Re: [CGUYS] pentium d 945

2009-06-09 Thread mike
I found that page in my searching also..this was one of those pages that was very useful...or not. It seems pretty vague. You could be ok, or you might not be. The temp listed for my class of CPU seems to be near what I'm hitting so...we'll see I suppose. You wouldn't think reporting the temp o

Re: [CGUYS] pentium d 945

2009-06-09 Thread mike
I checked all fans, used a shop vac to blow the case out etc. Idle, the two programs report the cpu at 48c. Once I start transcoding, it jumps to 70, CPU activity of course jumps to 95% plus. On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Tony B wrote: > It's certainly possible. Especially if the CPU fan isn

Re: [CGUYS] New MS ads not so ineffective after all?

2009-06-09 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Chris Dunford wrote: > All it means is that the advertising campaigns appear to have been > effective, which is all that I said it meant. There was considerable talk > here that MS's ads were no good, but it seems that they were. No big deal. The ads were good a

Re: [CGUYS] New MS ads not so ineffective after all?

2009-06-09 Thread Chris Dunford
> > Now, MS is ahead 46-12. > > So, what does all of that actually mean? All it means is that the advertising campaigns appear to have been effective, which is all that I said it meant. There was considerable talk here that MS's ads were no good, but it seems that they were. No big deal. **

Re: [CGUYS] New MS ads not so ineffective after all?

2009-06-09 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 8:30 PM, Chris Dunford wrote: > Sure, but the point of the article was the rather startling turnaround in > the perception of the MS and Apple brands in the 18-34 demo. Since late > winter, Apple's rating has dropped from 70 to 12, and MS's has increased > from 0 to 46 (100

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-09 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 4:43 PM, t.piwowar wrote: > Snow Leopard vs Leopard looks to be more of an "SE" type of upgrade, much > like Win7 vs. Vista. > > Accordingly Apple will charge $29 for the upgrade. How many zeros will we > need to add to that to get M$'s Win7 price? > The cheapo Win7 releas

Re: [CGUYS] New MS ads not so ineffective after all?

2009-06-09 Thread Chris Dunford
> To the best of my knowledge, Apple computers have always been seen > as pricey. Nothing ground breaking about that. I have been hearing > complaints about the cost of Apple machines for years, and also know > it to be a fact. How do I know? Because I buy them. Pricey at > first, but from all

Re: [CGUYS] pentium d 945

2009-06-09 Thread t.piwowar
On Jun 9, 2009, at 6:56 PM, mike wrote: I've been googling (no bing for me) for a little bit but I haven't been able to find a good number. While transcoding video on CPU in the subject line, everest and cpuz reports that the temp is up over 70c. Is that possible? I'm worried, should I be

Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 pain

2009-06-09 Thread t.piwowar
On Jun 9, 2009, at 7:31 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: There you go again. "Who's going to cook the fish for me and cut it up into bite-sized pieces?" Asking for a computer that works is too much according to WFBs. * ** List

Re: [CGUYS] New MS ads not so ineffective after all?

2009-06-09 Thread t.piwowar
On Jun 9, 2009, at 7:28 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: To the best of my knowledge, Apple computers have always been seen as pricey. Nothing ground breaking about that. I have been hearing complaints about the cost of Apple machines for years, and also know it to be a fact. How do I know? B

Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 pain

2009-06-09 Thread Jeff Wright
> -Original Message- > > Then use what comes with Windows. > > http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!23641.entry > > And what about my applications? This does the easy part and leaves me > stuck with the hard part. There you go again. "Who's going to cook the fish for

Re: [CGUYS] pentium d 945

2009-06-09 Thread Jeff Wright
Most mobos have temp throttling too to prevent damage to the CPU. So, if the proc's temperature goes over a preset threshold in the BIOS, it throttles back CPU activity. > -Original Message- > It's certainly possible. Especially if the CPU fan isn't working, or > is dirty, or the thermal p

Re: [CGUYS] New MS ads not so ineffective after all?

2009-06-09 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Chris Dunford wrote: > "NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Apple may have some of the most interesting online > ads we've seen in a while, but Microsoft's recent push to paint the > competitor as pricey is starting to work, according to data from BrandIndex. > ..." To the b

Re: [CGUYS] pentium d 945

2009-06-09 Thread Tony B
It's certainly possible. Especially if the CPU fan isn't working, or is dirty, or the thermal paste needs replacing, or if the room temp is high. I suppose the giveaway would be if the temp gradually rises after turning on the machine. i.e., if it comes on at 65c, it's likely just a temp sensor cal

[CGUYS] pentium d 945

2009-06-09 Thread mike
I've been googling (no bing for me) for a little bit but I haven't been able to find a good number. While transcoding video on CPU in the subject line, everest and cpuz reports that the temp is up over 70c. Is that possible? I'm worried, should I be real worried as in not use the CPU for such tas

Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 pain

2009-06-09 Thread t.piwowar
On Jun 9, 2009, at 5:40 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: Then use what comes with Windows. http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!23641.entry And what about my applications? This does the easy part and leaves me stuck with the hard part. ***

Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 pain

2009-06-09 Thread Jeff Wright
>> I have used it successfully to move PC's from one machine to another with >> a clean install and the former install. >> I t does want two machines though, but it works great, only draw back is >> it is a once use program. >> Must buy a separate license each tome you move it. > > Limited and cost

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-09 Thread Jeff Wright
> You keep trying to change the subject. The issue is that this vulnerability > was inserted into a competitor's product by M$. Sorry, but you haven't established yet that there actually is a vulnerability. Repeating it does not make it so. > By doing so it removed a > major advantage of using t

Re: [CGUYS] New MS ads not so ineffective after all?

2009-06-09 Thread t.piwowar
On Jun 9, 2009, at 4:28 PM, Chris Dunford wrote: You just love to make stuff up, don't you? It turns out that the Ad Age piece is still there (and very current), but you have to pay to read it. All you can see without payment is part of the first paragraph: So, your statement about it being

Re: [CGUYS] New MS ads not so ineffective after all?

2009-06-09 Thread Chris Dunford
> The links are dead because this is no longer current content. You just love to make stuff up, don't you? It turns out that the Ad Age piece is still there (and very current), but you have to pay to read it. All you can see without payment is part of the first paragraph: "NEW YORK (AdAge.com) --

Re: [CGUYS] Windows 7 pain

2009-06-09 Thread t.piwowar
On Jun 8, 2009, at 11:39 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: I have used it successfully to move PC's from one machine to another with a clean install and the former install. I t does want two machines though, but it works great, only draw back is it is a once use program. Must buy a separate li

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-09 Thread t.piwowar
On Jun 9, 2009, at 2:34 AM, mike wrote: Did that security hole ever get compromised? That's the argument from the mac side, macs have big security holes that are never compromised so that equals good security, I hadn't seen that this extension caused one security problem. Perhaps it did a

Re: [CGUYS] New MS ads not so ineffective after all?

2009-06-09 Thread t.piwowar
On Jun 9, 2009, at 11:51 AM, Chris Dunford wrote: http://blogs.computerworld.com/ microsoft_ad_campaign_cleans_apples_clock The odd thing is that the Ad Age article that ComputerWorld references appears to have disappeared. All the links to it, including the ones on Ad Age's own site, come up

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-09 Thread Jeff Wright
> A real example please. Bonjour is not what you claim it to be. Actually, it is. I know, I know, your programming won't allow you to admit that. I don't blame you personally. Here, chew on these: http://cyberinsecure.com/apples-safari-downloads-websites-resources-without-asking-for-permission

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-09 Thread Jeff Wright
> Note how blasé WFBs are about product defects. > > But there is a big difference here. If M$ wants to have gross defects in its > own products that is their business, but when they go insert defects into > competitor's products that is something completely different. That's a > drive-by shooting.

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-09 Thread t.piwowar
On Jun 9, 2009, at 7:12 AM, Jeff Wright wrote: Agreed, but that was in answer to Tom's assertion that Apple would NEVER do such a thing, when, in fact, it already has. A real example please. Bonjour is not what you claim it to be.

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-09 Thread t.piwowar
On Jun 9, 2009, at 10:53 AM, Jeff Wright wrote: Offer some concrete proof that it is actually a problem. I'm not saying it can't possibly be hacked, but if it is a real and defined exploitable bug, it should be easy for you to do that. The web has been largely a OMG!!! M$ hAx0red FF!!!1! echo c

Re: [CGUYS] Cost to Purchase a Congressman

2009-06-09 Thread Jordan
Thanks! That's excellent! Alvin Auerbach wrote: I put "houseofrepresentatives.gov" into my browser, and OpenDNS came up with this Sponsored Link: Members of House of Representatives Compare prices on members of house of representatives at Smarter.com and shop smarter. www.smarter.com This wou

[CGUYS] Cost to Purchase a Congressman

2009-06-09 Thread Alvin Auerbach
I put "houseofrepresentatives.gov" into my browser, and OpenDNS came up with this Sponsored Link: Members of House of Representatives Compare prices on members of house of representatives at Smarter.com and shop smarter. www.smarter.com This would be good information for any special interest t

[CGUYS] DTV Reception Maps

2009-06-09 Thread Richard P.
In light of the upcoming DTV transition, http://dtv.gov/ has a nice signal reception map. The direct link is: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/maps/ Just plug in your address and it will let you know what kind of signal strength should be available at your location. If you click on station's cal

[CGUYS] New MS ads not so ineffective after all?

2009-06-09 Thread Chris Dunford
http://blogs.computerworld.com/microsoft_ad_campaign_cleans_apples_clock The odd thing is that the Ad Age article that ComputerWorld references appears to have disappeared. All the links to it, including the ones on Ad Age's own site, come up with "item not found". Maybe it's just a web site error

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-09 Thread mike
Since we have pirate day, can we have l33t speak day...Jeff already has a good start. On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 7:53 AM, Jeff Wright wrote: > The web has > been largely a OMG!!! M$ hAx0red FF!!!1! * ** List info, subscript

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Does it Right

2009-06-09 Thread Chris Dunford
> Snow Leopard was distributed months ago to beta testers, > IT people who plan to use it in their companies, and > authorized Mac trainers/consultants--could also be Tom. > Apple's statements about this system are from real world > experience and not simply Apple's PR about internal > testing

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-09 Thread Jeff Wright
>> The problem is .net is a one click to run code.  It is almost trivial to > get that one click clicked by a bit of creative social engineering on a > malformed web page. No, .Net is not a "one click" to run code, it is a programming foundation. This particular function and addon is designed for

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-09 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 7:12 AM, Jeff Wright wrote: > > So Apple is guilty of some of the crimes that the Redmond Menace is > > guilty > > of. Both are sinners and deserve a time out for it. > > Agreed, but that was in answer to Tom's assertion that Apple would NEVER do > such a thing, when, in f

Re: [CGUYS] Forced to Bing Against Their Will

2009-06-09 Thread Jeff Wright
> So Apple is guilty of some of the crimes that the Redmond Menace is > guilty > of. Both are sinners and deserve a time out for it. Agreed, but that was in answer to Tom's assertion that Apple would NEVER do such a thing, when, in fact, it already has. > The problem is that M$ did something t