Re[3]: [H] iPod is here!

Ah hah, Parallels caught it and installed it into the XP VM. Once I killed that app everything seems to be working. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] Dell Help

According to the manual for the system, it should be del when the blue Dell logo appears. You gotta mash that del key as soon as you power up and keep on mashing it. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] take off search list

Hello j, Tuesday, May 15, 2007, 4:27:47 PM, you wrote: If a web server does not allow directory browsing, you don't use a common name filename, and don't link to it, does it still get indexed? Good question - I always wondered about that... -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the

Re: [H] Help troubleshooting - PC won't turn on

Hello Jerry, Monday, May 14, 2007, 11:53:47 PM, you wrote: My kid's PC stopped working this past weekend. When the power button is pushed there is a momentary flash of the power light on the case, then nothing. Case, CPU, video card and motherboard chipset fans do not spin. Pulled the cover

Re[2]: [H] Seagate drive died

Hello Hayes, Saturday, May 12, 2007, 9:10:50 PM, you wrote: Tons of WD raptors DOA here, but none have failed on me (36, 74 or 150GB) once they spun up. Same, the one bad one I had was bad out of the box. The only consistency in the hardware industry is inconsistency. Well said. --

Re[2]: [H] Seagate drive died

Hello Thane, Sunday, May 13, 2007, 11:47:38 AM, you wrote: While your argument seems sound, it doesn't appear to agree with real world testing. I have seen EB and BB drives fail by a factor of at least a factor of 5 over JB drives. The EB/BB line are WD's one year warranty drives (with

Re[2]: [H] Running batch file at safe mode startup

Hello Thane, Friday, May 11, 2007, 2:49:30 PM, you wrote: At 04:39 PM 11/05/2007, Joe User wrote: Hello Thane, Friday, May 11, 2007, 11:22:34 AM, you wrote: Does anyone know if I can run a batch file at startup when starting in Safe Mode? I know some things start, so I'm thinking there's

Re[2]: [H] iPod and the like suggestions/help

I got the 80GB Black refurb, Apple care, AV cable, and Kensington FM xmitter / charger. I was going to get a skin but it sounds like they are mainly a pain in the ass. Thanks for all the advice. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] iPod and the like suggestions/help

Hello Ben, Saturday, May 12, 2007, 12:30:37 PM, you wrote: The skins just keep the thing from getting all scratched up, which they do quite easily. I have mine in a nice leather ipod-specific holster by DLO. A holster might be better. The one I was looking at was a silicone skin that fit on

Re: [H] Running batch file at safe mode startup

Hello Thane, Friday, May 11, 2007, 11:22:34 AM, you wrote: Does anyone know if I can run a batch file at startup when starting in Safe Mode? I know some things start, so I'm thinking there's some run command in the registry I can use. I think just core windows starts - the purpose of safe

Re: [H] Seagate drive died

Hello Scott, Friday, May 11, 2007, 10:43:42 AM, you wrote: Well, my seagate 7200.10 320gb perpendicular drive died after 7-8 months of usage. Big thumbs down and back to WD for me.. Never was a fan of Seagate. This confirms that. I am sorry it happened to you but everyone else can benefit

Re[2]: [H] iPod and the like suggestions/help

Hello j, Friday, May 11, 2007, 9:05:48 AM, you wrote: podcatcher - I've had to add in an intermediary step to sync up since itunes doesn't see the Sansa - but itunes never correctly synced to my ipod anyways so it's actually less frustrating. Were you running iTunes on Windows or Mac? Do you

Re[2]: [H] iPod and the like suggestions/help

Hello Brian, Friday, May 11, 2007, 7:40:17 AM, you wrote: I have had both a nano and a shuffle and love them. My wife has a normal iPod. I personally believe that there is nothing better. If you want to have something small and easy to carry, go with a nano. If you need to keep your whole

Re[2]: [H] Running batch file at safe mode startup

Hello Thane, Friday, May 11, 2007, 2:49:30 PM, you wrote: I read about a spot in the registry that starts, but now I can't find the page. Oh no kidding? Well if you find it - let us know. I didn't think safe mode would allow anything to start. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the

Re[2]: [H] Seagate drive died

Hello Greg, Friday, May 11, 2007, 2:52:47 PM, you wrote: You're kidding, right? One drive is _less_ than meaningless... I assume you are referring to my judgement on his one failed drive. However, he said in his post - that he googled and others are having this issue (which you might have

Re: [H] iPod and the like suggestions/help

Think I am going to go with the 80GB Black refurbed iPod. Now I have to decide if the Apple Care +1yr warranty for 60 is worthwhile. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] SVCHost survey

Hello Mark, Thursday, May 10, 2007, 5:03:11 AM, you wrote: This is in Brian Livingston's newsletter: Finally, a real 'svchost.exe' fix Speaking of, I don't get his mail anymore. I wonder what happened there. I don't recall him pushing Dell or that ilk, so I wouldn't have chewed his ass...

Re[4]: [H] SVCHost survey

Hello Mark, Thursday, May 10, 2007, 6:09:52 PM, you wrote: I think that if you did not reply to it then you did not want it or something like that... OK, I'll just sign myself back up. He's got a useful mailer. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

[H] iPod and the like suggestions/help

Ok, I want to get an iPod (or something similar). I have an iMac for me and the family and we just love the damn thing. Last night, I imported 100GB / 20K songs in music from my PC to the iTunes software on the iMac. Took awhile. I understand getting music off the iPod is a bitch but aside from

Re[2]: [H] Power Supply

Hello chuck, Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 6:03:39 AM, you wrote: The bare minimum wattage that some say is ok (I highly disagree) of 200, 250, 300, 350 or 400 watts that most name brand computer manufacturers and others use just is not enough. You need at least a 450 watt power supply to

[H] Tin foil hats are for the weak...

http://zapatopi.net/psychalking/ -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] Tin foil hats are for the weak...

Hello Jeff, Sunday, May 6, 2007, 7:04:38 PM, you wrote: I have got to believe it is a VERY slow day.. You have no idea 8) -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] Cheap laptop recommendations?

Actually, I still work on the Chicago version of 1 Large. The more common translation outside of this group would be $1GRAND... LOL CDW is having a sale on Thinkpad X60 for under $1g with dock. One gigabyte of dollars ? Yikes, I hope a boat comes with that dock. ;-) WaViJo Forever I guess

[H] Mac PC friend video capable IM

Is anyone aware of a video capable IM type program that is both PC Mac friendly? I under .Mac is but that its pretty quirky with PC's. I would rather not shell out any money for this ability either. Basically, my Mom (PC user) wants to video chat with our family (family system is iMac). I have

Re: [H] Is this drive dying?

Hello Brian, Sunday, April 29, 2007, 10:47:33 AM, you wrote: Check out this SMART data: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pIkHR2B_QrGWJ_R1O8OmRPwoutput=html It's from a WD 80GB SATA2 drive I just purchased to replace one that was failing. I'm no expert but something is fishy. Either

Re[2]: [H] Is this drive dying?

Hello Brian, Sunday, April 29, 2007, 11:45:03 AM, you wrote: Pretty crappy seeing as how I just bought it. Oh well. Yeah but that's happened to me a number of times, sometimes I wonder if they accidently package RMA'd drives or something. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any'

[H] Vista - Network profiles

Just installed Vista Business, for the hell of it, on my laptop. Is there a way to set it up so I can have the LAN connection have one profile (Static IP, Mask, Gateway, DNS) for my office and another profile for when I am roaming (DHCP provided IP, Mask, Gateway, DNS)? Anyone? Last attempt...

Re[2]: [H] Vista - Network profiles

Hello Gary, Saturday, April 28, 2007, 2:21:21 PM, you wrote: I don't have an answer for you, but you might try posting your question in the newsgroup microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing. Gary VanderMolen Thank you! -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any'

[H] Vista - Network profiles

Just installed Vista Business, for the hell of it, on my laptop. Is there a way to set it up so I can have the LAN connection have one profile (Static IP, Mask, Gateway, DNS) for my office and another profile for when I am roaming (DHCP provided IP, Mask, Gateway, DNS)? Anyone? -- Regards,

[H] Vista - Network profiles

Just installed Vista Business, for the hell of it, on my laptop. Is there a way to set it up so I can have the LAN connection have one profile (Static IP, Mask, Gateway, DNS) for my office and another profile for when I am roaming (DHCP provided IP, Mask, Gateway, DNS)? -- Regards,

Re: [H] XP thinks all drivers are unsigned

Hello Thane, Thursday, April 26, 2007, 8:14:41 AM, you wrote: Anyone see a situation where XP decides that all drivers (such as basic keyboard, mouse, and hard drive) are unsigned? no... even native drivers? -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] FTP Question ?

Hello FORC5, Thursday, April 26, 2007, 10:23:27 PM, you wrote: I know my request was overly simple for a not so simple request. Netgear fvs318 . getting a little old but it is a 8 port and has served me well. was hoping could set the control port to something that would not be sniffed and

Re[2]: [H] svchost and network issues

Hello Brian, Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 6:48:05 PM, you wrote: Thanks. I have plated with PE before but it might help. I am just having a hard time figuring out why my CPU utilization pings to 100% every time FF requests a packet. And it's svchost.exe DNS client that is sucking up the

Re[4]: [H] svchost and network issues

Hello Brian, Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 7:41:21 PM, you wrote: Yes - it is running and set to start automatically. Sometimes that little gem causes weird stuff to happen. Set it to disabled and reboot. Let me know what you think. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[6]: [H] svchost and network issues

Hello Brian, Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 10:04:04 PM, you wrote: I just nuked the whole system and did a clean install. Seemed to work :) lol that would do it too. Well, what I have seen is sometimes killing that service fixes strange and unexplained Net issues. Doesn't harm anything to turn

Re[2]: [H] free - simple - smtp

Hello Thane, Monday, April 23, 2007, 7:06:33 AM, you wrote: Like this? http://www.softstack.com/freesmtp.html http://www.postcastserver.com/ Yeah, thanks Hayes Thane - I should have mentioned I searched and tried google suggestions. That softstack deal is way to basic and also it's a

Re[3]: [H] free - simple - smtp

Hello Thane, Monday, April 23, 2007, 10:13:09 AM, you wrote: Postcast has a free version, and I just installed it to test. Appears legit, but I'll report back once I've used it a bit. If you could I would appreciate it. I would also be interested to know if it can restrict by IP address.

Re[4]: [H] free - simple - smtp

Hello Thane, Monday, April 23, 2007, 11:22:38 AM, you wrote: It does restrict by IP - you can enter a list of IPs that are accepted. Hot dog... I found the free version, must missed that the first time. Well, my current solution, while overkill, is working fine. I am going to download this

Re: [H] Disk erase tool?

Hello Brian, Saturday, April 21, 2007, 5:53:27 PM, you wrote: I know we have discussed this before but I lost the link - what's a good freeware app for erasing / reformatting a HD before selling / giving it away? http://staff.washington.edu/jdlarios/autoclave-discontinued/ -- Regards,

[H] free - simple - smtp

I have a sonicwall I wish to have email logs to me. Sonicwall doesn't support SMTP authentication (duh), So I want to setup a free and simple SMTP server that I can restrict by IP. This will prevent it from becoming a spam / open relay email server. Got any ideas? -- Regards, joeuser - Still

Re: [H] RAM problems and testing software

Hello Thane, Wednesday, April 18, 2007, 10:30:16 AM, you wrote: So here's my dilemma. Are MemTest86 and MemTest86+ that much better than anything else are are they reporting false positives? The system boots to Windows and runs normally there. Does anyone have another program I can

Re[2]: [H] Samsung 226BW 22 WideScreen LCD - $291

Hello Bryan, Monday, April 16, 2007, 8:05:47 PM, you wrote: DELL DELL E228WFP 22-inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor Usually Ships 1-2 Days Manufacturer Part# KU311 Dell Part# 320-5205 $279, no rebate needed. I heard/read the latest Dell panels are slacking a lot. Color

Re: [H] memory could not be read ?

Hello FORC5, Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 12:28:22 AM, you wrote: error, I know this is a weird one, happens when I close IE 6 most of the time search says it is a corrupt index.dat file and ms has a hot fix but can not find it. This has happened after a MB swap ( same for same, all

Re[2]: [H] Samsung 226BW 22 WideScreen LCD - $291

Hello Greg, Monday, April 16, 2007, 9:08:08 PM, you wrote: They're both TN+ film panels. The S panel is simply the TN panel made by Samsung. It's better than the AUO, but still is a TN+. Ok let me ask this, what would be a good/great 21+ inch wide screen LCD that would be used for gaming. I

Re[4]: [H] Samsung 226BW 22 WideScreen LCD - $291

Hello Greg, Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 11:44:13 AM, you wrote: In gaming, the overriding concern is typically response time. To this end, a TN+ panel is usually your best bet. If you were doing graphics work, I wouldn't consider anything but an S-IPS based display. S-PVA and P-MVA panels are

Re[6]: [hardware] Re[2]: [H] IE7 for dist link

Hello, Monday, April 16, 2007, 12:48:25 AM, I wrote: Hello Wayne, Sunday, April 15, 2007, 7:25:35 PM, you wrote: Autopatcher has saved me tons of work on a few machines so I'll bet a nickel that will solve your problem. Yeah I am going to pursue this Well, I have to say it's a nifty

Re[7]: [hardware] Re[2]: [H] IE7 for dist link

I appreciate everyones help on this. Autopatcher was able to reinstall 7 but the issues are still present. So I did what I could but it's going to need to be reinstalled. Sadly, they have no interest in using another web browser... *shrug* -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any'

[H] Samsung 226BW 22 WideScreen LCD - $291

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=204021909adid=17051dcaid=17051 Samsung 226BW 22 WideScreen LCD Display 1000:1(DC 3000:1), 2ms, DVI - Black List Price: $539.00 Our Price: $310.95 Price After Rebate(s): $290.95 Shipping: FREE Seems like a good deal... or no?

[H] IE7 for dist link

Anyone have a link for an XP SP2 install of IE7? Had a user install it, then another user came and uninstalled it and the thing is completely borked. Now it won't load windows update (thus I can't do install of IE7), links don't work when clicked in OE, I understand it crashes a lot too. I am

Re[2]: [H] IE7 for dist link

Hello Jeff, Sunday, April 15, 2007, 4:17:25 PM, you wrote: Try this: http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/xpsp2.html Thanks that's for SP2. I need the full download of IE7 for XP SP2. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] IE7 for dist link

Hello Greg, Sunday, April 15, 2007, 4:39:41 PM, you wrote: That's it. IE7 really isn't all that large. Thanks Greg and Thane. The link you sent expired, I think - Greg but I have a feeling its the same as what Thane sent and the same that I tried. When I run that 15 mb download it fetches

Re[4]: [H] IE7 for dist link

Hello Greg, Sunday, April 15, 2007, 5:03:59 PM, you wrote: The IE7 install will check for IE updates prior to actually installing the software...could be hanging up there. Any available system restore points? Yeah thats what I was thinking. No restore points. -- Regards, joeuser -

Re[2]: [hardware] Re[2]: [H] IE7 for dist link

Hello Steve, Sunday, April 15, 2007, 5:05:56 PM, you wrote: want about d/loading autopatcher install IE7 from there? http://www.autopatcher.com/downloads/ I might give that a try, I have Jeff trying to upload the full install for me. I am concerned that auto patcher will just direct to

Re[4]: [hardware] Re[2]: [H] IE7 for dist link

Hello Steve, Sunday, April 15, 2007, 5:42:27 PM, you wrote: Hi, no, autopatcher contains all the files, including MS extras etc. Gets around the having to authenticate with MS. If you do go that route make sure to d/load the full version (November) and the updates for Dec/Jan/Feb.

Re[4]: [hardware] Re[2]: [H] IE7 for dist link

Hello Rick, Sunday, April 15, 2007, 6:00:19 PM, you wrote: I just read in Technet Magazine (Pg 11, Jan 2007) that MS IEAK is new and improved for MSIE7. Internet Explorer Administration Kit 7 You might want to give that a try. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/ie/ieak7 This will

Re[4]: [hardware] Re[2]: [H] IE7 for dist link

Hello Rick, Sunday, April 15, 2007, 6:00:19 PM, you wrote: I just read in Technet Magazine (Pg 11, Jan 2007) that MS IEAK is new and improved for MSIE7. Internet Explorer Administration Kit 7 You might want to give that a try. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/ie/ieak7 This will

Re[6]: [hardware] Re[2]: [H] IE7 for dist link

Hello Rick, Sunday, April 15, 2007, 6:45:47 PM, you wrote: That means on the computer you construct the file sets on, not the computer you are trying to fix... Do you have a machine with MSIE7 on it? PS: It also works best if your OS is the same type too... Since I posted, I went, got the

Re[5]: [hardware] Re[2]: [H] IE7 for dist link

Hello Wayne, Sunday, April 15, 2007, 7:25:35 PM, you wrote: Autopatcher has saved me tons of work on a few machines so I'll bet a nickel that will solve your problem. Yeah I am going to pursue this -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] Great freeware update checker

Hello Thane, Thursday, April 5, 2007, 8:43:42 AM, you wrote: Sometimes the problems aren't immediately noticable. You might get better speed, or lower resource utilization. But generally, I download only if I see a good reason (on my test machines, I download the latest regardless.) If

[H] cda to mp3 free?

What are you guys using to rip cd's to mp3 - preferably that's free? -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re: [H] cda to mp3 free?

Tuesday, April 3, 2007, 10:15:53 AM, I wrote: What are you guys using to rip cd's to mp3 - preferably that's free? Ok, thanks guys. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] Is There A Hardware Solution To The Problem Of Windows Piracy?

Hello FORC5, Friday, March 30, 2007, 8:55:39 AM, you wrote: I say the 70's and 80's was good for business and current scheme is not. ( greed ) fp I say, doing business with MS is ridiculous anymore. That's why I switched to Apple. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[3]: [H] Is There A Hardware Solution To The Problem Of Windows Piracy?

Hello Thane, Friday, March 30, 2007, 10:20:17 AM, you wrote: I looked into Apple, and their dealer agreement is far more onerous than Microsoft's and there are far fewer people out there buying Apple (at least in my market.) I've never had a problem with MS. Apple isn't as popular, that's

Re: [H] NV Firewall ??

Hello FORC5, Sunday, March 25, 2007, 9:33:36 PM, you wrote: Installed a new MB with NV firewall, seems cool but kills my LAN. Internat access is OK Well you can configure it with the CP applet but I disabled mine completely. It's good and all but some software has issues with it. --

Re[2]: [H] NV Firewall ??

Hello DHSinclair, Sunday, March 25, 2007, 11:42:37 PM, you wrote: nVidia now makes a firewall, too? On the nVidia nForce boards with built in LAN. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re: [H] OE ?

Hello FORC5, Thursday, March 15, 2007, 7:31:08 PM, you wrote: is there anyway to stop OE from asking to clean up mail boxes ? Tools - Options - Maintenance Tab -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re: [H] Weird computer freezing problem

Hello Brian, Sunday, March 11, 2007, 11:52:54 AM, you wrote: Any thoughts on what could be causing it? I don't think it is a software problem as I have reinstalled a few times from scratch and the problem has never gone away. I believe my CPU is running at stock speed (Venice core 3000+

Re[2]: [H] Weird computer freezing problem

Hello Brian, Sunday, March 11, 2007, 12:51:52 PM, you wrote: As far as diagnostic software I have the app that checks ram, SpinRite, and System Info. It probably is the hardware but I can't think of anything that could cause it to freeze up like that but not crash. Yeah I was thinking

Re[2]: [H] Weird computer freezing problem

Hello Brian, Sunday, March 11, 2007, 1:07:14 PM, you wrote: The symptoms are like clockwork but I cannot reproduce the error and it does not occur at regular intervals. It used to happen once every few hours and since the video card install it is now happening once or twice an hour. Of

[H] wma to mp3

I am sure this has been asked answered a hundred times but... I have a few wma files I want to convert to mp3 - how can I do this for free and maintain quality without major hassle? T I A -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[4]: [H] OT Time to rant about finance programs

Hello Rick, Saturday, March 10, 2007, 10:32:27 PM, you wrote: I tried Peachtree a couple years ago... 'It was VERY different from QuickBooks... So did you leave Peachtree behind because it was so different or because it wasn't very good? -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the

Re[2]: [H] Mac Mini

Hello James, Friday, March 9, 2007, 6:07:58 AM, you wrote: IIRC they do come with DVIVGA adapters though. Correct. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re: [H] Mac Mini

Hello Winterlight, Thursday, March 8, 2007, 6:44:51 PM, you wrote: Where should I order a Mac Mini. I guess there is no deals on these, but is the price the same no matter where you get it? Will I be able to run a old IIyama 17 inch CRT with it? And any USB mouse and keyboard? If you want

Re[2]: [H] Mac Mini

By the way, refurbs are great if you really want to save money. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] $4000 Windows 2000 hotfix for DST?

Hello Hayes, Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 11:11:28 AM, you wrote: Yes, and I need to clarify I have zero interest whatsoever in third party solutions, or a need to address the DST issue at all. I simply want to know if any of you know of the KB number for the $4000 hotfix - that is all. I think

[H] Using pcmcia (laptop) cards in a desktop PC

I can't seem to find a deal to allow one to place a laptop pcmcia card into a desktop PC. I thought I saw a PCI card with a ribbon cable that went to a deal that allowed you to slide a card into the back plane of a box in one of my catalogs but I can't seem to find it now. Was I having a

Re: [H] Using pcmcia (laptop) cards in a desktop PC

It occurred to me that if I explain what we are trying to do, it may be more helpful. My friend wants to get wireless 'Net from Cingular or Sprint. They provide a card that plugs into your laptop. He wants to plug that card into his PC. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] Using pcmcia (laptop) cards in a desktop PC

Hello Jin-Wei, Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 7:33:32 PM, you wrote: Sure there is. And in a weird coincidence, I'm trying to get rid of mine for $14 shipped :) http://jinwei.bluesonic.net/misc/sale/pci_pcmcia.jpg Was with an Audigy 2 ZS PCMCIA in my older HTPC. Sold the sound card and no

Re[2]: [H] Re: Apple OS X vs. Vista (Apple side)

Hello Thane, Sunday, March 4, 2007, 10:26:45 AM, you wrote: At 02:20 PM 03/03/2007, Chris Shaw wrote: I've never understood why MS just didn't improve on XP. The reason the Japanese have been so successful with cars (Toyota, Honda, etc.) is because they just keep improving what already works,

Re[2]: [H] Ha Ha.. MS Vista faces Key problems..

Hello Thane, Friday, March 2, 2007, 11:21:58 AM, you wrote: Oh wait. What The Fuck OWNED. :) You guys need to play more games (like WoW) - you'd know these things! -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] WordPerfect Lightning

Hello Hayes, Friday, March 2, 2007, 2:34:28 PM, you wrote: WordPerfect hasn't made anything worthwhile since 5.1 for DOS. Yep, I would throw an honorable mention to WP 11. You can make it so it runs exactly like 5.1 for DOS. I have clients that used 5.1 and I needed to upgrade and update the

[H] Apple OS X vs. Vista (Apple side)

I got this down the Apple pipeline, worth a read. Debate encouraged! I am still debating selling Vista. Don't ask me about the date (3.12?) Dim Vista Stephen Manes 03.12.07 Windows Vista: more than five years in the making, more than 50 million lines of code. The result? A vista slightly more

Re[2]: [H] Mac OS X - Browser

Hello Brian, Thursday, March 1, 2007, 8:30:13 AM, you wrote: I believe that of all the browsers, Opera is the most compliant with W3C standards. And AFAIK it is now free - the only thing you have to pay for is support if you want it. For mobile devices Opera is the best browser hands-down.

Re[3]: [H] DNS question

Hello Wayne, Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 11:53:53 PM, you wrote: Sorry to hear that it's a good thing you switched to 11 then isn't it ? Oh yeah no complaints... email goes down on rare occasion but they have phone support and are usually able to let me know it's being addressed. --

Re[3]: [H] Mac OS X - Browser

Hello Winterlight, Thursday, March 1, 2007, 7:08:08 PM, you wrote: that comes loaded with Opera, frankly I have never quite understood why people prefer Firefox over Opera Hm OK - good to know. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] here we go again

Hello Brian, Thursday, March 1, 2007, 11:19:38 PM, you wrote: I just stopped using NAV and any other anti-virus stuff all together. Did nothing but slow down the system and hog resources. Using Firefox, NoScript, and Gmail I have pretty much eliminated all infection vectors except for warez

[H] Mac OS X - Browser

Is there a browser that is available for OSX other then Safari? Wife has problems with the Safari browser crashing at Old Navy when she looks at items in detail. I can't figure it out. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... Using The Bat! v3.98.1

Re[2]: [H] Mac OS X - Browser

Hello Brian, Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 6:45:54 PM, you wrote: They are probably using some IE-only stuff generated by Frontpage on the website. Yeah, I figured this. Sad really. Thanks to all of you, I'll get Firefox on there for her. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any'

Re[2]: [H] DNS question

that right Joe User? ;-) I'm still dealing with the after effects of serverpro... -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re: [H] Mac OS X - Browser

Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 6:40:10 PM, I wrote: Is there a browser that is available for OSX other then Safari? Firefox solved the issue. Anyone use Opera? IIRC, it's not free and I understand it can be a little quirky, but I understand its 'safe'. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking

Re[2]: [H] webroot AV ?

Hello Mark, Monday, February 26, 2007, 5:41:21 AM, you wrote: I am happy with it, but I'm using AVG also just in case [Original Message] From: FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: 12/28/2006 8:46:59 AM Subject: [H] webroot AV ? I have been pretty happy with (

Re: [H] Added password to XP Pro user - now background gone...

Hello Bobby, Saturday, February 24, 2007, 3:34:52 PM, you wrote: Hey, To keep the kids from messing with a particular computer, I added a pw to an existing user. When the machine boots up, the background image is there. Once the screen saver (standard XP logo one_ has kicked in, it

Re[2]: [H] Added password to XP Pro user - now background gone...

Hello Bobby, Saturday, February 24, 2007, 4:12:27 PM, you wrote: Hey, I want it to time out (and enter the SS so it will lock) in case my wife or I do not lock it. I don't think I have active desktop active. How do I check that? Active desktop settings are in the display options. Either

Re: [H] CW [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Hello Al, Sunday, February 18, 2007, 10:43:15 PM, you wrote: So, while looking over the website, and coming across the rates page: http://www.kctechheads.com/rates.html I noticed a couple of minor anomalies. The Business Clients paragraph sounds a little odd. May I suggest it say $$$ per

Re: [H] Program to scrub empty disk areas

Hello Thane, Wednesday, February 14, 2007, 9:45:21 AM, you wrote: Does anyone know of a program that will overwrite empty areas on a hard drive (to do a secure erase after the fact?) Doesn't PGP do this? -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re: [H] Vulnerability counts

Hello Thane, Monday, February 5, 2007, 2:40:46 PM, you wrote: This article suggests that MS is far more secure than we think I think, to use the words Microsoft and secure in the same sentence is ludicrous. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

[H] WoW TBC

I love this expansion pack. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] Open Office for OSX question

I understand peoples opinions vary but if people could weigh in and suggest free office suits for OS X, I would appreciate it. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[2]: [H] Apple workgroup name

Hello dex, Saturday, January 13, 2007, 11:44:19 AM, you wrote: Applications, Utilities, Directory Access, SMB/CIFS Configure. Excellent, I guess I didn't dig deep enough. Thanks a lot for the help. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...

Re[4]: [H] Apple workgroup name

Hello Brian, Saturday, January 13, 2007, 4:46:46 PM, you wrote: One more Mac question - I have the free HP Photosmart printer attached to my XP machine and shared over the LAN. I figured out how to connect to it with the MacBook but the printer model doesn't appear on the list. Normally

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