Aaaaaaaaaaaargh! (OT btw)
%^$#*^...@$! tech support Need to obtain some old documents [copies of orders] to verify a period of active duty to qualify for GI Bill benefits. Had to have a user account reset - new password. Old password expired more than two years ago. A week worth of email correspondence back forth establishing my bona fides ... finally got it reset STILL couldn't log in. Just kept popping me back to the security screen; no explanation what I was doing wrong. Half a day on the phone ... MUST use internet exploder, CANNOT use Firefox ... gotta' run setup for IE8 or whatever it is AND internet exploder does NOT like the site certificate, so it's gonna' fight me tooth and nail every step of the way. Then another password reset. FINALLY !!! I'm in and prompted for a new password - 10 char, 2 upper, 2 lower, 2 numbers, 2 special char + fill for length. FIRST RESET is only 9 char only 1 special char. No wonder it wouldn't work. Nothing to do with the browser. Gotta install the site certificate. But internet exploder doesn't want to go there, not just no, but HELL NO! Finally manage to FTP it and do a manual install. F^(*n' Micro$oft!! Then, before I'm allowed do anything else, I have to go clean out my inbox - 3000+ messages that must be deleted 20 at a time, and then I gotta go empty 3000+ messages out of the trash 20 at a time. To top it all off, the documents I need aren't available on-line. Cannot use a password login to access the program that has the documents stored. I have to go to a secure DoD computer and log in from there with a CAC ... which I no longer have since I was required to turn it in when I retired from the military in 2007. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Aaaaaaaaaaaargh! (OT btw)
On 4 May 2010 15:23, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: %^$#*^...@$! tech support [RANT] F^(*n' Micro$oft!! [RANT] I have to go to a secure DoD computer and log in from there with a CAC ... which I no longer have since I was required to turn it in when I retired from the military in 2007. Hopefully you're not SOL or FBB, John. Resilience and determination to continue ahead when all odds are against you is one of those values they try to ingrain in you in the Military, no? Looks like they want to make sure you still have the fighting spirit. Good luck with these e-trenches! --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Aaaaaaaaaaaargh! (OT btw)
Hey John, whatever you say about us Macfanboys, we ain't never gonna be as fanatical as you laddy On 4/5/10, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed (and included here for full effect): %^$#*^...@$! tech support Need to obtain some old documents [copies of orders] to verify a period of active duty to qualify for GI Bill benefits. Had to have a user account reset - new password. Old password expired more than two years ago. A week worth of email correspondence back forth establishing my bona fides ... finally got it reset STILL couldn't log in. Just kept popping me back to the security screen; no explanation what I was doing wrong. Half a day on the phone ... MUST use internet exploder, CANNOT use Firefox ... gotta' run setup for IE8 or whatever it is AND internet exploder does NOT like the site certificate, so it's gonna' fight me tooth and nail every step of the way. Then another password reset. FINALLY !!! I'm in and prompted for a new password - 10 char, 2 upper, 2 lower, 2 numbers, 2 special char + fill for length. FIRST RESET is only 9 char only 1 special char. No wonder it wouldn't work. Nothing to do with the browser. Gotta install the site certificate. But internet exploder doesn't want to go there, not just no, but HELL NO! Finally manage to FTP it and do a manual install. F^(*n' Micro$oft!! Then, before I'm allowed do anything else, I have to go clean out my inbox - 3000+ messages that must be deleted 20 at a time, and then I gotta go empty 3000+ messages out of the trash 20 at a time. To top it all off, the documents I need aren't available on-line. Cannot use a password login to access the program that has the documents stored. I have to go to a secure DoD computer and log in from there with a CAC ... which I no longer have since I was required to turn it in when I retired from the military in 2007. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Aaaaaaaaaaaargh! (OT btw)
On 5 May 2010 05:23, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: F^(*n' Micro$oft!! You should have logged in from a Mac using Safari, then it all would have processed perfectly, while angels caressed your brow. };-) But seriously, your problem can't be compared to logging on to Gmail or Flickr. You're logging onto a system which gives you a much deeper degreee of access and control over the data stored inside than the users of those and other cybertainment networks. My wife sometimes accesses her office desktop from home via a remote desktop. And guess what? Right, Internet Explorer or nothing. It's their system, so it's their choice, same as your situatiuon with the DoD. They do it to protect themselves, lest some nefarious soul finds a security hole that could exploited by using a third party browser. And yeah, I see the irony in their use of the holeiest browser to ensure security, but it caters to the widest user base and means they only need attend to the security issues of one browser, not all of them. Just a pity they didn't tell you to go to one of their own computers in the first place, that was inconsiderate. SOP for a government agency, really, you should have expected no less. regards, Anthony Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight (Anon) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Aaaaaaaaaaaargh! (OT btw)
On May 4, 2010, at 15:13 , Cotty wrote: Hey John, whatever you say about us Macfanboys, we ain't never gonna be as fanatical as you laddy Probably be worse for us Cotty. This is a Go'mint server, programmed under a least cost contract. Might not let us in at all unless we are running IE-8. Lets see. I've got 6389 messages in my trash in Mail. Open trash. Select all. Delete. Takes a long time, like 7.3 seconds. Damn! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ It is still true, as was first said many years ago, that people are the only sophisticated computing devices that can be made at low cost by unskilled workers!” — Martin G. Wolf, PhD -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Aaaaaaaaaaaargh! (OT btw)
I can get into AKO [Army Knowledge Online] with Safari, no problem. PW or CAC login, no problem. At home or on the Army net. Get all of my email via Mail linked to AKO also. I cannot however get into the defense travel system or the civilian personnel site. Those were developed by different contractors. stan On May 4, 2010, at 7:08 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: On 5 May 2010 05:23, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: F^(*n' Micro$oft!! You should have logged in from a Mac using Safari, then it all would have processed perfectly, while angels caressed your brow. };-) But seriously, your problem can't be compared to logging on to Gmail or Flickr. You're logging onto a system which gives you a much deeper degreee of access and control over the data stored inside than the users of those and other cybertainment networks. My wife sometimes accesses her office desktop from home via a remote desktop. And guess what? Right, Internet Explorer or nothing. It's their system, so it's their choice, same as your situatiuon with the DoD. They do it to protect themselves, lest some nefarious soul finds a security hole that could exploited by using a third party browser. And yeah, I see the irony in their use of the holeiest browser to ensure security, but it caters to the widest user base and means they only need attend to the security issues of one browser, not all of them. Just a pity they didn't tell you to go to one of their own computers in the first place, that was inconsiderate. SOP for a government agency, really, you should have expected no less. regards, Anthony Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight (Anon) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: BTW
Cord also has a Majestic tripod with some extension arms, geared head, and Slik macro head. $150, IIRC. Anyone interested in a nice heavy tripod? Collin
Re: trying to get an image into photoshop 5.5 ot btw
Hi, girl Write me privately tell me what kind of scanner you have - if you want we can talk on the phone while you are doing it. It is a snap if you know what you are doing but if you are new to it it aint so obvious.. my phone number is 212-598-9713 I can call you back on my cell phone cause I have motor mouth rates on the weekend Happy to help ann jeepgirl wrote: I want to submit an image to pug. i am trying to get it to fit pug standards, but I have no clue how to get it to load into photo shop. any ideas. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
Re: trying to get an image into photoshop 5.5 ot btw
sure if you can teach me how i'll gladdly do it. I am laid off right now. and I only have 36 pagesof managerial finance homework, so give me something fun to do... som - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
Re: trying to get an image into photoshop 5.5 ot btw
Well, you have to scan it and save it. Most scanners come with a PhotoShop Plug-in that you install. Then, when you scan the photo it will automatically open it in Photoshop. But Photoshop can open almost any image type that a scanner can produce. Once you've opened it in Photoshop, you simply resize it with the "Image Size" control to fit the PUG standard. Paul jeepgirl wrote: I want to submit an image to pug. i am trying to get it to fit pug standards, but I have no clue how to get it to load into photo shop. any ideas. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
Re: trying to get an image into photoshop 5.5 ot btw
okay the image was scanned at my mom's house and emailed to my computer. I can get it to open in micrografix picture publisher, but I can't get it to save. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
Re: trying to get an image into photoshop 5.5 ot btw
i have the image in PhotoShop. I finally opened it in paint and saved it as a jpeg. then went from there. now to figure out how to get the white edge off of the sides of the picture. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
Re: trying to get an image into photoshop 5.5 ot btw
CLick on Size, then "trim" then back to the image -you just use the mouse to draw the edges, kind of. ya can still call if you are stuck annsan jeepgirl wrote: i have the image in PhotoShop. I finally opened it in paint and saved it as a jpeg. then went from there. now to figure out how to get the white edge off of the sides of the picture. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
