Re: [CGUYS] Buying a Mac PowerBook Pro
If this is not a new laptop, you will need to tell us the model before I can tell you its limits. You are correct that you will need fewer ports and get less internal disk capacity in a laptop. Pay attention to how many USB ports (USB 2) and FireWire ports it has and what you plan to connect at the same time. Laptops use 2.5 inch disk drives, not the 3.5 inch drives in most desktops, so storage capacities are lower for laptops. Most laptops have only two memory slots, so I like to buy the highest capacity chips available. This laptop can be upgraded to Leopard for about $109 plus shipping as I write. Since it has an Intel processor, upgrading to Leopard before you install any software would be a good idea. More Windows programs will run in Leopard with an Intel processor without emulation. You can also check dual boot, an option in Leopard, or Parallels, a separate product, to run Windows. The latter will let you switch back and forth; the former is a reboot to go from Mac OS X to Windows. Adding an external USB or Firewire disk drive will provide the opportunity to use Leopard's automatic backup, TimeMachine. Its usefulness to you will depend on how convenient it is to carry the external drive around with the laptop, and how often you will be carrying it around. Apple sells extended warranty, from 90 days to three years, for something like ten percent of purchase price. I don't know if that covers dropping the laptop or running over it with the car, I would guess not. Most people buy it because Apple provides great telephone tech support, so check that out to see if would be helpful for a Mac OS newbie. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Announcements and Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 7:01 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: [CGUYS] Buying a Mac PowerBook Pro Gosh, so many replies about serial ports and floppy drives on laptops. I'm thinking of buying a Mac PowerBook Pro (college daughter bought one and loves it), but I am a Windows person and don't know how to select and I've never had a laptop. The one that I am considering is a 15.4 screen, 2.2 GHz Intel processor, 1 GB memory, sells for $2000 but available at a discount for $1800. Questions: 1. What is the best software that emulates Windows on a Mac? Or, is it better to install Windows as a partition? I need this because of the very many Windows applications that I have. 2. The discounted $1800 notebook is advertised with the OS Tiger, not Leopard. How important is the latter OS? 3. How expandable is the memory and/or disk drive? I'm used to having 1.5 TB disk space, so 120 GB internal is very small. Is 1 GB memory adequate? 4. How many ports? (My desktop has 16 USB ports and 5 IEEE ports, and all are used. Of course, I know that a laptop will not need so many.) 5. Should I buy drop insurance -- i.e., insurance for repair if I drop it or run over it with my car? 6. Other advice? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Rip Van Winkle
A business replacing 1/3 of their laptops/desktops is about right. That eliminates most obsolescence and introduces new technologies at a manageable pace. Even better is to know the direction of the industry to be able to plan how to move from older to newer and to aim at getting the newer technologies. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- I like when people assume that the only reason you have old tech in the office is just because you're too lazy to buy the latest and the greatest. Sometimes it's just because the best you can hope for is to replace 1/3 of your computers each year and maybe get one or 2 new printers or fax machines as they die off. It seems to me that real businesses are always playing catch up if they have to stay within budgets no matter how much more productive the new toys are alledged to be. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
[CGUYS] [C-GUYS] ARTICLE: Why Macs are not more expensive than PCs--an economic analysis
I am a Mac/Apple user, but am not sure I agree about resale value driving market. Do any of you regularly resell old computers? The present article is an attempt to prove to you that, on price alone, the Mac is not the BMW of computers. It is the Ford of computers. I am not arguing that the Mac is cheaper only if you consider the psychic benefits conferred by its quality. Rather I'm going to illustrate something more straightforward: Even though you may pay a slight premium at the cash register for a Mac over a comparable Windows PC (a premium that gets slighter all the time), it will cost you less money -- real, honest-to-goodness American dollars -- to own that Mac than to own that PC. See: http://machinist.salon.com/feature/2007/11/07/mac_price/index.html /gayley * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
[CGUYS] Digest mode
In digest mode, it is impossible to see who is sending which message unless they sign it. There are no email headers. Occasionally there is quoted reply-to material, but that refers to a previous message. Worse, the silly QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE appears between every message. Can the list serv software insert the message headers so I can see who is writing what, and can it filter the command reference to once per digest? Thanks. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Digest mode
Can the list serv software insert the message headers so I can see who is writing what, and can it filter the command reference to once per digest? Thanks. Jack, If you find the settings, I will gladly implement them. There are manuals at www.lsoft.com/resources/manuals.asp. We are running version 14.5 here. Tom * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Buying a Mac PowerBook Pro
Thanks for your reply. The info you asked about is below. Snyder, Mark (NGIT-CA) wrote: If this is not a new laptop, you will need to tell us the model before I can tell you its limits. Apple 15.4 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile Notebook http://www.ecomelectronics.com/prodinfo.phtml?id=2105 You are correct that you will need fewer ports and get less internal disk capacity in a laptop. Pay attention to how many USB ports (USB 2) and FireWire ports it has and what you plan to connect at the same time. Laptops use 2.5 inch disk drives, not the 3.5 inch drives in most desktops, so storage capacities are lower for laptops. Most laptops have only two memory slots, so I like to buy the highest capacity chips available. This laptop can be upgraded to Leopard for about $109 plus shipping as I write. Since it has an Intel processor, upgrading to Leopard before you install any software would be a good idea. More Windows programs will run in Leopard with an Intel processor without emulation. You can also check dual boot, an option in Leopard, or Parallels, a separate product, to run Windows. The latter will let you switch back and forth; the former is a reboot to go from Mac OS X to Windows. Adding an external USB or Firewire disk drive will provide the opportunity to use Leopard's automatic backup, TimeMachine. Its usefulness to you will depend on how convenient it is to carry the external drive around with the laptop, and how often you will be carrying it around. Apple sells extended warranty, from 90 days to three years, for something like ten percent of purchase price. I don't know if that covers dropping the laptop or running over it with the car, I would guess not. Most people buy it because Apple provides great telephone tech support, so check that out to see if would be helpful for a Mac OS newbie. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Announcements and Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 7:01 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: [CGUYS] Buying a Mac PowerBook Pro Gosh, so many replies about serial ports and floppy drives on laptops. I'm thinking of buying a Mac PowerBook Pro (college daughter bought one and loves it), but I am a Windows person and don't know how to select and I've never had a laptop. The one that I am considering is a 15.4 screen, 2.2 GHz Intel processor, 1 GB memory, sells for $2000 but available at a discount for $1800. Questions: 1. What is the best software that emulates Windows on a Mac? Or, is it better to install Windows as a partition? I need this because of the very many Windows applications that I have. 2. The discounted $1800 notebook is advertised with the OS Tiger, not Leopard. How important is the latter OS? 3. How expandable is the memory and/or disk drive? I'm used to having 1.5 TB disk space, so 120 GB internal is very small. Is 1 GB memory adequate? 4. How many ports? (My desktop has 16 USB ports and 5 IEEE ports, and all are used. Of course, I know that a laptop will not need so many.) 5. Should I buy drop insurance -- i.e., insurance for repair if I drop it or run over it with my car? 6. Other advice? * * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] [C-GUYS] ARTICLE: Why Macs are not more expensive than PCs--an economic analysis
The university where I work leases PCs (they're Dells) and replaces them every 3 years. The replacements are staggered so that every year about 1/3 of the computers are replaced. An unusual feature of my university -- the university offers to sell the used computer to the person who used it saying that it will be returned to the leasing company if not bought. However, no one ever comes to pick up the used computer. After waiting 1.5 or 2 years for it to be removed from my office, I simply take it home with me. Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Many large businesses do not own computers. They lease their equipment. Dell has made a huge impact on business leases. A company will lease a piece of equipment for 2-3 years. When they are done with it they replace it with new equipment and ship the old stuff back to the leasing company. Problem solved. It is quite difficult for many businesses to buy and sell equipment unless they have a specific entity that will handle all this. To them the lease model is good practice. The Federal Government (I am most familiar with the military) Keep their stuff until it is antiquated so it has absolutely no value when it is done. Colleges/Universities keep their equipment for a long period of time and buy all of their stuff. They usually find a non profit/school to donate the equipment to when they are done. Again usually when it's shelf life is past expiration. I have gotten some nice older Mac equipment this way. Absolutely no resale value at all. Stewart * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Digest mode
Jack, I get COMPUTERGUYS-L in digest mode, and it comes to me with short email headers (see my version of your message below). It comes to me as a flat unformatted mail document. My settings are DIGEST NOMIME, so if you are getting it in MIME format, that may be the reason. Which mail app are you using? It may be configured to not display email headers in the body of the email. David On Nov 9, 2007, at 3:01 PM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system wrote: -- Date:Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:22:41 -0500 From:Jack [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Digest mode In digest mode, it is impossible to see who is sending which message unless they sign it. There are no email headers. Occasionally there is quoted reply-to material, but that refers to a previous message. Worse, the silly QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE appears between every message. Can the list serv software insert the message headers so I can see who is writing what, and can it filter the command reference to once per digest? Thanks. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: ComputerGuys-L- [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys- [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] mac mini help
Removing the plist files worked. Thanks. Still have to find the corrupted but probably won't bother. -PJM Checkout One Laptop Per Child project laptop.org - Original Message From: Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Friday, November 9, 2007 6:41:52 AM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] mac mini help Toss your com.apple.systempreferences.plist Deleted the file. Restarted. No change. Neither of us know what it was the kids changed so I'm guessing about which plist file is involved, but it is virtually certain that it is one of the plist files. I would move all the likely ones to the desktop and then logoff/logon (you don't have to restart). By trial and error you'll find it. Then copy all the innocent plist files back. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Buying a Mac PowerBook Pro
The Mac at the web site you linked to appears to have 2G RAM. Plenty unless you it will be doing some kind of heavy graphics lifting. If I were you I would lean towards Parallels rather than have to reboot to switch. That is of course unless you are thinking of not using OS X at all. I would stick with Tiger for now and worry about Leopard in a few months. Tiger works very well! If you want to have Leopard, consider buying from Apple. Somehow I feel that the Macs from Apple are more set up than from other vendors, and the computer will come with Leopard. If you haven't had a laptop and/or will go places with it a lot, the Applecare Protection Plan is a good service. You can get very small boxes that will multiply your USB ports for you. It's not a big deal. You can daisy chain Firewire, so that's not an issue. Just thought I'd throw in my views. Gosh, so many replies about serial ports and floppy drives on laptops. I'm thinking of buying a Mac PowerBook Pro (college daughter bought one and loves it), but I am a Windows person and don't know how to select and I've never had a laptop. The one that I am considering is a 15.4 screen, 2.2 GHz Intel processor, 1 GB memory, sells for $2000 but available at a discount for $1800. Questions: 1. What is the best software that emulates Windows on a Mac? Or, is it better to install Windows as a partition? I need this because of the very many Windows applications that I have. 2. The discounted $1800 notebook is advertised with the OS Tiger, not Leopard. How important is the latter OS? 3. How expandable is the memory and/or disk drive? I'm used to having 1.5 TB disk space, so 120 GB internal is very small. Is 1 GB memory adequate? 4. How many ports? (My desktop has 16 USB ports and 5 IEEE ports, and all are used. Of course, I know that a laptop will not need so many.) 5. Should I buy drop insurance -- i.e., insurance for repair if I drop it or run over it with my car? 6. Other advice? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] [C-GUYS] ARTICLE: Why Macs are not more expensive t
I am a Mac/Apple user, but am not sure I agree about resale value driving market. Do any of you regularly resell old computers? See: http://machinist.salon.com/feature/2007/11/07/mac_price/index.html Some people do, some people don't. I track the used market fairly closely and I continue to be surprised at how strongly Macs hold their value. Macs often seem to defy gravity. Even after a new model ships, the prices of older models often does not budge as much as it should. Many times I have recommended buying a new Mac over a used Mac because I calculated that the price of the used Mac was too high vs. the new Mac. So for those who want to turn over their Macs frequently there is a lot of value that can be recaptured and this does reduce the cost of ownership. Those who keep their Macs until they are useless will be able to hold onto them far longer than they could hold onto a PC. That also lowers the TCO. Even a 5 year old Mac still retains some resale value. Someone with a 5 year old PC will have to pay somebody to cart it away. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
[CGUYS] Epson third-party inks
I just received this e-mail from my usual ink supplier: ITC Ruling affects Epson printer owners Lake Orion, Michigan - November 8, 2007 MIS Associates, Inc. (www.inksupply.com) was recently provided a copy of a ruling issued by the United States (ITC) International Trade Commission in Washington DC, (http://www.usitc.gov/). This commission is an independent, quasi-judicial Federal agency with broad investigative responsibilities on matters of trade. The agency investigates the effects of dumped and subsidized imports on domestic industries and conducts global safeguard investigations. The Commission also adjudicates cases involving alleged infringement by imports of intellectual property rights. Through such proceedings, the agency facilitates a rules-based international trading system. The Commission also serves as a Federal resource where trade data and other trade policy-related information are gathered and analyzed. The information and analysis are provided to the President, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and Congress to facilitate the development of sound and informed U.S. trade policy. The Commission makes most of its information and analysis available to the public to promote understanding of international trade issues. (http://www.usitc.gov/ext_relations/about_itc/index.htm) As some of you may be aware Epson America, Inc. filed a complaint with the above named government agency as well as a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against 24 companies that had been importing inkjet cartridges which Epson argued violated U.S. patents held by Epson. The ITC ruled in favor of Epson on all grounds, and issued a number of orders mandating compliance from importers, resellers and other parties not named in the complaint or suit. You can read more about the ruling at the links below. In keeping with legal and fair business practices, MIS Associates, Inc. will comply with the ITC ruling and not sell infringing products. We have been notified by virtually all of our previous and current suppliers that Epson compatible cartridges will no longer be available in the US market. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] mac mini help
Removing the plist files worked. Thanks. Still have to find the corrupted but probably won't bother. -PJM Sometimes I say to my clients: Do you want it fixed or do you wnat to know what went wrong? The latter will cost you more. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] [C-GUYS] ARTICLE: Why Macs are not more expensive than PCs--an economic analysis
As has been pointed out on this list before, Macs tend to hold up longer than Windows machines. I think some of this is due to the quality of the equipment, and some of it is because unlike MS, the Mac OS and now OS X does not force the antiquation of the equipment. Snyder, Mark (NGIT-CA) wrote: No, it falls apart there for most of us, because most people and most businesses use their computers until it is time to trash them. I have seen other arguments that show competitive value for Apple computers. The most believable arguments show Mac vs. Pc to be closer than most people think, with no significant advantage on either side. I personally see value in Mac OS X over Windows, but that is just IMHO. I use XP on the job and OS X at home, so I know both. Unfortunately I use XP at work more often than OS X at home. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- I am a Mac/Apple user, but am not sure I agree about resale value driving market. Do any of you regularly resell old computers? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Buying a Mac PowerBook Pro
1. What is the best software that emulates Windows on a Mac? Or, is it better to install Windows as a partition? I need this because of the very many Windows applications that I have. Use this as an opportunity to get better software. Running Windows on a Mac is not a good thing to do. you miss out on the greatest benefit of owning a Mac. Most programs that matter have Mac versions. Some software even has a Mac partition on the disc that you only see when you put it in a Mac. Same serial number works for either. 2. The discounted $1800 notebook is advertised with the OS Tiger, not Leopard. How important is the latter OS? Download the Apple-up-to-Date form to get the Leopard update for $10. Don't install it until the bugs are worked out (probably January). 3. How expandable is the memory and/or disk drive? I'm used to having 1.5 TB disk space, so 120 GB internal is very small. Is 1 GB memory adequate? This is a laptop so different metrics apply for the disk drive. The 1GB RAM may be enough, it depends on what software you will be running and the kind of work you do. 4. How many ports? (My desktop has 16 USB ports and 5 IEEE ports, and all are used. Of course, I know that a laptop will not need so many.) This is a laptop so different metrics apply. 5. Should I buy drop insurance -- i.e., insurance for repair if I drop it or run over it with my car? If you can get it. Warrenty repair used to cover more things than it does today. If the laptop travels, this is important. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Digest mode
Jack I use Thunderbird for email. It shows limited headers in digest mode for the list. Below is what I see in the digest, and the message source for your email. Last is how your message appears in my online email [ignore the Spanish]. In all examples the headers are displayed. Try a different email client. Do you view your email online? Betty --- Subject: Digest mode From: Jack [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:22:41 -0500 In digest mode, it is impossible to see who is sending which message unless they sign it. There are no email headers... Date:Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:22:41 -0500 From:Jack [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Digest mode MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In digest mode, it is impossible to see who is sending which message unless they sign it. There are no email headers... Mensaje reenviado Fecha: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:22:41 -0500 De: Jack [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: Digest mode Archivo adjunto tipo texto sin formato [ Examinar y guardar en mi PC ] In digest mode, it is impossible to see who is sending which message unless they sign it. There are no email headers... * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
[CGUYS] What is an exe.flv file ?
I've downloaded two files lately (one a screen saver , one a small CAD program ) each came with the extension exe.flv . They look like they should be old-fashioned exe. programs , but I can't figure out how to open them . I have a application which usually handles .flv files but it gives me an error message . Any ideas ? Thanks ! -- I am expecting a judgement shortly , and shall then place my establishment on a superior footing - * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
