Re: [CGUYS] The art of letting go

Most of this article seems pretty reasonable. I don't think, however, that the overall theme of "MS is frightened of this, only MS Research knows what it's doing" accurately reflects what we know (or think we know). Three points: 1. "Singularity is not the next Windows" simply states the obvious.

Re: [CGUYS] OMG! Gates Agrees With Tom

Ballmer was only selected to continue the ruthless business tradition (a la' "Knife the baby."); not because he has any particular technical leadership skills. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- >My point was that certain people would sooner sleep on bed of hot coals than >acknowl

Re: [CGUYS] OMG! Gates Agrees With Tom

> Ballmer was only selected to continue the ruthless business tradition > (a la' "Knife the baby."); not because he has any particular technical > leadership skills. Nor did Lee Iacocca have any particular automobile engineering skills. Ballmer is the CEO, not the chief software architect--that's

Re: [CGUYS] OMG! Gates Agrees With Tom

Okay, and Gates was CEO. Gates was heralded as a techno-genius by the media. Ballmer directs MS just as Gates did, and I was replying to Tom's message and its reference to Gates. He mentioned Ballmer in relation to NT... If I was chief architect responsible for Vista, I would try to keep a very

Re: [CGUYS] OMG! Gates Agrees With Tom

It is off topic, but I think that you are incorrect - Mr. Iacocca graduated from Lehigh U. as an engineer and began his career with Ford as an engineer. While he spent much of his time at Ford in sales and marketing, he had a much better grounding in automotive engineering than most of his peer

[CGUYS] dead drives fixed in freezer?

Here's a story from a local, medium size and relatively old tech company CEO, which I wonder if any of you have tried? If you have, would you share results? "Last week, my son's preschool director had a dead drive. I took it home to my husband who looked at it, ran diagnostics, tried a boo

Re: [CGUYS] OMG! Gates Agrees With Tom

> It is off topic, but I think that you are incorrect - Mr. Iacocca > graduated from Lehigh U. as an engineer and began his career with Ford > as an engineer. While he spent much of his time at Ford in sales and > marketing, he had a much better grounding in automotive engineering > than most of hi

Re: [CGUYS] OMG! Gates Agrees With Tom

I understand. I was just trying to make the point (not particularly well, I guess) that the organization has changed over time, and that Ballmer's role in the company isn't the same as Gates's used to be--he's not the Chief Technology Officer. So, the guy whose technological deficiencies we need

Re: [CGUYS] dead drives fixed in freezer?

Yes, this trick can work, but there's an elephant in the room. i.e., Why didn't the person have all the important data on the drive backed up so they didn't *have* to go to the ridiculous extreme of freezing the drive? Actually, there's probably a second elephant too. When a drive won't spin up, y

[CGUYS] Internet Traffic Throttling

This article about Internet speeds and traffic throttling was on the BBC site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7483675.stm Richard P. BBC NEWS Virgin rapped on broadband speeds *A complaint lodged by BT about the speeds of Virgin Media's broadband service has been upheld by the Adverti

Re: [CGUYS] Amazon's S3 service and Jungle disk or Google docs

Jungle disk was described on the Security Now podcast #123 and includes an interview with Dave Wright of Jungle Disk. Steve Gibson sounded fairly impressed with the security of the program. Link to transcript. Jungle Disk stores the encrypted files to Amazon's S

Re: [CGUYS] US is access loser

Yes, but employing those people to do those things helps keep those pesky unemployment numbers down... -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Janaki Kuruppu Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 6:00 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subj

Re: [CGUYS] Amazon's S3 service and Jungle disk or Google docs

John Duncan Yoyo > Jungle disk was described on the Security Now podcast > #123 and includes an interview with Dave Wright of > Jungle Disk. Steve Gibson sounded fairly impressed > with the security of the program. > Link to transcript. > Jungle Disk stores the

[CGUYS] Texas PI-licensed computer techs

Saw a link to this on /. Okay, what's up with this? http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2324220,00.asp Texas PC Repair Now Requires PI License Thank you, Mark Snyder * ** List info, subscription management, list rules,

Re: [CGUYS] dead drives fixed in freezer?

So, does someone have a scientific explanation for _why_ freezing works?? -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony B Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:21 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] dead drives fixed

Re: [CGUYS] dead drives fixed in freezer?

Yeah metal as it gets colder shrinks. Also electronics biggest enemy is heat. As things heat up they expand and can also loosen contacts. The cycle of heating and cooling can be deadly for electronics. Freezing a hard drive casues all its components to shrink (infinitesimaly) which may be

Re: [CGUYS] dead drives fixed in freezer?

It's just common sense that temperature changes might unstick things. You could also try heating it up. Not with your propane torch, but just by letting it sit powered up for a few minutes. Don't discount the value of a good smack or two on the side of the drive. On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 12:43 PM,

Re: [CGUYS] dead drives fixed in freezer?

Plus the good smack can feel sooo good if the darn thing refuses to work. :-) IBM knew about this in the 60s. One of their repair manuals supposedly included this: "Please remember the parts you are reassembling were once all together. By all means, do not use a hammer." -Original Message-

[CGUYS] progress on cwrsync vista problem

Progress: 1. After I updated and retested the cwRsync version running on XP, it reproduced the problem I saw when I ran the current version of cwRsync on Vista. So, the updated versions introduced changes, even though I was using only very simple commands, and the problem I encountered wasn'

Re: [CGUYS] Texas PI-licensed computer techs

Snyder, Mark (IT CIV) wrote: Saw a link to this on /. Okay, what's up with this? http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2324220,00.asp Texas PC Repair Now Requires PI License Thank you, Mark Snyder That is really messed up. Invariably, That law will cause a proliferation in the number of PI

Re: [CGUYS] dead drives fixed in freezer?

On Jul 2, 2008, at 12:43 PM, Janaki Kuruppu wrote: So, does someone have a scientific explanation for _why_ freezing works?? And, should you spin the drive up while still "frozen," or allow it to "thaw?" Steve *

Re: [CGUYS] dead drives fixed in freezer?

On Wed, 2 Jul 2008, Steve Rigby wrote: On Jul 2, 2008, at 12:43 PM, Janaki Kuruppu wrote: So, does someone have a scientific explanation for _why_ freezing works?? And, should you spin the drive up while still "frozen," or allow it to "thaw?" As someone who has successfully used this techn

Re: [CGUYS] US is access loser

>It is both a good thing and a bad things as this will be a toll road >and it will cost the public to use it until it is paid for. Next we outsource police, fire, and courts. It will be nice to simply pay to have my noisy neighbor arrested and more efficient to try cases by auction. *

Re: [CGUYS] US is access loser

>>Do you really want a system that drops out whenever it rains? > >So what is the problem? If you have bad service on >my network my people will fix it. I know that parts of >the network are old and up for replacement. Looks like I touched a raw nerve. People with wireless data plans should kno

Re: [CGUYS] dead drives fixed in freezer?

While frozen. Freezers do not chill it enough to make the metal brittle. It does however freeze it enough to possibly make it align properly. If you let it thaw you defeat the freezing aspect of it all. Stewart At 01:25 PM 7/2/2008, you wrote: On Jul 2, 2008, at 12:43 PM, Janaki Kuruppu wro

Re: [CGUYS] Texas PI-licensed computer techs

I am not a Texas legislator, nor do I know a great deal of what is required (and obligated) of PIs, but I can suspect the following: With the increasing ammount of personal and sensitive data on the computers that these people will be asked to work on, they will be required to know how to handle s

Re: [CGUYS] Texas PI-licensed computer techs

Did you also note that many firms already have a PI on staff! That was very telling. What about guys like me who do this for fun and profit? Stewart At 02:50 PM 7/2/2008, you wrote: I am not a Texas legislator, nor do I know a great deal of what is required (and obligated) of PIs, but I can

[CGUYS] Biometric Flash Drive Recommendation

Can anyone recommend a biometric (thumb print preferably), flash drive that they've had experience with? Thanks in advance, Richard P. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy

Re: [CGUYS] Texas PI-licensed computer techs

On Jul 2, 2008, at 2:04 PM, Christopher wrote: Snyder, Mark (IT CIV) wrote: Saw a link to this on /. Okay, what's up with this? http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2324220,00.asp Texas PC Repair Now Requires PI License Thank you, Mark Snyder That is really messed up. Invariably, That law

Re: [CGUYS] Texas PI-licensed computer techs

I missed the link where some politician tries to defend this as a good idea. Can someone paste it here? If my neighbor hands me a book to read and something illegal falls from it, why do I need a PI license? For what? To dash over to his house and arrest him?

Re: [CGUYS] dead drives fixed in freezer?

On Jul 2, 2008, at 2:46 PM, Vicky Staubly wrote: As someone who has successfully used this technique, no, I did not let it thaw. I put it in the zip-lock baggy, put it in the freezer overnight. Then took it out of the freezer, out of the zip-lock, then connected it to a different computer as

Re: [CGUYS] Texas PI-licensed computer techs

That would make much more sense as there is a question of chain of custody etc. that gets involved here. Plus laws of evidence that must be met. Makes perfect sense to me in that siutation. Stewart At 03:52 PM 7/2/2008, you wrote: I believe the law only requires a PI license if the purpos

Re: [CGUYS] Texas PI-licensed computer techs

Now is the time to open a cheap mail order repair shop catering to the people of Texas- anywhere but Texas. What they really needed was some sort of security check/bonding of computer repair people. Some how the Texas Ranger version of the Nerd Herd/Geek Squad... brings new images of fear. On We

Re: [CGUYS] Texas PI-licensed computer techs

But if a tech/geek is required to have a PI license, does that also mean they'd be licensed to carry a concealed weapon? I can see the commercials now: (Dramatic music up and out) Voice over: Meet Joel. He's 5'5" tall, weighs in at 103 lbs, bought his first pocket protector at age 7. He's a

Re: [CGUYS] dead drives fixed in freezer?

I actually refrigerated an entire laptop once for a couple of hours. And it came up long enough that I could offload all the data. The explanation I was given was that cooling thickened the failed lubrication on the bearing, allowing it to get up to a functional speed. - Original Messag

Re: [CGUYS] Texas PI-licensed computer techs

In Texas Concealed Gun permits are generally available! Reach for the sky varmint! Stewart At 04:21 PM 7/2/2008, you wrote: But if a tech/geek is required to have a PI license, does that also mean they'd be licensed to carry a concealed weapon? I can see the commercials now: (Dramatic m

Re: [CGUYS] Texas PI-licensed computer techs

Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: That would make much more sense as there is a question of chain of custody etc. that gets involved here. Plus laws of evidence that must be met. Makes perfect sense to me in that siutation. Stewart At 03:52 PM 7/2/2008, you wrote: I believe the law only requi

Re: [CGUYS] Texas PI-licensed computer techs

Computer information is increasingly being brought into the court as evidence in a crime. Both white collar and sexual crimes. I would want to make sure that this is being done by a professional law enforcement personal and computer personal. A number of years ago I was asked by my Bishop if

Re: [CGUYS] video compression

I'm no authority, but I can't help wondering if the first tech put a filter on the line, either on the pole or somewhere on or in your house. If I were you I'd look at all the connectors you can see for tubular connector a couple inches long, and remove it. It's just a possibility. Scott McClu

[CGUYS] Security Update

I see Apple has released a Security Update 2008-004 for Tiger. Any comments? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/

Re: [CGUYS] video compression

>I'm no authority, but I can't help wondering if >the first tech put a >filter on the line, either on the pole or >somewhere on or in your house. >If I were you I'd look at all the connectors you >can see for tubular >connector a couple inches long, and remove it. >It's just a possibility. Yes

Re: [CGUYS] Biometric Flash Drive Recommendation

>Can anyone recommend a biometric (thumb print preferably), flash drive >that they've had experience with? I have read reports that these are not hard to defeat. I recall something about crazy glue and jello. * ** List in

Re: [CGUYS] video compression

Check out antennaweb.org for a chart of what you can expect to receive from your location with an outdoor antenna. On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>I told him that I could also just put in an antenna and a switch and get >>the channels OTA. > > Getting a di

Re: [CGUYS] video compression

I just spoke to one of the local TV station's engineers about our intermittent OTA reception, who said that any UHF (read most HD channels), transmission will be more problematic than a VHF signal. So problematic that two stations that I know of in my area are going back to their original VHF c

Re: [CGUYS] video compression

>Check out antennaweb.org for a chart of what you can expect to receive >from your location with an outdoor antenna. They list 29 stations, but some of the listed stations have 3 or 4 feeds. Some of the additional feeds are just weather, but some, like for PBS, offer a full compliment of program

Re: [CGUYS] Biometric Flash Drive Recommendation

The limit of security that is needed in this case is if the flash drive were lost, will the finder be able to get to the information by easily defeating the biometrics? Richard P. Can anyone recommend a biometric (thumb print preferably), flash drive that they've had experience with? I