Re: [CGUYS] selling used mp3's

2009-06-22 Thread Eric S. Sande
But, I did buy used CDs and ripped them to MP3 for use on my MP3 players. Ah, you need to lose MP3, it sucks. But you knew I was going to say this. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy

[CGUYS] Movng sand...

2009-06-22 Thread Marcio
I am trying desperatellynoto erase the whole boot disc C: and stat from scrach with reintallation. Oh my God here we go...reinstall every program... Now the Restore is no working and when I try to use it, it sends a mensage to microsoft that it has to close... Then when I try to reinstall my

Re: [CGUYS] Unhappy Verizon Customer Killed

2009-06-22 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com: I do wonder what the tech could have possibly done to cause such rage. I only caught half the story on WAMU, but I *think* they said the guy didn't like the way the cable was run. *

Re: [CGUYS] Unhappy Verizon Customer Killed

2009-06-22 Thread Chris Dunford
I do wonder what the tech could have possibly done to cause such rage. I only caught half the story on WAMU, but I *think* they said the guy didn't like the way the cable was run. Here's the story. Doesn't say what exactly he was upset about:

Re: [CGUYS] Killing flat rate?

2009-06-22 Thread Jeff Wright
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/The-Metered-Billing-Fight-Is-About- To-Get-Ugly-103043 Interesting story on how the industry wants to kill flat rate billing for the Internet. I couldn't have said it better: However well intentioned, regulation limiting pricing models is never going to

Re: [CGUYS] Movng sand...

2009-06-22 Thread Ellen Rains Harris
Yes, it is possible. During the installation process, it will say something like Install has detected a previous installation of Windows. Would you like to repair this installation? And you may choose Yes and install it on the same partition as the other one. HOWEVER, when you do that,

Re: [CGUYS] Embedding Metadata in PDF (Was: Databases: Open Office Base?)

2009-06-22 Thread Judy Cosler
not necessarily. I was editor of a newsletter (generally 12-16 pp) for a dog club (200 members) a few years back. To get the file to the printers, I had to convert the .pub file to .pdf (ie, save it as .pdf). I found a very wide variety of differences between the many free .pdf print programs.

[CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
According to Slashdot's article here http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/06/21/2359255/SSN-Required-To-Buy-Palm -Pre you cannot open a Sprint account and buy a Palm Pre without telling Sprint your Social Security number (ostensibly so they can run a credit check). Anybody willing to do that for a

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread mike
I wasn't aware there WASN'T a carrier who didn't want the SSN. On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: According to Slashdot's article here http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/06/21/2359255/SSN-Required-To-Buy-Palm

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread One Man
It's a deal killer.   It's an inappropriate use of a form of govt id which was intended for the SS admin, not the convenience of Sprint.  A private biz cannot require you to divulge your ssn. It's the same thing when I was trying to buy a car and test driving.  They want to keep my driver's

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread mike
Government ID that the government has allowed to be turned into the one stop national credit ID. Also, why would showing your license be any different then letting them keep the license while you test the car? On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 9:51 AM, One Man one911...@yahoo.com wrote: It's a deal

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.
So, let me see. ATT required it when I got their service. Verizon demands same for POTS. What makes you think this is all that different? Eschew Obfuscation This is a reply from: Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. Financial, Managerial, and Technical Services for the

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
They always ask me for my last four when I am doing any changes on my Verizon account. What was supposed to be solely a form of govt ID has become your personal identification number. It is your ID for the armed forces, It may or may not be on your DL (you can ask for it not to be displayed

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread Chris Dunford
It's a deal killer.   It's an inappropriate use of a form of govt id which was intended for the SS admin, not the convenience of Sprint.  A private biz cannot require you to divulge your ssn. They can't require it, but they can sure turn you down if you refuse. Any bank would laugh you out

Re: [CGUYS] Moving sand...and errors...

2009-06-22 Thread Marcio
Yes, many many thanks... I will rather do this to start from scratch... I am trying to reinstall the driver for my Xerox 6110 and can´t do it. I am able to install OK but I try to print from an application an error occurs... A pain. Th problem I think is not with th Xerox, is with Windows... I

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.
The job is to check criminal records. Most employers also check your credit history (which is pure BS). Once you are hired, it is a legal requirement for taxes. Eschew Obfuscation This is a reply from: Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. Financial, Managerial, and

Re: [CGUYS] Moving sand...and errors...

2009-06-22 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
If there is nothing on the Hard Drive you need to keep a simple reformat and reinstall would do well. Stewart At 12:29 PM 6/22/2009, you wrote: Yes, many many thanks... I will rather do this to start from scratch... I am trying to reinstall the driver for my Xerox 6110 and can´t do it. I

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
It is required to open a bank account as they have to check with a clearing house to see if you are safe. To get a job they must check your immigration status (I-9) and possibly if you are foreign sounding run your SS number to see if you are eligible for employment. There are SS #s that

Re: [CGUYS] Indecent Language

2009-06-22 Thread Constance Warner
Wow. When I was a student radio host, they always warned us, NEVER say anything off-color in a studio or near a mike, no matter HOW sure you are that the mike isn't live! Looks like someone forgot --Cpnstance Warner On Jun 21, 2009, at 6:49 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jun

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
One Man It's a deal killer.   It's an inappropriate use of a form of govt id which was intended for the SS admin, not the convenience of Sprint.  A private biz cannot require you to divulge your ssn. My power company demanded my SSN to pay my bill! -- Take care | This clown speaks for

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 12:51 PM, One Manone911...@yahoo.com wrote: It's a deal killer.   It's an inappropriate use of a form of govt id which was intended for the SS admin, not the convenience of Sprint.  A private biz cannot require you to divulge your ssn. From a legal perspective you

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 12:59 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Government ID that the government has allowed to be turned into the one stop national credit ID. When I started college they issued us an ID number which was sort of alphabetical derived. About halfway through they changed the

Re: [CGUYS] Indecent Language

2009-06-22 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Constance Warnercawar...@his.com wrote: Wow.  When I was a student radio host, they always warned us, NEVER say anything off-color in a studio or near a mike, no matter HOW sure you are that the mike isn't live! Looks like someone forgot You know what?

Re: [CGUYS] Moving sand...and errors...

2009-06-22 Thread Marcio
How about the Programs? Also I used to know who I reformat but it has been sometime ago. Any quick advice? Also Windows XP is regitered to a computer named Home. I changed the name to New. Prblems. How annoying, as I write this I have to type letter by letter, slowly, otherwise someone around

Re: [CGUYS] Moving sand...and errors...

2009-06-22 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
A reformat reinstall will require all programs to be reinstalled. Stewart At 05:35 PM 6/22/2009, you wrote: How about the Programs? Also I used to know who I reformat but it has been sometime ago. Any quick advice? Also Windows XP is regitered to a computer named Home. I changed the name to

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread Chris Dunford
When I started college they issued us an ID number which was sort of alphabetical derived. About halfway through they changed the ID number to our SSN Out of curiosity, how long ago was this? A lot of organizations that at one time used SSNs for IDs have stopped doing so. My Blue Cross ID,

Re: [CGUYS] Moving sand...and errors...

2009-06-22 Thread Marcio
Sorry Rev. but how to reformat? (ashamed...) Marcio -Original Message- From: Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net Sent: Jun 22, 2009 8:00 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Moving sand...and errors... A reformat reinstall will require all programs to be

Re: [CGUYS] Embedding Metadata in PDF (Was: Databases: Open Office Base?)

2009-06-22 Thread t.piwowar
On Jun 22, 2009, at 12:05 PM, Judy Cosler wrote: not necessarily. Well, of course, there are countless other ways to screw up. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy,

[CGUYS] Good idea - manuals online

2009-06-22 Thread Tony B
The office called today and asked a technical question about one of their video cameras. Of course, my first response was to shout at the boss RTFM! But, she _does_ pay me for this type of thing, so I googled the manual. I found it on Retrevo, apparently a new service. I can see a real need for

Re: [CGUYS] Sprint Requires SSN to Open Acct, buy Pre

2009-06-22 Thread One Man
Um, you are legally required to carry a dl while driving. Also, why would showing your license be any different then letting them keep the license while you test the car? * ** List info, subscription management, list