Ranbo wrote:
Okay, one more naive question - why a notebook over a laptop?
I don't know if the above explanations are true or not.
My understanding is that these portable computers started getting so
warm on the bottom that manufacturers stopped calling them laptops
because they are to hot
Tom Piwowar wrote:
The modem either belongs to or is sold to you by the internet service
provider. It will be what their system requires and you really don't want
to fool with their requirements. Use whatever they think works best. And
you don't mess with any of the settings in their box. All
As I mentioned before, I use a Motorola Surfboard(mine is an SB5100)
instead of Comcasts crappy modems. I got 2 of their dud rentals in a row
one year and then bought my own. Several times their techs have reacted
with relief when I told them my modem was a Surfboard.
Well there is an
Okay, one more naive question - why a notebook over a laptop?
I would never consider a laptop because of the cramped screen, cramped
keyboard, and track pad. Everyone I know with a laptop has it connected
to an external monitor, external keyboard, and a real mouse.
If I had to work on the road
I had forgotten that Vista *does* have a local log of the updates.
Under the local Windows Update app, in the left panel there is a link
for update history. It's simple and lists the KB #, but not a
description of the update, other than Security update...
\system32\wupdmgr.exe
When I run the
Or set it up so it can't connect to your networknot too difficult.
You mean I should crush its Ethernet port with a pair of pliers?
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He's talking Vista...MS finally at long last separated the update app from
IE. Under xp etc, update is still sadly run in IE.
Mike
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had forgotten that Vista *does* have a local log of the updates.
Under the local Windows
At 03:07 PM 10/29/2008, Chris Dunford wrote:
That is not to say that there are no enhancements (e.g., UAC
is much less intrusive and the task bar bar has been majorly improved
with some really neat features.)
Heck, Windows 2000 has some really neat features that I haven't discovered yet.
I keep
He's talking Vista...MS finally at long last separated the update app from
IE. Under xp etc, update is still sadly run in IE.
Thanks.
Once again Microsoft 2008 = Apple 2003.
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Guess that's what your premium price gets you.
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 8:59 AM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
He's talking Vista...MS finally at long last separated the update app from
IE. Under xp etc, update is still sadly run in IE.
Thanks.
Once again Microsoft 2008 = Apple
They post an approved list:
http://media2.comcast.net/anon.comcastonline2/support/help/misc/cmclist1.htm
That does NOT mean all these are good. I read and googled until my eyes
hurt ...I just purchased a Motorola SB5101 modem (on the approved list) and
will get cable put in and then will see
You accuse Safari of serious problems but all the issues you list are
personal preferences that you even admit most people don't care about.
If these are serious problems then what words should we use when
discussing Internet Explorer?
To label these serious problems is like ordering a
It's probably a coincidence but most of our XP SP3 machines are not set
to automatically install. In this case they all did and in the morning
the machines were shut down. Okay.
But on three machines in the subsequent startup there was a problem with
the monitor blanking out? Anyone else
No problems that I noticed on 2 machines. Could you be more specific?
A momentary blanking out or permanent?
Richard P.
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 3:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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It's probably a coincidence but most of our XP SP3 machines are not set to
automatically install.
Yes, me too. I had to set my bios to the 'emergency default' to get it to
work.
On a related note, after installing that update, the system did a check disk
on the very next
boot, but then after a power outage, it gave me the blank screen.
John
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Guess that's what your premium price gets you.
I just specced out a Dell for a client who is forbidden to get Macs. So
instesd of a $4000 Mac he is getting a $6000 Dell. It doesn't have all
the features of the Mac, but it will do the job.
It's probably a coincidence but most of our XP SP3 machines are not set to
automatically install. In this case they all did and in the morning the
machines were shut down. Okay.
But on three machines in the subsequent startup there was a problem with the
monitor blanking out? Anyone else
I have been out of town... and missed this conversation... the responses
were off track.
The TiVo lifetime contract is a gamble... $300 and no monthly payments,
but only for the lifetime of your DVR. TiVo currently only offers lifetime
contracts for the newer HD DVR's (Series 3) (works with
I have been purchasing replacement aftermarket power supplies and noticed that
the new one (450w) is about half the weight of the one being replaced
(150-200W). I am worried that the new power supply does not offer as much
protection for the motherboard and components... should I worry?
-
my old 286 or 8088 or something weighed about 40 lbs. wife's first computors
weighed over 100, and came in pieces. the hard drive weighed a hundred. was
about 1.5' in diameter.
my new quad pole, double wizzie, ka-zing, bang bang hardly weighs 10 lbs.
jer
At 04:10 PM 10/30/2008, you wrote:
How does this apply to contracts for a limited time period rather than lifetime?
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Brian Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have been out of town... and missed this conversation... the responses
were off track.
The TiVo lifetime contract is a gamble... $300 and
I have been purchasing replacement aftermarket power supplies and noticed
that the new one (450w) is about half the weight of the one being replaced
(150-200W). I am worried that the new power supply does not offer as much
protection for the motherboard and components... should I worry?
The
A friend wants to stream on his computer using Windows Media Player. At
some point in the past he made Real Player his default player for
streaming. How can we change it back to Windows Media Player? His OS
is XP, I don't know what versions his players are.
Thanks,
Steve
Well there is an interesting question for discussion. Is it wise to
decide that you are smarter than your telecom provider and replace
their head end equipment with your own?
That would be too expensive. The head end is on the cable
company's side. If I had a DSL gateway or any other edge
But what I noticed last night is the Tivo was set to record Channel 249 and
it thinks it did. But when the program started to play back, I saw it had
instead tuned in Channel 649 and I got the bouncing 721 message.
Season Pass recording is tied to a specific channel. Try Autorecord
instead
Ah... as much as I wish you were right Tom. But that's not problem.
The problem seems to have been more severe the past few days - one advantage of
having the flu is getting caught up on all my Tivo'd shows.
The problem I'm having is when I change a channel either through the guide or
the
Well I thought I knew what you were talking about...till you said it was too
expensive, then I wasn't sure since they aren't that expensive. But I
suppose expensive is relative. I know the motorola's I used go for about 50
bux, sometimes less with MIR.
Mike
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 4:49 PM,
On Thu, 30 Oct 2008, Eric S. Sande wrote:
What would be too expensive? I've always bought my own cable modems...for
a
relatively small price I might add.
I'm being overly presise about terminology today.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_television_headend
In telecom (I don't actually
A door-to-door salesman showed up at my hovel today to sell me
Verizon's internet, TV, and phone package using FIOS.
I know FIOS transmission is supposed to be quicker than cable, but I
don't know if I would actually benefit from getting it. To ask those
who know, what improvement (if any)
In telecom (I don't actually know what cable people call it) the modem,
router, gateway, whatever are usually termed as a class edge devices,
since they reside on the edge of the network.
Yes I used the wrong word. Should I have said tail end.
This illustrates why I have avoided hibernation: it's never worked
reliably enough to be worth it. Stand-by works fine and if I need to
save battery life, I'll turn the system off.
Consider the following scenario, you have a multiprocessor computer
that is running Windows Vista or Windows XP,
Well I thought I knew what you were talking about...till you said it was too
expensive, then I wasn't sure since they aren't that expensive. But I
suppose expensive is relative. I know the motorola's I used go for about 50
bux, sometimes less with MIR.
Well terminology aside, since the box in
This illustrates why I have avoided hibernation: it's never worked
reliably enough to be worth it. Stand-by works fine and if I need to
save battery life, I'll turn the system off.
Curiously, the Mac has the same problem. I wonder this is so tough to get
right.
Yes it's plenty wise if you get a good deal/better product. No it's not
cruising for anything except perhaps a few bucks or better speed. No in my
experience with Cox, it didn't make one whit of difference that I bought my
own modem.
The provider has certain standards or lack of, that they wish
The problem I'm having is when I change a channel either through the guide
or the Tivo remote, the channel that it tries to change to is different.
For example, if I try to change to 296 and I'm already on 249, Tivo tries
to change to 2296 or 2 or 96.
I see.
I had a problem for a while where
Most (not all) Cable modem folks use the MAC number on the modem for
turning you on and off. If I replace my modem, (wether with my own
of swap out at local office) I need to call the folks at Charter and
give them the mac number which they then record and use it for
authenticating my
Aren't (or weren't) these edge devices also called CPE (customer
premises equipment)?
Sometimes Customer Provided Equipment. At the time of the
Bell System breakup, all of the edge devices belonged to the
Bell System. As time wore on and the equipment market became
competitive we went through
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 9:23 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The problem I'm having is when I change a channel either through the guide
or the Tivo remote, the channel that it tries to change to is different.
For example, if I try to change to 296 and I'm already on 249, Tivo tries
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 7:15 PM, Larry Sacks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ah... as much as I wish you were right Tom. But that's not problem.
The problem seems to have been more severe the past few days - one
advantage of having the flu is getting caught up on all my Tivo'd shows.
The problem
Verizon is offering package deals for TV/Internet/phone of $104/month.
Check Verizon's web page to see what sort of deal it gives you. I wouldn't
be shocked if it is better than the guy walking the neighborhood.
The picture is good, they have plenty of bandwidth so they compress less
than
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