Re: [H] Backing up Win7 woes
I just installed Win7 64-bit Ultimate on one of my partitions. It's taking up about 20 GB, which includes a 3 GB hibernation file and a 4 GB pagefile. No OEM apps or utilities. Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail) -- -Original Message- From: Soren Not so fine is that the C: partition seems to occupy +34 gigabytes.
Re: [H] How bad will this get for Dell?
After a bad experience with Dell several years ago I will never do business with them again. My Inspiron laptop failed while under warranty. They had me ship it back to them, after which they claimed the motherboard showed evidence of a coffee spill, not covered under warranty. I knew there was no liquid spill, and I had opened the case myself and knew the motherboard looked pristine. Only after I got the Attorney General and the BBB involved, Dell finally came around and replaced the laptop. Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail) -Original Message- From: Thane Sherrington No question. IBM understood the customer service issue and responded. Dell has never done that. Most recently, I see tons of HD failures in their tiny GX620 cases (too much heat, too little air flow) but Dell acts like it's a HD issue.
Re: [H] FIOS question #2.0
First, you have to realize that many servers on the Internet have a rate limit, so that a few users don't hog the bulk of the server capacity. So you will seldom actually see that 50 Mbps down. Secondly, how much is increased speed worth? I currently have 3.0 Mbps ADSL for $24.95 per month (see https://www.dslextreme.com/Services/Internet/DSL/Default.aspx ). I can easily afford the 6.0 Mbps tier for only $5 more, but I don't need it. Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail) -Original Message- From: DSinc So I've now looked at the dollars about this potential conversion. I do this because many on our List are dollar conscience. Yes, I am leaning toward FIOS. I figure it this way: Present xDSL service (1.5M down / 512K up) $32.95/mo $395.40/yr Pending FIOS service (15M down / 15M up) $57.99/mo $695.88/yr Seems to me like ~2x dollars for ~10x speed. Am I close? Or, am I looking dollars the wrong way? Yes, I know Sux2BMe because I do NOT live in a HUGE Internet Node. OK. My bad.
Re: [H] Open question?
I switched to Wi-Fi only when I got rid of the last desktop machine. Who wants his laptop to be tethered to a bulky ethernet cable? Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail) -Original Message- From: DSinc Is it fair for me to NOW believe that the majority of this LIST is now actively using WIFI for their internal home LANs?
Re: [H] Win7 Ent 32-bit vs 64-bit?
So what will they map into instead? As far as I know, the video has to map into RAM, regardless if the OS is 32-bit or 64-bit. Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail) -Original Message- From: Bobby Heid IIRC, the BIOS and video RAM will not have to map into the 4GB address space (in 64-bit). He will have the whole address space for RAM.
Re: [H] Win7 Ent 32-bit vs 64-bit?
Since the OP only has 4.0GB, how will that help him? Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail) -Original Message- Go for 64bit and use all memory.no reason not to.
Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall
I definitely 2nd that opinion. I hate all the 'false positive' warning pop-ups you get from the third party security programs. Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail) -- From: "Brian Weeden" MSE has two big features that are important to me: free and lightweight/unobtrusive.
Re: [H] [C4S] Email returned
I'm used to the more complete error message you get from Outlook Express. This error message doesn't identify the sending (SMTP) server. Looks like the recipient's mail server has identified your Internet connection as one used by spammers. Were you sending from home? Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Sam Franc" Here is the complete message: : 209.235.147.38 does not like recipient. Remote host said: 550 5.7.1 ... H:XBL [38.111.133.17] Connections originating from a compromised SPAM source. Please use your ISP's relay servers. Giving up on 209.235.147.38.
Re: [H] [C4S] Email returned
Hard to tell from just that fragment. Why not post the complete error message? Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Sam Franc" 209.235.147.38 does not like recipient What does the above message mean? Is the mail box full? Is the recipient rejecting it as spam etc?
Re: [H] Cable Modems & Splitters
I don't understand why you would need more than one modem. The normal practice is to have one modem, which feeds a router, which is connected to the individual PCs either via Ethernet cable or a Wi-Fi wireless connection. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Steve Tomporowski" For four people, we have a ton of TVs and modems.
Re: [H] Windows 7 RC is out for download
I doubt it will be on Connect. MS has told us beta testers that there will be no mass giveaway of RTM copies to the testers. We were also told there could be up to a 2-3 week delay before it's available on MSDN and TechNet. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Greg Sevart" Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 11:22 AM To: Subject: Re: [H] Windows 7 RC is out for download Current rumor is that build 6.1.7600.16385 (not 6.1.7600.16384) has successfully been voted the RTM build just as of yesterday, and will be available on Connect (and potentially MSDN and TechNet) on July 24. I'd be wary of anything you might find available for download, since supposedly all 16385 ISO builds out there are 3rd party re-packs from the only leaked copy--a VHD. We'll see. :)
Re: [H] Google OS
Sure, there are other solutions, but my web-based backup required no action on my part, nor additional hardware. The average user would be more likely to opt for web-based backup if they were aware of its availability. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Christopher Fisk" An external one touch maxtor hard drive would accomplish the same task without cloud based computing. Among other backup solutions available.
Re: [H] Google OS
I'll give you an example of how the equivalent of cloud-based computing saved my bacon. My primary email client is Windows Live Mail, which (optionally) syncs your list of contacts with a web-based Hotmail account. My laptop got stolen, and I didn't have a recent backup of my contacts. Luckily the web-based version of my contacts list was up to date, and saved the day. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Thane Sherrington" For the vast majority of people, a cloud based PC makes sense - they are only surfing and emailing anyway, so if their internet connection is down, they are dead in the water anyway. But I'm thinking more for business applications.
Re: [H] Why I hate HP Printers (A Story with a sad ending)
I'm sure all of us who've had to talk to outsourced (overseas) tech support have similar tales of woe to tell. After similar printer experiences I avoid Lexmark and HP like the plague. I do most printing on a monochrome Brother laser. The color lasers are coming down in price as well, and look more attractive all the time. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
Re: [H] Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Pre-order now available
Too bad. The nearest store is a 4 hour roundtrip for me, so not really worth it. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Eli Allen" In store only: http://microcenter.com/storefronts/microsoft/windows7/preorder.html
Re: [H] Bing
It's darn good! I've made it my default search engine, replacing Google. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: Anyone using bing? I have been using it for a week now and I like the search results better than google. What do you guys think?
Re: [H] I missed something along the way?
Why use HotPopper? Free Hotmail accounts have had POP access since about February. See http://mailcall.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!CC9301187A51FE33!49799.entry I recommend you use port 587 rather than port 25 for the SMTP server. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "maccrawj" Duh, I've said I do as much as that in past posts! I even use HotPopper to do my aged hotmail account while dumping Yahoo for preventing similar hacks.
Re: [H] Test01
Your math is a bit off. A 5.1MB binary file will be more like 7MB by the time it is encoded for mail transmission. 7MB=7000KB= 56000Kb. Divide that by 191 and you get 293 seconds, or about 4.9 minutes. Also, many ISPs have a limit on outgoing message size, usually somewhere in the range of 2-20MB. Some antivirus programs still route email through their proxy even when scanning is disabled. This can cause a server time-out with large attachments. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "DSinc" Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 3:42 PM To: "Hardware Group" Subject: [H] Test01 OK, I can now send attachments. Sort of. 1st test was an imbedded picture (003.jpg) 924,439bytes. I did get this one back! But, it took a long time to send this file. Yes, I do only have 256Kbps (well, maybe like 191Kbps) outbound on my wire. Yes, I think I've done the math! So, I move on to Test02. Test02 is a 5.1MB dot.wmv (Flashlight.wmv) file. (Interesting file for my family!) Math shows ~20-21sec to send. IT fails/Times out ~12sec with my new setup. Expected; but still testing. I will go diddle w/timeout settings..in TBird...and re-test. I have disabled my A/V from scanning OUTBound business. Other than my 256Kbps limit, is there anywhere else I should peek/poke? Yes, I am still learning TBird. Please, for all of you "I do not do local Email business", I don't need your opinion. I already know you do email via other channels I do NOT use. I sincerely apologize for my last thread start. Never my intention to start a "skirmish" about how BEST to do email I think WE do what we choose to do. Whatever. Thanks, Duncan
Re: [H] I missed something along the way?
Likewise, I find web-based mail unbearably slow when compared to the snappiness of desktop mail clients. As for the touted portability of webmail, I seldom travel, but when I do, I bring my laptop along. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Gary Jackson" But for *me* I don't like web based email clients, I find them slow, clunky and I rarely use them.
Re: [H] I missed something along the way?
Email has had to evolve over the years. What worked 5 years ago may not work today. AT&T/Yahoo has been shifting over to newer servers that require SSL and high-numbered ports (465/995). They are not alone. Comcast has gradually been dropping all support for port 25 SMTP. These changes in email standards are being mandated by the newer RFCs and the ever increasing onslaught of spammers and phishers. I suggested a test with OE only for the purpose of trying to narrow down where the problem is, server-side or client-side. Until you know for sure, you'd be stabbing in the dark. Incidentally, I come from the sbcglobal.net side of AT&T's house, and am very familiar with the recent changes. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- I can certainly appreciate your focus. But, perhaps, somehow you are not seeing the grief many of us "new2ATT.net" folks now see now that ATT seems to use Yahoo as their "mail service provider." Yes, I do understand a trial of OE. It is part of XP. I fully expect it to work perfectly; just because it is a MS product. No different than using some flavor of Outlook which ATT fully supports and has told me to use. I suppose that since I only spend ~$1020/yr for ATT's 2-wire CU services for phone and dsl, I do not have much of a voice. Fair call. Additionally, after some 7 hours on the Mozilla/ThunderBird forums (thanks Neil!), I find that this recent ATT change of "mail service provider" has caused the same troubles with users of PACBELL.net, SBCglobal.net, and, now with BellSouth.net (me). The consensus within the TBird community is that ATT has REQUIRED new POP and SMTP settings that for some reason ATT servers do not play nice with (yet?). Like the SSL business. I have some workarounds. For the most part, I am now working. All I need to fix now is sending attachments outbound. This could be my ESET A/V, and, I know how to test this; but, I still have more study to do.
Re: [H] I missed something along the way?
I agree, the ads in webmail are inexcusable for paying customers. But I always use POP/SMTP, so I don't see the ads. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "JRS" I think it's even more devious than that... they want us all on Web-based mail so they force-feed us advertising. I called to complain when they added ads to mine last year because after all, I already *pay* them a monthly fee to be my ISP. The complaint fell on deaf ears.. :(
Re: [H] I missed something along the way?
The best way to find out if the problem is your email client or the service provider is to try a different client. Most PCs have OE available for testing purposes. I assure you if AT&T was having widespread email issues I'd know about it. I have had AT&T DSL/email for the past eight years, and it has been trouble-free for me. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "maccrawj" No, he's asking for support of WHY standard RFC compliant software has issues with their service and that IS a valid support request. A better analogy would be asking the cable co why a standard TV can't get one of their channels and the reason is some trickery that requires a more brain dead set made by their favorite tv company. All this crap about we don't support x is BS. They may not no exactly how to setup a given client but should simply point customers to the key info and be prepared when the SERVER they chose to use doesn't play nice with the mainstream software. Bottom line is they all want us on webmail because there is no need to support setting that up. I'd do gmail web in a pinch, but certainly not my normal method given I can POP or IMAP in.
Re: [H] I missed something along the way?
In my experience, moving to cable from AT&T DSL is probably worse as far as tech support. Mail clients often have very helpful user groups. I can't speak for Thunderbird or Eudora, but peer support for Outlook Express, Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail is especially strong. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "DHSinclair" Somehow I am now told that should I choose to continue to use either "ThunderBird" or "Eudora" as a LOCAL email client, I will NOT get any support from my ISP. Believe my ISP is ATT/BellSouth. All pointers are to go to the Web-Based Yahoo/Email/com location. Should I wish to get any support, I need to pay $29 to speak to a human that MAY be able to fix my silly little quibble. Odd, too; because I already pay Att/BellSouth $33/mo for xdsl service. Find it odd that I have to pay $29 to figure out why I can not send a "reply-to-w/attachment" or "forward" type email. Plain-text to the List is fine; so far.. Bitches are not necessary; I am already HOT! And looking now at cable (which was NEVER part of the budget)
Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Windows 7 RC Torrent == Bad
"[BULK]" is an optional tag added by the Yahoo mail server. You can turn that tag off in the mail settings at http://mail.yahoo.com. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Stan Zaske" I have no idea why my email is arriving with the [Bulk]
Re: [H] Windows 7 ?
??? -- From: "Bryan Seitz" ROFL ms-m...@$!@$!
Re: [H] Windows 7 ?
Us beta testers were told that each key is good for installing on three different machines. I don't know if the beta tester keys are different from the public site keys or the partner ones. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP -- From: "Rick Glazier" The Partner Connect D/L said it was good for three installs. I figured I'd go (below) and read up on it more. I had some trouble with FF (as expected I guess, I forgot about this before too) but FF gave me a install key anyway. I went back with IE and it gave me two more keys and THEN the D/L link worked. Is that what they meant by three installs? Or did I just wind up with 9?
Re: [H] Windows 7 ?
Actually, I think you have to be a MSDN or TechNet subscriber to get it from that link. The public download is supposed to be from the following site, although there's no download link yet: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/ Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP -- From: "Bryan Seitz" can't even access the download, server too busy :( On Fri, Jan 09, 2009 at 11:54:26AM -0800, Gary VanderMolen wrote: After running Windows 7 for one day, I have to agree. It is much snappier and responsive than Vista. The public download is supposed to begin at noon (Pacific time) today, see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx
Re: [H] Windows 7 ?
After running Windows 7 for one day, I have to agree. It is much snappier and responsive than Vista. The public download is supposed to begin at noon (Pacific time) today, see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP -- From: "Brian Weeden" Everyone that I have heard of that has played with it (half dozen or so) really like it. The most common phrase used is "it's what Vista should have been".
Re: [H] Extend partition?
I'm not familiar with Acronis, but some time ago when I used a trial version of BootItNG, you had to 'slide' the unallocated space over so it was adjacent to the C: partition before I could resize the C: partition. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "DHSinclair" Went and dl'd the trial copy of DD10 from Acronis. I do recognize the windows. Trouble is, the trial version will NOT let me do any of the basic operations! Even though the webpage indicates these operations are available. Very confusing. The only operation it did allow was to change my current unallocated space back to the old D:\ partition. I still can NOT RESIZE the C:\ partition.
Re: [H] will this work with vista ultimate retail
Yeah, but that's not the issue. How does Windows Product Activation feel about activating two different systems with the same key? Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yes. The license from a 32 bit disc will validate 64 and vice versa. --Original Message-- From: Winterlight If I have Vista Ultimate Retail and first install 32 bit on partition E can I then install 64 bit, I assume using the same key, on partition D. So two versions 32bit and 64 bit from the same box, with the same key on the same PC. Will that work? I am not interested in the fine points of the license, I just want to know if it will work?
Re: [H] Thunderbird Problems (the Email not the car!)
Comments inline: Then apparently there is an AT&T bug that keeps sending you emails despite the fact that you are correctly set with SSL. Post the complete error message, and I can probably figure out why that happens. As a minimum, I would need the exact name of the AT&T server you are using for SMTP. I'm trying to access the COX server from the AT&T network. Cox has port 25 blocking, but I can't find an opt-out on their site. I'll have to give them a call (and not tell them I'm using TB as they'll just jump ship on me immediately). It's not Cox port 25 blocking that will block you from sending from the AT&T network. AT&T port 25 blocking would be the culprit. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
Re: [H] Thunderbird Problems (the Email not the car!)
Problem 1: In order to facilitate troubleshooting, please post the complete error message. Which incoming mail server are you using? Problem 2: What you are experiencing is normal, see http://www.postcastserver.com/help/Port_25_Blocking.aspx As a general rule, the owner of the SMTP server must be the same as the one providing your Internet connection at that moment. However, you should be able to use the AT&T SMTP server for both accounts, since AT&T uses a non-25 port (465) for SMTP, which is not blocked like port 25 is. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Steve Tomporowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:58 PM To: "The Hardware List" Subject: [H] Thunderbird Problems (the Email not the car!) I've tried looking up these two problems on the net and the answers are all over the place, maybe someone here has some real experience. Problem 1: AT&T AT&T keeps telling me to set SSL on for both incoming and outgoing mail. When I set it for incoming mail, I can't get any and the error message is that the server does not support SSL. Answer from AT&T: We don't support Thunderbird, but we can send you over to Support Plus! Temporary Solution: Turn off SSL and I get email. It's worked for the past few months. Problem 2: Cox HSI My house has both Cox (my wife) and AT&T (me), when I try to use my cox email address over the AT&T DSL, I can receive mail, but not send it. Error is that the Server is not responding. Answer from Cox: We don't support Thunderbird. Temporary Solution: None, tried all sorts of options, nothing seems to work. Any ideas? Experience? ThanksSteve
Re: [H] OT: IP to location lookup was Re: Facebook
Yeah, my DSL connection has its gateway in a city some 80 miles south of me, so the IP locator guestimate doesn't get very close. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "maccrawj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cool link, thanks! It's at least 50-60mi, means my DSL must pass through Postfalls, ID then route back to Seattle, WA. Neotrace (really old 2001 version) did not give me that unlike when I looked up D's IP.
Re: [H] Facebook
I don't know how accurate it is, but I was using the IP Locator at http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm?GetLocation Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "maccrawj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Really? What lookup did you use, I get: Name: pool-71-161-12-166.sttlwa.dsl-w.verizon.net IP Address: 71.161.12.166 Location: Seattle (47.611N, 122.333W) Network: VIS-BLOCK Gary VanderMolen wrote: Actually, your IP traces to Post Falls, ID.
Re: [H] Facebook
That was for "maccrawj". Your location looks like Chattanooga, TN. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "DHSinclair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wow! Gary, I have been to Post Falls, ID; but that is not where I am now. Really nice county there though. A bit cold in the winter for me now. Duncan At 15:23 09/22/2008 -0700, you wrote: Actually, your IP traces to Post Falls, ID. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "maccrawj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well far from perfect since it's a national ISP. Verizon lists mine as Seattle which is 500mi+ away...
Re: [H] Facebook
Actually, your IP traces to Post Falls, ID. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "maccrawj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well far from perfect since it's a national ISP. Verizon lists mine as Seattle which is 500mi+ away...
Re: [H] DSL overheads, theoretical speeds vs actual
Sounds normal. The protocol overhead on my AT&T/SBC DSL is typically 15%. The advertised speed is actually the sync speed, which doesn't include overhead. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Naushad Zulfiqar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have a friend of mine who seems to be complaining that his DSL is on the slow side. I went over to his house and checked it out and it seems relatively decent to me. He has a 1 Mbps DSL connection which equals to a theoretical 128 KBps. I installed utorrent and downloaded ubuntu as a test. With all the speed tweaks, I manage to get around 110-118 KBps steady. That's around a loss of 10-18 KBps. Is that about normal with the PPPoE, TCP/IP and DSLAM overheads? I would say it's aboout normal. Maybe a bit wee on the high side, but nothing to cry about.
Re: [H] Virtual cdrom drive
Daemon Tools has worked well for me in the past: http://disc-tools.com/download/daemon Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Joe User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I would like something to make a virtual CDROM drive. Wife loves to play Yahtzee we have a windows CDROM of the game - she plays it thru Parallels (windows XP VM) on the iMac. I would like to make a virtual cd drive of the game disc for windows XP so we don't have to keep the disc in the drive all the time. I considered alcohol 120 but that does a lot more then what I need and also has conflicts with some protection schemes. Anyone suggest something like an alcohol lite? Again, all I need to do is make a virtual CDROM in WinXP pro. Oh... FREEWARE would be best.
Re: [H] weird email problem
Try this: right-click on the message, select "View Source". Select the headers, copy, then paste into a reply here. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Harvey Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well, I use a Hotmail address and I log in to Hotmail, but, the title of the progam I am using says Windows Live. >> -- >> From: "Harvey Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >> > I know I have done this in W98, but how do you display the full headers in Vista? I will do it once I figure it out or >> > someone >> > tells me. >> > >> > Thanks, Harvey >> > >> > >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> If you want to rule out the possibility that it is coming from >> >> your own machine, post the full headers of one of those weird >> >> emails. I can analyze it for the actual origin.
Re: [H] weird email problem
"Windows Live" is a group name for a large collection of programs, see http://get.live.com. Perhaps you meant Windows Live Hotmail or Windows Live Mail. I can help you with the latter, but someone else will have to jump in for Hotmail since I'm not familiar with it. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Harvey Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thats right, wasn't thinking. I am using Windows Live, basically a souped up Hotmail. Harvey From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:13:49 -0700 Subject: Re: [H] weird email problem The OS doesn't matter. What matters is which email program you are using. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Harvey Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I know I have done this in W98, but how do you display the full headers in Vista? I will do it once I figure it out or > someone > tells me. > > Thanks, Harvey > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com >> Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 11:41:05 -0700 >> Subject: Re: [H] weird email problem >> >> If you want to rule out the possibility that it is coming from >> your own machine, post the full headers of one of those weird >> emails. I can analyze it for the actual origin. >> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP _ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008=
Re: [H] weird email problem
The OS doesn't matter. What matters is which email program you are using. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Harvey Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I know I have done this in W98, but how do you display the full headers in Vista? I will do it once I figure it out or someone tells me. Thanks, Harvey From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 11:41:05 -0700 Subject: Re: [H] weird email problem If you want to rule out the possibility that it is coming from your own machine, post the full headers of one of those weird emails. I can analyze it for the actual origin. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
Re: [H] weird email problem
If you want to rule out the possibility that it is coming from your own machine, post the full headers of one of those weird emails. I can analyze it for the actual origin. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP -- From: "Harvey Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Bobby, Thanks for the info. Is there any thing I can do about it? Harvey From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's possible that it is not coming from your machine but are being sent from another computer where they are spoofing your email address. Then when it bounces, it comes back to you.
Re: [H] Wireless
802.11a definitely not. I don't know if all 802.11n cards have a fallback to 'b' or 'g'. I suspect most of them do, since 'n' is relatively new, so the vendors need to provide backwards compatibility. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP -- From: "Jason Carson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well what I want to do is put a wireless card in my Linux server and configure that as a router. So if I buy an 802.11 b/g card. Will people with computers that have 802.11a or 802.11n card in them be able to connect to my network.
Re: [H] Running laptop of DC
Unless he can regulate that DC to the exact voltage (18.5-19.5) required by the laptop, it would be safer to get an inverter and use that to feed the AC adapter that came with the laptop. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP -- From: "Thane Sherrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have a person who is off-grid and wants to run his laptop off the DC power he produces. Is there a device that will let him bypass the power adapter that comes with the laptop to do this and is it recommended?
Re: [H] h/t block email address in Eudora
Sorry, I don't use Eudora. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: "Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So how is it done? At 12:28 AM 6/27/2008, you wrote: A fake bounce is not good for most spam, but serves a purpose for an annoying individual sender.
Re: [H] Dual OS
http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP -- From: "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A friend has a computer with vista.she needs to use Lotus Notes, a version that is not compatible. If she installs XP, will vista configure for dual boot or is it more complicated?
Re: [H] Outlook & McAfee VirusScan Buffer Overflows
I'm not just expressing an opinion. For the past 15 months I've been working as one of the primary support responders on Microsoft's newsgroup microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail . (Put my name in a Google search and you'll get about 39,000 hits in that capacity.) You know what the primary cause of email problems is? Mail programs corrupted by McAfee and Norton antivirus. As soon as those are uninstalled, the mail program starts working again. AVG and Avast are some of the antivirus products that seldom cause trouble. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP -- From: "Robert Martin Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'd have to agree with Gary on this one. If you gave me a lifetime subscription to McAfee, I would still never put it on any of my personal windows boxes. I've had to fix so many boxes where mcafee was the primary problem, that I will never use it again. I use avast, avg and or clamwin lopaka "Anthony Q. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That's a ridiculous analogy, Gary. There are plenty who consider even McAfee suitable to the task it purports to do. Would I buy it? No...Do I wish my employer would get something else, yes. Do I get to demand what they purchase? No. Gary VanderMolen wrote: I wouldn't put McAfee on my PC if they paid me to do so. Would you eat free food that is spoiled? Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP -- From: "Anthony Q. Martin" :) Well...I did think of that...but I get both free...for both home and work on all of my PCs... Al wrote: On Fri, 9 May 2008 10:32:21 -0700 "Gary VanderMolen" wrote: Get rid of McAfee!
Re: [H] Outlook & McAfee VirusScan Buffer Overflows
I wouldn't put McAfee on my PC if they paid me to do so. Would you eat free food that is spoiled? Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP -- From: "Anthony Q. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> :) Well...I did think of that...but I get both free...for both home and work on all of my PCs... Al wrote: On Fri, 9 May 2008 10:32:21 -0700 "Gary VanderMolen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Get rid of McAfee!
Re: [H] Outlook & McAfee VirusScan Buffer Overflows
Get rid of McAfee! Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP -- From: "Anthony Q. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Every time I close Outlook, I get these damn notices from McAfee identifying bo:heap and a buffer overflow message. What can I do to rid myself of this?
Re: [H] vista web mail question
As Outlook? No, more like Outlook Express. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) -- From: "Harvey Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I did see that Windows Mail question pop up. If I go ahead and install it, does it work basically the same way as Outlook?
Re: [H] vista web mail question
Outlook doesn't come with Vista. The only email program that comes with Vista is called Windows Mail. If you prefer webmail, you can just ignore Windows Mail. For example, if you want your Hotmail to handle a MailTo link on Craigslist, use this fix: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/224/1/Register-Windows-Live-Hotmail-with-the-Default-Programs-tool-in-Windows-Vista.html Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) -- From: "Harvey Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just got my first system with Vista, yes, I know, ugh. But anyway. I use web mail, Hotmail and Comcast. Is there a way I can set up Vista's Outlook to access those, so when I click a reply to, (like in Craigslist as I post a lot of jobs I need done there) it will come up? Its a pain writing down the email in the ad and transferring it over to the web mail sites.
Re: [H] xDSL question
No, it's not normal for DSL to go away during a rain storm. When that happens, can you hear hum or crackling noises on the voice line? (Dial 1 first to get rid of the dial tone.) If the voice line is impeded also, it means the line is getting flooded out by he rain. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) -- From: "DHSinclair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Is it normal (expected) that when I have rain locally, I should expect my DSL connection to go away?
Re: [H] [OT] Windows Live
Is there a way to receive mail from live.com in Outlook? Yes: http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2F7EB29B42641D59!204.entry Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)
Re: [H] Surge suppressor / power filter
As a EE myself, I tend to agree with your EE friend. :-) I use cheap 16-gauge lamp cord to connect my speakers. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) -- From: "Winterlight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A good friend of mine is a EE who works for Micron. He is responsible for final testing, and certification of all new memory. He is a big time audiophile, and likes improvisional jazz. In fact, he has had a lot of success with a side business designing and making high end headphone amps, and last I heard Apple certified his products to be ipod worthy. I once asked him about the importance of cabling. He told me that when he was a grad student he decided to build a tester to check different audio wiring in order to come up with the best one. He discovered that not only was there very little difference, if any, between brands, but Walmart brand performed the best for his tester!
Re: [H] Vista SP1 comments
SP1 clears the Prefetch cache, so it may take several boots before startup time is optimized again. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) -- From: "Thane Sherrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here is the funny part. From what I've read, SP1 is supposed to speed up Vista. But in every test I've done (five systems so far, and one clean install) SP1 slows the first two benchmarks by from 30% to 50%. Now I find that ridiculous. I haven't read up on SP1, so maybe it's giving all sorts of other exciting new features and the "better stability and performance" that MS talks about wasn't the main purpose, but one would think that given that performance is one of the huge complaints about Vista, MS would have tried to do something to make it faster. (And since boot time and shutdown time are two of the major areas that end users recognize as issues, these would be something to look at.)
Re: [H] Vista SP1 comments
Vista SP1 went gold on Feb. 4th. The final version has only been distributed to beta testers and MSDN subscribers. In mid-March it will be made available for download by the general public, and in mid-April it will be pushed out by Windows Update. For more, see http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/02/04/announcing-the-rtm-of-windows-vista-sp1.aspx Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) -- From: "FORC5" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> isn't Vista Sp1 still in beta ?
Re: [H] Is the Lenovo brand good anymore?
Which low-cost laptop seller doesn't have support that sucks? Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) -- From: "Chris Reeves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support sucks. Learned that the hard way. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -Original Message- From: "Bobby Heid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am trying to find a decent low-cost laptop for a friend of mine (not the AOL guy) and came across this at Office Depot: http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=401515 for $579 after rebate. Is Lenovo still a good product after IBM sold the name? I know this is only has the 533MHz FSB.
Re: [H] Vista class action
I didn't upgrade. Vista came installed on a new laptop I bought recently. As a beta tester for Microsoft, I slowly became used to Vista during the beta testing phase, and now prefer it over XP. There isn't one blockbuster feature that sold me, just dozens of little things. Like when you go to rename a file, Vista doesn't highlight the file's extension because most of the time you don't want to change the extension. There are dozens of little nuggets like that. From what I'm told, Vista has a much better security posture than XP, so it should be better at resisting malware attacks. That said, I would not go out of my way to upgrade an XP PC to Vista. In order for Vista to fly it really needs modern hardware like Core 2 Duo processors. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) -- From: "Brian Weeden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> What were the features that Vista has over XP that made it worth the money for you to upgrade?
Re: [H] Vista class action
There's a lot more to Vista than the few items you mentioned. I fail to see how Basic is all that limiting. I have the Home Premium edition but have never used the features that set it apart from Basic. I turned Aero off because I found it too distracting. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) In other words, Vista Basic has none of the "features" that make Vista a new OS and is very limited in how you can use it.
Re: [H] URL Registration
I never understood why using the Whois privacy feature is any more 'legal' than using any other non-personal address. Either way you are hiding the true domain owner's address and phone number. I registered my .org domain using the contact address and phone number of the registrar. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP -- Make sure that your whois info is correct. Legally they can take your domain from you if your details are incorrect. Very rare, though it has happened. I register hundreds of domains, the majority with www.namecheap.com. They provide free Whois Privacy. Godaddy charge you for this, unless you register 5 or more at a time. You can use this site www.retailmenot.com to find coupons for various hosts etc.
Re: [H] URL Registration
Yes. Are they better than other solutions for any reason? you mean a domain name registration? Try Godaddy.com GODADDY seconded. Likewise. I tried some of the other domain registrars, but GoDaddy gives you more features for a reasonably low price. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
Re: [H] Free AV ?
The supplied uninstall routines for McAfee and Norton are so deficient that both had to release special removal utilities. I don't trust developers who can't write a proper uninstall for their own product. Updates published by these two are often defective. Here are just two recent examples: McAfee: http://helpme.att.net/article.php?item=11258 Norton: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Symantec-Update-Blocks-Internet-Access-73135.shtml Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) -- From: "Robert Martin Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I totally agree with Chris on this one. In the past 2-3 years I've noticed severe bloat in both norton and mcafee. I've seen more problems with both of these adversely affecting other software. I've had to fix a lot of boxes that had problems caused solely by mcafee (worse of the two IMHO) and norton software.
Re: [H] Free AV ?
I don't buy the blanket statement that paid AVs are better than free ones. Both AVG and Avast have paid versions, and (AFAIK) the free version uses the same basic engine as the paid version. The only difference would be added bells and whistles that most users don't need. Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail) -- From: "Chris Reeves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> However, in regards to the theory that 'Paid is better then free'. I would counter that every time. I've absolutely recommended Avast to numerous people, including having them pay for the thing if they feel like it.
Re: [H] Cox blocking
I can understand it being blocked when using Godaddy's SMTP, since generally speaking, one isn't allowed to use port 25 SMTP if the server doesn't belong to the network which is providing your Internet connection. If I'm not mistaken, Godaddy's SMTP has alternate ports you can substitute for '25'; one of the alternates is port 80. Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] -- not strange if Cox is blocking the domains or user name. I don't use COX SMTP. I use Godaddy's, and even though it gets blocked when I try to send it out of Eudora using Godaddy SMTP or Outlook using COX SMTP, I can log into my Godaddy email web interface and send things out just fine. so it isn't Godaddy ... it has to be COX... no??
Re: [H] In car Navigation systems
Theft of portable car GPS units is a big problem. I had my car broken into shortly after I got the Garmin. The thief spotted the dash mount, and assumed I had stowed the GPS unit in the glove box. Actually it was one block away, where I was in a restaurant, with the GPS in my pocket. My insurance wound up footing the bill for almost $1000 in damage that was done during the break-in. Since then I've learned to use a less conspicuous dash mount, and not to park in bad neighborhoods. :-( Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] -- From: "Alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:12 PM To: Subject: Re: [H] In car Navigation systems I find Garmin units the best out of all the ones I sampled (fast, accurate and up-to-date, intuitive). Had a nuvi360 (stolen) and moved to a nuvi680 (don't get it, FM traffic receiver is hardwired into the cig lighter adapter, major flaw).
Re: [H] In car Navigation systems
I have a Garmin Nuvi 350, which I bought for $320 one year ago. At the time, that was the least expensive one I could find with the spoken street name feature. The cheaper ones don't speak the street names. They say "Turn right in 200 feet" instead of "Turn right at Main Street in 200 feet." Sometimes it helps to hear the actual street name. You can always read the street name from the screen, but when traffic is heavy, that may not be feasible. Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] -- From: "Christopher Fisk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 6:35 AM To: Subject: [H] In car Navigation systems Anyone have one of these systems? Today's woot is a NavMan N40i for $165, I can get a TomTom for $150-$300, I was hoping to stay under $200, but if there is compelling reason to get something more expensive, let me know!
Re: [H] Re: Letting your HD spin down every 2-3 minutes?
As a EE major, I doubt that is the case. However, for an incandescent bulb the tremendous change in filament temperature between off and on would cause earlier failure of the filament when cycled more often. Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] -- I've always been told that a light takes less power to keep it on all of the time than it does to turn it on & off. It supposedly takes alot more electricity to start up a light than just to leave it on.
Re: [H] Domains and spam blocking
Go here: http://member.dnsstuff.com/pages/dnsreport.php? and get their DNSreport. It takes about a minute to finish. Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] -- From: "Thane Sherrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 7:36 AM To: Subject: [H] Domains and spam blocking I'm seeing more small companies hosting their own domain (or getting it hosted outside their ISP) and more and more of them run into problems sending or recieving mail. Sometimes the mail gets blocked as spam, other times it appears to go into the bit bucket. I know that some hosting companies don't correctly setup DNS information, and I was wondering if the gurus on the collective know of a way I can check the configuration for a domain and see if it's set correctly (I've looked a services such as www.dnswatch.info). If anyone has some advice on this, I'd really appreciate it, because the hosting companies all take the same "it's not our problem" line, and I'm not knowledgable enough ask the right questions. T
Re: [H] odd file found?
The problem is that the CD installs all sorts of unnecessary crap. It is best not to use the CD. http://www.dslreports.com/faq/5764 Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] -- From: "j maccraw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Main purpose of the CD is to create your DSL account. Once that's done you don't need any part of it again. JRS wrote: Not too cautious to my way of thinking. I have never to this day installed the software or CD pacbell wanted me to for my DSL. I just found the settings pages online and set up windows with the proper DNS and IP settings manually. I refuse to use those install CD's, they all seem to install junk I do not want, like branded versions of IE, etc
Re: [H] thinking broadband?
I don't know. There is something to be said about distributing the workload over several active devices. If the modem does the PPPoE chore, that is one less thing to slow the router down. One would have to experiment in order to find the best workload distribution mix. Gary VanderMolen -- From: "j maccraw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Because most routers offer BETTER IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTROL than any DSL modem! BRIDGE MODE, BRIDGE MODE!!!
Re: [H] thinking broadband?
Yes. Crossing other wires like AC power cables at right angles minimizes interference pickup. Gary VanderMolen -- From: "Harvey Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have heard that before, but have never had a problem. I do make sure that I cross any possible wires at right angles. Had read some where that doing that limits possible interference. Don't know if its true or not. Hbest From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cat5 is better. Thermostat wire doesn't have the twists that are necessary to cancel interference from stray electromagnetic fields.
Re: [H] thinking broadband?
Network Interface Device, see http://www.homephonewiring.com/nid.html Gary VanderMolen -- From: "DHSinclair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 8:44 PM To: "The Hardware List" Subject: RE: [H] thinking broadband? OK, what is a "NID"? I know I'm old, but jeez..
Re: [H] thinking broadband?
Cat5 is better. Thermostat wire doesn't have the twists that are necessary to cancel interference from stray electromagnetic fields. Gary VanderMolen -- That reminds me, I did the same as well. I ran 6 lead thermostat copper wire for my phone line, a dedicated run from my jack I was using for the DSL modem to the NID. Figured it couldn't hurt. Used to always do that from the days of the 2800 modem and POTS lines.
Re: Re[2]: [H] Vista Business
Speed? I find Vista is as fast--if not faster--on very good hardware relative to XP. Really? I've never seen that. Assuming you have the right video card, Vista is able to offload much of the video processing to the card rather than the OS having to do it. -- Gary VanderMolen
Re: [H] Vista Business
Same here. I started running Vista on my main PC since it went RTM last November. Also bought a new laptop with Vista four months ago. Haven't had any significant problems. The few times I work on an XP machine, it seems so quaint. Gary VanderMolen -Original Message-- I've been running Vista for about 9 months now on my primary workstation. While it isn't perfect, I don't like using my XP work machine any more. 'Nuff said.
Re: [H] Vista, dumb question, maybe
Yes, it is important to stress that the replacement motherboard is the nearest equivalent you could find. ;-) Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - equivalent being the keyword, what they need to know regardless. I did have a emachine activation declined once because I was dumb enough to admit replacing the mb with something *better* live an learn. still boils down to MS does not want to deal with end users or small time system, builders. IMO fp At 01:59 PM 9/1/2007, Greg Sevart Poked the stick with: You all do realize that Vista's OEM one-motherboard-only policy is not new to Vista, right? Windows XP OEM/system builder licenses have had the -exact- same restriction. Identical (within reason) replacements only. With Vista, it appears that they're just enforcing that a little more aggressively. From the Microsoft OEM/System Builder's website: Q. Can a PC with OEM Windows XP have its motherboard upgraded and keep the same license? What if it was replaced because it was defective? A. Generally, you may upgrade or replace all of the hardware components on your customer's computer and the end user may maintain the license for the original MicrosoftR OEM operating system software, with the exception of an upgrade or replacement of the motherboard. An upgrade of the motherboard is considered to result in a "new personal computer" to which MicrosoftR OEM operating system software cannot be transferred from another computer. If the motherboard is upgraded or replaced for reasons other than a defect, then a new computer has been created and the license of new operating system software is required. If the motherboard is replaced because it is defective, you do NOT need to acquire a new operating system license for the PC as long as the replacement motherboard is the same make/model or the same manufacturer's replacement/equivalent, as defined by the manufacturer's warranty. Greg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tharin Olsen Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 10:59 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Vista, dumb question, maybe I've read online articles that pretty much all say the same thing about OEM versions of Windows Vista. You are allowed to change any component but the motherboard. Microsoft has made the motherboard the core component of the PC and if you change it with a different one it counts as a new machine. Your Vista installation would require relicensing and a new product key. Apparently you are allowed to change the motherboard for a new one if it is a replacement of a defective board and it is the same make/model of the existing board. Now as a system builder and service/repair shop I think this sucks. It's not often that I can obtain exact make/model mainboards to repair systems. Tier-1 systems like Dell, HP, Sony, etc. who are past their warranty, sometimes 90 days on the cheapo units, have replacement motherboards listing online for $100-$400. In the past I would just pull the cpu and ram and drop in a factory new board from MSI, Asrock, ECS, etc. for $50. Then all I would need to do is phone up Microsoft whilst stuck on the XP product activation box and explain the reason for reactivation was to replace a defective mainboard with a new one. Not once have they not authorized an activation. Hopefully, they will continue to do so with these sort of circumstances. As to the folks who are simply switching boards because they need the extra expansion slots, more ram than their two dimm board would allow, etc. I think they shouldn't have to pay but like a reactivation fee of 2 cents or something. Why? Because it isnt a second computer! The end user would still have only one machine running Windows. Perhaps a break in pricing to convert their OEM license to a full retail license. Go halfsies on it. -Tharin O. FORC5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: OEM license states can not be transfered to another machine once installed, would a major HW change ( motherboard ) be construed as a different machine ? I would think not but not my sandbox. :'( deeper and deeper fp -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Future looks spotty. You will spill soup in late evening. -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- If a man speaks in a forest, and his wife is not there to hear him, is he still wrong?
Re: [H] Vista, dumb question, maybe
Although the EULA rules are fairly restrictive, if you'll call the activation number, you will probably get a sympathetic rep who is likely to accommodate you. You are more apt to be successful if it's a straight replacement for a defective motherboard, and not an upgraded motherboard. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - OEM license states can not be transfered to another machine once installed, would a major HW change ( motherboard ) be construed as a different machine ?
Re: [H] OT: Sad day, AutoPatcher gone
OTOH, people have been saying that for years, yet I don't see a mass exodus to Linux. I have no problem with Windows Update or WGA. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - Microsoft does the best job of evangelizing Linux on the desktop. :) Rick Glazier wrote: Funny thing is though... About the only thing I CAN'T get from his site is the WGA thing... (Can't connect to that specific file...) I'm sure MS will make sure I get it,
Re: [H] PDF editors
Yep. Fox-it wasn't compatible with the website I used to do my tax return earlier this year. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - > but fox-it really sucks. I had to remove it because it gave me problems.
Re: [H] SW Firewall..Yea or Nay?
> The MS firewall is the only one that plays nice without disrupting your > entire system with nagging notices. Yep. Several years ago, after trying Zone Alarm for one week, I came to that same conclusion. I haven't heard any negative comments about Vista's Windows Firewall. Gary VanderMolen
Re: [H] iPhone
Not only is the acquisition price too high, one also needs a fairly expensive data plan to take advantage of all the features. So basically it is for people with money to burn. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - From: "Bryan Seitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [H] iPhone > On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 09:21:17AM -0400, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: >> I'm curiouswho here got an iPhone already? > > I won't be getting one. > > * Apple first generation products are notoriously buggy. > * The price point is way too high so it won't compete with > the ipod. > * I Don't want to play music with my phone, I want a phone :) > * I enjoy my Blackberry 8800
Re: [H] Compaq hidden partition
I removed the hidden partition on my son's Compaq laptop without any ill effects. I do all partition work with BootIt NG. It doesn't make sense to put BIOS code on the HD because a PC needs to be able to start the boot process from the BIOS even when the HD is defective, or in case you want to boot from a CD or floppy disk. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - I may be mistaken, but I think the Compaq partition actually has all of the code for the BIOS or some utilities on it. You may not want to get rid of it. Winterlight wrote: > I am working on Compaq EVO. It has a 40GB DiamondMax hard drive and is > formatted as a single NTFS Primary Active partition. No other partition > is showing. However I suspect there is a small Compaq hidden partition. > Using Partition Magic 8 I can not resize and add any partitions. I want > to resize the existing partition to 30 GB and make a FAT32 10GB Extended > logical partition with the remain 10GB.
Re: [H] Interesting article about the state of the US
We didn't ask for 9/11, but once it happened we had to deal with it, just like we dealt with Pearl Harbor day. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - > Since it's quiet and we haven't had any political on the list recently. :) > > T > > From http://www.fredoneverything.net/FOE_Frame_Column.htm
Re: [H] Evil or....
Nor will I after a VW Beetle blew its engine while driving flat-out on a cross-country trip in 1968. Worst handling car I ever drove! Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - > Never will I ever own another VW.
Re: [H] Verizon phones?
Have you priced a new battery on eBay? I always buy replacement phone batteries there. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - From: "Bobby Heid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It's time for a new battery for my phone. Since it is cheaper to get a new > phone, what are some of the recommended mid-level phones at Verizon? I > would like to keep it less than $180 before any discounts. I just came out > of unemployment so I have a budget.
Re: [H] Time-Warner meltdown tonight?
Time-Warner reliability has been doing poorly in the LA area: http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6426449.html However, only one BBR poster reports a current outage in that area: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cable,rr Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - From: "nobozoz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Anybody else in SoCal (or anywhere for that matter)lose the Time-Warner > "MOXI" Digital Cable tonight? > > I also tried to reach www.rr.com and got this ... > > > Road Runner Help & Member Services information is unavailable at this time. > > We are sorry, but your request cannot be completed. Please try again at a > later time.
Re: [H] Vista - Network profiles
I don't have an answer for you, but you might try posting your question in the newsgroup microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - > Just installed Vista Business, for the hell of it, on my laptop. > > Is there a way to set it up so I can have the LAN connection have one > profile (Static IP, Mask, Gateway, & DNS) for my office and another > profile for when I am roaming (DHCP provided IP, Mask, Gateway, & DNS)? > > Anyone? Last attempt...
Re: [H] Adelphia to Time-Warner migration.
I run Computer Associates antivirus on several XP and Vista machines without any issues. Broadband is pretty much OS-independent. Usually there are workarounds for proprietary installation and activation procedures. Check the appropriate forum in http://www.dslreports.com/forums/all Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - > Seeking wisdom from the collective ... > > In migrating from Adelphia to Time-Warner, one option I have is to download > and install eTrust/EZArmor Internet Security Suite (Computer Associates) - > free via Time-Warner. > > Are there any issues with doing this? I have machines with WIN2K and WINXP > to consider. > > Some of the things I had to do in Time-Warner's activation seemed to be > available ONLY with IE6. I have IE6, but I really prefer Firefox - is this > reliance on IE6 going to be a problem for me down the road? > > Am I going to have problems with Linux and Time-Warner? > > Are there any other gotcha's with Time-Warner? My experience with Adelphia > has been pretty good overall. > > Thanx, > > Jim
Re: [H] symantec activation ?
I don't understand why anyone still bothers with Symantec, with all the good alternatives that don't require activation. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - > Symantec generally won't bend on this. Been down that road a few times > -Original Message- > Anyone have a phone call in number for Symantec Activation that will not > activate because it is telling me it has been installed too many times ? > Motherboard failures, at least MS has a procedure for this even if it is lame.
Re: [H] IE6 font setting
Are you changing font size in the View menu? That is a session setting. To change it permanently: (I'm going by IE7, but IE6 should be similar): Tools, Internet Options, General tab, Appearance section, Fonts. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - > Is there a registry key I can not find to tell IE6 what size font I wish to > use as default? > System is W2Kpro, so IE7 is not an option. > > I like to use "Medium" but IE6 keeps resetting this to "Smaller" each time > I get done > browsing and close IE6.
Re: [H] Two car Batteries
>>you got room for 2 batteries ? > > in the toolbox Just make sure the space is well ventilated so you don't get a buildup of explosive gases. Gary VanderMolen
Re: [H] Two car Batteries
Most RV's have two batteries. Check with an RV parts dealer as to what you need to make it work. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - > Anybody ever install two batteries in their vehicle ? I would of > thought there would be some kind of easy device that allowed you to > hook them up saftly but I haven't been able to Google one up or even > clear instructions on how to do this. Has anybody done this?
Re: [H] OE ?
$5000+ system? Heck, I have a $899 HP laptop on which Vista really flies! It has the Core 2 Duo T5200 processor with 1 GB RAM. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - > No, i think the reason is much more sinister than that, Thane. MS just > wants to control the "mind space" of people for another five years. They > can't do that with just a simple update to XP. They need something that > looks and feels different, so that people can have something to spend > time and energy tweaking and talking about (loving and/or hating). All > of the mags and websites will starting writing about it, Vista will sell > more hardware (hell, systems are now back up to $5000+ after being dirt > cheap for sometime), and the industry will move. Motion is more > important than the direction, in terms of staying alive. This is what > the entire industry wants from MS as its leader. Hence, MS is > delivering. We can either follow or jump ship. :)
Re: [H] OE ?
I think if you have a premium graphics card, Vista is able to take more advantage of it than XP. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - > Three different systems: > > X2 4800 with 4GB PC3200, 6600GT > Core 2 Duo 3.2GHz with 4GB PC8500, 7900GS > Core 2 Duo 3.6GHz with 4GB PC7200, X1900XT > > On all three, Vista felt very responsive...possibly even more than XP did.
Re: [H] Re: Apple OS X vs. Vista (Apple side)
> I've never understood why MS just didn't "improve" on XP. The reason the > Japanese have > been so successful with cars (Toyota, Honda, etc.) is because they just keep > improving what > already works, instead of reinventing all over again. I suppose at some point the OS source code would get so convoluted from all the patches that you're better off starting from scratch. Gary VanderMolen
Re: [H] Aero glass and video cards
> Does anyone know of the cheapest glass card?? Can't answer your question but I recently turned off the glass effect on my Vista laptop. I found it too distracting, and not conducive to productivity. Anyone know of a reason to keep glass except for the fact that it looks 'gee whiz'? Gary VanderMolen
Re: [H] OT: Good posture seating while computing
>>But, I still have to ask -- where is the proof that sitting upright >>is good? People talk about >>"good posture" as though it's completely understandable that it's >>good. Why is that so? > > I read somewhere (no idea where or who wrote it) that the human back > isn't designed for standing upright but for moving like an ape, and > that's were a lot of our back problems come from. Back problems tend to develop because we allow our abdominal muscles to get weak. Sitting behind a desk all day doesn't help the situation. Gary VanderMolen
Re: [H] What's the collective think of this Thinkpad?
> Hasn't Lenovo made ThinkPads even before they bought the name from IBM? Right. From what I hear, their ThinkPad series is still topnotch, but the cheaper Lenovo 3000 series of laptops is only average quality. When I bought a new laptop recently, I looked at but passed on the Lenovo 3000 because the keyboard doesn't even have a dedicated Home key. Gary VanderMolen
Re: [H] trying to setup a second WAP
In order to see both routers (and modem) config screens, I had to set the subnet mask of the first router to 255.255.0.0. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - From: "Chris Klein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Hardware List'" Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 11:46 PM Subject: FW: [H] trying to setup a second WAP > > It actually appears to be working now. The first Linksys is giving out a > 192.168.1.x IP address, and I can get to the internet. I can open up the > config properties for the first router(192.168.1.1. However, I can't reach > the 192.168.2.1 router to make config changes. Are you able to reach yours?
Re: [H] trying to setup a second WAP
Yes, all devices should get an IP assignment from the first router. I'm using Netgear routers. Gary VanderMolen - Original Message - > H...didn't think about that. And all of my devices will get an IP > address assigned to them from the first/main router, correct? I won't > really have any devices plugged into the second one, it's mainly just for > wireless. > > > I just tired it and it's not working. Do you have Linksys products at your > house? If so I have some specific questions...nothing I try is working > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary VanderMolen > Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 1:39 AM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: Re: [H] trying to setup a second WAP > > You need to plug the cable from the WRT54G into a LAN (not WAN) > port on the secondary router. I have a similar setup in my house. > In essence that turns the WRT54GS into a switch rather than a router. > > Gary VanderMolen > > > - Original Message - >>I have a WRT54G connected to my cable modem. It provides WPA2 Wireless G >> access to several devices in my apartment, along with a cat 5 connection > to >> my main computer. >> >> I'm connecting a Linksys WRT54GS, to the 54G. I want the 54GS to provide >> WEP wireless to 2 devices in my apartment that do not support WPA2. They >> are basically PVRs for all intents and purposes. >> >> I have a cable from the wan port of the 54GS, connected to port #2 on the >> 54G. >> >> I've set the IP address for the 54GS to 192.168.2.1 >> >> The IP address of my main router has always been 192.168.1.1 >> >> I turned off DHCP on the 54GS, figuring all devices that connect will get > an >> IP address from router #1. >> >> However, I can't see the new 54GS at all. I can't ping it, I can't reach >> it. Any help here on what I'm missing?
