[CGUYS] Buying First MAC

2007-09-10 Thread gerald
I am planning to purchase an iMac for my wife. I have only owned PC's since jobs was in the garage, and have a few hardware questions. we are getting this mainly because it fits well in the allocated space, and because my wife generates and edits dvd's and says her PC is very slow in this

Re: [CGUYS] Online vs. IBM Server

2007-09-10 Thread Michel Lowe
Arnold, It all depends on your time and the level of effort you are willing to expend on managing your own service. (1) No matter what you use the free server for it will need to be both accessible and secure. It will need to be physically secure from someone tampering with it (like accidentally

Re: [CGUYS] Dash

2007-09-10 Thread Jeff Wright
For $50, you'd be crazy not to. Or, you could buy 1/8 (formerly 1/12) of an iPhone. -Original Message- It's a deal after rebate for new clients buying thru letstalk.com. Mike On 9/6/07, b_s-wilk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tmobile Dash? AKA HTC excaliber...anyone got one?

Re: [CGUYS] Replacing laptop memory (resent)

2007-09-10 Thread Tom Piwowar
So where would you recommend buying memory, instead of getting it from Crucial? Crucial shows a 2GB kit (two 1GB cards) of DDR PC2-4200 memory at $89.99 I usually hunt around a litle. I see newegg offering 1GB cards of DDR PC2-4200 memory for $30 each ($38 - $8 rebate).

Re: [CGUYS] vector vs. raster -- Mac apps

2007-09-10 Thread b_s-wilk
Good question. I have been wanting to take a look at the new Numbers component in iWork so... Scaling the graphic within the program proves nothing because the program could be doing whatever. So got to get the graphic out and see how it behaves. The easiest way to get the graphic out is

Re: [CGUYS] Test

2007-09-10 Thread Tom Piwowar
Come back to the list, Tom. To repeat an earlier question, just where do you go for memory? My reply to you was bounced with a 550 5.0.0 Access denied. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in ==

[CGUYS] [Fwd: Win Media Player sound problem]

2007-09-10 Thread tom.chambers
Original Message Subject:Win Media Player sound problem Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:04:40 -0400 From: tom.chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Computer Guys Announcements and Discussion List COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Listmembers

Re: [CGUYS] Comcast bandwidth

2007-09-10 Thread Steve Rigby
On Sep 8, 2007, at 1:37 AM, Eric S. Sande wrote: Comcast is cutting off customers who use too much bandwidth. Only, they won't tell you how much is too much, nor will they tell you how to monitor your bandwidth use. Comcast is not alone. Google is now doing the same thing with their

Re: [CGUYS] Buying First MAC

2007-09-10 Thread Steve Rigby
On Sep 8, 2007, at 8:03 AM, gerald wrote: I am planning to purchase an iMac for my wife. I have only owned PC's since jobs was in the garage, and have a few hardware questions. we are getting this mainly because it fits well in the allocated space, and because my wife generates and edits

[CGUYS] ComputerGuys-L Went on a Bender

2007-09-10 Thread Tom Piwowar
Looks like the Computerguys-L has finally sobered up and showed up for work. It was thoroughly soused Sat and Sun and hung over Monday morning. It now working through a long queue of accumulated messages that piled up over the weekend. If something you posted does not show up today, please

Re: [CGUYS] Test

2007-09-10 Thread Mason Miller
I do find it interesting that this message came from the future... Mason Tom Piwowar wrote: Have I been banned from the list? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an

[CGUYS] Jing Project?

2007-09-10 Thread Fred Holmes
Any experience with, recommendations on Jing Project? http://www.jingproject.com/ Fred Holmes * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[CGUYS] Replacing laptop memory

2007-09-10 Thread Harvey Simon
I've long been wanting to supplement the 512MB that came with my iMac G5 so I took a look at the Data Memory Systems site. They have a 1 GB PC2-4200, DDR2-533 DIMM, for $50. Apple sells their 1GB for $200. Can these really be functionally and operationally equivalent? Thanks. --

Re: [CGUYS] Test

2007-09-10 Thread Tom Piwowar
I do find it interesting that this message came from the future... Oops, ummasked. Yes it is true. That's the reason for all the great insights about the future of technology. And why I thought the List was down a week early.

Re: [CGUYS] Test

2007-09-10 Thread Robert Michael Abrams
At 06:41 PM 9/7/07, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have I been banned from the list? No, but make it worth our while, and we'll see what we can do for you. What's happened is that you've been getting what is known as the Paul McCartney Treatment. That is, you've been banned

Re: [CGUYS] Replacing laptop memory

2007-09-10 Thread Phil Marchetti
I like www.memoryx.net they seem to have a good balance between price and quality. If I purchase the very cheapest memory, I find that it often fails to work properly. Thus wasting my TIME and the time of my customers, and I end up looking like I do not know my profession. If you are a

Re: [CGUYS] Comcast bandwidth

2007-09-10 Thread Tom Piwowar
Google is now doing the same thing with their video distribution service which includes Youtube. Says who? It is much more likely that it is your ISP doing it. I can't imagine Youtube having any financial incentive to throttle in this manner.

Re: [CGUYS] Replacing laptop memory

2007-09-10 Thread Tom Piwowar
Can these really be functionally and operationally equivalent? Yep. Computer vendors like Apple and Dell routinely mark up RAM by 400 to 500%. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the

Re: [CGUYS] Buying First MAC

2007-09-10 Thread Constance Warner
Alan Carroll of macUpgrades in Bethesda supplies the following answer to these questions. (Disclosure: he's my husband. He does all my Mac tech support, which is very convenient.) --Constance Warner Subject: [CGUYS] Buying First MAC I am planning to purchase an iMac for my wife. I have

Re: [CGUYS] Replacing laptop memory

2007-09-10 Thread Tom Piwowar
That's worth whatever typical nominal extra cost there is to me. Jeff can't afford a Mac because he wasted his budget paying too much for RAM. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the

Re: [CGUYS] vector vs. raster -- Mac apps

2007-09-10 Thread Tom Piwowar
In any program that has Print to Preview, I can create a PDF. PDF is not a Pages file. That's not the same as prepress, and it's not the same as the output file being Postscript. To complicate matters, a raster file like a TIFF, embedded in a Postscript document, makes it less scalable These are

[CGUYS] computer generated audio

2007-09-10 Thread Christopher Range
The subject title is bad but, I couldn't think of what else to call, what I have a question on. I would like to create some music for my girlfriend. I have the Creative Labs Audigy 2ZS sound system. Would the software from Creative Labs, not only allow me to create the melody, along with,

Re: [CGUYS] Buying First MAC

2007-09-10 Thread Mason Miller
I am planning to purchase an iMac for my wife. I have only owned PC's since jobs was in the garage, and have a few hardware questions. we are getting this mainly because it fits well in the allocated space, and because my wife generates and edits dvd's and says her PC is very slow in this

[CGUYS] iPod cases

2007-09-10 Thread Charles Ballinger
I have a 30GB iPod and need to buy a case for it. It spends most of its time clipped into a bag, slipped into a jacket pocket, or sitting on a table. I charge it via USB (no dock) and also plug a Griffin iTalk microphone into it several times a week and would prefer a case that allow me

Re: [CGUYS] Comcast bandwidth

2007-09-10 Thread Chris Dunford
Google is now doing the same thing with their video distribution service which includes Youtube. Says who? It is much more likely that it is your ISP doing it. I can't imagine Youtube having any financial incentive to throttle in this manner. I read the same thing about YouTube a few days ago,

Re: [CGUYS] Buying First MAC

2007-09-10 Thread E. Riley Casey
Yes on the memory although for video editing I would suggest maxing it out , maybe, maybe not on the HD ( look here for some details : http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/intel_imac_take-apart.html ) no on the video card. This is why when you go to a recording studio or a video editing house

Re: [CGUYS] Buying First MAC

2007-09-10 Thread Roger D. Parish
At 1:05 PM -0400 9/10/07, Constance Warner wrote: Alan Carroll of macUpgrades in Bethesda supplies the following answer to these questions. (Disclosure: he's my husband. He does all my Mac tech support, which is very convenient.) --Constance Warner Subject: [CGUYS] Buying First MAC I am

Re: [CGUYS] Comcast bandwidth

2007-09-10 Thread mike
Google pays for bandwith just like any company. Although I too can't imagine they'd do it even for money. Mike On 9/10/07, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Google is now doing the same thing with their video distribution service which includes Youtube. Says who? It is much more likely

Re: [CGUYS] Comcast bandwidth

2007-09-10 Thread Eric S. Sande
Comcast is cutting off customers who use too much bandwidth. Only, they won't tell you how much is too much, nor will they tell you how to monitor your bandwidth use. Well, as I see it it depends on the terms of service agreement, if it says they can then they can. Comcast is a business, which

Re: [CGUYS] Buying First MAC

2007-09-10 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
If you need more hard drive space an external firewire hard drive is a less expensive way to go. On 9/8/07, gerald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am planning to purchase an iMac for my wife. I have only owned PC's since jobs was in the garage, and have a few hardware questions. we are getting

[CGUYS] iPod cases

2007-09-10 Thread Charles Ballinger
I have a 30GB iPod and need to buy a case for it. It spends most of its time clipped into a bag, slipped into a jacket pocket, or sitting on a lectern. I charge it via USB (no dock) and also plug a Griffin iTalk microphone into it several times a week and would prefer a case that allow me

Re: [CGUYS] Subject: [CGUYS] Buying First MAC

2007-09-10 Thread Charles Ballinger
Ditto what Betty said. I very recently bought a MacBook Pro and had the same experience. I had also ordered the 4GB RAM kit from datamem and installed it in a snap. She will love the machine. My first Mac was a dual USB iBook some 7 years ago and we still use that machine everyday at

Re: [CGUYS] Comcast bandwidth

2007-09-10 Thread Steve Rigby
On Sep 10, 2007, at 2:55 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote: Says who? It is much more likely that it is your ISP doing it. I can't imagine Youtube having any financial incentive to throttle in this manner. So, how come I can download other files of huge size, much larger and longer to download than

[CGUYS] Youtube issues

2007-09-10 Thread Steve Rigby
To respond a bit further to the suggestion that it is my ISP that is limiting my time on Youtube, I would like to add the following. I can quite successfully download and/or view videos from a number of other sites with no limitations of any sort on the length of time I am online doing so.

Re: [CGUYS] Comcast bandwidth

2007-09-10 Thread Vicky Staubly
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007, Chris Dunford wrote: Google is now doing the same thing with their video distribution service which includes Youtube. Says who? It is much more likely that it is your ISP doing it. I can't imagine Youtube having any financial incentive to throttle in this manner. I read

[CGUYS] Comcast Triple Play

2007-09-10 Thread Michel Lowe
I've had Comcast for video and am generally happy with it. I've also been a loyal Verizon customer using them for both voice and DSL. Does anyone on the list have any experience with Comcast's Triple Play - voice, video and Internet bundle? I've been pricing the triple play and it looks like I

Re: [CGUYS] Subject: [CGUYS] Buying First MAC

2007-09-10 Thread Tom Piwowar
I just bought a MacBook; took it out of the box last night. A Mac [not MAC] has a setup program that runs when you first turn it on after taking it out of the box--my MacBook was fully charged w/3-4 hrs of power--just plug in the iMac. I set the location; it automatically set the time. I have

Re: [CGUYS] iPod cases

2007-09-10 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
I use this case from Belkin http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=367153. It is really tough with a rubber back and a thick clear plastic front. It will take a 30GB or a 60GB There is a hole which is just big enough for the sync/charger cable at the bottom and two on the

Re: [CGUYS] Comcast bandwidth

2007-09-10 Thread Paula Minor
This shows that it is once again time to enforce the anti-trust laws. Split Comcast and the others up. P.S. Anyone advertising unlimited bandwith is prima facie guilty of consumer fraud. Comcast management ought to be thrown into a dark deep dungeon for an unlimited period of time. Amen, Tom!

Re: [CGUYS] Replacing laptop memory

2007-09-10 Thread Jeff Wright
That's worth whatever typical nominal extra cost there is to me. Jeff can't afford a Mac because he wasted his budget paying too much for RAM. Here's a nice disclaimer from Tom's vendor: FREE USPS SHIPPING: applies only to orders which are placed online. There is no minimum order amount