Re: change to hosts not resolving - windows 8

2014-08-28 Thread Casey Dougall - Uber Website Solutions
Proxy settings that block no place like home 127.0.0.1 On Aug 28, 2014 7:32 PM, "Matthew Smith" wrote: > > I have this in hosts: > 127.0.0.1 theartoflovingcatsanddogsdotcom > > but I am just getting goolge results. where am I wrong? > > -- > Regards, > chedder is bedder > > >

Re: change to hosts not resolving - windows 8

2014-08-28 Thread Scott Stroz
Are you using http:// in the address bar? If not, try that. On Aug 28, 2014 7:32 PM, "Matthew Smith" wrote: > > I have this in hosts: > 127.0.0.1 theartoflovingcatsanddogsdotcom > > but I am just getting goolge results. where am I wrong? > > -- > Regards, > chedder is bedder > > > ~~~

change to hosts not resolving - windows 8

2014-08-28 Thread Matthew Smith
I have this in hosts: 127.0.0.1 theartoflovingcatsanddogsdotcom but I am just getting goolge results. where am I wrong? -- Regards, chedder is bedder ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-C

Re: OMG - windows 8 is going to cause me WINDOWS RAGE

2013-10-06 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
The solution was to install another email clienteither Windows Live Email Client, or Thunderbird, etc. Any of those will function as a default system wide email client while the mail app will not. On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Sam wrote: > > I think each client would hav

Re: OMG - windows 8 is going to cause me WINDOWS RAGE

2013-10-06 Thread Sam
I think each client would have it's default config for mail. . On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 11:16 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm having a hard time figuring out how in the hell Windows 8 is any kind > of upgrade. I don't even hav

RE: OMG - windows 8 is going to cause me WINDOWS RAGE

2013-10-06 Thread Dana
Customer machine, not my call On Oct 6, 2013 10:58 AM, "Eric Roberts" wrote: > > I ran it during the beta in a virtual machine and it wasn't bad...I just > didn't like the metro interface on my desktop. It would be great on my > tablet...but not my desktop. You

RE: OMG - windows 8 is going to cause me WINDOWS RAGE

2013-10-06 Thread Eric Roberts
I ran it during the beta in a virtual machine and it wasn't bad...I just didn't like the metro interface on my desktop. It would be great on my tablet...but not my desktop. You can revert the GUI to a Windows 7 style interface... Eric -Original Message- From: Dana [mailto

Re: OMG - windows 8 is going to cause me WINDOWS RAGE

2013-10-06 Thread Dana
I've only touched it once but it was not a good experience. Only way I could find to get to the command line was to use search, and search itself wasn't easy to find. On Oct 5, 2013 8:17 PM, "Zaphod Beeblebrox" wrote: > > I'm having a hard time figuring out how in

OMG - windows 8 is going to cause me WINDOWS RAGE

2013-10-05 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I'm having a hard time figuring out how in the hell Windows 8 is any kind of upgrade. I don't even have a windows 8 laptop, but it's causing me enough grief without one. Tonight it was trying to figure out why the default mail client doesn't act like a default mail client s

Re: Windows 7 Key

2013-06-21 Thread Greg Morphis
; > > > > There is a registry hack for that. Google fresh install with update disc > > On Jun 21, 2013 10:56 AM, "Bruce Sorge" wrote: > > > > > > > > Hey guys, > > > I have Windows 7 and when I try to activate it, I am told that the key

Re: Windows 7 Key

2013-06-21 Thread Bruce Sorge
gt; > > Hey guys, > > I have Windows 7 and when I try to activate it, I am told that the key I > > provided is for upgrades and not a fresh install. Fair enough since I > > obviously bought an upgrade version some years ago. I got the current > key I > > have from th

Re: Windows 7 Key

2013-06-21 Thread Greg Morphis
There is a registry hack for that. Google fresh install with update disc On Jun 21, 2013 10:56 AM, "Bruce Sorge" wrote: > > Hey guys, > I have Windows 7 and when I try to activate it, I am told that the key I > provided is for upgrades and not a fresh install. Fair enou

Windows 7 Key

2013-06-21 Thread Bruce Sorge
Hey guys, I have Windows 7 and when I try to activate it, I am told that the key I provided is for upgrades and not a fresh install. Fair enough since I obviously bought an upgrade version some years ago. I got the current key I have from the MS site where I bought it. So I want to buy a fresh

Re: MS Might bring back the start button and boot to desktop options in Windows Blue

2013-04-16 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Sorge wrote: > > Just came across this today. I really hope that this is true. While I do > not use Windows 8 on a daily basis, on the rare occasion that do have to > boot to Windows, I really do not look forward to it. I imagine that on a > touch screen the Metro interface is pretty

Re: MS Might bring back the start button and boot to desktop options in Windows Blue

2013-04-16 Thread Sam
I hate it but can't be bothered to go back. If you hit the windows button and type the app name it appears in a list or if an exact match just opens . On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > Just came across this today. I really hope that this is true. While I d

Re: MS Might bring back the start button and boot to desktop options in Windows Blue

2013-04-16 Thread Bruce Sorge
I'll look into that one. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone 4S. On Apr 16, 2013, at 12:48 PM, "Sandra Clark" wrote: > > I have windows 8. I found StartIsBack, a dead ringer for the Windows 7 > start button complete with search and pinning to the start menu. > http://s

RE: MS Might bring back the start button and boot to desktop options in Windows Blue

2013-04-16 Thread Sandra Clark
I have windows 8. I found StartIsBack, a dead ringer for the Windows 7 start button complete with search and pinning to the start menu. http://startisback.com/ Cost after 30 days is $3. It also lets you boot right to the Desktop rather than that Metro UI screen. I rarely have to go to the

Re: MS Might bring back the start button and boot to desktop options in Windows Blue

2013-04-16 Thread LRS Scout
I played with on my dads lapytop Hated it! On Apr 16, 2013 12:33 PM, "Bruce Sorge" wrote: > > Just came across this today. I really hope that this is true. While I do > not use Windows 8 on a daily basis, on the rare occasion that do have to > boot to Windows, I really

MS Might bring back the start button and boot to desktop options in Windows Blue

2013-04-16 Thread Bruce Sorge
Just came across this today. I really hope that this is true. While I do not use Windows 8 on a daily basis, on the rare occasion that do have to boot to Windows, I really do not look forward to it. I imagine that on a touch screen the Metro interface is pretty slick and intuitive, but on a

CNET: Microsoft hands Windows 8 Pro to pirates by mistake

2012-11-21 Thread Bruce Sorge
This is funny and ironic. Microsoft hands Windows 8 Pro to pirates by mistake: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57552960-92/microsoft-hands-windows-8-pro-to-pirates-by-mistake/?tag=mobile_social Sent from my iPhone 4S

Re: Windows 8 on tequila...

2012-11-09 Thread William Bowen
ed to completely ignore" their own Usability Groups with Windows 8. > On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 1:07 PM, William Bowen wrote: >> >>> What is really stupid is that M$ has one of the best usability >>> research groups in the business, and decided to completely ignore >

Re: Windows 8 on tequila...

2012-11-09 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Its also what I've seen from the occasional reading of their lab reports when published. On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/usability/default.aspx > http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/research/usability_centers.html > http://www.wired.com/gaming/vi

Re: Windows 8 on tequila...

2012-11-09 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/usability/default.aspx http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/research/usability_centers.html http://www.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/magazine/15-09/ff_halo?currentPage=all On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 1:07 PM, William Bowen wrote: > >> What is really stupid is that M$ has one

RE: Windows 8 on tequila...

2012-11-09 Thread Eric Roberts
unity Subject: Re: Windows 8 on tequila... She is doing better drunk than I did my first time playing with it sober. Shit. I should drink more rum and dew the next time I fire up my Windows 8 machine, LOL... I still can't figure out how to close some windows. On Nov 9, 2012, at 2:31 AM, &qu

Re: Windows 8 on tequila...

2012-11-09 Thread William Bowen
> What is really stupid is that M$ has one of the best usability > research groups in the business, and decided to completely ignore > them. Is that supposition on your part, or do you have a link that you can share to back that up? -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; a

Re: Windows 8 on tequila...

2012-11-09 Thread Larry C. Lyons
rink more rum and dew the next time I fire up my Windows 8 > machine, LOL... I still can't figure out how to close some windows. > > > On Nov 9, 2012, at 2:31 AM, "Eric Roberts" &

Re: Windows 8 on tequila...

2012-11-09 Thread Bruce Sorge
She is doing better drunk than I did my first time playing with it sober. Shit. I should drink more rum and dew the next time I fire up my Windows 8 machine, LOL... I still can't figure out how to close some windows. On Nov 9, 2012, at 2:31 AM, "Eric Roberts" wrote: >

Windows 8 on tequila...

2012-11-09 Thread Eric Roberts
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Re: Windows 8

2012-10-31 Thread Sam
Wow, only $40? I think I'll give it a try. So you they can patent "live tiles"? Isn't that the same as what we've called "Dashboard" for years? . On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > So, since I have a Windows based laptop that sit

Windows 8

2012-10-31 Thread Bruce Sorge
So, since I have a Windows based laptop that sits around doing nothing and I was bored, I decided to upgrade it to Windows 8 yesterday. The installation was seamless, but then it was installed over a fresh version of Windows 7 so no surprise there. It's an interesting version to say the

windows folder question

2012-08-10 Thread Eric Roberts
I think I am missing something...i am trying to rename a folder (Windows 2008 server) and it is locked. It says it is either open or in use. I have killed CF and IIS and anything else that looks like it might even be glancing at the folder...anything else I should think about killing so I can

FIle Concurrency in Windows Server

2012-07-25 Thread Bruce Sorge
duplicate files. I know that Windows Server can be set up to automatically add a number at the end of the file name when duplicate files are uploaded. Is this the only solution? I also know that if a user tries to save a file where the same one exists, an warning is given that the same file

Re: anyone ever hear of a promotional version of windows?

2012-05-21 Thread Dana
it was. But the story has a happy ending and it's called knowing how to do a system restore :) On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 7:07 AM, Matthew Small wrote: > > I'm thinking maybe it's Windows 8 Developer Preview or Consumer Preview. > There is no promotional version, but Windows

Re: anyone ever hear of a promotional version of windows?

2012-05-21 Thread Matthew Small
I'm thinking maybe it's Windows 8 Developer Preview or Consumer Preview. There is no promotional version, but Windows can be installed without activation and it will expire in some time period like 90 days or comething close. >so there *is* such a thing as a trial version of win

Re: anyone ever hear of a promotional version of windows?

2012-05-18 Thread Dana
so there *is* such a thing as a trial version of windows? That is what she says it is but I have never heard of that. Trial versions of Office, yes. On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Possibly the copy wasn't activated and now its out of its trial time? >

Re: anyone ever hear of a promotional version of windows?

2012-05-18 Thread morchella
heck yes. go to any experience, or new day bs ms promotion. they give the os away and you are told NOT to distribute it. but no checks. decent post beta ware. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Ad

Re: anyone ever hear of a promotional version of windows?

2012-05-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Possibly the copy wasn't activated and now its out of its trial time? On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 8:21 PM, Dana wrote: > > nothing about that on their website, not for that HP model anyway. I'll > just go over there and see what she is talking about. > > > e got this on a computer she got at best bu

Re: anyone ever hear of a promotional version of windows?

2012-05-18 Thread Dana
nothing about that on their website, not for that HP model anyway. I'll just go over there and see what she is talking about. e got this on a computer she got at best buy. I have never > > heard of such a thing and have in fact worked on computers from best > buy. I > > am thinking she really h

Re: anyone ever hear of a promotional version of windows?

2012-05-18 Thread Maureen
There is a promotion version of Office on most OEM machines, but I have never seen a promotional version of Windows anywhere. Call Best Buy and ask. On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 3:29 PM, Dana wrote: > > supposedly she got this on a computer she got at best buy. I have never > heard of suc

anyone ever hear of a promotional version of windows?

2012-05-18 Thread Dana
supposedly she got this on a computer she got at best buy. I have never heard of such a thing and have in fact worked on computers from best buy. I am thinking she really has that virus that's going around that tells you your hard drive is inaccessible, because she says it won't go on? I'm suppose

Re: Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger

2012-03-25 Thread Jerry Barnes
"If it weren't for my XBOXs, I would delete all my live accounts." It's all good. They can think for you. It just makes your life that much easier. Hell, they might start blocking sites in IE for you. Maybe even edit the hosts file for you and then lock it so you can't "accidentally" change i

Re: Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger

2012-03-24 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
If it weren't for my XBOXs, I would delete all my live accounts. (I still may, but I have to think about it first) On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger > > > The Pirate Bay is not o

Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger

2012-03-24 Thread Jerry Barnes
Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger The Pirate Bay is not only the most visited BitTorrent site on the Internet, but arguably the most censored too. Many ISPs have been ordered to block their customersÂ’ access to the website, and recently Microsoft joined in on the

Re: anyone with Windows XP SP 3?

2012-03-07 Thread Greg Morphis
Thanks for all the help. I've tried the earliest System Restore. I've tried reinstalling service pack 3 to see if it could replace any missing files. There's still issues revolving around tcp/ip ipconfig yields a "unable to query host name" I spent a day trying to fix that and no google result I f

Re: anyone with Windows XP SP 3?

2012-03-07 Thread george.e...@ssa.gov george.e...@ssa.gov
>I'm working on a friend's Dell Mini and it can't connect to the internet. Have you checked the underside of the Mini to see if there is a tag with a Dell Service Code? I think that's what they call it. It should be about 6 alphanumeric characters long. If it's there, you can plug it into Dell'

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Dana
http://www.blackviper.com/2008/06/16/windows-xp-service-pack-3-services-registry-files/ I urge you to do a registry backup though before you do this. Horked as it is it at least boots, right? On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > > Thanks Dana! Where did you see his re

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Greg Morphis
try files if you know your > user has already copied his files off. > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Dana wrote: > > > I feel your pain. I turned off some windows services once and it took a > > couple days to figure out which ones I should have left alone and how >

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
unity is useful, It hides the Windows part so all you deal with is the app. I use it for SSMS. Just click on the SSMS icon in the doc and you get an application window. It looks like no windows involved (even though it is). Now I just have to find non MS version of an RDP client for the Mac. On

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
I use winebottler. The best use to date was to package a Windows-only genealogy program (Legacy) for use on my Mac. (I am using it this very moment, chasing down some family history data) I recommend it highly. Jerry Milo Johnson On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 9:27 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Unity is pretty simple, it makes a windows app run in its own context. Making it appear to be a Mac app. There is an app called WineBottler that's supposed to do the same thing, but no windows required. I haven't had a chance to try it, but for SSmS, I have not run across a windows a

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Ras Tafari
mine too :) btw, i love three finger swipe right --> bam, fire up windows 7, three finger swipe back and im back in osx world. i havent quite figured out UNITY MODE, but from the few seconds i tried... it seemed kinda cool and seamlessly integrated. it kinda hurt my brain when i was in t

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Dana
you may want to just download one of his registry files if you know your user has already copied his files off. On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Dana wrote: > I feel your pain. I turned off some windows services once and it took a > couple days to figure out which ones I should have left

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Dana
I feel your pain. I turned off some windows services once and it took a couple days to figure out which ones I should have left alone and how they were supposed to sign on. I am on windows 7 but hmm let me see if this site I used has an xp versionit does. I was a bit leery of the user name

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Greg Morphis
still. You could > set it to do that through windows update, should take care of any OEM vs > non-OEM issues you may be having. > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Dana wrote: > > > worth a shot if it's that or give up on the machine... > > > > > > On Tu

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Dana
mind you you'll have to re-download the service pack. But still. You could set it to do that through windows update, should take care of any OEM vs non-OEM issues you may be having. On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Dana wrote: > worth a shot if it's that or give up on the machin

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Dana
Yeah, I barely got anything done yesterday with work and am close to > > > calling it quits. > > > Without the key or the appropriate version of Windows I don't know what > > to > > > do. > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Ras Tafari >

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Greg Morphis
> And money is an issue for him. However I'm not about to buy him a new > one ;) > > Yeah, I barely got anything done yesterday with work and am close to > > calling it quits. > > Without the key or the appropriate version of Windows I don't know what > to &

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Dana
; And money is an issue for him. However I'm not about to buy him a new one ;) > Yeah, I barely got anything done yesterday with work and am close to > calling it quits. > Without the key or the appropriate version of Windows I don't know what to > do. > > On Tue, Mar 6,

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Agreed. My MacBookPro is the best Windows machine I've used. On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Ras Tafari wrote: > > tell him to buy a MacbookPro! > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: >> >> Ubuntu. >> >> :D >> >> On Tue, Mar

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread morgan lindley
getting up > there in years. > And money is an issue for him. However I'm not about to buy him a new one > ;) > Yeah, I barely got anything done yesterday with work and am close to > calling it quits. > Without the key or the appropriate version of Windows I don't know

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Greg Morphis
iate version of Windows I don't know what to do. On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > tell him to buy a MacbookPro! > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > > > Ubuntu. > > > > :D > > > > On Tue, Mar 6,

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Ras Tafari
ings are missing, system files.. services wont start I've spent 2 days on >> it. It's a netbook so I don't think there was install media. I know it has >> Windows XP Home Service Pack 3 installed on it. I used Keyfinder to pull >> the product key and I downloaded an

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Scott Stroz
nk there was install media. I know it has > Windows XP Home Service Pack 3 installed on it. I used Keyfinder to pull > the product key and I downloaded an ISO of WinXP Home SP3. I mounted the > ISO and clicked install. I entered the product key and and it tells me the > product key is in

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Brian Thornton
The key might most be for a different version of windows. On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > > I'm trying to help a friend out with his netbook. It's hosed.. it boots but > things are missing, system files.. services wont start I've spent 2 days on &

Re: windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Ray Champagne
friend out with his netbook. It's hosed.. it boots but > things are missing, system files.. services wont start I've spent 2 days on > it. It's a netbook so I don't think there was install media. I know it has > Windows XP Home Service Pack 3 installed on it. I u

windows xp woes

2012-03-06 Thread Greg Morphis
I'm trying to help a friend out with his netbook. It's hosed.. it boots but things are missing, system files.. services wont start I've spent 2 days on it. It's a netbook so I don't think there was install media. I know it has Windows XP Home Service Pack 3 installed o

Re: anyone with Windows XP SP 3?

2012-03-06 Thread Greg Morphis
I think you have to have the Windows Install disc for that, what I'm working on is a Dell Mini Netbook.. no CD drive. I have an ISO of SP3, so I just I could move that over, mount the ISO and use that? I don't know if I want to waste that much time on it. I'll ask my friend today w

Re: anyone with Windows XP SP 3?

2012-03-06 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
Matt, that is great. Thank you for that link/utility. I didn't know about that. On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Matthew Small wrote: > > Try this: > > sfc /scannow > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747 > > ~| Order the

Re: anyone with Windows XP SP 3?

2012-03-06 Thread Matthew Small
Try this: sfc /scannow http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747 ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.co

Re: anyone with Windows XP SP 3?

2012-03-05 Thread Dana
make sure all the services it needs are turned on. Like WLAN Autoconfig if it's a wireless connection. On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > > Can you please send me the c:\windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys ? > > I'm working on a friend's Dell Mini

Re: anyone with Windows XP SP 3?

2012-03-05 Thread Greg Morphis
Thanks guys, I have a couple different versions to try. I really appreciate your help On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > Can you please send me the c:\windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys ? > > I'm working on a friend's Dell Mini and it can't connect to

Re: anyone with Windows XP SP 3?

2012-03-05 Thread Ray Champagne
Coming to your inbox right now. On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Greg Morphis wrote: > > Can you please send me the c:\windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys ? > > I'm working on a friend's Dell Mini and it can't connect to the internet. > Running ipconfig yield

anyone with Windows XP SP 3?

2012-03-05 Thread Greg Morphis
Can you please send me the c:\windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys ? I'm working on a friend's Dell Mini and it can't connect to the internet. Running ipconfig yields : "unable to query host" I plugged it into my router and it shows it's connected to the router bu

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Larry Lyons
They are. Depending on what you want to do with them. But the Shuttle barebones I put together was more than powerful enough at the time. Their ready made systems are as good. >> Shuttle has a very small SFF system that starts at $399. >> http://us.shuttle.com/X350.aspx >> >> I built a couple

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > Shuttle has a very small SFF system that starts at $399. > http://us.shuttle.com/X350.aspx > > I built a couple of Shuttle systems they're pretty good. Yeah those look interesting. If they are powerful enough they might fill my needs. For

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > I use Word, Excel, Publisher (mostly for business cards and flyers)and > Access...as well as Outlook a lot. Some of the calendaring functions are > useful with some of my clients. I ended up just buying Off

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Larry Lyons
Shuttle has a very small SFF system that starts at $399. http://us.shuttle.com/X350.aspx I built a couple of Shuttle systems they're pretty good. >Since it's not really destined to be a primary machine, I'm likely to go >with something a little lower end. I've even considered getting one of >

RE: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Eric Roberts
-community Subject: Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8? On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:55 PM, PT wrote: > If you are the DIY kind, > About ten years ago I would have found building my own computer a great way to spend a weekend. Today I'd rather spend it doing other things. > If

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Larry Lyons
that's why I moved from Parallels to VMWare. the performance was much better. and lets face it VMWare has been doing this long before Parallels started. >> In that case Cam why not just get VMWare Fusion and Windows 7 or whatever >> on your Mac. >> >> I just finishe

RE: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Eric Roberts
forgetting the name of that comes with Ubuntu... -Original Message- From: Cameron Childress [mailto:camer...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 12:01 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8? On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Eric Roberts <

RE: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Eric Roberts
I am thinking putting together one of those to use as a media center PC. -Original Message- From: Cameron Childress [mailto:camer...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 11:59 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8? Since it's not r

RE: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Eric Roberts
in 7 Ultimate OEM edition). It still is a kick ass system despite being 3 years old. -Original Message- From: PT [mailto:cft...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 11:56 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8? If you are the DIY kind, I upgraded

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Erika L. Rich
You an I are twins you know ... On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > HP is spinning off their PC division. This could be a very good thing or a > very bad thing. Either way, I have a tradition of buying Dells... > >

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Erika L. Rich
Eric's post and Cameron's answer to the post made me nauseous on so many levels... On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Eric Roberts < > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > > Outlook 2010 is pretty nice. I rarely if ever have any

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:55 PM, PT wrote: > If you are the DIY kind, > About ten years ago I would have found building my own computer a great way to spend a weekend. Today I'd rather spend it doing other things. > If you aren't the DIY kind, all I can say is that HP has excellent > support

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > In that case Cam why not just get VMWare Fusion and Windows 7 or whatever > on your Mac. > > I just finished upgrading my laptop to Win7. In comparison I've found Win7 > to be faster and much more reliable than XP. I d

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > Outlook 2010 is pretty nice. I rarely if ever have any issues. If I ever find myself back in a corporate environment, I' am sure I will get a chance to try it again. -Cameron -- Cameron Childress -- p:

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Cameron Childress
in a > Crossfire board as long as you are just using one card. I also generally > stick with creative sound cards. They plug and play with windows > seamlessly. > > -Original Message- > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:camer...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread PT
battery issues. As for Windows XP/Vista/7/8 ... I never liked Vista all that much. It was shiny, but bloated. 7 is way better. XP was fine when it was all there was, but now I feel a little annoyed every time I have to use it. Macs ... I have to use one for a design class I am taking. I'm s

RE: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Eric Roberts
t: Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8? In that case Cam why not just get VMWare Fusion and Windows 7 or whatever on your Mac. I just finished upgrading my laptop to Win7. In comparison I've found Win7 to be faster and much more reliable than XP. >On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 9:56 AM,

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Larry Lyons
For SVN I'd look at Versions for the Mac. Its about the best SVN client I've seen. As for Outlook, use Apple Mail and Google Calendar. BTW Fireworks is available for the Mac and works much better IMNSHO. But the other programs you mention, i'd use VMWare and a windows instanc

RE: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Eric Roberts
Outlook 2010 is pretty nice. I rarely if ever have any issues. -Original Message- From: Cameron Childress [mailto:camer...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 10:00 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8? > > I had a license for firewo

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Larry Lyons
I started off using both - a Mac Plus and a Windows 3 machine. In the end it really is a matter of taste - I don't think there is nothing on the PC that the Mac cannot do and vis versa. Thing is that the Mac just works as is. If you need to tweak it, there's the terminal with all o

RE: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Jacob
, September 06, 2011 7:45 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8? I _loved_ XP, but Win7 truly is an amazing upgrade. 7 is to XP what XP was to 2k. On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > Bingo > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Camer

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Larry Lyons
In that case Cam why not just get VMWare Fusion and Windows 7 or whatever on your Mac. I just finished upgrading my laptop to Win7. In comparison I've found Win7 to be faster and much more reliable than XP. >On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Casey Dougall < >ca...@uberwebsit

RE: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Eric Roberts
Windows 7 is way better than XP. It has a better interface and is leaner and more efficient. -Original Message- From: Erika L. Rich [mailto:elr...@ruwebby.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 9:12 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8? Bingo On

RE: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Eric Roberts
cards, then it doesn't matter as you can use an nVidia card in a Crossfire board as long as you are just using one card. I also generally stick with creative sound cards. They plug and play with windows seamlessly. -Original Message- From: Cameron Childress [mailto:camer...@gmail.

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Sam
I believe all tabbed browsers let you set multiple home pages. . On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > > Also - in several browsers you can "pin" certain website tabs as > applications and they never close.  You can also (in Chrome, which I use) > set them up to start

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Medic
> > I don't love Apple's Mail program either, but the browser/GMail combo is > really easy to use. > 100%. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseof

Re: anyone at all interested in Windows 8?

2011-09-06 Thread Cameron Childress
> > I had a license for fireworks on my pc, and I miss that for photo > editing and cropping. preview gets the job done, but takes me > considerably longer. (not a platform difference, but it is slowing me > down) > I think you can call Adobe and essentially turn in your PC license in exchange fo

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