Re: [NF] Cities struggle with wireless Internet

2007-05-22 Thread Ray Heilman
On 5/22/07, Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know I died from it. :) Allen She turned me into a newt... ...I got better g RayTheOtherRay --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html ---

Re: [NF] society as it really is

2007-05-22 Thread Ray Heilman
Do you think that browsers and email clients like FireFox and Thunderbird offer enough safety, popup protection, and other features (my wife has become a fan of tabbed browsing...misses it when she goes to her part time job!) to motivate thinking outside the box at a level just below/above the OS?

Re: [NF] Brilliant Mac Ad bashing Vista, did you see it yet?

2007-05-09 Thread Ray Heilman
You can watch it, here! http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/ Enjoy! RayTheOtherRay --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com

Re: Fox wallpaper

2007-05-07 Thread Ray Heilman
I did a parody of one of those it's a jeep thing, you wouldn't understand bumper stickers with some fox artwork above the modified fox catch phrase. It seems that was in another life, many moons ago. I have since lost the file, but I did send it to someone on the list so that they could use it

Re: [NF] CSS / JavaScript examples

2007-04-04 Thread Ray Heilman
The site is very artsy, but could be inspiring. http://www.csszengarden.com/ I like to go back there and check out the submissions from time to time. RayTheOtherRay On 4/4/07, Ed Leafe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 4, 2007, at 5:21 AM, Andy Davies wrote: as Derek said, hiding and

Re: [NF] Fortran's creator dies

2007-03-20 Thread Ray Heilman
As a fourth year computer science major, I took Fortran, taught by an SA that was also in our program, for a foreign language credit. I now wish that I had taken a language that I could speak to a greater number of people. 8-) RayTheOtherRay --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts ---

[NF] MailWasher...

2007-02-23 Thread Ray Heilman
I had a friend asking if I had any pro or con comments about MailWasher... A free spam blocker that also bounces back e-mails http://www.mailwasher.net/index.php As I don't, I was wondering if anyone here does. Thanks! RayTheOtherRay --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts ---

Re: [NF] feed your inner geek

2007-01-23 Thread Ray Heilman
set lurk off I really hate how much I want to get one of these! set lurk on RayTheOtherRay On 1/23/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://tinyurl.com/2zbo4l If you get that warm fuzzy feeling when you see Dot Matrix printer type then our new Tyvek Wallets... --- StripMime

Re: [NF] feed your inner geek

2007-01-23 Thread Ray Heilman
My sand cup is long gone. I do have the fanny pack from Orlando and the canvas bag from Miami. I think my daughter has adopted the Miami surf shirt as her own. Beyond that, my trinkets are sparse. RayTheOtherRay --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative

Re: [NF] -- Pete Kruckenberg

2006-11-30 Thread Ray Heilman
The list I originally joined was called FoxShare (I think). Darcy White was the moderator (owner?). Things got a little heavy handed and ProFox was born. After Darcy faded into other things, Josh was moderating FoxShare. I'm open to corrections to my questionable memory. g RayTheOtherRay

Re: [NF] Is a Cable Modem Really a Modem?

2006-11-07 Thread Ray Heilman
Twenty years ago, I used to teach Introduction to Computers at a training company and gave just that explanation for what a modem is. Just the other day, a coworker brought up your very question. Misnomer or not, I believe that we are stuck with that name for, at least, until communication is

Re: [NF] Dial-up hell

2006-11-02 Thread Ray Heilman
Hee Haw salutes Campbellsburg, KY...population...well you get the idea. I was helping my Mom with some of her computer frustrations. She's on dial-up, and after getting OE disabled and stopping the visible propogation of spam by the virus on her computer, I drove five minutes down the road to

Re: [NF] What's the weirdest (technical) list you belong to?

2006-10-17 Thread Ray Heilman
Yahoo Groups - Cigar Box Guitars Primarily for stringed instruments made from cigar boxes, but strays to other instruments made from found items. It does have a technical aspect when it comes to the electronics of piezo pick-ups or winding your own electro-magnetic pickups for the instruments.

Re: [NF] Python - Thinking Differently

2006-09-27 Thread Ray Heilman
My colleagues would probably label me a compulsive indenter. Even with the braces of JavaScript, I'm still indenting for my own readability. You guys are making me anxious to try Python! Temporarily coming out from lurking in the shadows, RayTheOtherRay --- StripMime Report -- processed

Re: [NF] Python - Thinking Differently

2006-09-27 Thread Ray Heilman
Charlie, I inititially thought you were trying to use the S word in an effort to kill the thread. Now that takes me back a bit. g RayTheOtherRay On 9/27/06, Charlie Coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 12:08 PM 9/27/2006 -0400, Russell Campbell wrote: ... standard and it's certainly not an

Re: NF: Need recommendations for a dial control...

2006-07-26 Thread Ray Heilman
Thanks Malcolm! Another project just bubbled to the top for this morning, but I hope to return to the search for dials this afternoon. I did see one from KineticaRT yesterday, but, upon showing it to my boss, it lacked that WOW of which you speak. I also have a tab open in my FF showing Dundas

NF: Need recommendations for a dial control...

2006-07-25 Thread Ray Heilman
I'm looking for a dial control for use in producing a dashboard page on our web tools. Having never used them before, I'm trying to cut down on the searching time. Do any of you have experience with such controls (from free to purchase) that I could invoke in an a web page. My main web coding

Re: I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Ray Heilman
I'm older and I have better insurance. - Kathy Bates from Fried Green Tomatoes I can relate to Whil (and know even less regardless of age) and enjoy having a life. RayTheOtherRay On 7/14/06, Ted Roche [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/14/06, Whil Hentzen (Pro*) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But I

Re: [NF] Make XP Look like Vista - Excellent!

2006-07-11 Thread Ray Heilman
On 7/11/06, Ed Leafe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And how many agonizing hours did it take you to figure out the HUUUGE change in UI from Windows? Guess it must have been really, really hard, based on all the whining by Windows folks about how different Linux is. I have taught our 18

Re: Suggestion for the mailing list

2006-07-08 Thread Ray Heilman
It would be really terrific if each email could contain a link automatically generated which would take the user to the mailing list website and show the email and thread in the browser. I use a GMail account for another forum. It has lots of space and has threaded conversations that you

Re: [NF] Database Myths Part II - Microsoft stole from Borland

2006-06-14 Thread Ray Heilman
I think that Homer Simpson is credited with saying that a tennis ball on the car antenna is a great way to find your car in the parking lot, and that everyone should have one. g RayTheOtherRay David Crooks wrote: You are talking about 13 years ago! I am lucky to remember where my car