Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
Not three generations Eric. The WIndows XP Pro was the original install. Now the Vista... Ah...ah...yes... then the 7. You are right! Marcio -Original Message- >From: "Eric S. Sande" >Sent: Jul 25, 2009 1:20 AM >To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... > >>What is the worse that can happen? > >Well, a friend of mine once said that a cold bagel was the worst >thing in the world. > >I asked her if she thought it was worse than a giant asteroid hitting >the Earth. > >In your case you're proposing laying three generations of OS on >top of each other without a clean install. It could work but I >seriously would question that strategy. > > >* >** 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] Wish m luck...
What is the worse that can happen? Well, a friend of mine once said that a cold bagel was the worst thing in the world. I asked her if she thought it was worse than a giant asteroid hitting the Earth. In your case you're proposing laying three generations of OS on top of each other without a clean install. It could work but I seriously would question that strategy. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
Hte to start from zero agan... and re-start all programs...then when windows 7 comes... start all again from zero... There goes my time to do nothing (the best time...) Marcio -Original Message- >From: db >Sent: Jul 24, 2009 7:32 PM >To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... > >If you want to think about it as luck, think of playing the odds... and >the odds are against you. > >In IT, keeping it simple whenever you can is a great approach. > >db > >t.piwowar wrote: >> On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Marcio wrote: >>> Wish me luck... >> >> You'll be sorry. >> >> >> * >> ** 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] Wish m luck...
What is the worse that can happen? Marcio -Original Message- >From: "t.piwowar" >Sent: Jul 24, 2009 7:28 PM >To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... > >On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Marcio wrote: >> Wish me luck... > >You'll be sorry. > > >* >** 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] On line backup programs
Rev.. I have 6 clients who use Mozy for backup, from 15gigs to 60gigs and each evening they are backed up. It does take a bit of time initially but it has been very reasonable for their business. They have an option to restore by providing you DVD's of your data that you pay something like $0.50 per gig to have them provide. Your upload BPS rating is the choke point with all over the internet backup schemas.. I have had a couple of instances where someone in their office deleted all the files in their shared server directory and I was able to restore it in about 15 minutes. I was home on my laptop. I used VNC via Hamachi to their server and selected the directory and told Mozy to restore it. Worked and they were impressed. All this while I was eating my lunch. I had a client that used Carbonite but it was a TSR program on their computer which had problems and they gave it up. Mozy runs as a process on their server and I can schedule when it backs up to the Mozy servers. Just works and worth it to my clients. They do have a free 2gig for home use.. www.mozy.com I don't own stock.. Rich At 06:28 PM 7/24/2009, you wrote: Date:Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:12:30 -0500 From:"Rev. Stewart Marshall" Subject: On line backup programs I am looking at the online backup programs. Which ones do you folks prefer Carbonite or Mozy? Carboinite is 55 a year and Mozy has a home unlimited but I do not think they would like my over 100GB work files done this way. Their monthly amount is much higher than carbonite. What experiences have you had with them? Stewart 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] iPhone 3GS encryption "useless"
Also check out Zdziarski's website for a lengthy attack on health care reform... http://www.zdziarski.com/ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] On line backup programs
On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:24 PM, db wrote: Just moved to Amazon S3/ Jungledisk ( 15 cents/ GB/ mo.) which is truly a great software and service. A much better/ more user friendly/ more featured software, web and reporting interface and services (file sharing and networked drives are options), and MUCH faster upload times. Not one glitch yet in 6 months of use on either machine. I have 4 pocket drives that I rotate offsite. It is highly reliable and avoids the disadvantages of cloud-based backups. The big one being the inability to rapidly restore lost files. For clients that occupy a lot of space I have implemented backups by putting a NAS box in a location that is distant from the file server and in a well-protected location. Call that a private cloud. Since the files are accessed over a LAB, not a WAN, file recovery can be quick. If I were to move some backup to the cloud, Amazon S3/ Jungledisk is the best alternative I've seen. Until the WAN gets a lot faster I don't think I will do it. * ** 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 Jul 23, 2009, at 10:32 PM, mike wrote: Yes because I have no clue why you brought macs into this... Check the archive. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption "useless"
On Jul 24, 2009, at 9:04 AM, Chris Dunford wrote: "[T]he ... encryption included with the iPhone 3GS is so weak it can be cracked in two minutes with a few pieces of readily available freeware. The trick is to install an alternative kernel (operating system) on the device and then copy the data off. I don't know that there is any computer that can't be defeated this way. For years we've cracked Windows passwords by mounting the drive with a Linux kernel. The Mac OS DVD includes a utility to reset passwords. This is not news. If you have lost physical control of your computer you have lost the data too. I guess this will be news to boneheaded IT directors, but should not be news to anyone on this List. iPhones can be remotely told to wipe their drives. That is probably your best defense. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
If you want to think about it as luck, think of playing the odds... and the odds are against you. In IT, keeping it simple whenever you can is a great approach. db t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Marcio wrote: Wish me luck... You'll be sorry. * ** 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] Apple Sales
On Jul 24, 2009, at 8:37 AM, Jeff Wright wrote: Apple's good profits are dependent on *one* product: the iPhone. Everything else in the portfolio had small gains, but were largely flat. Pray that the fickle winds of fads and stout competition don't leave Mac fan... I guess the great firewall kept you from reading about the healthy gain in Mac sales. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Marcio wrote: Wish me luck... You'll be sorry. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] On line backup programs
I'm using JungleDisk too but I don't think it costs more.? Amazon only charges us for what we actually use; rarely more than $2/month. Now that a lot of our documents are in the cloud anyway, I'm not even sure we need this much. On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 1:24 PM, db wrote: > I guess you get what you pay for. We're paying more for Jungle Disk but it > works, works, works * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] wireless chargers
Anyone try these chargers for cell phones, MP3 players, video game controllers? http://www.powermatdigital.com/ http://www.splashpower.com/ http://www.wipower.com/ http://www.wildcharge.com/ etc. Good? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption "useless"
> "[T]he ... encryption included with the iPhone 3GS is so weak it can be > cracked in two minutes with a few pieces of readily available freeware. > > "It is kind of like storing all your secret messages right next to the secret > decoder ring," said Jonathan Zdziarski, an iPhone developer > and a hacker > who teaches forensics courses on recovering data > from iPhones. "I don't think any of us [developers] have ever seen encryption > implemented so poorly before" Cleary, the author is a WFB. Were he a MFB, he would have been hunted down by now by the others in the compound. "“Your organization has to be culturally ready to accept a certain degree of risk,” Kidd said. “I can say we’ve secured everything as tight as a button, but that won’t be true…. Our culture is such that our general manager is saying, ‘I’m willing to take the risk for the value of the applications.’” Fanboi stupid is, as fanboi stupid does. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] On line backup programs
I'm using Mozy and it's great. $60 per year, all you can eat, fire and forget. I have about 37 GB up there now, docs, pics and music for the most part, but it did choke on a 40 GB disk image that tried to move up. They do have Mozy for business, but I've never looked into it. I doubt they would give you grief over 100 GB, work or home. Never used Carbonite. On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: > I am looking at the online backup programs. > > Which ones do you folks prefer Carbonite or Mozy? > > Carboinite is 55 a year and Mozy has a home unlimited but I do not think > they would like my over 100GB work files done this way. Their monthly > amount is much higher than carbonite. > > What experiences have you had with them? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] On line backup programs
Never used Carbonite and I'm not sure why but when I tried Mozy on two different computers (one OSX Tiger, one XP Pro) at two different locations, the initial upload failed midstream (after a week or so of uploading the initial multiple GBs) with an cryptic error message and would not resume again without starting all over again. Never did figure it out in either case. Just moved to Amazon S3/ Jungledisk ( 15 cents/ GB/ mo.) which is truly a great software and service. A much better/ more user friendly/ more featured software, web and reporting interface and services (file sharing and networked drives are options), and MUCH faster upload times. Not one glitch yet in 6 months of use on either machine. I guess you get what you pay for. We're paying more for Jungle Disk but it works, works, works My thought initially with Mozy was: EMC, (Mozy's parent company) is huge in the corporate backup world so that is reassuring re: function and permanence and "so what if it takes a month to upload the initial backup"... for $5 / mo I will thereafter have a serviceable backup. Not sure what went wrong ... twice ... but for $5 and 30 mins of setup time you can give it a whirl yourself not much to lose... If it works, you've got a deal. For a fee Mozy has the capability of sending you your restore on a disk or hard drive. A good feature in case of calamity and you don't want to wait for weeks for a total restore. Does Carbonite do something similar? db Chris Dunford wrote: Carbonite is 55 a year and Mozy has a home unlimited but I do not think they would like my over 100GB work files done this way. Their monthly amount is much higher than carbonite. What experiences have you had with them? I had Carbonite for a year and dumped it the minute my renewal came up. It backed up OK, and the interface is OK, but it took FOREVER to restore. Carbonite doesn't restore immediately but schedules it for later delivery. Apparently the basis for the schedule is "as soon as we feel like it". That turned out to be never less than an hour, and in one case it was nearly 8 hours. Haven't tried Mozy. I switched to SOS (http://www.sosonlinebackup.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] On line backup programs
Me too. I have been with them for two years. No complaints. Marcio -Original Message- >From: Frank Sestir >Sent: Jul 24, 2009 12:47 PM >To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] On line backup programs > >I have been using Carbonite for over a year now no problems with >backups and restores. I presently have 111GB backed up with them >without any complaints. > >Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: >> I am looking at the online backup programs. >> >> Which ones do you folks prefer Carbonite or Mozy? >> >> Carboinite is 55 a year and Mozy has a home unlimited but I do not >> think they would like my over 100GB work files done this way. Their >> monthly amount is much higher than carbonite. >> >> What experiences have you had with them? >> >> Stewart >> >> 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/ ** >* * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Wish m luck...
I am going to install Windws Vista Business on the top of XP Pro. Just to save me work and prepare for Windows 7. Wish me luck... Marcio * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] On line backup programs
Understand the slow restore part, but in looking at SOS it seems step for the amount you want to back up. (50 per year 15 GB) I am looking at this as a backup backup.. I will do a full back up to an external, but I also want to make sure it is kept safe elsewhere Just in case. Stewart At 11:47 AM 7/24/2009, you wrote: I had Carbonite for a year and dumped it the minute my renewal came up. It backed up OK, and the interface is OK, but it took FOREVER to restore. Carbonite doesn't restore immediately but schedules it for later delivery. Apparently the basis for the schedule is "as soon as we feel like it". That turned out to be never less than an hour, and in one case it was nearly 8 hours. Haven't tried Mozy. I switched to SOS (http://www.sosonlinebackup.com/). 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] On line backup programs
I have been using Carbonite for over a year now no problems with backups and restores. I presently have 111GB backed up with them without any complaints. Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: I am looking at the online backup programs. Which ones do you folks prefer Carbonite or Mozy? Carboinite is 55 a year and Mozy has a home unlimited but I do not think they would like my over 100GB work files done this way. Their monthly amount is much higher than carbonite. What experiences have you had with them? Stewart 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] On line backup programs
> Carbonite is 55 a year and Mozy has a home unlimited but I do not > think they would like my over 100GB work files done this way. Their > monthly amount is much higher than carbonite. > > What experiences have you had with them? I had Carbonite for a year and dumped it the minute my renewal came up. It backed up OK, and the interface is OK, but it took FOREVER to restore. Carbonite doesn't restore immediately but schedules it for later delivery. Apparently the basis for the schedule is "as soon as we feel like it". That turned out to be never less than an hour, and in one case it was nearly 8 hours. Haven't tried Mozy. I switched to SOS (http://www.sosonlinebackup.com/). * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] On line backup programs
I am looking at the online backup programs. Which ones do you folks prefer Carbonite or Mozy? Carboinite is 55 a year and Mozy has a home unlimited but I do not think they would like my over 100GB work files done this way. Their monthly amount is much higher than carbonite. What experiences have you had with them? Stewart 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/ ** *
[CGUYS] iPhone 3GS encryption "useless"
"[T]he ... encryption included with the iPhone 3GS is so weak it can be cracked in two minutes with a few pieces of readily available freeware. "It is kind of like storing all your secret messages right next to the secret decoder ring," said Jonathan Zdziarski, an iPhone developer and a hacker who teaches forensics courses on recovering data from iPhones. "I don't think any of us [developers] have ever seen encryption implemented so poorly before" http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/07/iphone-encryption/ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Apple Sales
> I guess the market for defective products is not what it use to be. You might want to keep that crow in an airtight container to avoid spoilage. Apple's good profits are dependent on *one* product: the iPhone. Everything else in the portfolio had small gains, but were largely flat. Pray that the fickle winds of fads and stout competition don't leave Mac fan bois going completely Emo on us. I don't think I could stomach watching you becoming a cutter, Tom. Guy-lining, yes, cutting, no. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Apple Sales
On Jul 22, 2009, at 10:14 PM, Tony B wrote: Yes, after all the recent bad news for them, they can really use this relatively good report. Even if Jobs had nothing to do with it. Bad news indeed... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/technology/companies/24soft.html "Microsoft, the once-swaggering giant of the personal computer industry, has been humbled, both by the recession and by problems of its own making." "In its fourth quarter, Microsoft’s net income fell to $3.05 billion, or 34 cents a share, for the period ended June 30. The figures represent a 29 percent drop in net income from the $4.30 billion, or 46 cents a share, that Microsoft reported in the period a year ago." I guess the market for defective products is not what it use to be. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
