Re: [NF] Recommendations on a UBS headset for Skype/VOIP?

2014-03-05 Thread AndyHC
24bit? - and good old POTS used to be restricted to about a 4khz band! On 06/03/2014 00:16, Malcolm Greene wrote: - 24 bit HD quality Thanks! Mal [excessive quoting removed by server] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintena

Re: [NF] Recommendations on a UBS headset for Skype/VOIP?

2014-03-05 Thread Malcolm Greene
Thanks to all that responded. I ordered the recommended Plantronics Audio 478 Stereo USB Headset via Amazon for about $30. Malcolm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free ver

Re: [NF] Free office suite

2014-03-05 Thread Ken Dibble
> Ohh... if only there were some way to, oh, I don't know, perhaps introduce > some sort of motivation for them to do that. Just thinking off the top of > my head here, but maybe--hey.. what if perhaps there was some way to convey > something to them that they value, in return for them producing

RE: [NF] Virtualisation

2014-03-05 Thread José Olavo Cerávolo
Here's what I did at home for that. I bought a refurbished Dell 2900 server and installed VMWare VSphere Hypervisor (FREE). https://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor/ It installs on the bare metal, it frees most resources for the virtual machines. I have 4 Windows 2008 virtual servers an

[NF] how today's kids react to rotary phones (definitely not VFP related )

2014-03-05 Thread Rafael Copquin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XkuirEweZvM Rafael copquin ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/ma

Re: [NF] Free office suite

2014-03-05 Thread Ted Roche
On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Peter Cushing wrote: > Following on from the discussion of office suites, we have just started to > test this suite with a few users. > > http://www.kingsoftstore.co.uk/kingsoft-office-freeware.html > > Seems to be more lightweight that the full OO suite and opens

Re: [NF] Free office suite

2014-03-05 Thread Ted Roche
On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 5:01 PM, Alan Bourke wrote: > Or you might get directed to the shelf containing the free versions of > all the dev tools, and SQL Server. > Which are "free" in the sense of "first hit's free" and not in the sense of "free as in speech" -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates

Re: [NF] Free office suite

2014-03-05 Thread Gene Wirchenko
At 18:31 2014-03-04, Stephen Russell wrote: On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 7:25 PM, Ken Dibble wrote: > Ohh... if only there were some way to, oh, I don't know, perhaps introduce > some sort of motivation for them to do that. Just thinking off the top of > my head here, but maybe--hey.. what if perh

Re: [NF] Free office suite

2014-03-05 Thread Alan Bourke
Or you might get directed to the shelf containing the free versions of all the dev tools, and SQL Server. On Wed, Mar 5, 2014, at 07:51 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: > If you speak the word "free" at Micro$oft, you'll get your eye poked. > > Mike > > Original Message > Subject: Re:

Re: [NF] Free office suite

2014-03-05 Thread Mike Copeland
If you speak the word "free" at Micro$oft, you'll get your eye poked. Mike Original Message Subject: Re: [NF] Free office suite From: Allen To: profoxt...@leafe.com Date: 3/5/2014 3:23 AM Even if its free? Al -Original Message- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bou

Re: [NF] Recommendations on a UBS headset for Skype/VOIP?

2014-03-05 Thread Mike Copeland
...yeah, but you always were a visionary Ed. The rest of us just hope to keep up! Mike Copeland Original Message Subject: Re: [NF] Recommendations on a UBS headset for Skype/VOIP? From: Ed Leafe To: profoxt...@leafe.com Date: 3/5/2014 1:20 PM On Mar 5, 2014, at 12:46 PM, Mal

Re: [NF] Recommendations on a UBS headset for Skype/VOIP?

2014-03-05 Thread Stephen Russell
On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Mar 5, 2014, at 12:46 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote: > > > Looking for personal recommendations on USB headsets for Skype/VOIP > > (softphone) based calling. > > I've been using this: http://j.mp/1g0UyWe > ---

Re: [NF] Recommendations on a UBS headset for Skype/VOIP?

2014-03-05 Thread Ed Leafe
On Mar 5, 2014, at 12:46 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote: > Looking for personal recommendations on USB headsets for Skype/VOIP > (softphone) based calling. I've been using this: http://j.mp/1g0UyWe -- Ed Leafe --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/signed text/plain (text bo

Re: [NF] Recommendations on a UBS headset for Skype/VOIP?

2014-03-05 Thread Stephen Russell
On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote: > Looking for personal recommendations on USB headsets for Skype/VOIP > (softphone) based calling. > > I've been trying ... with very mixed success ... to use a Bose AE2W > bluetooth headset for this purpose. The headset is great for listenin

RE: [NF] Recommendations on a UBS headset for Skype/VOIP?

2014-03-05 Thread Allen
I got a plantronics dect headset. In the past I used a skype usb box that went to phone systems and hooked my home phone in. Worked fine but I had problems with win 2k3 running it, as I wanted to remote into the server it screwed it up. So I stopped using it. Maybe that would work for you. Then aga

[NF] Recommendations on a UBS headset for Skype/VOIP?

2014-03-05 Thread Malcolm Greene
Looking for personal recommendations on USB headsets for Skype/VOIP (softphone) based calling. I've been trying ... with very mixed success ... to use a Bose AE2W bluetooth headset for this purpose. The headset is great for listening to music, but inconsistent for use with voice based phone and di

RE: [NF] anybody know how I can print or view this full size ( JPEG 2000 - *.JP2 )

2014-03-05 Thread Allen
I'm sure it used to be. May have moved. Just checked wiki and no channel 4 it is. Wiki never lies (lol). I guess that means not much good has come from the BBC after all. Yes I know, half joking. Al -Original Message- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of John

RE: [NF] anybody know how I can print or view this full size ( JPEG 2000 - *.JP2 )

2014-03-05 Thread John Weller
Unfortunately it didn't come from the BBC, it was Channel 4 :-) John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 > > They actually did at least one dig in the USA as well. Certainly one of the > Beeb's watchable shows. > Al ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.c

RE: manage environments

2014-03-05 Thread Allen
Yes, I would have liked to have left one ini file in there. Just so the prog knows where the hell stuff is. Being that I already have win 7 out there working with program files. I will see about moving them all over. Al -Original Message- +1 pity about .ini files though. ___

Re: manage environments

2014-03-05 Thread AndyHC
+1 pity about .ini files though. On 05/03/2014 19:37, Allen wrote: I think it's the place where an install goes and I will go on putting it there, but I will not have any writing files there again. Problem is, it seems the files should go in %ProgramData% and prior to 7 that does not exist. So t

RE: Running a form from a VCX

2014-03-05 Thread Ken Dibble
Good news. Possibly if I could see the full code I could figure out what's going on--though I'm guessing that code inside an external .vcx can't see what's happening in workspace controlled by the executable without some befiddling to make it happen. Ken Ken: I solved the issue of running a

RE: Running a form from a VCX

2014-03-05 Thread Jack Skelley
Ken: I solved the issue of running a form from a VCX that is not compiled as part of the EXE. I created a method in the form that launches the VCX to run the form I need.. If I launch the second form from the VCX I get an error that the form does not exist. I don't really understand why this is

RE: [NF] Free office suite

2014-03-05 Thread Ken Dibble
I don't think installing in program files is a problem at all. My programs will install fine. But in my case I used to keep temp files there as well as ini files. But 7/8 does not like that by default. Yeah, an application can't write to anything that's inside \Program Files\ on Vista or 7 (h

RE: manage environments

2014-03-05 Thread Allen
I think it's the place where an install goes and I will go on putting it there, but I will not have any writing files there again. Problem is, it seems the files should go in %ProgramData% and prior to 7 that does not exist. So the program will need to check on that first. Al -Original Message

Re: manage environments

2014-03-05 Thread Laurie Alvey
I guess I started putting stuff in c:\program files\ a long time ago (I think I read somewhere that that was where they should go). I'm now changing things in line with your suggestion. Thanks for your help. Laurie. From: Dan Covill To: ProFox Sent: Tuesda

Re: [NF] VMWare Player Can't See Host Printer

2014-03-05 Thread Charles Hart Enzer, M.D.
Thank you. Charles On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 1:24 AM, Mike Copeland wrote: > Just jumping in herehave you tried installing the printer on the > VMWare client? It should have full access to the printer. > > Mike Copeland > > > Original Message > Subject: [NF] VMWare Player

RE: [NF] anybody know how I can print or view this full size ( JPEG 2000 - *.JP2 )

2014-03-05 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
Thanks for the link Virgil -Original Message- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Michael Glassman Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 9:55 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] anybody know how I can print or view this full size ( JPEG 2000 - *.JP2 ) Virgil, I'

RE: [NF] Free office suite

2014-03-05 Thread Allen
I don't think installing in program files is a problem at all. My programs will install fine. But in my case I used to keep temp files there as well as ini files. But 7/8 does not like that by default. Al -Original Message- Lots of apps can be installed without administrator rights--look

RE: [NF] anybody know how I can print or view this full size ( JPEG 2000 - *.JP2 )

2014-03-05 Thread Allen
They actually did at least one dig in the USA as well. Certainly one of the Beeb's watchable shows. Al -Original Message- >You need to watch the BBC timeteam to see how its done I only wish somebody would bring Time Team back to the US. I never missed that show when it was over here. :)

RE: Crypto Locker Virus

2014-03-05 Thread Allen
The problem is the scam brings load of stupid people's money into Nigeria. And as it is a corrupt country to start with it won't do anything. So maybe the threat of cutting it off might make them listen. Saying that though, I recon cutting the uk off would be the best thing for the uk. Might make p

RE: [NF] Free office suite

2014-03-05 Thread Allen
Even if its free? Al -Original Message- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Mike Copeland Sent: 05 March 2014 00:11 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Free office suite ...it's a cache of cash. ___ Post

Re: [NF] Free office suite

2014-03-05 Thread Jean Laeremans
All our PCs & laptops come pre-installed with OO and MS office. Never figured out why. A+ jml --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.co