RE: netflix or walmart for movie rentals?

2004-04-13 Thread Jim Davis
Yeah - I've got all the episodes (all 14 - there should have been at LEAST a full season!) on VCD from back when Bravo was showing them commercial free. Now there would be a great DVD box set.. both the Britsh and American pilots, maybe some eps of the old Cinemax talk show.  Yeah, that's box set

calendar groupware

2004-04-13 Thread bret
So my band has 5 busy people trying to coordinate schedules together so we can eek out one practice a week. We need a decent online calendar where we can post our vacations, schedules, practices, shows, etc. I've looked at some of the freebie CF calendars for a band client of mine for the same

Re: 900 numbers from the puter

2004-04-13 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Deanna Schneider wrote: > Okay, so who knows what about scams where you get charged on your phone > bill (via a 900 number) that is supposedly accessed from your computer? > We just got our phone bill, and it had a $25.00 charge on it for a 900 > number. I called the company (integretel.com) and go

Re: Quick Headset Question

2004-04-13 Thread Ben Doom
We just tested a couple of Sony tie-clip and standard clip mikes.  All worked well.  All were designed to stay out of the way and be inconspicuous. For my phone(s) I use Plantronics.  I've got an over-the-head version at home, and a convertible (over the ear, over the head) at work. Unfortunate

Re: Quick Headset Question

2004-04-13 Thread Kevin Graeme
I've used a Plantronics for years and it's been pretty good. I only use it to chat with people online, so I don't know how good it is for training demo recordings. People said the quality sounded good on their end though. http://makeashorterlink.com/?E28C32308 Just last weekend I used a friend's S

RE: Air guitar

2004-04-13 Thread Andre Turrettini
I've thougth about it. Then I could stop dreaming about little "" s and pound signs trying to get me! DRE -Original Message- From: Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:36 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Air guitar I should change careers and become an Ebay sel

Quick Headset Question

2004-04-13 Thread Marwan Saidi
Any recommendations on a good headset/mic combo? I am looking for something that will record with good enough quality for training demos, but won't break the bank. A huge factor is that the mic can't be on a flimsy little post, and it needs to stay out of the way when I don't want it in my face. Th

RE: Air guitar

2004-04-13 Thread Jacob
I should change careers and become an Ebay seller... At 01:28 PM 4/13/2004, you wrote: >And this thing actually got bids for it? > > > > >   _ > >From: Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 4:07 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Air guitar > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayIS

RE: Air guitar

2004-04-13 Thread Sandy Clark
And this thing actually got bids for it?   _   From: Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 4:07 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Air guitar http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3716461982   _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [F

Air guitar

2004-04-13 Thread Jacob
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3716461982 [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

RE: House go Boom!

2004-04-13 Thread Jacob
True.. A house about 1/2 mile down from me blew up because they were making crack.  Nice wake up call at 11pm. Blew out all the windows and half the roof came was cracked. At 11:20 AM 4/13/2004, you wrote: >LOL > > > -Original Message- > > From: Bushy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent:

RE: House go Boom!

2004-04-13 Thread Marwan Saidi
Wow, that's scary. BTW, nice slideshow. I would think that they may try to get more than one non-blurred image before taking the time to add that "feature" -Original Message- From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:00 PM To: CF-Community Subject: H

Re: Where's Benny?

2004-04-13 Thread Marlon Moyer
>He had his hip operation late last month, so I was thinking he was still >recuperating ... Guess I shall fire off a personal enquiry .. :D > >Cheers, >Erika Any reply from Ben yet? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

RE: House go Boom!

2004-04-13 Thread Lyons, Larry
No it was beans. larry > -Original Message- > From: Tim Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:20 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: House go Boom! > > > Crank would be more likely. >   -Original Message- >   From: Bushy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 

Re: Lawmaker moves to block Google's Gmail

2004-04-13 Thread Ben Doom
rant He wants to block Gmail because a computer will read the contents of your email. My client box sees my email.  My POP server sees my email.  Every SMTP server between the sender and my POP server sees my email. Email is not private to begin with! /rant --BenD Sandy Clark wrote: > http

RE: House go Boom!

2004-04-13 Thread Tim Heald
Crank would be more likely.   -Original Message-   From: Bushy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 1:13 PM   To: CF-Community   Subject: Re: House go Boom!   Probably making crack!   --Original Message Text---   From: Deanna Schneider   Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:59:5

RE: House go Boom!

2004-04-13 Thread Tangorre, Michael
LOL > -Original Message- > From: Bushy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:13 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: House go Boom! > > Probably making crack! > > > --Original Message Text--- > From: Deanna Schneider > Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:59:51 -0500 > > S

Re: House go Boom!

2004-04-13 Thread Bushy
Probably making crack! --Original Message Text--- From: Deanna Schneider Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:59:51 -0500 So, a house exploded about 5 blocks away from my house. It woke me up at 4:00 a.m. this morning. My house shook. Pretty crazy. http://www.channel3000.com/news/2999149/detail.html A fri

RE: Lawmaker moves to block Google's Gmail

2004-04-13 Thread Raymond Camden
How sad. I guess she feels her fellow residents are too stupid to make decisions like this for themselves. Personally, for a gig of mail I'll let google scan my email, and if I want "a massive billboard in the middle of [my] home" then I should be allowed to have one. -rc > -Original Message-

House go Boom!

2004-04-13 Thread Deanna Schneider
So, a house exploded about 5 blocks away from my house. It woke me up at 4:00 a.m. this morning. My house shook. Pretty crazy. http://www.channel3000.com/news/2999149/detail.html A friend lives on that block. They lost one double-paned window. One of them actually ran into/up to the house, lookin

Lawmaker moves to block Google's Gmail

2004-04-13 Thread Sandy Clark
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/04/13/block.gmail.reut/index.html Of course its only a California State Senator, so maybe people in CA won't get to use it? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

RE: Using

2004-04-13 Thread Bushy
I've seet my file types to open certain files in different applications other than the windows defaults. Everything is working great except for files with .PDF extensions. They always get open up in IE. I'm even specifying the file to be opened in Adobe Acrobat. How can I force the file to open in

Thanks Charlie...

2004-04-13 Thread Bailey, Neal
Hey Charlie, I just wanted to say thanks for all the help with this. I finally got it working using a combo of arrays and also having to pass variables in the url. Wish I didn't have to pass the variables in the url but it looks like there is no way around it because as this site is somewhat a t

RE: Using

2004-04-13 Thread Bushy
Thanks! --Original Message Text--- From: Marlon Moyer Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 08:55:56 -0500 -- Marlon Moyer, Sr. Internet Developer American Contractors Insurance Group phone: 972.687.9445 fax: 972.687.0607 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.acig.com > -Original Message- > From: Bushy [mai

900 numbers from the puter

2004-04-13 Thread Deanna Schneider
Okay, so who knows what about scams where you get charged on your phone bill (via a 900 number) that is supposedly accessed from your computer? We just got our phone bill, and it had a $25.00 charge on it for a 900 number. I called the company (integretel.com) and got it removed, as conveniently, w

Re: Blockbuster response to netflix and walmart for movie rentals?

2004-04-13 Thread Kevin Graeme
He just kept pointing to the computer that said "late". Because you know, computers don't lie. There were actually some class action lawsuits about Blockbuster doing this, so it was something that was more than just the particular store I went to. And if it was happening in their computers, then i

RE: Blockbuster response to netflix and walmart for movie rentals?

2004-04-13 Thread Raymond Camden
How did the manager argue? Just curious. :) -r > -Original Message- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 8:12 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Blockbuster response to netflix and walmart for > movie rentals? > > I've mentioned this before,

RE: Optical mouse behaving strangely.

2004-04-13 Thread Philip Arnold
> From: Tangorre, Michael >   > > Uhmmm.  Kevin, that face in you monitor is just your > > reflection.  I'm pretty sure that moaning is you also :) > > Which would also account for the one handed typing  :-) And the fact that his mouse isn't dirty, it's "sticky" :-P [Todays Threads] [This

RE: Optical mouse behaving strangely.

2004-04-13 Thread Tangorre, Michael
> Uhmmm.  Kevin, that face in you monitor is just your > reflection.  I'm pretty sure that moaning is you also :) Which would also account for the one handed typing  :-) [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

RE: netflix or walmart for movie rentals?

2004-04-13 Thread Raymond Camden
> "An off switch. she'll get the chair for that." - from "Max Headroom". > >   > > Still the most techno-socially aware show ever! +1. I still remember when it was cancelled - at the end of one of the last shows (maybe it was the last one), Max made some snide remarks about it and I wondered how

RE: Optical mouse behaving strangely.

2004-04-13 Thread Marlon Moyer
Uhmmm.  Kevin, that face in you monitor is just your reflection.  I'm pretty sure that moaning is you also :) -- Marlon Moyer, Sr. Internet Developer American Contractors Insurance Group phone: 972.687.9445 fax: 972.687.0607 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.acig.com > -Original Message- > Fr

RE: Optical mouse behaving strangely.

2004-04-13 Thread Philip Arnold
> From: Angel Stewart > > All of a sudden, and with no warning ;-) My MX700 Logitech > mouse has begun to act very strangely. >   > If I leave the mouse all by itself on the mousepad, the mouse > cursor suddenly begins jumping upward on the screen. There's > nothing touching the mouse, and it i

Re: Blockbuster response to netflix and walmart for movie rentals?

2004-04-13 Thread Kevin Graeme
I've mentioned this before, but I had one of those 10 free rental offers from Blockbuster. Every single rental on that card came up as a late return. I even tested it by returning the movie the same day. Got into a really fun argument with the manager. I never finished using the card and I've never

Re: Optical mouse behaving strangely.

2004-04-13 Thread Kevin Graeme
I've had that with my Intellimouse. Sometimes it's the pattern of the surface it's on. Whether that's a something in the printing or even the weave on the mousepad or maybe a strong transition area on a woodgrain. Other times it's been something like a hair stuck over the lens. And then there are t

RE: Optical mouse behaving strangely.

2004-04-13 Thread Angel Stewart
Thanks! Will try all these things when I get home and let you all know how it turns out :) -Gel -Original Message- From: Tangorre, Michael One thing I do is clean off the bottom of it, lots of dust accumulates around the soft pads that let it slide on the mouse pad or table top. Also,

RE: netflix or walmart for movie rentals?

2004-04-13 Thread Jim Davis
"An off switch. she'll get the chair for that." - from "Max Headroom". Still the most techno-socially aware show ever! Jim Davis   _   From: William H Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 8:52 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: netflix or walmart for movie rentals? A

RE: Optical mouse behaving strangely.

2004-04-13 Thread Tangorre, Michael
I have the Microsoft wireless optical mouse and wireless keyboard and my mouse does that from time to time. One thing I do is clean off the bottom of it, lots of dust accumulates around the soft pads that let it slide on the mouse pad or table top. Also, reset the channel button (if you have one).

Optical mouse behaving strangely.

2004-04-13 Thread Angel Stewart
All of a sudden, and with no warning ;-) My MX700 Logitech mouse has begun to act very strangely. If I leave the mouse all by itself on the mousepad, the mouse cursor suddenly begins jumping upward on the screen. There's nothing touching the mouse, and it isn't moving. Even when I am using the m

RE: Using

2004-04-13 Thread Marlon Moyer
-- Marlon Moyer, Sr. Internet Developer American Contractors Insurance Group phone: 972.687.9445 fax: 972.687.0607 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.acig.com > -Original Message- > From: Bushy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 8:49 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: r

New Recluce Book out

2004-04-13 Thread Marlon Moyer
The 12th book in the Recluce Saga is available. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765309076/ref=pd_nfyhl_fr_gw_nr_ 1/103-5500908-5646235 -- Marlon Moyer, Sr. Internet Developer American Contractors Insurance Group phone: 972.687.9445 fax: 972.687.0607 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.a

re: Using

2004-04-13 Thread Bushy
Hi, I'm displaying a treeview list of files on the server. Currently I'm displaying different graphics beside the filename based on the file extension. Below I'm checked the first 4 characters from the right. I would say 98% of my files have a three character naming scheme to the right of the per

RE: Blockbuster response to netflix and walmart for movie rentals?

2004-04-13 Thread Ian Skinner
Raymond, That was also a negative for me the screen ratio and other details where not given.  I also found the list relatively restrictive.  The initial list from which I could pick my 5 free movies did not seem to go beyond mainstream popular movies.  I have a wider taste in movies then represe

RE: Blockbuster response to netflix and walmart for movie rentals?

2004-04-13 Thread Raymond Camden
I'd leap on the Columbia DVD club since going to the movies now costs about 100 dollars (tickets + babysitter). However, Columbia refuses to say if a dvd movie is wide screen. How stupid is that? If you are catering to movie nuts, people who care about this stuff (and heck, my friends who ARENT mov

RE: How to set mime types and load them on client via app.

2004-04-13 Thread Harkins, Patrick
If you get a success message it worked. It's that simple. -Patrick -Original Message- From: Bushy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Yea...it worked soo fast I wasn't sure it worked. Other than trying to open a file on the client is there a way to see if it actually ran? Log it to a file? Outbou

RE: How to set mime types and load them on client via app.

2004-04-13 Thread Bushy
Yea...it worked soo fast I wasn't sure it worked. Other than trying to open a file on the client is there a way to see if it actually ran? Log it to a file? --Original Message Text--- From: Harkins, Patrick Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 09:19:32 -0400 Yes, you can just make a link as you described. The

Blockbuster response to netflix and walmart for movie rentals?

2004-04-13 Thread Ian Skinner
I just received an interesting offer yesterday.  At least interesting enough for me to spend 15 minutes to read the entire marketing letter before I threw the entire package away.  But it seams that Blockbuster has partnered with the Columbia DVD club. I could get 5 movies for $0.49 and 10 free ren

RE: How to set mime types and load them on client via app.

2004-04-13 Thread Harkins, Patrick
Yes, you can just make a link as you described. The nice thing is it works very fast due to the small file size. -Original Message- From: Bushy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --Original Message Text--- From: Harkins, Patrick Agreed with Michael. I do this with our users as well. You can make

RE: How to set mime types and load them on client via app.

2004-04-13 Thread Bushy
--Original Message Text--- From: Harkins, Patrick Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 09:01:32 -0400 Agreed with Michael. I do this with our users as well. You can make a simple file link from a web page and instruct the user to click on the link, click Open and then Yes. This will usually work. Sometimes the

RE: How to set mime types and load them on client via app.

2004-04-13 Thread Harkins, Patrick
Agreed with Michael. I do this with our users as well. You can make a simple file link from a web page and instruct the user to click on the link, click Open and then Yes. This will usually work. Sometimes they will find it necessary instead to save it to their local drive and execute it from ther

RE: How to set mime types and load them on client via app.

2004-04-13 Thread Tangorre, Michael
Good luck! I would never accept a reg file unless I knew what was inside it and could verify it myself! The best way to go about it is to let the user download the file and install the reg keys themselves... After they thoroughly examine them that is.  :-) > -Original Message- > From: Bush

re: How to set mime types and load them on client via app.

2004-04-13 Thread Bushy
Hi, I have a file on the server "mimes.reg" that I need to run on the client PC to set the file types. What is the best way to go about this? Should I be using copying the file to the client and then run the .reg file? Note: I want to be able to run this file from my app on the client pc. Ideas

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2004-04-13 Thread Adam Reynolds
I thought I would look at this site as it is an interesting variation on a UK site. I particularly like the fact that the bids are transparent. Adam [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

RE: ASP.NET Mailing list

2004-04-13 Thread Adam Reynolds
http://www.aspadvice.com/ I'm finding it quite informative although my list bag is now getting out of control. Adam   -Original Message-   From: pop.videotron.ca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: 12 April 2004 16:13   To: CF-Community   Subject: ASP.NET Mailing list   Hi everyone,   I a