Re: [CGUYS] FYI: Safari on the Windows Platform
mike sez: MS agreed to fix it without incident, Apple was refusing until recently. According to the researcher who found the issue though, MS fixing their end still leaves a problem that can be exploited in Safari. You really do have an awful lot of time counting the minutes between when one company decides to change its course (Microsoft points fingers and then will make a change) and then another company decides to change course, too (Apple refusing until recently). Since both have changed, sounds like neither of them win. The customers win. -- Michael Lewis Off Balance Productions [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.offbalance.com * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] FYI: Safari on the Windows Platform
Mike, slamming Apple's security by quoting security companies who sell security software for Windows is less than creditable to me. They are saying use Windows and buy our security software; don't switch to OS X and ignore us! If they also sold security software for OS X (and had a creditable number of customers, reflecting the market), I might believe them. If their claims that Mac OS X (current versions - 10.4 and 10.5) are true, then why can't they make and sell security software to those users? There are plenty of companies selling software for OS X; why do none of them sell security software? Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- So when mediadefender went to take down rev3 with a DoS attack, if they had been rich snobs they would have gone after only macs to set the attack up? Or would they realize that the DoS attack only works when you have a lot of machines sending data and go after the other 90% of systems out there to launch the attack? I don't have to convince anyone, it's just facts. Look at almost any security firm who measures medium to critical flaws among the os's and they all say the same thing, Apple lags far behind in fixing such flaws. They get away with it because these guys such as mediadefender need as many systems as they can get to attack. This last safari problem is a perfect example, MS was out saying they would fix the issue, Apple said we aren't fixing it. Now after some press articles and pressure from the community and MS, Apple has agreed to fix it. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Apple Posts Mac OS X Security Guides
Apple posted security guides for 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5 (desktop and server versions for each) here yesterday (PDF): http://www.apple.com/support/security/guides/ Apple warns that these are not for the inexperienced OS X user. If you are not familiar with Terminal command line, networks and OS X, find someone who is before trying to follow the guides. Thank you, Mark Snyder * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question (was over shooting
I had no idea you could still pay pretty close to new price for a used/refurbished camera. Yes, it does say refurbished by NIKON includes warranty but I don't think that justifies the price. When new, the D70 body sold for $1,099 (the kit with 18-70mm AF-S lens was $1,299), so even though they're taking almost $200 off, I'd still pass. Given the choice between a new camera or a used/refurb'd camera, I'd go with the new. I'm not saying anything bad about the D70. I absolutely love mine, but I can't justify that cost ($900) for a used/refurb'd camera. Someone else referred to Ken Rockwell's website. He's got great reviews of the cameras and his recommendation is the D40. If you want to see examples of what the D40 can do, take a look at www.kenrockwell.com/ryan/index.htm - those are pictures of his first baby. Larry -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Meyer Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 4:59 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question (was over shooting The google products search on Nikon D70 turn up listings in the first half page for about $900 from numerous different stores. Checkout One Laptop Per Child project laptop.org --- On Thu, 6/5/08, Larry Sacks lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote: From: Larry Sacks lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Subject: Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question (was over shooting To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008, 12:34 PM Tom makes an excellent point. Nearly all point and shoot digital cameras go to work once you press the shutter release button down to take the picture. You can defeat that somewhat by anticipating the shot. Of course, that works a lot easier with subjects that are going on a predictable course - like say cars on a track. With kids, pets, birds, etc, it becomes more of a challenge since just because they're going in one direction at the time, doesn't mean they'll continue on that path in the next millisecond. As someone else said, FPS does not necessarily equate to a better camera. FPS is if you just want to throw frames at an event - but that doesn't guarantee you'll actually get the shot you want. In my photography business (and for the work I do for paper), I rarely shoot in burst mode.Ken Rockwell's website (www.kenrockwell.com) is definitely a great place to go look for information. Ken is a into cameras and buys equipment as soon as it's available. While he's mostly looked at Nikons in the past, he's not a Nikon bigot. He's got lots of good, practical advice. The D70 and the D40 are both great cameras. I have a D70 and my brother has a D40. I've put about 25,000 (or so) shots through my D70. My brother recently got his D40 and I've used it too.The D70 you're looking at is almost definitely used as the D70 line was dropped in around 2005 or so. The D40 is newer and somewhat lighter.In your original email, you said the D40 was about $500 less.I'd go with the D40. You could probably use the savings (if you're okay with stimulating the economy and spending money you were thinking of spending) and get one of the D40 kits. Most come with an 18-55mm lens (either VR or non-VR) or the 18-55mm and the 55-200mm (also VR or non-VR). (VR is Nikon's Vibration Resistance technology - sort of an image stabilization but it's minimizes shake when taking pictures under certain circumstances. Just know that it works really nicely). OR... you could spend a bit more, get the D40 with the 18-55mm lens and then get Nikon's 18-200mm VR lens. That's a fantastic lens and it'll handle 99.999% of what you need to shoot. The only catch is the 18-200mm VR goes for about $679.95 (yeah, it's an expensive lens). Just out of curiosity, what store is selling the D70 and for how much? Larry P.S. Don't forget to get a UV filter for any and all lenses you get. Some camera shops will try to sell you something *really* expensive, but you don't need to spend all that much money on it. The UV filter is there to protect the lens from things that might strike the glass. It also does a dandy job on fingerprints (smudges like that are too close to the lens when they're on the filter, so they won't affect the shot. Smudges on the lens however, will). And it's far, far better and cheaper to have a $30 UV filter get broken than a $700 lens. -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Piwowar Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 7:34 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question (was over shooting gt;Camera newbie question.amp;nbsp; I hate shutter lag in digital cameras.amp;nbsp; gt;The frames per secondamp;nbsp; rate in the Nikon D70amp;nbsp; 3 fps whereas the gt;D40 specs claims 2.5 fps. Note that shutter lag and frames per second are not related. Shutter lag depends on how quickly the camera sets up for the shot (focus, metering, etc.)
[CGUYS] Here's some news...
Apple is said to be planning to make the latest upgrade, 10.6, of their Leopard OS an Intel ONLY version, cutting out the non-intel Mac community. This move, if true, is aimed at making the Leopard OS imminently useable on Windows machines and forcing Mac PPC owners to buy new computers if they want to use future versions of Leopard. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Here's some news...
On Jun 6, 2008, at 2:11 PM, Steve Rigby wrote: Apple is said to be planning to make the latest upgrade, 10.6, of their Leopard OS an Intel ONLY version, cutting out the non- intel Mac community. This move, if true, is aimed at making the Leopard OS imminently useable on Windows machines and forcing Mac PPC owners to buy new computers if they want to use future versions of Leopard. I should have written next major upgrade. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question (was over shooting
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 1:33 PM, Larry Sacks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had no idea you could still pay pretty close to new price for a used/refurbished camera. Yes, it does say refurbished by NIKON includes warranty but I don't think that justifies the price. When new, the D70 body sold for $1,099 (the kit with 18-70mm AF-S lens was $1,299), so even though they're taking almost $200 off, I'd still pass. That is, of course, up to you. It really depends on the company, but most reputable companies offer equipment indistinguishable from new under the refurb label. I have purchased half a dozen refurbished items, including a digital camera, and three of them were still in the otriginal packaging. (Including the camera). Someone clearly bought it and returned it wiithout ever opening it. But at that point it is used. I do agree that warrantees are important. It may well be worth paying $200 for a longer guaranteed replacement period of a year as opposed to 60 days. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Here's some news...
The latest Ubuntu version supports non-Intel Macs. On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 2:39 PM, Steve Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 6, 2008, at 2:11 PM, Steve Rigby wrote: Apple is said to be planning to make the latest upgrade, 10.6, of their Leopard OS an Intel ONLY version, cutting out the non-intel Mac community. This move, if true, is aimed at making the Leopard OS imminently useable on Windows machines and forcing Mac PPC owners to buy new computers if they want to use future versions of Leopard. I should have written next major upgrade. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question (was over shooting
Perhaps I should have been more specific. I wasn't questioning the refurb status since the work was performed by Nikon as I'm sure Nikon is a good place to go to have one of their cameras refurbished. What I was questioning was the cost and to a lesser extent, the original need for the refurb work performed. Did the camera suffer from the BGLOD (Blinking Green Light of Death seen on some early D70s that Nikon repaired as a warranty item), was it abused - dropped in water, on concrete, etc, or was it sent in to merely have the CCD cleaned? The phrase refurbished can mean any one of a number of things and the vagueness of it leaves one to wonder (at least I usually do) what happened. Buying a camera someone returned in the original box with the original packaging is much different than buying a refurbished camera and I wasn't including that in my definition of used. By used, I meant a camera that has been used and possibly abused. I've pumped about 26,000 or so shots through my D70 and if I were to sell it, I don't think I'd ask or even hope I could get $900 (even if I sent it into Nikon to have them check it out and clean the CCD), but maybe I'm just setting my sights too low. By abused, I've seen some cameras that have been banged, dropped and generally mistreated that I would have a tough time considering getting even if they were refurbished. If they were and were priced at around $100, then I might consider it, but $900? I'd have a tough time at that price point. Now if the company doing the refurb work were to tell you what they did, what condition the camera was in (what was wrong with it, etc, etc) and maybe include some before pictures, then I might start to think about the $400 - $600 range. But $900? I'd still have a tough time going that high. As for the warranty, I'd be careful with a 3rd party warranty. I've seen some that are definitely good and others that really are just added profit for the company selling them. Nikon offers an extended warranty as do most reputable camera stores. I'm split on that. When the camera is down, that can be an issue. I've had my D70 since November 2004 and had to send it in for repair in 2007. It was completely out of warranty but Nikon repaired it for free and got it back to me within 4 days. To me, that spoke volumes of good things about Nikon. I did have a backup camera I was able to use - my old fully manual 35mm film SLR. If I didn't have a backup camera (and working for a paper, I kind of need a camera almost all the time), I'd have had to rent or find someone that would let me borrow their camera. Larry -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John DeCarlo Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 11:42 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question (was over shooting On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 1:33 PM, Larry Sacks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had no idea you could still pay pretty close to new price for a used/refurbished camera. Yes, it does say refurbished by NIKON includes warranty but I don't think that justifies the price. When new, the D70 body sold for $1,099 (the kit with 18-70mm AF-S lens was $1,299), so even though they're taking almost $200 off, I'd still pass. That is, of course, up to you. It really depends on the company, but most reputable companies offer equipment indistinguishable from new under the refurb label. I have purchased half a dozen refurbished items, including a digital camera, and three of them were still in the otriginal packaging. (Including the camera). Someone clearly bought it and returned it wiithout ever opening it. But at that point it is used. I do agree that warrantees are important. It may well be worth paying $200 for a longer guaranteed replacement period of a year as opposed to 60 days. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question: let's end this
Please. The D40 new is superior to a refurbished or new D70 (or D70s). The Nikon 18~55mmVR lens is excellent. A DSLR one buys today is overtaken swiftly by next models, certainly within 18 months. A film-era camera, such as Hasselblad (I use them even now with great reliability), was viable for 20+ years, results indistinguishable from current models. Overnight, digital cameras become inferior performers, eventual landfill (here, or in China), much as their mobil phone brethren. Those who read Ken Rockwell's excellent website, the best out there on subjects photography, know this. Should you elect to go the DSLR route, you will learn there also that your most important investment is in glass, not in ephemeral camera. Thank you. Chad --- On Fri, 6/6/08, John DeCarlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: John DeCarlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question (was over shooting To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Date: Friday, June 6, 2008, 2:41 PM On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 1:33 PM, Larry Sacks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had no idea you could still pay pretty close to new price for a used/refurbished camera. Yes, it does say refurbished by NIKON includes warranty but I don't think that justifies the price. When new, the D70 body sold for $1,099 (the kit with 18-70mm AF-S lens was $1,299), so even though they're taking almost $200 off, I'd still pass. That is, of course, up to you. It really depends on the company, but most reputable companies offer equipment indistinguishable from new under the refurb label. I have purchased half a dozen refurbished items, including a digital camera, and three of them were still in the otriginal packaging. (Including the camera). Someone clearly bought it and returned it wiithout ever opening it. But at that point it is used. I do agree that warrantees are important. It may well be worth paying $200 for a longer guaranteed replacement period of a year as opposed to 60 days. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] PC Speaker
I thought I posted this earlier but did not see it. So forgive me if I have double posted. What I am looking to do is play the sounds that come from the PC speaker on a Windows XP Gateway desktop through the desktop speakers. I have looked in the BIOS and cannot find a setting there. TIA * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] PC Speaker
There shouldn't be any sound coming from the PC speaker except a beep. If you want Windows to beep on events, go into your Control PanelSounds. On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 4:41 PM, Jay Montero [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought I posted this earlier but did not see it. So forgive me if I have double posted. What I am looking to do is play the sounds that come from the PC speaker on a Windows XP Gateway desktop through the desktop speakers. I have looked in the BIOS and cannot find a setting there. TIA * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] PC Speaker
Unless I misunderstand the situation or your terms, you just plug the speakers in to the speaker port (often has an earphone symbol). Matthew On Jun 6, 2008, at 4:41 PM, Jay Montero wrote: I thought I posted this earlier but did not see it. So forgive me if I have double posted. What I am looking to do is play the sounds that come from the PC speaker on a Windows XP Gateway desktop through the desktop speakers. I have looked in the BIOS and cannot find a setting there. TIA * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Here's some news...
Will it run on generic Intel hardware, or must it be Apple-produced hardware? What sort of ROM BIOS do these machines have? Fred Holmes At 02:11 PM 6/6/2008, Steve Rigby wrote: Apple is said to be planning to make the latest upgrade, 10.6, of their Leopard OS an Intel ONLY version, cutting out the non-intel Mac community. This move, if true, is aimed at making the Leopard OS imminently useable on Windows machines and forcing Mac PPC owners to buy new computers if they want to use future versions of Leopard. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Here's some news...
The hardware doesn't change, it's just that apple won't be putting out an OS compatible for PPC. It won't run on anything but Apple hardware...unless you hack it. Mike On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 3:08 PM, Fred Holmes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will it run on generic Intel hardware, or must it be Apple-produced hardware? What sort of ROM BIOS do these machines have? Fred Holmes At 02:11 PM 6/6/2008, Steve Rigby wrote: Apple is said to be planning to make the latest upgrade, 10.6, of their Leopard OS an Intel ONLY version, cutting out the non-intel Mac community. This move, if true, is aimed at making the Leopard OS imminently useable on Windows machines and forcing Mac PPC owners to buy new computers if they want to use future versions of Leopard. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Here's some news...
On Jun 6, 2008, at 6:08 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: Will it run on generic Intel hardware, or must it be Apple-produced hardware? What sort of ROM BIOS do these machines have? The rumor mill has it that it will run on non-Apple hardware. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Here's some news...
Apple would eat their own shorts before doing that. They don't make money off the OS, they make it off the hardware that runs it. Not to mention the kind of support they'd have to engineer for all those new motherboards.. Mike On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Steve Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 6, 2008, at 6:08 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: Will it run on generic Intel hardware, or must it be Apple-produced hardware? What sort of ROM BIOS do these machines have? The rumor mill has it that it will run on non-Apple hardware. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Here's some news...
On Jun 6, 2008, at 6:17 PM, mike wrote: The hardware doesn't change, it's just that apple won't be putting out an OS compatible for PPC. It won't run on anything but Apple hardware...unless you hack it. Perhaps some hacking may be involved, but if Apple does this, they would have to make it easy to do to be successful at challenging the Windows OS on traditionally Windows machines. Apparently, Apple has already dropped the Macintosh name from being associated with the newly planned advertising campaigns for upcoming releases of Leopard. A large banner hung from the ceiling at the WWDC '08 Ground Floor Registration area is being used to advertise Leopard, but is absent any mention of Apple or Macintosh. See this is Arstechnica: http://tinyurl.com/67nq42 Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Excel ?
Try using a sum function for the 3 cells rather than adding. Depending on the version of excel you are using, the sum function ignores text and only adds the numbers. Kevin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jun 5, 2008 8:03 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: [CGUYS] Excel ? A very simple but perplexing problem. A cell adds the values of 3 adjacent cells. When text is keyed into one of the three cells, the cell adding the values shows an error - #value. Solution? Thanks, John. **Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch Cooking with Tyler Florence on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?NCID=aolfod000302) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Here's some news...
Apple is said to be planning to make the latest upgrade, 10.6, of their Leopard OS an Intel ONLY version, cutting out the non-intel Mac community. This move, if true, is aimed at making the Leopard OS imminently useable on Windows machines and forcing Mac PPC owners to buy new computers if they want to use future versions of Leopard. That schedule was announced years ago. Apple committed to supporting hardware through two major upgrades. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question (was over shooting
I had no idea you could still pay pretty close to new price for a used/refurbished camera. Yes, it does say refurbished by NIKON includes warranty but I don't think that justifies the price. Same thing is true for refurb Macs. You get a couple of hundred bucks off. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Here's some news...
This is all very interesting but I'm still very happy running rock solid 10.4. Maybe I'll just hold out for 10.6 before changing. Jordan Steve Rigby wrote: Apple is said to be planning to make the latest upgrade, 10.6, of their Leopard OS an Intel ONLY version, cutting out the non-intel Mac community. This move, if true, is aimed at making the Leopard OS imminently useable on Windows machines and forcing Mac PPC owners to buy new computers if they want to use future versions of Leopard. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question (was over shooting
I usually find it is best to buy refubs from the manufacturer and not the open market. I have gotten some really good deals from Epson and Kodak on refurb electronics. They usually give manufacturers warranty with them, and sometimes even throw in free shipping. Stewart At 06:39 PM 6/6/2008, you wrote: Same thing is true for refurb Macs. You get a couple of hundred bucks off. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] WinXP SATA
[rant] What a PITA. This Intel DQ965GF board, purchased 4/07, didn't come with any floppy disk (or files) despite the fact WinXP is still the most common OS. No problem, if their website responds to an obvious DQ965 floppy drivers query, but of course it doesn't. At the time I simply kicked the bios to emulate EIDE, then forgot about it. But darnit, now I'd like very much to kick these drives to AHCI (SATA) mode. But, a year later, I still can't find the right files at Intel! I think there should be a law. If you're going to sell a motherboard with SATA, and if WinXP still doesn't support SATA without a floppy, then dammit, pack a floppy with your board! [/rant] PS My existing Vista wouldn't change to new SATA drivers either, throwing a 7B blue screen. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] DSLR question: let's end this
On Jun 6, 2008, at 3:53 PM, chad evans wyatt wrote: Should you elect to go the DSLR route, you will learn there also that your most important investment is in glass, not in ephemeral camera. So, so true. A good lens on a consumer level DSLR provides for a better image than mediocre glass on a high end DSLR, sensors being essentially the same. No need to get all that hung-up on brand name or cost of camera body. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Here's some news...
On Jun 6, 2008, at 7:01 PM, mike wrote: Apple would eat their own shorts before doing that. They don't make money off the OS, they make it off the hardware that runs it. Not to mention the kind of support they'd have to engineer for all those new motherboards.. I agree that the concept is a bit hard to swallow. That being said, there are an awful lot of Windows users and computers out there. Vista has not worked out that well for MS. What does a copy of Vista cost at the retail level? How many copies of OS X could be sold at that price or lower, which I believe is higher than what Mac users have normally paid. Also, isn't Apple moving heavily into selling a lot of fluffware these days what with the iPhone, the iPod and Lord knows what other Girly Man (just quoting the Governator) type devices being developed? Apple could conceivably eliminate their desktop line of computers altogether the way that their portable devices are selling. Of course, this is all but conjecture at this point, supported by a bit of emerging evidence that suggests some kind of changes in mind at Apple. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Here's some news...
On Jun 6, 2008, at 7:38 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote: That schedule was announced years ago. Apple committed to supporting hardware through two major upgrades. That is correct to the best of my recollection. I do not believe there was any attendant suggestion at the time that the Mac OS would be specifically targeted for sale with the intention that it be installed on Windows computers after those two major upgrades. We shall see. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Here's some news...
On Jun 6, 2008, at 8:04 PM, Jordan wrote: This is all very interesting but I'm still very happy running rock solid 10.4. Maybe I'll just hold out for 10.6 before changing. I am also quite happy with 10.4 and have no plans to move this machine to 10.5 although that OS is on my portable. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] WinXP SATA
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=allProductID=2372OSFullName=Windows*+XP+Professionallang=engstrOSs=44submit=Go%21#DRV That doesn't contain the files you need? On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Tony B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [rant] What a PITA. This Intel DQ965GF board, purchased 4/07, didn't come with any floppy disk (or files) despite the fact WinXP is still the most common OS. No problem, if their website responds to an obvious DQ965 floppy drivers query, but of course it doesn't. At the time I simply kicked the bios to emulate EIDE, then forgot about it. But darnit, now I'd like very much to kick these drives to AHCI (SATA) mode. But, a year later, I still can't find the right files at Intel! I think there should be a law. If you're going to sell a motherboard with SATA, and if WinXP still doesn't support SATA without a floppy, then dammit, pack a floppy with your board! [/rant] PS My existing Vista wouldn't change to new SATA drivers either, throwing a 7B blue screen. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] AVG dissatisfaction
Thought I received message at end of May that AVG free was ending as of June 1 and needed to upgrade to presumably paid version. Was away and didn't do anything, but still seems to be running as far as I can tell. Anyone else heard about this? After reading this thread, wondering if AVG might be what is slowing down my browsing, mainly on FireFox, but probably also some on IE? Thanks Randall On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 6:35 PM, John Duncan Yoyo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Three apps may deal with things better than one swiss army program. I have all three on a swiss army knife but I would rather own a screwdriver, a kitchen knife and a can opener. On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:31 PM, mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: True...but why use three instead of one? Why shouldn't one app deal with it? Mike On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 8:23 PM, Tony B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This may be true, but there's only so much a program can do to protect you from all malware. Use anything but IE6, immunize with Spybot, and always use DropMyRights and there's no need for your AV app to deal with that stuff. On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:31 PM, mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was looking at AVG free but it only includes anti virusit seems to me there are very little true viruses left out there and that most are malware, adware...spyware etc. I switched to Avast free because it includes all of the above. If AVG is going to split hairs between viruses and spyware, where are they starting and stopping in protecting users? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] WinXP SATA
I think there should be a law. If you're going to sell a motherboard with SATA, and if WinXP still doesn't support SATA without a floppy, then dammit, pack a floppy with your board! The only reason you'd need a floppy with a DQ965GF is to set up a RAID on the SATA controller, correct me if I'm wrong. If the drives are PATA they're running on the legacy EIDE interface. You can't run a PATA drive on a SATA interface. There are six SATA connectors on this board, and one PATA connector. It sounds like you need to connect to the correct interface with SATA drives. No floppy is necessary for that. If you're saying you're all ready running SATA drives as PATA drives I don't see how that's possible. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
