QuickTime

2012-11-29 Thread John Weller
A failed QuickTime update has left me with an empty QuickTime folder in Program Files (x86) that I cannot remove. It claims I don't have administrator rights despite being logged on as an administrator. I've looked at the permissions and the folder is shown as not having an owner. I've tried

RE: QuickTime

2012-11-29 Thread Dave Crozier
John, I had that happen about the time Windows 7 first came out. Easiest way is to re-install and then remove via the controlpanel. Dave -Original Message- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of John Weller Sent: 29 November 2012 10:57 To: profox@leafe.com Subject:

Drag and Drop

2012-11-29 Thread Allen
Hi foxgang Has anyone had problems with drag/drop icons appearing without even clicking on anything? Also I am using win8 mail and I cannot find out if I am sending plain text or not. Or where to change it. Al Sent from Windows Mail ___ Post

RE: [NF] SATA Drive a Dead PC...

2012-11-29 Thread Richard Kaye
Absolutely. Not to beat a dead drive here but what you need is a pro service that will physically disassemble the drive in a clean room environment, remove the platter(s) and place them in a functional controller/drive housing, read the data and dump out to some other storage. If the platters

RE: QuickTime

2012-11-29 Thread John Weller
Unfortunately I do as I have an iPhone and need it to synchronise my Outlook contacts but as soon as the contract is up I will get an android phone so I can bin iTunes! John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 -Original Message- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On

RE: QuickTime

2012-11-29 Thread John Weller
I removed via the Control Panel then tried to re-install but couldn't because I don't have suitable privileges. I then tried to delete the folder but couldn't do that either. John John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 -Original Message- From: ProfoxTech

Re: QuickTime

2012-11-29 Thread Peter Cushing
John Weller wrote: I removed via the Control Panel then tried to re-install but couldn't because I don't have suitable privileges. I then tried to delete the folder but couldn't do that either. For things like this I usually boot to command prompt only to delete them. Peter

[NF] Recommendations for cloud photo storage

2012-11-29 Thread Joe Yoder
I have a client with about 25 gigs of photos stored on their LAN. They now have a designer working in another state who needs access to the photos for use in brochures and a web site. The designer works on a Mac while the clients system is using Microsoft Server 2003 with XP workstations.

Re: [NF] Recommendations for cloud photo storage

2012-11-29 Thread Joe Yoder
Steve, A flash drive would be a quick fix for the web site design. I was thinking DVDs but the drive would be simpler. Do dropbox or cubby have the image management capabilities I am looking for? I know of Google Docs, Picasa, and Flicker but I can't afford the time to research their

RE: Display a Google map on a form

2012-11-29 Thread Paul Newton
Dave I did copy the Paste HTML to embed in website code and it works but is not suitable for modification because it contains a load of unnecessary stuff. However, with information from the link you sent for Google Map Parameters, I will be able to pare the code down to a minimum omitting all

Re: [NF] Recommendations for cloud photo storage

2012-11-29 Thread AndyHC
On 29/11/2012 14:46, Stephen Russell wrote: snipBuy a 32 gig data key for 10.00 and send it to them. Yes! g AndyD Use Dropbox or cubby to push 5 gig a day. ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance:

Re: QuickTime

2012-11-29 Thread Eurico Chagas Filho
I use a program, u mark what u want to erase and in the next boot it will erase, file or folder. The bad news, I can't find that program...sorry. E. -Original Message- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of John Weller Sent: 29 November 2012 10:57 To:

RE: [NF] Recommendations for cloud photo storage

2012-11-29 Thread Bob Lee
I do this all the time with Box.com Upload, view, collaborate, keep 10 versions of files .. space is not an issue. Bob Lee -Original Message- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Joe Yoder Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 9:40 AM To:

Re: QuickTime

2012-11-29 Thread Eurico Chagas Filho
Remembered, it's called UnlockMe. HTH, E. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance:

Re: [NF] Recommendations for cloud photo storage

2012-11-29 Thread Michael Oke, II
I second Bob's recommendation. Michael Oke, II 661-349-6221 Contents of this and all messages are intended for their designated recipient. On Nov 29, 2012, at 8:24 AM, Bob Lee b...@1amsoftware.com wrote: I do this all the time with Box.com Upload, view, collaborate, keep 10 versions of

RE: [NF] Recommendations for cloud photo storage

2012-11-29 Thread Joe Yoder
I understand the possibility of dumping photos to the cloud and pulling them back. What I am hoping for is a cloud site with full photo management capabilities. I considered developing a system with that capability to run on the client's LAN but realize that doing it in the cloud makes more

Re: [NF] Recommendations for cloud photo storage

2012-11-29 Thread Ed Leafe
On Nov 29, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Joe Yoder j...@wheypower.com wrote: I understand the possibility of dumping photos to the cloud and pulling them back. What I am hoping for is a cloud site with full photo management capabilities. I considered developing a system with that capability to run on

RE: QuickTime

2012-11-29 Thread John Weller
Brilliant! Thanks Enrico, it worked perfectly. Profox scores again. Regards John John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 -Original Message- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Eurico Chagas Filho Sent: 29 November 2012 16:29 To:

Re: [NF] Recommendations for cloud photo storage

2012-11-29 Thread Joe Yoder
Ed, I've just been to their site and it appears they support sizing images before they are uploaded. My interest is in always uploading full resolution images to the web and then downloading a size appropriate to the intended use. The same image may be used at different times for different

Re: Google Calendar

2012-11-29 Thread Sytze de Boer
OK, looks like I will have to give this a complete miss On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Dave Crozier da...@flexipol.co.uk wrote: ..and an example of setting up your app in Java, Python, PHP .NET and Ruby... https://developers.google.com/google-apps/calendar/instantiate Dave

Re: [NF] [Mac Again] Localhost gone with the wind

2012-11-29 Thread Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox)
Thanks, Leland --- - I'm playing with all of this now. One thing I meant to add before: even though I am starting Apache manually. The documentation Ed linked to says it will be *off* when you reboot, unless one follows the additional steps the article outlines. However, Apache *is* on when I

Re: [NF] [Mac Again] Localhost gone with the wind

2012-11-29 Thread Ed Leafe
On Nov 29, 2012, at 1:32 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) foxh...@information-architecture.com wrote: One thing I meant to add before: even though I am starting Apache manually. The documentation Ed linked to says it will be *off* when you reboot, unless one follows the additional steps the

Re: [NF] [Mac Again] Localhost gone with the wind

2012-11-29 Thread Ted Roche
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) foxh...@information-architecture.com wrote: Thanks, Leland --- - I'm playing with all of this now. One thing I meant to add before: even though I am starting Apache manually. The documentation Ed linked to says it will be *off* when

Re: [NF] [Mac Again] Localhost gone with the wind

2012-11-29 Thread lelandj
Your welcome Ken. I don't have any experience running an Apache Web Server in OS X. All my experience with Apache is Linux based, so I'm sure there's idiosyncrasies between the two OS(s); although, overall I would expect them to be basically the same. Regards, LelandJ On 11/29/2012

Re: [NF] [Mac Again] Localhost gone with the wind

2012-11-29 Thread Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox)
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 1:45 PM, Ted Roche tedro...@gmail.com wrote: Have you tried: http://coolestguyplanettech.com/downtown/install-and-configure-apache-mysql-php-and-phpmyadmin-osx-108-mountain-lion There was a link to that in the article Ed linked. So, no, I have not tried it yet. It

Re: [NF] [Mac Again] Localhost gone with the wind

2012-11-29 Thread Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox)
Cripes. The configuration file fails, because ...it calls another configuration file, which fails because ... it passes by reference a file name. That file contains a reference to another file, which fails, because ... an apparent variable referenced in another file is wrong, missing or

Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread Mike Copeland
I need a Task Scheduler that runs on Windows 7. Specific feature needed (that I can't figure out how to get the native Win 7 Task Scheduler to do) is to run a program every 5 minutes between the hours of 8am and 5pm on Weekdays and Saturday. Any recommendation? Freeware would be appreciated,

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread Paul McNett
On 11/29/12 1:04 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: I need a Task Scheduler that runs on Windows 7. Specific feature needed (that I can't figure out how to get the native Win 7 Task Scheduler to do) is to run a program every 5 minutes between the hours of 8am and 5pm on Weekdays and Saturday.

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread M Jarvis
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Mike Copeland m...@ggisoft.com wrote: I need a Task Scheduler that runs on Windows 7. Specific feature needed (that I can't figure out how to get the native Win 7 Task Scheduler to do) is to run a program every 5 minutes between the hours of 8am and 5pm on

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 11/29/2012 4:12 PM, Paul McNett wrote: I have no idea what MS was thinking when they made the atrocious Task Scheduler. The wizardization of everything is baffling. Makes smart people like us look totally stupid when we can't figure out how to work them. It's because they wanted Janie

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread Mike Copeland
Thanks Paul! I did google Cron windows and found a couple. After downloading, installing, and then uninistalling three of them, I decided to start looking for a native (probably VB) Windows utility. So far, after downloading and installing two of those, still no luck. The apps I need to run

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread Mike Copeland
Thanks Matt. The problem I'm running into is that this program that needs to run every 5 minutes will throw an error if it runs after 5pm. I connected to the computer this morning and there was a butt-load of error pop ups (every 5 minutes). The developer says well, yeah, don't run it after

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 11/29/2012 4:28 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: The problem I'm running into is that this program that needs to run every 5 minutes will throw an error if it runs after 5pm. I connected to the computer this morning and there was a butt-load of error pop ups (every 5 minutes). The developer says

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread M Jarvis
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Mike Copeland m...@ggisoft.com wrote: Thanks Matt. The problem I'm running into is that this program that needs to run every 5 minutes will throw an error if it runs after 5pm. here are more examples:

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread Mike Copeland
Yep...a webserver that they don't want to leave exposed to the web for fear of hacking. Mike Original Message Subject: Re: Recommendations... From: MB Software Solutions, LLC mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com To: profoxt...@leafe.com Date: 11/29/2012 3:34 PM On

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread Mike Copeland
Oh no...you just exceeded my give a rip level. It was hard enough to get the info I've gotten so far...this developer believes, strongly, in the what you don't say won't be held against you method of business. Mike Original Message Subject: Re: Recommendations... From: M

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread Stephen Russell
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Mike Copeland m...@ggisoft.com wrote: I need a Task Scheduler that runs on Windows 7. Specific feature needed (that I can't figure out how to get the native Win 7 Task Scheduler to do) is to run a program every 5 minutes between the hours of 8am and 5pm on

RE: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread Bob Lee
Running from the command prompt using windows 7 At /? Seems like at is still a valid command .. Bob Lee -Original Message- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of M Jarvis Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 4:39 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re:

Re: [NF] SATA Drive a Dead PC...

2012-11-29 Thread Kurt @ VR-FX
Yeah - I know - that's why I suggested Burial @ Sea! -K- On 11/29/2012 9:53 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 5:26 PM, Kurt @ VR-FX v...@optonline.net wrote: attached to OTHER Computers - it could NOT be seen. Although - not sure what you mean about a Return policy - as the

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 11/29/2012 4:40 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: Yep...a webserver that they don't want to leave exposed to the web for fear of hacking. Aren't they just as likely to get hacked during their working hours? -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 11/29/2012 4:48 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: Oh no...you just exceeded my give a rip level. It was hard enough to get the info I've gotten so far...this developer believes, strongly, in the what you don't say won't be held against you method of business. With just the info you provided,

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread Mike Copeland
shh! Original Message Subject: Re: Recommendations... From: MB Software Solutions, LLC mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com To: profoxt...@leafe.com Date: 11/29/2012 4:06 PM On 11/29/2012 4:40 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: Yep...a webserver that they don't want to

RE: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread John Weller
I've used Pycron with Windows XP with some success. It is a replacement for the Cron command written in Python so I don't see why it wouldn't work in Win 7. See http://www.kalab.com/freeware/pycron/pycron.htm John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 I need a Task Scheduler that runs on

Re: [NF] [Mac Again] Localhost gone with the wind

2012-11-29 Thread lelandj
On 11/29/2012 02:02 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) wrote: Include/private/etc/apache2/other/*.conf The above command is telling httpd.conf to look in the /private/etc/apache2/other directory, and include all files with a .conf extension during httpd start, just as if they were embedded in

Re: [NF] [Mac Again] Localhost gone with the wind

2012-11-29 Thread Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox)
The files that are failing are in the PHP tree. I am hoping that reinstalling PHP will fix it. On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 4:42 PM, lelandj lela...@mail.smvfp.com wrote: On 11/29/2012 02:02 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) wrote: Include/private/etc/apache2/**other/*.conf The above command is

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread Fred Taylor
You should be able to set the starting time and then give a number of hours to run after that starting time. Fred On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Mike Copeland m...@ggisoft.com wrote: Thanks Matt. The problem I'm running into is that this program that needs to run every 5 minutes will

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread Mike Copeland
...but this would be a command line setting, not GUI, right? It seems that if I've given the Win 7 Task Scheduler a bad rap, it's because the GUI SUCKS and not the actual application. Wow, I thought DOS wuz dead. Mike Original Message Subject: Re: Recommendations... From:

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread Mike Copeland
EXCELLENT! Many thanks for this Stephen! Not only a great utility, but obviously a very capable and earnest software developer who isn't trying to retire from one sale (to me). Lots of other very interesting utilities, too. Again, mucho thanks for the lead! Mike Original Message

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread Mike Copeland
Looks good, John! Thanks for the pointer. Mike Original Message Subject: Re: Recommendations... From: John Weller j...@johnweller.co.uk To: profoxt...@leafe.com Date: 11/29/2012 4:13 PM I've used Pycron with Windows XP with some success. It is a replacement for the Cron

Re: Recommendations...

2012-11-29 Thread Paul McNett
On 11/29/12 1:15 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: On 11/29/2012 4:12 PM, Paul McNett wrote: I have no idea what MS was thinking when they made the atrocious Task Scheduler. The wizardization of everything is baffling. Makes smart people like us look totally stupid when we can't figure