Re: [CGUYS] iTunes System Requirements

2008-08-26 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
I know people keep their files on a central NAS drive or home server but I haven't got my PC to recognize my NAS drive all of the time. On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 8:56 PM, Richard P. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the clarification. I was hoping... At least I can get the > files off of the

Re: [CGUYS] Comcastic Broadband!

2008-08-26 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I didn't have a problem and shooed off my installer after he got the > outside > >wiring done because I had a last minute errand that needed running. I got > >the network hub installed without a hitch by myself. > > And b

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes System Requirements

2008-08-26 Thread Richard P.
Thanks! Richard P. > Under FILE select ADD FILE or ADD FOLDER and it will scan the folders/files > and subdirectories. > > Mike * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmnes

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes System Requirements

2008-08-26 Thread Steve at Verizon
Along this line; just a reminder that you may also maintain separate iTunes libraries. Holding down the Shift key when starting iTunes allows you to point to (or create) another iTunes library. See: http://forums.ilounge.com/archive/index.php/t-201828.html and this part of the URL 07-26-20

[CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-26 Thread Snyder, Mark (IT CIV)
My company laptop was just replaced. The installer did not get any of my Firefox bookmarks or other settings. Where are they stored in XP so I can get them? Thank you, Mark Snyder * ** List info, subscription managemen

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Of course, this is an absurd way to run an auction. No RL auction >would ever take that $51 bid without asking for more. Seems like there >should be a simple way to solve the problem via software, such as >extending an auction if a bid is received within the last x seconds. EBay should pay you mo

Re: [CGUYS] Comcastic Broadband!

2008-08-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
>My house wasn't all that well grounded at the time of installation. We took >a spike in June that had me replace my oven, a circuit board in my dryer, a >doorbell, three outlet strips and two of my two neighbors DVD players. We >had relied on the incoming water line as the ground for the house.

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
>I think what you're missing is this: snipers would useless if everyone bid >their maximum, but a lot of people don't. They just enter a bid that's a >little higher than the current bid and come back later if they're outbid. So sniping is a way to use inefficiencies in the auction process to some

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Because when you enter a bid, anyone can manually outbid you, as long as he >has time. The earlier you do it, the more time people have to manually >outbid. If you do it at the last second, no one has time and only automatic >bids can outbid you. If you really bid the maximum you were willing to

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Good points. I have participated in eBay auctions but the final >sale price was NEVER what I would call reasonable. Sometimes the eBay price is 50% less. Those are happy buys. Recently I'm seeing much higher prices. Sometimes I thing the buyer would have been better off buying retail. **

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-26 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
It all depends on the item,. I have noticed some companies are using Ebay to sell refurbished items. Also some other companies are using Ebay to sell restocked items they cannot sell on the shelf. Stewart At 10:00 AM 8/26/2008, you wrote: Sometimes the eBay price is 50% less. Those are ha

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-26 Thread Chris Dunford
> Okay. Well explained. I accept that. > > Thanks. Sorry, didn't get this until after previous message already sent... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a memb

[CGUYS] Latest Safari version for MacOS v10.3?

2008-08-26 Thread John Emmerling
What is the latest Safari version that will run under MacOS v10.3? The computer in question has Safari 1.x. It is unlikely the OS can be upgraded anytime soon. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives,

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-26 Thread Chris Dunford
> >Because when you enter a bid, anyone can manually outbid you, as long > >as he has time. The earlier you do it, the more time people have to > >manually outbid. If you do it at the last second, no one has time and > >only automatic bids can outbid you. > > If you really bid the maximum you we

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-26 Thread Steve at Verizon
Check out MozBackup. A great tool for backing up and restoring Firefox and Thunderbird. You can just copy the Mozilla subdirectories, but this free utility is easy to use. Snyder, Mark (IT CIV) wrote: My company laptop was just replaced. The installer did not get any of my Firefox bookmarks o

Re: [CGUYS] Latest Safari version for MacOS v10.3?

2008-08-26 Thread mike
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari_(web_browser) that might help On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 8:16 AM, John Emmerling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > What is the latest Safari version that will run under MacOS v10.3? > > The computer in question has Safari 1.x. It is unlikely the OS can be > upgraded an

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-26 Thread Richard P.
Ask Mozilla: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/profiles#How_to_find_your_profile How to find your profile Windows: Each profile is stored on your hard drive in a profile folder. The following table identifies the default locations of Firefox profiles on various operating systems. * The fo

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-26 Thread Snyder, Mark (IT CIV)
Excellent - that got me right there. I now have my bookmark file that goes back almost to 1990. (I do occasionally copy bookmarks to my computers, but was expecting the installer to migrate it all.) Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Ask Mozilla: http://support.mozilla.com/en-

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-26 Thread Fred Holmes
Run a file search for "bookmarks.html". There may be more than one copy on your machine. If so, look at the file size for all of them and pick the largest one (or all that are more than a few KB). On your new machine, back that file up regularly. You can open that file as a regular html file

Re: [CGUYS] eSnipe failure. need replacement

2008-08-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Didn't you read the example? I *did* win the item. I paid *less* than my >maximum. I saved $40 over what would have happened if I had simply bid my >maximum. And this isn't hypothetical: I've won auctions in exactly this way, >and so have hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of other people. H

Re: [CGUYS] Latest Safari version for MacOS v10.3?

2008-08-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
>What is the latest Safari version that will run under MacOS v10.3? >The computer in question has Safari 1.x. It is unlikely the OS can be >upgraded anytime soon. Ditto for your Safari. You must have a very old Mac. * ** L

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Excellent - that got me right there. I now have my bookmark file that >goes back almost to 1990. (I do occasionally copy bookmarks to my >computers, but was expecting the installer to migrate it all.) What is the value of a 9 year old bookmark? Does anything on the internet hang around that lon

Re: [CGUYS] iTunes System Requirements

2008-08-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
>I've never had good luck with iTunes. IMHO, avoid it if at all possible. For some people only iGramophone will do. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member m

Re: [CGUYS] Latest Safari version for MacOS v10.3?

2008-08-26 Thread Steve Rigby
On Aug 26, 2008, at 1:02 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote: Ditto for your Safari. You must have a very old Mac. What is your criteria for determining whether to refer to a computer that is already in use as being "very old" as opposed to just "old?" Is this based in years, operating system version

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-26 Thread Snyder, Mark (IT CIV)
Slashdot, other tech sites, sw/hw vender sites. Also company sites on the intranet that have stupidly long urls. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- >Excellent - that got me right there. I now have my bookmark file that >goes back almost to 1990. (I do occasionally copy bookmar

Re: [CGUYS] Latest Safari version for MacOS v10.3?

2008-08-26 Thread John Emmerling
I bought my computer in February 2004, which makes it roughly 4.5 years old. I currently run 2 OSes on it, Windows SP2 and Ubuntu 8.04. Since buying the computer, I have never had an OS upgrade for which I needed to pay anything. Compared to the computer I use at work (I am a J2EE developer) it

[CGUYS] Interesting quotes about using a Mac

2008-08-26 Thread Larry Sacks
Note: I'm not trying to start any massive discussions (although knowing this group that's probably just a pipe dream)... I got a frantic phone call last night. A friend had bought her first Mac and was having trouble with it. She bought it because she read various reviews saying Macs are

Re: [CGUYS] Latest Safari version for MacOS v10.3?

2008-08-26 Thread mike
Am I understanding that Apple doesn't let you run safari on older computers? Or rather current versions of safari? On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >What is the latest Safari version that will run under MacOS v10.3? > >The computer in question has Safari

Re: [CGUYS] Interesting quotes about using a Mac

2008-08-26 Thread mike
POV does count for a lot. On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Larry Sacks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Note: I'm not trying to start any massive discussions (although knowing > this group that's probably just a pipe dream)... > > > > I got a frantic phone call last night. A friend had bought her

Re: [CGUYS] Latest Safari version for MacOS v10.3?

2008-08-26 Thread Steve Rigby
On Aug 26, 2008, at 1:41 PM, John Emmerling wrote: Middle-aged, maybe? Maybe. Tom Piwowar uses the terms "old" or "very old" often to describe the computers that some folks have, and that started causing me to wonder about what the "Computer Age" has done to redefine what the term "ol

[CGUYS] Itunes libraries

2008-08-26 Thread Clair Esch
My wife has two libraries in Itunes. Suddenly, while pressing "shift" and clicking on the Itunes icon, instead of a window asking which library she wants to use her My Documents folder opens. She uses a Toshiba laptop with Windows XP. Any help would be appreciated.

Re: [CGUYS] Interesting quotes about using a Mac

2008-08-26 Thread Steve Rigby
On Aug 26, 2008, at 1:52 PM, Larry Sacks wrote: Note: I'm not trying to start any massive discussions (although knowing this group that's probably just a pipe dream)... I got a frantic phone call last night. A friend had bought her first Mac and was having trouble with it. Perhaps it

Re: [CGUYS] Itunes libraries

2008-08-26 Thread mike
Get the properties on the icon she is using, make sure it's target is still iTunes. If not then you fix thatif it is or seems to be, open iTunes from the actually .exe and not a shortcut and see if you get the same result. Mike On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:37 AM, Clair Esch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox bookmarks etc (XP)

2008-08-26 Thread Tony B
Some are still around but many could use pruning. The everyday sites have long since migrated to my links bar or into key macros. Anyway, I wanted to say I use the frreeware Foxmarks (http://www.foxmarks.com/) and it's handy for things like this, or if you use multiple computers. On Tue, Aug 26,

Re: [CGUYS] Interesting quotes about using a Mac

2008-08-26 Thread Tony B
These days it seems every product wants to rewrite the simple drawer & file concept we've lived with for years. Even MS keeps talking about a tag based file system in some newer version of Windows. But until it goes system-wide, I just wish apps could stick to the real file system. Picasa does this

Re: [CGUYS] Interesting quotes about using a Mac

2008-08-26 Thread mike
Just to point out, tags have no relation to the complaint regarding different programs rewriting the drawer and file. Mike On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Tony B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > These days it seems every product wants to rewrite the simple drawer & > file concept we've lived with

Re: [CGUYS] iPhoto (Was: Interesting quotes about using a Mac)

2008-08-26 Thread Constance Warner
It's true--iPhoto has a number of annoying features. Most annoying, it puts all your photos in a single folder such that individual images are not accessible EXCEPT within iPhoto. You can't just open a folder and access individual pictures. If you want to get an image or throw it away, you have

Re: [CGUYS] iPhoto (Was: Interesting quotes about using a Mac)

2008-08-26 Thread mike
Picasa perhaps? I use that somewhat and it doesn't mess with my folder structure. Mike On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 1:35 PM, Constance Warner < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's true--iPhoto has a number of annoying features. Most annoying, it > puts all your photos in a single folder such that indi

Re: [CGUYS] iPhoto (Was: Interesting quotes about using a Mac)

2008-08-26 Thread Matthew Taylor
I can access the photo's directly from within finder on my Mac. Just go to: /Users/mtaylor/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Data and then into whatever subdirectory you have your photo's stashed in. Matthew On Aug 26, 2008, at 4:35 PM, Constance Warner wrote: It's true--iPhoto has a number of annoyin

[CGUYS] mobileme + push

2008-08-26 Thread mike
I was poking around Apple's site looking at the iTouch (hoping prices drop in September) and saw they are still referencing push in mobile. I thought Apple had to take that down after it was revealed there was no push? Or have they implemented it? Mike *

Re: [CGUYS] Latest Safari version for MacOS v10.3?

2008-08-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
>What is your criteria for determining whether to refer to a >computer that is already in use as being "very old" as opposed to >just "old?" Is this based in years, operating system version or >what, or both, even perhaps neither? "Old" is able to run the current OS version. "Very old" is

Re: [CGUYS] Latest Safari version for MacOS v10.3?

2008-08-26 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Tom Piwowar uses the terms "old" or "very old" often to >describe the computers that some folks have, and that started causing >me to wonder about what the "Computer Age" has done to redefine what >the term "old" means. All my computers are "very old."

[CGUYS] DSL Home Wiring

2008-08-26 Thread b_s-wilk
Our house has old phone wiring that has a short circuit somewhere between the box and the outlet for the DSL modem. We've decided to replace the wire with new, and have dedicated lines for the computers. Is it better to attach phone and data lines together at the outside box and run each to ph

Re: [CGUYS] iPhoto (Was: Interesting quotes about using a Mac)

2008-08-26 Thread Matthew Taylor
Doh; Obviously (I hope) that should be: /Users//Pictures/iPhoto Library/Data unless you happen to be blessed with a similar name. Matthew On Aug 26, 2008, at 5:03 PM, Matthew Taylor wrote: I can access the photo's directly from within finder on my Mac. Just go to: /Users/mtaylor/Picture

Re: [CGUYS] DSL Home Wiring

2008-08-26 Thread Eric S. Sande
What parts do we need? What's the best method for wiring that doesn't require spending all day in a black widow spider infested crawl space? Two approaches here. One is put a filter at the metwork interface (where the phone line comes into the house) and rig dedicated DSL loops off the unfilter