Re: [CGUYS] Rip Van Winkle [Was: Looking for notebooks
On Nov 11, 2007, at 9:35 PM, Robert wrote: This endless thread about old versus new computers with accessories assumes a healthy business with productivity being a goal. A few people not in this situation might find an old computer makes sense. I agree, and that's about all I can really say about the issue without resorting to verbosity and repetition. Steve * ==> 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 [Was: Looking for notebooks
Jeff Miles wrote: Excuse after excuse, it sounds like the person who refuses to buy a new car because the old one only has 250,000 miles on it. What's wrong with that? I think it all depends on what the car (or the computer) is used for. My father kept an old beat up car, torn seats, very high mileage, most things not working on it (e.g., windows, wipers, horn, lights, locks, some doors) because he used it solely to travel thru plowed dirt and rocky forest roads on his farms. Why waste a new car for this purpose if the service the old car was used for was likely to scratch the exterior, break a window, or tear up the oil pan? This endless thread about old versus new computers with accessories assumes a healthy business with productivity being a goal. A few people not in this situation might find an old computer makes sense. Anyone still using an Apple IIe? * ==> 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] G5 grace period question
On Nov 11, 2007, at 6:20 PM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system wrote: G5 grace period question My experience is negative. Four weeks out of Applecare and an iBook HD failure resulted in plenty of free Genius help diagnosing, and an "I'm sorry it will be $300 to replace." Time for the #00 philips and the iFixit instructions. One would hope they'd be better with a logic board on an iMac failure than with a laptop drive. David Newhall Falls Church, VA * ==> 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] External HD Enclosure
Speed Metal makes a number of models and some have your requirements. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Speed+Metal+SATA+firewire+external+enclosure&btnG=Search They are elegantly simple, durable and inexpensive. I have 3 of them. db Matthew Taylor wrote: Anyone care to recommend from experience an external hard drive enclosure that: 1. Supports a SATA drive 2. Is fanless 3. Is firewire Thank you * ==> 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
[CGUYS] External HD Enclosure
Anyone care to recommend from experience an external hard drive enclosure that: 1. Supports a SATA drive 2. Is fanless 3. Is firewire Thank you * ==> 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] G5 grace period question
Our 1.6GHz G5 iMac died this morning. Bad logic board it seems. The pinch is our 3y AppleCare expired two weeks ago. Does anyone have an experience with Apple and grace periods or wiggle room? Charles * ==> 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] Reliable, free broadband speed test sites?
I'm hopelessly behind in my email but wanted to comment on this one. Switching (hopefully) to RCN internet and phone today from Comcast and want to do before and after speed test comparison. Also want to test speed as loading sites seems to have gotten much slower lately, getting back to dial-up type speeds, it seems. Tried a few free test sites - some no longer exist, I am also on Comcast and have noted the same problem. And , it's on every site I go to. I'd have thought it was a problem with my machine but my husband is having the same problem on his. We're left drumming our fingers , waiting for a page to load that used to come in immediately. And email is slow as welland at times I'm unable to even send out some emails. If I go to my .mac acct I can send them with no problem and I wonder about Comcast's ability to censor what I send out. The rejected email is always of a political nature. I"m sure it's just my paranoia, but I just tried sending out an email about Comcast's abuse of net neutrality and after many tries to get it to go out, gave up. Picked my mac account and it went right out. Anyway, what is RCN? Let us know if you like it. Paula IN/USA Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!" Have a wonderful day! * ==> 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 [Was: Looking for notebooks
> Such inconsistency is hard to believe. You must just be sucking up to > top management who are driven more by style than function. > > You won't be selling or donating CRTs. You will be lucky to find a > (legal) disposal method that does do run you $25 per unit. We here in the real world call, what you call "inconsistency," thinking. You look at a situation and try to find the right balance of a solution, rather than just blindly apply the single, dog-eared template that consultants can't bear to part with. You should put down the magic 8-ball try it some time. You should also try a wee bit of research for recycling options (it's that thinking thing again). Service Source in Va. takes CRTs for $10 each. They even will come and get them. http://www.ourpeoplework.org/content.asp?contentid=381 * ==> 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] Website & Browser question
This page opens OK for me using Firefox v. 2.0.0.9. Looking at the html source code, there are some obvious errors. First, there are two head sections, one embedded in the other. One head section is all that should be there. Second, there is no statement before . Immediately before the statement should appear: PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd";> Some html validators are at http://www.htmlvalidator.com/lite/ and at http://validator.w3.org/ Stephen Brownfield wrote: A friend/volunteer has worked on a web page for a number of years (>5yrs.). All of the sudden some of the newer browsers load a blank page. I can open it with the latest version of OmniWeb, but cannot open with the latest versions of Firefox or Netscape. I am told that IE 6.0.2900.2180 will not load the page. She said that she created and maintained it by just using HTML. What is the problem and how can she fix it? The website is: http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/OH80.html Thanks for any help, Steve * ==> 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] Website & Browser question
There are two closing tags for the head block and the opening body tag is between them. She should use a syntax checker. >> A friend/volunteer has worked on a web page for a number of years >> (>5yrs.). All of the sudden some of the newer browsers load a blank >> page. I can open it with the latest version of OmniWeb, but cannot open >> with the latest versions of Firefox or Netscape. I am told that IE >> 6.0.2900.2180 will not load the page. She said that she created and >> maintained it by just using HTML. What is the problem and how can she >> fix it? The website is: >> >> http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/OH80.html * ==> 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 [Was: Looking for notebooks
>CRTs? I haven't bought one of those in almost 2 years, not since LCD panels >became near equal in price. I'll be selling what CRTs remain once they >rotate out, donating them to a poorer .org or just recycle them. > >Analog LCDs make *everyone* in my company happy, productive and none the >poorer. Digital video makes hardware manufacturers happy. Such inconsistency is hard to believe. You must just be sucking up to top management who are driven more by style than function. You won't be selling or donating CRTs. You will be lucky to find a (legal) disposal method that does do run you $25 per unit. * ==> 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 [Was: Looking for notebooks]
>Bet it works well for construction plans...engineering drawings... More like wallpaper (museum displays). * ==> 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] Puzzling...
> It seems that it is connected to the network OK >but it can´t access the Internet and the e-mail. >I have tried a lot of things to no avail. Quick tests to get you started... 1) Ping the router: positive response confirms connection up to the router 2) Browse to http://17.149.160.49 If this works and www.apple.com fails you have a DNS problem. * ==> 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] Puzzling...
Perhaps one of you could help. I have a LAN wired network with three computers, a router and a cable modem. Working fine. All Windows XP. Then a Toshiba LapTop (Windows Vista) connected wireless to an Access Point and part of the home network. Fine too. Then a fourth computer still o=with Windows ME connected wirelessly to the Access Point. It seems that it is connected to the network OK but it can´t access the Internet and the e-mail. I have tried a lot of things to no avail. The connection is there OK but even in the connection it says that it is connected to the Access Point but can´t access the Internet (and the e-mail). Anyone willing to help? Many thanks Marcio * ==> 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
