Re: [CGUYS] Silly but important question...

2009-03-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
> I am changing computers. Finally will retire my old Compaq. I like to > save the "Favorites" file to use it in the IE in the new computer. > Where do I find the file to save it? How to install in the new IE? > Many, many thanks You can also export them into an interchange format. Details vary be

Re: [CGUYS] Wolfram Alpha

2009-03-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Answers.com has been doing this for a couple of years. I don't know the >details, but they often give context for the answer. I have not looked at Answers in a long time. Last time I looked I was not impressed. They offered many variations on the question typed and wanted me to figure out whic

Re: [CGUYS] Wolfram Alpha

2009-03-11 Thread John DeCarlo
Tom, Answers.com has been doing this for a couple of years. I don't know the details, but they often give context for the answer. On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote: > > Actually Google is already doing something close to this. You can put > queries of that type into Google Spre

[CGUYS] Windows Mail ???? - switching folders issues

2009-03-11 Thread Michael Drabick
When switching between folders in Windows Mail it always takes me to the most recent message in the next folder instead of the last message I was reading. Is there a way to change this or am I stuck with it. Mike * ** Li

[CGUYS] Search operators [was: those pesky browsers!]

2009-03-11 Thread David K Watson
The page documents a lot of advanced Google search operators besides the usual " ", OR, -, and the aforementioned site: . For example, you can use + to search for something exactly as written, * for wildcards, inurl: to search for occurrences only in t

Re: [CGUYS] Silly but important question...

2009-03-11 Thread Edward Yarborough
If you are running XP the files are found under C:\ Documents and Settings\\Favorites. Copy the folder to a USB thumb drive or whatever media suits your fancy. Next (no matter what Windows OS you are running) open IE and use keystrokes " F" then "I" and follow the prompts to import the files fr

Re: [CGUYS] Silly but important question...

2009-03-11 Thread Chris Dunford
> I am changing computers. Finally will retire my old Compaq. I like to > save the "Favorites" file to use it in the IE in the new computer. > Where do I find the file to save it? How to install in the new IE? > Many, many thanks Favorites isn't a file, it's a folder. Look for it under your user f

[CGUYS] Silly but important question...

2009-03-11 Thread Marcio
I am changing computers. Finally will retire my old Compaq. I like to save the "Favorites" file to use it in the IE in the new computer. Where do I find the file to save it? How to install in the new IE? Many, many thanks Marcio *

Re: [CGUYS] Ergonomic keyboard for broken arm

2009-03-11 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 12:14 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: > http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/freestyle_pc.htm > > You might want to try the flexible silicone keyboards. Staples had them for > $10 recently. > > There is a good reason they are for sale

Re: [CGUYS] cricket cell phone...a new twist

2009-03-11 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Richard P. wrote: > Finally, a keypad I can see without glasses :-) > > Richard P. > > > It looks like cricket is about to release one of the biggest advancements > in > > cell phone technology since the iphone. They have completely thought out > of > > the box o

Re: [CGUYS] Ergonomic keyboard for broken arm

2009-03-11 Thread b_s-wilk
http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/freestyle_pc.htm You might want to try the flexible silicone keyboards. Staples had them for $10 recently. http://www.adesso.com/products_detail.asp?productid=299 Call the manufacturer and ask about using the keyboard in odd positions. http://www.adesso.com/contact

Re: [CGUYS] those pesky browsers!

2009-03-11 Thread b_s-wilk
I'd probably switch to chrome or safari 4 if I could just get some plug ins for search. Is there a way to have google search only specific sites, like search:imdb watchmen ? This works in Yahoo! and Google search engines, and some others: watchmen site:http://www.imdb.com Format is:

Re: [CGUYS] crazy fast

2009-03-11 Thread mike
And their wifi chip to send data back even when you are offline... On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 6:53 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote: > >I've read also that they have some unused space on the drives...so a 64 > gig > >drive might actually be 70 and when certain areas wear out etc, the drive > >shifts to these

Re: [CGUYS] those pesky browsers!

2009-03-11 Thread mike
That only works in some cases. Usually what happens is the first result is not the result of a full site search had you searched ON the site, but one of the results if you had searched on the site. I need the whole set of results, not just one that comes back of hundreds etc. I notice it works o

Re: [CGUYS] those pesky browsers!

2009-03-11 Thread mike
I have in my plug ins drop down: google, yahoo, creative commons, isohunt, mininova, dictionary.com, wikipedia, imdb, twitter and myrcroft project. I use half of these most every day, the others probably once a week or more. On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 6:54 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote: > >I'd probably

Re: [CGUYS] Relinquishing copyright on Wikipedia photo

2009-03-11 Thread Chris Dunford
> Your attitude implies that it's OK to steal someone's work. > It's not OK, nor is it legal. Has your work ever been stolen? > Mine has, and it's a legal mess to try to get compensation. Just in case the original poster misses your note: I believe that his "Why not?" was referring to the photo

Re: [CGUYS] Relinquishing copyright on Wikipedia photo

2009-03-11 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
It is even worse when your work is used against you. As many of you know I am a minister. I happen to be in a minister that seems divided on Conservative and Liberal lines. I happen to administrate and moderate a listserv (email discussion group) that is considered liberal. A number of yea

Re: [CGUYS] Relinquishing copyright on Wikipedia photo

2009-03-11 Thread b_s-wilk
Doesn't matter where the photo subject is located, a copyrighted photo may not be used without permission of the photographer or owner. There's a big difference between an ordinary snapshot and a carefully considered professional photograph, even when the subject and location is the same--the r

Re: [CGUYS] those pesky browsers!

2009-03-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
>watchmen site imdb.com Put a colog after "site" watchmen site:imdb.com * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *

Re: [CGUYS] those pesky browsers!

2009-03-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
>I'd probably switch to chrome or safari 4 if I could just get some plug ins >for search. Search for what. The address bar in Chrome does search also. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy

Re: [CGUYS] crazy fast

2009-03-11 Thread Tom Piwowar
>I've read also that they have some unused space on the drives...so a 64 gig >drive might actually be 70 and when certain areas wear out etc, the drive >shifts to these areas. That's where Homeland Security puts their spyware files. ***