS won't go after

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-03 Thread Ben Ruset
And most people are not buying XP Pro in retail form. They will either get it from an OEM, or find a way of buying an OEM licence. Steve wrote: In Oz MS retails XP Pro (Full) for US$370...that's equivalent to the take home pay of many aussiesno wonder many feel MS is gouging the consumer

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-03 Thread Ben Ruset
- From: Ben Ruset To: The Hardware List Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 2:03 AM Subject: [hardware] Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already And most people are not buying XP Pro in retail form. They will either get it from an OEM, or find a way of buying an OEM licence.

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-03 Thread Ben Ruset
Sorry, I meant they got a judgement against them. FORC5 wrote: fined by whom ? MS cannot fine anybody, only Gov can do that. courts would be judgements fp At 09:02 AM 8/3/2005, Ben Ruset Poked the stick with: Case in point: The OEM I used to work for got a smoking deal on Office 97 Pro

Re: [H] speaking of OS's

2005-08-03 Thread Ben Ruset
in my living room controls darn near everything; it can tell me when my AC kicks on and off ;) or Caller ID with pictures of the person who's calling :) CW -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Ruset Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 12:50 PM

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-03 Thread Ben Ruset
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then came Service Pack 1 and later, Service Pack 2 for updating Windows XP. Then they quit, as far as I know. It is time for another CD that either includes Service Pack 2 or should be used after Service Pack 2 (stand alone or slipstream installation). You can

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

2005-08-03 Thread Ben Ruset
No, it's a requirement from MS. To be sold with non peripheral hardware only. FORC5 wrote: I'm not sure that the HW is a requirement from MS, some DSP OEM's sell without the HW. May be up to the individual vendor. Makes no sense since MS does not make HW ( well other then input devices AFAIK

Re: [hardware] [H] Google recent list

2005-08-02 Thread Ben Ruset
It's cached by the browser, not Google. Steve's instructions are correct for clearing your browser auto complete history. Mark Dodge wrote: Are you talking a Google search bar? I am talking a Google page. Mark Dodge MD Computers 602-421-0329 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [hardware] [H] Google recent list

2005-08-02 Thread Ben Ruset
What browser are you using? Mark Dodge wrote: I do not have either of these two drop downs. Mark Dodge MD Computers 602-421-0329 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Ruset Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 6:02 AM To: The Hardware List

Re: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves

2005-07-26 Thread Ben Ruset
--- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Ruset Sent: Tuesday, 26 July 2005 1:53 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves Okay, but the point is that what

Re: [H] MS gets nosy

2005-07-26 Thread Ben Ruset
According to MS this is what they collect automatically: * OEM product key * PC Manufacturer * OS version * PID/SID * BIOS info (make, version, date) * BIOS MD5 Checksum This is what they ask for when you register: * Home, small business or enterprise user *

Re: [H] MS gets nosy

2005-07-26 Thread Ben Ruset
What, exactly, is the problem with the information they collect? You do realize that people gather and share far more information on you when you apply for credit cards and the like? How is this any different? Koy Fales wrote: the only thing they do not log is the size of my shoes. Linux

Re: [H] MS gets nosy

2005-07-26 Thread Ben Ruset
I'm sure it's just for demographics. They can track how quickly their CD keys get put into production, and they can also track black-market keys as well. I mean, who really cares if Microsoft knows that I use a Toshiba laptop? Thane Sherrington wrote: That's not the point, Ben. The point is

Re: [H] MS gets nosy

2005-07-26 Thread Ben Ruset
or consent. THAT is what bothers me, not if I get a popup for a Dell PC or something equally as trivial. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 11:59 AM 26/07/2005, Ben Ruset wrote: I mean, who really cares if Microsoft knows that I use a Toshiba laptop? Toshiba might, if MS sold the information

Re: [H] MS gets nosy

2005-07-26 Thread Ben Ruset
Damn, you're paranoid. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 12:11 PM 26/07/2005, Ben Ruset wrote: Microsoft does not sell ad space on any of the Microsoft.com sites. So I don't know how I'd see any Dell ads when I update. Right now. T

Re: [H] MS gets nosy

2005-07-26 Thread Ben Ruset
http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3519521 Thane Sherrington wrote: At 12:18 PM 26/07/2005, Ben Ruset wrote: Damn, you're paranoid. You do know they are rumoured to be buying Claria? T

Re: [H] MS gets nosy

2005-07-26 Thread Ben Ruset
Ahh, I get what you're asking. I guess the brand of PC would be Generic or something. Maybe they have a radio button or something for that. As for penalizing, I don't know why they would do that. They know that there are whitebox OEMs as well as retail copies sold. dsinc wrote: Ben, Not

Re: [H] Anyone with SCO OpenServer 5 Advice?

2005-07-25 Thread Ben Ruset
I wonder if you could mount the drive from a Knoppix CD. It's been SO LONG since I have looked at a SCO box. I don't even remember what filesystem they use. Chris Reeves wrote: I have a box running SCO OpenServer 5. Pentium 166. Box has apparently been running for a few years. They had a

Re: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves

2005-07-24 Thread Ben Ruset
Ahahahahaha that's great. Definately R rated. Hayes Elkins wrote: Please show me genitals engaged in what they were designed to do, or anything depicting something that is NOT in a PG-13 or R movie: http://files.gtanet.com/gtasa/videos/hotcoffee.wmv

Re: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves

2005-07-24 Thread Ben Ruset
No shit. I was quoting Hayes post: Please show me genitals engaged in what they were designed to do, or anything depicting something that is NOT in a PG-13 or R movie: http://files.gtanet.com/gtasa/videos/hotcoffee.wmv; Analyst wrote: On 24 Jul 2005 at 8:06, Ben Ruset wrote

[H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves

2005-07-23 Thread Ben Ruset
http://ydr.com/story/main/78396/ Thanks, Hillary! :(

Re: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves

2005-07-23 Thread Ben Ruset
As I understand it, she pretty much launched a campaign against the game. Al wrote: Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://ydr.com/story/main/78396/ Thanks, Hillary! :( For the sake of fairness: I'm not particularly fond of Hillary, but she didn't have any thing to do with it's

Re: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves

2005-07-23 Thread Ben Ruset
Of Al Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 5:33 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I understand it, she pretty much launched a campaign against the game. After some further searching: That's not good enough, according

Re: [H] GTA San Andreas Pulled from Shelves

2005-07-23 Thread Ben Ruset
It's buried, and not accessable through normal methods. Without someone hacking the game, you're not going to get at that content. How can the game manufacturer be held liable for that? My gas tank is full of gasoline. If I shot a hole through it, my car would explode. Can I sue Jeep if that

Re: [H] AntiVirus Program review

2005-07-22 Thread Ben Ruset
Clamwin is free and subscriptionless. I just switched to it on my laptop as well as all of the machines here at work. joeuser wrote: I've never heard of any anti-virus that wasn't a subscription. Kaspersky is a subscription though. Kaspersky new price is ~35.00 and renewal is ~25.00

Re: [H] Disposable computers

2005-07-20 Thread Ben Ruset
Lexmark inkjets blow. Someone has one at work - they have to be an administrator on their PC for it to work. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 07:51 PM 19/07/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I always said that HP is the only name in printers, but make a lousy computer, like the rest of the name

Re: [H] Disposable computers

2005-07-20 Thread Ben Ruset
in duplexing which is cool. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 7:46 AM Subject: Re: [H] Disposable computers Lexmark inkjets blow. Someone has one at work

Re: [H] Flew in under the wire

2005-07-20 Thread Ben Ruset
My iPod has totally replaced all other forms of media (audio cd, radio, etc.) in my daily life. It's been terrible the last few days. I am going to actually have to burn a CD to listen to in the car until my pod gets repaired! :( Jin-Wei Tioh wrote: Hello Ben, Great to hear that. I can't

Re: [H] Disposable computers

2005-07-19 Thread Ben Ruset
I've switched to $90/hr, $60/hr each additional. Seems to work out OK for me. Oftentimes, though, I will round down so 1.5hr ends up being $90. I may be too nice. Wayne Johnson wrote: Hey if they insist on a per hour fee then I'll quote them $100/hr for a stand alone machine $150/hr if it's

Re: [H] Disposable computers

2005-07-19 Thread Ben Ruset
The one thing that GS has that nobody else can touch is the brand. Most customers (lemmings) feel safer dealing with a big name company rather than Joe Blow Computer the sole proprietorship. It gives customers a sense of security in that they have a large company to hold accountable when there

Re: [H] Disposable computers

2005-07-19 Thread Ben Ruset
Thane Sherrington wrote: I'm insured, but not bonded. Is that something I should consider? I dunno. I'm not even insured. But then again I try to limit dealing with on-site service or really anything outside of my 9-5 IT job.

Re: [H] norton corporate AV ?

2005-07-19 Thread Ben Ruset
Ugh. I've switched all of our corporate PC's to ClamWin anti-virus. Seems to do a good job, auto-updates, and best of all - is free. I have never liked Symantec/Norton AV. Best commercial product I have used has been McAfee VirusScan Enterprise, but it's expensive and their central management

Re: [H] norton corporate AV ?

2005-07-19 Thread Ben Ruset
We played with that. The boss didn't want to pay for it so we switched to Clam. Chris Reeves wrote: On the corporate level, I really like TrendMicro's OfficeScan series. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Ruset Sent: Tuesday, July 19

Re: [H] Disposable computers

2005-07-18 Thread Ben Ruset
It's funny because I've been applying for Army Civilian jobs and have not had a single bite. And I have 10 years in the field. Brian Weeden wrote: Lol those are better qualifications that 75% of the tech force here in the military :)

Re: [H] Disposable computers

2005-07-18 Thread Ben Ruset
Ah, that I have heard. My friend works for a contractor on Ft. Monmouth in New Jersey. Apparently the networking guys are pretty bad over there. Brian Weeden wrote: On 7/18/05, Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's funny because I've been applying for Army Civilian jobs and have not had

Re: [H] Latest 2000 roll up patch

2005-07-18 Thread Ben Ruset
Check your BIOS settings as well. Maybe something there activated a sleep mode. Winterlight wrote: I have a old 233CP Latitude that I use as a print server, and a few other things. It has been running 2K SP4 great for almost a year. It is plugged into power with no battery. I just did MS

Re: [H] Disposable computers

2005-07-17 Thread Ben Ruset
Or, you know, stop using IE and clicking on EVERY popup that comes up. And stop surfing porn too. Robert Turnbull wrote: I was spending time every week trying to keep the machine free of viruses and worms, said Mr. Tucker, a vice president of Salesforce.com, a Web services firm based here. I

Re: [H] Disposable computers

2005-07-17 Thread Ben Ruset
It's cheaper and easier to flatten and reinstall. :) I could use his old PC though. I need to make a file server in my house. My wife's PC is too slow and can't hold more than 1 drive at a time. Wayne Johnson wrote: At 12:28 PM 7/17/2005, Ben Ruset typed: I wonder how he'll feel when he has

Re: [H] Cool Idea

2005-07-15 Thread Ben Ruset
Yeech. Figures that they'd target that POS towards the Mac crowd. I don't know a single person who uses a Mac who hasn't put a 2 button scroll mouse on their computer. Al wrote: Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Damn. Sign me up. Me too. But their mouse idea sucks rubber ducks. http

Re: [H] Open Source Heretic

2005-07-14 Thread Ben Ruset
1) How many people pay for MS support for Windows? There are SO MANY more qualified MS Admins than Linux admins. It's easier to support in-house. Plus, in my experience, Windows is more reliable than Linux for some applications. Hell, I wish my Linux DNS server was as reliable as my Windows

Re: [H] Problem with vbs file

2005-07-14 Thread Ben Ruset
Hmm, you might have a problem with Windows Scripting Host then. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 10:38 AM 14/07/2005, Ben Ruset wrote: http://asp.flaaten.dk/pforum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=TOPIC_ID=603 Thanks. Registering these files doesn't work for me, unfortunately. T

Re: [H] Open Source Heretic

2005-07-14 Thread Ben Ruset
That's how I understand it, yes. (It is also my understanding that at some point, you pay for MS support.) You pay $X for a copy of Windows 2003 Server. After that is paid, you don't have to pay a dime for support if you don't want to. I can't comment on products like SQL server or whatnot,

Re: [H] Open Source Heretic

2005-07-14 Thread Ben Ruset
Thane Sherrington wrote: Actually, a friend of mine worked for Nortel, and they finally scrapped Windows development because MS couldn't give them accurate answers as to how the software worked or would work in the future. Sounds like a very specialized case. I can't see Nortel dropping

Re: [H] Open Source Heretic

2005-07-14 Thread Ben Ruset
deployment base. We only support this on X server, version X, with only X kernel, and X packages installed. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 01:28 PM 14/07/2005, Ben Ruset wrote: Sounds like a very specialized case. I can't see Nortel dropping their Contivity VPN client for Windows. That's product

Re: [H] Diabetes blood glucose monitor

2005-07-14 Thread Ben Ruset
Glasswolf would likely know that answer. He's not on the list anymore, though. http://www.wickedcases.com Julian Hale wrote: I seem to remember there was a discussion on the list about a really good glucose monitor maybe 2 years ago... I just found out that my dad has not been testing his

Re: [H] Open Source Heretic

2005-07-14 Thread Ben Ruset
Harry McGregor wrote: Dynamic DNS is a kludge, and ugly one at that. The workstation should not have control over it's hostname, that is the network's job. The workstations name is set locally. What I mean is that when it gets an IP address from DHCP, DHCP updates DNS records with the

Re: [H] Open Source Heretic

2005-07-14 Thread Ben Ruset
Sharepoint is free though. It's actually pretty cool, from what small amount of time I've played with it. Wayne Johnson wrote: At 12:28 PM 7/14/2005, Ben Ruset typed: That's what's killing Microsofy with Office. Office 97 does everything that most casual office workers need to do

Re: [H] Open Source Heretic

2005-07-14 Thread Ben Ruset
/2005, Ben Ruset typed: Sharepoint is free though. Running it on a separate server sure isn't free Office 2k3 isn't free. Without Outlook 2k3, Sharepoint is severely limited. It's actually pretty cool, from what small amount of time I've played with it. Yes it's pretty neat as I beta

Re: [H] Gigabit Network Speeds

2005-07-13 Thread Ben Ruset
Our network is shit, though. Cat5e cabling, but to Linksys Gigabit switches, and likely a lot of stupid broadcast crap. Harry McGregor wrote: 7MB on FTP sounds a little low, but not a lot. Max would be 12.5MByte/sec, and normal max would be about 11MByte/sec.

Re: [H] Bluetooth USB Adapter

2005-07-13 Thread Ben Ruset
Some phones are locked to not allow file transfers over Bluetooth. I believe that my Sony T-610 won't let me, which is why I use it's IR interface instead. Bill wrote: Anybody have any experience with nasty little devils? I thought setup should be a 30 second snap... Setting up this tiny

Re: [H] hosts file ?

2005-07-12 Thread Ben Ruset
notepad c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts Delete everything in the file, and paste this in. This is the vanilla hosts file that ships with Windows 2000/XP. Alternately you could just keep the file empty. I don't know if anything really needs the localhost line. # Copyright (c) 1993-1999

Re: [H] My latest mod

2005-07-09 Thread Ben Ruset
Because DOS/Win95 doesn't have the same panache that an old Commodore/Apple/Atari 8 bit has. Besides, the games are better for the old systems. :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gary VanderMolen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com

Re: [H] My latest mod

2005-07-09 Thread Ben Ruset
You could probably get some money for it off ebay. Vintage computing seems to be the current fad. Gary VanderMolen wrote: What do people use Commodores for these days? The same things they always use them for. :) And more. There's more to computing than the MHz race. :) Is there a

RE: [H] Outlook 2003 Rules Question

2005-07-08 Thread Ben Ruset
] On Behalf Of FORC5Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 11:02 PMTo: The Hardware ListSubject: Re: [H] Outlook 2003 Rules Question ctrl+alt+J should mark it as not junk AFAIKf\pAt 07:47 PM 7/7/2005, Ben Ruset Poked the stick with: I just recently switched to Outlook 2003 from Thunderbird and am trying

Re: [H] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. et al. v. Grokster, Ltd., et al.

2005-07-06 Thread Ben Ruset
For a $30 DVD it had better have some really good bonus features, interviews, etc. If it's the plain movie, then no. If there is some value added above and beyond the movie itself, then yes. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 03:22 PM 06/07/2005, Hayes Elkins wrote: work deserves the same amount

Re: [H] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. et al. v. Grokster, Ltd., et al.

2005-07-05 Thread Ben Ruset
They should just sue the internet for making it easy to pirate movies. I wish people would stop going to the movies and stop buying music in response to these stupid lawsuits. Ultimately, fair-use rights are going to be eliminated, and we'll all be forced to live in a safe, happy DRM land,

[H] DHCP and DDNS Updates on Centos4

2005-06-28 Thread Ben Ruset
I am trying to setup a CentOS4 based DHCP and DNS server. I'd like to have DHCP update my DNS server with whatever leases get sent. I have it working up until the point where DHCP tries to update DNS. It then chokes on creating the journal files. It's trying to create the files in /var/named/

Re: [H] Car speaker recommendations...

2005-06-22 Thread Ben Ruset
looked at the Infinities at Crutchfield and they looked interesting. I have som Boston Acoustics at home that I like. Anyone know anything about those for the car? Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Ruset Sent: Tuesday, June

Re: [H] Car speaker recommendations...

2005-06-21 Thread Ben Ruset
You'll need external amps for MB Quarts and most Infinity's. I get the feeling that he just wants to replace the stock speakers, so any Pioneer or Kenwood speaker should do just fine, and not break the bank. Brian Weeden wrote: If you don't want to DIY I have always been a big fan of MB

Re: [H] Car speaker recommendations...

2005-06-21 Thread Ben Ruset
I used to be really big into car audio myself. Now I find that my iPod + iTrip, stock Jeep stereo and Infinity basslink do it fine for me. :) Brian Weeden wrote: On 6/21/05, Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You'll need external amps for MB Quarts and most Infinity's. I get the feeling

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