Re: [CGUYS] iPhones Everywhere

2008-11-08 Thread Minor Paula
Do they all sound like a tin can when calls come in from I just realized you said it sounded tinny when you received a call from an iPhone. I can't say what it sounds like personally as I haven't had anyone call me from one. But when I first got mine I asked everyone I called how it sounde

Re: [CGUYS] iPhones Everywhere

2008-11-08 Thread Minor Paula
swap with Paula. NOO! I won't swap! Honestly, I'm really impressed with the sound quality on my iPhone. I do have the most recent one...the 3G. Does your brother have the first one? I do recall reading that the sound quality wasn't as good until they updated the software. My Veri

Re: [CGUYS] iPhones Everywhere

2008-11-08 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Do they all sound like a tin can when calls come in from them or is it just >my brother's one? His old moto v710 sounded better...how come? Well Paula said "I LOVE my iPhone and wonder why I waited so long to get one. The voice quality is sharp and clear and I never lose my connection like I

Re: [CGUYS] Setting the default browser

2008-11-08 Thread Fred Holmes
At 01:12 PM 11/8/2008, Tony B wrote: >Why fight it? They keep software up to date for a reason. Do you also own a >buggy whip? Several, and they outperform the modern stuff when used for their intended purpose. Did you ever try encouraging a horse with a tire iron? And horses can go to places t

Re: [CGUYS] Setting the default browser

2008-11-08 Thread Fred Holmes
At 01:12 PM 11/8/2008, Tony B wrote: >Didn't they just rename the browser to Firefox and keep going? Not al all. The Firefox interface appears to be completely re-designed from scratch. As different as MSIE. * ** List i

Re: [CGUYS] Glitter [Was: Setting the default browser]

2008-11-08 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Hmmm, for those of us who are not cognoscenti, what is FTFF? Cognoscenti? Next you'll be asking us where to find the "any" key! Google on "FTFF" and read any of the 32,800 results. * ** List info, subscription management,

Re: [CGUYS] tagging photos

2008-11-08 Thread db
Also Bulk Rename Utility and CoffeeCup Pix Converter db b_s-wilk wrote: > My wife is interested in tagging her 10k + pics of kids and vacation > photos. I'm looking for an easy to use app to do so and perhaps also work > as a good viewer. Picasa comes to mind..type a tag into the search fie

Re: [CGUYS] Glitter [Was: Setting the default browser]

2008-11-08 Thread Fred Holmes
At 01:01 PM 11/8/2008, Wayne Dernoncourt wrote: >Hmmm, for those of us who are not cognoscenti, what is FTFF? http://www.acronymfinder.com/FTFF.html * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy **

Re: [CGUYS] Setting the default browser

2008-11-08 Thread Tony B
Well, it seems a bit disingenuous to suggest to the list a right click option would be an improvement, only revealing in a _later_ post you're trying to accomodate abandonware that's several years old. Didn't they just rename the browser to Firefox and keep going? Anyway, I think what you're miss

Re: [CGUYS] Glitter [Was: Setting the default browser]

2008-11-08 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
Tom Piwowar >>Things like this are improvements that MS should be making >>to the Windows OS, but all that seems to happen is the >>addition of what I would call "glitter," not functionality > That is what happens when engineers try to copy a successful > competitor's product and they don't fundam

Re: [CGUYS] Setting the default browser

2008-11-08 Thread Fred Holmes
I'm using Mozilla as my default browser for everything that works, because I like its interface, e.g., its bookmarks manager. I like the ability to manually sort my bookmarks by just dragging and dropping them. They are not in alphabetical order, nor in any "logical" order (i.e., not in any or

[CGUYS] Glitter [Was: Setting the default browser]

2008-11-08 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Things like this are improvements that MS should be making to the Windows >OS, but all that seems to happen is the addition of what I would call >"glitter," not functionality That is what happens when engineers try to copy a successful competitor's product and they don't fundamentally understa

Re: [CGUYS] Setting the default browser

2008-11-08 Thread Tom Piwowar
> What I'd really like is a right-click menu on URLs, for selecting the > browser to (this time only) open the selected URL. If I click and hold on a link in either FireFox or Safari or Opera and drag it into a browser icon in the Dock that link will open in that other browser. So the short answ

[CGUYS] Win Latency [Was: Network Configuration - Wiring , Switches...]

2008-11-08 Thread Tom Piwowar
Good question. I think latency is the most important ingredient in an enjoyable computer. When you press a key or click on an icon you want something to happen right away. Without that immediate feedback you can't even be sure that the computer registered your action. The kind of latency you de

Re: [CGUYS] iPhones Everywhere

2008-11-08 Thread Paula Minor
'm seeing them all over the place. Last night everyone sitting in the row in front of me was fiddling with their iPhone while waiting for the lecture to start. This reminds me of the early I'm seeing a lot of them too. I LOVE my iPhone and wonder why I waited so long to get one. The voice q

Re: [CGUYS] Setting the default browser

2008-11-08 Thread Tony B
That's quite a stretch calling this an "improvement". I have a Firefox add-on "Web Developer" that adds a gazillion options to the right click, but opening the link in different browsers isn't one of them, because what would be the point. OTOH, Dreamweaver allows me to preview pages in different br

Re: [CGUYS] Setting the default browser

2008-11-08 Thread Chris Dunford
> Lacking that, is there any applet that is readily accessible (e.g., in > the systray; on the start menu is too hard) for quickly changing the > default browser for the launch of one URL and then changing it back > again? I haven't tried it, but this looks like it will do the job, at least for XP

[CGUYS] Setting the default browser

2008-11-08 Thread Fred Holmes
What I'd really like is a right-click menu on URLs, for selecting the browser to (this time only) open the selected URL. Lacking that, is there any applet that is readily accessible (e.g., in the systray; on the start menu is too hard) for quickly changing the default browser for the launch of