Re: [CGUYS] Filemaker "personal" for $49.00

2008-01-08 Thread b_s-wilk
Sounds like the AppleWorks database. That was fairly useful for small offices and home. Is Bento flat file or relational? This is decidedly a 'lite' version, meant to replace spreadsheet 'databases' and not a replacement for a full database. It is only $50, though and FM Pro 9 sells for $30

Re: [CGUYS] IE 7 - clipboard question

2008-01-08 Thread b_s-wilk
Does anyone know how to turn off the dialog box that appears every time I go to paste HTML? That's easy. Use Firefox, SeaMonkey or Opera. Betty * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== *

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Update question

2008-01-08 Thread Tom Piwowar
>I use Apple "Software Update" to see if there are any updates I need to >install. I then go to the Apple site, download it and manually install >it. I did this with Security Update 2007-009, however "Software >Update" still says I need to install Security Update 2007-009 version >1.1. What

Re: [CGUYS] DTV future

2008-01-08 Thread Steve Rigby
On Jan 8, 2008, at 4:57 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote: Digital TV doesn't carry as far as analog. We get ZERO channels using the digital tuners. A few months back I saw a chart of the power used for the different channels. In almost all cases the power on the HD channels was much less than for the o

[CGUYS] Apple Update question

2008-01-08 Thread Stephen Brownfield
I use Apple "Software Update" to see if there are any updates I need to install. I then go to the Apple site, download it and manually install it. I did this with Security Update 2007-009, however "Software Update" still says I need to install Security Update 2007-009 version 1.1. What is g

Re: [CGUYS] Voting Perfection

2008-01-08 Thread db
I wonder what the brand of puncher was ... does anyone know? In googling, I see reference mostly to the Votomatic that was problematically used in Florida. There is an older Coyle model shown in a photo in the following link: http://americanhistory.si.edu/vote/punchcard.html http://en.wiki

Re: [CGUYS] DTV future

2008-01-08 Thread mike
Ginger and Maryann in HD? Glorious. Mike On Jan 8, 2008 4:20 PM, John Duncan Yoyo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What there is HD Star Trek TOS. Things that were done on actual film > can be upgraded to HD. HD Gilligans could happen. > > On Jan 8, 2008 6:01 PM, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

Re: [CGUYS] DTV future

2008-01-08 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
What there is HD Star Trek TOS. Things that were done on actual film can be upgraded to HD. HD Gilligans could happen. On Jan 8, 2008 6:01 PM, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But it's not SD vs HD, it's analog vs digital. Every single show is not > going to be suddenly HD, it will simply be b

Re: [CGUYS] Voting Perfection

2008-01-08 Thread Tom Piwowar
>It was a system that used an IBM card and a hand pressed punch, with >no electricity required. The card was inserted in the simple machine. >You could see the card at all times. You slid a pointer down until it >was next to your choice of candidate or issue. You then pressed down I used t

Re: [CGUYS] DTV future

2008-01-08 Thread Richard P.
For comparison of signals when I was running satellite trucks, the analog signal power range was between 50 - 200 watts with it usually ending up around 75 (200 was during a hurricane). Last I remember, digital transmissions were in the 25 watt range. Signal bleed was a huge problem in both for

Re: [CGUYS] DTV future

2008-01-08 Thread mike
But it's not SD vs HD, it's analog vs digital. Every single show is not going to be suddenly HD, it will simply be broadcast in digital. Sorry no widescreen HD gilligan's island for you tom. Mike On Jan 6, 2008 10:54 AM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The answer avoids an important i

Re: [CGUYS] DTV future

2008-01-08 Thread Tony B
Unlikely. Stations are licensed by the FCC for a specific power on a specific frequency, and getting approval for more power is almost unheard of since they'll always be stepping on someone else's toes. They're spending small fortunes to buy new transmitters, and it seems unlikely they'll buy one

Re: [CGUYS] Voting Perfection

2008-01-08 Thread db
I think you have captured the essence of the problem accurately. It's all about the money... db Alvin Auerbach wrote: I like the system that we had in Montgomery County, Maryland, before we received the Diebold machines. It was a punch card system. No, not the notorious Florida system wher

Re: [CGUYS] DTV future

2008-01-08 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Digital TV doesn't carry as far as analog. We get ZERO channels using >the digital tuners. A few months back I saw a chart of the power used for the different channels. In almost all cases the power on the HD channels was much less than for the old analog channels. Perhaps when they drop analo

Re: [CGUYS] Voting Perfection

2008-01-08 Thread Alvin Auerbach
I like the system that we had in Montgomery County, Maryland, before we received the Diebold machines. It was a punch card system. No, not the notorious Florida system where you use a pencil to poke out previously scored circles. It was a system that used an IBM card and a hand pressed pun

[CGUYS] IE 7 - clipboard question

2008-01-08 Thread Terry Kilburg
Does anyone know how to turn off the dialog box that appears every time I go to paste HTML? Terry Kilburg - Independent Reliv International Distributor! 563-872-3788 [EMAIL PROTECTED] * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE

Re: [CGUYS] Voting Perfection

2008-01-08 Thread db
I read an article about those or similar machines. Partly because of the printer size issue and partly because of the cost, the printers they built in were small and cheap. That made them hard to load by the volunteer ... often senior citizen ... staff. At election time,24% of all stations w

Re: [CGUYS] Filemaker "personal" for $49.00

2008-01-08 Thread Snyder, Mark (NGIT-CA)
This is decidedly a 'lite' version, meant to replace spreadsheet 'databases' and not a replacement for a full database. It is only $50, though and FM Pro 9 sells for $300 (The Server 9 Advanced version is $2500). Bento seems to only be for minor applications and simple data. I haven't seen any re

Re: [CGUYS] Filemaker "personal" for $49.00

2008-01-08 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Anyone heard about this? The reviews I read were not happy ones, but perhaps because they are comparing it to FileMaker. It is not FileMaker. Titbits calls it "Undercooked and Slightly Fishy." * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND RE

Re: [CGUYS] Filemaker "personal" for $49.00

2008-01-08 Thread Michael Lewis
Snyder, Mark (NGIT-CA) sez: >Yes, FileMaker announced their Bento database product today. Many Mac >sites, such as this one from Macnn, have articles. $50 for single >license, $100 for family (5) license. 10.5 is required. > >http://www.ipodnn.com/articles/08/01/08/filemaker.ships.bento/ > >Tha

Re: [CGUYS] USB Audio Interface

2008-01-08 Thread Richard P.
FYI, I managed a work-a-round for the problem on not getting audio through the computer speakers while recording a cassette through the Behringer UCA202 USB interface. I had to run a separate pair of speakers out of the headphone port on the UCA202 in order to get external audio. Apparently the

Re: [CGUYS] Filemaker "personal" for $49.00

2008-01-08 Thread Snyder, Mark (NGIT-CA)
Yes, FileMaker announced their Bento database product today. Many Mac sites, such as this one from Macnn, have articles. $50 for single license, $100 for family (5) license. 10.5 is required. http://www.ipodnn.com/articles/08/01/08/filemaker.ships.bento/ Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original

[CGUYS] Filemaker "personal" for $49.00

2008-01-08 Thread Matthew Taylor
Anyone heard about this? "Meet Bento, the new personal database from FileMaker that’s as easy to use as your Mac. Bento brings your important information together in one place to help you get organized. So you can manage your contacts, coordinate events, track projects, prioritize tasks,

Re: [CGUYS] USB Audio Interface

2008-01-08 Thread Richard P.
I like the idea of the optical card for the PC but in my brief search, they look way overpriced for my needs (they cost more than the computer). In the meantime, I will keep a lookout for a nice used Mac. That does sound like an elegant solution. Thanks Richard P. > >> The Behringer UCA202 d

Re: [CGUYS] MS Worse than RIAA?

2008-01-08 Thread Jeff Wright
I'm not surprised that MS is backing down; it would have been an easy prediction that they would offer a fix toot sweet. You'd think, though, they'd get tired of all the ice cream cone to the forehead events. We weren't affected by it, but I could see it coming up eventually as people with SP3 tr

Re: [CGUYS] Voting Perfection

2008-01-08 Thread Mike Sloane
Our county uses Sequoia machines that run on Windows 2000. They produce: a count on the hard drive, a CD-R, a count on a memory stick, and a paper ballot (that is stored in a sealed bin). The paper ballot can be viewed through a Plexi-glass window prior to the voter pressing the key for the sec