Re: [CGUYS] Republican Bill Would Require Home Owners To Retain Internet Access Logs

2009-02-21 Thread Eric S. Sande
What a waste of time. I'd be proud to call myself a Republican if it warn't fer them snakes. :-) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at

Re: [CGUYS] Republican Bill Would Require Home Owners To Retain Internet Access Logs

2009-02-21 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Betty it is the old magicians ruse. Keep everyone looking this way while you perform your slight of hand elsewhere. Stewart At 07:48 PM 2/21/2009, you wrote: Was the Fifth Amendment repealed by one of those midnight regulations in December? It's all a big distraction from the economic mess

Re: [CGUYS] Republican Bill Would Require Home Owners To Retain Internet Access Logs

2009-02-21 Thread betty
Was the Fifth Amendment repealed by one of those midnight regulations in December? It's all a big distraction from the economic mess we have. Instead of trying to create jobs, provide the regulation that has been lacking on Wall Street and elsewhere, protect the environment without hurting bus

Re: [CGUYS] What? Me Worry? - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! -- OT! POL

2009-02-21 Thread betty
This is a better video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6t-yyoU8s I like these better: Hummer vs. Smart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkjZtfgqC2w Banned TV ad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oph4fcJmPBk The safety test results for cars sold in the EU are on the European New Car Assessment

Re: [CGUYS] What? Me Worry? - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! -- OT! POL

2009-02-21 Thread Eric S. Sande
Wont argue want to spend some money buy a Porsche or a Mercedes. >:-) Well. I don't want to appear greedy but I'll take what I can get. I'm a rich man, I have five bicycles and all of them work. * ** List info, subscri

Re: [CGUYS] What? Me Worry? - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! -- OT! POL

2009-02-21 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Wont argue want to spend some money buy a Porsche or a Mercedes. :-) Stewart At 04:34 PM 2/21/2009, you wrote: The Hummer was always a rich boys toy, and may I add owning one was a statement of masculinity (Sorry Terminator.) On the contrary, they are probably a good indicator of impotence, n

Re: [CGUYS] What? Me Worry? - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! -- OT! POL

2009-02-21 Thread Jordan
Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: It also allowed GM to manufacture and produce the variations called Hummer 2 and Hummer 3 (I think) which were based on civilian frames etc. (The Tahoe) Some were manufactured where I grew up in Shreveport LA GM Plant which made the S-10/Canyon (Hummer 3). The

[CGUYS] Close OS X applications automatically before scheduled backup?

2009-02-21 Thread db
To successfully perform automatically scheduled backups, frequently you need to close OS X applications first so their data files are not locked. Can anyone recommend an OS X utility or procedure that I can use for scheduling the automatic closing of such applications on a Tiger G5 in advance

Re: [CGUYS] Republican Bill Would Require Home Owners To Retain Internet Access Logs

2009-02-21 Thread rleesimon
gonna be a lotta crashed hdds on a weekly basis... wanna make some money? create an app that crashes your disk on a preset schedule and does an automatic format and reinstall of windows after a good wipe out !! ...wowweee, we're rich !! -Original Message- From: Jeff Wright [mailto:jswri...

Re: [CGUYS] What? Me Worry? - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! -- OT! POL

2009-02-21 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
There are three flavors of Hummers out there. Hummer Hummer 2 Hummer 3 The original Hummer was manufactured by AM General which was a division of AMC/Jeep. Through marketing arrangements and such they allowed GM to sell the civilianized version of the Hummer (which I believe had a diesel in i

Re: [CGUYS] What? Me Worry? - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! -- OT! POLITICS! or something like it

2009-02-21 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I only served farmers, not was one. :-) You are right it is Bull semen. Steers are neutered very early in life. By the way farmers only kept steers around for food purposes. (Steaks) Some of my folks had bulls but they were Beef variety and they would interbreed a heifer for the first time

Re: [CGUYS] wireless - no WEP or WPA / no VPN / SSL

2009-02-21 Thread Michael Fernando
> > So if the webmail link says https (it does, btw) then the > > username and password login information *is* automatically > > protected even on a non-encrypted connection? SSL (https, closed-padlock icon at the bottom of the page) _is_ an encrypted connection from your browser to that site you

Re: [CGUYS] What? Me Worry? - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! -- OT! POL

2009-02-21 Thread Jordan
Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: This is a better video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6t-yyoU8s The Hummer was originally designed for the Military and off road use. It has a wider track and was not really designed for civilian use on the highway. (In other words, it was not made to be a hau

Re: [CGUYS] Republican Bill Would Require Home Owners To Retain Internet Access Logs

2009-02-21 Thread Jeff Wright
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2341476,00.asp > > I'll set a link to the story from a less...political leaning site. > > Most people can't keep their family photos without help...not sure how > they > will mandate keeping this kind of data. Perhaps if they come up with a > good > plan it

Re: [CGUYS] wireless - no WEP or WPA / no VPN / SSL

2009-02-21 Thread Jeff Wright
> So if the webmail link says https (it does, btw) then the username and > password login information *is* automatically protected even on a > non-encrypted connection? Yes, assuming that the SSL cert is configured correctly on the back end and your browser supports the level of encryption being u

Re: [CGUYS] Republican Bill Would Require Home Owners To Retain Internet Access Logs

2009-02-21 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
Here is the Techdirt version of this. < http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090220/0948573843.shtml> -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, priv

Re: [CGUYS] What? Me Worry? - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! -- OT! POL

2009-02-21 Thread Eric S. Sande
Impressive, but it literally bounces off the larger car in this one. You mean you actually have metal around you when you drive in traffic? Try riding a bicycle. Oh, it would be a good idea to take a few courses first. I'd recommend these: http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/education/courses

Re: [CGUYS] wireless - no WEP or WPA / no VPN / SSL

2009-02-21 Thread Fred Jones
So if the webmail link says https (it does, btw) then the username and password login information *is* automatically protected even on a non-encrypted connection? Thanks again! From: Tony B To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009 08:52 am Subject: Re: [

Re: [CGUYS] wireless - no WEP or WPA / no VPN / SSL

2009-02-21 Thread Tony B
He should make sure the link he uses to mail is https: not just http: . He should use strong passwords, and try to avoid _typing_ passwords. He should ensure a firewall is in place and active (the built in Windows firewall is fine if he's using anything after about WinXP SP2). That's all the avera

Re: [CGUYS] What? Me Worry? - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! -- OT! POLITICS! or something like it

2009-02-21 Thread Roger D. Parish
At 2:32 AM -0600 2/21/09, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: so that they get breed with the best steer semen for offspring. Hmm, since a steer is, by definition, sterile, that would seem to be counter-productive. ;-) -- Roger Lovettsville, VA

Re: [CGUYS] Windows apps off the desktop

2009-02-21 Thread Tony B
This way too vague a question for anyone to have any idea what you're talking about. I'm going to take a guess and try rephrasing it for you, dropping the obvious implication that two computers are involved: "Whenever I try to run PaintShop v5.1, it seems to run (according to the Task Manager and

[CGUYS] wireless - no WEP or WPA / no VPN / SSL

2009-02-21 Thread Fred Jones
I asked a question here a while back about wireless connections and encryption and got some great feedback - many thanks guys! I am trying to advise my Dad about using his laptop while traveling, but I am still confused about using a wireless connection in situation where no encryption is avai

Re: [CGUYS] Republican Bill Would Require Home Owners To Retain Internet Access Logs

2009-02-21 Thread mike
Also, will they make VPN's illegal? I know a few admins on IRC who tunnel from work to their home system so they can continue doing whatever they want but not on their work system. Anytime you hear 'it's for the kids' be prepared to be shoveled some horse manure from either side. On Sat, Feb 21,

[CGUYS] Windows apps off the desktop

2009-02-21 Thread Joe
I'm trying to run an app on my laptop that won't appear on my desktop. In the past I resolved this by reducing then restoring my screen resolution, but this time it didn't work. Does anyone else know what I could do? tia, - Joe **

Re: [CGUYS] Republican Bill Would Require Home Owners To Retain Internet Access Logs

2009-02-21 Thread gerald
how does one keep these records? it would be one thing if i sat on utube all day, but i bounce through probably 10-20 sites an hour. my wife uses the same router, and does even more. when our service goes down, we get on the server next door. since they don't do security very well and are u

Re: [CGUYS] Republican Bill Would Require Home Owners To Retain Internet Access Logs

2009-02-21 Thread mike
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2341476,00.asp I'll set a link to the story from a less...political leaning site. Most people can't keep their family photos without help...not sure how they will mandate keeping this kind of data. Perhaps if they come up with a good plan it can be shot down,

Re: [CGUYS] What? Me Worry? - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! -- OT! POL

2009-02-21 Thread Jeff Wright
> Them Smart Cars are pretty tough. < > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwk8f_5Yw00> An even better video with a good explanation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz-s1sIoLhU&NR=1 * ** List info, subscription management, li

Re: [CGUYS] What? Me Worry? - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! -- OT! POL

2009-02-21 Thread Jeff Wright
> Them Smart Cars are pretty tough. < > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwk8f_5Yw00> Impressive, but it literally bounces off the larger car in this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZs1QuHerTU&feature=related * ** List

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 19 Feb 2009 (#2009-192)

2009-02-21 Thread Jeff Wright
> Note that if you are like me and want to use POP that doesn't stop you > from using Gmail. Yes, I do know that. "POP3" was just shorthand for saying "staying with your crappy ISP," but obviously shorthand wasn't a good choice there. The best solution is to dump the ISP mail and use Gmail via

Re: [CGUYS] What? Me Worry? - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! -- OT! POL

2009-02-21 Thread Jeff Wright
> A Smart Car I would use for local driving but not for highway, but as > that above video shows it is a fairly safe car. Keep in mind that when cars are rated for crashworthiness, it's only for cars in the same weight class. The rating for the Honda Fit and the Audi Q7, both IIHS top picks, are

[CGUYS] Republican Bill Would Require Home Owners To Retain Internet Access Logs

2009-02-21 Thread Mike Sloane
Friday February 20, 2009 02:00 pm Republican Bill Would Require Home Owners To Retain Internet Access Logs By Jamie Chalk this up as forcing you to become big brother: Republican politicians on Thursday called for

Re: [CGUYS] What? Me Worry? - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! -- OT! POLITICS! or something like it

2009-02-21 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
That brings up the the "Too Big to be good" equation again. Sometimes size is an impediment to growth and quality and resources. I know there are some who bash Wal-Mart here. At one time their model was good. There were many small towns that had no shopping till Sam brought his store to town