Re: [CGUYS] Drive Image Backup
On Jul 20, 2009, at 11:36 PM, Tony B wrote: Alas, for daily backups the app MUST be able to keep x number of images, and delete the old ones. This is very tricky for apps to do, and I'm unaware of a freeware app that will do it. Even Acronis wouldn't do it last I tried it. Well if you had a Mac, either Carbon Copy Cloner (free) or SuperDuper (free or $28) will make bootable daily incremental backups to a backup disk or disk image. Both work great. I think many of the creative types have abandoned Windows, hence the dearth of good software. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Drive Image Backup
I have been using Acronis for daily incremental back-up (not the same as drive imaging) for my data folders. It is convenient and fully automatic, but has a substantial disadvantage. You cannot groom the files to selectively eliminate older versions, so the backup disk eventually fills up with everything ever copied until you delete it all and start over Quentin Fisher Bethesda, MD * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Drive Image Backup
If he had a billion dollars he could just hire little chinese kids to make copies of his drives by hand with crochet needles and silk. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 6:15 AM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Well if you had a Mac, either Carbon Copy Cloner (free) or SuperDuper (free or $28) will make bootable daily incremental backups to a backup disk or disk image. Both work great. I think many of the creative types have abandoned Windows, hence the dearth of good software. * ** 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] Drive Image Backup
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/ BootItNG and other products. At 11:23 PM 7/20/2009, Ari M. Goldberg wrote: Has anyone used anything else besides Norton Ghost to perform backup images of a single desktop? A quick search took me to a product called Clonezilla and some other free Open Source software. I want to have the system back up each day. Ari M. Goldberg a 2 z Technology Services Computer Repair * Personal Lessons * Purchasing Support Tel: (301) 754-1920 Email: a2zt...@mail.com * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Drive Image Backup
I have been using a product for years to clone hard drives successfully- have not been happy with Acronis or Ghost. This one is simple- it copies partitions or drives- period. EaseUs DiskCopy 1.0 Eschew Obfuscation This is a reply from: Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. Financial, Managerial, and Technical Services for the Professional, Non-Profit, and the Entrepreneurial Organization 703.548.1343 voice 703.783.1340 fax From thinking to doing, from sales to profits, from tax to investments- we are YOUR adjuvancy -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:computerguy...@listserv.aol.com] On Behalf Of Fred Holmes Sent: 07/21/2009 11:22 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@listserv.aol.com Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Drive Image Backup http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/ BootItNG and other products. At 11:23 PM 7/20/2009, Ari M. Goldberg wrote: Has anyone used anything else besides Norton Ghost to perform backup images of a single desktop? A quick search took me to a product called Clonezilla and some other free Open Source software. I want to have the system back up each day. Ari M. Goldberg a 2 z Technology Services Computer Repair * Personal Lessons * Purchasing Support Tel: (301) 754-1920 Email: a2zt...@mail.com * ** 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] WFB's Hatred of Apple Knows No Bounds
Wow...I live in the land of the goombas ...where can I get one of those? -Original Message- From: mike [mailto:xha...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 7:10 PM Subject: Re: WFB's Hatred of Apple Knows No Bounds I think your headline should be more like 'rabid apple user goes nutball' since he is an apple user. On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:02 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Beverly Hills, CA resident Gregory McKenna has filed a 124-page complaint in a U.S. District Court in Missouri against Apple... McKenna alleges that Apple conspired with the Italian Mafia to affix special receivers to an iPod shuffle he purchased on eBay and an iPod mini purchased in an Apple Store. These receivers were allegedly used by the Mafia to transmit threatening messages to the iPods. http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/20/wacky-apple-lawsuit-of-the-day-apple- conspiring-with-italian-ma/ * ** 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] CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L robert.hol...@gmail.com
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Re: [CGUYS] Drive Image Backup
I have used SecondCopy (http://www.centered.com/) to get this kind of incremental backup. Of course SecondCopy is not the fancy, enterprise- level product as Acronis, but it can certainly handle needs like you describe with no frustration. On Jul 21, 2009, at 10:25 AM, Q. Fisher wrote: I have been using Acronis for daily incremental back-up (not the same as drive imaging) for my data folders. It is convenient and fully automatic, but has a substantial disadvantage. You cannot groom the files to selectively eliminate older versions, so the backup disk eventually fills up with everything ever copied until you delete it all and start over * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Foxconn employee suicide [CGUYS] WFB's Hatred of Apple Knows No Bounds
http://shanghaiist.com/2009/07/21/foxconn_employee_committed_suicide_1.php I can't say that anyone over at MS or their contractors ever lost their life over leaked zune stuff. Imagine the headline from Tom if this was MS... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Drive Image Backup
I have used SecondCopy (http://www.centered.com/) to get this kind of incremental backup. Of course SecondCopy is not the fancy, enterprise-level product as Acronis, but it can certainly handle needs like you describe with no frustration. Excepting that SecondCopy isn't imaging software as the OP was looking for. Mozy will also do incremental copying, up to 2 GB, for free. Also not imaging s/w. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] WFB's Hatred of Apple Knows No Bounds
Oh look! Another hateful WFB: http://www.cio.com/article/497443/Apple_Secrets_Lead_to_The_Great_iPhone_Chase_?page=2taxonomyId=1436 http://tinyurl.com/m385g3 --- I think your headline should be more like 'rabid apple user goes nutball' since he is an apple user. On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:02 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Beverly Hills, CA resident Gregory McKenna has filed a 124-page complaint in a U.S. District Court in Missouri against Apple... McKenna alleges that Apple conspired with the Italian Mafia to affix special receivers to an iPod shuffle he purchased on eBay and an iPod mini purchased in an Apple Store. These receivers were allegedly used by the Mafia to transmit threatening messages to the iPods. http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/20/wacky-apple-lawsuit-of-the-day-apple- conspiring-with-italian-ma/ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Hp Hulk Monitor
The display on the monitor of my hp pavilion f1703 running windoze xp has transformed its insipid blue background to hulk green. Anything I can do or is it time to buy a new monitor, preferable made my macintosh? ;) With thanks in advance ... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Hp Hulk Monitor
And another one bites the dust. Stewart At 05:18 PM 7/21/2009, you wrote: The display on the monitor of my hp pavilion f1703 running windoze xp has transformed its insipid blue background to hulk green. Anything I can do or is it time to buy a new monitor, preferable made my macintosh? ;) With thanks in advance ... * ** 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:popoz...@earthlink.net 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] Hp Hulk Monitor
I'd certainly want to swap monitors before I declared that one dead. I mean, it could also be a bad cable or video card. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 6:18 PM, One Manone911...@yahoo.com wrote: The display on the monitor of my hp pavilion f1703 running windoze xp has transformed its insipid blue background to hulk green. Anything I can do or is it time to buy a new monitor, preferable made my macintosh? ;) With thanks in advance ... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Hp Hulk Monitor
so, how does swapping monitors help if it's a bad cable or video card??? On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: I'd certainly want to swap monitors before I declared that one dead. I mean, it could also be a bad cable or video card. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 6:18 PM, One Manone911...@yahoo.com wrote: The display on the monitor of my hp pavilion f1703 running windoze xp has transformed its insipid blue background to hulk green. Anything I can do or is it time to buy a new monitor, preferable made my macintosh? ;) With thanks in advance ... * ** 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] Hp Hulk Monitor
Careful swapping will narrow the problem down. If he disconnects the cable at the back of the monitor and puts another monitor right there, and if it looks good, then it's a bad monitor. If it's still green, it may be the video card. Or his video control panel (the Nvidia control panel allows you to adjust each color separately; people with kids might find their colors way off). On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 8:13 PM, Judy Coslerjfcos...@gmail.com wrote: so, how does swapping monitors help if it's a bad cable or video card??? On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: I'd certainly want to swap monitors before I declared that one dead. I mean, it could also be a bad cable or video card. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 6:18 PM, One Manone911...@yahoo.com wrote: The display on the monitor of my hp pavilion f1703 running windoze xp has transformed its insipid blue background to hulk green. Anything I can do or is it time to buy a new monitor, preferable made my macintosh? ;) With thanks in advance ... * ** 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] Hp Hulk Monitor
By swapping monitors with one you know works, you will then be able to tell if the problem is the monitor or something else. If the monitor works fine it is the monitor problem. If you still have the problem it is something else like the cable or video card. Judy Cosler wrote: so, how does swapping monitors help if it's a bad cable or video card??? On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: I'd certainly want to swap monitors before I declared that one dead. I mean, it could also be a bad cable or video card. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 6:18 PM, One Manone911...@yahoo.com wrote: The display on the monitor of my hp pavilion f1703 running windoze xp has transformed its insipid blue background to hulk green. Anything I can do or is it time to buy a new monitor, preferable made my macintosh? ;) With thanks in advance ... * ** 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] Hp Hulk Monitor
It's obviously the dreaded green virus ...a plot by treehuggers to force hp to become green in every sense of the word!! -Original Message- From: One Man [mailto:one911...@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:18 PM Subject: Hp Hulk Monitor The display on the monitor of my hp pavilion f1703 running windoze xp has transformed its insipid blue background to hulk green. Anything I can do or is it time to buy a new monitor, preferable made my macintosh? ;) With thanks in advance ... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] WFB's Hatred of Apple Knows No Bounds
The best quote on Apple people I have read in a while is this strips punchline- http://www.dieselsweeties.com/archive/2324 On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote: Oh look! Another hateful WFB: http://www.cio.com/article/497443/Apple_Secrets_Lead_to_The_Great_iPhone_Chase_?page=2taxonomyId=1436 http://tinyurl.com/m385g3 --- I think your headline should be more like 'rabid apple user goes nutball' since he is an apple user. On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:02 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Beverly Hills, CA resident Gregory McKenna has filed a 124-page complaint in a U.S. District Court in Missouri against Apple... McKenna alleges that Apple conspired with the Italian Mafia to affix special receivers to an iPod shuffle he purchased on eBay and an iPod mini purchased in an Apple Store. These receivers were allegedly used by the Mafia to transmit threatening messages to the iPods. http://www.tuaw.com/2009/07/20/wacky-apple-lawsuit-of-the-day-apple- conspiring-with-italian-ma/ * ** 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/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] need help with wifi problem in a large art center
Tom, Very interesting suggestions. I will forward your suggestions to the wifi contractor who has not yet had a chance to come to our site to check out the problems. Would the interference just affect the connection without affecting the signal strength? We do have some welders in the building, kilns, and lots of microwaves. Because this is an intermittent problem it might be impossible to figure out what is happening. Next time my Macbook hangs I will see if anyone else is having any problems and then check out the welders. An access point which slows to the slowest connected device would be terrible. We do have one artist with a very old mac laptop which only gets a connection in a few locations. Of course, one artist called me today to see if she could connect with an old win98 machine. I told her that since she couldn't even use a usb modem on that machine that she should think about a new computer instead. Jul 15, 2009, at 7:48 PM, t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 14, 2009, at 9:08 PM, cindy brandt wrote: Am I wrong in assuming that the signal strength indicates that we are getting the signal everywhere but the response time and the lengthy hanging is another issue altogether? I know that some of the problems with response time might be explained by one artist uploading a large photo. Even on my Fios at home I sometimes have a slow response time when I am the only user. But I have used many wifi networks in hotels and elsewhere and don't ever remember having this hanging problem which is only corrected by turning off and on the wireless on my computer. Since you are showing good signal strength I would put that possibility aside and first look for external factors that can disrupt the operation of your network. Survey the site looking for sources of interference: a rogue access point, a microwave oven, large electrical equipment, an artist using an arc welder, etc. Another thing to look at is the capability of your access points to handle different speeds. Some access points will drop down to the speed of the slowest connected device. On such a network, just one person connecting at the old 10MBPS speed would slow everybody down to 10MBPS. * ** 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] possible hacked web page
Just by luck we just found some strange code on the bottom of the index page html on my web page. It starts like this but then goes on and on and on: dd4font style=position: absolute;overflow: hidden;height: 0;width: 080rfskihhr6a href='http://echovalley.matterdesign.com/izzqh/kzgfz/persia/persia.htm' I can't give you any more because the server people have now removed it, but not told me anything more about it. I had copied part of it just to be able to do a google search on it. I did find some disturbing accounts of repeated hacking attempts (http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php?topic=221354.0). This is all over my head, I will leave it to my server. But I am wondering if I have downloaded anything to my computers. I ran Mcafee virtual technician to see if there was anything on my Vista PC which found nothing. I don't know to do to see if it has affected my Macs. Any suggestions? Does anyone have any experience with this? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Build from scratch [was: Switching, and why]
You think you can build a mac from scratch? Do you solder your own motherboards? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Switching, and why
From:t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com Do I get you right, you are saying that there is nowhere for Windows to go but down? An increasing number of people switching from PCs to Macs doesn't necessarily mean that Microsoft market share will decrease in the same proportion when you consider that many Mac users also use Windows in a virtual environment or dual boot. However the dual boot and virtualization may also be with Linux or Unix, and MS share will go down, especially if they don't improve their quality control. There are enough computer users on all platforms that there's plenty of customers for all--both hardware and software. Betty * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Build from scratch [was: Switching, and why]
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:16 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: You think you can build a mac from scratch? Do you solder your own motherboards? There are configurations of standard PC hardware that will run MacOSX5. http://www.adrenaldesign.com/blog/09/07/11/hackintosh-hardware-list Google Hackintosh for more information. MSI Winds are reportedly simple to install MacOS on. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
