Re: [CGUYS] MacBook and MacBookPro suffer performance anxiety once the battery is removed
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 10:05 PM, b_s-wilk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does this have any validity, or is Apple doing a CYA? It kind of makes > sense that an AC adapter might not be able to provide the same kind of power > as a battery that's designed for the full power demanded by the > processor/processes. I'm not an electrical engineer. Please elaborate. Does > this affect PCs? Or is it BS? > The explanation I heard was that the battery acted as a battery backup when the computer was plugged into the wall. The slower speed was a design feature. They slowed down the processor when the battery was missing so if it lost power it would have time to save some data. Besides who would be crazy enough to pull a battery. The other thing is the magnetic power cords are much easier to disconnect accidentally. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] MacBook and MacBookPro suffer performance anxiety once the battery is removed
Does this have any validity, or is Apple doing a CYA? It kind of makes sense that an AC adapter might not be able to provide the same kind of power as a battery that's designed for the full power demanded by the processor/processes. I'm not an electrical engineer. Please elaborate. Does this affect PCs? Or is it BS? Betty --- MacBook and MacBookPro suffer performance anxiety once the battery is removed by Joseph L. Flatley, posted Nov 22nd 2008 at 4:23AM Are you one of those thrifty-types who's always looking for an angle, always trying to stretch every last penny? You know who we're talking about: Montel Williams bases whole episodes around you, the kind of person who reuses tea bags and separates sheets of triple-ply paper towels. Unfortunately, it now looks like you now have one less trick at your disposal. According to Zach Honig over at Gearlog, running your MacBook or MacBookPro without its battery (trying to squeeze out an extra month or two of battery life) will cause a significant performance decrease: we're talking upwards of 40 percent. When he checked Apple's knowledgebase, it turns out that this is by design -- processor speed is reduced when the machine detects that its relying solely on A/C to prevent it from demanding more power than the adapter alone can provide (and any nasty shutdowns that would result). We don't know if we buy this line of reasoning, but one thing is certain: if you know what's good for you, you'll leave that battery where it belongs. http://tinyurl.com/5ggo9l http://www.gearlog.com/2008/11/apple_notebooks_take_huge_perf.php * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - very slow loading....again!
Where did you find the listing for DNS response times? db Tom Piwowar wrote: Automatic assignment of DNS usually means that you are assigned to use DNS servers provided by your ISP, I would not assume that my ISP manages their DNS well. Following my own advice I changed my DNS to one listed with a fast response time and the difference is significant. * ** 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] Help - very slow loading....again!
It could take 9 or 10 hours to download one movie. And usually it's a two way thing. You download a movie someone else has and someone uploads one of yours. And 20 somethings rarely do anything by themselves.. db Ranbo wrote: The last "slowdown" seemed to last, if I recall, over at least a day if not more. Seems like it would take a lot of people downloading a lot of movies to keep it slow all that time, so just wondering. Of course, wasn't trying to use internet all of that time. Randall On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 8:20 PM, db <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mypoint re: cars was that that car and highway technology has matured to the point that anyone from a teenager to a grandparent can just take off and drive one across the country ... not much specialized knowledge is needed... which wasn't at all the case for the first 30 to 50 years. That's where the internet & computers are now... in their early developmental years... and the "lumps" ... like uneven uncontrolled access have yet to be worked out. There are so many uncontrolled variables that it takes skill to figure out what is causing such a browsing slowdown. In this case, I am betting on the neighbors downloading movies. That said, any body know anything about software / bots etc that can be used for "sniffing" local traffic and spotting such nearby heavy cable broadband usage? db Fred Holmes wrote: At 11:22 AM 11/29/2008, Tom Piwowar wrote:file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/db/Application%20Data/Microsoft/Internet%20Explorer/Quick%20Launch/Mozilla%20Firefox.lnk Cars do far less than computers and innovation in that industry is almost zilch. Given several years warning that lighter, more efficient autos are what the public wanted, they were unable to deliver and kept making what they were making. Today innovation is mostly about flying to Washington in their private jets to ask for new kinds of handouts. If someone really thought they actually knew how to build an "innovative" car that was economically feasible (didn't depend upon government coercion), and had a convincing argument for it, investors would flock to participate. So far, it, along with much "alternative energy" hasn't really worked yet. Not when all aspect of the economics are considered. Fred Holmes * ** 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/ ** * * ** 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] Help - very slow loading....again!
>If DNS numbers are assigned automatically, does that mean they can >frequently be changing? They rarely change. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - very slow loading....again!
The last "slowdown" seemed to last, if I recall, over at least a day if not more. Seems like it would take a lot of people downloading a lot of movies to keep it slow all that time, so just wondering. Of course, wasn't trying to use internet all of that time. Randall On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 8:20 PM, db <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mypoint re: cars was that that car and highway technology has matured to > the point that anyone from a teenager to a grandparent can just take off and > drive one across the country ... not much specialized knowledge is needed... > which wasn't at all the case for the first 30 to 50 years. > > That's where the internet & computers are now... in their early > developmental years... and the "lumps" ... like uneven uncontrolled access > have yet to be worked out. There are so many uncontrolled variables that > it takes skill to figure out what is causing such a browsing slowdown. In > this case, I am betting on the neighbors downloading movies. > > That said, any body know anything about software / bots etc that can be > used for "sniffing" local traffic and spotting such nearby heavy cable > broadband usage? > > db > > > > Fred Holmes wrote: > >> At 11:22 AM 11/29/2008, Tom Piwowar >> wrote:file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/db/Application%20Data/Microsoft/Internet%20Explorer/Quick%20Launch/Mozilla%20Firefox.lnk >> >> > >> >> Cars do far less than computers and innovation in that industry is almost >>> zilch. Given several years warning that lighter, more efficient autos are >>> what the public wanted, they were unable to deliver and kept making what >>> they were making. Today innovation is mostly about flying to Washington in >>> their private jets to ask for new kinds of handouts. >>> >>> >> >> If someone really thought they actually knew how to build an "innovative" >> car that was economically feasible (didn't depend upon government coercion), >> and had a convincing argument for it, investors would flock to participate. >> So far, it, along with much "alternative energy" hasn't really worked yet. >> Not when all aspect of the economics are considered. >> >> Fred Holmes >> >> * >> ** 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/ ** > * > * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - very slow loading....again!
>Automatic assignment of DNS usually means that you are assigned to use DNS >servers provided by your ISP, I would not assume that my ISP manages their DNS well. Following my own advice I changed my DNS to one listed with a fast response time and the difference is significant. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - very slow loading....again!
>Your ISP's tech support want you to use their DNS automatically so that >they can gather statistics on what URLs you visit instead of someone else >gathering those statistics. Note that they collect this in hopes of selling information about your choices. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - very slow loading....again!
Mypoint re: cars was that that car and highway technology has matured to the point that anyone from a teenager to a grandparent can just take off and drive one across the country ... not much specialized knowledge is needed... which wasn't at all the case for the first 30 to 50 years. That's where the internet & computers are now... in their early developmental years... and the "lumps" ... like uneven uncontrolled access have yet to be worked out. There are so many uncontrolled variables that it takes skill to figure out what is causing such a browsing slowdown. In this case, I am betting on the neighbors downloading movies. That said, any body know anything about software / bots etc that can be used for "sniffing" local traffic and spotting such nearby heavy cable broadband usage? db Fred Holmes wrote: At 11:22 AM 11/29/2008, Tom Piwowar wrote:file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/db/Application%20Data/Microsoft/Internet%20Explorer/Quick%20Launch/Mozilla%20Firefox.lnk Cars do far less than computers and innovation in that industry is almost zilch. Given several years warning that lighter, more efficient autos are what the public wanted, they were unable to deliver and kept making what they were making. Today innovation is mostly about flying to Washington in their private jets to ask for new kinds of handouts. If someone really thought they actually knew how to build an "innovative" car that was economically feasible (didn't depend upon government coercion), and had a convincing argument for it, investors would flock to participate. So far, it, along with much "alternative energy" hasn't really worked yet. Not when all aspect of the economics are considered. Fred Holmes * ** 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] winCE wifi settings
I would love too, but the router is upstairs on my main computer along with three other desktop. The TIVO's are all downstairs. I plan on buying a TIVO network adapter to remedy the problem. I had an old Blitzz B usb network adapter that I put on the living room TIVO (I have two) I have TIVO adapter on the one in the master bedroom (Furthest away from router wireless access point) and it will do WPA. Stewart At 05:20 PM 11/29/2008, you wrote: On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WEP is the lowest level of security and I would not recommend using it. > However it was the basic one offered in 802.11b systems. > > Your wireless is only capable of setting one level of security. Either WEP > or above. (I have this problem at home in that my one network adapter for > the TIVO is a 802.11B and it is only capable of doing WEP but I want WPA.) > > I added an old wireless access point that does WEP but that still leaves > the whole network vulnerable. > > Looking at the device I bet the only encryption method allowed with it is > WEP, so you have to make a decision. > > There are ways of combining multiple routers/ hubs to make this more secure than WEP alone. I can't find a good discusion of this but IMS it is a WEP router and a WPA router are both connected through a third router. You need to to have the WEP router hooked up so it is not accessing the the rest of the network. The third router should be WPA but I think it can be wired if it has a way to segregate the WEP from the rest of the network. The other option I found is a wired connection between the TiVO and a WPA access point. I avoid these problems by keeping my network wired. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] winCE wifi settings
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WEP is the lowest level of security and I would not recommend using it. > However it was the basic one offered in 802.11b systems. > > Your wireless is only capable of setting one level of security. Either WEP > or above. (I have this problem at home in that my one network adapter for > the TIVO is a 802.11B and it is only capable of doing WEP but I want WPA.) > > I added an old wireless access point that does WEP but that still leaves > the whole network vulnerable. > > Looking at the device I bet the only encryption method allowed with it is > WEP, so you have to make a decision. > > There are ways of combining multiple routers/ hubs to make this more secure than WEP alone. I can't find a good discusion of this but IMS it is a WEP router and a WPA router are both connected through a third router. You need to to have the WEP router hooked up so it is not accessing the the rest of the network. The third router should be WPA but I think it can be wired if it has a way to segregate the WEP from the rest of the network. The other option I found is a wired connection between the TiVO and a WPA access point. I avoid these problems by keeping my network wired. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] pctools firewall configuration for m$activesync connection manager
I have M$ActiveSync installed to synchronize my PocketPC device...it was working fine be5 sp3 ...now I am seeing where permissions are needed for "advanced rules" not available in ZoneAlarmFree so I took it off and put on PCToolsFirewallFree which does have that feature. I added the 4 different executables to the permissions but now M$ says I need2 add Inbound TCP: 990 999 5678 5721 26675 and Outbound UDP: 5679 ...I am lost and cannot figure out how to do that ...meanwhile when ActiveSync is open (any version, tried old one and latest) and I open "connection settings" it crashes windows immediately and reboots saying it recovered from a serious error ...some blogs say to take off sp3 ...should I ? What is the disadvantage? How sad a M$ product pair won't work !! ...bill must be proud!! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] EFF chastises Apple
> I don't accept your view because it does not lead to anything useful > and I don't think your asking the question is anything more that a cheap > debating tactic, which wastes all our time. It is as simple as that. Asking questions is now a cheap debating tactic? Is your worldview so tenuous that it crumbles when exposed to the merest of inquiries? You don't accept it because it doesn't accept your ridiculous claims of psychic knowledge of other people's knowledge, intents and actions, when, in fact, you are simply pulling things out from your ass to support your own conclusions. It doesn't get any cheaper than that. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - very slow loading....again!
Automatic assignment of DNS usually means that you are assigned to use DNS servers provided by your ISP, or ones that he has subscribed to (and is directly or indirectly responsible for seeing that they aren't hacked or at least has come to trust). If you are using a router, set the individual computers to automatically detect DNS service, and set the router to use the DNS you want. OpenDNS is a good one to use. http://www.OpenDNS.com/ They apparently are making a serious effort to defeat DNS hacking attempts. They also get some advertising revenue from what you see when you type in an erroneous URL, either one that isn't assigned or one that they believe belongs to the black hats. Your ISP's tech support want you to use their DNS automatically so that they can gather statistics on what URLs you visit instead of someone else gathering those statistics. Fred Holmes At 04:16 PM 11/29/2008, Ranbo wrote: >If DNS numbers are assigned automatically, does that mean they can >frequently be changing? If so, what is true at one moment in time as >ascertained by a DNS query, may not hold the next day? > >Randall * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - very slow loading....again!
I haven't followed all of the symptoms carefully, but here on Cox Cable in Annandale, VA, with 3 Mbs service I frequently get instances when nothing accessing the Internet works, or else is very slow. I just attribute it to WAN congestion, whether it be bots doing their thing or neighbors downloading a lot of stuff simultaneously. I do blame it on Cox. I have a couple of older computers attached to my router as well as my primary computer, and all are affected, so it doesn't seem to be the configuration of my particular computer. I don't really know the neighbors well enough to talk to them about their experience. My D-Link router has a feature to write to a log file all blocks (incoming packets that are intentionally dropped because they are not in response to a request from the computer they are directed to, i.e., Stateful Packet Inspection) and then, when the log file is full (or periodically) e-mail that log file to me. It's very interesting to watch the density of blocking activity wax and wane. It gets very intense at times. Even more so on the router at my son's house where my grandkids computers are attached. I haven't had a slowdown in some days now, and the log files have been very empty. Maybe the ostracization of that rogue ISP in California has shut a lot of stuff down. Fred Holmes At 09:10 PM 11/28/2008, Ranbo wrote: >I really don't know. What would be periodic bit torrent traffic? Wouldn't >the RCN tech have been able to notice this when I called Wed. night? > >However, mysteriously, yesterday (Thursday) I suddenly can access internet >with IE and pages are loading fast again. Using Firefox seems somewhat >slower, but also faster (fingers crossed) than when it really slowed down >for a day or so (though in retrospect seems that it may have been gradually >slowing down). I tried various things including changing the DNS and >changing back to automatic detect, cleaning "private data" and defragging, >but none of these seemed to make more than maybe a slight improvement at the >time. Guess I have something to at least temporarily be thankful about. > >All of this is so strange and mysterious. Why are there not better >built-in, automatic diagnostics for these things? If something - anything >of possible significance - changes from time 1 to time 2, why can't my >computer track and indicate this, with indication of possible signficance or >problems? Why, that is, should the average or naive user be just as much in >the dark about what is possibly going on with the operation of their >computer and/or their internet use as was the case 10 years ago and maybe 20 >years ago? Why no advancement in this area, at least that I can see or have >access to? > >Randall > > >On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 5:48 PM, db <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I haven't been following this thread closely ...if you are on a cable modem >> connection it is possible you have some periodic bit torrent traffic nearby >> which is robbing your bandwidth. ? >> >> db >> >> >> Tom Piwowar wrote: >> >>> Called RCN tech support. Tech said not to mess with DNS settings and had me restore to detect automatically. Either way, doesn't seem to make loading much quicker. He said download speed (5 mb) was okay so he couldn't help beyond that. I'm about to give up. Have had this problem recurrently and can never seem to figure out what the damn problem is. >>> >>> What this tech told you indicates that this tech does not know very much. >>> Try again with a different tech. Or ask for a smart one. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] TuneUp Utilities
At 11:36 AM 11/29/2008, Richard P. wrote: >While I understand that always backing up is a good thing to do, how >would this have helped in the quoted example? Just trying to >understand if there's a way to boot to the original registry. > >Richard P. Clone the drive or back it up to an image before "operating" on it. Then if the operation fails, you can recover to the configuration of everything before the operation was attempted. Fred Holmes * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - very slow loading....again!
If other nearby users can affect your loading speed than this would be a possibility. I live in an apartment complex and there are people moving in and out pretty often. Additionally, probably were some visitors over the holidays, when this seemed to begin or accelerate. I did hear a few new voices the past few days and noted that my neighbor across the hall had some children visiting. Randall On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 10:46 PM, db <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why is the state of IT service so lacking? > > I know it's frustrating but don't be so surprised and plaintive. > > It's primitive because it is young and evolving technology. The cars you > drive that work so relatively dependently so almost anyone can use one is a > technology that has in development for over 100 years and even now we are > still discovering a terminal energy/ polution problem with cars. > > The internet: most people had not even heard of it outside the Universities > as recently as 1995. It's in it infancy. > > Cable wideband co's never even conceived of such a disruptive usages such > as bit-torrent usage (google it...) that was made possible by development of > Napster like peer to peer networking via TCP/IP. They have just re-written > their contracts this year to limit subscribers usage. Given a bit more time > they will have the infrastructure created to be able to monitor it as the > user level. Then you won't have the problem. > > Take note of what times of day and what times of the week you have the > slowdowns and whether you are aware of any new / young neighbors that moved > in about the time this problem started... > > People downloading pirated bit torrent movies can easily consume the > majority of the bandwidth wideband cable can provide. > Make a complaint to your cable company. They can monitor the situation > and if necessary control users exceeding their limits or alternatively > supply more bandwidth to your sector. > > db. > Ranbo wrote: > >> I really don't know. What would be periodic bit torrent traffic? >> Wouldn't >> the RCN tech have been able to notice this when I called Wed. night? >> >> However, mysteriously, yesterday (Thursday) I suddenly can access internet >> with IE and pages are loading fast again. Using Firefox seems somewhat >> slower, but also faster (fingers crossed) than when it really slowed down >> for a day or so (though in retrospect seems that it may have been >> gradually >> slowing down). I tried various things including changing the DNS and >> changing back to automatic detect, cleaning "private data" and defragging, >> but none of these seemed to make more than maybe a slight improvement at >> the >> time. Guess I have something to at least temporarily be thankful about. >> >> All of this is so strange and mysterious. Why are there not better >> built-in, automatic diagnostics for these things? If something - anything >> of possible significance - changes from time 1 to time 2, why can't my >> computer track and indicate this, with indication of possible signficance >> or >> problems? Why, that is, should the average or naive user be just as much >> in >> the dark about what is possibly going on with the operation of their >> computer and/or their internet use as was the case 10 years ago and maybe >> 20 >> years ago? Why no advancement in this area, at least that I can see or >> have >> access to? >> >> Randall >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 5:48 PM, db <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> I haven't been following this thread closely ...if you are on a cable >>> modem >>> connection it is possible you have some periodic bit torrent traffic >>> nearby >>> which is robbing your bandwidth. ? >>> >>> db >>> >>> >>> Tom Piwowar wrote: >>> >>> >>> Called RCN tech support. Tech said not to mess with DNS settings and had > me > restore to detect automatically. Either way, doesn't seem to make > loading > much quicker. He said download speed (5 mb) was okay so he couldn't > help > beyond that. I'm about to give up. Have had this problem recurrently > and > can never seem to figure out what the damn problem is. > > > > What this tech told you indicates that this tech does not know very much. Try again with a different tech. Or ask for a smart one. * ** 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] winCE wifi settings
WEP is the lowest level of security and I would not recommend using it. However it was the basic one offered in 802.11b systems. Your wireless is only capable of setting one level of security. Either WEP or above. (I have this problem at home in that my one network adapter for the TIVO is a 802.11B and it is only capable of doing WEP but I want WPA.) I added an old wireless access point that does WEP but that still leaves the whole network vulnerable. Looking at the device I bet the only encryption method allowed with it is WEP, so you have to make a decision. Stewart At 03:06 PM 11/29/2008, you wrote: I have a network of my cable TV internet to cable modem to wireless router behind which goes my wireless laptop (WPA), wired desktop, and ATA for voip ...I bought a CF wifi card for my winCE (3.0=pro) device (NEC MobilePro 770) and installed the drivers and the device can "see" the card, but I am flummoxed as to what to enter for settings ...any guidance for me or good step-by-step guides to read? I am not sure if the card has WPA available or has WEP ...in that case, can I establish another network simultaneously and set up the WEP or what? I know how to view the stats for the modem and for the router to find the IP address, etc. I am assuming the info I will need is for the wifi router since this will be behind it. All help appreciated muchly! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - very slow loading....again!
Okay, how do you use DiG to make a DNS query? If DNS numbers are assigned automatically, does that mean they can frequently be changing? If so, what is true at one moment in time as ascertained by a DNS query, may not hold the next day? Randall On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >However, mysteriously, yesterday (Thursday) I suddenly can access internet > >with IE and pages are loading fast again. > > This would be a good time to take some benchmarks so you have something > to compare to when you have problems. > > Measure your upload/download speeds and save a record. > > Run a tracert to your DNSs. > > Use DiG to make a DNS query and note the response time. > > > * > ** 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] winCE wifi settings
I have a network of my cable TV internet to cable modem to wireless router behind which goes my wireless laptop (WPA), wired desktop, and ATA for voip ...I bought a CF wifi card for my winCE (3.0=pro) device (NEC MobilePro 770) and installed the drivers and the device can "see" the card, but I am flummoxed as to what to enter for settings ...any guidance for me or good step-by-step guides to read? I am not sure if the card has WPA available or has WEP ...in that case, can I establish another network simultaneously and set up the WEP or what? I know how to view the stats for the modem and for the router to find the IP address, etc. I am assuming the info I will need is for the wifi router since this will be behind it. All help appreciated muchly! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] TuneUp Utilities
>While I understand that always backing up is a good thing to do, how >would this have helped in the quoted example? Just trying to >understand if there's a way to boot to the original registry. Yes, you roll back to the previous version of the Registry. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] TuneUp Utilities
>The problem with all these programs is that they don't give you a >selection list of things to potentially delete -- along with enough >information to make an informed decision about each item. They don't tell >you what a particular registry entry says/does. I think the problem is that the list of problems is usually so darn long. I skim it and usually make a few adjustments (to more aggressive settings). The one I use divides what it finds into about a dozen categories that make sense (at least to me). That puts me into a certain mind set as a scan a list of fairly uniform problems. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - very slow loading....again!
>However, mysteriously, yesterday (Thursday) I suddenly can access internet >with IE and pages are loading fast again. This would be a good time to take some benchmarks so you have something to compare to when you have problems. Measure your upload/download speeds and save a record. Run a tracert to your DNSs. Use DiG to make a DNS query and note the response time. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] TuneUp Utilities
Presumably the app comes with a boot disk that will allow you to explore the various OS's on the disks and overwrite the applicable registry with the backup you created. I'm sure Tom has tried this boot disk and it has no trouble telling which OS the backup came from. On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Richard P. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While I understand that always backing up is a good thing to do, how > would this have helped in the quoted example? Just trying to > understand if there's a way to boot to the original registry. > > Richard P. > >>>CAVEAT: i had run a similar program a couple years ago. it found some >>>200 errors in my registry. after i cleaned them all out, the machine >>>would not boot, and could not be repaired. i had to reload XP, programs, >>>and data. >> >> That is why the one I use (Registry First Aid) forces me to make a >> registry backup before it runs. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - very slow loading....again!
At 11:22 AM 11/29/2008, Tom Piwowar wrote: >Cars do far less than computers and innovation in that industry is almost >zilch. Given several years warning that lighter, more efficient autos are >what the public wanted, they were unable to deliver and kept making what >they were making. Today innovation is mostly about flying to Washington >in their private jets to ask for new kinds of handouts. If someone really thought they actually knew how to build an "innovative" car that was economically feasible (didn't depend upon government coercion), and had a convincing argument for it, investors would flock to participate. So far, it, along with much "alternative energy" hasn't really worked yet. Not when all aspect of the economics are considered. Fred Holmes * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - very slow loading....again!
I know if I subscribe to legitimate sites or purchase an appliance (Like the new ROKU for Netflix) that means I am only allowed to download one movie a month or so? I have seen where some are pegging different caps for different levels of service. I presently have a 5 mps service (on paper not in real life) and with some services this would give me a 100 gb cap. Since I am a heavy movie watcher that would limit me to 15 or less downloaded movies a month, unless they are compressing the signal so it is not a full DVD. Stewart At 10:33 AM 11/29/2008, you wrote: The bit about "downloading pirated bit torrent movies" and "control users exceeding their limits" is the party line for the opponents of network neutrality who want to put artificial caps and surcharges on your service to jack up your rates and herd you to their business partners. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] TuneUp Utilities
At 11:02 AM 11/29/2008, Tom Piwowar wrote: >>CAVEAT: i had run a similar program a couple years ago. it found some >>200 errors in my registry. after i cleaned them all out, the machine >>would not boot, and could not be repaired. i had to reload XP, programs, >>and data. > >That is why the one I use (Registry First Aid) forces me to make a >registry backup before it runs. Does it include a process to (emergency boot disk, with utils to) perform restoration of the old registry when the machine won't boot at all? Or at least do it from a safe mode boot, if that still works? The problem with all these programs is that they don't give you a selection list of things to potentially delete -- along with enough information to make an informed decision about each item. They don't tell you what a particular registry entry says/does. Try turning your virus scanner off before rebooting (launching a web page, whatever). How much time is saved by not scanning files that are launching? How much is the risk to you? If slow boot / launch is a problem, you need a faster machine or a machine with more RAM. Try one of the many "Startup Manager" programs out there. They allow you to use a check-box to disable individual startup programs/functions. Uncheck the ones that you recognize and you don't really use much, and see what happens. Uncheck some others on a "lets try it" basis. Lots of applications, especially suites, load into memory helper objects that will speed the launch of that program. But they also permanently utilize some memory that might be better allocated to the current foreground app. Is there any database out on the web that will identify executable (all program code, including .dlls, etc.) filenames and tell you who they likely were installed by? Is such information written into the "header" of executable files? Utility to read such header? The Windows user is still left with a dearth of effective/useful information and tools for troubleshooting. Or I don't know where to find the good ones. Fred Holmes * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] EFF chastises Apple
That is very similar to radio version and explicit. A radio version is one that passes the FCC test for language. Remember George Carlin's seven words? "You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but you cannot pick your friends nose." Stewart At 10:11 AM 11/29/2008, you wrote: Nope. Debased products are rarely marked as such. The notices on movies on TV and airlines are there only because the filmmakers insisted on it. iTunes usually lists two versions, marked "clean" and "explicit." Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] TuneUp Utilities
While I understand that always backing up is a good thing to do, how would this have helped in the quoted example? Just trying to understand if there's a way to boot to the original registry. Richard P. >>CAVEAT: i had run a similar program a couple years ago. it found some >>200 errors in my registry. after i cleaned them all out, the machine >>would not boot, and could not be repaired. i had to reload XP, programs, >>and data. > > That is why the one I use (Registry First Aid) forces me to make a > registry backup before it runs. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - very slow loading....again!
>People downloading pirated bit torrent movies can easily consume the >majority of the bandwidth wideband cable can provide. > >Make a complaint to your cable company. They can monitor the situation >and if necessary control users exceeding their limits or alternatively >supply more bandwidth to your sector. The bit about "downloading pirated bit torrent movies" and "control users exceeding their limits" is the party line for the opponents of network neutrality who want to put artificial caps and surcharges on your service to jack up your rates and herd you to their business partners. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help - very slow loading....again!
>It's primitive because it is young and evolving technology. The cars >you drive that work so relatively dependently so almost anyone can use >one is a technology that has in development for over 100 years and even >now we are still discovering a terminal energy/ polution problem with cars. Cars do far less than computers and innovation in that industry is almost zilch. Given several years warning that lighter, more efficient autos are what the public wanted, they were unable to deliver and kept making what they were making. Today innovation is mostly about flying to Washington in their private jets to ask for new kinds of handouts. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] EFF chastises Apple
>Walmart and corporations like that don't want you to have freedom of >choice. They simply want to lie, and steal from you. Does the DMCA >require proper labeling of electronic entertainment media? Nope. Debased products are rarely marked as such. The notices on movies on TV and airlines are there only because the filmmakers insisted on it. iTunes usually lists two versions, marked "clean" and "explicit." * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] TuneUp Utilities
>CAVEAT: i had run a similar program a couple years ago. it found some >200 errors in my registry. after i cleaned them all out, the machine >would not boot, and could not be repaired. i had to reload XP, programs, >and data. That is why the one I use (Registry First Aid) forces me to make a registry backup before it runs. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] EFF chastises Apple
>How do you know what other people know, or don't know? How do you know what >you know and how do you know it is correct? Do you think you've somehow >managed to discover that one thing that everyone else has missed that >refutes the entire theory of comparative advantage? In lalaland instead of discussing issues head on we ask bizarre metaphysical questions about what the meaning of is is. Yes it is true, I have no way to know that you really exist. You could be one big nightmarish hallucination. I don't accept your view because it does not lead to anything useful and I don't think your asking the question is anything more that a cheap debating tactic, which wastes all our time. It is as simple as that. We know what we know about consumer behavior through many years of behavioral research and continuing observation. From this we have learned that sheepherding is easy. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] TuneUp Utilities
after reading about slow computers, i decided that my computer had slowed down considerably for no real reason. i have 22 gig on a 500 gig HD, a quad core processor with 3 meg of ram, etc. when i had a mess on the last machine, i ran TuneUp, and it repaired a number of problems. so i did a full copy to an external, downloaded TuneUp, and ran it. it found a number of nuisance/background programs to remove, fixed a little of this and that, and probably increased the speed of page loading in FireFox 3 fold or 4 fold. big difference. CAVEAT: i had run a similar program a couple years ago. it found some 200 errors in my registry. after i cleaned them all out, the machine would not boot, and could not be repaired. i had to reload XP, programs, and data. http://www.tune-up.com/products/tuneup-utilities/ i am not affiliated with tuneup. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
